Well, I think with his aura, he was intended to look like one. And after nearly dying and coming back with the lightning like Gohan, I don't think that was a coincidence lol his eyes weren't green like theirs, but it definitely looked like he tapped into the power of one.
No just no, lighting aura for his return was used because we just saw Gohan get it when going to a new level so it was easier for them to show us Cell Got stronger by giving him a similar aura to Gohan's. Cell only had a yellow aura because it was easier and saves time. It isnt that deep. Cell's yellow Aura comes from when Nappa powered up if anything
@@GreyLeoNo cells Power copies all techniques and powers even on the fly He was Super Saiyan 2 when he regenerated that's why they used the lighting when he came back ITS EXPLAINED and all the viewer and Gohan were unsure if Gohan even had adequate power to destroy him
Agreed. I think Super Perfect Cell was a low-tier SS2, while Gohan (mostly due to his rage boost) was sitting comfortably at a mid-tier SS2. In my headcanon, I bet when Vegeta and Goku first unlocked SS2, they were probably a low-tier SS2 and shocked that it still wasn't quite at Gohan's power level @ Cell Games. Until they trained their SS2 forms to at least match that level of power as the Buu Saga began (with Goku obviously surpassing it, placing him at a high-tier SS2 with Vegeta following up once he got Majin). Gohan at the start of Buu Saga was probably a (very) low tier SS2 and I bet he temporarily tapped into his mid-tier SS2 power when he desperately unleashed that Kamehameha against the Buu Egg.
I do believe he was a SSJ. He had the aura, he came back with a Zenkai boost where he said, "I have powered up as Gohan did!", with the bioelectric bolts and everything. Also, wasn't Saiyan DNA the majority of his make up? He had DNA from at least 5 different Saiyans. So I'd say he's at least 25% Saiyan, and in GT we saw that the descendants of Goku and Vegeta, several generations down the line, could also transform. Cell was a SSJ.
@@jameshollister8294 Cell confirmed that he didn't have DNA from Trunks, (and couldn't have due to the timelines not matching up), but it was suggested in the Manga panels that he received Saiyan DNA from various sources. Also, even if he merely has DNA from Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Frieza, and Cold, that would make him at least 20% Saiyan, depending on how many of the genetic sequences from each of those individuals was used. He probably has some minor genetic information from some other creatures as well, such as insects (Cicadas), and some other beings. Potentially the humans fighters as well. I think it would be very interesting if Gero implanted his own DNA as well, in order to live on through Cell, and grant him higher intellect. I think LSM theorized that in his video on the subject.
My theory on Saiyan Genes is that they're potent enough that their mixed blood decents can still access their abilities, to an extent. Maybe the further you go down the family tree and the more diluted it gets, the frequency of those genes manifesting is smaller, but never zero. So basically you can get Super Saiyans many generations later. This is just my headcanon though...
When cell came back from the explosion he was the equivalent to ss2 and you could see the electrical current around his aroma as proof that’s a small detail that verifies it
Cell was artificially made, but genetically a hybrid saiyan like Gohan and Trunks… they just swapped human with Freeza race and Namekian genetics. Zenkai boosts were huge for him, he had the aura, he had the ssj grade abilities, he had the urge to fight….. my guy turned super saiyan.
@@MADHUNDREDS But doesn't Cell also have some Human DNA? Krillin is part of him I think. Essentially this could qualify Cell as a Saiyan-human hybrid... The very same type of hybrid (with additional dna from the other races too) that Vegeta warned Nappa about with their high potentials.
Remember that the official name of that form is literally *SUPER* Perfect Cell, like no different from *SUPER* Vegeta. Super definitely means Super Saiyan Form here.
The anime is different from the manga. I watched the original Bruce Faulconer’s anime dub. Cell was SS2. Had he and Gohan engaged in another hand to hand fight, they would’ve been exact equals.
Super perfect cell - super vegeta Super usually is a term used for when ssj type power is being used. I'm pretty sure if bro had hair it would have turned yellow. He's def tapping into whatever power the saiyans are tapping into.
@@jasonlauritsen5587 lol are you forgetting that super buu and super 17 bother absorbed Ssj energy too tho? Idk about 13 but from memory but I would assume that there is a connection there too considering the appearance similarities 🤷♂️
@TheSavageGent umm no, super buu was super buu even before absorbing anyone. And same with super 17. And absorbing energy doesn't mean anything aside from absorbing energy.
2:42 cells are cells. They can’t be inferior from the same person just cause the same person got stronger after they were collected. The only thing that would change is Gero’s expectation of how strong cell would need to be to be well ahead of Goku.
I think Japanese fandom has a way to distinguish two Perfect Cells - before and after the explosion. Before the explosion, it is called Kanzentai Cell (完全体セル). On the other hand, it becomes Perfect Cell (パーフェクトセル) after the explosion. English translations are both Perfect Cell unfortunately. But Kanzentai kinda implies that is the last transformation (third morph) while Perfect sounds something invincible. It is just a nuance.
I mean not really? He's now referred to as "Cell (Perfect Form)" & "Perfect Cell" which is a lot better than when he was referred to as just "Perfect Cell" & "Super Perfect Cell"
Cell is made from Cold, Frieza, Piccolo, Goku, Vegeta DNA in manga. In raw logic Cell is in 40% saiyan but we need count also his android elements because Cell is not only bio creature. So maybe in fact he is only like 20% of saiyan? That's why his SSJ/SSJ2 multipler is lower.
If they want to bring Cell back, I can see two possible options: 1. Cell is wished back with the Dragon Balls. 2. The Cell Jr.s are still alive in the Super Manga on Android 17's island, so maybe they can use that, like make new lore and plots to where each of the Cell Jr.s have a replica of the original Cell in them, like a duplicated generic codex of a single Cell of the original Cell inside of them, and that codex has all of the data of the original Cell backed up, so they can make it to where the Cell Jr.s expell this genetic duplicate, like giving birth to it in a way, and that duplicated genetic codex cell starts to divide and regenerate and it will grow into Cell himself, his Perfect Form, and it turns out that that was part of Cell's design, that he is able to regenerate from a single cell so that he can always come back, but in the event that he actually did die, that Dr. Gero planned for that and designed it to where just one Cell Jr. Has to survive and that Cell Jr. will carry that duplicated genetic codex inside of them which they can expell and remake Cell again, and it was a failsafe ressurection process that Dr. Gero made for Cell, in which he can just come back from the dead on his own. (Also, if Cell can regenerate from a single surviving Cell, I could imagine if Cell cuts off a part of himself, like a finger or an arm and hides it in a place so that if he dies again that severed part of him can grow a body and make Cell again, because apart from Piccolo, in the manga it said that Cell was made up of the Z-Fighters, or at least some of them, and Frieza and King Cold, and then it said that he was composed of several other lifeforms, and with his superior regeneration to Piccolo, maybe he could be made of creatures like starfish, which can regenerate neurons, or brain matter, and limbs to bodies, and maybe like certain types of worms that can be cut into pieces and each one of those pieces will grow into a separate worm, so if they make it that way, Cell should definitely be able to regenerate and come back from just a finger or an arm or just some part of him that is left somewhere.)
