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Serena Cypher

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She/Her || Artist & Writer - Occasionally does mature content || Mostly posts Dragon Ball fanart || Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/serenacypher AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/SerenaCypher

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Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Nov 20

Hello BlueSky!

I'm Serena Cypher, but you can shorten it to whichever suits you. I post art and fics sporadically on Tumblr and AO3, and I'm in the middle of a Dragon Ball hyperfixation. My other accounts are in my bio, if you're interested, and feel free to say hi!

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · 20d

Newest chapter of Hell is Other People is up for viewing! archiveofourown.org/works/707598...

Hell Is Other People - Chapter 4 - SerenaCypher - Dragon Ball [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · 21d

"Dragon Ball Z is not political" is a wild statement when genocidal fascist space capitalist Frieza is a main villain.

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · 22d

Man I was hoping it was something nice like "oh today's her 125th birthday!" or "there's a cool new film about her!", but no, it's just more Epstein distraction shit.

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · 24d

Round two of me trying to making kissing poses work! It's a little better than last time, though I think I messed up Cell's proportions in relation to Gohan. Guess I gotta try try again, as they say~

/ #perfectcell #songohan #cellhan #dragonball #dragonballfanart #fanart /

Black and white drawing of Perfect Cell and Son Gohan from Dragon Ball Z making out.

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Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · 27d

Next chapter of my fanfic is out!

archiveofourown.org/works/707598...

Hell Is Other People - Chapter 3 - SerenaCypher - Dragon Ball [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · 27d

She could be reclaiming it, taking what was suppose to be her product number and making it into a new identity to distance herself from her past. Her and 17 were supposed to be teenage runaways, so I doubt they had a good homelife prior to Gero. They might even be honoring 16 by keeping their number

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · 28d

Uuuggghhh, don't make me choose! They're all pretty funny and have some insanely quotable lines, but gun to my head, I'd probably say Lord Slug since that has one of my favorite comedy fights in the entire series with Piccolo. Cracks me up every time.

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · 29d

Saying that Mr.Rogers would be disappointed in them has done a lot more to convince people of my generation of wrong doing than any amount of logical debate ever has. Appeal to emotion might be a fallacy, but it's a powerful tool in real life conversation. We are emotionally driven at our core.

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · 29d

What resonates better with the average man? Some old leftist lit no one outside of a college political major has read or pointing out that billionaires are acting exactly like Frieza trying to genocide entire species just for profit and that we need to be like Goku and stop them?

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Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 17

What can I say? I think Trunks and Cell are kinda hot together. :P

I think I messed up on the kiss but couldn't really figure out a better way to do this pose. I'll probably do another kissing piece later this week.

/ #perfectcell #futuretrunks #trunks #dragonball #dragonballfanart #fanart /

Black and white drawing of Perfect Cell and Future Trunks from Dragon Ball Z making out.

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Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 17

2/2 He's got skills and natural talent, but he's not a particularly focused or crafty fighter. He's never been shown to out-think anyone in battle either, except to flee. He might simply not have the right personality or thought process to access those forms, but again, it's currently unknown.

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 17

1/2 Whether he could hyper-analyze like Vegeta can for Ego, or blank his mind out completely like Goku for Instinct. Those are the key aspects to gaining and mastering the Ultra forms, which are far more specialized than God form. Cell hasn't demonstrated either in canon, he's pretty basic actually.

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 17

7/ I personally feel that his path in power would more likely be a dark reflection of Gohan's, as they are mainly paired off as enemies to each other even nowadays. If Cell were resurrected, he would be motivated by pure rage and revenge, which may tap into something beast-like. But that's just me.

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 17

6/ In conclusion, there's not enough canon info as to if Cell would have the right mindset and personality to hit any of the Ultra forms, as those are mostly mental transformations, but it's generally accepted that he could reach God form and a form close to Golden Frieza if he had the training.

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 17

5/ I've read at least one person's idea of "Ultra Perfection" being a combination of the two specifically for Cell, as it would be a hyper-analytical but calm, combining the key aspects of Instinct and Ego, which are supposed to be exact opposites, reflecting the God paths of Angel and Destroyer.

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 17

4/ Or through someone else teaching him, which may be highly unlikely unless he somehow manages to gain a bit of respect from Beerus. For the Ultra forms, it truly is a bit of a wild situation, because his personality isn't really suited to both pure focus and hyper analysis at the same time.

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 17

3/ Whether he would stumble upon the key himself might be up to question, as the knowledge on how to access God Form, even through training like Vegeta, is strictly limited to the main cast because of the Dragon Balls. Cell would need to gain access to that knowledge somehow, either by observation..

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 17

2/ We also do have semi-canon evidence in FighterZ that Cell is at least willing to mental train when stuck in a place like Hell, and given that Frieza was willing to swallow his pride enough to train himself into higher forms, Cell might reasonably come to the conclusion himself.

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 17

1/Technically yes. This has been discussed before and there's nothing in canon currently refuting the idea of using the multi-form to basically cheat a Super Saiyan God transformation with a solo person. Cell by his nature, actually is the perfect fighter genetically speaking to be able to access it

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 16

As a Dragon Ball fan artist and fanfic writer, one who has a specific interest in Cell and has written about him a few times, I’m curious about the possibility of new Cell-themed ideas and headcanons.

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Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 15

A perfect victory, congrats!

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Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 15

Chapter 2 of Hell is Other People is live! Remember, you have to be logged in to AO3 to read my stories, they’re on private!
archiveofourown.org/works/707598...

New Session | Archive of Our Own

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Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 15

"I'll summon up a little Halloween brunch:

Deep-fried sucker with a side of punch!"

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 14

Back in the late 90s to early 00s, $30 was expensive for a men's haircut and Trunks's cut was an extremely popular style among the upper-middle suburban teens thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio, thus cost a pretty penny due to the demand. A regular guy cut back then would be under $10, generally speaking.

Serena Cypher @serenacypher.bsky.social · Sep 14

I've had some pretty darn good CBD chocolate before. I'm sure that's way more effective than some weird sonic resonance chocolate, given that people generally don't listen to their chocolate bars.

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