James Munoru was a soldier working for the Dione-Kisumu Company. He was codenamed Black. His family owned a tea plantation.
He was one of the DKC soldiers sent to investigate the outbreak of psychic powers on Yemaya 4. The cure brought by Bernice Summerfield and Roz Forrester from GRUMPY made him lose his psychic abilities as well. After the Dione-Kisumu Company's attempt to destroy the colony was stopped, he was taken with Ngaiyo, Seketo and the colonist Zinkiewicz to Youkali for treatment. (PROSE: SLEEPY)