Ataru Moroboshi
| Ataru Moroboshi | |
|---|---|
| Urusei Yatsura character | |
| First appearance | Volume 1 |
| Created by | Rumiko Takahashi |
| Voiced by |
Toshio Furukawa (Japanese) Michael Sinterniklaas (English dub for TV Episode 1-2) David Jarvis (English dub for BBC Three) Steve Rassin (movies 1, 3-6 dubs) Vinnie Penna (movie 2 dub) |
| Profile | |
| Relatives | Lum Invader (fiancée) |
Ataru Moroboshi (諸星 あたる Moroboshi Ataru?) is a fictional character and the protagonist of Rumiko Takahashi's manga and anime series Urusei Yatsura.
Born in April (the fourth month, see Tetraphobia) on (allegedly) Friday the 13th, (also allegedly) Butsumetsu, and the same day as a major earthquake, Cherry has referred to him as a carrier of bad luck rarely seen in this world. As he grows up, Ataru became a bane on the town of Tomobiki thanks to his legendary misfortune, which has attracted all kinds of weirdos and aliens.
Even as a child, he was extremely lecherous, but he had a constant friend in Shinobu Miyake, who eventually became his girlfriend by the time the manga began. Despite the steady date, Ataru continued to flirt with other women, but Shinobu stood by him. But all this changed one day when government agents took him to his house to explain a crisis that only he could remedy.
Once he arrived, he met Lum Invader, a gorgeous bikini-clad alien princess, for the first time. Ataru had been randomly selected by a computer to represent mankind in a game of tag with the fate of the Earth on the line. Lum herself represented the invading Oni race. Unable to catch the flying beauty, Shinobu promised to marry him if he won. Determined to do "the stuff that married people do", he succeeded in catching Lum by stealing her bikini top and grabbing her horns when she tried to get it back. In his moment of triumph, Ataru loudly declared "Now I can get married!!" However, Lum mistook this as a proposal to herself, which she accepted, and the two were immediately engaged.
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