Magnus, Robot Fighter Vol 1 7

Listen to me, Magnus. You understand honor and duty. A man like you must. I have a debt of honor... a solemn duty to save that child. I will fight to the death to defend Grandmother and her people. But first, I must save my son.

-- Rai

Invasion, Part 5: The Ballad of East and West[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

Magnus, Robot Fighter

Supporting Characters:

Grand One (First appearance) (yet to be named)
- 1-A (sacrifices himself... itself)
- Grandmother (Dies)
Rai / Tohru Nakadai

Villains:

Anti-Grannies (Behind the scenes)
- Ambassador Tsuda (Mentioned only)

Other Characters:

Freewills (Mentioned only)
Takashi Nakadai (Cameo)

Locations:

41st Century
- Japan
  - Headlands
  - Metal Recycling Complex
  - Nerveweb Ganglion
  - Skull-Dome
- Saturn

Items:

Carcino-Pods
Energy Key (formed by Grandmother)
Energy Sword (formed by Rai)
Flightpack

Vehicles:

Spider Alien Transports
Vascar

Credits[]

Writers: Jim Shooter, Laura Hitchcock
Pencilers: Mark Moretti
Inkers: Ernie Colon
Colorists: Knob Row
Letterers: Ken Lopez
Cover Artists: David Lapham, Bob Layton
Editors: Janet Jackson
Editor-in-Chief: Jim Shooter

Synopsis[]

Rai attacks the man who he thinks killed Grandmother -- Magnus! But, Magnus shows him that an alien weapon felled Grandmother, so Rai departs to find his son in the chaos. When 1-A arrives, Magnus attempts a desperate plan to revive Grandmother by implanting 1-A's core within her body. The two Freewill minds combine, and Grand-One is born. At last, the Host Body of Japan can be mobilized against the Spider Alien invasion fleet!^[1]

Notes[]

Issues #5-8 of Magnus, Robot Fighter are double-shipped together with issues #1-4 of the Rai miniseries. The back of this issue contains Rai #3 as an insert.
This issue is reprinted in the collected edition Magnus, Robot Fighter: Invasion.

Quotes[]

Listen to me, Magnus. You understand honor and duty. A man like you must. I have a debt of honor... a solemn duty to save that child. I will fight to the death to defend Grandmother and her people. But first, I must save my son.

-- Rai