Androids (人じん造ぞう人にん間げん, Jinzōningen, lit. "Artificial Human") are robotic/cyborg humans, most of which were created by the evil scientist Dr. Gero. Most of the androids are said to have unlimited energy and eternal life. Due to their (partly) inorganic nature, they, or at least the ones created by Dr. Gero, except for Cell, also have no detectable aura unlike Saiyans, Earthlings, and others, so they cannot be directly tracked using Scouters or Ki Sense. The only one that can be sensed via Ki Sense is Gero's ultimate creation, Cell.

In Dragon Ball Fusions, those that are modeled after Earthlings are considered part of the Earthling race, while Mira is considered an Offworlder due to being modeled after the Demon Realm Race, Android 76 a Namekian due to being based on Namekians, and Mecha Goku a Saiyan due to being modeled after Goku. Bio-Androids such as Cell and the Cell Juniors are classified as Earthlings, presumably due to being created on Earth despite their extraterrestrial cells.

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Who is the creator of the Androids in Dragon Ball Z?

Dr. Gero, the Red Ribbon Army's lead scientist. While Dr. Flappe is initially credited as the creator in the anime, he is later identified as only the co-creator of Android 8. Furthermore, Dr. Gero's supercomputer was instrumental in creating Cell, Android 13, Android 14, and Android 15.

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What unique abilities do the Androids possess in Dragon Ball Z?

Dragon Ball Z's Androids, including Android 17, have bio-mechanical and cybernetic enhancements from Dr. Gero, granting them limitless energy, superior stamina, and rapid recovery. Their power exceeds Super Saiyan's standard capacity. They possess a device enabling flight without ki, and while they don't need food, they require hydration, extending their lifespan beyond humans. Some, like Cell, can absorb others' energy, transforming into a stronger state.

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Why can't Androids be detected using Scouters or Ki Sense in Dragon Ball Z?

Dragon Ball Z's Androids possess an artificial ki source, undetectable by ki sensing or Scouters. While most Androids lack ki detection abilities, requiring special devices, Bio-Androids and New Type Androids, with mixed ki signatures from possessing various individuals' cells, can be sensed by ki.

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Which Android from Dragon Ball Z can be sensed via Ki Sense?

In Dragon Ball Z, Androids typically have an artificial source of ki, making them undetectable via Ki Sense. However, Bio-Androids like Cell and Android 21, possessing cells from various individuals, exhibit multiple ki signatures, leading to potential misidentification by those using Ki Sense. Dr. Wheelo is another exception with a detectable ki. Certain Androids also have the ability to absorb different forms of ki and energy from other beings.

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How many Androids are there in Dragon Ball Z?

10

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Overview

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Androids serve as main villains during the Android conflict, each serving a purpose of their own. Originally, all of the androids were planned to be used to kill Goku, however, most of the androids turned to the good side or are destroyed. However, in Future Trunks' timeline, the androids succeed in their plans for world destruction, managing to kill the Z Fighters (except for Goku, who dies of a heart virus) until finally being destroyed by Trunks almost 20 years later.

Models

There are three models of androids seen in the series, according to their power supplies:

1. The Infinite Energy Model (永えい久きゅう式しきタイプ, Eikyū-shiki Taipu, lit. "Eternal Model Type"): the kind with no drawbacks and an unlimited power supply (such as #8, #16, #17 and #18). This type was said to be more difficult to control (Dr. Gero explains that in order for their infinite energy reactors to function, he had to disable the behavioral limiters wired into their firmware). They are immune to being directly detected via Ki Sense or Scouters due to lacking a ki-signature. However, they can be detected indirectly via their opponents' ki. Androids #17 and #18 are special cases, because they had special infinite power cores, which is required by the Bio-Android, Cell, through absorption of the cyborg duo to reach his Perfect Form. Since they are human based, these android models can increase their power and get stronger if they train, and still retain their organic reproductive systems, allowing them to reproduce (as in the case of Android #18 giving birth to a healthy daughter, Marron). Despite having no drawbacks and infinite energy and stamina, these androids can still be parred on or even be outclassed by non-android opponents in strength and power, if they do not train that is (Examples when Future Trunks easily destroys Future 17 and 18 with little effort, when Cell easily dominates Present 17 and later, Present 18, and when the God of Destruction, Beerus knocks the latter out by elbowing her from behind). Regardless, they can be vulnerable to attacks if they let their guard down.
2. The Energy Absorption Model (エネルギー吸きゅう収しゅう式しき, Enerugī Kyūshū-shiki): the kind which requires constant intake of energy, usually stolen from victims, to keep their power reservoir from draining, which would cause the android to malfunction (such as #19 and #20).^[1] The more energy they absorb from their victims, the stronger they get. Curiously, Dr. Gero oversees his configuration into the latter, rather than the type with no apparent limitations (though it is implied by #18 that this is because the energy-absorbing model is easier to control). This model, like the other Android models (exempting Bio-Androids), is immune to being directly detected by Ki Sense or Scouters due to lacking a ki-signature. However, they can be detected indirectly due to the depleting ki-signature of the victim. These androids can be possibly vulnerable if they let their guard down.
3. The Life Energy Absorption Type (生せい体たいエネルギー吸きゅう収しゅうタイプ, Sei-tai Enerugī Kyūshū Taipu)^[2]: The kind which can absorb life energy from other individuals to increase their own power, whose energy exists and circulates as a form of organic ki derived from the powerful warriors' cells they possess similar to that of naturally born beings. Bio-Androids and New Type Androids are the types like this.

