List of The Legend of Qin characters

(for the article's context, see The Legend of Qin,Qin's moon (animated TV series), the Chinese animated series, 2007 on)

Jing Tianming(Chinese: 荆天明; pinyin: jīng tiān míng)

Gao Yue(Chinese: 高月; pinyin: gāo yuè): The princess of Yan Kingdom, Yan Dan's daughter. She is quite cheerful, playful and generous, as well as kind and innocent. She often getting along easy with almost everyone. She and Tianming are good friends, and she treats Duanmu Rong as her sister, referring her as "Sister Rong". She is extremely bright and intelligent and can analyse things very accurately. She solved many mysteries in the Forbidden Land when nobody else knew the answer. She has great talent in Yin-Yang techniques and is taken by Yueshen. She is told that her real name is Ji Ru(Chinese: 姬如; pinyin: jī rú) and her courtesy name is Qianlong(Chinese: 千泷; pinyin: qiān lóng), with the same family name as Yueshen.

Xiang Shaoyu(Chinese: 项少羽; pinyin: xiàng shǎo yǔ): Shaoyu is from the royal tribe of Chu (He is the real historic figure Xiang Yu, who finally defeats Qin Dynasty with his powerful armies). He is very proud of his tribe and will constantly praise and speak of how powerful his tribe is. He is extremely strong and has excellent kong fu skills. He is a very friendly character and loves Tianming to call him Big Brother. He has a very cheerful and warm personality and is very knowledgeable in many areas. He is usually the logical thinker, and is good at analysing situations and events. He and Tianming treat each other like rivals, but in reality it's a very friendly rivalry and are more like siblings.

Shi Lan(Chinese: 石兰; pinyin: shí lán): A very mysterious character who is quiet. She works in Chef Ding's restaurant, but she is actually extremely skilled in martial arts and lightness skills. She is also good at magic arts and once saves Shaoyu and Tianming. She's real name is Xiao Yu(Chinese: 小虞; pinyin: xiǎo yú) from Shu tribe. It's highly possible that she's inspired by the historical figure Yu Ji, Xiang Yu's most loved consort.

Hundred Schools of Thought

Directionists (纵横家)

(Chinese: 纵横家; pinyin: zòng héng jiā) A mysterious school, also called the Guigu (Ghost Valley) School. The school name means Longitudinal and Latitudinal, named after Longit Union and Latit Bonds which separately fought against and assisted Qin Kingdom. There are only two students in each generation, and one of them has to be defeated and die. The living one will control the rise and fall of all under heaven. "When they rise the kings are frightened; when they settle the world rests in peace."

Ge Nie(Chinese: 盖聂; pinyin: gě niè): He possesses the Longitudinal Sword, the highest skill is the Hundred-Step Flying Sword.

Wei Zhuang(Chinese: 卫庄; pinyin: wèi zhuāng): See the Antagonists. He possesses the Latitudinal Sword, the highest skill is unknown, but he somehow also knows the Flying Sword, too. According to Ge Nie, Wei Zhuang seems to have done something terrible to their master to gain this skill.

Mohists (墨家)

(Chinese: 墨家; pinyin: mò jiā) Developed by Mozi,this is a school that holds the ideas of "No wars" and "Equal love". The Mohists are masters of machinery skills and build a Machinery Cities. The city is a paradise of the people, protected by all kinds of machines and traps. Many of the Mohists are martial art masters.

Prince Yan Dan(Chinese: 燕丹; pinyin: yàn dān): A very solid, righteous and protective character. He knows his goals and sacrificing for his loved ones. He has always been known as the Leader of the Mohist School, with extremely powerful martial arts and possesses the sword named Momei. He was able to defeat Wei Zhuang. However, he was cursed by Dasiming of Yin-Yang theorists and therefore caused his death. He was also revealed to be Prince Dan, who plotted the assassination for Ying Zheng with Jing Ke. He really believes in Tianming and knows that Tianming has what it takes to be a hero that helps thousands of people. Facing facts that he was the King of the Yan Kingdom that meant he is the father of Gao Yue.

