The Cell Games, is a fictional event in the manga Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z and the anime Dragon Ball Z. It was a one-time-only tournament similar to that of the Tenka'ichi Budôkai competition, but was managed by Cell: a hideous creation of Doctor Gero that was born from various tissue samples of the Z Fighters and Freeza.

Major players

• Android 16
• Cell
• Dende
• Hercule (Mr. Satan)
• Kuririn
• Piccolo
• Son Gohan
• Son Goku
• Tenshinhan
• Trunks
• Vegeta

Introduction

The rules of the Cell Games are simple: anyone who dares to fight Cell gets in the ring and tries to beat him. If Cell wins against everyone, he gets to demolish the planet. If anyone else wins, Cell leaves. In addition to Son Goku and the rest of the Z Fighters, a small and incompetent band led by Hercule (Mr. Satan) also entered the competition. In reality, only Son Goku and Son Gohan actually had real matches with Cell. Although the real win belonged to Son Gohan and Son Goku, the victory was actually credited to Hercule by the human population at large.

Episode list

English anime episode list.

Cell Games Saga (28 episodes)

• 151. What is the Tournament?
• 152. The Doomsday Broadcast
• 153. Meet me in the Ring
• 154. No Worries Here
• 155. A Girl Named Lime
• 156. Memories of Gohan
• 157. A New Guardian
• 158. Dende's Dragon
• 159. The Puzzle of General Tao
• 160. The Games Begin
• 161. Losers Fight First
• 162. Goku Vs. Cell
• 163. Cell's Bag of Tricks
• 164. No More Rules
• 165. The Game Ends
• 166. Faith In a Boy
• 167. Gohan's Desperate Plea
• 168. Android Explosion
• 169. Cell's Children Attack
• 170. The Unleashing
• 171. The Unstoppable Gohan
• 172. Cell's Mighty Breakdown
• 173. The Hero's Farewell
• 174. Cell Returns
• 175. The Horrors Won't End
• 176. Saving the World
• 177. Goku's Noble Decision
• 178. One More Wish
• 179. Free the Future