• There are also hybrids of the models, such as Super 17, who is both an Infinite Energy Model Android and an Energy Absorption Model Android.

Types

There are four types of androids seen in the series, according to their "base" or materials:

1. Biotechnological Type Androids (バイオタイプ, Baio-taipu, lit. "Biotype"): Androids made from an original organic (usually a human) as a base (such as #8 (according to some guides)^[3][4], #13 (according to a game^[5]), #17, #18, and #20). Since they are human based, they can become stronger if they train. Despite being referred to as "Androids", other than #20 they possess little to no robotic parts and the alterations to their being are simply a result of their organic matter being reconstructed.^[6] Though they do not need to eat, they do need to hydrate. Also, their cells deteriorate slowly, so they age slowly too.^[7]
   1. Zombie Type Androids: Androids created from corpses, Dr. Hedo's Alpha Series as well as Beta 1, Beta 7, and Dinodroid 1 fall under this type. Mai refers to them as being a separate type of Android from Biotechnological Types like #18.^[8]
2. Mechanical Type Androids (メカタイプ, Meka-taipu, lit. "Mecha Type")^[2]: Androids which were made up completely from mechanical parts (such as Major Metallitron, #8 (according to Akira Toriyama), #13 (according to a guidebook^[9]), #14, #15, #16, and #19). For some reason, the totally artificial ones have a blood-like liquid crimson substance, presumably a kind of power oil.
3. Bio-Androids (バイオ人じん造ぞう人にん間げん, Baio-Jinzōningen, lit. "Bio-Artificial Humans"): Androids constructed either through biological engineering or as clones spawned from other bio-androids rather than from machine parts and/or a human base (Cell and the Cell Juniors). The Dark Demon Realm Bio-Androids, like Mira, Fin and Fu, are also called Experiments (実験体, Jikken-tai).^{[10][11][12][13]}
4. New Type Androids (新あたらしいモデル, Atarashī Moderu, lit. "New Model"): A superior type of Bio-Android with a higher performance. The only example of this type being #21, who possess the cells of numerous humans, the Z Fighters, Frieza, all of the cells that Cell is made from, and also the good and evil Majin Buus. 21 can absorb others using Majin Buu's Transfiguration Beam.

As the most developed bio-android with the most versatile energy source, Cell also possess elements of the first two android power supply types as well. For one, he is able to absorb the energy of others and integrate them into his being through his tail, either by sucking them up or swallowing them whole. The latter method actually transforms him into a stronger state, and if he absorbs both #17 and #18 this way, he evolves into a highly potent form he describes as "perfection". Also, his cells can store memory of any form of power they ever taste, allowing him to return to that form if he should ever nearly become vaporized after losing it. Thanks to this and combined with the Saiyan Power Regeneration of his Saiyan cell properties, he can in fact return from near death even stronger than ever before no matter how severely he should be weakened beforehand.

Universe 3

Universe 3 is a universe populated by cyborgs, modified beings, and machines. The God of Destruction itself is a robot like being named Mosco, who is actually a robot suit used by Mule, the real God of Destruction. The universe's team during the Tournament of Power: Team Universe 3 is made up of modified warriors, cyborgs and robots. When Team Universe 3 lost in the Tournament of Power, the Androids were erased with the rest of Universe 3. They were later revived when the erased universes were restored.

Types

There are several types of Android present in Universe 3.

1. Old robot: Robots who cannot speak outside of beeps. The only one of these seen is the God of Destruction Mosco, the robot piloted by Mule.
2. Modified Warrior (改造戦士, Kaizō Senshi)^[14]: Robots and cyborgs who are modified to have combat capabilities, Nigrissi and Narirama are examples of modified warriors.

