Razor Fist
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | William Young: Master of Kung Fu #29 (June 1975) William Scott: Master of Kung Fu #105 (October 1981) Douglas Scott: Master of Kung Fu #105 (October 1981) |
Created by | William Young: Doug Moench Paul Gulacy William Scott: Doug Moench Gene Day Douglas Scott: Doug Moench Gene Day |
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Alter ego | William Young Douglas Scott William Scott |
Species | Human |
Abilities | Extensively trained hand to hand combatants and martial artists Peak-level physical attributes Hands replaced by steel blades |
Razor Fist is the name of three fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original Razor Fist was killed off in the comic books many years ago. The next two characters to take the title were brothers. The current Razor Fist is the only surviving brother.
Razor Fist appears in the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, portrayed by Florian Munteanu.
Fictional character biography
William Young
The first Razor-Fist was an assassin, bodyguard, and enforcer employed by Carlton Velcro, working at Velcro's estate on the coast of the Gulf of Lions, southern France. Velcro surgically replaced this man's hands with steel blades. Razor Fist battled Shang-Chi and was accidentally shot to death by Carlton Velcro's guards.[1]
Doctor Doom later constructed two robot duplicates of Razor Fist, which he pitted against Shang-Chi.[2]
Razor Fist is later seen alive again and joins a group of Shang-Chi's enemies that includes
William Scott
Called Razor-Fist because of his fast punches, this man and his brother took the same title and pretended to be only one person. Each brother lost one hand in a car accident, which were subsequently replaced by long knife-like stabbing weapons by Carlton Velcro. Velcro employed the brothers at his mansion on an island in the Marquesas. The brothers were assigned by Velcro to hunt down Shang-Chi and Pavane. This Razor-Fist was accidentally shot to death by Velcro.[5]
Douglas Scott
When the current Razor-Fist and his brother battled Shang-Chi, this one was defeated and captured by Shang-Chi and Pavane.[5] Sometime after the first brother was killed the other brother (the current Razor Fist) lost his other hand. This happened in the Daughters of the Dragon mini-series. When he came up against Colleen Wing, she managed to sever his hand.[6]
Razor-Fist later appeared with blades on both hands. He teamed with Zaran and Shockwave to attack the West Coast Avengers on behalf of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Deltites. Razor Fist was defeated by Mockingbird, but he escaped.[7]
Later, he began working for the crime lord Roche in Madripoor, was assigned to kill Wolverine. With the assistance of a mutant pseudo-vampire, he overpowered Wolverine and was able to knock the weakened Wolverine off a cliff. The mutant, Sapphire Styx, had drained all of Wolverine's strength with her vampiric powers.[8] When next they fought, Wolverine barely beat him and appeared to kill him.[9] Razor Fist's recovery from this seemingly fatal encounter has never been explained.
Fully recovered, Razor Fist fought
Razor Fist was also apparently killed by
In the wake of the great supervillain breakout in the pages of
Razor Fist since been hired by
In "
He was seen during the battle of Camp: H.A.M.M.E.R.,[21] until the Hood ordered him to teleport to aid Osborn in Siege of Asgard.[22] During the battle a civilian family was hurt when the Sentry caused the entire kingdom of Asgard to collapse. The husband finds both Bucky Barnes and Steve Rogers as Captain America and asked them to help locate his family in the rubble. They find his wife but see his two daughters in the clutches of Razor Fist. Both Avengers defeat Razor Fist and leave him tied up as they search for their friends who are trapped underneath the rubble.[23] After the battle was over, Razor Fist was arrested along with other members of the Hood's gang.[24]
Under the employ of
During the "Search for Tony Stark" arc, Razor Fist rejoined Hood's gang and assisted in the attack on Castle Doom.[26]
Razor-Fist accepts a contract from the Assassin's Guild to kill a man named Charles Helder but is thwarted by Deadpool, who was hired to protect Helder. While fighting Deadpool on a trolley, Razor-Fist is shoved into the street with the vehicle still moving, killing him.[27]
Powers and abilities
Each Razor Fist has no known superhuman powers. However, each Razor Fist's physical strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes & reactions, coordination, balance, and endurance are honed to the peak of human conditioning. The first Razor Fist's hands were both surgically replaced with steel blades which he used as weapons, while the former two Razor Fists initially had only one hand replaced with a steel blade. The last remaining Razor Fist eventually had his other hand replaced by a similar blade as well.
Each Razor Fist is highly skilled in multiple forms of hand to razor fist combat, with extensive training in hand-to-hand combat and martial arts.
Other versions
Secret Wars (2015)
In the "
In other media
- Razor Fist appears in Wenwu at a young age.[30]
- The Douglas Scott incarnation of Razor Fist appears in Marvel Avengers Alliance.[citation needed] He is killed as part of a ritual sacrifice and later found by a group of heroes.
References
- ^ Master of Kung Fu #29. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Master of Kung Fu #59–60. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Domino #4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Domino #5. Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Master of Kung Fu #105. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Daughters of the Dragon #1–2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #11. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Marvel Comics Presents #2–4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Marvel Comics Presents #9. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers Spotlight #24–25. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Elektra #5–6. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Peter Parker: Spider-Man #81. Marvel Comics.
- ^ New Avengers #1–4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Toxin #1–6. Marvel Comics.
- ^ New Avengers #35. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Daredevil (vol. 2) #102. Marvel Comics.
- ^ New Avengers Annual #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ New Avengers #46. Marvel Comics.
- ^ New Avengers #50. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative #25. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative #34. Marvel Comics.
- ^ New Avengers #63 (May 2010). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Siege: Captain America #1 (2010). Marvel Comics.
- ^ New Avengers: The Finale #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (vol. 2) #1–4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Invincible Iron Man #597. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Deadpool: Assassin #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Master of Kung Fu (vol. 2) #1–2 (2015)
- ^ "'Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings' Reveals Additional Cast". Marvel Entertainment.
- ^ "Marvel Reveals Shang-Chi and [SPOILER] Are Adoptive Brothers". CBR. 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
External links
- Marvel.com | The Official Site for Marvel Movies, Characters, Comics, TV
- Razor Fist I at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- Razor Fist II at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- Razor Fist III at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe