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Topic: Mariko Yashida


In the News (Sun 27 Dec 09)

  
  Mariko Yashida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wolverine killed her and vowed to avenge Mariko by yearly severing parts of Matsuo's body on the anniversary of her death.
Whether Wolverine continues to honor the memory of Mariko by mutilating Matsuo is uncertain.
An alternate version of her - as Sunfire, with the same powers as her Marvel Universe cousin - was a member of the Exiles from issue #2 (September, 2001) till her death in issue #37 (January, 2004.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mariko_Yashida   (277 words)

  
 Shingen Harada - TheBestLinks.com - Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Fictional character, Wolverine (comics), ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
However, as Mariko did not know this when Wolverine attempted to use his claws against Shingen to save his own life it appeared to Mariko that he was cheating in the duel.
Mariko did not know that Wolverine's body had been saturated with enough lethal poison to kill several dozen ordinary men, or that Shingen was the one who was actually cheating in the duel.
Mariko Yashida and Wolverine however, did not marry for Mariko believed her father and his criminal ties had dishonored her and she was not worthy of him.
www.thebestlinks.com /Shingen_Harada.html   (341 words)

  
 NetRider's Wolverine Homepage
Mariko Yashida and Logan had fallen in love the moment they met, but the daughter of Shingen Yashida was honor bound by the code of her clan to serve.
Logan saved Mariko, slaying not only her husband of the arranged marriage, but a Yakuza assassin who tried to kill her, and Shingen himself, who had been driven mad with greed in an attempt to single handedly take over the Japanese underworld and rule the country.
Between their plotting, Mariko was forced into a situation that nearly destroyed her clan's honor and left Logan jilted at the alter.
jedijabroni.s5.com /comics/logan.html   (2567 words)

  
 OAFE - Gaijin Wolverine/Mariko Yashida Minimates review
Mariko, on the other hand, was the cousin of some-time villain the Silver Samurai, and was at one point engaged to Logan.
This Mariko could be taken from any point in her history - she was traditionally seen wearing just the sort of kimono she's got on here.
Gaijin Wolverine and Mariko Yashida come in the new "blind box" packaging that now seems to be the standard for Marvel Minimates.
www.oafe.net /yo/mmmgwm.php   (582 words)

  
 MarvelDirectory.com
HISTORY Mariko Yashida was the daughter of Japanese crimelord Lord Shingen, leader of Clan Yashida.
To that end, Mariko became a force in the Japanese criminal underworld, using her influence to help the former X-Men of X-Factor in a clash with the criminal cyborgs of the Cybersamurai.
Mariko was buried on the grounds of her family’s ancestral home, to which Wolverine makes a pilgrimage every year to honor her memory.
www.marveldirectory.com /individuals/m/marikoyashida.htm   (580 words)

  
 Welcome to UXN - For the Fans, By the Fans
Him being the rightful ruler of Clan Yashida, Mariko was honor-bound to his will, and could do nothing but helplessly watch when Shingen allied the Clan with several criminal organizations of Japan’s underworld.
Mariko suspected as much, but didn’t dare accuse her rival of such treachery and went for the chance that would have meant freedom.
Mariko’s last request of Wolverine was to not have to suffer for long, and he used his claws on her for a mercy-killing.
uncannyxmen.net /db/article/showquestion.asp?faq=8&fldAuto=170   (1200 words)

  
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Mariko, like her teammates, is unhinged from time to correct several other realities that made her own reality go wrong.
Mariko does not want to admit she has murdered an innocent man who was forced to fight her.
Mariko cracks a smile, something that she hasn't done in a while.
www.myhogan.com /exiles/fanfiction/sundown.html   (1162 words)

  
 X-Men Character Bios: Yashida, Mariko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Wolverine's only true love, took control of the Yashida clan after her father Shingen's death.
After Mastermind's effects wore off, Mariko still refused to marry, not because Logan wasn't good enough for her, but because she felt that until her clan was disassocited from the underworld, she wasn't worthy of him.
Mariko was poisoned by Reiko, an assassin for the Yakuza, and asked Logan to use his claws on her to end her suffering.
www.mutanthigh.com /mariko.html   (108 words)

  
 Mariko
Lady Mariko Yashida was born into one of the most powerful families in Japan, the Clan Yashida.
Although they were at one time engaged Yashida broke off the union when she was mentally manipulated by the mutant Mastermind.
After she became master of her own mind, Yashida resolved that she would marry Wolverine only after she had proven herself worthy of him - but she was to be denied.
spider-bob.com /heroes/marvel/Mariko.htm   (166 words)

