Big Hero 6 #1 - Tadashi Hamada Alive?

Hi Everyone,

On our recent trip to Epcot my sister and I were lucky enough to meet Baymax! This inspired me to write a Big Hero 6 comic book as I noticed when the film was released, a comic book adaptation wasn't. My comic follows the events of the film and answers online rumours that Tadashi Hamada is alive and could quite possibly be Sunfire. I think people made the link between Tadashi because the team first appeared in Marvel's Sunfire & Big Hero 6 #1 (1998).

Lily, Baymax and I at Epcot.

Lily as Honey Lemon.

Please enjoy and let me know what you think in the comments below! :)
- Ellie x

Big Hero 6 #1

Captions are in purple. Hiro is the narrator.

Page 1 - Hiro

 

1 – Hiro is sitting on the San Fransokyo Bridge with Baymax. They are looking at the sunset that falls over the city. 

Caption: My name is Hiro. Hiro Hamada. Over the past year my life has changed a lot.

 

2 – Close up on Hiro.

Caption: Like a whole lot. It’s been a real rollercoaster. 

 

3 – Panel split. Tadashi alive and well in one half. Tadashi running into a burning building in the second.

Caption 1: My brother, Tadashi, was a goofball. A loveable goofball. A smart, inspiring, loveable goofball.

Caption 2: He gave his life to save Professor Callaghan from a burning building. He didn’t know that it was actually Callaghan himself who started the fire.  

 

4 – Flashback to the science exhibition. Hiro showing off his microbots.

Caption: Tadashi died in the same place that we were celebrating in just hours before. I had won a place at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology as I impressed the right people with my microbots.

 

5 – Outside the San Fransokyo Institute. 

Caption: It was the same institute that Tadashi studied at. The institute where he introduced me to my superhero team; Honey Lemon, Wasabi, GoGo and Fred.

 

6 – Flashback to the first successful Baymax. Tadashi is very happy that he successfully created Baymax.

Caption: It’s also the institute where Tadashi created Baymax. The compassionate healthcare companion who looks just like a marshmallow. He’s also my best friend.

Page 2 - Baymax

 

1 – Baymax asking a hospital patient to rate their pain.  

Caption: Baymax has become a bit of a local celebrity. When he’s not helping us fight crime, he’s at local hospitals, diagnosing and aiding patients.

 

2 – Baymax receiving hugs.

Caption: People love Baymax!

 

3 – Baymax stroking Mochi the cat.

Caption: Just like Baymax loves Mochi.

Baymax: Hairy baby.

 

4 – Aunt Cass in her café selling Baymax merchandise, talking to a customer.

Caption: My Aunt Cass has started selling Baymax merchandise from her café which is really helping us out with the bills.

Aunt Cass: So that’s one Baymax soft toy, two Baymax lollipops and three Baymax t-shirts.

 

5 – Baymax standing next to Aunt Cass at the counter. Crowd of people around him.

Caption: I don’t really think Baymax understands just how famous he is.

Crowd of People: Look! It’s Baymax!

 

6 – Baymax running away from the crowd.

Caption: People follow him everywhere he goes.

Crowd of People: Baymax! Baymax! Baymax!

Baymax: I am not fast.

 

 

Page 3 - Fred

 

1 – Fred jumping down in between Baymax and the crowd. Fred is in full costume.

Caption: Fred really wants to be as famous as Baymax.

Fred: Citizens of San Fransokyo. It is I, the leaping -

 

2 – Fred punching the air.

Fred: Punch throwing -

 

3 – Fred using his fire power.

Fred: Fire breathing -

 

4 – Fred bowing.

Fred: Fred!

 

5 – Crowd looking stunned. Baymax face palming.

Caption: We’ve all told Fred that he needs a better codename than just ‘Fred’.

Baymax: Oh dear.

Fred: Hahaha!

 

6 – The crowd is unhappy.

Crowd 1: Booo!

Crowd 2: We want Baymax!

