List of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber characters
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The following is a list of characters from the wuxia novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber by Jin Yong. Some of these characters are fictionalised personas of, or are based on, actual historical figures, such as Zhu Yuanzhang, Chang Yuchun, Xu Da, Zhang Sanfeng, and Chen Youliang.
Main characters
Zhang Wuji (張無忌)
Zhao Min (趙敏)
Zhou Zhiruo (周芷若)
Ming Cult
The Bright Left and Right Emissaries (左右光明使)
Yang Xiao (楊逍) is the Bright Left Emissary and Yang Buhui's father. Following Yang Dingtian's disappearance, he served as the cult's acting leader and attempted to master the "Heaven and Earth Great Shift" to secure his legitimacy as some cult members disapproved of his leadership. After Zhang Wuji becomes the cult leader, Yang Xiao serves as his adviser and close confidant.
Fan Yao (范遙) is the Bright Right Emissary. After Yang Dingtian's disappearance, he disfigured himself and disguised himself as a mute ascetic monk called Kutoutuo (苦頭陀) so that he could infiltrate the Yuan forces and serve as a spy for the cult. His cover is blown when he helps the members of the six sects escape from Wan'an Monastery after they are drugged and held captive there by Zhao Min.
The Four Guardian Kings (四大護教法王)
Daiqisi (黛綺絲), nicknamed "Purple Dress Dragon King" (紫衫龍王), is one of the three Sacred Maidens of the Persian Ming Cult. Born in Persia, she is of Persian-Chinese heritage, with a Chinese father who was a high priest in the Persian Ming Cult and a Persian mother.
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