| Colleen Wing | |
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 Textless variant cover ofTotally Awesome Hulk #11 (December 2016). Art by Stephanie Hans. | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Premiere #19 (November 1974) |
| Created by | Doug Moench (writer) Larry Hama (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Colleen Wing |
| Team affiliations | Heroes for Hire Daughters of the Dragon Nightwing Restorations Ltd The Nail |
| Partnerships | Misty Knight Iron Fist Luke Cage |
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Colleen Wing is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
Descended from a family of samurai, Wing is a Japanese martial artist who avenged her grandfather's death with the help of the superheroIron Fist. After arriving in New York City, Wing befriended former police officerMisty Knight with whom she started a private investigation agency. The two would later form the crime fighting duo, theDaughters of the Dragon. As private investigators, Wing and Knight frequently work with theHeroes for Hire duoLuke Cage and Iron Fist. In the 2010Daredevil storyline "Shadowland", Wing becomes the leader of The Nail, a splinter group ofThe Hand ninja clan.
Jessica Henwick portrayedthe character in theNetflixtelevision seriesIron Fist (2017–2018),The Defenders (2017), and the 2018second season ofLuke Cage, set in theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Colleen Wing first appeared inMarvel Premiere #19 (November 1974), created by writerDoug Moench and artistLarry Hama.[1]
Colleen was born in the mountains ofHonshu,Japan, to Professor Lee Wing (a teacher of Asian history atColumbia University) and a mother whose ancestors weresamurai anddaimyōs. After her mother's death, Colleen's late maternal grandfather Kenji Ozawa taught her the ways of the samurai, in which she later became very skilled. Professor Wing learned from a monk that young warriorIron Fist would come from that land to seek vengeance on his father's killer and sent Colleen to meet him. Professor Wing and Colleen befriended Iron Fist, and Colleen has acted as his ally in many of his exploits. In Colleen's first appearance, she met Iron Fist,[2] and she then aided Iron Fist in battling the Cult of Kara-Kai.[3] Years later, Colleen went back to New York City to visit her father there. Upon arrival, she got caught in a gun battle by the local Manhattan police and some thugs. Luckily, she was rescued by officerMisty Knight, who eventually became her best friend. Later, when Knight's right arm was severely injured by a bomb explosion and was amputated, Colleen encouraged Knight to rise above her depression and return to an active role in life. Colleen and Knight formed a partnership as private investigators and called their firm Nightwing Restorations, Ltd.[4] Due to Wing's samurai-style training and both partners' expertise in the Asian martial arts, they were dubbed "the Daughters of the Dragon."
Colleen was at one point captured byMaster Khan andAngar the Screamer, who turned her into a mesmerized slave. Colleen battled Iron Fist, who finally freed her from their mental control.[5] Colleen then teamed with Misty in opposing agents of the criminal Emil Vachon in Hong Kong.[6] Colleen was captured by Emil Vachon, however, who turned her into a heroin addict. She was rescued by Misty Knight, overcame her addiction, and took vengeance on Vachon.[7] Colleen then fought Davos, the secondSteel Serpent, and metSpider-Man.[8]
Colleen later aided theX-Men andSunfire in battlingMoses Magnum in Japan.[9] She accompanied the X-Men to Canada,[10] and made romantic overtures towardsCyclops, whose girlfriendJean Grey was presumed to be dead at the time.[11] She was held prisoner byArcade soon after that.[12]
Colleen later met the actorBob Diamond, one of theSons of the Tiger.[13] She then battledConstrictor andSabretooth.[14] Professor Wing then regained his memory, and Colleen's training in samurai skills by her grandfather was revealed.[15] Colleen then began a romance with Bob Diamond.[16] She was shot byWarhawk,[17] and later fought the Constrictor again.[18] She was briefly turned to glass by the secondChemistro,[19] and was soon returned to normal.[20] She then fought Fera (now Ferocia).[21] Colleen later temporarily ended her friendship with Misty due to the latter's romance with Tyrone King.[22] Colleen was next transported to K'un-L'un.[23] She killed Chiantang the mystic dragon.[24] She then attended the funeral of an impostor she believed to be Danny Rand.[25]
Some time later, Colleen saw a second Danny Rand impostor on television.[26] She confronted this impostor, who was actually theSuper-Skrull.[27] She was present at the exhumation of the corpse of the first Danny Rand impostor.[28]
After her relationship with Bob Diamond ended, Colleen once again started up the Daughters of the Dragon organization with Misty as bondswoman.[29]
Succeeding in that during the 2006 "Civil War" storyline, she and Misty create the newHeroes for Hire due to the urging of Iron Man, Reed Richards and Spider-Man.[30]
Colleen has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who have registered as part of theInitiative.[31][32] In one of the group's missions, Colleen Wing andTarantula were offered to the Brood Queen by their possessed teammateHumbug[33] When Shang-Chi and the other heroes come save them, Colleen is in traumatic shock; she is further agitated whenMoon-Boy, whom the group had been hired to apprehend forS.H.I.E.L.D. is taken into custody byPaladin.[34] Misty had made a deal with him in order to find both her and Tarantula after their capture.[35] Colleen, deeply upset by this, left the group as a result. Heroes for Hire disbanded in the aftermath of this.[36]
FollowingDaredevil's takeover ofHell's Kitchen during the "Shadowland" storyline, Misty, Colleen Wing, Iron Fist,Luke Cage, and Shang-Chi confront him in attempt to stop him without violence. After a commotion happens elsewhere in his castle, he attacks the group, believing they are responsible.[37] Days after the fight, Colleen is contacted by Daredevil, offering information about her mother. Upon visiting him again, he reveals to her that her mother actually led a resurrected Hand group of all swordswomen called "the Nail". Colleen's mother and the Nail were eventually assassinated by one of The Hand's enemies. Daredevil then asks her to lead a new incarnation of the group.[38] She eventually accepts and meets the Nail consisting of Black Lotus, Cherry Blossom, Makro, and Yuki.[39] Colleen later betrays the Nail and has to defend herself against them.[40]
During the "Blood Hunt" storyline, Colleen Wing and Morbius the Living Vampire were abducted by vampires piloting a Beyond Foods truck while looking for a cure. When they get out and take an elevator to Floor Z4, they come across a floor filled with vampires. Though Colleen Wing and Morbius fight some vampires, the fight is broken up by the vampire Theocritus who subdues Colleen Wing. He has Colleen taken to the pens as he explains to Morbius that they are in Hemoglobin Inc. who needs him to finish the vampire cure once and for all.[41]
Colleen Wing was an athletic woman with no superhuman abilities. She has achieved mastery of the traditional combat skills of the Japanese samurai, including swordsmanship (Kenjutsu);[38] she is a talented swordswoman and has been shown defeating severalHYDRA agents with no injury.[volume & issue needed] She is also highly skilled in othermartial arts such asJudo,[42]Karate,[38] andIaidō.[43]
After being brainwashed as a living weapon by Iron Fist foeMaster Khan, Danny melds his mind with hers in order to break her free of this control.[44] As a result, Colleen gains knowledge of K'un L'un martial arts as well as chi control; allowing her to focus her chi to enhance her strength, accelerate her healing, and reduce her body functions to survive severe conditions.[44][38]
She wields a 1,000-year-old katana which she inherited from her grandfather.[38] Colleen is also a seasoned private detective with excellent investigative skills.
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Colleen Wing appears inMarvel's Netflix television series, portrayed byJessica Henwick:[49]
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