The Hand

The **Hand** first formed between centuries to thousands of years ago in K'un-Lun, where the five founders were exiled from the dimension of K'un-Lun after supporting Shao Khan conquer the world of Edina, and from then on out lived in the shadows of Human civilization for generations. Through the ages the five exiles after returning to their lands of birth, have secretly gathered followers while promoting their true goals through the manipulation of war and influencing powerful people. The Hand grew in power across the centuries, building criminal empires that spread their will across the planet, using the power harnessed through dead Dragons to gain immortality. The group expanded their empire throughout Asia at one point, but as their power grew they gained enemies, notably the Chaste and the Order of the Crane Mother who both sought to end the Hand's wrath upon the world. There was one individual that the Hand saw as their ultimate weapon, the Black Sky, who as the legend says will be made into the Hand's leader. In order to create more of the source of their immortality, the Hand excavated for the corpses of Dragons to use in their rituals. They were responsible for several great tragedies in history including the destruction of the cities Pompeii and Chernobyl.

In the 21st Century, the Hand set their sights on New York City, with the branch under the control of Nobu Yoshioka joined Wilson Fisk's criminal empire as a means to bring the Black Sky to the city, but this plan was thwarted by the Chaste member Stick and the vigilante Daredevil, and after Nobu's death they put a pause to their plans. Nobu was able to return from the dead and once again sought to lead the Hand to find a new Black Sky so as to win the war against the Chaste. Elektra was the new Black Sky, but she refused to join the Hand and so she along with Nobu were killed in a fight. Another leader of the Hand, Madame Gao, had for decades infiltrated Rand Enterprises so as to use the company to help further her interests including heroin distribution. This plan was stopped with the coming of the new Iron Fist, which caused the destruction of Gao's operation. Not long after fellow leader Bakuto sought to bring the Iron Fist to their side, but after rejecting the Hand, Bakuto was killed by fellow warrior of K'un-Lun Davos. However, because the Iron Fist was not at his post, the Hand was able to launch an attack on K'un-Lun. The last of their resources was used to resurrect Elektra, so she may serve as the Black Sky. The five fingers of the Hand reunited in New York for a war that could lead them to a new source of immortality.

## Members

### Leadership

* The Five Founders
	+ Fire Mystic
	+ Water Mystic
	+ Metal Mystic
	+ Wind Mystic
	+ Earth Mystic
* The Seven Superiors
	+ Shang Tsung
	+ Quan Chi
	+ Plan Chu
	+ Silver Samurai
	+ Madame Gao
	+ Murakami
	+ Fu Manchu

### Opperatives

* Black Archer
* Lady Deathstrike
* Sythe
* Roulette
* Bride of the Nine Spiders
* Elektra
* Flying Dragon Wizard
* Blue Condor
* Human Fire Cracker
* Dr. Omen
* Zheng Bao Yu
* Nataku Fei
* Lady Chi
* Golden Claw
* Cursed Lotus
* Tyger Tiger
* Fat Cobra
* Leiko Wu
* Mister Negative
* Lord Remaker
* Black Dragon
* Hsien Ming-Ho
* Mao Liu-Cho
* Chiang Kai-Dong
* Red Lotus
* Nataku Fei
* Aardwolf
* Yi Yang
* Kai-Shek
* Jimmy Lo
* Liu Wo-Han
* Ming Yam Li
* Cursed Lotus