Yukio (comics)
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Yukio, by Marc Silvestri
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Wolverine #1 (September, 1982) |
| Created by |
Chris Claremont Frank Miller |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Yukio (last name unknown) |
| Team affiliations | Mutant Underground |
| Partnerships |
Gambit Wolverine Storm Amiko Kobayashi Mariko Yashida |
| Abilities | Superior fighting abilities Genius-level intellect |
Yukio (雪緒?) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. She is a female ninja of Japanese origin and is a supporting character of the X-Men.
Rila Fukushima portrays a mutant version of the character in the 2013 film, The Wolverine.
Yukio first appeared in Wolverine #1 (September 1982) and was created by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller.
Yukio is an occasional thief by profession, as well as a rōnin, a masterless samurai. Yukio has been portrayed as a free spirit with an almost careless disregard for personal danger. According to her own philosophy of life, living in danger is the ultimate adventure, while the peace of death is the final prize that awaits for every person who has truly lived.
While Yukio is highly skilled in the martial arts, her specialty weapons are scalpel-like shuriken, of which she can hurl up to three at a time with deadly accuracy. It has been hinted upon by Wolverine that Yukio's real first name could be "Yukiko". However, since Logan joked about it and the fact has since then never again been touched upon, its unclear if Yukiko is Yukio's actual real name or not.
The X-Men's first encounter with Yukio occurred when Wolverine had his struggle with Shingen Yashida, father of Wolverine's girlfriend Mariko Yashida. At that time Yukio worked for Shingen, and one of her tasks was to kill Wolverine. Instead she developed a crush on him and subsequently aided him in bringing about Shingen's downfall.
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