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|character_name = Lady Deathstrike
|image          = File:LadyArtistsStrike.jpg
|caption        = Lady Deathstrike on the textless variant cover of ''[[New X-Men (2004 series)|New X-Men]]'' #45 (February 2008).<br>Art by [[Simone Bianchi (artist)|Simone Bianchi]], Simone Peruzzi, and Andrea Silvestri.
|real_name      = Yuriko Oyama
|publisher      = [[Marvel Comics]]
|debut          = '''As Yuriko Oyama:'''<br>''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' #197 (August 1983)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Misiroglu |first1=Gina Renée |last2=Eury |first2=Michael |title=The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood |date=2006 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |isbn=9780780809772 |url=https://archive.org/details/supervillainbook0000gina/page/200/mode/2up |language=en}}</ref><br>'''As Lady Deathstrike:'''<br>''[[Alpha Flight (comic book)|Alpha Flight]]'' #33 (April 1986)<br>'''As upgraded Lady Deathstrike:'''<br>''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #205 (May 1986)
|creators       = {{Plainlist|
* '''As Yuriko Oyama:'''
* [[Dennis O'Neil]]
* William Johnson
* '''As Lady Deathstrike:'''
* [[Bill Mantlo]]
* [[Sal Buscema]]
* '''As upgraded Lady Deathstrike:'''
* [[Chris Claremont]]
* [[Barry Windsor-Smith]]
}}
|species        = [[Human]] [[cyborg]]
|alliances      = [[Brotherhood of Mutants#Lady Deathstrike's Sisterhood|Sisterhood of Mutants]]<br/>[[Reavers (comics)|Reavers]]<br/>[[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]]<br>[[Weapon X#Fourth installment|Weapon X-Force]]<br>Wolverines<br>Oyama Heavy Industries
|aliases        = 
|powers         = * Superhuman strength, speed, agility, and reflexes
* [[Adamantium]] skeleton and retractable claw nails
* Ability to mentally interact with computers
* Accelerated regenerative healing factor
* Skilled [[martial artist]]
* Skilled athlete
}}

'''Lady Deathstrike''' ('''Yuriko Oyama'''), occasionally spelled '''Deathstryke''', is a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; supervillains (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[supervillain]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. She is a foe of the [[X-Men]], especially [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]].

Her father [[Lord Dark Wind]] created the [[adamantium]]-bonding process that was forced on Wolverine by [[Weapon X]]. A self-styled warrior, Lady Deathstrike hired the villain [[Spiral (character)|Spiral]]'s "body shoppe" to bond adamantium to her skeleton in addition to other cyber-genetic enhancements. She has worked as a mercenary and assassin and feels a need to prove herself by killing Wolverine. Lady Deathstrike is the sister of human crime boss '''Lord Deathstrike''' (Kazuo Oyama).<ref>''Wolverine'' Vol. 4 #9</ref><ref>''Punisher'' Vol. 13 #4</ref> She, along with former X-Men members [[Mystique (character)|Mystique]], [[Sabretooth (character)|Sabretooth]], [[Domino (character)|Domino]], [[Warpath (comics)|Warpath]], and [[Old Man Logan]] formed a team called [[Weapon X#Fourth installment|Weapon X-Men]], but later changed to Weapon X-Force after Logan and Warpath left with [[Omega Red]].

A [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] version of Lady Deathstrike, played by [[Kelly Hu]] and without any of Deathstrike's backstory, appeared as a brainwashed henchman of [[William Stryker]] in the 2003 film ''[[X2 (film)|X2]]''. A variant appears as a henchman of [[Cassandra Nova]] in the 2024 film ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]''.

==Publication history==
She first appeared as Yuriko Oyama in ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' #197 (August 1983) and later as Lady Deathstrike in ''[[Alpha Flight (comic book)|Alpha Flight]]'' #33 (April 1986).<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=210}}</ref>

She was created by writer [[Dennis O'Neil]] and artist William Johnson (''Daredevil'' #197). Writer [[Bill Mantlo]] and artist [[Sal Buscema]] designed her samurai appearance (''Alpha Flight'' #33). Writer [[Chris Claremont]] added defining characteristics such as her [[cyborg]] abilities, while [[Barry Windsor-Smith]] designed her cyborg appearance (''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #205, May 1986).

