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She is the princess of Kouka Kingdom, the only heir of Emperor Il, and the reincarnation of King Hiryuu.[3] On her 16th birthday, she was forced to flee Hiryuu Castle as a fugitive after her father was murdered by Soo-Won.

Yona had a sheltered, pampered upbringing. But all of that changed when she witnessed her father's murder at the hands of Soo-Won on the night of her 16th birthday. After her father's death she and Hak were forced to flee from the Hiryuu Castle and traveled all the way to Hak's homeland the Wind Tribe for safety. During her journey, Yona started to realize that not everything was perfect during her father's reign as king and had came to terms why he was murdered. So this tragic event and the resolved to fight for herself, throne and kingdom later led to her search for the legendary four dragon warriors who help create the Kouka Kingdom 2,000 years ago. As time goes on her journey she forced Hak to train her how to fight so that she could defend herself in a fight. Along the way she slowly discovers the meaning of friendship and its true purpose in life; which is to protect her love ones and the people of her country.
Yona is considered an attractive girl for her age. Throughout the series, she is often called \"cute\". She is a slender girl of short stature, purple eyes, fair skin and long, curly red hair at the beginning of the series. After the series of events when she confronts Kan Tae-Jun, she slices her hair off with a sword to prevent being captured and to save Hak in the process.[4]

Yona now wears her hair short, which is slowly growing back. Her current outfit is made up of a white gown and a red vest with dark burgundy borderlines and a light pink sash tied around her waist. She often wears a cape with a hood to hide her full appearance, particularly her red hair.[5] She is also never seen without the same pair of elegant, long earrings, which belonged to her mother Kashi.

Throughout the series, Yona's eyes suddenly appear to have a fiery, determined look in them whenever her friends' lives are in danger, or needs to complete an important mission, a mark of her nobility status and dignified air as Kouka's Princess and King Hiryuu's reincarnation.