parent nodes: Kitty Pryde | Road to Infinity 9 | Team Metal
Kenuichio Harada is the mutant son of Japanese crimelord Shingen Harada, but was never formally acknowledged as Shingen's son or as a member of the Yashida Clan of which Shingen claimed leadership. At an early age, Harada began the study of the fighting methods and code of honor (bushido) of the medieval Japanese warrior-class called the samurai. Eventually mastering the attendant disciplines, Harada sought employment as a modern-day samurai. After fulfilling a debt of service to the Mandrill, Harada, who became known as the Silver Samurai, bound himself in service to the second Viper. The Silver Samurai has acted as the Viper's bodyguard and chief aide-de-camp ever since.
He would often find himself at odds with the Silver Swordsman who has repeatedly defeated him and claimed Kenuichio's swords for his own use.