Li

Li was an Inhuman from Afterlife and Jiaying's second-in-command. He was strongly opposed to the presence of Kora in Afterlife, arguing that her very existence was a threat to other Inhumans and implying that she should be killed. However, he ended up captured by Nathaniel Malick after he convinced Kora to join him, and his powers were transferred into someone else before he was executed by Kora.
==Biography==
===Threats to Afterlife===
====Kora's Dangerous Terrigenesis====
Li was Jiaying's second-in-command in Afterlife. As such, he wanted to protect the Inhumans sheltered at the compound at all cost, and was extremely worried about the powers developed by Kora, Jiaying's daughter. Indeed, Li judged that Kora should be killed so that her powers would never come to harm other Inhumans, an opinion which was shared by others in Afterlife. However, Jiaying constantly rejected this idea, instead looking for a way to control her daughter's powers.
====Encountering S.H.I.E.L.D.====
Due to the misery she suffered at Afterlife, Kora tried to run away, causing Li to chase her with Gordon. As they caught up with her, they noticed Melinda May and Yo-Yo Rodriguez, and Li ordered Gordon to bring them to Afterlife after they explained having come to see Jiaying. Li was then present when Rodriguez explained to Jiaying that she was an Inhuman that had lost her superhuman abilities.
Li did not believe Rodriguez's story and presented her with a Diviner, daring her to touch it to prove her nature. Li was then forced to admit that Rodriguez was indeed an Inhuman when she was able to touch it unharmed. Despite this, Li kept remained distrustful towards the two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. He advised Jiaying against helping Rodriguez, but she insisted that they had to know if it was indeed possible to remove powers from an Inhuman, as they could use the same method on Kora. Li then warned Jiaying that when she would be done, May and Rodriguez could not be allowed to leave Afterlife.
Li later attended Rodriguez's first attempt of healing. He remained in the back along with May, who felt how much tension and animosity he felt towards her and Rodriguez. Li then told May that he would decide when the two women would be able to leave Afterlife, and refused to discuss the case of Kora with her, leading May to ask him whether they kept prisoners in Afterlife. Li then manifested a knife with his powers and attacked May, trying to force Rodriguez to use her own powers to stop him. However, nothing of the sort happened, and Li was dismissed by Jiaying.
Li later witnessed the consequences of another instance of Kora's losing control of her powers. As he and Jiaying were confronted by May, Li recalled that Kora had nearly destroyed Afterlife a dozen times, and once again expressed his opinion that she should not be preserved. Moreover, Li noticed that the gun of the guard that had been with Kora before the incident was missing, and he feared that Kora would use it to harm other people. However, it turned out that Kora actually meant to kill herself, but she was prevented from doing so by Nathaniel Malick.
====Attack on Afterlife====
Li took part in the defense of Afterlife as the location was attacked by Nathaniel Malick's crew. Upon realizing that Kora had actually joined him so that she could freely use her powers, Li saw the confirmation that she should have been killed long ago and attacked her. However, Kora retaliated by unleashing a massive stream of energy on him, causing Li's face to be heavily burned. Li was then taken prisoner by Malick while Jiaying escaped.
====Experimentation and Death====
Along with other Afterlife Inhumans, Li was tied up and held prisoner by Nathaniel Malick and his crew. He was then accused by Malick of clinging to a set of ancient rules which meant nothing as to who was worthy to wield Inhuman powers. Therefore, Li was later forced to go through a painful experiment designed by Malick, which was used to transfer his powers to Durant. Li was then sentenced to die by Malick, who asked Kora to end Li's suffering. Li unsuccessfully tried to defend himself by creating a knife, but he was too weakened by the experiment, and died in agony as his head was incinerated by Kora.
==Personality==
Li was a strict enforcer or Jiaying's rules, to the point of not being able to empathize with Kora's escape attempts and believing that Kora should have been killed. His fierce loyalty to Jiaying extended to when Kora helped Nathaniel Malick invade Afterlife. He was also a skeptic, refusing to believe that Yo-Yo Rodriguez was an Inhuman until presented with undeniable evidence.
==Powers and Abilities==
===Powers===
*Inhuman Physiology: As an Inhuman, Li underwent Terrigenesis, gaining the ability to conjure knives to his will. However, this made him a high target for Nathaniel Malick's Crew. He also taught Kora to control her powers, but was too harsh, causing her to try to kill herself. When Kora returned, she killed Li.
**Knife Creation: Li had the ability to summon knives from the air, and to de-materialize them just as quickly. When outsiders, Melinda May amd Yo-Yo Rodriguez entered Afterlife, Li threatened them with his knife to their necks. While having his power drained, Li tried to summon his knives, but failed.
===Abilities===
*Knife Mastery: Being able to create knives, Li was very skilled with them as well. He was swift and fast as he was able to quickly threaten Melinda May.
*Bilingualism: Li was fluent in his native Mandarin, as well as English.
==Equipment==
===Weapons===
*Knives: Li was able to summon knives as his Inhuman ability, and used them in combat. He summoned them to fight with Melinda May, and attempted to use one to defend himself against Nathaniel Malick's experimentation, but ultimately failed.
===Other Equipment===
*Diviner: Due to his lack of belief that Yo-Yo Rodriguez was an Inhuman, Li presented Rodriguez with a Diviner, which would kill her if she were lying. However, Rodriguez picked it up easily, causing Li and Jiaying to trust her.
==Facilities==
*Afterlife: Li spent his time in Afterlife, where he worked for Jiaying and helped keep Kora held there. He defended the compound from Nathaniel Malick and his crew, but was ultimately captured by them and killed as they experimented on him, transferring his abilities to Durant.
==Relationships==
===Allies===
*Afterlife Inhumans
**Jiaying †
**Gordon †
*S.H.I.E.L.D. - Situational Allies
**Melinda May
**Yo-Yo Rodriguez
===Enemies===
*Nathaniel Malick's Crew
**Kora - Killer
**Nathaniel Malick †
**Grady
**Durant †
**John Garrett †
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Characters
Category:Inhumans
Category:Males
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Category:Brown Eyes
Category:Multilingual Characters
Category:Deceased Characters
Category:Characters Killed by Kora/History Altered by Chronicoms