Who Is Tomoe Ame? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tomoe Ame is a Creator-Owned comic book character, with over 85 comic issue appearances. Tomoe Ame is an onna bugeisha, a lady samurai of the Geishu clan. Her most notable position within the clan is as Lord Noriyuki's personal bodyguard.

Who is Tomoe Ame?

Origin Tomoe Ame is an onna bugeisha, a lady samurai of the Geishu Clan . Her most notable position within the clan is that of Lord Noriyuki 's personal bodyguard and one of his most trusted retainers. Creation Tomoe was created by Stan Sakai . The character of Tomoe Ame was inspired by the historical figure, Tomoe Gozen , a famous onna-bugeisha from Japanese history. While historians debate on whether or not she was actually real or fictional in nature, she was one of the most revered and famous of the onna-bugeisha warriors during the feudal era of Japan , and is noted for having fought in the Gunpei Wars during the 1100's. Like most onna-bugeisha, her weapon of choice was the naginata , and yumi bow and arrows. In fact, most schools in modern day Japan that teach naginatajutsu have her as their inspiration. Character Development Tomoe grew up under a father who was a samurai like herself.

Key facts

Tomoe Ame is of animal origin and first appeared in "Lone Rabbit and Child I". The character is published by Creator-Owned. With 85 recorded issue appearances, Tomoe Ame ranks among the most featured characters in comics.