Of everything that happens in the DragonBall Series that I'm aware of, I'd say Imperfect Cell was the scariest. Let's think about it, he's like an insect-like creature, he has a scary voice, he is sneaky, he absorbs entire civilizations with his tail, most normal people in general aren't able to escape him, he uses the stinger on his tail to absorb people, where their bodies disintegrate leaving behind their clothes. So yeah, I'd consider imperfect Cell a scary nightmarish character and what made D.B.Z. great. He has some scary scenes, but then there'd be another less serious scene as D.B.Z. can be comical.
Cells other 2 forms aren't scary. I mean his second form, he had a louder voice and seemed less threatening, mainly just wanting to become complete. His final form, he mostly seemed laid back, believing he was perfect and wanting to test out his powers on powerful opponents. If you like D.B.Z., you probably wouldn't think of his latter two forms as scary, but his imperfect form definitely was scary and dark.
For years, I've wondered which Sagas in the DragonBall series are considered the best? I get many different answers, but from a lot of the sources I'll see The Androids/Cell Saga ranked the best. Though, I will say that even when these episodes aired on Toonami, back in 2000 I noticed flaws in the storyline. I mean for one, we are reintroduced to the Red Ribbon Army we know in DragonBall, but only through Dr. Gero and his Androids. Dr. Gero was never mentioned in DragonBall, only Dr. Flappe and they make it sound like Goku knew Dr. Gero and spared him, and like he was the leader of the Red Ribbon Army. It's hard to believe an Earth Scientist would be able to create machines stronger than Frieza. Other flaws of that storyline are coming up with different villains before settling with Cell. Trunks warns Goku of the Androids from his time. In the Manga while warning Goku, he even states their names are Android 19 and 20, but when he comes back he says they're Android 17 and 18. We meet different Androids, before settling with Cell. Also, a plot hole I remember my friend pointing out to me, way back then is how the Future Trunks we don't know who tried to use the Time Machine Cell took, he was programmed to come at the wrong time. Why would he try to come before the Future Trunks we know? A plot hole I've heard discussed since then. We also see the Saiyans go to Kami's Lookout to train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, while Goku claims he briefly trained there when he was a kid we don't see him enter the Time Chamber in DragonBall, but we see him training on Kami's Lookout, and a lot of the training he went through in DragonBall seemed more real than the training in DragonBall Z. Also, a common flaw on the series is I feel like Power Scaling becomes less believable after the Frieza Saga.
Noticing the flaws, I later saw online an interview by the writer of DragonBall Z, Akira Toriyama. As much as we might like Cell, we could have seen a different storyline without Cell. The story could have possibly been written with the main enemies being Android 19 and 20 where Android 20 possibly wouldn't even have been revealed to be Dr. Gero. Toryiama stated how those were supposed to be the Androids Trunks warmed them about, but his former editor didn't care for them, so he brought out Androids 17 and 18, his former editor also thought they weren't good for the main villain so he brought out Cell. Wow, if his former editor hadn't made these comments while the storyline would probably have been more intact, we possibly would never have known Cell.
People like me who have watched the DragonBall series for years, have noticed plot holes or things written in the series that weren't well thought out. We wonder what would have happened if something in the series happened differently, from an in-universe perspective and if the characters would have beaten a villain? But, from an out-of-universe perspective we can expect Toriyama to have written any different D.B.Z. storyline outcome to a way that makes sense even with noticeable flaws, and where the good guys still managed to beat a villain, get wished back, and get to the next level.
Despite talking about the flaws of this storyline, D.B.Z. has incredible action. While Cell wasn't the best written in character, his introduction was amazing coming in through Ginger Town. He is a villain that wants to keep you watching. We have an amazing fight between Piccolo and Android 17. A lot of us feel like Piccolo later became underused. With Cell using his tail, I like how it opens up to absorb Android 17 and 18 rather than just using the stinger. I've always thought his tail opening up like that was like a vacuum hose. If you like D.B.Z. you'll more than likely like these episodes, and might want the next Season with the Perfect Cell fight. Discs 4, 5, and 6 only have 3 episodes keeping you on your seat to find out what's next, even if you already know. 5/5, too bad these don't come with the booklets anymore.
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