Ling Xiaoyu was introduced in Tekken 3 as a 16 year old girl and has returned in every subsequent release. But in Tekken 4 & 5 she is 18 years old, and in Tekken 6 she is 19.

Ling Xiaoyu, born and raised in China, is a student at Mishima High School in Japan. Ling Xiaoyu is also a schoolmate of Jin Kazama and Miharu Hirano. In Tekken 4, Xiaoyu wished to be reunited with Jin.

Xiaoyu's fighting style was brought on with some influence from her distant relative, Wang Jinrei. Mastering her fighting style in real life would require a constant flexibility (ex. Art of the Phoenix, Phoenix Talon,...