His father allows him to go into the outside world under his orders, but Shang-Chi eventually finds out that his father is a centuries-old villain whose various identities include Fu Manchu and The Devil’s Doctor.
The hero debuted in Marvel Comics in 1973, at a time when martial arts films were at an all-time popularity high.
Shang-Chi grows up and is educated in the confines of a compound in China, where he intensely trains in the ways of martial arts to an expert level.