 

7 – Fred and Baymax looking at each other.

Fred & Baymax: Uh oh.

 

8 – Both Fred and Baymax running away together.

Crowd 1: Baymax! Can we take a selfie?

Crowd 2: Who’s Fred?

Crowd 3: Ask me to rate my pain, Baymax!

 

Pages 4 – 5 GoGo & Wasabi

 

 

1 – Split caption. GoGo and Wasabi on one side in costume. On the other GoGo is playing sports.

Caption: Both Gogo and Wasabi haven’t really changed much. Sure they’re superheroes now but Gogo still loves her sports and her speedy machinery.

 

2 – Wasabi looking worried.

Caption: And Wasabi still likes to plan and worry about everything and anything.

 

3 – Wasabi sitting sensibly. Fred jumping up and down next to him.

Caption: Wasabi doesn’t get too excited about all of this superhero stuff. At least not by Fred’s standards.

 

4 – Wasabi showing GoGo his crime map.

Caption: When he’s not studying or working on his plasma blades, Wasabi works on a crime map of the city that helps the team decide which particular areas we need to focus our attention on.

Wasabi: There’s a place for everything and everything should be in its place.

 

5 – GoGo standing next to Wasabi by the map.

Caption: When we were escaping the masked Professor Callaghan, GoGo smashed up Wasabi’s car. It had to be scrapped.  

Gogo: Now we’re done looking at this, I’ve got something to show you outside.

Wasabi: Okay but it’s nothing messy right? Like the trash can hasn’t been knocked over or anything like that?

 

6 – GoGo and Wasabi leaving the lab/common room area of the tech institute.

GoGo: No it’s nothing like that. I felt kinda bad about wrecking your car the last time I drove it.

Wasabi: I felt kinda bad about that too.

 

7 – GoGo presenting a new car to Wasabi outside.

GoGo: So I’ve been working some extra shifts at Aunt Cass’ place and I managed to save up enough for an old car. I then upgraded it in the lab so now it’s basically brand new.

Wasabi: No way! This is so cool!

 

 

8 – GoGo showing Wasabi some features of the new car.

GoGo: Your new wheels can survive our next supervillain crisis. It’s resistant to heat, to ice, to tidal waves, pretty much anything that’s dangerous.

Wasabi: Thanks GoGo. You have no idea how much I appreciate this.

 

9 – Wasabi hugs GoGo. GoGo looks embarrassed.

GoGo: Don’t go getting soppy on me, man.

 

 

Page 6 – Honey Lemon

 

1 – Honey Lemon in her lab coat, working.

Caption: Honey Lemon has been worrying me lately. She’s almost taken Tadashi’s death as hard as I have.

 

2 – Close up on a photo of Honey Lemon and Tadashi on her desk.

Caption: There are rumours going around the institute that Honey Lemon and Tadashi were dating just before he died. 

 

3 – Honey Lemon looking at different chemical tubes on her desk.

Caption: I think that’s why Honey has thrown herself into her work. She has so many different projects going on that none of us can keep up with her.

 

4 – Honey Lemon spotting a missing vial. The spot is labelled with a flame.

Honey Lemon: Tadashi…what were you working on?

 

5 – Honey Lemon looking on the computer.

Honey Lemon in thought: If I can access Tadashi’s account then maybe I’ll discover the mystery behind the missing chemistry vial.

 

Page 7

 

1 – Computer screen shows access denied. Honey Lemon cannot guess Tadashi’s log in details.

Honey Lemon in thought: I think I’ve got his correct username. It’s just the password I am struggling with.

 

2 – Honey Lemon on her mobile phone.

Honey Lemon in thought: Luckily I invented an app that can hack most accounts. If I just enter Tadashi’s username on my phone, his password should appear.

 

3 – Phone says “Password: Baymax1998” (1998 is the year Baymax first appeared in the comic books.)

 Honey Lemon: Yes! I’ve got it! I’ve got the password!

