“Yuriko Oyama is a woman consumed by vengeance. Her transformation into Lady Deathstrike was not born from a desire for power, but from an obsession – an unrelenting need to reclaim what she believes was stolen from her family’s legacy. Her father, Lord Dark Wind, pioneered the adamantium-bonding process, a discovery that was ultimately used to enhance Wolverine against his will. To Yuriko, Logan’s existence is a violation of her father’s work, an insult that must be corrected through bloodshed.

Her journey is one of sacrifice, though not in the noble sense. She willingly surrendered her humanity, undergoing cybernetic augmentation at the hands of Spiral’s Body Shoppe to become something more than human – something lethal. Her adamantium-laced skeleton, retractable claws, and enhanced reflexes make her a formidable warrior, but they also serve as a prison. In her pursuit of vengeance, she has become a weapon, her identity consumed by her mission.

Lady Deathstrike has aligned herself with dangerous forces, including the Reavers, a group of cybernetic mercenaries who revel in destruction. She has fought the X-Men numerous times, always with the singular goal of eliminating Wolverine. Yet, despite her skill, she has never succeeded. Logan endures, not because he is stronger, but because he understands something she does not – vengeance is a hollow pursuit.

There is tragedy in Yuriko’s story. Beneath the layers of metal and rage, there was once a woman who sought justice, not destruction. But justice and revenge are not the same, and the path she has chosen has led her further from redemption with each battle.

Perhaps one day, she will see beyond her hatred. Perhaps she will find a purpose beyond Wolverine’s death. But until that day comes, Lady Deathstrike remains a relentless force, a warrior bound by the weight of her own fury.”

APPEARANCES ON-SCREEN (Television)

APPEARANCES ON-SCREEN (Movies)

FIRST APPEARANCE: Out of the Past (Part 1)
VOICED BY: Jane Luk

Lady Deathstrike, once known as Yuriko Oyama, is a cybernetically enhanced warrior with a deep personal vendetta against Wolverine. A former lover of Logan, her heart has long since hardened into hatred. She blames him for the death of her father, Professor Oyama, a scientist involved in the Weapon X program. Seeking revenge, she undergoes extensive cybernetic augmentation, transforming into a lethal assassin with razor-sharp adamantium claws.

When she chases Leech into the Morlock Tunnels, Deathstrike and her Reavers discover an alien space craft that she intends to open. She lures Wolverine down into the tunnels, when she ambushes him and attempts to force him to open the ship. When the ship is opened however, a spirit-drinker emerges from within. Wolverine and Deathstrike team up to stop the creature and ultimately, with Deathstrike’s life on the line, Wolverine and the X-Men defeat the creature. Whilst Deathstrike is restored, she tells Logan that she will see him again on the battlefield [Out of the Past (Part 2)].

FIRST APPEARANCE: X2
PLAYED BY: Kelly Hu

Yuriko Oyama was a mutant who had been brainwashed to serve William Stryker. Under his orders, she neutralised and captured Cyclops and Professor Xavier. When the X-Men came for Stryker at his base in Alkali Lake, Deathstrike revealed that she had long adamantium coded talons on each hand. She savagely fought Wolverine and was injected with pure adamantium which, when solidified in her blood stream, killed her dead.

FIRST APPEARANCE: Hulk vs. Wolverine
VOICED BY: Janyse Jaud

A Japanese warrior with cybernetic implants, this version of Deathstrike was a member of Team X, sent to capture Wolverine in the Canadian Rockies. Unfortunately for Team X, they interrupted a battle between Logan and the incredible Hulk. Team X did not fare well, especially when the Hulk broke free of his restraints and, with barely a thought, ripped Deathstrike’s cybernetic limbs apart.

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