Silver Samurai
Silver Samurai is the name of several characters in the Marvel Universe.
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Silver Samurai (Kenuichio Harada)
- Main Article: Kenuichio Harada
Kenuichio Harada (Japanese: 原田剣一郎, Hepburn: Harada Ken'ichirō) was the illegitimate son of Lord Shingen Yashida and half-brother to Mariko Yashida with him being part of Clan Yashida. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #172)
As a professional criminal, he came to be hired by Mandrill and the Black Spectre where he clashed against Daredevil. (Daredevil v1 #111)
In the preparation for Mariko's wedding, the Silver Samurai watched from the scene and intended to strike at Wolverine as well as his allies the X-Men who had arrived at the Yashida residence. He was then attacked by Yukio who intended to capture him but she failed in knocking him unconscious. The commotion resulted in Wolverine being drawn into the disturbance where he fought against the Silver Samurai. This allowed for Viper to sneak into the building and kidnap Mariko whereupon Harada used a teleportation device to escape the scene. Mariko was then taken captive with her being held in a remote building in Tokyo where Lord Shingen's rival Nabatone Yokuse was present to arbitrate the matter of leadership of Clan Yashida. However, Mariko had been switched with Yukio who refused Kenuichio's claim leading to a battle with Storm entering into the fray where she came to lose track of her powers thus causing a large explosion at the scene. The Silver Samurai survived and he recovered Viper where he vowed revenge as he intended to forcibly take the position of head of Clan Yashida. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #172)
After the establishment of the Mutant nation of Krakoa, the people of this country managed to develop the Resurrection Protocols allowing them to restore fallen members of their kind. Among those brought back by this process was Kenuichio Harada who joined his people on the living island where he became responsible for officiating combat in the arena in the Quarry. (Cable v4 #1)
Silver Samurai (Shingen Harada)
- Main Article: Shingen Harada
Shingen Harada was the son of Kenuichio Harada and came to adopt the mantle of his father after his death. He had constructed a power-armoured suit which he used to fight the Hand's attempt at claiming the leadership of Clan Yashida. (Wolverine v3 #301)
Overview
Shingen Harada came to create a power armoured version of the Silver Samurai armour that was equipped with a variety of weapons which included energy-based katanas. (Wolverine v3 #301)
Notes
- The concept of the Silver Samurai was created by Steve Gerber and Bob Brown where it made its first appearance in Daredevil v1 #111 (July, 1974).
Alternate Versions
- In Earth X v1 #8 (1999), the Seven Silver Samurai appeared in the reality of Earth X set on Earth-9997 in the Multiverse.
In other media
Television
Films
- In The Wolverine, an adaptation of the Silver Samurai concept appeared in the setting of the live-action film with this being Ichirō Yashida who was portrayed by actor Haruhiko Yamanouchi. This version was a large suit of powered armour that was created by the Yashida Zaibatsu at the behest of its leader Ichirō Yashida. He had invested his fortune in creating a powerful business empire where he sought to steal the powers of Logan in order to become immortal. Harada was a member of the Black Clan, a clan of Ninjas loyal to the Yashida family. He first discovered Logan during Master Yashida's 'funeral', in which he covertly assisted Wolverine and Yukio in attempting to prevent the kidnapping of Mariko Yashida. He searched for Logan and Mariko throughout Nagasaki, directly reporting to Viper in the process. Eventually, along with the rest of the Black Clan, he tried to prevent Logan from entering the abandoned research facility in which Mariko was held captive. He and the Clan pelted Logan with anti-Adamantium arrows, incapacitating and capturing Wolverine
Video games
Appearances
- Daredevil: (1984)
- Wolverine:
- Wolverine v3:
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