My first experience with Xing Yi was through
media representations of it, particularly in video games.
Below are the primary examples of Xing Yi that introduced
to me to the knowledge of this style of Chinese Martial Art.
FROM TEKKEN
Wang Jin-Rei: Xing Yi Quan Practitioner
Julia Chang: Mixes Xing Yi and Wrestling
FROM DEAD OR ALIVE
Elliot: A young Xing Yi Quan Practitioner
Gen Fu: A Xing Yi Liuhe Quan (One of the 3 major styles of Xing Yi)
As can be seen, there is a common trope in both
to include a "wise old master" as the primary
practitioner. Then, to balance out the equation,
a far younger, softer version of a Xing Yi
practitioner is given. I am not fully aware of any
video game characters who use Xing Yi who
do not fall into these categories, i.e. a villain or
primary protagonist that uses Xing Yi. I know
Virtua Fighter has Akira who uses Baji Quan, but
that's the subject for another post.
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