Demon Sorcerers
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The Demon Sorcerers are a group of fictional villains from the Jackie Chan Adventures TV series.
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[edit] History
They each represent a different element from which their powers are based: Fire, Water, Sky, Moon, Earth, Mountain, Wind and Thunder. Seven of the demon sorcerers were banished to the Demon Netherworld by seven of the Eight Immortals, the ancient heroes of China. The eighth demon, and the first Demon Sorcerer to appear in the show, although it was unknown at the time, was Shendu of Fire. Rather than banish Shendu, the eighth Immortal transformed him into a magical statue, since if all of the demons were permanantely defeated a new evil might take their place. Later, in season 2, Shendu sets out to free his brethren from the Netherworld. Despite the use of the Pan Ku Box and then the Book of Ages, he is unsuccessful. Shendu continues to be a recurring character, while the other Demons appear only in slightly altered form after someone absorbs their Demon Chi. Drago, Shendu's son, is considered a junior Demon Sorcerer. They were probably inspired by the Old Ones of HP Lovecraft's Cthulu Mythos.
[edit] Sorcerers
[edit] Tchang Zu
Appearance: Tall, muscular, and blue, ogre-like with spikey protusions above his brow and chin, red eyes, wears dark blue Greco-Roman armor.
Immortal Item: Castanets
Portal Location: Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA.
Demon of: Thunder
Voice Actor: Frank Welker
The Demon Sorcerer of Thunder, He was banished by the Immortal Cao Guojiu. Tchang Zu's portal is located in Hollywood California. It is, ironically, contained within a door on a movie studio lot, and the Immortal who defeated him was known as an actor. After Tchang Zu's release, he sought to reclaim his palace, only to find it had been paved over into a parking lot. He then attempted to claim the Chinese Theater for his abode, but was banished again by the Chans. Tchang Zu later confronted the J-Team in Demon World, Part 2 atop Hsi Wu's tower, but was banished thanks to Paco, who happened to have a pair of castanets. The Immortal castanet containing traces of the Thunder Demon Chi was found aboard the Oceanic, a sunken ship. It was claimed by Drago, who took over the Space Needle for access to its storms, which could enhance the Thunder powers, but it was removed by Uncle. Drago absorbed the Chi later with the rest of the Demon Chi, and traces of it were invested in his cronies. It is interesting to note that Tchang Zu has no dialogue in either of the two parts of Demon World, whereas all the other Demons did.
In the game version of Jackie Chan Adventures, Tchang Zu is the fifth demon to be released. His portal is in the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. After Jackie finds the Snake Talisman in a local museum, Tchang Zu is released. In the fight against him, Jackie uses the Dragon Talisman to defeat him, before Uncle appears and seals his portal forever.
[edit] Po Kong
Appearance: Large, enormously fat misshapen green body with moldy yellow lumps, tiny legs and arms, red eyes and Japanese hairstyle.
Immortal Item: Drum
Portal Location: At a shrine in Tokyo, Japan.
Demon of: Mountain
Voice Actor: Mona Marshall
The Demon Sorceress of Mountain, She was banished by the Immortal Zhang Guo Lao. Po Kong's portal is located in her former domain of Japan. It is, like several other doors, contained within a regular door. When she was released, she attempted to devour Jackie. However, she was overwhelmed by an army of Jades. Using a drum found at the site, the Chans then banished her once more. Po Kong appeared in Demon World, Part 2, and attempted to devour Jackie again. However, Tohru was enslaved in her domain, and aided the Chans by banging on a nearby drum to banish her. Po Kong's Chi was located in the Canadian city, Quebec, within a pair of chopsticks, made from the Immortal drumsticks that banished Po Kong. Tohru accidentally absorbed the Chi when he used the chopsticks to eat a midnight snack of pork fried rice. Drago managed to very briefly absorb the Chi, but it was drained from him along with his own. But was later reabsorbed with the rest of the Demon Chi in the final confrontation with Drago.
In the video game, Po Kong is the first demon to be released by Shendu. Jackie journeys to a Japanese castle to find the Sheep and Tiger Talismans. When entering a giant courtyard, Jackie collides with the Dark Hand who unleash Po Kong (she squashes the Dark Hand when she falls out of her portal). In the following battle, Po Kong can fire heat beams from her eyes and create shockwaves when rolling across the ground. Jackie knocks Po Kong down with some cannons and Uncle appears and banishes Po Kong.
