The Deadly Warriors were a group of martial artists who served under Zheng Zu to protect China in the years past as part of the Five Weapons Society. Consisting of five members, each Warrior was associated with a unique weapon, color and Chinese element:
Deadly Hand: Unarmed Combat, Red, Fire
Deadly Staff: Staves, Green, Wood
Deadly Hammer: War Hammers, Yellow, Earth
Deadly Sabre: Blades, White, Metal
Deadly Dagger: Throwing Daggers, Black, Water
History
Origins[]
The original Deadly Warriors were the five disciples of the sorcerer Zheng Zu and his younger brother Zheng Yi. During the 18th century, the Sorcerer Brothers and the Deadly Warriors protected the Tianjin Prefecture from Fin Fang Foom. The Sorcerer Brothers would outlive their disciples through the use of longevity spells and established five Houses in their honor after their deaths.[1]
Opium Wars[]
In 1860, the next lineup of Deadly Warriors were mobilized by the Society to defend Shanghai from the invading British Army during the Opium Wars. The British sorcerer Baron Harkness summoned Dormammu's Mindless Ones to bolster the British Army, resulting in the deaths of the Deadly Warriors and fatal wounding of Zheng Yi.[2]
Boxer Rebellion[]
In 1900, the Five Weapons Society supported the Boxers against the Eight Nation Alliance. Despite their efforts, the then current incarnation of the Deadly Warriors failed to protect the House of the Deadly Sabre from the Western invaders. An enraged Zheng Zu subsequently executed the Warriors' field leader Commander Sabre for his failure while denouncing the rest the Warriors for being weak.[3]