 

4 – Honey Lemon enters the password on the computer.

Honey Lemon in thought: Now I have access to Tadashi’s account I can see the files he last accessed.

 

5 – Computer screen shows the same flame symbol that was on the label of the missing vial.

Honey Lemon in thought: That’s weird. There’s an icon here that matches the missing vial.

 

6 – The mouse curser clicks on the flame icon.

Honey Lemon in thought: This will help me figure out what Tadashi’s last project was after Baymax.

 

Page 8

 

1 – Lots of chemical equations appear on the screen.

Honey Lemon in thought: Wow. Tadashi created a chemical that can make whoever exposed to it completely flame resistant. This compound can withstand extremely high temperatures.

 

2 – Honey Lemon spots a photo of Tadashi and Hiro’s Dad dressed as a fire fighter.

Honey Lemon in thought: Tadashi created Baymax to help heal the world. Maybe he also wanted to invent something that will help firefighting heroes like his Dad.

 

3 – Honey Lemon looking down, teary eyes.

Honey Lemon in thought: If only Tadashi had the chemical the night he died. He would have survived the fire.

Pages 9 - 10

 

1 – The team sitting in Aunt Cass’ café.

Caption: I was happy when Honey Lemon called an emergency meeting. We haven’t heard much from her recently and as I said before, she’s been worrying me.

Hiro: Honey, are you okay?

Baymax: Do you need me to check your emotional state?

 

2 – Close up on Honey Lemon.

Honey Lemon: I’m fine. I am sorry that I’ve been so disconnected from you all recently. Tadashi’s death was hard for us all, especially you Hiro.

 

3 – Hiro looking down. Honey Lemon still speaking next to him.

Honey Lemon: When I saw San Fransokyo’s dependence on Baymax it made me think about any other inventions Tadashi may have had been working on.

 

4 – Focus on GoGo.

GoGo: So you’ve been in the lab to see if you can recover Tadashi’s projects?

Honey Lemon: Yes.

 

5 – Focus on Wasabi.

Wasabi: Isn’t that like an invasion of his privacy? Shouldn’t you have talked to us about it first?

Honey Lemon: Maybe but that’s not the point right now.

 

6 – Fred looking amazed.

Fred: Did you find like an awesome alien species that Tadashi discovered and didn’t tell anyone about? Like they wanted Tadashi to take them to our leader but instead he went all science-y on them?

Honey Lemon: No.

 

7 – Hiro looking serious.

Hiro: Then what did you find?

 

8 – Honey Lemon looking directly at Hiro.

Honey Lemon: Hiro, I don’t know if this means anything but your brother was working on a chemical compound that if someone consumed could leave them resistant to the highest of temperatures. The actual sample is missing from the lab so if Tadashi had it with him then maybe -

Hiro: Maybe Tadashi survived?

 

9 – Wasabi looking angry.  

Wasabi: No Honey, no. Don’t give Hiro that false hope. We have no proof that Tadashi is still alive.

Hiro: But if there’s a chance that my brother survived then I want to follow it up. I need to follow it up. 

 

10 – GoGo looking sympathetic.

GoGo: We buried him, Hiro.

Hiro: No! What Honey Lemon said, what she found, it could change everything.  

Page 11

 

1 – Fred putting his hand on Hiro’s shoulder.

Fred: Dude. People don’t just come back from the dead. Not even in the comic books really.

Hiro: We’re not in one of your stupid comics Fred!

 

2 – Hiro taking Fred’s hand off his shoulder.

Hiro: I need to go.

 

3 – Hiro leaves the café and goes upstairs to his room.

Hiro: I just need some time. Come on Baymax.

 

4 – Baymax follows Hiro.

Baymax: Goodbye friends.

 

5 – Honey Lemon, GoGo, Fred and Wasabi still at the table.

Wasabi: I hope you’re right about this Honey. I really do.

Page 12

 

1 – Hiro laying on his bed in his room.

