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 African-American 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 then current members 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
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, [8] [9] and a student at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology who specializes in laser cutting. In addition, according to himself, his name is a nickname that Fred gave him after he spilled wasabi on his shirt one time. On the character, co-director Chris Williams said "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 spends the majority of the film following the rules and living almost in fear as he states, "There's a place for everything and everything's in its place." As the film progresses, he becomes slightly braver and learns to deal with the craziness of being a superhero. He appears to be the most protective of Hiro most likely due to his brotherly friendship with Tadashi. Wasabi wears a green armor suit that was built by Hiro that generates plasma blades from the wrists of the suit.

Television

Wasabi appears in Big Hero 6: The Series , with the character voiced by Khary Payton. [12] In the first episode, "Baymax Returns", Wasabi's sudden change from pessimistic to courageous during battle is explained by the fact that he gets a high off of adrenaline. [13] Despite his cowardly personality, he is shown to admire other blade related weaponry including ninja-chef Moamakase's despite her trying to use them against him. [14] In "Fred's Bro-Tillion", Wasabi reveals that his father is an Orthodontist. [15] In "Steamer's Revenge", it is revealed he is allergic to dogs. [6] Out of all of his teammates, he has the least in common with Hiro whom he had difficulty with due to his messiness. By the end of "Killer App", the two become closer. [16] In "Something's Fishy", he reveals that he was full of test anxiety all throughout his time in high school. [17] However, the series also shows moments of him being much more confident and even impressed with certain things. The only villain he does not seem afraid of is Momakase, mostly because of her similar weapons. [18] He was also excited with the fact that not only was his car recovered from the river, but also given various gadgets and upgrades. [6] His car unfortunately, ends up getting knocked into the San Fransokyo Bay again. [19] In "Fear Not", Wasabi begins teaching classes where it is revealed that he suffers from glossophobia. He gets over it by distracting his students with Mini-Max. [20] In the season 2 finale, he graduates from SFIT. [19]

Video games

Wasabi appears as an unlockable playable character in Disney Magic Kingdoms . [21]

Wasabi appears as a playable character in the mobile game Disney Heroes: Battle Mode . [22]

Wasabi makes an appearance along with the rest of Big Hero 6 in Kingdom Hearts III as a supporting character in the San Fransokyo world, with Khary Payton reprising his role. [23] He has gained the ability to shoot his blades as projectiles.

Other appearances

Wasabi has a cameo appearance in the short film Once Upon a Studio (2023), where he takes part of group photo with the rest of the characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios. [24]

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