Who Is Shen Chi? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Shen Chi is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 9 comic issue appearances. He was a young Chinese martial artist, He lived with his grandfather, Rahul Lama at his dojo in Paris and helped him train Tim Drake a.k.a. Robin in the martial arts.

Who is Shen Chi?

History Shen Chi is the grandson of Rahul Lama, and has mastered his grandfather's form of empty hand and weapons form that dates back to a time before Buddha. Shen and his grandfather live at 37 Rue De Champlain in Paris, France, but when Rahul Lama passes on, Shen plans on opening chains of schools to teach his grandfather's style. Shen is a smart athletic teenager who learned English from the movies and smoked American cigarettes. Creation Shen was created by Chuck Dixon for his 1991 Robin mini-series . Major Story Arcs Robin: A Hero Reborn For more information see: Robin When Tim Drake comes to Paris to learn from the Master Rahul Lama, he is surprised to be greeted by Shen Chi. Shen shows him to his room and informs him that his training will begin the next morning. Then while Tim trains with Master Rahul, Shen translates. Once Tim learns about healing from Master Rahul, he spars with Shen, but Shen pulls no punches and Tim is forced to use Rahul's healing techniques on himself later that night.

Key facts

Shen Chi is of human origin and first appeared in "Big Bad World". The character is published by DC Comics. With 9 recorded issue appearances, Shen Chi ranks among the most featured characters in comics.