Editing Android 8 (section)

=== Dragon Ball ===

==== Red Ribbon Army Saga: ====
Android 8 is introduced by [[Ninja Murasaki]] as a weapon to use against Goku, but he refuses to fight due to his good nature. When Murasaki threatens to detonate him with a remote control, Goku intervenes by knocking the remote away and defeating Murasaki. Goku befriends Android 8 and nicknames him "Eighter."

Later, General White gives Android 8 an ultimatum to kill Goku or witness the Jingle Village Chief's execution. When White shoots Goku, seemingly killing him, Android 8 becomes enraged and punches White out of Muscle Tower. He subsequently destroys part of the tower, effectively ending the Red Ribbon Army's presence in Jingle Village. He reveals that he hid the Dragon Ball that the army was searching for, to protect the villagers. The village head invites him to live among them, which he accepts.

Before Goku leaves, he, Android 8, and Suno seek out Dr. Flappe to remove a bomb implanted in Android 8’s chest. After a confrontation with Ninja Murasaki, Dr. Flappe successfully removes the bomb.

==== King Piccolo Saga: ====
Android 8 appears again to rescue Suno from [[King Piccolo]]'s assault on King Castle. This marks his final appearance in the ''Dragon Ball'' anime.

==== The Path to Power ====
In ''The Path to Power'', a retelling of the early ''Dragon Ball'' story adapted for a theatrical format, Android 8 appears as a character under the control of General White in Muscle Tower. Initially, he follows General White's orders to attack Goku. However, Android 8 soon regains his emotional senses and refuses to harm Goku, leading General White to consider him a failure and a waste of the funds used to create him. When General White attempts to destroy Android 8 with a self-destruct device, Goku intervenes and saves him by defeating White with his Power Pole.

Following the battle, Android 8 and Goku play in the snow, where Goku affectionately names him "Eighter." Goku invites Eighter to join him and his friends on their quest for the Dragon Balls, but Eighter decides to stay behind to report the remaining Red Ribbon Army members near Muscle Tower to the police. In a significant deviation from the original story, Eighter is later destroyed by Commander Black, the new leader of the "Black Ribbon Army," at the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters. This act causes Goku to become enraged and power up significantly, allowing him to destroy the giant Battle Jacket that Commander Black is piloting, ultimately killing Black.

After the defeat of [[Commander Black]], Goku uses the Dragon Balls to wish Android 8 back to life, and the bomb inside him is removed as part of the wish.