Officer Michelle Yip

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Officer Michelle Yip, for Mike Surbrook's Return to Dr. Han's Island, a 1983 Martial Action Adventure.

OFFICER "MICHELLE" YIP JING-JING

 

Val Char Cost Roll Notes

10 STR 0 11- Lift 100.0kg; 2d6

26 DEX 48 14- OCV: 9/DCV: 9

13 CON 6 12-

10 BODY 0 11-

18 INT 8 13- PER Roll 13-

13 EGO 6 12- ECV: 4

18 PRE 8 13- PRE Attack: 3 ½d6

18 COM 4 13-

 

4+6 PD 2 Total: 4/10 PD (0/6 rPD)

4+6 ED 1 Total: 4/10 ED (0/6 rED)

5 SPD 14 Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12

5 REC 0

26 END 0

22 STUN 0 Total Characteristic Cost: 97

 

Movement: Running: 6"/12"

Leaping: 2"/4"

Swimming: 2"/4"

 

Cost Powers END

12 Still Beautiful: Combat Luck (6 PD/6 ED)

Notes: Despite the extremely violent situations she tends to be caught up in, Michelle never really ends up bruised or broken even when she takes direct hits. Not that she's invincible; she just never seems to take any damage that would mar her looks.

5 You were born in Hong Kong in 1954, educated in...: Eidetic Memory

Notes: Michelle's trained memory often comes in handy

5 I read your file last night: Cramming

Sanshou / Sanda

Maneuver OCV DCV Notes

5 Block +1 +3 Block, Abort

4 Disarm -1 +1 Disarm; 20 STR to Disarm roll

4 Dodge -- +5 Dodge, Affects All Attacks, Abort

4 Escape +0 +0 25 STR vs. Grabs

3 Joint Lock/Grab -1 -1 Grab Two Limbs, 20 STR for holding on

5 Kick -2 +1 6d6 Strike

4 Knife Hand -2 +0 HKA 1d6 +1

4 Punch +0 +2 4d6 Strike

3 Throw +0 +1 2d6 +v/5, Target Falls

4 Tien-hsueh Strike -1 +1 2d6 NND

1 Weapon Element: Blades

1 Weapon Element: Clubs

1 Weapon Element: Polearms

1 Weapon Element: Staffs

1 Weapon Element: Chain Weapons

 

Perks

Respected Police Officer

Notes: In 1983, Officer Yip's career had yet to take off. Still, she's only a few years away from her rapid rise.

2 1) Fringe Benefit: Local Police Powers

1 2) Fringe Benefit: Law Enforcement Rank

 

Skills

Sanshou / Wu Shu training

3 1) Acrobatics 14-

3 2) Breakfall 14-

3 3) Contortionist 14-

2 4) KS: Kung Fu 11-

2 5) WF: Common Melee Weapons

2 6) WF: Common Martial Arts Melee Weapons

Notes: Michelle is very fond of chain and rope weapons early in her career

12 7) Extraordinary Grace: +4 with Martial Maneuvers

10 8) Defense Maneuver I-IV

Notes: In Magnificent Warriors, Michelle takes on gangs of attackers with no loss in her ability to avoid harm

Police Training

3 1) Jumps a Motorcycle onto a Moving Train: Combat Driving 14-

3 2) Criminology 13-

2 3) KS: Criminal Law And Procedure 11-

2 4) KS: The Law Enforcement World 11-

3 5) PS: Police Officer 13-

3 6) Streetwise 13-

2 7) WF: Small Arms

4 8) TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles, Agricultural & Construction Vehicles, Two-Wheeled Motorized Ground Vehicles, Two-Wheeled Muscle-Powered Ground Vehicles

Administration and Undercover Work

3 1) Brother! It's good to see you!: Acting 13-

3 2) I am a police officer, and that man is my suspect: Bureaucratics 13-

3 3) I killed him! You must take me with you!: Persuasion 13-

3 4) I followed you: Shadowing 13-

3 Could have been Miss World: Seduction 13-

2 PS: Dancer 11-

0 Language: Malay (idiomatic; literate) (5 Active Points)

4 Language: Cantonese (idiomatic)

3 Language: English (completely fluent)

 

Total Powers & Skill Cost: 153

Total Cost: 250

 

150+ Disadvantages

10 Hunted: department she works for 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Watching)

10 Distinctive Features: Style Disadvantage: Sanda (Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses)

20 Social Limitation: Subject To Orders (Very Frequently, Major)

5 Social Limitation: Female Officer, sometimes has to fight for respect (Occasionally, Minor)

5 Dependent NPC: Unworthy Boyfriend 8- (Slightly Less Powerful than the PC)

Notes: When Michelle does end up with a boyfriend, he ends up either an adversary or doomed

