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* FakeMixedRace: Gracie Law is implied to be a woman of mixed European and Chinese descent due to her interest in Chinatown affairs, considering them her people, and the fact she qualifies as a Chinese woman with green eyes due to Lo Pan's equal. Kim Catrall is not of Chinese descent in any way.
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* FakeMixedRace: Gracie Law is implied to be a woman of mixed European and Chinese descent due to her interest in Chinatown affairs, considering them her people, and the fact she qualifies as a Chinese woman with green eyes due to Lo Pan's equal. Kim Catrall Cattrall is not of Chinese descent in any way.
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* HumanoidAbomination: Whatever Lo Pan is, he's no longer human. He can appear young or old. He may be a ghost "playing at being a man," he may be possessed by a demon, he may have only made a deal with (or been cursed by) a demon for immortality, but Lo Pan himself claims that he is "like nothing you can understand."
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* HumanoidAbomination: Several people try to explain what Lo Pan is in vague and often contradicting ways. Whatever Lo Pan he is, he's no longer human. He can appear young not human - or old. He may be a ghost "playing at being a man," he may be possessed by a demon, he may have only made a deal with (or been cursed by) a demon for immortality, but least not anymore. Lo Pan himself claims that he is "like nothing you can understand."
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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Granted, agelessness has its advantages, but he's clearly rather sick of being rendered incorporeal.
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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Granted, agelessness has its advantages, Subverted, as he DOES want to remain immortal, he just doesn't want to have to give up corporeality to do it. Marrying a green-eyed Chinese girl means he gets his corporeal body back but he's clearly rather sick of being rendered incorporeal.
** Worse, Lo Pan [[AgeWithoutYouth ''does'' age inloses his human form]] since it may not look 2000 years old but not for lack of trying.
magic and immortality, and sacrificing the girl to his demon means he gets to have both a physical body and godly power.
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A reporter for the ''Berkeley Peoples Herald'' caught up in the action while investigating a prostitution ring.
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* DistressedDamsel: Her role in the story.
* HelloAttorney: She is played by Kim Cattrall and a lawyer.
* FakeMixedRace: Gracie Law is implied to be a woman of mixed European and Chinese descent due to her interest in Chinatown affairs, considering them her people, and the fact she qualifies as a Chinese woman with green eyes due to Lo Pan's equal. Kim Catrall is not of Chinese descent in any way.
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* DistressedDamsel: Her role in the story.
* HelloAttorney: She is played by Kim Cattrall and a lawyer.
* FakeMixedRace: Gracie Law is implied to be a woman of mixed European and Chinese descent due to her interest in Chinatown affairs, considering them her people, and the fact she qualifies as a Chinese woman with green eyes due to Lo Pan's equal. Kim Catrall is not of Chinese descent in any way.
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An ancient Chinese sorcerer cursed by Shang Di to become a bodiless spirit. He is now leader of a criminal syndicate in Chinatown.
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* {{Archenemy}}: To Lo Pan.
* BadAssGrandpa: An old man but still able to take on Lo Pan.
* DeadpanSnarker: Boy, is he ever?
* TheMentor: Plays this role to a small extent.
* SecretlyWealthy: Owns much of Chinatown according to Wang.
A worker at Wang's restaurant.
* ActionSurvivor: Lacks Wang's skills but handles himself in a fight (as well as killing) reasonably well.
* HiddenDepths: Is able to find out what happened to Wang's fiance fairly easily.
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*TheDragon: To Lo Pan.
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