Editing Android 8 (section)

==== 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.