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| Shingen Yashida | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Wolverine #1 (Sept. 1982) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont Frank Miller |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Shingen Yashida |
| Team affiliations | Yashida Clan; Kuzuryū,Brotherhood of Mutants;the Hand;Advanced Idea Mechanics;yakuza |
| Notable aliases | Lord Shingen Silver Samurai |
| Abilities | Highly intelligent and resourceful Peak human physical condition despite his advanced age Master swordsman Experienced martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant Access to drugs, poisons, and weapons Business and political experience Vast criminal underworld connections Expert in intimidation and coercion Charisma and manipulation skills Expert in physical and psychological warfare |
Lord Shingen Yashida (alsoShingen Harada) is asupervillain appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an adversary ofWolverine.
The character was played byHiroyuki Sanada in the 2013 filmThe Wolverine.
Shingen first appeared inWolverine #1 (Sept. 1982) and was created byChris Claremont andFrank Miller.
Shingen was a ruthless, combat-hungry, and megalomaniacal crime lord who used hisyakuza connections to become the leader of the Yashida clan, ruling over the syndicate with an iron fist. To settle apersonal debt incurred during his rise to power, Shingen forced his daughterMariko Yashida to marryyakuza boss Noboru Hideki against her will.[1]Wolverine found out Noboru beat Mariko nearly to death and confronted Noboru but relented from killing him upon Mariko's insistence.
Shingen was briefly resurrected by Phaedra of theHand as part of a campaign of revenge against Wolverine.[2]
Lord Shingen had no superhuman abilities but was in peak physical condition despite his age, and he was one of the finest swordsmen and martial artists in all of Japan. Highly intelligent, he had extensive knowledge of human anatomy, pressure points, and great knowledge of poisons and assassination techniques. Shingen was highly skilled in the management of criminal organizations and very well connected in the international criminal underworld, particularly in areas of drug traffic.
In the comic seriesExiles, a younger version of Shingen Yashida exists in the home reality of Mariko Yashida (aka Sunfire).[3]
Shingen Yashida appears inThe Wolverine, portrayed byHiroyuki Sanada.[4] In addition to being the father of Mariko Yashida, this version is the son of billionaireIchirō Yashida and foster brother of Yukio. After the Yashidas' technology empire is left to Mariko despite Shingen's attempts to cover up his father's near-bankruptcy, Shingen began seeking vengeance, developing an obsession with humiliating and killing Ichirō, and ruthlessly betrays his family by conspiring with Japan's Minister of Justice Noburo Mori and theyakuza to kill Mariko for taking what he saw as his and gain his father's admiration. After he is poisoned byViper, Shingen dons the Yashida Clan'straditional samurai armor and attacks and attempts to brutally kill Yukio, but is instead defeated and killed byLogan.
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