Red Ribbon Army series

Numbered

• Android 1 – Considered a failure and destroyed.
• Android 2 – Considered a failure and destroyed.
• Android 3 – Considered a failure and destroyed.
• Android 4 – Considered a failure and destroyed.
• Android 5 – Considered a failure and destroyed.
• Android 6 – Considered a failure and destroyed.
• Android 7 – Considered a failure and destroyed.
• Android 8 – Created by Dr. Gero (and Dr. Flappe in the anime), now living at Jingle Village.
  • Future Android 8 - Lived peaceful in Jingle Village, destroyed by Infinite Zamasu.
• Android 9 – In Dragon Ball Online, Android 9 is a giant robot replica of Commander Red. In Dragon Ball SD, Android 9 is an Android version of Akio Iyoku labeled as "Iyo-ku-gō" (a play on the name of the V-Jump Editor-in-Chief's name).
• Android 10 – Considered a failure and destroyed.
• Android 11 – Considered a failure and destroyed.
• Android 12 – Considered a failure and destroyed.
• Android 13 – Completed by Dr. Gero's Supercomputer. Does not appear in manga, although the Androids ABCs section implies that they were nearing completion; destroyed by Goku after absorbing 14 and 15 in Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
• Android 14 – Completed by Dr. Gero's Supercomputer. Does not appear in manga, although the Androids ABCs section implies that they were nearing completion; destroyed by Future Trunks in Super Android 13!
• Android 15 – Completed by Dr. Gero's Supercomputer. Does not appear in manga, although the Androids ABCs section implies that they were nearing completion; destroyed by Vegeta in Super Android 13!

• Android 16 – Purely robotic with incomplete programming. Modeled in the image of Gevo. Destroyed by Perfect Cell during the Cell Games.
  • Future Android 16 - Purely robotic with incomplete programming and unable to fulfill his original directive to eliminate Future Goku due to his death by heart virus. Originally, he was never activated in the alternate future timeline but was found by the time traveling Towa and reprogrammed to serve the Time Breakers in altering the history of the future timeline.
  • Android 16 (new model) - A new model of Android 16 created by Android 21 with the original's memories placed into it except for the program to kill Goku.
  • Android 16A – Copy of #16 created by the Red Pants Army.
  • Android 16B – Copy of #16 created by the Red Pants Army.
  • Android 16C – Copy of #16 created by the Red Pants Army.
• Android 17 – A cyborg, he was considered a failure. Resurrected and living in peace with his wife and children as a park ranger. Participated in the Tournament of Power. Fused with Hell Fighter 17 in Dragon Ball GT.
  • Future Android 17 – A cyborg, considered a failure. Reigned terror on Earth for nearly 20 years until eventually destroyed by Future Trunks.
  • Hell Fighter 17 – Machine mutant, fused with Android 17 and destroyed by Goku and Android 18.
• Android 18 – A cyborg, she was considered a failure by Dr. Gero. Living in peace with Krillin. Participated in the Tournament of Power.
  • Future Android 18 – A cyborg, considered a failure. Reigned terror on Earth for nearly 20 years until eventually destroyed by Future Trunks.
• Android 19 – Purely robotic, considered a success, destroyed by Vegeta and again by Trunks and Goten.
• Android 20 – Robotic body of Dr. Gero with the organic brain of the late doctor installed in the head. Android 20 was destroyed by Android 17 and then again by Super 17.
  • Android Dr. - A clone of Dr. Gero converted into a copy of Android 20 to act as the lead scientist of the Red Pants Army, responsible for the creation of Androids used by the Red Pants Army and their allies the Time Breakers. Lacks the original Dr. Gero's love for Gevo and thus feels no affection for Android 16A, Android 16B, and Android 16C.
  • Future Android 20 (replica) – Robotic copy of Future Gero used as a body by his Super Computer in Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2.
  • Doctor Gero Corps. – Two other copies of Future 20 created by the Future Gero's Super Computer in order to assist it in combat in Supersonic Warriors 2.
• Android 21 - A female new type Bio-Android created from the human mother of Gevo and incorporated with the cells of countless researcher and fighters that appear insatiable hunger to consume others due to her cells going out of control. Has little to no memory of her human life after becoming a Bio-Android beyond that she was the mother of Android 16's human template.
  • Android 21 (Good) - The good half of Android 21 after a fission that is the manifestation of Android 21's "heart" or true original personality. Refuses to give into her hunger and opposes her evil counterpart.
  • Android 21 (Evil) - The evil half of Android 21 after a fission that is the manifestation of Android 21's evil persona. Absorbs Cell shortly after her fission which alters her appearance and increases her power. Sees all other beings as food.
• Android 25 – A female Android who is the Android "Elite" avatar in Dragon Ball Heroes, and who was named in Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission.
• Android 26 – A male Android who is the Android "Hero" avatar in Dragon Ball Heroes, and who was named in Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission.
• Android 33 – An Android created from Dr. Gero's villain database and a playable character in Dragon Ball Fusions. Classified as an Earthling in Dragon Ball Fusions.
• Android 44 – An Android created from Dr. Gero's villain database and a playable character in Dragon Ball Fusions. Classified as an Earthling in Dragon Ball Fusions.
• Android 55 – An Android created from Dr. Gero's villain database and a playable character in Dragon Ball Fusions. Classified as an Earthling in Dragon Ball Fusions.
• Android 76 – A Namekian Android created from Dr. Gero's villain database and a playable character in Dragon Ball Fusions. Classified as a Namekian in Dragon Ball Fusions due to being modeled after the Namekian race.

