Dragon Ball Z Abridged Episode 43 Reaction 

The best summary of DBZA Cell I have heard is that he has Goku’s love of combat, Vegeta’s ego, Piccolo’s intelligence, Tien’s pragmatism, Frieza’s sadism, Gohan’s lateral thinking and Krillin’s sense of humor/fun… all filtered through Nappa.

“Is that the namekian??” “Is that ME?!” “Is that ME stronger than ME?!!” “I’ll f***ing kill me!!!” Still kills me everytime😂😂

"That was another guy, his name was shit Sherlock, first name no" - that gets me EVERY. SINGLE. TIME 🤣

I absolutely love that everyone _but_ Piccolo can say the name of his attack. "..So _that's_ how you pronounce it."

Cell is by far my favorite DBZA character, and also my favorite interpretation of him.

Cell: "Oh, god. You're even starting to look like Kami." Kami: "Dick!" That scene kills me every, single, time! From this point forward, everything from the comedy to the drama, the dialogue and the action is on point with TeamFourStar. I have watched, and re-watched, these episodes specifically just because they are that fun, funny, and give everyone in this cast of characters something to do.

Also, Cell said that he's made from the DNA of everyone else and it shows in his personality. "I know you're playing me, but I do" was Vegeta's line a few episodes back.

Cell has made his arrival known. First impressions are important. And he showed up. Big time.

1:30-2:10 perfectly showcases Cell's whole character (at least in the Abridged). He goes from disturbing, to morbidly hillarious, to oddly charming and back to disturbing again. In other words : *"That's a quality sociopath right there!"*

Cell's: 'Well good for you, you're wrong.' is my favourite line.

You'll notice this is also the 1st time in the show that a main villain is almost the same level or just a bit stronger than the stronger members of the cast and is very beatable if they unite , this is the 1st time you'll actually see a catching up with each other's power levels race between both sides.

Probably my favourite episode (in terms of humour) Cell is UNHINGED and the joke-per-minute ratio is over 9000!!!

In DBKai, When Cell is about to do the Kamehameha it cuts to one of the Z Fighters saying "That feels like. . ." and cuts to Gohan saying "Dad's energy." That was always an excellent transition.

Cell is so good in abridged an absolute comedic force of energy

It has been so much fun watching you two react to this. Most who react to DBZA have already seen DBZ, so it's really neat getting to see the show from the perspective of someone going in completely fresh.

One of my favorite things about this whole Android/Cell arc is that instead of playing the 'the villain is so OP we can't touch them and just barely survive for 20ish episodes' the enemies are stronger than the protagonists but not untouchable, so there's tension to see if they can get strong enough to stop them before the threats achieve their goals. The back and forth of it keeps things exciting.

And in goes who is probably the most iconic villain in DBZ. Cell was incredible in the regular show, and in abridged, he is a gift that keeps on giving.

Some people are suggesting watching using the Canadian subtitles, but I *strenuously* disagree. On a second watch, yes, but not on the first one. The first time through needs to be vanilla, so you guys can enjoy the original TFS version and not be distracted by other people's jokes. Also, lots of spoilers in the Canadian subtitles.

Gotta say that this is probably one of my favorite reactions. Seeing people who have never seen the series ever and getting the reactions of this show is so refreshing. 👌🏾

The writing on DBZA gets better and better all throughout this arc. The jokes get tighter with each episode and they find the perfect balance between the comedy and telling the actual story of the series being abridged. Honestly, I've thought a few times that it wouldn't have looked out of place as a show on Adult Swim...uh...if not for...you know...the fact it uses copyrighted material lol

I love that over the course of Season 3, Cell becomes as good as a villain as Freezer while being completely different.

And here comes the *_Perfect_* Arc.

Love the intro to Cell here! But one minor correction on his origin, Gero built him by splicing together the DNA of Goku and the gang (and even Freeza, thanks to his excursion to Earth). He's just been absorbing everyone else since coming to a form of "maturity" I guess you could call it?

When Cell first appeared all those years ago, oh I had CHILLS.

