Michelle Chang (Tekken)

Michelle Chang
Tekken character
Michelle Chang in Tekken Tag Tournament 2
First game	Tekken (1994)
Created by	Seiichi Ishii
Voiced by (English)	Lynn Harris (Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken Tag Tournament) Mibu Minami (Tekken 3) Jessica Robertson (Tekken: The Motion Picture) Julie Ann Taylor (Tekken Tag Tournament 2)
Voiced by (Japanese)	Narumi Hidaka (Tekken: The Motion Picture, drama CD)
Fictional profile
Birthplace	Arizona, United States
Nationality	American
Fighting style	Chang kenpō and xingyiquan
Occupation	Unemployed (Travelling, Hunting)

Michelle Chang (Japanese: ミシェール・チャン, Hepburn: Mishēru Chan^?) is a fictional character in the Tekken series of fighting games by Namco, where she was introduced in the original Tekken in 1994. A young woman of Chinese and Native American descents, Michelle possesses a mysterious pendant allegedly capable of controlling evil and powerful spirits. The pendant has caused many problems in Michelle's life, including her father's killing by Heihachi Mishima's men when he failed to retrieve the treasure, as well as her mother and even her own kidnappings in later years. She later becomes the adoptive mother of Julia Chang, who masters her mother's discipline. She was also the youngest character in the first Tekken, at 18 years old.

Michelle is dropped from the canonical games after Tekken 2, but continues to appear in the series' spin-offs. She has also appeared in other media related to the series, including animated films and comics. The character has received positive reception and was noted by some as epitomizing racial diversity in fighting games.

Michelle Chang is a Chinese-Native American woman (her father was from Hong Kong and her mother is a Native American from Arizona) and the foster mother of Julia Chang. Michelle's father had been ordered by Heihachi to search for an ancient treasure of the Native Americans; a pendant allegedly capable of controlling powerful spirits, which is owned by Michelle. When he failed to retrieve it for Heihachi, the latter ordered his men to murder him. This fact is presented by Michelle's mother when she turns eighteen; she thus sets out to enter The King of Iron Fist Tournament in order to take revenge against Heihachi. Michelle also encounters Kunimitsu, a female ninja treasure hunter that was seeking the pendant. Michelle defeats Kunimitsu and secures the amulet. She promptly withdrows from the tournament; as she has achieved what she then realises should have been her main goal, and although she does not win the tournament, Michelle is still satisfied that another fighter (Kazuya Mishima) defeated Heihachi. In Tekken 2, Michelle's mother has been kidnapped by Ganryu, who is working for Kazuya, who desires the pendant. She has entered the tournament to rescue her mother. Michelle meets Ganryu and battles him. After defeating Ganryu, she rescues her mother and returns home. However, unknown to her, Ganryu has fallen in love with her.