(Tale 396)

(Tale 398)

However, in a first for the Saiyan raised on Earth, Goku actually forfeited his match and passed the baton to his son, Gohan.
Intrigued by the prospect of seeing Gohan's true strength unlocked through his anger, Cell produced multiple frightening Cell Jr.'s to viciously attack Goku and the others.
While this succeeded in angering the young warrior, it was seeing Android 16 mercilessly destroyed before his very eyes that finally set his true potential free.

(Tale 405)

(Tale 406)

Gohan's rage caused him to power up into a brand new Super Saiyan form, and it wasn't long before he had Cell on the ropes.
Gohan's tremendous assault on Cell made it clear the ultimate Android was severely outmatched.
In a desperate, last-ditch effort to win, Cell launched a Kamehameha that would destroy the entirety of planet Earth, but he found it repelled by Gohan's own Kamehameha!

(Tale 409)

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Cell went into a frenzy and tried the same power-heavy transformation as Trunks to overpower Gohan, only to find himself on the receiving end of even more of the furious young warrior's attacks. One attack hit him so hard that he actually regurgitated Android 18 and reverted to his Second Form!

(Tale 411)

Even in his powered-down state, Cell had an ace up his sleeve: the ability to self-destruct, hoping to eradicate Gohan and the Earth along with him! However, thanks to Goku's quick thinking and Instant Teleportation, Cell was transported to the Planet of the Kaio just in time to save Earth from destruction! However, this resulted in Goku, the tiny planet, and everyone on it being blown to smithereens.

(Tale 412)

Despite Goku's sacrifice, in a miraculous but cruel twist of fate, Cell's core survived the blast, and the ultimate Android was able to regenerate his entire body.
And not only was he able to resurrect into his Perfect Form, coming back from the brink of death meant his Saiyan cells gave him a startling increase in power!

(Tale 413)

Cell launched a Kamehameha powerful enough to destroy the entire Solar System, and a weakened Gohan could only fight back with a one-handed Kamehameha! An epic back-and-forth ensued between the colossal, clashing beams, and just when all hope seemed lost, Gohan, with Goku's spirit supporting him from the afterlife, launched a father-son Kamehameha that not only repelled Cell's attack but completely obliterated him down to the last molecule.

(Tale 415)