THEORY: Even knowing the power difference between Cell's Early Imperfect form and his Semi-Perfect form, Vegeta didn't seem to think the power jump to his Perfect form was going to be as big as it was. Maybe that could have something to do with Cell getting an amp on top of absorbing 18. Maybe his Perfect form is Super Saiyan-esque. It might even be something similar to the Grade 4 level, as being in his Perfect form doesn't have any inefficiency or additional strain. It would also explain him being able to mimic Trunks' Grade 3 form and potentially Gohan's SSJ 2 (Grade 5), as Cell himself alluded to when he became Super Perfect - stating he had powered up 'just like Son Gohan'. Basically, I would call Cell a Pseudo Super Saiyan (not that one) or a Demi-Super Saiyan. His perfect form is a mode that taps into the Super Saiyan power, as someone with Saiyan genes and abilities, and the ability to perfect those traits... Cell's Perfect and Super Perfect forms are all-encompassing levels that utilize the maximum potential of all the beings within him, thus is is essentially a Super Saiyan. Those are my thoughts...
Nah its not a Saiyan tail and it doesnt grant the same benefits and the drawbacks of grabbing a Saiyans tail who hasnt trained it to be strong so the application doesn't really apply BUT he might be able to take on a form of it the same way Baby and Vegeta did in GT to become a golden great ape even tho Vegeta didn't have his tail both times.
@AMysticLegend vegeta was a different case going into ssj4 due to the fact it was concentrated blutz waves targeted directly at him from a machine.. I don't think cell would have that capability to turn into the great ape.. Aura colour have changed so much over the times.. vegeta was depicted with purple, blue, white, yellow, etc.
@doubleohnine Cell isn't more Saiyan than him. If the distribution is divided evenly among 2 saiyans and 3 other beings, we can conclude that Cell is only 25% Saiyan. Besides that, his anatomy isn't that of a Saiyan, whereas Gohan's is because Gohan is "humanoid" whereas Cell is a biological android akin to a cicada.
Cell was technically super saiyan when he fought Goku, ss2 sparks when he comes back from king Kai’s. That’s why it seemed closer to an even match before the father son kamehameha blasted cell into the other world.
I love Cell. Cell is the second most busted character aside from Majin Buu. - because of who he is made up of he can use their abilities and techniques, like the Kamehameha and Special Beam Canon, and other things that we know, as well as have some biological advantages like Piccolo's regeneration and Frieza and possibly King Cold's ability to survive in space. - Google states that since he absorbed both Android 17 and Android 18 that in his Perfect Form he has unlimited energy and stamina. - his cells can pick up new techniques and things of the people that he is made of, like him picking up Goku's instant transmission after his self destruction, because the cells of Goku that were used to make Cell were from the Saiyan Saga, he never had instant transmission at that time, and for Cell to pick that up even though that wasn't in his design at first, that seems like a bigger deal than is lead to believe. - Cell would have to be a character with some of the highest level of potential because of the people that he is made of, because Cell is made of Gohan, (probably anime only, but I don't care, I'm sticking with it), Frieza, King Cold, Piccolo, he has all of their potential combined, so he would have major potential and could gain more power in a shorter amount of time than even Golden Frieza. - I will say that Forced Spirit Fision will *NOT* work on Cell, specifically Super Perfect Cell, because after his self destruction when he came back he had his perfect form back will all of his power and then some, and at that point he does not and Android 17 or Android 18 anymore, and the people who he absorbed to get that powerful, that is not in him anymore because he was returned to his prefect form with all of that power, and thatbis after his absorption of all of those people, so that power is his own power now, there is literally nothing to separate from Cell at that point. And that is dangerous!! With Majin Buu or others who absorb, with Forced Spirit Fission they can just have the absorption be taken away and back down to their original forms, but with Cell, he can absorb, taste the power, and regenerate himself and since his cells retained that data of the power he they can replicate it and that will just be Cell's own power because there is nothing to separate. (With the combined potential of Gohan, Piccolo, Frieza, and King Cold inside of him, Cell could train and get more powerful than Golden Frieza in a shorter period of time. And him being a somewhat smart fighter with the cells and knowledge of Piccolo and Vegeta and Goku, maybe he will improve on him self more instead of just rushing into a fight like Frieza did. So, say if his power increased and maybe he got a Golden Form or maybe he is just that powerful now, but whatever the case is he is up there on those godly levels of power now, and he battles against the Z-Fighters, and even if he doesn't win he ca stand in there, and if he is beaten he can regenerate and is cells can pick up new things from them like Super Saiyan God, Super Saiyan Blue, Gohan Beast, Ultra Instinct, Ultra Ego, and everything else, and since that would be made into his own power at that point there will be nothing to separate, so Forced Spirit Fission will not work on him.) Cell is busted and dangerous. Amazing villain!!! I love Cell!!
maybe yes, because it is said that Cell Max can be stronger than Broly, as Toriyama said, i think the blueprint for Z Fighter is the same but with better programming coding to build his body. he's even the only one, the villain had the potential to be one of the strongest characters in the Dragon Ball universe said by Toriyama, perhaps potentially he can be even as strong as beerus or even whiss
@@buildaggedonarmanaziie4462 Zenkai boost from saiyan, and frieza talent genetics, should made him super broken characters that exist in the dragon ball universe
@@zetset8098 idk about the lower multiplier part. Cell mostly kept up with SSJ2 Gohan after 1 zenkai boost. Nobody else was even close at that time, including SSJ Goku
@@undeadinside3571 Cell SSJ2 was defeat by Gohan SSJ2 who used only one hand. "Mostly kept up" not really. Base Perfect Cell was strong if he would use SSJ2 with regular multiplier then Gohan would have no chance. Also idk why said "including SSJ Goku" who was weaker even than Gohan SSJ1. It's obvious Goku was not close to Gohan SSJ2 or Super Perfect Cell.
So a mutated saiyan power up. I dont think its a transformation like on saiyan, its just tapping INTO saiyan power. And perfect cell is permanently on high dosage of saiyan power without turning it off.
Me and my homies used to debate about that back in grade school about Gohan still being stronger than Super Perfect Cell and I always said if Gohan didn't have to save Vegeta from that blast he would've destroyed Cell by a wide margin again
Cell's DNA: Piccolo, Goku, Gohan, Radits, Nappa, Vegeta, Frieza, King Cold. Also if we take note what doctor Gero said, the bugs has been observing Goku and other Z fighters since the RR incident so we can also assume it contains DNA from Yamcha, Master Roshi, Chiaotzu, and Tien. considering how many saiyans are on the list, he's technically 25-50% saiyan and as we know saiyan blood is potent even Goku's grand daughter still has the ability to use their hacks😂😂😂
Super perfect Cell had the lightning effects that come with super saiyan 2. He also was able to fight Super saiyan 2 Gohan after coming back and he almost won, so he definitely reached 2
"Anyone can pump up their muscles, but it means nothing if you dont have any speed. Even Vegeta figured it out... why can't you?" As he powers up into the same form as Super Trunks... that was enough for me to believe he was able to utilize saiyan transformations.
I have pondered on this for decades! While I know we don't know the writer's real intention, I always assumed he was tapping into the super saiyan power but appreciate the style could just be coincidence. I didn't think of Cell copying for a bit of fun. Thanks for the vid, have a nice Christmas all
Awesome video!!! Now im subscriber to your channel! Just an observation: I prefer Cell colors in the manga over the anime colors, i mean, his 1st/2nd forms have differences in the color scheme, and his perfect/super perfect forms has red irises, i prefer them to the purple(ish) iris color animators gave him in the anime. *But in Friezas case i prefer the anime colors instead of the manga colors haha, i mean, frieza original (manga) skin color is redish pink, and in the anime his skin is purple, but his final form (actually his base/true form) is flawless in terms of color/appearence, i just love it. Last thing about dragon ball manga colors, in the manga the kamehameha is yellow, aparently it was changed to blue in the anime because a blue kamehameha was considered more "artistic", better than yellow.