Cell is Finally here, and yeah you notice there that Cell went into detail on who/what he is and where he came from but not going into too much detail on how he got there, just "I found a way" with us seeing a glimpse of how. Also a detail I like, you notice that Cell said is here to reach his perfection, a secret that had been lost to him in his timeline, now to people who've seen the original know, not only because they've seen it but also because in the original Cell reveals how he would reach his perfection but here in Abridged Cell doesn't reveal it, keeping his cards to his chest and keeping it a mystery to those who haven't seen the original and are experiencing DBZ through this and I love that detail. Also Vegeta gave an amazing last line of the episode 🤣 And Cell's voiced brilliantly by Takahata101‚ add that to the characters list with Nappa, Dende, Bardock, Guldo, Super Kami Guru, and Alucard from Hellsing Ultimate Abridged and the Death Battle as well as Deadpool in Death Battle

The funny part is… Cell isn’t all that different except for the jokes. Sinister, smart, and singleminded

This is why I LOVED your comment in the last video for episode 42, how the shadow of Cell with the tail and head made you think of Freeza. I'm was laughing and cheering "Because it is! You're not wrong!"

5:05 even Tenshinhan used that once, in OG Dragonball to flex before Roshi. Piccolos Roommates are so much fun together, the TFS Crew realy had there Fun whit that one.

Aaahhh, the Cell saga. So much goodness still on its way. One thing that Cell mentioned though, the fact that the 2 android brothers are actually cyborgs is a surprisingly important factoid for a brief moment in the far future, so that might be something to keep in mind. Not super important, but the distinction is still kinda important. Cell also gave us a huge hint here by using everyone's technique and also with the fact that everyone could feel... most of each others energies in Cell.

fun fact: when piccolo was listing off people who can use the kamehameha, he either skipped one or didn't have time to say it. tien. yep. tien can use it. he only did it once in OG dragonball when he fought master roshi (aka jackie chun) in the 22nd WMT, just to show him that he could.

Now that you know his name, I can finally say, welcome to The Cell Saga. Cell has completely gatecrashed the Android Saga, and the androids' roles in this hot mess are still yet to be revealed to you.

That thing with Cell killing Trunks is the reason he got the time machine. That skeleton in the old one was the biodegraded corpse of a Trunks from a different past. Remember multiverse theory?

By the way, if you pause the video at the right moment when Cell does the Solar Flare, you'll see a hidden image. The same can be done for any instance where the Solar Flare gets used

piccolo playing cell to him the story is beautiful because it's cell's inner vegeta/saiyen that makes him fall for that ego play he has a mixture of personality traits as well as powers moves and abilities...

Vegetas bit at the end is one of my favorites, he only gets funnier from here (though hes also his badass self)

YES! We draw ever nearer to my favourite "Badass moment" in the entire series! Love your reactions and can't wait for the next one

2:54 get used to making those faces. Cell will give you many upcoming memories, whether you're ready for them or not.

The absolute shade thrown on Yamcha. Because Cell is supposed to be made up all the strongest fighters on earth, and... “It feels like everybody we know is fighting Piccolo.” “Except Yamcha…“

Vegeta is always the highlight of whatever episode he's in.

Fun Fact: The androids are stronger in the timeline that Future Trunks isn’t from, So when Future Cell Absorbs them he is already surpassing his own timeline’s Creator’s design limits.

7:15 Cell is hilarious in this 😂

What's disturbing about Cell is that, when he absorbs people he injects them with a digestive enzyme then just sucks them up kinda like certain spider species do the same to cocooned prey.

I don't know if you noticed the reference. In the second time machine episode, Gohan's mom told him to study Biology. Gohan says that the "Cell" is boring. The same is what Piccolo now says when his opponent introduced himself as "Cell". Such a little taste xD

He is correct that 17 and 18 are CYBORGS and not androids. An android is a robot built to have a human appearance, like IRobot or C-3PO A Cyborg is a person that has robotic parts put inside them. 17 and 18 use to be normal humans until Dr. Gero experimented on them making them cyborgs

Y'all gotta watch Starship Troopers now. Great connection with Cell and that giant bug.

Interestingly enough, at this specific point in the series, Piccolo is canonically the *strongest* main cast member and the second strongest character *period* for a decent amount of time.

