Duo Lon


 * "A trained assassin, silent as death! Keep a close eye on him, or you'll regret it! DUO LON."
 * - The King of Fighters XV

Duo Lon (Mandarin Chinese: ; Japanese: ) is a character from The King of Fighters series. He debut in The King of Fighters 2003 as a member of the year's Hero Team. His official nickname is "The Silent Assassin".

Development
He is the first male character from The Flying Brigands to resemble a handsome man, and the first to sport an ornate design. His overall look was based on the title character from the anime Vampire Hunter D. A subtly embroidered dragon is depicted on his back; according to supervising designer Falcoon, it is a detailed character that follows the steady work of traditional craftsmen with the scales drawn one at a time, but is impossible to discern in prints.

Personality
In spite of being a Hizoku assassin with dirtied hands that he himself will not deny, Duo Lon is calm and has a good heart. He also has a strict sense of justice, as shown when he turned on Ash and by his mission to kill his own father. He feels estranged from his father and often does not address him as his parent, preferring to call him "that man" or "Ron". Although he considers Luan his good friend from childhood, their relationship became strained with Ron's betrayal.

Abilities

 * Necromancy - Duo Lon has powers related to death.
 * Necromantic Teleportation - Duo Lon can decompose his own body and recompose it somewhere else.
 * Necromantic Limb Teleportation - Duo Lon can pierce the ground with his legs and make them appear somewhere else.
 * Summon Spirit - Duo Lon can summon spirits from the netherworld.
 * Spirit Bomb - Duo Lon can create a big conglomeration of spirits and hurl it at the enemy.
 * Shadow - Duo Lon can create a shadow of himself out of a fragment of his soul, which repeats every movement he does with physical consequences.
 * Stretch limbs - Duo Lon can stretch his arms and legs to unknown lengths.
 * Translocation - Duo Lon can move quickly to somewhere nearby.

Fighting style
His fighting style is probably a different Kung Fu style, mostly likely the Snake style. This is often shown with various finger jabs, leaning shoulder attacks, and palm thrusts.

It also emphasizes his necromantic abilities to summon ghosts as brief projectiles, and like Lin, also uses a technique involving their pigtails. It is unknown if his foot can actually phase through surfaces, or if it is just an apparition.

In The King of Fighters XII and XIII, his moveset is drastically reduced, consisting mostly of limb stretching abilities and teleporting. The inputs for most of his special moves are also unorthodox for KOF. He is the only member of the KOF 2003 Hero Team to not retain his LDM.

Music

 * Splendid Evil - The King of Fighters 2003
 * Queen - The King of Fighters XI, The King of Fighters XIII (when the music is set to "Type B", console version only)
 * Each Promise - The King of Fighters XIII
 * Splendid Evil -KOF XV ver.- - The King of Fighters XV

Voice actors

 * Tsunehito Maruo - The King of Fighters 2003~XIII
 * Keisuke Kōmoto - The King of Fighters XV
 * Josh Keller - The King of Fighters XII (English voice)

Appearances
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Games

 * The King of Fighters 2003
 * The King of Fighters XI
 * The King of Fighters XII
 * The King of Fighters XIII
 * The King of Fighters XV - DLC Character

Mobile

 * Kimi wa Hero
 * The King of Fighters All Star

Cameos
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 * Days of Memories (fourth title) - non-playable
 * The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout - background
 * KOF: Maximum Impact 2 - background
 * KOF Maximum Impact Regulation "A" - supporting character in Xiao Lon's side story
 * The King of Fighters XV - mentioned by Elisabeth in her interview with Clemence Bellamy; also in Ash Team's ending and mentioned by Ash in some win quotes

Trivia

 * Elisabeth, Benimaru and Duo Lon were the winners of The King of Fighters XI tournament as confirmed in their ending. This was also confirmed in Ash Crimson's Team Story in The King of Fighters XIII.