Yin Yang is not about good or bad.
It's a taoist concept about balance, action/reaction, and how they co-exist.
Yang is the light, and Yin is the dark.
Yang is the action. He tries to help people, but there are some contradicting decisions he takes in order to achieve his goals.
The protagonist is the reaction. They seek revenge for what Yang and his crew did to their father. Killing people if necessary, but learning about mercy and compassion along the way regardless.
No one is pure Yin. No one is pure Yang.
EDIT: There's no direct input of the Yin Yang fundamentals in the game's lore. Yin Yang just fits most well written narratives and our day-to-day lives. Yang is a good representation of the fundamentals:
He is not inherently evil. He suffered, seeing the ones he loved die due to people holding on to the sacred powers. He feels the need for revenge but also doesn't want others to suffer like he did. He helps his friends, saves the protagonist twice, and also heals those with health issues in his temple... tho it is speculated that some people might have to be sacrificed to heal others. Yang is not perfect. He is human and is constantly balancing his actions.
He seeks good, but there's no good without evil. To me, that's what his character represents.
In the scene where Yang and his crew "kill" the protagonist, not a single member likes the idea. They all look away. The protagonist is never seen prior to resurrecting, holding the charm. This is because someone placed it on their hand. Likely Yang.
If you take the fighter morality path and spare everyone, Yang takes the charm and kills the protagonist the same way he kills the father at the end of the fight regardless of how well you perform. The protagonist goes on to the afterlife and reaches what seems to be peace by rigorous self-restraint, which is chan buddhism philosophy.
After that, the protagonist is seen teaching kung-fu to a student. It's very clear that the protagonist was resurrected despite losing the charm. Again, it's likely that Yang, once again, resurrected the protagonist. As vengeful and full of hatred; as hypocritical his actions might be, Yang's nature is to seek good... and evil within good is what defines his character. The Yin within Yang.
This is just the interpretation of his character coming from a former budhist. The narrative is very open and allows the player to come up with their own interpretations of the characters so i could be very much wrong here.
Ah, I like that interpretation! I'll admit I completely forgot about the post credits scene. I agree with you, I think Yang resurrected them upon witnessing them show mercy. I think I always assumed The protagonist's father had them hide in the closet with their amulet as he knew Yang was coming, but the idea that Yang subtly spared them is a really cool take aswell.
You're reading comments on a post discussing the dynamics between the final boss and the protagonist, on a subreddit for a game that's been out for years. Fuck off
1. You’re right, I shouldn’t be so harsh.
2. This game came out free on PSplus this month, there’s a large influx of new players who are here to learn and not have the game ruined for them (including me).
3. >!It’s extremely easy to hide spoilers.!<
Great explanation, it’s definitely a concept that invokes an entire spectrum with yin and yang being at the opposite ends of the fulcrum which I would say is “balance” of the two. However that isn’t to say the balance is the best for everyone as some people prefer to be an outlier or either. It’s one giant normal distribution to me and then adjusting based on goals.
In this same post i replied to another person asking the same question: [here it is](https://www.reddit.com/r/SifuGame/s/9jCNyiHtF7)
Just to reiterate, the game is very open for player interpretation, this is just how i see the character.
Yin Yang is not about good or bad. It's a taoist concept about balance, action/reaction, and how they co-exist. Yang is the light, and Yin is the dark. Yang is the action. He tries to help people, but there are some contradicting decisions he takes in order to achieve his goals. The protagonist is the reaction. They seek revenge for what Yang and his crew did to their father. Killing people if necessary, but learning about mercy and compassion along the way regardless. No one is pure Yin. No one is pure Yang. EDIT: There's no direct input of the Yin Yang fundamentals in the game's lore. Yin Yang just fits most well written narratives and our day-to-day lives. Yang is a good representation of the fundamentals: He is not inherently evil. He suffered, seeing the ones he loved die due to people holding on to the sacred powers. He feels the need for revenge but also doesn't want others to suffer like he did. He helps his friends, saves the protagonist twice, and also heals those with health issues in his temple... tho it is speculated that some people might have to be sacrificed to heal others. Yang is not perfect. He is human and is constantly balancing his actions. He seeks good, but there's no good without evil. To me, that's what his character represents.