  
 Marvel Omega :: Ultimate X-Men   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
She is lithe and precise in her movements, she has been watching the Yashida compound for the past week.
Kenuichio and Mariko watch in surprise—they have never seen Shingen Yashida bow his head to any man. He always thought of it as a sign of weakness to show respect for another, thus, he never would.
The rush of the lunch hour is upon them, and various people on their breaks brush past in a hurried attempt to grab a bite to eat before they have to head back to the daily grind.
omega.rlk7.com /ultxmen23.html   (1779 words)

  
 Comixfan Forums - View Single Post - Yashida, Mariko
Mariko Yashida was one of the few Japanese survivors when Apocalypse attacked her country.
Mariko stopped Brian Braddock from firing on the ship with Weapon X in it, and watched his unsuccessful attempt to stop Pierce.
Mariko was with the Human High Council as it launched its fleet against America.
www.comixfan.com /xfan/forums/showpost.php?p=24249&postcount=1   (200 words)

  
 Marvel Omega :: Ultimate X-Men   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Mariko Yashida tries to struggle, yet her captor's coils tighten around her.
Logan turns to see Mariko Yashida standing in the doorway, and the sword falls from his hand..
Mariko Yashida watches him go and once he is out of sight, she brushes a tear from her eye.
omega.rlk7.com /ultxmen24.html   (1874 words)

  
 Wolverine - The Life & Times of a Runty Canuck
Mariko welcomed Rogue however and it turned out to be well that she did.
In a nutshell, Mariko was finally about to divest Clan Yashida of the last of the holdings that were fouling the Clan's honor - which would have left the path clear for her and Logan to wed at last.
While Logan was kept away from her due to a large scale fight, Mariko was betrayed at the final deal and poisoned by a blade coated with blowfish toxin (the assassin was ironically a friend to Logan sent in by no-one else than his former teammate/lover, Silver Fox - who was working with Matsuo).
www.angelfire.com /ns/logan/facts/bio.html   (8172 words)

  
 Wolverine #57   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In the house of the Yashida clan, Wolverine, Gambit, and the Silver Samurai are battling the Hand's ninjas.
Reiko didn't know that Mariko was involved with Wolverine which was why she agreed to go in.
As Logan takes Mariko to the chapel, with her dying breath, her final request to Logan was to use his claws to kill her and spare her the pain of the blowfish toxin.
ocean.accesswa.net /Comics/961/Comic.aspx   (586 words)

  
 Index to Wolverine: 1 / 10
Mariko, realizing her father was dishonorable, rewards Logan with the honor sword of the clan Yashida, stained with his own blood.
Mariko returns home from a long day of clan-ruling, and her and Logan¹s foster daughter Akiko (UXM 181) talks to her about school and boys.
Mariko Yashida and Akiko meet Yukio and Carmen at the door; Shumai arrives and rocket-bombs their car.
www.chronology.net /default.pl/cited/rd_wolverine/1   (2922 words)

  
 NXU Handbook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
She is capable of using any number of different weapons but prefers not to fight at all unless needful.
The only two concrete facts are that she has assumed leadership of the Yashida Clan after the deaths of her male relatives.
Mariko named the girl Hisui and was able to keep her existence a secret from Wolverine until recently when the girl found out about her father and left the Clan taking the name Jade, the English translation of her Japanese name.
www.nextxcomics.com /handbook/y/yashida_mariko.htm   (149 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Shingen Harada
Shingen was a Japanese Yakuza crime boss who disgraced his family name by turning his clan into a criminal empire.
He was the father of Wolverine's fiancee, Mariko Yashida, fiancée of Wolverine.
This had the effect of disgracing Wolverine in front of his lover, which was the design of Shingen.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Shingen_Harada   (410 words)

  
 The Wolverine and Jubilee Page
Mariko watched, a part of her fearing for Logan, a part of her thrilling to the contest, to the heady rush as this man she had joined her path to fought for honour and glory.
Mariko saw Logan's plight, but she had intercepted the man with the saber, and he was far better than any mere soldier.
Mariko had drawn her own long knives from her boot-sheaths, and was stalking him as surely as any jungle-cat.
www.wolverineandjubilee.com /fiction/SkullsandXbones.htm   (13624 words)

  
 All words on Sunfire
Shiro Yashida and his sister Leyu were born to a mother who suffered radiation poisoning due to exposure to the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
As a result, he and his sister were born mutants, possessing identical powers (Note: Sunfire first appeared during the era of the original X-Men when several explanations for the existence of mutant powers had been given, one of which was radiation.
She shared a brief flirtation with Morph, despite the fact that this version of Yashida was a lesbian.
www.allwords.org /su/sunfire.html   (680 words)

  
 Silver Samurai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Silver Samurai, the illegitimate son of Shingin Harada, is a mutant with the power to charge his katana (sword) with mutant energy (a tachyon field) that enables it to slice through any known substance except for adamantium.
Harada was once the bodyguard for the international terrorist known as the Viper, but he became the head of Clan Yashida after his sister Mariko's death.
He is currently attempting to pay off his clan's debts to the criminal underworld and restore its honor.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/s/si/silver_samurai.html   (222 words)

