Ninjak Vol 1 00

The "Hope and Glory" storyline tells the origin stories of Colin King, his father Jonathan King, his love interest Michiko, and his greatest enemies, Dr. Silk and Goro Sanada.

This is the second part. The story continues from Ninjak #0.

Hope and Glory, Part 2 of 2: Bitter Beginnings[]

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

Other Characters:

Agent Calloway (MI-6)
Agent Smyth/Smither (MI-6)
Aunt Margaret (Cameo)
British Government
- Ambassador Schofield
Dr. Marcus Bodine (Dies)
- Carol Bodine (Wife)
Dean of Oxford University (Mentioned only)
Irish Republican Army (IRA) (Newspaper) (Mentioned only)
Japanese Government
- Prime Minister (Mentioned only)
- Ito (the P.M.'s personal assistant)
- Yoshida (some shady minister of foreign affairs)
Jillian Alcott (In a photograph only)
Kaieda-san (Mentioned only)
Miko (Driver)
Priests at Tōdai-ji temple (Murdered by Shishi)
- Otami / High Priest (Brother of Matsuoka)

Locations:

1975 (Flashback only)
- Japan
  - Tokyo
    - Warehouse in Akasaka, Minato-ku
1979-1984
- California
  - Los Angeles
    - UCLA Medical Center
  - San Diego
    - La Jolla
      - Comsat Laboratories
- England
  - Canterbury
    - King's Castle / King Estate
  - London
  - Oxford
    - Oxford University
- Japan
  - Nara
    - Tōdai-ji
  - Okayama
  - Osaka
    - Iwatsu's place
    - Musashi Laboratories (Mentioned only)
  - Tokyo
    - British Embassy
    - Narita International Airport (Mentioned only)
- Monte Carlo
  - Royale Casino Hotel