Li Long
Li Long is a male video game character who features in Soulcalibur.
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Biography
Li Long (Japanese: リ・ロン, Hepburn: Ri Ron, Chinese: 李龍)
After the death of Eirakutei, the Ming Dynasty suffered from predation and plundering by pirates from southern Japan. Li Long was hired by the emperor on a private mission to assassinate the leader of the pirate group and return with the Soul Edge. Despite his mission, Long cared little about the recovery of the Soul Edge and not only intended to assassinate the leader of the pirates but the daimyo feudal lords as well. On his mission, he targeted the powerful Honshū family head only for the mission to go horribly wrong with Long being badly injured in the process. He came to be rescued by a young girl named Chie who was the daughter of the former leader of the Fu-Ma clan who was Hachibei that operated as an innkeeper. Chie had been 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 the ninjatō, Mekki-Maru, that Hachibei had stolen from them. Long set out for revenge on Chie's behalf, learning along the way that Mitsurugi was looking for Soul Edge. Li 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.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Li Long was a skilled warrior and an assassin for the Ming Emperor. The Ming Dynasty had long suffered plundring by Japanese pirates called the Vakou. The emperor sent Li Long to assassinate the leader of the pirates, and also gave him a secret order to locate and retrieve the legendary sword Soul Edge. Li Long cared nothing for the Soul Edge, however. Taking advantage of war-torn Japan, Li Long not only targeted the Vakou leader but the Dainyo feudal lords as well. This was beyond the limits of his mission, but Li Long knew he would be successful and he would earn high praise from the emperor for his actions. However, he was only one man. His attack on the head of a powerful family in Honshu went awry, and he was badly wounded. Fortunately for Li Long, a beautiful girl named Chie found him and rescued him. Chie was the daughter of an innkeeper named Hachibei.
Powers and abilities
Li Long's weapon were a pair of nunchaku with mounted blades.
Notes
- Li Long was created by Namco where he featured in the Soulcalibur universe.
- Due to a ban of nunchaku weapons in the United Kingdom, they were changed to a three-sectioned staff for the European release of Soul Blade.
Appearances
- Soul Edge:
- Soul Calibur III:
- Soul Calibur V:
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