Android 17/Misc

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Android 17

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Video Game Appearances[]

Dragon-Ball-17 — Android 17 in *Ultimate Tenkaichi*

In FighterZ, it has two versions of Android 17: His Super counterpart is a playable DLC character, while his original Cell Saga version act as assist for his sister Android 18. 17 is later accompanied by Gohan (Adult) as of Season 2, where the latter’s Ultimate form is also playable, while his Great Saiyaman version (under his World Martial Arts Tournament uniform) is an assist for his wife Videl.

Voice Actors[]

Japanese: Shigeru Nakahara
English:
- Funimation dub: Chuck Huber
- Ocean Group dubs: Ted Cole (DBZ), Cole Howard (Kai [TBC])
- Blue Water dub: Ethan Cole
Italian dub: Patrizio Prata, Gabriele Calindri (DBGT)
German dub: Timm Neu
Spanish:
- Latin American Spanish dub: Genaro Vásquez (DBZ, DBGT, DBZ Kai: TFC), Rolando de la Fuente (DBZ Kai)
- Castilian Spanish dub: Manolo Solo (DBZ most episodes), Enrique Rodríguez (DBZ substitution 1), Juanma Nogales (DBZ substitution 2), Paco Lozano (DBGT), David Flores (DBZ Kai, DBS)
Cantonese dub: Ngai Wai Man
Catalan dub: Joaquim Sota
Portuguese:
- European Portuguese dub: Ricardo Spínola (DBZ, DBGT, DBS - episodes 1-104), Gonçalo Carvalho (DBS - episodes 105-131)
- Brazilian Portuguese dub: Figueira Júnior, Sérgio Corcetti (DBZ episode 285)
Hebrew dub: Yuval Segal
Tagalog dub: Robert Brilliantes (DBZ Kai)
Korean dub: Kim Yeong Seon (DBZ - Tooniverse dub), Seong Su-Kyeong (DBGT - Daewon VHS dub), Lee Jae-Beom (DBZ Kai, DBS)
Hungarian dub: Crespo Rodrigo (DBZ), Szabó Máté (DBGT), Pásztor Tibor (DBS)
Polish dub: Michał Klawiter (DBS)
Greek dub: Yiannis Papaioannou (DBZ), Themis Psihogios (DBZ eps. 135-136), Tzimis Apergis (DBGT)
French dub: Thierry Bourdon (DBZ, DBZ Kai, DBS), Vincent Barazzoni (DBGT)

Battles[]

Dragon Ball Z

Android 17 vs. Dr. Gero
Android 17 and Android 18 vs. Vegeta (Super Saiyan), Future Trunks (Super Saiyan), Piccolo, and Tien Shinhan
Android 17 and Android 18 vs. Biker gang (anime only)
Android 17 and Android 18 vs. Goku, Future Trunks, Gohan, and Krillin (dream; anime only)
Android 17 vs. Piccolo
Android 17 vs. Cell (Imperfect Form)

