Yu-Ti apprenticed the young Daniel Rand to Lei Kung the Thunderer, who teaches him the martial arts while in the mystical city of K'un-L'un. The Steel Serpent (the exiled son of Lei Kung) later becomes one of the adversaries of the Iron Fist as he coveted the Iron Fist power.[2]
After she was busted for training three cavemen, Fan Fei was chained up and watched as the cavemen were fed to Shou-Lou by Lei Kung. When Fan Fei defeated Shou-Lao, Lei Kung had Fan Fei exiled from K'un-Lun. Sometime later, Lei Kung was at the entrance of K'un-Lun when Fan Fei came across it. Lei Kung states that her sentencing was wrong and wanted to bring her home. Fan Fei declined stating that Earth was her home and her fights here are just the beginning.[3]
When Steel Serpent failed to defeat Shou-Lao, Lei Kung found him weeping in the snow. He then took Steel Serpent back to the city.[4]
During the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline, Iron Fist brings Lei Kung to take Hope to K'un-L'un for training.[5] As the Phoenix Force-powered Namor attacked Wakanda, Iron Man told Lei Kung to pull Hope Summers back to K'un-L'un and seal the portal before Namor gets through. The Avengers later arrived in K'un-L'un.[6] When the Phoenix Force-powered Cyclops attacked K'un-L'un, Lei Kung met with Hope Summers outside the Cave of Shou-Lao telling her that it's time for her final lesson. They rode Shou-Lao into battle where they were blasted out of the air by the Phoenix Force-powered Cyclops. Tapping into Shou-Lao's powers, Hope Summers used a special punch to send Cyclops back to Earth where the punch also temporarily incapacitated him.[7] As K'un-L'un was being rebuilt following the resulting battle, Lei Kung held a small boy on his shoulders as he tells Iron Man that they don't need help in the reconstruction of the city. He did counsel Iron Man telling him that magic and science are not as divided as he thinks. Iron Man then leaves at Lei Kung's suggestion to handle the damage in his area.[8]
Powers and abilitiesedit
The weapons master of K'un-Lun, Lei Kung is a martial arts expert, one of the finest in the Marvel universe.
In other mediaedit
Lei Kung appears in the Netflix web series Iron Fist, portrayed by Hoon Lee.[9] The parts with him being Steel Serpent's father and Daniel Rand's mentor are intact in this series. Lei Kung first appears in the episode "Immortal Emerges from Cave" where he appears to Danny Rand in a vision during meditation recapping a K'un-L'un story. As Danny Rand does his fights with Andrei and Grigori Veznikov, Bride of Nine Spiders, and Scythe, Lei Kung dispenses some wisdom which Danny uses in his fights against them. When Lei Kung's vision tells him to finish off Scythe, Madame Gao appeared to threaten to use her knife on Radovan Bernivig's captive daughter Sabina causing Danny Rand to cease finishing off Scythe. Though Lei Kung in Danny Rand's vision was disappointed in this, Danny Rand told him on the way out that Madame Gao cheated and that he had no other choice. Lei Kung's vision remain silent as Danny left with Sabina.[10] In the episode "Black Tiger Steel Hearts," Davos tells Danny Rand that he was sent by Lei Kung to retrieve Danny while also mentioning that his father is concerned and angry with him.[11] In the episode "Lead Horse Back to Stable," it was mentioned in a humorous discussion between Danny and Davos that they once rode a chariot around the lake to see any bathing women from the village only to stumble upon Lei Kung meditating in the nude.[12] He briefly reappears in the second season where in flashback, he and his fellow Order of the Crane Mother members Yü-Ti and Priya watch Danny Rand and Davos fight for the right to face Shou-Lao. When Danny turns the tide against Davos and tries to get him to yield, Lei Kung ends the fight declaring that Danny will face Shou-Lao.[13]
Referencesedit
^DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 212. ISBN978-1-4654-7890-0.
^Vejvoda, Jim (March 17, 2017). "Marvel's Iron Fist Episode 6: "Immortal Emerges from Cave" Review". IGN. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
^RZA (director); Dwain Worrell (writer) (March 17, 2017). "Immortal Emerges from Cave". Marvel's Iron Fist. Season 1. Episode 6. Netflix.
^Hoar, Peter (director); Quinton Peeples (writer) (March 17, 2017). "Black Tiger Steals Heart". Marvel's Iron Fist. Season 1. Episode 10. Netflix.
^Chow, Deborah (director); Ian Stokes (writer) (March 17, 2017). "Lead Horse Back to Stable". Marvel's Iron Fist. Season 1. Episode 11. Netflix.
^Talalay, Rachel (director); Jon Worley (writer) (September 7, 2018). "The City's Not for Burning". Marvel's Iron Fist. Season 2. Episode 2. Netflix.