Cell didn't just got piccolo's regeneration abilities, he improved upon it, since he could recover from much more severe wounds, it makes sense to think that his saiyan cells were also boosted to the point his zenkai was more dramatic and allowed him to jump to ssj2, without requiring rage or hidden potential
@@solovoypasando We know frieza survived being cut into tiny pieces by trunks and only died from the blast that came after, so it could be that it was the combination of piccolo+frieza cells that allowed cell to survive and regen from goku's instant kamehameha which would have killed piccolo since he needs his head to regen
That little information-collecting drone was still active while cell was gestating. Cell pointed it out while he was fighting Piccolo. He said that the process was ongoing. There was plenty of time to analyse and incorporate Super Saiyan into Cell, whether the Gero-bot knew about it or not. In fact, that process may have been automated to a point where it didn't require his direct supervision, and that's why he didn't know about Super Saiyan.
How did Cell even get a Zenkai? Vegeta said back in the Frieza Saga that getting stronger after near death injuries doesn't work if it's self-inflicted. Cell blew himself up.
People don't understand that Goku was giving Gohan his energy during the final beam clash with Super Perfect Cell. Its called the FATHER/son kamehameha for a reason. It even explicitly says this about the attack in the daizenshuu.
I *sorta* calculated it. Population in Dragon Ball is said to be about 6 Billion, and Cell likely wiped out 1 Billion when he was rampaging to power up. Power level of the Farmer was said to be 5, so we'll average the normal person to a 3. So that's already 3,000,000,000 absorbed. I think it makes sense he got so strong. Before I kept thinking "there's no way he got that much power from the Earth"
Cell was ss1 at first then after he was blown up and reformed he was ss2 hence the same lightning ss2 Gohan had. Gohan was an absolute beast. His power was cut in half but still has enough to kill a perfectly formed ss2 cell which was full powered and just reborn. His DNA and his physical characteristics fully indicates he did indeed tap into the super saiyan forms.
we have to remember that cell is from the future, the computer had to at least gather info from the Zfighters against the androids and i'm pretty sure vegeta and gohan went super saiyan during that timeline. he knew more than what they thought he did. he wasn't a super saiyan but he was using the power of one and with the cells of one his zenkai boost to those cells amplified his power like a saiyan. and we have to remember also, frieza never trained, but all the battles cell had with piccolo and vegeta and trunks and android 16 served as training for that so friezas cells were stimulated as well through those fights. they dropped the ball with the Super hero movie. Perfected cell is the perfect villain and the rematch with gohan would've been super epic!
A couple of things. Cell might have needed to absorb the androids as a part of Gero’s original design, but Gero didn’t seem to have the Saiyan biology in mind when making him. What I mean by that is semi perfect Cell got the zenkai boost, not perfect cell. This leads me to believe that Cell could have trained to obtain his perfect form, the absorption of the androids was just basically a cheat code.
My Head canon: Cell (perfect form) = *"controlled"* super saiyan 1.5 Stronger than Goku Cell (perfect body regenerated) = Super Saiyan 2 Same power than Gohan plus he had his two arms (wink wink) *Gohan (fully unleashed) = Super Saiyan 2.4* Father/Son Kamehameha!💥
He definitely was a super Saiyan and just because he himself wasn’t the same doesn’t mean the form was necessarily different. Like obviously you’re not gonna see him with flowing blonde hair because he doesn’t have any however he has the DNA of saiyans, so that means you could definitely tap into that power. The yellow aura I think is also a great indicator.
How funny this video comes out when I randomly was thinking about cell. Is there a video out there that breaks down cell at a “atomic” level explaining of the different cells of fighters within him to what they inspired/materialize as for him? Like is his tail come from Frieza or does it come from Saiyan Cells? Does his step up in forms represent that of Frieza getting to his true power (true form) or does it represent Saiyans and there transformations to a higher state of being? ETC Also do we see any things that cell does that would be an feat stemming from an amalgamation of different fighters abilities/techniques only cell can use/pull off (would his being able to explode himself be this?) If this hasn’t been a video yet, this would be an awesome video Danny!
I think he had his cells transform tapping into that super saiyan power. So even though he isn't just straight up a Saiyan that turned super saiyan, he probably can ignite and unignite his saiyan cells to be normal or super. Remember Cell explained that Gero created him to absorb and learn things even beyond his perfect form, so we know that he can learn things he didn't initially have data on. He learned how to tap into that aspect of the saiyan cells
He was never a Super Saiyajin, he was a Super artificial being, itself a product of his Saiyajin cells. He was a mutant thanks to Freeza’s cells, part-Namekusenjin, etc.
Ssj2 sparks vs grade 3 sparks are very distinct. I think its clear that he was in ssj and ssj2 given the evidence, even grade 3, as he proved with trunks
Well technically, he has *Saiyan genes* in his DNA. Since Cell actually used Super Saiyan Grade Three, it's obvious that his yellow tint aura is actually of a Super Saiyan and that he got Super Saiyan 2-like form Gohan after the Zenkai Boost. As he have Saiyan cells of warriors capable to do it, this is perfectly accurate.
Honorable mention of SS2 Gohan at less than HALF his power tapped into even MORE power and annihilated a full power revived "SS2" Cell. I'd love to see Cell replicate SS3 tho. Obviously he'd just have more electricity and he wouldn't change appearance wise but it'd be cool to see him use it and see just how strong he gets and same with the "Golden" Frieza power and see if he also becomes Golden.
I think Super Perfect Cell was a low-tier SS2, while Gohan (mostly due to his rage boost) was sitting comfortably at a mid-tier SS2. In my headcanon, I bet when Vegeta and Goku first unlocked SS2, they were probably a low-tier SS2 and shocked that it still wasn't quite at Gohan's power level @ Cell Games. Until they trained their SS2 forms to at least match that level of power as the Buu Saga began (with Goku obviously surpassing it, placing him at a high-tier SS2 with Vegeta following up once he got Majin). Gohan at the start of Buu Saga was probably a (very) low tier SS2 and I bet he temporarily tapped into his mid-tier SS2 power when he desperately unleashed that Kamehameha against the Buu Egg.
Wasn't this theory confirmed like years ago? The man got Saiyan cells amongst others and what's more with cells from earthlings, u know that Saiyan/earthling combination would make him hella strong like Gohan hence cell's sudden SSJ2 form was just as powerful as Gohan's.
Imma help you. This is just off the dome, so still re-watch the Cell Saga. Gero used a fly-sized robot that was always nearby watching Goku's fights on Earth since adolescence and gathering DNA-strands after. He got Frieza's DNA too after Frieza visited Earth during his short fight with Trunks.
My armchair biology knowledge says since you are mixing all these different species together you are in fact creating a new unique species. So no he isn't a Super Saiyan. Even though he can display the traits of one.
being a synthetic hybridization, cell automatically knew how to push his genes, him using the SS form can be backed up by gohan & goten being hybrids & still being able to transform, cell just didn't have hair but like frieza he didn't train & could theoretically gain a new form from doing so, his physical form & color would change, maybe his green skin would turn yellow & his crest wouldn't have just 2 points but looks like a spiked flower similar to the cell x form. damn what could've been...
