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Unfortunately, the Multiverse Saga has been a hot mess. Having to change Big Bads isn’t helping matters, but it feels like Marvel Studios is constantly taking its eye off the ball. Nowhere is that more evident than in the situation with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Despite achieving critical success and a decent box office haul, the movie has yet to receive a sequel. Well, it hasn’t gotten one in the traditional sense, as the MCU just recently continued the story of the titular hero and his friends in an unexpected place.
Shang-Chi and Katy Play Major Roles in Marvel Zombies
Four years after their adventures on the big screen, Shang-Chi and Katy Chen are back in action. The events of Marvel Zombies place them right where they are at the start of Shang-Chi, working as valet attendants in San Francisco. The arrival of zombies forces them to run for their lives, but help arrives in the form of the Ten Rings, who come to save their leader’s son. Wenwu sacrifices himself to save Shang-Chi and his friends, Katy, Jimmy Woo, and Death Dealer, and the group escapes the city before it’s too late. Years later, they’re all riding in Max Max-inspired cars, looking for somewhere to settle down for good.
The group arrives in New Orleans and offers cows as tribute to the leader of the settlement, Helmut Zemo, who, of course, is up to no good. Shang-Chi and Co. don’t realize that until it’s too late, but they once again persevere, teaming up with Kamala Khan and Blade on their way to New Asgard. Trouble finds them when they arrive, with Scarlet Witch hosting a feast for the Asgardians. She means to turn them into members of her undead army, and her plan goes off without a hitch. Still, Shang-Chi isn’t ready to give up, so he agrees to fight in the final battle against the villain’s forces. He meets his end, just like so many of his friends, but his latest appearance reveals so much about his character that the actual Shang-Chi 2 can embrace.
