American Samurai
For direct-to-video film of the same name by Cannon Pictures, see American Samurai (film).
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American Samurai is a vigilante and supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Peter Milligan and Mike Deodato, Jr., first appeared in Elektra #11 (October 1997).
Within the context of the stories, the American Samurai is an unnamed World War II veteran who some how became empowered by a mystical samurai spirit and gained superhuman skills slowed his aging. He grows angry over growing gang violence and what he sees as police apathy. He acts on this, slaughtering a gang known as the "Clowns".
His extreme measures bring him into conflict with Daredevil and Elektra and culminate with him attempting kill the entire inmate population of the Sing-Sing Penitentiary. When they defeat him, he begs to perform "seppuku". Though the heroes allow him to perform the ritual suicide, he later confronts the Daughters of the Dragon in a new body.
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