Tuesday, 10 April 2007

Doraemon (ドラえもん, Doraemon)
Doraemon is the robot cat sent back in time by Sewashi to aid Nobita. Doraemon originally had ears but they were bitten off by a robot mouse back in the 22nd century. As a result, he has morbid fear of mice (musophobia) , despite being a robotic cat. In the anime, he can turn white and black out if there are entire swarms. He also has the tendency to panic during emergencies, characterized by him frantically trying to pull out a very much-needed tool from his pocket (official pocket's name coming soon) (this 4-dimensional pocket is probably the best form of hammerspace), only to produce a huge assortment of unrelated household items.
Of all the Doraemon characters, Doraemon is the only one to have changed since the manga began. He was predominantly blue, with a blue tail, a white stomach, and flesh-coloured hands and feet. He also stooped, and had a body much larger than his head. He was changed to have a smaller body, white hands and feet, and a red tail. He usually wears a red collar with a golden bell, hence the name DingDong, which is often used in Chinese versions.
In "The Doraemons" story arc, it is revealed that Doraemon's original paint color was yellow. After getting his ears gnawed off by the robot mouse, he slipped into depression on top of a tower, where he drank a potion with a label having letters that resembled "sadness". As he cried for a long time, the yellow color washed off and his voice changed due to the potion. He was later greeted by his sister, Dorami.
Doraemon weighs 129.3 kg and his height is 129.3 cm. He is also able to run at 129.3 km/h when scared, and jump 129.3 meters when threatened. He was manufactured on September 3, 2112, at the Matsushiba Robot Factory (マツシバロボット工場, Matsushiba Robot Factory).
Doraemon's favourite food is dorayaki, a Japanese treat filled with sweet bean paste, which is often used to make Doraemon do things he is otherwise reluctant to do. Speculations led to dorayaki being the origin of his name. However, it was revealed in one of the manga that his name originates from a Japanese word for "stray cat", dora neko, and the -emon ending which is part of traditional Japanese names, as seen also in, for example, Ishikawa Goemon.


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