Ling Xiaoyu
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| Game series | Tekken series |
| First game | Tekken 3 |
| Voice actor(s) | Yumi Touma |
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| Fighting style | Hakke Ken, Hike Ken Pi Qua Quan and various Chinese martial arts |
| Home country | China |
| Age | 16 (Tekken 3) 18 (Tekken 4 and later) |
| Height | 5' 2" (1.57 m) |
| Weight | 93 lbs. (42 kg) |
| Blood type | A |
| Occupation | Student and Panda caretaker |
Ling Xiaoyu (Chinese: 凌 曉雨 Pinyin: Líng Xiǎoyǔ, Japanese: リン・シャオユウ Rin Shaoyuu) is a fictional Chinese character from the popular Tekken video game series. She practices Hekke Ken, Hike Ken, and various other Chinese martial arts—a form of Bagua-zhang—and attends the Mishima Polytechnical School with Jin Kazama and her friend Miharu Hirano. Her life’s ambition is to build an amusement park for all of China to enjoy.
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[edit] History
[edit] Tekken 3
Even at a very young age, Ling Xiaoyu loved amusement parks. Also from a young age, her grandfather, Wang Jinrei, tutored her in the martial arts. He believed that if she were more serious, she could achieve true greatness, but became frustrated by her careless attitude.
While vacationing in Hong Kong with her family, she noticed a yacht bearing the name: “Mishima Zaibatsu”. Knowing that the Mishima Zaibatsu was rich and powerful, she decided to seek out Heihachi Mishima and make her dream a reality. Abandoning her family, Xiaoyu stowed away on the ship.
The ship’s security soon discovered her and informed Heihachi of her presence. By the time that Heihachi arrived on the scene, all of the Tekkenshu—Heihachi’s personal security force—that were aboard the ship had been beaten into unconsciousness and strewn about the deck. It looked as if the ship had been hit by a hurricane.
Amidst the chaos, Heihachi found Xiaoyu. She threatened to beat him up if he did not accept her challenge. Amused by her juvenile antics, Heihachi roared with laughter and promised to build her theme park if she won his tournament. She enrolls at the Mishima Polytechnical School, and this is where she first meets both Jin Kazama and Miharu Hirano. Bringing along her old school's trained panda (aptly named "Panda"), Heihachi teaches her to fight, much like he has taught Kuma, so that Xiaoyu would have a bodyguard. This inspired Xiaoyu to see Heihachi as something of a grandfather toward her.
[edit] Tekken 4
After a defeat at the King of Iron Fist Tournament 3, Xiaoyu continued to live, study, and train as a ward of the Mishima Zaibatsu, but her life became boring and mundane, lacking any particular goals.
Two years later, Xiaoyu was delivered an anonymous e-mail admonishing her not to trust Heihachi. The anonymous individual warned her that Heihachi posed an immediate danger to her life. At this time, Xiaoyu was a junior at the Mishima Polytechnical School and had become sick of her daily routines, but receiving this mysterious e-mail rejuvenated Xiaoyu’s passionate spirit.
Xiaoyu replied to the e-mail dozens of times. Although the sender never contacted her again, Xiaoyu became convinced that Jin, who had been missing since the previous Tekken tournament, had sent it to her.
Around this same time, Heihachi announced the King of the Iron Fist Tournament IV. Hoping to reconnect with Jin and unmask the Mishima Zaibatsu’s evil deeds, Xiaoyu decided to enter the tournament.
At the tournament’s close, Xiaoyu was reunited with Jin. Jin encouraged her to make her dreams happen for herself instead of depending on Heihachi to do it for her. Jin then went back into hiding. Panda—Xiaoyu’s best friend and bodyguard—admonished Xiaoyu to search for Jin. [1]
[edit] Tekken 5
At the end of the previous tournament, Xiaoyu was rescued from the evil plans of Heihachi Mishima by Yoshimitsu, who teaches her about the true history of the Mishima family. Xiaoyu starts to believe that the root of all misfortune surrounding Jin and the Mishima family was Heihachi pitching Kazuya off of the edge of a cliff when he was five years old.
