Kenny wrote: OL wrote:Why did Lan Di kill Iwao?
Because Lan Di believes that Iwao killed killed Zhao Sun Ming (Lan Di's father). It's supposed to be a big cycle of vengeance.
Why does Lan Di want the mirrors?
Because he's a part of the Chi You Men, who's goal is to use the mirrors to resurrect Chi You and bring about the end of the world or something. Lan Di might have goals beyond something so obviously mythical, but that's what we know so far.
Where in the game were those things explained?
Those sound too significant to be mentioned in passing.
It was also mentioned in the very beginning cut-scene in Shenmue 1 in the dojo where Ryo stumbles across his father pitted against Lan Di. From what I can remember, Lan Di actually says to Iwao:
'Do you remember Zhao Sun Ming?... that's the name of the man you killed in MoonSwoon'
....then in Shenmue 2; Yuanda Zhu mentions specifically that this 'Zhao Sun Ming' is in-fact Lan Di's father [see video posted above].
Lan Di believes Iwao killed his father... whether that is true or not, that's one of the
many questions that hopefully Shenmue III will provide answers to!