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Enraged, Takeo refuses to attend the couple's wedding. While she likes both, she chooses Maseo as her husband. Two brothers-Maseo and Takeo Yamashiro (from whom she gained her current surname)-both proclaim their love for her. Tatsu Yamashiro ( 山城たつ) is an average Japanese girl, save for her proficiency in the martial arts, a trait encouraged by her parents. Fictional character biography Becoming Katana The final issue was released on December 11, 2013.

This book is considered by DC as part of the 'Fourth Wave' of New 52 titles.

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In February 2013, Katana received her own series written by Ann Nocenti and with art by Alex Sanchez. She is frequently a member of 'team' publications such as Batman and the Outsiders, Birds of Prey (during the New 52 era), or even Suicide Squad (during the DC Rebirth era). Katana first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #200 (cover-dated July 1983) and was created by writer Mike W. Katana has also been featured in direct-to-video animated films and a number of DC Comics video games. The character was adapted for live action in 2014, portrayed by Rila Fukushima in the Arrowverse series Arrow and Karen Fukuhara in the DC Extended Universe film Suicide Squad. In the 2010s, DC began to feature the character much more extensively in media adaptations of its comic books, including a recurring role in the animated series Batman: The Brave and the Bold and a starring role in the series Beware the Batman. Katana has been part of various DC Comics superhero teams, including the Justice League and Birds of Prey, but is most commonly associated with the Outsiders, a team of heroes hand-picked by Batman to act as his personal black ops team, handling riskier missions. Her tragic backstory includes the death of her husband, Maseo, whose soul becomes trapped in her blade, the Soultaker. First appearing in 1983, Katana is a samurai warrior whose skill with a sword allows her to fight for justice as a superheroine. Katana ( Tatsu Yamashiro ( 山城タツ, Yamashiro Tatsu)) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Ability to capture the spirit of every being it kills and communicate with it, including that of her deceased relatives and husband.

Master martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant.

Tatsu Yamashiro as Katana, as she appeared on a splash page of The Other History of the DC Universe #3 (March 2021).Īrt by Giuseppe Camuncoli (pencils), Andrea Cucchi (inks), and Jose Vallarrubia (colors)