Yukio

is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a female ninja of Japanese origin and a supporting character of the X-Men, particularly associated with Wolverine. Originally conceived of as a love interest of Storm, the characters' relationship was relegated to subtext after Marvel Comics' editor-in-chief Jim Shooter mandated that no same-gender couples could be depicted in comic books during his tenure at the company. Yukio appeared in The Wolverine, played by Rila Fukushima and a different version appears in Deadpool 2 and Deadpool 3, portrayed by Shioli Kutsuna. Publication history Yukio's first full appearance was in Wolverine #2 (September 1982), created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Frank Miller. Character history The X-Men's first encounter with Yukio occurred when Wolverine had his struggle with Shingen Yashida, father of Wolverine's girlfriend Mariko Yashida. At that time Yukio worked for Shingen, and one of her tasks was to kill Wolverine. Instead she developed a crush on him and subsequently aided him in bringing about Shingen's downfall.