Cell (Toei)

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==Summary==
Cell is the ultimate creation of Dr. Gero, created from the DNA of the greatest fighters to ever visit Earth and tasked with the simple goal of killing Son Goku. However, to reach his perfect form and full power, Cell must absorb Gero's other biomechanical creations; the Androids, 17 and 18.
Originally hailing from the future of an alternate Trunks in which he killed the Androids, Cell killed his timeline's Trunks and used his Time Machine to travel to the past to absorb this timeline's Androids so that he can reach perfection and fight and kill as he pleases. He arrives in the main Dragon Ball timeline around four years prior to the emergence of the Androids and devolves into his larval state to hide underground and await their appearance.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least | , higher with Self-Destruction | | | 
Key: Imperfect Cell | Semi-Perfect Cell | Perfect Cell | Super Perfect/Angel Cell | Dragon Ball GT
Name: Cell
Origin: Dragon Ball (Toei)
Age: 6 (30 counting years spent developing)
Gender: Male
Classification: Bio-Android
Powers and Abilities: 
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All previous abilities, Immortality (Type 1 and 7; When Piccolo defeated Chiaotzu in King Kai's planet, it is stated that he cannot die since he is already dead.DBZ Episode 55 - "Piccolo vs. Everyone - Back from the Brink of Death, The Miracle Man, Vegeta" Cell survived Goku vaporizing his upper half because he was already dead and could not die again), Self-Sustenance (Type 2; While Cell is deceased, he does not need to eat), Dimensional Travel, Sound Manipulation, Space-Time Manipulation & Portal Creation (At this level of power he can create dimensional rifts and destroy space-time and pocket dimensions with his energy)
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Attack Potency: At least Multi-Solar System level+ (Significantly stronger than Cooler. Cell was easily able to kill the Future Trunks of his timeline and managed to keep up with Piccolo after he fused with Kami. After absorbing hundreds of thousands of humans, he casually overwhelmed Android 17 and Piccolo, even withstanding the latter's most powerful attack without any visible damage before matching Android 16) | Galaxy level (Added 17's power to his own. Casually stomped Android 16, who had previously matched him in his Imperfect formRefer to this blog for the Attack Potency values), higher with Self-Destruction (His Self-Destruction killed SSJ Goku) | Galaxy level (Far stronger than before, with Elder Moori speculating that he was powerful enough to threaten the entire Universe; Manhandled Goku in their warm-up session; At full power, Cell is much stronger than Goku or any other Z-Fighter other than SSJ2 Gohan) | Galaxy level (After his Zenkai, he grew in power to reach SSJ2 Gohan's level and broke his arm with a single ki blast. Disposed of Piccolo and the other Z-Fighers with his aura alone; In this state, Cell's Kamehameha is said to be strong enough to wipe out the entire Solar System) | Low Multiverse level (Powered up after training in Hell for many years and confidently challenged Goku even after having witnessed him fight Kid Buu)
Speed: Massively FTL+ (Superior to Goku who managed to escape the view of even King Kai, who was capable tracking Son Goku's spaceship without issue) | Massively FTL+ (Much faster than before) | Massively FTL+ (Can casually keep up with Goku at his full power) | Massively FTL+ (Much faster than before, comparable to Other World saga Goku who flew from Grand Kai's planet to Hell at a speed of roughly 4.38 quadrillion times FTL in his base form) | Massively FTL+ (Much faster than before)
Lifting Strength: At least Class P, likely far higher (Superior to an enraged Gohan, who resisted the gravitational pull of the Dead Zone)
Striking Strength: At least Multi-Solar System level+ (Casually broke Piccolo's neck) | Galaxy level | Galaxy level | Galaxy level | Low Multiverse level
Durability: At least Multi-Solar System level+ (After absorbing hundreds of thousands of humans, Cell tanked Piccolo's Light Grenade without any injuries and survived Android 16's most powerful attack) | Galaxy level (Survived several ki blasts from Vegeta. Blocked multiple attacks from Trunks) | At least Galaxy level | At least Galaxy level (Tanked an attack from Piccolo during his beam struggle with Gohan) | Low Multiverse level
Stamina: Superhuman (Cell is an incredibly powerful fighter who can battle against opponents for long periods of time, easily keeping up with Goku throughout their fight and eventually outlasting him. However, though he has absorbed both Androids 17 and 18, he lacks their limitless stamina and can still be worn down over time. His otherworld body can't get tired)
Range: Standard Melee Range; Galactic with ki blasts and attacks | Standard Melee Range; Galactic with ki blasts and attacks | Standard Melee Range. Galactic with ki blasts and attacks | Standard Melee Range. Galactic with ki blasts and attacks (His Kamehameha would've destroyed the entire solar system). Low Multiversal with Instant Transmission (Teleported from King Kai's planet in the Otherworld to Earth) | Standard Melee Range. Low Multiversal with ki-based attacks and Instant Transmission
