Yeouiju

Yeouiju circling around Kim Wu

Yeouiju (Yeo for short) is the ancient Dragon spirit who guides and protects Kim Wu in Killer Instinct (2013). He is a minor character of the Killer Instinct lore who was introduced in the third chapter of the Killer Instinct Novella, titled "Dragon's Choice".

Story

Yeouiju is a celestial spirit who has been passed down through the family of Kim Wu's Korean mother for over two thousand years. Residing at first within her uncle Yong, the Dragon was transferred to Kim Wu at the time of her uncle's death. Yeouiju soon after revealed himself to Kim in a vision, where he took the guise of a Korean male with cat-like golden eyes, before appearing to her in his Dragon form. Upon bonding with the young martial artist, Yeouiju emblazoned a beautiful tattoo all the way down Kim Wu's right arm, marking her as the Dragon's chosen one in the coming war with Gargos and Eyedol.

Appearance

Yeouiju resembles a small, translucent Chinese dragon with two antlers, and no visible arms or legs. He is purely golden in color, and is bathed in an azure aura which alters between a heavenly bright and a more subtle hue. Yeo can manifest as up to three different projections of himself simultaneously, and visibly floats around Kim Wu whenever she has Dragon Charges available in combat. He himself acts as a powerful projectile when Kim uses her Dragon Cannon ability.

Yeouiju's human form is described in the Killer Instinct Novella as a "lithe and muscular Korean man of indeterminate age, dressed in silk robes" who has a "long salt and pepper colored mustache and goatee" and "eyes like molten gold orbs with a cat's vertical pupils"', and who displays "the dignified yet modest bearing of a Kung Fu master."

Quotes

“	We're in danger. The evil is coming. It is reborn. You must find the Watchman of the Gods. Together you can defeat Gargos.	„
—Yeouiju's first words to Kim Wu, spoken in Korean “ But for now, know that I am Yeouiju. You can call me Yeo. And I choose you. „ —Yeouiju's words as he bonds with Kim Wu

Trivia

Killer Instinct Gold - Training

• The Novella's description of Yeo's human form closely matches that of the unnamed "dojo master" from Killer Instinct Gold's training mode, who is located in Kim Wu's stage.
• Yeouiju shares many characteristics with a Tianlong, a heavenly or divine Dragon from Chinese mythology.

Gallery

Yeouiju, in combat, lunging at Jago in Killer Instinct (2013)

The "dojo master" seen in KI Gold's training mode, matching Yeouiju's description within the Novella

KI Gold's training mode in Kim Wu's stage, with the "dojo master" levitating in the background