• Android 8000 – An android in Dragon Ball Online, based off Android 8.
• Android 19000 – An android in Dragon Ball Online, based off Android 19.

Gamma Series

• Gamma 1 - A Red Ribbon Android with a Superhero motif. One of the main antagonists in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. Now working in Capsule Corporation.
• Gamma 2 - A Red Ribbon Android with a superhero motif. One of the main antagonists in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. Sacrificed himself in the battle against Cell Max.

Other

• Major Metallitron – Created by the Red Ribbon Army, destroyed by Goku and again by Pan, and may have not been made by Dr. Gero.
• Dr. Gero's Prototype Androids – Early test models. A superior Super Prototype Android model also existed.
• Knight Destroyer - The older and more powerful variant of the Destroyer. It possessed several variants: Metal Hulk and Shadow Colossus. Pilaf's Guardian was also a Knight Destroyer.
• Destroyer - Mass-produced military robot. It possessed several variants: Red Destroyer, Green Destroyer, Gold Destroyer, Annihilator and Death Machine.
• Clones - Dark mindless fast grown clones of powerful warriors created by Android 21.
  • Clone Friezas - Clones of the tyrant Frieza. One obedient and intelligent Clone of Mecha Frieza is created by Dr. Gero in Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors. The ones created by Android 21 are mindless clones of Frieza that appear as enemies in Dragon Ball FighterZ.
  • Clone Cells - Mindless Bio-Android clones of Perfect Cell.
  • Clone Buu - Fast grown clones of Majin Buu, which due to the unruly nature of Majin cells are essentially heartless Pure Majins that are simply another pure incarnation of Kid Buu inheriting his personality and mannerisms due to the dormant power of Kid Buu being present in the cells of Good Buu.

Bio-Androids

• Cell – Bio-mechanical, killed by Gohan.
  • Present Cell – Main timeline version of Cell, destroyed by Krillin and Future Trunks.
  • Future Cell – Alternate timeline version of Cell, killed by Future Trunks.
• Cell Juniors – Bio-Androids who are the offspring of Cell, destroyed by Gohan.
• Cell Max - A Bio-Android and an improved variation of Cell, destroyed by Gohan.
• Super 17 w/ Cell absorbed – The form Super 17 takes after absorbing the Bio-Android Cell. The form appears in Dragon Ball Heroes only.
• Genome – A Bio-Android who is the Android "Berserker" avatar in Dragon Ball Heroes, and who was named in Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission.

Fused

• Super Android 13 – Android 13 fused with Android 14 and Android 15, destroyed by Goku in Super Android 13!
• Perfect 16 - The EX-Fusion of Perfect Cell & Android 16 who appears in Dragon Ball Fusions.
• Super 17 – Fusion of Android 17 and Hell Fighter 17, half-cyborg and half-machine mutant, destroyed by Goku and Android 18.
• Cell 17 - The EX-Fusion of Perfect Cell & Android 17 who appears in Dragon Ball Fusions.
• Android 35 - The hypothetical Potara Fusion between Android 17 and Android 18.
• Android 1617 - The EX-Fusion of Android 16 & Android 17 who appears in Dragon Ball Fusions.
• Android 1718 - The EX-Fusion of Android twins 17 & 18 who appears in Dragon Ball Fusions.
• Arale 18 - The EX-Fusion of the female androids Arale Norimaki & Android 18 who appears in Dragon Ball Fusions.
• Android 1920 - The EX-Fusion of Android 19 & his creator Dr. Gero/Android 20 who appears in Dragon Ball Fusions.
• Celluza - The EX-Fusion of Perfect Cell & Frieza who appears in Dragon Ball Fusions.
• Ultra Pinich - The Five-Way Fusion of Cell, Frieza, Pinich, Wanta, and Paprika who appears in Dragon Ball Fusions.