==Fictional character biography==
[[File:Deathstrikelady.png|thumb|left|225px|Yuriko's second costume]]

===Early life in Japan===
Yuriko Oyama (大山 ゆりこ ''Oyama Yuriko'') was born in [[Osaka, Japan]]. Her father was [[Lord Dark Wind]] (Kenji Oyama), a Japanese crime lord and criminal scientist who created the process by which [[adamantium]] can be bonded to bone. Kenji was a former Japanese [[kamikaze]] pilot during [[World War II]]. His face was horribly scarred in a failed suicide attack on an American battleship. Feeling ashamed by his failure decades earlier, he scarred the faces of Yuriko and her two brothers in a ritual design. Her two brothers later died while in their father's service.

Yuriko teamed up with [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Daredevil]] to free her lover, Kira, from her father's servitude, and to take vengeance on her father for her scarring and the death of her two brothers. She guided Daredevil to Lord Dark Wind's private island in search of [[Bullseye (Marvel Comics)|Bullseye]].<ref>''Daredevil'' #197-199</ref> When Yuriko killed Lord Dark Wind, the devoted Kira chose [[suicide]] to honor his master.<ref name="AF34"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruark |first=Sara |date=2022-09-27 |title=7 Marvel Villains That Went Through An Emo Phase |url=https://gamerant.com/marvel-villains-that-went-through-emo-phase/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Game Rant |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Wolverine, X-Men, and Alpha Flight===
Distraught, Yuriko belatedly embraced her father's ideals and sought to track down whoever dishonored him and restore Japan's honor. She adopted a costumed identity, as a samurai warrior. She attempted to find Bullseye with an adamantium tracking device, intending to get revenge on him for betraying her father and retrieve the adamantium in his bones for study. Instead, the device led to [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]], whose skeleton had also been bonded with adamantium. Deathstrike sought to kill him to right the wrong of the theft of her father's theories and to restore her family's honor; however, she and her followers were defeated by Wolverine and [[Vindicator (comics)|Vindicator]] of [[Alpha Flight]].<ref>''Alpha Flight'' #33-34</ref> She went to the [[Mojoverse]] and sought [[Spiral (character)|Spiral]]'s "body shoppe" where she received extensive cybernetic enhancements including adamantium bones and talons. As a cyborg, she became a professional criminal, and joined forces with former [[Hellfire Club (comics)|Hellfire Club]] mercenaries-turned-cyborgs Cole, Macon, and Reese. The four cyborgs stalked Wolverine and [[Katie Power]] in New York.<ref name="cyborgde"/>

Lady Deathstrike – along with Cole, Macon, and Reese – joined the team of criminal cyborgs called the [[Reavers (comics)|Reavers]], led by [[Donald Pierce]]. Together, the Reavers captured and crucified Wolverine.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #251</ref> Lady Deathstrike was accidentally teleported along with Wolverine and [[Puck (Marvel Comics)|Puck]] to 1937 in Spain. There, she joined forces with a Luftwaffe unit, and battled Wolverine. Her right arm was destroyed by a tank, and when she returned to the present she was given a new right arm.<ref>''Wolverine'' vol. 2 #35-38</ref> The Reavers gang was broken up by [[Trevor Fitzroy]]'s [[Sentinel (comics)|Sentinels]] and most of them were destroyed, though Deathstrike herself survived.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #281</ref> She later battled Wolverine and [[Sabretooth (character)|Sabretooth]] in Times Square.<ref>''Wolverine'' vol. 2 #45-46</ref>

At times she has resigned her quest to kill Logan and has worked cooperatively with the X-Men toward a common goal, such as the defeat of [[Stryfe]].<ref>''X-Men'' Annual 2000</ref> In an encounter with Logan shortly after [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] removed the adamantium from his skeleton, Lady Deathstrike again encountered Puck and Vindicator. The fight with Wolverine destroyed much of Vindicator's house and ended when Wolverine revealed his bone claws. As Logan no longer possessed the adamantium stolen from her father, she concluded there was no honor to be gained by killing him. She leaves the premises peacefully.<ref>''Wolverine'' vol. 2 #77-78</ref> However, she still remains a [[mercenary]] and an [[assassination|assassin]].

