Wasabi-No-Ginger
{{Infobox comics character
|image = 250px
|caption = Wasabi-No-Ginger by David Nakayama
|character_name = Wasabi-No-Ginger
|real_name =
|species=Human
|publisher = Marvel Comics
|debut = Big Hero 6 #1 (Sept. 2008)
|creators = Chris Claremont and David Nakayama
|alliances = Big Hero 6
|aliases=
|powers = Skilled marksman and swordsman
Ability to generate qi-energy blades
}}
Wasabi-No-Ginger is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist David Nakayama, he first appeared in Big Hero 6 #1 (September 2008), a book about a titular superhero team in which Wasabi is a member.
Wasabi appears in the 2014 Disney animated film Big Hero 6 voiced by Damon Wayans Jr., with Khary Payton taking over in the television series and the video game Kingdom Hearts III. This version of him is portrayed as African-American and is highly intelligent but neurotic. His main weapons are the plasma blades that he has developed as part of his school project.
Publication history
The character was created by Chris Claremont and David Nakayama and first appeared in Big Hero 6 #1 (September 2008). He along with Fredzilla were meant to serve as replacements for Sunpyre and Ebon Samurai.
Fictional character biography
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Wasabi-No-Ginger is a trained chef and a member of Big Hero 6.Big Hero 6 #1 (September 2008) His first mission with the six was taking on a villain named Badgal and her three minions; Whiplash, Brute, and Gunsmith.Big Hero 6 #2-5 (October 2008-January 2009) He is once again with his teammates, this time helping Spider-Man take out Doctor Octopus' satellites. Wasabi and Baymax jump head on into battle, taking on Everwraith.The Amazing Spider-Man #685 (July 2012)Amazing Spider-Man: Ends of the Earth (July 2012)
Powers and abilities
Wasabi-No-Ginger uses various swords to fight. He can also give form to his Qi-Energy, usually materializing it as throwing knives that can paralyze opponents.
Reception
- In 2020, CBR.com ranked Wasabi-No-Ginger 10th in their "Marvel Comics: Ranking Every Member Of Big Hero 6 From Weakest To Most Powerful" list.{{Cite web |last=Avina |first=Anthony |date=January 26, 2020 |title=Marvel Comics: Ranking Every Member Of Big Hero 6 From Weakest To Most Powerful |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-comics-ranked-big-hero-6-powerful/ |access-date=December 27, 2022 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}
In other media
=Disney version=
{{Infobox character
|series = Big Hero 6
|name = Wasabi
|image = Wasabi from Disney's Big Hero 6.png
|image_size = 190
|creator = Don Hall
Chris Williams
|caption = Walt Disney Animation Studios re-imagining of Wasabi
|first = Big Hero 6 (2014)
|last =
| adapted_by = {{Plainlist|
- Jordan Roberts
- Robert L. Baird
- Daniel Gerson
}}
|voice = Damon Wayans Jr. (film)
Khary Payton (TV series, Kingdom Hearts III)
|gender = Male
|nickname = Chop Chop (by Karmi){{cite episode|title=Fan Friction|series=Big Hero 6: The Series|credits=Juwono, Ben (director); Jenny Jaffe (writer)|network=Disney XD|airdate=August 18, 2018|season=1|number=15}}
|lbl1 = Age
|data1 = 21{{cite episode|title=Steamer's Revenge|series=Big Hero 6: The Series|credits=Juwono, Ben (director); Paiman Kalayeh (writer)|network=Disney Channel|airdate=September 22, 2018|season=1|number=19}}
}}
==Film==
Wasabi-No-Ginger, renamed as just Wasabi, appears in the 2014 animated film Big Hero 6, voiced by Damon Wayans Jr.{{cite web |title=Wasabi Voices (Big Hero 6) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Big-Hero-6/Wasabi/ |access-date=April 13, 2025 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version is an African-American student at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology who specializes in laser cutting and wields plasma blades.{{cite news |date=9 August 2013 |title=Disney Gives Marvel Fans First Look at Big Hero 6 Animated Film |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/10/disney-gives-marvel-fans-first-look-at-big-hero-6-animated-film |accessdate=9 August 2013 |newspaper=IGN}}{{cite web |last=Truitt |first=Brian |date=July 13, 2014 |title=Meet the saviors of San Fransokyo in Big Hero 6 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/07/13/big-hero-6-character-reveal-exclusive/12535005/ |accessdate=July 14, 2014 |newspaper=USA Today}} Co-director Chris Williams stated "He's actually the most conservative, cautious—he [sic] the most normal among a group of brazen characters. So he really grounds the movie in the second act and becomes, in a way, the voice of the audience and points out that what they're doing is crazy."{{cite web |last1=Yamato |first1=Jen |date=July 14, 2014 |title=Maya Rudolph, James Cromwell, More Join Disney's Marvel Animation ''Big Hero 6′' |url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/disney-big-hero-6-voice-cast-804122/ |accessdate=September 5, 2014 |publisher=Deadline}}{{cite web|title=Wasabi|url=https://thismoment-a.akamaihd.net/other/1410708542-2030.pdf|publisher=xprizechallenge.org|accessdate=September 24, 2014|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925005336/https://thismoment-a.akamaihd.net/other/1410708542-2030.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Wasabi appears in the spin-off series Big Hero 6: The Series, voiced by Khary Payton.{{cite news |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=November 3, 2016 |title=Big Hero 6: Maya Rudolph & More Reprise Roles for Disney XD Animated Series |url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/big-hero-6-maya-rudolph-jamie-chung-reprise-roles-disney-xd-animated-series-1201847587/ |accessdate=November 3, 2016 |work=Deadline}}
==Video games==
- Wasabi appears as an unlockable playable character in Disney Magic Kingdoms.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPJ7HnlhDdo |title=Update 21: Big Hero 6 {{!}} Livestream|author=Disney Magic Kingdoms (Gameloft)|publisher=YouTube|date=July 5, 2018}}
- Wasabi appears as a playable character in the mobile game Disney Heroes: Battle Mode.{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2021 |title=Update 2.6.10 Patch Notes |url=https://discourse.disneyheroesgame.com/t/update-2-6-10-patch-notes/1434826 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205222155/https://discourse.disneyheroesgame.com/t/update-2-6-10-patch-notes/1434826 |archive-date=February 5, 2021 |access-date=January 19, 2024 |website=Disney Heroes: Battle Mode |language=en}}
- Wasabi appears in Kingdom Hearts III, voiced again by Khary Payton in the English version and by Koji Takeda in Japanese.{{cite web |last=Trumbore |first=David |date=September 10, 2018 |title=New Kingdom Hearts III Trailer Calls in the Big (Hero 6) Guns |url=https://collider.com/new-kingdom-hearts-3-trailer/ |accessdate=September 10, 2018 |website=Collider}}
==Other appearances==
Wasabi makes a cameo appearance in Once Upon a Studio.{{cite web |last1=Reif |first1=Alex |title=Disney's "Once Upon a Studio" – List of Characters in Order of Appearance |url=https://www.laughingplace.com/w/disney-entertainment/disneys-once-upon-a-studio-list-of-characters-in-order-of-appearance/ |website=Laughing Place |date=October 16, 2023}}
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References
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External links
- [http://marvel.wikia.com/Wasabi-No_Ginger_%28Earth-616%29 Wasabi-No-Ginger] at Marvel Wiki
- [http://www.comicvine.com/wasabi-no-ginger/4005-57495/ Wasabi-No-Ginger] at Comic Vine
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