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CHANG-MU
Real Name: Ch'uang-Mu
Occupation: Goddess of love, sleep and the bedroom
Legal Status: Citizen of Ta-Lo
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of
Chang-Mu except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Ch'ang-Mu, Lady of the Bed Chamber,
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Zhang Fei (possible father), Chuang Kung
(husband),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of
China
Base of Operations: Ta-Lo
First Appearance: Chang Mu has yet to be seen in Marvel or DC Comics
History: Chang Mu is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings
known as the Xian who were worshipped as gods under the Taoist religion of
Ancient China. Chang Mu is the daughter of Zhang Fei, the god of butchers taken
as a wife by Chuang Kung, the god of the house. She was worshipped as goddess of
the bed chambers and controlled everything that occurred with the bedroom,
including sleep and love-making, although she was largely known primarily as a
goddess of love. She was also considered one of the Pa Chu or "gods of the
home."
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Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 325 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Strength Level: Chang Mu possesses superhuman strength enabling her
to lift (press) 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Chang Mu possesses the conventional
attributes of the Xian or Gods of China, such as superhuman strength,
stamina, endurance and longevity. She also has a variety of mystical
powers which are as yet unrevealed. |
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CHENG-HSIAN
Real Name: Cheng-huan shen
Occupation: God of cities and administration
Legal Status: Citizen of Ta-Lo
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of
Cheng-Hsian except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: City-God, Celestial Mandarin, Chang Tung Ch'ang, Shu Jung,
Shu Jiang, Yang Ki-Shen, Yu K'ien, Yung-Ku Wang
Place of Birth: Beijing, China
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Yu-Huang
(uncle), Er
Lang (possible brother),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of
China
Base of Operations: Ta-Lo
First Appearance: Cheng Hsian has yet to be seen in Marvel or DC Comics
History: Cheng Hsian is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings
known as the Xian who were worshipped as gods under the Taoist religion of
Ancient China. Responsible to Yu Hang, the ruler of the Chinese Gods,
Cheng Hsian was the tutelary god of walls and ditches and administrator to
the gods. He protected cities on Earth from evil spirits with a retinue of
trained demons. Prayers were addressed through him to the other gods, and
his power interceded the judges of the underworld. He was also Chieftain
of the Tu-Ti, tutelary city-gods and one of the Pa Chu or gods of
the home. |
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 410 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Strength Level: Cheng Hsian possesses superhuman strength enabling
him to lift (press) 40 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Cheng Hsian possesses the conventional
attributes of the Xian or Gods of China, such as superhuman strength,
stamina, endurance and longevity. He also has a variety of mystical powers
which are as yet unrevealed. |
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CHIH-NU
Real Name: Chih-Nii (original spelling)
Occupation: Goddess of weavers
Legal Status: Citizen of Ta-Lo
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of
Chih-Nu except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Chih-Neu, Chin-Nu, Kien Nu, Heavenly Spinner, Spinning
Damsel, Stellar-Goddess, Weaver Damsel,
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Yu
Huang (father), Sien
Tsan Nu (mother), Chien-Nu (husband), Hou-chi (sister), Chi-Yu
(half-brother)
Group Affiliation: The Gods of
China
Base of Operations: Ta-Lo
First Appearance: Chih-Nu has yet to be seen in Marvel or DC Comics
History: Chih-Nu is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings
known as the Xian who were worshipped as gods under the Taoist religion of
Ancient China. One of the most important of the Chinese gods, she used her
powers over silk to weave the robes of her father, Yu Huang, Ruler of
the Chinese Gods. She was also tricked into becoming the wife of a
mortal man named Chien-Nu. Traveling to Earth, Chih-Nu decided to bath
in a lake and he stole her clothes to keep her from returning to the
heavens. She stayed on Earth and gave him two children, but eventually
found her clothes and returned to the heavens. Chien-Nu traveled with
their children to Mount Kun-Lun in search of Chih-Yu and was made
immortal to live with her in heaven; their children becoming ancestors
of later Chinese emperors. |
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 320 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Strength Level: Chih-Nu possesses superhuman strength enabling
her to lift (press) 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Chih-Nu possesses the conventional
attributes of the Xian or Gods of China, such as superhuman strength,
stamina, endurance and longevity. She also has mystical powers over silk
enabling her to mentally weave and creating clothing from any material
she desires and cast enchantments on those garments. |
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CHI-YU
Real Name: Chi-Yu
Occupation: God of war
Legal Status: Citizen of Ta-Lo
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of
