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  1. 02-27-12, 11:33 PM #1
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    Default Jin Yong protagonists who start out at their peak..

    Most of Gu Long main characters are already at their peak level of martial arts when they first make the appearance in the story: Shen Lang, Xie XiaoFeng, Xiao ShiYi Lang, Chu LiuXiang, Lu XiaoFeng, and of course Li XunHuan! However in JY world, the only character I can think of is legendary Xiao Feng..

    Are there more ???
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    zhao min comes to mind and wei xiao bao
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    Quote Originally Posted by king liyar View Post
    Are there more ???
    Not that I know of. XF is the only one.

    I'm not sure about Xueshan Feihu (haven't read it), but it may have started out with adult near-peak Hu Fei. Someone who has read the novel can tell us more.
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    Yue Maiden Sword?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Son of Light View Post
    Yue Maiden Sword?
    Yeah but it's considered more of a fantasy than traditional wuxia..
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    Quote Originally Posted by PJ View Post
    I'm not sure about Xueshan Feihu (haven't read it), but it may have started out with adult near-peak Hu Fei. Someone who has read the novel can tell us more.
    It's one of JY novels I know nothing about.. But from his popular stories, XF is the only one that comes to mind.
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    Isn't WuXia a form of fantasy in the 1st place?
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    Kiu Fung (unlike most other Jin Yong protagonists) debuts at an extremely high level of martial arts, but even he cannot say that he had attained his peak at the time of his first appearance: his martial arts would actually improve during DGSD, albeit not by leaps and bounds as did the martial arts of other protagonists.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken Cheng View Post
    Kiu Fung (unlike most other Jin Yong protagonists) debuts at an extremely high level of martial arts, but even he cannot say that he had attained his peak at the time of his first appearance: his martial arts would actually improve during DGSD
    Correct me if I am wrong but it's only in new edition where JY mentions something about XF and XZ refining 28 dragon slaying palm into 18 dragon palm.. However in the original edition, there is no mention of XF improving his martial arts during the novel..
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    Quote Originally Posted by king liyar View Post
    Correct me if I am wrong but it's only in new edition where JY mentions something about XF and XZ refining 28 dragon slaying palm into 18 dragon palm.. However in the original edition, there is no mention of XF improving his martial arts during the novel..
    We had this discussion a few years ago.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Son of Light View Post
    Isn't WuXia a form of fantasy in the 1st place?
    KungFu Fantasy.
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    Since Hu Fei appear first in Xue Shan Fei Hu. He can be considered as protagonist who started out at his peak.
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    What about Chan Ka Lok of Book and Sword? He starts out as a very powerful man but not the peak of his lifetime.
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