The Androids Saga is a short period in the fictional anime series Dragon Ball Z. It features the first 5 Androids built by Dr. Gero, who are released and wreak havoc on the world. It occurs between the Trunks Saga and the Imperfect Cell Saga.

Major Players

• Android 16
• Android 17
• Android 18
• Android 19
• Android 20 (Dr. Gero)
• Kuririn (Krillin)
• Son Gohan
• Son Goku
• Vegeta
• Trunks

Introduction

The Androids Saga plot goes all the way back to DragonBall. You see, a small organization known as the Red Ribbon fought against Goku as a child, and they planned to obtain the DragonBalls as well. This high-industrial military company made all sort of androids as well, mainly evil ones that planned on destroying things. Dr.Gero, a demented Red Ribbon doctor genius...sworn revenge on Goku ever since the beginning of the whole series, mainly because Goku was the kid who destroyed the whole organization.

Outline

The Androids Saga

The Z fighters go to the city where Trunks told them the Androids would appear. They find them destroying the city. Dr. Gero created Android #19, a powerful sorta chubby white faced cyborg to kill Goku. Later, he asks Android #19 to make him into a powerful Android as well, so he becomes Android #20, a cyborg with a white beard. Both bear the <R-R> red ribbon logo on their uniforms. Goku and the others lead the Androids away from the city, to fight without haming innocent bystanders. At first Goku fights Android #19, but Goku suffers a Heart Attack, and is nearly destroyed. But Vegeta comes to the rescue, and reveals he has become a Super Saiyan. Trunks from the future was luckily sent back by his mother, Bulma, to give the heart-medicine to heal Goku's heart, so Goku is saved. Vegeta faces Android #19, and Android #19 is destroyed, the plot fails, and Android #20 falls, but Dr. Gero has programmed himself to auto-repair and survives the battle.

Android #20, Dr. Gero, then goes back to the labratory and releases his most recent creations, Android #17 and Android #18. 17 has black hair while his sister, 18 has blonde hair. Both are incredibly strong and they are unleashed. Both Androids eventually get quite annoyed at Dr.Gero, so they kill him. Being a brilliant mad scientist, he had suspected this, therefore he had created a biological android prior to his death.

Although the biological android was still placed in a regeneration tube, he was assigned a command--to feast on the energy of over-rebellious androids that didn't obey. Android #17 and Android #18 break out of the lab, and they bring along the strong Android #16, (who turns out to be a peaceful robot, later on). Our Z Warriors are aware of these new nemesises, and begin to confront them-but they are no match for them and continue to fight and fight reaching no particular victory. The problem is, endurance is what is lacking for our heroes, because of the Android's long endurance and long-lasting energy, and they can fight with much more stamina than the unprepared combatants. The Androids eventually leave to find Goku, leaving only Krillin unharmed. He heals the others with Senzu Beans, who then go up to Kami's Lookout and Train in a special gravity room to prepare. Piccolo tries to ready himself for the fight as well, by fusing with Kami-his half-father and guardian of the DragonBalls. Androids #16, #17, and #18 go out to Kame House (Master Roshi's house) to find Goku to kill him. Piccolo spots the Androids and they begin to duel. All this time, the biological android has been regenerating, and it finally breaks out of its imprisonment--the being is known only as the powerful "Cell" and he sets out to accomplish his creator's commands.

Episode list

English anime episode list.

Androids Saga (14 episodes)

• 111. The Androids Appear
• 112. A Handy Trick
• 113. Double Trouble for Goku
• 114. Upgrade to Super Saiyan
• 115. The Secret of Dr. Gero
• 116. More Androids?!
• 117. Follow Dr. Gero
• 118. Nightmare Comes True
• 119. Goku’s Assassin
• 120. Deadly Beauty
• 121. No Match for The Androids
• 122. Last Ditch Effort
• 123. Closing In
• 124. Unwelcomed Discovery