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Zheng Shang-Chi, [a] [b] also known as the Master of Kung Fu and Brother Hand, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.The character was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin, debuting in Special Marvel Edition #15 (December 1973) in the Bronze Age of Comic Books, and starring in his own solo title until 1983.
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But there is one thing everyone calls me. One thing about which all others are certain. They call me the Master of Kung Fu.
—Shang-Chi
Early Life
Shang was raised to become a deadly assassin by his father, the immortal crime lord and sorcerer Fu Manchu. However, Shang-Chi became aware of his father's evil nature and defected after his first assignment. He then began to attack various elements of his father's criminal empire and allied himself with his father's archenemy, Denis Nayland Smith, and MI-6. In retaliation, Fu Manchu sent a number of assassins to kill him. His travels led him to meet a number of other martial artists and super heroes around the world: he met his rival, Cat; and teamed up with Iron Fist, Jack of Hearts, and White Tiger to take down the Corporation. After years of playing at "games of deceit and death", Shang-Chi retired from the espionage world. He resurfaced to assist his old friends from MI-6 against the Si-Fan ninjas. Over a decade later, his sister Fah Lo Suee, now called Cursed Lotus was once again involved in the criminal underworld. Fah Lo Suee headed a narcotics empire supplying the highly addictive drug, Wild Tiger. Representing her in Hong Kong was the Wild Tiger Mob led by Deng Ling-Xiao. It was brought down by Shang-Chi whom never learned that she was behind it all.
Return
Shang-Chi returns to face the Si-Fan, now under the command of Kingpin, with help from the X-Men against Cyber-Ninjas and from Elektra against other ninjas.
Marvel Knights
When Daredevil wanted a task force to help him finally capture the Punisher and make him face legal justice, Shang-Chi became a part of that group. The martial artist assisted Daredevil, Black Widow, and their allies against the Punisher and several other threats before the group went their separate ways. During this period, Shang-Chi and the Marvel Knights faced Zaran (Zhou Man She) and Dacoits in Fu Manchu's service.
Powers
Ten Rings Empowerment: The Ten Rings grant Shang-Chi a variety of powers, including superhuman strength, durability, stamina, and the ability to manipulate the Rings at will. Shang-Chi can fire the Ten Rings as projectiles, move them around as modes of transportation, can restrain his opponents with them and alter their size to either shrink or enlarge themselves. •Superhuman Strength: While wearing the Ten Rings, Shang-Chi gains superhuman strength. •Superhuman Durability: The Ten Rings can protect Shang-Chi from attacks than can seriously injure or kill a normal human. •Superhuman Speed: Shang-Chi's speed is enhanced while wearing the Ten Rings, allowing him to move faster than a normal human. •Superhuman Stamina: Shang-Chi's stamina improves while wearing the Ten Rings, being able to exert himself for long periods of time without tiring or showing signs of fatigue. •Flight: Shang-Chi can fly and levitate while wearing the Ten Rings. •Energy Manipulation: Shang-Chi can control and manipulate the aura emitted by the Ten Rings, which takes on an orange-red color. Shang-Chi can use the energy projected the Ten Rings in a variety of ways, including firing them as projectiles, moving them around as modes of transportation, restraining his opponents with them and altering their size to either shrink or enlarge themselves. •Energy Projection: Shang-Chi can use the energy projected the Ten Rings to shoot them as projectiles. •Energy Blast: Shang-Chi can fire destructive blasts of energy from the Ten Rings. •Transformation: When Shang-Chi embraced the power of the Ten Rings, he gained an appearance similar to Zheng Zu, manifesting his father's robe and glowing red eyes. Shang-Chi personality becomes similar to Zu's, making him more ruthless and bloodthirsty while using the Rings. However, Shang-Chi was able to overcome his father's influence without weakening the power of the Ten Rings but still retains his glowing red eyes when using them. •Portal Creation: Shang-Chi can create portals from within each of the Ten Rings.
