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Astro
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Real Name
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Toby (Tobio) Tenma
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First Appearance
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Shōnen Kobunsha (April, 1952)
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Creator
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Osamu Tezuka
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Team Affliation
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None
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Alias
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Astro, Tetsuwan Atomu (The Mighty Atom, Iron Arm Atom)
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Base of Operations
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Metro City (in 2009 film)
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Powers
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Flight, Super-Strength, Super-Intelligence, Built in Weapons
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Skills and Abilities
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Fighting Experience
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Tools and Weapons
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Many built into his body, including rocket boots, lasers and machine guns
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Astro Boy is a robotic boy and superhero from the manga and animated series of the same name.
Origin[]
Created by the scientist Dr. Tenma to replace the son he lost, Astro proved to be a disappointment to his creator, but was adopted by Professor Ochanomizu, who inspired him to use his powers to help others.
Biography[]
Astro Boy was created by the scientist Dr. Tenma (Dr. Boynton in the English translation) in an attempt to resurrect his recently deceased son Tobio (Toby in some English translation) in the form of a robot. However, when Tenma finally succeeded in creating his son as a robot, he became disappointed in it that it wasn't truly his son and sold him to an unscrupulous circus owner Hamegg (AKA The Great Cacciatore). Eventually Astro is discovered by Professor Ochanomizu (referred to as Dr. Elefun, Prof. Peabody, and Dr. O'Shay in various English translations) while Astro was performing and amazed by his abilities convinces Hamegg to give Astro over to him.
From then on, Professor Ochanomizu became a legal guardian for Astro and for the first time Astro was treated with kindness and warmth. It isn't long before Ochanomizu becomes aware of the full scope of his powers and abilities and that Astro is capable of feeling emotion. Astro soon after decided to use his powers to benefit mankind and help people. Eventually, a robotic family was created for Astro, including a mother, father, brother, and sister.
Soon, Astro Boy became the world's greatest hero, fighting rogue robots, alien threats and helping those in need. To this end Prof. Ochanomizu often asks for his help in his role as the head of the ministry of science. This would often put him at odds with criminals, renegade robots and even alien invaders.
Personality[]
When he was originally created, Astro Boy was extremely innocent and naive, not truly understanding the world around him and the full extent of his powers. Overtime he became more wise and empathetic and though was far from afraid to use his strength to solve problems, saw the value of peaceful solutions.
Powers[]
Robot Physiology - Astro Boy is a robot created with human form but fantastical power. Astro Boy was built with a multitude of superpowers with a number of tools and weapons built into his body.
Flight - Astro Boy is capable of flight, being propelled by rockets located in his feet. The jet propulsion can move him at very fast speeds, allowing him to get from place to place rather quickly.
Super Strength - Astro Boy's strength has been calculated as being 100,000 horsepower and can lift extremely heavy objects with relative ease.
Super Endurance - In addition, Astro's robot body is extremely resillient, capable of enduring extreme stress and dangerous environmental conditions. He also has near limitless stamina.
Super Intelligence - Astro Boy is extremely intelligent, with his robot mind programmed to handle extremely complex tasks. In addition, Astro has extremely good judgment of character, often capable of quickly determining if someone is good or evil.
Skills and Abilities[]
Fighting Experience - Astro Boy usually relies on speed and strength and has learned to fight and apply this power through the course of many adventures. Though Astro Boy is extremely intelligent, it is not clear how much this factors into his ability to fight and to learn to fight.
Super Intelligence - Due to his computer brain, Astro Boy was programmed with innate super intelligence, which he often uses in his problem solving. He is capable of speaking over 100 languages and can also solve complex mathematical problems in seconds.