Yu Ji

The Windpiercer

## Introduction

This graceful being, wielding her two small crossbows can reach an amazing point of the game if she is fed right, jumping in the enemies’ faces, launching her green arrows to prove her point with grace.

## Hero Lore

On the banks of a big river, when the belief in ancient times and nature are still upheld. In an ancient monastery, a tree-like girl grew up listening to the sound of the wind. She is in the company of vines, trees, and birds, and the arrows she shoots are blessed by the spirit of nature. She greatly admires her teacher whom she called Master**, the legendary Primordial Magus Jiang Ziya,** and firmly believes that all her faith and powers are used to protect the people of the river from the corruption of the demonic forces.

When the ancient magus left the monastery and continued to seek an alliance against the Demon Lord, he instructed Yu Ji to start an army on her own. During her journey, Yu Ji met the brave and incomparable warrior, **Xiang Yu**.

Only he stood up to resist the brutality of the Yin-Yang family, and only he vowed to rally the power of the Great River Basin to fight the Yin-Yang family.

**Yu Ji fought side by side with him, faithfully carrying out the missions of exorcising demons.**

In contrast, Liu Bang, the warrior enemy of Xiang Yu, is a cunning and greedy man who uses his dubious power was just like the Demon Lord who threatened the King's Continent just like her Master's prophecy has once said.

The domination of demons eventually collapsed. However, Yunmeng Swamp still needed a ruler. After the negotiation of the Hongmen Banquet broke down, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang's army established a temporary stalemate at a place called Gaixia.

During the eve of the war, destiny has brought down an invitation from her long lost senior, Zhang Liang to her.

On the hills by a river, Zhang Liang reveals the cruel truth to her: **"In association with Xiang Yu's fate, you will only saw endless reincarnation and endless darkness"** the brief moment when she had contact with Zhang Liang **"The 'Miracle' has conveyed such a prophecy."** Zhang Liang said to her.

"I see... The one you love, is the one you swore to fight against. The justice and love that I once believed in has all but collapsed." - Yu Ji said in disbelief.

**"Your Encounter, Your Acquaintance. That reality... Your Reality, is just an illusion manipulated by fate."** - Zhang Liang spoke to Yu Ji.

"You can do it...**give a fatal blow to the unawakened Demon Lord**." Zhang Liang persuaded. "Isn't that what you've been **wishing** for? Isn't that your **Sworn Purpose**?"

"No." - Yu Ji thought.

"Don't do it." - Her inner thought starts to stir.

"You Can't" - She feels pressure.

"You cannot betray your heart." - As she spirals further.

Yu Ji awakened in a panic in revelation:

"Since when did that **Man** become more important than **her Master's** entrustment and her **Senior**, the brother-figure whom she grew up with together?"

Her senior's face immediately became blurred, and the illusion of him quickly faded. **THAT wasn't the real Zhang Liang**, but the face of a man who she didn't recognize... Yu Ji's dazed consciousness was pulled by a mysterious magical force, which was a well-crafted trap placed on the opposite side by Liu Bang.

"Yu Ji, Oh poor Yu Ji."

"She didn't realize that all her beliefs, her vows and even the power of nature that she was proud of were all insignificant." - as the man said.

**"To be able to strike the Demon Lord's weakness—— is the greatest meaning of her own existence. Her fate has been sealed in this game of doomsday chess."**

Xiang Yu was under siege and fought all night, preventing him from looking for Yu Ji... his partner, his friend, his **love**. But the figure of the girl wandered out of the enemy's camp was...

Her...

Has she betrayed him?

No, that's not the real Yu Ji... He can no longer feel the heartbeat of the person he admires. Under the warzone's fires, her face is as beautiful as as the lush forests but as stiff and still as a puppet.

"**Yu Ji... You should know, this is for you..."**

Xiang Yu's clenched sword gradually loosened, as he watches her crossbow's arrow pierce through his body**.**

In the darkness, a man named Han Xin smiled. This was the moment he had been waiting for... a coup de grace.

The wind is blowing. The storm of Yunmeng Swamp, a storm that can permanently leave a name in history, has blown in.

Who is the prey and who's the predator.

**"The winds will blow away your existence."** - Yu Ji said in a dissonantly serene voice as Xiang Yu's vision fades to black.

## **Abilities**

Forests' Blessing
Yu Ji has a 25% chance to shoot two bolts, dealing a total of 100 (+120% AD) physical damage, and reduces enemies' move speed by 15% for 2 seconds. This effect can be stacked up to 3 times.
*This Passive's second projectile bolt applies **on-hit effects**, but will **not** crit.*

The bolt deals 365/540/715/890/1065/1240 (+200% AD) physical damage to the first enemy on the path.

*Subsequent enemies hit by the bolt will reduce the bolt's damage by 15% each, capped minimum reduction at 40% damage reduced.*
***Active***: Yu Ji increases her move speed by 30/36/42/48/54/60% for 2 seconds, during which she will be immune to all sources of physical damage (including turrets).
After the buff ends, her next basic attack trigger Forests' Blessing.
*Yu Ji is not immune to True Damage or Magic Damage with this ability.*

After landing, Yu Ji gains a 30/40/50% attack speed buff for 4 seconds.

*Yu Ji is immune to crowd control during the dash.*

## **Gallery**

Classic Yu JiBuccaneer Yu JiCeltic Queen Yu JiFarewell My Concubine Yu JiSkylark Plume Yu JiMorning Star Yu Ji
## Trivia

* Yu Ji is based off of the person of the same name. That name (Consort Yu) is also used as her official global version's name.
	+ Her alternate name is Yu Mei-ren (Yu the Beauty)
* Why she is depicted as a forest/wind spirit in this game is unknown.
* Buccaneer Yu Ji is a pirate themed skin.
* Celtic Queen Yu Ji is loosely based off of Celtic fashion, but more of a ranger/druid class of Dungeons and Dragons.
* Farewell My Concubine Yu Ji is a couple skin with the hero Xiang Yu, based off of the Peking Opera of the same name, she plays Herself, as a Peking Opera singer.
	+ This skin is an Epic skin, which includes a new voice pack and a new set of SFX.
	+ However this skin is a limited time sale skin which can be bought at a certain time, or gotten during events.
* Skylark Plume skin is based off of a phoenix, specifically an Eastern Phoenix, which has colorful tails such as a peacock's.
	+ This skin is a Legendary Tier Skin (tier 4), which includes a new voice pack, a new set of SFX, a new idle walking animation, unique recall, and an animated card art.
	+ This skin is made for the winner of the Honor Of King's 2019 World Cup.
* Morning Star Yu Ji is based off of the concept of crystal stars.
	+ This skin is a Legendary Tier Skin (tier 4), which includes a new voice pack, a new set of SFX, a new idle walking animation, unique recall, and an animated card art.
	+ The only way to get this skin is acquiring at LEAST 50000 Hero Points within the game.
* Yu Ji's counterpart in Arena of Valor is The Joker (and eventually his replacement, Stuart).