ANDROID 8
A8
A colossal, bio-mechanical creation built by the Red Ribbon Army to act as the ultimate weapon of Muscle Tower. Despite his terrifying Frankenstein-like appearance, "Eighter" possesses a deeply gentle, pacifistic soul that flatly refuses to take human life. He turns against his creators to protect Goku, forming a deep emotional bond with the young boy and helping him liberate Jingle Village.
ANDROID THROUGH THE ARCHIVE //
RED RIBBON ARMY //
Open page →Android 8 Refuses the Job He Was Built For
Open →Hatchan · A Red Ribbon weapon that will not murder for them
Sergeant Murasaki releases Android 8 as the answer to Goku. Android 8 simply refuses to kill him.
That creates one of the earliest important android ideas in Dragon Ball: being manufactured as a weapon does not automatically determine what someone wants to be. Android 8 is powerful enough to hurt Goku, gentle enough not to, and brave enough to turn on General White when White attacks his friend.
That creates one of the earliest important android ideas in Dragon Ball: being manufactured as a weapon does not automatically determine what someone wants to be. Android 8 is powerful enough to hurt Goku, gentle enough not to, and brave enough to turn on General White when White attacks his friend.
Why it matters
Long before DBZ's Androids complicate the same question on a much larger scale, original Dragon Ball has already separated artificial creation from moral choice.
