Yasuo/Trivia

General

 * Yasuo is voiced by.
 * His skin lines are also voiced by the same voice actor.
 * The flute Yasuo plays in his dance emote is most likely a ( for ;  for ).
 * His Classic 'dance' references a performance of this instrument.
 * A side by side comparison can be seen here.
 * Yasuo's design is largely based on the Japanese, a whose masters had died or stripped of titles & lands. Many rōnin became merceneries, bodyguards, or even criminals.
 * The length of Yasuo's sword is about that of a or even an . However, he wears it cutting edge up like the shorter.
 * Yasuo [jasɯ̟ᵝo] is a Japanese masculine, rendered as 康夫 (peaceful man) in the Japanese localization.
 * From *yasu- "cheap, easy > peaceful" & masculine morpheme *wo.
 * Yasuo is not his birth name, but was given to him when he joined the sword school in an effort to steady his wild nature.
 * Since his brother is named 米 Yone < *yəna-i "[hulled] rice", Yasuo's birth name might be likewise mundane (e.g. 's given name means "duck").
 * doubled critical strike chance references Samurai gameplay portrayals in video games.
 * A functional real-life replica of Yasuo's was crafted in an episode of YouTube series Man At Arms: Reforged.
 * This video can be viewed here.
 * There are also videos where the following are crafted:
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 * (prop)

Quotes

 * Yasuo and each speak a different, unrelated Ancient Ionian language, given the lack of sound correspondences & cognates (Yasuo's dialect sounds like broken Japanese, parts of it referencing ).
 * might be referencing Yojimbo by.
 * references.
 * might be referencing 'Pro as heck guide to Master Yi'.
 * resembles, which in turn references.
 * resembles and  (all reference  by )
 * resembles and  (all reference  by )


 * Some of his interactions to his counterpart skin,, have references to two poems written by the British aristocrat & poet.
 * His kill quotes towards, and , as well as his taunt to her,  are from the poem When We Two Parted by Lord Byron.
 * taunt and his response, is from another poem by Lord Byron entitled So We'll Go No More A Roving.
 * taunt and his response, is from another poem by Lord Byron entitled So We'll Go No More A Roving.

Skins

 * He references and resembles and/or  from  via his iconic ponytail design shared with these individuals, where in Musashi's case, it is in reference to the common visual design he is depicted with in fictional media.
 * Haoumaru himself is based on Miyamoto Musashi as well.
 * Another note of Yasuo is how his in the Chinese servers is written/dubbed as 斬鋼閃 (Zhǎngāngshǎn, lit. Slashing Steel Flash), which when read in Japanese with the same characters (Zankousen) is exactly the same name as one of Haoumaru's attacks.
 * Yasuo's taunt in most of his skins (save for demon form) involves him in-taking fluids from his bamboo flask, then spitting the fluids on his blade to "bless it". This is a habit shared by Haoumaru in his home series' battle intros.
 * Yasuo's taunt in most of his skins (save for demon form) involves him in-taking fluids from his bamboo flask, then spitting the fluids on his blade to "bless it". This is a habit shared by Haoumaru in his home series' battle intros.


 * He references a with his harmonica.
 * He wields a -styled Japanese blade.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:


 * He is from an alternate future in which he was cybernetically augmented as part of the PROJECT Initiative.
 * describes him as:
 * "Tempest, a blossom caught in drift, fluid form. He speaks. 'Death is like the wind'... he is a storm, blade howling... 'always by my side'... the eternal wanderer."
 * If one tells they fight for 'truth' she'll say the following:
 * "We're on the right path."
 * His gear includes:
 * He was originally conceived as 'Cyber Ops Yasuo' before being renamed.
 * He references, or , all from the ' series. The last was further referenced in Yasuo's recall animation pose that is similar to Raiden's when he battled Vamp's robots in ', where he holsters his blade by the pommel underneath his foot.
 * Compared to his other skins' attack animations (barring ), this skin has different attack animations, along with only having three animations compared to the other skins' four.
 * When performing his joke, taunt or dance emotes, his helmet reveals his actual face, thus featuring none of the sound altercations. This is unique to him among the PROJECT skins.
 * His sword blade turns olive-yellow while bonus armor penetration is active, as opposed to a subtle aura covering his sword.
 * In this skin, he drinks from a fuel-container which may contain a substance suitable for cyborgs.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He references, or , all from the ' series. The last was further referenced in Yasuo's recall animation pose that is similar to Raiden's when he battled Vamp's robots in ', where he holsters his blade by the pommel underneath his foot.
 * Compared to his other skins' attack animations (barring ), this skin has different attack animations, along with only having three animations compared to the other skins' four.
 * When performing his joke, taunt or dance emotes, his helmet reveals his actual face, thus featuring none of the sound altercations. This is unique to him among the PROJECT skins.
 * His sword blade turns olive-yellow while bonus armor penetration is active, as opposed to a subtle aura covering his sword.
 * In this skin, he drinks from a fuel-container which may contain a substance suitable for cyborgs.
 * He shares this theme with:


 * He was conceived by 'daemonstar'.
 * The mask he is wearing references the ones used in Japanese theater.
 * The flask he normally drinks from is instead turned into a gourd in this skin.
 * Despite wearing a mask in this skin like with, Yasuo does not remove it during his taunt to drink.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:


 * During the development period, the skin was called "Demonblade Yasuo".
 * This development name is shared with, which implies that Nightbringer Yasuo may have originally been intended for the "Demonblade" theme.
 * He resembles Nightmare from Soulcalibur.
 * The flask he normally drinks from is instead turned into a potion vial in this skin.
 * His splash art is part of a larger picture in which he is fighting.
 * He shares this theme with:
 * He shares this theme with:

Relations

 * Yasuo is an Ionian swordsman accused of for allegedly murdering an Elder. He is being hunted down across the island continent under the evidence that the killer employed a wind technique, one that only Yasuo has mastered in the present day.
 * He crossed paths with while on the run, teaching the Shuriman stone mage how to control her powers. When they parted ways, she gifted him a long thread from her handspun wool tunic (the same one he uses to tie his hair up).
 * Yasuo suspects of being the Elder's killer, as evidenced in interaction quotes with her.
 * "Wait, that ... huh"
 * "Huh, swift strikes... "
 * "Another blade?"
 * "Who taught you ?"