Michelle Chang (Tekken)
Michelle Chang is a female video game character who features in Tekken.
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Biography
Michelle Chang (Japanese: ミシェール・チャン, Hepburn: Mishēru Chan) was a young Native American woman of mixed descent, from Arizona. Her father is a man from Hong Kong, sent to America by Heihachi Mishima with the task of finding a treasure on Native American land. Mr Chang found romance and stayed in America to marry his new love. Michelle was born shortly after, and they lived together happily until, on her eighteenth birthday, Michelle learns from her mother that her father has been killed by Heihachi's men. Outraged, Michelle entered the first King of Iron Fist Tournament determined to exact revenge on Heihachi. Michelle was unsuccessful in winning the tournament, and her entry stoked more trouble for her when it was noticed that she was in possession of a valuable pendant, something which was sought by Kunimitsu, an ex-Manji Clan member, Heihachi himself and, later, his son Kazuya.
Chang entered the King of Iron Fist Tournament with the specific objective of confronting Heihachi Mishima to exact revenge for the death of her father. She traveled from her home in Arizona to participate in the global combat event, utilizing her mastery of Chinese Kenpo and various grappling techniques to defeat a series of opponents. During the competition, she faced and overcame Kunimitsu, a masked treasure hunter who attempted to steal her ancestral pendant. Upon the conclusion of her participation in the tournament, she returned to the Arizona desert. She walked across the arid landscape toward her home, where she dropped her travel bag and reunited with her mother, who was sitting outside. She then ran toward her mother in an act of celebration, marking the end of her initial journey.
Two years after the first tournament, Kazuya organized a second and, determined to seize Michelle's amulet, kidnapped her mother in order to ensure her participation. His plan worked, and Michelle entered the second King of Iron Fist Tournament. The task of acquiring the amulet was handed to Ganryu, a Sumo wrestler and bodyguard of Kazuya's. However, rather than capture his target, Ganryu fell in love with Michelle, a love that was not reciprocated, and Michelle was able to hold on to her amulet.
Shortly after the second tournament, Michelle found a baby girl abandoned in a ruined Native American settlement. Michelle decided to adopt the child, whom she named Julia and raised as her own. Julia grew up with a strong love for her adoptive mother and her tribe, and was taught how to fight by Michelle so that she could protect her homeland. As Julia reached adulthood, stories of martial artists disappearing began to reach the tribe, leading to concerns that the tribal legends of the God of Fighting were coming true. Fearing that the amulet she held could somehow be responsible for the god's awakening, a concerned Michelle traveled to Japan to see Heihachi for answers as to why he originally sought the amulet. Rather than help her, Heihachi kidnapped Michelle and used her amulet to fully awaken Ogre, the God of Fighting. When Michelle did not return, Julia suspected that Heihachi was responsible for her mother's disappearance and entered the newly announced third King of Iron Fist Tournament to confront Heihachi and find her mother.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Michelle Chang was a female of mixed Native American and Chinese descent with a tan complexion and long, straight dark hair. Her facial features were characterized by brown eyes and hair styled with a thin headband and two distinct feathers tucked behind her right ear. She possessed a slender yet toned and athletic body shape, built for agility and martial arts. Her attire consisted of a white, sleeveless crop top with a small red and blue design on the chest, paired with blue denim shorts that featured a frayed hem. She wore brown fingerless gloves and tall, brown fringed boots that reached her mid-calf. Around her neck, she wore a simple pendant, and her outfit was completed by a brown belt and a small pouch on her hip, reflecting a practical and outdoors-oriented aesthetic.
Determined, strong-minded, and compassionate, Michelle houses a deep love for her family and a vengeful nature towards those who threaten them. She pursues her goals with dedication. She also possesses a love for the environment and is a true lover of nature. This is something which is assumed to be passed on to her daughter, Julia, as she taught her to fight to "..protect mother earth, not to destroy it".
She was the daughter of a Native American woman and a Hong Kong man.
Before Michelle's father was murdered, he showed her a Native American treasure - a pendant, which is also a key - and entrusted its safekeeping to her.
Powers and abilities
Michelle's fighting style is a mixture of various Chinese martial arts, such as Xin Yi Liu He Quan and Baji Quan, among others. She also uses various wrestling throws; in the early Tekken games, all of her throws were suplexes. These together appear to form a unique martial art style known in later game as Chang Kenpo.
Chang demonstrated a specialized combat style that integrated diverse Chinese martial arts, including Kenpo, Xingyiquan, and Bajiquan. She utilized a wide array of physical maneuvers, such as palm strikes, elbow thrusts, and low-sweeping kicks, often chaining these movements into rapid offensive sequences. Her physical repertoire featured high-level acrobatics, including the ability to perform backflips and somersaults to create distance or transition between attacks. She exhibited significant upper-body strength through various grappling techniques and throws, specifically those involving the redirection of an opponent's momentum. Furthermore, she displayed exceptional agility and footwork, allowing for quick lateral movements and the execution of leaping strikes. Her defensive capabilities included the use of parries and blocks to neutralize incoming strikes before immediately transitioning into counter-attacks.
Among the techniques known to her included:
- Tequila Sunrise Low Kicks :
- Bow and Arrow Kick :
- Death Valley Bomb :
Notes
- Michelle Chang was created by Seiichi Ishii where she made her first appearance in Tekken (1994).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
Films
Appearances
- Tekken: (1994)
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