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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#10451: Mar 21st 2015 at 9:29:27 AM

The problems with most of his android designs were personality related.

In the show/manga the exception was 19. In the abridged version there were no exceptions.

...Side-note, I think either 14 or 15 in that movie looks like he's in blackface. And he's sneaky, lazy, and not smart. Which.

I mean, that's kinda worse than 13's accent, really. Surprised abridged 17 didn't comment on that.

The thing is though that when putting his brain in things it'd be his personality.

...I don't know whether doing the operations to himself and putting in the implants that made 17 and 18 would be harder or not. I mean, they were teenagers, while he was old. Maybe his body couldn't take the stress or the blood loss and his son was dead so he couldn't get any transplants or donations from anywhere. Lapis and Lazuli had each other if he needed one of them to get a new kidney or borrow part of a liver.

edited 21st Mar '15 9:31:15 AM by unnoun

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#10452: Mar 21st 2015 at 9:32:09 AM

Suddenly, I take back what I said about Dr. Gero having no naming theme.

It just clicked with me that, as progenitor of the androids, he's Dr. Zero.

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#10453: Mar 21st 2015 at 10:44:34 AM

I still want to know why he put his brain into an old-looking body. If I were him I'd at least design my immortal robot body to look young and handsome.

19 I can at least forgive as being based on a desktop doll, so at least he had an idea in mind.

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Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#10454: Mar 21st 2015 at 12:27:52 PM

He maybe liked his evil old folk look. Or had an impeccable self image that didn't rely on had beens. Or wanted to stand next to 16 in the same way he'd stand next to his son.

Envyus Since: Jun, 2011
#10455: Mar 21st 2015 at 12:37:06 PM

Here was Cell's plan. Become Perfect. Murder and cause mayhem publicly to promote the Cell Games. Kick the asses of the Cell Games challengers to enjoy himself and make it clear to those watching via tv and stuff that no one can stop him. Kill every person on the planet one by one because he enjoys seeing the look of fear in their eyes as he is about to kill them. (Frieza genes probably gave him this trait.) Go to another populated planet and start the process all over again minus the become perfect part and so on and so on.

Once again this was literally Cells plan he even said it was his plan.

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#10456: Mar 21st 2015 at 12:57:47 PM

according to this very wiki,and dont quote me on that,his name is one of the Japanese words for vomit.

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#10457: Mar 21st 2015 at 1:22:13 PM

Something on the last page that caught my eye for a joke:

Future Perfect Cell... I hear he doesn't hold a candle to Imperative Cell. And Subjunctive Cell is in a league of his own.

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#10458: Mar 21st 2015 at 1:25:19 PM

The swedish volumes had(in place of the usual fan art section at the back)a glossary telling the reader what the characters names were puns on(since Kylskåpet or Kung Piccola isn't very threatening names if you translate from english/japanese)which was updated for every new volume with the new characters. When Dr. Gero showed up they actually said "Unknown but we think it's a pun on Gyro?".

edited 21st Mar '15 1:26:59 PM by LordofLore

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#10459: Mar 21st 2015 at 1:26:18 PM

"My power is unending. Unrestricted. I am Infinitive Cell!"

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WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#10460: Mar 21st 2015 at 1:26:25 PM

It also now occurs to me that future!Gohan likely died a virgin. Man, that poor kid just can't catch a single break, can he?

So? Piccolo died a virgin too and you don't hear anyone talk about that.

edited 21st Mar '15 1:26:47 PM by WillKeaton

TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
#10461: Mar 21st 2015 at 1:28:03 PM

Well Namekians can't even have sex so I wouldn't exactly hold it against him...

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#10462: Mar 21st 2015 at 1:36:42 PM

[up][up][up]"Hey Cell! You should split!"

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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#10463: Mar 21st 2015 at 1:40:15 PM

Passive Cell is the hero we all need.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#10464: Mar 21st 2015 at 1:55:41 PM

......but not the hero we des......

~Is bricked~

WELL WHAT DID YOU EXPECT ME TO SAY?!!!

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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
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#10466: Mar 21st 2015 at 2:10:25 PM

I always wondered what Gero's son was like. He was part of the Red Ribbon army, so i am guessing he wasn't as nice as 16.

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#10467: Mar 21st 2015 at 4:22:09 PM

Wander mentioned Future Perfect Cell... I'd like to forget he exists, myself.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#10468: Mar 21st 2015 at 4:24:31 PM

I think that's technically past future Cell.

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
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#10470: Mar 21st 2015 at 4:32:40 PM

Kuririn died a virgin. Twice.

Same with Chaozu. Maybe that was three times.

Ten could've been another double virgin death.

Vegeta might've been a virgin the first time he died.

I'd say the same for future Gohan.

Hell present Gohan probably died a virgin.

I mean they all came back. But we only know that Vegeta, Gohan and Kuririn got laid after that.

Also if future Gohan got a body in heaven, then... he'd still need to find a compatible partner who was also heroic enough to be given a body. Yeah he's probably shit out of luck then.

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
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#10471: Mar 21st 2015 at 4:34:24 PM

Cell was always an enthusiastic sadist with a habit of not taking no for an answer (I mean, shit, he's a walking rape metaphor). What makes his choice of hobby after becoming the ultimate killing machine so odd?

What's precedent ever done for us?
alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#10472: Mar 21st 2015 at 4:51:41 PM

so,uuh,why does passive Perfect Cell of the Future Past look like that?

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#10473: Mar 21st 2015 at 4:53:56 PM

Huh never looked at Cell that way (aside from 18's screaming as she's absorbed scarring me as a kid) but it lines up extremely well with the plot. He starts out lacking in power, so he sets out to take it from others. He can't be complete without it, but even after he gets his way he still doesn't know what to do, so he continues to make people suffer.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#10474: Mar 21st 2015 at 4:55:16 PM

That's Cell X, a different creature.

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Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#10475: Mar 21st 2015 at 4:58:25 PM

[up][up]It's more that he always had two goals - become perfect, and murder people for funsies. He achieved one, which gave him an improved toolkit for pursuing the other.

Seriously, Imperfect Cell was sadistic as fuck - it was never just about obtaining more power with him. Dude liked to play with his food.

edited 21st Mar '15 4:58:59 PM by Iaculus

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