The Toby Project - Astroboy

I'm not sure if you've ever heard of my father, he was Professor Balfus, a renowned scientist in engineering. He dreamed that he could create an all powerful robot, and he tried but robots given such power have medicinal purposes and his creations turned to evil. I was his son, Toby. I was his only son and only family. Tragically I died in a car accident.
	My father could not completely cope with my loss and he set to work in his laboratory. He created a child robot, a child with great power and had the most striking resemblance to myself. The robot was named Toby, in my memory. Toby was not let known of the powers my father had bestowed upon him, it was up to him to learn. In a fiery accident, not long afterwards, my father was killed.
My robot reincarnate was left to fend for himself, no one knowing who he was or what he possessed. Taken under the wing of a kind young lady at the circus, Toby became a clown. The lady - Kathy - gave Toby a gift, a pair of red boots, that once belonged to her brother. In the ensuing conversation she gave Toby the name Astro for his stage name. Disaster seemed to follow Astro; during a circus performance the mistreated robot elephants stampeded and endangered the audience. For the first time, Astro revealed his power to the public, using his great strength and rocket powered limbs, he dismantled the stampede. Finally, at that moment, Astro's luck changed; in the audience that day was a well known scientist from Futureopolis. Professor Peabody recognized the style and strength of Astro as something created by Balfus. Astro had a contract clause that would not allow him to leave the circus for many years. Kathy and Professor Peabody teamed up and faked Astro's death, leaving him free of the contract. Peabody took Astro under his wing and brought him home to Futureopolis.

In the coming months people would learn about Astro and what he possessed. The only remaining creation of Professor Balfus and the only sign of his son who died, became a legend.

My father's heart and soul was poured into Astro and his testament to my life lived on in infamy on television around the world. People in Australia have been given the chance to treasure this legend and my fathers memory on video. However, the people in North America who grew up with Astro's story in the 1980's, have yet to see their version brought back to life. My story has died in North America. Although it may be slightly different than the one in Australia, it should live on.