Lotus Shinchuko

Lotus Shinchuko
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #8 (Jan 1975)
Created by	Bill Mantlo and George Perez
In-story information
Alter ego	Lotus Shinchuko
Team affiliations	Sons of the Tiger

Lotus Shinchuko is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.

Lotus Shinchuko mysteriously appeared just in time to assist the Sons of the Tiger in defeating the Silent Ones, who had killed their sensei. She explained to them that she had been enslaved to the Silent Ones, but broke free of their control to help the Sons. She renounced the Silent Ones and joined with the Sons of the Tiger, settling with them in New York City. Lotus became romantically involved with one of their members, Bob Diamond. While on an evening stroll through Central Park with Bob, Lotus still proved to be under the Silent Ones’ control when she suddenly attacked him. The other Sons intervened, and Sun Lin was able to discover a device attached to her neck controlling her, and removed it.

After awhile, Lotus began to draw away from Bob Diamond and became closer to Sun Lin. This angered Bob, and the Sons broke out into a fight. The group broke up, and Bob left the team to become an actor. Lotus remained with Sun Lin and Abe Brown, maintaining the Sons’ martial arts school.