Shadow Hero #[nn]

In "null," a quiet grocery store owner in San Incendio’s Chinatown finds his life upended when the spirit of the Tortoise takes root within him, binding his fate to a legacy of quiet strength. When his wife Hua is saved by the superhero Anchor of Justice, she vows to shape their son Hank into a hero—though the path ahead is anything but clear.

In "null," Hank’s attempts to engineer a heroic origin through accidental experiments leave him with a peculiar, pink-tinged skin when wet. After training with his uncle Wun Too, he takes to the streets as the Golden Man of Bravery, his first patrol bringing him face-to-face with Red Center—unaware she’s already handling her own battles.

In "null," Hank grapples with the aftermath of his father’s murder at the hands of Mock Beak, the Tong leader who recognized him without his mask. At the funeral, the enigmatic Tortoise appears, offering to take up residence in Hank’s shadow in exchange for a single wish—Hank’s wish being that he will never be shot again.

In "null," Hank—once a reluctant hero—finds himself marked by strange, uncanny luck as bullets veer away from him, a side effect of a pact with the enigmatic Tortoise. Though his partner Hua has lost faith in the hero’s path, Hank reclaims his purpose, reinventing himself as the Green Turtle and setting out for the hidden casino stronghold of Ten Grand, deep within Coolie Hat Rock.

In "null," the Green Turtle faces off against Red Center at Ten Grand’s base, only to watch in confusion as the villain seemingly delivers Ten Grand to the police—only to discover the so-called criminal is actually a second-rate actor, Moe Bender. Later that night, Red Center tracks Hank down at his home, turning the tables in a tense, unexpected confrontation.

In "null," Red Center recounts her father Ten Grand’s rise to power as leader of the Tongs, a legacy now up for grabs. She challenges Green Turtle to a trial by combat against Big Cookie and Mock Beak, testing his worth to inherit her father’s throne—only for Mock Beak to kill Big Cookie and Green Turtle to flee with him as prisoner. When Ten Grand reveals his shadow houses Dragon, the entity who granted him invincibility in battle, Green Turtle finds a way to outmaneuver the wish by passing the fight on. After Ten Grand’s death, Anchor of Justice calls Green Turtle to join the greater conflict.

In "null," a quiet resistance unfolds in a besieged town in Yun-Nan as the Japanese tighten their grip on explosives and gold. With cunning and precision, Burma Boy and Green Turtle turn the enemy’s own weapons and alliances against them—each playing a dangerous game of deception in the shadows.