History Characters / MoDaoZuShiMiscellaneousCharacters

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the ''manhua'', Little Apple is still overall prickly, but a few panels show them to be more affectionate towards Wei Wuxian. When the two see each other after the conclusion of the Yi City arc, Little Apple starts to running to Wei Wuxiian with tears in its eyes, as if saying that it missed its owner.

* UnusualPetsForUnusualPeople: As already stated, donkeys are noted to be stubborn and are also known as animals of burden. Wei Wuxian himself is headstrong and part of his personality involves shouldering all his troubles and those of his loved ones on his own, while refusing to ask for the help of others.

* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Fairy manages to [[spoiler: understand and imitate the events at the Guanyin Temple enough to convey it to other people]], something that no real dog is capable of doing. Generally, they're a lot smarter than the average Husky, and Huskies in RealLife aren't noted for their intelligence.

* HeroicDog: While its mere presence scares the crap out of Wei Wuxian, there's no arguing that the dog is on the side of good.

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: They're a dog whose name is "''Xianzi''", which translates to "Fairy". Even Wei Wuxian and Lan Jingyi lampshade the silliness of the name. When Jin Ling initially tries to explain it to Wei Wuxian, he claims it was because he couldn't call them "Little Fairy" anymore after they got bigger.

* CrazyJealousGuy: Between the two rabbits Wei Wuxian gave Lan Wangji, one of them is possessive over the other, woth an audio drama extra having it chase away the other rabbits when they get too close to its mate.
* LoveAtFirstSight: PlayedForLaughs. Within likely less than a day of meeting each other, the original two rabbits immediately decided to start humping. The ''Lotus Seed Pod'' extra strongly hints that ever since then, they're almost never apart. Then a bonus episode in the audio drama has the rabbit that resembles [[CrazyJealousGuy Lan Wangji drive away all the other rabbits that the other rabbit (who resembles Wei Wuxian) attempted to befriend]].

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: How it's created in ''The Untamed'' is different what was depicted in the novel's canon. In the novel, Wei Wuxian created it from an old sword found in the belly of the Tortoise of Slaughter, and the sword was teeming with the resentful energy of the monster's victims. While this is also the case in the live-action series, the sword's history is now changed such that it is the [[spoiler: secret fifth missing piece of the Yin Iron]].

** While "stygian" is a synonym for "dark" or "pitch-black", and ''yin'' does refer to either the darkness or the night, the ''yin'' in the name is more based on the Taoist concept of ''yin-yang'' duality -- which represents how two opposing forces are what help maintain wholeness and balance.
** In Chinese culture, a tiger tally (''hu-fu'') is a two-piece item used by a king for commanding armies. One piece is entrusted to the government officials, whereas the other half is issued to the commanders; and the latter had to show their piece of the tally as a means of gaining permission to dispatch troops. This serves as a meaningful symbolism to how Wei Wuxian used the amulet, and why the Jin Clan needed to recreate the other half after Wei Wuxian had it destroyed.

* UncertainDoom: In the final arc, [[spoiler: Jin Guangyao]] claims that [[spoiler: the Yin Tiger Seal is destroyed]], although Wei Wuxian doubts his words as there's no physical proof. [[spoiler: But what can be said is that even if it isn't destroyed, no one has their hands on it]].

* TechnicallyLivingZombie: The living corpses are this; they became such not because they were reanimated with necromancy, but because they were afflicted with the corpse poisoning, which slowly affected their organs until their entire bodies functioned similar to that of an actual fierce corpse.

* AdaptationalBadass: It's noticeably harder to deal with in the ''donghua'', since it's controlled by a limb of one extremely ferocious corpse and is able to [[RubberMan stretch its limbs to greater distances]].

* AdaptedOut: Played with. She still exists in the LiveActionAdaptation's lore, but the backstory involving Wei Wuxian annoying her with horrible poetry so she would eventually show her face to him is omitted in the series.

* GreenThumb: Being a flower spirit, she's mostly associated with flowers. But in the ''donghua's'' chibi spinoff, she can also manipulate vines.

* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: The way it's killed in the ''donghua'' is more or less similar to how it's described in the novel; the difference is that the death happened in a flash in the former adaptation, whereas in the novel Lan Wangji took six hours of pulling the ''guqin'' strings to decapitate the monster.

* ThatsNoMoon: When Wei Wuxian took Wen Chao hostage, they were standing on a boulder in the lake. Except that it was not a boulder, but the tortoise's shell...
* TurtlePower: Averted; the real Xuanwu is associated with the trope. On the other hand, [[SadlyMythtaken this "fake" version of the mythological creature is basically a large and dangerous beast that resembles the aforementioned divine being]].

* AdaptationExpansion: It gets a larger role in the ''donghua'', as both Jiang Yanli and Jin Ling's lives were nearly endangered by a Measuring Snake. In the novel, it's only mentioned in passing as one of the beasts that Jin Zixuan shot down. They also get a moment in the spotlight in the chibi spinoff.

A powerful cultivator from years ago who created the Yin Iron using human sacrifices.

The first-born child of the Xiao family, who are famous for their lanterns.

** She's also similar to Xiao Xingchen. While she's not blinded or tricked into killing anyone like he was, nor did she commit suicide, she's a PosthumousCharacter that the villain tries in vain to revive.
* TheLostLenore: For Xiao Yi, in a platonic sense. This is then played straight in the romantic sense when it's revealed that they're not actually siblings and that Xiao Yi has feelings for her.

