Android 18

Android 18's info

(from Wikipedia)

Beautiful as she is deadly, Android 18 is a cybernetic human, modified by the scientist named Dr. Gero. She is often referred to in the original Japanese as a Jinzō'ningen, which translates as android, artificial human, cyborg, or robot. However, she is not exactly an artificial human considering that she was originally human. It is implied in the manga she and her brother (Android 17) were originally runaways heavily fitted with cybernetics. Whether or not this "fitting" was consensual is unknown, but it is implied that it wasn't considering that she and 17 both show a disdainful disrespect toward Dr. Gero. In the Anime its implied that she and Android 17 may actually be Dr. Gero's children when at the 24th Tenka'ichi Budōkai when asked about her name she refers to her father liking unusual names. However, she is able to biologically function as a human does, given the fact that she produces a child right before the Buu Saga. 18's original human name is never revealed.

It is never explained why Androids 17 and 18 were created, but it has been suggested that 17 and 18 were tools to be used by Gero's ultimate creation named Cell. Cell was supposed to absorb them into his fully biological body and become the "perfect" warrior. He achieved this, absorbing #18 shortly after doing the same to #17.

04/01/26