Yang (Street Fighter)

Yang (ヤン, Yan), unofficially known as Yang Lee, is a supporting character in the Street Fighter series. He first appeared in Street Fighter III: New Generation as a playable character.
In New Generation, Yang is selectable only as a "palette swap" of his brother Yun. In the later games, Yang is a separate character with his own unique set of special attacks and Super Arts. He is also a playable character in Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition. He is an introverted inline skater from Hong Kong, skilled in the art of Chinese Kung Fu.
In the Japanese version, he was originally voiced by Wataru Takagi in Street Fighter III: New Generation and 2nd Impact and currently by Masakazu Suzuki since 3rd Strike. In the English version, he was originally voiced by Ted Sroka in Chun-Li's intro in vanilla Street Fighter IV and currently by Johnny Yong Bosch.
==Story==
Yang and his older twin brother Yun entered the Street Fighter tournament to show off their skills in Kung-fu & Kenpo. They later find and fight Gill, who appreciates their effort and grants them leadership of the town. They turned down his offer, since they only fought him to stop his maniacal plans. They still run the restaurant, probably Gen's former "Genhanten". It seems the two girls Hoimei and Shaomei are in love with them. Yun & Yang were only relatives to their long-lost uncle Lee who fought in the first World Tournament (his whereabouts after that was unknown but he did request Gen to train them).
In Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Yun and Yang set off to fight a mysterious organization (Gill's group, the Illuminati) threatening to take over their village. In their respective endings, Yun and Yang end up driving away Gill from their home town and the two return home to be greeted by their female friend Houmei and her younger sister Shaomei, who both harbor a respective crush on Yun and Yang.
==Appearance==
Having started off as a simple head swap of his brother, Yang's appearance is similar to that of his brother in many aspects. His changshan is red with a black and yellow trim. Like his brother, Yang also wears yellow fingerless gloves that cover his forearms, dark pants, and sneakers. Unlike Yun, however, he does not wear a cap. Instead, Yang sports a rather distinctive hairstyle, with incredibly long and jagged bangs which protrude quite some distance from his forehead. Yang is seen riding on his rollerblades when not fighting.
== Abilities==
Different from Yun, Yang has a special move that can be comparable to Fei Long. The "Torou Zan" performs almost exactly as Fei Long's "Rekka Ken" but Yang does slash motions and knocks down an enemy on the final strike. Depending on kick buttons, the "Senkyuutai" has Yun perform a ground to air kick to send an opponent flying and can help dodge projectiles. Yang can perform a dash teleport called the "Kaihou" can confuse enemies. Like Yun, Yang can perform the palm defense "Byakko Soushoda" and can set up combos by transferring positions with the "Zenpou Tenshin." 
==Personality==
Yang is the less cocky of the two Lee brothers, with a cool, quiet, and self-carrying personality. However, he can also be condescending and a bit mouthy, and exhibits an eagerness to prove himself, though mainly to prove himself stronger than his brother as opposed to all fighters. His remix of their theme in Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition is more calm and pleasant sounding in its beat, reflecting this.
Like Yun, he is a film enthusiast, and when he encounters Fei Long in Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, in his win quote he asks if he is "the real Fei Long" and then plan to tell Yun about meeting him. He also comments on Decapre looking like she came from "some crummy B movie".
==Other Media==
===Super Smash Bros. ===
Yun and Yang appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a advanced-ranked primary neutral-type spirit that only can be summoned using cores of Mio & Mayu Amakura and Young Cricket.
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