Acetylene Lamp

Acetylene Lamp is a character from Tezuka Star-System who mostly plays villain roles.

In 1980 series he was a robot slavist who used the robot Zeus for his crimes which involved the killing of several rich robots and robot presidents.

In the 2003 series he was a polictician (renamed as Mr. Drake in the dub) who wanted the ban of robots with kokoro like Atom.

Role in "Escape From Volcano Island"
In the episode Escape from Volcano Island, he starts having flashbacks about a robot he found named "Buddy" after he crash-landed on an unknown island. When the rescue crew arrived, they got him but not Buddy, and he convinced himself that robots are just tools. Driven insane, Mr. Drake then tried to interfere with the Robot of the Year award ceremony.

Role in the Robotonia Incident

 * Main Article: The Robotonia Incident

He was shown to be one of Chairman Lyon's henchmen.

Astro Reborn
After an attempt to destroy Robotonia and with the news of Astro being damaged, Mr. Lamp found this as an opportunity to destroy the remaining AI robots. But his associates pointed out the closer relationship between humans and robots and then deserted him.

Mr. Lamp then stole a colossal pilotable mecha and headed toward Tenma's mansion, where Astro is. Astro managed to defeat the mecha and Mr. Drake was arrested by the police.

Trivia
Acetylene Lamp is based upon an old childhood acquaintance of Tezuka's, who, according to all stories, had a strange dent in the back of his head which looked as if it could be used as a candle holder. The candle sometimes appears behind Lamp's head, and is one of his distinguishing visual features. It can be hard to spot at times, however, and in some versions of the character, it is missing entirely. In Tezuka's stories, Lamp is generally an unscrupulous and unsavory character; though he is rarely spectacularly evil, he does give a strong impression of a sinister and ruthless nature.

Enemies
Blue Knight