Chi-Yu except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: None known
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Shen-Nong
(father), Sien
Tsan-Mu (mother), Chih-Nu,
Hou-Chi (half-sisters),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of
China
Base of Operations: Ta-Lo
First Appearance: Chi-Yu has yet to be seen in Marvel or DC Comics
History: Chi-Yu is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings
known as the Xian who were worshipped as gods under the Taoist religion of
Ancient China. Born on Earth, he fought Yu-Huang,
the Yellow Emperor, while they were mortals over control of the line of
succession. Though he was supported by Chi Zong Zi, the god of rain, and
Fei Lian, the god of wind, but Yu-Huang defeated him by inventing the
compass and the help of Ba Niang, the goddess of drought. As inventor of
warfare and weapons, Chi-Yu was admitted into the Chinese pantheon as a
god of war. |
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 425 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Strength Level: Chi-yu possesses superhuman strength enabling him
to lift (press) 50 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Chi-Yu possesses the conventional
attributes of the Xian or Gods of China, such as superhuman strength,
stamina, endurance and longevity. He has greater than average strength,
stamina and endurance than the majority of the Chinese gods except
perhaps by Yu Huang, Shen Nong and Lei-Kung. |
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ER LANG
Real Name: Ehr Lang Shen
Occupation: Sentry, God of walls and ditches
Legal Status: Citizen of Ta-Lo
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Er
Lang except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Ehr-Lang
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: possibly Single
Known Relatives: father, mother (names unrevealed, possibly
deceased), Yu-Huang
(uncle), Sien
Tsan Mu (aunt), Er
Lang (possible brother), Yuang
Shi Tian Long (possible grandfather), Chi-Yu,
Chih-Nu,
Hou-Chi (half-sisters),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of
China
Base of Operations: Ta-Lo
First Appearance: Er Lang has yet to be seen in Marvel or DC Comics
History: Er Lang is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings
known as the Xian who were worshipped as gods under the Taoist religion of
Ancient China. Born on Earth during Yu-Huang's earthly rule of China, he
was born the son of one of Yu-Huang's sisters and a mortal warrior. As
an adult, he helped the Zhou army defeat the Shang. Gaining immortality,
he was granted the position of guarding the gates of Ta-Lo from
invaders. He is typically joined by T'ien K'ou, his dog. |
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 410 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Strength Level: Er Lang possesses superhuman strength enabling him to lift (press) 40 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Er Lang possesses the conventional
attributes of the Xian or Gods of China, such as superhuman strength,
stamina, endurance and longevity. He also has exceptional sensory
awareness enabling him to peer beyond dimensional barriers. |
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GAN JIANG
Real Name: Gan Jiang
Occupation: God of blacksmiths
Legal Status: Citizen of Ancient China (Fifth Century BC)
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of
Gan Jiang except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: None known
Place of Birth: Wu, China
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Lu Xing (possible father), Mo Ye (wife), Chi (son),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of
China
Base of Operations: Ta-Lo
First Appearance: Gan Jiang has yet to be seen in Marvel or DC
Comics
History: Gan Jiang was a blacksmith born in the Fifth Century BC. During
the reign of King Helu of Wu, who ruled China from 514 to 496 BC, he was
asked by King Helu to create two extraordinary swords, but he decided to
keep one and King Helu ordered his death. Hidden by his wife, the sword
was used by his son, Chi, to avenge his father's death. Helped by a
shaman, Chi faked his death to enter the king's quarters and then slay
him in combat. Gan Jiang was deified afterward and became a member of
the Xian alongside his wife and son. His mortal remains are protected by
a shrine, the Tomb of the Three Kings, in Henan, China. |
Height: 5'
8"
Weight: 395 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Strength Level: Gan Jiang possesses superhuman strength enabling
him to lift (press) 45 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Gan Jiang possesses the conventional
attributes of the Xian or Gods of China, such as superhuman strength,
stamina, endurance and longevity. He has incredible resistance to fire and
flame.
Abilities: Gan Jiang is a talented inventor and blacksmith capable of creating
swords and weapons of great resistance and endurance. |
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SHEN NONG
Real Name: Shen-Nong
Occupation: God of farming and health, former Emperor of China (2737 -
2698)
Legal Status: Citizen of Ta-Lo
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of
Shen-Nong except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Shen-Nung, Shennung, Nin T'ou, Divine Husband, Ox-Head
God,
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Shan-Qing (possible father), Sien
Tsan Mu (wife), Yu
Huang (brother-in-law), Chi-Yu
(son),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of
China
Base of Operations: Ta-Lo
First Appearance: Shen Nong has yet to be seen in Marvel or DC Comics.
