Chan Kaifang

Dr. Kaifang Chan is a character in the Netflix original series Space Force. He works at Space Force and is Dr. Adrian Mallory's second. Dr. Chan is portrayed by Jimmy O. Yang.

Character overview
Dr. Chan is known for his sarcastic attitude, but he has moments when he shows his softer side.

Chan also has a habit of eating his food in a specific way. In Episode 6, he is seen cutting his cake into rectangles and in Episode 7, he is seen arranging his fries into a criss-cross structure with ketchup dotted around it. He is good friends with Angela Ali. Additionally, he has a small black notebook that can be spotted in Episode 5, Episode 6, and Episode 9.

He is also seen driving a blue Chevrolet truck in Episode 8, though it hasn't been confirmed whether he owns that truck.

History
Dr. Chan's family is from Hong Kong but currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland. Chan himself is from Ohio.

Plot summary
In Episode 6, The Spy, Chan works with F. Tony Scarapiducci to come up with a birthday present for the POTUS.

Quotes

 * “I know some shit about plants”

Fanon
Fans ship Dr. Chan with F. Tony Scarapiducci. Their ship name is Chantony. On December 14th, Jimmy O. Yang showed support for the ship by reposting fanart and following Chantony shippers on Instagram.

Fans also ship Dr. Chan with Angela Ali. Their ship name is Changela.

Trivia

 * Jimmy O. Yang originally auditioned for the role of F. Tony Scarapiducci but was eventually cast as Dr. Chan.
 * His name is often written in Eastern name order, with his family name (Chan) first and given name (Kaifang) first, such as in the article title.

Appearances
Dr. Chan appears in the following episodes: