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Ataru Moroboshi (諸星あたる) is the main character of Rumiko Takahashi's manga and anime series Urusei Yatsura.

History
Born in April (the fourth month, see Tetraphobia) on Friday the 13th, 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's grown up, Ataru has become a bane on the town of Tomobiki thanks to his legendary lack of luck, 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.

Personality
Ataru is a 17-year-old student at Tomobiki High School, Class 2-4. He is very lecherous with an idiotic personality and often tries to escape from his classwork. Whenever he sees or hears a pretty girl, he immediately asks for their address and telephone number, but never succeeds. He chases after and tries to grope every woman, except his "wife"Lum Invader no matter what the situation. However, it is revealed on several occasions that she is the only one he actually loves. Despite this, he typically treats her like a nuisance and constantly disobeys her.

Despite how stupid he seems, Ataru often displays remarkable intelligence, particularly when escaping from Lum. At times he appears to be superhuman, with the life force of acockroach and the rejuvenation powers of a lizard, possessing remarkable tenacity for a boy of his age and physique when trying to achieve something. As a result, he never gives up on his girl hunting, no matter how many times he fails or how badly Lum shocks him. Ataru is also very fast, and can often be seen wearing a track uniform. this blinding speed comes in handy when escaping from Lum.

Ataru has occasionally let his good side shine through, most notably when he took care of the class catepillar everyone else hated it,and when he went on a date with the ghost of a sick girl who had admired him from afar. But because of his reputation as a lecherous idiot, most of the cast is surprised whenever he does such a thing, believing that something is wrong with him. Actions like these, however, reveal his true personality, which may be the reason Lum fell in love with him despite his many flaws.

Relationship with Lum
In the beginning he is cold-hearted towards Lum and sees her as a nuisance preventing him from girl hunting, but by the time of the story "A Night Alone!!" (夜を二人で!! ,) (Vol. 18) he was completely okay with sharing a bed with her. Though he may not seem to really care for her, it is clear that Lum is the only one he truly cares for, something that she is grateful for. She just wishes Ataru would show it more often.

In the story "The Gloves of Love and War" (愛と闘魂のグローブ,) (Vol. 21), in which he accidentally puts on boxing gloves that force him to grab and punch anyone who gets close enough to him, he continuously puts his own face in front of Lum's each time she gets too close, punching himself instead. This is just one of many instances when Ataru does everything he can to protect Lum from physical harm.

When faced with the prospect of losing Lum, Ataru goes all-out to try and prevent it from happening, even at the expense of his own health. Near the end of the series, in the story introducing Inaba, he decides to protect the future where he and Lum get married after he sees how happy she is in this future. In Ataru's own ideal future, he had a harem containing every prominent female in the cast, but he decided to abandon it after he learned that Lum would not be with him, further signifying the love he has for her. But once the danger has passed, he goes back to his girl hunts as though nothing happened. Even so, the fact that he sacrifices himself to rescue Lum is enough to prove he truly cares.

In the final story they have another game of tag, this time with the Earth's memory of Lum and everything that has happened since her arrival on the line. Lum will let him win if he just says "I love you", but he refuses and tries to catch her himself. However, in the end, he indirectly says "I'll love you forever" when Lum sees that he had kept something of hers (her old horns). She allows him to catch her and continues to live on Earth with him. In the last panel of the series, Lum says that one day she'll make him actually say it, to which Ataru responds "Only on my deathbed."

Special skills
Ataru can catch a katana blade with his bare hands. He had to teach himself this to help him deal with Shuutaro Mendou, who often carries such a sword and threatens to use it on him when insulted. At times, (mostly involving fights with Mendou) Ataru has demonstrated knowledge with some ninja abilities -- one such skill is the Kawarimi no Jutsu (Body Replacement Technique). Another worthy note is his speed when properly movitated (a cute girl in sight or promises of special service from a girl); in the anime, Ataru has been seen (whether for comedic or serious purposes) to outrun a jet, and even Superman himself. Ataru also appears to have a good knowledge of the human body and its nerve points; in the "The Final Chapter" movie, when Carla attempted to use her trademark bazooka, Ataru 'poked' her on a part of her back and caused her to spasm and lose control of her weapon, firing it randomly. In "Beautiful Dreamer", Ataru was able to escape Mujaki's dream trap where the priestest Sakura failed. In the sixth feature, "Always, My Darling", Ataru, powered by his lust, was able to pass traps similar to the ones of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade through the use of a lecherious 6th sense. Also to be noted from this movie is his ability to draw out his h-chi/h-ki (hentai chi/ki) to create a powerful lust aura similar to that ofHapposai from Ranma ½. In the series, there was a time (through Ten's idiot ideas) when Sakura was haunted by a dream Ataru made originally for Lum. In the dream world where one's power is only limited to one's imagination, Ataru demonstrated powers similar to Neo from The Matrix, including stopping projectiles with a wave of his hand.

Other

 * Though the protagonist of the series is often thought to be Lum Invader, Takahashi has stated that she had always meant for it to be Ataru.
 * At first glance, Urusei Yatsura appears to be a harem anime, but since most of the girls despise Ataru, it doesn't really qualify as one.
 * It is possible that he bears the dual, if dubious, honors of being the "First Human on Neptune" and "First Human on Uru."

Name meaning

 * Ataru's full name literally translates as, "to be struck by a falling star." The name is capitalized on in the second eyecatch to the series, which shows Ataru getting hit by the star (星) character of "Urusei Yatsura", driving him neck-deep into the ground.

Other voice actors
English
 * David Jarvis (dub for BBC Three)
 * Steve Rassin (movies 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 dubs)
 * Vinnie Penna (movie 2 dub)

Latin American
 * Raúl Aldana

Castilian Spanish
 * Rais David Báscones

Italian
 * Riccardo Rossi (first Italian)
 * Massimo Còrizza (second Italian)
 * Alessandro Tiberi (third Italian))

Trivia

 * In Legend of the Galactic Heroes, the womanizing Oliver Poplan is described as the "Ataru Moroboshi of Iserlohn". Later, Poplan would be voiced by Ataru's seiyuu,Toshio Furukawa, in the OVA version.
 * Ataru's birthday is supposed to be April 13, on a Friday, and on Butsumetsu. However, assuming Urusei Yatsura begins in 1978 (the year its serialization began), this would make him 27 at the beginning of the series, as the last time before 1978 that those dates fell on the same day was in 1951.
 * He makes a pseudo-cameo in the anime adaption of Takahashi's next work Ranma 1/2. Shampoo once had a powder that could termporarily give water the effect of the Spring of Drowned Man and turn whoever it touched to turn into a man. She demonstrates this on a dog that gains a human form suspiciously similar to Ataru.