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Katana
Mainstream Universe, 2011-present
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Real Name
Tatsu Yamashiro ( née Toro )
Main Alias
Katana
Relatives
( conserve, deceased )
Reiko Yamashiro ( daughter, deceased )
Yuki Yamashiro ( daughter, deceased )
Takeo Yamashiro ( brother-in-law, deceased )
Miyako (ancestor), Maseo Yamashiro (husband, deceased)Reiko Yamashiro (daughter, deceased)Yuki Yamashiro (daughter, deceased)Takeo Yamashiro (brother-in-law, deceased)
Reading: Tatsu Toro (Prime Earth)
Affiliation
Birds of Prey,
Justice League Reserves,
Outsiders,
Sword Clan,
Task Force XL ·
Formerly
Suicide Squad
Sword Clan,Formerly Justice League of America
Base Of Operations
Detroit · San Francisco · Formerly Japan
Status
Alignment
good
Identity
Secret Identity
Citizenship
japanese
Marital Status
Widowed
Occupation
Vigilante
Characteristics
Gender
Female
Height
Weight
Eyes
Brown
Hair
Black
Origin
Universe
Prime Earth
Creators
Mike W. Barr · Jim Aparo
First Appearance |
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Birds of Prey Vol 3 #1 (November, 2011) |
I am not leaving until the Daggers are destroyed. My husband seeks audience with them all.
- — Katana src
Tatsu Yamashiro is Katana, a japanese sword-wielding superhero who has been a member of the Suicide Squad, the Outsiders, the Justice League of America and the Birds of Prey. Her primary coil weapon is her sword, “ Soultaker, ” which is said to capture the soul of anyone killed by it, including her conserve.
history
origin
Tatsu Toro grew up in Japan, where she was an Olympic-level soldierly artist. finally, she met and fell in love with a man named Maseo Yamashiro, and the copulate had two daughters, Yuki and Reiko. Tatsu soon retired from the Olympics and for a meter, she lived a happy life with her family. however Maseo ‘s brother Takeo, a penis of the Yakuza, soon grew jealous of his brother ‘s relationship with Tatsu. Fearing Takeo ‘s wrath, Tatsu fled to the countryside in a bootless attack to avoid the homicidal buddy. [ 1 ] In the end, Takeo found Tatsu and her family and burnt their home down to the ground. Using the sentient Soultaker Sword, a mysterious japanese artifact, Takeo butchered Tatsu ‘s husband and two daughters. In an try to avenge her kin, Tatsu attacked the murderer. however with the Soultaker, Takeo was able to overpower Tatsu with relative facilitate, before he could strike a killing blow, the Soultaker had a change of kernel and chose Tatsu as its new wielder. With the blade, Tatsu killed her brother-in-law, avenging her kin. [ 1 ] Tatsu soon realized that her husband ‘s soul rested within the blade, along with all its other victims. With the burden of the soul on her back, Tatsu was reborn as the anti-hero Katana, who would hunt the Yakuza down in an undertake to avenge all those who had been killed by Takeo. [ 1 ] Katana was asked by Black Canary to join the Birds of Prey. She was besides recommended by Barbara Gordon together with Starling and Poison Ivy, who joined the team even though Katana was n’t very felicitous about it. The team found out that, on a educate, three people had bombs in their heads. The four of them went on to the train and stop it, after learning that Black Canary besides had a bombard in her pass. After the bombs were removed, they learned where the person who had been doing this was and, with the assistant of Batgirl, they broke into the build up, merely to get send external again with no memory of what happened and without Batgirl.
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Doomsday Clock
Main article: Doomsday Clock Vol 1 After Superman is framed and rendered comatose, Katana joined the group of heroes heading towards Mars to confront their cryptic enemy. The heroes meet and engage Doctor Manhattan, but they are well defeated. [ 2 ]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Abilities
- Acrobatics
- Bilingualism: Katana is fluent in her native language Japanese as well as English.[1]
- Martial Arts: Tatsu was trained in various Japanese-styled martial arts from an early age, and is a master martial artist. She is able to combat multiple enemies, fight metahumans and adapt to situations with ease.
- Stealth
- Swordsmanship: Having been trained in the art of swordsmanship under various samurai sensei, Yamashiro is able to use her fabled sword “Soultaker” with expert proficiency. She is most skilled with katana.
Paraphernalia
Weapons
- Soultaker Sword: The Soultaker, along with its non-powered twin, was forged in the 14th century by Muramasa, whose swords were said to be cursed and make those who were evil commit evil acts. It sometimes takes the souls of those it kills, storing them inside the sword, where they can engage in limited communication with whoever wields it. Due to its magical properties, the sword is able to penetrate the skin of Kryptonians as well as deflect heat vision.[1]
Notes
relate
![]() ![]() This character is or was a member of the Birds of Prey, a team of female super-heroes that go on limited missions across the world, in any of its diverse incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the “ Birds of Prey members “ class. Read more : Illuminati Members, Enemies, Powers | Marvel |
![]() This character is or was a member of the Justice League of America, or the Justice League in any of its assorted incarnations, sworn by a duty to act as guardians of America and the universe by using their skills and/or superpowers to protect worldly concern from both interstellar and domestic threats. This template will categorize articles that include it into the “ Justice League of America members “ class . |
![]() This character is or was chiefly a member of the super-hero team known as the Outsiders, in any of its respective incarnations. They are a black ops team dedicated to fighting evil and taking the fall in populace opinion that bigger groups like the Justice League can not, started by Batman to avoid being crippled by public relations needs. This template will categorize articles that include it into the “ Outsiders members “ class . |
![]() This quality is or was a member of the Suicide Squad, a team of imprison super-villains who perform bad missions for the U.S. Government in exchange for change sentences, in any of its respective incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the “ Suicide Squad members “ class . |