- —Yang Xiao Long
Yang Xiao Long is one of the main protagonists of the RWBY series. She appeared in the 54th episode of Death Battle, Yang VS Tifa, where she fought against Tifa Lockhart from the Final Fantasy series.
History
Yang Xiao Long was the daughter to a renowned Huntress, Raven Branwen, and was raised alongside her younger half-sister, Ruby Rose. With her mother having left shortly after her birth, Yang took care of Ruby, while making it her personal goal to find Raven after finding out her true relation with her. After a search attempt that nearly got her and Ruby killed, Yang chose to become a Huntress herself to find her mother, while also having fun adventures and doing good for other people. After years of training, she would eventually be accepted into Beacon Academy, forming Team RWBY with her sister and new classmates Weiss and Blake, her goal being to travel the world, challenging other fighters, while also searching for answers about her mother.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Height: 5'8" | 172.7 cm
- Age: 17
- Has a motorcycle called Bumblebee
- When angry, eyes turn red & hair produces fire
- Infamous for her puns
- Hot headed... figuratively & literally
- Inspired by Goldilocks
- Trained by Qrow Branwen
Ember Celica (Dual Ranged Shot Gauntlets)
- AKA Shotgun Gauntlets
- Fires Kinetic pulses
- Holds 12 shots each
- Can use momentum of pulses to boost speed and jumps
- Ammunition
- Orange Shells: Long-Range shells
- Red Shells: Explosive rounds
- Ammunition
Aura
- Superhuman Strength
- Superhuman Durability
- Can block deadly attacks
- Heals minor wounds
- Semblance
- Draws Strength from damage taken
- Power stems from her hair
- No defined limit
- Must remain conscious to absorb power
- Not limited to physical attacks
Feats
- Beat Junior's gang singlehandedly
- Blocked attacks from Paladin-290
- Obliterated Paladin after her Semblance absorbed two hits
- Survived being hit 10000 feet in the air
- Fought Beowolves for a whole day
- Punched Junior through a pillar without using the Ember Celica
Cameo Appearances
Yang can be seen during Deadpool VS Mask in one of the alternate realities that was shown in the background when Deadpool uses the Continuity Gem. Instead of holding Tifa in a chokehold and snapping her neck, Yang is the one getting her neck snapped instead.
DBX
For an article covering Yang's appearance in DBX, visit the DBX Wiki.
Yang appeared in the 84th episode of DBX, Yang VS Bakugo, where she fought against Katsuki Bakugo from the My Hero Academia series and lost.
Death Battle Quotes
- Hello. No need to panic, people. Just looking for someone. I will take a strawberry sunrise, though. No ice. Thanks.
- So... does this mean no sunrise?
- Having fun? I sure am!
- Not even close.
- Ugh... did I just explode?
- Like that?
- Nailed it.
Gallery
Appearance
Arsenal and Abilities
Trivia
- Yang is the seventh non-DC Warner character to appear, after Shang Tsung, Lord Raiden, Lion-O, Shao Kahn, Sektor, and Scorpion, and with the next 30 being The Meta, Agent Carolina, Epsilon, Sonya Blade, Sub-Zero, Samurai Jack, Ben Tennyson, Weiss Schnee, Johnny Cage, Sindel, Goro, Sarge, Dick Simmons, Dexter Grif, Franklin Delano Donut, Lopez the Heavy, Leonard L. Church, Lavernius Tucker, Agent Texas, Sheila, Michael J. Caboose, Blake Belladonna, Steven Universe, Jason Voorhees, Scooby-Doo, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Rick Sanchez, Wile E. Coyote, Tom Cat, and Ruby Rose.
- She is the third non-DC Warner character to win, after Shao Kahn and Scorpion, and with the next 12 being Agent Carolina, Epsilon, Sonya Blade, Sub-Zero, Samurai Jack, Leonard L. Church, Lavernius Tucker, Agent Texas, Sheila, Michael J. Caboose, Blake Belladonna, and Jason Voorhees.
- She is the first Rooster Teeth character to appear, with the next 15 being The Meta, Agent Carolina, Epsilon, Weiss Schnee, Sarge, Dick Simmons, Dexter Grif, Franklin Delano Donut, Lopez the Heavy, Leonard L. Church, Lavernius Tucker, Agent Texas, Sheila, Michael J. Caboose, Blake Belladonna, and Ruby Rose.
- She is the first RWBY character to appear, with the next three being Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Ruby Rose.
- She is the first RWBY character to win, with the next one being Blake Belladonna.
- She is the first Rooster Teeth character to win, with the next seven being Agent Carolina, Epsilon, Leonard L. Church, Lavernius Tucker, Agent Texas, Sheila, Michael J. Caboose, and Blake Belladonna.
- She is the first RWBY character to appear, with the next three being Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Ruby Rose.
- Yang is the second character to be officially voiced by their official voice actor, after J.A.R.V.I.S., and with the next 13 being The Meta, Agent Carolina, Epsilon, Weiss Schnee, Zuko, Sarge, Dick Simmons, Dexter Grif, Franklin Delano Donut, Lopez the Heavy, Leonard L. Church, Lavernius Tucker, and The Doctor.
- Yang is the first combatant to appear who is younger than Death Battle itself, with the next 35 being Agent Carolina, Tracer, Shovel Knight, Widowmaker, Weiss Schnee, Mob, All Might, Miles Morales, Esdeath, Beerus, Shoto Todoroki, Spider-Gwen, Ryūko Matoi, Senketsu, Blake Belladonna, Steven Universe, Star Butterfly, Goku Black, Korra, Jinx, Tanjiro Kamado, Excalibur, The Lotus, John Wick, Izuku Midoriya, Asta, Chosen Undead, Last Dragonborn, Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, Bill Cipher, Discord, Satoru Gojo, Makima, Rick Sanchez, and Ruby Rose.
Notes
- ↑ While Yang made her debut in the "Yellow" Trailer for RWBY, which is canon to the series, due to the fact that it was just a trailer, it can not be counted as the proper debut of the character.
References
- Yang on Wikipedia
- Yang on the RWBY Wiki