When [[Captain America]] appears in Japan after a year spent in another dimension, he manages to find Lady Deathstrike working with terrorists. Their goals were to drive American influence out of Japan, by any means possible, including mass murder. Captain America defeats her before any innocent lives are lost.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=March 2013}}

Lady Deathstrike resurfaced as an ally of [[William Stryker]].<ref>''God Loves, Man Kills II''</ref> She displays a new ability to access the Internet via her cybernetics but this led to her being co-opted and controlled by Mount Haven's computer systems.<ref>''X-Treme X-Men'' Vol 1 #26-27</ref>

Lady Deathstrike was responsible for mutilating and nearly killing [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]], whose legs she severed in battle.<ref>''Rogue'' Vol 3 #10</ref>

===Civil War===
Following her confrontation with Rogue and Sunfire, Lady Deathstrike resurfaced as a member of one of the United States government's Army of [[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]] in the super hero [[Civil War (comic book)|Civil War]], temporarily released from prison to go after the Secret Avengers, who resisted the [[Superhuman Registration Act]]. She fights alongside other criminals such as [[Mac Gargan|Venom]], [[Jester (Marvel Comics)|Jester]], [[Bullseye (Marvel Comics)|Bullseye]], [[Jack O'Lantern (Marvel Comics)|Jack O'Lantern]], [[Taskmaster (character)|Taskmaster]], and [[Songbird (character)|Songbird]].<ref>''Civil War'' #5</ref> She participates in the final battle of the Civil War in [[Times Square]], [[New York City]], before being sent to the Negative Zone Prison.<ref>''Civil War'' #7</ref>

===Messiah Complex===
Lady Deathstrike returns during the [[X-Men: Messiah Complex|Messiah Complex]] story to play an important role in the series, facing off against [[X-23]].<ref>[http://comics.ign.com/articles/820/820663p6.html IGN: Marvel in December 2007<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This was confirmed by IGN Comics, who, in their editorial analysis "13 Days of Messiah Complex," revealed that Deathstrike would be leading a new team of [[Reavers (comics)|Reavers]] throughout the event.<ref>[http://comics.ign.com/articles/827/827571p7.html IGN: X-Men: Messiah Complex - Day Thirteen<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As reported, Lady Deathstrike appears alongside the Reavers, now made up of nameless Purifiers with armor and weapons instead of any former members.<ref>''New X-Men'' vol. 2 #44</ref> Having allied with the Purifiers to destroy mutant-kind, Lady Deathstrike leads the new Reaver team against the [[New X-Men (2004 series)|New X-Men]], gravely wounding [[Hellion (character)|Hellion]] in the process. Her armor was destroyed by X-23 and [[Rockslide (character)|Rockslide]]. She appears again in pursuit of Cable and the mutant newborn<ref>''X-Factor'' vol. 3 #26</ref><ref>''New X-Men'' vol. 2 #45</ref> where she battled [[X-Force]] and X-23 again and X-23 nearly kills her.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=March 2013}}

===Sisterhood of Mutants===
Lady Deathstrike is apparently saved from death due to the actions of [[Spiral (character)|Spiral]], as she is later seen under repair in Spiral's Body Shoppe when [[Madelyne Pryor]] approaches Spiral with an invitation of membership in her [[Brotherhood of Mutants#Lady Deathstrike's Sisterhood|Sisterhood of Mutants]]. Despite not originally being approached to join the Sisterhood, Lady Deathstrike accepts Pryor's offer nonetheless.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #504</ref> It appears that while Spiral repaired Lady Deathstrike's body, she gave her a more submissive personality, as during missions with the Sisterhood, she continually does whatever she is told, while referring to Spiral as "Mistress".<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #508</ref> After the Sisterhood resurrects [[Betsy Braddock|Psylocke]], they make their move on the X-Men, with Lady Deathstrike being tasked to take down Wolverine, by piercing his lungs.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #509</ref> Lady Deathstrike kept Wolverine busy while the Sisterhood raided his room for one of his most treasured possessions: a lock of [[Jean Grey]]'s hair.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #510</ref>

