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4	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/astroboy.jpg]]
5	[[caption-width-right:350:The main characters of the franchise. [[note]] From right to left: Ethanol, Uran/Astro Girl, Rin, Atom/Astro Boy, Professor Ochanomizu/Dr. Elefun, Higeoyaji, and Cobalt/Jetto. Not pictured: Dr. Tenma [[/note]]]]
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7	This is the shared character sheet for the ''Astro Boy'' [[Manga/AstroBoy Manga]] and [[Anime/AstroBoy Anime]].
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10	[[foldercontrol]]
11	! Main Robot Characters
12	[[folder:Atom/Astro Boy]]
13	!!Astro Boy
14	[[quoteright:129:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bw_astro_boy_character_pic_528.png]]
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16	->Voiced by: Creator/MariShimizu (JP, 1963 and 1980 TV Series), Kazue Tagami (JP, 1963 Series; eps. 97-106), Makoto Tsumura (JP, 2003 TV Series), Creator/RieMurakawa (''JP, Little Astro Boy''), Creator/RomiPark (JP, ''Go Astro Boy Go!''); Creator/BillieLouWatt (EN, 1963 TV Series), Patricia Kugler Whitely (EN, 1980 TV Series), Steven Bednarski (EN, Canadian broadcast of 1980 TV Series), Creator/CandiMilo (EN, 2003 TV Series); Esperanzita Martínez (Latin-American Spanish, 1963 series),[[Creator/RocioGarcel Rocío Garcel]] (Latin-American Spanish, 1980 series), Claudio Velásquez (Latin-American Spanish, 2003 series), Creator/YokoHikasa (''Manga/{{Pluto}}''), Creator/LauraStahl (EN, ''Pluto'')
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18	'''''[[TropeCodifier THE]]''''' [[RobotSuperhero Robot Superhero]].
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20	A robot boy built to replace his creator's deceased son. He possesses the strength of 100,000 horsepower (later 1,000,000) and a heart of gold. He possesses what's referred to as the Omega Factor / Kokoro, which allows him to feel emotions and thought processes identical to that of humans (and in the 2003 anime, to [[Main/NewPowersAsThePlotDemands modify his body as he grows mentally]]). His ultimate wish is to create a world where humans and robots live and work as equals -- sort of like a tin-can Martin Luther King Jr. His powers include super-strength, rocket-propelled flight, universal translation, super senses, a laser finger/arm cannon, and twin machine guns in his butt.
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23	* AllLovingHero: He firmly believes that humans and A.I robots can coexist peacefully as equals. Whenever possible, he tries to talk his enemies down instead of blasting them to ashes. [[spoiler: Ultimately forgives the Big Bad for all his evil and this causes his final defeat.]]
24	* ArmCannon: Gained it with the 2003 series in his left arm, wherein it became and still remains his most powerful weapon of all. [[note]] Inherited this from Jetter Mars.[[/note]]
25	* AssKicksYou: As mentioned already, he has ''machine guns in his butt''.[[note]] originally they were lasers, but this was ditched later down the road[[/note]]
26	* BadassAdorable: Given the fact that he's an incredibly powerful combat robot that resembles a small boy, it's not a big surprise.
27	* ButtCannon: Astro has twin machineguns mounted in his butt. It's even in the trope image.
28	* ComboPlatterPowers: In the original manga story "The Birth Of Astro Boy", his "seven special powers" are described as [[{{Flight}} being able to fly]], [[SuperStrength having 100,000 horsepower strength]], [[DetectEvil discerning whether people are good or evil]] (and by extension, [[LivingLieDetector whether or not they're lying]]), [[SuperSenses amplifying his hearing up to 1000x]], using his eyes as flashlights, [[{{Omniglot}} understanding and speaking sixty languages fluently]], and his infamous secret weapon; [[AssKicksYou twin machine guns in his rear end]]. However, in other adaptations he has different or additional abilities; in the 1983 series he was also able to shoot lasers out of his finger tips, and he later gains a super-powerful ArmCannon in the 2003 series.
29	* DubPersonalityChange: The English dub for the 2003 anime gives the normally pleasant Astro a more snarky side to balance out his usual IncorruptiblePurePureness.
30	* FlyingBrick: His usual "fighting style" consists of "fly towards it with my fist out and watch it smash". Given how fast ''and'' powerfully he can chain these rammings together, it's quite an effective method regardless.
31	* FriendToAllLivingThings: In all incarnations, he's shown to be open on helping out not only humans and robots, but also animals; such as when he's seen saving and protecting a baby elephant from poachers in the 1980s anime.
32	* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Despite being a robot, Astro is a strong believer of being non-violent and manages to see some goodness inside several of his enemies and antagonists. Notably shown in the finale of the 2003 series where he forgives Dr. Tenma by giving him a hug.
33	* KidHero: Astro was built and based both looks and personality-wise on Tobio, Dr. Tenma's young son who died in a car accident, and is a brave, heroic individual who has [[ComboPlatterPowers all kinds of impressive powers]].
34	* LivingLieDetector: Part of the "Seven Special Powers" package. However, Astro ''can'' be tricked into thinking it's incorrect, and it tends not to work so well with robots as it does humans.
35	* MartialPacifist: With his child-like personality, kindness and compassion for robot and organic being alike and strong desire for a fairer, more peaceful world for both, Astro is exactly the kind of bot who always looks for the best in people and would rather take a peaceful approach to problems. Provoke him enough and/or threaten his loved ones though, and he can lay down an absolute ''beating''.
36	* MoreDakka: Finger lasers, a [[ArmCannon left arm that can turn into a laser cannon]] and a seemingly bottomless cache for his butt machine guns means Astro can open continuous fire for quite a while.
37	* NiceGuy: A sweetheart through and through, friends with humans and robots alike.
38	* NighInvulnerability: His skin is made of an incredibly dense but pliable [[FantasticPlastic super-plastic]] that makes him nearly indestructible. For reference, he once survived a fall into the Sun with only superficial melting to show for it.
39	* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Dr. Tenma, before defecting from the Ministry of Science after blowing it up, destroyed all research data that lead to the creation of Astro Boy, as well as the prototypes.
40	* RedEyesTakeWarning: In the 1980 series, his eyes blink red when Atlas is first activated, and whenever he faces him, since Atlas was built using his blueprints stolen by Skunk and Walpurgis.
41	* ReplacementGoldfish: This was the reason for Astro's creation, with him being made as a substitute for Dr. Tenma's son, Tobio, who was killed in an accident. In the manga, it doesn't just apply to him; he manages to bond with Dr. Tenma's wife, Hoshie. After she dies herself during Astro's time at the circus, Astro asks to have the robotic mother Dr. Ochanomizu builds for him made in Hoshie's likeness[[note]]Tenma gives the duplicate of his wife training in secret to help her be a better Goldfish for Astro[[/note]].
42	* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Thanks to his Omega Factor/Kokoro and being based on the very much human Tobio, Astro's personality is pretty much indistinguishable from a regular living being, to the point where he has his own very strong sense of justice and desire for a peaceful world for both humans ''and'' robots.
43	* RobotKid: Astro was built in the image of Tenma's dead son, which is why he looks like a little boy.
44	* RobotSuperhero: Dr. Tenma initially built Astro Boy to be a replacement for his dead son, but the robot soon went on to fight evil and save lives on a regular basis.
45	* SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids: He was built to be a replacement for Tenma's dead son, which would have implied a peaceful lifestyle, but Tenma chose to equip him with all manner of weaponry and some seriously impressive physical capabilities (up to and including 100,000[[note]]Later upgraded to 1 million[[/note]] horsepower strength and being fast enough to fly round the Earth in seconds), making him more than suitable for combat.
46	* SuperPrototype: In the 2003 series -- specifically highlighted in the manga -- Astro is this. Essentially, Tenma created two ultimate works: the world's most powerful combat robot, "Prototype-G", and the world's first and purest AI, devoid of corrupt thought patterns. He put these two together and made them in the likeness of his dead son, and wham-bam, you get Astro.
47	* SuperSpeed: Considering Astro can at ''least'' break escape velocity and has on at least one occasion flown around the Earth's diameter in only a few seconds, those rocket legs aren't just for show.
