Wong-Chu

**Wong Chu** was a commander of a terrorist cell stationed in Sin-Cong. Since as early as the 1990s, he capitalized on the instability of the continent to expand his activities. In 2023, Chu made deals with Obadiah Stane to kidnap Tony Stark in exchange for his weapons, including the Jericho missile. Stark, however, was able to break free from captivity and escape his forces. Chu continued to use Stark Industries weapons to make territorial gains throughout the country, including the takeover of Timbetpal. In a new deal with Stane to exchange Stark's Mark I armor, Chu and his soldiers were instead betrayed and executed for their failure to kill Stark.

## Biography

### Terrorism

Chu was put in a leadership position of a terrorist group in Asia. In order to obtain weapons, Chu would make a deal with Obadiah Stane to purchase weapons from Stark Industries, allowing them to take over much of Asia.

### Kidnapping Tony Stark

#### Rebuilding the Jericho Missile

*"You have until tomorrow, to assemble my missile."*
―Wong-Chu to Tony Stark
Wong Chu was a member of a terrorist group. Wong-Chu was initially contracted to kill Tony Stark during a new military weapons demonstration within Asia by Obadiah Stane, a rival in Stark Industries who had wanted control over the company. They then, attacked and destroyed a United States Air Force convoy transporting Stark through the desert, but did not kill Stark immediately.

Upon discovering the importance of their target, Chu decided to detain Stark in an effort to make him construct a Jericho missile from stolen Stark Industries weapons that had been sold to the Middle East. Still furious at Stane for not informing them of the importance of their target, Chu sent a video to Stane explaining that they had Stark and would keep him alive until Stane agreed to pay them more cash in exchange for them executing Stark for him.

Seeing that the build of the missile was taking longer than he liked, Chu decided to pay a visit to Stark in person. Stepping into his cell where he was working, Chu told Stark to relax as he examined the Arc Reactor Stark had built to protect his heart. Chu went on to compare Stark's weapons to the weapons Genghis Khan had used to take over much of the world, explaining how he intended to use his weapons to take over Asia and then the world.

Believing he had made his point, Chu dropped the burning coal by Yinsen's face before turning back to Stark and demanding that he had until the next day to complete the missile. Chu kept a close eye on the security cameras throughout, however, checking to ensure what they were building was indeed the missile he desired for his upcoming war.

#### Tony Stark's Escape

*"If you'd killed him when you were supposed to, you'd still have a face.""You paid us trinkets to kill a prince."*
―Obadiah Stane and Wong-Chu[src]
Instead of constructing the missile for Wong-Chu, Tony Stark built a suit of weaponized armor. Seeing that Stark was hiding from the view of the cameras, he sent some of his men to investigate, only to witness them being killed by a bomb Stark had rigged to the door. Knowing that a battle was able to begin, Chu sent more men to confront and kill Stark.

To help Stark's escape, Ho Yinsen took one of the soldier's guns and chased away the incoming attack. In Stark's ensuing escape, Chu attempted to shoot him with a rocket, only to miss and have his face badly burnt when Stark fired back at him before he blew up the terrorists' camp and destroyed the piles of Stark Industries weapons.

#### Finding the Iron Man Armor

*"So, this is how he did it.""This is only a first crude effort. Stark has perfected his design. He has made a masterpiece of death. A man with a dozen of these could rule all of Asia."*
―Obadiah Stane and Wong Chu
Seeking to understand how Tony Stark had built a weapon that had managed to destroy his entire base and kill several of his soldiers, Chu had his men scout through the desert in order to locate the Iron Man Armor which had been damaged and left buried under the sand. When one of Chu's men uncovered Stark's helmet, Chu ordered him to deliver it to him. Staring at the helmet, Wong considered not only how he would recreate the technology, but how he would get revenge against Stark for killing his men and damaging his face.

Wong and his men took all the pieces of the Iron Man suit back to their base where they attempted to rebuild it piece by piece. However, due to the amount of damage the suit had sustained during Stark's escape from their captivity, and the terrorist's lack of understanding of the science to create the power source to operate the suit, Chu was unable to rebuild it completely.

#### Obadiah Stane's Betrayal

*"We have a common enemy. If we're still in business, I will give you these designs as a gift. And in turn I hope you'll repay me with a gift of iron soldiers."*
―Wong-Chu to Obadiah Stane[src]
With all of the pieces of the Mark I suit which Tony Stark had used to escape the cave and had then abandoned in the desert having been recovered, Chu decided it was time to contact Obadiah Stane hoping to strike some sort of deal and continue his war against Stark and the Western world.

When Chu met with Stane to negotiate over Stark's abandoned armor in exchange for an army of armored soldiers, he explained to Stane how Stark had escaped and presented Stark's rebuilt armor.

However, Stane had no intention of striking any more deals with the terrorist and instead betrayed Chu by paralyzing him with a Sonic Taser. As Chu suffered agony from the taser, Stane mocked his people for their lack of understanding of technology before having him and the militants killed and taking the armor.

## Personality

Chu believed himself to be superior to all others, believing that he would rule the world with powerful weaponry created by Stark Industries. In addition, Chu was cruel and vicious, torturing Tony Stark by having him drowned in freezing water, and nearly having a hot coal forced into Ho Yinsen's mouth. Despite his vicious and apathetic nature, Wong showed himself to be intelligent, as he knew Tony Stark was too valuable of a target to kill, and kept him alive so he could build missiles.

After Stark's escape from the base, Chu became determined to find all pieces of the armor to study how he created it. This obsession would be his downfall, as he was unable to notice Stane betraying him and taking the armor for himself.

## Abilities

* **Tactician**: Chu was able to strategically have his men attack the United States Air Force convoy containing Tony Stark as a deal made with Obadiah Stane. However, when realizing the target was Tony Stark, he changed the deal and kidnapped him instead, knowing that Stark was a valuable asset to building more Jericho Missiles. He also tortured Stark and Ho Yinsen so that they told him what their secret plan is. When he found Stark's Iron Man Armor, he strategically offered it to Stane is exchange for weapons, but this plan backfired when Stane betrayed him.
* **Bilingualism**: Wong-Chu was fluent in his native Dari, as well as English, using it to communicate with Tony Stark and Obadiah Stane.

## Relationships

### Enemies

* Ho Yinsen † - Former Hostage
* Tony Stark/Iron Man - Former Hostage
* Obadiah Stane † - Former Ally and Killer