List of Asian superheroes

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This is a list of Asian superheroes. Over the years, comic books, television and film have delivered a diverse but sometimes stereotypical sampling of characters of East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian descent.

Contents

1 East Asian
2 Southeast Asian
3 South Asian
- 3.1 Indian
- 3.2 Pakistani
4 Eurasian/Biracial Asian
5 Other Asian characters

East Asian [edit]

Chinese [edit]

Atom (Ryan Choi)
Auric from Gamma Flight
Black Mask, protagonist of a 1996 Chinese film
Black Widow (Monica Chang)
Cassie Chan from the Power Rangers universe
Grace Choi from the Outsiders
Claw from Primal Force
Collective Man
Dr. Mirage from Valiant Comics
Dragonmage from the Legion of Super-Heroes
Gloss from the New Guardians
Great Ten
Grunge from Gen 13
I Ching
Jade (Jade Yifei)
Jubilee from the X-Men
Green Lantern (Kai-ro) from the Batman Beyond animated series
Trini Kwan from the Power Rangers universe
Kwai from the Blood Syndicate
Lady Shiva
Lin Sun from the Sons of the Tiger
Mandarin from Marvel Comics
Push, a supporting character from the Spider-Girl comic book series
Radioactive Man from Marvel Comics
Red Lotus (ally of the X-Men)
Shang-Chi
Shao Lynn
Shen Kuei (a.k.a. The Cat) from Marvel Comics
Silver from Gamma Flight
Striker Z from the Power Company
Stuff the Chinatown Kid from the Seven Soldiers of Victory
Sway from the X-Men
Wing from the Seven Soldiers of Victory
Wong, sidekick and manservant to Doctor Strange
Jimmy Woo
Xi'an from X-Men 2099
Xorn from the X-Men

Japanese [edit]

Armor from the X-Men
Big Hero 6 from Marvel Comics
Big Science Action from DC Comics
Blitzen from the Shadow Cabinet
Bushido from the Teen Titans
Masaru Daisato, the protagonist from the 2007 Japanese film Big Man Japan
Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi) from the Justice League
Dragon Lord (Tako Shamara) from Marvel Comics
Fuji from Stormwatch
Golden Girl II (Gwenny Lou Sabuki) from the Invaders
Hazmat from the Avengers Academy
Hummingbird-Man/Marq (JAPANIMATION MOVIE)
Jolt from the Thunderbolts
Kabuki
Kamen Rider #1
Kamen Rider #2
Kamen Rider Black
Kamen Rider Stronger
Kamen Rider Super-1
Kamen Rider V3
Kamen Rider ZX
Kayo from Brigade
Noriaki Kakyoin from the Japanese manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Katana from the Outsiders
Kato from the Green Hornet TV series
Jotaro Kujo from the Japanese manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Kunoichi from DC Comics' Blackhawks
Lady Deathstrike from the X-Men
Master Izo, ally of Daredevil
Taki Matsuya from the X-Terminators
Nico Minoru (formerly Sister Grimm) of the Runaways
Mr. Unknown
Jim Morita from Nick Fury's Howling Commandos
Musashi from the Cadre of the Immortal
Naiad from DC Comics
Hiro Nakamura of the NBC TV series Heroes
Akane Nakiko from the Dreamwave comic book series Darkminds
Psylocke from the X-Men
Ram from the New Guardians
Rising Sun from the Global Guardians
Ryu from Street Fighter
Sailor Mars from the Sailor Moon universe
Samurai from the Super Friends animated series
Samurai Jack, protagonist of the Cartoon Network/Toonami animated series
Samurai X from the Japanese manga series Rurouni Kenshin
Lotus Shinchuko from the Sons of the Tiger
Silver Samurai
Skyrider from the Kamen Rider universe
Spider-Man (Takuya Yamashiro)
Sunburst
Sunfire
Sunpyre
Super Young Team from DC Comics
Surge from the X-Men
Taki
Karia
Toyman III (Hiro Okamura)
Turbo from the New Warriors
Tsunami from the Young All-Stars
Yukio, ninja ally of the X-Men
Zebraman, protagonist of the 2004 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike

Korean [edit]

Amadeus Cho
Ballistic from the Blood Pack
Chance from Fallen Angels
Element Woman
Linda Park (comics)
Mystek from Justice League Task Force
Adam Park from the Power Rangers universe
Ray (Lucien Gates)
Seoul from Bloodpool
Third Rail from the Blood Syndicate
Xombi

Taiwanese [edit]

Thunderlord from the Global Guardians

Tibetan [edit]

Swift from The Authority

Southeast Asian [edit]

Cambodian [edit]

OMAC (Kevin Kho) from the Justice League International

Filipino [edit]

Captain Barbell
Darna
Gagamboy, protagonist of a 2004 Filipino film
Grail from Wetworks
Ipo-ipo
Lagim
Lastikman
Ang Panday
Pedro Penduko
Sandugo, a superhero team
Siopawman
Varga
Zsazsa Zaturnnah

Indonesian [edit]

*Gundala (komik) *Gatot kaca

Malaysian [edit]

Cicak Man, the protagonist of a 2006 Malaysian film

Kluang man

Singaporean [edit]

Jenny Quantum from The Authority

Vietnamese [edit]

South Asian [edit]

Indian [edit]

Pakistani [edit]

Commander Safeguard
Faiza Hussain from Marvel Comics

Eurasian/Biracial Asian [edit]

Artemis (from the Young Justice animated series)
Cassandra Cain (formerly known as Batgirl, currently known as Black Bat)
Daken (Wolverine)
Deep Blue from DC Comics
Fever from the Doom Patrol
Gehenna, supporting character from DC Comics' Firestorm comic book series
Green Arrow (Connor Hawke)
Carol and Jane Kent from Superman: Secret Identity
Kid Flash (a.k.a. Impulse)
Meanstreak from X-Men 2099
Mongrel from DC Comics
Red Hood (Lian Harper), daughter of Teen Titans founding member Arsenal and the villainess Cheshire from the comic book mini-series Kingdom Come
Shi
Silhouette from New Warriors
Smasher from Dynamo 5
Taranee Cook
Traci Thirteen
Thunder and Lightning
Colleen Wing

Other Asian characters [edit]

Crane
Duck-Girl
Hat from The Elite
Karate Kid from the Legion of Super-Heroes
Jade (Jennifer Rice)
Vienna

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