Wang Cheng

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**Wang Cheng** (also called **Cheng Shifu**, meaning "**Master Cheng**") is a famous Chinese chef, Sabine's uncle and Marinette's great uncle. In "Kung Food", after Chloé Bourgeois sabotages his Celestial Soup and makes him lose the *World's Greatest Chef contest*, he is infected with an akuma by Hawk Moth and becomes **Kung Food**, a food-based supervillain.

## Appearance

### Physical appearance

Wang Cheng is at a medium height, and he is overweight, having short black hair and brown eyes. His eyebrows are long and thick, and he has a small mustache beneath his nose, as well as a small beard on the tip of his chin.

### Civilian attire

He wears a chef uniform, which includes a white chef hat, a light gray shirt with sleeves rolled to his elbows and four buttons on the left side, and light gray pants. His shoes are black and he carries a brown leather side satchel with the strap going over his left shoulder.

### As Kung Food

Kung Food has dull purple skin, golden sclerae, and dark red eyes. There are red marks on his forehead, around his mouth, and around his chin. His eyebrows are thick silver markings with curled ends. His hair, mustache, and beard are blond, his hair spiky and wildly pointing upwards. He still wears his chef hat and his satchel, the side of his satchel now bearing a brown mandarin symbol, which means "Kung Food," within a circle. He wears an orange gi with short, tattered sleeves and a dark brown collar, along with a black belt wrapped around his waist. On the right side of his chest, there is a red circle with a white outline and white Mandarin characters which read "Kung Food" inside. There are black strands of fabric wrapped around his lower legs, and his shoes are black with tan bottoms.

## Personality

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Wang is a soft-spoken, respectful and pleasant man who appreciates the kindness of his great-niece Marinette Dupain-Cheng. He works hard at cooking and struggles with failure as he doesn't like being tricked.

As Kung Food, he is vengeful and furious as he is displeased with Chloé Bourgeois for ruining his soup and planning to get back at her by cooking her into a soup that he calls Brat Soup.

## Abilities

### As a civilian

Wang is an excellent cook, who wins the title of The World's Greatest Chef. His most notable dish is Celestial Soup, which he would later rename Marinette Soup after his great-niece. While his native language is Mandarin, he is able to speak a little English, although he states his abilities are terrible.

### As Kung Food

* KF (574).pngKung Food with his minions.
* KF (600).pngA flying sushi.
* KF (698).pngAndré Bourgeois with a flail from Kung Food.
* KF (897).pngKung Food in combat with his sushi tonfas.
* KF (924).pngKung Food facing the heroes with his pizza sword.
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Everybody who tasted Kung Food's tampered soup prior to him being akumatized is brought under his control as minions, and gain enhanced martial arts abilities. As a sign of this, their eyes become dark brown/dark ochre. Kung Food also can create any food-based weapon he desires with his satchel. He can either wield these weapons himself or give them to his minions.

The objects and weapons he produced include:

* A flying rice ball that can record footage to project a hologram to Kung Food or project a hologram of Kung Food to others.
* A mace made out of seafood.
* A flail made out of potatoes, sausages, lettuce and carrots.
* A crossbow made of cheese that fires stinky cheese bombs.
* A bow and arrows made out of candy.
* Tonfas made out of maki sushi.
* A sword made out of pepperoni pizza.

## Family

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    = **Male**

    = **Female**

    = **Gender Unknown**

### Notes

* The lineage of Sabine Cheng's parents and uncle is uncertain.
* In China, wives do not usually take on their husband's surname, keeping their own. Children usually take the father's surname.

## Relationships

### Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug

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Wang meets his great-niece when he visits her house before the World's Greatest Chef contest. While it's not initially obvious to Marinette, Wang cares for her and appreciates her kindness and hospitality. He uses the flowers she gives him in his soup and, after losing the contest, realizes that Marinette was right about Chloé sabotaging his dish. When remaking his soup, Wang Cheng shows Marinette how to make it when she requests he show her, and he renames it after her.

Prior to visiting Paris, Wang was unaware of who Ladybug is. After being akumatized into Kung Food, Hawk Moth explains who Ladybug and Cat Noir are and Kung Food decides to cook them in his "Brat Soup" in order to give it "superhero flavor."

### Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir

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Wang gets along well with Adrien, conversing with him in Chinese on their drive to Le Grand Paris and telling him how he plans to use Marinette's flower gift to decorate his dish.

Much like with Ladybug, Wang was unaware of who Cat Noir is before visiting Paris and wants to cook him in his soup after becoming Kung Food.

### Chloé Bourgeois

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Wang Cheng didn't think much of Chloé until he realizes that she ruined his soup for the contest, much to his anger. When transformed into Kung Food, he has her captured and plans to get revenge on her by cooking her into "Brat Soup".

