====== Astro's Powers ======

Throughout the different series, [[characters:astro|Astro Boy]] has featured a variety of powers.

|Astro's Powers^Manga^1963^1980^2003^2009 movie^2014^
^Eyes|lights|lights (polarized in [[episodes:zero_the_invisible_robot|Zero, the Invisible Robot]]), source of water for fire fighting in [[episodes:the_mad_beltway|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||||||

===== 1980s series =====

|{{http://www.astroboy-online.com/img/power_eyes.jpg}}|Eyes|Astro's eyes also double as powerful search lights, allowing him to see in any situation.|
|{{http://www.astroboy-online.com/img/power_ears.jpg}}|Ears|Astro's ears are able to magnify his hearing by 1000 times, allowing him to hear great distances.|
|{{http://www.astroboy-online.com/img/power_fingers.jpg}}|Fingers|Astro's index fingers house powerful lasers capable of cutting through almost any surface.|
|{{http://www.astroboy-online.com/img/power_legs.jpg}}|Arms & Legs|Astro's arms and legs are both able to transform into rocket jets allowing him to fly.|
|{{http://www.astroboy-online.com/img/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.|

=====References=====
http://www.astroboy-online.com/powers.php