Cancer · by personality
Fullmetal Alchemist · Yao clan
Ling Yao: zodiac sign and birth chart
Ling Yao has no canon birthday. Neither the manga nor the anime gives one. Read from his personality, he's a Cancer, with Moon, Mercury and Venus in the same sign: the twelfth prince of Xing, who faints from hunger on an Amestris street and is already thinking about his clan. A Leo rising brings the royal presence and an Aries Mars the nerve.
- SunCancer
- MoonCancer
- RisingLeo
- MercuryCancer
- VenusCancer
- MarsAries
SourceNo canon birthday: neither the manga nor the anime gives Ling a date. The chart is NEBO's take, read from his personality.
Birth chart
Ling's chart at a glance
No canon birthday, so this is NEBO's take, read from his character.
- Fire2
- Earth0
- Air0
- Water4
- Mostly water. 4 of his 6 placements are water signs.
- Double Cancer. Sun and Moon in the same sign, about 1 in 12 people have that.
- About 1 in 67 birthdays get Ling in the app's Fullmetal Alchemist world.
- Other Cancers here: Izumi Curtis.
NEBO's take
No birthday in canon. His personality says Cancer.
We ran Ling through the same model that matches people to characters in the app, and looked at which chart gets him most often. It reads him as water first, with a lion's confidence: warm, funny and quietly ruling.
Canon
No canon birthdayNever given in the manga or animeNEBO's take
Cancer SunRead from his personality- Sun
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeCancer
Cancer is family and clan. Ling crosses a border to find the secret of immortality so he can become emperor and protect his people.
- Moon
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeCancer
Cancer Moon puts people first. He worries about his clan, and about his bodyguards, more than about himself.
- Rising
CanonNo birth timeNEBO's takeLeo
No birth time in canon. First impression: a prince in a foreign city, grinning, starving and somehow still holding court.
- Mercury
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeCancer
Cancer Mercury hides a ruler's mind behind jokes. He looks easy-going, but he reads the room and the stakes every time.
- Venus
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeCancer
Cancer Venus loves by taking people in. He is the kind of leader who treats allies and former enemies as his own.
- Mars
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeAries
Aries Mars acts first. Ling senses the flow of life energy, spots a homunculus in a crowd in an instant and moves before the others.
What canon does give: a prince who looks carefree and thinks like an emperor. Cancer is the people he protects. Leo rising is the part that walks in like it already belongs to him.
How he shows up
Why he's like this
Cancer is the sign of care, loyalty and protecting your own. Ling hits every one of them, in scenes fans know by heart.
CoreCancer Sun
Fainting from hunger
He collapses on the street in Amestris. Ed and Al feed him, and he promises to repay them, then does.
Brotherhood, early episodes
FeelingsCancer Moon
Here for the clan
Ling comes to Amestris to find the secret of immortality, so he can become emperor and protect his clan.
Brotherhood
MindMercury in Cancer
Carefree face, ruler's mind
He jokes, begs for food and acts like a tourist. Underneath, he thinks like a ruler and weighs every decision against his people.
Brotherhood
In a fightMars in Aries
Sensing chi
He feels the flow of life energy, so a disguised homunculus in a crowd doesn't fool him for a second.
Brotherhood
FeelingsCancer Moon
Followed by loyalty
His bodyguard Lan Fan, from a family that has served the Yao clan for generations, follows him everywhere. His answer is loyalty back.
Brotherhood
LoveVenus in Cancer
Shares his body with Greed
To get what his clan needs, Ling lets the homunculus Greed share his body. Out of that comes one of the best friendships in the series.
Brotherhood, Greed arc · spoiler
Your turn
Which Fullmetal Alchemist character are you?
Pick your birthday. Your Sun sign gives a first answer right here, then the app reads your whole chart.
Aries girls get Lust most often. Aries guys get Roy Mustang.
You and Ling: Signs at a right angle. Friction, the useful kind.
Taurus girls get Maria Ross most often. Taurus guys get King Bradley.
