- "I have nowhere else to be."
- — Tatsu on her reasons for being a ally to Dinah
Tatsu Yamashiro is a female Human who is a ally of Team Black Canary and Dinah Drake. Tatsu is also the wife of the late Maseo Yamashiro, and the mother of the late Akio Yamashiro.
Abilities[]
- Master swordswoman: Tatsu is revealed to be high skilled in swordsmanship. She cut down multiple Shu gang members in mere seconds. She was able to hold her own for a while against Chien Na Wei before getting overpowered, eventually defeated and captured. Tatsu's skills as a swordswoman has greatly improved over the years.
- Expert knife-thrower: Tatsu was able to kill a triad member by throwing a knife at him.
- Expert herbalist: Tatsu has displayed a masterful level of knowledge and expertise when it comes to using herbs as alternative medicine.
- Expert hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: Tatsu is skilled in close combat.
- Meditation: Tatsu is skilled in meditation and was able to guide Typhuss into using it to analyse memories.
- Multilingualism: As a native of Japanese Tatsu speaks that language fluently, in addition to Chinese and English.
Equipment[]
- Yamashiro family katana: Tatsu can proficiently wield a katana that was passed down through Yamashiro family and was once wielded by Ichiro Yamashiro and Masako Yamashiro.
- Katana suit: Tatsu wears a protective suit, as her heroine alter-ego to hide her identity from her enemies. It is unknown what materials it's made out of.