Characters from Gu Long's The Twin Peerless Scions (绝代双骄), one of the author's most beloved works.
Main characters
Xiao Yuer (小鱼儿)
One of the twin protagonists. Raised among the Ten Great Bandits of the Evil Valley (恶人谷), Xiao Yuer is a trickster, prankster, and street-smart survivor whose cleverness and irreverent humour make him one of Gu Long’s most entertaining characters. His name literally means “Little Fish.”
- Xiao Yuer — Full character biography
Hua Wuque (花无缺)
The other twin protagonist. Raised in the Shifted Flowers Palace (移花宫) under the tutelage of Yao Yue and Lian Xing, Hua Wuque is the epitome of cultivated refinement — a master of elegant martial arts, well-educated, and universally admired. His name means “Flower Without Flaw.”
- Hua Wuque — Full character biography
Tie Xinlan (铁心兰)
The female protagonist and love interest of both twins. Beautiful, strong-willed, and caught between her feelings for both brothers. Her relationships with Xiao Yuer and Hua Wuque drive much of the novel’s emotional tension.
- Tie Xinlan — Full character biography
Antagonists
Yao Yue (邀月)
The primary antagonist. Master of the Shifted Flowers Palace and possessor of the fearsome “Bright Jade Divine Skill” (明玉功), Yao Yue orchestrated the separation of the twins as revenge against their father. Her scheme — to have the twins unknowingly kill each other — is one of the most elaborate revenge plots in wuxia fiction.
- Yao Yue — Full character biography
Lian Xing (怜星)
Yao Yue’s younger sister and co-conspirator. Unlike Yao Yue, Lian Xing is capable of compassion and eventually regrets the cruelty of their plan.
- Lian Xing — Full character biography
Jiang Biehe (江别鹤)
A scheming villain whose machinations drive much of the plot’s conflict.
- Jiang Biehe — Full character biography
Supporting characters
Yan Nantian (燕南天)
Known as the “First Swordsman of the World” (天下第一剑客), Yan Nantian is a legendary martial artist and a sworn brother of Jiang Feng. He raises Xiao Yuer after the death of his friend.
- Yan Nantian — Full character biography
See also
- The Twin Peerless Scions — Novel
- Gu Long — Author biography