Xian Mei

Xian Mei is a main protagonist of the 2011 video game Dead Island and its 2013 sequel Dead Island: Riptide.
She was voiced by , who also voiced Isabela Keyes in , Miku Hinasaki in , Dawn Star in , and Nina Einstein & Sayoko Shinozaki in .
== Biography ==
Xian was born and raised in China. Her father, who was the Chief Inspector of the Hong Kong Police, passed away when she was only 10 years old. He was killed by an enforcer of the Wo Shing Wo Triad, but before her father's death, he taught Xian martial arts and she continued practicing even after his passing. After graduating top of her university's class, she joined the Hong Kong Police force and was placed in the first female crime squad; however, she and her female colleagues were never put in the field and their male superiors did not train them the way they promised they would, so Xian concluded that the group was only for show.
Her superiors decided to send her to the Royal Palms Resort to spy on the Westerners that visited and stayed at the island. Even though her work dishonors her father's memory, she knows she can do much, much better. She wants an opportunity to prove herself, and apparently the zombie outbreak was that opportunity. During the opening cutscene, the player can see her attending to a woman laying on the floor, presumably infected by the virus.
== Strategy ==
*Xian Mei has the lowest health in the game, even when the level cap is reached, so make sure to always have medkits in your inventory.
*Most of her inventory should be bladed weapons.
*It is not recommended to charge into large groups of zombies, but you can if you are co-ordinated in your attack style and if you have any weapon with a long reach (i.e. machetes, axes, etc.), or if you are in rage mode.
*It is highly recommended to upgrade the Flying Strikes, Backstab, and Deeper Pockets skills to rank 3.
*It's recommended to upgrade her Picklock skill to level 2 (not to level 3 — it would be a waste since level 3 chests are difficult to find).
*Xian Mei's true colors show when she uses the Zed's Demise or any other sword, but the downside of using swords is that they have a low durability, and a high repair cost.
*A majority of the bladed weapons in your inventory should have a long reach, if not medium. Using short range weapons such as knives are not very useful unless you are in the Resort area.
*It is recommended to upgrade Telling Blows and Pressure to level 3, so that Xian Mei's critical chances are higher. These 2 skills are also good in conjunction with Flowing Strikes so Xian's Fury meter will be filled quickly.
*Poison Mods work best for Xian Mei because she has 2 skills related to it and that Poison will not cause much damage unlike shock and fire.
*Focus on her Fury and Combat tree since Xian Mei has the lowest health, she needs to be able to dish out high damage against enemies.
== Trivia ==
* She is more compassionate than all the other heroes.
* Promotional artwork of Xian Mei seems to differ from her actual in-game character model.
* So far, Xian Mei is only character appearing in every Dead Island game released to the date.
* There appears to be a glitch with Xian's character model in cutscenes as one of her eyes may jump to an angle while the other stays.
* She is the only character in the game that does not have a skill in firearms, likely from the lack of training she was given from the Hong Kong Police Force.
*She is the only main protagonist that is not American (like Sam and Logan) or Australian (like Purna and John).
==Gallery==
XianMeiArtwork.jpg|Art in Dead Island, Riptide, & Escape.
== Licensing ==
This article contains content derived from the "Xian" article on the Dead Island Wiki, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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