I’m such a huge fan of both of u Ken and Bethany , I’ve been watching a lot of videos from u , the death battles , DBZ abridged , the gaming live streams , love the content ❤️🙌🏻

Has anyone mentioned the extra images inside the Solar Flares? If you slow down the speed every Solar Flare except the very first one has a special image inside the flashing light

So for me, the drinking that guy bit, that was the scene that made me start watching DBZ. I saw DBZ years before and thought it was the dumbest show ever. Just a bunch of guys screaming a bunch. Then one day, I was like 13, my parents randomly got cable after not having it for like 4 years. So I turn on Cartoon Network and well, that was what was on screen. The guy in the show offers Piccolo money and Piccolo tells Cell to let him go. So Cell does and the guy crawls towards Piccolo just gushing thank yous and after he crawls a bit, Cell stabs and slurps. So I kept watching in twisted fascination. Cell is my favorite villain in DBZ and DBZA. And I can't wait to see your reactions to him as the show moves forward.

Bethany wasn't ready 😂

The actual story of the Cell Saga is pretty legit - one of the very few cases where time travel doesn't completely ruin the story telling.

So fun Fact, and a bit of a long one so stay with me on this, android 19 and 20 (aka Gero and the fat clown) were supposed to be the main villains for this part of DBZ. Toriyama's editor, Kazuhiko Torishima, responded to there designs as such, "I expected the next BIG Dragonball Villains.... but isn't this a geezer and fatso?" Toriyama quickly created 17 and 18 instead. Torishima then responded to them, "so now you've made some brats?" And thus Toriyama quickly made Cell as a work around against executive meddling

Yeah, Cell's a wild ride to watch even in canon imagine being a kid in the 90s and you had to watch this giant bug man slowly drink this person

I told you before, you’re not prepared for Cell. But isn’t he such a magnificent bastard? He’s a fan favorite for good reason. Also, if you noticed the contributions to his DNA, it’s actually pretty scary. Humans, who adapt well and think creatively. Saiyans, who live for battle and grow stronger with each fight. Namekian, who senses energy and packs great regeneration. And Freeza, the most ruthless warlord in the living universe, and who can survive in practically any environment (remember, he can breathe in the vacuum of space). That is a terrifying combination. Think about it.

"Cell had some good lines" Cell is the only character besides regular canon Beerus to hit so hard that he transcended the show and became his own thing. DBZA's Cell had such a strong impact that it quite literally leaked into the regular canon and the canon version is now an utter smartass that's quite frankly quicker on his feet verbally and thematically than most of the cast... except Beerus. Beerus is basically Cell if Cell was good. He's not going to put up with your shit and he's got better things to do today like going into a pizza coma or taking a nap, so you better have brought your AAA game *or else*. Also King of the comeback. YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE.

Welcome to the Cell Saga, and not sure if anybody has mentioned it, but all solar flares have a hidden image in them.

seeing this again makes me wish they did more of the episodes. at least we got to see the end of this arc :D

Cell isn't complete yet but this is what makes him a constant creeping threat to everyone.

I like watching the show with you two. You’re like that hip wine couple.

You got admitted, tho it is hardcore when Piccolo regenerated his left arm

2:54 When you're utterly disgusted but the joke's still funny.

This is where the time travel gets a bit confusing, so I'll try to explain. Remember Gohan's explanation of multiverse theory? Cell comes from a timeline where Trunks somehow killed 17 and 18, so Cell killed Trunks and stole his time machine

bro hasn't seen starship troopers and that has been the most surprising thing for me today

Fun Fact: Cell was brought into fruition when Cyborgs 17 and 18 who, like Androids 19 and 20, were not good enough as villains and was disapproved by the editor, labelled as 'a couple of brats'. Although I don't see anything wrong with the twins personally, I gotta say it's thanks to the editor that a cool villain was born.

There's something that you seemed to have not noticed. If you go back to the solar flares between season 2 and going on, they leave encrypted pictures that Flash for a brief second. The 1st one is in episode 14 I believe. The next one is episode 25, And then the next one is in this episode. I believe there's more to come. Go back and look at them. It's a call back to the goku fajita fight when vegeta was the mighty ozaroo. Goku used the solar flare and Vegeta says oh God my eyes it's like walking in on freza naked in the shower. There's no solar flare in that one, but continuing on, they added little pictures that Flash for a brief second.

i just love how you guys analyze dbza as first time viewers, i look forward to your abridged reactions every week

Muffin button.

OmG Cell is so damn unsettling but surprisingly funny too. Him being mixture of all the greatest fighters is pretty cool. The way Piccolo Nail Kami just watch him copy Special beam cannon was great. But that bit with Vegeta at the end is perfect cherry on top

i am so happy that you've met cell now, this is where DBZA shines the brightest; we've get vegeta, androids 16, 17, and 18, cell, goku, piccolo and the green man group. It just gets better and better.

