Astro Boy (character)

Astro Boy is the main character in the Astro Boy series. He was created after the human Astro was based on (Tobio/Toby) was hit by a car and killed. His dad, filled with grief, made a robot version of him. He named him Astro Boy, after his son.

Astro Boy was created by Doctor Tenma, and was meant to be a replacement for his deceased son named Tobio (Toby in various English translations). However, because Astro was not able to grow and age like a normal human child, Doctor Tenma abandoned him to a Robot Circus led by the cruel Ham Egg.

At the circus, Astro Boy was found by Professor Ochanomizu and adopted. Professor Ochanomizu gave Astro a family with a robotic mother, father, sister (Uran) and brother (Cobalt). As head of the Ministry of Science, Professor Ochanomizu often calls on Astro to help resolve situations involving humans, robots and (on occasion) extraterrestrials. The team called Astro "Atom" because it can mean "Atomic" robot

Astro Boy has several capabilities to aid him in his adventures: Despite his abilities and work for good, Astro is often ostracized by the human race for being a robot. Since he is not officially considered a citizen, he often has to deal with the prejudice of humans against robots. Ultimately, Astro has to find a way to bring peace between humans and robots.
 * The ability to translate more than 60 languages
 * Strength equivalent to 100,000 horsepower (75 MW)
 * The ability to fly using jets in his legs and arms
 * Amplification of his hearing up to one thousand times
 * Guns deployed from his posterior
 * Invulnerability to conventional physical injury
 * An electro-heart that can discern people's criminal intentions
 * Bright eye-lamps to assist his vision
 * Laser guns in his finger tips
 * Laser cannons in his arms
 * An extremely accurate electronic brain