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American Chibi
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© Juke Box Productions
AstroFacts
Status:
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Active
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Real Name:
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Unknown
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Base of Operations:
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Astro City
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Range of Operations:
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Astro City
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Personal Data
Height:
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4' maybe, with a large head accounting for a lot of that height.
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Weight:
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Unknown. Body resilience suggests a dense mass in a small frame.
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Eyes:
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Blue
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Hair:
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Blonde
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InfoDump
Appearances (in Publication Order):
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Astro City #1, 15, 26
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Event Timeline
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American Chibi
A life-sized anime chibi who fights crime. Yes.
History
American Chibi is fairly new on the scene, and so far we don't know much about her. She acts like an overly exuberant, giddy teenager, but we don't even know if she's human.
In the Summer of 2013, she thwarted the Iron Legion during their attempt to steal a Roman amphora whose patterns were secretly encoded with alien technology. That same day, she was the first Astro City hero to notice Telseth's doorway appearing on the banks of the Gaines River. She promptly tried to charge through the door, albeit unsuccessfully. She, along with various other superheroes and E.A.G.L.E. agents investigated the inexplicable phenomenon and were on hand to witness Telseth's arrival on Earth. ("Through Open Doors (Part One)")
Powers
She possesses flight and super-strength.
- In a U.S.A. Today interview, creator Kurt Busiek mentions that American Chibi was inspired by Scott McCloud's Japanese chibi drawing of himself.
- "Chibi" is a Japanese slang word for a short person. It has morphed into use to also denote a style of drawing that contorts body proportions to resemble those of a young child, only even further exaggerated, especially the head.
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