I bought this toy for my son.
Came along with a character named Cell.
Who would this character be?
2 Answers
That's not Dragon Ball, I think. It looks like the Pokémon Rayquaza, actually.
Notice the overall green, the little T-Rex-y arms, the golden pattern on the side, and the red edges on the rudder "separations" of his body.
Granted, the toy looks a bit shorter and its "horns" are shorter (and parallel), but it still matches a lot of Rayquaza's features.
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2One other notable difference is the jagged edges everywhere (ears, fins, back). But 100% agree that's a Rayquaza.– jpmc26Sep 11, 2018 at 22:18
If it's a Dragon Ball toy, it can only really be Shenlong or Shenron, the dragon that puts the "dragon" in Dragon Ball.
He is the magical dragon that is summoned by collecting all seven of the Dragon Balls. He has, like all good magical dragons should, the power to grant wishes.
Your toy is not a particularly good version of it, though. It does indeed share some characteristics with the Pokémon Rayquaza. It's possible that a lazy designer copied or re-used a design.
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10It's not uncommon for the same injection-moulded toy to be painted in multiple ways to represent completely different characters or objects from different franchises as a cost-cutting measure. Your Mileage May Vary on how convincing the results are for at least one of those options. So it's entirely possible that both answers are in fact correct and the toy was intended to be sold with different paint-jobs for each franchise. Sep 11, 2018 at 13:41
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@Ruadhan2300 definitely the Pokémon paint if you're right about this. Oct 27, 2018 at 4:39
rayquaza plastic toyalong with variousdragon ball cellvariations, but while there are a lot of toys for both, I didn't find that very one yet. So if you've got a lead to give me... :)