Dragonfly I
Attributes
| Eyes: | Disturbingly blue, for a Korean |
| Features: | Walked around in an ugly green ninja suit. Bald. |
| Height: | Unknown |
| Weight: | Unknown |
Powers
| Abilities: | All those of a Ninja, plus self-immolation |
| Equipment: | Smoke grenades |
| Limitations: | No match for Spider-Man |
| Strength Level: | Peak human |
| Weapons: | The 500-year old Ceremonial Sword of his family |
Summary
| Citizenship: | Korean (North or South)? |
| Created By: | |
| Current Groups: | None (he's dead) |
| Current Occupation: | Dead |
| Dual Identity: | Known only to his allies, his ex-fiancee, Spider-Man and Angela Yin. |
| Education: | Unknown |
| Former Bases: | Korea, New York |
| Former Groups: | The True Believers |
| Former Occupation: | Ninja killer, top-rank (Dragonfly) |
| Known Allies: | The True Believers' Ninja, Madam Qwa |
| Known Confidants: | Meiko Yin, Madam Qwa |
| Known Relatives: | Meiko Yin (sort of), ex-fiancee |
| Legal Status: | None. Dead. |
| Major Enemies: | Spider-Man, Dragonfly II |
| Marital Status: | Was engaged to Meiko Yin |
| Place of Birth: | Korea (North or South)? |
| Real Name: | Karsano |
Background
Karsano was a man of honor, and a man of passion. He was engaged to Meiko Yin, cousin to the Bugle's Angela Yin. They studied martial arts together, and they both became top-notch. They joined a branch of The Hand called the True Believers and Madam Qwa, their leader, gave him the rank of Dragonfly, which means perfection. To test his loyalty, Qwa ordered him to kill Meiko. According to their code of honor, he had only three tries.
We didn't see the first. The second is foiled by Spider-Man's interference. The third too, and Spidey breaks his 500-year old Ceremonial family sword. After his dishonorable defeat, he kills himself by self-immolation. Then Meiko goes to see Madam Qwa, and is assigned the position of Dragonfly. Since Karsano always carried around a pack of ninja to try and kill Meiko, I'm guessing that either their code of honor was very flawed, or that she was already a challenger to his position, and as such had to deal with him and his men. Of course, Meiko was dishonored by Spider-Man's interference too, so she'll have to redeem herself eventually.
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Appearances
| Cover Date | Appearance Information |
|---|---|
| Mar 1997 | App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #421 (Story 1) |
| Origin told. Dies. |
Thanks To
The assistance of the Marvel Chronology Project is gratefully acknowledged.
Some of the above information is extracted from the various versions of the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe and the more recent Marvel Encyclopaedias.