Once he felt there was nothing more he could teach them, the O-Sensei left the two. Richard came to find an inner peace, only using his skill when absolutely necessary. O-Sensei, the dojo's master, saw something worth nurturing in Richard, and for the next seven years taught Ben and Richard, side by side, mastery of the martial arts. Before he could get away, Dragon was caught and beaten by the dojo's teenage student, Ben Turner. Ricardo Diaz appeared in the Arrowverse series Arrow in the sixth and seventh seasons, where he was played by Kirk Acevedo.įictional character biography Richard Drakunovski Īs a teenage sneak thief in Japan, young Richard Dragon broke into a dojo outside of Kyoto to steal a priceless jade Buddha. In DC's The New 52 continuity, Jeff Lemire introduced a new villainous character going by the name Richard Dragon, who was later revealed to be Ricardo Diaz Jr., and to have been mentored by and killed the original heroic Richard Dragon. Along with Batman, Bronze Tiger, Black Canary, and Lady Shiva, he is considered one of the top martial artists in the DC Universe. ĭragon is a thief who was trained in martial arts and decides to use his abilities for good.

O'Neil later adapted the character for DC Comics in the comic book Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter. Berry in the novel Kung Fu Master, Richard Dragon: Dragon's Fists (1974) under the pseudonym 'Jim Dennis'. Richard Dragon is a fictional comic book character created by Dennis O'Neil and James R. Ricardo Diaz, Jr.: Green Arrow #23 (October 2013) Richard Drakunovski: Dragon's Fists novel (1974)

Promotional image to Richard Dragon (2004-2005) comic book series.

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