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| Akihiro | |
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 Akihiro as he appears on the cover of Daken: Dark Wolverine #1. Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | As Daken: Cameo: Wolverine Origins #5 (August 2006) Full appearance: Wolverine Origins #10 (January 2007) As Wolverine: Dark Avengers #1 (March 2009) As Horsemen of Death: Uncanny Avengers #9 (June 2013) As Fang: Marauders vol. 2 #7 (October 2022) As Hellverine: Hellverine #1 (May 2024) |
| Created by | Daniel Way (writer) Steve Dillon (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Akihiro |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | Dark Avengers Dark X-Men Brotherhood of Mutants Horsemen of Death X-Factor Marauders Alpha Flight |
| Notable aliases | Daken, Wolverine, "Daken Akihiro", Death, Fang, Hellverine |
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Akihiro is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Akihiro was created by writer Daniel Way and artist Steve Dillon and first appeared in Wolverine: Origins #5 (August 2006).[1]
Akihiro is the mutant son of Wolverine and his deceased wife Itsu, possessing superhuman abilities similar to his father (e.g., healing factor, retractable claws) as well as pheromone manipulating powers. Raised by Romulus as a ruthless killer, Akihiro was conditioned to hate Wolverine, blaming his father for his supposed abandonment, his mother's death and traumatic childhood and took his childhood slur Daken as his codename. Akihiro was a member of the Dark Avengers under his father's moniker Wolverine, the Brotherhood of Mutants and at one point was a Horseman of Death. Originally depicted as a supervillain and antihero, Akihiro later reforms himself as a superhero after relocating to Krakoa, making peace with his father and becoming a member of X-Factor and the Marauders, eventually earning the title of Fang for his heroism. After becoming bonded to the demon Bagra-ghul, Akihiro becomes the newest Hellverine.
Akihiro was ranked sixth in Comics Alliance's 2013 list of "50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics" (well ahead of his 41st-place father) and is often recognized for his sex appeal.[2]
- ^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; et al. (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^ Wheeler, Andrew (February 14, 2013). "ComicsAlliance Presents The Top 50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.