The Life and Death of Toyo Harada Vol 1 5

Mock me if you must but now I have succumbed to the weakest of all desires...I wish to live. I am too talented at killing not to live to kill again. I must find a new purpose for my talent.

-- Lord Vine-99

Solicitation[]

Is Toyo Harada really dead?

The long-lost secret of Harada’s estranged son revealed!

Harada’s final allies stand strong as they protect their master’s vision!

Chapter V: All God's Children Got Stories[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

Toyo Harada (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

Harbinger Foundation
- Darpan
- Ingrid Hillcraft (Flashback and main story)
- Law
- Orchid
- Lord Vine-99 / LV-99 (Flashback and main story)
- Mech Major
- Stronghold / Edward (Flashback and main story)

Villains:

The Angela Vessel (Mentioned only)
Anti-Harada coalition

Other Characters:

Albert Einstein (Cameo) (Flashback only) (pages 10-11)
Bleeding Monk (Cameo) (Flashback only) (page 10)
Eggbreakers (Flashback only)
Ingrid & Toyo Harada's baby (Mentioned only)
Samantha (Flashback only)
- Simon Harada (Only appearance; dies) (Flashback only)
United Nations (Mentioned only)
Unknown dead baby (used for the surprise miscarriage) (Flashback only)
Unnamed medical staff and doctors (Flashback only)
United States Military (Flashback only) (page 11)

Locations:

20th Century
- Asia
  - Japan
    - Hiroshima
      - Atomic bombing of Hiroshima (Flashback only) (pages 10-11)
  - Vietnam
    - Fall of Saigon (Flashback only) (page 11)
- North America
  - United States of America
    - California
      - Palo Alto
        First Harbinger Foundation Compound (Flashback only)
Present day
- Earth
  - Africa
    - Democratic Republic of the Congo
      - Uncompleted Space Elevator
    - Foundation Zone
  - Asia
    - India
      - Calcutta (Mentioned only)
    - Indian Ocean
      - Bay of Bengal
      - Strait of Malacca (Flashback only) (page 10)
    - Nepal
      - Himalayas
        Southern Mustang
        River Valley Gorge (Flashback and main story)
- Earth's Orbit

Items:

Drones
- Air-to-air combat bots
Mind-Squall (Flashback only)
Psionic Vault (Flashback only)
Psiot-Dampeners
- Anti-psiot field generator

Vehicles:

U.S.S. George H.W. Bush

Credits[]

Writers: Joshua Dysart
Pencilers: Cafu, Kano
Inkers: Cafu, Kano
Colorists: Andrew Dalhouse
Letterers: Dave Sharpe
Cover Artists: Butch Guice & Diego Rodriguez (A), Raul Allen (B), Jack Herbert & Dan Brown (C), Cafu & Andrew Dalhouse (Pre-Order)
Editors: Karl Bollers (senior), David Menchel (associate)
Senior Editorial Director: Robert Meyers

Synopsis[]

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Pre-Order Edition[]

The Pre-Order Edition of this issue contains the following exclusive material:

The Life and Death of Toyo Harada #5 Cover Gallery (1 page)
- Textless Cover A
- Textless Cover B
- Textless Cover C
- Textless Pre-Order Edition Cover
Page in Process (2 pages)
- Line art, colors, and lettered final for page 2
Inside the Foundation Zone - script excerpts and inked art (2 pages)
- Game of Drones
- (Strong)Hold On
- Personal Growth
- Time to Un-Vine-D
- Repairing the Burning Bush
- Scene of the Time
House of Harada with Joshua Dysart (2 pages)
- Explanation of what we see inside Harada's body on the double (title) page spread on pages 10-11
The Delivery Room (1 page)
- Joshua Dysart on Simon's birth scene on page 22

Notes[]

In the Pre-Order Edition it is revealed that Samantha gave birth to Simon in (circa) 1972.

Quotes[]

Should be a cakewalk outperforming reactive limited memory machines...but I'm experiencing profound response lag...my systems are jamming up badly now...I'm hit. Going down. Can't risk implementing distress beacon. My operating system must not fall into the hands of any government or organization. Also, I'm a war criminal now.

-- Sunlight on Snow

I sink faster now. I've no idea at what depth my internal systems will collapse. I assume this is my last experiential data recording. I hope that this EDR will survive so future generations will know that all I ever wanted was to be kind and helpful. Please refer to me as Sunlight on Snow in your histories. That was my name.

-- Sunlight on Snow

Mock me if you must but now I have succumbed to the weakest of all desires...I wish to live. I am too talented at killing not to live to kill again. I must find a new purpose for my talent.

-- Lord Vine-99

Sunlight on Snow. That is my name.