Yang Fang Leiden Yang Fang Leiden is a playable character in " Final Fantasy IV " and its sequel , " " . He is a Monk from the kingdom of Fabul , and is among the highest ranked and most respected of their number . Despite this , he is a humble man , and so does not bask in his glory , but rather tries his best to be respectful . Yang is generally well disciplined , but has trouble with sleeping in , requiring the intervention of his wife and her trusty frying pan to wake him up . According to the Japanese spelling , Yang is , not as is more common for the word " " as it is typically used in English . This pronunciation is reconfirmed in the English localization of the 3D versions . Profile . Appearance . In all his appearances and artwork Yang sports a blond mustache and bald head with braided ponytail . In " Final Fantasy IV " and his Amano artwork he is shirtless , with red bands on his wrists ; red pants tied at the ankle ; a yellow sash around his waist , and flat brown shoes . He also wears red earrings , and has a red tattoo on his left shoulder . In " The After Years " he retains the red pants , but now wears a red and purple sash over his left shoulder , and another tied to his left thigh . He wears white boots , and his hair and mustache are substantially longer . Personality . Taciturn , humble and polite , yet fiercely protective , Yang has no wish to hurt others or involve them in situations where they could be in danger , but is always grateful for assistance . His high standing in Fabul means that he has garnered much respect , and the only person he appears to quail before the might of is his own wife . In both " Interlude " and " The After Years " , it is demonstrated that Yang copes with stressful situations where he is of no use by training himself and the other monks , though in the former he is unable to stop himself from rushing to Sheila ' s side as she gives birth . During " The After Years " he initially refuses to train Ursula , believing she has no need to train for war , but after witnessing her selfless protection of the monks accompanying her , he takes her on as a disciple . However he warns that now she is just another student , not a daughter or a princess , and demonstrates this when training her in the game ' s ending . According to Sheila , Yang admitted to her privately " how can I believe in my people ' s future if I cannot even believe in my own daughter ? " Story . " Final Fantasy IV " . While training with fellow monks atop Mt . Hobs , Yang is suddenly attacked by a swarm of monsters . All of his men perish , leaving him to face the Mom Bomb alone . At this point , Cecil Harvey , Rosa Joanna Farrell , Rydia , and Edward Chris von Muir have arrived at the summit and help Yang in battle . Yang is grateful for their intervention , but Cecil and Rosa suspect that Golbez planned the assault so as to allow the Red Wings of Baron to seize the Wind Crystal from a defenseless Fabul . Although reluctant to drag these allies into the conflict , they testify the tragedies they witnessed and Yang decides to accept their help . At Fabul , the party convinces the King to prepare for an imminent attack . Yang , Cecil , and Edward lead Fabul ' s monks at the front lines , but the enemies force them to retreat further and further into the castle , until finally , a last stand is made in the crystal room . Cecil is attacked by Kain Highwind and Yang and Edward are paralyzed by Golbez , allowing Rosa to be kidnapped and the Wind Crystal to be stolen . Cecil , Rydia , Edward , and Yang plan their next course of action — to sail to Baron and acquire an airship from Cid Pollendina in order to find Rosa . The King of Fabul permits Yang ' s leave , but while en route , the ship is attacked by Leviathan . Rydia falls into the sea , and Yang dives in to save her . The party is separated . Yang fails to save Rydia , and believes her to have perished . Washing ashore in Baron , a temporary case of amnesia leads Yang to becoming an officer ordered to find Cecil , the King of Baron ' s most wanted traitor . When Cecil arrives at the Inn with Palom , Porom , and Tellah , Yang attacks them , but they are able to return him to his senses . Yang rejoins the party , and finding that he was given the Baron Key , the party is able to enter Baron Castle via the Ancient Waterway . They reach the throne room and defeat Cagnazzo , the Baron King ' s impostor , when they are met by Cid . Following Palom and Porom ' s sacrifice to save the party from a trap , Cid leads the three men to his airship , the " Enterprise " . The party acquires the Earth Crystal in order to free Rosa at the Tower of Zot , resulting in Tellah ' s sacrifice , Golbez ' s retreat , and Kain ' s freedom from mind control . Cecil , Rosa , Kain , Yang , and Cid then discover a way to the Underworld , where Cid leaves to repair a destroyed " Enterprise " and Rydia saves the party from nearly being defeated by Golbez . At this point , Golbez has acquired three of the four Dark Crystals , and has housed them with the four Light Crystals at the top of the Tower of Babil . King Giott suggests that the party should retrieve the seven Crystals , but the plan is interrupted when the Dwarves face annihilation by the Super Cannon . Even though the monsters at the helm are dispatched , the