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- "Let's get this started!"
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Yang (ヤン, Yang) is a character in the Street Fighter series. He first appeared in Street Fighter III and is voiced by Koji Tobe in New Generation and 2nd Impact and by Masakazu Suzuki in 3rd Strike. In New Generation, Yang is selectable only as a "palette swap" of his brother Yun. In the latter two games Yang is a separate character with his own unique set of Special Moves and Super Arts. He is also a playable character in the arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV.[2]
Personality
Yang is a lot less cocky and hot headed then his older brother Yun. He is much calmer but just as confident about his moves and fighting style as his brother.
Story The Lee Brothers were only relatives to their long-lost uncle Lee who fought in the first World Tournament (his wherabouts after that was unknown but he did request Gen to train them).
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition
With his twin brother Yun, he followed Chun-Li on her mission to take down S.I.N., with the pair thinking that anything Chun-Li considers worth fighting must be an interesting challenge. He also uses this opportunity to test his skills against other fighters besides Yun and his uncles.
Street Fighter III
Yang, along with Yun, entered the third World Warrior tournament to show their skills. They later found and fought Gill, who appreciated their effort and granted them leadership of their town. They passionately turned down his offer, since they only fought him to stop his maniacal plans.
Non-Canon Story
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max
In the portable versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3, Yang and his twin brother Yun are searching around the world for the legendary movie star Fei Long, so they could become famous movie stars. They have a run-in with Dee Jay, who by chance is known to associate with Fei Long, and so Yun fought him and won. Yun heard rumors of Fei-Long working with Shadaloo, but Dee Jay claims they were false, knowing Fei Long was no crook. With Dee Jay's help, they finally find Fei Long and fight him to know the truth. After the Lee Brothers won, Fei Long told Yun and Yang that he had simply infiltrated Shadaloo to get closer to their evil leader, M. Bison. The Lee Brothers decided to help Fei Long in order to save the world from Shadaloo. Unfortunately, the Lee Brothers and Fei Long were then caught by Shadaloo. They successfully escaped, and began to work their way to Bison. Fei Long let Yun finish off the rest of Shadaloo's Dolls, while he finds and fights Bison. Yun finds Fei Long defeated at Bison's feet. Bison asks the Lee Brothers to join him and Shadaloo, but they refuse. And so, they fight, and with the help of Fei Long, the Lee Brothers are victorious. Fei Long thanks them, and in return the Lee brothers got their wish to become movie stars and starred in their own movie Street King 2: Three Dragons.
Gameplay
His techniques were in the beginning identical to Yun in Street Fighter III: New Generation, but since 2nd Impact and 3rd Strike, he received his own moveset and Special Moves, differiating from his brother in playstyle.
His techniques are Tourou Zan, a slashing move similar to Fei Long's Rekkaken due to the ability of being used multiple times in rapid succession; Senkyuutai, a kick which (depending on the button) can strike immediately or roll towards the opponent before hitting; Byakko Soushouda, a double palmstrike at the opponent and Kaihou, which is basically a teleport. He does still share Zenpou Tenshin with Yun; a command grab similar to Fei Long's.
His Super Arts in 3rd Strike are Raishin Mahhaken; Tenshin Senkyuutai and Seiei Enbu. They would return as Ultra Combo's in Super Street fighter IV Arcade Edition (while Seiei Enbu would be used as a Super Move instead).
Trivia
- Yang has appeared in less games than Yun so far
- Yun and Yang are collectively known as the Lee Brothers. Out of the two twins, Yang is younger.
- Yang and Yun both have striking similarities to two characters from the anime Gundam Wing - Duo Maxwell for Yun, who sports a ballcap and wears his hair in a long braid - and Trowa Barton for Yang, an acrobat with incredibly long and jagged bangs.
- He appears in Chun-Li's opening movie in Street Fighter IV with Yun. The twins also make a brief appearence in Chun Li's Super Street Fighter IV ending. The duo would later become playable in the arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV.
- Lee is stated to be Yun and Yang's uncle, and as such share a similar attack. Yang's Senkyuutai attack looks just like Lee's old rising kick attack, in fact, the short version performs the move exactly without Yang's start-up roll.
- Yang is much more reserved and level-headed in comparison to his hotheaded twin, though he is just as confident in his skills. To note to this difference in personality, his remix of their theme in Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition is more calm and pleasant sounding in its beat.
- Yun and Yang's theme in all of the Street Fighter III games bear a resemblance to the James Bond theme. The version in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike sounds the most similar.
- In the CPS3 Version of Street Fighter III:3rd Strike, sometimes Yang's Tenshin Senkyutai Super Art glitches; the name becomes Magnetic Storm though when selected, it is still Tenshin Senkyutai.
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See Also
Yang's moves in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Yang's moves in Super Street Fighter IV
References
| Street Fighter III Characters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Generation | Alex · Dudley · Elena · Ibuki · Ken · Necro · Oro · Ryu · Sean · Yang · Yun | |||
| 2nd Impact | Akuma · Gill · Hugo · Shin Akuma · Urien | |||
| 3rd Strike | Chun-Li · Makoto · Q · Remy · Twelve | |||
| Street Fighter IV Characters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Abel · Akuma · Balrog · Blanka · Chun-Li · C. Viper · Dhalsim · E. Honda El Fuerte · Guile · Ken · M. Bison · Rufus · Ryu · Sagat · Vega · Zangief | |||
| Console | Cammy · Dan · Fei Long · Gen · Gouken · Rose · Seth · Sakura | |||
| Super | Adon · Cody · Dee Jay · Dudley · Guy · Hakan · Ibuki · Juri · Makoto · T. Hawk | |||
| Arcade Edition | Evil Ryu · Oni · Yang · Yun | |||
| Ultra | Decapre · Elena · Hugo · Poison · Rolento | |||