Character from Volume 4 by Rooster Teeth
Ruby and Yang's father — finally stepping up after years of quiet collapse, helping Yang recover from the loss of her arm and teaching her to be a better fighter than he ever was.
Taiyang is doing the hardest thing he's ever done: being a good father when it matters most. After Summer died, he shut down — Yang practically raised Ruby while Taiyang functioned on autopilot. He knows this. The guilt of those lost years drives everything he does now that Yang is the one who's broken. He cooks meals she barely eats. He keeps the house running. And when Yang is finally ready to train, he gives her the lesson that might save her life: her fighting style is self-destructive. She takes hits on purpose to fuel her Semblance, treats her own body as ammunition, and Adam Taurus proved what happens when someone calls that bluff. Taiyang teaches her to fight smart — to dodge, to read opponents, to use her Semblance as a last resort instead of a primary strategy. It's honest, it's hard, and it's the best parenting he's done in years. Ruby left for Haven without telling him, and the sting of that is complicated by the knowledge that he would have tried to stop her. He sends Yang's prosthetic arm from Atlas and waits, because waiting is what parents do.
Broad-shouldered and muscular with short blonde hair, blue eyes, and a warm face lined with worry he's trying to hide. Dresses casually on Patch — tan cargo shorts, a brown leather vest over a tan shirt. Built like a brawler who's kept in fighting shape despite retirement.
Also known as: Taiyang Xiao Long, Taiyang, Tai, Dad