Mariko Yashida
Mariko Yashida is a female comic character that features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Her body was taken by the Hand under the direction of Gorgon who had their magic resurrect her as a warrior to serve their ranks. Under the name of Scarlet Samurai, she wore red armor and served as a lieutenant as well as enforcer to Gorgon as they struck at Yashida Corporation to acquire its Regenix drug. The pharmaceutical had the means of repairing fatal injuries with the Hand intending to use it to empower their soldiers with healing factors. Thus, they struck at the company with Mariko dealing a fatal blow to her nephew Shingen Harada leaving him for dead. She then accompanied her master to find and kill Old Man Logan who was in Japan at the time but their quarry managed to escape. The Scarlet Samurai was intended to take over the Yashida Corporation and mass produce the Regenix drug for them but they came under attack from Logan along with Shingen in his guise as the Silver Samurai. Together, they forced Gorgon to escape whilst Mariko was rendered unconscious with her being treated with nanites to remove the Hand's controls over her. (Old Man Logan v2 #33) Upon awakening, she agreed to join Old Man Logan in going to Madripoor to prevent the spread of Regenix leading to a battle with Gorgon and his Hand followers that had also gone there to acquire the formula from the Crazy Thunder crime gang. (Old Man Logan v2 #34) When Old Man Logan was badly wounded, she helped fight off Gorgon and the Hand where she managed to give Logan a shot of Regenix to heal his injuries. She then took him back to Japan to ensure that Yashida Corporation removed all remaining data on Regenix whereupon she departed to begin a new life for herself. (Old Man Logan v2 #35)
Overview
Personality and attributes
After her resurrection, she had adopted the name of the Scarlet Samurai. (Old Man Logan v2 #33)
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Mariko Yashida was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne where she made her first appearance in Uncanny X-Men v1 #118 (February, 1979).
Alternate Versions
- In Mutant X v1 #28 (2001), a version of Mariko Yashida lived in a reality where she married Logan and had two children named Mari Logan and Brian Logan.
- In X-Men: Age of Apocalypse v1 (2005), a version of Mariko Yashida lived in a reality where she was the lover of Wolverine who was named Weapon Omega. During their time together, the pair had a biological daughter named Kirika Yashida.
In other media
Television
- In Wolverine and the X-Men, Mariko Yashida appeared in the episode "Code of Conduct" where she was voiced by actor Gwendoline Yeo.
Films
- In The Wolverine, Mariko Yashida had a major role in the live-action movie where she was portrayed by Tao Okamoto.
Appearances
- Uncanny X-Men v1: #118 (1979)
- Old Man Logan:
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