** Another character who he's more heavily based off of is Xue Yang. They're both practitioners of demonic cultvation

* DualWielding: He fights with two sabres, which is an unusual fighting style in both the Nie Clan and the cultivation world as a whole.

* UndyingLoyalty: One of his foremost traits. No matter what happens, his faith in both the Nie brothers never wavers.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: When Nie Huaisang remarks on how others may be thinking that he's useless, Nie Zonghui sincerely reassures him that he's not, his strengths simply lie somewhere else.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: The Mo family doesn't seem to be aware of this trope, which does not bode well for them, as eventually Mo Xuanyu had enough of their abuse and summoned none other than the [[TheDreaded Yiling Patriarch]] to kill them. He's also the only one who managed to summon Wei Wuxian's soul when hundreds of other full-fledged cultivators have been trying to do the same for years with no success. Granted, he used a DangerousForbiddenTechnique to pull it off, but still.

* DestroyTheAbusiveHome: His reason for summoning Wei Wuxian.

** The part where Mo Xuanyu leaves behind a journal for Wei Wuxian is omitted in the ''donghua'' and in ''The Untamed''. But Wei Wuxian is still able to surmise why Mo Xuanyu summoned his soul after he gets accosted by Mo Ziyuan.

* CinderellaCircumstances: His family was ''heavily'' abusive to him, especially after he was kicked out of Koi Tower. [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] considering it ultimately took such a toil on him that he sacrificed himself to bring back Wei Wuxian to get revenge.

* TheUnseen: InUniverse; she never shows her face to anyone, and only Wei Wuxian is the exception as he repeatedly annoyed her so that she would show her face to him. Once she did, he immediately bragged that she's pretty. However, one of the image covers of the audio drama does show the viewer what the upper half of her face looks like. She also makes a full appearance in the ''Mo Dao Zu Shi Q''.

* LoopholeAbuse: ''Mo Dao Zu Shi Q'' shows that the person don't necessarily need to be physically taller than the Measuring Snake in order to defeat it non-lethally; all that's required is that they need to ''stand'' taller than it. If the person is standing on the platform high enough to tower over the snake, it will consider said person as the victor and not eat them.
* SnakesAreSinister: It's a monster that devours anything it towers over. Needless to say, it's bad news; although according to Jin Zixuan, it's one of the less difficult monsters to kill and only ''looks'' scary.

* GreaterScopeVillain: His creation of the Yin Iron is what gave Wen Ruohan the opportunity to subjugate the cultivation world. The Yin Iron's existence is also filled the Jin Clan with ambition, leading to their attempts to try and take over after the Wen Clan was defeated.

* MysteriousPast: Lan Yi even states that no one knew why he turned evil and created the Yin Iron.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: After he becomes insane, his eyes are shown to be glowing a permanent red.

The first-born child of the Xiao clan, a family of famous lantern-makers.

* FateWorseThanDeath: He suffers this in the climax; Wen Ning refuses to kill him and states that it's a more fitting punishment for him to live with the consequences of his actions. This fate causes Zhao Yi to scream in endless suffering.

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Wei Wuxian's father. Formerly a servant of the Jiang Clan, he left after marrying Cangse Sanren and had a son with her. They and their son were happy... until he and his wife died while on a night-hunt.

* HappilyMarried: Almost every other parent duo in the story are bound by {{Arranged Marriage}}s, hence marital problems were inevitable. Wei Changze's married life with Cangse Sanren is even a complete contrast of Jiang Fengmian and Yu Ziyuan's marriage, as both chose to marry each other without being forced or obligated to. As such, they were perfectly content together.

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Wei Wuxian's mother. In her younger years, Cangse Sanren studied under Baoshan Sanren before leaving her mentorship and eventually marrying Wei Changze and having a son with him. However, she and her husband died a few years later while they were night-hunting.

* ActionMom: Cangse Sanren is a disciple of Baoshan Sanren, which is saying something.

* DudeMagnet: According to Xiao Xingchen, Cangse Sanren had many men vying for her hand in marriage, but she chose to be with Wei Changze.

* HappilyMarried: Compared to the most of the other female characters who were in an ArrangedMarriage, Cangse Sanren eloped with Wei Changze on her own free will. As such, both were completely content together.
* ItRunsInTheFamily: Cangse Sanren fell in love with a man who is kind but quiet in nature, and so did her son.
* MaliciousSlander: A posthumous example; Cangse Sanren is on the receiving end of this, with many spreading the rumor that she's Jiang Fengmian's secret mistress.

* NoodleIncident: According to an interview with the author, Cangse Sanren once pranked Lan Qiren by cutting off his beard in retaliation for him nearly getting Wei Changze and Jiang Fengmian killed during a night-hunt and not apologizing for it.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Cangse Sanren is not actually her name, but her title.

[[folder:Baoshan Sanren (抱山散人)]]

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A powerful and ancient cultivator who lives in seclusion -- along with her sect -- in the mountains. She is the teacher of the late Cangse Sanren and Xiao Xingchen.

* AdaptationExpansion: Baoshan Sanren gets to make an appearance in ''The Untamed'' via a brief flashback involving her and Lan Yi.

