Originally created by Dr. Gero for the express purpose of killing Goku, Android 16 would go on to become his ally instead during Cell's rampage. Developing a fondness for nature and animals, he would fight to protect the birds and the forests from Cell. He was destroyed, but not before playing a part in helping Gohan awaken to the state of Super Saiyan 2 before Cell snuffed him out.
In Dragon Ball FighterZ, Android 16 is a grappler who can break through his opponents' defenses with powerful command grabs. If he can get close enough to get his hands on his foes, he can deal a lot of damage. Combined with his long reaching normals, good air projectile, armored launcher and strong framedata, many argue that Android 16 is the strongest character in the game, only lacking a proper beam and an invincible reversal, which are not that common meterless.
Strengths/Weaknesses
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Weaknesses
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- One of the best whiff punishes in the game with his Lv3 Suicide
- Long reaching, easy to confirm normals.
- Good meterless / assistless damage output.
- Has a very useful assist both for extending combos and blockstrings.
- Lots of armor and moves that deflect ki blasts
- Strong + on block special move
- Not as limited movement-wise as you'd expect from a grappler his size. Benefits from system mechanics for his archetype.
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- Has a large hurtbox due to his big size.
- Builds lower amounts of meter when compared to other characters.
- His level 3 is a command grab, which can be avoided by jumping, making it less useful as a reversal option than other level 3s.
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