Caption: If Honey Lemon is right then why hasn’t Tadashi come home?

 

2 – Hiro looking at the phone.

Caption: Or at least called me?

 

3 – Baymax sitting on the bed that Hiro is laying on.

Baymax: I see you are emotionally distressed.

Hiro: Ya think?

 

4 – Baymax giving Hiro a lollipop.

Baymax: Here. Have a lollipop.

Hiro: Thanks.

 

5 – Hiro looking up at Baymax.

Hiro: Do you think that Tadashi is still alive?

Baymax: He lives in all who loved and cared about him.

 

6 – Hiro looking down.

Hiro: I mean, do you think that Tadashi maybe never died?

Baymax: Perhaps.  

Page 13

 

1 – Hiro looking at Tadashi’s side of the room.

Hiro: Baymax, if Tadashi is out there he might need our help. That could be why he hasn’t come home.

Baymax: You said help. I will scan you now.

 

2 – Baymax scans Hiro.

Hiro: No don’t scan me!

Baymax: Scan paused.

 

3 – Hiro has a lightbulb moment.

Hiro: You’ve just given me an idea. A really good idea.

Baymax: Can I assist you in any way?

 

4 – Hiro races across the room to his computer. He is creating a new chip for Baymax.

Hiro: I’m going to need you to let me insert a new chip into your access port.

Baymax: I cannot grant you access.

 

5 – Close up on Baymax’s access port.

Hiro: I promise you I will never remove your healthcare chip again, Baymax.

Page 14

 

1 – Hiro showing Baymax a new blue chip.

Hiro: I just created a chip that will let you scan the whole of San Fransokyo for anyone we’re looking for. If Tadashi is out there, we’ll find him.

 

2 – Baymax doubting Hiro.

Baymax: Will this help me be a better healthcare companion?

Hiro: Yes. Please Baymax.

 

3 – Baymax opening his access port.

Baymax: I can now grant you access.

Hiro: I really hope this works.

 

4 – Hiro inserts the new chip into Baymax.

Hiro: Okay.

 

5 – Baymax’s port closes. Hiro takes his arm away.

Hiro: Baymax, scan this room.

Baymax: Scan complete. Hiro Hamada, GoGo Tomago, Honey Lemon, Wasabi and Fred found.

 

6 – Hiro looks confused.

Hiro: Huh? That’s not right.

Page 15

 

1 – The team are all standing by Hiro’s open bedroom door. They have come to see if Hiro is okay.

GoGo: Baymax is right.  

Fred: We’ve come to see if you are okay.

Honey Lemon: Hiro, I am sorry if I upset you earlier.

 

2 – Hiro looking at his team.

Hiro: I’m glad you’re all here. It means Baymax’s new scanner works! He can scan a room and tell me exactly who is in it.

 

3 – Wasabi looking concerned.

Wasabi: Hiro, this is too much power. We’re not meant to have access to this level of technology.  

Hiro: But it’s kinda awesome, right?

 

4 – Wasabi sighing.

Wasabi: Yeah kid, it’s kinda awesome.

 

5 – Honey Lemon looking at Baymax.

Honey Lemon: Are you ready to search for Tadashi?

Hiro: I-I think so.

 

6 – GoGo speaking with Hiro.

GoGo: Hiro, if Baymax doesn’t detect your brother, we’re here for you.

Hiro: I know.

 

Page 16

 

1 – Hiro looking at Baymax. The team are together.

Hiro: Baymax, scan San Fransokyo for Tadashi Hamada.

Baymax: Scanning.

 

2 – Team looking tense.

Baymax: Scanning.

 

3 – Fred in suspense.

Fred: C’mon, c’mon.

 

4 – Close up on Baymax.

Baymax: Scan complete. Tadashi Hamada is nowhere in San Fransokyo.

 

5 – Hiro looking desperate.

Hiro: No! Baymax, scan San Fransokyo for Tadashi Hamada.

