Lo Pan

Lo Pan (fl. 272 BC, d. 1986)Wang Chi states that Lo Pan was cursed in 272 BC; Egg Shen later says that 2,258 years had passed since. was a Chinese wizard, crime lord, sex trafficker, banker and export magnate from the 3rd century BC through to the late 20th century. During the Warring States period, Lo Pan fashioned himself a king and a warrior. He found himself challenged by Qin Shi Huang, who defeated him and subjected him to the Curse of No Flesh. Bound by the strictures the Emperor and Ch'ing-ti, God of the East, Lo Pan would spend over two millennia searching for a green-eyed Chinese girl to marry and sacrifice to regain corporeality and be unbound from an aged, disabled body he was forced to live with.
By 1986, Lo Pan had entered into a rivalry with businessman Egg Shen, whom he viewed as a peasant, and had assumed the identity of David Lo Pan, through which he served as chairman of the National Orient Bank and owned the Wing Kong Trading Company. He had additionally used this cover to consolidate power in Chinatown's underworld through the Wing Kong and their satellite gang, the Lords of Death. These gangs perpetrated murder and sex trafficking to further Lo Pan's goals of power and finding a green-eyed bride.
On the arrival of Miao Yin from Peking, members of the Lords of Death kidnapped her. They travelled with her back to Chinatown, with Wang Chi and Jack Burton hot on their trail in the Pork Chop Express. Lo Pan watched as the duo followed his men down the alleyway while disguised as a homeless man. The duo were then trapped in the alleyway in the midst of gang warfare between the Wing Kong and the Chang Sing until the arrival of Thunder, Rain, and Lightning. The trio's slaughter of the Chang Sings caused Burton and Wang to flee, at which point Lo Pan made his presence known. He tricked the duo into believing that they had run him over, before blinding Burton as he got out of the truck. Lo Pan allowed them to flee, and subsequently dispatched the Three Storms to retrieve Miao Yin from a brothel when Burton came close to finding her.
During another abortive rescue attempt by Burton and Wang to liberate the latter's bride-to-be, they were captured and brought before Lo Pan in the bowels of the Wing Kong Exchange. Lo Pan related his struggle to them before noticing another group was attempting to gain access to the Exchange, and left the duo to attend to other matters. The two of them managed to escape with the help of the others, with the exception of lawyer Gracie Law. Noting the colour of her eyes, Lo Pan realised that he marry both her and Miao Yin, kill law, and Miao Yin as his bride. Both survived their encounter with the Burning Blade, allowing him to proceed with the wedding. A group of Chang Sings led by Egg Shen and accompanied by Wang and Burton interrupted the ceremony. Lo Pan fled with Miao Yin after regaining his corporeal form, but was cornered by Burton. After evading a knife thrown by his enemy, Lo Pan gloated and threw the knife back, only for Burton's reflexes to kick in, allowing him to catch the knife and throw it back into Lo Pan's head, killing him once and for all.Big Trouble in Little China - Gary Goldman & David Z. Weinstein - 20th Century Fox - Release date 2 July 1986 - Retrieved 2 February 2025
== Notes ==
=== Behind the Scenes ===
* Lo Pan was played by American actor James Hong.Big Trouble in Little China - IMDB - Retrieved 2 February 2025James Hong - IMDB - Retrieved 2 February 2025
== Appearances ==
* Big Trouble in Little China (first and final appearance)
== References ==
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