Other Androids

Robots

• Ahms
• Alpha Series - A set of Zombie Androids created by Dr. Hedo.
  • Alpha 12 - One of the Alpha Series Androids.
• Asura Robot - The MB Army's ultimate weapon.
• Arale Norimaki – Created by Senbei Norimaki in Dr. Slump and is the first successfully built android.
  • Towale - The EX-Fusion of Arale Norimaki and the Demon Scientist Towa who appears in Dragon Ball Fusions.
• Beta Series - A set of advanced Androids created by Dr. Hedo.
  • Beta 1 - Created by Dr. Hedo.
  • Beta 2 - A Battle Jacket with a mind of its own in its lower half created by Dr. Hedo.
  • Beta 7 - Created by Dr. Hedo.
  • Beta 8 - Created by Dr. Hedo.

• Caramel Man series – The Android series created by Dr. Mashirito and his son in Dr. Slump.
  • Obotchaman – Created by Dr. Mashirito and is based on the same design plans that made Arale. Originally known as Caramel Man 004 though was later redubbed Caramel Man 010 after Dr. Mashirito brainwashed him to be a loyal evil Android.
  • Caramel Man 006 - Created by Dr. Mashirito and is basically a more robotic remote controlled copy of Arale Norimaki.
  • Abale - Created by Dr. Mashirito Jr. to be Arale's evil opposite though she simply has a rebellious "bad girl" persona and isn't evil. Also known as Caramel Man 23.
• Heyun Robot - a machine soldier in Dragon Boy who has guarded Heyun for the past 100 years.
• Helper Bot - Robots created by Emperor Pilaf to help people with various tasks.
• Pirate Robots - Combat robots created by pirates to protect their treasure, the one that appeared in Dragon Ball was numbered "2" on its legs. A variant numbered "3" appears in Dragon Ball Online. Several other variants appear throughout the video games.
• Dr. Kochin – Movie character, accidentally destroyed by Dr. Wheelo (knocked him into a chasm where he exploded).
• Tuffle Machines
  • Hatchiyack – A supercomputer that was created by the Tuffle scientist Dr. Lychee.
  • Machine Mutants
  • Godgardon - Robots who guard the Dark Planet.
• Seven-Three - OG73-1 is a powerful artificial being created on a planet with advanced technology and science.
• Pusherbot
• HWM 100 X
• Compression-01 - A member of the Guard Troops. It also has several variants.
• Mecha Goku - A metallic android duplicate of Goku created by Bulma to be a training partner for Vegeta to use in Dragon Ball Fusions.

• CC Robots - Giru-like robots used by the Time Patrol in the Xenoverse series to perform various tasks in Toki Toki City and later Conton City.
• CC Mascots - Chibi-sized toy mascots developed by Bulma as a Capsule Corporation product for sale to members of the Time Patrol living in Conton City in Xenoverse 2 after the 1.15.00 Update.

• Zeno Orb - Mass produced mechanical flying drones modeled after Zeno's head that he uses to observe battles in Dragon Ball Heroes and World Mission.
• Lulu - A robot that provides Tutorial and Puzzle Missions for members of the Dragon Ball Heroes Team.
• Moll - A robot that allows the Dragon Ball Heroes Team to play Zeni to play mini-games for prizes.
• Rill - The robot clerk that runs the Item Shop in Hero Town.
• Zaus - A small robotic dinosaur that lives in Hero Town. Has access to a lot of historical data and other information which he will provide if spoken to.
• Mira's Robots - Specialized robots that are under the command of Mira.

Cyborgs

• Cyborgs - A type of enemy in Buu's Fury.
  • Cyborg Tao – Mercenary Tao was rebuilt as a cyborg after being defeated by Goku. He describes himself as "the world's first cyborg assassin."
  • Hyper Cyborg - An upgraded version of the Cyborg in Buu's Fury.
• Dr. Wheelo – Movie character, killed by Goku in Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest.
• Cacao – Movie character only, half android-half Ikonda-seijin (a cyborg). Killed by Goku in Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might.
• Frieza Clan members who utilized Cosmic Suit
  • Mecha Frieza – Frieza was rebuilt thanks to his father soon after the latter found him injured following his deadly battle against Super Saiyan Goku, becoming half organic, half mechanical (like Mercenary Tao). Mecha Frieza retained his cybernetics while in Hell, though after he was revived Frieza lost his cybernetics after the pieces of his Mecha Frieza form were placed in the Frieza Force's new Medical Machine and he reverted to his 1st form free of his cybernetic enhancements.
    • Clone Mecha Frieza - A Clone of Frieza created by Dr. Gero and equipped with a Cosmic Suit in Supersonic Warriors.
    • Future Mecha Frieza – The Frieza from Future Trunks' and Cell's timelines also appeared as Mecha Frieza.
  • Meta-Coolers – Movie characters, destroyed by Goku and Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler.
    • Future Meta-Coolers – Antagonists in Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road. Destroyed by the present and future Z Fighters.
  • Meta-Cooler Core – Cooler revived as the core of the Big Gete Star.
  • Super Class-up Rezok
  • Chivalet - A Frieza Race Time Patroller equipped with a Cosmic Suit in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2.
  • Hiebie - A Frieza Race Time Patroller equipped with a Cosmic Suit who claims to have caught a cold during Frieza's Siege on Conton City in Xenoverse 2.
• Magenta - Son of Commander Red who has a cybernetically enhanced frame.
• Bio Mech - A type of enemy in Buu's Fury.
  • Warlord - A boss in Buu's Fury who turned himself into a Bio Mech.
  • Ultra Bio Mech - An upgraded version of the Bio Mech in Buu's Fury.

