Origin

The General is a totem possessed by mystical energy. He is hundreds of years old, crafted by a mudang (indigenous Korean shaman) and her followers during the Joseon Dynasty, as a guardian of the village under her protection. The mudang instilled upon the General an awareness of circumstance, patience, and careful deliberation. She taught him the importance of bik in the Korean game Baduk, an impasse where two conflicting players or groups must live in tandem without claiming from one-another. The General took from this a clarity of perspective, learning to avoid mutual destruction and encourage companionship.

Creation

The General was created by Jed MacKay and Joey Vazquez, and first appeared in Black Cat (2020) Annual #1.

Major Story Arcs

Tiger Division

The General is present when Tiger Division's commander, White Fox, blackmails the American thief Black Cat into helping the team rescue Taegukgi. Taegukgi's body has been psionically possessed by the sadistic Mongdal, and General must fight his corrupted teammate while Fox & Cat locate and neutralize Mongdal, freeing Taegukgi.

The General is part of the team deployed to the streets of Seoul following the death of Doctor Stephen Strange, an event which resulted in dimensional invasions across the globe by numerous demons and foes. Once the latest wave of demons are defeated, Agents of Atlas leader Jimmy Woo alerts the team to another threat in South Korea: a wild, demonic kumiho. White Fox orders Tiger Division to stay and defend Seoul while herself and Sword Master investigate.

One World Under Doom

After Victor Von Doom announces a state of Pax Victoris, Tiger Division is drafted in defeating a Bulgae while filming a music video for Luna Snow, that includes pro-Doom messaging and lyrics welcoming Doom's "evergreen peace." After nine days of Doom's new emergency response drones, Tiger Division begin to feel redundant and debate the validity of Doom's rule. The team are called to their headquarters, where Chibicorp drones are laying siege courtesy of the Japanese hero Sunfire. Once the drones are destroyed, Director Han uses this as an opportunity to announce Doom's Pan-Asian expansion protocol, revealing Aero, Wave and Karma as Tiger Division's new team members. With the regional alliance comes rebranding, and Tiger Division are renamed Doom's Division, and the team are ordered to aprehend the renegade Sunfire, who defies Doom's world order.

The team follow Director Han's intel to Hokkaido, however the team are betrayed by Wave and Karma who reveal themselves to be allied with Sunfire. The two teams clash, and The General is forced to fight Taegukgi, who has been possessed by Karma. Taegukgi's brute force cracks General's totem body, though he still manages to save human soldiers from being killed in the conflict. The battle ends when Taegukgi and Sunfire agree to a ceasefire, however White Fox intervenes and arrests the entire team on behalf of Doom.

Powers and Abilities

The General is a mystical totem who possesses supernatural levels of physical strength, it is unknown what weight class he is in and what the upper limits of his strength are. When his powers activate, mystic blue flames surround his body.