Dragon Ball Super
Anime

Android 17 vs. Poachers
Android 17 and Goku vs. Poachers
Android 17 vs. Goku (Super Saiyan/Super Saiyan Blue)
Android 17 and Goku (Base/Super Saiyan Blue) vs. Galactic Poachers
Android 17 vs. Harmira
Android 17 vs. Dyrasem
Android 17 and Android 18 vs. Kahseral
Android 17 vs. Kahseral
Android 17 vs. Brianne de Chateau, Sanka Ku, & Su Roas
Android 17 vs. Sanka Ku (Kakunsa)
Android 17 vs. Sanka Ku (Kakunsa) and Bikal
Android 17 vs. Sanka Ku (Kakunsa) and Brianne de Chateau (Ribrianne)
Android 17 vs. Brianne de Chateau (Ribrianne)
Android 17 vs. Catopesra (Whirlwind Speed Mode)
Android 17 & Android 18 vs. Brianne de Chateau (Ribrianne) & Su Roas (Rozie)
Android 17 vs. Su Roas (Rozie)
Android 17 vs. Biarra
Android 17, Goku (Base/Super Saiyan Blue), & Android 18 vs. Zirloin (Formation), Rabanra (Formation), & Zarbuto (Formation)
Android 17 vs. Sanka Ku (Kakunsa; Illusion)
Android 17 vs. Damom
Android 17 and Goku vs. Damom
Android 17 and Android 18 vs. Biarra
Android 17, Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Android 18, Frieza (Final Form), and Jiren vs. Agnilasa
Android 17, Goku (Base/Super Saiyan God), Vegeta (Super Saiyan), Gohan (Base/Potential Unleashed), and Android 18 vs. Agnilasa
Android 17, Goku (Super Saiyan God), Vegeta (Super Saiyan), Gohan (Potential Unleashed), Android 18, and Frieza (Final Form) vs. Agnilasa
Android 17, Goku (Super Saiyan God/Super Saiyan Blue), Vegeta (Super Saiyan/Super Saiyan Blue), Gohan (Potential Unleashed), and Frieza (Final Form/True Golden Frieza) vs. Agnilasa
Android 17 and Gohan (Potential Unleashed) vs. Top
Android 17 vs. Top
Android 17 and Frieza (True Golden Frieza) vs. Top (Base/Destroyer Form)
Android 17 vs. Top (Destroyer Form)
Android 17 vs. Top (Destroyer Form)
Android 17 and Frieza (Final Form) vs. Top (Destroyer Form)
Android 17, Goku (Super Saiyan Blue), and Vegeta (Super Saiyan God SS Evolved) vs. Jiren (Full Power)
Android 17 vs. Jiren (Full Power)
Android 17, Goku (Super Saiyan Blue), and Vegeta (Super Saiyan God SS Evolved) vs. Jiren
Android 17 vs. Jiren (Full Power)
Android 17, Goku (Super Saiyan Blue/Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken), and Vegeta (Super Saiyan God SS Evolved) vs. Jiren (Full Power)
Android 17 vs. Jiren (Full Power)
Android 17 vs. Jiren
Android 17 vs. Jiren
Android 17 and Frieza (True Golden Frieza/Rage Mode Golden Frieza/Final Form) vs. Jiren (Full Power)
Android 17, Goku, and Frieza (Final Form) vs. Jiren (Full Power/Super Full Power)
Android 17 vs. Jiren
Android 17 vs. Jiren

Manga

Android 17 vs. Poachers
Android 17 vs. Goku (Base/Super Saiyan 2/Super Saiyan 3)
Android 17 vs. Murisam
Android 17 vs. Rubalt
Android 17 vs. Dium
Android 17 vs. Botamo
Android 17 vs. Dium
Android 17 vs. Damom
Android 17 vs. Dyspo
Android 17 and Frieza (Final Form) vs. Jiren
Android 17 and Frieza (Golden Frieza) vs. Jiren
Android 17 vs. Jiren
Android 17 and Android 18 vs. Seven-Three and Shimorekka
Android 17 vs. Seven-Three
Android 17, Android 18, Gohan (Potential Unleashed), Piccolo, and Jaco vs. Saganbo (Empowered)
Android 17 and Android 18 vs. Moro
Android 17, Goku (Perfected Super Saiyan Blue), Gohan (Potential Unleashed), Piccolo, Android 18, and Jaco vs. Moro (Transformed)

Super Dragon Ball Heroes
Anime

Android 17 vs. Oren
Android 17 and Piccolo vs. Kamioren (Base/Ultimate)
Android 17, Vegeta (Super Saiyan Blue), Future Trunks (Super Saiyan), and Piccolo vs. Kamioren (Ultimate)
Android 17, Goku (Autonomous Ultra Instinct), Piccolo, Vegeta, and Future Trunks vs. Kamioren (Ultimate)
Android 17, Goku, Vegeta, Future Trunks, and Piccolo vs. Fused Zamasu
Android 17, Goku (Base/Super Saiyan Blue), Vegeta, Future Trunks, Piccolo, Hit and Jiren vs. Hearts (Ultimate)
Android 17, Future Trunks, Piccolo, Hit, and Jiren vs. Hearts (Ultimate)
Android 17 vs. Krillin (Sparring)

Manga

Android 17 and Piccolo vs. Lagss
Android 17 vs. Ozotto Clones

Dragon Ball GT

Android 17 vs. Trunks
Android 17 vs. Android 18

List of characters killed by Android 17[]

Dragon Ball Z

Dr. Gero - Killed when Android 17 kicks Gero's head off, and then crushes it.

Dragon Ball GT

Krillin - Killed when Android 17 shot a Photon Flash through his chest.

Films

Dr. Gero - Killed when Android 17 kicks Gero's head off, and then crushes it.

