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Android 17 (人造人間17号, Jinzōningen Jū Nana-go) is Dr. Gero's 17th Android creation. He was born to help Gero kill Goku, who exterminated the Red Ribbon Army when he was a child. Android 17 makes his debut in "The Androids Awake!", the 349th chapter of the Dragon Ball manga, issued on March 10, 1992. He makes his first animated appearance in "Nightmare Comes True", the 133rd episode of Dragon Ball Z, which premiered on April 8, 1992.