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* You all know it: Astro's backstory. There was once a scientist named Dr. Tenma, who lost his only son Tobio in a car accident. Bereft and broken, Tenma chose to [[ReplacementGoldfish build a robot based on Tobio's appearance to replace his son]], even giving it special powers to prevent him from losing Tobio again. For a while, things seemed fine... [[UnbuiltTrope until he realized that the robot Tobio couldn't grow]], leading him to disown the robot and sell him off to a merchant. It wasn't until Professor Ochanomizu found and rescued him from the circus that he was given the chance for a good life.
** "Tobio was led away in silence. He hadn't learned how to cry yet."

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