• Mechanoid - An enemy in Buu's Fury
  • Crook - The Warlord's right-hand man.
  • Power Mechanoid - An upgraded version of the Mechanoid.
• Machine Mutants
• Time Breaker cyborg
  • Octopapa – Turned into a cyborg by the Time Breakers and put in charge of a cave near the location of Cell-X in Dragon Ball Online.

Non-Human Androids

• Dinodroid 1 - A Zombie animal Android created by Dr. Hedo.

• Android Namekians - Evil Androids created by the Dark Namekians in Dragon Ball Online.
• Android Majins - Demonic Majin Bio-Androids created by the Time Breakers in Dragon Ball Online. Unlike Android 21 and her fissions, Android Majins lack their insatiable hunger and mental instability and with some capable of utilizing their Pure Majin form. This is presumably due to them having been developed using the "science" of Demon Realm.
• Android Giras - Giras Androids created by the Time Breakers in Dragon Ball Online.

Bio-Warriors

• Bio-Men – Bio-Warriors created by Dr. Kochin.
• Kishime – A Bio-Warrior created by Dr. Kochin.
• Misokatsun – A Bio-Warrior created by Dr. Kochin.
• Ebifurya – A Bio-Warrior created by Dr. Kochin.
• Bio-Broly – Bio-Warrior clone of Broly created by Dr. Collie.
• Bio-Warriors – Biological warriors created by human scientists.

Bio-Androids

• Sandmen – Bio-Androids in Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans.
• Yorgans – Bio-Androids in Attack of the Saiyans.
• Failed Experiments – Bio-Androids in Attack of the Saiyans.
• Mira - An artificial Demon created in Demon Realm by the scientist Towa by condensing the DNA and energy collected from various martial arts masters and warriors throughout history. He is Towa's partner as well Dabura's successor as Demon King, a leader of the Time Breakers and destroyer of New Namek. Antagonist in Dragon Ball Online and the Xenoverse series.
  • Mira (Dark Empire) - The apparent second incarnation of Mira.
  • Damira - The EX-Fusion of Mira & Dabura.
• Fu - A unique mutant made from the cells of Towa and Mira.

Universe 3

• Mosco - An old robot used by Mule to act as the God of Destruction of Universe 3.
• Borareta - Robot, member of Team Universe 3.
• Koitsukai - Robot, member of Team Universe 3.
• Pancéa - Robot, member of Team Universe 3.
• Narirama - Cyborg, member of Team Universe 3.
• Biarra - Robot, member of Team Universe 3.
• Catopesra - Cyborg, member of Team Universe 3.
• Maji-Kayo - Cyborg, member of Team Universe 3.
• Nigrissi - Cyborg, member of Team Universe 3.
• Paparoni - Cyborg, member of Team Universe 3.
• Za Priccio - Cyborg, member of Team Universe 3.
• Koicéareta - Fusion warrior of Koitsukai, Borareta and Pancéa.
• Agnilasa - Fusion warrior of Koitsukai, Borareta, Pancéa and Paparoni.

Forms

Super Android

Certain Androids have shown the ability to take on a form labeled "Super Android". In the anime and movies, the only Super Androids shown are Super Android 13 and Super Android 17, both obtaining their forms by merging with other Androids in order to increase their power.

Bio-Android forms

God Power

In Dragon Ball Heroes, the Android Hero Nimu and the Android Elite Nico are capable of taking on a god state like all of the other avatars using God Power.

Super Mecha

In Dragon Ball Fusions, Mecha Goku can transform into his Super Mecha form which is a transformation modeled after Super Saiyan Goku. Causes his hair to spike up like Goku's Super Saiyan form and causes his body to turn gold.

