"Attachment to the material is detachment from the spiritual." ―Wong to Doctor Strange

Wong is a Master of the Mystic Arts within Kamar-Taj. When their former librarian was murdered by Kaecilius and the Zealots, Wong then became the highly protective keeper of all the ancient books when he met Doctor Strange, and assisted him in his studies. As Kaecilius attempted to use his power to bring Dormammu to Earth, Wong and the other Masters used their power to eventually defeat him, at the cost of Ancient One's death. With Kaecilius' conflict over, Wong had then joined Doctor Strange in protecting the New York Sanctum.

Wong stood with Strange and Iron Man when the Black Order had attacked the Earth in search of the Time Stone, holding them back until Wong was forced to remain behind to protect the Sanctum as Ebony Maw managed to kidnap Strange.

Wong was among the many who died when Thanos completed the Infinity Gauntlet and wiped out half of all life in the universe. He was resurrected by Hulk in 2023, upon which he teleported many of the revived Avengers and their allies to New York in a massive battle against a past version of Thanos, who had decided to destroy the universe with the Infinity Stones and create a new one in his image. The coalition opposing Thanos succeeded as Thanos and his army crumbled to dust, and Wong attended Tony Stark's funeral with Doctor Strange and the rest of their allies.

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Biography

Mystic Arts Master

Trained by the Ancient One

"I've been sent from the Kamar-Taj to better understand the appearance of the relic which this woman now wields... and even after witnessing it with my own eyes, I don't believe I know any more than before I arrived here." ―Wong

During his time with the Masters of the Mystic Arts, Wong learned of the Infinity Stones, such as the Space Stone and its association with the Red Skull before it was found by S.H.I.E.L.D..[4] Wong also knows that the Time Stone was housed inside the Eye of Agamotto.[1] Wong trained alongside Kaecilius and Karl Mordo, while they were sent by the Ancient One to locate the Dark Scepter from a Witch. Through their combined strength, Wong and all his fellow Masters defeated the Witch to reclaimed the Scepter.[5] Wong then continued studying and keeping track of the Infinity Stones, fearing what would occur if somebody would ever combine all six.[4]

Meeting Doctor Strange

"This section is for masters only, but at my discretion, others may use it. You should start with Maxim's Primer. How’s your Sanskrit?"

"I’m fluent in Google Translate." ―Wong and Doctor Strange

Wong was appointed as the librarian at Kamar-Taj following the unexpected betrayal of Kaecilius who had murdered the previous Librarian and stolen pages from the Book of Cagliostro. While still working in the Library, Wong was introduced to Stephen Strange who had just begun his training there. Wong remained serious despite all Strange's attempts at jokes by comparing Wong's own single name to Adele and Eminem while Wong simply focused on his work.

Impressed by his level of understanding of all the Mystic Arts within such a short about of time training with Karl Mordo, Wong decided to give Strange access to some deeper parts of his library which were normally for Masters of the Mystic Arts only and handed him new books, informing Strange that he could borrow any book he pleased, including the Ancient One's private collections of books, noting that no knowledge in Kamar-Taj would be forbidden for him to learn.

During their conversation, Strange found the Book of Cagliostro and pointed out the missing pages as Wong then proceeded to explain to Strange how the Zealots' recent attack, led by Kaecilius had resulted in the pages being stolen. Noting how the previous librarian had been beheaded by Kaecilius in the Library, Wong noted that all the books were now under his protection and if anyone tried to steal any of the books, Wong would personally kill any person who was responsible, making Strange extremely uncomfortable as Strange began jokingly questioning if there would be any punishments for him if he were to bring the books back late, which Wong still did not laugh at.[1]

Losing Books

"What do you want, Strange?"

"Books on Astral Projection."

"You're not ready for that."

"Try me, Beyoncé." ―Wong and Doctor Strange

While still working in the Library in Kamar-Taj, Wong was then visited once again by Doctor Strange who requested some new books on the Astral Dimension for his studies. Wong, however, claimed that Strange was not ready for these just yet, only for Strange to still insist while jokingly calling Wong Beyoncè. However, Wong still did not laugh and simply refused to hand over the books to Strange.