Jing Ke(Chinese: 荆轲; pinyin: jīng kē): A Mohist leader .Tianming's father and a very powerful swordsman. He is very down to earth and humorous. He has exceptional speed and martial arts abilities. He fights as if he is just playing with them. He also has a big passion for wine and loves to drink and make friends that way. He will get extremely mad if anyone broke his wine jug or disturbed him while he was enjoying some wine. He is a great hero who can also be serious too. He and Prince Dan plotted to kill Ying Zheng, but failed. He is the good friend and big brother of Gao Jianli, and Ge Nie somehow also refers to him as his "only friend".

Ban Dashi (means "Master Ban",Chinese: 班大师; pinyin: bān dà shī): A Mohist leader whose given name is Ban .(In the official webgame,his family name is Mo, so he is likely to be the seed of Mozi.) He is one of the main protagonists in the early period of series, with one machinery hand. His hardworking attitude often clashes with Tianming's easy-going and lazy attitude and often situations between them turn into hilarious outbursts of shouts and force. His knowledge of machinery often pays out in the end, whether it be for entertainment purposes or for rescuing people. Though possessing no combat abilities, his knowledge of mechanics is astounding. He has the ability to build large wooden birds that are capable of flight. He is also a very good carpenter.

Gao Jianli (Chinese: 高渐离; pinyin: gāo jiàn lí):A Mohist leader. A very calm and collected character. He used to be a famous music player and the soul friend of Kuang Xiu, the best player who was killed by Qin. He wields the Freezing River(ranked 7 of the sword list) in which it can turn into ice once he enchants the Freezing River Yi ability. Back in his younger days when he did not contain such martial arts ability he was once saved by Jing Ke, Tianming's father. He is in love with Xuenv and truly cares for her. He is an exceptional martial artists but much weaker than Ge Nie or Wei Zhuang.

Xuenv (means "Snowgirl",Chinese: 雪女; pinyin: xuě nǚ): A Mohist leader who has silvery white hair. She's mysterious, nice and caring, calm during fights and loves Gao Jianli. She also has a very mischievous personality towards people she knows well, such as being very playful towards Tianming. She is extremely elegant and beautiful, used to be a well-known dancer. She fights with silk ribbons and her music can causes snow to freeze the enemies. She seems to have a very sad past that causes her to swear to never marry anyone, but she meets her true love， Gao Jianli and wishes to spend her life with him.

Duanmu Rong (Chinese: 端木蓉; pinyin: duān mù róng): A Mohist leader. One of the main protagonists in the early period of series. A Mohist leader and a very intelligent and skilled doctor. She is from the Kingdom of Yan and took Gao Yue under her care. Duanmu Rong's face is always in a stoical look and hardly smiles. She formerly refused to treat patients, who satisfied one or more of her three conditions on who not to treat. Her personality gradually evolves into a more soft-hearted person, and she treats Yue-er, like a little sister. She falls for Ge Nie (who is revealed to love her also) and protects him from Baifeng's attack with her body, and never wakes up during the third and fourth seasons.In season 4,mohists received the life saving flower for her,but the flower died during the battle of Xinghun and Ge Nie.

Datiechui (means "Huge Iron Hammer",Chinese: 大铁锤; pinyin: dà tiě chuí):A Mohist leader, who was a military officer from the Kingdom of Yan.he is very aware of what it means to be a man of the Yan Kingdom. He will never give up in fights and would do anything to protect his brothers. He can also be impatient, especially with Tianming.

Dao Zhi (means "Thief Zhi",Chinese: 盗跖; pinyin: dào zhí): A Mohist leader and a thief named Zhi who can steal everything in the world. He has super light body skills and going anywhere he wishes, but seems to be a little slower than Baifeng. Not a lot of things would be safe if he took a fancy on them. He has a very laid back personality and loves to joke around, but he's truly in love with Duanmu Rong.

