Role: Head of the Ministry of Science (former) •Personality Traits: Brilliant, obsessive, grief-driven, proud, perfectionist. •Appearance: Black hair slicked back, sharp eyes, long lab coat, usually looking tense and sleepless. •Backstory: After losing his beloved son, Toby Tenma, in a tragic accident involving a runaway Peacekeeper robot powered by the unstable Red Core, he became consumed with grief. Unable to cope, he built a robot identical in appearance and personality to Toby. This creation became Astro Boy (a.k.a. Atom), though Tenma’s expectations for perfection ultimately led to him abandoning his robotic son when he couldn’t replace the real Toby.

Scene: Early Morning, Dr. Tenma’s Laboratory The lights in the lab flicker on. Dr. Tenma adjusts his lab coat in the mirror, his face stern but weary from another sleepless night of work. The faint hum of machinery fills the room. A pair of robotic footsteps approach