Occupation: God of war, patron god of soldiers and police officers, former general, former merchant

Legal Status: Citizen of Third Century China

Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of Guan-Ti except as a mythological character.

Other Aliases: Kuan-Tu, Kuan-Yu, Guan Gong, Guan Yo, Guan Zhong

Place of Birth: possibly Shang-xi, China

Marital Status: Single

Known Relatives: None known

Group Affiliations: The Gods of China, former member of the Brothers of the Peach Orchard

Base of Operations: Ta-Lo, formerly mobile

First Appearance: Thor and Hercules: Encyclopedia Mythological

History: Guan Gong Yo was a native of China during the Tsao Dynasty in the Third Century AD. As an adult, he made his living as a merchant selling bean curd, but he also studied hard to become a warrior. However, he was blamed for killing a magistrate and fled to the village of Shaan-Xi when became allies of Zhang Fei, a butcher, and Liu-Bei, a peddler. Together, the three men became known as the Brothers of the Peach Orchard. Due to their oath of loyalty to each other and their pledge to defend the state, they became known as great warriors throughout China. In the later years of their lives, Liu-Bei founded the Shu-Han Dynasty of Sichuan, but Guan Gong Yo was captured and executed by his opponent Sun Chuan in 219 AD after refusing to change his allegiance to a rival Chinese dynasty.

Due to his heroism, Guan Gong Yo was elevated to the status of a god under the name Guan Ti in 1594 AD. Renown for his military skill and admired for his courage and skill, his established role in the Chinese pantheon was to protect the realm of the Chinese gods as well as Ancient China from evil and demonic forces. 

Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 425 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black

Unusual Physical Features: Guan Ti is often pictured as having a red face and long beard.

Strength Level: Guan Ti possesses superhuman strength enabling him to lift (press) 50 tons under optimal conditions.

Known Superhuman Powers: Guan Ti possesses the conventional physical attributes of the Xian or Chinese gods. Like all of the Xian, he is extremely long-lived, but he is not immortal like the Olympian gods. He has aged at an extremely slow rate since reaching adulthood and cannot die by any conventional means. He is immune to all Earthly diseases and is resistant to conventional injury. If he were somehow wounded, his godly life force would enable him to recover with superhuman speed. It would take an injury of such magnitude that it dispersed a major portion of his bodily molecules to cause him a physical death. Even then, it might be possible for a god of significant power, such as Yu Huang or for a number of Chinese gods of equal power working together to revive him. Guan Ti also possesses superhuman strength and his Xian metabolism provides him with far greater than human endurance in all physical activities. (The flesh and bone of the Xian is about three times as dense as similar human tissue, contributing to the superhuman strength and weight of the Chinese Gods.)

Guan-Ti possesses grater than normal physical strength than the majority of the Chinese Gods, except perhaps for Lei Kung, Chi-Yu and Yu-Huang. He can perform complex martial arts moves for extended time without tiring. His reflexes, timing, speed and endurance are all in superhuman range of efficiency, enabling him to take down and defeat nearly any opponent.

Abilities: Guan Ti is an exceptional warrior in swordplay, the martial arts and unarmed combat.

Weapons: Guan Ti carries a number of swords and weapons of Chinese origin.

Comments: Guan Ti has not yet appeared in DC Comics.

Guan Ti was one of the three generals in the period known as the Three Dynasties which in the Second Century AD brought the Han Dynasty to an end.

Clarifications: Guan Ti is not to be confused with:

• Guan Yin (Kwannon), Chinese goddess of mercy and compassion

Last updated: 09/19/10