Xu Fuzi (means "Mr.Xu",Chinese: 徐夫子; pinyin: xú fū zǐ): A Mohist leader ,whose family name is Xu ,from a famous sword-founding family and is a serious and solemn old man. His mother made Jing Ke's sword Canhong (Broken Rainbow) that was later made into Ge Nie's sword Yuanhong (Deep Rainbow), and his father made Wei Zhuang's sword Shachi (Shark Teeth).

Pao Ding (means "Chef Ding",Chinese: 庖丁; pinyin: páo dīng): A Mohist leader ,whose family name is Ding ,spy in Sanghai (Shandong province in real life) and a fat lovable man. He has powerful sabre kong fu, he's a great cook and owns a restaurant called Youjian Hotel (which means "There is a hotel").

Confucianists (儒家)

(Chinese: 儒家; pinyin: rú jiā) Confucianists is the best respected school, the school of Master Confucious. The school has very orthodox beliefs, teaching the students to study for the country, but the emperor sees this school as a big threat due to its great influence. In the latter half of Season 3, Tianming and Shaoyu study here as Confucianists' students.

Fu Nian(Chinese: 伏念; pinyin: fú niàn): The head of Confucianists, a calm, solemn, strict and orthodox man. Not much has been shown about him except he wields a sword named, Tai-e in which is ranked third among the sword manual. He works hard to develop and protect Confucianists, therefore he's strongly against helping Mohist School which fights against Qin.

Yan Lu(Chinese: 颜路; pinyin: yán lù): He is the Second Household Manager of the Confucianists, a very gentle and calm man who never shows off his abilities. He is very respectful to his senior and helps Zhang Liang a lot by dealing with his aftermath and covering his secrets. According to himself, "The Eldest Senior's words must never be forgotten, the Third Junior's words must never be remembered." At present he works with Zhang Liang by helping the Mohists.

Zhang Liang(Chinese: 张良; pinyin: Zhāng Liáng):Courtesy name Zifang (Chinese: 子房; pinyin: Zǐfáng), the Third Manager of Confucianists, his father was the prime minister of Han(韩) Kingdom. A handsome young man who plans things extremely well, he is very intelligent and often knows the answers to many things, he predicts that Tianming will owe him seven favors(now Tianming already owes him two). He comes from Confucianists but has done many things to help the Mohist School because he believes the country needs a new leader who cares about the people, but his confidence and fearlessness might sacrifice Confucianists (a disaster that indeed took place in real history). In fact, in real history, he is one of the greatest people who assisted in defeating Qin and foundation of the Han(汉) Dynasty. See Zhang Liang (Western Han).

Xunzi(Chinese: 荀子; pinyin: xún zǐ): The uncle master of the three, an old man with strange temper. He is very good at Ching and medicine. He was the master of Han Fei and Li Si, the latter murdered the former due to jealousy, therefore Master Xun never admits Li Si as his student. He is a chess master, but defeated by Tianming (thanks to Zhang Liang's trick), and becomes good friends with Tianming. He claims that he knows no kong-fu, but it seems he's just trying Tianming.In fact, in real history, he died before the Qin dynasty.

Taoists (道家)

(Chinese: 道家; pinyin: dào jiā) The school of Lao-tzu. Divided into two sections: the Heaven Clan and the Human Clan. The former focuses on self-cultivation and the nature, while the latter cares about the policies and situations, which causes conflicts between the two.

Xiaomeng Dashi (means "Master Day-dream",Chinese: 晓梦大师; pinyin: xiǎo mèng dà shī): The master of the Heaven Clan. She is the owner of Qiuli, the ninth sword in the swordplay manual.

Xiaoyaozi (means "Master Peripatetic",Chinese: 逍遥子; pinyin: xiāo yáo zǐ): The leader of the Human Clan. Not much is known about his martial arts skill but he does contain medical skills. When Prince Dan(Mohists' Leader) was about to fall without reason, Xiaoyao Zi was able to figure out that it was due to a curse and it was the cause of his sudden pain. The owner of Xueji (Untranslatable, in Chinese this means after the snow, the sky turns sunny), the sixth sword in the swordplay manual.

