Chinaman

Chinaman (チャイナマン) was Dead Cell's CQB specialist and mystic, who was killed six months before the events of the Big Shell Incident.

Biography
Abducted as a child in Hanoi by a black market adoption agency, Chinaman was sold to an American buyer. After arriving in New York, he became the subject of discrimination, and, after running away from his foster parents, went to the city's Chinatown. He would boast that he was "more Chinese than the Chinese" and hated America and New York City with a passion.

Chinaman later became a Navy SEALs swimmer and a special effects artist who specialized in kung fu and chi kung, the latter of which he could use to control his body weight at will, allowing him to walk on water, walls, and ceilings. Chinaman was the most proficient swimmer in the SEALs, and held the world record for longest time spent under water by a person. He possessed a full body tattoo of a dragon, which apparently came to life upon contact with water.

When the unit was liquidated in late 2006, Chinaman was among the members who were killed.

Trivia

 * Despite his name, Chinaman was actually Vietnamese.
 * Chinaman had similar abilities to other individuals who seemingly possessed supernatural powers:
 * Both Chinaman and Vulcan Raven had tattoos that would come to life and attack.
 * Both Chinaman and Decoy Octopus were both masters of special effects.
 * Being a mystic, he had similar abilities to Psycho Mantis and The Sorrow.

Behind the Scenes
Chinaman was intended to appear in the Plant chapter of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, his character based on actor Jet Li, though he was ultimately cut during the game's development. His hatred of America was to have been his motivation for having participated in the Big Shell Incident, along with the other members of Dead Cell. Chinaman was to have fought Raiden in the Filtration Chamber of the Big Shell, the location where he fights Vamp in the finished game; Raiden would have later fought Vamp inside a shrine aboard Arsenal Gear. Upon entering the water, the dragon tattoo on Chinaman's chest would have come to life and attacked Raiden. Additionally, a portion of the fight was intended to have occured underwater, where he would have sent sharks after Raiden if he bled. After his character was scrapped, some of his skills were given to Vamp, including his ability to walk across water and up vertical walls.

Chinaman was featured in the 2005 IDW comic book adaptation, along with the other members of Dead Cell, prior to their liquidation. The same image also includes Old Boy, another character who was also cut from the original game.