Name: Hong Yun-Seong

Age: 18

Date Of Birth: April 16th

Zodiac Sign: Aries the Ram ♈

Birthstone: Diamond

Birthplace: Jirisan - South Korea

Gender: Male

Height: 176 cm (5'9¼")

Weight: 72 kg (159 lbs)

Blood type: O

Weapon: Chinese Sword

Weapon name: White Storm

Fighting style: Seong Style longsword + Natural Footwork

~Biography~

As a child, Yun-seong had idolized Hwang Seong-gyeong. However, he was no longer a personal hero, but a goal to surpass. Yun-seong wished more than anything to challenge him to a duel. One day, news reached the Seong Dojang that Hwang was returning from his long journey. Yun-seong saw this as the perfect opportunity to force him to acknowledge his fighting skills, personally entertaining the idea of becoming stronger than his former hero all along. However, his challenge was rejected as Hwang was more occupied with attempting to rejoin the military to help defend Korea in the impending invasion by Japan. Seong Mi-na, daughter of the dojang's owner, saw this brooding student of her father bitterly angry on account of the rejection of his challenge and handed him a Seong family heirloom: the dao White Storm that, according to legend, possessed the ability to reflect the innermost thoughts of those who wielded the blade. That night, Yun-seong studied the image of himself in the dao and reflected, leading him to the self-realizations that it was foolish to challenge Hwang for personal reasons as Korea was in a state of peril and that if he could obtain the "Sword of Salvation" that Hwang had failed to find, Yun-seong would finally be recognized and his challenge would be accepted. He immediately packed his belongings, took the dao, and left the dojang in pursuit of the "Sword of Salvation", unaware that Seong Mi-na would soon embark on a journey to bring him back home.

~Personality~

Yun-Seong is a typical hot headed and impatient young warrior. Although he certainly means well and very passionately wants to save his country and of course become a great warrior in the process, he has consistently ignored the advice of several people with first hand experience of just how truly evil the Soul Edge is. He tends to come off as brash and head strong even when compared to someone similarly as immature as Seong Mi-Na.

~Profile~

Soul Calibur II

Yun-seong was well-known in the dojo for his swordsmanship, even by his seniors. Hwang Seong-gyeong, whom Yun-seong had idolized as a child, was no longer his hero, but a goal to surpass. Yun-seong wished to challenge Hwang to a duel.

One day, news reached the Seong Dojo that Hwang was returning form his long journey. Yun-seong saw his opportunity to force Hwang to acknowledge his fighting skills. He may even prove to be actually stronger than Hwang!

Hwang, however, did not take Yun-seong's challenge, for he had other priorities such as rejoining the military to help defend his country from the impending invasion.

Seong Mi-na, the master's daughter, saw the brooding young man and handed him a single-handed sword. The weapon she handed to Yun-seong was a Seong family heirloom. According to legend, it possessed the ability to reflect the deepest thoughts of those who held the blade.

That night, Yun-seong studied the image of himself in the sword and reflected. He eventually understood the foolishness of challenging someone for personal reasons when the country was in such peril. But what could Yun-seong do to make Hwang acknowledge him? He then realized that if he could obtain the Sword of Salvation that Hwang had failed to find, Hwang would be forced to recognize Yun-seong's talents and respect him. A challenge against Hwang would have to wait.

Soul Calibur III

While searching for the Sword of Salvation--Soul Edge--Yun-seong heard rumors that it was in fact a cursed sword. In his travels, he learned of a city which had been destroyed in a conflict over a fragment of Soul Edge. Children who survived the fighting were said to be living together outside the city.

Visiting where the children lived, he found a girl named Talim and a boy sick in bed, both of whom seemed to know of Soul Edge. He took up residence there in order to gather information.

One day, Talim, who had been treating the boy, announced that she would perform a more drastic treatment. The boy refused her, and Yun-seong attempted to persuade him.

When the two of them were alone, the boy began to talk of his past. He was the son of the lord who had obtained the fragment of the cursed sword. His father had experimented upon him and filled his body with evil energy. His father went insane, war broke out, and the boy rescued the other children and fled.

Yun-seong placed his sword, with its blade that is said to reflect the heart of its wielder, into the boy's hand. "You can see that you are not a demon..." The boy, encouraged, agreed to the treatment.

The boy experienced a miraculous full recovery. Shortly thereafter, Talim suddenly left.

"I didn't even get to ask her anything!" Yun-seong hurriedly prepared to leave. As he bid farewell, the boy told him of the cursed sword and stated his wish that Yun-seong be sure to confirm the truth.

The knight with the great sword rampaging in lands to the west is the one who wields Soul Edge.

His next objective set, Yun-seong set off for the west to look for the knight who welds the great sword known as Soul Edge.

~Trivia~ Yun-Seong's 2P costume in Soulcalibur III was originally going to be based on Hwang as shown in the concept art, but it was changed due to the return of Hwang as a bonus character. In Soulcalibur V, Yun-seong, Rock, Talim and Zasalamel, are the only characters not to appear and not to have a successor to replace them. Yun-seong's favorite color is orange. Yun-seong uses some of Hwoarang's kicking moves from the Tekken series. Yun-seong shares many other traits with Hwoarang as well. Both were born in Korea, both have red hair and both have very similiar personalities to one another.