Who Is Hiro? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Hiro is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Hiro Takachiho, with over 42 comic issue appearances. A young genius who invented Baynax, and became a member, and eventually the leader of the Japanese superhero team Big Hero 6.

Who is Hiro?

Origin Born to wealthy industrialist Tomeo Takachiho and Maemi Takachiho, Hiro was raised in the affluent Tokyo suburb of Yoga, City of Setagaya. His parents noticed his intellectual brilliance at an early age, and he was placed in pre-school at age 2. He was eventually recognized as one of the world's most brilliant child prodigies and was accepted into the prestigious private Tesuka Advanced Science Institute. It was at the Tesuka Institute that young Hiro's proficiency for invention and innovation was discovered. He created his first and greatest invention to date, the robotic synthformer known as Monster Baymax , as a project for the Institute's science fair. Creation Hiro Takachiho was created by Scott Lobdell and Gus Vazquez in 1998 and first appeared in Sunfire & Big Hero 6 # 1. Major Story Arcs Big Hero 6 Hero and a disguised Baymax At age 13, Hiro was targeted by the Giri, a top-secret consortium of Japanese politicians and business entities that was established to recruit and train potential operatives for a Japanese super-team, Big Hero 6 . Silver Samurai (Kenuichio Harada), Big Hero 6's initial field leader, first approached Hiro's mother for permission to have him .

Key facts

Hiro is of human origin and first appeared in "Land of the rising sun". The character is published by Marvel. With 42 recorded issue appearances, Hiro ranks among the most featured characters in comics.