Ling Xiaoyu

Ling Xiaoyu (Chinese: 凌曉雨) is a major character in the franchise. She was introduced in and has returned in every subsequent release.
Ling Xiaoyu was born and raised in China and is a student at Mishima High School in Japan. She is also a schoolmate of Miharu Hirano and Jin Kazama, who she has a crush on and wishes to support him in any way possible. Her fighting style was brought on with some influence from her distant relative, Wang Jinrei.
In the Japanese version, she was voiced by until took over the role in Tekken: Blood Vengeance, although the former briefly reprised the role in Tekken 3D: Prime Edition and Street Fighter X Tekken. In English, she is voiced by in Tekken: Blood Vengeance, in Street Fighter X Tekken, and in Tekken: Bloodline.
==Background==
Xiaoyu was born and raised in China. She was tutored in martial arts from a young age by her relative Wang Jinrei. He believed that if she were more serious, she could become great. While vacationing in Hong Kong with her family, she noticed a Mishima Zaibatsu yacht. 
Knowing that the Mishima Zaibatsu was rich and powerful, she decided to seek out Heihachi Mishima and make her dream of owning an amusement park a reality. Abandoning her family, Xiaoyu stowed away on the yacht until the ship’s security soon discovered her. By the time Heihachi arrived on the scene, all of his personal security force had been beaten into unconsciousness by Xiaoyu. Heihachi found Xiaoyu and she threatened to beat him up. Amused by her juvenile antics, Heihachi promised to build her theme park if she won his tournament.
She enrolled at the Mishima Polytechnical School, where she first met Jin Kazama, becoming good friends with him. Bringing along her old school's trained Panda, Heihachi taught Panda to fight, so that Xiaoyu would have a bodyguard. Because of this, Xiaoyu sees Heihachi as something of a grandfather.
==Personality==
Ling Xiaoyu is a cheerful girl whose dream is to build an amusement park in China. After suggestions from her teacher and distant relative Wang Jinrei, she visits Heihachi Mishima and begs him to build her park.
Amused at the girl and surprised at her strength (she thrashed some of his guards before), he makes an offer to her: win the third tournament and he will comply. Due to this, she ends up moving to Japan and attending Heihachi's private school, where she becomes a close friend of Jin.
Ever since then, she has been trying to help/save/resolve Jin and the Mishimas' dysfunctional relationships. None of them are actually bothered to even notice her attempts, though; it is a wonder Jin is not tired of talking her down.
==Biography==
===Tekken 3===
Xiaoyu entered the tournament in hopes of achieving her lifelong dream of owning her own amusement park.
===Tekken 4===
Still living, studying and training as a ward of the Mishima Zaibatsu, Xiaoyu lacked any particular goals, and grew tired of her everyday routines. However, one day, she received an anonymous email that warned her of Heihachi's evil intentions and the danger to her life. Xiaoyu replied to the email, but she did not receive any further messages from the anonymous individual.
Xiaoyu’s intuition told her that Jin, who had been missing since the last tournament, could have sent the message. She believed the message and started to suspect Heihachi and the Mishima Zaibatsu. Upon hearing the announcement of the next tournament, Xiaoyu made the decision to enter, hoping to be reunited with Jin and to unveil the truth behind Heihachi and the Mishima Zaibatsu.
===Tekken 5===
In the previous tournament, Xiaoyu was saved from the evil plans of Heihachi by Yoshimitsu, who taught her the history of the Mishima family. Xiaoyu began to believe that the misfortune surrounding the Mishimas started with Heihachi's upbringing of Kazuya.
When Xiaoyu heard that Heihachi died, she cried and wished she could turn back time. Later, Xiaoyu met a brilliant scientist who claimed that he could make a time machine as long as he gets the funding for development. Under the condition that she would be first to use the machine, Xiaoyu accepted her invitation to the fifth King of Iron Fist Tournament.
===Tekken 6===
Xiaoyu was relieved to hear that Heihachi had not truly died. However, as the new head of the Mishima Zaibatsu, Jin Kazama aimed to take Heihachi's life. Xiaoyu was going to try and stop Jin herself, but the Zaibatsu pushed towards militarization, making it difficult to approach Jin.
