Shendu
Shendu is a demonic cartoon villain that features in the Jackie Chan Adventures.
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Biography
Shendu was a powerful dragonic Fire Demon who was a member of the Demon Sorcerers. Hundreds of years ago, Shendu along with his demonic brethren ruled over the world. He himself ruled over ancient China but his subjects rebelled against his rule. They were led by the Immortal Lo Pei who used his magic to strip Shendu of his powers which were encased in twelve separate talismans and sent across the world. This process also resulted in Shendu being trapped in the form of a statue and was essentially powerless. He vowed vengeance against the world but was unable to act for 900 years. At some point during his rule, he acquired one of the demonic Oni masks which gave him an army of Shadowkhan warriors.
By the modern age, the dragon statue was discovered by Valmont and the Dark Hand, in exchange for their aid, the demon sorcerer stated that he would reward them with riches and power. He would task these 'minions' into recovering the talismans from Jackie Chan who served as Shendu's nemesis over the years. Shendu returned as a soul and was revealed to be the Fire Demon, one of eight Demon Sorcerers - he had originally been banished with the rest of his brethren by the eight immortals to the Demon Netherworld, but had somehow resurfaced in China before Lo Pei turned him to stone (this detail is never touched upon in the series). He ended up trapped in Valmont's body by mistake, but was eventually banished back into the Demon Nether World. He escaped and possessed Jackie Chan to rewrite the Book of Ages. He made the Dark Hand and the Chan family into his slaves, but Jade escaped the time alteration and assembled the J-Team against him, fighting again. Shendu was resurrected at the hands of Daolon Wong but double-crossed him, taking both the Pig and Rooster powers that Wong had acquired previously. Shendu managed to reclaim all his powers, but unknown to him Uncle Chan discovered the ancient spell that turned Shendu into a statue. Uncle Chan suspected that Daolon Wong had knowledge of the ancient spell. In the end Uncle Chan, Tohru and Section 13 used the spell to turn Shendu back into his statue form and at the same time recreated the Talismans.
Shendu was later revealed to have a son, a junior fire demon by the name of Drago. Coming from an alternate future, Drago attempted to use the magical Dragon's Teeth to free Shendu. However, Drago accidentally destroyed the teeth, preventing the spell from coming to pass. Drago was captured, but escaped only to abandon his father in favor of the Chi of the Demon Sorcerers (his aunts and uncles). When Drago held Jackie, Uncle, and Captain Black captive, Jade removed a piece of Shendu's skin to use in a spell against his son, due to needing a DNA sample identical to Drago's. Later, Uncle went to Shendu seeking a way to strip Drago of the eight demon powers. Shendu told Uncle that it was impossible, and asked Uncle to free him so he could defeat Drago. When Drago grew close to turning Earth into Demon World, Uncle relented, using a spell to free Shendu from his statue imprisonment. Freed, Shendu battled Drago, but was outmatched by his superpowered offspring. To give Shendu a fighting chance, the J-Team gave him the Talismans. Tohru and Uncle then used a spell to send both Demons plummeting into the netherworld, ending their threat and sealing both Talismans and Demon Chi away forever.
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Personality and attributes
Shendu was a member of the Demon Sorcerers with the others serving as his kinsmen. He himself served as the Demon of Fire along with his brothers and sisters when they ruled the world. In addition to them, he possesses a demonic son known as Drago.
He was known to be a liar that promised riches and power to others in exchange for helping him but once he manifested himself in his true form, he would discard these tools in order to take power for himself.
Powers and abilities
Shendu has the power of all the talismans that originally were a part of him and were each based on the Chinese Zodiac:
- Rat : Motion to the Motionless/Reanimation
- Ox : Super Strength
- Tiger : (Spiritual) Balance
- Rabbit : Super Speed
- Dragon : Combustion
- Snake : Invisibility
- Horse : Healing Power
- Sheep : Astral Projection
- Monkey : Shape-Shifting to animals of his choice
- Rooster : Levitation/Telekinesis
- Dog : Immortality/Youthful Energy
- Pig : Heat Beam Eye Blasts
Through the use of one of the Oni masks, Shendu was able to call upon an army of Shadowkahn ninjas to serve as his warriors. In addition to these, he possesses an army of dragon creatures though these were sealed in another dimension which required Shendu the full use of his powers.
Notes
- Shendu was voiced by actor James Sie.
Appearances
- Jackie Chan Adventures:
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