* AmbiguousGender: Played with. As the Chinese language uses genderless pronouns, whether Baoshan Sanren is truly a woman or a man is unknown. Even the ''manhua'' adaptation was initially unsure on which gender to portray the character with [[note]] The ''manhua's'' artist initially drew Baoshan Sanren as a man before changing them to a woman [[/note]]. ''The Untamed'' portrays Baoshan Sanren as a woman, and majority of the fandom goes with the interpretation that Baoshan Sanren is a woman since the fan English translations also make use of female pronouns whenever the character is mentioned.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the ''manhua'', Baoshan Sanren was initially drawn as a man before the artist changed it to a woman, [[spoiler: alluding to Wen Qing and how she's really the one who restored Jiang Cheng's golden core]].

* HealingHands: According to others, Baoshan Sanren can restore life and bring flesh back to bone. Wei Wuxian even justifies this as the reason that she can also [[spoiler: repair damaged golden cores, except that he wasn't being honest]].

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Baoshan Sanren is a title rather than a birth or courtesy name, and it translates to "wanderer who embraces the mountain".
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Baoshan Sanren is rumored to be born on the same generation as the founders of the Lan and Wen Clans, and both founders were born centuries ago.

[[folder:Yanling Daoren (鄢陵道人)]]
The first disciple of Baoshan Sanren to descend from her mountain.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Xiao Xingchen said that Yanling Daoren died under "a thousand swords", although whether he meant this literally or metaphorically in that Yanling Daoren was killed in a battle against several cultivators is uncertain.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Yanling Daoren is a title, and his birth or courtesy name is never revealed.
* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Played with; Yanling Daoren only became evil long after he left Baoshan Sanren's tutelage, according to the legends, at least.

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* EvilAunt: To Mo Xuanyu. She's not a villain, per se, but she's still a nasty woman and is as abusive as her son is to her nephew. There are even hints that she's actually the most abusive in the family, because Wei Wuxian observes that among the cuts on his arm (which represent the people that Mo Xuanyu wants dead, and the scars disappear when they do die), the cut that represents Mo Xuanyu's revenge against Madam Mo is the largest and most gruesome.

* FullyClothedNudity: Justified. In ''The Untamed'', she wears a dress that shows some skin of her neck, shoulders, chest and back. By modern standards, her attire is rather modest. But by ancient Chinese standards, this is considered to be an ''extremely'' improper way for women to dress, and as such it's usually something one would only see from those who work in the red light district.

* EliteZombie: The sentient fierce corpses are considered this; since not only do they retain their intelligence and awareness from when they were alive, but they also have heightened strength and senses.

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* OdangoHair: Her hair is tied this way in ''The Untamed''.

* DerangedDance: She would occassionally break into dance much to the distress of her surviving family, not knowing that she was imitating the Dancing Goddess statue just think she's deranged.

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* AdaptationalSexuality: In the novel, he was explicitly stated to be gay. The ''donghua'' makes him an ExtremeOmnisexual (at least, according to the rumors), and ''The Untamed'' makes him straight due to the rumors which state that he made a move on Jin Guangyao's wife instead of Jin Guangyao himself. However, in the very latter case there are some hints where not all is at it seems (see HiddenDepths below).

* CoolMask: In ''The Untamed'', his habit of [[UncannyValleyMakeup wearing ghostly makeup]] is replaced with donning a mask that hides the upper half of his face. According to Jin Ling, however, there are times that Mo Xuanyu went with the makeup instead of the mask.

* HiddenDepths:
** ''The Untamed'' provides his character with a few additional layers. In the novel, all that's known about him is that he's gay and was interested in his half-brother, had a few screws loose, and summoned Wei Wuxian to take revenge on his family. While the last part remains true in the series, the series adds an additional target of Mo Xuanyu's revenge: [[spoiler: Jin Guangyao]]. From this, Wei Wuxian infers that the possible reason Mo Xuanyu really got kicked out of the Jin Clan was because [[spoiler: HeKnowsTooMuch about Jin Guangyao and tried to warn Qin Su before he got thwarted]] and that [[spoiler: his insanity was possibly induced by Jin Guangyao via a song from the Collection of Turmoil]].
** Even in the original novel, there are hints of him knowing more than one would expect from him, and that the reason he got kicked out was very different than claimed: the ritual he used to summon Wei Wuxian [[spoiler: is found in a book hidden in one Jin Guangyao's secret chambers]] and he definitely had ''some'' skill with demonic cultivation to pull off said ritual. The Jin Clan was trying to gain the power of demonic cultivation that Wei Wuxian had, which implies that Mo Xuanyu was enlisted into the clan because of his talent for TheDarkArts. Additionally, [[spoiler: the fact it's officially told that he made a pass at ''[[ConsummateLiar Jin Guangyao]]'' as to why he was kicked out, implies that the man had a reason to need him removed from Koi Tower and blacklisted.]]
* IdenticalStranger:
** While the ''manhua'' shows that his appearance and Wei Wuxian's original appearance have some similarities but are still distinguishable from the other, his character design in the ''donghua'' makes him look as if he ''is'' Wei Wuxian himself. The only differences are that Mo Xuanyu has longer hair and a shorter and slightly less masculine build, but that's about it.
** The trope is completely played straight in ''The Untamed'', where Wei Wuxian and Mo Xuanyu are played by the same actor. This is justified, since the live-action drama made it that the summoning ritual includes the effect of Wei Wuxian's appearance being slowly assimilated into Mo Xuanyu's body. The only way to tell them apart is that Wei Wuxian has a BeautyMark whereas Mo Xuanyu doesn't.

