Iron Empress

Born to Dragon Master Guan Laquan—leader of Hong Kong’s deadly Iron Claw tong—Guan Mu was expected to study hard, be obedient, and help her family maintain a sophisticated and law-abiding façade while her brother Li was raised to take over the Iron Claw. And Mu’s regard for tradition was strong—too strong, her father discovered too late. She studied her mathematics and history, and every night while her family slept she practiced the kung fu Li ignored. She longed for a time when the tongs were feared warriors, not the merchants and white collar criminals the Iron Claw had become. When the time came for her father to retire, Mu beat her brother to death at the ceremony to honor Li’s ascent to leader, and announced her control of the tong. While the Iron Claw respected her strength, skill, and vision, the other tongs of Hong Kong did not, and Guan Mu soon found herself focusing on American operations where her gender presented fewer barriers. It was in San Francisco that she first saw a future for her organization that embraced the traditions of the past and the technology of the future. She began sponsoring startups whose technology could benefit her criminal ends.
Mu carries a strange scar from the explosion at AGT: one bright red eye courtesy of her genetic exchange with the would-be Shadow Knights, suggesting she provided their human DNA and is, in essence, their mother. She now wears her Iron Claw armor—which conceals her face beneath iron plates and deadly blades—in public. While a master of kung fu, aikido, and capoeira, the Iron Empress has no qualms with integrating modern weapons into her fighting style. She is keen to integrate technology into her criminal empire, whether by creating new gene-collided servants or stealing advanced weapons or armor technology for her agents to use.