Originally it was supposed to be just Android 19 and 20. But the editor was like "so the villains are an old man and some fat fuck? Get the fuck back in there and fix that shit!"
So then he made Android 17 and 18. Then the editor was like "so now the villains are just 2 normal peeps? Nah brah. Ain't happening."
So then he made Cell and then the editor was like "that's better, but that locust monster is kinda gross. Can you make him handsomer? >_>" Yes, that's the real reason lol
So then finally he made Perfect Cell. And all was right in the world.
I knew this
NeonOctopus posted...
Also, during Dragonball, one of the artists got tired of redrawing those detailed statues during the World Tournament every frame, so Toryama just had Goku destroy the statue so he wouldn't have to draw it anymore lol