* UnwittingPawn:
** It can't actually be proven, but Wei Wuxian's hypothesis was that [[spoiler: Nie Huaisang used Mo Xuanyu to deliberately summon Wei Wuxian back into the world, kicking off the long XanatosGambit that Nie Huaisang [[BestServedCold had prepared for the downfall of Jin Guangyao as revenge for Nie Mingjue's death]]]].
** ''The Untamed'' plays around with this. Whether or not he remains a [[spoiler: pawn in Nie Huaisang's plans]] isn't confirmed, but either way his role as one is diminished since [[spoiler: in the adaptation he actively sought revenge against both his family ''and'' Jin Guangyao. Whether or not Nie Huaisang used him in his plans, Mo Xuanyu would have found a way to have both his family and his half-brother killed]].

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* AdaptationalBadass: Downplayed. During the Xuanwu Cave arc, she served purely as a DamselInDistress in the novel. In ''The Untamed'', while she still got nearly branded by Wang Lingjiao, she was able to join the others in the fighting beforehand.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: She appears long before the Sunshot Campaign began in ''The Untamed''. See AscendedExtra below as to why. After the TimeSkip, she appears shortly before the start of the Second Siege arc instead of the epilogue, which is when she reappears in the novel.

* AscendedExtra: In the LiveActionAdaptation, she's a guest disciple of the Jin Clan rather than a servant of an unnamed and lesser-known clan like she was in the original story; thus she's given a bit more screentime.

* MamaBear: In ''The Untamed'', when she senses someone hiding near their house, her immediate reaction is to stand in front of her daughter and draw her sword.

* ShipperOnDeck: In ''The Untamed'', she's this for Jin Zixuan and Jiang Yanli.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: In ''The Untamed'', she's introduced wearing the golden robes of the Jin Clan. [[spoiler: After leaving the Jins when she became outraged by their corruption and hypocrisy]], the next time she makes an appearance, she's shown wearing bright green robes -- which doesn't match the colors of any of the Four Great Clans.

* WithFriendsLikeThese: ''The Untamed'' showed her getting along well another female disciple of the Jin Clan. Unfortunately, said disciple was quick to turn on her and lambaste her when [[spoiler: the other cultivators started accusing Mianmian of defending Wei Wuxian on the false basis that she fell for him]].

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* AdaptationalSexuality: In the novel, he was explicitly stated to be gay. The ''donghua'' makes him an ExtremeOmnisexual, and ''The Untamed'' makes him straight due to the rumors of him hitting on Jin Guangyao's wife rather than Jin Guangyao himself. However, in the very latter case there are some hints where not all is at it seems (see HiddenDepths below).
* BewareTheSillyOnes: The Mo family doesn't seem to be aware of this trope, unfortunately for them, as eventually Mo Xuanyu had enough of their abuse and summoned none other than the [[TheDreaded Yiling Patriarch]] to kill them. One also must not forget that he ''actually'' managed to summon Wei Wuxian's soul when hundreds of other full-fledged cultivators have been trying to do the same for years with no success. Granted, he used a DangerousForbiddenTechnique to pull it off, but still.

* CoolMask: In ''The Untamed'', his habit of [[UncannyValleyMakeup wearing ghostly makeup]] is replaced with donning a mask that hides half his face. Although according to Jin Ling, there are times that Mo Xuanyu went with the makeup instead of the mask.

* FailedASpotCheck: Zigzagged. Mo Xuanyu was savvy enough to write down his story first so that Wei Wuxian would understand why he was summoned into the former's body. However, he failed to specify the exact terms of his dying wish, which involves the Mo family. Wei Wuxian was able to correctly guess that Mo Xuanyu wanted his family dead, but tested the waters first by seeing if humiliating them in public was sufficient enough. It wasn't, although an undead arm saved Wei Wuxian the trouble of killing the Mo family -- which ''was'' what Mo Xuanyu wanted.

** ''The Untamed'' provides his character with a few additional layers. In the novel, all that's known about him is that he's gay and was interested in his half-brother, had a few screws loose, and summoned Wei Wuxian to take revenge on his family. While the last part remains true in the series, the series adds an additional target of Mo Xuanyu's revenge -- namely [[spoiler: Jin Guangyao]]. From this, Wei Wuxian infers that the possible reason Mo Xuanyu really got kicked out of the Jin Clan was because [[spoiler: HeKnowsTooMuch about Jin Guangyao and tried to warn Qin Su before he got thwarted]] and that [[spoiler: his insanity was possibly induced by Jin Guangyao via a song from the Collection of Turmoil]].
** Even in the original novel, there are hints of him knowing more than it seems and that the reason he got kicked out was very different than claimed; the ritual he used to summon Wei Wuxian [[spoiler: is found in a book hidden in one Jin Guangyao's secret chambers]] and he definitely had ''some'' skill with demonic cultivation to pull off said ritual. The Jin Clan was trying to gain the power of demonic cultivation that Wei Wuxian had, which implies that Mo Xuanyu was enlisted into the clan because of his talent for TheDarkArts. Additionally, [[spoiler: the fact it's officially told that he made a pass at ''[[ConsummateLiar Jin Guangyao]]'' as to why he was kicked out, implies that the man had a reason to need him removed from Koi Tower and blacklisted.]]

