Hell Fighter 17

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Hell Fighter 17
新17号（ヘルファイター17号）
Shin Jū Nana-Gō (Herufaitā Jū Nana-Gō)
Anime name	Hell Fighter 17
Manga name	N/A
Alias	New No. 17 Artificial #17 Machine Mutant #17
Debuts
Debut	"A Dangerous Union" (April 1997)
Appears in
Characteristics
Race	Machine Mutant
Gender	Male
Death Date(s)	Age 790
Professional Status
Allegiance	Red Ribbon Army (Red Ribbon Androids)
Personal Status
Relatives	Dr. Gero (co-creator) Dr. Myuu (co-creator) Android 17 (half-brother) Future Android 17 (half-brother, alternate timeline) Android 18 (half-sister) Future Android 18 (half-sister, alternate timeline) Baby (grandfather) Mutchy (half-brother) Luud (half-brother) General Rildo (half-brother) Giru (half-brother) Commander Nezi (half-brother) Bizu (half-brother) Natt (half-brother) Ribet (half-brother)

"The gates of hell has been opened, and I will bring forth a torrent of evil from this world." — "A Dangerous Union"

Hell Fighter 17 is a Machine Mutant created by the evil scientists Dr. Gero and Dr. Myuu while in Hell. He makes his debut in "A Dangerous Union", the 42nd episode of Dragon Ball GT, which premiered on April 16, 1997.

Biography

Hell Fighter 17 and Android 17 ready to fuse

A joint effort between Dr. Gero and Dr. Myuu, Hell Fighter 17 was designed to locate his android counterpart Android 17 and fuse with him, becoming Super 17. He is essentially identical to Android 17, but by this point the real 17 has acquired a brown jacket. Prior to his fusing with Android 17, he fought Vegeta in his base form and was promptly beaten. Vegeta is initially unimpressed with Hell Fighter 17's power level until Dr. Myuu and Gero reveal that 17 is using only half of his strength. Followed closely by the Z Fighters, the true Android 17 arrives and the two merge into Super 17.

Special abilities

• Flight – The ability to fly without the use of ki.
• Cellular complementary build similar to that of the original Android 17. This allows him to telepathically communicate with and override/brainwash the cyborg, as well as fuse with him to become one super fighting machine.
• Theoretically, he should have the same individual powers as Android 17.

Voice actors

• Japanese Dub: Shigeru Nakahara
• FUNimation Dub: Chuck Huber
• Blue Water Dub: Ethan Cole
• Latin American Dub: Genaro Vásquez

Trivia

• This is Dr. Gero's second co-creation, the first one being Android 8.