Later, as he was reading while listening to Beyoncé inside the Library while reading more of the books, Wong failed to notice Strange using his Sling Ring to take books from the library. Although Wong failed to see him actually taking any of the books, he did notice that Strange had even stolen the book right in front of him, resulting in Wong then going to the Ancient One and informing her of all Strange's actions, noting how Strange was becoming impatient in his studies.[1]

Explaining the Masters

"Your curiosity could have gotten you killed. You weren’t manipulating the space-time continuum, you were breaking it. We do not tamper with natural law, we defend it." ―Wong to Doctor Strange

Later, when he and Karl Mordo caught Strange practicing a time spell from one of the forbidden books, they reprimanded him for it stating that he was breaking natural laws. Strange had been trying to call Wong for his guide to confirm if the book he'd learn is forbidden or not before without any option to learn it by himself and find out. He explained to Strange the purposes of the Sanctums for keeping Dormammu from Earth before the London Sanctum was destroyed by Kaecilius and the explosion knocked him back.[1]

"Choose your weapon wisely. No one steps foot in the Sanctum. No one." ―Wong to the Masters of the Mystic Arts

In response to attacks made towards all the Sanctums around the world, Wong defended the Hong Kong Sanctum from Kaecilius and the Zealots. While Wong collected the Wand of Watoomb, he ordered the remaining Masters of the Mystic Arts to not allow anyone to enter the final Sanctum.

Wong died when the Sanctum was destroyed, allowing Dormammu to arrive, beginning to consume Earth and bring it into the Dark Dimension. When Strange used the Eye of Agamotto to reverse what had happened, he was revived. Doctor Strange brought Wong into his time slip where the reverse effects wouldn't affect him, nor their comrade Karl Mordo, preparing to fight Kaecilius. Strange was expecting a lecture on breaking the laws of nature, but Wong, realizing there was no other choice, told Strange to keep going. Right when the duel was about to start, Strange seemingly abandoned the group and flew into the Dark Dimension.

Strange returned seconds later and the Zealots were taken to the Dark Dimension instead. Wong laughed at Strange's quip about the "warnings come after the spells". Unlike Karl Mordo, who became delusional and left the Masters of the Mystic Arts, Wong did not blame Strange for breaking the natural law.[1]

Assisting Doctor Strange

"You might have a gift for the mystic arts, but you still have much to learn. Word of the Ancient One's death will spread through the Multiverse. Earth has no Sorcerer Supreme to defend it." ―Wong to Doctor Strange

Before Strange was appointed to be a new guardian of the New York Sanctum in the wake of Daniel Drumm's untimely death, Wong revealed that the Eye of Agamotto held an Infinity Stone. Wong also noted that due to the Ancient One's death, Earth was vulnerable and needed them to be ready to defend it from those seeking to destroy it.[1]

A few months into Strange's time as the New York Sanctum's guardian, Wong interrupted his journey into Astral Dimension to alert him to the foreboding air in the sanctums. Updating Strange to what he knew about the Infinity Stones, Wong also alerted Strange to Thor and Loki's presence in New York City.[4]

Bruce Banner's Arrival

"Attachment to the material is a detachment from the spiritual." ―Wong to Doctor Strange

At the New York Sanctum, Doctor Strange was set to head out of the deli-grocery store for food and asked why Wong didn't have any money. Wong noted that attachment to the material is detachment from the spiritual to which Strange had to mockingly tell that he'll tell his statement when he arrives at the store. Remembering his currency, Wong pulled out two hundred rupees and was asked how much was it worth and noted that it was a buck and half.

As the both of them were ready to go to the deli, Strange asked what Wong wants at the store and told him that he wouldn't say no to a tuna melt. Interrupt by the Bifrost Bridge being brought down from the sky, Bruce Banner was brought down to the New York Sanctum and crash landed on the stairs, as Wong and Strange decided to investigate. As he was equipped with his Tao Mandalas, Wong found Banner telling that Thanos was coming to Earth, as Strange asked who Thanos was.

At Banner's urging, he and Strange would go and find Tony Stark who was with Pepper Potts at Central Park, needing Stark's help for the upcoming battle. Once Strange summoned Stark to the Sanctum, Wong filled Banner and Stark in with information about the Infinity Stones, as Strange introduced there names. Once Stark asked about Thanos, Stark proposed to destroy the Time Stone, but Wong told him that he and Strange had swore an oath to protect with his life. After a brief scuffle between Stark and Banner, Wong and Strange noticed the commotion outside.[2]

"Can I leave you with him? Thank you."

"I have him." ―Iron Man and Wong

At that moment, Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian arrived to secure the Time Stone from Doctor Strange in order to return it to Thanos. Wong walked outside along with the people who are running away from the Q-Ship that is hovering above the city. After Maw and Obsidian appeared out of the ship, Wong stood beside Doctor Strange and took notice of their statements.

