From TVTropes.Org KFP characters page:
What Could Have Been: Before the movie was released, there was information that pointed out a totally different backstory from what was shown: Shen’s parents were said to be ashamed of his albino coloring and poor health, so they left him in the care of their advisor, the Soothsayer, who raised him like her own. Traces of this can be seen as Shen is never outright cruel to the Soothsayer, such as how he releases her before the launch of his armada, meaning that he still respects her for showing him love. This backstory did show up in the novelization however.
Wait, what? Really? Cool—but can anyone else confirm this?
Mod: I can’t confirm it as I haven’t read it and I haven’t gotten around to watching the commentary yet, although I’ve seen this on the KFP Wikia as well so I’m assuming it had to have been cited somewhere. I could see where it would be possible since I’ve read before that people adapt the scripts to novels before the scripts are even finalized which leads to inconsistencies. How about anyone else out there? Have you read the novelization and seen the expanded backstory?
I did read the Novelization months ago - they do mention that alternate story, but I don’t think they ever expanded on it.
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Explanation for question about Lord Shen cut backstory in novelization
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