48	* TookALevelInBadass: During the infamous "World's Strongest Robot" storyline, Astro was given the strength boost of one ''million'' horsepower by Dr. Tenma in order to overcome Pluto. Unlike your typical plot wherein the hero learns they had the power inside them all along and etc., Astro keeps the upgrade. Well, until the time travel arc, where his original self was destroyed and succeeding appearances reverted him back to the usual hundred thousand.
49	* UnderwearOfPower: Most of the time, Astro is only ever seen in (at least, what look like) the classic superhero belt/briefs combo and his rocket boots.
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51	!!2009 Version
52	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/astroboy2009.png]]
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54	->Voiced by: Creator/FreddieHighmore (EN), Aya Ueto (JP), Víctor Mares Jr. (Latin-American Spanish, 2009 film)
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56	The version of Astro as he appears in the movie. Instead of perishing in a car accident, Toby Tenma was ''vaporized'' by accident after sneaking into the testing grounds for the Peacekeeper military robot to spend time with his father. Heartbroken, the elder Tenma rebuilt Toby as a robot with all of his memories as well as his personality, powering the robotic Toby with the Blue Core, a source of endless positive energy and the opposite of the negative Red Core that powered the Peacekeeper.
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58	* AchillesHeel: Being a robot, he is still badly affected by powerful electric shocks due to his inner circuitry. [[spoiler:In addition, being near the Red Core will destroy his Blue Core as the two neutralize each other in a catastrophic explosion.]]
59	* AllLovingHero: Even when Hamegg forced him to fight Zog and repeatedly tortured him with a taser, Astro still refused to let the evil ringleader die.
60	* AnimeHair: Lampshaded by the cleaning robots:
61	-->'''Cleaning Robots:''' Check out the haircut on that one, it looks like he's got horns!
62	* ArmCannon: A carry over from his 2003 incarnation.
63	* AwesomeButImpractical: His [[spoiler:Butt-Mounted Machine Guns, which are surprisingly effective when fired into the Peacekeeper's eye while Astro was completely restrained otherwise]]. Even Astro lampshades the absurdity of it.
64	-->'''Astro:''' [[spoiler:What?! ''[glancing at his rear]'' I've got machine guns... in my ''butt?!'']]
65	* BadassAdorable: He's still Astro Boy with all of the necessary powers. This much is a given.
66	* BackFromTheDead: His ReplacementGoldfish status aside, he pulls this off twice, [[spoiler:the first he's rebooted after Tenma had a change of heart, the second when Zog revives him after dying in the Peacekeeper]].
67	* ChildProdigy: The original Toby casually solved complex physics problems and walks out the quiz room just a few minutes into an exam. Solving four-dimensional calculus problems is his best chance for bonding time with his father, who even states that they're his favorite (but Astro demonstrates more indifference despite his ability to solve them). Crosses into InsufferableGenius for a scene where one of his classmates threw a textbook at him as he walked out the door. In fact, one of the first scenes of the movie is when Toby rewires his robot butler to get him to drive to the Ministry of Science despite his father's orders to the contrary, leaving the poor robot loopy all the while. Astro takes this further by constructing numerous small flying wooden airplanes based on da Vinci's theories, including a triplane that splits into three smaller planes with no apparent difficulty.
68	-->'''Toby:''' For rocket science, it wasn't exactly rocket science. Good luck, guys! ''[gets a book thrown at him as the door closes]''
69	* ClothingDamage: Astro's clothing gets scuffed up and blown off throughout the movie, [[spoiler:culminating in the finale where he's left in nothing but his classic outfit]].
70	* ComboPlatterPowers: Has all of the powers of the 2003 version, including the rocket boots, super strength, super speed, incredible toughness, x-ray vision, and of course, [[spoiler:the butt-mounted machine guns]].
71	* DeadHatShot: All that's left of the original Toby after the incident is his baseball cap and the single strand of hair inside that Tenma uses to reconstruct Toby's personality.
72	* DestructiveSavior: Astro inadvertently destroys much of Metro City while fighting [[spoiler:the Peacemaker, which is particularly important when the power plant is destroyed, causing Metro City to fall to the earth below]].
73	* DieOrFly: His rocket boots first activate after he falls out a window.
74	* DoAndroidsDream: When "Toby" finds out that he's really a robot made in the image/mind of Tenma's deceased son, he frequently finds himself clashing with his dual-identity -- particularly whether or not he can truly consider himself (or even ''be'' considered) his own person -- and is terrified of [[FantasticRacism what people would think of him if they were to realize what he truly is]] as well.
75	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: In a big departure from the original, the original Toby was ''vaporized on-screen'' by the Peacekeeper rather than being killed in a car accident. His memories and DNA are only able to be retrieved from a strand of hair on his [[DeadHatShot dropped baseball cap]].
76	* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Gives a reassuring smile as he allows Tenma to remove the Blue Core from his body, effectively killing him. He also smiles to his father before and while [[HeroicSacrifice diving into the core of the Peacekeeper to destroy its power source]].]]
77	* HeavenlyBlue: The Blue Core is pure positive energy and has the power to repair and restore other robots while granting Astro a virtually limitless supply of power. Naturally, it's a bright pale blue.
78	* HowDoIShotWeb: Repeatedly fumbles with his powers as he learns about them, but usually masters them within a few minutes.
79	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Justified; when "Toby" wakes up, he doesn't remember his fatal accident at all. All he knows is his dad is uncharacteristically affectionate and he's getting homeschooled now. It takes a while for him to realize that something is wrong.
80	* MartialPacifist: Much the same as his Manga self, Astro has compassion in spades, and would much prefer to talk out all of his problems, but will scrap any evil robot who tries to hurt others if he's forced to.
81	* MeaningfulRename: Being called Astro is the first step to him distancing himself from his former identity as Toby Tenma, when he believed himself to be human.
82	* MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes: We get a recap of all of Astro's most cherished memories [[spoiler:Right before he sacrifices himself to destroy both the Red and Blue Cores.]]
83	* NaughtyIsGood: Although he's a nice kid, he's not above doing questionable and even shady things to get what he wants, rewiring his robot butler to take him to the Ministry and stealing a passkey by lying to a guard in order to get access to the test site. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, this leads to Toby's death.]]
84	* NiceGuy: As per the original, Astro is an absolute sweetheart who just wants to fit in despite his powers.
85	* NighInvulnerable: While he's bothered by the things he faces, very few are able to do more than cause him a little pain. For instance, being subject to two [[WaveMotionGun Wave Motion Guns]] and a MacrossMissileMassacre could only knock him out and dirty his clothes rather than dealing lasting damage.
86	* ParentalAbandonment: Most of his problems can be traced back to his father's own hands-off parenting style and {{Workaholic}} tendencies, leaving Toby (and Astro) starved for attention and thus causing them to act out against his wishes.
87	* ReplacementGoldfish: As per the original, but he's rejected for the same reason. [[spoiler:But in this version Tenma grows to respect Astro as his son just as much as the original Toby, averting this trope by accepting Astro as his own person.]]
88	* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: Can eat, sleep, think, feel and is otherwise no different from a human at a glance. Having Toby's memories and personality means that he truly believed he was human for the first quarter of the movie, only finding out what (or rather, who) he truly is through a series of coincidences.
89	* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Toby goes into minor TechnoBabble while speaking to President Stone, causing the latter (who's a college dropout) to feel inadequate and force Toby to stay behind.
90	--> '''Stone:''' So you're interested in robots, son, huh? Robot weapons?
91	--> '''Toby:''' Absolutely. Though I'm sure you'll agree that the latest D-Class Interceptor line of deployment to target system is quite old-fashioned.
92	* SuperStrength: Can easily lift things much larger than himself, drag multiple flying police vehicles along, effortlessly dig through a a mountain, and [[spoiler:lift all of Metro City to keep it from crashing into the ground]].
93	* TomatoInTheMirror: The poor kid is hit hard by the revelation that he's a robot right before Professor Stone's men try to hunt him down and eventually chase him off Metro City. He gets over it in time though, and begins freely using his robotic powers when no one's looking and even has fun with them. That said, [[DoAndroidsDream his dual identity as a robot with the mindset of a human weighs heavily on him throughout the film]], and he's terrified of [[JustAMachine what others would think of him should the truth get out]].
