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YANG XIAO LONG

Player: Mew
Canon: RWBY
Canon Point: Post V6
Alignment: Thras
Date of Entry: 05/07/2017

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Age: 19-ish
Birthday: June 1st (Headcanon | "Yellow" Trailer Premiere Date)
Eye Color: Violet
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5'8"
Amulet: An oval cabochon crystal pendant set into a flat, gunmetal backing with simple filigree on the sides and bottom.
Appearance: Her current outfit and some good reference shots of her prosthetic which currently has some damage to it.
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Background:
Summary of Yang's canon history on the RWBY Wiki

Personality: "[Yang Xiao Long is] the kind of person who would teach someone how to swim by pushing them in the water."

~ Barbara Dunkelman (Yang's voice actress)

Blonde, bold, and beautiful, Yang Xiao Long is all these things and more. At first glance, it's easy to assume she's your average party girl, given her cheerful and exuberant personality. But beyond that is a young woman with a wealth of compassion and warmth in her heart for those she loves, and a worldly insight that belies her appearance.

Confident to a fault, Yang delights in meeting new people and experiencing new things. As a self-proclaimed thrill-seeker, she has a thirst for adventure and excitement and she's not at all afraid to pursue it. Her straight-forward nature carries over into most aspects of her life, whether it be in how she presents herself, how she deals with problems, or even how she interacts with people. She holds no qualms about making her opinions or desires known when she wants to, although she will often choose to just "go with the flow" and adapt to a situation as necessary, occasionally even acting as a mediator when tempers other than her own are flaring. Yang also possesses a ~~terrible~~ great sense of humor and is no stranger to mischief if it means having a good time.

But, make no mistake, Yang is a loyal friend who will support and protect the people she cares about, if sometimes in her own unique way. Though she may step back to let others work out their own problems for themselves, whenever someone is truly in need of help or even just a hug, she'll be there.

Abilities:
AURA - "Aura" is the manifestation of one's soul in Remnant, and a power which Huntsmen and Huntresses like Yang are adept at utilizing in combat. It passively protects the bearer from harm (ie. slashes, bullets, and blunt trauma) and also enables them to do incredible feats. However, Aura cannot be wielded while asleep or unconscious and continuous damage will cause a user's Aura to deplete, eventually leaving them vulnerable to normal damage. Stronger attacks can also cause a user's Aura to deplete at a faster rate or break entirely, signified by a yellow-gold crackle of energy in Yang's case.

SEMBLANCE - Most Aura users also have a Semblance, an ability or power that is often unique to the Huntsman or Huntress. In Yang's case, her Semblance is a form of Kinetic Absorption; whenever she takes damage, energy of those hits is added to her already formidable strength, allowing her to make her own attacks more powerful either in short bursts or in one explosive all-out attack. However, Yang's Semblance comes with a price. Her Aura will still deplete with any strike she takes, meaning that while she can become stronger, she also leaves herself more vulnerable to receiving injury or harm, and once she's used up the energy she's absorbed, she's back to square one, which can leave her weakened and/or exhausted. Her hair is a visible indicator of her Semblance in use as it glows or occasionally even appears to catch fire depending on the amount of power she's absorbed. Her eyes will often also switch to their red hue given her usual furious mind-set when she's using her Semblance at its greatest power.

SUPER STRENGTH - Yang seems to have an impressive and higher than average physical prowess for a Huntress her age, capable of lifting obscene amounts of weight without much difficulty and without any apparent use of her Semblance. Her robotic prosthetic also seems to avail her some degree of additional strength, although that may merely be due to the nature of its metallic parts and synthetic build (in that it is harder and won't tire the way a real muscle might).

HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING - Yang has trained as a Huntress for several years, first at Signal Academy, a combat school in Patch, and then at the prestigious Beacon Academy. She has learned a lot of her fighting techniques from her father, Taiyang Xiao Long, a professional Huntsman and teacher at Signal Academy. Because of this, Yang has extensive experience with hand-to-hand combat and fighting in general, and is able to use her training extremely effectively. Her fighting style combines aspects of classic boxing, with a mix of kick-boxing, martial art, and her own unique flair.