Cell was created 20 years in the future. So don’t y’all think that the robot bee/fly thing got more cells and data from Goku when he came to earth to fight Frieza and King Cold, from Vegeta when he turned super saiyan to fight and was killed by 17, or from Gohan and Trunks when they turned into super saiyans in the future. This is a no-brainer Cell can transform into a super saiyan. Then super saiyan 2 after he blew himself up not as strong as Gohan SSJ2 but still super saiyan 2. It’s just like the video Greekdom did where he explained that even if Vegeta went SSJ in the Frieza saga he wouldn’t be able to beat Frieza.
Cell has all the same moves as Vegeta, Goku, Frieza, Piccolo he definitely can use Kamehameha, Big Bang Attack, Super Saiyan, Spirit Bomb, death beam. If he can use these same attacks he can def turn super saiyan
I agree Cell was probably a Super Saiyan or using a similar transformation, but the Anime and Color Manga isn't evidence for it: Neither were made by Toriyama. The actual evidence is Cell saying he transformed/powered up "Like Gohan" when he became Super Perfect Cell, and his ability to essentially use Grade 2 Super Saiyan like Trunks did, as you mention in the video.
There are debates that will probably always go on in Dragon Ball, some of which I don't understand why they are still going on, like the "which Buu is stronger debate," when clearly Buuhan is stronger than Kid Buu, but the Super Pefect Cell vs Super Saiyan 2 Gohan debate, I actually don't think that it is as some people say that it is. If you Google it it said that Gohan was going to win the beam clash no matter what, even if Vegeta never shot Cell from behind and all of that, so you know what, I"ll eat that. I cannot argue that if it is stated fact. However, if you Google it it will also say tyat Super Perfect Cell is actually Super Saiyan 2 Cell, or at least Super Saiyan 2 level Cell, so Super Perfect Cell is up there in terms of power, and I actually believe that Cell was stronger than Super Saiyan 2 Gohan, at first. What I mran is, when Cell came back after his self-destruction he was more powerful than his final form and he got a zenkai, and as previously stated, it said that Super Perfect Cell was Super Saiyan 2 level Cell, maybe his cells picked that up from Gohan or something, but regardless, why would Cell challenge Gohan again if he couldn't win? Cell is a cockey and narcissistic dude who believes that he is perfect and all of that, but he should also be a somewhat intelligent fighter with the cells and intelligence of Piccolo and Vegeta and Goku in him, so why would he challenge Gohan again if Gohan was that much stronger than he was? Also, Cell tried to kill Vegeta and Gohan took the blast which damaged his left arm and it said that it cut his power in half, which is arguable that the blast was not serious enough or strong enough because it was meant to kill Vegeta, so a weaker blast damaged Gohan, or that Gohan's trying to save Vegeta caught him off guard or Gohan wasn't prepared for it, those are good points, but I do believe that Cell was stronger than Gohan at that time, because Gohan beating Cell, I feels like it was due to Goku there pushing and encouraging Gohan as well as rage boosts from Gohan when Cell hurt the other Z-Fighters, because when thwy tried to step in and help Cell pushed them away and Gohan was like "He hurt them!" And he started pushing harder, so I do believe that Gohan had the ability to beat Cell and he would have won anyway, but I do believe that Cell was stronger than Gohan at that time or at least comparable to Gohan at that time, being able to injure him and I have gone back and looked over a few things and Googled and searched for things and many things say that Super Perfect Cell was stronger than Gohan at the time. The argument about him being able to beat Gohan, oh no, it already said that Gohan would win regardless, so that is settled, but the argument about Super Perfect Cell being an actual threat and challenge to Gohan, I do believe that that was the case. (I believe that even if Gohan was stronger that it was not by a landslide and Super Perfect Cell was still comparable and still in that realm of power).
Well, I think with his aura, he was intended to look like one. And after nearly dying and coming back with the lightning like Gohan, I don't think that was a coincidence lol his eyes weren't green like theirs, but it definitely looked like he tapped into the power of one.
No just no, lighting aura for his return was used because we just saw Gohan get it when going to a new level so it was easier for them to show us Cell Got stronger by giving him a similar aura to Gohan's. Cell only had a yellow aura because it was easier and saves time. It isnt that deep.
Cell's yellow Aura comes from when Nappa powered up if anything
@@GreyLeo Cool. That's your view. I disagree.
I agree, Super Perfect Cell was at a ssj 2 level for sure.
@@GreyLeoNo cells Power copies all techniques and powers even on the fly He was Super Saiyan 2 when he regenerated that's why they used the lighting when he came back ITS EXPLAINED and all the viewer and Gohan were unsure if Gohan even had adequate power to destroy him
Agreed.
I think Super Perfect Cell was a low-tier SS2, while Gohan (mostly due to his rage boost) was sitting comfortably at a mid-tier SS2.
In my headcanon, I bet when Vegeta and Goku first unlocked SS2, they were probably a low-tier SS2 and shocked that it still wasn't quite at Gohan's power level @ Cell Games. Until they trained their SS2 forms to at least match that level of power as the Buu Saga began (with Goku obviously surpassing it, placing him at a high-tier SS2 with Vegeta following up once he got Majin).
Gohan at the start of Buu Saga was probably a (very) low tier SS2 and I bet he temporarily tapped into his mid-tier SS2 power when he desperately unleashed that Kamehameha against the Buu Egg.
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Nah, he was definitely a 9 or 12 volt, not a sissy 1.5 volt lol@@majora919
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I do believe he was a SSJ. He had the aura, he came back with a Zenkai boost where he said, "I have powered up as Gohan did!", with the bioelectric bolts and everything. Also, wasn't Saiyan DNA the majority of his make up? He had DNA from at least 5 different Saiyans. So I'd say he's at least 25% Saiyan, and in GT we saw that the descendants of Goku and Vegeta, several generations down the line, could also transform. Cell was a SSJ.
He only had Goku Vegeta DNA 🧬 where you five from Gohan trunks and ?
@@jameshollister8294 He would have had Nappa and Raditz as well, and probably Gohan.
@@jameshollister8294 Cell confirmed that he didn't have DNA from Trunks, (and couldn't have due to the timelines not matching up), but it was suggested in the Manga panels that he received Saiyan DNA from various sources. Also, even if he merely has DNA from Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Frieza, and Cold, that would make him at least 20% Saiyan, depending on how many of the genetic sequences from each of those individuals was used. He probably has some minor genetic information from some other creatures as well, such as insects (Cicadas), and some other beings. Potentially the humans fighters as well.
I think it would be very interesting if Gero implanted his own DNA as well, in order to live on through Cell, and grant him higher intellect. I think LSM theorized that in his video on the subject.
My theory on Saiyan Genes is that they're potent enough that their mixed blood decents can still access their abilities, to an extent. Maybe the further you go down the family tree and the more diluted it gets, the frequency of those genes manifesting is smaller, but never zero. So basically you can get Super Saiyans many generations later. This is just my headcanon though...
@Skopin the original manga only lists 5 people in Cell's DNA: Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, King Cold, and Frieza.
If it looks like a super saiyan and fights like a super saiyan, it’s a super saiyan 😂
When cell came back from the explosion he was the equivalent to ss2 and you could see the electrical current around his aroma as proof that’s a small detail that verifies it
Cell was artificially made, but genetically a hybrid saiyan like Gohan and Trunks… they just swapped human with Freeza race and Namekian genetics. Zenkai boosts were huge for him, he had the aura, he had the ssj grade abilities, he had the urge to fight….. my guy turned super saiyan.
@@MADHUNDREDS But doesn't Cell also have some Human DNA? Krillin is part of him I think.
