Jann Lee
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| Nationality: |  Chinese |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birthdate: | November 27th |
| Age: | 20 |
| Blood type: | AB |
| Height: | 173 cm (5' 8") (DOA1-3) 177 cm (DOA4) |
| Weight: | 75 kg (165 lbs.) |
| Measurements: | B99 W80 H92 cm (B39 W31 H36 in) |
| Fighting Style: | Jeet Kune Do |
| Occupation: | Bodyguard/Bouncer |
| Favorite Food(s): | Hamburgers, Grapefruits |
| Hobbies: | Watching Action Movies |
| Voice Actor(s): | Toshio Furukawa |
| Debut: | Dead or Alive (Arcade) |
Jann Lee (ジャン･リー Jan Rī?, derived from Chinese: 李振 Cantonese: Léi Jan) is a fictional Chinese character in the Dead or Alive videogame series modeled after the martial artist Bruce Lee.
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[edit] History
[edit] Dead or Alive to Dead or Alive 4
He is met there by Lei Fang, a girl he had saved some six years prior from a gang's attack. In the time since she had become an accomplished martial artist, vowing to prove herself not helpless by defeating Jann Lee in the DOA World Combat Championship, something that - as of the ending of the third game - she has yet to do.
Not satisfied, Jann Lee enters later DOA tournaments to prove his fighting skills and looking to test himself against worthy opponents.
[edit] Personality
Due to his skill, Jann Lee is a very confident fighter. He is so self-confident, in fact, that one could call him arrogant. Jann Lee believes his martial arts skill is the best there is, and as of yet he's not been proven wrong. In addition, Jann Lee likes to train constantly, and when he's not sparring, he's working out. For him, physical conditioning is almost an obsession.
During his CG ending in Dead or Alive 4, it is shown that Jann Lee did not have a very happy childhood. As a helpless child frequently suffering bullying from local gangsters, his only escape from the harsh reality of his existence was watching Bruce Lee movies, which gave him strength and inspiration. This might explain Jann Lee's obsession with Jeet Kune Do.
[edit] Gameplay
Jann Lee is one of the fastest striking characters in DOA, with quick, intricate, chain combos as well as sudden, hard hitting jab moves, Because of this, he can be considered a "strike" character, in that he relies on quick, combos and picks to wear down the enemy, as well as several of his counters which concentrate on opening the enemy up for counterattack (eg. Trace Gunner). Jann Lee's preferred distance is long-range, as his attacks have very good reach (eg. Sekkan Chop), and his most powerful attacks have a pause duration at close range, allowing the opponent to easily punish him in his recovery timeframe (Dragon Kick, Dragon Spike). However, his weakness is his lack of a strong mix-up game, meaning most of his attacks can be countered in high to middle, and he lacks sufficient low attacks in his repertoire. He is also a very preferred character for all-level players.
Although popular as a good start-out player, he is so common online that many people who fight as him can easily fail because of the easy prediction of his moves.
[edit] Trivia
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- His name is a play on Bruce Lee's name 李振藩 Léi Janfàan.
- He shares the same birthday (November 27th) as Bruce Lee.
- At the end of the 2nd tournament, Jann Lee destroys the dead tree of the Miyama (arena where all characters fights Tengu).
- Jann Lee seems to have friendly rivalries with Ryu Hayabusa and Hitomi as he shares a cutscene with Ryu Hayabusa in DOA2, Hitomi in DOA3 and both in DOA4.
- Jann Lee is seen playing the trumpet in his ending in DOA4.
- One of Jann Lee's costumes in DOA4 is the same tracksuit worn by Bruce Lee in Game of Death, along with other jeet-kune-do-practitioner characters in other games, such as Marshall Law and his son, Forest from Tekken.
- His name is appropriately romanized in Cantonese, since he is modeled after Bruce Lee. This also suggests he is from the Guangdong province of China.
- Jann Lee loses a fight to Christie in the DOA Movie.
- In the game trailer, Jann Lee fights Eliot and Brad Wong.
- In the game's opening video, he & Hitomi star in the fourth duel, fighting against each other in 'Vegas' Gambler's Paradise.
- Jann Lee does not fight Lei Fang the way she was to fight him in her story mode gameplay. He can still fight her, just that he fights her like every other opponent.
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