as a free spirit with an almost careless disregard for personal safety. According to her own philosophy of life, living in danger is the ultimate adventure, while the peace of death is the final prize that awaits for every person who has truly lived. In 2011, UGO Networks featured her on their list of 25 Hot Ninja Girls, commenting: "While her short, black haircut and skin-tight leather outfit make her come off as a nefarious addition to the X-Men world, Yukio has proven to be quite a helpful non-mutant to Wolverine and his friends." While Yukio is highly skilled in the martial arts, her specialty weapons are scalpel-like shuriken, of which she can hurl up to three at a time with deadly accuracy. Wolverine once joked that Yukio's real first name was "Yukiko". Other versions In the limited series, X-Men: The End, a Skrull masquerades as Yukio on a mission from the Shi'ar to eliminate Storm and Wolverine. It is killed by Storm's ice powers. In other media Television Yukio appears in Marvel Anime: Wolverine, voiced by Romi Park in the Japanese version and by Kate Higgins in the English dub. This version wields retractable, circular throwing blades. After rescuing Wolverine from Yakuza thugs working for Shingen Yashida, she assists the former in his quest to rescue Mariko Yashida as part of her quest to seek revenge against Shingen for killing her parents. Yukio is later killed in battle by Shingen. Film Yukio appears in The Wolverine, portrayed by Rila Fukushima. This version is a mutant with the ability to foresee others' deaths and was adopted by the Yashida family as a child to serve as a companion to Mariko Yashida. In the present, Yukio assists Logan in rescuing Mariko from Viper and Ichirō Yashida. Fukushima said of the role, "My character's very physical. Yukio and Wolverine have a lot in common. She really takes care of him and he also cares about her." Director James Mangold described Yukio as a lethal fighter who is "both sexy and almost kind of sprung from the anime world." Yukio appears in Deadpool 2, portrayed by Shioli Kutsuna. This version is a member of the X-Men and girlfriend of teammate Negasonic Teenage Warhead with technical prowess and electrokinesis. Video games Yukio appears in Marvel Heroes. Reception In 2011, UGO Networks featured her on their list of 25 Hot Ninja Girls, commenting: "While her