Who Is Katana? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Katana is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Tatsu Yamashiro, with over 984 comic issue appearances. A superb samurai, she uses her deadly sword, The Soultaker, to fight evil around the world. The mystic sword contains the soul of every person killed by it and Katana can communicate with those souls. She is currently a member of the Suicide Squad.

Who is Katana?

Origin Tatsu Yamashiro has a tragic history, having lost all she held dear to her heart, she became an instrument of vengeance. Tatsu was born and raised in Japan and was allowed to follow her interest in the arts of combat at an early age by her parents. Very serious about her studies and dedicated to her teachings she grew quickly in her teachings and art of hand to hand combat. Always drawn to her homelands ancient teachings of the Samurai belief structure, she read much on the age old warriors. As matured into a young woman Tatsu gained extraordinary skills in various types of Martial Arts. Tatsu would catch the eye of two young men, the Yamashiro brothers, and was admired by both Yamashiro brothers, Maseo Yamashiro and Takeo Yamashiro . Tatsu had gotten to know the brothers for sometime and cared for both to some extent, however she had realized that she had started falling in love with Maseo. With the beginning of sad turn of events in Tatsu's life her parents both passed away from unknown reasons.

Key facts

Katana is of human origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 984 recorded issue appearances, Katana ranks among the most featured characters in comics.