The English names are a justified as quite a few Chinese people have a western name they use around people who are unable to speak Chinese. Interestingly, he's one of the few Chinese characters (and the only major character) in the game to not have a mix of English and Chinese in his name. But Not Too Foreign: Wei, although he has no mixed ancestry, has spent much of his life in the United States, and is in fact a sworn officer of the San Francisco Police Department seconded to the Hong Kong Police Force.He being reprimanded in high school yet still graduating with honor could stem from him either fighting bullies or possibly other gang members. This means that he never joined any criminal gangs or was ever arrested for committing any crimes growing up in the US. Bully Hunter: According to his biography, Wei has been reprimanded 6 times for violence and/or fighting when he was in high school and he has zero criminal record and tested negative on all drug tests.Nevertheless, it's his main source of conflict with Raymond, particularly when Superintendent Pendrew's orders are for Jackie to be brought in. When he's with the triads he's a full-on gangster when he's in police mode, he suddenly shifts gears mentally. Becoming the Mask: Wei's psychological profile indicates that this is a potential danger due to how malleable his persona is, but it's also what makes him such a great mole.But you can't forget that anyone who has threatened his friends & family has never come back, alive. Beware the Nice Ones: He's actually a well-balanced and caring individual during normal times.Definitely is one during the wedding, the funeral, and the final mission. Badass in a Nice Suit: Can be one if the player chooses.Badass Driver: Oftentimes he's forced to get behind the wheels for high-stakes chases (on both ends) when he's not the one shooting back.It's still unclear if it's a disorder or a really adaptable personality. Ambiguous Disorder: While the game proper never gets into it, the police files on Wei make it pretty clear that contrary to his perfect social functioning he's pretty far gone into something.All There in the Manual: The statue sidequest conversations give more background to Wei's upbringing.The Ace: An excellent martial artist, marksman, driver, hacker, singer, talker, and is highly intelligent and attractive.Throughout his career, Wei has shown a deep understanding of the triad structure operating in San Francisco, making him the perfect undercover operator, yet beneath his exterior lies a psychologically exhausted and stressed man who wants nothing but vengeance on the gangs that destroyed his family and life.Ĭatching the eye of Hong Kong Police Force Superintendant Thomas Pendrew, Wei is recruited for undercover operations in Hong Kong, returning back to the city where he was born. Despite the trouble haunting his family, Wei distinguished him quite a bit academically in his youth, passing High School with honors, and eventually enrolling in San Francisco Police Academy, where his intelligence, physical skill, and natural aptitude for police work, allowed him to pass with flying colors and he went on to become a highly regarded police officer.
Unfortunately, she couldn't kick the habit and overdosed Margaret later committed suicide following Mimi's death. At the age of 10, he moved to San Francisco with his mother Margaret Shen and sister Mimi Shen in hopes to get the latter off her drug habit. Protagonist of Sleeping Dogs, Wei Shen is a Chinese-American undercover police officer from the San Francisco Police Department tasked by the Hong Kong Police Force to infiltrate the Sun On Yee and bring it down from within.