Lady Bullseye

Lady Bullseye
Cover to Daredevil #111. Art by Marko Djurdjevic.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Daredevil Vol. 2 #111 (September, 2008)
Created by	Ed Brubaker Marko Djurdjevic Clay Mann
In-story information
Alter ego	Maki Matsumoto
Team affiliations	The Hand
Abilities	Master martial artist Proficient hand to hand combatant Skilled lawyer

Lady Bullseye is a fictional character, a supervillainess in the Marvel Comics Universe. A female counterpart of Bullseye, she was created by Ed Brubaker, Marko Djurdjevic, and Clay Mann, first appearing in Daredevil #111. She has primarily been an opponent of the superhero Daredevil.

Originally inspired to become a trained assassin when she witnessed Bullseye easily kill a number of people, she would later become a member of the Hand, although she did not hold their traditions in high esteem. Her alter ego is a lawyer, opposing Matt Murdock in the courtroom, thereby attacking Daredevil on two fronts. Lady Bullseye's true intentions were to take control of the Hand clan, but instead Daredevil becomes their leader.

Lady Bullseye was inspired by Lady Snowblood, a Japanese femme fatale.

Born in Japan, the young girl (it has not been revealed whether Maki Matsumoto is her birth name or an assumed one) who would become Lady Bullseye was imprisoned by the Yakuza, who planned to sell her and many others into sexual slavery. However, Bullseye, on an unrelated errand, arrived to slaughter the mobsters. The sight of Bullseye effortlessly killing her captors inspired the girl to escape and become a killer.

Years later, now in the employ of the Hand, the famous ninja order, she arrives in New York, to take the lead in Hand ninja-lord Hiroshi's plan. However, she has demonstrated little tolerance for the Hand's ritual, interrupting some (who are used to those traditions) off-guard in order to kill her enemies. She kills and resurrects both White Tiger and Black Tarantula to assist her.