Yuffie Yulan Large — Instrument

Given Yuffie’s penchant for stealing anything not nailed down, we suggest you steal the idea for yourself. Build the gong. Paint the cello. Write the song.

Could "Yulan" be a corrupted memory of (from Final Fantasy X ) or "Lulan" (a fan-made character)? There is no canonical "Yulan" in FFVII. Therefore, the phrase likely emerges from a fan desire to see Yuffie play a large, traditional instrument as a weapon or a Limit Break. yuffie yulan large instrument

At first glance, the terms seem contradictory. "Yuffie" is universally recognized by gamers as Yuffie Kisaragi, the materia-hunting ninja princess of Wutai from Final Fantasy VII . "Large Instrument" suggests a musical device—think cello, double bass, or a pipe organ. But what is "Yulan"? Is it a misspelling of "Yulan" (a type of magnolia flower), a reference to the Chinese actor Xu Yulan, or a phonetic corruption of "You Lan" (a Chinese string instrument)? Given Yuffie’s penchant for stealing anything not nailed

In the Last Order of Wutai (Yuffie’s homeland), there is a cut scene concept where the Wutai Pagoda houses a massive ceremonial Dragon Bell (known in concept art as the "Yu-lan Zhi Zhong"). In this unreleased lore, the "Yulan Large Instrument" is a chime the size of a small car, used to summon the Leviathan materia. Yuffie’s ultimate goal in this scrapped narrative was to steal this instrument/weapon. Write the song

But absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. The phrase itself is a testament to the creativity of the internet. Somewhere, a fan has drawn Yuffie playing a six-foot-tall Yulan-brand double bass while throwing materia. Somewhere else, a luthier is pondering a custom paint job.