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| “ | It's all right, this is not a battlefield don't be scared. | „ |
| ~ Epsilon comforting Wassily after rescuing. |
| “ | Someone... anyone… please, in my Stead.. For the earth, in my stead,.. for the earth.. | „ |
| ~ Epsilon’s final words to Wassily before fading after using the last of his energy. |
Epsilon is one of the two tritagonists (alongside Professor Ochanomizu) of Naoki Urasawa's science fiction manga and anime series, Pluto. He's an australian solar-powered robot who defected from the 39th Central Asian War due to his pacifistic nature.
He's voiced by Mamoru Miyamo in japanese, who also portrayed Mario in japanese dub of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Newt Scamander in the japanese dub of the Fantastic Beasts series and Alucard in Castlevania: Judgement. In the english dub, he was voiced by Keith Silverstein, who also voiced Robert E. O. Speedwagon in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
What Makes Him Pure Good?[]
- While he is an artificial intelligence, it is shown countless times in the story that the robots in this universe possess somewhat of a conscience of their own due to their advanced technology. He also exhibits moral agency by defecting from the war and utilizing his powers to do good, despite his immense destructive capability.
- Unlike all of his fellow robots, Epsilon refused to take part in the 39th Central Asian War, despite being one of the most powerful robots on Earth, instead devoting himself to helping and taking care of children orphaned by the conflict, an experience that, by his own words, taught him how to love.
- Despite being often called a coward by other robots, especially Hercules, Epsilon still remains firm in his decision and holds onto his pacifistic ideals
- He saves the life of a traumatized persian orphan by the name of Wassily who was found by Epsilon in a catatonic state during a post-war mission where he was called to destroy the pile of lifeless robots found by the Bora Investigation Squad. Epsilon would eventually adopt Wassily, alongside several other orphan kids, and took care of him while doing his best to help him overcome his trauma.
- While he does attack Hercules with his photon rays after arriving at Greece, this was only done to stop him from recklessly jumping into battle with Pluto and risking dying like his friends Brando and Mont Blanc. He later on tells Hercules that he seeks to stop the cycle of hatred that the war started.
- He saves the life of Gesicht's creator, Dr. Hoffman, from a bomb implanted by Goji in his apartment.
- While he tells Dr. Hoffman that he decided to fight Pluto to avenge his creator who had been murdered, this was entirely justified due to the amount of deaths that he had caused, including killing some of his friends.
- Following Hercules' final wish, Epsilon steers clear from the fight and record his battle against Pluto. While he does end up fleeing the scene in panic after seeing Hercules getting killed, this was justified due to the overwhelming horror of the situation.
- After Gesicht's death, Epsilon officially joins the Europol in their quest to stop Pluto as he now had become his final target.
- Before being escorted by the Europol to a safe zone, Epsilon prioritizes attending his children's surprise birthday party to him, in order to say his goodbyes to them before departing. When Wassily speaks for the first time, calling him by his name and telling him not to die, Epsilon comforts him and reassures that he should not worry about him.
- After hearing the sounds of Pluto's tornado approaching his orphanage through an open line, Epsilon decides to immediately go there to save the kids, despite knowing the risk. After Bora destroys the safe house, Epsilon manages to save his bodyguard, Hogan, and laments not being able to save the lives of the other people there.
- He puts up a fight with Pluto and manages to non-lethally defeat him in order to protect his orphanage and his children. When asked by the UN board why didn't he kill him, Epsilon states that no matter how many times they fought, he still couldn't see Pluto as an enemy.
- After Wassily gets kidnapped by Professor Abullah, Epsilon prioritizes rescuing him, despite being fully aware that this was all a setup to ambush and kill him.
- When Sahad begs him to kill him and end his suffering, Epsilon refuses to do so in hope that he could save him from Pluto's body.
- In his final moments, Epsilon can only think of his children and how much he would miss them before utilizing his remaining solar power to protect Wassily and Hogan from Pluto. Shortly before getting killed, he also sends a message to Atom containing the truth about Bora, which would be instrumental for him to thwart Goji's plan. After his death, Hogan finally recognizes him as a brave warrior and pays his respects to him.
- Despite Atom setting the admirable standards by saving humanity, Epsilon manages to stand out as one of the bravest, most righteous characters in the story due to his selflessness and lack of corrupting qualities.
- While Pluto is technically an Astro Boy story which was written with the supervision and blessing of Osamu Tezuka's family, it is set in a completely original and separate continuity, meaning he does not have to compete with the admirable standards of the rest of the franchise.
Trivia[]
- Epsilon, alongside Atom, are the only characters from Pluto to be Pure Good.
- It's unknown wether or not Photar (his original counterpart in Tezuka's Astro Boy manga) qualifies as, although they both have similar actions and roles, that version lacks all the context and background as a pacifist that Urasawa added to the character in his adaptation.
External Links[]
- Epsilon on the Heroes Wiki
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