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  X-Men Character Bios: Yashida, Shingen
Shingen was a Yakuza crimelord who married his daughter off to a man she didn't love, a wife-beater and a criminal.
He fought Logan twice, once forcing him into a berserker rage, to prove to Mariko that he was nothing but an animal.
However, while Shingen was a master swordsman, he also cheated, and the second time he and Logan fought, Logan killed him.
www.mutanthigh.com /shingen.html   (73 words)

  
  Takeda Shingen Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Shingen is sometimes referred to as "The Tiger of Kai" for his martial prowess on the battlefield.
Takeda Shingen was the first born son of Takeda Nobutora, leader of the Takeda clan, and daimyo of the province of Kai.
Shingen uncovered two plots on his life, the first from his cousin Katanuma Nobumoto (whom he ordered to commit seppuku), and the second, a few years later, from his own son Takeda Yoshinobu.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Takeda_Shingen   (2185 words)

  
 Shingen Yashida
Shingen was a Japanese Yakuza crime boss who disgraced his family name by turning his clan into a criminal empire.
Shingen then had Wolverine poisoned, temporarily greatly weakening him so that he could beat and humiliate the superhuman mutant in a duel with bokken in front of Mariko.
Shingen Yashida had no superhuman abilities but was in peak physical condition despite his age and was one of the finest swordsmen in all of Japan.
www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Shingen_Yashida   (393 words)

  
 Silver Samurai - Marvel Universe: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios.
Keniuchio Harada is the mutant son of the former Japanese crimelord Shingen Harada.
As a youth, Harada mastered the attendant disciplines of the medieval samurai and sought employment as a warrior for hire.
Following his father’s death, Harada sought the leadership of Shingen’s Clan Yashida from his half-sister Mariko Yashida, but was opposed by the ronin Yukio and Mariko’s lover, the mutant adventurer Wolverine.
www.marvel.com /universe/Silver_Samurai   (645 words)

  
 Shingen Harada - Wikinfo
Shingin Harada (deceased) was a fictional character in the Marvel Universe who was once a foe of Wolverine.
He had an illegitamate son named Keniuchio Harada who was a mutant and came to be known as the Silver Samurai.
Shingin Harada forced Mariko Yashida to marry another criminal boss who beat her nearly to death.
www.internet-encyclopedia.org /wiki.php?title=Shingen_Harada   (1156 words)

  
  Shingen Harada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shingen was a Japanese Yakuza crime boss who disgraced his family name by turning his clan into a criminal empire.
Shingen then had Wolverine poisoned, temporarily greatly weakening him so that he could beat and humiliate the superhuman mutant in a duel with wooden swords in front of Mariko.
Shingen Harada had no superhuman abilities but was in peak physical condition and was one of the finest swordsman in all of Japan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shingen_Harada   (412 words)

  
 Shingen Harada
Shingen Harada was a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who was once a foe of Wolverine.
Shingen Harada forced Mariko Yashida to marry another criminal boss who beat her nearly to death.
Shingen then had Wolverine poisoned, temporarilly greatly weakening him so that he could beat and humiliate the superhuman mutant in a duel with wooden swords in front of Mariko.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/shingen_harada   (347 words)

  
 Silver Samurai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shingen Harada (father), Mariko Yashida (half-sister, deceased), Sunfire, Sunpyre (cousins)
Silver Samurai, the illegitimate son of Shingen Harada, is a Japanese mutant with the power to charge his katana sword with mutant energy (described as 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 and was subsequently an occasional mercenary, but he became the head of Clan Yashida after his half-sister Mariko Yashida's death.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Silver_Samurai   (521 words)

  
 The Avenger Files   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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.
Later, Harada often worked alone, and on one encounter with Wolverine found that he was the only person who could control the Black Muramasa Sword, and ancient weapon possessed by a demonic force.
Harada recently discovered that running the clan is very difficult, especially when dealing with the criminal element, and found himself bullied into the service of Clan Kaishek from Mongolia, who were making a hostile takeover of Clan Yashida.
www.hostultra.com /~jarvis/vprofile.html   (462 words)