History: Shen Nong is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings
known as the Xian who were worshipped as gods under the Taoist religion of
Ancient China. Born on Earth, he was one of the San Huang or "Three Emperors"
of China during which he showed mortal man how to farm and till the
Earth and the use of medicinal plants. Shen Nong is also credited with
inventing the plough. When his Earthly rule was over,
he departed Earth for Ta-Lo, the realm of the Chinese gods. On Earth,
Shen-Nong was worshipped as an ox-headed deity. A close friend of his
successor, Yu-Huang, Shen-Nong became known as Nin T'ou, a judge of
the underworld. |
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 325 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Silver, formerly Black
Strength Level: Shen Nong possesses superhuman strength enabling
him
to lift (press) 30 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Shen Nong possesses the conventional
attributes of the Xian or Gods of China, such as superhuman strength,
stamina, endurance and longevity. He also has mystical powers over the
earth and the harvest and sensory awareness of plants, able to mentally
read plants for their curative and medicinal properties. |
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SHOU-HSING
Real Name: Shou-Hsing
Occupation: God of time
Legal Status: Citizen of Ta-Lo
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of
Shou-Hsing except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Shou-Xing, Shou-Shen, Shou-Lao, Old Man of the South Pole
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Gou Mang (possible father), Lu-Hsing, Fu-Hsing (brothers), Nugua (sister),
Mo-Ye (nephew), Fu-Fei (niece),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of
China, The San Hsing,
Base of Operations: Palace of the Happy Isles in Ta-Lo
First Appearance: Marvel Universe: The End #2
History: Shou-Hsing is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings
known as the Xian who were worshipped as gods under the Taoist religion of
Ancient China. He was a member of three gods of luck known as the San
Hsing who served as advisors to Yu
Huang, ruler of the Gods of China and
protected the p'an t'ao, the sacred apples whose properties gave the
Xian their immortality. He also served as mentor to the Ba Xian, ten
mortals who had been lifted into godhood. In recent years, Shou Hsing
met with the Council
Elite over the threat of the pharaoh Akhenaton conquering
Earth. |
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 410 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Silver, formerly Black
Strength Level: Shou-Hsing possesses superhuman strength enabling
him
to lift (press) around 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Shou-Hsing possesses the conventional
attributes of the Xian or Gods of China, such as superhuman strength,
stamina, endurance and longevity. He can also several mystical powers of
an undefined nature including precognitive senses to divine the future. |
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SIEN TSIAN
Real Name: Sien Tsian Nu
Occupation: Goddess of silk
Legal Status: Citizen of Ta-Lo
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of
Sien Tsian except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Sien Tsian Mu, Sien Tsang, Hsi-ting Shih, T'san Nu,
Ma't'ou Niang, Lady with the Horse Head, Ma-Mien,
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Yuang-Shi (father), Fu Pao (mother),
Yu
Huang (brother), Xi Wang Mu
(sister-in-law), Ba Niang, Qi Gu Niang, Song Zi Niang, Wang Mu Niang,
Chih Nu Niang, Meng Po Niang (nieces), Chen-Kuei, Er Lang
(nephews), Shen-Nong
(husband), Chi-Yu
(son), Chih-Nu,
Hou-Chi (daughters by Yu Huang),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of
China
Base of Operations: Ta-Lo
First Appearance: Sien Tsian Mu has yet to be seen in Marvel or DC
Comics
History: Sien Tsian is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings
known as the Xian who were worshipped as gods under the Taoist religion of
Ancient China. Taken as a wife by Shen Nong, she ruled Empress of China in
the 28th Century BC and introduced silk to mortal women, showing them
how to weave it into dresses and garments. After she departed Earth, she
became known as Ma-Mien, one of the judges of the underworld. |
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 320 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Strength Level: Sien-Tsian possesses superhuman strength enabling
her to lift (press) 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Sien-Tsian possesses the conventional
attributes of the Xian or Gods of China, such as superhuman strength,
stamina, endurance and longevity. She can also mystically manipulate
silk to mentally weave and create garments as well as alter its shape,
length and color. |
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YI-TI
Real Name: Yi-Ti
Occupation: Goddess of wine
Legal Status: Citizen of Ta-Lo
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Yi
Ti except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: I-Ti
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Yu
Huang (father), Sien
Tsan (mother), Hou-Chi (sister),
Ba
Niang, Qi Gu Niang, Song Zi Niang, Wang Mu Niang, Meng Po Niang, Chih Nu Niang
(half-sisters), Chen-Kuei, Er Lang
(cousins),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of
China
Base of Operations: Ta-Lo
First Appearance: Yi-Ti has yet to be seen in Marvel or DC Comics
History: Yi-Ti is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings
known as the Xian who were worshipped as gods under the Taoist religion of
Ancient China. According to legend, she created liquor and wine as a gift
for her father, Yu-Huang, the ruler of the Gods of China, but he decided
to share it with mortals because the gods should not be permitted to
become intoxicated.
