Jann Lee (DOA1)

Jann Lee has never seen the faces of his parents; they died when he was very young and left him an orphan, alone to fend for himself. Soon after, he absorbed himself in the study of Jeet Kune Do. At first he thought to replace the feelings of loss from when his parents died, but eventually Jann fought purely for the sake of fighting.

One day he heard the rumor of a tournament to honor the strongest fighter in the world. He wondered if he could find what he had been searching for in the tournament. He smiled just for a moment and clenched his fist slightly.

Jann Lee's parents escaped from China's Maoist regime when the boy was a child, then left him an orphan, alone to fend for himself. He threw inself into the study of Jeet Kune Do soon after. At first he fought to replace what he had lost when his parents died, but eventually Jann fought just for the sake of fighting.

Jann Lee, one of the youngest Dead or Alive fighters, is a well-established master of Jeet Kune Do. He uses this art almost daily in his work as a professional bodyguard, where he protects highly secretive, controversial political figures. Jann may look like an unwary target, but every ounce of Jann Lee is lethal... especially if you try to mess with him on a bad day.

The player is shown the ending text In the Dead or Alive arcade game if the game is set to Japanese.

Translation by Oni_Dino said:

“Is that it?”

Jann Lee defeated his final opponent, but he was still left unsatisfied.

As he stood there, a group of young and impressionable boys rushed to his side.

The kids blathered on and on with excitement in their voices:

“Mister, mister! That was so awesome!”

“You’re the coolest! I wanna be just like you when I grow up!”

For a brief moment, Jann Lee found himself in parallel with the heroes from his martial arts films whom he grew up admiring.

He couldn’t help but smile as he walked off...

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