94	* UnderwearOfPower: [[spoiler:His final outfit after the rest of his clothes were blown off as a result of his HeroicSacrifice.]]
95	* YouCanSeeMe: A variation in that the first thing that tells him that something is wrong is when he's able to interpret what the cleaning robots outside his windows are saying, which should be impossible for a human. He tries to get an explanation for this from them, but gets a spray of cleaning solution in his eyes for his trouble, leading him to discover his rocket boots and soon the rest of his powers.
96	-->'''Astro:''' ''[trying to clean out his ears]'' Wait, I can understand you?
97	* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Said word for word as [[spoiler:the Peacekeeper robot swings an entire skyscraper as a baseball bat with Astro as the ball]].
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100	[[folder:Uran/Astro Girl/Zoran]]
101	!! Uran / Astro Girl / Zoran
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103	[[quoteright:91:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0000084CHT_8555.gif]]
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105	->Voiced by: Yoko Mizugaki[=/=]Reiko Mutou[=/=]Kazuko Yoshikawa (JP, 1963), Creator/BillieLouWatt (EN, 1963), Masako Sugaya (JP, 1980), Becke Wilenski (EN, 1980), Creator/EmiMotoi (JP, ''Tome of the Blue Knight''), Miki Maruyama (JP, 2003), Susan Blu (EN, 2003); Vanessa Garcel (Latin-American Spanish, 1980), Rebeca Michelle (Latin-American Spanish, 2003 series), Creator/MinoriSuzuki (''Manga/{{Pluto}}''), Creator/LisaReimold (EN, ''Pluto'')
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107	Astro's "sister". Much brattier than her brother, she has fewer compunctions about using her abilities for personal gain and sometimes shows less regard for human life, or at least human values as well, which would be kind of scary if she weren't so darned cute. Though she is less interested in humans than her brother, she has a fondness for other living things, and in some versions is able to communicate with animals. In her debut story she also gained the power to split herself in two, but due to her strength being halved, it is never used again. Uran's origins are somewhat vague, as Tezuka sometimes stated she was created by Ochanomizu, and at other times by Tenma as a failed prototype.
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110	* BrattyHalfPint: In the eighties series, she causes no small amount of trouble for Astro and others, whether it be bullying kids into giving her their toys, causing massive amounts of property damage because she wants to catch a cockroach, or talking back to people who scold her for just about anything.
111	* DeliberatelyCuteChild: In the eighties series, she's very well aware of how cute she is and often tries to use her looks to disarm people into giving her what she wants regardless of her actual behavior.
112	* DistaffCounterpart: Obviously one to Astro, being his "sister".
113	* {{Leitmotif}}: She's given her own character theme in the 1980s anime titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdCHzLH8fj8 "Theme of Uran"]]. A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JINHqNZjfBY credits variation]] with lyrics is even used in some episodes [[ADayInTheLimelight focused on her]] such as the episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrs9hUSBrL0 "Uran and Uran"]].
114	%%* MultipleChoicePast
115	* NatureLovingRobot: Although less friendly towards humans than her brother, she is very fond of animals and in some continuities even has [[SpeaksFluentAnimal the ability to communicate with them]].
116	%%* SpeaksFluentAnimal
117	%%* StarfishCharacter
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120	[[folder:Cobalt/Jetto]]
121	!! Cobalt / Jetto
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123	[[quoteright:142:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/_astro_boy_cobalt_character_pic_7775.png]]
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125	Astro's younger brother. He is omitted from most adaptations of the series, but can be seen in the original manga and the 1960's anime. In the manga, he was originally created to replace Astro - who'd gone missing - during a crisis. When the crisis ended and both robots met each other, it was decided that they would live as brothers together. As Cobalt was not created by Tenma, he lacks the power and capabilities that Astro has. While similar in appearance, Cobalt is taller than Astro and his hair spikes are longer.
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127	* PutOnABus: Cobalt has seemingly been lost to the franchise's history. Following the original manga and 1963 animated adaptation, future ''Astro Boy'' productions would drop him entirely, often transplanting his story, role, personality or themes into other characters.
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131	[[folder:Astro's Parents (Rin and Ethanol)]]
132	!! Astro's Parents (Rin and Ethanol)
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134	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/astroboyfamily.jpg]]
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136	Astro Boy's robot parents created by Professor Ochanomizu. They are designed to act and look like normal humans.
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138	* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the manga and other incarnations, they were created by Profoessor Ochanomizu so Astro won't feel lonely. In the 1980s anime, Astro discovers Rin and Ethanol as two unprogrammed robots in a middle of a mission. After getting rescued, Ochanomizu decides to turn them into Astro's robotic parents.
139	* AdaptationDyeJob: In Tezuka's original designs of Astro's parents, they were depicted with black hair. In the 1980s anime, Rin is depicted with brown hair.
140	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: While already having a pretty design, Rin is given a more attractive design in the 1980s series.
141	* AdaptedOut: The 2003 adaptation drops them out entirely, instead giving Dr. Ochanomizu the entire role as Astro Boy and Uran's parental figure.
142	* GoodParents: In all appearances, they are shown to be very caring and nice with Astro and his robotic siblings. In the manga, Rin actually encounters Tenma who doesn't take it kindly when she discovers how he treated Astro.
143	* MamaBear: In the manga, Rin ends up meeting Tenma in person who discovers his abusive treatment towards Astro. She's so disgusted with his treatment towards her son that [[https://astroboy.fandom.com/wiki/File:Whack.jpg?so=search she actually sends him flying into the air.]]
144	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In the manga and the sixties and eighties anime, they are very reasonable to Astro and his sister Uran similar to Ochanomizu.
145	* NoNameGiven: While their names are never uttered in the manga and various animated incarnations. Japanese reference books refer to Astro's mother as Rin (the Japanese word for Phosphorus), and Astro's father as Ethanol.
146	[[/folder]]
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148	[[folder:The Blue Knight]]
149	!! The Blue Knight
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151	[[quoteright:132:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/astro_boy_the_blue_knight_character_pic1_9530.png]]
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153	A robot revolutionary who wants to create a nation where androids can live freely, no matter what the cost. Think of him as the [[MalcolmXerox Malcolm X to Astro's Dr. King]] and you're not too far off.
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156	%%* AirJousting
157	%%* AntiHero[=/=]AntiVillain
158	%%* EnemyMine
159	* WellIntentionedExtremist: As noted above, he just wants to protect androids from evil humans.
160	%%* WorthyOpponent
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163	[[folder:Shadow]]
164	!! Shadow
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166	[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/astro_boy_shadow_character_image_787.png]]
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168	Appearing only in the 2003 series, Shadow was created by Dr. Tenma to construct powerful robots that would test Astro's power. His electronic brain contains all of Dr. Tenma's memories and an equal - if not superior - intellect.
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170	* AdaptationalVillainy: In the 2003 series, Shadow betrays Dr. Tenma and leaves the Earth peacefully. In the Astro Boy Videogame, Shadow betrays Tenma, kills Pluto using an EvilCounterpart named Acheron he created, and then tries to kill off humanity and Earth itself to rule over a world of robots.
171	** He's even ''worse'' in ''VideoGame/AstroBoyOmegaFactor,'' as there he's the leader of an anti-human robot army in a BadFuture [[spoiler:who's really [[BigBad Sharaku]].]]
172	* AIIsACrapshoot: A benevolent and apathetic version in the 2003 series where Shadow decides he's had enough of Dr. Tenma's obsession with Astro and takes on his appearance, betrays him, and decides to lead his legion of robots into space to avoid humanity and create a new peaceful world of robots.
173	* CompositeCharacter: Shadow is a bit of a mix-up of Dr. Abullah/Dr. Goji from the ''Strongest Robot In The World'' arc, being a mysterious robot roboticist with a shroud.
174	** [[spoiler:In ''VideoGame/AstroBoyOmegaFactor'', he's a robot disguise for Sharaku.]]
