EBON SAMURAI

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human

Occupation: Adventurer

Group Membership: Big Hero Six (Baymax, GoGo Tomago, Honey Lemon, Sunpyre, Hiro Takachiho)

Affiliations: Alpha Flight (Centennial, Major Mapleleaf, Nemesis, Puck (Yu), Sasquatch, Yukon Jack), Otomo, Red Ronin

Enemies: (formerly) Alpha Flight

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Japan

First Appearance: Alpha Flight III#9 (January, 2005)

Powers/Abilities: Ebon Samurai displayed no superhuman powers, but appears to be a highly-skilled swordsman.

History: (Alpha Flight III#9 (fb)-BTS) - At some point, the Silver Samurai left Big Hero Six and was replaced by the Ebon Samurai. The team was then placed under the control of an unknown party, who sent the team to Canada to battle Alpha Flight.

(Alpha Flight III#9) - Ebon Samurai, along with the rest of Big Hero Six, attacked Alpha Flight, with the Samurai matching swords against Nemesis. Sasquatch found the device used to control the Japanese heroes located on Baymax. Returning to their senses, the two teams were attempting to figure out who was responsible when Flashback arrived and begged Alpha Flight for their aid.

(Alpha Flight III#12 - BTS) - After Alpha Flight went into the past on an adventure, they eventually ended back up where they started, finishing up their fight with Big Hero Six.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Teams 2005) - After Alpha Flight went into the past on an adventure, they eventually ended back where they started, finishing up their fight with Big Hero Six.

(Civil War Battle Damage Report#1) - Ebon Samurai and the rest of Big Hero Six attended a press conference with Otomo and Red Ronin, reaffirming their stance on protecting Japan from superhuman threats.

Comments: Created by Scott Lobdell, Clayton Henry and Mark Morales.

Ebon Samurai and Sunpyre were replacments on the team meant to evoke the original members, who were being used elsewhere (Silver Samurai had been "killed" in Elektra's book). Whether or not Ebon Samurai had similar powers to Silver Samurai is unknown.

Short profile, but excluding the headshot, he had all of 3 panels to his appearance.

Profile by Madison Carter

Clarifications:

The Ebon Samurai has no known connections to

• Ebon Flame (Lottie Hederman), leader of Freedomslight @ Journey Into Mystery I#517
• Ebon Knights, Hellfire Club members, @ Spider-Man Team-Up#1
• Ebon Seeker (Xanth), lover of Firefrost, @ Fantastic Four I#229
• Ebonshire, base of the Askani'son, @ Askani'son#2
• Ebon Vein, life energy source, @ Uncanny X-Men#330
• Ebony, cat, familiar of Agatha Harkness, @ Fantastic Four I#94
• Ebony Blade, carved by Merlin from meterorite, @ Black Knight I#1
• Samurai, Mutant Liberation Front, @ Cable: Blood & Metal#1
• Samurai Destroyer, built from same source as Shogun Warriors, @ Fantastic Four I#226
• Samurai Squadron, WWII group, Captain Savage and the Leatherneck Raiders#2
• Samurai Steel (Yoshida Asano), Japanese armored warrior, @ Iron Man I#257
  
• or any other "X" or "Y" characters (for example, for Red Wolf, say any other "Red" or "Wolf" characters

images:
Alpha Flight III#9, page 4, panel 1

Alpha Flight III#9 (January, 2005) - Scott Lobdell (writer), Clayton Henry (penciler), Mark Morales (inker), Mike Marts (editor)
Civil War Battle Damage Report#1 (2007) - Anthony Flamini & Ronald Byrd (writers), Scott Kolins (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)

Last updated: 03/30/07

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