Yukio (Earth-616)

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Yukio

Little is known about the early life of the adventurous Yukio save that she worked alongside the mutant thief and future X-Man Gambit, who betrayed her during a caper in England. At some point in her life she visited the Valley of Mercy and Wrath, supposed homeland of the ninja clan called the Hand.

As an assassin for the Japanese crime lord Lord Shingen, leader of Clan Yashida, Yukio became part of Shingen's campaign against the mutant hero Wolverine. She drugged Wolverine and brought him before Shingen, who proceeded to shame him in battle. Later, Yukio manipulated Wolverine into helping her kill Shingen's rival, Katsuyori. Attracted to Wolverine, Yukio chafed at his love for Shingen's daughter Mariko but nevertheless saved Mariko's life when her abusive husband threatened her.

Following Shingen's death, Yukio aided Mariko and Wolverine against attempts by the criminal Viper and her bodyguard, the Silver Samurai, to take over Clan Yashida. During this time, Yukio began a lasting friendship with one of Wolverine's teammates in the X-Men, the weather-manipulating Storm.

Yukio later teamed up with Wolverine when he sought to rescue his teammate Kitty Pryde from his former teacher, the demon ninja Ogun. Yukio saved Mariko's life once more, this time from an assassin in the employ of Ogun's ally Shigematsu.

It is unclear when Yukio joined the Mutant Underground, a covert mutant rights activist organization, but her activities in this area led her to be herself targeted by the techno-organic alien collective, the Phalanx. Fleeing to New York, Yukio allied with the X-Men and helped defeat the aliens.

  • First Appearance: Wolverine #1 (September, 1982)
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Elektra #15 1998, February
Invincible Iron Man Vol 3 #6 2016, April
Invincible Iron Man Vol 3 #9 2016, July
Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #3 1985, January
Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #4 1985, February
Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #5 1985, March
Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #6 1985, April
Marvel Encyclopedia #1 2002, October
Marvel Encyclopedia #X-Men 2003, March
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #13 2010, April
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 3 #8 1989, December
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 4 #6 2004, October
Psylocke #2 2010, February
Psylocke #3 2010, March
Psylocke #4 2010, April
Spider-Man Vol 2 #20 2017, November
Storm Vol 3 #4 2014, December
Storm Vol 3 #5 2015, January
Storm Vol 3 #6 2015, February
Uncanny X-Men #172 1983, August
Uncanny X-Men #173 1983, September
Uncanny X-Men #258 1990, February
Uncanny X-Men #311 1994, April
Uncanny X-Men #312 1994, May
Uncanny X-Men #313 1994, June
Wolverine #1 1982, September
Wolverine #2 1982, October
Wolverine #3 1982, November
Wolverine #4 1982, December
Wolverine / Gambit: Victims #3 1995, November
Wolverine Annual Vol 2 #1996 1996, October
Wolverine Files #1 2009, June
Wolverine Soultaker #1 2005, May
Wolverine Soultaker #2 2005, May
Wolverine Soultaker #5 2005, August
Wolverine Vol 2 #107 1996, November
Wolverine Vol 2 #108 1996, December
Wolverine Vol 2 #109 1997, January
Wolverine Vol 2 #125 1998, June
Wolverine Vol 2 #126 1998, July
Wolverine Vol 2 #150 2000, May
Wolverine Vol 2 #151 2000, June
Wolverine Vol 2 #152 2000, July
Wolverine Vol 2 #153 2000, August
Wolverine Vol 2 #173 2002, April
Wolverine Vol 2 #174 2002, May
Wolverine Vol 2 #176 2002, July
Wolverine Vol 2 #300 2012, March
Wolverine Vol 2 #301 2012, April
Wolverine Vol 2 #302 2012, May
Wolverine Vol 2 #303 2012, May
Wolverine Vol 2 #304 2012, June
Wolverine Vol 2 #55 1992, June
Wolverine Vol 2 #56 1992, July
Wolverine Vol 2 #57 1992, July
Wolverine Vol 2 #60 1992, September
Wolverine Vol 2 #82 1994, June
Wolverine Vol 3 #73 2009, July
Wolverine Vol 4 #2 2010, December
Wolverine Vol 4 #3 2011, January
Wolverine: Exit Wounds #1 2019, August
Wolverine: Origins #46 2010, May
Wolverine: Weapon X #10 2010, April
X-Factor #106 1994, September
X-Factor #112 1995, July
X-Factor #113 1995, August
X-Men Unlimited #39 2003, January
X-Treme X-Men #36 2004, February
X-Treme X-Men #37 2004, February
X-Treme X-Men #38 2004, February
X-Treme X-Men #39 2004, February
X-Treme X-Men #41 2004, April