05 The Best Robot Talent In History (JET MARS)

[cybotron]

I've never seen Jetter Mars. Is he armed with photonic weapons like Astro?
Well it's the same storyline from "The Birth of Astroboy" episode 1 of the 60's Astroboy!
Reworked in color. But the design is the same mostly.
With Cacciatore = Hammegg.
MMMM mmmm good!....
Rabbit Cacciatore! Mmm yummy 4 my tummy!

[Dr. Jerk]

Jetter Mars doesn't have super powers like Astro does.

He can fly though, but only if his cape is opened. Also, unlike Astro, he can grow physically.

[Xenops]

I watched this episode in Spanish (which I understand about 1/2) and the main theme seemed to be for Mars to "Resistir" or resist. But I was confused as to what he was resisting? Being impulsive? Controlling his strength?

Any clues?

[Dr. Jerk]

I watched this episode in Spanish (which I understand about 1/2) and the main theme seemed to be for Mars to "Resistir" or resist. But I was confused as to what he was resisting? Being impulsive? Controlling his strength?

Any clues?

You may want to elaborate more on that.

See, Dr. Yamanoue in the original had created Mars' body, and named him Mars after the god of war. His intention with Mars was to be a super powerful robot capable of immerse destruction. Dr. Kawashimo created his brain, and wants him to live a life of good purpose and peace instead.

So in some ways, Yamanoue is parallel to Tenma whereas Kawashimo is parallel to Ochanomizu.

[Xenops]

You may want to elaborate more on that.

See, Dr. Yamanoue in the original had created Mars' body, and named him Mars after the god of war. His intention with Mars was to be a super powerful robot capable of immerse destruction. Dr. Kawashimo created his brain, and wants him to live a life of good purpose and peace instead.

So in some ways, Yamanoue is parallel to Tenma whereas Kawashimo is parallel to Ochanomizu.

I understood about the conflict between the professors, I was just curious about that one episode because that theme of "resisting" seems absent from the other episodes I watched. Dr. Yamanoue, Miri, and the debilitated clown robot all asked Mars to "resist!"

Or it could be they're like Calvin's dad: "Calvin, do something you hate! Being miserable builds character."

[Dr. Jerk]

Well, that really depends on the situation that was happening right then and there.

[AprilSeven]

I notice that they gave Hamegg brown skin - interesting - to change him from the original design, perhaps? (even though it's only a color?) Popeye is brown too -- but blatantly Popey -- and I'm pretty sure I read that Tezuka was a big Popeye fan.

[I-Am-Atom's-Sister]

Wow. Took me a while to catch on there. XD
This is a movie? Or, what?

[Dr. Jerk]

I notice that they gave Hamegg brown skin - interesting - to change him from the original design, perhaps? (even though it's only a color?) Popeye is brown too -- but blatantly Popey -- and I'm pretty sure I read that Tezuka was a big Popeye fan.

He was. Popeye appeared often in several of his manga.

I think he was more of a Superman fan though. He even became chairman of a Superman fan club in Japan, according to TO.net.

[Dragonrider1227]

Jetter's gal pal is pretty cute