20 Psychological Limitation: Dedicated and Incorruptible Police Officer, Duty Above All (Common, Total)

Notes: Gives up even love for duty

20 Psychological Limitation: Protects the Innocent, especially children (Common, Total)

10 Psychological Limitation: Puts on a hard exterior, hides her soft side (Common, Moderate)

 

Total Disadvantage Points: 250

 

Background/History: An ethnic Chinese born in Malaysia in 1962, Michelle's mother died in child birth. Her father ("Steven" Yip Siulung), a police officer, raised her as best he could. An athletic child, Michelle trained formally in dance and gymnastics, and dreamed of a career in the ballet, until tragedy struck. When she was 16, her father died in the line of duty. Michelle enrolled in the HK police academy the following year.

 

Now at the beginning of her career, Michelle has shown great promise, and is considered likely to receive rapid promotion. Her flair for acting, extraordinary memory and good looks have led to her being groomed for undercover work. She is determined to do well.

 

Personality/Motivation: Driven and determined to live up to both the memory of her father and her own ideal of what it means to be a police officer, Michelle puts duty above all, including her own happiness. Her personal relationships tend to suffer from this. Worse, she has already shown a tendency to become entangled with men whose surface strength masks significant inner flaws. She does have a soft side, but conceals it, especially around strangers and professional colleagues. She will not tolerate disrespect.

 

Michelle is a natural actress, and enjoys her time under cover. She also takes pride in her athletic prowess, and enjoys driving (especially motorcycles).

 

Quote: I read your file.

 

Powers/Tactics: Michelle is an exceptional natural athlete and actress, as well as highly disciplined and observant. She does her research and makes her preparations carefully, and can be counted on to have memorized all available information relevant to a case. When under cover, she is adept at staying in character and winning the confidence of even hardened, career criminals. She is also unafraid of using her persuasive skills and looks to lower a suspect's guard.

 

In combat, Michelle favors a defensive version of Sanda (a combat version of Wu Shu taught in the Chinese military and police forces). Strong for her size, Michelle does what she can to avoid being hit, attempting to nickel and dime larger, stronger foes into unconsciousness. Considering her speed, this approach is very effective.* She is skilled enough to handle large groups of attackers. Michelle will gladly use weapons if they are available, and while she favors chain and rope weapons, she is a reasonable shot with a gun.

 

Michelle is very much at home on a motorcycle.

 

*From a Special Effects point of view, when an opponent misses due to the DCV bonus granted by her maneuvers and skill levels, she can be considered to have effectively blocked his attack while launching her own; this is just color, but better reflects the frequent block-strike combos she launches on film.

 

Campaign Use: Michelle was tricky to do. The real Michelle Yeoh was 21 in 1983, and had just won the Miss Malaysia pageant. She was a dancer (until back problems put an end to that career path) and amateur athlete, but she had no martial arts background. Her acting career didn't take off until 1985 or so, when she started to appear regularly with Jackie and Sammo. This write up is based heavily on her early roles in Royal Warriors and Yes, Madam, as well as her later roles in Supercop and Project S. I chose Sanda as her martial art based on its "official" status in the Chinese military. The Boyfriend related disads come from her character's dating history in Project S / Supercop 2, The Heroic Trio, and Silver Hawk.

 

Her Dex and SPD are debatable; they were placed here with an eye to the campaign in which she is to appear. She should generally be a bit faster and harder to hit than larger, stronger fighters. The Combat Luck is there to reflect her own brand of surprising toughness on screen.

 

To make her more powerful, I'd suggest a few extra DCs and maybe a super skill or two to reflect her speed in combat. To make her less powerful, drop the combat luck.

 

Appearance: A short, slender, and heartbreakingly beautiful Chinese woman, Favors short hair or a pony tail. Prefers her uniform when not undercover, wears appropriate but conservative clothing when undercover.

 

Michelle Yeoh by Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Yip by Ka-Cheung Tsang, Character by Robert Dorf and Michael Surbrook, Character Sheet by Robert Dorf, 2008

 

 

[Shaft]

Re: Officer Michelle Yip

 

Nice! Now I want to watch SuperCop again.

[Princedarkstorm]

Re: Officer Michelle Yip

 

Yeah,I rewatch it as well !!

[Princedarkstorm]

Re: Officer Michelle Yip

 

Or even SILVERHAWK (the cartoon series )but the street hero that was played in it!