Cell didn't absorb them. He was made using their DNA!

I love just how unhinged they made this version of Cell

not sure if you know or not but, every time the "Solarflare" is used in the abridged series a hidden frame is shown for a split second.

I love how creepy they make him

Haha I'm actually stun that Bethany has seen Starship Troopers and Kane hasn't🤯, it's a fun watch and should be a fun reaction for y'all..🤙love the videos and keep up the good work

In the timeline Cell comes from, Trunks had returned from the Past and killed 17 and 18. Unable to achieve his perfect form, Cell killed Trunks and stole his time machine and went to the Past a full year before Trunks arrived, shifting the timeline to change 17 and 18 from how Trunks knrw then. The only reason Trunks isn't a part of Cell is because Cell already had the DNA of Goku, Gohan, Vegeta and Nappa and so the probe sent to collect the genetic material of strong warriors deemed that enough Saiyan DNA was already acquired so it didn't need to collect his.

Ken, you HAVE to watch starship troopers. It's such a good movie and you'll definitely love it. I never thought of how similar the bugs in that movie were to Cell.

Wait Ken haven't seen Starship Troopers!! That need to be fixed!!! :P Plus it's also had a pretty good CGI series too.

Vegeta's line at the end was so funny Also Cell's voice actor is now a Virtual Streamer

Has anyone told them solar flares hold hidden images?

I love abridged Cell. They made that character so much more interesting than the original by only changing his personality

You guys know to look for the Solar flare right? Every solar flare starting in Season 2 has a joke image hidden in the flashes

The solar flare is at 8:59 . And I think the easter egg flew over your heads.

It's funny because that spin kick move is in the DBZ gameboy advanced game called the Legacy of Goku 2 when you play as Piccolo he stops and spins around lol.

He hasn't seen Starship Troopers?! Ma'am, you gotta sit him down and fix that!

That whole joke when Gohan was saying how he was feeling peoples energy in Cell and the whole thing with Yamancha was actually a joke. Basically the implication being Cell is made up of all the Z-fighters cells. Well in the actual it show there were 5 people that made up Cell. That was Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Frieza, and Friezas dad King Cold. TFS decided to make this a joke by saying all the Z-fighters including Krillin and Tien with the exception of Yamancha made up Cell. The implication being that Cell is suppose to be this perfect being with the genetics of everyone and Yamancha is so inferior that he is the only one that is not part of Cell lol. Gohan: “it feels like everyone we know is fighting Mr. Piccolo” Krillin: “except for Yamancha” Yamancha: “well duh thats because I am here” Krillin: “yeah thats probably it” Yamncha is definitely the brunt of TFS jokes. Krillin may get the own count but TFS still gives him some good moments where I can’t even think of one good moment that ever gave Yamancha lol.

I really love Cell's really Pervy way of talking. It's so weird and unsettling.

Gotta love how Vegeta constantly raging throughout the show 😂

What is "cookie crazy" anyway? Are you crazy about cookies as well as each other?

There's always a image in a solar flare. You must see it

Everyone who can do the Kamehameha wave: Goku Master Roshi Gohan Goten (Goku's 2nd son if anyone doesn't know) Gogeta Vegito Tien Yamcha Cell Krillin Grandpa Gohan Please let me know if I missed someone 😅

Hurry with 44 it's time for Vegeta's BEST scenes and lines

Let me tell you guys: Cell has the best lines. One in particular I will point out when you arrive at the episode. Baddest line in the show I believe

Check for pictures in Solar Flares guys

The deja vu reference is because in a third timeline Trunks destroyed the androids and as such were unavailable to cell. So cell killed that Trunks and used the machine to go back to where the androids existed

so... remember when Gohan said that cells are boring? well, this Cell is anything BUT boring...

'Cells are boring' (Gohan in a recent episode) Not anymore...

Congratz, you guys just met one of the best villains of the abridged show.

Everyone loves the energy cell

Cell said he could probably do Spirit Bomb if he try ... imagine.

The Solar Flare hidden image, if you didn't notice, was two flies, eh, making more flies. I believe there are two more Solare Flares left. If you don't pause and scan for them, I'll be here to let you know what they are. Makankosappo translates, roughly, to "Demonic Light Piercing Murder Gun". Seems Piccolo was going through an edgy phase when he named it. Sadly, he can't pronounce it to save his life.