cannon is already activated , and Yang sacrifices himself to take its force , locking out the party and refusing to move . Yang is presumed to be dead . Fortunately , Yang survives , thanks to the Sylph s , but is severely wounded and remains unconscious during his rest in the Sylph Cave . Cecil ' s party has an option to explore the cave and find Yang , even though he does not respond . Later , should they inform his wife about his whereabouts , her solution lies with a frying pan . Despite the Sylphs ' objections , Yang is whacked into consciousness , though the Sylphs insist he must continue to rest , offering their power to Rydia in his place . Yang recovers in time to join the attack against the Giant of Babil , during which he commands a tank with the Sylphs . Returning to the Tower of Wishes in Mysidia to pray for the party ' s final battle , Yang encourages them to maintain their focus . With peace brought to the world , the King of Fabul abdicates his throne to Yang and becomes his Duke Consort . Yang is ready to lead his country , while still returning to his regular training . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Yang attends the ceremony to celebrate the reconstruction of Damcyan , but he receives word from a guard that some monks were brutally attacked at the summit of Mt . Hobs . Hearing this , Yang plans to leave , but Cecil and Rosa decide to go with him . Once they get to the summit of Mt . Hobbs , they find two injured monks , who Rosa heals . Soon after , they are attacked by Dad Bomb . When they defeat it , they head to Fabul where Yang ' s wife Sheila is about to give birth . Yang asks Cecil to be the godfather and to name her daughter , which he gladly accepts and calls her Ursula . When Cecil and Rosa are about to leave they find Cid , Luca , Palom , and Porom , who tell Cecil that there is a swarm of monsters coming out of the Sealed Cave . As they are about to take off , Cecil tells Yang to stay with his family . Cid notices that Rosa looks pale , and Cecil asks Yang to take care of her while he is away . Though now King , Yang still trains as a monk and has a daughter training in the martial arts , Ursula . He is among the first to see what seems to be Kain working with the Mysterious Girl to gather the Crystals . After their ship is swallowed by the Leviathan , Yang and Ursula are found in Kaipo by Rydia ' s party , who wake Ursula with the ladle and knock Yang with the frying pan . They join them to help break a force field before confronting the Mysterious Girl in Baron . After assisting in the battle with various bosses in which the Crystals hold , they face off with the girl and Bahamut . They confront the Creator , who pursued them through various battles before his ultimate defeat by Meteor . Yang is last seen back at Fabul , where he finally trains Ursula , reminding her that he is not going to go easy on her just because she is his daughter . Gameplay . In " Final Fantasy IV " Yang has very high HP and high physical stats , and strong abilities to deal physical damage , though his armor is limited to lightweight armor and his weapons are limited to claws . While the claws provide little battle power , he has strong power even barehanded , and his claws primarily add elemental and status effects to add to his damage . Yang ' s abilities are Kick , Brace and Focus , where Kick deals damage to all enemies slightly lower than a normal attack , Brace reduces more damage than Defend and Focus increases physical power , though it functions differently between the 2D and 3D releases . In the 2D releases , Focus allows Yang to skip a turn and deal double damage , and in the " Advance " and " " releases , completing his Lunar Trial and equipping the Discipline Armband can upgrade the command into Deadly , which deals triple damage . In 3D releases , Focus charges up power up to three stacks to deal more damage with a Kick or attack . Yang is fought as a boss in Baron after being separated from the party by Leviathan . In " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " Yang joins the party at level 32 and retains his Kick , Focus and Brace abilities . His abilities and function are identical to his role in the original . In " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " Yang returns as a playable party member retaining his Kick and Focus abilities , and now with a new Cover Counter ability . This allows Yang to intercept attacks on an ally and counter them , though unlike Cecil ' s Cover , it does not automatically defend allies . His equipment is similar to his original appearance . Yang has access to many Band abilities . He has the highest HP , Strength and Stamina at level 99 , but his other stats are more average . Musical themes . Yang ' s theme is " Fabul " , and plays in his hometown , which the track is named for . Other appearances . Yang has appeared in the following games throughout the " Final Fantasy " series : Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . Yang has made key guest appearances in the following non - " Final Fantasy " games : Etymology . Yang ' s surname in katakana can also be read as " Raiden " . Written in hanzi , the same deity in Chinese is pronounced " Léidiàn " . In Japanese , Yang ' s name is also pronounced identical to the name of the historical .