175	%%* EvilGenius
176	[[/folder]]
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178	[[folder:Atlas]]
179	!! Atlas
180	->Voiced by: Michiru Hojo, Creator/KatsujiMori (JP, 1980), Creator/NobuyukiHiyama (JP, 2003), Creator/GregCipes (ENG series)
181	A robot built with similar capabilities to Astro. Often regarded as his "brother" (in the 80s series he was built from the same blueprints, in the 2000s series he was actually created by Dr. Tenma himself). While Astro chose to help humans, Atlas believes that robots must rise up and destroy them. He has an inferiority complex and anger issues both due to mistreatment from humans and constantly losing to Astro.
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184	%%* CainAndAbel
185	* AscendedExtra: Atlas was originally a one-off villain in the original ''Astro Boy'' series, but later adaptations would promote him to a much higher standing. The 1980s animated adaptation makes him an overarching villain, while the 2003 adaptation makes him a lesser recurring character.
186	* CompositeCharacter: Both colour anime series' combine him with Cobalt, Astro's brother from the original series. The 80s version also adds aspects of The Blue Knight, but this wasn't repeated in the later series, where Blue Knight was retained as a separate character.
187	%%* {{Delinquents}}
188	* TheDragon: Well, in the 2003 series, at least until Tenma's decided Atlas [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness has nothing more to offer Astro]].
189	* EvilCounterpart: A young man in a wealthy household whose father in a position of higher power neglects him, causing him to act in a way that would lead to his untimely death before being reborn as a robot through Dr. Tenma. Now, are we talking about Astro or Atlas?
190	* GoldColoredSuperiority: Atlas has golden skin in the 1980 series to reflect his strength over Astro.
191	* LonelyRichKid: In the 2003 series.
192	%%* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou
193	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Since Atlas is built using Astro blueprints stolen by Skunk and Walpurgis (with some modifications), his and Astro's eyes blink red when he was first activated, and whenever he meets Astro.
194	* TheRival: Clearly one to Astro Boy.
195	* TeensAreMonsters: In the 2003 series.
196	[[/folder]]
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198	[[folder:Zero/Elec/Denkou]]
199	!! Zero / Elec / Denkou
200	A stealth robot that was stolen by Skunk and used to commit crimes. He's incredibly naive and doesn't understand the concept of theft. He's tragically destroyed in the manga and original anime but made much cuter in the 2003 series and survives.
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203	%%* CheerfulChild
204	%%* ChildrenAreInnocent
205	* TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: In ''VideoGame/AstroBoyOmegaFactor,'' he's one of the World's Strongest Robots.
206	[[/folder]]
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209	! Main Human Characters
210	[[folder:Dr. Umataro Tenma / Dr. Boynton / Dr. Balthus]]
211	!! Dr. Umataro Tenma / Dr. Boynton / Dr. Balthus
212	Once a kindly robotics scientist and the head of the ministry of science till his son was killed in a car accident. He went off the deep end and built Astro Boy to replace him, but his unstable mind led them to being separated. Is both a villain and a mentor to Astro, and comes to believe Astro Boy will grow up to lead all robots in the future.
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215	* AGodAmI: In the 2003 anime, during the incident with the Venus robots he tricked into trying to destroy the Ministry of Science and Metro City (his scheme was, as always, foiled by Astro Boy and his allies), he put on a pretense of divinity for facilitating what he saw as first step towards his goal of robots ruling over mankind.
216	* AdaptationalHeroism: The 2009 CG film shows him as absentminded and InnocentlyInsensitive at worst; When he's telling Toby not to visit him at his workplace, it turns out it was because a dangerous experiment was going on, and Toby gets caught in the crossfire. When Tenma builds Astro, he vows to pay attention to him and be the father he never was... and faces the reality that he never knew Toby ''or'' Astro when the robot learns to fly rather than learn physics. [[spoiler:Despite promising to deactivate him for President Stone, Tenma can't do it and only deactivates Astro temporarily, before buying time for him to run]].
217	* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the manga and in the '60s anime he grows to resent Astro because he doesn't grow up like a real kid and personally sells him to [[RepulsiveRingmaster Hamegg]]'s circus. In the '80s series he harshly yells at Astro for making a mess during a dinner, but still loves him tries to find him to apologize later, and is tragically unable to do so as Astro has been kidnapped by Hamegg.
218	* AnimalStereotypes: Often compared to horses (though he also looks like a rooster).
219	* TheAtoner: While he knows he can never truly make amends for his actions, he helps Astro frequently after regaining his affection for the robot. He builds robotic parents for Astro, enhances Astro's power to one million horsepower (700 MW) when he fights Pluto, rescues Astro from a Cleopatra robot, and rebuilds Astro after he is destroyed while trying to protect Blue Knight.
220	* BigBad: The 2003 series bumps him up into this, albeit of the Non-Action variety, though he's still competent and feared.
221	* BlueAndOrangeMorality: With exception of the CG movie, in all incarnations (save for the one or two where he presumably died) Tenma always becomes antagonistic, outright villainous even, but eventually abandons whatever mad pursuit he has in mind in order to support Astro. However, one should note that Tenma never actually ''abandons'' whatever his twisted ideology became, he just backs off of it for the sake of his robot son.
222	* DitchingTheDubNames: Since the 2003 anime adaptation, he has consistently kept the "Tenma" surname even when the other castmembers retain their dub names.
223	* DrivenToMadness: In the original manga, Tenma had a fair bit of SanitySlippage upon realizing he wanted Astro back to the point of pointing a gun at his robot parents, as well as feeling mankind as a whole was inferior to robots. In the 2003 anime, he takes the latter as far as it can go to the point of conspiring to mold Astro into his "King of Robots", who would lead them in taking the Earth...[[{{Hypocrite}} himself being the sole human they would answer to, of course.]]
224	* EvilMentor: 2003 series only. The early episodes have him corrupting robots and causing them to attack Astro in the hopes that it will cause the boy to come into his own power. Astro realizes how messed up this is.
225	* EvilutionaryBiologist: In the 2003 series, albeit for robots instead of animals or humans. He believes that human evolution has been stagnant and it's time for robots to take over. He pits them against each other to weed out the strongest and push Astro to evolutionary pinnacle and into his “destiny” as the king of robots.
226	* ForcedToWatch: In the 2009 film, he's there when Toby dies. Tenma accidentally traps him behind a barrier when stopping a rampaging robot, and desperately tries to undo it to free his son. When he can't, Tenma goes to Toby, tries to reach to him through the glass, and tearfully tells him everything's going to be okay...before the robot vaporizes Toby in a bid to escape.
227	* FriendlessBackground: Outright stated in the 2003 series that a younger Tenma had to build his own robot friends, because he couldn't make any the conventional way.
228	* FriendlyEnemy: Specifically in 2003, though it's one-sided on his part. He repeatedly shows pride in Astro whenever his robot son defeats the opponents he puts in his path and in general is never knowingly malicious towards him, even if his methods of "raising" Astro are incredibly messed up.
229	* {{Hypocrite}}: Humans are inferior to machines, says he. Except him. Robots should obey him when it's convenient (admittedly, in the 2003 anime he was intending to convert himself into a robot and leave his "inferior" human body behind).
230	* InterruptedSuicide: in the 2003 SeriesFinale, he tries to [[spoiler:blow himself up after Astro rejects him again, saying that he will Taser the boy if he comes any closer. Astro powers through the pain and gives him a CooldownHug, calling him "Dad" sincerely for the first time. Tenma drops the Taser and agrees to escape with him.]]
231	* KnightTemplarParent: In the 2003 series, boy, is he ever. He more or less always does have Astro’s best interests at heart, but true to the trope, doesn’t care who he bulldozes for his son’s “good.”
232	* LoveMakesYouCrazy: A platonic example, and combined with LoveMakesYouEvil. Everything he does is to make sense of his son's death and try to get him back in any way possible. This is probably guilt-driven as well, as most versions regard Tobio's death as MyGreatestFailure.
233	* MadScientist: Could be the trope codifier, complete with white lab coat, crazy hair and an almost permanent [[SlasherSmile manic grin]].
234	* MarriedToTheJob: Tenma was a workaholic while he was with the Ministry of Science, leaving his first son Tobio as a LonelyRichKid.
235	* MyGreatestFailure: Many version of his character treat Tobio's death as this, as he believes it was a result of his neglect.
