...wuxia characters that don't get any love...
a) Do you happen to like a character who's pretty much universally disliked in the 'fandom'? Or do you merely think that this or that girl or guy gets more bashing/more bad rep than they deserve? Or do you think they're bashed for wrong reasons?
b) Wanted to reply to this...;-)...:
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Originally Posted by
Trien Chieu
That stinking taoist deserves to be chained then slice him a thousand time then pepper spray him, then let him cure, then repeat the process all over again and again until he dies of old age. At the mean time, YG should track down his entire family and kidnap them then torture them to death in front of his eyes. He is one of the most hated guy in wuxia universe. He is 1000 times worse than Zhao Zhi Kin.
Poor Zhen Zhibing (or Yin Zhiping if you prefer)... :)
Now, seriously - I really fail to understand why this particular character is hated with so much passion. He does 2 things horribly wrong - he defiles XLN and takes too damn long to gather up the courage to directly face the consequences; but he does repent and he does pay the ultimate price in the end (and is overall actually a fairly nice guy). There are far worse bastards in ROCH, let alone in wuxia.
I see why he doesn't have a crowd of fans (unless a hot hunk plays the role, that is) - but why all the bashing?
Is it because he's weak rather than evil to the core - given that weakness is not exactly cool compared to badassness? Or because his inappropriate conduct complicates the boring central romance enough to make it mildly interesting?