The Nature of Android 17

22 years ago when I was first watching the Cell saga, I never would've imagined that this random guy would become the ultimate savior of the multiverse.

Honestly, I feel like 17 didn't initially love nature, but he slowly grew to love nature because of his relationship with 16

17 is honestly the only character that I think looks better in the super art style

A character that went from simply "that guy who tags along with 18 and got absorbed by Cell" to someone who can stand on his own and become one of my favorite characters

17 and 18 being orphans makes sense for Gero's plan. If he needs to experiment on people, he would go for someone who's homeless and has no family to report their dissapearance. Since they were allegedly delinquents (probably just to survive though), Gero might have rationaized his actions by claiming these were people no one would miss....dark

I’ve always interpreted 17’s decision in becoming a Ranger as a nod to him trying to show his care for 16, it’s actually amazing how much foreshadowing was packed into his future decisions

If you told me like 20 years ago that Android 17 would enter a Multiverse Tournament, end up as the winner, and wish back everyone that was erased; I would have laughed in your face. Yet, here we are, and they took a character that I already liked and made him better.

Fully agree, 17 had so many opportunities to kiII it's very clear he goes out of his way to avoid it. For example when the police tries to arrest them. 0 casualties. Which at this point is EXTREMELY untypical for DBZ villains. Most of them feature an intense disregard for life to the point of casually offing people for pure boredom. He even stretched out the kiII Goku brainwashing. Every other villain with his intellect would have just broken into a TV station(leaving a trail of body parts). And just asked Goku to come to him so fewer people have to die for crossing his path in search of Goku.

This why i love 17,he and Krillin and 18 represent what humans can be if given the chance and that he's a badass,and also i would not mind helping him out from time to time.

The amount of insight this gives...honestly it just gives you more reason to love his character. Some people just know how to make you see things in a different perspective and I love it

17 & 18 needs a movie about them honestly. Im more interested in their background and power potential then goku and vegeta. Imagine if 17 & 18 trained with whis non stop for years. The amount of power and potential is limitless.

17 interrupting the Magical Girl sequence of the Universe 2 girls will live on in my head as one of Super's best moments.

16 died but his spirit clearly remained with 17

Something that I also noticed about his sacrifice is what vegeta says after the explosion "he must've intended to sacrifice himself in the very beginning." And yet after 17 revealed to be alive he says that it was a complete gamble that he wasn't sure he would even survive. It actually seems like 17 was fully intending on the explosion, killing him, even though he himself wasn't actually sure he would die or not He knew that if he actually didn't end up surviving that there mightve been a chance of the universe getting erased because his team might lose to jiren He had complete trust and faith in them to do so despite knowing the risk and did so anyway all for the sole purpose in that it just made him feel more human It sounds selfish but not only did he avoid doing so for the whole tournament before that point but he also did so in order to protect his teammates He is one of the most selfless, caring, and most importantly human characters in the entire franchise They could not have done a better job with him in the anime if they tried and I hope toei uses him more often

For awhile now I really started liking 17 but this video just made me like him even more lol

It’s poetic really. That in the end he displayed the ultimate defiance towards the rule of the ultimate authority.

A nice retrospective look at Android 17 and the humanity that he still has. For the record, I don't think that the super dragonballs were the reason 17 entered the tournament of power, despite claiming that he would use the wish to get an expensive yacht for his family. When Goku brought up the super dragonballs initially, 17 still refused to join. I think Goku helping 17 to save the endangered animal was enough to convince 17 to compete, coupled with how similar 17 and Goku are. Although I think Goku's more humble than 17 as one of their core differences.

It's funny cause looking back on when I first saw him on the show, 17 wasn't necessarily a character I was interested in, but when he and Piccolo temporarily teamed up against Cell, I liked the respect they were showing for each other. That was the point when I started thinking maybe he could be a cool hero. When they met again before the ToP, I know that moment was fan service, but it was appreciated. Seeing these two together and still showing each other respect was epic.

15:00 You mentioned the “tragic childhoods” of Goku and Android 17 here but I think if you posted a clip of Goku and his loss of Grandpa Gohan it would’ve hit a lot harder.

A17 easily has one the best re-introduction in DBS. Edit: Just watched the video and I can't believe I have begun to like him even more because of his morality and nature.