At this point, Xiaoyu believes it is her personal mission to save the tragic Mishima family. She wished that there were some way to turn back time and fix the past. Her prayers were answered when she heard an unnamed scientist boast that if he had the money, he could build a time machine.
While he is not identified, it is assumed that Yoshimitsu had introduced Xiaoyu to Doctor Boskonovitch, a more likely candidate than Dr. Abel, due to Abel's personality. To obtain the money to fund the invention, Xiaoyu enters The King of the Iron Fist Tournament 5 to win the prize money.[2]
[edit] Endings
Tekken 3 (Non-Canon)
- Heihachi Mishima keeps his promise, and he builds Xiaoyu a theme park. Xiaoyu imagines a place full of happiness and color called: "Xiaoyu Land". However, when her daydream ends, Heihachi unveils the real theme park, which is a gloomy place called: "Heihachi Land"! Heihachi is roaring with laughter. Xiaoyu gets angry, and beats up Heihachi, yelling: "Jerk!"[3]
Tekken Tag Tournament--Normal Ending (Non-Canon)
- Xiaoyu spends a heartfelt moment with Panda, and then she rides on her loyal pet to the distance.
Tekken Tag Tournament--Special Ending (Possibly Canon)
- Jin Kazama walks away from school leisurely, carrying a duffle bag. Xiaoyu demurely races to him and speaks with him (though, her words can't be heard), though Jin does not seem too affected by her presence. After a few moments, Xiaoyu waves goodbye and darts off.
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- Note: Tekken Tag Tournament is a non-canonical game, but this ending is the first hint given to players of Xiaoyu and Jin's friendship. In addition, this ending could be a possible reference to the day Jin left the school for the last time. Much like Yoshimitsu's Tekken Tag Tournament ending, it seems to fit into the official canon, but its appearance in a non-canonical game makes it questionable.
Tekken 4 (Non-Canon)
- Ling Xiaoyu wins the tournament and takes over the Mishima Zaibatsu. No one foresaw this outcome. Miharu Hirano visits Xiaoyu in her new office. Miharu confesses that she has flunked all of her college entrance exams, so Xiaoyu offers her a job. Xiaoyu tells Miharu that she saw Jin after the tournament. He told her that "[she] has all of these dreams, and [she] should make them happen for herself.” Xiaoyu tells Miharu that she wants the two of them to build her theme park together.
Tekken 5 (???)
- After winning the tournament, Ling Xiaoyu is the first to use her time machine. She travels back to the time when Heihachi was about to throw Kazuya Mishima off of a cliff, intending to avert this event that will rip the family apart. Unfortunately, Xiaoyu had lost control of the time machine and it barreled into Heihachi and Kazuya, sending Kazuya falling off of the cliff, while Heihachi is nearly sent over himself. Xiaoyu is miserable because of her failure, and the old scientist comes to her, laughing, and tells her that nobody can really change the past. “The best you can hope for are minor improvements.”
[edit] Fighting Style
Like a lot of the young female fighting game characters, Ling Xiaoyu is not strong. To win with Xiaoyu, the player must utilise her speed and stance plays. She also has a quick roll and cartwheel that can be used evasively. Her Phoenix Stance can also be used to dodge high attacks. Using a combination of her evasive moves and quick attacks, the best tactic would be to gradually wear the opponent's energy down.
[edit] Moves List
[edit] Trivia
- Her endings in Tekken 3 and Tekken 5 are the only endings in the Tekken series done with a combination of Japanese anime and CGI, instead of full computer generated videos.
- Xiaoyu is voiced by Yumi Touma.[4]
- Xiaoyu uses a variation of the martial art Pi Qua Quan NOT Bajiquan; though Bajiquan and Pi Qua Quan share lineage from the internal martial art Baguazhang, they have completely different movements and techniques. This martial art is also used by Helena (Pi Qua Quan) and Kokoro (Bajiquan) of the Dead or Alive series
- Despite being Chinese, Xiaoyu speaks only in Japanese, even to her grandfather, Wang Jinrei, in an interlude in Tekken 5.
