This series starts off as Dr. Gero plots his revenge.
He starts off by creating Android #19
to destroy Gokou. Dr. Gero later asks Android
#19 to make him into a robot like him so
that he would be stronger, and he becomes Android
#20! The Z Warriors meet with
Androids #19 and #20 and fight. Gokou leaves
battle because he has heart attack and Vegeta faces Android #19. Dr. Gero's
plot fails and Android #19 is destroyed. Dr. Gero is also destroyed to
pieces, but he programmed himself to auto-repair and survives.Android #20
then works on developing a better android model. Meanwhile, he unleashes
two of his other creations, Android #17 and Android #18. Androids #17 and
#18 get annoyed of Dr. Gero. As a result, Android #17 kills Dr.Gero. But,
the doctor had just finished creating Android #21, who is still developing
in a giant test tube. Before he dies, he issues the final command to his
new android to feast on the rebellionous androids. Android #17 and Android
#18 leave the lab and unleash Android #16. But as it turns out, Android
#16 is a peaceful android. (This can be shown through his love towards
the wild animals.) As time passes, the Z Warriors become aware of the new
androids as they battle again and again but always reach a stalemate.However,
the Z Warriors are still not match for the androids because the androids
are robots, and therefore do not tire in a long battle while the Z Warriors
eventually run out of energy. Gokou suffers a heart attack in one battle
and retreats. Trunks, who was sent back in time by future Bulma with medicine
to heal Gokou's heart so that Gokou would live to kill the androids and
thus change the future, gives Gokou the medicine. Gokou is saved, but the
Saiyans still do not continue to fight the androids. Instead, they train
in a chamber to get stronger. Meanwhile, Piccolo fuses with Kami, his half
father, to become stronger (His story is told in the Dragonball series.)
Dende, a Namek child, replaces Kami as guardian of the dragonballs. Androids
#16, #17, and #18 go to seek Gokou to destroy him. Piccolo finds the androids
first and begins to fight them. Back in Dr. Gero's lab, Cell has finished
developing and
breaks out of the giant "test tube", promising
to fulfill his creator's wish.Cell flies to find Androids #17 and #18.
On his way devours the souls of the unlucky civilians he passes to become
stronger. Finally, he meets with the other androids. To our heroes' surprise,
they learn that Androids #17 and #18 know nothing about Cell. Cell and
Android #17 threaten to kill each other.Android #17 heads out to fight
him. But, he does not stand up to Cell and is easily defeated. This is
when our heroes learn the great powers of Cell. Android #18 is now worried,
but Android #16 flies out to fight Cell.To everybody's amazement, Android
#16 is able to stand up to Cell. However, he is still destroyed. Cell now
heads for his goal and devours Android #17 with his tail. Cell now changes
into Cell--form 2. With the power of Android #17
combined to his, he becomes stronger than ever.
Then, he heads over to devour Android #18. Android #18 tries to escape,
but she is still eventually devoured. Cell now changes into Cell form 3,
and becomes "Perfect Cell" Cell, after devouring the souls of so many people,
is no
longer an android and becomes organic. After
Cell is gone, Bulma collects the body parts of Android #16 and repairs
him. But, he is re-programmed to fight on the Z Warriors' side.Our heroes
now head out to fight Cell. But, Android #16 is once again destroyed. Cell
grows strong enough and reproduces. From his body came 7 Cell Juniors,
young, blue duplicates of Cell. After a few more battles, Gohan, now a
teenager, grows angry enough and reaches Super Saiyan level 2 and destroys
all the Cell Juniors. In one of the battles that follows, Cell is kicked
and Android #18 is spit back out. (She is unconscious.) Cell turns back
into form 2 and is defeated. But, he activates his self destruction mode
so that when he dies, the world will blow up with him. To save the Earth,
Gokou teleports Cell out of Earth and into Kaiou's planet, where Cell blows
up. Thus, Gokou, Kaiou, Kaiou's gorilla, and Kaiou's grasshopper die as
well The Z Warriors mourn the loss of Gokou, but at the same time they
cheer at the victory over Cell. Unexpectedly, a fireball flies out
of nowhere and pierces through Trunks. Upon Trunks' death, Cell, in form
3, appears. He tells that when he blew up, a brain cell from the cell,
other cells multiplied and he was once again formed. Cell happily laughs
as he tells that he is amazed he is able to rebuild himself into form 3!
Then, Cell threatens to destroy the earth. Now it was up to Gohan to try
to save our planet. With one arm (the other injured when he went to let
a fireball meant for Vegeta hit him), Gohan prepares a fireball. He fires
at Cell and Cell fires back. A stalemate is meant, but with Kaiou's help,
Gokou is able to talk to Gohan and encourages him. Meanwhile, Klilyn protects
the unconscious Android #18 and Yamcha, Tenshin-han, and Vegeta attack
Cell in hope that this will Gohan distract Cell. With the help of the now
dead Kaiou, Gokou, also dead, is able to communicate with Gohan and encourages
him to use all his power to defeat Cell. Gohan overpowers Cell and Cell
is disintegrated by Gohan's fireball. (But, Sataan takes credit for Cell's
death because of his lies to the reporters.) At the end, the warriors gather
the dragonballs to bring those killed by Cell back to life. However, Gokou
is still dead because he was already brought back to life once and cannot
come back again, but tells that he is okay and is now with Kaiou. Android
#18 awakens and flees. However, everybody learns here that Klilyn has develped
a crush on Android #18! At the end of this series, there is a short memorial
about the life of Gokou.
