Android 21

Android 21 is a female video game character who features in Dragon Ball.

Biography

Android 21 (Japanese: 人造人間21号, Hepburn: Jinzōningen Jū Nijūichi-Gō, lit. "Artificial Human #21") was a female inhabitant of Planet Earth where she was scientist whose past was not entirely known even to herself. It was said that she had been involved with fellow scientist Dr. Gero where the two had a son together who became the basis for the model of Android 16. One account had her claiming that she had been an Earthling converted by Dr. Gero into an Android. However, she was made to be a new type of bio-android that was superior to the likes of Cell where she had the image of a human female with the IQ of an adult. It was noted that she had been in development 10 years ago and went quickly to adulthood to the point that she never experienced an adulthood. The cells of various powerful fighters and even intelligent researchers were added into her being with among these including the cells of Majin Buu.

She states she has no memory of her apparent life as a human and often found it fun to imagine what her original name was and what her life was like. She did not know why Gero created her as a unique new type of Android different from the mecha-types and the modified humans. Her good side did not know much about her creator though she knew he was an evil person with great intelligence, though discussing him for some reason made her feel like crying; on the other hand, her evil side knew about Gero to an extent yet cared little for him or the Android built in her son's image, though this is likely due to her views that Androids have no need for loved ones and family. At some point, 21 recalled the memory of her - or her template - having a son. When she realized that she wanted so badly to see him and have him by her side, she repaired Android 16 later on and explained that she wanted to treat him like family. Android 21 is apparently unaware that Dr. Gero was the father of her apparent human self's son and thus the exact nature of Dr. Gero's relationship with her apparent human self is unknown beyond the fact that they were the parents' of 16's human template. When 21's urges resurfaced, she activated the link system to use its functions to keep herself under control, by suppressing her growing need to feed, and the persona that spawned from it. Eventually, this led them to seek out Android 18 and Android 17 separately, with the system activated, in hopes they would be able to successfully link them with another soul.

According to Android 16, at some point, the cells in 21 may have gone berserk, which resulted in her uncontrollable urges to feed. It was likely that Majin Buu's cells may have been responsible. Additionally, Android 21's hunger may be a result of her unique combination of Majin and Saiyan cells, as both Saiyans and Majins are known to have large appetites. Her evil persona may have also been influenced by the combination of cells she acquired from Frieza, Cell, and Kid Buu as her evil side is known to be cold-hearted like Frieza and Cell while showing signs of madness similar to Kid Buu. The evil 21 does not dismiss the idea of galactic conquest which may also be influenced by Frieza's cells.

When giving a false history to Goku and Krillin, she claimed that she was a researcher employed by the Red Ribbon Army who deserted with Android 18's help and Android 18 was injured protecting her from Cell, only to be saved by Goku and Krillin whom she tells a false backstory to avoid fighting them. Her true colors are later revealed when the Dragon Team defeat Android 16 who is revealed to have linked a human soul to Goku against Android 21's wishes causing her to transform into her true form and destroy him with an Absolute Release Ball. Goku tries to chase after her but she blasts him out of the sky causing the soul linked with him to accidentally become linked with Cell who Android 21 finds and battles with. Cell is no match for her and is forced to retreat using a Solar Flare. Cell collapses from his injuries and the soul returns to Goku. The she later consumes the revived villains Nappa, Ginyu Force, Frieza, and Cell before turning her attention to the Dragon Team. To avoid destroying Earth, Goku teleports the team to the Sacred World of the Kai where she confronts the Dragon Team. Like Kid Buu, she is ultimately defeated by Goku's Super Spirit Bomb. These events were seemingly stopped from happening when the spirit travels back to the start of the events to possess someone else and find out more about the truth at Whis' suggestion.

