Shi

Her real name is Ana Ishikawa, she is the daughter of a great Japanese Warrior and an American Missionary. When she was still a child, she watched as her brother and father were both killed by a Yakuza named Masahiro Arashi. Not long after their deaths, she vowed she would get revenge, so she sought training to be the world's deadliest assassin. Her grandfather helped her master martials arts (sohei to be exact). In honor of a Feudal Japanese Warrior, she painted her face white and changed her name to Shi, which is Japanese for death. On her journey for revenge, she began to have conflicts with her morals, she could not escape the Catholic teachings embedded by her mother, and she wanted to extract revenge for her fallen family members.

She has seen many incarnations, Starting in Crusade comics, then in Avatar Press and most recently Dark Horse comics.

Skills

She was trained in the Japanese art of Sohei, she has been able to read and react to fighting styles, and proven to be most deadly with a sword.