List of The Legend of the Condor Heroes characters
The following is a list of characters from Jin Yong's wuxia novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes.
Main characters
The protagonists' parents
- Guo Xiaotian (郭嘯天) is Guo Jing's father. He made an agreement with his sworn brother Yang Tiexin for their children to become either sworn siblings (if they are of the same sex) or a married couple (if they are of opposite genders). He is killed by Duan Tiande's men.
- Li Ping (李萍) is Guo Xiaotian's wife and Guo Jing's mother. She survived the raid on Niu Family Village but was captured by Duan Tiande. She manages to escape and eventually settles in Mongolia, where she gives birth to her son. She remains in Mongolia for the rest of her life and never returned home. She commits suicide to remind her son of his heritage when Genghis Khan tries to force Guo Jing to help him conquer the Song Empire.
- Yang Tiexin (楊鐵心) is Yang Kang's father. He specialises in the Yang Family Spear Skill (楊家槍法), which has been passed down for generations in his clan. He survived the attack on Niu Family Village and renames himself "Mu Yi" (穆易) and adopts Mu Nianci as his daughter. He is reunited with his family later but his son refuses to acknowledge him. He commits suicide together with his wife after being cornered by Wanyan Honglie and his men.
- Bao Xiruo (包惜弱) is Yang Tiexin's wife and Yang Kang's mother. She is soft-hearted and empathetic, as her name "Xiruo" (literally "pity the weak") implies. She survives the raid on Niu Family Village and is saved by Wanyan Honglie, who brings her back to the Jin Empire and marries her. She commits suicide to join her first husband.
Seven Freaks of Jiangnan
The "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan", also known as "Jiangnan Qi Guai" (江南七怪), is a group of seven chivalrous pugilists from Jiangnan. They are Guo Jing's first martial arts teachers. Ke Zhen'e was blinded many years ago in a fight against the "Twin Killers in the Dark Wind". Zhang A'sheng is killed by Chen Xuanfeng, while the rest (except Ke Zhen'e) are murdered by Ouyang Feng and Yang Kang. The seven are:
- "Flying Bat" Ke Zhen'e ("飛天蝙蝠" 柯鎮惡)
- "Marvelous Handed Scholar" Zhu Cong ("妙手書生" 朱聰)
- "Horse Deity" Han Baoju ("馬王神" 韓寶駒)
- "Southern Hill Woodcutter" Nan Xiren ("南山樵子" 南希仁)
- "Laughing Buddha" Zhang A'sheng ("笑彌陀" 張阿生)
- "Hidden Hero in the Busy City" Quan Jinfa ("鬧市俠隱" 全金發)
- "Yue Maiden Sword" Han Xiaoying ("越女劍" 韓小瑩)
Five Greats
Mongolia
- Temüjin (鐵木真) is an ambitious warlord who unites all the Mongol tribes under his rule and becomes Genghis Khan (成吉思汗). Guo Jing was raised under his care and he treats the boy like a son. At the end of the novel, before his death, he debates with Guo on what constitutes a hero.
- Genghis Khan's children:
- Jochi (術赤) is the oldest son.
- Chagatai (察合台) is the second son.
- Ögedei (窩闊台) is the third son.
- Tolui (拖雷) is the fourth son. He becomes anda (安達; sworn brother) with Guo Jing.
- Huazheng (華箏) is the Khan's daughter. She was Guo Jing's childhood playmate and has a crush on him but the latter sees her as a younger sister. Her father betroths her to Guo but they are not married eventually. She reports Guo to her father when Guo decides to disobey the Khan's order, intending to make Guo stay in Mongolia but unknowingly brings great trouble to Guo. Overwhelmed by guilt over what happened to Guo's mother, she leaves home and became a recluse for the rest of her life. Before leaving she warns Guo that the Mongols are planning to attack Xiangyang.
- Genghis Khan's warriors:
- Jebe (哲別) is an expert archer from a rival tribe who later becomes one of the Khan's trusted men. He teaches Guo Jing archery.
- Muqali (木華黎)
- Chilaowen (赤老溫)
- Huduhu (忽都虎)
- Zhelemi (者勒米)
- Bo'erhu (博爾忽) returns to save Hong Qigong, Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Huazheng and others when they were trapped by Yang Kang and Ouyang Feng.
- Genghis Khan's rivals:
- Jamuqa (札木合) is Temujin's anda and ally. He becomes Temujin's rival in the war to unify Mongolia.
