Flesh and Steel[]
Appearances[]
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- 1-A (becomes 1-AB and...)
- ASA / Aerial Sensor Array (First appearance)
- Hard Rob (First appearance)
- Future Force
- Elzy (Cameo)
- Eternal Warrior (Cameo)
- Leeja Clane
- Rai / Takao Konishi
- X-O Commando / Kazuyo Nakadai
- York Timbuc (Cameo)
- Geomancer / Rokland Tate
- Kris Hathaway (Flashback only)
Villains:
- Malev Empire
- Malev Emperor
- Vizier (Mentioned only)
- Mekman
Other Characters:
- Chuh-Chuck (Flashback only)
- Cooshie (Flashback only)
- Dr. Noel (Mentioned only)
- Freewill Robots (Mentioned only)
- Geomancer / Geoff McHenry (Flashback only)
- Grand One (Flashback only)
- Grandmother / Kimi (Mentioned only)
- Harbinger Renegades (Flashback only)
- Izak (Flashback only)
- Mother God (Flashback only)
- Nancy Sinatra (Cameo)
- Solar (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- 20th Century (Mentioned only)
- 4,002 A.D.
- Lost Land (Flashback only)
- Unity (Flashback only)
Items:
- Blood of Heroes (Mentioned only)
- Book of the Geomancer (Mentioned only)
- Ectotheric Energy
- Holo-Disc
- Komodo Protocol
- Letter to Magnus (from Kris)
- Magnus' new uniform
- Malev Harness
- X-O Commando Armor
Vehicles:
- Sky Sled
- Skycycle (First appearance)
Credits[]
- Writers: John Ostrander
- Pencilers: James Brock
- Inkers: Ralph Reese
- Colorists: Mark Csaszar
- Letterers: Tony Bedard, Ken Lopez
- Cover Artists: Bob Layton, Mark Csaszar
- Editors: Kevin VanHook
- Editor-in-Chief: Bob Layton
Synopsis[]
The true origin of Magnus is finally revealed to Magnus himself.
Magnus and Rokkie, the Geomancer, journey to the undersea base where Magnus was raised by 1-A. There, they discovered that 1-A has rebuilt himself into the birdlike "ASA" unit, and the transformable "Hard Rob." ASA presents Magnus with an ancient letter from his mother, as well as armor better suited for the war against the Malevs than his red tunic.[1]
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Quotes[]
Sometimes I feel like a robot -- acting out my programming. I even dream that I'm a robot sometimes! To be honest, I feel more comfortable with robots -- and yet I kill them on a regular basis!
- -- Magnus
I have told you before, young one, you cannot kill that which is not alive.
- -- ASA
I'm human! I had a mother! I had a father! I'm not a machine! I'm human!
- -- Magnus
I am Magnus -- and I fight for humanity!
- -- Magnus
I'm sorry, Magnus. I heard a lot of voices back there and they're all gone now. I'm afraid you've lost your childhood.
- -- Rokland Tate
You're wrong, Rokkie. I just gained my past. I know who my mother was. Like Rai, I too have the "Blood of Heroes" in my veins -- but mine is human blood.
- -- Magnus
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