Lee Chaolan

Lee Chaolan is a character from the Tekken games.

The younger, adopted son of Heihachi Mishima, and CEO of Violet Systems. Originally Kazuya's rival, he becomes Kazuya's secretary/right-hand man/janitor in Tekken 2, then gets exiled from the Zaibatsu after Heihachi's stunning return and goes to live in the Bahamas. Comes back during Tekken 4 in disguise as Violet, but this time it's Kazuya's stunning return that throws him off his game. After Heihachi's presumed death in Tekken 5, he attempts to take control of the Zaibatsu. Most recently, after dropping out of the fifth tournament due to disinterest (as Kazuya had dropped out as well) he got wind of the sixth during the global chaos and military buildup of G Corporation, and as a preferential shareholder, acquired a ticket to the tournament. He plays an integral part in scenario campaign, allying himself with Lars after being defeated by him. In the end, he rebuilds and revives an extremely damaged Alisa at Lars' request. When Heihachi retakes control of the Zaibatsu and resumes the war, Lee decides to support Lars and his resistance forces against both factions while entering the 7th tournament as a public front.

Appearance
Lee Chaolan has distinctive silver hair which covers most of the top part of his head and has brown eyes. His primary outfit is a vest with the face of a unicorn on the back, leather pants, gloves and shoes. His secondary outfit is a classic tuxedo. Their colors vary within the series.

In Tekken 5 and Tekken 6, his primary outfit shows an indigo vest and brown pants while his secondary outfit shows a jet black tuxedo. In Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, his primary and secondary outfits are both entirely violet.

In Tekken 6, Lee can perform his item move when his outfit includes a red rose and/or a rapier. His first item (rose) is a taunt where Lee elegantly throws his rose towards his opponent and says "C'mon", without the rose hitting the opponent. His second item is a rapier that is a linear attack move; Lee performs swordplay and simultaneously advances/attacks his opponent.

Personality
Lee is an incredibly smug and conceited ladies man with an immense sense of class, unafraid to flaunt his wealth. Though eccentric to the point of femininity and just as scheming as his adoptive father, Lee is ultimately good-natured and holds a great contempt towards Kazuya and Heihachi.

Abilities
Lee is a technical character who utilizes fast evasive low-profile pokes and stance transitions to score counter hits and converts them into one of the best wall carry combos among the cast. However, he has trouble dealing with moves that pushes him back due to keep-out nature of his kit. And he lacks damaging low-hitting moves and throws making it hard for him to make comebacks in the match.

Trivia

 * Lee is known for giving thumbs up in other characters' endings and for his catchphrase "Excellent!", which he mostly says in Tekken 4, 5, 6 (as well as in the Scenario Campaign ending) and Tag Tournament 2.
 * The "Excellent!" catchphrase is now also used in one of his win animations in Tekken 7, and also at the end of his alter-ego, Violet's, Rage Art.
 * Lee Chaolan's name written in Chinese, wherein (Lǐ) is the surname, and (Chāoláng) is his given name.
 * Lee Chaolan's name is similar to the stage name of Bruce Lee, which is (Lǐ Xiǎolóng). Xiǎolóng means "little dragon". It is likely this was done intentionally.
 * Although officially listed as "martial arts" by Namco, Lee's fighting style is speculated to be Jeet Kune Do.
 * Due to his early appearance and moveset, it is possible aspects of Lee were loosely based on famous martial artist Donnie Yen.
 * Also, originally Lee was almost a clone character of Marshall Law, who was based on Bruce Lee and Donnie Yen has often been seen as the "new Bruce Lee" throughout his career.
 * Lee's current physical appearance is quite similar to Brandon Lee and Kim Vo.
 * Lee's appearance, style, silver hair, violet clothing and moves is similar to a character portrayed by Turkish actor Cüneyt Arkın.
 * Lee often wears a unicorn on his clothing, an animal known as a symbol of purity, elegance, and charm. It's also known for courage and strength.
 * Lee did not appear in Tekken 3. With Ogre utilizing Lee's Infinity Kick move, it is speculated by some fans that he was attacked by Ogre.
 * In Tekken: The Motion Picture, Lee's outfit perfectly matches Kazuya's purple suit outfit from Tekken 2.
 * In the English version of Tekken: Blood Vengeance he was voiced by Kaiji Tang, who later voiced his alter-ego Violet in Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
 * He is the first character introduced that was adopted, the second was Julia Chang.
 * Lee's role post-Tekken 2 timeline is similar to the Dragon Ball series' Trunks. Such as being a close-ally to the main heroes like Lars and Jin as Future Trunks to Goku and Gohan, as well as owning an incorruptible multinational company (Violet Systems and Capsule Corp).
 * Lee, as Violet, can be customized as an adult incarnations of Trunks.