SEVEN DEADLY BROTHERS

Real Name: Yang Kei-Ying

Class: Human magic-user

Occupation: Superhero, former soldier.

Group Affiliation: Great Ten

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Great Wall of China, Beijing, China

First Appearance: 52 #6 (June, 2006)

Powers:  Yang Kei-Ying could split into seven individuals, each one having a different mastery of Wushu martial arts.

History:  Yang was born in the early 1800s, and during his life in the army he became interested in grandmaster fighting. He sought the aid of the Seven Scribes of the Cloudy Satchel, who realized that he professed nobility, but was a true lover of violence. They made him into the Seven Deadly Brothers, each representing as different aspect of his personality, and each a master of Wushu.

(52 / WWIII Part Four: United We Stand #1) <Week 50, Day 7> Black Adam arrived in China, and prepared to destroy the entire country for their government's role in his family's death. He defeated the Seven Deadly Brothers and the Great Ten before China allowed the American superhero community to square off against him. Black Adam was a god with nothing left to lose, and each punch he threw was intended to kill. His savagery was winning the day until Martian Manhunter reappeared and flooded his brain with his own loss, the death of the entire Martian species. Black Adam was distracted long enough for Captain Marvel to hurl a Shazam bolt at him. Theo Adam was powerless, and left with amnesia. He staggered away unnoticed from the end of WWIII.

Comments: Created by Grant Morrison, Keith Giffen & Joe Bennett

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