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Shinto super-heroes, villains, and other characters

Shinto super-heroes and other comic book characters

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See only: 12 Shinto Heroes | 27 Shinto Villains | All

Number of characters in this sub-list: 66 (out of a total of 30,110 in the database).  Records 1 through 50 displayed below.

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Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Rising Sun Rising Sun (Izumi Yasunari) hero
CBR Scale: U Buddhist / Shinto
Global Guardians DC 38
Yamato-Take hero
CBR Scale: S Buddhist / Shinto
[Japan. born circa 81 A.D.; given magical sword Kusanagi-No-Tsuguri] Marvel 1
Kung Kung (Thomas Morita) villain
CBR Scale: U Buddhist/Shinto/Taoist
[Japan] DC 12
Hiroshima spirits villain
CBR Scale: M Buddhist; Shinto; spirits
[Japan. killed by atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima] DC 1
Warrior Nun Areala Warrior Nun Areala (Sister Shannon Masters) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic nun (raised in
Shinto)
Warrior Nuns Antarctic Press 39
Sister Sasuki Yoma hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic nun (raised in
Shinto)
Warrior Nuns Antarctic Press 4
The Master of the Outer Darkness deity
CBR Scale: D deity
[referred to by Kung and the Spectre] DC 1
Followers of Ashurado villain
CBR Scale: D Followers of Ashurado (Ninjas,
worship Shinto demons)
[
1st app: Wolverine: Soultaker #1 (May 2005)
]
Marvel 3
Ryujin Ryujin deity
CBR Scale: D Japanese dragon god
[Japan] DC 1
El Buff-Ali-Rugg villain
CBR Scale: D Muslim/Shinto
[1st app: Four Favorites #15 (Aug. 1944)] Ace Magazines 1
Itsu Akihiro Itsu Akihiro supporting character
CBR Scale: S Shinto
[Wolverine's late wife; mother of his son Daken] Marvel 2
Emperor Akihito supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Shinto
[Japan] Marvel 8
Lord Akuma villain
CBR Scale: M Shinto
[1st app: Warrior Nun Areala] Antarctic Press 4
Azuma villain
CBR Scale: S Shinto
[Japan] Marvel 1
Baby Battalion villain
CBR Scale: M Shinto
[Japan] Timely Marvel 1
Baron Shinto (Shinto) villain
CBR Scale: D Shinto
[1st app: Miss America #1] Marvel 1
Captain Nippo villain
CBR Scale: U Shinto
[1st app: Four Favorites #9 (1943)] Ace Magazines 1
Everwraith villain
CBR Scale: U Shinto
[Japan] Marvel 3
Emperor Hirohito Emperor Hirohito villain scientist real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Shinto
[Japan] DC 75
Kiza supporting character
CBR Scale: U Shinto
[Japan] Marvel 1
Amiko Kobayashi Amiko Kobayashi supporting character
CBR Scale: S Shinto
[Japan. Wolverine's surrogate daughter; mystical guardian] Marvel 38
Prince Shinto villain
CBR Scale: M Shinto
Baby Battalion (leader)
[Japan]
Timely Marvel 1
Yashida Shingen villain
CBR Scale: I Shinto
Yakuza
[Japan. father of Wolverine's late fiance Mariko Yashida]
Marvel 4
Sunfire Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Shinto
X-Men; Big Hero 6 
Horsemen of Apocalypse; The Twelve (mutants); C-Corps; X-Corporation; Marauders; Pacific Overlords

[Japan]
Marvel 259
Sunpyre Sunpyre (Leyu Yoshida) hero
CBR Scale: U Shinto
X-Men; X-Corps Marvel 8
Tengu deity
CBR Scale: M Shinto
[Japan. mythical Japanese bird spirit] Marvel 1
tornado-like creature supporting character
CBR Scale: R Shinto
[Japan. Japanese WWII survivor; became tornado-like creature] DC 1
Mari Yashida supporting character
CBR Scale: U Shinto
[daughter of Logan, Mariko; kidnapped by Creed] Marvel 5
Mariko Yashida Mariko Yashida supporting character
CBR Scale: S Shinto
[Japan. Wolverine's late fiancee] Marvel 31
Saburo Yoshida supporting character
CBR Scale: U Shinto
[Japan. Sunfire's father] Marvel 1
Tomo Yoshida villain
CBR Scale: U Shinto
[Japan. Sunfire's uncle; has manipulated his nephew] Marvel 3
Kagu Zuchi deity
CBR Scale: D Shinto
[Japan. child of Izanagi and Izanami; Amatsu-Kami sprang from him] Marvel 1
Dark Wind (Kenji Oyama) villain
CBR Scale: M Shinto (Kamikaze)
[Japan. father of Lady Deathstrike; invented Adamantium bonding] Marvel 7
Shinto monks supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Shinto (monks)
[Japan] Marvel 1
Daken Daken (Daken Akihiro) villain
CBR Scale: S Shinto (raised); later
"non-religious"
X-Strike; Dark Avengers 
Dark X-Men

[son of Wolverine]
Marvel 72
Dragon-Lord villain
CBR Scale: M Shinto / Bushido
[Japan. fanatic Japanese man, attempted to avenge WWII] Marvel 3
Inazuma Inazuma hero
CBR Scale: S Shinto / Bushido
Masters of Silence Marvel 4
Kaminari Kaminari hero
CBR Scale: S Shinto / Bushido
Masters of Silence Marvel 7
Kaze Kaze hero
CBR Scale: M Shinto / Bushido
Masters of Silence Marvel 6
Shinto Samurai villain
CBR Scale: D Shinto / Bushido
[Japan] Ace Magazines 1
Michiyo Watanabe Michiyo Watanabe hero
CBR Scale: S Shinto / Bushido
vampire hunters Marvel 3
Yukio Yukio supporting character
CBR Scale: U Shinto / Bushido
Mutant Underground; X-Men (ally) Marvel 77
Agent Axis Agent Axis (Hiroyuki Kanegawa, Aldo Malvagio, Berthold Volker) villain
CBR Scale: D Shinto / Nazi / Aryan
supremacist / Italian sadist
Axis Mundi
[Japan; Italy; Germany. changed to Pterorist by necromancer Jonas Eckhardt]
Marvel 10
Amaterasu Amaterasu deity
CBR Scale: D Shinto deity
Kami
[Japan. goddess of the sun; helped watch over Young Gods]
Marvel 1
Ame-no-Mi-Kumari Ame-no-Mi-Kumari deity
CBR Scale: D Shinto deity
Kami
[Japan. goddess of water]
Marvel 1
Bishamon Bishamon deity
CBR Scale: D Shinto deity
Kami
[Japan. god of war, justice, law, happiness; Shi Tenno of the north]
Marvel 1
Ho-Ti Ho-Ti villain deity
CBR Scale: D Shinto deity
Kami
[Japan. god of joy, laughter, drink and thieves]
Marvel 3
Inari Inari (Kodomo-no-inari) deity
CBR Scale: D Shinto deity
Kami
[Japan. god of rice and prosperity; messenger of the Heavens]
Marvel 2
Izanagi Izanagi deity
CBR Scale: D Shinto deity
Kami; Council of Godheads
[Japan. god of sun, moon, night, tempest, seas; father of gods]
Marvel Archie, etc. 8
Jorojin deity
CBR Scale: D Shinto deity
Kami
[son of Bishamon]
Marvel 1

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