Yang Xiong is a good-looking man with flowery tattoos all over his body. He has thick eyebrows, eyes like those of a phoenix and a few strands of beard on his chin. He bears a resemblance to Guan Suo. However, he has a paler complexion and is thus nicknamed "Sick Guan Suo". Yang Xiong is one of the leaders of the Liangshan infantry. Finally, he dies from a tumour on his back after the campaign against the rebel leader Fang La.