Takeo Yamashiro (New Earth)

Takeo Yamashiro was the brother of Maseo and a member of the Yakuza crime empire.

History

Takeo was jealous of his brother as he was married to Tatsu Yamashiro, a woman Takeo also craved for. When General Karnz provided Takeo with a couple of special swords, he used them to kill Maseo and caused the death of Tatsu's family. However, he lost one of the swords to Tatsu and soon he learned that the sword could steal the souls of the people that it killed.

Takeo tracked down Tatsu and stole the Soultaker Sword from her in order to use it in a ritual that could summon the souls of the slain victims. Through this rite, Maseo's spirit was brought back to life and Takeo commanded him to kill Tatsu, now going by the name Katana. This caused a confrontation between the Samurai Squad and the Outsiders, which ended with Takeo's death at the hands of Katana, who used the Soultaker Sword to kill her enemy. As a result, Takeo's soul remained trapped in the sword forever afterwards.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Swordsmanship

Notes

• Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.

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• 7 Appearances of Takeo Yamashiro (New Earth)
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Footnotes

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