External linksedit
Lei Kung at Marvel Wiki
Lei Kung at Comic Vine
Lei Kung at Marvel Appendix
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s general notability guideline Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Lei Kung character news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Lei Kung character news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Lei Kung the Thunderer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics His notable pupils include Iron Fist and his son Steel Serpent Lei KungPublication informationPublisherMarvel ComicsFirst appearanceMarvel Premiere 15 May 1974 Created byLen WeinRoy ThomasLarry HamaIn story informationAlter egoLei KungSpeciesHumanNotable aliasesLei Kung the ThundererAbilitiesMaster martial artist Lei Kung was portrayed by Hoon Lee in the Marvel Cinematic Universe MCU Netflix television series Iron Fist Contents 1 Publication history 2 Fictional character biography 3 Powers and abilities 4 In other media 5 References 6 External linksPublication history editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2020 The character first appeared in Marvel Premiere 16 July 1974 1 Fictional character biography editYu Ti apprenticed the young Daniel Rand to Lei Kung the Thunderer who teaches him the martial arts while in the mystical city of K un L un The Steel Serpent the exiled son of Lei Kung later becomes one of the adversaries of the Iron Fist as he coveted the Iron Fist power 2 After she was busted for training three cavemen Fan Fei was chained up and watched as the cavemen were fed to Shou Lou by Lei Kung When Fan Fei defeated Shou Lao Lei Kung had Fan Fei exiled from K un Lun Sometime later Lei Kung was at the entrance of K un Lun when Fan Fei came across it Lei Kung states that her sentencing was wrong and wanted to bring her home Fan Fei declined stating that Earth was her home and her fights here are just the beginning 3 When Steel Serpent failed to defeat Shou Lao Lei Kung found him weeping in the snow He then took Steel Serpent back to the city 4 During the Avengers vs X Men storyline Iron Fist brings Lei Kung to take Hope to K un L un for training 5 As the Phoenix Force powered Namor attacked Wakanda Iron Man told Lei Kung to pull Hope Summers back to K un L un and seal the portal before Namor gets through The Avengers later arrived in K un L un 6 When the Phoenix Force powered Cyclops attacked K un L un Lei Kung met with Hope Summers outside the Cave of Shou Lao telling her that it s time for her final lesson They rode Shou Lao into battle where they were blasted out of the air by the Phoenix Force powered Cyclops Tapping into Shou Lao s powers Hope Summers used a special punch to send Cyclops back to Earth where the punch also temporarily incapacitated him 7 As K un L un was being rebuilt following the resulting battle Lei Kung held a small boy on his shoulders as he tells Iron Man that they don t need help in the reconstruction of the city He did counsel Iron Man telling him that magic and science are not as divided as he thinks Iron Man then leaves at Lei Kung s suggestion to handle the damage in his area 8 Powers and abilities editThe weapons master of K un Lun Lei Kung is a martial arts expert one of the finest in the Marvel universe In other media editLei Kung appears in the Netflix web series Iron Fist portrayed by Hoon Lee 9 The parts with him being Steel Serpent s father and Daniel Rand s mentor are intact in this series Lei Kung first appears in the episode Immortal Emerges from Cave where he appears to Danny Rand in a vision during meditation recapping a K un L un story As Danny Rand does his fights with Andrei and Grigori Veznikov Bride of Nine Spiders and Scythe Lei Kung dispenses some wisdom which Danny uses in his fights against them When Lei Kung s vision tells him to finish off Scythe Madame Gao appeared to threaten to use her knife on Radovan Bernivig s captive daughter Sabina causing Danny Rand to cease finishing off Scythe Though Lei Kung in Danny Rand s vision was disappointed in this Danny Rand told him on the way out that Madame Gao cheated and that he had no other choice Lei Kung s vision remain silent as Danny left with Sabina 10 In the episode Black Tiger Steel Hearts Davos tells Danny Rand that he was sent by Lei Kung to retrieve Danny while also mentioning that his father is concerned and angry with him 11 In the episode Lead Horse Back to Stable it was mentioned in a humorous discussion between Danny and Davos that they once rode a chariot around the lake to see any bathing women from the village only to stumble upon Lei Kung meditating in the nude 12 He briefly reappears in the second season where in flashback he and his fellow Order of the Crane Mother members Yu Ti and Priya watch Danny Rand and Davos fight for the right to face Shou Lao When Danny turns the tide against Davos and tries to get him to yield Lei Kung ends the fight declaring that Danny will face Shou Lao 13 References edit DeFalco Tom Sanderson Peter Brevoort Tom Teitelbaum Michael Wallace Daniel Darling Andrew Forbeck Matt Cowsill Alan Bray Adam 2019 The Marvel Encyclopedia DK Publishing p 212 ISBN 978 1 4654 7890 0 Marvel Premiere 15 Marvel Comics Avengers vol 8 13 Marvel Comics Marvel Team Up 64 Marvel Comics Fraction Matt w Coipel Oliver p Morales Mark i Martin Laura col Avengers vs X Men no 7 July 2012 Marvel Comics Avengers vs X Men 8 Marvel Comics Avengers vs X Men 10 Marvel Comics AVX Consequences 3 Marvel Comics Vejvoda Jim March 17 2017 Marvel s Iron Fist Episode 6 Immortal Emerges from Cave Review IGN Retrieved March 21 2017 RZA director Dwain Worrell writer March 17 2017 Immortal Emerges from Cave Marvel s Iron Fist Season 1 Episode 6 Netflix Hoar Peter director Quinton Peeples writer March 17 2017 Black Tiger Steals Heart Marvel s Iron Fist Season 1 Episode 10 Netflix Chow Deborah director Ian Stokes writer March 17 2017 Lead Horse Back to Stable Marvel s Iron Fist Season 1 Episode 11 Netflix Talalay Rachel director Jon Worley writer September 7 2018 The City s Not for Burning Marvel s Iron Fist Season 2 Episode 2 Netflix External links editLei Kung at Marvel Wiki Lei Kung at Comic Vine Lei Kung at Marvel Appendix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lei Kung character amp oldid 1216471808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
