Mei Gulong

## Background

### 1976 - 1993: Mei Gulong

Mei Gulong is the only daughter Yao Fei Gulong, a former member of the Yakuza. Her father, who used the codename Tomonaga, was given a large sum of money after finishing his last job for the Yakuza. Not many people were aware of this side deal but like most secrets, they come to light.

A rival gang attempted to discover the fortune & threatened his daughter to make him talk. He was taken down by their agents but not before slaying some of them himself. The Yakuza took in Mei & raised her as their instrument of vengeance. She was given to Yoshitomo, a master kyudoka, so he could raise her. They had the child tattooed with a dragon to mark her allegiances.

Yoshitomo taught Mei in the way of Bushido & kyudo, until she became a master of both. When she became of age, she was ordered to kill all the men responsible for the death of her father. She completed flawlessly except for the man that ordered the kill. She left her home shortly after.

After taking care of her father's killers, Shado spent many years alone as a mercenary until some men came to her safehouse. She had taken down almost a dozen of them when a woman stepped out from behind. After introducing herself to Mei, she claimed that she could give her a better life & revenge on the man that orchestrated her father's death. That was also Mei needed to hear to join the Shadows.

## Romantic Relationships

* Oliver Queen: Fling (1995)
* Slade Wilson: Fling (1999)
* Simon Lacroix: *Missing data.*

## Powers & Abilities

* **Above Average Human Condition:** Shado was in excellent physical form after years of training from the Yakuza. Despite her slim frame, Shado was muscular & strong with remarkable conditioning, able to flip over a grown man & break his neck.
	+ ***Hand to Hand Combat/Martial Arts*:** Shado has proven to be a very skilled combatant. During the massacre of her father's killers, she took out several soldiers & easily disarmed & knocked them. She mirrored her father's fighting style, which is a blend of wing chun, jujitsu, kyudo, several wushu styles & other unidentified forms in the mix. She does not refrain herself from hurting or killing anyone if the need arises.
	+ ***Pain Tolerance*:** Shado was once shot in the shoulder during combat. She then proceeded to take down several men as if she hadn't been injured.
* **Archery:** Shado is a highly skilled archer, having been trained by the Yakuza & the Shadows. She began training other recruits alongside her mentor Malcolm Merlyn. She was skilled enough to take out the thin branches of a tree without taking time to aim.
* **Knives:** Similar with archery, Mei is deadly with knives & is able to throw them with extreme accuracy.
* **Multilingualism:** She speaks Mandarin & English fluently.
* **Tactical Analysis:** Mei is a formidable tactician, able to plan out the massacre of dozens of men than were involved in her father's death. She is also able to form a plan on the spot, as she planned a escape route when she was cornered by League assassins.
* **Carbon Fiber Longbow:** This carbon fiber longbow came into Shado's possession, after the death of her father Yao Fei Gulong. She is very proficient in using this weapon, even using the longbow itself as a weapon.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* She has bathed in the Lazarus Pit once, allowing her to retain youthful appearance.
* She does not trust strangers & is wary around them.

## Notes

* Her first name comes from Shado's twin sister in the *Arrowverse*. Shoutout to roysovitch for the idea.