11 Facts About Master Izo

1.

Master Izo is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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2.

Man who would be known in the modern age only as Master Izo was a member of the organization The Hand hundreds of years ago in Feudal Japan.

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3.

Master Izo was revealed to have been present shortly after the accident which gave Matt Murdock his superhuman senses, and reported this information anonymously to Stick.

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4.

Master Izo is mentioned a number of times in the Book of the Iron Fist.

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5.

Much later, following the death of the Skrull posing as Hand leader Elektra, Master Izo journeyed to New York City, where the four remaining ninja-lords of the Hand were assembling to forcibly induct Daredevil as the new leader.

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6.

Master Izo intervened to assist Daredevil in driving them off, which led them to switch their focus to the Kingpin.

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7.

Master Izo's purpose was in fact to manoeuvre Daredevil into taking the position, as a means of reforming the Hand away from its corrupted state.

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8.

Master Izo was revealed to have placed Black Tarantula within the Hand as a mole, unbeknownst to Daredevil.

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9.

Master Izo is a formidable martial artist, one of the finest anywhere in the world, including being able to wield two katana at once.

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10.

Master Izo has considerable stamina, enabling him to traverse the city by jumping on rooftops.

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11.

Master Izo evidently possesses some form of immortality or at least life-extending capability, as he is somewhere in the area of 500 years old.

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