Appearances Dragon Ball Z Ĭell is an artificial life form (referred to as a "Bio-Android") created by Doctor Gero's supercomputer from the cell sample of the universe's strongest warriors, possessing the genetic information of Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Krillin, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, Raditz, Nappa, Frieza, King Cold and Tien Shinhan in an underground complex beneath Gero's secret laboratory. Sometime around the release of Resurrection 'F', in which Frieza returned, Clarke said he began receiving questions about a film featuring Cell's return, which he himself supported. Clarke considers Cell one of his more "fun and entertaining" characters. In the English Funimation dub, Cell is voiced by Dameon Clarke. He toned it down for the second, and by the final form, he was able to perform comfortably.
Norio Wakamoto is the Japanese voice of Cell and revealed that when he voiced the forms of Cell, the first form is monster-like, he used a raspy voice which he said was a pain. Norio Wakamoto has been Cell's Japanese voice actor in every single piece of Dragon Ball media. In order to reach this goal, he must absorb Androids 17 and 18. He travels back in time so he can become the perfect being.
Cell is an evil artificial life form created using cell samples from several major characters in the series. He makes his debut in chapter #361 The Mysterious Monster, Finally Appears!! ( 謎の怪物、ついに出現!!, Nazo no Kaibutsu, Tsui ni Shutsugen!!), first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on 16 February 1992. Cell's three forms as seen in the anime Imperfect (left), Semi-Perfect (right) and Perfect (middle).ĭragon Ball chapter #361 The Mysterious Monster, Finally Appears!!: 16 February 1992 (1992)Ĭell ( Japanese: セル, Hepburn: Seru) is a fictional character and a major villain in the Dragon Ball Z manga and anime created by Akira Toriyama.