Essentially this could qualify Cell as a Saiyan-human hybrid... The very same type of hybrid (with additional dna from the other races too) that Vegeta warned Nappa about with their high potentials.
Idc wat anybody says, that mf was a super saiyan. He had more than enough dna to do it
Quite literally yes
He literally had the aura of one too
Definitely bro Saiyan backed my Android base form by Dr Giros Design
Remember that the official name of that form is literally *SUPER* Perfect Cell, like no different from *SUPER* Vegeta. Super definitely means Super Saiyan Form here.
@fg009letyrds8 the sparks literally give off ssj2 prowess too.
Cell does have Saiyan Cells within him. I wouldn't call him a Super "Saiyan. I'd call him a Super Android.
He ain’t no Android
@@SpammytheHedgehog cell absolutely has saiyan cells.
Super Bio-Android
It's a bit of a rabbit hole cell is technically part Saiyan, you wouldn't say trunks and Gohan have "super half Saiyan" would you?
Super Cell... DruraCell??
Cell was super Saiyan 2 when he returned
When Cell came back to life, he was SS2.
@@ReginaldVannison7777 yup I always said he came back ssj2 from zenkai
No.. Super Perfect Cell was weaker than SSJ 2 Gohan... read the manga or just wacth a decent dub
@@casla5571weaker but close,if you say that spc was no way near gohan you’re wrong
The anime is different from the manga. I watched the original Bruce Faulconer’s anime dub. Cell was SS2. Had he and Gohan engaged in another hand to hand fight, they would’ve been exact equals.
@@ReginaldVannison7777 The English Dub of Dragon Ball Z is full with errors
Cell is a Mutt, "Like a box of chocolates, you never know what you gonna get"
Super perfect cell - super vegeta
Super usually is a term used for when ssj type power is being used. I'm pretty sure if bro had hair it would have turned yellow. He's def tapping into whatever power the saiyans are tapping into.
Umm, super buu, super 17, super 13. Super is just a title of nore than before egotistical name lol.
@@jasonlauritsen5587 lol are you forgetting that super buu and super 17 bother absorbed Ssj energy too tho? Idk about 13 but from memory but I would assume that there is a connection there too considering the appearance similarities 🤷♂️
@TheSavageGent umm no, super buu was super buu even before absorbing anyone. And same with super 17. And absorbing energy doesn't mean anything aside from absorbing energy.
@@jasonlauritsen5587 How does super saiyan God work if absorbing all energy is the same 💀
@@jasonlauritsen5587 not claiming they had it of rep. But they both DID take some. Not even a question
I'm surprised you hadn't already done this video. This is something that's been talked about for decades now.
Best Villian. Wish he had favoritism like frieza
My favorite villain for sure.
He is part Saiyan ,part of super android & part super namekin
What about Frieza part
@round1. He's a mutant like him
@@round1. He can service in space.
2:42 cells are cells. They can’t be inferior from the same person just cause the same person got stronger after they were collected. The only thing that would change is Gero’s expectation of how strong cell would need to be to be well ahead of Goku.
Exactly 💯
I think Japanese fandom has a way to distinguish two Perfect Cells - before and after the explosion. Before the explosion, it is called Kanzentai Cell (完全体セル). On the other hand, it becomes Perfect Cell (パーフェクトセル) after the explosion. English translations are both Perfect Cell unfortunately. But Kanzentai kinda implies that is the last transformation (third morph) while Perfect sounds something invincible. It is just a nuance.
I mean not really?
He's now referred to as "Cell (Perfect Form)" & "Perfect Cell" which is a lot better than when he was referred to as just "Perfect Cell" & "Super Perfect Cell"
Tbh I prefer "Perfect Cell" and "Super Perfect Cell."
Or "Complete Cell" and "Perfect Cell."
Cells race is officially called bio android
Cell is made from Cold, Frieza, Piccolo, Goku, Vegeta DNA in manga. In raw logic Cell is in 40% saiyan but we need count also his android elements because Cell is not only bio creature. So maybe in fact he is only like 20% of saiyan? That's why his SSJ/SSJ2 multipler is lower.
Ahh shit here we go again
If they want to bring Cell back, I can see two possible options:
1. Cell is wished back with the Dragon Balls.
2. The Cell Jr.s are still alive in the Super Manga on Android 17's island, so maybe they can use that, like make new lore and plots to where each of the Cell Jr.s have a replica of the original Cell in them, like a duplicated generic codex of a single Cell of the original Cell inside of them, and that codex has all of the data of the original Cell backed up, so they can make it to where the Cell Jr.s expell this genetic duplicate, like giving birth to it in a way, and that duplicated genetic codex cell starts to divide and regenerate and it will grow into Cell himself, his Perfect Form, and it turns out that that was part of Cell's design, that he is able to regenerate from a single cell so that he can always come back, but in the event that he actually did die, that Dr. Gero planned for that and designed it to where just one Cell Jr. Has to survive and that Cell Jr. will carry that duplicated genetic codex inside of them which they can expell and remake Cell again, and it was a failsafe ressurection process that Dr. Gero made for Cell, in which he can just come back from the dead on his own.
(Also, if Cell can regenerate from a single surviving Cell, I could imagine if Cell cuts off a part of himself, like a finger or an arm and hides it in a place so that if he dies again that severed part of him can grow a body and make Cell again, because apart from Piccolo, in the manga it said that Cell was made up of the Z-Fighters, or at least some of them, and Frieza and King Cold, and then it said that he was composed of several other lifeforms, and with his superior regeneration to Piccolo, maybe he could be made of creatures like starfish, which can regenerate neurons, or brain matter, and limbs to bodies, and maybe like certain types of worms that can be cut into pieces and each one of those pieces will grow into a separate worm, so if they make it that way, Cell should definitely be able to regenerate and come back from just a finger or an arm or just some part of him that is left somewhere.)
THEORY:
Even knowing the power difference between Cell's Early Imperfect form and his Semi-Perfect form, Vegeta didn't seem to think the power jump to his Perfect form was going to be as big as it was. Maybe that could have something to do with Cell getting an amp on top of absorbing 18. Maybe his Perfect form is Super Saiyan-esque. It might even be something similar to the Grade 4 level, as being in his Perfect form doesn't have any inefficiency or additional strain. It would also explain him being able to mimic Trunks' Grade 3 form and potentially Gohan's SSJ 2 (Grade 5), as Cell himself alluded to when he became Super Perfect - stating he had powered up 'just like Son Gohan'.
Basically, I would call Cell a Pseudo Super Saiyan (not that one) or a Demi-Super Saiyan. His perfect form is a mode that taps into the Super Saiyan power, as someone with Saiyan genes and abilities, and the ability to perfect those traits... Cell's Perfect and Super Perfect forms are all-encompassing levels that utilize the maximum potential of all the beings within him, thus is is essentially a Super Saiyan.
Those are my thoughts...
weirder question....if they kept fighting into the night, could cell go oozaru? hes got saiyan cells AND a tail
Nah its not a Saiyan tail and it doesnt grant the same benefits and the drawbacks of grabbing a Saiyans tail who hasnt trained it to be strong so the application doesn't really apply BUT he might be able to take on a form of it the same way Baby and Vegeta did in GT to become a golden great ape even tho Vegeta didn't have his tail both times.
@AMysticLegend vegeta was a different case going into ssj4 due to the fact it was concentrated blutz waves targeted directly at him from a machine.. I don't think cell would have that capability to turn into the great ape..
Aura colour have changed so much over the times.. vegeta was depicted with purple, blue, white, yellow, etc.