Xiao Ling (Chinese: 小灵; pinyin: xiǎo líng,only appears in Shaosiming's special edition): One of the students from the Heaven Clan. Little is known about him, but he entered Yin-Yang theorists'Water Division and did everything to find his lost sister, Xiao Yi(Chinese: 小衣; pinyin: xiǎo yī).Five years later, he met a nameless girl from the Wood Division. As a Senior Brother, he takes care of that girl when she was bullied, even as she is still emotionless towards him, and he has a good side to her he wished she had seen.When the two of them set foot in the forbidden area of Yin-Yang theorists, his true identity was exposed by the Yin-Yang leaders,including Donghuang Taiyi,Yueshen,Xinghun,Yunzhongjun and Dasiming.The Yin-Yang leaders ordered that girl to put him to death.After he volunteered to be sentenced to death by that girl,it is unknown if he survived that girl's attack.And after carry out Yin-Yang leaders' order,that girl was promoted to the leaders of Wood Division,Shaosiming.

Yin-Yang theorists (阴阳家)

(Chinese: 阴阳家; pinyin: yīn yáng jiā) In real history, Yin-Yang theorists focuses on Astrology, the mysteries of the five elements and Eight Diagrams, many of Yin-Yang theorists are said to have studied on divinity. Therefore in this story, Yin-Yang theorists have magical powers. Some of their names belong to the gods and goddesses in The Nine Odes by Qu Yuan, the first poet of ancient China.

Donghuang Taiyi (means "the East Emperor, the First One", Chinese: 东皇太一; pinyin: dōng huáng tài yī): The highest leader of Yin-Yang theorists. Named after the god of sun and the creator. With his whole body covered in black, little is known about him. He was the one who commanded Yueshen to capture Gao Yue and given Gao Yue her supposed real name Jiru. He seems to have some nostalgic memories about the Treasure Box of Illusion Music.

Yueshen (means "Moon Goddess", Chinese: 月神; pinyin: yuè shén): A rank of sir in Yin-Yang theorists. One of the two mages that protects the empire. Named after the goddess of moon.Very powerful image. Her appearances throughout the series are quite rare but her skills are very powerful.It seems that she can control every five elements. And she is . She has the same family name as Gao Yue (the name of the royal family before the country broke into seven), which is a confusing mystery. Her ambitions or goals are mysterious and unknown.

Xinghun (means "Star Wraith", Chinese: 星魂; pinyin: xīng hún): He is the same rank with Yueshen. One of the two mages that protects the empire.Wearing blue outfit. He is extremely powerful in Yin-Yang theorists. (But he must use his power with limits. It seen Donghung is control his power)With frightening tattoo on his face.His appearance is as a very young boy.(can concern a teenager but not sure. It seem Yin-Yang school members are kind of immortal).His personality is arrogate and his sound is like contempt others people or his rival. Little is known about his background yet.

Yunzhongjun (means "Lord in the Clouds", Chinese: 云中君; pinyin: yún zhōng jūn):The highest leader of Five Elements(五行 wŭ xíng) Divison Leaders,who leads Metal(金) Division. A mysterious character, ready to take the huge ship "Dragon Tower" to the sea, searching for divinity. He personal name is Xu Fu Chinese: 徐福; pinyin: xú fú), a court sorcerer in Qin Dynasty.

Dasiming (officially translated to "Priestess of Death", Chinese: 大司命; pinyin: dà sī mìng):One of Five Elements Divison Leaders,who leads Fire(火) Division. A very mysterious character with little background known.She is wearing red outfits and her legs has black tattoo.She is also a very beautiful woman.With her outfit and skin her power is look like poison or fire.Actually her power is curse and she can transform herself to another. She use red ray to attack. She seems to be on the evil side and put a curse on the Leader of the Mohist School. It's expected that her past will be revealed. She is one of the top experts of Yin-Yang theorists, her hands are red because of practicing the curses.She seems. very care to Xinghun.Hanfei curse is also the same with she curse on Yandan.

