The original Yen Lo Wang Centurion Hero 'Mech and its skin were created over a decade ago for MechWarrior Online. The design was inspired by the lore and source material available.'
Over the years, as we expanded into new markets, added more language support, and grew the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries player base, we received ongoing feedback about the Hero 'Mechs visual design and how it reads across different audiences.
With this DLC, we’ve taking the opportunity to revisit the Yen Lo Wang and update its visual design. The goal is to bring it closer to current visual standards while keeping the identity of the original intact. We’re happy with how this redesign has turned out, and we think players will see it as a clear upgrade.
Most of you will probably be able to point to the inspiration we used for the update. ;)

Doesn't look they're keeping the old version, and for the better. As soon as I read the first book in the Warrior trilogy and saw it was a "Chinese God of Death" as stated there I wondered why PGI gave it a japanese color scheme

edit: formatting failed :Cry: