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We never should have been heroes for hire,Misty. We should have just been heroes.

Early Life[]

Colleen Wing was the daughter ofProfessor Lee Wing, a professor of Oriental studies at New York'sColumbia University. Her mother,Azumi Ozawa, was apparently killed by an unknown assailant while Colleen was still a child.^[11] Colleen grew up in the mountains of northern Honshu in Japan, where she was raised by her grandfather,Kenji Ozawa. Kenji's other children died inWorld War II. Kenji trained his only grandchild in the arts of the samurai, which his own ancestors had been in the time of the daimyo.^[12] Kenji had also been a member of Japan's secret service.^[13] Kenji was murdered by Hong Kong crime lordEmil Vachon. Colleen made her home in New York City where her father lived. Caught in the midst of a gun battle on Manhattan's West Side, she was saved from being killed by police officerMisty Knight, who soon became her best friend.^[13]

Nightwing Restorations, Ltd[]

After Misty lost her arm, Colleen encouraged Knight to rise above her depression and return to an active role in life. After Knight's right arm was replaced with a bionic steel arm, Colleen and Misty formed a partnership as private investigators and called their firm Nightwing Restorations, Ltd.^[13] Due to Wing's samurai training and both partners' expertise in the martial arts, they were dubbed "the Daughters of the Dragon".^[14] The two specialized in missing persons cases, and teaming up with Iron Fist on many missions.^[13][15] They battled theWrecking Crew^[16] andBoomerang.^[17]

Iron Fist[]

Professor Wing learned from a monk thatIron Fist was arriving from K'un-Lun. He calculated when Iron Fist would come to New York and sent Colleen to meet him.^[18] Professor Wing and Colleen befriended Iron Fist, and Colleen acted as his ally in many of his exploits.

Colleen was kidnapped byMaster Khan who usedAngar the Screamer to brainwash her into killing Iron Fist. When he arrived to free her, she attacked him, but Iron Fist managed to free her from Angar's influence by bridging their minds. She then defeated Angar in a duel, severely injuring him with her sword.^[19]

She helped Iron Fist clear his name when he was framed for the supposed murder ofBill Hao.^[20]

Colleen was romantically involved with actorRobert Diamond, one of theSons of the Tiger.^{[citation needed]}

Scott Summers[]

She once briefly datedCyclops whileJean Grey was presumed to be dead by her fellow comrades. Colleen even gave Scott her apartment keys hoping to hook up with him later, but it didn't happen since Jean and Scott were reunited.^[21]

The Daughters of the Dragon frequently teamed up with Iron Fist and Luke Cage, when they formed theHeroes for Hire.^[22] Together they battledNightshade,^[23]Living Pharaoh,^[24]El Aguila,^[25]Alan Cavenaugh,^[26]Princess Azir,^[27]Caesar Cicero,^[28]Man Mountain Marko,^[29]Sabretooth,Constrictor,^[30] Bushmaster,^[31] Angela Freeman,^[32]Arthur Nagan,^[33] a phony modeling agency,^[34] Supremo,^[12]Kingpin,^[35] Golden Tigers,^[36]Dire Wraiths,^[37] aster Khan,^[38]Warhawk,^[39]Ninotchka,^[40] The Dredlox,^[41] Warhawk,^[42] and Sabretooth again.^[43]

They also took downUnus the Untouchable,^[44]Hammerhead,^[45]Chemistro,^[46]Fera,^[47]Ward Meachum,^[48] Master Khan again,^[49] Doombringer,^[50]Firefly,^[51]Whirlwind,^[52]Hammer of Judgment,^[53] andFirebolt.^[54][55]

They took on Master Khan again,^[56] Control 7,^[57] John Lumus,^[58] andBlack Dragon.^[59] Iron Fist was replaced with aH'ylthri duplicate^[60] who takes over his identity.^[61] The duplicate impersonating Iron Fist was killed without letting everyone believe he was dead.^[62]

Heroes for Hire (Oracle Inc.)[]

She teamed up with the newHeroes for Hire who were working withOracle Inc.^[63][64][65]

She teamed up with other heroes againstTechnet,^[66] assistedX-Force,^[67] and helped Black Panther fightNightshade andBlack Dragon.^[68]

Ricadonna[]

She continued working with Misty, reforming the Daughters of the Dragon and becoming bail bondsman, lending bail money to apprehended criminals until their cases worked their way through the criminal justice system. When one of the criminals missed their court date, they would hunt them down and bring them to justice. They also hiredOtis Johnson to work in the office. They investigatedCelia Ricadonna a wealthy New York publishing magnate and crime lord suspected of involvement in the deaths of some of their clients.^[69] CriminalsFreezer Burn,Humbug,8-Ball, andWhirlwind were hired to steal a microchip containing a computer virus capable of taking down the global economy.^[70] She attempted to kill all the criminals involved in the heist.^[71] When Colleen confronted Misty, she sliced off her bionic arm. Tony Stark, however, was able to provide an upgraded version.^[72] Teaming up with Iron Fist and one of their clientHumbug, they found the auction for the microchip, turned Ricadonna into the authorities.^[73]

Civil War/Initiative[]

During theCivil War; Colleen and Misty were contacted byIron Man,Reed Richards, andSpider-Man to reformHeroes for Hire in order to track down superhumans refusing to comply with theSuperhuman Registration Act. Initially hesitant, Colleen accepted, but only with the conditions that they would hunt criminals not registering, get Stark level resources, and she would get to pick the team. the pair eventually created a team includingShang-Chi,Humbug,Orka,Black Cat,Paladin, and a newTarantula.^[74]

Infinity Watch[]

• Chi Manipulation: Colleen is able to focus her chi to augment her physical capabilities.^[76]
  • Chi-Enhanced Strength: By focusing her chi she can perform exceptional feats of strength.^[76]
  • Chi-Enhanced Healing: Colleen can enter a Zen trance which allows her to speed heal, burn out foreign poisons in her system, and resist temperature extremes.^[77][76]
• Telepathy: After bonding to theMind Stone she has acquired powerful psionic abilities.^[75]
  • Mind Ejection: Soon after getting the stone she accidentally evicted other people's mind from their bodies.^[78]
  • Dreams Invasion: Colleen is able to enter other people's dreams.^[78]
  • Psychic Katana: After her original katana was destroyed Colleen was able to focus her psychic abilities to create a psychic blade similar to that ofPsylocke.^[75] This psychic katana was able to stun the likes ofNightmare^[78] andThanos.^[75]

• Master Swordswoman: Colleen is skilled in the ways of the samurai. Her skill with a katana is infamous asRazor Fist claimed many believed her to be the most skilled samurai swordfighter outside of Japan and is even feared by the Hand for her skill.^[70]
• Master Martial Artist: She is considered one of the world best martial artists. She is a third-dan Karate black belt and has assimilated theK'un-Lun style used byIron Fist.^[76]
• Investigation: Colleen is an accomplished detective.^[79]

• Mind Stone^[75]

• Katana: Colleen carries akatana to use it for melee combat.^[79]

• Colleen was Buddhist.^[80]

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