Why is viper in the wolverine

She's indicated to be a medical genius with the power to stop Wolverine's regenerative powers from working, but never displays this kind of knowledge again after her introductory scene, and doesn't think to use it to somehow neutralize Wolverine when she has him captive at the movie's climax.

Her death scene is pretty anticlimactic; the two "fake-out" death scenes she gets earlier in the climax were actually better by comparison. Redeeming Qualities Her outfit's at least quite faithful to the one her comic counterpart wears, even if it's a little on the cheap side.

The character would later be done much more faithfully on Agents of S. Cookies help us deliver our services. Ophelia Sarkissian , better known as Madame Viper , is the secondary antagonist of the superhero film The Wolverine.

She was portrayed by Svetlana Khodchenkova. A, looking for a medic and hired her as his oncologist. She was first seen tending a sick Yashida, as Wolverine and Yukio enter to talk to him. Later that night, she violently kisses Wolverine and infects his healing factor with a nano-bettle.

He wakes up to discover that Yashida has died. Next day she attends Yashida's funeral, in which a fight begins with an attack from the Yakuza. During the battle, she tapes Wolverine being injured while fighting, and also kills a Yakuza thug that threatened her with a gun.

Wolverine escapes with Yashida's grandaughter Mariko. That night she reunites with Black Clan ninja Harada who is forced to chase Wolverine and Mariko after Viper uses her powers on him. A few days later the Black Clan rescues Mariko from her father Shingen. Well there was that time they were married. User Info: kaiolino. She used to be a Wolverine villain for a while. Didn't know that about her. User Info: SonicNash. That's Madame Hydra, not Viper That might be a loophole they are using for rights.

I have no idea though, and I haven't seen The Wolverine yet so I'm not sure if they mention a connection. Only connection was yashida sought Viper out in America. The movie blurrs the character vs comics By his next outing, the Samurai was a little more careful with who he worked for. With his close contest with Spider-Man and the Widow under his sword belt, it seemed the world would soon be taking the Silver Samurai seriously. His next defeat came at the hands of some very unlikely opponents.

It was, but poor Harada had a hard time living this one down. You would too if you got your ass handed to you by Garrett Morris. With his appearance in New Mutants by Chris Claremont and Sal Buscema this creative pairing was determined to make this character work, I guess. The Silver Samurai became a frequent foe and reluctant ally to Marvel mutants, particularly Wolverine.

Harada started out as a hired thug, a one dimensional character with a cool look but no real motivations. This all changed with the death of his father, Shingen Yashida. The organization was currently being run by Mariko Yashida, the true love of Wolverine, and thus began a conflict that would define the character of Silver Samurai forever more.