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- This article is about Cell's counterpart in Future Trunks' timeline. For other uses, see Cell (disambiguation).
Future Cell (未来のセル Mirai no Seru) is an alternate timeline counterpart of Cell from the same time as Future Trunks.
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Appearance[]
Same as his alternate timeline counterpart's Imperfect Form.
Personality[]
Similar to his main counterpart, Future Cell was shown to be somewhat calculating, as after learning that Future Trunks had indeed destroyed his timeline's Androids 17 and 18 and thus ruined any chance of him evolving, he was otherwise undaunted and simply decided to go to the past. He also initially assumed due to his data on Future Trunks that the latter was bluffing about his claim that he destroyed them until Trunks made clear he was not.
However, when being beaten around by Trunks, he was shown to lose his confidence, even being shocked at how Trunks is actually beating him despite his data on him indicating that Cell should be stronger than him. Eventually, he also ended up proving himself extremely brash and reckless in desperation to defeat Trunks before ultimately being destroyed by him.
Biography[]
Background[]
In Future Trunks' timeline, the Earth is dominated by two androids, Android 17 and Android 18, who rampaged for nearly two decades until finally being defeated by Trunks after he comes back from his trip to the past, during which he increased his strength tremendously. When Cell's development in Dr. Gero's Laboratory basement is complete, he emerges and starts roaming the Earth in secret, killing and absorbing innocent people to increase his strength so that he can successfully absorb the two androids in order to reach his Perfect form.[1]
Dragon Ball Z[]
Cell Saga[]
In Age 788, as he continues his quest for the androids and realizes they must have been destroyed since he cannot find them, Cell reaches West City and comes upon Trunks talking to Bulma. To Cell's surprise, Trunks senses his presence and confronts him (after sending his mother inside), displaying an uncanny knowledge of Cell's plans and methods. Cell deduces Trunks already time traveled and learned about him in the past as confirmed by Trunks. Cell taunts Trunks with his own knowledge of him but is aghast to learn that Trunks destroyed the androids he had sought to absorb, leaving him unable to reach his Perfect form. He calms himself and resolves to use Trunks' Time Machine to go back to a time where the Androids are still alive, but Trunks declares that he will have to defeat him first and blasts him out of the city.
Future Cell meets his end at the hands of Future Trunks
With that, Cell attacks Trunks, only for the latter to completely dominate him with his Super Saiyan power. Trunks reveals that he faced a far more powerful version of Cell during his trip to the past, stating he knew what Cell could do in his perfect form, but his timeline's version of Cell's current state is nothing compared to that version of Cell. This gives him both the strength and the resolve to ensure that his timeline's version of the Bio-Android would never reach his full potential. After being overwhelmed in battle, Cell tries to finish Trunks with a Kamehameha, but Trunks interrupts him with a Heat Dome Attack, obliterating Cell and securing the safety of his timeline.[1]
Dragon Ball Super[]
"Future" Trunks Saga[]
Although it is not seen, Future Cell's soul was destroyed when Future Zeno erased Future Trunks' timeline to annihilate Infinite Zamasu.
Other Dragon Ball stories[]
Xenoverse[]
Imperfect Future Cell is empowered by Towa's Dark Magic and uses the power granted to him to absorb Future 17 and Future 18 to achieve his Perfect form, which also allowed him to obtain Villainous Mode. With the power of both Villainous Mode and his Perfect form, he confronts Future Trunks after he returns to Age 785 as part of Towa's plan to erase Future Trunks from history by killing his past self. Fortunately, the Future Warrior was able to travel to Age 785 to aid Future Trunks against Cell. He is then defeated and destroyed by Future Warrior and Future Trunks.
Xenoverse 2[]
Towa sends Future Android 16 to destroy Future Trunks' past self in Age 785. Empowered by Towa's Dark Magic once more Future Cell absorbs the Androids and achieves his perfect form. When the Future Warrior and Future Trunks are starting to overpower Future 16, Future Cell appears and teams up with Future 16 (whom Future Cell considers an ally as they are fellow Red Ribbon Androids created by Dr. Gero) to destroy Future Trunks and his mysterious ally. However, he is once again defeat and destroyed along with Future 16 by Future Trunks and the 2nd Future Warrior.
Power[]
- Manga and Anime
Completed in Age 786, this version of Cell is much weaker than the Cell which is seen in the present timeline. Before his battle with Trunks, Cell did not absorb as many people as his alternate timeline counterpart did in the present. In addition, he does not absorb Androids 17 and 18, and thus he never reached the forms above his Imperfect form. To which, he was able to be momentarily overwhelmed by Trunks in his base form, launching him miles away from the city with a surprise kiai, however Cell did state that Trunks power was still no match. However, upon utilizing Super Saiyan, Cell was utterly decimated by the half-breed. He also claims that he was a lot stronger than Future Trunks when calling the latter's "bluff" about destroying the androids, and also referenced this again when expressing shock at how Future Trunks was easily beating him.
