Lei Kung (character)

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Lei Kung
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Lei Kung as depicted in New Avengers (vol. 2) #25 (April 2012). Art by Mike Deodato (penciler), Will Conrad (inker), and Rain Beredo (colorist).
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Marvel Premiere #15 (May 1974)
Created by Len Wein
Roy Thomas
Larry Hama
In-story information
Alter egoLei Kung
Species Human
Notable aliasesLei Kung the Thunderer
Abilities
  • Master martial artist

Lei Kung the Thunderer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a master martial artist whose pupils include his son Steel Serpent and Iron Fist.

Contents

Lei Kung was portrayed by Hoon Lee in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Netflix television series Iron Fist .

Publication history

The character first appeared in Marvel Premiere #16 (July 1974). [1]

Fictional character biography

Yu-Ti apprenticed the young Daniel Rand to Lei Kung the Thunderer, who teaches him the martial arts while in the mystical city of K'un-L'un. The Steel Serpent, Lei's exiled son, later becomes an enemy of Iron Fist while seeking to claim his power. [2]

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 Fan Fei defeated Shou-Lao, Lei Kung had Fan Fei exiled from K'un-Lun. Sometime later, Lei Kung was at the entrance of K'un-Lun when Fan Fei came across it. Lei Kung states that her sentencing was wrong and wanted to bring her home. Fan Fei declined stating that Earth was her home and her fights here are just the beginning. [3]

When Steel Serpent failed to defeat Shou-Lao, Lei Kung found him weeping in the snow before taking him back to K'un-L'un. [4]

During the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline, Iron Fist brings Lei Kung to take Hope to K'un-L'un for training. [5] As the Phoenix Force-powered Namor attacks Wakanda, Iron Man tells Lei Kung to pull Hope Summers back to K'un-L'un and seal the portal before Namor gets through. The Avengers later arrived in K'un-L'un. [6] When the Phoenix Force-powered Cyclops attacked K'un-L'un, Lei Kung met with Hope Summers outside the Cave of Shou-Lao telling her that it is time for her final lesson. They rode Shou-Lao into battle where they were blasted out of the air by the Phoenix Force-powered Cyclops. Tapping into Shou-Lao's powers, Hope Summers used a special punch to send Cyclops back to Earth where the punch also temporarily incapacitated him. [7] As K'un-L'un was being rebuilt following the resulting battle, Lei Kung held a small boy on his shoulders as he tells Iron Man that they don't need help in the reconstruction of the city. He did counsel Iron Man telling him that magic and science are not as divided as he thinks. Iron Man then leaves at Lei Kung's suggestion to handle the damage in his area. [8]

Powers and abilities

The weapons master of K'un-Lun, Lei Kung is a martial arts expert, one of the finest in the Marvel universe.

In other media

Lei Kung appears in Iron Fist , portrayed by Hoon Lee. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

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