Michelle Chang

Michelle Chang is a heroine in the Tekken series of fighting games. A Native American woman of Chinese descent, she was first introduced in the original Tekken, and returned for Tekken 2, the non-canonical Tekken Tag Tournament and its sequel Tekken Tag Tournament 2. She appears as a non-playable character and older woman in Tekken 3. Michelle's adopted daughter Julia Chang, takes her place in Tekken 3 and all the subsequent games afterwards, although both of them are present in Tekken Tag Tournament and its sequel.
==About==
Michelle Chang is a native American from Arizona, and is also the foster mother of Julia Chang. Her father was killed along with the rest of the tribe by Heihachi Mishima's Tekken Force, who were searching for a treasure, a pendant that allegedly could control and subdue the wrath of Ogre. The pendant was coveted by Heihachi. When the Mishima Zaibatsu forces had left, Michelle's father gave Michelle the pendant before killing himself. Michelle entered the King of Iron Fist Tournament to seek vengeance on Heihachi for the murder of her father and tribe. Michelle also encountered Kunimitsu , a treasure hunter that was seeking the pendant. Michelle defeated Kunimitsu and secured the amulet. Although she did not win the tournament, Michelle was still satisfied that another fighter (Kazuya Mishima) defeated Heihachi.
==Tekken 2==
In Tekken 2, Michelle's mother had been kidnapped by Ganryu, who was working for Kazuya. Kazuya wanted the amulet. She had entered the tournament to rescue her mother. Michelle meets Ganryu and battles him. After defeating Ganryu, she rescues her mother and returns home. However, unknown to her, Ganryu had fallen in love with her.
Upon returning home, Michelle casts the pendant into the ocean so that it can no longer cause any trouble. This ending is likely non-canon, as in Tekken 3 she goes to Heihachi Mishima to talk about Ogre's danger only to be kidnapped by Heihachi for her pendant.
Sometime after Tekken 2, Michelle found a unnamed baby girl who had been abandoned in a ruined Native American settlement. Michelle adopted the baby girl and named her Julia, raising her as if she were her own. 
As such, Julia grew up with a strong love towards her adoptive mother and tribe with Michelle even teaching Julia how to fight so that Julia could help protect their homeland and as Julia reached adulthood, news of marital artists disappearing from all over the world reached the tribe, leading them to suspect that the legends of the God of Fighting or Ogre were becoming a reality.
Fearing that the amulet she had could possibly be responsible for Ogre's awakening, Michelle travelled to Japan to see Heihachi and get answers as to why he sought it but rather than assist her, Heihachi had Michelle kidnapped, stealing her amulet and using it to fully awaken Ogre so that he could capture it and use its blood to make himself a powerful being with immortality who could rule the world.
Her growing concern over Michelle's disappearance would cause Julia to enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament 3 to face Heihachi and save her mother.
Julia's Tekken 3 ending shows her talking to Michelle and marks the final canonical appearance of Michelle although it is presumed that she is still alive and has also returned to her homeland.
==Miscellaneous Information==
Height: 163 cm (5′4″)
Weight: 53 kg (117 lbs)
Eyes: Green (TK1); Brown (TK2-onwards)
Hair: Dark Brown
Age: 18 (TK1); 20 (TK2)
==Appearances==
===Games===
*Tekken (1994)
*Tekken 2 (1995)
*Tekken Card Challenge (1997)
*Tekken Tag Tournament (1999)
*Tekken 5 (2004)
*namCollection (2005)
*Tekken Hybrid (2011)
*Tekken Pachi-Slot 3rd (2014)
===Comics===
*Tekken Saga (1997, 1 appearance)
*Tekken 2 (1998, 1 appearance)
*Tekken: Tatakai no Kanatani (2000, 1 appearance)
*Tekken Forever (2001, 1 appearance)
===Film===
*Tekken: The Motion Picture
==External Links==
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*Michelle on Tekken Wiki
==Gallery==
===Images===
Michelle Chang in Tekken Tag Tournament 2.jpg|Michelle Chang in Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Michelle_ChangTTT2.jpg|Michelle Chang in Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Michelle_art_concept.jpg|Michelle art concept art
Michelle-t1costumes.JPG.jpg|Michelle's outfits in Tekken.
Michelle_Chang_of_Tekken_02_by_SyrenKawaguichi.jpg
Michelle-tiny.jpg|Tekken 2 Artwork.
Michelle-athome.jpg|Michelle Tekken 2 artwork.
Michelle_Tekken_2.jpg|Michelle.
Michelle01.jpg|Michelle in Tekken 2.
Michelle02.jpg|Michelle in Tekken 2.
Michelle-pose1.jpg|Michelle in Tekken 2.
Tekken2_Michelle_Outfit_Art.png|Artwork of Michelle's outfits in Tekken 2.
Michelle-smile.jpg|Michelle smiling in her ending.
Michelle_Chang_in_Tekken_3.png|Michelle seen in Julia's ending.
Tekken3_Michelle.png|Michelle in Julia's ending.
Michelle_in_Tekken_Tag_Tournament.jpg|Michelle in Tekken Tag Tournament.
===Videos===
MICHELLE CHANG MOVE LIST - Tekken 1
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