Wasabi-No-Ginger

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Wasabi-No-Ginger
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Wasabi-No-Ginger by David Nakayama
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Big Hero 6 #1 (Sept. 2008)
Created by Chris Claremont and David Nakayama
In-story information
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliations Big Hero 6
AbilitiesSkilled marksman and swordsman
Ability to generate qi-energy blades

Wasabi-No-Ginger is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist David Nakayama, he first appeared in Big Hero 6 #1 (September 2008), a book about a titular superhero team in which Wasabi is a member.

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Wasabi appears in the 2014 Disney animated film Big Hero 6 voiced by Damon Wayans Jr., with Khary Payton taking over in the television series and the video game Kingdom Hearts III . This version of him is portrayed as Japanese Brazilian and is highly intelligent but neurotic. His main weapons are the plasma blades that he has developed as part of his school project.

Publication history

The character was created by Chris Claremont and David Nakayama and first appeared in Big Hero 6 #1 (September 2008). He along with Fredzilla were meant to serve as replacements for Sunpyre and Ebon Samurai.

Fictional character biography

Wasabi-No-Ginger is a trained chef and a member of Big Hero 6. [1] His first mission with the six was taking on a villain named Badgal and her three minions; Whiplash, Brute, and Gunsmith. [2] He is once again with his teammates, this time helping Spider-Man take out Doctor Octopus' satellites. Wasabi and Baymax jump head on into battle, taking on Everwraith. [3] [4]

Powers and abilities

Wasabi-No-Ginger uses various swords to fight. He can also give form to his Qi-Energy, usually materializing it as throwing knives that can paralyze opponents.

Reception

In other media

Disney version

Wasabi
Big Hero 6 character
Wasabi from Disney's Big Hero 6.png
Walt Disney Animation Studios re-imagining of Wasabi
First appearance Big Hero 6 (2014)
Created by Don Hall
Chris Williams
Adapted by
Voiced by Damon Wayans Jr. (film)
Khary Payton (TV series, Kingdom Hearts III )
Age21 [6]
In-universe information
NicknameChop Chop (by Karmi) [7]
GenderMale

Film

Wasabi-No-Ginger, renamed Wasabi, appears in the 2014 animated film Big Hero 6 , voiced by Damon Wayans Jr. This version is an African-American student at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology who specializes in laser cutting and wields plasma blades. [8] [9] Co-director Chris Williams stated "He's actually the most conservative, cautious—he [sic] the most normal among a group of brazen characters. So he really grounds the movie in the second act and becomes, in a way, the voice of the audience and points out that what they're doing is crazy." [9] [10] [11]

Wasabi appears in the spin-off series Big Hero 6: The Series , voiced by Khary Payton. [12]

Video games

Wasabi appears as an unlockable playable character in Disney Magic Kingdoms . [13]

Wasabi appears as a playable character in the mobile game Disney Heroes: Battle Mode. [14]

Wasabi appears as a support character in Kingdom Hearts III , voiced again by Khary Payton. [15]

Other appearances

Wasabi makes a cameo appearance in Once Upon a Studio . [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Big Hero 6 #1 (September 2008)
  2. ↑ Big Hero 6 #2-5 (October 2008-January 2009)
  3. ↑ The Amazing Spider-Man #685 (July 2012)
  4. ↑ Amazing Spider-Man: Ends of the Earth (July 2012)
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