10 Things You Didn't Knew About Suya
Reception toward the New Legend's snowy owl had been pretty mixed: some believed she was nothing more than a sexual object while others thought she was actually well-developped and inspiring as a character. Whatever side you're on, you cannot possibly deny that the New Legend wouldn't have been the same without Suya. The character went through a lot of evolution and challenges across the New Legend Reboot franchise. And today, we're counting 10 details you (probably) didn't knew about her:
#10: She have a vast knowledge about plants
It seems to most of Suya's powers are relied to plants in one way or another: she have Petals Chi, her Pearl of Hope connects her to the mystical Tree of Life, she can feels the life in trees, etc. However, a topic that is rarely mentioned is that Suya actually knows a lot about flowers and plants in general. This is because during her childhood, Suya took care of flowers at her village a lot. Mainly because her village was known for the special flowers and plants growing up inside and around it. Her favorite flower is the Twilight's Hope, a flower said to give one the light even in the darker hour. She actually gave one to Fenghuang at the end of the "New Legends of Yin & Yang" crossover.
#9: Her relationship with Koji is a bit symbolic
Suya is associated with Egyptian culture a lot since her own story. A little funny detail to notice is that, in Egyptian culture, beetles are seen as a symbol of good luck and happiness. This makes her relationship with Koji a bit more symbolic as she loves him with all of her heart and always feel happy and lucky with him.
#8: She have a lot of admiration for Viper and Mei Ling
It's no secret that Suya had a bit of a self-confidence problem during her days at Master Yoshi's dojo. While Koji was her best source of admiration to keep going on, she also took Master Viper and Mei Ling for idols. While she only met them after her time with Master Yoshi, she did read about their accomplishments in books and heard about them. The way both masters could defeat villains while keeping their elegance in battle helped her to do the same with her own way of Kung Fu.
#7: Her biological family remains unknown
Like most of the New Legend members, Suya never met her biological family. She was risen by Hayabuza, the chief of the village she lived in. During the now deleted third season of the New Legend Reboot, the author revealed us that she was the daughter of the Egyptian goddess Bastet as a gift from a genie. However, this is now non-cannon as the third season was deleted. Another scenario the author thought about was to have Suya be the daughter of Bastet and Rha. But since everything's been deleted, Suya's biological family ultimately remains unknown.
#6: She has the most power variety of her team
Suya only had the Crane Style of Kung Fu at the beginning of her journey, but by the end of the second season, she had a pretty large power selection in her arsenal. Not only can she use Petals Chi, but she can enter her Tree of Life form with all the various plants powers associated with it, use her First Gear to have another set of techniques, but she can even use magic (as she learned from Karasu that she is a magician) to use techniques like the gender swapping one, perform the Hypnotizing Dance, and even use her half-genie form (though that was deleted). Overall, she has the biggest variety of powers of her team.
#5: She's the only New Legend member to not use a weapon
When Kung Fu wasn't enough anymore, the New Legend turned to weapons to add another trick to their sleeves: Koji obtained a sword through his training with Cong Wo; Toka also got a giant sword while training on the Fagamalo Island; Alena obtained the Divine Sun Shield and Celestial Paintbrush, and Neyo...well, he had a lot of weapons. Suya, however, never used any weapon, safe if you count the Pearl of Hope in her navel.
#4: She's bisexual
Suya is in love with Koji and it has always been like this. However, what she never explicitly told her friends was that she's bisexual, meaning she's attracted to both men and women. She never showed it too much as bisexuality can be seen wrongly in China. But it's true: Suya is attracted to women as much as men.
#3: She almost committed suicide
Koji's sacrifice to save Toka in the second season is one of the most marking moments. Not only was it super sad, but it almost meant that despite their training, the New Legend was still far from being the perfect warriors. While her friends were also heart broken by his death, Suya was the most affected one. For two weeks in a row, she spent her time only hitting an iron tree without taking a moment to rest. It was because the physical pain was the only thing to help her with the pain of loosing the beetle she loved. Luckily Fenghuang interfered and Koji came back to life soon afterwards. Otherwise, she would have died.
#2: She used magic to give birth to Safui'e
Many fans found it weird and illogical for Suya to give birth to a beetle while she's a bird. What the author forgot to mention about this is that, prior to falling pregnant, Suya searched in books and found a spell that could allow her to give birth to an hybrid half-bug half-avian. She knew that she and Koji were going to do it...soon and decided to get prepared in advance. So, she used a spell to mix her being with Koji's for their kid and also adapted her body to directly give birth to the kid instead of making an egg.
#1: She can beat Toka and Koji
When discussing about who's the strongest character in the New Legend Reboot's world, most people think about Toka or Koji (or even Alena and Neyo). Little do they know is that Suya should also be mentioned in the discussion. We know that Toka and Koji are strong, but think about it: Suya have a technique to counter any attack or seal any person away (Seal Evil), she can boost her power far (with her Tree of Life form, First Gear, Fury Brand), she can seduce (Hypnotizing Dance), and she can even heal herself (Healing Winds). Heck, even her Flower Blade attack can easily match Toka's Phoenix Fist or Koji's Bug's Bite. So yeah, Suya's very strong too.