Rai Vol 3 14

It's not murder. It's an execution.

-- Aboto

Solicitation[]

Rocketing out of the pages 4001 A.D…the origin of Rai revealed!

For the first time ever, witness the violent foundation of Father’s space-born utopia of New Japan…and, with it, the shocking genesis of the line of guardians that bear the name Rai! Born and bred by Father to enforce peace at any cost, follow the next Rai and their successors across two millennia as they chronicle the history of 4001 A.D. – from the launch of New Japan into orbit to the latest Rai’s crusade to bring it crashing back down to Earth!

Valiant mastermind Matt Kindt (4001 A.D.) and visionary artist CAFU (UNITY) bring the 41st century to life with another, all-new jumping-on point revealing the sinister history of Father’s empire…before the dawn of 4001 A.D.!

4001 A.D., Part Two[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

Rai / Sai
Rai / Aboto (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

Positronic Uprising
- Mary Anger / Rogue P.T. (Single appearance)

Villains:

Father

Other Characters:

Citizens of New Japan
Rai I / Raijin (Flashback only)
Rai II (Flashback only)
Rai III (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
Rai IV (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
Suicide Mob

Locations:

36th Century
- Earth
- New Japan
  - Sector 2007 (Flashback only)
    - Manhattan 21st Century Recreation Sector
  - Sector 3101
    - Vega Pleasure Center
      - Black Powder Shooting Range
  - Sector 4001

Items:

Drones
Firearms
Laser whips
Vid-Reports

Vehicles:

Waste truck

Credits

Writers: Matt Kindt
Pencilers: Cafu
Inkers: Cafu
Colorists: Andrew Dalhouse
Letterers: Dave Lanphear
Cover Artists: David Mack, Andres Guinaldo & Allen Passalaqua, Andres Guinaldo, Ryan Lee & Allen Passalaqua
Editors: Kyle Andrukiewicz, Lauren Hitzhusen (assistant)
Editor-in-Chief: Warren Simons

Synopsis[]

Mid 36th Century[]

Sai had been the Rai of New Japan for one hundred years. Sai rushes to stop a suicide mob, that she has not been warned about by Father.

In Sector 4001, Sai meets with Father after being summoned. Father explains the history of Rai, stating that each Rai serves for one hundred years. He warns Sai that she unable to handle upcoming events and that he has disposed of an angry mob. Sai runs away as she is informed that her successor has been named.

At the Black Powder Shooting Range in Sector 3101, humans are shooting Positrons with revolvers. As a Positron is loading his king into a rubbish van, he is greeted by Mary Anger and a group of Positrons. Sai steps between the Positrons and the humans. Sai attempts to rescue the Positrons as the humans murder them during their non-violent protest.

Aboto appears, killing the humans. Sai convinces the Positrons to run away during these events. Aboto leads Sai away, to watch as Father cuts away a section of New Japan. Sai realises that she is to be removed, like the sector of New Japan.