- Video Games
In Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors, Cell states that his Imperfect Form is no match for Android 18.
Imperfect Cell empowered by Towa's Dark Magic in Age 783
In Dragon Ball Xenoverse, due to being empowered by Towa's Dark Magic, Future Cell manages to be completed much earlier and by Age 785 he had managed to absorb Future Androids 17 and 18 using the power increase he received from Towa's Dark Magic to overpower and defeat them, offscreen, allowing him to absorb them and achieve his Perfect Form which was further empowered by Villainous Mode. Under Towa's influence, he confronts Future Trunks as he returns to his time in Age 785 in order to fulfill Towa's plan of erasing Future Trunks from history and would have done so had the Future Warrior not been transported to Age 785 by Demigra (who wished to use the Future Warrior to eliminate Towa and Mira who had outlived their usefulness). Despite having both the power of Villainous Mode and his Perfect form, Future Cell proved to be no match for the combined might of Future Trunks and the Future Warrior, who managed to kill and destroy him, resulting in the absorbed Future 17 and 18's demise along with Future Cell's, restoring peace to Trunks' timeline.
Techniques and Special Abilities[]
- Full Power Energy Wave - Used in anime only. One of Future Imperfect Cell's Ultimate Skills in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2.
- Super Explosive Wave – Used in anime only.
- Kamehameha – A powerful Ki blast fired with two hands after concentrating a large amount of Ki.
- Regeneration – Used in Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 story mode.
- Absorption – The technique involves either engulfing a victim completely or using a part of their body to suck the victim into their body, thus gaining their power and abilities. Used in one scenario in the Supersonic Warriors series and Dragon Ball Xenoverse.
- Perfect Shot - Used by Villainous Future Perfect Cell in Xenoverse.
- Energy Barrier - Dark Future Perfect Cell's Evasive Skill in Xenoverse.
- Rage Saucer - Used by Villainous Future Perfect Cell in Xenoverse.
- Baked Sphere - Villainous Future Perfect Cell's Ultimate Skill in Xenoverse.
- Bloody Sauce - Used by Villainous Future Perfect Cell in Xenoverse.
- Gravity Impact - One of Future Perfect Cell's Super Skills in Xenoverse.
Forms[]
Imperfect Form[]
Future Cell uses this form for the entirety of his manga and anime appearance as he cannot find the Androids to absorb.
Super Saiyan[]
Like his alternate timeline counterpart who traveled to the present (main) timeline and succeeded in achieving his perfect form, Future Cell can also transform into a Super Saiyan, thanks to the Saiyan DNA he inherited from Future Goku and Future Vegeta. This is much more apparent in the anime than in the manga; when Future Cell utilizes the Super Saiyan form, he is surrounded in the standard bright golden aura of a Super Saiyan. Also, the Super Saiyan sound effect can be heard when he transforms into a Super Saiyan.
Semi-Perfect Form[]
Semi-Perfect Future Cell in Supersonic Warriors 2
Future Cell uses this form in Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2, even though the Androids had already been destroyed, as his Imperfect form is not in the game. He is still killed by Future Trunks. In Gohan's story in the game, Future Cell achieves his Semi-Perfect form by absorbing Future Android 18 after Gohan and Future Trunks defeat her.
Perfect Form[]
Future Cell in his Perfect form in Supersonic Warriors
Future Cell uses this form in Future Trunks' scenario in Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors. He is able to attain the form because Future Trunks does not travel to the right time frame, and when Future Trunks tries to destroy the Androids, Cell takes the opportunity and absorbs them when they are weakened enough. When he attains Perfect Form, he is slightly weaker than Super Saiyan Future Trunks (who had previously trained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber) likely because he never had time to absorb the massive amounts of humans and other entities that his counterpart did.
Future Cell also attains the form in Supersonic Warriors 2 after absorbing Future Android 17. He is defeated by Gohan and Future Trunks. Future Cell also uses it in the last mission of the Cell Saga in Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z.
Future Cell also achieves this form in Dragon Ball Xenoverse thanks to Towa's interference allowing him to absorb the androids before Future Trunks destroys them.
In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Future Cell once again absorbs the future Androids and achieves his perfect form presumably due to Towa's interference, though this time Towa grants him an Imperfect version of the Supervillain form by shaving off some of Future Cell's life force. He later ends up allying with Future Android 16 (who had been repaired by Towa after his defeat by Future Gohan and the Future Warrior in Age 780) to destroy Future Trunks' past self as he was returning to Age 785.
