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| Silver Samurai | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Kenuichio Harada Daredevil #111 (July 1974)[1][2] Shingen Yashida Wolverine #1 (Sept. 1982) |
| Created by | Steve Gerber Bob Brown |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Kenuichio Harada Shingen "Shin" Harada |
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Silver Samurai is the name of two differentsupervillains appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics, both acquaintances ofWolverine.
The character has appeared in severalX-Men-relatedanimated series andvideo games before making its live-action debut in the 2013 filmThe Wolverine.
Kenuichio Harada is the original Silver Samurai.[3] The character first appeared inDaredevil #111 (July 1974), and was created by writerSteve Gerber and artistBob Brown.[4] AJapanesemutant who uses his powers to charge hiskatana and wears asamurai-style armor made of a silvery metal, he is the illegitimate son ofLord Shingen, the half-brother ofMariko Yashida, a cousin ofSunfire andSunpyre, and a nemesis of Wolverine. While he spent most of his existence as a villain, he eventually reformed into a more heroic figure.
Shingen "Shin"Harada, otherwise known as the second Silver Samurai, is Kenuichio Harada's son who is named after Lord Shingen. He had been committing larceny withAmiko Kobayashi.[5] Shin later worked withMystique to track down newly awakened mutants to join a cause. He was later recruited by Kade Killgore to be a teacher at theHellfire Club's Hellfire Academy where he worked as a designer.[6][7] Silver Samurai later appeared as a member of Mystique's fourth incarnation of theBrotherhood of Mutants.[8] DuringMagneto's fight with the Brotherhood of Mutants onMadripoor, Magneto controlled Silver Samurai into wounding Mystique.[9]
Shingen Harada represented the Yashida Corporation when he attended a meeting at the Universal Bank withTiberius Stone ofAlchemax,Wilson Fisk of Fisk Industries,Sebastian Shaw of Shaw Industries,Darren Cross ofCross Technological Enterprises,Zeke Stane of Stane International, Frr'dox ofShi'ar Solutions Consolidated, and Wilhelmina Kensington of Kilgore Arms where they discussed withDario Agger aboutRoxxon Energy Corporation's plans to exploit the Ten Realms of Asgard. When the true motive of the meeting was revealed, Harada attacked Agger and they almost fought, interrupted by the arrival ofExterminatrix of the Midas Foundation, resulting in Agger getting knocked out when declaring herself a new member of their assembly.[10] He then went to an underwater station in the Southern Ocean, where he attacked the employees until encounteringThor who defeated him by smacking him repeatedly withMjolnir. He then escaped and joined Exterminatrix in an aerial battle against soldiers attempting to rescue Agger. They later entered Roxxon Corporation HQ, where they encountered the B.E.R.S.E.R.K.E.R.S., a group of Hulk-like superhumans. While the Mindless Ones fought the B.E.R.S.E.R.K.E.R.S., Silver Samurai and Exterminatrix went to Agger's vault, attempting to take the money until Agent Solomon arrived, forcing Exterminatrix to fight the woman while Silver Samurai opened the vault. When the vault was opened, Agger transformed into Minotaur and knocked out Silver Samurai. Then, the floating island the building was located on fell down due to the activation of the Agger Imperative. WhileS.H.I.E.L.D. evacuated the building, Thor destroyed the island. The villains were later arrested and taken into custody.[11]
Silver Samurai approachedOld Man Logan wanting to ally in stopping the Hand's Regenix operation. He agreed in exchange that Mariko doesn't get killed and that Touku and Asami's child is taken care of. When Logan and Silver Samurai attack the Hand's Regenix operations, Silver Samurai foughtGorgon while Logan fought the Hand Ninjas to confront Mariko. After Gorgon got away, Silver Samurai injected nanites into Mariko to break the Hand's control. Afterwards, Logan and Mariko sent Silver Samurai to destroy the Regenix shipments in Madripoor.[12]
Variations of the Silver Samurai appears inThe Wolverine (2013).[17] The first is the Yashida clan's traditional samurai attire which is donned byShingen Yashida (portrayed byHiroyuki Sanada).[18] The second is a giantpowered exoskeleton made of adamantium operated by former soldier/billionaireIchirō Yashida (portrayed byHaruhiko Yamanouchi as an old man[17] andKen Yamamura as a young man).[19]
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