Wiping his brow, Hiuma Rinji took a deep breath and then sighed, "I am not a surgeon. Why am I doing this?"

There was a lot of background noise, not something that he was accustomed to when he worked on detailed electronics and robotics. A steady pump sounded and the gurgle of suction. The mostly rhythmic variety beeps that signaled the vital signs of the patient on the operating table before him.

"I am a surgeon," replied Doctor Kawamoto, "the best trauma surgeon in Japan. Doctor Ishihara is the best neurosurgeon in Japan and Doctor Ohara is the best orthopedic surgeon in Japan."

"This young man saved the Hospital, "added Doctor Ohara, "all of us, and all of the patients. He nearly died. We owe him a debt. And we are repaying his debt."

Doctor Ishihara closed the suture and then said, "yes, and he has lost too much of his function and we have only one compatible donor, and Hawk Rider was an uberman. He, too, sacrificed himself to save the hospital. He paid with his life, but we can still save this young man. It was a miracle that his histocompatibility markers all match."

"The problem, however," said Doctor Ohara, "is that we are certain that the stress tolerances of Hawk Rider's tissues exceed that of young Basa's. Hence, we called you. You are the best engineer in Japan."

"We need to modify his bodies architecture to match as closely as possible that of Hawk Rider's," added Doctor Kawamoto. "The best that we can do is to create a cyborg."

"No need to remind me," replied Rinji. Assisted by the three surgeons, he completed the task. "There, at least the framework is there. I will need to custom manufacture the remainder throughout this week. But you should be able to close him up now."

"There are not many like him in the world," said Doctor Kawamoto.

"No, indeed," replied Rinji. "But if anyone deserved to be able to fly, to be able to see like a hawk, this boy does. He has in him the makings of a hero. And my brother can teach him much of that."

Tsubasa or Basa, has always believed in doing the right thing. He was nearly killed when, he witnessed Hawk Rider fighting six robots one night and, seeing a ninja plant a bomb next to a hospital, he took it and ran towards the water. But it the powerful device exploded as he tossed it in and he was too close. But he has never regretted it. That was his fate.

Basa believes that none can escape his or her fate. But he believes, too, that one can approach that fate staring it straight in the eye without fear. Still, if fate does not dictate something, one can approach a problem by studying it and taking the time to make prudent decisions.

"I ride the skies and swoop upon vermin who despoil the sanctity of good people."

Hawk Rider is a cyborg who has better than normal physical abilities. Powered by a wind turbine, he can perform incredible feats. He has been taught by Moon Warrior and is a capable fighter.

Neither Hawk Rider nor Doctor Boom knows that one of the parts scavenged to fix his body was from the remains of one of the Haganeiro robots of Dark Pool that was used to carry out the attack on the hospital. This part includes a control circuit. And CyberOne has recently found out about that.

In his normal form, Basa appears to be a fairly typical Japanese man. As an automobile mechanic, he usually wears an overall at work. Outside of work, he likes to dress in denims. When he changes to Hawk Rider II, he appears to be wearing a combat suit, but this is really his cyborg form. His eyes enlarge, a beak protrudes from his face, and he sprouts avian-looking wings from his back. All of his 'feathers' are a mylar-based plastic that is both lightweight and durable.