Abilities
Master Martial Artist: Shang Chi is one of the greatest martial artists on Earth, having been trained possibly since birth to become the ultimate warrior. Shang Chi is skilled in various martial arts with a particular specialization in the Chinese martial arts. He has been shown defeating multiple highly skilled opponents simultaneously as well as superhumans. Shang has stalemated Iron Fist in single combat, with the two martial artists portrayed as equals while Black Panther stated that Shang-Chi is better than Rand. •Chi Manipulation: Shang-Chi has displayed the ability to manipulate his chi (qi) for various purposes. •Chi-Enhanced Strength: Shang-Chi can use his chi to strike with inhuman force enabling him to break through barriers such as brick, concrete, and iron. •Chi-Enhanced Durability: Shang-Chi can use his chi to withstand physical impacts almost to a superhuman degree and ease all forms of pain and discomfort. •Chi Detection: Shang-Chi is in tune with the chi emitted by all living beings, to the point where he was able to detect the psionically masked Jean Grey by sensing her energy. •He is also able to warm up to his own body temperature.
Equipment
Ceremonial uniform provided to him by the Five Weapons Society.
Weapons
Ten Rings: Shang-Chi utilizes the Ten Rings, granting him a wide variety of powers and abilities. Occasional use of traditional nunchaku, swords, shuriken, kali sticks, and staves.[citation needed] Former Equipment Metal bracelets constructed by by Tony Stark that allowed him to focus his chi, increasing his strength in various ways. Former Weapons Dual pair of metallic nunchaku designed by Tony Stark that can discharge repulsor blasts with the effect of a taser when colliding against or person or object when swung with enough force. They also acted as a focusing point for him to channel his chi.
•Although Shang-Chi was a uniquely Marvel Comics creation, many of his supporting cast members including Fu Manchu, Fah Lo Suee, and Sir Denis Nayland Smith were actually the creation of early 20th century novelist Sax Rohmer. Fu Manchu and Denis Nayland Smith made their literary debuts in the 1916 novel The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu.
•In 1995, Marvel Comics almost outsourced the production of a line of four interconnected series to Milestone Media. Shang-Chi was going to star one of these books. The pitch of the story, written by Dwayne McDuffie, consisted of Shang-Chi traveling around the globe to dismantle his father's criminal empire and also adding firearms to his combat repertoire. The entire project fell apart since McDuffie had arranged it with Tom DeFalco and Mark Gruenwald. DeFalco would be soon replaced as Editor-in-Chief, and Gruenwald would pass away a year later.
•413 appearance(s) of Zheng Shang-Chi (Earth-616)
•17 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Zheng Shang-Chi (Earth-616)
•20 minor appearance(s) of Zheng Shang-Chi (Earth-616)
•31 mention(s) of Zheng Shang-Chi (Earth-616)
•15 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Zheng Shang-Chi (Earth-616)
•573 image(s) of Zheng Shang-Chi (Earth-616)
•Zheng Shang-Chi on Marvel.com
•Zheng Shang-Chi on Wikipedia.org
•Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1-33
•Master of Kung Fu #17-125
•Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu #1-6
•Special Marvel Edition #15-16
Xu Shang-Chi (Simplified Chinese: 徐尚气) is the son of Xu Wenwu and Ying Li, the older brother of Xu Xialing, and the current wielder of the Ten Rings. Since his childhood, Shang-Chi underwent a brutal training regime that turned him into a formidable martial artist; however, on a mission to avenge his mother's death, he chose to abandon the Ten Rings and leave his family past behind ...
Many team-ups with Super Heroes followed, among them Captain America and the Falcon, Moon Knight, Daredevil, and the X-Men, the latter of which opposed the Kingpin with Shang-Chi’s help. The young man eventually joined with Heroes for Hire and the so-called Marvel Knights, but that team broke up in the aftermath of another resurrection of Shang’s father.
Xu Shang-Chi (English: / ˈʃuː ʃɑːŋˈtʃiː / SHOO shahng-CHEE; Chinese: 徐尚氣; pinyin: Xú Shàngqì) is a fictional character portrayed by Simu Liu in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) multimedia franchise, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. In the franchise, Shang-Chi is the son of Ying Li and Wenwu, the ...
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Sep 4, 2021 · In the Heroic Age, it was Beast of the X-Men who informed Shang-Chi of his fathers true identity as Zheng Zu and not Fu Manchu. This resulted in Shang-Chi joining forces with the Secret Avengers ...