  
 Best of Wolverine, Vol. 1
When he catches up with Mariko, he sees she's been beaten by her new husband; yet she rejects him out of loyalty to her father.
Meanwhile, Yukio is captured by the Hand and brought to face Lord Shingen, but when Mariko walks in and sees her father beating Yukio, she steps in and tells him to stop.
Mariko's husband grabs her and drags her out of the palace, but comes face to face with Wolverine.
www.marvelmasterworks.com /marvelhcs/bestwolv1.html   (2183 words)

  
 X-Men Character Bios: Silver Samurai
Since his sister Mariko's death, Harada has become the head of his clan, and while he has opposed the X-Men in the past, he has of late been trying to live by the code of bushido and paying off his clan's debts to the Yakuza.
Following Mariko's death, Harada vowed to finance and watch out for Wolverine's foster daughter Amiko and her guardian, Yukio, in return for the Yashida Honor Sword.
Harada's death was a ruse, though, and he soon arrived at the Path's headquarters with agents of the JDSS, a Japanese paranormal investigation agency, and together they arrested all the members of the Path.
www.mutanthigh.com /silversamurai.html   (607 words)

  
 Wolverine's Allies: Mariko Yashida
Cousin to the Japanese mutant Sunfire, Mariko was Wolverine's love of his life, and both almost got married until she called it off.
Later, she was poisoned with Blowfish Toxin and pleaded to Wolverine to end her life.
Mariko Yashida, Sunfire, Wolverine are ©copyright of their respective owners.
wolverine.x-knights.com /yashida.html   (62 words)

  
 Hello? Anyone alive? - www.ezboard.com
Logan and Yukio hung out, but Logan's True Love was Mariko Yashida, and he committed himself to being with her alone.
During all that Storm who was oh so conservative got taken for a wild night out with Yukio and ended up coming back to the X-men dressed in leather and with her long gorgeous hair all shaved off except for a wispy mohawk.
Mariko was the daughter of a Japanese Mafia/Yakuza Lord, and was married off to an abusive husband (one of the high ups in the yakuza).
p222.ezboard.com /ffemxfrm7.showMessage?topicID=20.topic   (3264 words)

  
 The X-Men - Sunpyre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Her mutant powers seem to be the same as her brothers, the ability to absorb radiation and convert it to super-heated plasma and fire, as well as flight.
Leyu Yashida primarily went by the alias of Sunpyre, but she was also refered to as Sunfire (II).
Aside from Shiro Yoshida, her brother, Leyu was also the cousin of Mariko Yashida, the deceased fiance of Wolverine (I), as well as her half-brother, Kenuichio Harada, aka the Silver Samurai.
www.knightmare6.com /faq/x-men/sunpyre.html   (144 words)

  
 Untitled   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Logan became engaged to Shingen Harada's daughter Mariko, the current leader of the Yashida clan, but she called off their wedding as a result of her being psionically manipulated by the X-Men's foe Mastermind.
Although Mariko Yashida was freed from Mastermind's influence, and although she and Logan still love each other, she will not marry him until she believes she has redeemed herself for calling off the wedding.
Akiko has become Mariko's ward, and Logan and Mariko regard her as if she were their own daughter.
nosoul4evr.cyberfuturism.com /characters/wolvbio.html   (1015 words)

  
 OtakuBoards - The mage's relic.
When they went on the class field trip she was having fun looking at all the stuff.
She is a bit up set when her friend Mariko touch the strange object and was transported to a different time.
She did get made at her though knowing that Mariko was a curoisus person.
www.otakuboards.com /printthread.php?t=39949&pp=100   (1884 words)

  
 Wolverine #150
Flashback to the very far past, when a bloody feud within the Yashida clan results in Yolyn assuming the leadership role of the clan after the bloody murder of his father.
To the present, as Wolverine finds himself back in Japan, at the grave of his beloved Mariko Yashida, reflecting to the past when she had begged him to release her from the pain of blowfish toxin poisoning.
He babbles to Logan about how he considered Mariko to be lucky to have died back then than to be manipulated by the corruption of the Yashida clan.
ocean.accesswa.net /comics/889/Comic.aspx   (855 words)

  
 Wolverine
During a mission in Japan, Logan met and fell in love with Mariko Yashida, and nearly married her before manipulation by the villain Mastermind caused her to call the wedding off.
Although she was later freed from Mastermind's psychic control, Mariko felt she needed to redeem herself before she could once more agree to marry him.
Sadly their chance for happiness together was ended when Mariko was poisoned by an assassin, and with no hope of a cure, Logan was forced to kill her to spare her a painful and protracted death.
www.internationalhero.co.uk /w/wolvrine.htm   (1635 words)

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