Tang Shen was an orphan raised by the Ancient One who eventually adopted the orphaned Hamato Yoshi and Yukio Mashimi as his own sons. As the years passed, she fell in love with Yoshi, and took in a hungry, innocent rat as a pet. As her bond with Yoshi strengthened, an even greater rift occurred in Yoshi's longtime friendship with Mashimi. Blinded by jealousy and hatred, Mashimi had ruthlessly murdered Shen in cold blood. Her premature demise is what prompted Yoshi to challenge his former best friend and adopted brother to a duel. Her grave is located on a hill of flowers, where Yoshi was eventually laid to rest as well.
Physical appearance[]
Tang Shen was a Japanese woman with long straight black hair styled in a low ponytail, dark brown eyes, tan skin, and a thin figure. She wore a white kimono with blue trim and a blue leaves print, white tabi, zōri, and a blue hair tie.
Personality[]
Shen is a sweet and caring woman who loves her family.
History[]
Tang Shen killed by Yukio Mashimi.
Shen was raised by the Ancient One in Tōkyō along with Hamato Yoshi and Yukio Mashimi. She eventually adopted a rat that came into their home. Yoshi and Shen fell in love, but this attracted the jealousy of Mashimi. To make matters worse, while both Yoshi and Mashimi were Guardians of the Utroms, Yoshi was promoted up to the rank of Guardian Prime while Mashimi was deprived of the same treatment. Mashimi's jealousy of Yoshi eventually led him to join the Foot Clan in an act of betrayal. Shen was murdered by Mashimi one night in their yard and her corpse was quickly discovered by the Ancient One who had heard her scream. While she did not appear again in the series, her grave was later visited by Hamato Splinter who returned Yoshi's ashes to Japan to be buried beside her in "Fathers and Sons".
Abilities[]
- Cooking: Shen was the primary cook of her household.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Tang Shen's parent(s)
- The Ancient One: The Ancient One is Shen's adoptive father. Both get along quite well. Shen overheard the conversation between the angered Ancient One and Yoshi and Mashimi as he barred them from becoming Guardians, but since Yoshi and Mashimi were grown-up, they went to the Guardians anyway.
- Yukio Mashimi: Mashimi is Shen's adopted brother. Although Mashimi had romantic feelings for Shen, she did not reciprocate. Nevertheless, she dearly loved Mashimi as a brother. But despite this, he was so angered by her love for Yoshi that he left the Guardians and confronted her in the home of Ancient One and killed her out of jealous rage.
- Hamato Yoshi: Yoshi is Shen's adopted brother and boyfriend. Shen fell in love with him over time and began to date him.
- Hamato Splinter: Splinter was Shen's pet prior to his mutation. She didn't allow Mashimi to kill him after he trespassed in their kitchen, instead she satiated his hunger and made him the family pet. Although Shen didn't name him prior to her death, she loved him.
Quotes[]
Leonardo: Year after year, they worked hard and learned quickly, and as they grew into young men, the became closer than brothers, the best of friends who did everything together. They even fell in love at the same time, with the same girl. Tang Shen. |
Leonardo: She was beautiful, intelligent, sweet. Tang Shen took it upon herself to turn the Ancient One’s house into a home. |
Leonardo: Though his friendship with Mashimi began to weaken, Yoshi’s bond with Tang Shen grew stronger than ever. But the coils of jealousy were winding tighter and tighter in Mashimi’s soul until something snapped. |
Mashimi: Tang Shen. |
Trivia[]
- On Shen's gravestone, her name is written as 唐慎 (Mandarin Chinese: Táng Shèn).
- Instead being wrapped left side over right side, Shen's kimono is wrapped right over left which is used exclusively for the deceased.