- "If this fellow had been drawn to Sunnydale by the Hellmouth, we had better be very careful. A creature this old is extremely deadly."
- ―Rupert Giles
| San Sui | |
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| General information | |
| Name | San Sui |
| Known aliases | Iron Fist |
| Category | Vampire |
| Gender | Male |
| Base of Operations | Hunan Province, China; later, Sunnydale, California |
| Known relatives | None |
| Year of birth | Unknown |
| Year of death | 1998 |
| First Appearance | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 |
| Played by | N/A |
San Sui is a fictional vampire featured in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer mythos. He first appeared in the first issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic book series by Dark Horse Comics.
Biography[]
San Sui was an ancient Chinese vampire who hailed from Changsha, near the Xian River. He was a traveling vampire who fed on the blood of his vanquished foes, which he believed afforded him additional strength. It was rumored that San Sui rang a huge bell a thousand times a night at a temple in Hunan province to commemorate his victories. This earned him the nickname "Iron Fist".
In 1998, San Sui came to the Hellmouth in Sunnydale, California hoping to find a worthy opponent. He witnessed Buffy Summers fighting off a horde of lesser vampires and decided to keep a close eye on her. He later popped up at a local martial arts dojo where he attacked the school's sensei. Buffy appeared and fought with the vampire, but it was actually her non-powered friend Xander Harris who dealt the killing blow, running San Sui through with a broken, wooden pole.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of San Sui was created by writer Andi Watson and artist Joe Bennett based on concepts developed by Joss Whedon.
- San Sui is likely considered a "non-canon" character since he was never referenced in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series or in the canonical Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight comic book series.
- Final fate: Staked by Xander Harris.
- Giles hypothezied that San Sui may have been the inspiration for Lu Zhishen, the fraudulent monk character in the classical Chinese novel, The Water Margin.
- Xander Harris referred to San Sui as "The Mickey Rourke of ancient China".
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