Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Summoning
- 6.2Swordsmanship
- 6.3Cursed Techniques
- 6.4Heavenly Eye and Mystic Eyes of Death Perception
- 6.5Demonic Power and Transformations
- 6.6Tremor-Tremor Fruit
- 6.7“I Am Stronger”
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Ten Rings Captivity
- 9.2Summoner Awakening
- 9.3Timeline Disruption
- 9.4Rise of the Arbitrators
- 9.5Chitauri and Black Order Conflict
- 9.6Corruption and Temporal Displacement
- 9.7Return and Cosmic Expansion
- 9.8Titan and Thanos’s Fall
- 9.9Multiversal Crisis
- 9.10Sentry, Death, and Dimensional War
- 9.11Beyonder and Living Tribunal Conflict
- 10Trivia
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Chen Tian (陈天) |
| Alias(es) | Summoner; “Dragon Country boy” (used by Tony Stark); Master (used by 2B) |
| Species/Race | Human; transmigrated individual |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Stark’s inner circle; co-founder and leader of the Free Heroes League/Arbitrators |
| Occupation/Role | Summoner; combatant; strategist; Arbitrator leader |
| Status | Active |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary programmer and captive | 1 | Assists Tony Stark and Ho Yinsen by writing the escape armor’s control system; has no known supernatural ability. |
| Summoner awakening | 4 | Learns he can summon people, abilities, or items from other worlds once per day; a summoning can also yield nothing. Diablo identifies himself as Chen Tian’s servant. |
| First Kitetsu and inherited swordsmanship | 5 | Summons the Supreme Grade Sword First Kitetsu, which transfers Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro’s swordsmanship and techniques into his body; his sword-energy slash splits the sea with missile-like destructive force. |
| Diablo summoning and demonic collaboration | 6 | Successfully summons Diablo through a ritual, establishing access to the demon’s power and knowledge. |
| 2B summoned | 11 | Gains YoRHa No.2 Type B as a combat android guard, technical assistant, and later a close companion. |
| New Sun Project collaborator | 14 | Works with 2B to create the Eternity Core, an energy source calculated at 387 times the output of Tony’s prior Arc Reactor; the project supports the Mark-3 Eclipse Edition. |
| Cosmic deception and summon deployment | 16 | Uses a decoy body and the appearance of Eternity to expose and trap Mephisto; Madara and Diablo assist with Mephisto’s layered containment. |
| Heavenly Eye and Unlimited Void | 23 | Awakens the Heavenly Eye and uses Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void to overload an enemy with infinite information; the resulting attack also destroys the KH-13 spy satellite. |
| Gojo-derived cursed techniques | 35 | Demonstrates Limitless, Blue, Red, Black Flash, Unlimited Void, and Hollow Purple against Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight. |
| Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue | 39 | Uses overwhelming gravitational force to immobilize opponents and drag Bucky Barnes’s cryogenic pod toward himself. |
| Full integration after temporal displacement | 53 | Returns after a three-to-four-year absence with completely white hair, explaining that his power has fused more fully. |
| Demon Form and Tremor-Tremor power | 91 | Combines demonic energy with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and uses Shatter to destroy the Celestial Exterminator across a region spanning thousands of light-years. |
| Devil Trigger, spatial disruption, and Tenfold Kaio-ken | 103 | Battles Infinity Ultron with demonic flames and Tremor-Tremor power; disrupts the Time Stone’s restoration, removes it from Ultron, and employs Tenfold Kaio-ken. |
| Reality Stone and Modified Setting Sun Prison Garment | 153 | Uses the Reality Stone for deception and unveils a blazing-white Demon Form whose ten-billion-degree flames burn Death’s conceptual energy; later activates Thirtyfold Kaio-ken. |
| Multi-dimensional commander | 160 | Deploys numerous summons across multiple dimensions while personally combining Devil Trigger, Azure Demonic Flame, the Setting Sun Prison Garment, and Kaio-ken against the Eye Demon. |
| Mystic Eyes of Death Perception | 162 | Uses the Mystic Eyes to annihilate the Eye Demon Lord’s Prime Dimension and sever its control over lesser dimensions; suffers severe backlash and temporary blindness. |
| Dimensional Death Line detection | 184 | Combines Mystic Eyes of Death Perception with Heavenly Eye Omnidirectional Perception to locate a shifting dimensional entrance and identify The Beyonder’s hidden patterns. |
| Azure Judgment and conceptual counterattack | 185 | Converts Ryūjin Jakka into the data-based godslaying spear Azure Judgment, locates The Beyonder’s true body, and cuts through Reality Rewrite’s underlying structure. |
| Death Realm breakthrough | 186 | Uses Unlimited Void against psychic assault, severs Death’s control over his life force, and exposes Death Lines throughout the Death Realm. |
| Existential-rank evolution | 187 | Evolves beyond conventional techniques and laws while resisting the Living Tribunal; his increased rank reveals Death Lines on the Tribunal itself. |
| “I Am Stronger” | 188 | Activates an ultimate ability that conceptually overwrites reality so he is absolutely stronger than his opponent, regardless of authority, dimension, or governing rules; destroys the Living Tribunal. |
Background / History
Chen Tian awakened in Afghanistan’s Gobi Desert amid destroyed Humvees and dead soldiers before being captured by the Ten Rings. He was imprisoned with Tony Stark and Ho Yinsen shortly before the construction of the Mark I armor. Initially panicked by the absence of an expected “system,” Chen became useful through programming expertise and knowledge of Iron Man, developing the escape suit’s control system while Tony built its structure and Yinsen assembled components 1.