** The trope is completely played straight in ''The Untamed'', where Wei Wuxian and Mo Xuanyu are played by the same actor. This is justified since it's explicitly stated in the live-action drama that the summoning ritual includes the effect of Wei Wuxian's appearance being slowly assimilated into Mo Xuanyu's body. The only way to tell them apart is that Wei Wuxian has a BeautyMark whereas Mo Xuanyu doesn't.
* LineageComesFromTheFather: Downplayed. He's not acknowledged as a candidate for the position of the Jin Clan leader, but he was still enlisted as a guest disciple. While he got kicked out, it's not due to his mother's background but rather, his preference for men.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: The events of the book really centered around the sacrifice that brought Wei Wuxian back into the world.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: After telling her story to the cultivators, Wei Wuxian asks her why she's the SoleSurvivor and who helped her escape from prison. Both times, Sisi honestly answers that she doesn't know. [[spoiler: Who tends to respond to any question aimed at him with "I don't know."?]]

** While she's the only one in the brothel who showed kindness to Meng Shi, she didn't hesitate to tell her that she should change her ways if she wants to retain her value as a prostitute and avoid getting scorned by her clients. After Meng Shi got beaten up by a john, Sisi is sympathetic, but she also scolds her friend with a tone that clearly speaks "What did I tell you?"
** When she introduces herself to the cultivators in Lotus Pier, she doesn't hesitate to tell them that she's a prostitute and why her face has scars and doesn't seem to care much about their scandalized reactions.
* CatFight: She got into one with Anxin in the past. Sisi is notably the one who struck first since she heard Anxin badmouth Meng Shi, and was having none of it.

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* BrutalHonesty: Downplayed. While she's the only one in the brothel who showed kindness to Meng Shi, she didn't hesitate to tell her that she should change her ways if she wants to retain her value as a prostitute and avoid getting scorned by her clients. After Meng Shi got beaten up by a john, Sisi, while sympathetic, scolds her with a tone that clearly speaks "What did I tell you?"

* {{Foil}}: Mo Xuanyu and Wei Wuxian have a few other things in common besides their faces.
** Wei Wuxian was born from a marriage between two common-blooded people who genuinely loved each other, while Mo Xuanyu was born from a one-night stand between a noble and a high-ranking cultivator.
** Both were adopted into a major clan. But while Wei Wuxian was accepted as a full-fledged disciple and soon became the head disciple; Mo Xuanyu was only accepted as a guest disciple. Both also ended up leaving their clan: in Wei Wuxian's case, he left to spare the Jiang Clan from any political backlash; and in Mo Xuanyu's case, he got kicked out after allegedly harassing his half-brother who he was (again, allegedly) attracted to.
** Their relationships with the family they grew up with is also similar: they're despised by the family matriarch, who treats them as kindly as they would dirt. Mo Ziyuan's resentment and envy towards Mo Xuanyu mirrors Jiang Cheng's own bitterness towards Wei Wuxian.
** Because of the abuse he suffered from the rest of his family, Mo Xuanyu wanted them dead in retaliation. In spite of Wei Wuxian's own complicated, abuse-laden and blood-soaked history with the Jiang family, he never wishes any ill will on either Yu Ziyuan or Jiang Cheng and merely chooses to move on from his past [[spoiler: while telling the latter that he should do the same]].

* {{Foil}}:
** To Jin Guangyao. Both were born of lowly origins but were given an opportunity to rise in rank after the events of the Sunshot Campaign. However, when faced with [[spoiler: the self-serving hypocrisy of the other cultivation clans]], Mianmian chose to have none of it and walked away; whereas Jin Guangyao remained a SlaveToPR and thought it's better to keep quiet, bide his time, and get back at anyone who slighted him. In return, Mianmian -- despite giving up her status -- finds happiness with a loving family; whereas Jin Guangyao -- who's driven to preserve and elevate his position -- [[spoiler: lives a life of deceit, murder, and suspicion before finally facing the consequences of his actions]].
** To Sisi, who gives credence to Wei Wuxian's worry that Mianmian's life would be irrevocably ruined if her face got branded, since Sisi couldn't properly do her job anymore since her scarred face repulsed any potential customers.
** To Cangse Sanren. While Mianmian never studied under Baoshan Sanren, her life as an adult has almost everything else in common with Cangse Sanren's. She's a cultivator with no ties to any clan, is HappilyMarried to a man who is a commoner in terms of social status, and has a child who greatly resembles her.

* {{Foil}}: Wei Changze is a general foil to most of the fathers in ''Mo Dao Zu Shi'' since he was never abusive or neglectful to his son. But Wei Changze is especially this to his friend Jiang Fengmian, as he married for love instead of political connections and he never had a strained relationship with his son. But there is something both men have in common: dying in tragic circumstances and leaving their children orphaned at a young age (and ''much'' younger in Wei Wuxian's case).