Supervillain

In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, by using Towa's Dark Magic to shave off a bit of life force, Perfect Cell and Metal Cooler can transform into their Supervillain forms which cause them to gain a black & white aura along with glowing pink eyes, and a glowing Time Breaker symbol on their forehead. Mira also takes on this form by overcoming his power limiter, even though doing so recklessly causes him to start overheating and according to Towa, will eventually cause him to self-destruct, producing an explosion that she surmises could threaten to wipe out the universe.

Golden Frieza

In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, members of the Frieza Race can utilize their Turn Golden form in conjunction with their cybernetic modifications.

During the Universal Conflict Saga, Cooler is cybernetically rebuilt into a Meta-Cooler by Fu. As Cooler had previously acquired his Golden Cooler form, Meta-Cooler can transform into Golden Meta-Cooler though if he remains in that form for too long his cybernetics will overheat.

Trivia

• At the beginning of Dr. Slump (set 5 years before the beginning of Dragon Ball), Senbei Norimaki claims that Arale who he created was the first perfected humanoid android on Earth.
• Before the android concept had become more fleshed out in the anime series, particularly by the Trunks Saga (when previously there were only a few android characters in the franchise), the term 'android' is used in "Enter Goku" by Vegeta, to describe the seemingly invincible Recoome. Funny enough, Android 16 looks very similar to Recoome in terms of hair and stature.
  • In the manga, the first character to use the term "android" is Android 8 in the chapter "Muscle Tower's Final Hour."
• Although #8, #17, #18, and #20 (Dr. Gero) are called androids, they are actually cyborgs. Cyborgs, being short for Cybernetic Organism. are robotically enhanced living organisms, whereas androids are fully artificial creations. (the androids are called cyborgs in some dubs).
• Despite being mechanical, thus having no soul or inner essence, even the full androids still manage to make it to other world after their destruction (as Kochin's Bio-men are seen in Fusion Reborn, and Android 19 is seen in Dragon Ball GT).
• Some Dragon Ball Z video games that use aura to show ones level of ki (such as Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3), do not show an aura for Androids. In the Budokai Tenkaichi series, Androids can not charge their ki up, with it instead constantly recharging on its own. However Android 17 is briefly seen powering up with an aura in Dragon Ball Super's second intro.
• Androids, like 17 and 18, are not required to eat but must hydrate which results in them living longer than normal humans.
• Some Androids, like No. 17, 18, and Cell, can feel pain, mainly because 17 and 18 are human-based, and Cell is a bio-engineered type Android, at one time, when Super Saiyan 2 Gohan kicks him hard in the stomach, this caused so much great pain that he threw up 18, and then Android 18 is shown hurt and injured during her fight against Mighty Mask (Goten and Trunks), and Bio-Broly when at one time, he breaks her arm, causing her to scream in pain. When Super Buu turns her and Marron into chocolate, she screams in agony, and when Future Android 17 is blown to bits by Future Trunks, he is heard screaming, in the Funimation dub and Dragon Ball Z Kai only, in the original Japanese version of Dragon Ball Z, Future Android 17 is not heard screaming, in the Funimation version of Kai, Future 17's scream is barely heard, compared to the previous dub of Z, while in the Japanese version, his scream is loud and is heard very clearly.
• Despite her infinite energy supply, Android 18 cannot move when she was turned into chocolate by Super Buu, mainly because the victim must have massive amounts of strength, and not power or energy, to move their candied bodies, in the case of Candy Vegito, who can move as a jawbreaker because of his overwhelming strength as well as power, and he even can talk as a mere candy.
  • However in the Xenoverse series, any fighter turned into candy can move around though they are unable to attack until they return to normal.
• It is shown that Cyborg-type Androids are capable of taking baths without short-circuiting themselves, as shown with Android 18, although offscreen, took a bath with her daughter, Marron, as evidenced by a towel on their heads.
  • To a lesser extent, fully artificial androids are also implied to be waterproof, as Android 13 once managed to drag Goku into the water and even fight him underwater without any signs of short-circuiting.
  • Strangely, in the Cell Games Saga, Android 18 is shown short-circuiting when Super Perfect Cell powers up, with pink surges of electricity crackling around her.
  • It should be noted that save for their Android Bombs which were later removed both Android 17 & 18 are humans primarily enhanced will organic bio-matter and have little to no mechanical/cybernetic components according to Bulma's research of Android 17's blueprints thus 17 & 18 would have little to no parts to short-circuit and their bombs are likely water resistant as the human body contains water.
    • In fact, the human body contains approximately 60% Total Body Water for an adult male while approximately 55% of Total Body Water for an adult female thus presumably Human-type Earthlings would share a similar amount of Total Body Water as real world humans. Water is also a common substance that covers much of the Earth in the real and fictional world of Dragon Ball. Also Dr. Gero being a brilliant scientist wouldn't have created advanced Android killing machines that could easily short-circuit with a simple splash or rain storm thus them not short-circuiting is completely understandable when one realizes the impracticality of a Android short-circuiting like a common electrical appliance when exposed to something as common as water.
• When Android 17 appeared in Dragon Ball Super's second opening sequence, there is a scene that he produces an aura as he fires a ki blast, despite being an android/cyborg, which is somewhat strange, as cyborg-type androids are not supposed to produce such auras, as they have insensible and artificial ki and infinite power supply that recharges on its own without the use of such an aura.
  • However this isn't the first time Android 17 has had an aura as he had a dark aura when he was being brainwashed by Hell Fighter 17 during the Super 17 Saga.
• Although most of the android characters lack a ki signature due to being inorganic, it seems as though not all android/cyborg characters lack one, as Mecha Frieza was still capable of being sensed by the Z-fighters, and Goku was implied to have sensed Cyborg Tao's ki signature to use the Instant Transmission technique to receive the Dragon Balls after completing the puzzle they had him do.