Standard Equipment: Nothing notable
* Can Create/Summon: Cell Jr.'s
Intelligence: Combat Genius (Despite his young age and technical lack of experience, Cell has inherited the knowledge and skill of those he was created from. His combat skill and knowledge of ki allows him to immediately and easily see through the weaknesses of Trunks' new transformation, and in combat, he easily matched Goku. He was able to outmaneuver and escape Piccolo and the other's attempts to hunt him down while constantly feeding on new humans in the process, and due to his knowledge on the techniques and personalities of the Z-Fighters, he is capable of easily manipulating them and playing to their differing desires. However, Cell is immensely overconfident and desires a good fight above all else. Additionally, in comparison to his canon counterpart, he has significantly more experience in terms of combat)
Weaknesses: Cell is extremely overconfident, and due to his Saiyan blood, he relishes a good challenge and will avoid fighting at full power and let opponents reach their most powerful states to get one. When outmatched, Cell will begin to panic and fly into a rage, fighting irrationally. He cannot absorb mechanical beings by puncturing them with his tail, and powerful enough strikes to his stomach can cause him to regurgitate whoever he absorbed by engulfing them with his tail, causing him to devolve if he regurgitates one of the androids. He needs to locate a ki signature to teleport using Instant Transmission
Notable Attacks / Techniques:
Ki: The fighting power and life force of a martial artist, a tangible energy derived from the user's vigor, courage, and mind. It can be used in a number of ways, such as to surpass the limits of one's body to greatly increase in strength, and it can be fired as blasts of energy or used to create defensive barriers. Ki is a large part of Cell's superhuman abilities, alongside his unusual composition and the varied DNA he possesses. Due to his nature as a hybrid created from the DNA of many fighters, Cell possesses many of their techniques. 
*Special Beam Cannon: A technique gained from Piccolo's DNA. After bringing his index and middle fingers to his forehead, Cell charges up and fires a spiraling laser that can drill through most opponents.
*Death Beam: A technique gained from Frieza's DNA that takes the form of a small, highly concentrated beam of ki fired from the fingertip with enough force to punch straight through an opponent's body.
*Kamehameha: The closest thing that Cell has to a signature attack, gained from Goku's DNA. After charging up the attack in his hands and at his side, Cell fires the beam as a massive, blue burst of ki that is powerful enough to destroy planets, and, as Super Perfect Cell, can destroy the entire solar system.
*Big Bang Attack: A technique gained from Vegeta's DNA. After extending his arm and opening up his palm, Cell creates a massive sphere of energy, which he then fires at his opponent, causing a massive explosion.
*Galick Gun: By pulling both of his hands to his chest, Cell gathers ki before firing a powerful, huge, fuchsia-colored beam straight at his opponent. Inherited from Vegeta.
*Perfect Barrier: Bringing his arms and legs to his chest, Cell charges up an aura before expelling it as a protective, expanding barrier that can block attacks and damage opponents who are caught in it.
*Multi-Form: Using this technique, Cell can split himself into four identical copies, with all the same power. Inherited from Tien.
*Instant Transmission: After being teleported to King Kai's planet by Goku, Cell learned this technique, which allows him to lock onto the ki signatures of others and teleport to their locations. Its use takes some concentration, which is aided by Cell putting his index and middle fingers to his foreheads, and he needs a ki signature to teleport to, otherwise he cannot perform the technique. It can be used to teleport others as well, as long as they are in physical contact with Cell.
*Spirit Bomb: Goku's ultimate attack, taught to him by King Kai, and which Cell claims to know how to be able to perform due to possessing Goku's DNA. It is utilized by gathering a vast amount of energy from all the lifeforms in his surroundings to create a massive, incredibly destructive sphere of ki. While one must have a pure heart to utilize it, it is possible that Cell is able to use it due to being pure evil, if he is even capable of using it at all. While it is incredibly powerful and can prove capable of completely destroying an opponent when used with sufficient power, it takes a very long time to charge and is therefore very difficult to use, though the charge time can be sped up by gathering energy from those who willingly and knowingly provide it. Given that Cell is a monster, however, there are few who would be willing to give him the ki for a Spirit Bomb.