The Mishima Zaibatsu's declaration of war drew hostility from around the globe. When the sixth King of Iron Fist Tournament was announced, Xiaoyu entered in the hope that she could save Jin’s soul from evil.
===Tekken 7===
Though Xiaoyu was unable to make contact with Jin during the sixth tournament, she persisted in trying to reach him. After learning of Jin's disappearance, she infiltrated the Mishima Zaibatsu in search of information. During her mission, she was confronted by a man dressed all in white, and challenged him over his refusal to let her proceed.
Whilst initially Claudio had intended to use Xiaoyu as bait to get to Jin, he was impressed by her devotion to him, and, when the credibility of his organization fell apart, decided to reveal his previous ulterior motives to her, and instead help her.
=== Tekken 8 ===
Xiaoyu returns as the tritagonist of Tekken 8. For six months, Xiaoyu traveled all over the world with Panda, looking for clues and information on how to find and help Jin. Eventually, Xiaoyu and Claudio discovered Zafina after she collapsed, and Xiaoyu attended to her while Claudio placed a seal on Zafina's arm. Zafina told them of her situation, and the three began working together.
When Xiaoyu heard Zafina and Claudio discussing how they might assist Jin in the fight against Kazuya Mishima, she insisted on going with them to the coliseum in which the eighth King of Iron Fist Tournament was being held to assist however she could. Zafina told Xiaoyu that Jin was going to face great difficulties, and that he would need her to protect him. The trio traveled to the coliseum and entered it as Yggdrasil and the United Nations' forces began their own operation there. Amidst the chaos, Zafina was captured by Kazuya, who expelled Azazel from her, leading her to become gravely wounded. Xiaoyu and Jin both went to Zafina's assistance, reuniting in the process.
Xiaoyu joined Jin on his journey to Yakushima, where he was indirectly told to go by Zafina. As they made their way towards a clearing where Jin and his mother had routinely sparred in the past, Xiaoyu engaged Jin in conversation about what they had wanted to grow up to be; she revealed that her childhood desire to build and run her own theme park made Jin smile. When they reached the clearing, Xiaoyu suggested that she and Jin spar, believing this might reveal the path forward for Jin. After their fight, Xiaoyu noted that, though Jin had changed in the years they had been apart, he was still the same person she had always known and loved. Jin was then drawn to a sanctum by a lullaby only he could hear. He faltered as he progressed further into the sanctum, and Xiaoyu became concerned for him. Before losing consciousness, Jin promised Xiaoyu he would return.
Xiaoyu watched over Jin while he was unconscious. When waves of Jack-7 androids located them, she fought them off to keep them from getting to Jin while he was vulnerable. After some time, Lars Alexandersson found her and the waves of Jack-7 robots stopped coming. However, they were found by Devil Kazuya, who intended on killing Jin. Injured and exhausted from her fight with the Jacks, Xiaoyu watched from the sidelines while Lars fought Kazuya.
Finally, Jin awoke in a benign version of his devil form, having reconciled with that part of him while he was unconscious. He saved Lars from one of Devil Kazuya's lasers and then regrouped with Xiaoyu. She told him she was not afraid of him even in his devil form, and asked him not to die in his fight against Devil Kazuya. Jin went on to defeat Kazuya and purify himself of his Devil Gene. Xiaoyu and Jin went on to go traveling in America.
==Other Media==
===Project X Zone===
Xiaoyu makes an appearance in Project X Zone. She is a playable character with her partner Jin Kazama.
She also is a playable character once again in the sequel, Project X Zone 2. Her partner this time is Chun-Li, whose partner was previously Morrigan Aensland in the original.
====Crosspedia Entry====
A student at Mishima High School, along with Jin. In order to achieve her dream of creating a theme park, she originally made contact with the then-head of the Mishima Zaibatsu, Heihachi. She then came to learn of the deep antagonism between the members of the Mishima family. After seeing Jin suffering as a result, she was determined to try and help him out, and followed after him when he set off on his own. Although she does like to stick her nose into others' affairs, she is kind at heart and honestly wishes for the resolution of the conflicts within the Mishima family. She has a pet panda with whom she is very close with. She fights using a variety of martial art, attacking from a mixture of different stances.
