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John Aman better known as The Prince of Orphans, was one of the world's greatest martial artists. John Aman was raised by benevolent monks in Tibet known as the “The Council of Seven” for the first 25 years of his life. He was trained by the Council to reach physical and mental capabilities beyond those of normal humans. The monks also gave him a chemical solution that allowed him to disappear into a cloud of green mist, earning his first nickname the Green Mist.[citation needed]

After he completed his final tests, he was allowed to travel the world to use his skills and abilities for good. The Great Question, a disgruntled member of the Council of Seven, was a long time foe of John Aman.[citation needed]

He is a long time friend of Orson Randall, the early 20th century's Iron Fist, and his replacement Daniel Rand. He proved himself a very dangerous opponent and even stronger ally to the heroes. He once rescued his friend Orson from Frankenstein's Monster and Dr. Frankenstein.[1]

Immortal Weapons[]

At the Heart of Heaven, the Immortal Weapons are the champions of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven. Each would face each other in various arenas.[2] Davos revealed that he now was known as the Steel Phoenix.[3] Dog Brother was tasked with introducing Fat Cobra and Prince of Orphans. The Prince of Orphans decided instead to challenge Steel Phoenix and easily defeated him in battle.[4] He joined the other Immortal Weapons in the defense of the cities from Hydra.[5] Working together they easily defeated the invading forces.[6]

Later, after saving the Celestial Cities from the Hydra plot to destroy them, he came to New York with Iron Fist like the other Weapons, where he fought with the Iron Fist against Ch'i-Lin, a mystic beast that kills the Iron Fist on his 33rd birthday and uses his heart to gain access to the dragon's egg, which he attempts to consume. At the Rand Corporation, they looked into Xao's history, learning he was descended from the Lightning Lords of Nepal.[7] They helped Iron Fist against Zhou Cheng, the host of Ch'i-Lin.[8] At Cheng's penthouse apartment they found a partial map to the Eighth City, but were nearly killed by a bomb.[9] At the gates of the Eighth City, the Weapons focused their chi energies to open the gateway. Weakened through the process, they were unable to fight off a group of monstrous creatures. They were brought before their master Changming and forced into gladiatorial combat, only rescued from the brink of death.[10] The only way they could communicate with each other is through Morse code.[11] While they witnessed a fight between Danny and Changming, who claimed he was the first Iron Fist, Quan Yaozu Tiger's Beautiful Daughter escaped and freed the others. They then attempted to escape.[12] Working together they opened the gateway, but this was Changming's plan all along. Working together they were able to escape, trapping the creatures in the Eighth City.[13]

Fear Itself[]

During the Fear Itself event, the doors to the Eighth City were on the verge of being opened again, forcing Fat Cobra and the Immortal Weapons to reunite once again in Beijing with the addition of War Machine who had accompanied Prince of Orphans from Washington, D.C. to close the gate.[14] However, after being defeated by Titania and Absorbing Man, when the Immortal Weapons started the ceremony, Iron Fist had come under the possession of Agamotto which was creating a mystical interference that prevented the Immortal Weapons from closing the gate.[15] After Iron Fist overpowered the other Immortal Weapons, a reluctant War Machine fought him, and due to Doctor Strange infusing magic with War Machine's gun, he was able to knock out Iron Fist, allowing for the ceremony to be completed.[16]

Heart of the Dragon[]

The Hierophant and his allies attacked the Capital Cities of Heaven to acquire the hearts of its dragons, resulting in the slaughter of many dragons and the death of Tiger's Beautiful Daughter. At the urging of the Xian Quan Yin, the Immortal Weapons used Fooh's portals to manifest the Heavenly Cities on Earth so that other heroes could join in the defense against the hordes of the Hierophant's zombies, with Z'Gambo manifesting above Wakanda. Despite the best efforts of the Bride of Nine Spiders, Okoye and the Hatut Zeraze, the Hierophant's lieutenant Yama Dragonsbane slew Z'Gambo's dragon and fled through the port to the city. The Prince of Orphans fought and was defeated by Dragonsbane, who was empowered by the chi of dragons that she had previously slain. When Okoye entered Z'Gambo to chase after Dragonsbane, the Prince directed her towards a portal to the Heart of Heaven as he realized she would be the key to stopping the Hierophant. Afterwards, the Prince reunited with the other Immortal Weapons. After the Hierophant was killed by Okoye, who received the Glossary:Iron Fist from Rand and the chi from several dragons, and the hearts of the slain dragons return to their respective cities, the Prince of Orphans attended the ceremony in the Heart of Heaven where Okoye returned the Iron Fist to Shou-Lao's reborn egg.[17]

Attributes

Power Grid[20]
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Powers

Chi Manipulation: The Council of Seven has trained Aman to reach physical and mental capabilities beyond those of normal humans. He is highly skilled in various martial arts, his abilities rivaling and in fact surpassing those of the other Immortal Weapons (Iron Fist, Fat Cobra, Dog Brother #1, Tiger's Beautiful Daughter, Bride of Nine Spiders, and Steel Serpent (Davos)). His signature technique is the Jawsnapper in Twilight.

John Aman (Earth-616) and Davos (Earth-616) from Immortal Iron Fist Vol 1 12 001

Prince of Orphans' signature move, Jawsnapper in Twilight

Green Mist Form: Aman is able to turn himself into a mist form. In this form, he can enter almost any location. He is highly skilled at attacking opponents in mist form, even within their body. He can strike opponents while in this form but remains intangible and unable to be harmed.

Teleportation: He can teleport in his mist form. He can move across the room, or to another spot on the planet, as he did when he teleported himself from China to New York City and back in a few moments.[18]

Abilities

Highly skilled in the martial arts.

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