Tetsurou Hoshino
Character profile

Tetsurou Hoshino

星野鉄郎

Biography

Tetsurou Hoshino is a poor boy from Earth who dreams of obtaining a machine body. Unable to afford one, he sets his sights on a distant planet said to give machine bodies away for free. When Maetel offers him an unlimited pass for the Galaxy Express 999 in exchange for traveling together, Tetsurou accepts and begins a journey across the stars.

Story spoilers

Tetsurou wants revenge on Count Mecha for killing his mother. The story also implies, without confirming, that Captain Harlock may be Tetsurou's father.

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