Shou-Lao

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Shou-Lao
Hope Summers. Art by Adam Kubert.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceMarvel Premiere #16 (July 1974)
Created byLen Wein (writer)
Roy Thomas (writer)
Larry Hama (artist)
In-story information
SpeciesChinese dragon
Notable aliasesShou-Lao the Undying
Abilities

Shou-Lao (alternatively spelled Shao-Lao) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Publication history

Shou-Lao first appeared in Marvel Premiere #16 (July 1974) and was created by Len Wein, Roy Thomas, and Larry Hama.

Fictional character biography

Shou-Lao is an immortal

Iron Fist had to accomplish the final test of defeating Shou-Lao in order to absorb part of his power. This was done over 66 times.[1]

After she was busted for training three cavemen,

Fan Fei was chained up and watched as the cavemen were fed to Shou-Lou by Lei Kung. When she broke out with the hope that she will die fighting Shou-Lou, Fan Fei punched Shou-Lou in his chest tattoo and gained his powers.[2]

When Danny Rand was becoming the next Iron Fist, he defeated Shou-Lao by burning the dragon-shaped tattoo off his chest. After defeating Shou-Lao, Danny Rand plunged his hands into the brazier containing Shou-Lao's immortal heart and it charged him with the power of the Iron Fist.[3]

Steel Serpent later attempted to fight Shou-Lao. When Steel Serpent failed to defeat Shou-Lao, Lei Kung found him weeping in the snow. He then took Steel Serpent back to the city.[4]

During the

Hope Summers and Lei-Kung arrive on the back of Shou-Lao who blasted the Phoenix Force-empowered Cyclops. Unfortunately, Shou-Lao was far too young to put up a fight and its riders were dislodged. However, Hope was able to unleash a combination of dragon energy, fire, and chaos magic to banish Cyclops to the Moon.[5]

Powers and abilities

Shou-Lao have dragon powers (the ability to utilize wings for flying, breathe fire, change colors, live forever, and strike at lightning-fast speeds). In addition, he is super-strong and durable, as well as resistant to all types of diseases.

In other media

Television

  • Shou-Lao appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced by Mark Hamill.
  • Shou-Lao makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in a flashback in the
    Iron Fist, stated that Shou-Lao will be explained and referenced during the first season and further explored in future seasons.[6][7] In addition, Jones stated that Shou-Lao could not be shown onscreen due to budgetary constraints.[8]
  • The Defenders miniseries reveals that the bones of Shao-Lao's kind contain a substance with resurrective properties. The Hand has been using it since being banished from K'un-L'un centuries ago, but eventually have run out of it. This causes them to seek access to the remains of another dragon, buried underneath Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.

Video games

Shou-Lao appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2. When Iron Fist, Ms. Marvel, and Spider-Man enter K'un-Lun's Cave of the Dragon while looking for a shard of the Nexus of All Realities, they find the shard embedded in Shou-Lao's heart as Steel Serpent controls Shou-Lao into attacking them. After defeating Steel Serpent, Iron Fist removes the Nexus shard.

References

  1. ^ Master of Kung Fu Annual #1. Marvel Comics.
  2. ^ Avengers Vol. 8 #13. Marvel Comics.
  3. ^ Marvel Premiere #16. Marvel Comics.
  4. ^ Marvel Team-Up #64. Marvel Comics.
  5. ^ Avengers vs. X-Men #10. Marvel Comics.
  6. ^ "New Image from 'Iron Fist', Shou-Lao Confirmed to Appear". 25 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Iron Fist: Shou-Lao Will Not Appear on Screen".
  8. ^ "Marvel's Iron Fist won't feature his epic dragon-fight with Shou-Lao (EXCLUSIVE)". 11 March 2017.
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