You and Ling: Signs that cheer each other on. Good team.
Gemini girls get Lan Fan most often. Gemini guys get Heymans Breda.
You and Ling: Next-door signs. Different instincts, lots to learn.
Cancer girls get Winry Rockbell most often. Cancer guys get Edward Elric.
You and Ling: Same sign. You'd get each other without trying.
Leo girls get Olivier Armstrong most often. Leo guys get Roy Mustang.
You and Ling: Next-door signs. Different instincts, lots to learn.
Virgo girls get Riza Hawkeye most often. Virgo guys get Kain Fuery.
You and Ling: Signs that cheer each other on. Good team.
Libra girls get Izumi Curtis most often. Libra guys get Edward Elric.
You and Ling: Signs at a right angle. Friction, the useful kind.
Scorpio girls get May Chang most often. Scorpio guys get Alphonse Elric.
You and Ling: Same element, water. Easy chemistry, same pace.
Sagittarius girls get Riza Hawkeye most often. Sagittarius guys get Envy.
You and Ling: Signs that speak different languages. Curious mix.
Capricorn girls get Maria Ross most often. Capricorn guys get Father.
You and Ling: Opposite signs. You see each other's blind spot.
Aquarius girls get Izumi Curtis most often. Aquarius guys get Edward Elric.
You and Ling: Signs that speak different languages. Curious mix.
Pisces girls get Winry Rockbell most often. Pisces guys get Alphonse Elric.
You and Ling: Same element, water. Easy chemistry, same pace.
That's your Sun sign talking. The app reads your Moon, Venus, Mars and the rest, and the answer can change.
Get my real Fullmetal Alchemist character→Chemistry
Who Ling clicks with, and who he clashes with
Read from the charts on their pages. The plot may disagree.
Clicks with
- Tim MarcohCancer Moon+Pisces MoonMoons in the same element: they calm down the same way, no translation needed.
- Winry RockbellCancer Sun+Pisces SunSuns in the same element: they want the same things and go after them the same way.
- Alex ArmstrongVenus in Cancer+Mars in ScorpioVenus and Mars in step: the spark is real, friends or more.
Clashes with
Pick a side
Are you more Ling or Ed?
Your birthday settles it. The app reads your whole chart and tells you who you really get.
Similar charts
Who else has Ling's chart
Famous Cancers with his placements
Their charts line up with NEBO's take on Ling. A chart match only: none of them is connected to this page.
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Jacob ElordiCancer Sun · Mercury in Cancer, Venus in Cancer
Conor McGregorCancer Sun · Cancer Moon, Mercury in Cancer, Mars in Aries
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Federico ValverdeCancer Sun · Cancer Moon, Venus in Cancer
LarrayCancer Sun · Cancer Moon, Venus in Cancer
Characters like him in other worlds
Same chart pattern in our model, different universe.
Fullmetal Alchemist
Characters like Ling
Closest charts first: shared signs, same elements.
Which Fullmetal Alchemist character are you?
Add your birthday and the app finds your Fullmetal Alchemist character and how close you are to Ling.
Are you Ling? Find your character→Questions
Ling's zodiac sign: what people ask
What zodiac sign is Ling?
Canon never says. Neither the manga nor the anime gives Ling a birthday. By personality, NEBO's take is Cancer.
When is Ling's birthday?
It isn't given anywhere in canon.
Is Ling a Cancer?
By personality, yes: warm, funny and responsible for a lot of people. It's NEBO's take, not canon, because no birthday exists.
What is Ling's birth chart?
NEBO's take: Sun in Cancer, Moon in Cancer, Leo rising, Mercury in Cancer, Venus in Cancer, Mars in Aries. Read from his personality, not from a canon date.
What element is Ling?
Water. Cancer is a water sign, and 4 of his 6 placements are water too.
Who is Ling most compatible with?
By chart, Tim Marcoh, Winry Rockbell and Alex Armstrong. Cancer Moon and Pisces Moon: they calm down the same way, no translation needed.
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