- Wang Khan (王罕) was the anda of Genghis Khan's father, and formerly an ally of the Khan and Jamuqa. He sides with Jamuqa in the war against Genghis Khan later.
- Sangkun (桑昆) is Wang Khan's son.
- Dushi (都史) is Sangkun's son and Huazheng's original fiance.
Quanzhen Sect (全真教)
- The "Seven Immortals of Quanzhen" (全真七子) are the seven students of Wang Chongyang. They lead the sect after their teacher's death. They are:
- "Danyangzi" Ma Yu ("丹陽子" 馬鈺). He teaches Guo Jing some basic Quanzhen martial arts and inner energy skills.
- "Changzhenzi" Tan Chuduan ("長真子" 譚處端). He is killed by Ouyang Feng in a fight.
- "Changshengzi" Liu Chuxuan ("長生子" 劉處玄)
- "Changchunzi" Qiu Chuji ("長春子" 丘處機). He befriends the Guo and Yang families in the first chapter. He becomes Yang Kang's teacher later.
- "Yuyangzi" Wang Chuyi ("玉陽子" 王處一). He befriends Guo Jing after learning that the latter learnt from his senior Ma Yu. Guo helps him recover when he was injured by Lingzhi Shangren.
- "Guangningzi" Hao Datong ("廣寧子" 郝大通), also known as Guo Datong.
- "Qingjing Sanren" Sun Bu'er ("清靜散人" 孫不二)
- Yin Zhiping (尹志平) is one of Qiu Chuji's disciples. He goes to Mongolia to remind a 16-year-old Guo Jing of his scheduled match against Yang Kang.
- Cheng Yaojia (程瑤迦) is Sun Bu'er's student. She was almost raped by Ouyang Ke but Guo Jing and Huang Rong saves her. She later marries Lu Guanying under Huang Yaoshi's arrangement.
Peach Blossom Island
Huang Yaoshi's disciples
- The "Twin Killers in the Dark Wind" (黑風雙煞) are Huang Yaoshi's two eldest students. They decided to elope and fled from the island, taking with them their teacher's copy of the Nine Yin Manual. They master two skills derived from an unorthodox interpretation of the book: the Nine Yin White Bone Claw (九陰白骨爪) and Heart Shattering Palm (摧心掌). Mei Chaofeng also learns the White Boa Whip Skill (白蟒鞭法). The couple are known for committing heinous crimes and are highly feared in the jianghu. They are:
- Chen Xuanfeng (陳玄風) is nicknamed "Copper Corpse" (銅屍). He fights with the "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan" and tries to grab a six-year-old Guo Jing but the boy instinctively stabs him in the abdomen with a dagger and kills him.
- Mei Chaofeng (梅超風), born Mei Ruohua (梅若華), is nicknamed "Iron Corpse" (鐵屍). She is blinded by Ke Zhen'e in the fight against the "Seven Freaks". She escapes and trains hard in martial arts to avenge her husband. She meets Huang Yaoshi in Guiyun Manor and he forgives her and tells her to find his other four disciples. She is killed by Ouyang Feng.
- Qu Lingfeng (曲靈風) makes his first appearance as Qu San (曲三), a crippled neighbour of Guo Xiaotian and Yang Tiexin. He runs the inn in Niu Family Village while doubling as a thief at night to steal treasures from the palace. Guo and Yang discover his secret after witnessing his fight with imperial guards. He is killed by a guard called Shi Yanming. His skeleton is discovered by Guo Jing and Huang Rong several years later in a secret chamber in the inn.
- Lu Chengfeng (陸乘風) settles in Guiyun Manor (歸雲莊) near Lake Tai and nicknames himself "Handicap of Five Lakes" (五湖廢人). He once rallied a number of allies in a futile attempt to capture Chen and Mei for his teacher. He shares the same passion for arts as Huang Yaoshi and inherits his teacher's knowledge of medicine and strategic formations. He also leads a group of pirates who rob the rich and corrupt to help the poor. He moves to Dasheng Pass (大勝關) with his family and followers after his home is destroyed by Ouyang Feng. He died of illness.
- Wu Mianfeng (武眠風) died after contracting an illness.
Others
- Feng Heng (馮衡) was Huang Yaoshi's wife and Huang Rong's mother, who had eidetic memory. She memorised the second volume of the Nine Yin Manual after reading it once. She fell ill after giving birth to Huang Rong and died.