236	%%* OmnidisciplinaryScientist
237	* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Toby's death in all versions is this for him. Either Toby dies because he rides off in a car or bike after they had a fight, and suffers a fatal accident. In the 2009 film, Toby sneaks into a restricted area of his workplace and gets killed when an experiment goes wrong.
238	* PapaWolf: The 2009 version, after getting his act together, is willing to face down the military, its furious commander in chief, and their killer robot to protect Astro, his A grade DeathGlare showing it's probably a good thing for them that he couldn't actually get his hands on them. This is less pronounced in other works, due to his AbusiveParents tendencies, but he usually does regret his behavior towards Astro in some capacity and will step in to help or save him.
239	* ParentalNeglect: Tenma was this to his son Tobio due to his workaholic tendencies, leaving his son in the care of a robot maid that he planned to get rid of for an upgraded version despite Tobio's protests. It's this flaw in his parenting that lead to his son's death which causes him to become highly possessive of Astro later on.
240	* PartingWordsRegret: In most versions, he gets into a fight with Toby which leads to the latter's accident. It's averted in the 2009 film where Tenma spends Toby's last moments trying to comfort a scared boy about to die, and Tenma is regretful that he wasn't able to protect his son.
241	* PutOnABus: Unlike his 1963 anime iteration where he occasionally resurfaced, he vanishes in the 1980 anime after he remorsefully looks for Astro Boy in the first episode, never to be seen or heard from again.
242	* RobotDog: In the 2003 anime, he built himself a guard and attack dog robot that also can transform into a space suit for him to wear, serve to relay his voice and even project giant holograms.
243	* TricksterMentor: In the 2003 series, he sends robots after Astro so that Astra can discover more of his powers and self-actualize into the ultimate robot.
244	[[/folder]]
245
246	[[folder:Professor Ochanomizu / Dr. Packerdermus J. Elefun / Dr. O'Shay]]
247	!! Professor Ochanomizu / Dr. Packerdermus J. Elefun / Dr. O'Shay
248	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/drelefun.png]]
249	->Voiced by: Hisashi Katsuta (1963, 1980 & 2003 series), Creator/BillNighy (2009 film), Yohei Tadano (JP, ''Go Astro Boy Go!''), Creator/ToshioFurukawa (''Manga/{{Pluto}}''), Creator/MikePollock (EN, ''Pluto'')
250	The kind successor to Dr. Tenma as the head of the Ministry of Science and an advocate for robot rights. He rescues Astro Boy and raises him as his son. Ridiculously knowledgeable and dependable.
251	----
252
253	* AbsentMindedProfessor: He's a genius surpassed by very few, but he also would've been lost without his secretary, robot maid, etc. reminding him not to forget meetings, not to come too late to office, not to neglect his duties as Minister of Science, etc.
254	* AdaptationalIntelligence: The 2003 series has him reactivate Astro without having any safeguards in place to keep an all-powerful robot child from causing damage. In the 2009 film, he questions Tenma's wisdom in recreating Tobio and tries to help Astro when the boy realizes he's not human.
255	* AccentAdaptation: He's given a German accent in the 1963 English dub of the anime.
256	* BigGood: In stark contrast to Dr. Tenma, he believes mankind and robotkind can live together in harmony to build a better future for both; it was this kindness that inspired Astro to become the hero he is.
257	* BerserkButton: He doesn't like it when people make fun of his nose. In the 1960s series, he would start sneezing when getting angry.
258	%%* EccentricMentor:
259	* GagNose: Ochanomizu is notable for having a big nose which is also very sensitive. Despite this, he doesn't appreciate it when people make fun of his nose.
260	* MrExposition: His role in the 1980s and 2003 series is to explain Astro alongside the audience about the possibilities that robots should be treated equally with society.
261	* MrFixit: He's able to repair broken or almost destroyed robots.
262	* NamedByTheAdaptation: ''Manga/AtomTheBeginning'' gives him Hiroshi as a first name.
263	** DecompositeCharacter: [[spoiler: actually ''Manga/AtomTheBeginning'' splits him in the younger Hiroshi Ochanomizu, creator of the prototype "Robot with a Soul" destined to become Astro, and the elder "Professor Ochanomizu", father of all robotics and father of Prime!Astroboy]]
264	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In all appearances, Ochanomizu is able to teach Astro about the relationship between humans and robots and the importance of helping out others. He also serves as the voice of reason to Uran in other animated incarnations.
265	%%* OmnidisciplinaryScientist
266	* ParentalSubstitute: Before creating Astro's robot parents, he served as the adoptive father to Astro after Dr. Tenma abandoned him. Even afterwards, he still largely acts as Astro's father figure while also acting as his teacher. Subverted in the 2003 adaptation, where he is both teacher and acting father to Astro, as Rin and Ethanol do not exist.
267	%%* TheProfessor
268	[[/folder]]
269
270	[[folder:Shunsaku Ban / Albert Duncan / Hector / Pompous / Mr. Mustachio / Higeoyaji / Daddy Walrus]]
271	!! Shunsaku Ban / Albert Duncan / Hector / Pompous / Mr. Mustachio / Higeoyaji / Daddy Walrus
272	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/higeoyaji.jpg]]
273	->Voiced by: Masaaki Yajima, Ayao Wada (JP, 1963), Kazuo Kamakura (JP, 1980), Kousei Tomita (JP, 2003 and most of his appearances in Tezuka anime), Creator/WataruTakagi (''Manga/{{Pluto}}''), Creator/PaulStPeter (EN, ''Pluto'')
274	An eccentric old man who has an extensive occupational past, having seemingly tons of jobs at once. Chiefly seen as a teacher and private investigator. Though gruff and short-tempered, he loves mentoring children, especially Astro. He tends to brag too much about his abilities, but can back them up - to an extent.
275	----
276	* BlackBeadEyes: His default design depicted him with beady eyes, but is sometimes given pupils in some of his other appearances alongside the 1980s and 2003 incarnations.
277	%%* BoisterousBruiser
278	%%* CoolOldGuy
279	* ExpansionPackPast: Besides being Astro's homeroom teacher in the first two anime series, he is also a private detective, a judo master, and a florist, among others.
280	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As mentioned before, he's gruff and short-tempered, but he LOVES his job as a teacher to children and Astro.
281	[[/folder]]
282
283	[[folder:Police Inspector Tawashi / Inspector Gumshoe]]
284	!! Police Inspector Tawashi / Inspector Gumshoe
285	->Voiced by: Shingo Kanemoto[=/=]Kouichi Chiba (JP, 1963), Creator/JojiYanami (JP, ''Jetter Mars''), Creator/IchiroNagai (JP, 1980), Creator/TomomichiNishimura (JP, ''The Last Day on Earth''), Creator/BanjoGinga (JP, 2003), Creator/BillFarmer (EN, 2003)
286
287	A detective who is distrustful of robots and androids. Due to his position and opinions, he frequently butts heads with Ochanomizu and Astro because his style of work when it comes to robot criminals is to shoot first and ask questions later. He eventually comes around to respect and appreciate Astro Boy. Often forms half of a GoodCopBadCop act with fellow recurring policeman Inspector Nakamura.
288	----
289
290	%%* TheCommissionerGordon
291	%%* DaChief
292	* GoodCopBadCop: Usually paired with Inpsector Nakamura, with Tawashi acting as the irrational Bad Cop while Nakamura plays the more reasonable Good Cop. Whenever this dynamic is in play, Tawashi is typically presented as incompetent and quick to jump to the wrong conclusions. As Nakamura does not exist in the 2003 adaptation for him to bounce off of, Tawashi becomes less irrational and more effective as a cop.
293	* JerkassHasAPoint: He tells Elefuin in the 2003 series that he knows that Elefun didn't build Astro. Elefun is in StunnedSilence as Tawashi goes on to explain that the creator went mad.
294	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
295	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: 2003 series. He's willing to hear Elefun out when learning the man reactivated a robot with no program and caused a citywide blackout for a few minutes. Tawashi at first hunts down Astro when the boy gets loose in the pilot but calls it off when the boy saves his police force and calms down Magnamite. His bigger concern is that Astro DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength and can prove to be a danger without anything knowing.
296	* UnreliableExpositor: Zigzagged in the 2003 series; he says that Tenma went mad because of his ego and wanted robots to conquer humans. Elefun and Tenma later reveal that Tenma was grieving his son Tobio, and that's why Tenma had a breakdown and built Astro.
