Chun-Li (AST)

**Chun-Li** is an expert martial artist and Interpol officer who relentlessly seeks revenge for the death of her father at the hands of M. Bison.

## Appearance

Chun-Li is 5 feet 6 1/2 inches and is known for her very muscular thighs. Her hairstyle is called "ox horns", a typical style in which Chinese children dress their hair; depictions of girls in Chinese paintings frequently show girls in ox horns. She wears a qipao, a Chinese dress imported over from Manchuria that became popular among girls during the early 20th century. Her outfit is modified to allow a far wider range of movement than a normal qipao. She also wears white calf-length combat/boxing boots and a blue leotard with dark brown sheer pantyhose and a blue thong underneath with her qipao. Her qipao is blue with golden accents.

She wears the qipao in honor of her late mother, who passed away in her early childhood and whose only photo showed her in a qipao similar to her daughter's. Large spiked bracelets, whose ring is black steel and spikes are white/chrome polished steel are worn on both arms. The bracelets weigh approximately 7-10 kg (15-22 lbs) each. Chun-Li wears them to help tone and exercise her body; the qipao is fitted with weights to help build body strength and finesse, while her bracelets are for the purpose of balancing her body when performing her kicking moves. The spikes are also used for the purpose of intimidation.

## Personality

Chun-Li is a resourceful and dedicated officer of the law with a strong sense of justice that rivals that of her father, as she strongly believes in protecting the innocent and saving the lives of others.

She is a highly disciplined, seasoned, and courageous woman, and is often the voice of reason. As an official of Interpol, she takes her work as a cop with pride (showing pride at what she does when she saves another), outside of her duty as a cop, she has an elegant, sweet, and feminine personality.

Chun-Li, however, is not without her flaws, as pointed out by Nash and Guile, she tends to let her emotions get the best of her while on duty, this has at least on one occasion almost caused her demise at the hands of Bison. Because of her devotion to justice, she often becomes allies and friends with other soldiers and cops. Additionally, she has shown great resilience and determination in pursuing intense crime organizations, such as Shadaloo.

Chun-Li displays her kind and caring, almost motherly, traits when helping Saki come to terms with the revelation that the Sukeban Deka project was being funded by the Illuminati causing her to question her boss’s motives.

## History

### Background

At the age of five, Chun-Li saw her first classical Chinese play, Peking Opera, and her first Bruce Lee movie, which fascinated her and also became part of the reasons why she started practicing martial arts.

She began by learning Tai Chi. However, Tai Chi was much different from the gorgeous movements she remembered from Peking Opera. Soon afterwards, her father taught her Hongquan as well as various basic exercises from then on. With that, Chun-Li’s skills in Chinese martial arts improved rapidly. Chun-Li used mostly kicks when fighting. This was something she picked up from her father, who was also said to have "legendary legs." Chun-Li continued to develop her kick attacks, embracing techniques from a variety of fighting styles, such as Chinese martial arts, capoeira, battle karate, and taekwondo, thus eventually creating her own style.

Chun-Li would later become a detective at the age of eighteen in hopes of finding her missing father. She later followed in her father's footsteps and become a narcotics investigator at the I.C.P.O (International Criminal Police Organization), also known as Interpol, working as the organization's anti-Shadaloo investigator. Chun-Li was known as the "black sheep of the I.C.P.O.", as she was investigating Shadaloo for the illegal sales of narcotics and weapons when said evil organization got their hold of the high-ups of Interpol.

Chun-Li was an Interpol investigator who had been searching for clues to the recent disappearance of her father. Getting into a friendly spar with an old teacher of hers and friend of her father, Gen, he gives her a lead into who may have killed her father—the mysterious crime syndicate Shadaloo. Finding its leader, M. Bison, she demands he tell her what happened to her father. To her surprise, Bison attacks and basically makes quick work of her, then flies away, laughing at her and telling her if she attacks him again he will kill her just like he did her father.

