| “ | If I have to be bad I want to be blown up. | „ |
| ~ Android 8 to Murasaki. |
| “ | It's... your turn... to suffer! And this one's for Goku! | „ |
| ~ Android 8 preparing to punch General White. |
Android 8, also known as Eighter (Hatchan in Japanese) is a major character during the Red Ribbon Army Saga in Dragon Ball. He was an android of the Red Ribbon Army untill he decided to be good and help Goku to defeat his former superior: General White.
He was voiced in Japanese by Shōzō Iizuka except in Dragon Ball Legends where he is voiced by Katsuhisa Hōki. In English he was voiced by Mike McFarland in the Funimation dub, by Dale Wilson in the Ocean Group dubs and by Jeremiah Yurk in the Blue Water dub.
Appearance[]
His physical appearance is a homage to Frankenstein. He is a big humanoid robot with a zombie design that consists of brown skin, two big eyes, a big forehead with a scar. He wears a blue T-Shirt under a dark blue jacket, trousers of the same color, light blue shocks and black shoes.
Personality[]
Android 8 firsts seems to be a dangerous aggresive robot that would be a big obstacle for Goku. In The Path to Power, Android 8 was subjected to a brainwash and he was mindless and loyal to General White's orders. However, he is later shown that he doesn't want to harm anyone. He then accompanies Goku but does not want to fight against any of the enemies, but when Goku is attacked treacherously by General White, Android 8 becomes angry and attacks him with all his strength. After this, Android 8 uses part of his strength to defend his friends from any threat but without harming them excessively. In The Path to Power he is shown disposed to fight against Assistant Black's Battle Jacket even at the cost of his own life.
Biography[]
Background[]
Android 8 was one of the many androids designed by Dr. Gero for the Red Ribbon Army. His construction was finished by Dr. Flappe, that was forced by General White and Murasaki to work for the army. Sometime after White took control over Jingle Village, Android 8 found the Dragon Ball that they were finding and hid it to prevent White from executing all the villagers after fulfilling his mission.
Dragon Ball[]
Android 8 was activated by Murasaki after Goku defeated all his brothers, initially seems that Android 8 was going to fight against Goku, but then he reveals that he does not want to hurt anyone and, thus, he is not going to fight. Murasaki, angrily, threatens to blow up the Self-destruct device that he has in his body. But Goku destroys the remote and knocks out Murasaki before that. Android 8 the decides to follow Goku to the next floor, then, Goku decides to call him Eighter since it is a better name. There they are trapped in a labyrinth that is controlled by General White, there both tries to find the exil while Goku confronts some of the soldiers, Eighter then finds the trick and destroys the wall that White was moving, finding the upstairs that lead to the next floor. Now in General White's room, he makes both to fall to a basement where an alien monster named Buyon was there to eat them. Eighter still refuses to fight and tells Goku that the monster is too strong and that he cannot defeat him. But Goku says that While they are alive there is still hope. When Goku makes the cold from outside come in to freeze Buyon, Eighter protects him, since he is capable to resist extreme temperatures. After Buyon's death, Goku jumps to White's office while takes Eighter with his Power Pole. There Goku and General White fights, when White is about to shoot Goku, Eighter blocks the shot and asks that they resolve it peacefully. However, White instead takes the chief of the village as a hostage and tricks Goku to shoot him in the back. This angers Eighter and punches General White, sending him too far from there. After Goku recovers from the shot, Eighter destroys the Muscle Tower. Then he meets Suno in Jingle Village and both becomes good friends. Then, Goku and Suno accompanies Eighter to Dr. Flappe's house, so he could extract the Self-destruct device from his body. There, Dr. Flappe extracts it successfully even despite Murasaki's intervention. Then Eighter is well received in Jingle Village and he decides to live there.
Three years later, Android 8 watches Suno on TV in the celebration of the 20 anniversary of King Furry's reign. However, the celebration is interrupted by King Piccolo, who causes a big explosion, cutting the TV signal. Eighter comes to Central City and finds Suno. Then both ask for help from all those injured in the accident. They meet a gang of delinquents that got out of jail during King Piccolo's reign. They try to attack them with a knife but Eighter throws it easily, scaring the delinquents and convincing them to help with the injured people.
Dragon Ball Z[]
Eighter is destroyed by Super Buu's attack towards all the earthlings but then is revived by Porunga. Then, he and Suno recognizes Goku's voice when he asks help to all the earthlings to defeat Kid Buu and both gives him their energy.
Dragon Ball GT[]
Eighter makes a brief appearance when Goku teleports him and all the residents of Jingle Village to save them from the Earth's explosion.
The Path to Power[]
In the movie, Android 8 is mind controlled by General Whita and he almost kills Goku, but then he recovers his memories and refuses to kill him. General White tries to blow up him, but he is stopped by Goku. Goku decided to rename him as Eighter and both plays with snowballs before Eighter presumably takes white and the other soldiers to the police. During the fight with Assistant Black in his big robot, Eighter comes and confronts him. However, Black's Battle Jacket is stronger and destroys him. This enrages Goku and suddenly he increases power and defeats Assistant Black. When Shenron is summoned, Goku asks him to revive Eighter and to extract the Self-destruct device from his body, which Shenron does.
Powers and Abilities[]
Android 8 is a robot with a strength greater than that of a human. This is shown when he is sends away General White with one punch and when he confronts Assistant Black's Battle Jacket. He is also capable to resist any extreme temperature, this being shown diring Goku's battle with Buyon. In The Path to Power he is capable to fly and to use high skilled fighting abilities.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Android 8 has some similarities with Android 16, since both are android of the Red Ribbon Army with a pacific nature, decided to join the Z-Fighters and both sacrificed themselves in a fight against a stronger robot, causing a Saiyan to increase their power and to defeat their enemies.
- Android 8 had an alternate variant in Future Trunks' timeline, who survived the Androids 17 and 18 reign of terror, but was ultimately killed by Infinite Zamasu, then erased by Future Zeno.
External Links[]
- Android 8 on the Dragon Ball Wiki
- Android 8 on the Villains Wiki
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