Who Is Matsuo Tsurayaba? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Matsuo Tsurayaba is a Marvel comic book character, with over 215 comic issue appearances. A Japanese Crimelord of the Yakuza and leader of The Hand, Matsuo has been associated with many crime & terrorist organizations throughout his criminal career.

Who is Matsuo Tsurayaba?

Brief History Nothing is known about the life of Matsu'o Tsurayaba prior to his joining the Yakuza, the Japanese organized crime family. In that capacity, he became leader of a faction of a ninja clan called The Hand , finding himself at odds with his lover Kwannon , an assassin for a rival crime lord, Nyoirin . After almost killing Kwannon in battle, Tsurayaba attempted to use technology from the extradimentional being Spiral to save her; however, Spiral instead switched Kwannon's consciousness with that of female mutant Psylocke , a member of the mutant super-team X-Men . Believing Kwannon's consciousness lost, Tsurayaba attempted to remake Psylocke, now in Kwannon's body, into an assassin in the service of the would-be conqueror Mandarin , but Psylocke broke free of her conditioning and, together with Wolverine and the young mutant Jubilee , defeated The Hand and Mandarin. Tsurayaba next forged an alliance with the terrorist organization Fenris and revived the Russan super-soldier Omega Red . Tsurayaba hoped to use Wolverine's memories and healing factor to stabilize the dangerous mutant, but X-Men foiled his plans. He escaped and, cybernetically augmenting members of The Hand a.

Key facts

Matsuo Tsurayaba is of human origin and first appeared in "Crash & Burn". The character is published by Marvel. With 215 recorded issue appearances, Matsuo Tsurayaba ranks among the most featured characters in comics.