* {{Foil}}:
** To Yu Ziyuan. Yu Ziyuan is said to have forced Jiang Fengmian into a marriage with her, resulting in them having an unhappy relationship, and she's far from a decent mother to both her biological children and her ward. Cangse Sanren, on the other hand, entered in a mutually consented marriage with someone she loved, and she proved to be a good and loving mother to her son, even if their time together was tragically cut short.
** Much like how their sons contrast each other, Cangse Sanren also foils Meng Shi.
*** Cangse Sanren gave birth to Wei Wuxian after marrying Wei Changze, while Meng Shi had Jin Guangyao (then Meng Yao) from a one-night stand with Jin Guangshan.
*** Both deeply loved their sons, but where Cangse Sanren taught her son to be selfless, Meng Shi encouraged ''her'' son to be ambitious. This plays a part in why Wei Wuxian doesn't care about politics and what the cultivation clans think of him, while Jin Guangyao is cautious as much as he is determined -- and extremely so -- to earn favor, rank, and most of all, respect from society.
*** In terms of status, Cangse Sanren is a renowned cultivator and disciple of the legendary immortal Baoshan Sanren; while Meng Shi is a prostitute and thus is looked down upon by everyone. By extension, both their sons are looked down upon because of their status, but while the cultivators ignore that Wei Wuxian's mother is still a skilled cultivator and solely focus on how his father used to be a servant of the Jiang Clan (even though he's also a cultivator), no one will every drop the fact that Jin Guangyao is the SonOfAWhore. Even his father's title as the leader of the Jin Clan does little to help him, since the man is a greedy lecher and only gets away with many things because of the money and influence he holds.

* {{Foil}}: His tale is completely reminiscent of Wei Wuxian's own: a skilled cultivator who helped people and was beloved by many, only to suddenly become evil one day and die at the hands of thousands of cultivators. Of course, the plot also reveals that what's publicly known about Wei Wuxian isn't all that it seems, and Yanling Daoren is known as a legend with no one left at present to reveal the truth about him.

* {{Foil}}: To Jiang Cheng.
** Both harbor envy and resentment towards someone who they believe have everything better than them, and as a result they lash out because of it. Mo Ziyuan is straight-up abusive towards Mo Xuanyu since the beginning and would go around stealing his belongings, beating him and hurling insults left and right. While Jiang Cheng had committed many wrongdoings towards Wei Wuxian partly because of his envy and insecurities towards him and acts like a complete {{Jerkass}} to his old friend now, back then their relationship used to be closer and more harmonious.
** Mo Ziyuan acts like a typical ManChild in terms of both mannerisms and behavior. On the other hand, Jiang Cheng doesn't literally act like a five year-old, but deep down he has the emotional capacity of a child as he has a hard time processing things in a healthy and mature manner.

* {{Foil}}: To Yu Ziyuan.
** Both are the matriarchs of a family who despise someone for outshining their own son, and subsequently treats them horribly. What differs is that while Mo Xuanyu eventually snapped and wanted revenge for Madam Mo's abuse, Wei Wuxian never harbored any grudges against Yu Ziyuan for her mistreatment of him. That being said, while he never talks badly of her, he doesn't have any ''fond'' opinions of Yu Ziyuan either.
** While they love their sons, they treat their boys differently. Madam Mo spoils her son and lets him get away with whatever he does (only scolding him in one instance), resulting in him becoming a [[SpoiledBrat spoiled]] ManChild. On the other hand, Yu Ziyuan is stricter than strict on her son and berates him when he falls slightly of her expectations, causing him to grow up with severe anger and self-esteem issues.

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* EnragedByIdiocy: Seeing just how quick the cultivation world is to spread libel over baseless rumors and immediately degrade anyone who disagrees and isn't of the right social status or even gender is more than enough to anger her into telling them off before cutting ties with them.

** To Jin Guangyao. Both were born of lowly origins but were given an opportunity to rise in rank after the events of the Sunshot Campaign. However, when faced with the self-serving hypocrisy of the other cultivation clans, Mianmian chose to have none of it and walked away; whereas Jin Guangyao remained a SlaveToPR and thought it's better to keep quiet, bide his time, and get back at anyone who slighted him. In return, Mianmian -- despite giving up her status -- finds happiness with a loving family; whereas Jin Guangyao -- who's driven to preserve and elevate his position -- [[spoiler: lives a life of deceit, murder, and suspicion before finally facing the consequences of his actions]].

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Played with. Up until the epilogue, where her real name is finally revealed, she's known only as Mianmian since everyone InUniverse calls her by said nickname. The only exceptions are Lan Wangji, who refers to her as "Maiden Luo"; and her husband, who calls her by her given name. In the ''donghua'', however, her real name is already revealed in her introduction.

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Her defense of Wei Wuxian shows that she won't side with an unconscionable crowd even if it meant saving her own skin and retaining her privileges.

* StayInTheKitchen: She gets this treatment from the other cultivators when she attempts to defend Wei Wuxian, with her statements being dismissed solely on the account that she's a woman, [[EnragedByIdiocy much to her justified indignation]].
* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: When she sees just how unreasonable and sexist the other cultivators are, she chooses to leave her clan, even when no one takes her claim seriously.
* TookALevelInBadass: An implicit example. Her main role in the story is being a DamselInDistress. Then the epilogue reveals that since she left her clan, she's been going on night hunts solo.

* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: Her hopes of a prosperous life for herself and her son are ultimately left unfulfilled and ruined. She died some time before her son became an official member of the Jin Clan, and while Jin Guangyao managed to secure power and wealth in time, he lost both and then some after his misdeeds are revealed to the public. To add insult to injury, his corpse is sealed away, and Meng Shi's body is implied to be desecrated after it was exhumed from the Guanyin Temple. It's a popular belief in China that if the mortal body is dishonored in any way, the deceased person is less than likely to reincarnate into a new life]], which is the most probable fate for both mother and son.

