Atlas

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Supporting character in Atom: The Beginning.

Atlas in his primary role is Astro Boy’s younger brother, created by Dr. Tenma, the same scientist who created Astro. Although the origin stories of both Astro Boy and of Atlas vary, generally speaking, Atlas is created by Dr. Tenma after his disappointment in Astro. Atlas is as powerful if not more powerful than Astro, with the same super-brain technology capable of thinking like a human. Yet, he does not have to obey the robot laws which make Astro unable to reject and rebel against humanity. Free from Astro’s restrictions, Atlas comes to the conclusion that robots and humans can never c...