My losses, my failures. Those more than anything are what have shaped me into who I am, showed me how I need to grow. If there's something I'm missing, it's not because I lost it. It's because I haven’t found it yet. And the only way to do that is to keep going.
- —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.
She also appeared in the 84th episode of DBX, Yang VS Bakugo, where she fought against Katsuki Bakugo from the My Hero Academia 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.
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
3D model used in Death Battle
(From RWBY Volume 1)
(From RWBY Volume 1)
Sprite used in DBX
(From BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle)
(From BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle)
Arsenal and Abilities
Ember Celica
Prosthetic Arm
Shotgun
(Via Prosthetic Arm)
(Via Prosthetic Arm)
Long-Range Shells
Explosive Rounds
Explosive Propulsion
(Via Ember Celica)
(Via Ember Celica)
Hand-to-Hand Combat
Superhuman Strength
Superhuman Durability
Semblance: Burn
Quake
Sunbreaker
Fire Fists
Trivia
- Yang is the seventh Hitotsubashi character to appear, after Vegeta, Son Goku, Majin Buu, Gaara, Guts, and Hercule Satan, and with the next 50 being Roronoa Zoro, Portgas D. Ace, Android 18, Naruto Uzumaki, Ichigo Kurosaki, Jotaro Kujo, Kenshiro, Lucy, Master Roshi, Jiraiya, Weiss Schnee, Sasuke Uchiha, Hiei, Mob, Tatsumaki, All Might, Might Guy, Genos, Kakashi Hatake, Beerus, Shoto Todoroki, Sanji, Rock Lee, Broly, Blake Belladonna, Goku Black, Dio Brando, Madara Uchiha, Sōsuke Aizen, Saitama, Tanjiro Kamado, Jonathan Joestar, Xeno Trunks, Izuku Midoriya, Asta, Gogeta, Vegito, Killua Zoldyck, Obito Uchiha, Frieza, Satoru Gojo, Makima, Bardock, Giorno Giovanna, Mahito, Tomura Shigaraki, Light Yagami, Yugi Muto, Yami Yugi, and Ruby Rose.
- She is the fourth Hitotsubashi character to win, after Vegeta, Guts, and Hercule Satan, and with the next 23 being Roronoa Zoro, Android 18, Naruto Uzumaki, Kenshiro, Lucy, Master Roshi, Hiei, Tatsumaki, Might Guy, Beerus, Shoto Todoroki, Sanji, Broly, Blake Belladonna, Dio Brando, Madara Uchiha, Jonathan Joestar, Asta, Vegito, Obito Uchiha, Frieza, Satoru Gojo, and Tomura Shigaraki.
- 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.
- Yang is the first Rooster Teeth character to appear, with the next 14 being The Meta, Agent Carolina, 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 Rooster Teeth character to win, with the next six being Agent Carolina, Leonard L. Church, Lavernius Tucker, Agent Texas, Sheila, Michael J. Caboose, and Blake Belladonna.
- Yang is the second character to be voiced by one of their official voice actors, after J.A.R.V.I.S., and with the next 14 being The Meta, Agent Carolina, Epsilon, Twilight Sparkle, 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 41 being Agent Carolina, Tracer, Shovel Knight, Widowmaker, Weiss Schnee, Mob, All Might, Miles Morales, Esdeath, Beerus, Shoto Todoroki, Spider-Gwen, Ryūko Matoi, Blake Belladonna, Steven Universe, Star Butterfly, Goku Black, Korra, Jinx, Tanjiro Kamado, Excalibur, John Wick, Izuku Midoriya, Asta, Chosen Undead, Last Dragonborn, Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, Bill Cipher, Discord, Satoru Gojo, Makima, Rick Sanchez, Joker, Crewmate, The Impostor, Fall Guy, Asura, Mahito, Tomura Shigaraki, The Traveler, and Ruby Rose.
- Yang and her opponent are the 31st and 32nd Hitotsubashi characters to appear in DBX, after Saitama, Kenshiro, Sakura Haruno, Future Trunks, Sasuke Uchiha, Hiei, Rock Lee, Jotaro Kujo, Kenshin Himura, Roronoa Zoro, Z Broly, Guts, Vegeta, Killua Zoldyck, Goku Black, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Monkey D. Luffy, Ichigo Kurosaki, Dio Brando, Ruby Rose, Son Gohan, Boa Hancock, Blake Belladonna, Inuyasha. Frieza, Son Goku, Gon Freecss, and Trafalgar Law, and with the next three being Vegito, Gogeta, and Naruto Uzumaki.
- She is the third RWBY character to appear, after Ruby Rose and Blake Belladonna.
- She is the second RWBY character to lose, after Blake Belladonna.
- She is the 16th Hitotsubashi character to lose, after Saitama, Kenshiro, Sasuke Uchiha, Hiei, Rock Lee, Kenshin Himura, Z Broly, Guts, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Ichigo Kurosaki, Dio Brando, Boa Hancock, Blake Belladonna, Vegeta, and Gon Freecss, and with the next one being Vegito.
- She is the third RWBY character to appear, after Ruby Rose and Blake Belladonna.
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.
External Links
- Yang on Wikipedia
- Yang on the RWBY Wiki