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Frieza Force projector robot Frieza Force projector robot A similar robot to Compression-01 A similar robot to Compression-01 A similar robot to Compression-01 Tao X Nimu, the Android "Hero" Nico, the Android "Elite" Genome, the Android "Berserker" Android avatars from Dragon Ball Heroes Android avatars from Dragon Ball Heroes Gamma Series in Super Hero Magenta cybernetically enhanced body reveal in Super Hero Namekian Android 76's character profile from Dragon Ball Fusions Mecha Goku from Dragon Ball Fusions Super Mecha Goku from Dragon Ball Fusions Namekian Android 76 from Dragon Ball Fusions Android 33 from Dragon Ball Fusions Android 44 from Dragon Ball Fusions Android 55 from Dragon Ball Fusions Celluza from Dragon Ball Fusions Perfect 16 from Dragon Ball Fusions Cell 17 from Dragon Ball Fusions Android 1920 from Dragon Ball Fusions Android 1617 from Dragon Ball Fusions Android 1718 from Dragon Ball Fusions Arale 18 from Dragon Ball Fusions Towale from Dragon Ball Fusions

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Dr. Hedo's Androids	Alpha Series (Alpha 12) • Beta Series (Beta 1 • Beta 2 • Beta 7 • Beta 8) • Dinodroid 1 • Tentomaru • Hachimaru • Gamma 1 • Gamma 2 • Cell Max
Bio-Android	Cell (Present • Future • Xeno • Clone • New) • Cell Jr. • Cell Max • Day Day • Genome • July • Mira (Dark Empire) • Fin • Fu • Haru Haru • Shun Shun
Bio-Warrior	Bio-Man • Kishime • Misokatsun • Ebifurya • Bio-Broly
Other Androids	Ahms • Arale Norimaki • Asura Robot • Big Gete Star • C-6 • Caramel Man • CC Mascots • CC Robots (Waipa) • Compression-01 • Cyclopian Guard • Dr. Mashirito • Eggbot • Flying Camera • Godgardon • Guide Robo • Gurumes' Robot Servant • Hatchiyack • Helper Bot • Hope! • HWM 100 X • Dr. Kochin • Machine Mutants • Mecha 7 • Mecha Goku • Navigator • Oatmeel • Obotchaman • OG Soldier (Seven-Three) • Pirate Robot • Pusherbot • Reality Machine • Robotoriyama • TPP - EX • Zeno Orbs • Ziku
Other Cyborgs	Boiled Octopus Robo • Bowlean • Cacao • Caramel Man (Dr. Mashirito) • Cyborg Tao • Kahseral • Kettlean • Machine Mutants • Mecha Frieza (Future • Clone) • Meta-Cooler Core (Meta-Cooler) • Rezok • Warlord • Dr. Wheelo
Universe 3	Agnilasa • Borareta • Catopesra • Koicéareta • Koitsukai • Maji-Kayo • Mosco • Narirama • Nigrissi • Pancéa • Paparoni • Biarra • Za Priccio
Universe 7 Fusions	Android 35 • Android 1617 • Android 1718 • Android 1920 • Android Saibaking • Android Biwala 33 • Android Gowry 33 • Android Leganon 33 • Android Huki 44 • Android Stroganof 55 • Android Vasabi 55 • Android Bukha 76 • Android Butor 76 • Arale 18 • Cell 17 • Celluza • Damira • Baby Hatchiyack • Fused Sealas • Fuki • Gaury • Kuwabara • Perfect 16 • Super 17 • Towale • Ultra Pinich
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