Shaosiming (officially translated to "Priestess of Birth", Chinese: 少司命; pinyin: shào sī mìng):One of Five Elements Divison Leaders,who leads Wood(木) Division. A very mysterious character with little background known.(Although there was a special edition for her. Her real background is still mysterious ) .Her face is covered yet she's said to be extremely beautiful. She has not spoken yet in the series and simply attacked once. She was try to speak in special edition but xiao ling stop.She is one of the top experts of Yin-Yang theorists.She using leaves to attack.(leaf, wood,tree,vine are mother nature of earth )

Xiangjun (means "Lord Xiang", Chinese: 湘君; pinyin: xiāng jūn):One of Five Elements Divison Leaders,who leads Earth(土) Division. His background is little know. In Xiangfuren's special edition, his personal name is Shun Chinese: 舜; pinyin: shùn),aka "Mr.Shun(Chinese: 舜君; pinyin: shùn jūn)",which is the name of Emperor Shun, a legendary emperor of Ancient China.He is husband of the twin sisters. According to the special edition, the twin sisiters jumped into the river in order to find out who was more loved by Lord Shun once they found out that love isn't something that can be share by two people. Unfortunately,Lord Shun could only managed to save one of the sisters not knowing whether he saved Ehuang or Nuying. No matter which one is alive Lord Shun was deeply in love with both of them so losing one of them caused his heart to broken apart. That feeling of guilt and heartbroken pain finally made him left the Xiaoxiang vally.

Xianfuren (means "Lady Xiang", Chinese: 湘夫人; pinyin: xiāng fū rén):One of Five Elements Divison Leaders,who leads Water(水) Division. She is still mysterious. And the background is doesn't clear.In Xiangfuren's special edition, they are extremely similar twin sisters,whose personal name are Ehuang(Chinese: 娥皇; pinyin: é huáng) and Nvying(Chinese: 女英; pinyin: nǚ yīng),which are the names of Emperor Yao's two daughters, who both became the wives of Emperor Shun. The two sister are live in Xiaoxiang valley(a valley which only can enter but can't return). Elder is Ehuang and younger is Nvying.According to their stories one of the twin was dead.But doesn't know which one is dead or which one is still alive.They both fall in love with the same man in the same time.It was lord Shun.But when one of the twin was dead he leave from the valley and she was waiting for her husband coming back to her.

Others

Military theorists(Chinese: 兵家; pinyin: bīng jiā): The school of Master Sun. Studies on the arts of wars. Including Xiang Shaoyu, Xiang Liang (Chinese: 项梁; pinyin: xiàng liáng,Shaoyu's uncle), Fan Zeng (Chinese: 范增; pinyin: fàn zēng,Shaoyu's teacher, a very strict old man), and Han Xin(Chinese: 韩信; pinyin: hán xìn) who appears in Season 4, one of the greatest figures who found Han Dynasty. Long Jv(Chinese: 龙且; pinyin: lóng jū), another historical figure of the Qin-Han transition period, is ascribed to the military school (Season 4, episode 16 ff.)

Legalist School(Chinese: 法家; pinyin: fǎ jiā): The school of Master Han Fei(pinyin: hán fēi), the school that insisted on laws, developments and executions, and enabled Qin of unifying China. Li Si, who is from Confucianists, turns to Legalist and became the prime minister of Qin. And Li Si is jealous of his fellow disciple Han Fei and murdered him.

Agriculturists(Chinese: 农家; pinyin: nóng jiā): In real history, it's the school that studied agriculture. Here in the plot, the school is the one of masters hidden among normal people. "The Black Swordman" Shengqi(Chinese: "黑剑士"胜七; pinyin: "hēi jiàn shì" shèng qī), with his sword Juque (Huge Wound) belongs to this school. Li Si believes he is able to defeat Ge Nie.

