About Lian

One thing I never understood that 989 did with Lian is make her suddenly Chinese. In this game, she was American, as evidenced by the game's manual (birthplace: San Francisco). Although the name Xing is certainly Chinese, she was American for this game.

The comes 2, and her appearance changes and she's suddenly Chinese (birthplace: Kashi). I never understood why the changed her nationality between games. I suppose one reason is not being able to get Lian's original voice actor back for the second game, but changing her entire nationality seems a bit extreme.

Always bugged me. Still does.