After escaping captivity, Chen entered Tony’s circle alongside Yinsen. His dormant ability emerged after Diablo and Leah revealed that he was a Summoner capable of calling beings, powers, and objects from other worlds. The power’s once-per-day limit and the possibility of an empty result prevented it from being completely reliable 4.
Chen’s early summons rapidly changed the course of Tony’s technological development. First Kitetsu gave him supernatural swordsmanship, Diablo contributed to the creation of the Mark-2 Devil Edition, and 2B supplied advanced YoRHa knowledge that Chen and Tony used for the New Sun Project 5 6 11 14.
As his summons disrupted established events, the Ancient One warned Chen that Thor’s exile had been moved forward and that Mephisto, Loki, and Dormammu had become entangled with Diablo’s arrival. Chen began working with S.H.I.E.L.D. while concealing both his knowledge of future events and the full scope of his power 15 16.
Chen later co-founded an independent hero organization with Tony rather than submit to the Avengers Initiative’s government oversight. Initially called the Free Heroes League, the group became the Arbitrators, combining Stark technology, 2B’s systems, and Chen’s summoned allies 24.
Appearance
Chen initially has short black hair and is often seen in casual clothing, including hoodies, T-shirts, and gaming-themed pajamas. Following his temporal displacement and power fusion, his hair becomes completely white 26 53.
- His eyes can transform into the radiant, starry Heavenly Eye during combat 23.
- Later use of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception severely damages his vision, requiring a recovery period estimated at roughly six months 162 163.
- He is frequently associated with casual gaming, arcade spaces, soda, and informal clothes despite his role as an Arbitrator leader 72 147.
- His Demon Form manifests demonic features, destructive flames, and the blazing-white Modified Setting Sun Prison Garment 153.
Personality
Chen Tian is irreverent, playful, and easily embarrassed by conspicuous attention. Tony’s teasing frequently exposes his shyness, particularly around romantic or theatrical situations, while Chen responds with sarcasm, threats, and physical pranks 5 6.
He values personal freedom and initially encourages 2B to make her own choices rather than exist solely as his servant. His treatment of Kiana follows the same principle: he recognizes the danger of her Herrscher identity but chooses to treat her as Kiana rather than a weapon 15 83.
Beneath his relaxed manner, Chen is an exceptionally calculating strategist. He willingly manipulates Hydra, S.H.I.E.L.D., public opinion, and political institutions to establish the Arbitrators as a global defense force. These methods repeatedly place him at odds with Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Natasha Romanoff, and Nick Fury 27 39 88 150.
His fear of losing friends becomes a major weakness. Nightmare and other demon gods exploit his anxieties, contributing to a period of emotional detachment in which he attempts to kill Bucky and sacrifices 2B’s manifested form to remove an obstacle 39 40. Although he later returns to his usual warmth and humor, he remains capable of ruthless decisions, including covert assassinations and the destruction of hostile networks 53 163.
Abilities & Skills
Summoning
Chen can call characters, items, and abilities from other worlds through the Summoning Space.
- He may summon once per day; results may be a person, an ability, an item, or nothing 4.
- Summoned beings generally recognize him as their master or commander, though several retain strong independent personalities 4 11 53.
- He can recall already-summoned characters into the Summoning Space regardless of distance; when redeployed, they appear beside him 83.
