Was there ever a Science Ninja Team member G-6?
Yes. In #60, a wounded, amnesiac test pilot was considered for the position, but he didn’t survive the episode. In the Gatchaman II planning sheets, Joe was slated to be replaced by G-6, Jack the Hawk (who we later discover is Joe’s long lost little brother). However, these plans never came to fruition. • In Gatchaman II, how much of Joe is cybernetic? Joe’s cybernetic conversion happens in two stages. In Stage 1, which runs from G-II #1 to #25, Joe has armored skin and a few implants, but most of him is still human. In #25, however, Dr. Rafael explains to him that he has plans for making Joe into the ultimate weapon to defeat Sosai X. After a bit of a struggle, Joe agrees to the conversion, and this time, he loses more of his humanity. Though there’s little solid information, it appears the writers based his condition on The Six Million Dollar Man, a popular TV show in Japan at that time. • Is Ken gay? No. There’s nothing in the series that even remotely suggests Ken is gay. • Does Ke
