LIVE POLL: Favorite Live-Action Asian Heritage Superhero?

SUGGESTIONS?

I am looking to add more international or Asian-based films,especially China and India to round out the answer pool.

HONORABLE MENTIONS OR UNDER CONSIDERATION

Blu Hunt The New Mutants
Mirage

Ali Wong
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
Cassandra Cain

Tao Okamoto The Wolverine
Mariko Yashida

Will Yun Lee The Wolverine
Kenuichio Harada

George Takei Heroes
Kaito Nakamura

Masi Oka Heroes
Hiro Nakamura

Lyrica Okano, Runaways
Nico Minoru

Sendhil Ramamurthy Heroes, 
Mohinder Suresh

Mukesh Khanna Shaktimaan
Shaktimaan

Hrithik Roshan Krrish
Krrish

Shah Rukh Khan Ra.One
G.One

Harshvardhan Kapoor Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
Bhavesh Joshi

Animated Asian Media Depictions

Phil LaMarr Samurai Jack
Samurai Jack * honorable mention

Seung-ryong Ryu Psychokinesis
Seok-heon* honorable mention

@tyrone_scott_j0cw0x17sbtc5​ Thanks for the info.

Wait. Shouldn't that be Caucasoid, Mongoloid and Negroid? Or alternatively, Caucasian, Mongolian and Negroian? Interesting.

@BonaFideBOSS​ Thanks, I made the correction.

@BonaFideBOSS​ Thanks, I consider the character. I found the character Chitti to be more science fiction and less superhero as a robot. I did try to represent foreign film superheroes including some Bollywood ones.

@urbanemovies​ There is one image missing with Mantis, and now that it has been released you could include Shang Chi back.

Regardless of who is right about including Native Americans or not, I understand this month is not meant to celebrate a race, but a culture, and those celebrations do not include native american cultures, so it would be better to stick to the official definition that Sara offered above, or simply avoid a definition as Peter suggested. 

I updated the poll suggestion. I agree the whole race issue is irrevelant. You can be from a culture without being part of the associated race of that location. Although, I would agree the topic is best avoided, since it sidetracks the focus of poll.

The implied focus of the poll is cultural media depictions and how the have evolved to be more inclusive. As well as, how particular media depictions celebrate characters with an Asian-heritage backstory and/or by the casting of these characters with Asian-heritage actors.

@Tsarstepan​ Thanks, I was aware.

I was conflicted how to handle Batgirl and Silk. They are very important and established Asian female superheroes. They are too important to leave off the poll, especially if they are only a spin-off or a sequel away from those reveals. But, they both have yet to be revealed in the current crossover reboots as their superhero alter egos, hence the conundrum.

I decided to include them based on they do have current well-seen media depictions (as thier normal identities) and have well-established character biographies that support the superhero claim. I added this disclaimer to explain their inclusion. (*possible future Batgirl/Silk based on character biography and prior depictions)

Batgirl

FYI, it is commonplace to tease a character by introducing it a crossover movie or series and later to give it own full-blown and dedicated movie or series a few years later.

Silk

@Pencho15​

I covered this already in the introduction, the poll is more about media depictions as being from asian heritage than anything else.

The assumed humanoid form clause accounts for the many superheroes that are extraterrestrials or metahumans. For example, all of the Eternals (2021 American superhero film) are of the same  extraterrestrial race (see Marvel Comics race of the same name) Despite their shared race in the original character biographies and reboot biographies, they appear to be a very multinational group. A lot of the Middle Easteran, Mediterrarean, and European characters were recast as being from differing Asian regions in the update.

Poll Parameters:

In honor of these media depictions, a superhero poll on those characters with Asian-heritage roots (based on their backstory or assumed humanoid form) and/or the casting of these characters with Asian-heritage actors. 

That means depictions of asian nationals, mixed race asians, dual nationality asians, extra-terrestials who assume Asian humanoid form or characters casted with an Asian-heritage actor would qualify for poll inclusion. In almost every case each superhero has double qualified. Both, as the cited superhero has an asian heritage link via its superhero character biography and through the casted actor's own asian-heritage. 

FYI, the heritage of many of these superheroes has been updated in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Extended Cinematic Universe that cover most recent movie, TV and streaming media depictions.

Note: In some cases, the heritage of these superheroes has had differing heritage roots in other media depictions than the ones cited here and reflects how Asian media depictions on the whole have evolved over the past century.

Marvel: https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe

DC:

https://dcextendeduniverse.fandom.com/wiki/DC_Extended_Universe_Wiki

Quake is a former Chinese national and a Chinese heritage character. The actress, Chloe Bennett who plays Quake (Daisy Louise Johnson) is both of Chinese and Anglo-American heritage. https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Quake

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloe_Bennet

The Pink Power Ranger Kimberly Hart has a different biography and ethnic heritage for the 2017 reboot movie than the original TV series. The actress, Naomi Scott who plays the Pink Power Ranger (Kimberly Hart) is both of Indian and English heritage.

https://powerrangers.fandom.com/wiki/Kimberly_Hart/2017_movie

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Scott

The Jade aka Jennifer-Lynn Hayden has a different biography and partly undetermined ethnic heritage for the "Star Girl" TV series. Her father was American and her mother has yet to be revealed. The actress, Ysa Penarjo who plays the Jade (Jennifer-Lynn Hayden) is both of Filipino and American heritage.

https://biographyhost.com/p/ysa-penartml

@Pencho15​ Thanks

A few related Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month articles and 2022 TCM debut of 'Yellowface' movie

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