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  age 31
  birthplace Peking , Ming Empire
  height 5'8" (168 cm)
  weight 117 lbs (55 Kg)
  birthdate October 23
  bloodtype B
  weapon Bladed Nunchaku
  weaponname Falcon (SE, SC3-)
  discipline Matchless Dragon
  family Parents: Deceased <br>Sister: Meimei <br>Lover: Chie<br> Son: he doesn't know of his existence
  english
  japanese Jin Yamanoi
  alignment Neutral


Li Long is a Video Game Character in the ''Soul'' series of Fighting Games . Li Long made his first appearance in '' Soul Edge '' and also appears as a Secret Character in '' Soul Calibur III ''.


BIOGRAPHY

After the death of the great Eirakutei, the Ming Dynasty was left open to plundering by Pirate s from southern Japan . Li Long was hired by the emperor on a private mission to Assassinate the leader of the pirates and bring Soul Edge home with him. However, he never really cared about Soul Edge and instead decided to not only assassinate the leader of the pirates, but the Daimyo feudal lords as well. This was not part of the mission, but there was no doubt in his mind that he would succeed. However, Long was not as strong as he thought, and an attack on the head of a powerful family in Honshū failed horribly. Left badly injured, he was rescued by a young girl named Chie. Chie was the daughter of the former leader of the Fu-Ma clan, Hachibei, operating as an innkeeper. Chie had been permanently traumatized by the death of her mother as a child and had permanently lost the ability to speak. She devoted herself to Long's care, and they eventually fell in love; and he stayed with Chie long after he was made fit for travel again. One day, while Li Long was out, a fight had broken out at the Inn. Chie was thought to have been killed, and a wounded Hachibei told Long that a wandering swordsman had started the fight and left. Witnesses thought that it may have been Heishiro Mitsurugi , but obviously, Mitsurugi was not the only swordsman wandering the land. In actuality, the swordsman had been a Ninja of the Fu-Ma clan, sent by its leader, Toki, to take back a sword that Yahei had stolen from them. Long set out for revenge on Chie's behalf, learning along the way that Mitsurugi was looking for the Soul Edge. Long decided that if he found the sword first, Mitsurugi would eventually have to come to fight him; and if it turned out that Mitsurugi wasn't responsible for Chie's death, he would seek out every last swordsman until he got his revenge.

In his journey, he came to Valencia , Spain , where he, after defeating a jet black hawk who attacked him, found the dread pirate, Cervantes De Leon , keeper of the watchers--one of which Long had killed previously during his journey--and possessor of the Soul Edge. He tried to steal the evil blade from him, and ended up in a fierce battle with the pirate; but he was quickly defeated by the sword's overwhelming power and fell to the ground, drenched in blood, calling out Chie's name. At that exact moment, Chie awoke in a Monastery in Honshū. She may have been severely scarred on her back, but she was alive, and eventually learned of Long's misguided quest for revenge on her behalf. She waited for him for a month, when she discovered that she was pregnant with his child.

After his complete defeat at the pirate's hand, Li Long tried to escape. Cervantes chased him, but for some odd reason he gave up pursuit (probably at the presence of Sophitia ). Li Long was exhausted, but before fainting took a look back and was witness of a bright column of light coming from the port - the Evil Seed. When he woke up, he found his body was heavily damaged and that it would take time to heal. But worse for him was to find that he also suffered from traumas. He felt worthless, questioning himself if his acts were righteous and if he committed the same atrocities to every swordsman he hunted. His confidence was totally shattered. Something within him was consumed.

He always was capable of avoiding the assassins sent to kill him, both ninjas and those sent from the Ming Empire. But now he felt more cornered, as if he were stalked by a shadow. He fled like a fallen warrior. He adopted a false name, traveled only in nighttime, and constantly changed his disguise. He was once the predator, but now he was the prey.

Three years later, when Chai Xianghua , a member of the Ming Dynasty Imperial Guard, was preparing to leave on a similar mission on the emperor's behalf, she was asked by Li Meimei to check on her brother, Long, and see if he was alive. Xianghua did eventually learn that Li Long had not died, finding him just after having won a battle, but he would never return to Ming Dynasty China again.