- His summons include Diablo, 2B, Madara Uchiha, Vergil, Dante, Bayonetta, Saitama, Kiana Kaslana, Goku, Doom, Kratos, Arthas, and others 53 81 101 160.
Swordsmanship
First Kitetsu transfers advanced swordsmanship directly into Chen’s body.
- Uses sword-energy attacks capable of splitting the sea 5.
- Wields First Kitetsu early in the story and later employs Red Queen and other summoned blades 5 53 60.
- Demonstrates Red Queen’s Exceed Maximum and MAX-Act! Meteor Drop! techniques 53 80.
Cursed Techniques
Chen gains and develops abilities associated with Satoru Gojo.
- Limitless — Stops incoming attacks at a fixed distance; Corvus Glaive’s blade halts one centimeter from Chen’s body 35.
- Lapse: Blue — Creates immense gravitational attraction, drawing targets and objects inward 35 39.
- Reversal: Red — Produces powerful repulsive force; used against Alexander Pierce and hostile forces 35.
- Hollow Purple — A destructive combined technique used to eliminate Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight 35.
- Unlimited Void — A Domain Expansion that overwhelms targets with limitless information and immobilizes them 23 35 186.
- Black Flash — Used repeatedly in close combat against Corvus Glaive 35.
Heavenly Eye and Mystic Eyes of Death Perception
Chen’s ocular abilities evolve from perception and domain use into conceptual destruction.
- Heavenly Eye — Enhances perception and supports Unlimited Void 23.
- Omnidirectional Perception — Detects concealed dimensional structures and moving Death Lines 184.
- Mystic Eyes of Death Perception — Reveals Death Lines in beings, dimensions, and conceptual entities 162 184.
- Limit — Full use causes severe damage to his optic nerves, retinas, and visual cortex, resulting in temporary blindness 162 163.
- Conceptual application — Eventually cuts through The Beyonder’s Reality Rewrite and exposes Death Lines on the Living Tribunal 185 187.
Demonic Power and Transformations
Chen incorporates demonic energy into increasingly powerful combat forms.
- Demon Form — Combines demonic energy with other abilities, including the Tremor-Tremor Fruit 91 153.
- Devil Trigger — Enhances physical power, durability, demonic flames, and combat output 103 160 184.
- Modified Setting Sun Prison Garment — Blazing-white demonic flames stated to reach ten billion degrees; burns through Death’s conceptual energy 153.
- Kaio-ken — Used at Tenfold, Thirtyfold, Fortyfold, and One Hundredfold amplification levels 103 153 185 187.
Tremor-Tremor Fruit
Chen channels space-shattering vibration power through physical attacks.
- Combines it with Demon Form to destroy the Celestial Exterminator using Shatter 91.
- Distorts spacetime and damages Infinity Ultron’s defenses 103.
- Supports conceptual and spatial attacks against The Beyonder and the Living Tribunal 184 185.
“I Am Stronger”
Chen’s ultimate ability overwrites the premise of comparative strength.
- Makes Chen conceptually stronger than his opponent regardless of their authority, dimensional status, power, or governing rules 188.
- Allows him to overcome the Living Tribunal’s erasure, space-time imprisonment, origin severance, and OAA’s Seal 188.
- Its use enables the destruction of the Living Tribunal but leaves the Multiverse’s governing order in chaos 188.
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- First Kitetsu — Sentient Supreme Grade Sword that granted Chen Nusjuro’s swordsmanship 5.
- Red Queen — Sword used for engine-assisted techniques such as Exceed Maximum and Meteor Drop 53 80.
- Blue Rose — Firearm used alongside Red Queen in combat 60 147.
- Masamune — Used to cut open the entrance to the Beyonder Domain; destroyed in the process 184.
- Ryūjin Jakka — Weapon later transformed into the data-based godslaying spear Azure Judgment 184 185.
- Azure Judgment — Spear that targets The Beyonder’s hidden true body by using analyzed combat data 185.
- Mind Stone, Reality Stone, Space Stone — Infinity Stones used at different points for mind-reading, illusion, teleportation, and dimensional movement 152 153 162.
Relationships
- Tony Stark — Closest friend, co-founder of the Arbitrators, and frequent rival in pranks, games, and combat showmanship. Tony’s concern becomes especially clear during Chen’s disappearances and major injuries 14 23 24 53 101 163.
- 2B — Summoned combat android, guard, technical partner, caretaker, and intimate companion. Chen teaches her freedom; she remains fiercely protective of him and takes charge during his blindness 11 15 39 162 163.
