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<\/p>\n#5 - Lady Deathstrike\/Patch<\/h3>\n
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Lady Deathstrike and Patch really hit the sweet spot for Minimates: they had new add-on parts where they were needed, but didn't go overboard with them, and the pieces retain the blocky aesthetic. That's the way it should be, and it's a shame more modern Minimates don't follow suit.<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mmmldp1.jpg\" "\\"Lady")
Back when Art Asylum first announced the Marvel Minimate license in 2003, they showed off a poster featuring 22 Marvel characters drawn in Minimate<\/i> style<\/a>. Most of the designs appeared on shelves pretty quickly, but there was one standout who took almost two years to be made into plastic: Lady Deathstrike. We've talked before about who Lady Deathstrike was and who she wasn't<\/a>, so we won't rehash it here. Yuriko gets several new pieces, not the least of which are her large, clawed hands. Her loincloth isn't the same one Elektra<\/a> wore, and no one had one of these vests before, either. Oh, and that headdress is new, too.<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mmmldp3.jpg\" "\\"''Patch''\\"")
Ironically (for an appearance based on Wolverine<\/i> #8<\/a>) Patch is Wolverine #8<\/a> - you may not have realized that, since he's wearing a cunning disguise<\/b>! Seriously: this is supposed to be a secret identity for him. I suppose it's possible<\/b> that the people of Madripoor are unfamiliar with the world-famous X-Men, or have never seen The Wolverine without his mask on, but still, it's not like he's ever going to be a guy who blends into a crowd. And if they really don't<\/b> recognize a member of the X-Men, why would he need a disguise in the first place? His suit jacket was a new piece at the time, as was the hair - hair that has never been reused, amazingly enough. He also has plain hands, without any claws popped. Undercover, don't you know?<\/p>\n