Devon Aoki Cast As Katana In Arrow Season 3

Deadline is on with the first casting news for Arrow Season 3 (and darn it, we were hoping to finish our roundtables before then!)

Devon Aoki will be playing Tatsu Yamashiro, better known to fans of DC Comics as “Katana.”

Here’s how Deadline describes Arrow’s take:

She is a Japanese martial arts expert who wields a deadly sword, a blade from which her codename Katana is derived. In Arrow, Tatsu will be one of Oliver’s mentors in the flashbacks and a critical influence on his journey to eventually become The Arrow of present day.

…but will this Outsider show up in the present day as well?

Deadline is describing this as a “major guest role.”