* HiddenDepths: As stated in her description, she's known to be rather well-educated for a prostitute, as she can read, write, and play the ''guqin''. Not that many think it amounted to much because in the eyes of the public, the stigma of her profession outweighs her talents.

** Both are the matriarchs of a family who despise someone for outshining their own son, and subsequently treats them horribly. What differs is that while Mo Xuanyu eventually snapped and wanted revenge for Madam Mo's abuse, Wei Wuxian never harbored any grudges against Yu Ziyuan for her mistreatment of him. That being said, Wei Wuxian doesn't have any ''fond'' opinions of Yu Ziyuan either.

* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: Her hopes of a prosperous life for herself and her son are ultimately left unfulfilled and ruined. She died some time before her son became an official member of the Jin Clan, and while Jin Guangyao managed to secure power and wealth in time, he lost both and then some after his misdeeds are revealed to the public. Worse? His corpse is sealed away, and Meng Shi's body is implied to be desecrated after it was exhumed from the Guanyin Temple. It's a popular belief in China that if the mortal body is dishonored in any way, the deceased person is less than likely to reincarnate into a new life]], which is the most probable fate for both mother and son.

* BrutalHonesty: Downplayed. While she's the only one in the brothel who showed kindness to Meng Shi, she didn't hesitate to tell her that she should change her ways if she wants to retain her value as a prostitute and not get scorned by her clients. After Meng Shi got beaten up by a john, Sisi, while sympathetic, scolds her with a tone that clearly speaks "What did I tell you?"

* HairTriggerTemper: Anxin described to a customer how Sisi had a fierce personality. The fact that Sisi defended Meng Shi from any mocking onlookers by yelling at them to quit gawking and move along attests to this. After her time in captivity, her personality became more mellow.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Possibly. It's never confirmed if Mianmian is her birthname or simply her nickname, just like it was with her mother.

* HappilyMarried: He willingly gave up his job as a merchant to assist Mianmian during night hunts and it's clear the two are very happy together.

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: They're a dog whose name is "''Xianzi''", which translates to "Fairy". Even Wei Wuxian and Lan Jingyi lampshade the silliness of the name. When he initially tries to explain it to Wei Wuxian, he claims it was because he couldn't call them "Little Fairy" anymore after they got bigger.

* CrazyJealousGuy: Crazy jealous rabbit. Apparently one of the rabbits is possessive over the other, usually chasing away the other Lan rabbits when they get too close.

* HappilyMarried:

* UndyingLoyalty: This is a common trait shared among all spiritual dogs; they'll never abandon their owner no matter whhat.
* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: They're a dog whose name is "''Xianzi''", which translates to "Fairy". Even Wei Wuxian and Lan Jingyi lampshade the silliness of the name.

** Both are the matriarchs of a family who despise someone for outshining their own son, and subsequently treats them horribly. What differs is that while Mo Xuanyu eventually snapped and wanted revenge for Madam Mo's abuse, Wei Wuxian never harbored any grudges against Yu Ziyuan for her mistreatment of him. That being said, Wei Wuxian doesn't have any '''fond'' opinions of Yu Ziyuan either.

* YourMom: She does a subtle one in the novel when she calls "Mo Xuanyu" a "son of a bitch", but she plays this straight in the ''donghua'' when she tells him that his mother -- and his sister -- is a whore.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: She could have enjoyed the happy marriage she was looking forward to had she never prayed to the Dancing Goddess. Additionally, her father would have also remained alive and well.

* ParentsAsPeople: She never mistreated Jin Guangyao and did her best to take care of him in spite of the environment they lived in. However, she made the (albeit innocent and well-meaning) mistake of telling him about who his father is and instilling in him her hope that he would eventually be accepted into the Jin Clan so they would escape their life of difficulty and poverty. Long after she died, Jin Guangyao never got rid of that hope, which ended up being his undoing.

* {{Pride}}: She gets accused of this by her co-workers and some of her patrons as well, since she used to be a famous prostitute but held on to the glory of being one even long after she had a son and was no longer in her prime. Even Sisi, the only one who was nice to her, called her out on this, albeit not because she looked down on her; she knew that such an attitude would invite only the scorn of others.

A prostitute who wears a veil around her face to hide the scars underneath. She was kept prisoner for years, and she arrives at Yunmeng to inform everyone there what she knows about her captor.

* AdaptedOut: Not her, exactly; although the series never showed [[spoiler: Jin Guangyao's flashback during his life in the brothel]] which would then explain why [[spoiler: he spared only Sisi and not the other prostitutes]].

* ProperlyParanoid: She's the only one who realized how suspicious it was for someone to hire several prostitutes who were past their prime and take them somewhere without informing anyone else. She's also the only one who gets spared, albeit for a completely different reason.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Again, downplayed, as when the fierce corpse finally breaks into his house, the worst it does to him is knock him out with one punch before deciding that its business is done. However, the experience does scare Young Master Qin straight in the long run.
* NamesTheSame: In universe; he has the same family name as the Qin family of the Laoling Qin Clan, although they don't seem to be related in any way, especially since Young Master Qin is not a cultivator.

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the ''donghua'', Little Apple appears in the Mo Village arc rather than the Dafan Mountain arc, which is when he makes his first appearance in the novel.
* AdaptationalJerkass: In every adaptation, Wei Wuxian initially had difficulty in getting the animal to come with him. Although in the ''donghua'', its stubbornness seems to come from personally disliking Wei Wuxian rather than from simply being a PickyEater. There's also when it intentionally harasses the rabbits in the Cloud Recesses just because. In the novel, it was only acting aggressive because it was hungry.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the ''manhua'', Little Apple is still overall prickly, but a few panels show him to be more affectionate towards Wei Wuxian. When the two see each other after the conclusion of the Yi City arc, Little Apple starts to running to Wei Wuxiian with tears in its eyes, as if saying that it missed its owner.