After Maw became annoyed with Stark, he took attention towards Strange; however, he refused to give up the stone. Wong prepared for battle by equipping duel Tao Mandalas and fought Maw and Obsidian. As Obsidian focused his attention on Iron Man, Maw cast a flurry of brick spikes at them, which Strange caught in a portal before Wong redirected them out of another, injuring Maw. Maw responded by rupturing a fire hydrant, causing a spray of water that incapacitated Wong.

Once Wong managed to recover, he arrived at Greenwich Village and saved Banner by transporting Obsidian to Antarctica. Before the warrior could return through the portal, Wong closed it, severing Obsidian's left forearm. Iron Man remarked that Wong was now invited to his wedding for saving him. Strange was captured by Maw and Wong returned to the New York Sanctum to protect it in his stead.[2]

"Is that everyone?"

"What, you wanted more?" ―Doctor Strange and Wong

Wong was among the many individuals who perished when Thanos assembled the Infinity Stones and caused the Snap to wipe out half of all life in the universe. However, in 2023, Wong was resurrected along his fellow victims when Hulk snapped his fingers to revive all the vanished living beings in the universe. Once all of the victims of the Snap had been successfully revived by the Hulk, Wong traveled across the universe, enlisting allies for the final battle against Thanos and his army.

Wong and Doctor Strange then opened up numerous Inter-Dimensional Portals to bring them all to the battlefield near the destroyed New Avengers Facility, with Wong also bringing all the sorcerers from the Hong Kong Sanctum with him. When Strange inquired with Wong if they were able to summon everyone, he exasperatedly asked Strange if he wanted more. Wong then stood alongside all the assembled heroes as Captain America led the charge into battle.

During the battle, Wong and his fellow sorcerers conjured massive Tao Mandalas to protect their allies after Thanos ordered the Sanctuary II to rain fire on them, until they were all saved by Captain Marvel, who destroyed the Sanctuary II with ease. The battle came to an end when Iron Man stole the Infinity Stones from Thanos and used them to wipe out him and his entire army out of existence, though at the cost of his own life.

In the battle's aftermath, Wong and Strange attended Tony Stark's funeral to pay their respects to their former ally. He and Strange stood side by side together at the procession as they watched Stark's Arc Reactor being sent adrift into the lake.[6]

Personality

"I am now the guardian of these books. So if a volume from this collection should be stolen again, I'd know it, and you'd be dead before you ever left the compound." ―Wong to Doctor Strange

As a longtime student of the Ancient One and one of the most knowledgeable Masters of the Mystic Arts in Kamar-Taj, Wong is serious and unflinching when it comes to performing his duties, both as an instructor and later, a librarian of Kamar-Taj. After Kaecilius' betrayal, Wong gets more reluctant to trust others, and constantly puts up a stern appearance, to the point of threatening Doctor Strange when the latter was only trying to be friendly and make jokes when coming to borrow books. Despite seemingly ignorant of contemporary pop culture, it is revealed that Wong actually enjoys his fair share of pop culture just like most are, but pretends to not be aware of it around others, and is less serious when others are not around. Like Karl Mordo, he has a great deal of respect for the Ancient One and the natural laws, but unlike the younger student, he is capable of moral flexibility and willing to bend said laws when the situation desperately calls for it, as shown when he approved of Strange's time-bending when confronting Dormammu.

Although initially hostile to Strange, due to the latter's attempts to be funny and exceeding inquisitiveness, Wong has come to appreciate those traits as well as Strange's exceptional gift at the Mystic Arts, eventually becoming one of his strongest allies, and his surrogate tutor in the absence of the Ancient One. He was deadset against Strange using the Eye of Agamotto as it violates the laws of nature, but after seeing Strange use it for the benefit of mankind rather than abusing it, he decided to let Strange inherit it once he mastered its powers, but advised him not to wear it in plain sight until then as it is the vessel of an Infinity Stone. Even though Wong is evidently a very serious person, he is not completely without a sense of humor, as he laughed at Strange’s remark about warnings coming after the spells upon the surviving Zealots’ transformations into Mindless Ones, which shocked Strange and Mordo.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Master Sorcerer: Wong is one of the most powerful members of the Masters of the Mystic Arts, a highly skilled and experienced sorcerer, using his skills in the mystic arts to defend his native reality. Wong possesses a vast knowledge of magic, as he is knowledgeable of many dangerous spells and relics that were forbidden to all other Masters of the Mystic Arts, such as the Eye of Agamotto and the Dark Dimension ritual. Following Doctor Strange's capture, Wong assumed the role of the New York Sanctum's Master sorcerer.