Cell isn't a Saiyan 100%, so I don't think his biology would allow him to do that.
@@Rude_Boi Gohan wasnt 100% saiyan either. There's a chance Cell is more saiyan than him
@doubleohnine Cell isn't more Saiyan than him. If the distribution is divided evenly among 2 saiyans and 3 other beings, we can conclude that Cell is only 25% Saiyan. Besides that, his anatomy isn't that of a Saiyan, whereas Gohan's is because Gohan is "humanoid" whereas Cell is a biological android akin to a cicada.
I always interpreted it as him *utilizing* Super Saiyan when the gold aura swelled.
This theory is so old that it’s still sparks the debates.
The buffing to mock G3 Trunks is also a Freiza trait because of the emperor's 100% power state.
@@seanwilkinson7431 nit nessicarly it seems like a basic ki technique roshi also does this specifically whenever he's about to fire a Kamehameha
Cell was technically super saiyan when he fought Goku, ss2 sparks when he comes back from king Kai’s. That’s why it seemed closer to an even match before the father son kamehameha blasted cell into the other world.
Thank you for clearing this up! I've been wondering about this for years.
I love Cell. Cell is the second most busted character aside from Majin Buu.
- because of who he is made up of he can use their abilities and techniques, like the Kamehameha and Special Beam Canon, and other things that we know, as well as have some biological advantages like Piccolo's regeneration and Frieza and possibly King Cold's ability to survive in space.
- Google states that since he absorbed both Android 17 and Android 18 that in his Perfect Form he has unlimited energy and stamina.
- his cells can pick up new techniques and things of the people that he is made of, like him picking up Goku's instant transmission after his self destruction, because the cells of Goku that were used to make Cell were from the Saiyan Saga, he never had instant transmission at that time, and for Cell to pick that up even though that wasn't in his design at first, that seems like a bigger deal than is lead to believe.
- Cell would have to be a character with some of the highest level of potential because of the people that he is made of, because Cell is made of Gohan, (probably anime only, but I don't care, I'm sticking with it), Frieza, King Cold, Piccolo, he has all of their potential combined, so he would have major potential and could gain more power in a shorter amount of time than even Golden Frieza.
- I will say that Forced Spirit Fision will *NOT* work on Cell, specifically Super Perfect Cell, because after his self destruction when he came back he had his perfect form back will all of his power and then some, and at that point he does not and Android 17 or Android 18 anymore, and the people who he absorbed to get that powerful, that is not in him anymore because he was returned to his prefect form with all of that power, and thatbis after his absorption of all of those people, so that power is his own power now, there is literally nothing to separate from Cell at that point. And that is dangerous!! With Majin Buu or others who absorb, with Forced Spirit Fission they can just have the absorption be taken away and back down to their original forms, but with Cell, he can absorb, taste the power, and regenerate himself and since his cells retained that data of the power he they can replicate it and that will just be Cell's own power because there is nothing to separate.
(With the combined potential of Gohan, Piccolo, Frieza, and King Cold inside of him, Cell could train and get more powerful than Golden Frieza in a shorter period of time. And him being a somewhat smart fighter with the cells and knowledge of Piccolo and Vegeta and Goku, maybe he will improve on him self more instead of just rushing into a fight like Frieza did. So, say if his power increased and maybe he got a Golden Form or maybe he is just that powerful now, but whatever the case is he is up there on those godly levels of power now, and he battles against the Z-Fighters, and even if he doesn't win he ca stand in there, and if he is beaten he can regenerate and is cells can pick up new things from them like Super Saiyan God, Super Saiyan Blue, Gohan Beast, Ultra Instinct, Ultra Ego, and everything else, and since that would be made into his own power at that point there will be nothing to separate, so Forced Spirit Fission will not work on him.) Cell is busted and dangerous. Amazing villain!!! I love Cell!!
maybe yes, because it is said that Cell Max can be stronger than Broly, as Toriyama said, i think the blueprint for Z Fighter is the same but with better programming coding to build his body. he's even the only one, the villain had the potential to be one of the strongest characters in the Dragon Ball universe said by Toriyama, perhaps potentially he can be even as strong as beerus or even whiss
@@randy4609 Yeah. Cell is amazing!!!
@@buildaggedonarmanaziie4462 Zenkai boost from saiyan, and frieza talent genetics, should made him super broken characters that exist in the dragon ball universe
If Cell used the Kaio-ken he would've won against Gohan and that's a fact😤
Yes he had SSJ and SSJ2 but with lower multiplier.
@@zetset8098 idk about the lower multiplier part. Cell mostly kept up with SSJ2 Gohan after 1 zenkai boost. Nobody else was even close at that time, including SSJ Goku
@@undeadinside3571 Cell SSJ2 was defeat by Gohan SSJ2 who used only one hand. "Mostly kept up" not really. Base Perfect Cell was strong if he would use SSJ2 with regular multiplier then Gohan would have no chance.
Also idk why said "including SSJ Goku" who was weaker even than Gohan SSJ1. It's obvious Goku was not close to Gohan SSJ2 or Super Perfect Cell.
So a mutated saiyan power up. I dont think its a transformation like on saiyan, its just tapping INTO saiyan power. And perfect cell is permanently on high dosage of saiyan power without turning it off.
He has s-cells if he has saiyan DNA. He's going super cell, super cyborg, super something 😂
Golden form also if he got frieza dna
@round1. if only. But no we got semi perfect cell max ..... sigh I wish it would become cannon in one way or another
In the anime yes, he was tapping into Super Saiyan power. In the manga, it's debatable.
If cell survived and trained imagine how powerful he would become
Literally playing sparking zero fighting cell and was just thinking about this
Hell yeah more Cell content just in time for Christmas!! 🎄
Me and my homies used to debate about that back in grade school about Gohan still being stronger than Super Perfect Cell and I always said if Gohan didn't have to save Vegeta from that blast he would've destroyed Cell by a wide margin again
Did you just say Smash? Well Cell is green. Except he's not angry. 😂.
1:48 Cell is Kakashi Sensei.
Cell's DNA: Piccolo, Goku, Gohan, Radits, Nappa, Vegeta, Frieza, King Cold.
Also if we take note what doctor Gero said, the bugs has been observing Goku and other Z fighters since the RR incident so we can also assume it contains DNA from Yamcha, Master Roshi, Chiaotzu, and Tien.
considering how many saiyans are on the list, he's technically 25-50% saiyan and as we know saiyan blood is potent even Goku's grand daughter still has the ability to use their hacks😂😂😂
Golden aura is enough proof. Idk what the convo is.
I see your point but this HAS been talked about a ton.
I remember having this conversation with my friends at school over 20 years ago
When he comes back after they thought they killed him he absolutely was not just a Super Saiyan - he went SS2.
Super perfect Cell had the lightning effects that come with super saiyan 2. He also was able to fight Super saiyan 2 Gohan after coming back and he almost won, so he definitely reached 2
1:05 pause
The aura says it all. The fact that cell was special doesn’t surprise me that he can tap in to everyone’s DNA abilities like nothing
Cell has ultimate potential what if he could access all or mix the energy of orange piccolo gohan beast black freiza
Cell is a super saiyan, when he came back from exploding himself he achieve ssj2 level, the aura and lightning is ssj2 level
"Anyone can pump up their muscles, but it means nothing if you dont have any speed. Even Vegeta figured it out... why can't you?"
As he powers up into the same form as Super Trunks... that was enough for me to believe he was able to utilize saiyan transformations.
