Cell's Idea

Cell's Idea
Chapter Details
Chapter #	388 (DBZ 194)
Volume	33 (DBZ Vol. 17)
Kanji title	セルの思おもいつき
Rōmaji title	Seru no Omoitsuki
Translated title	Cell's Idea
Release date	September 1, 1992 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1992 #39)
English release	October 12, 2004
Saga	Perfect Cell Saga, Cell Games Saga
Episode counterpart	165, 166
Kai Episode counterpart	82, 83
Chapter Chronology
Previous	The Balance of Power
Next	Message of Terror

"Cell's Idea" (セルの思おもいつき, Seru no Omoitsuki, lit. "Cell's Idea") is the one hundred ninety fourth chapter of Dragon Ball Z and the three hundred eighty-eighth overall chapter of the Dragon Ball manga.

Cover

The cover depicts Cell, in his Perfect Form, holding up a finger.

Summary

Cell in his own Powerhouse form

Cell has just transformed into a Powerhouse form of his own, and his grin turns to a frown, as he calls Future Trunks an idiot for using a transformation that only gives brute strength. As Cell turns back to normal, Trunks finally realizes this is why Vegeta never took on the Super Saiyan Third Grade form, that he knew the outcome of using the form, and that Cell's right, he is a fool. Having lost the will to fight, Trunks reverts to his base form and tells Cell to kill him, since he has no chance now.

On an island far away, Krillin realizes that Trunks' ki has shrunk, but that Cell's is still huge. He quickly feeds Vegeta the Senzu Bean so they can get back to help. Meanwhile, Cell is about to kill Trunks for both him and Vegeta being such disappointments.

Up on the Lookout, Bulma asks Piccolo if Trunks had won the fight. Piccolo realizes just how powerful Perfect Cell is, and states that Trunks is about to die, much to Bulma's surprise. Before Cell decides to kill Trunks, he asks him a question. Despite not being in his league, Cell is impressed that Vegeta and Trunks had improved so significantly in a short amount of time, and asks how they did it, but Trunks does not respond. Cell reluctantly accepts the silence and then changes his question. He then asks if they had even more time, they could get even stronger. Trunks replies that he won't know until he tries but does not see the point in Cell asking such a question. Cell takes this to mean that further time to grow stronger is not impossible. Cell then asks what Goku is doing since he had not shown up again after retrieving Tien and Piccolo earlier, and Trunks answers that he's training to defeat Cell, and that the two with meet soon, and when they do, Goku will succeed where Trunks failed.

Cell is pleased by this answer and announces that he plans to hold a tournament in ten days, saying that he is being generous to allow them to get stronger and satisfy him. Trunks is confused at Cell's decision, asking what he was talking about. Cell tells Trunks, who had probably never heard of it in the future, that there was a tournament called the World Martial Arts Tournament, and that he is going to recreate it, which the major difference being that all of the fighters will only fight him, each fighting him one on one, and if he wins one fight, he moves onto the next fighter and so on. He challenges Trunks to gather as many allies as possible and get stronger so they can compete against him. Cell then tells him that he will tell him the location later, and to watch the television news. As he thinks it will be a great source of entertainment, he tells Trunks to bring plenty of senzu beans. Trunks yells at Cell, imploring the android to tell him what his goal is in making a tournament, and questions if he wants to take over the galaxy. Cell wants to confirm his superiority and spread fear across the world, but he does not want anything material. He states that he was created to kill Goku, but see's little point in that. Now he just wants to have fun, and to him, the greatest fun is by causing utter terror for the world. Cell voices eagerness to see the look of fear and terror on the people's faces. Trunks is horrified as Cell announces that's the look. Cell waves, then flies away, leaving Trunks to process what just happened just as Krillin and Vegeta arrive. Krillin is relieved to see Trunks alive but wonders where Cell is.

Back on the Lookout, Bulma is yelling at Piccolo to go save Trunks, but Piccolo reveals that Trunks is all right. Tien asks why Cell didn't kill him. Piccolo, however, realizes that now he'll have to do some training of his own in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

Back on the Islands, Trunks has told Krillin and Vegeta about Cell's plans about creating a tournament, which annoys Vegeta, thinking Cell is toying with them. Krillin voices that is complete lunacy to enter a tournament like that, when not even the two Saiyans could defeat Cell. However, Trunks and Vegeta are willing to train more for the tournament. When Trunks voices that after Goku gets out of the time chamber, he will go in once more to train. However, Vegeta says that neither Goku nor Trunks will be necessary, as he will only need one more day, as says that Cell will regret giving him more time. At that moment, the damaged Android 16 arrives, wanting to compete in the tournament as well, but first asks to be taken to Capsule Corporation so he can get needed repairs. Trunks vehemently doesn't want the android's help, as he sees him as another of Dr. Gero's creations, but Krillin agrees to take the android, much to Trunks' objection. Krillin reassures Trunks, saying that neither Android 16, nor the androids that Cell absorbed weren't bad people and that these androids aren't as bad as the ones from Trunks' future. He also notes that they'll need all the help they can get against Cell, which Trunks cannot counter. Krillin then supports Android 16, as Vegeta scoffs.

The next day would come the broadcast that would terrorize the world...

Battles

• Future Trunks (Super Saiyan Third Grade) vs. Cell (Perfect Form)

Appearances

Characters

• Cell
• Future Trunks
• Krillin
• Vegeta
• Piccolo
• Tien Shinhan
• Bulma
• Mr. Popo
• Android 16
• Goku (Mentioned)
• Gohan (Mentioned)
• Dr. Gero (Mentioned)
• Android 17 (Mentioned)
• Android 18 (Mentioned)
• Future Android 17 (Mentioned)
• Future Android 18 (Mentioned)

Locations

• Earth
  • Tropical Islands
  • The Lookout
    • Hyperbolic Time Chamber (Mentioned)
  • Capsule Corporation (Mentioned)

Objects

• Battle Armor
• Senzu Bean
• Television (Mentioned)

Techniques

• Flight
• Ki Sense
• Ultimate Blitz (Debut)
• Far-Seeing Arts
• Flight

Transformations

• Powerhouse
• Super Saiyan Third Grade