Android 21 (Evil)

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Android 21 (Evil) (人じん造ぞう人にん間げん２１号ごう（悪あく）, Jinzōningen Nijūichi-Gō (Aku)) is the true main antagonist of Dragon Ball FighterZ.

Appearance[]

While her good half and 21 were one, Android 21 (Evil) appeared as a black specter, in the silhouette of Android 21. She also appeared with a pink and blue aura.

In her true form, she looks exactly the same as Android 21 (Good), except she has red eyes and black sclera, as well as having a slight pink color to her hair, as opposed to the good one's pure white hair color.

Upon eating and absorbing Cell she undergoes a transformation, where her skin turns gray and she has dark purple spots throughout her body like that of Cell's. She also gains a purple tint to her hair.

Personality[]

As noted, this side of Android 21 is pure evil, having nothing but a desire to devour all the Z Warriors to satisfy her needs of eating and gaining more power to the point of being seen as nearly insane. However, these desires do not cloud her thinking as she is capable of making rational decisions and assess the situation at hand. Sadistic and sociopathic, 21 will go to extreme lengths to gain the power she desires.

Fitting with her evil nature, Android 21 was disgusted with her good self's way of thinking and views who had no will or desire to consume others for their power (similar to Frieza who is disgusted by Goku's good heart). However, she found this to be pleasing since it left her with the belief that no one could stand in her way and stop her from eating everything she wanted, mirroring Good Buu and Evil Buu's dynamic. Her personality resembles Android 21's from the previous arcs as she was essentially under her evil persona's complete control in those arcs.

Upon meeting Goku, Evil Android 21 gushed in his presence while referring to him as her "sweetie Goku" and proclaimed her intentions to eat him, licking her lips at the thought of consuming him. However, she reconsidered confronting him as she decided to save the best for last presumably due to the influence of Cell's cells, but she still took the opportunity to "snag" Instant Transmission which she used to escape. Ultimately, though, she eventually started losing control as she began running out of clones with her impulsiveness and need to feed her hunger increasing.

She also believes that her good self is a hypocrite due to her refusal to not consume others as her hunger will only continue to grow worse and even encourages her to give in to her hunger believing it is the only way her good self can hope to stand a chance against her; this is presumably to make her good self a more enticing meal, though it may also be influenced by her wanting a decent challenge due to the influence of her Saiyan cells as she believes only her counterpart could match her. She is also caught off-guard by her good self's willingness to sacrifice her own life to stop her.

Before the fission, while her evil personality was in control, she expressed a belief that Androids like herself, Android 18, and Android 17 had no need for human families when she attempted to eat Krillin. This belief likely explains why she had no love for Android 16 whom Android 21 murders in all three arcs while her evil side is in control, though in the Android 21 Arc this results in her fission due to her "heart" regaining control because of the anguish and guilt over his death—especially since this could have subconsciously reminded of her human son Gevo's death as 16 was built in Gevo's image. She also does not dismiss the possibility of seeking galactic conquest, which was implied to be her original purpose, although it is unclear if she was programmed to seek it and/or if it was due to the influence of Frieza and King Cold's cells. In addition, despite her evil nature and use of his technology, she had no real affection for Dr. Gero and only utilized his technology to suit her own goals which were all centered around satisfying her urge to feed and grow stronger, with galactic conquest a secondary objective at best.

Biography[]

Background[]

Android 21 (Evil) is the evil persona of Android 21 that began manifesting after the cells of Good Buu were added to her. After the cells started going berserk, 21's hunger grew unstable, driving her mad.

At some point while still within her original self, evil Android 21 planned and utilized the link system created by Dr. Gero to seal the power and souls of Earth's warriors, in addition to the villains' Cell, Frieza, Nappa, and the Ginyu Force after they were revived by her. She planned on devouring them while they were paralyzed to satiate her seemingly bottomless hunger, as well as to steal their power. She also created a plentiful number of Clones of each individual warrior for the purpose of strengthening their artificial links and then devouring them also. But her plans would be constantly interrupted by the struggle against her good half, accompanied by Android 16. While she ultimately succeeds in suppressing her good persona during the first two arcs, in the Android 21 Arc, she is caught off guard when activating the Power Suppressing Wave machine has an effect on her allowing her good persona to regain control due to her evil persona being so surprised the machine's waves affected her as she originally intended them only to weaken her enemies allowing her to consume them easily.

Power[]

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In her initial appearance, she stated that she had absorbed most of Android 21's power, and so was stronger than her good side.

After she has absorbed Cell and many clones it is thought by Vegeta that neither he nor Goku could defeat her alone, even though they have re-acquired access to the entirety of their original power. Thanks to her endurance and regeneration, the combined might of Goku in his Super Saiyan forms, Super Saiyan Vegeta, Ultimate Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Androids 18 and 17 and the Android 21's true persona is not enough to defeat her. She is even able to hold off a Spirit Bomb fired by Goku, and so the good Android 21 is forced to sacrifice herself so that they will both be hit by the Spirit Bomb and destroyed. As a result, she is one of the strongest female villains encountered by the Z Fighters.

Techniques and Special Abilities[]

• Flight - The ability to fly utilizing ki.
• Ki Blast - The most basic form of energy attack.
• Survivability - Thanks to possessing cells from Frieza, Cell, and Majin Buu, Android 21 possess great survivability and endurance.

