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- Who is Xialing, Shang-Chi's sister, in the comics? In the comics, Shang-Chi has five sisters, but Xialing seems to be based primarily off of two of them: Zheng Bao Yu, known as the Cursed Lotus, and Zheng Shi-Hua, known as Sister Hammer. Bao Yu is the daughter of Zheng Zu, who is Wenwu in "Shang-Chi."
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- Fu Manchu's Influence on Shang-Chi Comics
- Enter Fah Lo Suee
- Why Did Shang-Chi's Sister's Name Change?
In case you're unfamiliar with the character (outside of the distinctive facial hairstyle that the film version of the character inspired), Fu Manchu is an Asian villain who appeared as the villain in a series of adventure novels by British novelist Sax Rohmer that began in 1913. Fu Manchu was the epitome of the idea of "Yellow Peril," which is whe...
Well, decades before Shang-Chi was introduced, one of the early Fu Manchu novels established that the villain had a daughter. She finally became a major character in 1930's aptly-titled The Daughter of Fu Manchu, where Rohmer finally named her Fah Lo Suee, a pet name Fu Manchu had for his daughter which means, roughly translated, "sweet perfume." S...
Master of Kung Fulasted into the 1980s (Moench wrote almost the entire series, as the book was canceled soon after he left Marvel in the early 1980s), and once it was over, the licensing deal with the Rohmer estate was over, as well. Once the licensing deal was up, Marvel could no longer use Fu Manchu, so instead Marvel would constantly refer to Sh...
- Brian Cronin
Sep 7, 2021 · What role does Shang-Chi’s sister, Xialing (Meng’er Zhang), play in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings? And what does that post-credits scene mean.
- Shang-Chi. Shang-Chi is played by Simu Liu, who rose to fame in comedy Kim's Convenience. Liu's character escaped his father's clutches as a teen and ran to the United States to make a new life for himself, changing his name from Shang-Chi to Shaun.
- Katy. Katy is portrayed by Awkwafina, the actor and rapper who won a Golden Globe for her lead role in comedy The Farewell and appeared in Crazy Rich Asians and Ocean's 8.
- Wenwu. Wenwu is played by Hong Kong star Tony Leung, one of Asia's most successful actors. He has appeared in critically acclaimed films including Infernal Affairs, Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love—the last of which won him best actor at the Cannes film festival.
- Xialing. Xialing is Shang-Chi's sister and is portrayed by Meng'er Zhang, who makes her feature film debut in the Marvel movie. The character is estranged from her brother, but has learned to fend for herself.
Oct 25, 2021 · Meng'er Zhang portrays Xialing, Shang-Chi's equally combat-ready sister, who appears multiple times in the trailers, both accompanying his brother and Katy in their adventures ... and, it...
- Pauli Poisuo
The daughter of Zheng Zu and Jiang Li and the younger sister of Shang-Chi, Shi-Hua was raised alongside her brother at their father's Hunan retreat. During their childhood, the two siblings accidentally entered one of their father's forbidden laboratories against his orders.
Sep 1, 2021 · Meng’er Zhang, who plays Shang-Chi’s sister Xialing, is already seeing some of this in action when she was met with attendees dressed as her character on the red carpet for the world premiere, noting that Marvel fans are “so quick and so creative.”