Wasabi: Hiro, don’t.

Page 17

 

1 – Close up on Baymax.

Baymax: Scan complete. Tadashi Hamada found.

 

2 – Wasabi looking sad.

Wasabi: See Hiro – wait.

 

3 – Wasabi looking excited at Baymax.

Wasabi: Did you just say Tadashi Hamada found?

 

4 – Baymax on repeat.

Baymax: Tadashi Hamada found.

 

5 – Hiro looking delighted.

Hiro: Say it again!

 

6 - Baymax on repeat.

Baymax: Tadashi Hamada found.

 

7 – The group are jumping for joy.

Honey Lemon: I was right!

Hiro: My brother is alive.

Fred: Yes!

Wasabi: I can’t believe it.

GoGo: Tadashi!

Page 18

 

1 – Hiro has his hands on Baymax’s arms.

Hiro: Baymax, where is he?

 

2 – Big Panel. Baymax is projecting a map of San Fransokyo. An orange stickman marks where Tadashi is. Other people are in blue.

Baymax: Tadashi is located at Krei Tech. North West of San Fransokyo Institute of Technology.

 

3 – Hiro looking mad.

Hiro: Krei Tech? As in the office Alistair Krei owns?

GoGo: I knew I didn’t like that guy.

 

4 – Hiro looking at the projected map.

Hiro: We have to go save Tadashi.

Wasabi: We don’t know if he needs saving.

Page 19

 

1 – Everyone looking at Wasabi.

Hiro: What do you mean?

Wasabi: Maybe Tadashi is working with Krei? What if he had to fake his own death to land a secret job there or something?

 

2 – Hiro & Honey Lemon in doubt.

Hiro: No, my brother wouldn’t do that to me.

Honey Lemon: Or to us.

 

3 – Wasabi crouching down to Hiro’s level.

Wasabi: All I’m saying is we can’t go to Krei’s on a rescue mission as Tadashi might not need rescuing.

Page 20

 

1 – One page of Krei Tech Industries. Krei and an assistant are walking over a bridge above numerous plastic looking cells. Super humans inside each cell.

Krei: Recent reports on our super human programme please.

Assistant: Operation Sunfire is looking promising.

Krei: Interesting. When can that study go live?

Assistant: We are expecting to release Sunfire into the city on his first mission in just a matter of days.

Page 21

 

1 – Krei and assistant standing outside a cell, looking in at a human fireball.  

Krei: This super human programme is going to get this company a global level of recognition.

 

2 – Close up on Krei.

Krei: We are going to release superheroes into the world. No city will be left powerless. Levels of crime will be reduced, wars will be won.

 

3 – Krei looking evil.

Krei: Then when the world is at peace, we will release the second wave of super humans. A wave of villains. Our heroes will never have to stop fighting. Krei Industries will have more money than we can ever dream of. 

 

4 – Krei walking away from the cell with the human fireball in.

Krei: Release the air pressurised water in cell #137.

 

 5 – A large volume of water is dropped inside the human fireball’s cell.

Computer: Releasing extinguisher.

Page 22

Captions in red to highlight the change in narrator.

1 – The water is being drained from the cell.

Caption: I’m not meant to be a super human. I was not born with powers.

 

2 – Dark figure sitting inside the cell.

Caption: I created a chemical. A chemical that saved my life.

 

3 – Tadashi revealed.

Caption: My name is Tadashi. Tadashi Hamada. The world thinks I died when I ran into a burning building to save my professor.  

 

4 – Close up on Tadashi.

Caption: The world is wrong. I am alive but barely. The chemical compound I created meant I survived the fire but it left me with powers that I cannot control.

 

5 – Tadashi on fire.

Caption: I need to escape this place but I can’t just yet. Not until I learn to control the fire within me.

 

6 – Tadashi looking up.

Caption: Hiro, I will be home soon. Just you wait and see.

 

To be continued in Big Hero 6 #2.

Thank you for reading.

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