Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero – Why Cell's Second Form?
The last two weeks of August were abuzz with the fresh release of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, a film that had a tumultuous build-up, but saw incredible success, soaring to the top of the Box Office in its opening weekend. It has since become the 5th highest grossing anime film in the United States; however despite the success, there have been some mixed feelings about certain central elements of the story, particularly the use of old, yet re-imagined villains.
The return of Cell as a major antagonist in the franchise was welcomed, but some fans didn't understand why one of the most iconic Dragon Ball Z villains was given what some have dubbed «the Bio Broly treatment». While just criticism is always welcomed, there's something amiss about the dismissal of Cell Max, particularly his mindlessness, and, more relevantly, the misunderstanding of the use of Cell's second form in the film. Here's why that was not only relevant, but important to Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero as a narrative.
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Review
One of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero's most prominent aspects is its frequent use of fan service – varied callbacks to adventures past, and days gone. Part of this was the re-emergence of the Red Ribbon Army under the direct descendent of Commander Red; who was felled when Goku laid waste to the evil organization during the events of the original Dragon Ball. Magenta, and his associate, Carmine, began the reconstruction of the Red Ribbon Army, with the final piece of the puzzle being the creative genius of Dr. Hedo, Gero's grandson. Hedo's ability to create powerful androids in Gammas 1 and 2 served as yet another callback to the days of the Cell Saga, when Androids 17 and 18 were unleashed upon the world.
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