Shang Chi is a character and minor antagonist in Iron Fist Season Two. He is portrayed by Phillip Ng.
Biography[]
Shang Chi was born to a Chinese mobster in Hell's Kitchen. Shang Chi spent little time at home and basically lived on the streets. He learned kung fu from a homeless man named Denis Smith. Shang Chi was a natural and trained vigorously. Shang Chi learned that Denis was not only a homeless martial artist. Denis was a former member of The Chaste who stole money from Shang Chi's father and was hiding as a homeless man. When Shang Chi's father discovered who his son was training with, he forced Shang Chi to kill Denis, however; before Shang Chi killed Denis, he turned around and murdered his father. Denis escaped to Harlem, but was hunted down and killed by Sowande- a leader of The Hand. Shang Chi fled to Soho where he lived and trained until he returned to Hell's Kitchen after the Midland Circle Collapse. He decided to stat in hell's Kitchen for a while. During his stay, Shang Chi was approached and dueled by the samurai Sihing, who kidnapped him and brought him to the Battleworld to compete in The Secret War Tournament as the Immortal Weapon of the Under City.
Weapons and Abilities[]
- Shang Chi is a master of kung fu and rivals the fighting abilities of Danny Rand.
- Shang Chi uses billy clubs and nunchucks as his weapons.
- Marksmanship
- Weapon Proficiency
- Knowledge of Pressure Points
- Skilled fisherman
- When he chosen as The Dog Brother, Shang Chi inherits all the abilities of Sihing. Some of his newfound abilities were nervous system control, empathy senses, and the ability to harness chi for the purpose of healing.
- Immortality- After becoming The Dog Brother, Shang Chi becomes immortal until he lays down his life for the next Dog Brother or is killed in battle.
Notes[]
*Shang Chi will get his own spin-off Netflix series like how Frank Castle got a series after his antagonistic role in the second season of Daredevil. It will come out after Moon Knight, but before Blade, making it interrupt the Knights series.
*Shang Chi was a user of Pym Particles in the comics and this is a possible thing that could happen in the Shang Chi Netflix series.