Dragonball Z: Budokai Cell Character FAQ By James "Lagunathemoron" Wardle Started on 31/12/2002 Introduction: For the best Dragonball Z fighting game, there are around twenty-five characters. Gamefaqs only has a small number currently covered in the Characters FAQ section so I thought to lend a hand by covering Cell, one of my favorite characters in both the cartoon and the videogame. I will cover Cell's moves, how to win with him, his story mode "missions" and everything you need to know on becoming a Cell expert. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) Disclaimer 2) Cell's basics 3) Cell's moves 4) Tournament Mode 5) Story 6) FAQ 7) Version History 8) Credits 9) Contact -------------------- 1) DISCLAIMER -------------------- Disclaimer: I wrote this FAQ and I don't want anyone to rip off my hard work. 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Do not E mail me and say "How do you get past the thing near the thing" or questions already answered in the FAQ, chances are you'll be ignored as I get quite a few e mails about games per day. This FAQ is copy write (C) James Wardle / Lagunathemoron 2002/2003 ------------ 2) Cell's Basics ------------ Cell is one of the last characters you can obtain. Unfortunately, this is a bad thing as he is an excellent all-round character and is an ideal first character for a first time game in Duel mode. His moves are quite easy to pull off and he does have a reasonable strength, defense, height and of course he has many forms, four (Or five including his super secret one). The only character which can stop Cell in this game is Gohan, and possibly Krillin. For these two characters are tiny, Cell's huge legs often make him kick and punch above the said characters. Cell should not have trouble on any of the other characters. Cell also has a two episode part of Story mode, just like Vegeta and Frieze have, please refer to Story missions for help on that. To unlock Cell you must defeat him in story mode as Gohan. ---------------- 3) Cell's Moves ---------------- Punch Button: Square Damage: 75 Damage in form 2: 82 Damage in form 3: 90 Notes: Takes no Ki D.Punch Button: Square Square Damage: 154 Damage in form 2: 169 Damage in form 3: 185 Notes: Takes no Ki T.Punch Button: Square Square Square Damage: 227 Damage in form 2: 249 Damage in form 3: 273 Notes: Takes no Ki Q. Punch Button: Square Square Square Square Damage: 194 Damage in form 2: 232 Damage in form 3: 354 Notes: Takes no Ki Kick Button: Triangle Damage: 86 Damage in form 2: 94 Damage in form 3: 102 Notes: Takes no Ki D. Kick Button: Triangle Triangle Damage: 165 Damage in form 2: 181 Damage in form 3: 198 Notes: Takes no Ki T. Kick Button: Triangle Triangle Triangle Damage: 170 Damage in form 2: 267 Damage in form 3: 291 Notes: Takes no Ki Q. Kick Button: Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Damage: 379 Damage in form 2: 417 Damage in form 3: 455 Notes: Takes no Ki Kamehameha Button: Square Square Square Square Circle Damage: 150 Damage in form 2: 453 Damage in form 3: 360 Notes: Takes 1 Ki. Can also be done by five punches using an arrow on the first two and a kick and three punches Spirit Bomb Button: ->Square ->Square Square Triangle Circle Damage: N/A Damage in form 2: N/A Damage in form 3: 1200 Notes: Takes 3 ki. Unblockable. Must be used on form 3 Guard Button: X Damage: 0 Damage in form 2: 0 Damage in form 3: 0 Notes: Takes no Ki unless hit using it Repel blast Button X (Press when blast is coming towards character) Damage: 100 Damage in form 2: 100 Damage in form 3: 100 Notes: Takes no ki Lasso Button: X and Square (OR R2) Damage: 200 Damage in form 2: 275 Damage in form 3: 300 Notes: Takes no Ki Second Form Button: Square, X and Triangle Damage: N/A Damage in form 2: N/A Damage in form 3: N/A Notes: Transforms to second stage Cell. Use when you have 3 Ki Third Form Button: Square, X and Triangle Damage: N/A Damage in form 2: N/A Damage in form 3: N/A Notes: Transforms to third stage Cell. Use when you have 4 Ki Final Form Button: Square, X and Triangle Damage: N/A Damage in form 2: N/A Damage in form 3: N/A Notes: Transforms to final stage Cell. Use when you have 5 Ki Ultimate Attack Button: Square, Square, Triangle Circle Damage: 476 Damage in form 2: 528 Damage in form 3: 572 Notes: Takes 1 Ki Negative Power-Rain Button: Triangle Triangle Triangle ->Triangle Cirlce Damage: 400 Damage in form 2: 440 Damage in form 3: 480 Notes: Takes 2 Ki Spin kick Button: Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle ->Triangle Damage: 400 Damage in form 2: 439 Damage in form 3: 497 Notes: Takes no Ki. Sends enemy in air Dodge Button: Down and X Damage: N/A Damage in form 2: N/A Damage in form 3: N/A Notes: Dodges to get behind enemy. No Ki wasted. ---------------- 4) Tournament Mode ---------------- Tournament Mode is tough, however using Cell it appears to be quite a chore. The best thing to do is to sneak a few attacks in which can gain you ki. Once you have five Ki's, I highly recommend going in to third stage, then using Cell's spirit bomb. This could know the other person out of the wing, or make them lose a bit of their health. One other way is to keep backing away from the rival and running and hitting triangle, or send an enemy in to the air and firing a Kamehameha at him or her. The essential trick to beating the tournament as Cell is to do ring outs, especially when coming to a powerful opponent such as Goku, Gohan or even Trunks. ------------------ 5) Story Missions ------------------ He is the main villain in Budokai but this doesn't stop him from having two episodes. Cell gives us a tale of how he came from the future and why, to absorb Android 17 and his sister, Android 18. In the first battle, against Android 16, you need to back away and avoid his projectile attacks, then head in with kicks and punches. You cannot archive other forms yet, but Lasso is a good move to use at this point. Next up is "Baldy" Krillin. He is actually quite easy and can be taken down in a few hits. After this you will have to fight the final boss of Dragonball Z: Budokai... YAMCHA! Now you are in Cell's "perfect" form, Yamcha is still tough. You need to keep away from him at all costs and only attack him when he comes towards you. He is quite tough, but not impossible. ----------- 6)Frequently Asked Questions ----------- Q) Can you be Cellin A) Yes and no. You can in story mode for the final boss, however you can not be Cellin in anything else. Q) Can you be Cell J.r A) No. You can only fight them in Story mode and Legend of Mr. Satan mode. Q) Is Yamcha really the final boss? A) Unofficially, yes he is. You fight Cell many times as Gohan but in the side-quest you must battle Yamcha as Cellin. ---------- 7) Version History ---------- 1.0 This is the first version of the FAQ. It includes everything there is to know. ---------- 8) Credits ----------- James Wardle/Lagunathemoron - For writing this FAQ CjayC - For posting it on Gamefaqs NeoSeeker staff - For also hosting my FAQS after I gave them permission to post all my latest FAQs.