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Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 325 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Strength Level: Yi-Ti possesses superhuman strength enabling
her to lift (press) 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Yi-Ti possesses the conventional
attributes of the Xian or Gods of China, such as superhuman strength,
stamina, endurance and longevity. She has incredible endurance against
wine and liquor. She can mystically conjure and create a drink capable
of falling any opponent. |
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YU QIANG
Real Name: Yu Qiang
Occupation: God of the ocean
Legal Status: Citizen of Ta-Lo
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of
Yu-Qiang except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Yu Chang, Yu Ch'ang,
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: possibly Single
Known Relatives: Gong-Gung (possible father), Zhu
Rong, Gou Mau, Rou Shou (possible uncles), Khafu (possible
brother),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of
China
Base of Operations: Unrevealed, possibly somewhere in the Yellow Sea
off T'singtao, China
First Appearance: Namor Annual 2
History: Yu Qiang is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings
known as the Xian who were worshipped as gods under the Taoist religion of
Ancient China. His exact connections to the Xian are unrevealed, but he is
possibly the son of the ancient water-god, Gong-Gung, whose kingdom was in
the east of China during the time the Xian lived on Earth. As a
shape-shifter, he has appeared as a man with the body of a fish, and above
the ocean as a bird with the face of a man. In ancient times, he helped
the sea-god, Poseidon,
to add binding spells to imprison the Atlantean sorcerer Suma-Ket deep
with the Marianas Trench off China. |
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 320 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Strength Level: Yu-Qiang possesses superhuman strength enabling
him to lift (press) 80 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Yu-Qiang possesses the conventional
attributes of the Xian or Gods of China, such as superhuman strength,
stamina, endurance and longevity. He also has mystical power over the
sea and tide and can create tsunamis, whirlpools and hurricanes. He can
also exist underwater and dive to the crushing depths of the ocean
without harm. |
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ZHU-RONG
Real Name: Zhu-Rong (possibly)
Occupation: God of fire
Legal Status: Citizen of Ancient China and Ta-Lo
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of
Zhu-Rong except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Chu Jung, Chu Jiang, Chu Kiang, Zhu-Jung, Ch'ung, Ju Rong,
Zu Rong, Chong Li,
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: possibly Single
Known Relatives: Pan Ku (possible father), Gaea
(possible mother, alias, Hou-Tu), Gong-Gung, Gou Mang, Ru Shou (brothers),
Tai Yan (wife), Shou-Hsing,
Lu-Hsing, Fu-Hsing (possible nephews), Nugua (possible niece),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of
China
Base of Operations: Heng Shan Nan in Hunan Province, China
First Appearance: Thor & Hercules: Encyclopedia Mythological
History: Zhu-Rong is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings
known as the Xian who were worshipped as gods under the Taoist religion of
Ancient China. In ancient times, he quarreled constantly with his brother,
Gong Gung, the god of water and sworn enemy of Emperor Yao, over control of China, their war destroying
Mount Buzhou and causing rains that flooded China during the reign of
Emperor Gun. After Yu Huang united China and placed the Xian under a bureaucracy,
Zhu Rong became known as Chu Jiang, judge of one of the courts of Feng-Tu. |
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 425 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Bald, Black in his youth
Unusual Physical Features: Zhu-Rong's eyes glow red when he is
using his mystical powers.
Strength Level: Zhu-Rong possesses superhuman strength enabling
him to lift (press) 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Zhu-Rong possesses the conventional
attributes of the Xian or Gods of China, such as superhuman strength,
stamina, endurance and longevity. Zhu-Rong has extra-ordinary mystical
powers including the ability to conjure and control magma and molten rock
and use it in both offensive and defensive combat. |