The History of Cell Explained in Dragon Ball 

In a round about way, Cell as the culmination of all of Gero's plans did succeed in his overall objective. One of Gero's creations did complete the objective to kill Goku.

The best Dragon Ball Z villain - period. I love his character and how he was a counter to the classic Super Saiyan form, and forced everyone to try to find a higher level before Gohan ultimately did it by defeating him as SSJ2.

Completely agreed,base form cell was the most strategic one. Realising that he needs to absorb humans to become stronger than Piccolo and others and then absorbing 17,he made some smart decisions

I actually prefer Cell over Frieza. When came to transformations, while Frieza’s forms were cool, but he still retained the same personality. With Cell however, each of his forms has very different personalities and almost portrayed as separate and different characters, at least in the English versions, both Early Funimation and Kai.

This video is _Ultimate Perfection._ It pretty much explains why Cell is one of the most memorable villains in Dragon Ball.

Fun Fact: in the Early Funimation Dub: they changed Cell’s explanation of how he survived his explosion. Rather then having a nucleus inside his head, he said every cell has a life of its own. If even one cell survives, that’s all he needs.

I really like Cell, so much to the point where I think he should've been brought back at least as a draft for T.O.P. an by him seeing all these new different transformations that everyone has achieved it would've inspired him and he would've absorbed techniques as well to achieve a new form of perfection

Cell is also the only villain that Goku showed some fear with. Goku planned Cell demise. If you really think about it. Something about Cell really terrified Goku.

My favourite character in the entire series next to gohan. He facilitated growth for so many characters and he himself developed throughout the story as one of the most fierce villains the series has ever seen. It’s a good thing they never wished him back cos he has the highest potential out of any character in the series

CELL: menacing, cunning, smart, manipulative, ruthless, powerful & intimidating CELL MAX: A mindless giant monster

Tbh, Cell absorbing 18 is still, to this very day, one of the most disgusting and haunting experiences I have ever witnessed I really have no fucking clue how people can be into this sorta stuff

Cell Max did his job as the final challenge in Super Hero, but it still left me wanting to see the original Cell return in DBS properly. I'd like to think that OG Cell could sense the climax fight in Super Hero and thinks of Max as a wannabe knockoff as he has been silently training in Hell and only needs a opportunity to escape and exact his revenge.

I still want the REAL Cell to return! My favorite Dragon Ball villain!

I really like Cell. He was an amalgamation of all the main characters and still had his own personality in a sense. He had the best build up. Not to mention his character was really well written. The Z Fighters essentially had to fight themselves especially the worst versions of their core personality traits.

Imagine if Cell had Broly's cells.

Fun fact: The Cell that fought Gohan is actually from another future.

I think the tiny bugs from Dr. Gero never got Trunks DNA was because he never arrived back in time during Cell’s Timeline. That only occurred during the Main Time Line.

21:05 i always figured Cell somehow learned how to use Instant Transmission because when he blew up, his core was able to absorb some of Goku’s DNA in the explosion because Goku was also blown to bits

Remember. Cell was created to absorb the Androids and kill Goku. Which he did.

My first DBZ villain and one of the coolest, for me! My first foray into DBZ was the episode where 16 self-destructed during the Cell Games, so seeing Perfect Cell in charge was an awesome entry into one of my favourite shows ever! Great video as always!

Think Cell Max being a form of his 2nd stage was smart. It is Toriyama's favorite, doesn't take from the Perfect Cell we know too much, gives him a more intimidating design.

12:58, your flesh actually goes up Cell's tail along with everything else that's being sucked up. It's only the clothes you're wearing that remain.

I feel cell is always forgotten when talking about who has the most potential in Dragonball. think about it, for people who say it's Gohan, Gohan's DNA is actually in Cell in addition to everyone else so wouldn't that by default mean he hasn't the highest potential possible. look what Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo and Freeza have accomplished since then and they are all apart of Cell. I don't think we even saw the top of the iceberg of cell's power.

Imagine how powerful a perfect Cell Max would be.

The Cell Ark was pretty awesome.

Crazy how there was three different Cells. The one Gohan defeated, the one Trunks defeated in the future, and the one both Krillin and Trunks killed in the underground lab.

Its disrespectful to not acknowledge his perfection when referring to Perfect Cell. The only villian to state he'd be back and the only one who didn't. Perfect Cell got done dirty. Best introduction and talks the most smack.

Cell have potential to be the strongest in the universe (or multiverse) if you really think about it.

Write u think this was your best work yet! Top notch video! Cell is my favorite villain. They should of brought the original Cell and not this monster. He should come back even though I don’t want another rehash like the other golden narcissist was was brought back twice… what a waste that was.