Villainous Mode[]
Dark Perfect Future Cell
Cell is given the Villainous Mode power up in Xenoverse. While using this power up his eyes glow red, and he gains a purple and black aura.
Appearances[]
Manga[]
Appearances in Other Media[]
Video Game Appearances[]
Perfect Future Cell in Battle of Z
- Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors
- Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
- Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors
- Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2
- Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Voice Actors[]
- Japanese: Norio Wakamoto
- English:
- Spanish:
- Castilian Spanish dub: Alejo de la Fuente (DBZ), Fran Rodríguez (DBZ Kai)
- Latin American Spanish dub: Ricardo Brust (DBZ), Salvador Reyes (DBZ Kai)
- Portuguese:
- Brazilian Portuguese dub: João Batista (DBZ) †, Raul Schlosser (DBZ Kai)
- European Portuguese dub: António Semedo †
- Greek dub: Themis Psihogios
- Polish dub: Piotr Tołoczko (DBZ Kai)
Battles[]
- Dragon Ball Z
- Future Cell (Imperfect Form) vs. Future Trunks (Base/Super Saiyan)
Gallery[]
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| Main members | Buyon • Captain Dark • Captain Yellow • Carmine • Colonel Brown • Colonel Silver • Colonel Violet • Dr. Gero • Dr. Hedo • Gevo • General Blue • General Bon • General Copper • General White • July • Major Metallitron • Mercenary Tao • Mrs. Bon • Murasaki Brothers • Ninja Murasaki • Saiba Rangers • Vomi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low-level soldiers | Karot • Nose-picking soldier • Onion • Pote • Pump • Scout 23 • Scout 27 • Silver's henchmen • White's scouts • Soldier 15 • Piccolo | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Technology and Vehicles | Airplanes • Animorphaline • Battle Jacket • Biplane • Boats • Cars • Destroyer • Dragon Radar (Global Dragon Radar) • Dr. Gero's Confidential Disc • Flamethrower • Flying Camera • Grenade • Guns (Gamma Blaster • Ray Gun) • Hovercars • Jet-copter • Motorcycle • Tanks • Red Ribbon Robot • Remote Tracking Device • Rocket Launcher • Sasanishiki • Submarines • Supercomputer (Future) • Soul Link System • Thunder Rocket • Wave Machine | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Androids | |
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| Red Ribbon Androids | Major Metallitron • Red Ribbon Robot • Prototype Android (Super Prototype) • Android 8 (Future) • Remote Tracking Device • Android 9 • Android 13 • Android 14 • Android 15 • Android 16 (Future • New Model) • Android 17 (Future • Cell) • Android 18 (Future • Cell) • Android 19 (Future) • Android 20 (Future • Cell • Clone (Supercomputer (Future)) • Android 21 (Good • Evil) • Clones (Clone Frieza) • Gamma 1 • Gamma 2 • Magenta • Destroyers • Android 25 • Android 26 • Android 33 • Android 44 • Android 55 • Android 76 • Android 8000 • Android 19000 |
| Dr. Hedo's Androids | Alpha Series (Alpha 12) • Beta Series (Beta 1 • Beta 2 • Beta 7 • Beta 8) • Dinodroid 1 • Tentomaru • Hachimaru • Gamma 1 • Gamma 2 • Cell Max |
| Bio-Android | |
| Bio-Warrior | |
| Other Androids | Ahms • Arale Norimaki • Asura Robot • Big Gete Star • C-6 • Caramel Man • CC Mascots • CC Robots (Waipa) • Compression-01 • Cyclopian Guard • Dr. Mashirito • Eggbot • Flying Camera • Godgardon • Guide Robo • Gurumes' Robot Servant • Hatchiyack • Helper Bot • Hope! • HWM 100 X • Dr. Kochin • Machine Mutants • Mecha 7 • Mecha Goku • Navigator • Oatmeel • Obotchaman • OG Soldier (Seven-Three) • Pirate Robot • Pusherbot • Reality Machine • Robotoriyama • TPP - EX • Zeno Orbs • Ziku |
| Other Cyborgs | Boiled Octopus Robo • Bowlean • Cacao • Caramel Man (Dr. Mashirito) • Cyborg Tao • Kahseral • Kettlean • Machine Mutants • Mecha Frieza (Future • Clone) • Meta-Cooler Core (Meta-Cooler) • Rezok • Warlord • Dr. Wheelo |
