Xia Yan (Hanzi: 夏厭 - Xià yàn), also known as The Head (or The Head of the Worm), is the identical twin brother of Xia Ji, and leader of the Worm.
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Appearance[]
Yan wears a headband with light colored hair, albeit shorter than his brother's. He has been shown both wearing a luxurious and revealing outfit similar to a belly dancer's, as well as casual clothes to blend in Japan more properly.
Yan is a very tall man with the exact same height as his identical twin brother, Ji. He also has a lean muscular frame. But unlike Ji, Yan is much better built with his overall body weight exceeding his brother's by more than 20 kilos. This implies that Yan took his martial arts training more seriously than Ji although the latter was supposed to be having more innate martial arts potential than Yan.
Personality[]
Yan is overall a much calmer and more dispassionate man than his brother Ji. He rarely shows much emotion, neither looking angry or even particularly bothered when chastising his brother. He has only shown comical stress when dealing with Shen Wulong's antics, though he seems rather used to them and somewhat trusts him to avoid any consequences (though in Wulong's memory, Yan often appears to be somewhat annoyed with the oddities in Shen's behaviour). In addition, he doesn't seem to be afraid of the Connector at all, despite being his direct subordinate, going as far as to sarcastically insult him for his apparent carelessness.
His calm behavior can break, as shown when he threatened to kill Hiruko for her indiscreet question, emannating a threatening aura which shut her up in fear.
History[]
Xia Yan and Xia Ji were members of the Worm at a young age with their father being the previous head. As some point, their father died through a secret assassination by his brother. Yan would be chosen by Shen Wulong as the next Head of the Worm instead of his brother.
Plot[]
Kengan Omega[]
Yan first appears with his identity unknown, as he informs Shen Wulong of the death of Edward and Howard Wu.
Yan's full identity and his relation to Xia Ji is revealed in Chapter 151, when he is fully introduced along with Wulong.
Power & Abilities[]
Like his brother Ji, Yan was born with a low-level Superman Syndrome, making his muscles twice as strong as an average man's. He is implied to be much more diligent in his training than his brother, but the extent of his abilities remain unknown. While he admitted himself that his brother's innate talent for martial arts was higher, Yan proved to be far more diligent in honing his combat strength. One clear example was how he managed to handle many enemies whose calibers gave Xia Ji a hard time with just two of them.
He is stated to be one of the few with the capabilities to beat Gaoh Mukaku, a powerful martial artist who earned the acknowledgement of Shen Wulong. Though their fight was short and interrupted, Yan seemed to be holding his own against Kanoh Agito in their hotel fight despite not completely being focused on the fight the whole time. This is underscored by the fact that while Yan was fighting Agito in the hotel, Yan was more concerned about the Connector's fight with Kuroki and was also working out in his mind that someone had betrayed their whereabouts to Kuroki, Agito and Rolon.
During the Ganryu Island special Kengan match, Yan showcased his phenomenal speed and strength by dispatching one of the Supernovas, Onoda Ikkai with no problem at all. Yan quickly closed in after they faced off and knocked out Onoda in one shot before the latter could even react. Onoda was unconscious before he even hit the ground but Yan was preparing to give another blow to Onoda for insurance but not before Shen Wulong stopped him from doing so. Wulong told Yan that the match was over since Onoda was already knocked out before his body fell on the ground. Onoda's strategy was to make Yan show his hand so that Leonardo Silva, another supernova who was looking on could exploit the situation and beat Yan if Onoda lost. Upon witnessing all this, Leonardo Silva just expressed shock by thinking that not even Onoda could land a single hit on Yan.
Outside of combat, Yan is a master leader, able to lead the Worm, an ancient organization and shows a skill in long term planning. He mastermind multiple terrorist acts with the intent of giving the Worm infamy and preparing to breakdown the organization as it became too conspicuous, while also predicting what the survivors would do. When Kuroki, Kanoh and Rolon confronted him, Wulong, and Fu, Yan quickly deduced that someone within their group gave away their location. Upon suspecting Luohan to turn traitor, Yan had already prepared countermeasures against the Death Dealers and their weapons of mass destruction, and used two other Consecutors to test out Luohan's skills after reading Wulong's memories under the pretext of a grudge, while at the same time getting them put into protective custody and out of harm's way.
Etymology[]
- Xia means "summer" (夏)
- Yan (厭) means "loathe, be bored, "
Trivia[]
The Tiger version of Shen Wulong refers to Xia Yan as "Ian" as showcased in his monologue with the Dragon half in an extra of Kengan Omega Volume 31.