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Encyclopedia > American Samurai (comics)
American Samurai
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Elektra v1 #11 (October, 1997)
Created by Peter Milligan & Mike Deodato, Jr.
Character information
Real name unrevealed
Status Active
Affiliations Keepers of the Sacred Koan
Previous affiliations none
Notable aliases None
Notable relatives None
Notable powers uses empowered by a mystic samurai spirit giving him enhanced skills, can raise the dead

thanks to learning the Sacred Koan. He can also teleport. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... This article is about the Greek mythological personalities. ...

American Samurai is a super-villain in Marvel Comics. The Green Goblin, a supervillain and enemy of Spider-Man. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ...


History

A so far unnamed American soldier was somehow empowered by a mystical spirit which gave him superhuman skills. Even the soldier's aging process was slowed because of this event. After World War II was over, the Samurai grew angry at the way America was evolving. He attacked a police force who were just apprehending a gang known as the Clowns. The Samurai knocked all of the officers out and slaughtered all of the members of the Clowns by himself, refusing to let their injustice continue. Combatants Allies: Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France/Free France, United States, Canada, China, India, Australia, Poland, New Zealand, South Africa, Greece, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Burma, Slovakia Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8...


When Daredevil and Elektra both saw the Samurai fighting a local gang of thugs, they read some information about him. Wanting to stop the Samurai from killing any more people, they sought him out by disguising themselves as members of the Clowns. The Samurai was stunned that the Clowns still "existed", and fought both Murdock and Elektra. But when he realized he was outnumbered, the Samurai fled. Daredevil (alter ego Matthew Murdock) is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Elektra Natchios is a Marvel Comics character. ...


Daredevil and Elektra followed the Samurai to his apartment, but when he noticed their appearance he teleported away. The Samurai teleported to the Sing-Sing Penitentiary, where he let out all of its prisoners but only to kill them. When Elektra and Daredevil eventually located the Samurai, he was defeated and begged to perform "seppuku". The two heroes let him. The Samurai wrote the Sacred Koan on a piece of paper, which apparently helped him to commit suicide! Unsure what just happened, Elektra later burned the paper the Koan was written upon, and she and Daredevil left.


Civil War

Following the events of Civil War, the American Samurai is revealed to have apparently survived the Koan incident, as he's bound to join up with a new incarnation of the Heroes For Hire. It has been suggested that Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways be merged into this article or section. ... Power Man and Iron Fist was a Marvel comic book featuring Power Man and Iron Fist. ...



 
 

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