  
 Definition of Shingen Harada
Shingen Harada was a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who was once a foe of Wolverine.
Shingen was an underworld crime boss who disgraced his families' name by turning it into criminal empire.
Shingen then had Wolverine poisoned, temporarily greatly weakening him so that he could beat and humiliate the superhuman mutant in a duel with wooden swords in front of Mariko.
www.wordiq.com /definition/Shingen_Harada   (345 words)

  
 Honda-Hosokawa
At that time he served in Shingen's headquarters, which was raided at the height of the battle by an enemy horseman (reputed to have been Uesugi Kenshin himself).
Shingen is said to have afterwards sent Norihide's head to Oda Nobunaga as a symbol of their now open hostility towards one another.
He was married to the eldest daughter of Takeda Shingen and this woman (whose name is lost to history) bore Ujimasa four sons.
www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/h1.html   (6529 words)

  
 Silver Samurai - Marvel Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Keniuchio Harada is the mutant, illegitimate son of the former Japanese crimelord Shingen Harada, head of the Clan Yashida.
As a youth, Harada mastered the attendant disciplines of the medieval samurai and sought employment as a warrior for hire.
Following his father’s death, Harada sought the leadership of Shingen’s Clan Yashida from his half-sister Mariko Yashida, but was opposed by the ronin Yukio and Mariko’s lover, the mutant adventurer Wolverine.
www.marveldatabase.com /Silver_Samurai   (830 words)

  
 Marvel Omega :: Ultimate X-Men   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In fact, Shingen was surprised to see that the wound on Logan's arm was already beginning to knit itself together, and if not for Logan's bloodstained shirt, Shingen wouldn't be able to tell where the wound on his side was.
Shingen kept his eyes fixed on Wolverine, however, yet he was fully aware that the Samurai was watching him.
Harada watched carefully, and he could see a wound beginning to form between Logan's third and forth knuckles, and the glint of adamantium as the center claw slowly began to poke out.
omega.rlk7.com /ultxmen20.html   (2610 words)

  
 ultimate Silver Samurai - Ultimate Central Forums - Comic news, rumors, and discussion
Harada Kenuichio is the son of Harada Shingen, a powerful Yakuza boss in Japan.
Shingen was ashamed that his son was a mutant and disowned him.
Harada Mariko was secretly mutant and was able to keep her secret from her father.
www.ultimatecentral.com /forum/showthread.php?t=8474   (352 words)

  
 Movie Poop Shoot - International Intrigue
The premise of the film is that when the leader is killed, his double is brought in as his dying request to pretend that he’s still alive so that battle may continue.
The dead leader, Shingen (Tatsuya Nakadai), asked for the double to be in place for three years after his death.
Shingen’s son speaks of being in his father’s shadow and all that.
www.moviepoopshoot.com /intrigue/37.html   (3498 words)

  
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Shingen was almost unsure whether or not they were truly Anchoring the strange eyeless one or not.
Shingen walked away from the sounds of men beating each other senseless and stepped into a small, heavily shielded room.
And this Shingen, trying to be his friend even as he orchestrated everything...it was the Mentor all over again.
www.eyrie.org /~dvandom/ASH/WA1a   (6310 words)

  
 Knowledge King - Silver Samurai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Silver Samurai (Keniuchio Harada) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe who was once a foe of Wolverine but is now a trusted ally.
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.
www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/s/si/silver_samurai.html   (221 words)

  
 Yashida, Mariko - Marvel Universe: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios.
Shingen Harada (father, deceased), Noburu-Hideki (husband, deceased), Kenuichio Harada (Silver Samurai, half-brother), Shiro Yoshida (Sunfire, cousin), Saburo Yashida (cousin, deceased), Tomo Yashida (cousin, deceased), Leyu Yoshida (Sunpyre, cousin, deceased), Amiko Kobayashi (foster daughter)
Mariko Yashida was the daughter of Japanese crimelord Lord Shingen, leader of Clan Yashida.
Wolverine was subsequently drugged and challenged by Shingen to a duel, during which Mariko was unaware that Shingen was actually trying to kill Wolverine and was shocked when Wolverine retaliated with deadly force.
www.marvel.com /universe3zx/index.php?title=Yashida%2C_Mariko&redirect=no&printable=yes   (496 words)