*Hell's Buster: A technique that Cell and Frieza developed together while in Hell. Both Cell and Frieza begin to glow, then ki emits from both of their bodies, which then envelops their opponent, trapping them in an inescapable ki orb. Then both the users throw the orb prison down into the deepest part of Hell, with the prisoner in it. 
**Soup Bath of Hell: The first stage of Enma's Terrible Torture Tour. This bathes the prisoner in a huge pot of soup.
**Ticklish Hands of Hell: The second stage of Enma's Terrible Torture Tour. The prisoner is strapped to a chair and is tickled by a group of hands, making them to laugh to tears.
**Boiling Sauna of Hel: The third stage of Enma's Terrible Torture Tour. The prisoner is placed in a very hot sauna, boiling them alive.
**Freezing Thundra of Hell: The last stage of Enma's Terrible Torture Tour. This is where the prisoner is placed in the middle of a frozen wasteland to freeze. Along with that is a huge machine that encases the victim in soul-laced ice crystals, which gets stronger if struggled against.
Bio-Android Physiology: Cell is Doctor Gero's greatest creation, a "perfect warrior" created from the cells of the greatest warriors to ever visit Earth, containing the DNA of Son Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Frieza, and King Cold. Due to this combination of genes, Cell possesses numerous favorable traits and special abilities. Like Frieza's race, he can survive the gravest of injuries and live in the vacuum of space, remaining alive even after destroying most of his body with his self-destruction, and he has the regenerative capabilities of a Namekian. However, his have been greatly enhanced, allowing him to regenerate as long as the special core nucleus contained within his head still remains. Even having the top half of his body vaporized or blowing himself to pieces is little more than a delay, and due to his Saiyan DNA, this will actually make him stronger. Cell grows more powerful over the course of combat, allowing him to constantly push his own limits during a fight and rise to higher and higher peaks in power. This ability grants a substantial boost in power when Cell is badly injured, allowing him to reach a whole new level of power once he regenerates.
On top of these powers, Cell likely has the other traits of the species whose DNA he has incorporated, such as the Namekian ability to extend their limbs and grow to greater sizes. While he must absorb Androids 17 and 18 to reach his full power and achieve his Perfect form, once he has reached this form, his cells remember it. Even if he is forcibly devolved into a lower level or regurgitates one of the Androids and loses the state, he will regenerate back into his Perfect form once injured.
*Absorption: Cell can absorb others through his tail, either by stabbing them with it or opening it up to engulf them with it. When he stabs them with it, he breaks them down into an easily absorbed slurry of organic matter and absorbs their energy as well, leaving nothing but their clothing behind. He cannot absorb mechanical beings through this method. The second method absorbs his victim whole and keeps them unconscious within his body, where he can draw upon their power. However, powerful blows can make him regurgitate those he absorbs in this way.
*Cell Jr.: Similarly, to the Namekian ability to spawn eggs containing their children from their mouth, Cell can produce and spawn Cell Juniors through cellular mitosis and birth them from his tail. His Cell Juniors lack his exact power and regeneration, but are still quite powerful, and are capable of easily proving a match for Piccolo, Vegeta, and Future Trunks.
*Super Saiyan: Cell's Saiyan DNA has granted him a state similar to that of the legendary Super Saiyan transformation, as evidenced by his identical aura and similar scale of power. He is able to maintain this state effectively indefinitely, similarly to the Full Power Super Saiyan transformation, and, as with Saiyans, can access higher forms and scales of power. He can utilize the Second and Third grades of the transformation, bulking himself up by forcibly flooding ki throughout his entire body, but such forms are inefficient, and the Third grade will become more of a detriment than a boon, slowing him down considerably in exchange for a great boost in power. After his Zenkai, Cell gained the crackling electrical aura of a Super Saiyan 2 as well as its power, allowing him to match SSJ2 Gohan.
Note: Anime Cell has statements that give him several abilities and resistances. All of this is because of life forms incorporated in his DNA, including biological traits, experiences, Hax, and resistances. There are abilities that he has never display them in the anime but should be capable of using.
==Notable Matchups==
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