| Universe 3 | |
| Universe 7 Fusions | Android 35 • Android 1617 • Android 1718 • Android 1920 • Android Saibaking • Android Biwala 33 • Android Gowry 33 • Android Leganon 33 • Android Huki 44 • Android Stroganof 55 • Android Vasabi 55 • Android Bukha 76 • Android Butor 76 • Arale 18 • Cell 17 • Celluza • Damira • Baby Hatchiyack • Fused Sealas • Fuki • Gaury • Kuwabara • Perfect 16 • Super 17 • Towale • Ultra Pinich |
| Related | Android Bomb • Bio Suit (Cosmic Suit) • Built-in Scouter • Cell Games • Cells • Culture Fluid (Culture Fluid Absorption Gigantification) • Dark Evolution • Dark Ki • Dark Magic (Villainous Mode • Supervillain (Ultra)) • Dr. Collie • Dr. Flappe • Dr. Gero's Confidential Disc • Dr. Hedo • Dr. Lychee • Dr. Mashirito • Flamethrower • Form Change • Frieza Clan • Frieza's Rocket Launcher • Grenade • Gevo • Hell Fighter 17 • Machine Mutants • Nain • Red Ribbon Army (Red Pants Army) • Remote Tracking Device • Senbei Norimaki • Shut Down Remote • Metal Super Saiyan • S-Cells • Super Saiyan (Super Saiyan 2 • Powerhouse (Third Grade)) • Team Universe 3 • Team Universe 7 • Transcended |
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| Notable Members | Chronoa (brainwashed) • Gravy • Fin • Masked Saiyan (Xeno) • Putine • Salsa • Shroom • Xeno King Vegeta | ||||||
| Members | Android 8000 • Android 19000 • Black-Masked Saiyan • Bongo • Captain Bacterian • Captain Taylor • Cell • Cui • Chocolay • Demon Realm Soldiers (Σ • Ω • Δ • Λ • Reaper) • Dodoria • Dogidogi • First Narak • Future Android 16 • Gamelan • General Bon • General Sus • Gohan • Great Devilman • Guard Troops • Haru Haru • July • Lord Slug • Masked Future Warrior • Mira's Robots • Mr. Poko Poko • Psi Devilman • Octopapa • Skull Robo • Shun Shun • Turles • Week • Xeno Dende • Xeno Paragus | ||||||
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| Other affiliates | Broly • Cooler Force (Big Gete Star • Cooler • Meta-Cooler Corps.) • Frieza Force (Dodoria • Frieza • Ginyu Force • Zarbon) • Xeno Cell (Cell • Future) • Android 13 • Future Android 17 (Present) • Future Android 18 • Janemba (Future) • Saibamen • Shadow Dragons (Eis Shenron • Nuova Shenron • Syn Shenron) • Universe Creation Planners (Dr. Wheelo • Bojack • Super 17) • Karoly • Waipa • Yamcha • Zamases (Zamasu (Future)/Goku Black/Fused Zamasu (Crimson-Masked Saiyan)) • Future Jiren) | ||||||
| Sub-factions | Demon (Majin (Demon Realm Race • Buu's subspecies • Android Majin) • Devils) • Frieza's Army remnants • (Captain Wata • Archie • Bomb King Nobel • Bullgokin • Compression-01 • Fry • Tick • Tock) • Red Pants Army (Tao X • General White Jr. • Android 9 • Cloned Dr. Gero • General Bon) • Warriors of Darkness • Dark Namekians (Copycat Nail • Narak-type Namekian • Dark Vassals) • Captain Bacterian's Pirates • Bio-Android | ||||||
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| Related | CC Robot • Dark Dragon Ball (Dark Shenron) • Dark Energy • Dark Evolution • Dark Magic (Villainous Mode • Supervillain (Ultra) • Brainwash Attack) • Darkness Sword • Demigra Army • Demon God (Dark King • True • Transcended) • Demon Realm (Mechikabura's Tower • Southeast Prison Complex) • Demon Realm Crystal • Distorted Time Egg • Energy-Suction Device • Fruit of the Tree of Might (Demon Realm) • Gate • Kili • Ki-Sealing Handcuff • Pseudo Universe (Earth (Capsule Corporation • West City) • Planet Vegeta (Vegeta's Palace)) • Pure Majin • Rift in Time (Crack of Time) • Scroll of Eternity • Super Saiyan (Demon Realm Race) (Super Mira (Fin Absorbed) • Rampaging) • Time Breaker Mind Control (Giant Form • Mask) • Time Cutter • Time Power Unleashed (Brainwashed Berserk) • Universe Seed (Universe Tree) • World of Mind Control | ||||||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dragon Ball Z episode 194, "Free the Future"