In Dragon Ball FighterZ, Bulma scared Cell when she stood up to him.

He is one of the BEST Villains. Top 3 of Dragon Ball Villains, for sure.

I've been waiting for this type of video. Cell has always been my #1 favorite Dragonball villain!

I always thought that 17 and 18 had to be constructed from human templates to be able to be absorbed. Even though Dr gero already had the technology to create stronger Androids like 16 completely robotic

I always liked that aspect of cell he's this perfect being yet has massive flaws like his arrogance and his anger raging when he is losing against Gohan,

Take a drink everytime Geekdom says Cell 😂 Great video man, can’t believe you are still dropping incredible DBZ content all these years later 🙏

Truly a spectacular video and something I hope gets more views due to the simplified explanation of Cell and his entire psychology. One of the things I liked about cell max in particular was how he was this giant construct of reminder to Gohan like a sort of a nightmare where it's just him big and like a monster and allowed Gohan to further understand the words of Piccolo. Nevertheless, this was a very awesome video to watch 😀👍.

Please do Majin Buu in the upcoming year I fear I might not live long enough to fully understand the complexity of that creature

Cell is literally the perfect being he has the potential to be the strongest

Cell was my first favorite charactor for years. When I was a kid Cell is the character that first got me interested in DBZ.

Love these vids. Dragon Ball in depth is one of the OG classic series on the channel.

The question is... if Cell trained for a period of time, will he get a black or golden form?

Fun fact: Cell after absorbing 17 and before absorbing 18... that form was Akira Toriyama's favorite form.

Fantastic Video Geekdom! Cell is an awesome culmination of everything we love about Dragon Ball. Like Piccolo Jr, he wanted an epic duel a Budokai styled Tournament, and cunning like Vegeta on Namek; waiting for his chance to strike. He represents the fearful powerhouse of Frieza, but creates his own air of aristocracy when interacting Trunks " If he could become stronger?". Without a doubt he would become a great addition to Dragon Ball villains!

I don't mind the cell juniors being back. I don't know why they regenerated. But their personalities, I don't think needed to be inherited. The example being on piccolo, his personality is noticeably different than king piccolo, and changed due to his experiences. The cell juniors are still children so they are easier to tame and teach.

Keep the Dragon Ball in Depth videos coming! Love these

I really enjoy these history explained videos, they are well done. Great job as always.

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I like Frieza as a villian but the Cell arc was amazing the mystery of his creation absorbing humans Dr Gero the Piccolo vs #17 fight Cell games and Gohan defeating him it was amazing.

Remember when Goku gave Cell a Senzu Bean?

yet again thank you Danny for the time and effort you put into your videos!

Fastest I have ever showed up. Been waiting for this banger all january

Love that confidence Geekdom “ this is the best video of Cell you will ever seen” talk your talk. More people should feel that way about themselves

Cell was the perfect plan and villain

Cell was the smartest most intelligent villain. He was made of the cells of the Z fighters & Frieza so he knew all their strengths & weaknesses. He drank people to make himself stronger, but his main targets were Androids 17 & 18. After he absorbed them, he was seemingly unstoppable. Vegeta couldn't stop him, Future Trunks couldn't stop him not even Goku could stop Cell even after all the training in the Hyperbolic time chamber. But then Gohan of all people truly ascended above Super Saiyan and completely beat down Cell & even punched cell so hard he lost Android 18. But Gohan wanted to kill cell slowly and Cell decided to self destruct himself to destroy the earth. Goku sacrificed himself & teleported Cell away from earth to King Kai's planet and Cell exploded there and destroyed King Kai's planet. But Cell came back even stronger than his perfect form even after losing Android 18 and blasted Future Trunks which made Vegeta angry and blasted Cell, but Cell wasn't hurt one bit by Vegeta's onslaught and took out Vegeta. In the end, Gohan ultimately destroyed Cell. Cell was one of the best villains in Dragon Ball because of his intelligence, his demeanor & his desire to obtain power, to assert his dominance & destroy the universe

18:50 it was because of Vegeta being prideful & Krillin being a simp that Cell was able to absorb 18 and become perfect.

10:00 -- It's because Cell couldn't fit in the time machine and had to regress to his larval state, then it'd take him four years to grow back to its first form, and he'd be able to absorb 17 and 18 in the same exact year they were introduced to the main characters: it was all calculated by Cell.

Now I'm nostalgic and have to go back and watch all the Cell Dragonball Z episodes. Good stuff. Dragonball at its finest.