• Hungry Beam - A move Android 21 uses to turn people into food.
  • Sweet Tooth - Android 21's Level 3 Super, which is said to work like Majin Buu's. Android 21 turns the opponent into a dessert (such as a donut, macaroon, or cupcake,) and then takes a bite out of the opponent, regaining some health. If this attack finishes the enemy off, she eats the opponent completely.
  • Absorption - In all scenarios, she absorbs many clones. In the Super Warrior Arc, she absorbs Nappa, Cell, the Ginyu Force and finally Frieza. In the Android 21 Arc, she absorbs Cell after her fission in order to take on a more powerful form. Like Cell and Majin Buu, this makes her more powerful. In Dragon Ball Legends, Android #21: Evil (DBL21-05S) will consume a sweet (presumably Cell) in order to transform into Android #21: Transformed (Evil).
• Connoisseur Cut - A move that lets Android 21 absorb an opponent's energy and use up to four of her opponents moves. There is a pool of eight moves she can copy with their availability depending on the enemy she took ki from. Notably, ki attacks copied with this move are red and black in color. In the final boss battle, Android 21 (Evil) seemingly does not actually have access to this move, instead already having access to the following techniques.
  • Savory Slicer - Used by the evil persona while in control of Android 21 as a side effect of her Supervillain state in Xenoverse 2.
  • Kamehameha - One of the moves Android 21 can use after using Connoisseur Cut. Obtained from enemies somewhat connected to Goku.
  • Continuous Energy Bullet - One of the moves Android 21 can use after using Connoisseur Cut. A series of rapid-fire blasts. Obtained from enemies connected to Vegeta.
  • Android Barrier - One of the moves Android 21 can use after using Connoisseur Cut. Obtained from enemies connected to androids.
  • Instant Transmission - One of the moves Android 21 can use after using Connoisseur Cut. Also used to teleport Android 21 to the Sacred World of the Kai. Obtained from alien or godly enemies.

• Angry Explosion - Used by Android 21 (Evil) in her final fight with her good half. She regains health as she charges it.
  • Danger Time - A technique used by Android 21 (Transformed, Evil) where she rush attacks the opponent before charging an energy sphere into her fist and then punching the opponent into the ground before finishing the attack with an Angry Explosion. Android 21 (Transformed, Evil)'s Super Attack in Dokkan Battle.
• Hors d'Oeuvre Stab - Android 21 flies down towards the opponent from the air and strikes them into the ground.
• Total Detonation Ball - Android 21 launches a ball of ki that flies across the screen and explodes on impact. The heavy version of this move will discard all her acquired moves in exchange for extra power. In Dragon Ball Legends, it appears as the Special Move Arts for Android #21: Evil (DBL21-05S) and her transformation Android #21: Transformed (Evil).
  • Absolute Release Ball - A larger version of Total Destruction Ball. Used by Android 21 with her evil personality in control to destroy Android 16 in the Super Warrior Arc and Enemy Warrior Arc thus it is technically one of her techniques even though she is never seen using it as a fission.
• Photon Swipe - A move where Android 21 produces a Death Beam-like variation of Photon Wave that explodes where it hits along the ground.
• Excellent Full Course - Android 21's other Level 3 Super, where she flies into the opponent, hitting them with a flurry of dash attacks, before striking them to the ground and fires a ki blast from on top of them.
• Regeneration - Thanks to possessing cells from Piccolo, Cell, Kid Buu and Good Buu, Android 21 possess one of the greatest regenerative capabilities in the series.

Forms and transformations[]

Transformed[]

Evil 21's True Form is identical to Android 21's True form seen in the Super Warrior and Enemy Warrior Arcs. She appears in this form briefly after 21's fission before absorbing Cell.

In Dragon Ball Legends, this form is known as 21's Evil state and is playable as the "base form" of Android #21: Evil (DBL21-05S).

Transformed, Evil[]

Unlike her original self in the Super Warrior Arc scenario, after absorbing Cell, Android 21's skin becomes a darker color, and she gains spots. She becomes tremendously more powerful. In Dokkan Battle this form is referred to as her Transformed, Evil state.

In Dragon Ball Legends, it is referred to as Transformed (Evil) and appears as the transformation for Android #21: Evil (DBL21-05S).

Video Game Appearances[]

• Dragon Ball FighterZ
• Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle
• Dragon Ball Heroes
• Dragon Ball Legends

In Dokkan Battle, Android 21 (Evil) is playable in her Transformed state and her Transformed, Evil state.

Android 21 (Evil) makes an appearance in Dragon Ball Legends as Android #21: Evil (DBL21-05S) which is capable of transforming into her Transformed (Evil) form or Android #21: Transformed (Evil) (DBL21-05S).

Voice Actors[]

• Japanese: Houko Kuwashima
• English: Jeannie Tirado^[2]

Gallery[]

Android 21 (Cell) in SDBH Artwork of Android #21 (Transformed, Evil) in Dokkan Battle Predatory Urge Android #21 (Transformed, Evil) card in Dokkan Battle New Character Illustration of Android #21: Evil (DBL21-05S) in Dragon Ball Legends Character Illustration render for Android #21: Evil (DBL21-05S) in Dragon Ball Legends Character Illustration render for Android #21: Transformed (Evil)(DBL21-05S) in Dragon Ball Legends

Trivia[]

• Her personality is similar to Moro's as both view other beings as little more than food. However, while Moro dines on life energy of other beings and planets, Android 21 (Evil) consumes fast growing artificial clones and other beings by turning them into food.

References[]

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