Is Android 16 a villain?

Android 16 is one of Dr. Gero's Red Ribbon Androids. He was an antagonist turned supporting protagonist in the Androids arc. Apart from Cell himself, Android 16 is the strongest of all of Dr. Gero's Androids at least prior to Dragon Ball Super.
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Is Android 16 a hero?

Android 16 is one of the androids created by Dr. Gero with a peaceful disposition and a hero from Dragon Ball Z.
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Is Android 17 a villain?

He is one of the two secondary antagonists (alongside Android 18) of the Android Saga and an anti-hero in the Imperfect Cell Saga of Dragon Ball Z. While his future counterpart is the main villain in the history of Trunks special and in GT, he becomes Super 17 the main antagonist of the saga of the same name.
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Why was Gero scared of Android 16?

Because 16 looks just like the son he lost, Dr. Gero probably couldn't cope with the thought of losing him a second time. He never wanted him to be harmed or destroyed, so he programmed him to love all life, with the exception of Goku.
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Why did Android 16 fight Cell?

Android 16's plea for Gohan to "let it go", put aside his restraints and fight back against Cell to protect human life, was one of the most memorable speeches from the Cell Saga. His words - uttered seconds before Cell stomped on his head - inspired Gohan, and his death is what pushed him to become a Super Saiyan 2.
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Who is the strongest Android in Dragon Ball?

More to the point, when Goku was recruiting for the Tournament of Power, he sparred with 17, and 17 proved he could handle Super Saiyan Blue. 17 proved himself to be the strongest Android with his actions during the Tournament of Power.
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Is Android 21 a canon?

Android 21 was revealed to be included as a special appearance in Kakarot, and her new tie to the official canon of the series is that she's a young researcher that was recruited to help Bulma's father whip up a new kind of training machine.
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Why is Dr. Gero evil?

Personality. Dr. Gero is a cold-hearted and merciless man who is willing to stop at nothing to achieve his goals, he doesn't let people get in his way, and even kidnaps other people to use for his experiments. He also holds a strong grudge against Goku due to him destroyed the entire Red Ribbon Army.
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Can Android 16 be revived?

Android 16, on the other hand, was completely robotic, and in the Dragon Ball manga, Shenron cannot revive or reconstruct purely artificial beings. This is why Android 16 is never seen or heard from again.
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Does Android 16 have a soul?

Android #16 is stated to be completely artificial and thus, has no soul to be included among Cell's victims.
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Does Android 18 hair grow back?

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While Android 18 is partly robotic, there are parts of her humanity she retains. While battling Future Trunks in "The History of Trunks" he slices her hair.
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Is Android 18 and 17 evil?

Android 16 told the Z Fighters that neither Android 17 nor Android 18 evil in nature. And of course Android 17 and 18 did not go on rampage after the Cell Games. 17 lived somewhere in the peacefully world in solitary whiel 18 married Krillian years later and had a child with him.
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How did Android 18 have a baby?

Android 18 isn't exactly an android, she's specifically a cyborg. She was human once but Dr.Gero remodeled her and added cybernetics. Gero left her human enough to conceive a child. And so she did with Krillin. This is actually referenced in DBZ Abridged.
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Is Android 16 the strongest?

Assuredly more powerful than 17 and 18, Android 16 is canonically superior to Android 13, and is apparently near the same power level of Imperfect Cell, who he manages to defeat. Unfortunately, despite his superior strength, Cell would eventually get the upperhand after transforming, decapitating 16.
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Who was Android 16 trying to protect?

Used by Android 16 to shield Android 21 from Frieza's Death Beam and Cell's Ki Blast when she feigned helplessness to punish him for betraying her.
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Who is Dr. Gero's son?

Gebo, code name Gold, is an elite Red Ribbon Army soldier and the son of the Red Ribbon Army head scientist Dr. Gero. He became Android 16's template.
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Why is Android 21 a Buu?

Android 21's absorption resembles a combination of Majin Buu's Candy Beam and Cell's absorption ability as she can increase her power by turning others into food and eating them.
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Is Android 21 Gero's wife?

It was confirmed that Android 21 is married to Dr.Gero and Android 16 is their son.
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Is Dr. Gero Commander Red?

Commander Red is the main antagonist of most of the Red Ribbon Army Saga. Gero later developed a fully artificial replica of him named Android 9, which eventually came to act as the "leader" of the Red Pants Army.
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Is there an android 1 Dragon Ball?

Android 1 (人造人間1号, Jinzōningen Ichi) is an unseen fictional character in the Dragon Ball franchise. Dr. Gero's first creation, Android 1 was allegedly designed to serve the Red Ribbon Army, but was malfunctioning in the same vein as Android 8.
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Why is kakarot 21?

Apparently, Bandai Namco's decision was to just stick Android 21 into the game in an odd part of the story, ignoring her established continuity, as an assistant to Dr. Brief, Bulma's father. She can be found during a part of the game where Vegeta comes to Dr. Brief regarding upgrades to his gravity training room.
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Is Majin Buu and Android?

Just like how Majin Buu is referred to as a big ball of gum, Android 21 is also called the "Bubblegum Princess" by some people. The pink colored skin is a genetic trait and both the Android and Buu share this. It's almost like a requirement to handle the power of the Buu species, whatever it may truly be.
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Is Android 21 a Buu?

She is noted to have two forms with distinct personalities, one being her human form, and the other is her true form which is reminiscent of Majin Buu, with a similar pink skin palette and style of clothing. Android 21 can fly and create energy beams using her ki.
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