Some say that Zhongli hatched from an egg high in the mountains near Urumqi, although the exact circumstances of his birth and wrapped in village myth. When he was brought to Urumqi, Zhongli was, indeed, a little dragon, and was taken into the care of the local government official. Rather than hand the young dragon over to his superior, however, the official raised Zhongli as his son.

As Zhongli grew older, and exponentially larger, it became more and more difficult to hide his presence, and one day the Immortals arrived and took him away. The official and his wife were never seen again. Zhongli was taken to a government facility near Beijing and trained to become a member of the Chinese super group. The Immortals were undergoing changes in structure and outlook, so when Zhongli was discovered he became an integral part of the new-look Immortals.

When the new team was unveiled, Dragon became an instant celebrity. The Dragon was considered the bringer of luck, and Zhongli embraced that role. Internally he was lost, missing his family and home, and considering himself a monster; but outwardly he was powerful and represented all the ideals that his new family expected of him.

Zhongli is a simple man, although since coming to Beijing, he has become more aware of his monstrous appearance. In Urumqi he was accepted by his family and close circle of friends, but in the wider world he knows he is unique - and that uniqueness makes him withdraw into himself. He misses his home in the mountains and feels completely out of place on the world stage.

“There is nothing more fulfilling than dive bombing through the ravines of Urumqi chasing birds or just the wind...”

Zhongli was born with an active ubergene which manifested itself as a dragon-like body. It is uncertain whether he transformed into a dragon before or after birth, but certainly no one knows his true parents or origin beyond that of being found on a mountainside. As a dragon, Zhongli possesses strength, speed and durability enabling him to duke it out with any number of uberhumans; as well as traditional dragon-like powers of flight and the ability to literally sniff out his enemies.

Zhongli is a green dragon with long horns on his head, a thick and powerful tail and sharp teeth and claws. He is nearly five and a half metres tall and has a distinctive face full of spines and horns, dominated by intense yellow eyes. He does not wear clothes and never has, although he has a golden tattoo of the dragon on his shoulder to identify him as one of China's greatest heroes.