Lee’s parents died when he was a young child, and he lived thereafter on the streets as an orphan. Lee is one of the most popular characters in the series for his manipulative style of play, smug personality and his trademark thumbs up and catchphrase 'excellent'. A Chinese orphan, young Lee was seen and then adopted by Heihachi Mishima who raised him as a rival to a young Kazuya Mishima in Heihachi's dojo.
Lee is the founder and CEO of the robotics corporation Violet Systems. He has also at times appeared under his alter-ego dubbed Violet, who appeared as playable in Tekken 4 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2. He was introduced in the original Tekken and returned for every subsequent game, except for Tekken 3. Lee Chaolan (Chinese: 李超狼 Lǐ Chāoláng Japanese: リー・チャオラン Rī Chaoran it may be written with given name first as Chaolan Lee) is a character in the Tekken series. Please note: This name is Chinese 'Lee' is a family name, not a given name the given name of this character is 'Chaolan'.
