Cell is Complete

"Wow, he did it. My son is a Super Saiyan!" — Goku after Gohan fully transforms

Cell is Complete
Japanese Name	戦せん闘とう力りょく無む限げん大だい!! セルという名なの破は壊かい神しん誕たん生じょう
Romaji name	Sentō-ryoku Mugendai!! Seru to Iu Na no Hakaishin Tanjō
Literal Name	An Infinite Power Level!! The Birth of the God of Destruction is Named Cell
Series
Saga	Perfect Cell Saga
Episode #	160
Kai counterpart:	The Battle Turns for the Worst! Cell Attacks Android 18! The Tables are Turned! Witness the Power of Perfection!
Chapter counterpart	The Complete Cell
Japanese airdate	October 14, 1992
English airdate	November 1, 2000
Previous episode	The Last Defense
Next episode	Vegeta Must Pay

"Cell is Complete" (戦せん闘とう力りょく無む限げん大だい!! セルという名なの破は壊かい神しん誕たん生じょう, Sentō-ryoku Mugendai!! Seru to Iu Na no Hakaishin Tanjō, lit. "An Infinite Power Level!! The Birth of the God of Destruction is Named Cell") is the eighth episode of the Perfect Cell Saga and the one hundred sixtieth overall episode in the uncut Dragon Ball Z series. This episode first aired in Japan on October 14, 1992. Its original American airdate was November 1, 2000.

Summary

Cell obtains perfection

Cell completes the process of transforming into Perfect Cell. Future Trunks tries to stop him because he does not want this world to end up like his but the attack proves to be futile. During the time Cell is transforming into his Perfect form, the world begins shaking and Kame House gets flooded. The flooding ends when Perfect Cell's transformation is complete. On The Lookout, Piccolo tells Bulma how Cell is now complete and that Krillin had destroyed the Shut Down Remote that she had created and Bulma becomes shocked of what Krillin did.

Meanwhile in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber where Goku and Gohan are training. Gohan wants Goku to train him harder and the two begin sparring more intensely until after being urged on, Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan. Gohan starts thinking about his helplessness and inability to help his friends. This frustration causes him to transform into a Super Saiyan to deflect the Kamehameha that Super Saiyan Goku shot at him. However, after this, he is too angry to hold his transformation and reverts to his normal form.

Krillin attacks Cell

Back at the Tropical Islands, Semi-Perfect Cell, and thoughts of Android 18 are passing through Krillin's head. In a rage after realizing that he should've shut down Android 18 when he had the chance, Krillin attacks Cell, but his attacks cause Cell literally no damage at all even after he throws a Destructo Disc at the back of his neck. Future Trunks joins Krillin in attacking and try their hardest to hurt Perfect Cell, but they are shown to be completely ineffective. Then a single kick defeats and nearly kills Krillin.

Major Events

• Cell reveals his Perfect Form.
• It is shown that a Second Grade Super Saiyan is no match for Perfect Cell, as Future Trunks' attacks did not even faze him.
• Gohan transforms into a Super Saiyan again, but this time he fully acquires the form.

Battles

• Goku (Base/Super Saiyan) vs. Gohan (Base/Super Saiyan)
• Krillin and Future Trunks (Super Saiyan Second Grade) vs. Cell (Perfect)

Appearances

Characters

Goku Gohan Vegeta Future Trunks Krillin Bulma Trunks Yamcha Chiaotzu

Master Roshi Chi-Chi Oolong Tien Shinhan Piccolo Cell Android 16 Android 18 (Vision)

Locations

• Tropical Islands
• Kame House
• The Lookout
  • Hyperbolic Time Chamber

Objects

• Battle Armor

Transformations

• Super Saiyan
• Super Saiyan Second Grade

Bruce Faulconer tracks

• "Destruction (soundtrack)" - When Semi Perfect Cell transforms into Perfect Cell.
• "Hyperbolic Time Chamber (soundtrack 1)" - When Goku and Gohan train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• "Perfect Cell Theme" - When Cell tests his powers.

Differences from the manga

• Future Trunks imagining a world where his friends and family have been murdered by Cell in the current timeline is exclusive to the anime.
• Master Roshi and the others dealing with a flooded Kame House due to Cell's power up is exclusive to the anime. As is a subsequent scene with Master Roshi telling them the worst is yet to come.
• In the manga, the scene cuts to Gohan after he had just transformed into a Super Saiyan for the first time. In the anime, the intense sparring session between Goku and Gohan and his feeling of helplessness is shown as what pushed him into turning into a Super Saiyan.
• In the anime, Future Trunks joins Krillin in attacking Perfect Cell and Krillin uses the Destructo Disc against Cell. Neither happened in the manga and Krillin just attacked alone with physical attacks.

Trivia

• The way Krillin envisioned Android 18's "death" is similar to the way Goku envisioned Krillin's in the episode "The Last Wish": imagining, in a fit of rage, said person being lifted helplessly into the air, and screaming before being blown to dust.
• In the Ocean dub, Kirby Morrow takes over as the voice of Goku replacing Peter Kelamis who has left to pursue a career in stand-up comedy.

Gallery

Cell finally attains his long-desired perfection Future Trunks Cell achieves his Perfect form Super Vegeta Gohan fires a Ki Blast while in the Time Chamber Goku deflects Gohan's Ki Blast Gohan attacks again Goku catches Gohan's energy attack Gohan prepares another attack Goku throws Gohan's blast back at him Goku deflects Gohan's blast back at him Super Saiyan Goku fires a Super Kamehameha Super Saiyan Goku firing his Super Kamehameha Gohan tries to block Goku's Super Kamehameha Gohan deflects Goku's Super Kamehameha back at him Gohan transforms Gohan achieving Super Saiyan Super Saiyan Gohan Perfect Cell Krillin Krillin attacks Cell in vain Krillin charges a Destructo Disc Perfect Cell Cell kicks Krillin Cell snaps Krillin's neck Krillin lies on the ground, near death Oolong hiding in Chi-Chi's case Chi-Chi hanging laundry after Kame House got flooded