Shang-Chi & The Legend Of The Ten Rings: 8 HUGE Questions Raised By The Post Credit Scenes

When Awkwafina was revealed to be part of the Shang-Chi cast, no other details were initially given other than that her name was Katy. This didn’t seem to relate to any one particular character from the comics, which left her role as one of mystery. She was Shang-Chi’s friend, but what else?

At first, this is exactly the role Katy played in the movie. She was a friend of the titular hero, and provided much of the comic relief as was expected. This was until they reached the mystical village of Ta Lo however.

Here she picked up a quiver of dragon scale arrows, and trained with Guang Bo and his warriors to help in the battle against first Wenwu and the Ten Rings, and then the Dweller in Darkness. It was she who delivered the arrow to the monster’s throat that stopped it from draining the soul of the Great Protector and allowed Shang-Chi to kill it.

When Wong brought Shang-Chi in to study the Ten Rings, he made sure to bring Katy along as well. She was no longer just a sidekick, she was a hero in her own right that had caught the attention of the sorcerer. Moving forward, could Katy be just as valuable a superhero to the Avengers as anyone else?