- Diablo — Chen’s first known summon and demonic servant. Though Chen considers Diablo theatrical and embarrassing, Diablo repeatedly protects him from major demonic threats 4 6 40.
- Ho Yinsen — Fellow captive and early collaborator in the construction of Tony’s escape armor; later joins the Arbitrators’ logistics and medical work 1 26.
- Steve Rogers — Ally whose moral restraint often clashes with Chen’s utilitarian strategy, particularly over Bucky Barnes and political interference 27 39 163.
- Natasha Romanoff — Initially assigned to monitor Chen for S.H.I.E.L.D.; later becomes a trusted but skeptical ally who challenges his manipulation of others 14 16 27 105.
- Wanda Maximoff — Close romantic partner whose relationship with Chen grows after his return from temporal displacement 55 73.
- Kiana Kaslana — Summoned ally whom Chen protects from her Herrscher identity and encourages to live freely; she is deeply attached to him 83 91 162.
- Bayonetta — Powerful summoned ally and romantic partner; frequently flirts with Chen and competes with Kiana for his attention 83 86 106.
- Vergil and Dante — Summoned allies who treat Chen as family due to his inheritance of Nero’s power; Vergil is sternly protective, while Dante is affectionate and comedic 41 53 163.
- The Ancient One — A wary mentor and protector who warns Chen about timeline disruption, intervenes during his corruption, and sends him through time to prevent dimensional collapse 15 39 40.
- Nick Fury — Political adversary who views Chen as an uncontrollable threat; Chen eventually exposes Fury’s projects and orders his covert assassination after imprisonment 14 150 152 163.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Ten Rings Captivity
Chen is transported into the Iron Man timeline, captured by the Ten Rings, and becomes an essential programmer during Tony and Yinsen’s escape preparation 1.
Summoner Awakening
Diablo reveals Chen’s summoning ability. First Kitetsu, Diablo, and 2B become the foundation of Chen’s early power and his partnership with Tony 4 5 6 11.
Timeline Disruption
The Ancient One informs Chen that his summons have altered major events, including Thor’s exile. Chen helps expose Mephisto’s false identity in New Mexico 15 16.
Rise of the Arbitrators
Chen and Tony reject government control and establish an independent hero organization. Chen later engineers Hydra’s exposure and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s collapse to position the Arbitrators as a global defense force 24 27.
Chitauri and Black Order Conflict
Chen battles Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight during the Tesseract crisis, using Limitless and his cursed techniques while entrusting Steve and Barton with closing the wormhole 35.
Corruption and Temporal Displacement
Manipulated by Nightmare and other demon gods, Chen attempts to kill Bucky and sacrifices 2B’s physical manifestation. The Ancient One intervenes and sends him through time as Diablo repels the demonic assault 39 40.
Return and Cosmic Expansion
Chen returns years later during Malekith’s attack on London, now with white hair and greater control over his powers. He later confronts Thanos, defeats Ronan, establishes himself on Xandar, and protects Kiana after her arrival 53 83 86.
Titan and Thanos’s Fall
Chen lures Thanos to Titan, defeats the Celestial Exterminator in Demon Form, and executes Thanos after rejecting his ideology of mass sacrifice 87 88 91.
Multiversal Crisis
Chen leads the fight against Infinity Ultron, later confronts Arishem’s judgment, and returns to Arbitrator Tower as a multiversal hero 101 103 105.
Sentry, Death, and Dimensional War
Chen destroys the Stellar Project, confronts Death and the Sentry, then leads a multi-dimensional assault against the Eye Demon Lord. He destroys the Prime Dimension but is temporarily blinded by the Mystic Eyes’ backlash 152 153 160 162.
Beyonder and Living Tribunal Conflict
Chen enters the Beyonder Domain, analyzes The Beyonder’s clone system, defeats both The Beyonder and the Goddess of Death, then evolves beyond the Living Tribunal’s authority and destroys it with “I Am Stronger” 184 185 186 187 188.
Trivia
- Chen is an enthusiastic gamer and maintains a private arcade in Arbitrator Tower 27 72.
- Tony’s repeated attempts to make Chen perform dramatic summoning rituals are a recurring source of embarrassment 4 6.
- His use of Unlimited Void in Monaco accidentally destroyed a $1.2 billion S.H.I.E.L.D. spy satellite 23.
- Despite his immense power, he frequently tries to avoid administrative and political duties, leaving them to Tony and Steve 163.
- He considers ordinary comforts—food, games, vacations, and time with his companions—as important even after cosmic-scale battles 147 162 163.