Chun-Li teamed up with a United States Air Force member, Charlie Nash, to try to track and take down Shadaloo. Together they got pretty deep in, and started to see just what the organization was really about. She then ran into someone she would not have expected at all. It was Charlie's good friend and fellow lieutenant, Guile. Telling Guile he should not get in over his head and to leave the two be, Chun-Li learns he has orders to bring Charlie back. Attempting to use force to stop him, Guile immediately appears and holds her in his arms telling her that she can't force Charlie to not make what is right and for good intentions; nonetheless, she insists that she and her partner be left alone, to which Guile replies that he will never abandon friends in need.

After eventually learning that Bison tricked the Air Force into cancelling the planned bombing of the main Shadaloo base, Chun-Li rushed over to the two soldiers to tell them they were tricked and would have to destroy the base on their own. Chun-Li with Charlie and Guile proceeded to the Shadaloo base located in Thailand to plant bombs around the base as Charlie and Guile headed inside to destroy the Psycho Drive, but Guile then came rushing out, grabbing Chun-Li and telling her Charlie had urged both of them to get away.

Meanwhile, Ryu was fighting with M. Bison. Along the way, Chun-Li saw a young girl escaping with several others (who turned out to be Cammy) and she found Ryu and escaped with him. Later Guile told her that Charlie was inside of the Shadaloo base during the explosion marking his apparent death in the process. Despite being distraught over the initial lack of evidence to prove Shadaloo's crimes, Chun-Li managed to shut down the operations of the Shadaloo evil empire.

Chun-Li received an invitation to the second World Warrior tournament, and discovered that Bison had apparently survived the Thailand base's destruction. With this, she had the clear motive of destroying Shadaloo and avenging her father once again. During the tournament, Chun-Li and her allies manage to reach Bison and engage him in combat that reaches the forest. They fought him to a standstill but he retreated. Since only one of them could go after Bison and Guile had his family to think about Chun Li volunteered. During their fight Akuma showed up out of no where demanding Bison fight him instead. Sensing his inhuman strength Bison agreed. The match didn't last long though. Akuma killed him with barely any effort then left without another word. Shadowloo pretty much collapsed into nothingness after that.

### Story

Chun Li was in Paris at a conference, when Kasumi was kidnapped. However naturally when they ran Shadow Lady’s image through the system her name came up as a match and she took the first flight to Japan the moment they confirmed that she wasn’t involved. She was in the process of piecing things together with Kyoichiro Jin when Saki Asamiya burst into his office to demand answers.

Luckily the area where the kidnapping took place had some security cameras nearby and they had pulled the footage. After Kyoichiru confirmed Chun Li’s alibi to Saki she explained the true nature of Shadowloo as well as her history with M. Bison. Saki and Kyoichira were left shocked that they had never heard of this. Since the psycho power he uses is very hard on a male body Chun Li theorized that Bison wanted to use Kasumi as a battery in some kind of super weapon. Saki remembered that Sakura always talked about a Ryu who was one of the fighters Chun Li mentioned that Bison was after. When Chun Li confirmed that they were one in the same went to go talk to her while Chun Li left to interrogate Copycat Ken.

When she went to Tofu’s clinic she was nearly attacked by Ranma who mistook her for Shadow Lady. Cologne was quick to point out that despite their similar appearance Chun Li didn’t match the description of the woman who kidnapped Kasumi. Chun Li introduced herself and asked Tofu for Ken’s blood work seeing how many other people were there to interrogate him. She recognized the drug in his system confirming that Shadowloo was involved. Unfortunately that meant that Ken was just as much of a victim as Kasumi and thus had no information on the location of Shadowloo’s hideout.

Assuring a still suspicious Ranma that finding Kasumi is her top priority especially since finding her imposter would prove her innocence Chun Li headed out. she received a call from a worried Saki asking for a ride stating that they would need back up. Chun Li waited outside as Saki met with her boss the Dark Inspector. However when she came out she was once again met with suspicion. It turned out that the current backer of Shadowloo had contacts in a number of law enforcement agencies including Interpol and her own which is why the Inspector couldn’t help her.