===Rejoining with the Reavers===
Lady Deathstrike reappeared with the Reavers. Still driven for revenge against Wolverine, Lady Deathstrike worked with the Reavers to suicide-bomb Utopia. However, when [[X-Force]] intervened, Lady Deathstrike escaped her body via Internet.<ref>''Uncanny X-Force'' #5.1</ref>

During the ''[[Ends of the Earth (Marvel Comics)|Ends of the Earth]]'' storyline, Lady Deathstrike was seen in one of [[Doctor Octopus]]'s facilities in Australia. When [[Kangaroo (comics)|Kangaroo]] enters this facility, Lady Deathstrike ambushes and kills him in one swift swipe from her claw.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man: Ends of the Earth'' #1</ref>

Lady Deathstrike and the Reavers are later seen in the Core, an underground city populated by robots. She battles with [[Captain Britain]] after the [[Secret Avengers]] arrive in the city in search of [[Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady)|Ant-Man]].<ref>''Secret Avengers'' #24</ref>

Lady Deathstrike's consciousness was later uploaded in the body of Ana Cortes, establishing a symbiotic relationship with Ana's consciousness. Cortes was a teenage Latin female that has returned to Bogota, Colombia from boarding school after the death of her father to inherit her deceased father's kingdom. She then traveled to the Jean Grey Academy alongside her friend Reiko to find [[Karima Shapandar]] and retrieve the Omega Sentinel technology. Deathstrike and her team see her jogging with [[M (Marvel Comics)|Monet]], and attempt to ambush them. During the confrontation, Karmina is shot, and Monet manages to protect her temporarily, until Monet gets caught off guard. Before Deathstrike could finish her attack, Karmina shoots, and injures Lady Deathstrike causing her to retreat to regroup and get more intel. She then learns of Arkea, and has hired [[Typhoid Mary (character)|Typhoid Mary]] to help her achieve this goal.<ref>''X-Men'' vol. 4 #7</ref> Deathstrike and Typhoid Mary argue with John Sublime about Arkea and they manage to get information out of him that there was more than one piece of Arkea that was alive, as the one they had was dead and not viable. Mary knocks Sublime unconscious and she and Deathstrike manages to escape before Psylocke comes to check on Sublime. Deathstrike and Mary makes their way to Troms, Norway, where they find [[Enchantress (Marvel Comics)|Amora]], who has been exiled by Thor and stripped of her powers.<ref>''X-Men'' vol. 4 #8 (Dec. 18, 2013)</ref> Deathstrike promises Amora that she will make her powerful once again. Amora brings Deathstrike and Mary to where the Arkea meteorite is located when Mary wants to renegotiate the terms of her hire and want to become partners. Deathstrike says it was not just a partnership, but the formation of a new [[Brotherhood of Mutants#Deathstrike's Sisterhood|Sisterhood of Mutants]]. With the live Arkea taking possession of Reiko, she empowers Deathstrike, Mary and Amora. Deathstrike and her Sisterhood manage to escape the X-Men and [[M (Marvel Comics)|Monet]] with Arkea activating several sentinels under the ocean.<ref>''X-Men'' vol. 4 #9 (Jan. 22, 2014)</ref> The mental conflict between Ana and Yuriko made Lady Deathstrike increasingly unstable. Ana Cortes grew to regret her life as a supervillain and did not like the direction Arkea was leading the Sisterhood. She notified the X-Men of the Sisterhood's location, after she became increasingly concerned about Arkea's bold moves such as having Amora resurrect Selene Gallio, the Black Queen.<ref name="X-Men Vol 2014">''X-Men'' vol. 4 #11 (Feb. 2014)</ref> Ana flipped out and tried to get Typhoid Mary to kill her, but Mary refused. Upon Arkea asking Ana to come be a part of the procedure to resurrect Madelyne Pryor, Ana killed herself to prevent Arkea from using her further.<ref name="X-Men Vol 2014"/> Ana's death didn't stop Arkea's plans. Arkea simply removed Yuriko's consciousness from Ana's body and placed it in Reiko's body along with Arkea's own. Ana's body was spliced with Jean Grey's DNA in order to enable it to host Pryor's consciousness. Amora then completed the resurrection of Pryor. After the X-Men's confrontation with the Sisterhood, Karima leaves the X-Men to team up with Sabra and investigate the Cortes crime family. Though Arkea was destroyed by the X-Men, Lady Deathstrike's consciousness remained intact inside Reiko's body.<ref name="X-Men Vol. 4 #12 March 2014">''X-Men'' vol. 4 #12 (March 2014)</ref>

