23, AMNESIA

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This episode uses plot elements from B&W #105, General Atom (96, General Astro), in which atom loses his biographical memory, and becomes the heroic leader to a group of resistance fighters. Memory is not just of one type, but there are several elements to human memory. Biographical memory is what makes us who we are. Loss of it, is called Amnesia. Other types include working (Short-term) memory , which deals with our current activities. Here, only Biographical is lost, though.

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アシューラ / Ashūra / Ashura, the satellite:

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So, this military satellite's orbit is decaying, & it will soon crash. The military guy above calmly states that while its usefulness had long ago ended, and it contained dangerous equipment, it would have cost too much to have brought it down safely, so they left it in orbit.

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Oh, I forgot: after Atom safely brought down Ashura, wouldn't you know it? another Satellite is also about to fall from orbit!

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Oopsie!

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丸首ブーン / Marukubi būn / Crew neck Boone (could be thick neck). As one of Tezuka's actors, he 1st appeared in Atom's Robot Bombs adventure, as a former associate of the pirate captain. But he worked with atom to defeat the pirates. Since then, he has usually played villains. Here, he is
ブーン / Būn / Boone

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ムンク / Munku / Munk

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I think I have seen the boy with one eye covered somewhere in Tezuka's manga, but cannot recall where!

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Far left:
マルちゃん / Maru-chan / Maru-chan (the robot)
シェイク / Sheiku / Shake
next to him, ティアラ / Tiara / tiara

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ブーンユニット / Būn'yunitto / Boone unit

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The Boone unit was designed to repair compatible equipment automatically (pure fantasy!) But after much success, something went wrong. Boone was convicted of fraud & imprisoned. Obviously, he had escaped.

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Retelling Boone's history:

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