===Super Smash Bros.===
Ling Xiaoyu appears as one of the Kazuya's DLC spirits, she is an advanced-ranked primary shield-type spirit that increases the user's speed. Her spirit battle is a stamina battle against a Mii Brawler with Ashley hair and orange fighter uniform and a Mii Gunner with a cat hat and K.K. Slider outfit on the battlefield form of the New Pork City stage, only the Mii Brawler need to be defeated to win.
== Relationships ==
* Xiaoyu and Panda: Her best friend, bodyguard, and pet.
* Xiaoyu and Jin: High school friend and former classmate. Xiaoyu is infatuated with Jin and considers him a close friend. Shortly before the fourth King of Iron Fist Tournament, she received an anonymous email warning her about the danger she was in by associating with Heihachi Mishima, which she believed to have been written by Jin. She also entered the sixth tournament to stop Jin from committing evil, and in Tekken 7, she infiltrated the Mishima Zaibatsu to learn more about Jin's disappearance. Prior to the events of Tekken 8, she spent months looking for him alongside Claudio Serafino and Panda, eventually aiding Jin against Kazuya and in his attempts to regain control of his Devil Gene.
* Xiaoyu and Heihachi: Her now deceased tutor. Xiaoyu knocked out the entire security personnel of a Mishima Zaibatsu yacht after being discovered trespassing, impressing and amusing Heihachi. He offered to take her on as a ward of the Mishima Family, training her in martial arts and granting her a position in his Mishima Polytechnical School. Heihachi also trained a Panda security guard to protect her. Xiaoyu was also warned by Jin about Heihachi's evil intentions via an anonymous e-mail she received in Tekken 4, and he also warned her about Heihachi and Mishima Zaibatsu in an interlude with him in Tekken 5. Although Xiaoyu began to distrust Heihachi after this, she still mourned his apparent death in Tekken 5. She seems to genuinely care about Heihachi and even affectionately calls him "grandpa" like she does Wang. Additionally, she also seems to be one of the very few people that Heihachi himself cares about in turn.
* Xiaoyu and Wang: Her distant relative and teacher. Ling affectionately calls him "grandpa", but that is not reflective of their actual blood relationship.
* Xiaoyu and Miharu: One of her best friends at Mishima High School and mutual friends with Jin Kazama as classmates.
* Xiaoyu and Yoshimitsu: She was saved by him from Heihachi's unspecified evil plans before Tekken 5. He also told her about the Mishimas' backstory, which kickstarted Xiaoyu's desire to save Jin from their dark family dynamics.
* Xiaoyu and Claudio: Her opponent in Tekken 7, who originally planned to use her as "bait" to lure in Jin. He later confessed everything to Xiaoyu and apologized, promising to aid her in her quest to find Jin.
* Xiaoyu and Hwoarang: Acquaintance, they recognize and address each other by name, likely due to them both having a relation to Jin.
* Xiaoyu and Asuka: Apparently, Xiaoyu was unaware of Asuka's intentions in searching for Jin, seeing her as a possible love rival.
* Xiaoyu and Leroy: They are acquainted as of Tekken 8, sharing dialogue about previously meeting each other, where it is implied that Leroy had been a teacher to Xiaoyu when she was younger.
* Xiaoyu and Zafina: Xiaoyu aided Zafina after she collapsed at the headquarters of the Sirius Marksmen. Both Xiaoyu and Claudio promise to aid Zafina.
* Xiaoyu and Lili: In Tekken 8, as Asuka, Lili, Jin, Xiaoyu, and Panda are making their way to Yakushima, Lili showed the Kazama family tree to Xiaoyu, Panda and Asuka.
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
===Images===
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Ling Xiaoyu (Tekken 7).png|Xiaoyu's Tekken 6 outfit in Tekken 7.
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==Trivia==
*Miharu Hirano, Alisa Bosconovitch, and Jin Kazama call Xiaoyu "Xiao", which is a shorter version of her name (which shows they are friends).
*Despite being Chinese, Xiaoyu speaks only in Japanese, even to her master and distant relative, Wang Jinrei, in an interlude in Tekken 5, due to her time spent in Japan. Though, this is also due to narrative reasons.
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