The Cell arc and the Androids must be one of the best it has dragonball as franchise. A lot of elements come together to conclude with the epic battle between the bioandroid and Gohan transformed into Super Saiyan 2.
Time travel, new levels of power, Vegeta definitively passing to the team of good and Gohan showing impressive growth, make Goku’s death go unnoticed in this part of the story. history.
But also, the danger posed by the Red Patrol, which appeared again in Dragon Ball Super, alerted the Z Warriors. The creation of the Androids was not just anything and if it were not for Trunks being able to travel to the past, the evil Dr. Gero would have succeeded in all timelines.
Many are struck by the fact that Android 16 only appears in the reality in which the stories of Dragon Ball Z and not so in alternate universes. Therefore, we are going to explain the reasons why this phenomenon occurs.
Android 16: Single Universe Character
There was a moment that changed the entire future, and Trunks is unfortunately to blame. His arrival and his participation in the fight against Frieza completely changed what was about to happen.
If Trunks didn’t get involved, Goku would arrive with teleportation to face Frieza once more to defeat him again. Because that situation occurred in a brutal battle (Trunks’ apocalyptic line), Gero’s spy device caught everything and there were improvements in Androids 17 and 18 to have the success they end up achieving.
But since Trunks got in and resolved everything in a couple of seconds 17 and 18 come out with less power than those of the apocalyptic future. Then, as there was an increase in power to the villains of that reality, Dr. Gero never revealed that he had a capsule with a powerful being that was completely machine, similar in appearance to his son.
But in the reality that we do live, there was a dialogue between the Z Warriors, Dr. Gero and the Androids in the clandestine laboratory of the member of the Red Patrol. That made 17 and 18, true to his rebellious style, notice the presence of the capsule and wake him up to help them in their mission to kill Goku.
This is how Number 16 reaches that reality and not the rest of those that take place in Dragon Ball Z.