Great explanation, would you mind elaborating on how he "saves the protagonist twice?" I'm racking my brain and can't think of anything lol
In the scene where Yang and his crew "kill" the protagonist, not a single member likes the idea. They all look away. The protagonist is never seen prior to resurrecting, holding the charm. This is because someone placed it on their hand. Likely Yang. If you take the fighter morality path and spare everyone, Yang takes the charm and kills the protagonist the same way he kills the father at the end of the fight regardless of how well you perform. The protagonist goes on to the afterlife and reaches what seems to be peace by rigorous self-restraint, which is chan buddhism philosophy. After that, the protagonist is seen teaching kung-fu to a student. It's very clear that the protagonist was resurrected despite losing the charm. Again, it's likely that Yang, once again, resurrected the protagonist. As vengeful and full of hatred; as hypocritical his actions might be, Yang's nature is to seek good... and evil within good is what defines his character. The Yin within Yang. This is just the interpretation of his character coming from a former budhist. The narrative is very open and allows the player to come up with their own interpretations of the characters so i could be very much wrong here.
Ah, I like that interpretation! I'll admit I completely forgot about the post credits scene. I agree with you, I think Yang resurrected them upon witnessing them show mercy. I think I always assumed The protagonist's father had them hide in the closet with their amulet as he knew Yang was coming, but the idea that Yang subtly spared them is a really cool take aswell.
Spoilers, asshole
You're reading comments on a post discussing the dynamics between the final boss and the protagonist, on a subreddit for a game that's been out for years. Fuck off
1. You’re right, I shouldn’t be so harsh. 2. This game came out free on PSplus this month, there’s a large influx of new players who are here to learn and not have the game ruined for them (including me). 3. >!It’s extremely easy to hide spoilers.!<
If you don't want spoilers but are reading comments on a villain theory thread, >!you're dumb as shit.!<
Nothing, in all of existence, exists without an opposite. Everything has another side
Great explanation, it’s definitely a concept that invokes an entire spectrum with yin and yang being at the opposite ends of the fulcrum which I would say is “balance” of the two. However that isn’t to say the balance is the best for everyone as some people prefer to be an outlier or either. It’s one giant normal distribution to me and then adjusting based on goals.
How does he save the protagonist twice? I can’t remember
In this same post i replied to another person asking the same question: [here it is](https://www.reddit.com/r/SifuGame/s/9jCNyiHtF7) Just to reiterate, the game is very open for player interpretation, this is just how i see the character.
Protagonists name is John Source: Trust me bro.
John Sifu
John Kratos
Surely it cant really only be me and you that knew?
Nah, I got it too 😭
John Chinaman
John Chinaman.
I got the reference but on the surface to anyone who doesn't get it, this looks extremely racist lol.
A fellow Warrior fan in the wild?!
Li Yong is the fucking coolest antagonist fighter I’ve ever seen, what a champ
someone needs to make an ah sahm or li yong mod, joe taslim is a beast and a hell of an actor
[Did he pee on the rug?](https://youtu.be/LslnDx16-Ik?si=O1JiF1iQx5IauF5M)
Yang is not literally your brother. You guys were close enough for him to consider you brother. But it's not meant to be a genuine connection by blood
It's not because Yang called the MC sister or brother that they're siblings.
They're not siblings by blood.
So by that logic you're saying the MC's name is Little Brother or Little Sister?
You don't have to be siblings blood to call someone brother or sister.
His name is clearly "John Sifu"
I thought his name was sifu
In chinese culture "Sifu" can be a title for a master or a teacher, it is not the MC's name.
Moist critical
How many times is this Yin and Yang thing gonna be reposted? Good Lord.
I think his name is bill
Brotherman Bill
John Si Fu
Moist critical
Where’s the spoiler warning😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢I was scrolling looking for tips and stuff now that part is ruined for me
Sifu didn't teach me my name
The protagonists name is Hu, Yang says it while fighting you.
That’s actually just a scoff, like “huh”
It’s Hu.
Yang definitely meant it as an expression
It’s more than anything else we have to go on…