The Reavers later arrive in Killhorn Falls with Lady Deathstrike and attempt to hunt down Logan for good.<ref>''Old Man Logan'' vol. 2 #5</ref> As the Reavers attacked Killhorn Falls, [[Old Man Logan]] single-handedly killed all the Reavers soldiers and confronted Lady Deathstrike before saving Maureen. After being wounded multiple times, Logan manages to defeat Lady Deathstrike, as she started limping away when Logan blacked out. Thinking that he failed to protect Maureen from the chaos, Logan decided to set-off to find Lady Deathstrike.<ref>''Old Man Logan'' vol. 2 #6</ref>

While in hiding during the "Weapons of Mutant Destruction" storyline, Lady Deathstrike is discovered and captured by the new Weapon X. While held in their captivity, she is experimented on.<ref>''Weapon X'' vol. 3 #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> This experiment led to her nanotechnology being used in their creation of [[Weapon H]].<ref>''The Totally Awesome Hulk'' #21. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Hunt for Wolverine===
During the "[[Hunt for Wolverine]]" storyline, Lady Deathstrike is seen at Chester's Bar where she tells Daken and Sabretooth about what the Reavers discovered when they went after Wolverine and that he has recently been sighted alive. The three of them go on the trail of Wolverine, eventually arriving in Maybelle, Arizona. There, there are attacked by zombified versions of Lord Dark Wind and [[Graydon Creed]], with the former cutting off Deathstrike's left hand.<ref>''Hunt for Wolverine: Claws of a Killer'' #1 - #4. Marvel Comics.</ref>

==Personality and themes==
Psychologist Suzana Flores argues that Lady Deathstrike evinces traits of [[obsessive compulsive disorder]] in her drive to obtain Wolverine's adamantium. As Flores characterizes it, Lady Deathstrike "'needs' the adamantium to credibly establish or validate her self-worth," but even if she were to achieve this, her personality would lead her to "find some other victim or idea over which to obsess."<ref>Suzana E. Flores, The Psychology of Marvel's Wolverine, McFarland & Co, 2018, p. 89-91.</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
Lady Deathstrike was transformed into a [[cyborg]] by [[Spiral (character)|Spiral]] and the "Body Shop" using alien technology of [[Mojo (comics)|Mojo]]'s dimension,<ref name="cyborgde">''The Uncanny X-Men'' #205</ref> with later modifications by [[Donald Pierce]].<ref>''Domino'' vol. 2 #2</ref> She has [[superhuman]] strength, speed, stamina, durability, and agility. Deathstrike's skeleton has been artificially laced with molecules of adamantium, rendering her skeletal structure physically unbreakable. Later, in ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'', it was shown that Spiral used magic to infuse the metal into Deathstrike's body.<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' Vol 1 #205</ref> Her fingers have been replaced by five {{convert|12|in|mm|adj=on}} long adamantium claws replacing each finger of each hand. Aside from being as indestructible as her skeleton, these nails are capable of slicing through virtually any substance other than adamantium itself and [[Captain America's shield]]. She is capable of telescoping these claws to twice their usual length.<ref>''Wolverine'' Vol 2 #35</ref> She could also interface with computers, allowing direct data access to her brain's memory centers.<ref>''X-Treme X-Men'' Vol 1 #26</ref><ref>''Weapon X'' Vol 3 #19</ref> Although her standard form is visibly that of a cyborg, she uses disguises when necessary. She is a trained [[assassination|assassin]] and skilled in various Asian martial arts. Lady Deathstrike is incredibly qualified with swords, and while she prefers stealth and subtlety in her killings, she is emotionally disturbed, which interferes with her effectiveness. Deathstrike suffers from mental instability; she is an unbalanced fanatic, a condition worsened by her transformation into a cyborg.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=November 2009}}

