Shou-Lao: Difference between revisions

* Shou-Lao is featured in ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]''. He briefly appears in "Dragon Plays with Fire," during one of the flashbacks explaining how the titular character received his powers,. whereThough hisonly Shou-Lao's glowing red eyes can beare seen. [[Finn Jones]], who portrays Iron Fist in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]'', stated that Shou-Lao will be explained and referenced during the first season after which the character will be more greatly explored in future seasons.<ref>http://mcuexchange.com/new-image-iron-fist-shou-lao-confirmed-appear/</ref><ref>http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/03/13/iron-fist-shou-lao-will-not-appear-on-screen/</ref> In addition, Finn stated they couldn't show Shou-Lao onscreen due to budgetary constraints. In his own words, Finn stated "I’d love to have the budget for these shows to have a full-on ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' style dragon. But unfortunately you know, we have budget restraints. That’s the nature of the show."<ref>https://uk.news.yahoo.com/marvels-iron-fist-wont-feature-his-epic-dragon-fight-with-shou-lao-exclusive-163206153.html</ref>

* ''[[The Defenders (miniseries)|The Defenders]]'' miniseries reveals that the bones of Shao-Lao's kind contain a substance that can bring people back from the dead. The [[The Hand (comics)|Hand]] has been using it ever since they were banished from K'un-L'un centuries ago, but eventually have run out of it. This causes them to seek access to the remains of another dragon, buried deep underneath the [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan]], which retroactively explains their goals in both first and second season of ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]''. The Hand used Midland Circle Financial as a cover for their activity to harness the substance from the dragon bones beneath Hell's Kitchen.