15 DEADLIEST Comic Book Assassins

13. Lady Deathstrike

Elektra Marvel
Marvel Comics

Yuriko Oyama was a peaceful girl whose entire life was destroyed by her father, Kenji. Kenji was a kamikaze pilot who was ostracised by the community after he failed in his mission. Desperate to earn back his reputation, he conducted cybernetic experiments, hoping to create Super-Soldiers like Captain America.

Unable to find volunteers, he forced his daughter to have the procedure, endowing her a healing factor and lacing her skeleton with adamantium. Although she has claws like Wolverine, they are built directly into her fingers, so they become elongated when sheathed. Driven mad by her appearance, Yuriko became a killer called Lady Deathstrike.

Not only has she proven to be a ruthless mercenary, Wolverine considers her one of his most daunting foes. During their many battles, she has impaled his face, crucified him, and killed him by stabbing his heart. (Luckily, his healing factor allowed him to un-die.)

Working with monstrous groups and terrorists like The Reavers, William Stryker, The Purifiers, Lord Ogun, The Thunderbolts, The Sisterhood of Mutants, it's clear Deathstrike is more than happy to kill anyone for cash.

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