No Way Home Makes Wong’s Shang-Chi Role Even Stranger
Spider-Man: No Way Home brings Wong back for another Phase 4 appearance, and it makes his role in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings even stranger. Debuting in Doctor Strange, Benedict Wong's wizard has become a much more prominent character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in recent years. This continued with Spider-Man: No Way Home, which marked his fifth MCU appearance. It was also arguably his most important role yet, as it confirmed Wong is the MCU's Sorcerer Supreme, which also recontextualizes his Phase 4 journey to date.
Prior to his return in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Wong appeared in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The second movie of Phase 4 included Wong as part of the underground fights run by Xialing (Meng'er Zhang). His inclusion was tipped off in the trailers, which also showed him fighting a redesigned Abomination (Tim Roth). Wong was victorious in the fight, and the movie revealed that he and Abomination were working together in some fashion. Many viewers initially questioned why Wong, of all people, would participate in this event, especially when it is revealed the prize is just money — and not the powerful Ten Rings as heavily theorized.
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Wong's role in Spider-Man: No Way Home only makes his Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings role stranger thanks to the reveal he's the MCU's Sorcerer Supreme. It is implied that he's had this title since Doctor Strange vanished in Avengers: Infinity War, which means he should be a seasoned vet when it comes to the responsibilities that come with this job. The Sorcerer Supreme is responsible for protecting Earth from the most dangerous mystical threats from across the
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