297	* WhatTheHellHero: He knows Astro isn't to blame, but calls out Elefun in the 2003 series for activating Astro without knowing what he could do, and knowing Tenma went underground after having a breakdown in the Ministry of Science.
298	[[/folder]]
299
300	[[folder:Hamegg / The Great Katchitori]]
301	!! Hamegg / The Great Katchitori
302	A shady man who often tries to steal money. In most incarnations he first appears as the owner of a robot circus and obtains Astro Boy shortly after Tenma disowns him.
303	----
304
305	* CheshireCatGrin: Hamegg's [[PerpetualSmiler default expression]], even when angered or distressed he keeps showing his teeth.
306	* BaitTheDog: Hamegg gets a case of AdaptationalHeroism for almost half of the 2009 film and he genuinely treats the children he cares for with care and respect, even comforting Astro on his first night about being an "orphan"... [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Then he puts on his classic top hat and knocks out Astro for his fighting games]]. Later, he tries to [[ParentalAbandonment callously abandon all of said children]] so that he can go get rich somewhere else. Fortunately, Zog holds him while the kids grab his car.]]
307	* BitchInSheepsClothing:
308	** In the '80s anime he pulls an AffablyEvil stunt on Astro by taking advantage of him being hurt by the scolding he received from his father, and talks him into [[DealWithTheDevil signing a contract]] to work in his robot circus, which turns out to be a trick in order for Hamegg to have complete ownership of him and legally protects him from Prof. Ochanomizu wanting to take Astro away from him.
309	** In the [[spoiler:2009 film, where he appears to care for orphaned children and robots, until it's revealed that he... really doesn't care about robots ''nor'' the orphaned children; he just cares about money. He also puts robots (including Astro) in gladiator fights [[ForTheEvulz just for self-entertainment]].]]
310	* FriendToAllLivingThings: He appears as this in the movie, adopting orphaned children and repairing broken robots. [[spoiler:Subverted in that he repairs them for combat in a gladiator tournament and thinks lowly of robots, just like in prior adaptations, and later is fully intent on driving off and abandoning the orphaned children so that he can get rich elsewhere.]]
311	* HumiliationConga:
312	** In the '60s anime his circus catches fire and he barely makes it out alive, then loses Astro to Ochanomizu when a TV newscast announces that robots have been given more rights through a recent decree that'd get him in trouble if he keeps Astro enslaved.
313	** [[spoiler:When his true nature towards robots is revealed in the 2009 film, he gets booed by his audience for his harsh treatment towards Astro. Later, he attempts to leave the orphans behind in pursuit to get rich. Fortunately, Zog stops him before doing so and Cora and the others take his car to find Astro.]]
314	* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:In the 2009 film, he attempts to abandon his orphaned children to get rich somewhere else, only for Zog to pull him out of his car and allow the children to fly to Metro City to help Astro.]]
315	* RepulsiveRingmaster: In the manga and the '60s and '80s anime adaptations, Hamegg is the director of a circus that uses robots, and is pretty mean and abusive towards them, especially in the old anime where he has thrown away various robots [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness after they ran out of power]]. In the 2009 film this is downplayed, as his line of work is at a more gladiatorial circus in which robots fight.
316	* ReusedCharacterDesign: In the 60's anime, Hamegg's design was a recurring villain, but Hamegg himself was not. All but two appearances of the design were treated as separate characters, all of them with different names and backgrounds.
317	** Hamegg himself was a villain from Tezuka's earlier works, such as Angel Gunfighter and ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion''.
318	* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: In the 2009 film, he appears to have some affinity for robots and rebuilds them to "get them back on their feet. [[spoiler:However, it's revealed to be a crusade; in actuality, he sees robots as machines who do what he's supposed to tell them and puts them into destructive fights until one is destroyed, just for the money. When he discovers Astro is a robot, this doesn't change his views one bit and, claiming that he was just "programed" to express "human" emotions. [[EveryoneHasStandards Everyone, including the children, were appalled by Hamegg's true view of robots]].]]
319	* WouldHurtAChild: In the 2009 film, [[spoiler:upon discovering Astro is a robot, he had no qualms paralyzing the boy and sending deadly robots after him. Even when Astro and Zog refuse to fight, Hamegg relentlessly tries to shock Astro into admission as [[EveryoneHasStandards everyone watches in horror]].]]
320	[[/folder]]
321
322	[[folder:Skunk Kusai / Fearless Fred Fenk]]
323	!! Skunk Kusai / Fearless Fred Fenk
324	A gangster who manipulates robots to do crimes. Portrayed as one of the few totally unambiguously evil characters in the Astro Boy series, but not much of a threat by himself.
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326
327	* BlueMeansCold: Before he had normal-looking skin in the 2003 series, Skunk was blue in the 1980 series. Even by looking at the color of his skin gives you the chills.
328	* TheChessmaster: In the 2003 series. He ''always'' has a backup plan.
329	%%* DirtyCoward
330	%%* TheMafia
331	* ManipulativeBastard His main [=MO=] is manipulating actually well-meaning or at least naive robots into committing crimes for him.
332	* SlasherSmile: In the 2003 anime, after he activated Lightning's [[WhyAmITicking explosive belt]] after his last big heist, he gleefully grins at him while saying that [[TimeBomb he has only 15 minutes to live]] (he was saved by Astro Boy and his classmates, though).
333	[[/folder]]
334
335	[[folder:Kenichi / Kennedy]]
336	!! Kenichi / Kennedy
337	----
338
339	* ThoseTwoGuys: Him and Tamao, though mostly averted in the 2003 series.
340	[[/folder]]
341
342	[[folder:Tamao / Alejo]]
343	!! Tamao / Alejo
344	----
345
346	* SignatureHeadgear: He rarely shows up without his trademark cap, which was made cooler in the 2003 series.
347	* ThoseTwoGuys: Him and Kenichi, though mostly averted in the 2003 series.
348
349	[[/folder]]
350	[[folder:Shibugaki / Abercrombie]]
351	!! Shibugaki / Abercrombie
352	One of Astro's classmates. He tends to be a bully sometimes.
353	----
354	* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He is less of a big bully in the 2003 series. He was initially hostile to Astro when the latter joins class, but quickly warms up to him after Astro saves him from falling.
355	* TooDumbToLive: In the 1980s series, his selfishness and recklessness often end up getting him and his friends in life-or-death situations. Despite his anti-robot sentiments, if Astro Boy had never shown up to save his life countless times throughout the series, he'd have been dead as early as the first episode.
356
357	[[/folder]]
358
359	[[folder:Tobio / Toby]]
360	!!Tobio / Toby
361	Dr. Tenma's deceased son. If it were not for Tobio's premature death in a traffic accident, Astro Boy would not have been created.
362	----
363	* BloodlessCarnage: When his corpse was shown [[FreezeFrameBonus for a few seconds]] in the 2003 anime, no external injuries or blood was shown, even though he was killed in a car accident.
364	* BrilliantButLazy: Toby is established as being really smart. He can finish a physics quiz in a matter of seconds. Toby, however, would rather leave school early to spend time with his dad. Tenma tells him to not get complacent.
365	* DrivesLikeCrazy: Deconstructed in most versions; he takes a robot car to drive home after a fight with his father and keeps swerving. Then Tenma reveals that [[OhCrap kids can't drive robot cars]] when realizing his son took off. This leads to him getting killed when he runs into a truck.
366	* IDontWantToDie: The 2009 version has a realistic case of this: he spends his last moments scared and calling for help while trapped behind a barrier with a killer robot. He begs his dad to rescue him, as Tenma desperately tries to free him and can only reassure his son in his last moments.
367	* IWantMyMommy: PlayedForDrama. When he gets trapped in the 2009 version, the first thing he does is call for his dad. He keeps saying, "Dad!" as Tenma goes to him where he's behind the glass barrier.
368	* LastRequest: Whereas the other adaptations kill Tobio off on the spot, the 1980s version has him die at the hospital he was sent to following the car crash. He flatlines after making his dad promise to build the robot to resemble him and care for the robot the way he did to Tobio - but unfortunately that did not come to pass.
