Editing Shang-Chi (section)

===Ultimate Marvel===
In the ''[[Ultimate Marvel]]'' universe, Shang-Chi first appeared in ''[[Ultimate Marvel Team-Up]]'' #15. He is the son of an international crime lord. Trained from birth to become a living weapon, he became the world's greatest martial artist and being a noble spirit, he eventually came to renounce his father's empire.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Brian Michael Bendis|Bendis, Brian Michael]]|penciller= Mays, Rick; Lee, Andy|inker= Martin, Jason; Lee, Andy|title= Ultimate Marvel Team-Up|issue= #15|date= June 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Mays, Rick; Lee, Andy|inker= Martin, Jason; Lee, Andy|title= Ultimate Marvel Team-Up|issue= #16|date= July 2002}}</ref> Seeking to get away from his father's reach, he emigrated to New York where he worked as a floor sweeper at Wu's Fish Market in [[Chinatown]]. Feeling that the denizens of New York's Chinatown needed someone to protect them, he and his friend [[Danny Rand]] were drawn into the gang war between the [[Kingpin (character)#Ultimate Kingpin|Kingpin]] and [[Hammerhead (comics)#Ultimate Hammerhead|Hammerhead]] after the latter targeted him to win over the Chinatown gangs to his cause.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= [[Mark Bagley|Bagley, Mark]]|inker= Hanna, Scott|story= Warriors: Part 3|title= Ultimate Spider-Man|issue= #81|date= October 2005}}</ref> The conflict climaxed when Shang-Chi, Danny Rand, Spider-Man, the [[Black Cat (Marvel Comics)|Black Cat]], the [[Moon Knight#Ultimate Marvel|Moon Knight]] and [[Elektra (character)#Ultimate Marvel|Elektra]] ambushed Hammerhead's penthouse, where a battle royale ensued.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Bagley, Mark|inker= Hanna, Scott|story= Warriors: Part 4|title= Ultimate Spider-Man|issue= #82|date= November 2005}}</ref> It ended with an unconscious Elektra, Hammerhead and Moon Knight. The gang members were then arrested by the police.<ref>{{cite book|last = Bendis|first = Brian Michael|author2=Bagley, Mark|title = Ultimate Spider-Man vol. 14: Warriors|year = 2006|pages = 168| publisher=Marvel |isbn = 978-0785116806}}</ref>

The martial arts warrior disguised himself as a costumed criminal in order to take down the Kingpin. The Kingpin discovered his plan and threatened to kill the hero,<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Bagley, Mark|inker= Hennessy, Drew|story= Ultimate Knights Part 1|title= Ultimate Spider-Man|issue= #106|date= May 2007}}</ref> but he was rescued by [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Daredevil]],<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Bagley, Mark|inker= Hennessy, Drew|story= Ultimate Knights Part 2|title= Ultimate Spider-Man|issue= #107|date= May 2007}}</ref> who then recruited him as a part of his team to take down the Kingpin.<ref>{{cite book|last = Bendis|first = Brian Michael|author2=Bagley, Mark |title = Ultimate Spider-Man vol. 18: Ultimate Knights|year = 2007|pages = 144|isbn = 978-0785121367}}</ref> After the Kingpin's identity is leaked to the [[New York Police Department]], Shang-Chi and the team disbanded and went their separate ways.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Bagley, Mark|inker= Hennessy, Drew|story= Ultimate Knights Conclusion|title= Ultimate Spider-Man|issue= #110|date= August 2007}}</ref>