JADE DRAGON
Real Name: Dei Guan
Group Affiliation: Member of 3-Peace, former member of China Force
First Appearance: Alpha Flight #59
Creators: Bill Mantlo & Jim Lee

      Dei Guan was a labourer in a Chinese re-education camp when he was approached by a mysterious being calling himself a "geomancer" - a wizard of the earth. This being talked of how dragons of old once lent their powers to warriors, their wisdom to priests and their ability to heal to physicians. Guan passed out at this point, but later discovered that he had gained the ability to transform into a dragon. He soon came to the attention of the State, and joined the State-run super-human team called China Force.
      Guan was on-duty with the Red Army when they attempted to capture a Buddhist monastery. This monastery was at the time being visited by Puck , who was searching for passage to other dimensions. What happened though is that Puck ended up returning his friends in Alpha Flight from the Dreamqueen's realm. When the Head Llama returned Alpha Flight to Canada, Dei was caught in the effect and taken too. There he became a "guest" of the Canadian government for some time.
      The Chinese government, believing him to have defected, sent China Force to get him back. [Hmnn. Shades of Uncanny #109, #120-121, eh? :) - C] After China Force was tricked into fighting Alpha Flight at the West Edmonton Mall Dei Guan willingly stepped through an interdimensional portal to China, hoping to prove himself innocent of the defection charges.
      In recent times however, Guan's politics seem to have changed. He most recently appeared as part of the super-human group of dissidents called 3-Peace.
      Dei Guan was mystically granted the ability to transform into a dragon. His secondary form has great strength, toughness, the ability to fly and the ability to shoot fire. Enough said.