Cool Characters: Jahn Lee

Every good fighting game has a Bruce Lee wannabe.  Street Fighter has Fei Long.  Tekken has Marshall Law.  Not to be outdone, Dead Or Alive has Jahn Lee.

Jahn Lee is a unique Bruce Lee wannabe, simply because of the fact that he does not look like the martial arts legend at all.  So, what makes him a wannabe?  He's a male jeet kun do practitioner.  That's usual all it takes to be a wannabe.  To be fair, though, he does howl out Bruce Lee's trademark "Watah!" while performing a powerful strike.

Jahn rings Eliot's bell while using Eliot to ring a bell, all while screaming "Watah!"

As a character who uses jeet kun do, he's obviously going to share some moves.  He a lot of the ones fans will recognize, such as the multiple palm strikes into a vicious kick and the legendary flying kick.

Palm strikes, soon to be followed with a vicious kick.

Any good Jahn Lee player must learn how to successfully the backfist.

Eliot takes up residence on the floor, like most of Jahn Lee's opponents.

Jahn shows amazing flexibility with this downward kick.

Also, as proof the that the girls of DOA aren't the only ones with expansive wardrobes.  Jahn styles can vary.  In one fight, he's be a bare-chested warrior.  In the next, he might trot out there looking like a member of the Yakuza.  And being a Bruce Lee wannabe, he has some outfits inspired by the legend.

That table and chair set is no match for Jahn in this outfit.

Jahn, looking very much like a Dynasty Warriors character here.

Jahn looks like he'd be at home in the Yakuza series in this outfit.

While not an exact replica, hardcore Bruce Lee fans know where the inspiration for this outfit came from.

And that's Jahn Lee.  He may not look the part of a Bruce Lee clone, but he has the moves, the sounds, and even some of the outfits.  And of course, he's cool in his own right.  Check him out in the Dead Or Alive series.