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Character name reference for if you’re just starting to watch The Untamed

So many characters with so many names to keep track of—courtesy names, given names, titles, familial/r terms. This might help if you're starting out and need a reference point.

  Jiang Clan of Yunmeng (purple and deep blue.) Manor: Lotus Pier

Our protagonist: courtesy name Wei Wuxian, birth name Wei Ying. Later given the title of the Yiling Patriarch. In the present timeline, he’s been summoned to take the place of Mo Xuanyu.

The (martial) brother: Jiang Cheng, courtesy name Jiang Wanyin.

The (martial) sister: Jiang Yanli. Wei Wuxian calls her "Shijie," Martial Elder Sister.

Adoptive Dad, the adult clan leader: Jiang Fengmian.

Adoptive Mom, the Madam of the Jiang Clan: Yu Ziyuan.

  Lan Clan of Gusu (white and light blue, headbands.) Manor: Cloud Recesses

Our love interest: courtesy name Lan Wangji, birth name Lan Zhan, title Hanguang-jun, often referred to as Second Young Master Lan.

His older brother in the fancy drapes, de jure Clan Leader: courtesy name Lan Xichen, title Zewu-jun, referred to as Second Brother in the sworn brotherhood.

The disciplinarian uncle who’s de facto Clan Leader: Lan Qiren, usually referred to as Grand Master Lan.

The only woman Lan Clan Leader in history: Lan Yi. 

The outer disciple who comes hunting with them on the boat: Su She.

  Wen Clan of Qishan (red and black.) Manor: Nevernight

The mysterious lady doctor: Wen Qing.

The mysterious doctor’s anxious little brother: Wen Ning, courtesy name Wen Qionglin.

The dickhead prince: Wen Chao. Also Second Young Master Wen.

The dickhead prince’s mistress: Wang Lingjiao. Affectionately, Jiao-Jiao.

The dickhead prince’s bodyguard: Wen Zhuliu. Also known as Core-Melting Hand.

The adult clan leader, and Chief Cultivator: Wen Ruohan, or His Excellency.

The eldest prince: Wen Xu.

  Jin Clan of Lanling (light gold, cream, and orange. vermillion bindi for boys and men.) Manor: Golden Carp Tower

The little rich boy heir to the throne: Jin Zixuan.

His older cousin with no redeeming qualities: Jin Zixun. Their names look and sound extremely similar. The heir is Jin Zixuan.

The cool girl attendant to the heir: Mianmian.

The anxious guy with the hat: Jin Guangyao, title Lianfang-zun, referred to as Third Brother or Youngest Brother in the sworn brotherhood.

The adult clan leader: Jin Guangshan.

  Nie Clan of Qinghe (silver and grey, braids.) Manor: The Unclean Realm

The hapless boy who brought a bird to class: Nie Huaisang.

His older moustachioed brother who’s a young clan leader: Nie Mingjue, title Chifeng-zun, referred to as Eldest Brother in the sworn brotherhood.

The nervous advisor with the lowly family background: Meng Yao.

  Others

The other smirking, very queer-coded guy in black: Xue Yang.

The pair of world-renowned Daoist cultivators: Song Lan (in black), courtesy name Song Zichen; and Xiao Xingchen (in white.)

The mysterious cultivator in seclusion who’s technically our protagonist’s Master: Baoshan-sanren.

Our protagonist’s dead birth parents: Cangse-sanren and Wei Changze.

A mustached, gossip-mongering minor clan leader: Yao Clan Leader.

Another mustached, gossip-mongering minor clan leader, but older and thinner: Ouyang Clan Leader.

The person who sacrificed his life to resurrect Wei Wuxian after the timeskip: Mo Xuanyu.

The very polite teenage cultivator from after the timeskip: Lan Sizhui.

The very sassy teenage cultivator from after the timeskip: Lan Jingyi.

The bratty, rich, and parentless teenager from after the timeskip: Jin Ling, courtesy name Rulan.

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Episode reaction guide to The Untamed

1-3: what? what? what the fuck??

4: okay getting my bearings maybe. so many characters with so many names

5-7: still don’t understand the plot but vibing for sure

8-10: wait what the fuck is happening again

11-12: ok getting them bearings back

13-14: this is the most terrifying CG i’ve ever seen in my life

15-24: wait wow maybe this show is actually very good

25-33: ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

34-37: i no longer understand what is happening—also maybe this is a comedy now?—but who cares, they are in love

38-39: ö

40: it’s a comedy again?

41-45: oh my god

46: i am screaming and crying and throwing up

47-49: why is this ending

50: hmmmmmm. thinking

1-50: aha okay i mostly get it now

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boil a pot of vicissitudes to memorize the youth, girl

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The Lan Clan of Gusu is, at heart, a traveling family band

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currently on my third wuxia and i'd just like to shout-out to mxtx for the great courtesy of color-coding her characters

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*insert windows 1997 error sound*

coming soon: shan he ling version

okay I’ll see myself out now

Keep reading

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my collection of relatable the untamed reaction shots may be small, but it's good

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not to Speak this Into Existence but i am patiently waiting for a wuxia that follows a cadre of largely capable and extremely flawed peasant women who roam the jianghu having misadventures and also did i mention they're extremely irresistible and they go around having a lot of sex with a lot of women mostly and breaking a lot of mostly women's hearts. and maybe a little bit falling in love but that's not like the main thing, which i'm hoping would be class warfare

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i feel this person on a spiritual level

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莲藕排骨汤 or just 藕汤

i grew up eating this soup and it is both delicious and stupid easy to make and make well (gonna go out on a limb here and suggest that jiang yanli is actually not a very skilled cook if she only...makes...this...and maybe 当归汤 danggui soup that one time)

BUT i must warn that it is very possible to eat too much starchy lotus root at once and wake up in the middle of night feeling both nauseatingly full and achingly hungry, having just dreamed of visiting the doctor who, disappointedly, tells you that he has absolutely no idea what's wrong with you but something is indeed very wrong

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They should have just kept him in the glasses. Probably would have worked out better for him. He has my ultimate trust. I would let him do my taxes. This man is just a humble accountant and he committed no crimes. He exists to balance spreadsheets.

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HALLO

sino diaspora halfa who's big gay, he/him/他/祂

disfluent heritage speaker of mandarin

if viewing on dash/mobile, this will take you to the 陈情令 The Untamed re-sub project

Masterlist of CQL/MDZS resources

Language

@wangxianling's thread on the meanings of 陈情 Chenqing

pumpkinpaix on not/translating 知己 as "soulmate"

hunxi on linguistic register, or Lan Wangji speaks in complete sentences, actually

Theme

hunxi in defense of Jiang Cheng and Lan Xichen's political passivity

pumpkinpaix on CQL's dynamics of class

Source

the official CQL crumb of post-series canon

pumpkinpaix on differences between CQL/The Untamed and MDZS

The Rest

afaik suibian subs is the only entity that has subbed the MDZS audio drama in english

tutorial on how to give the MaoEr FM audio drama team some coins for their bitter labors

how to make the damn soup (it's very easy. recommend adding just shaoxing wine, salt, and sugar at the end.)

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