Ling Xiaoyu

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Ling Xiaoyu is a fictional character from the popular Tekken video game series. She practices Hekke Ken, Hike Ken, and various other Chinese martial arts—a form of Bajiquan—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.

History

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. [link]

Tekken 4

After an embarrassing defeat at Tekken Tournament III, 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—Ling’s best friend and bodyguard—admonished Ling to search for Jin. [link]

Tekken 5

At the end of the previous tournament, Ling 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. It is assumed that Yoshimitsu then introduces Xiaoyu to Dr. Boskonovitch, who just happens to be building a time machine.

Xiaoyu decides to enter the King of the Iron Fist Tournament V and use the prize money to fund Dr. Boskonovitch’s time machine project.[link]

Game Endings

Tekken 3 (Not Canon)

Heihachi keeps his promise and 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--a gloomy place called: "Heihachi Land"! Heihachi is roaring with laughter. Xiaoyu gets angry, and beats up Heihachi, yelling: "Jerk!"[link]

Tekken 4 (Not Canon)

Ling Xiaoyu wins the tournament and takes over the Mishima Zaibatsu. No one foresaw this outcome. Miharu Hirano visits Xioayu 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.[link]

Tekken 5 (???)

After winning the tournament, Ling Xiaoyu is the first to use her time machine. She travels back to the time when Heihachi throws Kazuya off of a cliff intending to save Kazuya, but the time machine hits Kazuya, sending him pitching over the side of the cliff anyway. 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.”[link]

Moves List

• [Ling - Tekken 5 - Moves List] (U.S.)

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.[link]

External Links

• [Tekken Official Site]
• [Tekken Zaibatsu]
• [Xiaoyu Land]
• [Phoenix Heart: The Ling Xiaoyu Clique and Fanlisting]

 

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