";s:4:"text";s:5717:" Perfect Cell then encourages Future Trunks to demonstrate more of his strength, leading Trunks to transform into a Super Saiyan Third Grade. In this form Cell no longer likes to fight directly, instead spawning smaller Bio-Androids to do his work for him. It is apparent that both of their powers have increased exponentially, and they have reached a whole new level of strength. He then instructs Krillin to take Vegeta away from the battlefield so that he can recover. Gohan uses his Ki Blast to fry Goku's food instantlyTake your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. As a being with several transformations, Cell's appearance varies depending on the form he is in. Though they manage to stop Mira, it is revealed that Mira was just playing the role of decoy in order for Towa to enact some unknown scheme. Cell becomes fully humanoid in his Perfect form gained from absorbing Android 18, complete with a normal nose and mouth. At this point, Mr. Satan discovers the head of Android 16, which, surprisingly, can still talk. His arrogance is short-lived though; he is easily outclassed by Vegeta's After absorbing No. Piccolo however, states this tactic came from the mind of Kami. The Future Warrior joins in taking them down. He is eventually defeated along with Frieza. He shows that he possesses some power reserves when he powers up against Vegeta, but he is still inferior to his opponent even at full power.
When his plan fails, Cell prepares to attempt to absorb 18 by force regardless, knowing that he is fast enough to prevent her from destroying herself and more than capable of overpowering her. Akira Toriyama himself surmised that the concept behind the Cell Games may have been influenced by King Piccolo's cells which makes sense as King Piccolo also enjoyed terrorizing the people of Earth in a similar manner and both broadcasted their evil intentions on television just to instill fear into Earth's population. Piccolo tells Cell that even though he gained more energy from his arm, increasing his strength, he is still beyond the Bio-Android's capabilities, and Piccolo prepares to finish this fight quickly. Unfortunately, a wormhole opens connecting the main timeline to New Namek in Age 767 of Gohan's Father-Son Kamehameha against Cell after history is correctedReturning to the Cell Games in Age 767 in the main timeline, the warrior finds that Cell has revived after his self-destruction and Gohan prepares to defeat the Android for good but Super Perfect Cell is empowered with the first stage Supervillain power-up. Yet Gohan waits too long, allowing Cell to regenerate his lost limbs with Piccolo's regenerative cells. This turns Gohan into Dark SSJ2 Gohan who fights against Dark Cell.
Afterwards Chronoa puts the scroll back together causing the alterations to disappear restoring the proper timeline. Cell even expressed discontent and outrage when Goku had decided to forfeit his battle against Cell. His horns now point upward and form a crown shape, and his face, though possessing a comically large-lipped mouth and lacking a nose, has taken the general shape of a human face. In an attempt to pacify her, he pretends to be Android 17 by mimicking his voice (a trait probably gained from his absorption) and tells her how wonderful it is to be part of Cell and fulfilling "the great" Dr. Gero's vision. However, despite his usually cautious and savvy nature, Imperfect Cell could still be seen to be somewhat arrogant and narcissistic, seen by how he openly revealed his plans to Piccolo when under the impression that he had won. Cell's feet lose their toes and instead resemble shoes, though his tail remains much the same as it was in his Imperfect form. Even as he was slowly destroyed by If Perfect Cell fights with Cell Junior it will act disrespectfully towards him angering Cell causing him to state "Cell's refusal to serve the army whose destruction was responsible for his creation is likely due to the influence of Vegeta and Frieza's cells as both refuse to be controlled (unless faced with someone they fear and know they cannot defeat like Beerus) and dislike taking orders from others. Meanwhile, in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Gohan has realized that the only way for him to become a Super Saiyan is for his father to fight him at full power. Upon reaching perfection, Cell displays a number of traits shared by those whose cells he possesses; In the English manga, Cell is referred to as "it", while in the anime (and the Japanese versions of both), he is referred to as "he." If they don't reproduce asexually, the half of the DNA they get from their mom might be the key to it. However, Cell continues to admire his new body, completely ignoring Krillin and Future Trunks' assault, barely registering Krillin and Future Trunks' hits and takes Krillin's Android 16 briefly tries to step in and attack Cell from behind, but the Bio-Android hears him and warns him of what will happen if he carries out his attack. Cell is unable to avoid it or stop it, and he is decimated by the attack. He and Frieza urge Pinich to use Ultra Fusion to fight Tekka's team, goading him with the thought of disappointing Tekka if he refuses to do so. Android 16 steps up to confront Cell though due to his power-up his power is now greater than 16's instead of being equal. Goku teleports back to Kami's Lookout just as Semi-Perfect Cell makes a move to attack him.