Lee Chaolan | |
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Tekken character | |
Lee in Tekken Tag Tournament 2
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First game | Tekken (1994) |
Created by | Seiichi Ishii |
Voiced by (English) | William Word (Tekken 4) Kaiji Tang (Tekken: Blood Vengeance, Tekken Tag Tournament 2) David Stokey (Tekken: The Motion Picture) |
Voiced by (Japanese) |
Jōji Nakata (Tekken) Ryōtarō Okiayu (TK5—present; Tekken: Blood Vengeance) Shin-ichiro Miki (Tekken: The Motion Picture) |
Motion capture | Yuichiro Hirose (Tekken: Blood Vengeance) |
Fictional profile | |
Birthplace | China |
Nationality | Japanese |
Fighting style | Jeet Kune Do |
Occupation | Secretary (Tekken) CEO of Violet Systems (since TK4) High school teacher (Tekken: Blood Vengeance) |
Lee Chaolan (Chinese: 李 超狼; pinyin: Lǐ Chāoláng; Japanese: リー・チャオラン; Hepburn: Rī Chaoran) is a player character from the Tekken fighting game franchise by Bandai Namco Entertainment. He is an orphan adopted by Heihachi Mishima, head of the Mishima Zaibatsu corporation, and later becoming embroiled in a one-sided rivalry with his adoptive brother, Kazuya Mishima. The defeat of Kazuya is Lee's primary objective in entering the King of Iron Fist fighting tournaments. Since making his debut in the original Tekken, Lee has been a mainstay in the series, appearing in every subsequent game save for Tekken 3, and has at times appeared as an alter ego named Violet, who is additionally playable in several series installments. Outside of the games, Lee has appeared in two animated Tekken films, and he has received critical reception for his flamboyant personality and particularly his Tekken 5 ending.
Lee is the Chinese foster son of Heihachi Mishima, whose own son Kazuya's defeat is Lee's motivation for entering the numerous King of Iron Fist tournaments held throughout the Tekken series. Lee was adopted by Heihachi to provide a rival for Kazuya, who he felt was too weak to lead his Mishima Zaibatsu company. Lee studies in the United States alongside Paul Phoenix and Marshall Law. After Kazuya wins control of the company, Lee works as Kazuya's secretary, in addition to overseeing Kazuya's team of bodyguards and Dr. Bosconovitch's experiments, all while secretly hoping to take over the Zaibatsu. However, Lee is soon expelled from the Zaibatsu for unknown reasons while Heihachi disowns him, causing him to leave the world of fighting and pursuing a career in robotics.