Zilong Qian
- Zilong Qian is a human from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Zilong Qian is an elite soldier of the People's Republic of China, a high-ranking operative of the People's Liberation Army Mecha Force. He's not very friendly to Cybertronians.
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Zilong Qian led the Mecha Force in an attack run against the Transformers in Beijing, ordering that nobody involved got to walk away. With organised tactical force, he killed several Transformers and forced both sides into retreat... not realising that in the Autobot's case, they didn't want to kill humans. Zilong was very unhappy when Optimus Prime broadcast a declaration that Earth was now an Autobot protectorate. Once Upon a Time on Earth
The President of the United States had the Mecha Force invited to operate on US soil, with Zilong as the liason between her and Beijing. (He officiously explained how the People's Liberation Army Mecha Force wasn't the same thing as the actual army but nobody cared except nerds) New Worlds Order His first mission was, alongside Earth Defense Command and US military forces, to raid a suspected Autobot base in the Sierras. (Notorious criminal and reckless killer Spike Witwicky liked him cos Zilong liked killing Transformers too!) When they got there, they found the Autobots had left a message of "WE ARE HERE TO HELP" for the humans to find. In a discussion about their agenda, Zilong opined that the real difference was the Decepticons wanted to kill them all and the Autobots just wanted resources. When Aileron accidentally helped his case by attacking the White House, he helped drive the Autobots off by using China's orbital laser death cannon at Marissa Faireborn's request. Edge of the Earth
Shortly after, and with a growing friendly relationship with Spike, Qian joined an attack on the Autobot field base at Monument Valley. He personally shot an Insecticon off Spike's ship and demanded Optimus surrender if he wanted to live. It's Beginning To And Back Again
Notes
- "Zilong" was the courtesy name of the Chinese general Zhao Yun, popularized by the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