369	%%* LonelyRichKid
370	* PlotTriggeringDeath: His death in all versions motivates Tenma to build Astro as a ReplacementGoldfish. The 2009 version has him killed by the Peacekeeper, which means Astro inadvertently avenges his fleshy counterpart when shutting off the latter.
371	* TooDumbToLive: All the versions have this, sadly. In the first two series, he drives a robot car in a fit of anger after getting into a fight with his dad, despite Tenma pointing out [[OhCrap he's not old enough to have a license]] and he runs into a truck rather than hit the brakes. In the 2003 series, he runs away from his father, rides a bike without a helmet, and drives into headlong traffic. The 2009 movie features him sneaking his way into his father's workplace to get a look at the demonstration, despite his father emphasizing it is ''very'' dangerous. Then when he sees the robot working, he gets ''closer'' despite the droids getting blown up. This leads to his death when his dad's safety measures to keep the Peacekeeper from escaping trap Toby with the robot, who kills him while attempting to vaporize a barrier.
372	* WhenYouComingHomeDad: He desperately wants to spend time with his father. In most versions, he gets in a fight with Tenma about this before he dies.
373	[[/folder]]
374
375	[[folder:Rock Holmes]]
376	!! Rock Holmes
377	One of Osamu Tezuka's more famous recurring characters. Rock is always portrayed as a young man who starts off decent but becomes more and more dark and evil as he grows up, going from troubled child to delinquent and eventually turning into a homicidal villainous cross-dressing rapist near the end of Tezuka's career. Rock takes several roles throughout Astro Boy, nearly all of them unrelated - but still with more or less the same personality. In his most important appearance in the series, he's a corrupt young politician running for president who creates a robot duplicate of himself to help run at politics, only to be hung by his own petard when his cruel treatment of robots causes his robot duplicate to run against him and win the election.
378	----
379
380	%%* {{Delinquents}}
381	%%* {{Expy}}
382	%%* FaceHeelTurn
383	%%* PsychoForHire
384	%%* TeensAreMonsters
385	[[/folder]]
386
387	----
388	! Characters From "The Greatest Robot in the World" Arc
389
390	[[folder:Pluto/Bruton]]
391	!! Pluto / Bruton
392
393	"The World's Strongest Robot". A giant monster of a machine with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing all the world's most powerful robots, a job which he has no particular enthusiasm for, but feels is the only thing he is capable of doing. Originally this was simply so that his selfish owner could boast that he had the greatest robot on Earth, but later versions usually assign deeper and more sinister motives for his killing spree. The [[Manga/{{Pluto}} title character]] of an UltimateUniverse remake by Creator/NaokiUrasawa, acclaimed creator of ''{{Anime/Monster}}'' and ''Manga/TwentiethCenturyBoys''.
394	----
395
396	* AdaptationalHeroism: In ''VideoGame/AstroBoyOmegaFactor,'' he may be part of a league of robots who are fighting against humans, but he's also fighting for more sympathetic reasons than any other incarnation of the character and is friends with Zoran.
397	* AffablyEvil: When Pluto says it's not personal, it's ''not personal''. He has no concept of hatred and seemingly ''can't'' hold a personal grudge. Honestly, if you're not one of his targets or a means to get at them, he can actually be rather pleasant. Just ask Uran. Erm, before he knew who she was, of course.
398	* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: In the 2000s series, by machinations of Shadow and the Blue Knight, just in time for the series' conclusion. Oddly, his revival and reappearance both happen without question or explaination, as if he had never died to begin with.]]
399	%%* TheBrute
400	* CombatPragmatist: In the face of the advantages a number of the world's top robots have over him, Pluto comes up with some rather simple yet effective methods of combating them:
401	** Gerhardt's alloyed body makes him [[NoSell immune to heat and electromagnetic rays]], so when he grabs onto Pluto's horns, Pluto responds with a [[OneHitKill electromagnetic blast]] only to discover it has no effect. Pluto's response is to simply bend his horns apart, and Gerhardt's grip on them causes the robot inspector to be ''torn in half.''
402	** During his EnemyMine with Epsilon, he discovers just how powerful [[ThePowerOfTheSun the sun's rays]] make a photon-powered robot like Epsilon. Pluto's solution to this power gap is to simply arrange for his fight with Epsilon to take place on a rainy day, leaving Epsilon without the sun's rays to draw power from and severely weakening him.
403	* TheDreaded: In both the 1980 and 2003 series, ''big time''. He was only out there for a few days, but within hours of his first attack, just mentioning his name was enough to cause panic.
404	* FinalBoss: Of [[spoiler:the "Birth" part of]] ''VideoGame/AstroBoyOmegaFactor''
405	* EverybodyHatesHades: Shares his name with the Roman god of the dead.
406	* LaserGuidedTykebomb: He was created specifically to destroy the strongest robots of the world.
407	* NothingPersonal: He frequently makes it clear to his opponent that he has nothing against them, but killing them is just what he was created to do.
408	* OneHitKill: Pluto's most terrifying means of offense: to catch an enemy inbetween his horns, and then channel a sudden, immense electromagnetic burst between them. If a robot is not ''specifically'' defended against this, they'll be immediately destroyed.
409	%%* PetTheDog
410	%%* PunchClockVillain
411	%%* SerialKiller
412	* SpikesOfVillainy: Has horns on his chest and shoulders. They're his main form of attack in the 80s series.
413	* WorldsStrongestMan: An invoked trope which he proclaims as his title as the World's Most Powerful Robot, as in every incarnation he is specifically made to be this, and he delivers.
414	[[/folder]]
415
416	[[folder:Mont Blanc]]
417	!! Mont Blanc
418
419	One of the seven strongest robots in the world, Mont Blanc is a friendly and peaceful robot who lives out his life as a mountain guide in Switzerland. He's the first robot that Pluto kills.
420	----
421
422	* CurbStompBattle: Part of it is probably due to Mont Blanc being caught off-guard by Pluto suddenly attacking him, but he's utterly ''decimated'' once Pluto confirms his identity.
423	* GentleGiant: Despite his large build and incredible horsepower, he's rather friendly and gentle and seems content to just be a mountain guide.
424	* SacrificialLamb: Probably the most gentle-natured of the world's top robots, and he's the first robot Pluto eliminates, proving just how dangerous Pluto is.
425	[[/folder]]
426
427	[[folder:North [=#2=]]]
428	!! North #2
429
430	A robot from Scotland who is one of the seven strongest robots in the world, North #2 is a butler robot serving under his master and creator, and possesses six arms with various functions for any altercation. He's the second of the world's top robots to be eliminated.
431	----
432
433	* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Has six retractable arms perfect for fighting with. Even if they're torn off, he also has a bunch of drills and claws hidden inside him to replace them.
434	[[/folder]]
435
436	[[folder:Brando]]
437	!! Brando
438
439	A heavyset wrestler robot from Turkey, and one of the top seven robots in the world. He tracks down Pluto to avenge his friend Mont Blanc, but fails and ends up being the third robot Pluto scraps.
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441
442	* {{Acrofatic}}: As expected of a wrestler robot; he's much more heavyset than other robots, but can still throw his weight around.
443	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: He hunts down Pluto to avenge Mont Blanc, who was a good friend of his, but Pluto kills him instead.
444	[[/folder]]
445
446	[[folder:Gerhardt]]
447	!! Gerhardt
448	->Voiced by: Creator/ShinshuFuji (''Manga/{{Pluto}}'')
449	A robot inspector from Germany who is one of the world's top seven robots. His body is made of a special gold-colored alloy called Zeronium that protects him from heat and electromagnetic rays. He hunts down Pluto with a warrant for his arrest, but despite the advantage his alloyed body gives him, he's defeated and is the fourth robot that Pluto eliminates.
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451
452	* GoldColoredSuperiority: Downplayed; His Zeronium body gives him a golden hue and also makes him immune to Pluto's OneHitKill, but it's not enough to get him to victory.
453	* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Pluto bends his horns apart while Gerhardt is gripping onto them, causing him to be torn in half.
454	* NoSell: The alloy he's made of makes him immune to Pluto's [[OneHitKill electromagnetic ray blast.]] Averted otherwise, as Pluto still manages to kill him.