Before she received her cybernetic enhancements, Deathstrike used a special five-foot steel katana that was electromagnetically tempered and sheathed in energy.<ref name="AF34">''Alpha Flight'' #34</ref>  The energy sheath enabled the sword to cut through most substances and made it as resilient as adamantium. She has also used shuriken, nunchakus, a high-powered, long-range blaster that fires armor-piercing explosive bullets, and wristbands containing adamantium detectors. She also wore modified Japanese battle armor, which could withstand even superhuman blows.<ref name="AF34"/> Her items were constructed by weapon smiths of Lord Dark Wind's organization.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=November 2009}}

Deathstrike later received an upgrade that provides her with a kind of "cybernetic healing factor" that functions similarly, although not as efficiently, to Wolverine's.<ref>''Wolverine'' vol. 2 #114</ref>

Lady Deathstrike is fluent in both English and Japanese, and an accomplished pilot of various air and sea-craft.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=November 2009}}

The left side of Yuriko Oyama's face was scarred in a ritual design by her father; this was apparently surgically repaired when she became a cyborg.<ref name="cyborgde"/>

Lady Deathstrike's original body was destroyed. She became a digital consciousness. She was downloaded into Ana Cortes, who became her host and the new Lady Deathstrike until Ana killed herself.<ref>''X-Men'' vol. 4 #7 (Nov. 2013)</ref> Yuriko's mind was placed into the body of her friend Reiko, who currently hosts her alongside Arkea.<ref>X-Men vol. 4 #12 March 2014</ref>

== Reception ==

=== Accolades ===

* In 2009, ''[[IGN]]'' ranked Lady Deathstrike 78th in their "Top 100 Comic Book Vilains" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 100 Comic Book Vilains |url=https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-comic-book-villains/78 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref>
* In 2019, ''[[CBR.com]]'' ranked Lady Deathstrike 6th in their "Marvel: Old Man Logan Villains" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Avina |first=Anthony |date=2019-11-30 |title=Marvel: Old Man Logan Villains, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/old-man-logan-villains-ranked/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2019, ''[[IGN]]'' ranked Lady Deathstrike 20th in their "Top 25 Marvel Villains" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Schedeen |first1=Jesse |last2=Yehl |first2=Joshua |date=2019-03-27 |title=The Top 25 Marvel Villains |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/03/27/top-25-marvel-villains |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2021, ''[[Screen Rant]]'' included Lady Deathstrike in their "10 Marvel Characters Fans Would Love To See In Marvel's Wolverine" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacReady |first=Melody |date=2021-09-14 |title=10 Marvel Characters Fans Would Love To See In Marvel's Wolverine |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-wolverine-game-hopeful-characters/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2022, ''CBR.com'' ranked Lady Deathstrike 9th in their "10 Deadliest Female Villains In Marvel Comics" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Timothy |date=2022-10-06 |title=10 Deadliest Female Villains In Marvel Comics |url=https://www.cbr.com/deadliest-female-villains-marvel-comics/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Other versions==
[[File:ULTXM60 COV thumb.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Cover to ''Ultimate X-Men'' #60.<br>Art by [[Stuart Immonen]].]]

===Amalgam===
'''Lady Talia''', a fusion of Lady Deathstrike and [[DC Comics]] character [[Talia al Ghul]], appears in the [[Amalgam Comics]] one-shot ''Dark Claw Adventures''.<ref>''Dark Claw Adventures'' {{Volume needed|c=y|date=October 2016}}</ref>

===Ultimate Marvel===
An alternate universe variant of Yuriko Oyama / Lady Deathstrike from Earth-1610 appears in ''[[Ultimate X-Men]]''. This version is a former friend of Storm who was rendered paraplegic after being hit by a truck. [[Abraham Cornelius]] of [[Weapon X#Ultimate Marvel|Weapon X]] heals and enhances Oyama's body using adamantium and Wolverine's DNA, after which she becomes Lady Deathstrike to seek revenge on Wolverine.<ref>''Ultimate X-Men'' #61</ref>

===Wolverine Noir===
An alternate universe variant of Yuriko Oyama from Earth-90214 appears in ''[[Wolverine Noir]]''. This version is a civilian who is later killed by Rose, [[Wolverine (character)|Logan]]'s ex-girlfriend.<ref>''Wolverine Noir'' #2</ref>

==In other media==
===Television===
[[File:X-Men ep-27.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Lady Deathstrike as she appears in ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]''.]]
Lady Deathstrike appears in the ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'' episode "Out of the Past", voiced by Jane Luk.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://janeluk.com/resume.html|title=RESUME|website=janeluk.com|access-date=June 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701060440/http://janeluk.com/resume.html|archive-date=July 1, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> This version was previously in a romantic relationship with [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] before joining the [[Reavers (comics)|Reavers]] and becoming a cyborg to avenge the death of her father, Professor Oyama.

