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chestnutisland · 17 hours

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if requests are still open, could you do something of 17 and 18 hanging out? :D not enough art of them together on tumblr these days (or of 17 generally honestly)

06;Hole in one?

#android 18 #android 17 #dbz #dbs #mine #rqst04/2k24

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tobiasdrake · 2 days

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You've written before about how Cell is a twisted exaggeration of Goku's ethos (and all of Dragon Ball's, if you can even separate them), the pursuit of martial arts mastery and self-improvement at the expense of everybody's lives.

I don't want to talk about that; I want to talk about the *opposite* of that.

I want to talk about Androids 17 and 18.

More than any other recurring superpowered characters, they are completely uninterested in martial arts as a discipline or even a hobby. Their fighting styles are simple, direct, and mostly lacking in signature techniques; the most distinctive, 17's energy shield, is so practical it's boring. This is all thematically appropriate, as they don't have ki and therefore have no use for the philosophical groundings in martial arts meant to help channel ki.

As antagonists, this makes their relationships with the rest of the cast pretty clear. As allies...I think Toriyama had trouble coming up with ideas for them for a while. Through the Buu arc and the first several arcs of the Super anime the Androids had no significant combat roles. When they finally get recruited for the Tournament of Power, though, their fighting really leans into this; the Androids have no interest in studying novel special moves or testing themselves against new opponents, so they have no compunctions about interrupting or opportunistically eliminating their enemies. Arguably 17 being the sole survivor is a cosmic validation of this pragmatic attitude.

It's also a nice underdog moment in general. Something I really like about Dragon Ball's tournament arcs is that they're creative with how they resolve.

Typically, in a tournament arc, we're there to see our boy conquer all the competition. That's what is expected. Dragon Ball has featured nine tournaments. Ten if you count the Anoyoichi Budokai or Other World Tournament in Z filler.

21st Tenkaichi Budokai

Uranai Baba Tournament

22nd Tenkaichi Budokai

23rd Tenkaichi Budokai

Cell Games

25th Tenkaichi Budokai

28th Tenkaichi Budokai

Universe 7/8 Tournament

Tournament of Power

That's a lot of tournaments. Some didn't get expanded into full-blown tournament arcs but that's not the point. Point is, of those tournaments, Goku only actually wins two of them. That's including the Anoyoichi Budokai, as he was the last man standing in the ring but he and Paikuhan were formally disqualified for a rule violation midway through their match so it doesn't "count" as a win.

Dragon Ball goes to great length to avoid having Goku just eat all the competitors and win the gold in each and every tournament. In almost all of them, including Tournament of Power, he is centrally situated in the climax of the arc. But they're creatively written in such a way to keep things more interesting than "Goku wins yet again" would be.

The use of 17's lack of ki signature to allow him to sneak his way to the end after Goku and Frieza have double-KO'd themselves to take out Jiren is a great example of Dragon Ball having its cake and eating it. Goku gets his climactic fight, but the tournament gets a more interesting and creative outcome than it would have if Goku just shitstomped Jiren off a ledge and claimed the trophy.

#dragon ball #dragon ball super #android 17 #son goku

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tinygryphon · 3 months

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*something about sibling dynamics and traumatised characters with love interests who would literally die for them*

#dragon ball #dragon ball z #dragon ball super #dbz #dbs #krillin #android 17 #android 18 #k18 #lapis #lazuli #marron #my art #chestnutisland #@chestnutisland

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dumpster2001 · 1 month

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some of my favorite dbz characters

#dragon ball #dbz #trunks #perfect cell #android 17

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dragonballclassic · 4 months

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turtletoads · 4 months

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android 18 save me. save me android 18

#small man and tall woman relationships make me feral #my art #fanart #digital art #sketch #dragon ball fanart #dragon ball z #krillin #android 18 #android 17 #peep 18 and 17's beauty marks! they're on opposite sides lol #ik they're supposed to be twins but i think it looks nice

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soulspark · 2 months

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#dragon ball z #dbz #android 17 #dr gero #lapis #dbgraphics #90s anime #oldanimeedit #gif #gifset

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midday-darkness · 6 months

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sak3sbraincells · 4 months

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Extra sillies

#my art #dbz #dragon ball z #dragon ball #goku #dragon ball super #vegeta #dbs #gogeta #son goku #android 17 #dbs broly

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gokustits · 4 months

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Android 17 after winning the tournament of power

#Dragon ball super #android 17 #pls this killed me

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smuby · 2 months

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another art dump for my fans on here . hey guyssss

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amiz06-certified-b1mb0 · 6 months

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Human Perfect Cell and Red Ribbon Army lore but it’s covered with thirst traps because I just learned a new way on how to draw muscled bodies. I just love the manhwa art style wahhhh!

Yes im still alive. I’m trying to draw as much as I can in all the midst of irl work busyness because I just simply love to draw! This year is pretty slow but it’s still better than nothing! :D

Edit: a funi I made on Insta story