Ogun (comics)

Ogun is a ninja and martial arts master who was Wolverine's mentor. Very little is known of his past or the exact nature of his abilities, but he is apparently a mutant with the ability to control minds via telepathy. His reflexes and reaction time also appear to have been enhanced beyond the range attainable by normal humans, such as that he was easily a match for Wolverine.

Ogun first met Wolverine in Shanghai, China. Shanghai was held by the Empire of Japan, following the Battle of Shanghai in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Ogun was reportedly active in the war as a captain of the Imperial Japanese Army. Wolverine was only a wandering sailor but managed to draw the attention of the captain who would seek his acquaintance.^[2]

At some point in the past, Ogun fell from the path of honor and was a criminal enforcer for the Yakuza. Ogun mentally possesses Kitty Pryde and attempts to make her into an assassin. Under Wolverine's care, Pryde recovers and resists another brainwashing attempt, with Wolverine killing Ogun.^[3] Ogun returns as a disembodied spirit, mentally possessing host after host, and continues to battle Wolverine.^[4][5][6]

The extent and nature of Ogun's powers was never fully revealed. He demonstrated the ability to control minds and could remove his spirit from his body and place in a new host (submerging that host body's personality). His original body also seemed to be somewhat resistant to injury, although Wolverine managed to kill him. Ogun was able to survive impalement through the torso by a sword thrust with no apparent ill-effects. His reflexes and agility were heightened beyond normal human levels. It is implied that Ogun was a telepath who also had some mystical powers, but this was never clearly specified. In life, Ogun was also apparently capable of slowing or completely halting his aging; a legend is mentioned where he had once a duel of wills with the Japanese swordmaster Miyamoto Musashi.^[7]