## Trivia

* Adrien and Hawk Moth both refer to him as an artist.
* Wang is the first akumatized character who doesn't appear in the theme song.
	+ He was originally meant to appear in the theme song, however, as seen in the animatic.
* He is the first akumatized character to be related to Marinette.
	+ Other akumatized characters to be as such include her grandmother Gina Dupain and her father Tom Dupain

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* Kung Food's face markings are a reference to the Monkey King.
	+ Kung Food's design might also reference Goku's Super Saiyan form from *Dragon Ball Z*. Goku's design, in turn, is based on the Monkey King.
		- Adding to the Dragon Ball connections, the character's English voice actor, Todd Haberkorn is also known for voicing Android 19 in Dragon Ball Z, Kai and Jaco in Dragon Ball Super.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.twitter.com/Thomas\_Astruc/status/686178161491591168
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/Thomas\_Astruc/status/686632858765627392

Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir • Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug

Reoccurring Miraculous holders
Chloé Bourgeois/Queen Bee • Alya Césaire/Rena Rouge • Luka Couffaine/Viperion • Max Kanté/Pegasus • Nino Lahiffe/Carapace • Lê Chiến Kim/King Monkey

Villains
Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth • Nathalie Sancoeur/Mayura

Guardians
Wang Fu

Kwamis
Barkk • Daizzi • Duusu • Fluff • Kaalki • Longg • Mullo • Nooroo • Orikko • Plagg • Pollen • Roaar • Sass • Stompp • Tikki • Trixx • Wayzz • Xuppu • Ziggy

Previous Miraculous holders
Ancient Chinese Bee Miraculous holder • Ancient Chinese Butterfly Miraculous holder • Ancient Chinese Fox Miraculous holder • Ancient Chinese Ox Miraculous holder • Ancient Chinese Peacock Miraculous holder • Ancient Egyptian Ladybug • Ancient Egyptian Miraculous holder • Bọ rùa • Cernunnos • La Coccinelle • Herakles • Hēi Māo • Hippolyta • Jeanne d'Arc • La Mariquita • Micazoyolin • Mudekudeku • Piáo Chóng • Pied Piper of Hamelin • Sasuke Sarutobi • Sun Wukong • Tentomushi • Tomoe Gozen

Future Miraculous holders
Aspik • Brazilian Miraculous holder • Dragon Bug • Future Queen Bee • Future Butterfly Miraculous holder • Jade Turtle • Alix Kubdel/Bunnyx • Lady Noir • Mister Bug • Multimouse • Multimouse with Fox Miraculous • Snake Noir • Kagami Tsurugi/Ryuko

Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth • Akuma • Nathalie Sancoeur/Mayura

Akumatized villains
Anansi • Animaestro • Animan • Antibug • Backwarder • Bakerix • Befana • The Bubbler • Captain Hardrock • Catalyst • Chameleon • Christmaster • The Collector • Copycat • Darkblade • Dark Cupid • Dark Owl • Despair Bear • Desperada • Destroyer • The Evillustrator • Frightningale • Frozer • Gamer • Gigantitan • Glaciator • Gorizilla • Guitar Villain • Horrificator • Ikari Gozen • **Kung Food** • Lady Wifi • Magician of Misfortune • Malediktator • The Mime • Miraculer • Oblivio • Party Crasher • The Pharaoh • Mr. Pigeon • Pixelator • Prime Queen • Princess Fragrance • The Puppeteer • Oni-Chan • Queen Wasp • Reflekta • Rena Rage • Replay • Reverser • Riposte • Robostus • Rogercop • Sandboy • Santa Claws • Sapotis • Shell Shock • Silencer • Silurus • Simon Says • Stoneheart • Stormy Weather • Style Queen • Syren • Timebreaker • Troublemaker • Vanisher • Volpina • Weredad • Zombizou

Other villains
Trash Krakken

Unknown and/or future villains
Apkli • Cat Blanc • Dr. Sadness • Hawk Moth (future) • Ignoblia • Kwamibuster • Loveater • Miracle Queen • Pain and Tears • Monsieur Rat • Startrain • Timetagger • Trio of Punishers

Miss Bustier's class (Ivan Bruel • Juleka Couffaine • Mylène Haprèle • Alix Kubdel • Nathaniel Kurtzberg • Rose Lavillant • Sabrina Raincomprix • Lila Rossi)Adam • Ali • Marc Anciel • Aurore Beauréal • Mireille Caquet • Jean Duparc • Ondine • Kagami Tsurugi • Wayhem

Children
August • Boy • Ella Césaire • Etta Césaire • Manon Chamack • Kenya • Chris Lahiffe • Mrs. Michelle's son • Quentin

Adults
Adrien's bodyguard • Emilie Agreste • Arlette • Art teacher • Thomas Astruc • August's mother • Vincent Aza • Banana Man • Théo Barbot • André Bourgeois • Audrey Bourgeois • Breaker • Caline Bustier • Butler Jean • Alec Cataldi • Marlena Césaire • Nora Césaire • Otis Césaire • Nadja Chamack • Sabine Cheng • **Wang Cheng** • Chris (performer) • Clara Contard • Anarka Couffaine • Mr. Damocles • Armand D'Argencourt • Doorman • Gina Dupain • Rolland Dupain • Tom Dupain • Fire captain • Fisherman • Ghetto Blaster • André Glacier • Simon Grimault • Fred Haprèle • Howard • Jørgen • Kenya's father • Killabee • Mr. Kubdel • Jalil Kubdel • Marianne Lenoir • Lila's mother • Maid • Ms. Mendeleiev • Metal Face D • Mrs. Michelle • Clara Nightingale • Philippe • Prince Ali's chaperone • Public Enemy • Roger Raincomprix • Xavier Ramier • Penny Rolling • Bob Roth • Santa Claus • Sarah • Shaolin Soul • Jagged Stone • Jean Tretiens • Tomoe Tsurugi • Véronique • Vincent (Adrien's photographer) • Wealthy woman • XY

Animals
Fang • Minor animals • Whiskers

Groups
Kitty Section

Characters from the past
Darkblade (ancestor) • Mage • Order of the Guardians

Miscellaneous
Albert • Markov

Future characters
Lindalee Rose • Sabine's mother • Vivica

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