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  "description": "Everything you need to know about the dragon-blooded Elder race and its sole playable representative.",
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  "textContent": "If you've been exploring Talos-II and stumbled across the term \"Lung\" in a quest or character profile, you're not alone. The word looks confusing in English, but it refers to one of the Elder races in the Arknights universe — essentially the dragon-human hybrid species. Right now, there is exactly one playable Lung character in Arknights: Endfield, and that's **Chen Qianyu**.\n\n**Quick answer:** \"Lung\" is the in-game name for the dragon race. The only playable Lung operator is Chen Qianyu, a six-star Guard who wields a great sword and deals physical damage.\n\nChen Qianyu is the playable Lung character | Image credit: __Gryphline (via YouTube/@Wow Quests)__\n\n* * *\n\n### What the Lung race actually is\n\nThe Lung are classified as an Elder race within the world of Arknights: Endfield. Their design draws directly from Chinese dragons — the _Long_ (龙 / 龍) of East Asian mythology. The name \"Lung\" itself is the Wade-Giles romanization of the Chinese word for dragon, which is rendered as _lóng_ in modern Pinyin. This older romanization is why the spelling catches so many English-speaking players off guard.\n\nPhysically, Lung characters display distinctly draconic features. The most common traits include antler-like horns and serpentine tails tipped with hair tufts. Some individuals show even more animalistic characteristics, such as carp-like whiskers, lion mane-like hair, deer-shaped ears, and fish fins or scales. These visual markers make them stand out from other humanoid races on Terra and Talos-II.\n\nIn the broader Arknights lore, the Lung held significant social standing on Terra. Many were imperial members of the Yanese dynasty or occupied upper-class positions as tycoons, aristocrats, and civil servants. The Lung house is also known for a deep love of history. It's worth noting that the Lung are distinct from the Vouivre, another dragon-adjacent race in the Arknights setting — a point of lore that veteran fans tend to be particular about.\n\nImage credit: __Gryphline (via Arknights wiki)__\n\n* * *\n\n### Chen Qianyu — the only playable Lung operator\n\nAs of the game's current roster, Chen Qianyu is the sole playable Lung character. She's a prominent member of Endfield Industries and a six-star operator, making her one of the rarer pulls in the gacha system. Here's a breakdown of her combat profile:\n\nAttribute| Detail\n---|---\n**Rarity**|  Six-star\n**Faction**|  Endfield Industries\n**Race**|  Lung\n**Role**|  Guard\n**Damage type**|  Physical\n**Weapon**|  Great sword\n**Main attribute**|  Agility\n**Secondary attribute**|  Strength\n**Battle tags**|  Lift, stagger\n\nChen Qianyu fills the Guard role, which means she's built around dealing consistent physical damage while disrupting enemies. Her battle tags — **lift** and **stagger** — indicate a kit focused on crowd control, launching enemies into the air, and interrupting their actions. She scales primarily off Agility with Strength as her secondary stat, and she swings a great sword despite her agility-focused build, giving her a mix of speed and heavy hits.\n\nChen Qianyu is the sole playable Lung character in Arknights Endfield | Image credit: __Gryphline (via Arknights Endfield wiki)__\n\n* * *\n\n### Where you'll encounter the Lung race label in-game\n\nThe most common place players run into the term \"Lung\" is in operator profiles. Every character in Arknights: Endfield has a listed race, and you can check this by opening the profile screen for any party member. If a quest or NPC dialogue asks you to find a Lung character, you're looking for Chen Qianyu specifically — she's the only one who fits that description among playable operators.\n\nSome quests involve a child NPC who draws pictures, hinting at which character you need to bring along. If you see a drawing that resembles a dragon or a character with horns and a tail, that's your cue to swap Chen Qianyu into your active party. Since she's a six-star character, most players will have encountered her through the gacha or may already have her on their roster.\n\n* * *\n\n### Lung vs. other dragon-like races\n\nThe Arknights universe contains multiple races that could loosely be described as \"dragon-like,\" but they are not interchangeable. The Vouivre, for instance, are a separate race inspired by Western dragon mythology rather than East Asian dragons. Calling a Lung character a Vouivre — or vice versa — is a lore mistake that the game's community takes seriously. If a quest specifies a Lung, only a Lung will satisfy the requirement.\n\nThe broader racial system in Arknights: Endfield includes dozens of species, each tied to real-world mythological or zoological archetypes. Other examples include the Sankta (angel-like), Sarkaz (demon-like), Vulpo (fox-like), Caprinae (goat/sheep-like), and Aegir (aquatic). Each playable operator's race is listed in their profile, so if you're ever unsure which character belongs to which species, that's the fastest way to check.\n\nImage credit: __Gryphline (via YouTube/@Wow Quests)__\n\n* * *\n\nFor now, Chen Qianyu stands alone as the Lung representative on the Arknights: Endfield roster. Given that the game's character pool continues to expand with new banners and updates, it's reasonable to expect additional Lung operators in the future — but no official announcements for new Lung characters have been confirmed at this time.",
  "title": "The Lung Race in Arknights: Endfield, Explained",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-12T05:02:39.000Z"
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