Chun Li understood the young girls worry, and did her best to absolve them by telling her that she would help. Seeing her commitment convinced Saki that she was straight. Saki told Chun Li about Hotel La Bac, and the two decided that their only option now was to go back there despite knowing that they didn’t stand a chance if it was a front. Saki suddenly had an epiphany, calling Sampai she told him to spread the word to anyone who wanted to help get Kasumi and the others back is to meet at that hotel La Bac. Just before they left they were stopped by Kyoichira.

Saki initially thought he was there to order them not to do anything. However while the Dark Inspector couldn’t personally help he could give her a way to get in. Kyoichira handed her a pair of keys on a special keychain, and told her good luck. Saki eyed her supervisor with a mixture of emotion but finally nodded, accepting the small gesture for what it was. As Chun Li and Saki drove to the La Bac Saki tried to piece together the final pieces that didn’t fit. Why was Bison still experimenting of girls if all of them ended in failure. At this moment they were missing lots of things, and could only hope to get some answers when they go in.

Saki was worried that the Dark Inspector would warn them, but he striked Chun Li as a man of conviction, no matter what he's messed up in. As him giving Saki the keys showed he may not directly help them, he wouldn’t directly hinder them either. When they arrived Saki immediately recognized almost her entire class, as well as Hinako, Dr. Tofu, Frost, and numerous others. Not knowing anyone Chun Li leet Saki take reins in explaining to everyone what was going on. Ranma was initially skeptical, especially when Kitsune started talking about the Illuminati, before Saki shut her up; but she asked them to just trust her. She went on to tell them the place was most likely booby trapped in addition to Shadow and Shadow Lady being in there, but was caught off guard when Ranma asked her if she had a plan.

Luckily Kitsune somehow got the buildings blueprints allowing Chun Li set up a plan of action on where they needed to go requiring that they split up into two group to search the lower and upper areas of the building. However the moment they went in a wave of what could only loosely be described as nausea washed over them. It turns out that the building protected by an anti magic field that also effected chi meaning that While everyone else could go they wouldn’t be able to manipulate their chi drastically compromising their fighting ability. Herb noticed that Saki wasn’t being affected and it turns out that keys the Dark Inspector had given her were neutralizing the effects.

Needing to take out the power source, the group divided into two; while most would spread out above to search Genma Akane, Shin, Claigin, Frost, Mint, Lime and Kodachi would search the floors below and take out the power. While their power weren’t fully restored the effect when one of the stones was destroyed was easily felt. They were about to tread on when they were divided by a trap and attacked by Shadow and Shadow Lady. Despite being against four people, Shadow Lady was able to hold her own, much to Saki, Ranko, Chun Li, and Kuno’s frustration. Knowing that the longer they spent there the longer they had to move Kasumi, Shampoo and Usagi Ranko opted to stay and fight Shadow Lady by herself. Saki helped the recovering Kuno out while Chun Li decided to stay and fight with Ranko.

Chun Li had been forced mostly into a support role, mostly acting as a distraction for their opponent. Their destructive battle eventually reached the point where she was forced to pull Takeshi's still unconscious form to someplace safer. It was here that the second stone was destroyed and Chun Li could feel the shift in power immediately. She returned just in time to see Ranko dodging Shadow Lady as she punched through a nearby wall, and attacked with the Kikouken.

With her power restored the pair rushed their opponent from either side. Shadow Lady proved unable to to deal with the two’s combined might so resorted once again to her missiles. However, unlike all the other times, not a single pair of missiles came out. Instead, across her whole body, tiny hatches opened up revealing dozens of missiles. An instant later, the air was full of projectiles flying in every direction. Explosions engulfed the floor sending debris in every direction.

Ranko resorted to using her ki shield to protect them. Chun Li assured the worried Ranko that Shadow Lady wouldn’t be able to perform a similar attack as it was a desperation move that just expended the last of her stockpile. For the first time since their fight had begun, Shadow Lady showed a sign of uncertainty as she backed off several paces. Taking that as a good sign, Ranko and Chun Li took their time, making sure not to step badly and ruin their advantage.

However it turned out to be a trap she was waiting for them to get into position so that she could unleash her Kikoshou. Realizing this Chun Li fired one of her own to block it. From Ranko's position, all she could really see is the collision of dark and light energy and nothing more. The contest of power went on several seconds, heating up the whole area. Finally, though, the black energy ceased and a moment later Chun Li's counter attack followed suit and Ranko was immediately on the move.

