Kenuichio Harada Kenuichio Harada is the original Silver Samurai. The character first appeared in
Daredevil #111 (July 1974), and was created by writer
Steve Gerber and artist
Bob Brown. A
Japanese
mutant who uses his powers to charge his
katana and wears a
samurai-style armor made of a silvery metal, he is the illegitimate son of
Lord Shingen, the half-brother of
Mariko Yashida, a cousin of
Sunfire and
Sunpyre, and a nemesis of
Wolverine. While he spent most of his existence as a villain, he eventually reformed into a more heroic figure.
Shingen "Shin" Harada Shingen "
Shin"
Harada, the second Silver Samurai, is Kenuichio Harada's son and is named after Lord Shingen. Shin works with
Mystique to track down newly awakened mutants to join a cause. He is recruited by
Kade Kilgore to be a teacher at the
Hellfire Club's Hellfire Academy, where he works as a designer. Silver Samurai later appears as a member of Mystique's fourth incarnation of the
Brotherhood of Mutants. Shingen Harada represents the Yashida Corporation during a meeting with fellow businesspeople
Tiberius Stone,
Wilson Fisk,
Sebastian Shaw,
Darren Cross,
Zeke Stane, and
Wilhelmina Kensington. The group discusses
Dario Agger's plans to exploit the Ten Realms of Asgard. When the true motive of the meeting is revealed, Harada attacks Agger.
Exterminatrix attacks the meeting and knocks out Agger. Silver Samurai approaches
Old Man Logan, wanting to ally in stopping the
Hand's Regenix operation. He agrees in exchange for Mariko Yashida being spared. When Logan and Silver Samurai attack the Hand's Regenix operations, Silver Samurai battles
Gorgon while Logan confronts Mariko. After Gorgon escapes, Silver Samurai injects nanites into Mariko to break the Hand's control over her. Logan and Mariko send Silver Samurai to destroy the Regenix shipments in
Madripoor. == Reception ==