Android 16 is Dr. Gero s sixteenth Android creation. He was initially designed to serve Gero s vendetta against Goku, who overthrew the Red Ribbon Army as a child, but was later deemed unfit for activation, possibly as a result of malfunctioning in the same vein as Android 8. Android 16 made his debut in "#17, #18... #16?", the 350th chapter of Dragon Ball manga, issued on June 10, 1992. He made his first anime appearance in "Goku s Assassin", the 134th episode of Dragon Ball Z, which premiered on April 8, 1992.