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Kiang-Shi
Personal Info
Full Name Kiang-Shi
Alias Chi Vampire
Race Vampire
Nationality Chinese
Status Deceased
Weakness Sunlight
General Info
Base of Operations Tsong Tse Manor
Previous Partner Uncle (as a vampiric minion)
Details
Debut/Closing Season 2 Episode 35
English George Cheung

"Chinese vampire drains chi, life energy, from the prey, making the vampire stronger and turning their victims into servants."
Uncle

The Kiang-Shi, also known as the Chi Vampire, is an undead Chinese monster capable of draining the chi (life energy) of its victims and transforming them into its vampiric minions.

Appearance[]

In its weakened state, the Kiang-Shi appears as a pale, emaciated human with pointed ears and fangs.

In its rejuvenated state, it is muscular whilst still possessing pointed ears and fangs.

History[]

The Kiang-Shi resided in an abandoned Chinese castle, lying dormant inside a locked coffin. After striking a deal with the estate's executor, Uncle, accompanied by Jackie, Jade and Tohru, arrived to acquire a plethora of rare antiques. Unbeknown to the Chans, however, Mr. Lam had intended for them to take the coffin with them, effectively offloading the vampire onto someone else. When Uncle insisted on appraising each of the items first, Mr. Lam reluctantly agreed, allowing the Chans to stay the night before leaving with his assistant.

Whilst playing a series of pranks on Jackie, Jade uncovered the Kiang-Shi's coffin after initially mistaking it for a coffee table. Breaking the lock, she lifted the lid to take a peek inside, only to discover the dormant Kiang-Shi, which subsequently awakened and attacked her, prompting Jade to slam the lid shut before frantically rushing off to alert Jackie, who assumed she was playing yet another prank on him. When Jade brought Jackie to the site of the coffin, she discovered to her horror that the Kiang-Shi had broken free. Refusing to fall victim to yet another of her pranks, Jackie sent his niece off to bed.

Some time later, Tohru arrived in search for Jackie, requesting his assistance with the appraisals. After luring him into a room, the Kiang-Shi proceeded to pounce on him and consume his chi, effectively becoming stronger at the expense of Tohru's life energy. Drained of his chi, Tohru collapsed on the floor with a heavy thud, prompting Jackie and Jade to investigate. Upon discovering Tohru's unconscious body, Jade affirmed that the vampire was responsible, to which Jackie argued that Tohru was simply tired from jet lag.

Having overheard the ensuing argument from downstairs, Uncle arrived only to freeze in horror upon discovering both Tohru's unconscious body and the vampire's now empty coffin, immediately recognizing the Kiang-Shi by its modus operandi. After ordering Jackie to guard the door, Uncle explained the nature of the Kiang-Shi, revealing that its victims are transformed into vampiric minions and that without enough chi to sustain himself, Tohru would likewise become as such, unless they performed a chi transfusion. Due to her abundance of youthful energy, Uncle selected Jade as a donner and proceeded to perform the transfusion.

Upon successful completion of the chi transfusion, the Kiang-Shi suddenly emerged, grabbing Jackie from behind before attempting to consume his chi. Tohru, now restored to health and having taken on the behavior of Jade, grabbed the vampire before flinging it across the room. When it returned, Uncle revealed that the Kiang-Shi was blind and that it could only prey by smelling the breath of its victims. Whilst holding their breaths, the Chans made a break for the manor's exit. After sneezing, however, Jade drew her attention to the Kiang-Shi, which promptly snatched her before proceeding to consume her chi.

Now endowed with enhanced strength, the Kiang-Shi pursued Jackie and Uncle outside the mansion, seeking to claim its next victims. Carrying Jade's unconscious body, Jackie led Uncle and Tohru to the bullock cart they arrived in. Claiming that the Kiang-Shi could not cross running water, Uncle directed Jackie to the other side of the river. With the vampire in hot pursuit, Uncle proceeded to perform another transfusion, this time donating a portion of his own chi to save Jade. Upon immediately completing the transfusion, however, Uncle himself is snatched by the Kiang-Shi and suffers the same fate as Tohru and Jade. After managing to evade the Kiang-Shi, the Chans reached the river, only to be prevented from crossing when the bridge ahead collapses. Unable to perform a chi transfusion without Uncle's expertise, Jade (now exhibiting the demeanor of Uncle) affirmed that they must do research.