- Shagu (傻姑; literally "foolish girl") is Qu Lingfeng's mentally handicapped daughter. She was first spotted by Guo Jing and Huang Rong in the inn at Niu Family Village. She is accepted by Huang Yaoshi as a grand student and taken to Peach Blossom Island.
- Lu Guanying (陸冠英) is Lu Chengfeng's son and the young master of Guiyun Manor. His father refuses to teach him martial arts without permission from Huang Yaoshi, so he learns from Reverend Kumu instead. He marries Cheng Yaojia after falling in love with her on first sight, with Huang as the matchmaker. Huang later allows him to learn martial arts from his father.
Iron Palm Sect (鐵掌幫)
- Qiu Qianren (裘千仞) is the sect's chief and one of the more powerful fighters in the jianghu after the Five Greats. He is nicknamed "Iron Palm Skimming on Water" (鐵掌水上飄) for his prowess in martial arts and qinggong. He committed various heinous crimes, including killing Yinggu's infant son and collaborating with Jin soldiers to terrorise Song citizens. He is saved by Reverend Yideng after falling off a cliff and repents. He is renamed to "Ci'en" (慈恩) and becomes Yideng's student.
- Qiu Qianzhang (裘千丈) is Qiu Qianren's twin brother. He is inferior to his brother in moral character and martial arts prowess, and relies on impersonating his brother to con and deceive others for a living. He falls to his death from Iron Palm Peak.
- Stronghold chiefs:
- Chief Qiao (喬寨主)
- Chief He (賀寨主)
- Chief Shi (石寨主)
Kingdom of Dali
- Liu Ying (劉瑛), also known as Yinggu (瑛姑), is nicknamed "Divine Mathematician" (神算子). She was Duan Zhixing's concubine but he neglected her due to his obsession with martial arts. She had an affair with Zhou Botong and bore him a son, but the child was later severely injured by a masked attacker (Qiu Qianren). She pleaded with Duan to save her son but he refused and the infant died. Since then, she has been leading a reclusive life in the Black Swamp while plotting revenge on Duan and searching for Zhou Botong and her son's killer. During this time she tutors herself in mathematics and martial arts.
- Yideng's disciples:
- Diancang Yuyin (點蒼漁隱), disguised as a fisherman, was previously an admiral of Dali's navy.
- Zhang Shaoshou (張少守), disguised as a woodcutter, was previously a general of Dali's army.
- Wu Santong (武三通), disguised as a farmer, was previously the chief of Dali's palace guards.
- Zhu Ziliu (朱子柳), disguised as a scholar, was previously Dali's premier.
- The Indian Monk (天竺僧人) is Yideng's junior who is an expert in medicine and healing. He translates for Guo Jing and Huang Rong the part of the Nine Yin Manual that was written in Sanskrit.
Beggars' Sect (丐幫)
- The Four Great Elders (四大長老) of the sect are:
- Lu Youjiao (魯有腳). He befriends Guo Jing and Huang Rong.
- Elder Peng (彭長老) is a lecherous fiend who lusts for Mu Nianci. He betrays the sect and joins the Mongols eventually.
- Elder Jian (簡長老)
- Elder Liang (梁長老)
- Li Sheng (黎生) is a brave member of the sect who fights with Ouyang Ke to rescue the latter's victims, even though he is aware that he is no match for Ouyang. Guo Jing and Huang Rong show up to help him and he recognises them as Hong Qigong's students. Hong once taught him one stance of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. He refuses to kill Guo and Huang when Yang Kang orders him to do so, and chooses to commit suicide instead.
Wanyan Honglie and associates
- Wanyan Honglie (完顏洪烈) is the sixth prince of the Jin Empire and a son of Emperor Zhangzong. He orders Duan Tiande to lead soldiers to kill Guo Xiaotian and Yang Tiexin so that he can seize Yang's wife Bao Xiruo for himself. He marries her and raises Yang Kang as his own son. He is obsessed with finding the Book of Wumu as he intends to use the knowledge acquired from the book to eliminate the Jin Empire's enemies and become a hero of his people. His plans are foiled by Guo Jing and Huang Rong, who obtain the book instead. He later travels to Samarkand to form an alliance between the Jin Empire and Khwarezm Empire as part of a last ditch effort to counter the Mongols. He is eventually captured by Mongol forces and meets his end.