Overview

Personality and attributes

In appearance, Android was a tall, curvaceous scientist with glasses and long bushy auburn hair. She has a gold ring on her left middle finger, and black nails. She wears a pair of hoop earrings, a sleeveless, short blue and red checker pattern high-neck minidress with opaque black tights, matching black detached arm sleeves, and blue (left foot) and red (right foot) ankle heel boots with gold tips. She also usually wears a white lab coat with her outfit. Her eyes are similar to that of Dr. Gero's Androids, such as Android 18. In her true form, Android 21 keeps her curvy body, her skin turns pink, her hair becomes white with a pink tint, her ears become pointed, her eyes changing depending on if her evil half takes over, and she gains a tail. Her attire changes to a black tube top, keeping the black arm sleeves with gold bracelets at the ends, her boots become black, and also gaining white baggy pants. It's noted that she most resembles a Majin in this form. Her eyes slightly vary depending on which moral alignment she represents. In her good representation, she retains the eyes from her human form. In her evil representation, her eyes instead are more similar overall to that of a Majin.

Due to her biology, Android 21 has a natural, compulsive instinct to feed which grew out of control due to cells in her body going berserk. Like Majin Buu, she prefers sweets and confectioneries, her favorite being macarons. However, she has no control over her hunger and constantly fights to keep herself from turning others into treats and devouring them. Her hunger is so great and painful that it has led to Android 21's psyche being damaged and manifesting a split personality. The longer she goes without feeding, the more the evil side of her gains control. When her true persona is in control she acts like a kind and motherly woman who was concerned about Android 18 and agreed to help her. When her evil persona is in control, however, she becomes a sadistic and power-hungry sociopath, wanting to 'devour' all the powerful fighters, drawing to the point of near insanity. Her gluttonous lust for "devouring" powerful fighters is similar to the traits of the Majins, inherited when Buu's cells were added to her. Her good side is friendly towards Good Buu presumably due to their shared biology and love of sweets.

Android 21 struggled between the two different natures within her that were a good and evil side. The latter of the pair represented her hunger and desire to feed that threatened to overwhelm her.

Her hunger is so great and painful that it has led to Android 21's psyche being damaged and manifesting a split personality. The longer she goes without feeding, the more the evil side of her gains control. When her true persona is in control she acts like a kind and motherly woman who was concerned about Android 18 and agreed to help her. When her evil persona is in control, however, she becomes a sadistic and power-hungry sociopath, wanting to "devour" all the powerful fighters, drawing to the point of near insanity. Her gluttonous lust for "devouring" powerful fighters is similar to the traits of the Majins, inherited when Buu's cells were added to her. Her good side is friendly towards Good Buu presumably due to their shared biology and love of sweets.

Powers and abilities

It was noted that she was a new type of Bio-Android - superior to Cell - built in the image of a human female with the IQ of an adult, though she is not even ten years old - making her feel as though she missed out on her adolescence. As an Android, she was an artificial human who had been modified and augmented with the cells of various powerful fighters. These provided her all her superhuman abilities that stemmed from the manipulation of ki to achieve feats such as increased strength, endurance, flight, and the ability to channel it into energy blasts. Being created from the cells of countless warriors and scientists, Android 21 is one of the most powerful Androids in the series and the most powerful female Android created through Dr. Gero's research. Like Majin Buu and Cell, she can increase her power by absorbing other life forms, which she does by turning them into sweets and eating them increasing her power.

The biggest element of her nature that the Majin Buu cells within her body that drove her desire to feed and grow stronger as a result.

In her true form, Android 21 can attack enemies with her tail as part of certain combos. She can also thrust her tail into the ground, then have it erupt from the ground to deliver a surprise attack, taking advantage of her ability to extend her tail which can presumably be attributed to either her Frieza Race, Namekian, and Majin cells or a combination of all three.

Among the techniques known to her included:

• Connoisseur Cut (テイスティングカット Teisutingukatto, lit. "Tasting Cut") :
• Photon Swipe :
• Total Detonation Ball (アブソリュートリリースボール Abusoryūtorirīsubōru, lit. Absolute Release Ball) :

Notes

• Android 21 was created by Arc System Works and designed by Akira Toriyama where she featured in the setting of the fighting video game Dragon Ball FighterZ.

Appearances

• Dragon Ball FighterZ:

External Links

• Dragon Ball Wiki Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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