Despite Gohan thinking that his father is way stronger, 16 believes that the boy will be the deciding factor in the Cell Games, and remarks that the two of them are not so different after all. Once they are victorious, 16 ends up thanking Gohan for his assistance in battle as well as for helping to repair him, then reveals that the real reason he asked Gohan to accompany him was to evaluate Gohan's strength by fighting the Saiyan himself, but recognizes there was no longer a need, remarking that Gohan's immense power surpassed all of his system's records. Their newfound friendship leads to a team-up against poaches seeking the furs of the nearby deer, Gohan and 16 sending them packing.
Despite 16's belief that he is a defective failure due to not possessing the bold and daring qualities his human template Gebo did, Gohan thinks otherwise. 16 believes Gohan possesses a fine goal in becoming what he believes will be an exemplary scholar.
When both are in the forest, 16 feeding some deer catches Gohan's eye, and the two begin to bond over their shared love of animals. In Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Android 16 firmly states that he is only after Goku, not his offspring, and even requests Gohan to assist him in a field test of his newly-repaired body. It is likely that 16's nature-loving character inspired 17 to become a park ranger himself after his resurrection, changing his demeanor to undergo a calm, mature, gentleman-like persona, who is willing to sacrifice himself to defend the surrounding animals from whosoever tries to harm them.ġ6's peaceful qualities led to a surprising affinity with Goku's son Gohan. He and his fellow android, 17, had a somewhat brother-like relationship. He is also protective of whomever he considers his friends, and nature, as he tried to ask Android 17 or 18 to run and hide somewhere and not be absorbed by Cell, even fighting the imperfect bio-android, although these proved futile, as 17's cockiness got the better of him, causing his absorption, and his damaged body and Semi-Perfect Cell's power too much for him, leaving him unable to protect 18, also resulting in her own absorption, and these qualities proved him to be a valuable ally to the Dragon Team in their battle against Cell. He does not tolerate evil and described Cell as an existence whose purpose is to destroy life, especially nature and animals (as Cell is the true evil destroying android that posed a destructive intention to the Earth and its inhabitants of the present timeline, not himself, 17 and 18). Gero's son Gebo, a high-ranking Red Ribbon Army soldier codenamed "Gold" who was killed in action by an enemy bullet sometime before the army's destruction at the hands of Goku.ĭespite his intimidating size, monotone dialogue, and seemingly dangerous appearance, Android 16 is calm, friendly, and embraces nature and humanity, aside from a cold and distant attitude towards Goku in particular, since he was initially programmed to eliminate him. Brief to be repaired the logo is patched by the Capsule Corp. This presumptively changes when 16 is taken to Dr. A small Red Ribbon Army logo is sewn to the left side of his vest, indicating his creator's affiliation. His clothing consists of a dark undersuit, with a lime green vest, boots, and bracers. He has icy blue eyes, a red/orange mohawk, and gold hoop earrings.
Android 16 is easily the tallest of all Androids in the entire "Dragon Ball" franchise, towering at over double the heights of Androids 18 and 17.