Liu Yunfei


 * In this Chinese name, the family name is "Liu".

Liu Yunfei (Chinese: 劉 雲飛; Pinyin: Liú Yúnfēi; Japanese: 劉 雲飛 Ryū Yunfei), also known just as Yunfei, is a character introduced in Samurai Shodown V.

He was designed by Nobuhiro Watsuki.

Development
In their commentary for fans, developers reveal that his character was a request from the director. They wanted to make another overseas Asian character to give more contrast to the newer cast. At first, they were designing for a lady until several designers began to fear making her similar to Chun-Li. Since they were already making a "new young lady", Yunfei was eventually modeled to be the "cool old guy".

Personality
Haunted by his past, Yunfei became a bitter, yet honorable man, seeking to the destroy the Dark Emperor for redemption, even if it meant sacrificing his own life.

Powers

 * Hakkei - A Chinese art of channelling one's ki energy to assist in battle, mainly to increase damage or deal damage remotely.
 * Ki-channeling Drain - Yunfei can drain an opponent's ki just by touching him, adding the power to his own.
 * Ki-channeling Air Control - Yunfei can channel his ki through the air to control and manipulate air currents, which also allows him to fly.
 * Ki-channeling Attack - Yunfei can channel ki from his hand through the air in the form of a destructive whirl, which becomes bigger if Drain was used.
 * Charged Ki-channelling Attack - Yunfei can charge a big amount of ki inside his sword, then release it at once, resulting in a big destructive tornado.
 * Aerokinesis- Yunfei can channel the wind through his sword in order to power up slash attacks.
 * Soul Touch - Yunfei can penetrate his enemy's soul, take it away from his enemy's body and slash it in half with his sword, killing his opponent instantly.

Fighting Style
Yunfei's fighting style is based on Chinese broadsword techniques. He takes most of his mannerisms from typical wuxia traits. The most notable of these is his ability to float through the air, an exaggerated approximation of qinggong or lightness skills.

Voice Actors

 * Satoshi Taki - Samurai Shodown V~Special
 * Tōru Ōkawa - Samurai Shodown VI

Music

 * Ceremony - Samurai Shodown V

Games

 * Samurai Shodown V
 * Samurai Shodown V Special
 * Samurai Shodown V Perfect
 * Samurai Shodown VI

Cameos

 * Soulcalibur VI - passing mention by Haohmaru while taunting Geralt of Rivia