Logician School(Chinese: 名家; pinyin: míng jiā): The school of Master Hui, good at logics and debates. The most famous is the Gongsun Family. The representative character is Gongsun Linglong, a fat woman(Chinese: 公孙玲珑; pinyin: gōng sūn líng lóngī) who kept calling herself an exceptional beauty. She is very eloquent, tries to humiliate Confucianists with her invincible theory "A white horse is not a horse", but defeated by Tianming (who got the idea from Zhang Liang's reminder).

Other antagonists

Quicksand (流沙)and Inverse Quicksand(逆流沙）

(Chinese: 流沙; pinyin: liú shā) (Chinese: 逆流沙; pinyin: nì liú shā)

Wei Zhuang(Chinese: 卫庄; pinyin: wèi zhuāng): A former student of the Guigu ("Ghost Valley") School, and studied alongside Ge Nie. They are both rivals and his swordsmanship is just below Ge Nie's (though he wins their duel due to Ge Nie's wounds and Heiqilin's ambush). His highest goal is to defeat Ge Nie (They should have had a life-and-death battle when they "graduate", but it seems somehow Ge Nie didn't fight him). The Qin Emperor's Advisor has hired him to hunt down Jing Tianming and his friends. During the battle with Ge Nie in the Machinery City, he breaks Ge Nie's sword with his sword Shachi(Shark Teeth), both wounded badly.

Baifeng (officially translated to "White Phoenix", Chinese: 白凤; pinyin: bái fèng): Aka "Baifenghuang (Chinese: 白凤凰; pinyin: bái fèng huáng)" .Not silent, but not very spoken. He wears blue in left arm and simply white on the right arm .On his right hand there is white feathers and join with silver ornament. He has blue eyes and purple hair (sometimes change navia blue), he can float in the sky by stepping on a feather. He usually rides on an enormous white bird and has the ability to control all birds. His speed is formidable, and his kung fu is said to be almost as good as Wei Zhuang. By moving very fast he can create two(Couple Phoenixes) and even six(Six Illusions of Dancing Phoenix) selves. His personality is very arrogant, stubborn and rather childish.In his past, he is come from the Han kingdom and the fellow of Han general Ji Wuye(Chinese: 姬无夜; pinyin: jī wú yè). That time he is very young and weak.His hair are short.His skill are not as good as now.He use to has a very best friend (more like older brother) Moya(Chinese: 墨鸦; pinyin: mò yā,means "black raven"). The story how he became quick sand member is because of his best friend and the woman he love.He use to fall in love a woman called Nongyu(Chinese: 弄玉; pinyin: nòng yù, the assassin of Han kingdom). But the woman is dead by poison herself. His friend is also dead by sacrifice himself to escape Baifeng and Nongyu. He even thought the whole things is happen because of Honglian(Chilian).He try to kill her but weizhuang stopped and tell him.The people are dead because of Baifeng faults. He is very weak at that time.That why he always try to fight with WeiZhuang and he seen him as his rival.

Chilian (means "Lycodon" but officially translated to "Crimson Lotus", Chinese: 赤练; pinyin: chì liàn): Aka "Chiliannv (Chinese: 赤练女; pinyin: chì liàn nǚ)" .The right-hand lady to Wei Zhuang, used to be Princess Honglian(means "Red Lotus",Chinese: 红莲; pinyin: hóng lián) of Han Kingdom.She use to married with the Han general Ji Wuye to assassinate him but fail.When the general nearly kill her weizhuang save her. She almost never leaves Wei Zhuang's side, and she is very much in love with him(it's said her name is a pun for "Selfless love"). She uses a whip sword as a weapon(the present Weizhuang give her for the first and last) and she can freely control snakes and vipers. Her hypnosis skill "Fiery Enchantment" is what caused Gao Yue to have a misunderstanding that Ge Nie killed her father. She enjoys using any tricks in the fight and is willing to sacrifice herself to win (basically for Wei Zhuang's sake).When the former Han kingdom is destroyed Weizhuang give a promised oneday he will give back the more better Han kingdom to her. Her appearance is so sexy and her personality are sadistic.

