The X-Men have a pretty eclectic cast of villains, from the Master of Magnetism to the undying superpowered eugenicist Mister Sinister, but Wolverine in particular has one of the most underrated rogues galleries in comics. From Sabretooth to Silver Samurai to Omega Red, Logan has amassed countless foes throughout his extended life, and during his time with the X-Men, with many of those enemies echoing him in specific ways.
Several of those villains have even made it to the big screen, too. Sabretooth was a recurring antagonist in the Fox X-Men film series, and a version of the Silver Samurai appeared as the final villain in 2013’s The Wolverine, a cinematic reinterpretation of Logan’s time in Japan. However, there’s another classic Wolverine foe who appeared in those films and even showed up recently in Deadpool and Wolverine: Lady Deathstrike, who was played by Kelly Hu in X2: X-Men United and Jade Lye in the MCU and yet has never gotten her proper due as a villain. Hopefully that’ll change with the release of Marvel’s Wolverine, as a new cinematic trailer just revealed her presence amongst the growing roster of antagonists Logan will be facing off against.
