Baoh Chapter 1

Baoh, the Ultimate Weapon
Information
Volume	Baoh Volume 1
Chapter	1
Japanese Title	最終兵器バオー
Romanized Title	Saishū Heiki Baō
Total Pages	31
Cover Date	October 22, 1984
WSJ Issue	45, 1984
Chapter Chronology
Next →	The Extermination Order!

"Baoh, the Ultimate Weapon" (最終兵器バオー, Saishū Heiki Baō) is the first chapter of Baoh: The Visitor.

Summary

The story begins on the following incident: one day, the mangled corpse of a woman washes up on a northeastern shore of Honshū, in Nikuru. The dead woman is revealed to have been on a certain train several days earlier.

On said train, Dr. Kasuminome (霞の目博士, Kasuminome-hakase, Pr. Hazyeye in the English translation) of the Dress Secret Organization (秘密組織ドレス, Himitsu Soshiki Doresu, Judas in the English translation), a covert government group responsible for creating secret weapons, escorts one of his latest creations, Baoh (バオー, Baō), kept dormant in a tank. Meanwhile, a little psychic girl named Sumire (スミレ, lit. "Violet"), who was kidnapped to be studied, escapes from her room and during her escape releases Baoh, revealed to be a young man with superhuman abilities. Baoh and Sumire subsequently escape the train, Kasuminome worried that he might have unleashed a terrible weapon.

Appearances

List of Characters in the chapter, using the scroll box. Should be in bulleted form and list important characters first. If it is the characters first appearance add {{1st}} to the end of their name. If the character is dies during that episode add {{Death}}