Shang-Chi made his debut in Special Marvel Edition #15 back in 1973, created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin. This was probably a good idea, considering how his comic book origin story was quite a controversial one. They did that with Spider-Man (though with two hugely successful franchises behind him already, Spidey isn’t exactly an ideal case study), Black Panther (to a certain extent), and now, Shang-Chi, who comes to us as a fully formed master of kung fu (albeit with his backstory told in flashbacks).
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In fact, you could say that Kevin Fiege and Marvel Studios have refined said formula down to an art form, to the point where they don’t even need to dedicate an entire movie to a character’s origin story any longer. Six years after running away from his father and the Ten Rings, Shang-Chi’s past catches up with him when the organisation comes looking for him and his younger sister Xialing (Zhang), and they are forced to help Wenwu in his search for a mythical village called Ta Lo.ĭespite the criticism that MCU movies have become formulaic and predictable, it is still a formula that works incredibly well. Shang-Chi had been trained to be an assassin by his father, Wenwu (played by Tony Leung Chiu Wai, more on him later), leader of a shadowy organisation called the Ten Rings, named after the ten magical armbands he wields, which also make him immortal. When we first meet him, Simu Liu’s (of Kim’s Convenience fame) titular hero is working as a car jockey in San Francisco alongside his best friend Katy (played by Awkwafina), who is blissfully unaware that the man she knows as ‘Shaun’ is actually Shang-Chi, a master of kung fu. Not included in the poll but almost guaranteed to be coming to the game next are Shredder and Garfield, both of whom have near-finished fighter data within the game.It is perhaps a measure of the relatively low expectations I have for Hollywood-made kung fu flicks that one of the main positives I had for this movie was that Carl Douglas' Kung Fu Fighting song was not heard anywhere in the film.įortunately, that was not the ONLY positive thing about Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) 25th film, which not only delivers another solid entry into the franchise, but also a kung fu movie that, well, kicks butt. A good number of the characters included in this list have actually got a good chance of being included thanks to voice lines found in the game, such as the rest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jimmy Neutron, Squidward, and Rocko. Some other popular choices include Po from Kung Fu Panda, which seems unlikely due to Dreamworks owning him, El Tigre, Snap, and the Angry Beavers. The next character is Rocko, who seems likely to come to the game since he's a popular legacy character and a voice line of the announcer saying his name was found in the game's files. The sixth pick is Zuko, which makes sense considering the lack of a firebender in the game currently. The next two characters are Squidward and Hugh Neutron, two meme picks that have become increasingly popular choices since All-Star Brawl's launch. Sadly, Timmy Turner seems unlikely to be added to the game thanks to some issues with who distribution. Jimmy is arguably the most obvious character to be added as DLC, whilst Jenny seems like another shoo-in since the developers confirmed there are no rights issues with her. If you've been keeping an eye on the community, the top three results are no surprise, with Jimmy Neutron coming in first, Jenny Wakeman second, and Timmy Turner third. One Redditor, UrOwnperson, compiled the results together into the top 20 most requested DLC characters. The votes were posted on the All-Star Brawl subreddit, which is the most active community for the game. Top 20 Results for the Most Wanted DLC Characters Poll from
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