Trivia[]

Chuck Huber, 17's voice actor, considers the role his easiest and a "voice actor vacation", as under the direction of Christopher Sabat he did not have to put on a voice and was advised to be calmer in his dialect.^[1]
Android 17 and Android 18's respective human names, Lapis and Lazuli,^[2] when combined, is "Lapis Lazuli," which is a deep-blue semi-precious stone prized for its color since antiquity. Coincidentally, their eyes are also blue.
- Despite the fact that they have actual names, the two continue on with their numerical designations for an unknown reason. It is possible that the process used to make them into cyborgs caused them to lose their memories or Doctor Gero may have even purposefully done so in order to make them easier to control, but the true reason will likely never be known.
- Alternatively, they do recall their original names and simply do not use them as their original names might be a painful reminder of what they lost when Dr. Gero forcibly converted them into Androids. Another possibility is that they view themselves as separate people from their original human identities.
Android 17 is revealed to be a very adept driver. He easily manages a stolen truck while driving off-road and successfully gave the Toad Warriors, a group of motorcycle bandits, the slip by luring them into an oncoming train and swerving at the last second. He also owns a tractor, and is shown driving it during his appearance as a park ranger in Dragon Ball Super. It may be explained due to 17's previous human life, as he may have known how to drive prior to becoming an Android.
In Budokai Tenkaichi 3, Chi-Chi says 17 is the younger twin.
- This is fitting as it follows their numerical designations as the number 18 is numerically higher than the number 17 (just as Android 18 is older than Android 17).
In the Dragon Ball Super anime when Marron, the daughter of Android 18 and Krilin, asks Android 17 how old he is, he tells her that he is 17 and although this suggests that he and his sister were transformed when seventeen years and which have since become essentially immortal never changing over the years, it is implied that Android 17 was just kidding anyway.
In Dragon Ball GT during the Super 17 Saga, Android 17 is shown producing a black aura while opening up a portal between Earth and Hell with Hell Fighter 17.
Despite being created to kill Goku, he and Goku never actually meet in Dragon Ball Z due to the fact that Goku was suffering from a heart virus, and later Android 17 would be absorbed by Cell when Goku was at Kami's Lookout waiting to train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
- However, in an anime filler, Android 17 and his sister appear in Goku's nightmare during the time he was still recovering from his Heart Virus. In the dream, Goku imagines a nightmarish scenario where Android 17 and 18 brutally kill Gohan, Krillin, Chi-Chi, and Future Trunks. Goku was unaware, however, that the Androids of his timeline were not the same as the ones in Future Trunks' timeline. Presumably Goku's ability to know what they looked like may be the result of his psychic abilities.
- Though Goku encounters and fights Super 17 in Dragon Ball GT, he never actually encounters the original Android 17. In Dragon Ball GT, Super 17 is the fusion of Android 17 and Hell Fighter 17, not the original Android 17.
- It is not until the Universe Survival Saga in Dragon Ball Super that Goku and 17 actually meet each other and fight.
Like his comrade 16, in Dragon Ball Super Android 17 has developed a fondness for nature and is protective of it.
- In Xenoverse 2, if Android 17 (DB Super) fights Android 16, Android 16 complements him on doing a good job of protecting nature.^[3]
Ever since the completion of the anime version of the Universe Survival Saga, 17 has been referred to as "The MVP of Universe 7" in outside media, such as Bandai's promotion of his DLC for FighterZ.
Though they are mentioned, 17's wife and children have never been seen, nor is it known what genders the children are. 17 showed Goku pictures of them, but they were never seen openly.

References[]

↑ Temple of Geek "ToGCast" Episode 39: An Interview With Chuck Huber. Temple of Geek. Retrieved on November 19, 2015.
↑ "Dragon Ball Q&A" section, Dragon Ball Full Color Androids Saga volume 6, 2014
↑ Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Android 17: "I never though we'd meet again." Android 16: "I see you're taking good care of nature, 17. Good Job."

[1] Temple of Geek "ToGCast" Episode 39: An Interview With Chuck Huber. Temple of Geek. Retrieved on November 19, 2015.

[ASQ&A6-2] "Dragon Ball Q&A" section, Dragon Ball Full Color Androids Saga volume 6, 2014

[XV2_16_vs._17-3] Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Android 17: "I never though we'd meet again." Android 16: "I see you're taking good care of nature, 17. Good Job."

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