[edit] Xiao Fung
Appearance: Resembles a giant lavender frog with red eyes and yellow plates over his brow and down his back; wears grey gloves, skirt, and pointed shoes.
Immortal Item: Fan
Portal Location: An American Prison
Demon of: Wind
Voice Actor: Corey Burton
The Demon Sorcerer of Wind, He was banished by the Immortal Zhongli Quan. Xiao Fung's Demon portal was located inside a prison in the Black Forest. The Dark Hand deliberately let themselves get caught by the authorities, and sought out the door. Jackie infiltrated the prison, and by accident released the Demon. Xiao Fung disguised himself, and escaped into the tunnels beneath the prison. After a pitched battle, he was banished again. He appeared in the Demon World episodes, and forced El Toro Fuerte and another wrestler to battle gladitorially. He was banished by, ironically, the fan his servant Paco was using to fan him. His demon Chi was found at a local Car Wash and was accidentally absorbed by Jade, turning her bad burping habits into major windstorms. Drago managed to temporarily absorb the Chi, but it was drained again. Drago was later was able to absorb it with the rest of the Demon Chi in the final battle. Traces of it were infused within Drago's minions when he sent them to destroy Section 13.
In the video game, Xiao Fung is the second demon to be released. His portal is on Alcatraz Island, in some secret underground caverns. Jackie defeats Xiao with the Ox Talisman by throwing boulders in his mouth. Uncle and Jade appear overhead and Uncle uses a chi spell to banish Xiao Fung back into his portal.
[edit] Hsi Wu
Appearcane: Resembles a black, impish gargoyle with red eyes set underneath three long black horns atop his head and giant bat wings.
Immortal Item: Flute
Portal Location: Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
Demon of: Sky
Voice Actor: André Sogliuzzo
The Demon Sorcerer of Sky and is known as the King of the Skies, He was banished by the Immortal Han Xiang Zi. Hsi Wu's portal was located at Boston's Fenway Park inside a girls bathroom door sign. During his release, he lost his tail, which he attempted to retrieve. Disguising himself as a human boy named Seymour to gain entrance to Uncle's shop, he also befriended Jade. However, he later revealed himself, and kidnapped Uncle so he would remove the Chi spell he'd placed on the tail. Thanks to the efforts of the Chans (particuly Jade who was armed with the Tiger, Rooster, and Rabbit Talismans), he was banished again. In the Demon World duology, Hsi Wu had Viper as his prisoner. However, he was banished without even the chance to put up a fight. His demon chi was located within an Australian merry-go-round. Because of Jade's foolishness and the inability to remove the Chi from the Chi-O-Matic, the Sky Demon Chi was absorbed by Jade's teacher. After several fights with Drago, the Chi was removed. Later on it was absorbed by Drago along with the rest of the Demon Chi.
In the video game, Jade is kidnapped by Valmont and taken to the Fenway Park. Jackie arrives and Valmont-Shendu release Hsi Wu. Hsi Wu, for unknown reasons, attacks Jade with laserbeams. Jackie saves Jade by defeating Hsi Wu with a baseball firing turret. Uncle appears and banishes Hsi Wu.
[edit] Tso Lan
Appearance: Resembles a mix of Dracula and Korean nobility in appearance, red eyes, black hair, four arms, serpentine tongue set in an elongated mouth with two hook shaped fangs at the bottom, and a purple and red kimono.
Immortal Item: Lotus
Portal Location: Space Station
Demon of: Moon
Voice Actor: Glenn Shadix
The Demon Sorcerer of Moon, He was banished by the Immortal He Xiangu. Tso Lan's portal is located halfway between the Earth and the Moon. Using a space station in that orbit, the Dark Hand was able to open Tso Lan's portal. He then set about covering the moon with his magic. He planned to pull it out of its orbit, wrecking Earth's landscapes and adapting them to his liking. He was defeated, and banished with a lotus pod in Jackie's space suit. In the Demon World saga, Tso Lan was one of the final four Demons left unbanished to challenge the J-Team. He fought El Toro, and managed to defeat him. However, he was banished with the rest. His demon Chi was located in a lotus pod in a zoo habitat, and briefly absorbed by a Panda. Drago got ahold of it, and engaged an Earth Chi carrying Jackie, who held off Drago long enough for Uncle to remove the Moon Chi from Drago. It was drained from Drago, but was reabsorbed during the final confrontation with him.