I have pondered on this for decades! While I know we don't know the writer's real intention, I always assumed he was tapping into the super saiyan power but appreciate the style could just be coincidence. I didn't think of Cell copying for a bit of fun.
Thanks for the vid, have a nice Christmas all
Awesome video!!! Now im subscriber to your channel!
Just an observation: I prefer Cell colors in the manga over the anime colors, i mean, his 1st/2nd forms have differences in the color scheme, and his perfect/super perfect forms has red irises, i prefer them to the purple(ish) iris color animators gave him in the anime.
*But in Friezas case i prefer the anime colors instead of the manga colors haha, i mean, frieza original (manga) skin color is redish pink, and in the anime his skin is purple, but his final form (actually his base/true form) is flawless in terms of color/appearence, i just love it.
Last thing about dragon ball manga colors, in the manga the kamehameha is yellow, aparently it was changed to blue in the anime because a blue kamehameha was considered more "artistic", better than yellow.
Cell didn't just got piccolo's regeneration abilities, he improved upon it, since he could recover from much more severe wounds, it makes sense to think that his saiyan cells were also boosted to the point his zenkai was more dramatic and allowed him to jump to ssj2, without requiring rage or hidden potential
@@solovoypasando We know frieza survived being cut into tiny pieces by trunks and only died from the blast that came after, so it could be that it was the combination of piccolo+frieza cells that allowed cell to survive and regen from goku's instant kamehameha which would have killed piccolo since he needs his head to regen
That little information-collecting drone was still active while cell was gestating. Cell pointed it out while he was fighting Piccolo. He said that the process was ongoing. There was plenty of time to analyse and incorporate Super Saiyan into Cell, whether the Gero-bot knew about it or not. In fact, that process may have been automated to a point where it didn't require his direct supervision, and that's why he didn't know about Super Saiyan.
I think of it as the artist showing us that because of his Saiyan biology, he gets the benefits of the zenkai boost that the Saiyan's enjoy.
How did Cell even get a Zenkai? Vegeta said back in the Frieza Saga that getting stronger after near death injuries doesn't work if it's self-inflicted. Cell blew himself up.
People don't understand that Goku was giving Gohan his energy during the final beam clash with Super Perfect Cell. Its called the FATHER/son kamehameha for a reason. It even explicitly says this about the attack in the daizenshuu.
4:40 the yellow aura imperfect cell has reminds me of Trunks trying to become super saiyan and getting the aura first before fully transforming.
I *sorta* calculated it. Population in Dragon Ball is said to be about 6 Billion, and Cell likely wiped out 1 Billion when he was rampaging to power up. Power level of the Farmer was said to be 5, so we'll average the normal person to a 3. So that's already 3,000,000,000 absorbed. I think it makes sense he got so strong. Before I kept thinking "there's no way he got that much power from the Earth"
He was the first to actually achieve the power of the ssj2 with his super perfect form
You know Gohan was ssj2 before cell came back right
Bro just doesn't even pay attention to the video or the story.
Cell was ss1 at first then after he was blown up and reformed he was ss2 hence the same lightning ss2 Gohan had. Gohan was an absolute beast. His power was cut in half but still has enough to kill a perfectly formed ss2 cell which was full powered and just reborn. His DNA and his physical characteristics fully indicates he did indeed tap into the super saiyan forms.
we have to remember that cell is from the future, the computer had to at least gather info from the Zfighters against the androids and i'm pretty sure vegeta and gohan went super saiyan during that timeline. he knew more than what they thought he did. he wasn't a super saiyan but he was using the power of one and with the cells of one his zenkai boost to those cells amplified his power like a saiyan. and we have to remember also, frieza never trained, but all the battles cell had with piccolo and vegeta and trunks and android 16 served as training for that so friezas cells were stimulated as well through those fights. they dropped the ball with the Super hero movie. Perfected cell is the perfect villain and the rematch with gohan would've been super epic!
I always had the idea that when he reached ultimate cell he was probably the equivalent to goku Super saiyan 2 since he got saiyan cells .
You mean Gohan?
Cool back to the important stuff !
A couple of things.
Cell might have needed to absorb the androids as a part of Gero’s original design, but Gero didn’t seem to have the Saiyan biology in mind when making him.
What I mean by that is semi perfect Cell got the zenkai boost, not perfect cell.
This leads me to believe that Cell could have trained to obtain his perfect form, the absorption of the androids was just basically a cheat code.
My Head canon:
Cell (perfect form) = *"controlled"* super saiyan 1.5
Stronger than Goku
Cell (perfect body regenerated) = Super Saiyan 2
Same power than Gohan plus he had his two arms (wink wink)
*Gohan (fully unleashed) = Super Saiyan 2.4*
Father/Son Kamehameha!💥
Cell even fits with Saiyan names. Celery as a double pun with DNA Cells
He definitely was a super Saiyan and just because he himself wasn’t the same doesn’t mean the form was necessarily different.
Like obviously you’re not gonna see him with flowing blonde hair because he doesn’t have any however he has the DNA of saiyans, so that means you could definitely tap into that power. The yellow aura I think is also a great indicator.
5:33 naming the nameslless namekian before claiming he's nameless is hilarious
He was Super saiyan 2 like Gohan. He was created with all of their DNA. He probably had the ability to transform further since he had saiyan DNA.
“Cell has plenty of saiyan DNA inside of him” no diddy?
How funny this video comes out when I randomly was thinking about cell. Is there a video out there that breaks down cell at a “atomic” level explaining of the different cells of fighters within him to what they inspired/materialize as for him?
Like is his tail come from Frieza or does it come from Saiyan Cells? Does his step up in forms represent that of Frieza getting to his true power (true form) or does it represent Saiyans and there transformations to a higher state of being? ETC
Also do we see any things that cell does that would be an feat stemming from an amalgamation of different fighters abilities/techniques only cell can use/pull off (would his being able to explode himself be this?)
If this hasn’t been a video yet, this would be an awesome video Danny!
he is part saiyan, he has saiyan cells, he’s literally a combination of 4+ all different and powerful species
I think he had his cells transform tapping into that super saiyan power. So even though he isn't just straight up a Saiyan that turned super saiyan, he probably can ignite and unignite his saiyan cells to be normal or super. Remember Cell explained that Gero created him to absorb and learn things even beyond his perfect form, so we know that he can learn things he didn't initially have data on. He learned how to tap into that aspect of the saiyan cells
This video 🔥 bro GREAT JOB
The best way to describe this is he uses the cells of the saiyans to utilize super saiyan power. Just like he can copy techniques.
Let’s talk about how terrifying Frieza would be as a Sith Lord. Order 66 would have taken about a week
He was never a Super Saiyajin, he was a Super artificial being, itself a product of his Saiyajin cells. He was a mutant thanks to Freeza’s cells, part-Namekusenjin, etc.
Ssj2 sparks vs grade 3 sparks are very distinct. I think its clear that he was in ssj and ssj2 given the evidence, even grade 3, as he proved with trunks
Well technically, he has *Saiyan genes* in his DNA. Since Cell actually used Super Saiyan Grade Three, it's obvious that his yellow tint aura is actually of a Super Saiyan and that he got Super Saiyan 2-like form Gohan after the Zenkai Boost. As he have Saiyan cells of warriors capable to do it, this is perfectly accurate.
Honorable mention of SS2 Gohan at less than HALF his power tapped into even MORE power and annihilated a full power revived "SS2" Cell.