How come you never mention Cochin and wheelie from worlds strongest who had bio warriors and Cochin even made himself an android and wheelo had a battle suit. That’s how gero was able to transfer his brain from dr wheelo and Cochins work

I'm kond of happy that Cell wasn't brought back after the Cell Saga. His character would've been wasted.

been waiting so long for this, thank you danny

Great vid geekdom!

21:38 made me laugh way harder than it should have lol “weird bug alien,” idk why that just killed me

I never thought Cell was ever truly evil....not the way Freeza was...... Just really Really REALLY F***ing mean & I can respect that. Either way, we was always a lot of fun!

24:29 another thing to point out here, Cell in the 18 version of events claims that he’s going to absorb 17 and 18 again with the addition of 21.

I did not know Perfect Cell was that much taller than 2nd form Cell lol

Bro I been waiting for this one. Thanks again!

Great video on the history of cell really like it.

Brilliant Very Brilliant 🙏 i loved the whole entire history behind Cell as a villian.

wasn't the in-universe reason for him resembling second form do to how complicated gero's encryption was and how lengthy fully decrypting it so was only partially decrypted by that point in the film?

Been waiting for him to go more in depth of the most badass villain in the series

Great breakdown & very accurate 💯💯

If you think about it, Cell is very similar to DC's Amazo, where Amazo is an android built with the power of superhumans and in some cases, copy them.

Cell is “You’re your own worst enemy” incarnate.

Love these in depth videos

Fun fact: The Cell in this video killed Trunk. Twice. ✌️

Thanks for the history lesson Geekdom!

Dude .... It's like barely past midnight here and you're dropping this? You know, I GOTTA watch this now, right?...

I always wondered how semi perfect cell would looked like if he absorbed 18 1st instead of 17

Cell has been around for over 20 years and geekdom101 just dropped another video about him. I’m so happy to have your content, and to see people celebrating and still talking about dragon ball.

Love the videos Geekdom! & man I completely forgot about how badly drawn Cell was drawn in GT 😂 the eyes Chico 😂😂

Since we’re talking about the cell saga. Do you think in the future you could do a video of the villian hatchiyack? Because I’ve been waiting for you to talk about him. I’ve been subscribed for about 3 years and I love your channel.

That song between parts is Chousenjou by Shinichi Ishihara. A dragon ball z song.

THANK YOU 28:27 Thank you for providing clarification there is always so much misconception based on the fact that CELL MAX is second form Cell.

I always had this idea that Cell after blowing up his cells got fused with goku cells. Thats why he knows instant transmission and got that form

Rex "FIGHT ME!!!" *Cell racks his forearm like a shotgun* "Any last words?" Rex "Team Fourstar do it bett-" *BLAM!!!*

9:37 When the main timeline's Future Trunks went back to his future and killed Android 17 and 18, there was this moment where he relaxed a bit saying it was finally over, but then he had a quick realization that Future Cell was still alive and was lurking around waiting to kill him. I had always assumed that there was an alternate timeline where that same Future Trunks forgot about Cell and got ambushed and killed when he was about to go back to the present to inform everyone of his success.

Cell is my favorite villain. Great video, Geekdom c:

as a kid i always just thought that the trunks from cell's timeline went back in time, fought the androids with goku and vegeta, beat them, and maybe vegeta or the others trained him a little bit so he could go back and beat the androids on his own, he beat them and then when he prepped the machine to go back in time to thank the others, that's when cell jumped him. kind of like how future cell was planning on doing it to future trunks, but trunks already knew about him and stopped him. but the 1 year early thing confuses me now too. and i never knew that the androids shrunk. i always wondered how 17 and 18 could both fit inside of him at the same time and he still looked thin. the comparison to the absorption crystals is interesting too. i never thought about it like that before. lol

Damn.... I gotta admit.... This truly is THE BEST video about Cell that I have ever seen.....

It would be epic if the designs for Cell at 3:40 show up in a future show or video game

6:54 the final solution of the Goku question

What do we have to get this man to a million subscribers?

Love this!

Semi Perfect Cell has always been my favorite as well.

It's thanks to the Trunks that killed Frieza that Cell managed to steal the time machine and go back in time.

I’ll admit, cell was tough as nails when he was alive…I’m proud at the fact that gohan was able to put an end to that freak

26:44 So Kid buu blows the earth and the cell jrs are wish back by porunga, yeah makes perfect sense.

I never noticed how cell and gohan leveled up together that’s an interesting detail I wish I picked Up on when this played on toonami

Cell: absorbs android 17 and gets energy barrier. Cell: absorbs android 18 and gets... baby making powers. Sounds about right for Toriyama.

Imagine if Cell had God Ki.