Who is the samurai Girl in Suicide Squad?

Karen Fukuhara (福原かれん, Fukuhara Karen, born February 10, 1992) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Tatsu Yamashiro / Katana in the 2016 superhero film Suicide Squad and as Kimiko Miyashiro in the Amazon Prime original series The Boys (2019–present).
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Why is Tatsu in Suicide Squad?

One of them is Tatsu Yamashiro, better known as Katana, who willingly joins the Suicide Squad in order to guard Rick Flag. Comic book readers might be familiar with Katana, even though she's not as well-known as other superheroes.
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Is Katana a villain in Suicide Squad?

Named after the blade she wields, Tatsu took up the codename "Katana" and moved to the United States in order to fight nefarious forces. That's right, Katana actually opposes crime and refuses to tolerate injustice. In other words, she's a hero.
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How did Katana join Suicide Squad?

She's introduced to the squad by Rick Flag and Harley Quinn jokingly said hi to her and introduced herself to Katana which caused her to ask Flag if she should kill them.
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Is Karen Fukuhara mute?

The Japanese American actress's character is mute in the series and converses only with sign language. On Twitter, Wong expressed his strong disapproval of muting her character.
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Katana introduction | Suicide Squad | Extended Cut



Is Kimiko deaf or mute?

Hughie explains that Kimiko is mute and apologizes to Hugh about everything. Hugh says that he's standing up for himself and has nothing to apologize for.
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Can Katana beat Lady Shiva?

Man, Shiva easily wins this one, and it's not even close. Shiva and Katana have actually fought MULTIPLE times throughout different incarnations of Outsiders, and every time, Shiva has won.
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Will the Katana be in Suicide Squad 2?

In 2020, director David Ayer revealed on Twitter that a fight scene wherein an Enchantress-possessed Katana would've come to blows with the rest of the team was cut, which is ... something? Anyhow, Katana will not return in 2021's The Suicide Squad.
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Can I buy a real Katana?

In most places around the world, real katana swords are legal. Generally, most samurai swords don't require a special licence or permit to own.
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What does Katana mean in English?

Definition of katana

: a single-edged sword that is the longer of a pair worn by the Japanese samurai.
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Where was Katana in the Suicide Squad?

Similar to the Joker, Katana (Karen Fukuhara) was originally supposed to play a bigger role in Suicide Squad. The trailers for the 2016 film showed part of a Katana scene that was cut, in which the samurai warrior would be mind-controlled by the Enchantress and turn against the team.
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Will Deadshot be in Suicide Squad 3?

Worldwide phenomenon Will Smith revealed why he didn't return as Deadshot in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad. For those who don't know, The Suicide Squad was a 2021 follow-up to the 2016 film from David Ayer, Suicide Squad, and brought some of the surviving characters back from the previous film.
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Why is Joker not in Suicide Squad 2?

Although it had been speculated that the poor reception of Jared Leto's performance as the Clown Prince of Crime was the main reason why he didn't reprise his role, James Gunn explained (via NY Times) that, in terms of the film's narrative, there was no place for the Joker in The Suicide Squad, as he "wouldn't be ...
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Is Idris Elba Deadshot?

No, he's not Deadshot, Deathstroke or Bronze Tiger. Instead, Elba is playing an obscure but still significant Superman villain named Bloodsport.
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Is Lady Shiva a Talia?

He is later trained in the League of Assassins and later Talia gives Damian to Bruce Wayne and Damien the remainder of his life with his father, where Batman straightens Damian's morals. Sandra Wu-San also known as Lady Shiva, is possibly known as the Worlds greatest martial artist.
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What superhero has a sword?

Black Knight

As one of the premiere superheroes who use swords in Marvel, he's both deadly and dangerous. Black Knight wields the Ebony Blade and with it is incredibly powerful.
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Who did Kelly Sheridan play in My Little Pony?

Kelly Sheridan is a voice actress in My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. Her most prominent roles in the series are as Starlight Glimmer and Sassy Saddles. In My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games, Sheridan is the voice of Indigo Zap.
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What is Kimiko power?

Originally referred to simply as "The Female," Kimiko is a literal silent assassin who gained superhuman strength and regenerative powers after being forcibly injected with Compound V by Vought to create super terrorists for their superheroes to fight.
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Why is Kimiko called The Female?

The reason why she is called The Female is that the comics have never given a name to her. Kimiko was just used for the TV series in order to give a feel and identity to the character, but in the books she is known as The Female or her full "name", The Female of the Species.
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