Japanese Names: Jinzōningen Jū Roku (人造人間16号)Name Pun: N/AFUNimation Name: Android 16Silver Shenron Name: Jinzoningen #16Other Names: #16, Cyborg #16, Artificial Human #16Race: AndroidHeight: N/AWeight: N/ABirth Year: N/ADeath Year: Age 767Hobbies: N/AFavorite Food: N/AFavorite Vehicle: N/AFirst Appears: Chapter 350 [Manga], Episode 134 [Anime, DBZ]Appearances: DBZ, DBGTSeiyuu: Hikaru Midorikawa Voice Actor: Jeremy InmanThe strongest artificial human besides Cell. However, he has a gentle heart, and doesn't like to hurt things. Because of this, Dr. Gero regarded him as a failed creation. He gives the impression of a taciturn, silent giant. He resembles Jinzoningen #8 in his gentleness, but is forever faithful to his duty to kill Goku. However, Android #16 loves nature and has a gentle disposition, making him reluctant to fight. Thus, Dr. Gero sealed him away as a defective product. After being revived by Jinzoningen #17 and #18, Android #16 accompanies them on their search for Goku. But even as the other androids launch into battle, Jinzoningen #16 can often be found sitting quietly on the sidelines, playing with the birds. In times of great need, however, such as when Cell threatened to absorb Jinzoningen #17 and #18, Jinzoningen #16 will fight to protect the world that he loves. In an early encounter with Imperfect Cell, Jinzoningen #16 manages to rip his tail off, hoping to prevent him from using it to absorb androids Jinzoningen #17 and #18. It is not until Imperfect Cell manages to grow his tail back that Jinzoningen #16 realizes the desperation of the struggle, and resorts to using arguably his most powerful technique, Hell's Flash. Doing so he immobilizes Cell and removes halves of each of his arms arm, tucking them beneath his armpits and revealing cannons within the remaining limbs of his arms. These cannons take a brief moment to charge before igniting a giant explosion. Imperfect Cell withstands the onslaught however, and is able to sneak upon Jinzoningen #17, devouring him via his tail and signifying his transformation to Semi-Perfect Cell, granting him extended power and speed. In his Semi-Perfect form, Cell is able to take full headshots from Android 16, and remain completely undaunted. He then blasts Jinzoningen #16, disfiguring his head and leaving him in critical condition.During the fight between Ascended Super Saiyan Vegeta and Semi-Perfect Cell, Cell successfully absorbs Jinzoningen #18, achieving the form of Perfect Cell, and leading him leave the scene shortly after. Following Cell's departure after defeating both Vegeta and Ultra Super Saiyan Future Trunks, Krillin takes Android 16 to the Capsule Corporation for Bulma to repair. During these repairs, Bulma discovers a bomb implanted within Android 16, possibly intended by Dr. Gero to be used against Goku. Not wanting to take any chances, Bulma removes this bomb from Jinzoningen #16's body.Later during the Cell Games, Jinzoningen #16 sneaks behind Perfect Cell, distracted by his attacks on Gohan, with the intention of detonating upon him, unaware that Bulma removed the bomb while she repaired him. Once Jinzoningen #16 realizes that his self-destruct capability has been disabled, Cell escapes his hold and blasts the android into pieces, though his head remains intact, convincing Mr. Satan to throw him to Gohan in an effort to encourage the young warrior to release his anger and defend the Earth. Afterward, Cell steps on Jinzoningen #16's head without hesitation, ending the existence of the peaceful android, and enrages Gohan to the extent that he ascends to the Super Saiyan 2 transformation.
Though it is debatable that he may have been revived by Shenlong because of a wish that restored both the lives of all of Cell's victims and the damage caused during the Cell Games, this is the last appearance of Jinzoningen #16 in Dragon Ball Z.
Jinzoningen #16 eventually appeared on Dragon Ball GT's final episode in a series of flashbacks.
Jinzoningen #16's appearance is somewhat similar to that of Recoom after his hair was burnt. Evenly, he is a reference to The Terminator in several ways. He is a mechanical, but human-looking machine designed from the blueprints up for one specific mission (in this case, killing Goku). He even bears a resemblance, both in appearance and in voice, to Arnold Schwarzenegger, minus hairstyle and height differences. The death of Jinzoningen #16 is very similar to the death of Jinzoningen #20. Both of them are beheaded by a fellow android (Cell and Jinzoningen #17, respectively) who then crushes the head underneath their foot. Strangely, the Super Saiyan 2 transformation trigger is similar to the one when Goku transformed after Freeza killed Piccolo and Kuririn on Namek.