===Film===
[[File:Deathstrike.jpg|right|thumb|[[Kelly Hu]] as Lady Deathstrike in ''[[X2 (film)|X2]]'' (2003).]]
* Lady Deathstrike appears in ''[[X2 (film)|X2]]'', portrayed by [[Kelly Hu]]. This version is a brainwashed [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] and assistant to [[William Stryker]] who was granted an adamantium skeleton. She faces off against [[Logan (film character)|Wolverine]], who defeats and poisons her with liquid adamantium.
* Lady Deathstrike appears in ''[[Hulk Vs|Hulk Vs Wolverine]]'', voiced by [[Janyse Jaud]].<ref name="btva"/> This version is a member of [[Team X (comics)|Team X]].
* Lady Deathstrike appears in ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glazebrooke |first=Lewis |date=April 22, 2024 |title=Deadpool & Wolverine Trailer Breakdown: All 10 Biggest Reveals |url=https://screenrant.com/deadpool-wolverine-trailer-breakdown/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422153522/https://screenrant.com/deadpool-wolverine-trailer-breakdown/ |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref>

===Video games===
* Lady Deathstrike appears as a playable character in ''[[X-Men: Next Dimension]]'', voiced by [[Gwendoline Yeo]].<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Lady Deathstrike Voices (X-Men) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/X-Men/Lady-Deathstrike/ |access-date=June 23, 2017 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |type=Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}</ref> This version is a member of the [[Brotherhood of Mutants]].
* Lady Deathstrike appears as the final boss of ''[[X2: Wolverine's Revenge]]'', voiced again by Gwendoline Yeo.<ref name="btva"/>
* Lady Deathstrike appears as a boss in ''[[X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse]]'', voiced by [[Kim Mai Guest]].<ref name="btva"/> This version is an associate of [[Apocalypse (character)|Apocalypse]].
* Lady Deathstrike appears as a boss in ''[[X-Men: The Official Game]]'', voiced by [[Vyvan Pham]].<ref name="btva"/> This version is a student of the [[Kenuichio Harada|Silver Samurai]] and agent of [[Hydra (Marvel Comics)|HYDRA]].
* Lady Deathstrike appears as a boss in ''[[Wolverine: Adamantium Rage]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
* Lady Deathstrike appears as a mini-boss in ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2]]'', voiced by Jocelyn Blue.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} She is among the supervillains injected with [[Iron Man]]'s control nanites and tasked with fighting those who oppose the [[Superhuman Registration Act]].
* Lady Deathstrike appears in [[Strider Hiryu]]'s ending in ''[[Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
* Lady Deathstrike appears as a boss in ''[[Marvel Heroes (video game)|Marvel Heroes]]'', voiced by [[Minae Noji]].<ref name="btva"/>
* Lady Deathstrike appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Strike Force]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levandoski |first=Quinn |date=2022-04-09 |title=10 Best Tech Characters In Marvel Strike Force, Ranked |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-strike-force-tech-characters-ranked/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Lady Deathstrike appears in ''[[Marvel's Deadpool VR]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/deadpool-vr-trailer-mojo-john-leguizamo/|title=John Leguizamo is the latest Deadpool baddie|first=Josh|last=Broadwell|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=August 19, 2025|access-date=September 2, 2025|archive-date=August 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250825014100/https://www.polygon.com/deadpool-vr-trailer-mojo-john-leguizamo/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Marvelwiki|lady-deathstrike|Lady Deathstrike}}
* [https://uncannyxmen.net/characters/lady-deathstrike Deliver Us From Deathstrike] at UncannyXmen.net
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