Chinese physician treating Tony Stark.
The ruthless leader of the Dark Stone gang. He pursues the mummified remains to cure a childhood physical defect, recruits and trains assassins, and engages in a fatal final battle with Drizzle.
Father is Ma Xiaojun’s father, whose departure changes the boy’s summer. He is sent with his military unit to Guizhou, leaving Ma Xiaojun with new freedom to spend his days roaming and playing with other boys.
Senior station operator or engineer. Guides the protagonists to manually operate the critical large lever in the machine room to mitigate the disaster.
After fourteen years away at sea, Lin Quanhai returns home to learn that his son, Lin Bo, has died in a hostage crisis. Unable to accept how little he knows about Lin Bo's final days, he questions the police and people who knew his son, piecing together fragments of the young man's life.
Li Yu-Tang is a businessman who has secretly financed the revolutionaries. After the British authorities close the newspaper agency, he openly declares his support for the revolutionary cause. He gathers rickshaw pullers, hawkers, and a beggar to protect the visiting revolutionary leader, and is also the father of Li Chung-Guang.
Tang Hexuan, referred to in the synopsis as Mr. Tang, is Tang Qianqian's father and seeks to dominate Shanghai through a conspiracy. He captures Lan Ruoyun to make her his mistress and makes Lin Zihao a crucial part of his plan, unaware that Lin is a member of the Blue Shirts Society.
Tu'an Gu is the ambitious general who murders the ruler and frames the Zhao clan, ordering its extermination. He later adopts the surviving infant as his godson without openly acknowledging the child’s identity, while Cheng Ying secretly serves him. His political violence and eventual confrontation with the heir drive the central conflict.
KMT general and vice president, rival to Chiang.
Shen Liushu is the executive secretary's employer and a central figure in the rumours surrounding her private life. He lends her one million yuan, investigates her contacts, denies having an affair with her, then fires her and orders the office locks changed. He is also Mo Xiaoyu's husband.
Wang Xueqi has 56 screen credits in a career dating back to 1980. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Founding of a Nation Trilogy with 2 titles. Signature works include Ming Dynasty, Skyfire, Chongqing Blues. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 3 universes
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