"Android Explosion" (ちっちゃな脅きょう威い！！セルジュニア来らい襲しゅう, Chitcha na Kyōi!! Seru Junia Raishū, lit. "Miniature Threats!! The Cell Juniors Attack") is the eighteenth episode of the Cell Games Saga and the one hundred eighty-third overall episode in the uncut Dragon Ball Z series. This episode first aired in Japan on April 28, 1993. Its original American airdate was December 11, 2000.

Summary

Cell and Gohan's fight carries on with Cell wanting Gohan to become angry and unleash his hidden power. He tries to by inflicting pain upon Gohan's body with a Barrage Death Beam that Gohan barely dodges. Cell ends up catching Gohan with a spine crushing Bear Hug which causes him to scream out in pain. Piccolo cannot stand Gohan bearing anymore, so he wants to go help Gohan. Goku does not let him, saying that when Gohan is pushed in to a corner, he will get mad and beat Cell. Piccolo says that even if Gohan is the most powerful fighter on Earth, he doesn't want to fight and doesn't have a warrior's spirit. He is not thinking of battle or competition, he is thinking why his father is making him do this. Goku is then persuaded and asks Krillin to give him a Senzu Bean. At the same time Cell then drops Gohan and says that if physical pain will not make him mad that maybe pain of his friends will. Before Krillin can give Goku the bean, Perfect Cell comes up and takes them away.

Android 16 sneaks down behind Perfect Cell and grabs him in his own bear hug. He says that he will self-destruct and take Perfect Cell with him. Perfect Cell now has a look of fear on his face. Everyone except for Krillin braces for the explosion with Krillin attempting to say something to 16. Mr. Satan and his gang hide behind a rock and quiver like the cowards they are. Android 16 lights up like he was going to blow but nothing happens. Krillin reveals that Bulma and her father removed the bomb, and he himself only knew this because he overheard her during that time. As this confession was uttered on live TV, Master Roshi then asks Bulma if this was indeed true, with Bulma confirming it and explaining it was meant to be used on Goku. Perfect Cell, regaining his bravado, breaks free and blasts Android 16 to bits with his head rolling over where Mr. Satan and the gang are.

Perfect Cell then creates seven Cell Juniors, one for each Z Fighter. They all head to the Z Fighters.

Major Events

• Android 16 attempts to self-destruct after grabbing Cell but fails.
• Cell creates seven Cell Jr's. to fight the Z Fighters.
• Cell destroys Android 16's body.

Battles

• Gohan (Super Saiyan) vs. Cell (Perfect)
• Android 16 vs. Cell (Perfect)

Appearances

Characters

Locations

• Cell Games Arena
• Kame House
• Capsule Corporation (Flashback)

Objects

• Battle Armor
• Champion Belt
• Senzu Bean

Transformations

• Super Saiyan

Techniques

• Barrage Death Beam - Used by Cell, but the blasts are dodged by Gohan.
• Bear Hug - Used by Cell to torture Gohan.
• Self Destruct Device - Attempted to be used by Android 16, but failed due to his Android Bomb being extracted by Dr. Brief before the Cell Games.
• Energy Wave - Used by Cell to destroy Android 16's body after the latter's failed attempt to self-destruct.
• Birthing Cell Juniors (Debut) - Used by Cell.

Bruce Faulconer tracks

• "Frieza Begs" - When Cell bear hugs Gohan.
• "Vegeta Knows His Son" - When Piccolo cannot take Gohan getting beaten by Cell.
• "16 Rips Off Cell's Tail" - When Android 16 is about to self-destruct against Cell.
• "Perfect Cell Theme" - When Cell admires Android 16's sentimental downpour.
• "Perfect Cell Runs" - When Cell calls Androids 16 one of Dr. Gero's failures after obliterating his body.

Differences from the manga

• Due to Caroni, Pirozhki and Miss Piiza being created for the anime, all scenes involving them are exclusive to the anime.
• In the anime, when Cell flies toward Krillin to get the Senzu Beans, Piccolo rushes at him and attempts to hit him but misses. This does not happen in the manga.
• Bulma explaining to Master Roshi why they removed the bomb and the flashback when she and Dr. Brief found it was not shown in the manga.

Trivia

• YTV starts airing the Westwood/Ocean dub beginning with this episode. Previously, it had only aired in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
• In the Westwood/Ocean dub, Bulma refers to her father as "Dr. Brief" instead of "Dad" when they're examining #16's bomb. This is the only time it occurs.

Gallery

Cell prepares his Barrage Death Beam Cell's finger, a moment before firing a Death Beam Cell firing the Death Beam Cell fires one of multiple Death Beams at Gohan Gohan dodges Cell's Barrage Death Beam Cell bearhugs Gohan Cell grabs Gohan in a bear hug Android 16 prepares to explode Android 16's bomb Cell prepares to destroy Android 16 Cell's attack destroys Android 16 Android 16's body is destroyed The Cell Juniors attack The Cell Juniors attack the Z Fighters

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