“ | You! I shall prove that lightning can indeed strike twice! | „ |
~ Tchang Zu to Jackie. |
Tchang Zu is a supporting antagonist in the TV series Jackie Chan Adventures, serving as a major antagonist in season 2 and an overarching antagonist in season 5. He is one of the Demon Sorcerers and the brother of Shendu. His element is thunder.
He was voiced by Clancy Brown.
Appearance[]
Tchang Zu has a tall appearance with blue skin reptilian and black armor with yellow outlines.
Personality[]
Tchang Zu looked to be quiet and reticent among the trapped Demon Sorcerers in the Netherworld, hardly never speaking out apart from when Shendu first arrived as a ghost. In comparison, when he was on Earth, he was a little more communicative. Tchang Zu appears to save his talking for when he isn't fighting his enemies or right before a fight - unlike several of his siblings, he didn't waste any time or breath talking when he was fighting the Chan Clan, and he didn't say a word before striking when he unexpectedly found the J-Team in Hsi Wu's tower in the Book of Ages-altered reality.
Tchang Zu, like Bai Tza, has an intense hatred for Shendu; when Tchang Zu was free on Earth, he venomously demanded that Shendu call him "Master" rather than "Brother," and when Shendu first appeared in spirit form, he was vocal about torturing Shendu as a punishment for betraying the other seven Demon Sorcerers. Tchang Zu was annoyed when Shendu explained why modern Hollywood citizens weren't afraid of the Thunder Demon, despite Shendu's submission to him as he did to his other brothers.
Tchang Zu tormented Shendu with a constant stream of lightning both times Shendu was sentenced to eternal torment in the Netherworld, proving that he is either the member of his family who is least afraid to carry out the "dirty work" when it comes to torturing Shendu or who is simply most eager to cause the latter pain. Tchang Zu had a nasty temper. When Shendu first entered the Netherworld, he exploded at him for his "excuses," and when he saw that his previous palace had been covered in asphalt and turned into a parking lot during the decades he had been imprisoned there, he erupted in absolute anger.
Tchang Zu is verbose, and somewhat lyrical ("I shall prove that lightning can indeed strike twice!"), which is oddly a feature he shares with his loathed sibling Shendu - Finn commented while listening to one of Tchang Zu's lectures that the Thunder Demon was a "genuine Olivier". Tchang Zu exhibited a love for opulence when he chose an East Asian-themed building in contemporary Hollywood as his temporary residence.
Despite his obvious cruelty, when Tchang Zu attempted to reclaim his temporary residence in Hollywood from the surrounding masses of humans, he only attempted to frighten off the hordes of human "infidels," and he did not kill such people when he learned they were fearless since they believed he was entertaining (even though this visibly bemused and enraged the Thunder Demon). Tchang Zu, on the other hand, vowed to burn Los Angeles to the ground while inside his new home with Shendu and the Enforcers.
Biography[]
Tchang Zu once ruled the world, along with Shendu and his demon brethren, but was banished by the immortal and actor, Cao Guojiu, who used a pair of castanets to defeat him. His portal resided in a movie studio in Hollywood, California.
He made his first appearance in "The Stronger Evil," where he appeared before Shendu's spirit, accusing him for making excuses to rule the world for himself, causing him to throw a thunderbolt at his brother. As Shendu promised to free his brethren, Tchang Zu and the other demons reluctantly agreed and placed a spell on him as a safety measure.
In the episode, "And He Does His Own Stunts," Shendu in Valmont's body used the Pan Ku Box, which freed Tchang Zu. Tchang Zu ordered Shendu and the Dark Hand to take him to his palace. As they drove around, Tchang Zu saw a parking lot and thought it was a palace that the humans built for him. But Ratso pointed it out to him, angering Tchang Zu. As they kept driving, Ratso suggested the Chinese Theatre to him. Tchang Zu said it would suffice. Once they entered the building, Jackie Chan snuck inside and saw the Dark Hand sitting in the theatre rows, watching Tchang Zu on the stage as he vowed to destroy the city. Finn referred to him as a regular alleviate. Tchang Zu noticed Jackie and began to attack him outside the theatre. As they were fighting, Uncle used a pair of castanets, the symbol of the immortal who defeated him, to send him back into the portal from which he came.
Later in the episode, "The Demon World," he was going to visit Hsi Wu but instead discovered the Chans. He began to fight them, until Paco used the castanets to send him back to the Netherworld.
Powers and abilities[]
Tchang Zu is a fearsome electrokinetic, capable of producing massive bolts of lightning with his bare hands. He can even call down storms to channel more intense lightning. He was also once spotted in the Netherworld journeying through the emptiness while standing atop a storm cloud.
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