Wing Lao is a non-canon character in the 1995 novel Mortal Kombat. Wing is the father of the Great Kung Lao and Chan Lao.
Wing's wife died after she gave birth to Chan, while himself was killed in an explosion resulting from an experiment with gunpowder. Though his son, the Great Kung Lao, then learned to use the proper amount and taught the village how to use it to defend itself from invaders and enemies.
After his demise, Wing's children were adopted by his sister, Chen and her husband, Paipu.
Years later, when Mie, Chan's wife, gave birth to a boy, she suggested they could name him after Wing, however, Chan thought to name him after Kung Lao.