Throughout the different series, Astro Boy has featured a variety of powers.
Astro's Powers | Manga | 1963 | 1980 | 2003 | 2009 movie | 2014 |
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Eyes | lights | lights (polarized in Zero, the Invisible Robot), source of water for fire fighting in The Mad Beltway | lights | sensors and lights | lights or some sort of X-ray | n/a |
Jets | hands and feet | feet only (hands only in episode 140) | hands and feet | feet only | feet only | |
Finger laser | not seen until the later episodes in the 1980s anime | n/a | blue beam | thin yellow beam | n/a | n/a |
Arm cannon | only in the 2003 series and the 2009 movie | |||||
Rear machine guns | all except the 2003 and 2014 anime | |||||
Ears | all except the 2014 anime |
![]() power_eyes.jpg | Eyes | Astro's eyes also double as powerful search lights, allowing him to see in any situation. |
![]() power_ears.jpg | Ears | Astro's ears are able to magnify his hearing by 1000 times, allowing him to hear great distances. |
![]() power_fingers.jpg | Fingers | Astro's index fingers house powerful lasers capable of cutting through almost any surface. |
![]() power_legs.jpg | Arms & Legs | Astro's arms and legs are both able to transform into rocket jets allowing him to fly. |
![]() power_hips.jpg | Hips | Astro's hips house a powerful machine gun. Although technically in his hips, the way Astro is animated makes it appear as though the guns are coming from his backside. |