455	[[/folder]]
456
457	[[folder:Hercules]]
458	!! Hercules
459	A prideful warrior robot from Greece, and one of the world's top seven robots. He possesses a spear that can extend to great lengths and a shield that can unleash a powerful blast of wind. He manages to give Pluto his greatest challenge yet, but still fails to defeat him and is the fifth robot destroyed by Pluto.
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461
462	* HonorBeforeReason: Epsilon arranges a meeting with him to discuss joining forces to defeat Pluto, and indeed the two's combined might probably might have been able to defeat him, but unfortunately Hercules is just too prideful in his abilities and honor as a warrior to listen.
463	[[/folder]]
464
465	[[folder:Epsilon/Photar]]
466	!! Epsilon / Photar
467	A photon-powered robot from Australia and one of the seven most powerful robots in the world that Pluto targeted. Pluto arranges for a fight with him in the rain, preventing him from using the sun's photons for power and making him an easy victory. He's the sixth robot Pluto kills.
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469	* FriendToAllLivingThings: In both incarnations, Epsilon has consistently been shown as the most compassionate super-robot to both kids and the wildlife.
470	* GenderFlip: Originally a male. In the 2003 series, Epsilon is shown to be a female instead.
471	* LeotardOfPower: The 2003 incarnation spots a dark green leotard over a purple bodysuit.
472	* LightEmUp: A photon-based robot, thus granting them theoretically infinite energy. The female incarnation weaponizes this, converting her energy into a gigantic energy beam powerful enough to even send ''Pluto'' flying.
473	* MsFanservice: Wearing a leotard gets you this for the 2003 incarnation.
474	* [[Main/NiceGirl Nice Girl]]/[[Main/NiceGuy Nice Guy]]: Both incarnations are this to a T.
475	* RobotGirl: The 2003 incarnation is this, completely.
476	* ShockAndAwe: The original Epsilon used the antenna upon his head to channel intense bolts of electricity. The 2003 Episolon fires a bolt of solar rays from her forehead.
477	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The 2003 version is the only female super-robot.
478	[[/folder]]
479
480	! Characters from the 2009 film adaptation
481	[[folder:Cora]]
482	!!Cora
483	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cora_in_astro_boy_2009.jpg]]
484	->Voiced by: Creator/KristenBell
485	* BoyishShortHair: She has medium short black hair.
486	* CoolBigSis: She acts as a responsible and reasonable surrogate older sister to the rest of the junk yard orphans.
487	* CuteBruiser: She may be cute but she's also feisty and sassy.
488	* DeadpanSnarker: Likes to speak in sarcasm whenever something personal comes up about herself and sometimes in general.
489	--> '''Cora:''' (when Astro gives his fetid pizza slice to another boy) Don't be so nice. You're going starve to death — or be the sole survivor.
490	* EveryoneHasStandards: Cora felt betrayed that Astro never told her he's a robot. It's when Hamegg tortures Astro to fight ZOG that she realizes her foster father is crossing the line and is saddened when Astro leaves.
491	* PinkMeansFeminine: She wears pink sneakers, wears pink eye shadow and has pink streaks in her hair.
492	* ShipTease: Has little moments of her and Astro crushing on one another when talking together.
493	* TheRunaway: Zigzagged. Cora tells Astro that she, too, is from Metro City. However, it's never made clear if Cora purposely ran away, but she clearly feels homesick and attempts to reach out to Metro City to reconcile with her parents.
494	* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's mostly a tomboy, but also acts very sisterly to the other children, wears pink sneakers, wears pink eye shadow and has pink streaks in her hair.
495
496	[[/folder]]
497
498	[[folder:Zane]]
499	!!Zane
500	[[quoteright:130:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zane_astro_boy.jpg]]
501	->Voiced by: Creator/MoisesArias
502	* EveryoneHasStandards: Zane, like the other children, felt indifferent when he learns Astro is a robot. However, when Hamegg relentlessly shocks Astro to force him to fight ZOG, Zane is the first to plead Hamegg to leave him alone by seeing how much agony his friend was in.
503	* NeverLearnedToRead
504	[[/folder]]
505
506	[[folder:Widget and Sludge]]
507	!!Widget and Sludge
508	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/astro_boy_2009_widget_and_sludge.png]]
509	->Voiced by: Madeline Carroll (Widget) and Creator/SterlingBeaumon (Sludge)
510	* HalfIdenticalTwins
511	* MisterStrangenoun
512	* SiblingSenioritySquabble
513	* TearsOfFear: Widget, upon seeing [[spoiler:the Peacekeeper/President Stone]] when she, her brother, and the other children were caught by it.
514	[[/folder]]
515
516	[[folder:President Stone]]
517	!!President Stone
518	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pstone.jpg]]
519	->Voiced by: Creator/DonaldSutherland
520	The corrupt president of Metro City.
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522
523	* AmbitionIsEvil: Stone is desperate to win the election taking place, and by doing so, he has Tenma and Elefun create the Peacekeeper so he could wage war against the surface-dwellers.
524	* TheAssimilator: [[spoiler:Becomes this after the Peacekeeper absorbed him, using its abilities to grow larger and powerful.]]
525	* BigNo: Emits one when Tenma revives Astro Boy and allowed him to escape.
526	* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Stone is baffled that his approval ratings are ''extremely low'' (likely because of his crave to [[KillThePoor declare war on innocents]] and ensuing propaganda about the surface to Metro City). He also fails to see Astro's humanity just because he's "just a machine" and is taken aback by Tenma's HeelRealization.
527	* EvilIsPetty: Stone mocks Astro Boy over his lack of true humanity due to the boy being a robot, and attempted to have Tenma and Dr. Elefun shot for treason just because the latter released Astro.
528	* KillThePoor: What President Stone's war against the surface amounts to, due to the fact that Metro City exists far above the surface of the Earth and is only populated by the top 1% of humanity.
529	* LackOfEmpathy: Never takes responsibility for the death of Toby, and brushes off Tenma's grief.
530	* LastNameBasis: He's always referred to this way, alongside his title. Stone's first name, "Dufus", is only used by Hamegg in the tie-in comics.
531	* PresidentEvil: Stone doesn't care about the well-being of his own citizens. The only reason he demanded the design of the Peacekeeper was to enact an ''unjust war'' against the surface and spread propaganda about it around Metro City.
532	* TheSociopath: Of the low-functioning variety -- so low-functioning, in fact, that it's a wonder that he was ever elected to public office. Stone exhibits a clear LackOfEmpathy and apparent [[EvilCannotComprehendGood inability to understand it]], is utterly self-centered and power-hungry, and is egotistical to a downright delusional and self-destructive degree. The only sociopathic trait he's deficient in is the superficial charm -- his attempts at {{faux affab\|lyEvil}}ility are hamstrung by his rampant {{jerkass}}ery.
533	* StupidEvil: One of the biggest traits of President Stone, besides how power-hungry and monstrous he is, is just how stupid he is. On top of the fact he admits to being a college dropout, his plan to get reelected as president is to declare war on the homeless, a plan that is very clearly not going to work. He later gets a child killed due to his own stupidity and thinks his father will be okay with it. Predictably, he doesn't understand why his popularity among the public is in the toilet, and always arrives at the worst conclusions possible as to how to fix this. By the end, he is tearing the entire city apart and trying to crush a bus of children right in front of everyone while still thinking he is getting reelected as president. If it couldn't get any worse, at the end of the film, he still thinks he is getting reelected and demands that the heroes are arrested. To no one's surprise, it doesn't work. President Stone's numerous terrible decisions end up leading to his own undoing, and in the end, he still doesn't understand how it happened.
534	* WouldHurtAChild: Stone shows no sign of care when he tries to capture Astro Boy just so he can remove the Blue Core, despite the robot being a replica of the same boy whose death Stone indirectly caused. He later threatens to crush Astro's friends to death as a way to lure him.
535	[[/folder]]
536
537	[[folder:Orrin]]
538	!!Orrin
539	->Voiced by: Creator/EugeneLevy
540	[[/folder]]
541
542	[[folder:Grace]]
543	!!Grace
544	->Voiced by: Creator/ElleFanning
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546
547	* LittleGirlsKickShins
548
549	[[/folder]]
550

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