COMBAT READY - Due to her training and experience, Yang is very capable of keeping a level head when in battle or in other high intensity situations and does, in fact, enjoy the thrill of it. She's been exposed to a variety of combat styles, techniques, and weaponry, so while it is still possible to catch her off-guard, she will use her experience to tip battles in her favor wherever possible. Though she may not be an exceptional wide-scale tactician like her sister, she is still plenty capable of fighting strategically and effectively one-on-one. In addition to this, given the design of her extremely unique weaponry, Yang has had to learn to hit targets at both close and wide range and she is a dead shot at both. Moving targets can often be struck with deadly accuracy regardless of their distance. Yang is also able to accurately augment her speed and jumps using the recoil of her weapons, boosting and angling herself while in mid-air or along the ground in order to out-maneuver opponents or traverse the field of battle quickly. Lastly, while she may not be the fountain of enthusiasm that her sister is, Yang has an impressive well of energy and vivaciousness of her own to pull from. It takes a great deal to visibly tire her and even then she's capable of pushing through it and continuing whatever activity she's doing, and effectively at that, even if it's battling hoards of monsters. In a fight, she's difficult to wear down, in part because of her powers that allow her to draw strength from any damage she takes, but also because she seems to have a higher than average pain tolerance, able to take two direct hits from a giant armored robot (and go through several concrete pillars) and still get up without any staggering or struggle. She does, however, suffer from at least a mild form of PTSD, and can potentially suffer visions or flashes if triggered, although she also seems very capable of calming herself down and handling them on her own. Combat, or at least practice sparring, does not seem to be a trigger for her.

Inventory:
Prosthetic Arm - The majority of Yang's right arm is comprised of an incredibly advanced robotic prosthetic. Though the specifics on its full abilities are unavailable at the moment, it has been shown to be capable of most, if not all, the same functions and responses a normal flesh and blood arm can perform. Yang describes it as feeling "almost natural" as opposed to the weight (literally and metaphorically) she expected it to be, possibly due to the advanced technology being able to link with her real nerves and muscles or perhaps through an extension of her Aura (much like her weaponry). Concealed under a small panel in the forearm area is a small shotgun cannon that can fire with power comparable to her gauntlet. The prosthetic can stand up to combat, including rough grappling and pulling and not become damaged or dislodged, although Yang herself can remove it as desired. [ ✖ ]
Ember Celica - Yang's customized, self-made weapon of choice, her Dual Ranged Shot Gauntlets, also known as Ember Celica. Each gauntlet generally has a limit of 24 (ish) shots before needing to be reloaded. [ ✖ ]
Aviator Sunglasses - A pair of gold-rimmed aviator style sunglasses. [ ✖ ]
Photo of Team STRQ - An old photograph of Team STRQ, the members of which are Summer Rose, Taiyang Xiao Long, and Raven & Qrow Branwen. Presumably taken sometime during the team's time at Beacon or in their hay-day after graduation, despite its age it's in surprisingly good condition (with none of the wear and tear that Qrow's copy of the same photo contains). [ ✖ ]

Other:

Just as a forewarning, Yang canonically has a temper and can be a tad unpredictable when that temper is pushed. For example, she once grabbed a guy "below the belt" and threatened him after he called her "sweetheart", and any damage to her luxurious blonde hair is guaranteed to send her into a rage, even if it's just a single strand lost. While I will always contact a mun ahead of time where I can, please do mind poking the dragon, lol.

Also if you're at all uncomfortable with where a thread is going or don't wish to have any CR with Yang at all for any reason, please contact me via Plurk or PM or use Yang's HMD/Opt-Out post linked above.

Permissions: Permissions for actions done to this character.
Key: ☐ (neutral; contact first) | ☑ (yes) | ☒ (no).
» Backtagging: ☑
» Threadhopping: ☑ (A heads-up is helpful though so I don't tag over you XD)
» Hugging: ☑
» Kissing: ☑
» Fighting: ☑☑☑☑☑
» Injuring: ☐
» Killing: ☐ (Definitely contact me first!)
» Fourth Wall: ☒ (Feel free to call her Goldilocks though)
» Manipulation: ☐ (Please contact me first so we can hammer out details.)