This is the question that many Dragon Ball readers are wondering when Android 16 never appears and plays any role in Trunks’ timeline.

As we know, Android 16 is an important character in the Android Saga in  Dragon Ball  Z. This character left quite an impression on readers and was also the one who helped Gohan successfully activate Super Saiyan 2 and fight. Cell failure. Such a prominent role, but an interesting surprise is that Android 16 has no role in the events taking place in Trunks’ timeline.

As we know, Future Trunks came to meet the Z warrior group in the present to warn that everyone will die at the hands of Dr. Gero’s products, who is always looking for ways to take revenge on Goku. The two characters Trunks mentioned were Android 17 and Android 18. However, when these two villains appeared, there was also Android 16, someone Future Trunks did not know, and this new character was even stronger than both of them. that person.

Created by Dr. Gero in memory of his own son, Android 16 was programmed by the mad scientist to destroy his enemy Son Goku. Android 16, along with Android 17 and Android 18, was present in the battles with the Z Warriors and later in the clash with Cell. Android 16 is stronger than both Android 17 and Android 18, so he tried to prevent Cell from absorbing these two people but ultimately failed. Android 16 was then killed by Cell. Android 16’s final moments and the message sent to Gohan gave Goku’s son more motivation to destroy Cell, who had now reached his strongest state.

Back to the problem of why Android 16 did not appear in the timeline that Future Trunks told the Z warriors. The reason explained is because Vegeta’s son comes from the future, but he himself is I don’t fully understand what happened in my future. There are many changes from Future Trunks’ understanding including the war with the new Androids or Android 18 deciding to activate Android 16. Out of his curiosity, Android 18 activates Android 16, although progress Doctor Gero did not allow her to do so. So, to put it simply, the activation of Android 16 was beyond Future Trunks’ perception and he was unaware of the appearance of this super powerful character.

Future Trunks’ time travel caused Android 18 to activate Android 16, who made a decision different from what happened in Trunks’s timeline, as he accidentally changed this time. At first, the Z warriors did not go to Dr. Gero’s laboratory, but thanks to Future Trunks’s warning, they decided to go here. At this time, Android 17 and Android 18 also appeared.

It’s possible that the scene where Android 17 and Android 18 discuss activating Android 16 would never have happened if the Z Warriors weren’t in the lab. Additionally, there are also differences in the personalities of Android 17 and Android 18, both of whom seem to be better off than they were in the future through Future Trunks’ narration. This may have been another contributing factor to the appearance of Android 16, someone Future Trunks was unaware of.

All of this means that Android 16 now exists in Trunks’ timeline. The difference is that in this timeline, Android 17 and Android 18 do not activate Android 16, so this character never appears but remains dormant throughout the battle. I wonder what would happen if Android 16 appeared in Trunks’ timeline if it was activated?

As we know, in this timeline, Goku is dead, meaning the sole purpose for which this character was created is no longer there. That’s why it’s hard to know what Android 16 will do next. Because of his kind personality in  Dragon Ball  Z, Android 16 will not participate in killing the Z warriors along with Android 17 and Android 18 and can take his own actions. What do you think about this character? Please leave your comments!