Eldritch Magic Manipulation : Wong is able to create, shape and manipulate Eldritch Magic into weapons, shields or spells. He used this ability when Bruce Banner crashed into the New York Sanctum to summon his shield in case of emergency and when fighting Maw, he conjured a shield large enough to block an entire city street to deflect several trees telekinetically hurled at him by Ebony Maw, and also conjured a larger shield in tandem with other sorcerers to provide cover from aerial fire during the Battle of Earth. He is also capable of using the same magic to form whips of fiery energy and cast a variety of different spells. Illusion Casting : While explaining the Infinity Stones to Bruce Banner and Tony Stark, Wong generated a holographic illusion of the cosmos and the stones by conjuring Eldritch Magic formations. Portal Creation : Using a Sling Ring, Wong is able to open portals that lead to different locations, gaining the ability to move across the material world and transport himself to other parts of the Multiverse. Interdimensional Travel : Using the same Sling Ring, Wong can travel between different dimensions of the Multiverse, crossing over different planes of existence or traveling across various forms of reality, with him most notably using it to defend against Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian's attack on Doctor Strange and himself. Barrier Creation : Like many of his fellow sorcerers, Wong is able to use Tao Mandalas as shield in combat, as well as to control the size and shape of his shields. He, along with several other Masters of the Mystic Arts, was able to create a barrier to protect himself and his allies when Thanos ordered the Sanctuary II to bombard the battlefield during the Battle of Earth.

: Wong is able to create, shape and manipulate Eldritch Magic into weapons, shields or spells. He used this ability when Bruce Banner crashed into the New York Sanctum to summon his shield in case of emergency and when fighting Maw, he conjured a shield large enough to block an entire city street to deflect several trees telekinetically hurled at him by Ebony Maw, and also conjured a larger shield in tandem with other sorcerers to provide cover from aerial fire during the Battle of Earth. He is also capable of using the same magic to form whips of fiery energy and cast a variety of different spells. Astral Projection: Wong is capable of separating his astral form from his body, gaining access to the Astral Dimension.

Abilities

Expert Martial Artist: Wong is a remarkably powerful fighter, as he was able to hold off the Zealots for a short period of time. He was also able to combat Cull Obsidian and Ebony Maw with the aid of Iron Man and Doctor Strange, with him saving Iron Man from Obsidian. Wong is also quite skilled in armed combat, with his main weapon of choice being the Wand of Watoomb.

Equipment

Weapons

Wand of Watoomb: During the Battle at the Hong Kong Sanctum, Wong chose this relic as his weapon to repel the invasion. It is a durable weapon and can be used to channel magic into it, therefore making it a powerful relic.

Other Equipment

Sling Ring: A mystical object which enables the wearer to open a fiery portal to another location to allow instant transportation to any location the user desires.

Facilities

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Relationships

Appearances

Trivia

In the comics, Wong is the son of Hamir and the descendant of an ancient order of Chinese monks that, for ten generations, have served the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme of Earth. He served as Stephen Strange's valet and friend.

Wong is a fan of the Hunk-A-Hulk-A Burning Fudge flavor of Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

flavor of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Despite being decimated, Wong appears in the Chinese poster of Avengers: Endgame with the rest of the surviving heroes, hinting that he actually survived (those who were decimated in Avengers: Infinity War appear in that poster, too, but in a different group, darkened).

Behind the Scenes

Wong in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the second live-action incarnation of the character, following an incarnation portrayed by Clyde Kusatsu.

Benedict Wong revealed in an interview with Den of Geek that the Marvel Cinematic Universe incarnation of Wong will be quite different from his comic book counterpart, who is generally considered to be a racial stereotype: "I’m certainly not going to be the tea-making manservant. We’re heading in a different direction. He’s more of a drill sergeant. There isn’t any martial arts for Wong in Doctor Strange actually, he’s more of a drill sergeant to Kamar-Taj. He’s one of the masters of sorcery." [7]

Doctor Strange Scott Derrickson revealed in an interview with Los Angeles Daily News that Wong was originally intended to be left out of Doctor Strange due to the stereotype associated with the character: "I was going to leave Wong out of the movie at first; he was an Asian sidekick manservant, what was I supposed to do with that? But once the decision was made to cast Tilda, we brought Wong back because, unlike the Ancient One, he could be completely subverted as a character and reworked into something that didn’t fall into any of the stereotypes of the comics." [8]

due to the stereotype associated with the character: Tsuyoshi Abe was a stunt double for Benedict Wong in the role of Wong.

Cem Ozgan was a stand-in for Benedict Wong in the role of Wong.

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