History
The Ch'i-Lin are mystic beasts which seek to kill an Iron Fist on their 33rd birthday and use their heart to gain access to the dragon's egg, which they wish to consume.
After saving the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven from a Hydra plot to destroy them, Iron Fist returned to New York City to fight against a Ch'i-Lin at the Rand Building that attacked him on his 33rd birthday, and looked into Xao, learning he was descended from the Lightning Lords of Nepal.[1] The Immortal Weapons later helped Iron Fist against the Ch'i-Lin's host, Zhou Cheng.[2]
A year later, the Ch'i-Lin that possessed Zhou Cheng took control of Razor Fist and attacked Danny Rand on his 34th birthday. Although Rand had since given up the Iron Fist, the Ch'i-Lin hoped to fulfill its goal and to make up for its failure in killing him on his previous birthday. It succeeded in killing Rand and began plotting to kill Rand's successor Lin Lie and Rand's ward Pei.[3]Notes
- The Ch'i-Lin are probably based upon the mythical qilin (same pronunciation). However, unlike their Marvel counterparts, the qilin are so kind and pure-hearted that they refuse to kill any being.
See Also
- 7 appearance(s) of Ch'i-Lin
- 1 mention(s) of Ch'i-Lin
- 3 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Ch'i-Lin
- 1 image(s) of Ch'i-Lin
- 1 victim(s) killed by Ch'i-Lin