Without a sense of time, he wandered. He stumble upon a town, hoping to gain some anonymity from its vibrant population. But his pursuers were closing in dangerously. When he finally gave up, he was unexpectedly saved by a girl. Normally he would just walk away from her, but something stopped her. Not the girl's kindness, it was the faint gesture that hinted she too lost something. He wouldn't think twice about giving a false name, but he told her his real name, something he had not done in a while.

He accepted her offer and stayed, but he knew it wasn't meant to last. His pursuers were ruthless and relentless, and every time he looked at the girl, she reminded him of Chie, stirring his guilty conscience. But why had he found it so hard to leave?

She took care of him, who sometimes gazed at her with his sad eyes. It seems she, who lived all her life powerless, cannot turn her back to him, who seems to have lost everything.

Then they finally found him. The man in the entrance said something to the girl, and she was trying to tell Li Long something with her gaze. However, he ignored it and took his weapon to stand before his persecutors. He fought trying to control his trembling hand. In the past, it was unheard of Li Long to be slow to react. He still was able to barely defeat his foes, and the experience made him remember something he forgot: how to fight for something.

The girl stared frozen at the scene, but it didn't matter to him since he decided to leave anyway. He had nothing more he could say to her, but she ran up to him and touched gently his back, communicating her feelings more clearly than any word can offer.

He left the town that day, but now he knows what to do, for the ones who urges him to live. He was still there. Half of himself was left with that dreaded blade. Now it's time to regain it, but he still don't know that his lover is searching for him, and that the proof of their love was now breathing.


WEAPONS

-- Falcon

A handmade nunchaku, made by Li Long, with blades on each end. its damage-dealing abilities are greatly increased, but it needs great skill to handle without receiving severe injuries. Originally Li Long used only one Falcon, but recently he developed a new twin-style using 2 nunchaku.


STAGES

-- The Narrow Gorge (SB)

The San Kyo gorge is found running through one of China's greatest rivers, the Yangtze. Its a vital point by traveling in the mainland, and is specially made to travel in raft. Li Long came to the conclusion that Mitsurugi must come to this passage. Burning with vengueful thoughts, Li Long awaited his rival to show.


TRIVIA

  • Since he stopped appearing after Soul Blade , most fans believed him to be dead. The theory was reinforced by one of the pictures in Soul Calibur 's Prologue where a man, resembling Li Long, is depicted badly hurt and at the mercy of Cervantes . It was revealed in one of the minigames released by Namco that Li Long was in fact alive, but since it was revealed in only one of many possible outcomes, most fans assumed it to be non- Canon . With the release of Soul Calibur III and Li Long's profile in Namco's Hometek Page, it was finally confirmed that he was alive all this time.

  • Li Long will appear as a standard fighter in '''', along with Hwang Seong-gyeong , and Amy .

  • In Soul Blade , Chie's father is called ''"Yahei"''. Many fans assumed this to be a pseudonym of Hachibei, since he was being hunted by the Fu-Ma ninjas, but in reality was simply a minstranslation of his name.

  • Li Long is a Bonus Character in Soul Calibur III . His 1P attire is mostly original, with some parts available for use in Create-a-Fighter (like the Sedge Hat). His 2P attire is also mostly original. Both his outfits are similar to his 2 outfits in Soul Edge .

  • Li Long can be found in Tales of Soul Mode in the Osthreinsburg Castle - Battlement, Tira 's stage. This is most probably an homage to his old Soul Edge stage, which was also aboard a raft in a river.

  • In the Eastern European version of Soul Edge (not including the U.K.,France Etc.), his weapon was changed into a Three Sectional Staff , due to negative cultural associations with the term "ninja" and "ninja-like" weapons.

  • Li Long is pursued by both Ming Dynasty agents and Fu-Ma Ninjas. The first because he abandoned his duties with the empire, the seconds because they believe he has the Mekki-Maru dagger, which is actually in the hands of Taki .

  • Li Long traveled from China to Japan using a false name: Zhang Wu, who is a rival of his who was sent in the second group to find Soul Edge on behalf of the Ming Emperor.

  • Li Long is one of the 4 only characters in Soul Edge with a "Destined Battle" of sorts. Every time he fights Mitsurugi , the stage is preset to be in "The Desert Path", Hwang 's stage.