White Fox (Marvel Comics)

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Ami Han
White Fox
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Ami Han / White Fox.
Textless variant cover of Death of Doctor Strange: White Fox (December 1, 2021).
Art by R1c0.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Avengers: Electric Rain #1 (October 2014)
Created by
  • Young hoon Ko
In-story information
Alter egoAmi Han
Species Kumiho
Place of origin Seoul, South Korea
Team affiliations National Intelligence Service
Agents of Atlas
Tiger Division
Avengers
Notable aliasesAgent F-One
White Fox
Abilities
  • Kumiho physiology granting:
    • Superhuman strength, speed, agility, durability, stamina, and senses
    • Communication with animals
    • Life force energy absorption
    • Fox transformation
    • Hypnosis
    • Claws
  • Trained hand-to-hand combatant

Ami Han is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer and artist Young hoon Ko, the character first appeared in Avengers: Electric Rain #1 (October 2014). [1] Ami Han is a superhero from South Korea. [2] She belongs to a species of shapeshifting nine-tailed foxes called Kumiho. [3] She is known under the codename White Fox. [4]

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Development

Concept and creation

Ami Han is based on the Korean legend of the nine-tailed fox. [5] She first appeared as an original character in a Marvel-licensed webtoon produced by Disney Korea. [6] Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Chester Bror Cebulski later stated, "The character has proven to be so popular that we’ve decided to take it from Korea. She’ll be joining the Avengers characters in the U.S. comic series." [7] Writer Alyssa Wong commented, "Ami Han is a Kumiho who grew up without a Kumiho community, surrounded only by stories about how her kind is evil, heartless, and vicious. There's a certain grief that comes from that cultural isolation and external hatred, and it's something she's had to grapple with her entire life. I find that deeply compelling and resonant." [8]

Publication history

2010s

Ami Han debuted in Avengers: Electric Rain #1 (October 2014), created by writer and artist Young hoon Ko. [9] She later appeared in the 2015 Contest of Champions series. [10] She appeared in the 2016 Totally Awesome Hulk series. [11] She appeared in the 2016 Civil War II: Choosing Sides anthology series. [12] She appeared in the 2019 Domino: Hotshots series. [13] She appeared in the 2019 Future Fight Firsts: White Fox one-shot, her first solo comic book. [14] According to Diamond Comic Distributors, it was the 147th best selling comic book in October 2019. [15] She appeared in the 2019 War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas series. [16]

2020s

Ami Han appeared in the 2020 Taskmaster series. [17] She appeared in the 2021 Black Cat Annual one-shot. [18] She later appeared in the 2021 Death of Doctor Strange: White Fox one-shot, her second solo comic book. [19] According to Diamond Comic Distributors, it was the 124th best selling comic book in December 2021. [20] She appeared in the Marvel Unlimited exclusive 2022 White Fox Infinity Comics series, her first solo comic book series. [21] She appeared in the 2023 Tiger Division series. [22] She appeared in the 2023 Spider-Gwen Annual one-shot. [23]

Fictional character biography

Ami Han belongs to a mystical race of nine-tailed foxes shapeshifters known as Kumihos. [24] They are said to be creatures who can turn into beautiful women. They seduce men in order to eat their heart. She was raised by her Kumiho mother. She was taught how to hunt and transform into a Kumiho. However, her mother was killed by Samjokgus, another species of shapeshifters, which serves as the predators of Kumihos. Ami Han lived with her aunt and her uncle afterwards.

She joined the National Intelligence Service, the chief intelligence agency of South Korea. [25] She later became the director of the agency and used the codename White Fox before she was recruited by the Avengers. [26]

When one of Ami Han's agents was found dead, she began to investigate the reasons behind his disappearance. [27] She asked for the help of the Ultimates. [28] Together, they discovered that Maestro was behind the death of the agent and decided to go to Battleworld to confront him. [29]

White Fox joined a team led by Domino in order to retrieve a powerful artifact that could turn humans into Celestials. [30] However, since she wanted the artifact for her own purposes, Han was dismissed as a result. [31] She later rejoined the team. [32]

Ami Han battled alongside Crescent and Luna Snow against demons coming from Muspelheim. [33] She later helped Amadeus Cho rescue Luna Snow from Sindr. [34] She and the other Agent of Atlas defeated Sindr afterwards. [35]

When Ami became Director of Tiger Division, Taskmaster broke into their headquarters on Buramsan Mountain to steal her genetic signature. Taskmaster hid in a vent waiting for an opportunity to strike, but Ami's enhanced senses alerted her to his presence. He made a run for it, but Ami corned him as White Fox and fought him in a hallway. Using his advanced learning abilities and watching her fight, Taskmaster was able to deduce that White Fox and Ami Han are the same person. Black Widow, who has been hunting Taskmaster, stops the fight and unintentionally gives him the opportunity to escape with White Fox's genetic signature. [17]

In Black Cat Annual 2020, White Fox stops a private jet carrying Black Cat and her crew from illegally entering South Korea. She agrees to let the group go if Black Cat agrees to help Tiger Division free Taegukgi from the Choi gangster family's influence. [18]

White Fox summons Tiger Division to track down the Psylot Gem, a powerful Asgardian artifact of unknown power. [22]

Powers and abilities

Ami Han has a range of superpowers owing to her Kumiho physiology. She possesses superhuman strength, speed, agility, durability, stamina, and senses. [36] [25] She is able to communicate with other animals. [37] [38] She has the ability to absorb the energy of others to rehabilitate her power. [39] Ami Han can control other beings with the use of her voice. [37] Her claws can be extended and retracted. [35] She is also able to transform into a Kumiho. [40] Additionally, she is a trained hand-to-hand combatant. [41]

Reception

James Ferguson of Comicon.com described Ami Han as one of Marvel's "feisty femme fatales." [42] Samantha Puc of ComicsBeat called Ami Han one of Marvel’s "badass women" and "leading femme fatales" [43] Angela Davis of Screen Rant stated that Ami Han is a "fan favorite hero," [44] while Jules Chin Greene found that the character fits "perfectly into the brand of heroism that Marvel has championed for decades" owing to her "cultural specificities offering a new spin on familiar themes." [45]

Aja Romano of The Daily Dot described Ami Han as "badass" and "beautiful" and said that she "proved hugely popular with Korean comics fans." [46] Previews World called Ami Han a "fan-favorite character." [47] George Marston of Newsarama described Ami Han as a "breakout Marvel star." [48]

In other media

Video games

Ami Han / White Fox appears as a playable character in Marvel: Future Fight . [49]

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