Ode to Gallantry features a diverse cast of characters from various martial arts schools and factions, including the Snowy Mountain School, Golden Crow School, and Changle Guild. The story explores themes of identity, loyalty, and the pursuit of martial arts mastery through the journey of its amnesiac protagonist.
Protagonist
- Shi Potian (石破天 — Shí Pòtiān), also known as Gouzazhong (狗杂种 — Góuzázhǒng), Great Dumpling (大粽子 — Dàzòngzǐ), and Shi Yidao (史忆刀 — Shǐ Yìdāo)
Xuansu Manor
- Shi Zhongyu (石中玉 — Shí Zhōngyù) — Often mistaken for Shi Potian
- Shi Qing (石清 — Shí Qīng)
- Min Rou (闵柔 — Mǐn Róu)
Snowy Mountain School
Second generation
- Bai Zizai (白自在 — Bái Zìzài) — School zhangmen
- Cheng Zixue (成自学 — Chéng Zìxué)
- Qi Zimian (齐自勉 — Qí Zìmiǎn)
- Liao Zili (廖自励 — Liào Zìlì)
- Liang Zijin (梁子进 — Liáng Zǐjìn)
Third generation
- Feng Wanli (封万里 — Fēng Wànlǐ) — Bai Zizai’s eldest apprentice
- Bai Wanjian (白万剑 — Bái Wànjiàn) — Bai Zizai’s son
- Geng Wanzhong (耿万钟 — Gěng Wànzhōng)
- Wang Wanren (王万仞 — Wáng Wànrèn)
- Ke Wanjun (柯万钧 — Kē Wànjūn)
- Huyan Wanshan (呼延万善 — Hūyán Wànshàn)
- Bao Wanye (包万叶 — Bāo Wànyè)
- Wang Wanyi (汪万翼 — Wāng Wànyì)
- Hua Wanzi (花万紫 — Huā Wànzǐ) — Bai Zizai’s youngest apprentice
Golden Crow School
- Shi Xiaocui (史小翠 — Shí Xiǎocuì), also known as Granny Shi (史婆婆 — Shǐ Pópó) — School founder
- Bai Axiu (白阿绣 — Bái Āxiù) — Bai Wanjian’s daughter
Changle Guild
- Situ Heng (司徒横 — Sītú Héng) — Former guild leader
- Bei Haishi (贝海石 — Bèi Hǎishí) — Deputy leader
- Chen Chongzhi (陈冲之 — Chén Chōngzhī)
- Mi Hengye (米横野 — Mǐ Héngyě)
- Zhan Fei (展飞 — Zhǎn Fēi)
- Shijian (侍剑 — Shìjiàn) — Shi Zhongyu’s servant
Ding family and associates
- Ding Dang (丁璫 — Dīng Dāng) — Shi Zhongyu’s lover
- Ding Busan (丁不三 — Dīng Bùsān) — Ding Dang’s grandfather
- Ding Busi (丁不四 — Dīng Bùsì) — Ding Busan’s brother
- Mei Wenxin (梅文馨 — Méi Wénxīn)
- Mei Fanggu (梅芳姑 — Méi Fānggū) — Shi Potian’s stepmother
Xiake Island
- Zhang San (张三 — Zhāng Sān) — Shi Potian’s sworn brother
- Li Si (李四 — Lǐ Sì) — Shi Potian’s sworn brother
- Island Lord Long (龙岛主 — Lóng Dáozhǔ) — Heroes’ Island lord
- Island Lord Mu (木岛主 — Mù Dáozhǔ) — Heroes’ Island lord
Guandong School
- Fan Yifei (范一飞 — Fàn Yīfēi)
- Gao Sanniangzi (高三娘子 — Gāo Sānniángzǐ)
- Lü Zhengping (吕正平 — Lǚ Zhèngpíng)
- Feng Liang (风良 — Fēng Liáng)
Shangqing Monastery
- Tianxu (天虚 — Tiānxū)
- Chongxu (冲虚 — Chōngxū) — Tianxu’s junior
- Lingxu (灵虚 — Língxū)
- Zhaoxu (照虚 — Zhàoxū)
- Tongxu (通虚 — Tōngxū)
Other characters
- Xie Yanke (谢烟客 — Xiè Yānkè) — Sky-scraping Cliff martial artist
- Wu Daotong (吴道通 — Wú Dàotōng)
- Elder Dabei (大悲老人 — Dàbēi Lǎorén) — White Whale Island lord
- Cheng Dayang (成大洋 — Chéng Dàyáng) — Flying Fish Gang leader
- An Fengtian (安奉田 — Ān Fèngtián) — Golden Saber Stronghold chief
- Feng Zhenwu (冯振武 — Féng Zhènwǔ) — Golden Saber Stronghold chief
- Adept Yuancheng (元澄道人 — Yuánchéng Dàorén) — Golden Saber Stronghold chief
- Zhou Mu (周牧 — Zhōu Mù) — An Fengtian’s subordinate
See also
- Jin Yong characters
- Ode to Gallantry factions
- Ode to Gallantry martial arts
- Ode to Gallantry locations
- Ode to Gallantry translation
Follow a route
- Read: the translation archive and Ode to Gallantry translation
- Explore: Jin Yong, Ode to Gallantry, and its characters
- Understand: wuxia, martial arts, and the translation method
- Watch: wuxia adaptations
- Write: story elements in wuxia fiction
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- Wen Wanfu (闻万夫 — Wén Wànfū) — Wen Wanfu was a third-generation disciple of the Snowy Mountain School and apprentice of Bai Zizai.
- You Desheng (尤得胜 — Yóu Déshèng) — You Desheng was the leader of the Iron Fork Society and the only person in the jianghu who knew the …