Shang-Chi

Shang-Chi
Textless cover of Shang-Chi #1 (September 2020), by Jim Cheung and Laura Martin
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Special Marvel Edition #15 (December 1973)
Created by	Steve Englehart Jim Starlin
In-story information
Full name	Zheng Shang-Chi
Team affiliations	Avengers Agents of Atlas Five Weapons Society MI-6 Marvel Knights Heroes for Hire Secret Avengers Thunderbolts
Partnerships	Clive Reston Black Jack Tarr Leiko Wu Iron Fist Lin Lie
Notable aliases	Master of Kung Fu Brother Hand Commander Hand Deadly Hand Gamemaster
Abilities	Master martial artist Mastery of chi Psionic abilities Abilities via the Ten Rings: Superhuman strength, speed, durability and stamina Flight Projectile attacks and chain generation Mystical energy generation, manipulation and projection Portal creation

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. Described as the greatest martial artist alive, Shang-Chi has been trained since birth to be the ultimate fighter with a specialization in various unarmed and weaponry-based wushu styles, including the use of the gùn, nunchaku, and jian. Shang-Chi later assumes leadership of the Five Weapons Society and acquires the Ten Rings weapons.

Shang-Chi was spun off from novelist Sax Rohmer's licensed property as the unknown son of fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu. In later editions, his connection to Dr. Fu Manchu was underplayed after Marvel lost the comic book rights to the latter's character; to get around this problem, the publisher eventually renamed Shang-Chi's father Zheng Zu.

Shang-Chi made his live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), where he is portrayed by Simu Liu.
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