Dragonfly (Meiko Yin)

[Jim Learning]

Dragonfly IV

Real Name: Meiko Yin
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #421
Known Relatives: Angela Yin (cousin)
Group Affiliation: None, formerly True Believers
Known Allies: Spider-Man I, Elektra
Major Enemies: True Believers, Electro III
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black

Growing up in Korea, Meiko fell in love with Karsano, and they went to study the martial arts. Karsano went on to join the rogue Hand group, the True Believers, and was ordered to kill Meiko to prove his allegiance. Meiko evaded Karsano's first assassination attempt before she arrived to Manhattan. In Manhattan, Meiko met up with her cousin Angela, who was a photographer for the Daily Bugle. After her arrival, Meiko was confronted twice more by Karsano and the True Believers. Meiko was aided in her struggle against the Believers by Spider-Man. Following Karsano's suicide, Meiko earned the rank of Dragonfly, the title of the most skilled ninja in the True Believers.

Dragonfly still had to prove her fealty to the True Believers since Spider-Man, an outsider, intervened on her behalf. Madame Qwa, who led the Believers, sent Meiko to assassinate the Daily Bugle's editor-in-chief, Joe Robertson. In attempting to do so, Dragonfly was intercepted by Electro, who nearly killed her. She was saved by her target Robertson, and now owed a debt to him. She agreed to divulge information to Robertson about the True Believers' employer, the Black Tarantula.

Shamed by this recent failure, Dragonfly was ordered to murder her cousin Angela to atone. Dragonfly refused to do so, and was hunted by the Believers. With the help of Spider-Man and Elekra, Dragonfly defeated the Believers sent after her, and then went on to find a new life for herself.

APPEARANCES:
Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #421-424