FANG VI

Real Name: 
Akihiro
Universe/Timeline: 
Marvel Universe
Status: 
Active
Category: 
Mutant
Alias: 
Daken Akihiro, Wolverine II, Akki, Hellverine.
Nationality: 
Japanese Canadian
First Appearance: 
Wolverine: Origins #4 (in shadow), Wolverine: Origins #10 (full)
Powers & Abilities: 
enhanced strength, speed, agility, stamina, and reflexes, hyper-keen senses, two retractable claws from the back of each hand, pheromone excretions influence the emotions of others, bonded with the demon Bagra-ghul, able to detect guilt and sin, manifest hellfire, and summon living chains
Affiliation: 
Avengers, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants V, Dark Avengers, Dark X-Men, Four Horsemen of Death, Weapon X renegades, X-Men, Soteira, X-Factor V (Krakoa), Marauders (Krakoa)
Avengers Membership: 
Dark Avenger. Appointed membership by Norman Osborn in Dark Avengers (1st series) #1 under the authority of the Initiative. "Dark Avengers" not recognized by Avengers founders or general membership.
Notes: 

The name given to him by his adopted parents was revealed in Wolverine: Origins #26. He became Osborn's new Wolverine in Dark Avengers #1.

Daken was drowned by his father in Genosha in Uncanny X-Force (1st series) #34. He was restored by the Apocalypse Twins in Uncanny Avengers (1st series) #9 using the Lifeseeds and Deathseeds they culled from the Celestials. As a Horseman of Death, Daken could command giant worms on an alien world and his bio-energetic claws would poison living tissue. Following the disbanding of the Horsemen in Uncanny Avengers (1st series) #22, he did not demonstrate his Horsemen powers again.

In Hunt for Wolverine: The Claws of a Killer #3, Daken was killed but later reanimated by Persephone using her powers in Return of Wolverine. He has since appeared independently of her, either because of her resurrection power or some other factor. He adopted the name "Fang" in Marauders (2nd series) #6 after forming a bond of respect with that member of the Imperial Guard.

Fang I was a Captain America villain, III was a Morbius foe. Daken adopted the mantle of Fang in Marauders (2nd series) #5.

Akihiro was killed by Creed in Wolverine (7th series) #41. He returned to life bonded with the demon Bagra-ghul in Hellverine #1.

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DAKEN
Last Updated: 
12th August 2024 by Monolith