Kung Lao (Phillip's Dad)

Long ago in the land that would become Vietnam a warrior was born. Kung Lao was destined for greatness. It was foretold by the sages that he would be the dragon warrior. Upon his nineteenth birthday, he was given a magical sword by the defender of earthrealm, Raiden. The sword granted him power to control space and time and Kung Lao used this power to defeat the evil of his age, the sorcerer Quan Chi. However, exposure to the sword's power had come with the unexpected side-effect of stopping him from aging. He watched as the gods of old, friends, and foes alike all fell to the ravages of time. He continued to fight the evil of the ages, and his followers dubbed him Munakata because of his distaste for useless platitudes; as time went on though he grew weary. In the late twentieth century Kung Lao came to the Kingdom of Canada where he rid himself of his sword for all the sorrow it had caused him by making him immortal. Kung Lao took up the name George Tan, found solace in ordinary life and even married. George Tan would go on to have two children Phillip and Sarah Tan; the former was fascinated with the book series The Lord of the Rings which reminded George of the fantastical battles of old that he participated in. In a twist of fate George saw his old sword, the sword of the dragon warrior which he discarded so many years ago, being sold by a lowly merchant in an ally. He bought the sword with the intention of giving it to his son. Little did he know, his son would eventually be tried and executed, only to be revived as a hybrid of himself and Kung Lao’s former foe, Quan Chi.