Xanthe Zhou (Prime Earth)

Xanthe Zhou
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
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Real Name	Xanthe Zhou
Other Aliases	The Envoy
Relatives	Stephie Zhou (sister) Lo (grandmother · deceased)
Affiliation	Jade Court
Base Of Operations	Gotham City Chinatown · Spirit World
Status
Alignment	Neutral
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	Chinese · American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Spirit Envoy
Characteristics
Gender	Non-binary
Eyes	Green
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth
Creators	Alyssa Wong · Haining
First Appearance	Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn #1 (March, 2023)

I don't care how nicely you ask or what you threaten me with. I have a duty and that will always be my priority.

— Xanthe Zhou

Xanthe Zhou, also known as The Envoy, is a skilled Chinese-American spirit envoy.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Magic: As a spirit envoy, Xanthe has various magical abilities.
  • Portal Creation: Xanthe can create portals between the living and Spirit World if given an offering from someone within the world of the living.

Abilities

• Occultism: Xanthe has knowledge of arcane lore in relation to beings and concepts in Chinese mythology, especially relating the Spirit World.
• Swordsmanship
• Multilingualism: Xanthe can speak both Mandarin Chinese and English.
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Fire-starting ring: Xanthe has rings on both their middle finger and thumb that can set joss paper on fire.
• Joss papers: Xanthe has various folded joss paper representing items such as:
  • Broadswords
  • Cooking Set'
  • Flowers
  • Large Cleaver
  • Paper Stairs
  • Umbrella

Notes

• According to Alyssa Wong, a "Spirit Envoy" is a person who delivers goods to people in the Spirit World whose families have forgotten to give them offerings or do not have living relatives in the realm of the living to give them offerings.
  

Trivia

• Xanthe has products (their joss papers) for sale that are offered online to other magic users.
• Due to being non-binary, their birth name (considered an act of deadnaming if used) no longer holds supernatural power over them.

Related

• 16 Appearances of Xanthe Zhou (Prime Earth)
• 22 Images featuring Xanthe Zhou (Prime Earth)
• 5 Quotations by or about Xanthe Zhou (Prime Earth)
• Character Gallery: Xanthe Zhou (Prime Earth)

Footnotes

Next Evolution This character was one of the many superpowered individuals introduced during the "Lazarus Planet" crossover event, where a volcanic eruption leads to Lazarus Resin raining down and empowering people all over the world. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Next Evolution" category.