I'd love to see Cell replicate SS3 tho. Obviously he'd just have more electricity and he wouldn't change appearance wise but it'd be cool to see him use it and see just how strong he gets and same with the "Golden" Frieza power and see if he also becomes Golden.
Cell was a super saiyan. He has saiyan cells. He was super saiyan 2 when he came back to life after exploding himself on king kai planet.
I think Super Perfect Cell was a low-tier SS2, while Gohan (mostly due to his rage boost) was sitting comfortably at a mid-tier SS2.
In my headcanon, I bet when Vegeta and Goku first unlocked SS2, they were probably a low-tier SS2 and shocked that it still wasn't quite at Gohan's power level @ Cell Games.
Until they trained their SS2 forms to at least match that level of power as the Buu Saga began (with Goku obviously surpassing it, placing him at a high-tier SS2 with Vegeta following up once he got Majin).
Gohan at the start of Buu Saga was probably a (very) low tier SS2 and I bet he temporarily tapped into his mid-tier SS2 power when he desperately unleashed that Kamehameha against the Buu Egg.
Was Buutenks Super Saiyan 3?
Well he still had the long banana on his head as Buuhan lol
I'd say that if Goku and Vegeta Jr, being generations detached from full Saiyans, could attain SSJ, then Cell certainly was.
Wasn't this theory confirmed like years ago? The man got Saiyan cells amongst others and what's more with cells from earthlings, u know that Saiyan/earthling combination would make him hella strong like Gohan hence cell's sudden SSJ2 form was just as powerful as Gohan's.
I think he eventually managed to tap into the transformation as seen with his own grade 3 version and then his ssj 2 when he regens from blowing up
Well since he's composed of Saiyan DNA, its not too out of the realm of possibility that he could have the powers of a Super Saiyan.
Well how did dr. Gero get all there dna including frieze that’s the real question without dying himself
how is that 'the real question' when its literally explained IN DBZ 3 different times??? WTF?
Dude you clearly did not watch the anime or read the manga
@@Mr.PR2000 I haven’t seen the cell saga since I was a kid nd it was once so yea I forgot 😭
@ lol yo ima have to rewatch it cus as a kid I seen the saga but once never rewatched it nd I’m now 30 😂
Imma help you. This is just off the dome, so still re-watch the Cell Saga. Gero used a fly-sized robot that was always nearby watching Goku's fights on Earth since adolescence and gathering DNA-strands after. He got Frieza's DNA too after Frieza visited Earth during his short fight with Trunks.
My armchair biology knowledge says since you are mixing all these different species together you are in fact creating a new unique species.
So no he isn't a Super Saiyan. Even though he can display the traits of one.
He wasn't Super Saiyan.
He was Super Cell
being a synthetic hybridization, cell automatically knew how to push his genes, him using the SS form can be backed up by gohan & goten being hybrids & still being able to transform, cell just didn't have hair but like frieza he didn't train & could theoretically gain a new form from doing so, his physical form & color would change, maybe his green skin would turn yellow & his crest wouldn't have just 2 points but looks like a spiked flower similar to the cell x form. damn what could've been...
Basically, no he's not a super saiyan, but yes he has super saiyan abilities.
Merry christmas, everyone! I'm a bit early! I'm from Germany! We get our presents at night on the 24th!
It makes sense when he has DNA of Saiyan
Cell was created 20 years in the future. So don’t y’all think that the robot bee/fly thing got more cells and data from Goku when he came to earth to fight Frieza and King Cold, from Vegeta when he turned super saiyan to fight and was killed by 17, or from Gohan and Trunks when they turned into super saiyans in the future. This is a no-brainer Cell can transform into a super saiyan. Then super saiyan 2 after he blew himself up not as strong as Gohan SSJ2 but still super saiyan 2. It’s just like the video Greekdom did where he explained that even if Vegeta went SSJ in the Frieza saga he wouldn’t be able to beat Frieza.
Cell has all the same moves as Vegeta, Goku, Frieza, Piccolo he definitely can use Kamehameha, Big Bang Attack, Super Saiyan, Spirit Bomb, death beam. If he can use these same attacks he can def turn super saiyan
Even is his a different species, he still has saiyan DNA therefore making him a saiyan.. Therefore he will transform and act much like a saiyan
Yes cell was a full power super Saiyan with unlimited stamina and ki. He became ssj2 after his self destruction.
Obviously. He had an ssj aura. Cell then came back with a ssj2 aura. He has saiyan cells….
I agree Cell was probably a Super Saiyan or using a similar transformation, but the Anime and Color Manga isn't evidence for it: Neither were made by Toriyama. The actual evidence is Cell saying he transformed/powered up "Like Gohan" when he became Super Perfect Cell, and his ability to essentially use Grade 2 Super Saiyan like Trunks did, as you mention in the video.
There are debates that will probably always go on in Dragon Ball, some of which I don't understand why they are still going on, like the "which Buu is stronger debate," when clearly Buuhan is stronger than Kid Buu, but the Super Pefect Cell vs Super Saiyan 2 Gohan debate, I actually don't think that it is as some people say that it is. If you Google it it said that Gohan was going to win the beam clash no matter what, even if Vegeta never shot Cell from behind and all of that, so you know what, I"ll eat that. I cannot argue that if it is stated fact. However, if you Google it it will also say tyat Super Perfect Cell is actually Super Saiyan 2 Cell, or at least Super Saiyan 2 level Cell, so Super Perfect Cell is up there in terms of power, and I actually believe that Cell was stronger than Super Saiyan 2 Gohan, at first. What I mran is, when Cell came back after his self-destruction he was more powerful than his final form and he got a zenkai, and as previously stated, it said that Super Perfect Cell was Super Saiyan 2 level Cell, maybe his cells picked that up from Gohan or something, but regardless, why would Cell challenge Gohan again if he couldn't win? Cell is a cockey and narcissistic dude who believes that he is perfect and all of that, but he should also be a somewhat intelligent fighter with the cells and intelligence of Piccolo and Vegeta and Goku in him, so why would he challenge Gohan again if Gohan was that much stronger than he was? Also, Cell tried to kill Vegeta and Gohan took the blast which damaged his left arm and it said that it cut his power in half, which is arguable that the blast was not serious enough or strong enough because it was meant to kill Vegeta, so a weaker blast damaged Gohan, or that Gohan's trying to save Vegeta caught him off guard or Gohan wasn't prepared for it, those are good points, but I do believe that Cell was stronger than Gohan at that time, because Gohan beating Cell, I feels like it was due to Goku there pushing and encouraging Gohan as well as rage boosts from Gohan when Cell hurt the other Z-Fighters, because when thwy tried to step in and help Cell pushed them away and Gohan was like "He hurt them!" And he started pushing harder, so I do believe that Gohan had the ability to beat Cell and he would have won anyway, but I do believe that Cell was stronger than Gohan at that time or at least comparable to Gohan at that time, being able to injure him and I have gone back and looked over a few things and Googled and searched for things and many things say that Super Perfect Cell was stronger than Gohan at the time. The argument about him being able to beat Gohan, oh no, it already said that Gohan would win regardless, so that is settled, but the argument about Super Perfect Cell being an actual threat and challenge to Gohan, I do believe that that was the case. (I believe that even if Gohan was stronger that it was not by a landslide and Super Perfect Cell was still comparable and still in that realm of power).
I believe cell powered up in his perfect form was a unique non Saiyan version of super Saiyan
100% Cel is a bio lifeform. Created from CELLS of sayains. When he powered up, the others thought they were feeling a familiar power.