As Chun Li collapsed to her knees to recover Ranko dodged around her and finished off the equally exhausted Shadow Lady with a Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken and Moko Takabisha, before collapsing herself. They were found by Genma’s team and just as they were about to regroup and go find the others when an alarm sounded signaling that the building would self destruct in 20 minutes. Ranko initially thought it was a ploy to get them to leave, but Chun Li wasn’t so sure. Fake or not, they still needed to find Kasumi and the others. So Kodachi, Lime, Claigin, Frost and Shin were left to look after the injured, while the rest went to look for them. They arrived to find the possessed Kasumi, who cheerfully greeted Chun Li much to her confusion.

The possessed Kasumi quickly attacked them showing them no mercy. Chun Li tried to get her to come back to her senses and with 15 minutes before the building self-destructed. She explained that she was actually M. Bison using Kasumi’s body. All Chun Li did when she killed Bison at the psycho drive was destroy his physical body. He used his connection with Rose to claim a new one. Chun Li looked on in shock at this, as did the few who were still conscious. The implications were becoming all too clear. While his attempts at cloning a new body ended in failure he became aware of the potential of the Dark Ha Do. Thus he was led to Kasumi, the perfect vessel.

She taunted the group that there was nothing they could do to save Kasumi, even by some miracle they free her mind she was still possessed by the Dark Ha Do so would only attack them. Only after the sudden outburst of energy in the building, caused by Usagi shattering her crystal to escape the nanobots control, was Kasumi finally stopped as her true personality started to fight that possessing her. This gave Ranko and the others the opportunity to aid those fallen, including Shampoo, finding her barely breathing.

However, after Kasumi cast out the possessing mind, Rose enter the picture, revealing she was the one doing the possession, although believing herself to be Bison. She would attack them, nearly finishing them off, even threatening Shampoo, but Kasumi recovered and faced off with her, allowing the others to escape. Ranko would carry Shampoo most the way, although handing her off to Akane near the end to return to get Kasumi. However, a barrier stopped Ranko from doing so and she too was forced to exit with the others. Utilizing a slide created by Frost, they escaped the building before it was consumed in a strange field.

As the events came to a close, and Sailor Uranus brought out Kasumi from the field. Chun Li was moving to restrained her when Shadow Lady tried to get her to stop. In response to Chun Li’s order to restrain her as well, Claigin and Akane rushed to grab Shadow Lady, who in her weakened condition, could not resist them. Mint and Lime similarly moved and seized Shadow who was likewise regaining consciousness. Shadow Lady continued to try and get her to leave Rose alone. Chun Li merely informed her that the three were under arrest.

By this point Kasumi had regained consciousness and after explaining that Bison’s spirit had died, and the psycho power had been completely purged, asked that they be let go. She also still had control over Shadow Lady and Shadow from when Rose possessed her. Herb suggested that she free them from the nanobots control. After Kyoichira and several other officers showed up a reluctant Chun Li agreed though still insisted the three be taken in for observation. Then with Saki the two tried to explain to their supervisor everything that had happened.

Between her debriefings and dealing with the three detainees Chun Li had an emotionally draining experience. Rose broke into tears the moment she woke up as the full weight of what she did bore down on her. It her two hours to convince Shadow Lady that she was a clone. It looks like Bison gave her memories from about the time she entered that street fighting tournament. He must have some how scanned my mind somewhere because they are very complete. While she was messed up Chun Li was more worried about the lab guys going too far in examining her. Luckily Shadow was partially conscious the whole time so was actually fairly accepting of what he is.

After she finished she went to the dorms to inform Saki of her progress. She herself had just finished her debriefings and was ready to pass out. Chun Li decided to take her lead and go get some rest herself. As she was leaving she congratulated her on the good job she did. Saki didn’t feel that she deserved it given the stronger fighters did most of the work. Since she was the one who found where Kasumi and Usagi were Chun Li told her not to sell herself short, even offering to put in a good word in for her at Interpol.