Lady Deathstrike

Lady Deathstrike
Lady Deathstrike as seen in X-Men: Messiah Complex. Art by Simone Bianchi.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	As Yuriko Oyama: Daredevil #197 (Aug 1983) As Lady Deathstrike: Alpha Flight #33 (Apr 1986)
Created by	Dennis O'Neil and Larry Hama, Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema, Chris Claremont and Barry Windsor-Smith
In-story information
Alter ego	Yuriko Oyama
Team affiliations	Sisterhood of Mutants Reavers Thunderbolts
Abilities	Excellent athlete and hand-to-hand combatant Superhuman strength, speed, agility, and reflexes Adamantium skeleton and retractable claw nails Accelerated healing factor

Lady Deathstrike (Yuriko Oyama), occasionally spelled "Deathstryke," is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a foe of the X-Men, especially Wolverine.

Her father Lord Dark Wind created the adamantium-bonding process that was forced on Wolverine by Weapon X. A self-styled warrior, Lady Deathstrike hired the villain Spiral’s "body shoppe" to bond adamantium to her own skeleton in addition to other cyber-genetic enhancements. She has since worked as a mercenary and assassin and feels a need to prove herself by killing Wolverine. Lady Deathstrike is also the sister of Lord Deathstrike.

A mutant version of Lady Deathstrike, played by Kelly Hu and without any of Deathstrike's backstory, appeared as a brainwashed henchwoman of William Stryker in the 2003 film X2. She also re-appeared in X-Men: The Official Game, where she was revealed to be Silver Samurai's apprentice.

In 2009, Lady Deathstrike was ranked as IGN's 78th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.

She first appeared as Yuriko Oyama in Daredevil #197 and later as Lady Deathstrike in Alpha Flight #33. Yuriko Oyama was created by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Larry Hama. Writers Bill Mantlo and Chris Claremont added defining characteristics such as her cyborg abilities, while artist Barry Windsor-Smith designed her cyborg appearance.