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Thread: On the whole, would you say that wuxia protagonists are narcissists?

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    Moderator Ken Cheng's Avatar
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    Default On the whole, would you say that wuxia protagonists are narcissists?

    First, visit this website for a brief discussion of how psychologists today identify the characteristics that define narcissistic personality disorder.

    After you've read that, consider this question: on the whole, are most (though certainly not all) wuxia protagonists (male and female) narcissists? Do you feel that the majority of wuxia main characters demonstrate some or all narcissistic personality traits?

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    Could you point out which character you think are narcissists and why? Cause it seems like you're just setting out a very wide net. Just because somebody values their life and well being, it doesn't mean that they're narcissist.

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    Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
    Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
    Believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
    Requires excessive admiration
    Has a very strong sense of entitlement, e.g., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
    Is exploitative of others, e.g., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
    Lacks empathy, e.g., is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
    Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
    Regularly shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
    This requirement alone should vindicate every protagonist in a Jingyong novel. Except maybe Wei Xiaobao, but he's written to be an anti-hero sort of character. So I don't really know where this question came from, unless you're thinking about antagonists.

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