Returning to the manor, Jade proceeded to scan the library's books for clues on how to defeat the Kiang-Shi, eventually determining that in order to reclaim their chi, they had to collect a toadstool from a graveyard, place the toadstool inside the vampire's left sock and throw the sock into a river. Before she could learn how to perform chi transfusion spells, however, Uncle is transformed into a vampiric minion of the Kiang-Shi and proceeded to attack the three until Jade learned how to subdue him with an immobilizer spell. Whilst leaving the manor, Jade revealed that if they did not reclaim their chi before sunrise, it would belong to the Kiang-Shi permanently.

After arriving at the graveyard, the Kiang-Shi, now invulnerable to sunlight, revealed itself to the Chans, announcing that it could now see as well as talk. Having already collected a toadstool, a fight ensued over the vampire's left sock. When Jackie is caught trying to remove the Kiang-Shi's left boot, the latter began to drain the former's chi, only for Jade to catch the vampire off guard, distracting him long enough for Jackie to remove his left sock. With the toadstool enchanted and placed within the sock, Tohru proceeded to throw it into the river, effectively returning everyone's chi to its rightful owners. No longer nourished against the light of the sun, the Kiang-Shi perished and faded into dust.

Powers and Abilities[]

The Kiang-Shi is capable of draining the chi of its victims to strengthen itself. The more chi it consumes, the stronger it becomes; its physique increases in size and mass, and it obtains the capability of speech (in its weakened form, it is mute).

When it absorbs enough life energy, it can shed its blindness and pursue its victims even more effectively. It is capable of flight, and it states that, with enough chi, it is even capable of withstanding the sunlight. However, because of the untimely demise of the Kiang-Shi, his statement remains to be verified.

Weaknesses[]

Because the Kiang-Shi is blind, he is required to sniff his prey by the smell of their breath. This, however, is nullified if he absorbs enough chi.

Uncle mentions that the Kiang-Shi cannot cross a river or any body of running water.

Attaching a special parchment spell (an enchanted note of paper) to the Kiang-Shi or a transformed victim will immobilize their whole body, except for their mouth.

In order to reclaim the stolen chi from the Kiang-Shi, one must steal his left sock, place a toadstool from a graveyard inside it and then throw the sock into a river.

The Kiang-Shi can be destroyed by sunlight, unless he absorbs enough chi.

Appearances[]

TV Series[]

Season 2[]

Comic Strips[]

The J-Team[]

One More Thing[]

Trivia[]

  • The Kiang-Shi is the second and final villain to be permanently killed in the show. The first being the Chupacabra. Interestingly enough, both were destroyed by sunlight.
  • The Kiang-Shi is based on the Chinese vampires of the same name, known as Jiangshi (殭屍) in Mandarin pinyin. "Kiang-shi" is an old variant romanization, but is used for this character in the series.
  • Uncle assures Tohru that a wooden stake would not harm the vampire. However, in actual Chinese mythology, it is said one can ward off a Jiangshi with anything made from the wood of a peach tree (as it symbolizes the element of wood, which like the other Four Elements in Chinese mythology, is said to be sacred, and capable of deterring evil). However, Uncle most likely meant that staking it through the heart would be ineffectual. This was likely done as an attempt to break away from the tradition of the classical Romanian Vampire (which many feel has become a cliché angle in horror stories).
  • Two of the vampire's weaknesses depicted in the episode are in fact established as a way of stopping a Jiangshi in actual Chinese mythology: Holding your breath and attaching a strip of yellow paper with a spell inscribed on the Jiangshi's head.
    • It is interesting that only these two methods were recommended when dealing with a Jiangshi in the episode, as Chinese mythology lists many ways to defend oneself against them. Such methods include the use of mirrors, Jujube seeds, fire, the crow of a rooster, hand bells, vinegar, coins, sticky rice, and placing one's blood on the Jiangshi's forehead. Although it is likely that the writer's thought implementing so many weaknesses would make defeating the Vampire too easy and ruin the episode.
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