Xu Feng

Biodata

Background and History

Xu Feng and Xiao Yue were once among the Eastern Lands’ most outstanding young Trainers. They eloped when Xiao Yue was expected to marry someone else and settled in Fengcheng after she became pregnant. When that man used her as a pretext for war, Xu Feng drove the invaders from the Eastern Lands and confronted them at the border 145.

After the Xu family declined, Xu Feng fought in the Borderlands to protect Xiao Yue, Xu Mu, and the family’s remaining members. His reputation kept enemies wary, but his absence left Xu Mu growing up with little knowledge of his father’s work or relatives 33 431. At their reunion, Xu Feng refused to explain the threat fully, telling Xu Mu that he first needed the strength to protect himself and his mother 33.

Xu Feng later passed the family-head position to Xu Mu. He hoped to retire and travel with Xiao Yue, but Xu Mu appointed him Acting Family Head and left him responsible for the family’s affairs 432 433 438.

Appearance

Xu Feng is handsome, though he privately considers Xu Mu better-looking. Returning to the ancestral home visibly changes his bearing from playful to grief-stricken 251 431.

• His face is described as cold when he arrives to confront the Pokémon Hunters after Xiao Tianyang’s death 248.
• Years of Borderlands fighting have worn down the temper for which he was once notorious 379.

Personality

Xu Feng is fiercely protective and often ruthless toward threats to his family. He returns from the Borderlands to intimidate families demanding punishment for Xu Mu, and his arrival leaves the Pokémon Hunters terrified 248 379. He also lets Xu Mu face Hunter B himself, supporting his son’s need to answer for a costly mistake 248.

With family, his severity gives way to teasing and arguments. He is proud of Xu Mu’s growth, jealous when soldiers cheer more loudly for his son, and eager—unsuccessfully—to escape the work of leading the Xu family 390 432 438.

Abilities & Skills

Pokémon command

• Leads Trainers in the Borderlands and rallies them to counterattack Team Rocket 303 304.
• Quickly assigns Xu Mu’s six Legendary Birds to engage powerful opponents when they arrive to protect him 389.
• Takes command of a later campaign alongside Kale after Xu Mu delegates it to them 591.

Notable Pokémon

• Persian and Greninja — overwhelm Pokémon Hunters; Greninja captures Hunter B alive 248.
• Braviary — carries Xu Feng and Xiao Yue to the Sea God Secret Realm 248.
• Latias, Latios, and Darkrai — revealed among his Pokémon during the assault on the Hunters’ base 255.

Relationships

• Xu Mu — son. Xu Feng urges him to grow stronger, protects him, and eventually fights alongside him 33 304.
• Xiao Yue — wife and former fellow Trainer. Their elopement preceded the Borderlands conflict; Xu Feng hopes to retire and travel with her 145 432.
• Xu Hong — sister who credits his Borderlands reputation with helping the Xu family survive 389 431.
• Kale — Xu Mu’s prospective father-in-law and a frequent target of Xu Feng’s intimidation and teasing 232 430 437.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Borderlands defense: Holds the line against Team Rocket for years. When an armored Mewtwo defeats most of his Pokémon, he prepares to defend the passage to his world with the remaining Trainers 259 303.
• Sea God Secret Realm: Arrives after Xiao Tianyang’s death, defeats the Hunters with his Pokémon, and gives Xu Mu the chance to confront Hunter B 248.
• Xu family succession: Formally names Xu Mu his successor before the ancestral tablets. Although relieved to step down, he is promptly made Acting Family Head 433 438.
• Disappearance: Vanishes through a temporary space-time rift in the Blood Pool Secret Realm. Xu Mu and Arceus cross into another world to find him 516 517.

Notable Quotes

“Then you’ll have to go through me. Over my dead body!” 303

“I have served as family head for twenty years. Since the decline of the Xu family began, I have fought on the battlefields of the Borderlands to ensure our family line survives.” 433