Canglang (means "Dark Wolf King",Chinese: 苍狼; pinyin: cāng láng): Aka "Canglangwang (Chinese: 苍狼王; pinyin: cāng láng wáng)" .Controls and lives with wolves. Wears a mask and iron claws. He once attacked Tianming and his friends, but was defeated. After he recovered from the wounds, he was killed by Gao Jianli during the battle of Machinery City.

Wushuang (means "Unparalleled",Chinese: 无双; pinyin: wú shuāng): Aka "Wushuanggui (Chinese: 无双鬼; pinyin: wú shuāng guǐ)" .A huge powerful man who works for Wei Zhuang. He was once killed by Ge Nie, but Gongshu Chou makes him into a machinery man. He is defeated later and completely breaks down. But later he was repaired by Tianming. They become good friends.

Yinfu (means "Hidden Bat",Chinese: 隐蝠; pinyin: yǐn fú): A member of Inverse Quicksand, a man who resembles a bat with pointy ears. He practices a secret technique where he has to drink human blood. It was noted he has no friends by Wei Zhuang.

Heiqilin (means "Black Qilin",Chinese: 黑麒麟; pinyin: hēi qí lín): One of the Inverse Quicksand killers, known as Han Kingdom's number one assassin, whose gender is unknown in animated TV series, while is female(but lived in Spring and Autumn period) in official webgame, but is male in the drama. It is said that he or she does not have any shape or form, but can turn into any person or living being he or she wants. He or she is always in the shadow, working for Wei Zhuang. And every quicksand member are refer him/her Lin-er (sounds like girl's name).Little is known about his or her background yet.

Qin Empire (秦帝国)

(The following characters in this part but Gongshu Chou have prototypes in the history of Qin; Gongshu's name probably derives from that of Gongshu Ban who was a contemporary of Mozi.)

Ying Zheng: The first emperor in Chinese history. The one who destroys the other six kingdoms and unifies China. Wild ambitions and wants everyone in the empire to abide by him. If not, they are enemies and must be eliminated. He is considered a cruel emperor in the history, but he also contributed to the country by unifying the characters, languages and units.

Fusu: Ying Zheng's eldest son. A very fair-minded and noble young man. Tianming and Master Xun once save his life, and he is determined to find them. In the history, perhaps Qin wouldn't have been defeated if he became the new emperor, but he was later murdered by Zhaogao, Huhai and Lisi.

Huhai: Ying Zheng's favorite 18th son.In the history, he became the second emperor of China's Qin dynasty.

Li Si: From the Legalist School. A server under Ying Zheng. He is also a very power minister and Ying Zheng communicates with him thoroughly. His opinion or idea to the situation affects what Ying Zheng is or might do next. He was the student of Confucianists, but now he tries to destroy it for Ying Zheng's sake.

Zhao Gao: A powerful eunuch, the leader of "Snares(Chinese: 罗网; pinyin: luó wǎng)", controlling numberless killers who have black spider tattoos. His best six assassins are called the "Six Sword's Slaves", named after their swords: Zhengang(True Firm), Duanshui(Cutting water), Luanshen(Chaotic spirit), twin sisters Zhuanpo(Twisting souls) and Miehun(Destroying souls), Wangliang (an evil demon). Will appear in Season 4. In real history, he murdered Fusu.

Meng Tian: An excellent general, the leader of "Golden Fire Cavalry", who fights wholeheartedly for Ying Zheng. In real history, his family was destroyed by Li Si and Zhao Gao.

Zhang Han: An excellent general, the leader of "Yingmiwei(Chinese: 影密卫; pinyin: yǐng mì wèi)". In real history, he was finally surrendered to Xiang Yu.

Gongshu Chou(Chinese: 公输仇; pinyin: gōng shū chóu): A very scheming old man, from the Gongshu Family who is as skillful in machinery arts as Mohist school, works for Qin by building fighting machines. The Gongshu ancestor(Lu Ban) once lost to the creator of Mohists(Mozi), therefore Gongshu Chou is determined to destroy Mohists.His given name "Chou(仇)" means"revenge"in Chinese , which shows his strong determination. With his help, Qin's armies finally destroyed the Machinery City.