The Great Protector first arrived in Ta Lo after the Dweller-In-Darkness attacked the mystical world, destroying a great city (similar to Wakanda) and the majority of its magical inhabitants. The dragon also provided scales to keep the demon at bay behind the portal to the other realm.

Here in this video, the Great Protector takes on the Dweller-In-Darkness

Movie: Shang-chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Production Company: Marvel Studios
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

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