- Wanyan Hongxi (完顏洪熙) is Wanyan Honglie's brother. He and his brother are sent to Mongolia as envoys to meet Genghis Khan in an early chapter.
- Ouyang Ke (歐陽克) is Ouyang Feng's nephew, but is actually his illegitimate son. A lecherous fiend, he enjoys preying on young and beautiful maidens, especially Huang Rong, Mu Nianci and Cheng Yaojia. He initially wanted Guo Jing's Ferghana horse and later becomes Guo's rival in winning Huang Rong's affection. His attempts on Huang Rong have ended up in failure and shame for himself every time. His legs were crushed by a boulder in a bobby trap set by Huang Rong. He is murdered by Yang Kang eventually after attempting to molest Mu Nianci and Cheng Yaojia in Niu Family Village. Another motivation for the murder is that Yang Kang would be the most likely person to become Ouyang Feng's student after Ouyang Ke dies.
- Sha Tongtian (沙通天) is nicknamed "Devil's Gate Dragon King" (鬼門龍王). His left arm is amputated by Peng Lianhu after being infected with poison from a dying Yang Kang. He betrays Wanyan Honglie near the end of the novel.
- The "Four Devils of the Yellow River" (黃河四鬼) are Sha Tongtian's disciples. They are:
- "Soul-Severing Sabre" Shen Qinggang ("斷魂刀" 沈青剛)
- "Life-Chasing Spear" Wu Qinglie ("追命槍" 吳青烈)
- "Soul-Capturing Whip" Ma Qingxiong ("奪魄鞭" 馬青雄) is killed by Lu Guanying's pirates
- "Death's Axe" Qian Qingjian ("喪門斧" 錢青健) is killed by the "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan" in the Mongol camp when he tries to assassinate Guo Jing.
- Hou Tonghai (侯通海), nicknamed "Three Headed Dragon" (三頭蛟), is Sha Tongtian's inept junior.
- Liang Ziweng (梁子翁), nicknamed "Ginseng Immortal Old Demon" (參仙老怪), is an eccentric pugilist from the Changbai Mountains. 20 years ago he attempted to rape many women but they were saved by Hong Qigong and he suffered a humiliating defeat at Hong's hands. He rears a pet serpent meant to be used for an experiment. The snake nearly kills Guo Jing, who has been immobilised, but Guo bites its neck in self defence, kills it and drinks its blood in the process. Since then Liang has been stalking Guo and wanting to suck the latter's blood, believing that it will make him more powerful. Hong Qigong shows up to help Guo and Liang shuns away in fear when he recognises Hong. At the end of the novel Liang loses his footing in a final attempt on Guo at Mount Hua and falls to his death.
- Lingzhi Shangren (靈智上人) is a Tibetan monk who poisons Wang Chuyi in a fight.
- Peng Lianhu (彭連虎), nicknamed "Thousand Hands Human Butcher" (千手人屠), is a notorious mass murderer. He poisons Ma Yu in a fight.
Song imperial court
- Huang Shang (黃裳) was the creator of the Nine Yin Manual.
- Duan Tiande (段天德) is a military officer who leads his men to kill Guo Xiaotian and Yang Tiexin. He is actually acting on Wanyan Honglie's orders, as part of the latter's plan to win Bao Xiruo's affection. He later reveals the truth unsuspectingly while being held captive in Guiyun Manor, and is eventually slain by Yang Kang.
- Lü Wende (呂文德) is the commander of Xiangyang's military forces. Guo Jing and Huang Rong warn him about the Mongols' invasion at the end of the novel.
- Shi Yanming (石彦明) was a high ranking imperial guard. He and Qu Lingfeng killed each other in a fight in the secret chamber in Qu's inn. His skeleton is discovered many years later by Guo Jing and Huang Rong.
- Wang Daoqian (王道乾) was killed by Qiu Chuji.
Xianxia Sect (仙霞派)
- Reverend Kumu (枯木大師) is the abbot of Yunxi Monastery (雲棲寺). He is Duan Tiande's uncle and Lu Guanying's teacher. Duan lies to him that Qiu Chuji is a murderous villain after his life. Kumu believes his nephew and enlists the help of the "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan" to fight Qiu, resulting in a big misunderstanding.
- Reverend Jiaomu (焦木大師) died incidentally during a fight between Qiu Chuji and the "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan".
Others
- Tang Zude (湯祖德)
- Jiang Yuncong (姜運聰)
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