  
 Mariko Yashida
HISTORY:Mariko Yashida was the daughter of Japanese crimelord Lord Shingen, leader of Clan Yashida.
During the match Mariko, unaware that Shingen was actually trying to kill Wolverine by striking at pressure points, was shocked when Wolverine retaliated with deadly force.
Repulsed by Shingen’s crimes, she vowed to kill him to prevent further dishonor from falling on Clan Yashida then kill herself to expiate her own crime of patricide.
www.marveldirectory.com /individuals/m/marikoyashida.htm   (572 words)

  
 Silver Samurai
History: Kenuichio Harada is the mutant son of Japanese crimelord Shingen Harada, but was never formally acknowledged as Shingen's son or as a member of the Yashida Clan of which Shingen claimed leadership.
At an early age, Harada began the study of the fighting methods and code of honor (bushido) of the medieval Japanese warrior-class called the samurai.
Eventually mastering the attendant disciplines, Harada sought employment as a modern-day samurai.
www.marveldirectory.com /individuals/s/silversamurai.htm   (386 words)

  
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Shingen is able to get the better of Wolverine in all aspects, until Wolverine ultimately drops the sword in favor of his claws.
In English, Shingen responds to Wolverine that his Japanese is as flawless as his English and he also knows who and what he is. He continues by saying that Wolverine’s tone is rude and his manner is disrespectful.
Shingen is able to bounce back with a jab to Wolverine’s gut and then another to his throat, putting him down on the ground.
www.uncannyxmen.net /db/issues/showquestion.asp?fldauto=3499   (3675 words)

  
 Logan's journal - www.ezboard.com
She was, after all, his bodyguard and the younger Harada was a threat, however innocuous at a formal meeting such as this one, where all courtesies must be obeyed.
Harada had politely turned away as the two of them quietly spoke, but Logan had no doubt that he had heard everything that she and Maruko had said.
Although she appeared to be giving Harada only a passing amount of her attention and lazily observing the landscape instead as she smoked, Logan was in fact studying the young man intently with all her senses.
p082.ezboard.com /fmetamorphosisanxmenau95368frm38.showMessage?topicID=1.topic   (6055 words)

  
 The Outsiders :: Asian/Asian-American Characters in Comics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Real name Keniuchio Harada is the illegitimate son of Shingen Harada and a mutant with the power to charge anything, especially his samurai sword, with tachyon energy allowing it to cut through anything except adamantium.
The daughter of Shingen Harada, Mariko is the sister of the Silver Samurai and cousin to Sunfire and Sunpyre.
An enemy of Wolverine, Shingen Harada was a yakuza crime boss and father to Mariko Yashida and the Silver Samurai.
www.reappropriate.com /aaheroes/marvel.php   (3368 words)

  
 SaruDama: Japanese historical   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This enormous historical epic directed by Inagaki Hiroshi and starring Mifune Toshiro explores the land-hungry expansion of Takeda Shingen of Kai province and his ultimate battle with Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo.
Set during the transition between the Ashikaga and Sengoku Eras, this is an action-packed, panoramic tale of strategy, battle and allegiance.
When student revolutionaries of the Red Army held a woman hostage in the remote and snowy mountains of Karuizawa, Nagano, the National Tokyo Police were called in to oversee the incident despite the objection of the local Nagano Police force.
www.sarudama.com /japanese_movies/historical/index.shtml   (549 words)

  
 Marvel Omega :: Ultimate X-Men   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
She lifts her katana blade up and prepares to bring it down on the neck of Shingen Yashida's daughter.
The door opens and Shingen is standing there in a robe with the Silver Samurai behind him.
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.
omega.rlk7.com /ultxmen23.html   (1779 words)

  
 Station Information - Shingin Harada
Shingin Harada (deceased) was a fictional character in the Marvel Universe who was once a foe of Wolverine.
Shingin was an underworld crime boss who disgraced his families' name by turning it into criminal empire.
Shingin Harada forced Mariko Yashida to marry another criminal boss who beat her nearly to death.
www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shingin_harada.html   (322 words)

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