In the video game, Jackie is sent by Captain Black to the moon to search for new talismans, but he discovers a mysterious futuristic temple, filled with all sorts of odd technology. Jackie enters a large room and Tso Lan appears before him. The two fight, and Jackie defeats Tso Lan by defeating him with his own gravity powers. When Tso Lan is banished by Uncle, he shrieks like he does in the show.
[edit] Dai Gui
Appearance: A humongous muscular body with the face of a Lion, large green horns, red eyes, and a large shell across the back of his neck and upper back.
Immortal Item: Flower
Portal Location: A house outside Pamplona, Spain.
Demon of: Earth
Voice Actor: Frank Welker
The Demon Sorcerer of Earth, He was banished by the Immortal Lan Caihe. Dai Gui's portal was located in Spain. He appeared to do battle with Jackie, who used the Immortal armor to great effect against him. However, he was unable to be banished until Uncle awoke from a magic-induced slumber, revealing the final ingredient necessary to banish him. He was one of the final four to challenge the J-Team, and battled Tohru. He was banished, but his Demon Chi surfaced inside of a flower. Jackie later absorbed the Chi in order to do battle with a Moon-powered Drago. The Chi was removed from Jackie just after Uncle places the Moon Chi in the Containment Unit. The Chi was later infused in Jade's friend Larry, who briefly used it to be a super hero. Drago later absorbed it, and infused traces of it within his minions so they could destroy Section 13.
In the video game, Dai Gui's portal is in a Spanish castle that he mighty possibly share with Shendu. Dai Gui and Jackie fight, and Dai Gui knocks himself out after colliding with a column with a bunch of flowers on top of it. Uncle, Jade and Tohru send Dai Gui back to the netherworld.
[edit] Bai Tza
Appearance: Medusa/Mermaid appearance, red eyes, long blue tentacle like hair.
Immortal Item: Gourd
Portal Location: Colosseum in Rome, Italy.
Demon of: Water
Voice Actor: Mona Marshall
The Demon Sorceress of Water, She was banished the Immortal Li Tieguai. Bai Tza's portal was located in the Roman coliseum. After she escaped into the sea, she found her former capital, Atlantis, in ruins. She had the ability to reform after being turned back into water. She then attempted to sink San Francisco, unleashing a flood to activate the fault line on a major scale. Despite the aid of Valmont, the Chans were unable to banish her that time. She later unleashed a tsunami to sink a new capital, but was banished, inadvertently taking Jade with her. She was one of the final four Demons to challenge the J-Team, and overcame Viper, but ended up banished and defeated. Her demon Chi was contained in a gourd used as a prize on a game show. Despite the Chans competition, Drago got to it, and absorbed the Chi. However, he lost it shortly thereafter. It was later reabsorbed by Drago during the final confrontation along with the rest of the Demon Chi.
In the video game, Bai Tza's portal appears in the Dark Hand's hideout. Bai Tza angrily threatens Shendu and then floods the hideout. Jackie appears and manages to defeat Bai Tza by freezing her solid. Uncle banishes her back to the Demon Netherworld. She was probably based on the demonic water deity Cthulu from the works of HP Lovecraft.
[edit] Shendu
Appearance: Humanoid mix of a Chinese and European dragon
Immortal Item: Sword
Portal Location: Entrance to Hong Kong Moose World, China
Demon of: Fire
Voice: James Sie
[edit] Drago
Son of Shendu.
Appearance: A more human-like dragon than Shendu, his appearance changes every time he assimilates Demon Chi and begins resembling the aunt or uncle the demon chi came from.
Immortal Item: None
Portal Location: None
Demon of: Primarily fire, can assimilate other Demon Chi and gain their powers as well.
Voice: Michael Rosenbaum
