List of Ode to Gallantry characters explained

The following is a list of characters from the wuxia novel Ode to Gallantry by Jin Yong.

Main character

• Shi Potian is the protagonist of the novel who is often mistaken for Shi Zhongyu due to the similarity in appearance between them. Other names he has used include Gouzazhong (; a colloquialism for "bastard"), "Great Dumpling" and "Shi Yidao" .

Xuansu Manor

• Shi Zhongyu
• Shi Qing
• Min Rou

Snowy Mountain School

Second generation members

• Bai Zizai is the leader of the Snowy Mountain School. He suffers from depression after his wife left him. He becomes extremely proud and arrogant,^[1] and constantly believes that his martial arts are the best until he is defeated by Shi Potian. He attends the Laba Feast on Heroes' Island with the intention of upholding the reputation of his school.
• Cheng Zixue
• Qi Zimian
• Liao Zili
• Liang Zijin

Third generation members

• Feng Wanli is the eldest apprentice of Bai Zizai and the master of Shi Zhongyu.
• Bai Wanjian is Bai Zizai and Shi Xiaocui's son. He is Bai Axiu's father.
• Geng Wanzhong
• Wang Wanren
• Ke Wanjun
• Huyan Wanshan
• Bao Wanye
• Wang Wanyi
• Hua Wanzi is the youngest apprentice of Bai Zizai.

Golden Crow School

• Shi Xiaocui, also called Granny Shi, is Bai Zizai's wife and Bai Wanjian's mother. She becomes Shi Potian's martial arts master. Earlier on, she left the Snowy Mountain School after a disagreement with her husband and founded the Golden Crow School.
• Bai Axiu is Bai Wanjian's daughter. She attempts suicide by jumping down a cliff after being allegedly raped by Shi Zhongyu, but is later saved by Shi Xiaocui. She meets Shi Potian by chance and falls in love with him.

Changle Gang

• Situ Heng is the former leader of the gang and Shi Zhongyu's predecessor. He leaves the gang after refusing to accept the expected invitation from Heroes' Island and engaging in an argument with Shi Zhongyu.^[2]
• Bei Haishi is the deputy leader of the gang. He makes Shi Zhongyu join the gang and become its puppet leader. He is the mastermind behind the mix-up between Shi Potian and Shi Zhongyu; he made marks on Shi Potian to make him replace Shi Zhongyu as the leader of the Changle Gang in an attempt to escape from being its leader and receive the invitation from Heroes' Island.
• Chen Chongzhi
• Mi Hengye
• Zhan Fei
• Shijian is Shi Zhongyu's servant.

Ding family and associates

• Ding Dang is Shi Zhongyu's lover.
• Ding Busan is Ding Dang's grandfather.
• Ding Busi is Ding Busan's younger brother.
• Mei Wenxin
• Mei Fanggu is the illegitimate daughter of Ding Busi and Mei Wenxin. She is the stepmother of Shi Potian and treats him badly, but her true identity is not revealed until the end of the novel.

Heroes' Island

• Zhang San and Li Si are the sworn brothers of Shi Potian. They are the apprentices of the lords of Heroes' Island. They are feared for their ruthlessness throughout the jianghu. They meet Shi Potian by chance and forge a friendship with him.
• Island Lord Long and Island Lord Mu are the lords of Heroes' Island and masters of Zhang San and Li Si. They die soon upon finding out the truth behind the carvings on the caves on the island from Shi Potian.

Four major school leaders of Guandong

• Fan Yifei
• Gao Sanniangzi
• Lü Zhengping
• Feng Liang

Shangqing Monastery

• Tianxu
• Chongxu is the ill-tempered junior of Tianxu. He engages Shi Potian in a duel after Shi unintentionally insulted him.
• Lingxu
• Zhaoxu
• Tongxu

Miscellaneous characters

• Xie Yanke is a martial artist living on Sky-scraping Cliff. He is the owner of the Black Iron Tablets. He holds the young Gouzazhong captive, takes him to the cliff and teaches him qi-cultivation techniques in the wrong order in an attempt to kill him, but fails.
• Wu Daotong
• Elder Dabei is the lord of the White Whale Island. He is killed by members of the Changle Gang, but manages to pass 18 wooden dolls to Shi Potian before his death.^[3]
• Cheng Dayang is the leader of the Flying Fish Gang. He is killed by Zhang San and Li Si after refusing to join the Laba Feast on Heroes' Island.^[4]
• An Fengtian, Feng Zhenwu and Taoist Yuancheng are the chiefs of the Golden Saber Stronghold.
• Zhou Mu is a subordinate of An Fengtian who is responsible for the murder of Wu Daotong.

Notes and References

1. http://www.jyjh.net.cn/jyqj/22/mydoc017.htm Chapter 17
2. Web site: Chapter 15 . 2010-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120111191226/http://www.jyjh.net.cn/jyqj/22/mydoc015.htm . 2012-01-11 . dead .
3. Web site: Chapter 3 . 2010-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226042615/http://www.jyjh.net.cn/jyqj/22/mydoc003.htm . 2012-02-26 . dead .
4. http://www.jyjh.net.cn/jyqj/22/mydoc011.htm Chapter 11