* UnsettlingGenderReveal: PlayedForLaughs when after Wei Wuxian gifted two bunnies to Lan Wangji, the bunnies immediately started mating, and Lan Wangji freaks out over how both bunnies are male.

A weapon which Wei Wuxian forged from an ancient sword teeming with resentful energy to turn the tide of war in the Sunshot Campaign. While not a sentient entity on its own, its mere presence drives part of the plot.

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: How it's created in ''The Untamed'' is different what was depicted in the novel's canon.

* ArtifactOfDoom: Simply put, several things went downhill in the past because of Jin Guangshan's desire to obtain the Yin Tiger Seal and use it to rule over the cultivation world. This is taken further in ''The Untamed'', where the battle at the Nightless City shows that almost every other cultivator also wishes to get their hands on it.

** In Chinese culture, a tiger tally (''hu-fu'') is a two-piece item used by a king for commanding armies. One piece is entrusted to the government officials, whereas the other half is issued to the commanders; and the latter had to show their piece of the tally as a means of gaining permission to dispatch troops. This serves as a meaningful symbolism to how Wei Wuxian used the amulet, and why [[spoiler: the Jin Clan needed to recreate the other half after Wei Wuxian had it destroyed]].

* UncertainDoom: In the final arc, Jin Guangyao claims that [[spoiler: the Yin Tiger Seal is destroyed]], although Wei Wuxian doubts his words as there's no physical proof. [[spoiler: But what can be said is that even if it isn't destroyed, no one has their hands on it]].

* ZergRush: While a single fierce corpse isn't too difficult for a cultivator of decent skill to deal with, it's a whole other issue when one is facing a horde (which is still an understatement) of them. Not even a hundred cultivators will have an easy time fending them off.

* CompositeCharacter: Combined with AdaptedOut; the entire subplot focusing on the trouble the Dancing Goddess has caused throughout the years is nonexistent in the ''donghua'', and the only reason why it's still a threat is because the ghost arm has possessed it.

* LivingStatue: Not always, though it starts to become animated after Jin Ling wishes for "the soul-consuming creature in Dafan Mountain to appear".

* SpannerInTheWorks: If it weren't for its presence, none of the juniors would be in danger, which would force Wei Wuxian to use demonic cultivation to summon Wen Ning, who would inadvertently clue in Lan Wangji and Jiang Cheng to "Mo Xuanyu"'s real identity.
* StarterVillain: The Dancing Goddess is just more of a brutal monster than an outright villain. But nevertheless, it is the first creature in the present storyline to give Wei Wuxian and the juniors some trouble.
* ToServeMan: After Jin Ling made a careless wish to it, the Dancing Goddess decided that human souls weren't enough to satisfy it anymore and decided to consume human flesh as well.

* NighInvulnerable: Given that it's basically a mass of resentful energy thriving underwater, it's extremely hard to kill. Even the more powerful cultivators could only seal it temporarily. The only way to exterminate it would be to drain the waterbed it's living in, dig up all the people and objects it had consumed, and let the entire place dry for a few years.

* GreenThumb: Being a flower spirit, she's mostly associated with flowers. But in the ''donghua'', she can also manipulate vines.

* TrueBlueFemininity: Combined with Pink is Feminine. In ''Mo Dao Zu Shi Q'', her entire getup consists of blue and pink colors.
* TheUnseen: InUniverse; she never shows her face to anyone, and only Wei Wuxian is the exception as he repeatedly annoyed her so that she would show her face to him. Once she did, he immediately bragged that she's pretty. However, one of the image covers of the audio drama does show the viewer what the upper half of her face looks like. She also makes a full appearance in the chibi spinoff of the ''donghua''.

* NighInvulnerable: Downplayed. Its skin is almost impenetrable and can't be wounded with normal arrows and swords. However, certain weapons can cut through it, but even that's another challenge of its own.

* AdaptedOut: He doesn't appear in ''The Untamed'', which only the main chapters of the novel, and the Hook Hand appears only in the ''Iron Hook'' extra.

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: When he killed his wife, [[AssholeVictim who was unarguably deserving of her death]], he became just as bad as her. If not, even worse. Then again, he might have even been too consumed with rage to consider or even realize this.
* KillItWithFire: His spirit is put to rest after his hook is burned and melted away.

* NiceGirl: From what's seen of her, she's gentle and kind-hearted, and is the only one in the Xiao family to treat [[spoiler: Zhao Yi]] nicely.

* ExtremeOmnisexual: In the ''donghua'', he is this instead of a DepravedHomosexual. Rumor is that he would harass anyone and ''anything'' he found pretty, including animals and plants. It's never confirmed on whether this is true or merely the result of gossips exaggerating his homosexuality.

** The part where Mo Xuanyu leaves behind a journal for Wei Wuxian is omitted in the ''donghua'' and in ''The Untamed''. But Wei Wuxian is still able to surmise why Mo Xuanyu summoned his soul after getting accosted by Mo Ziyuan.

** Because of the abuse he suffered from the rest of his family, Mo Xuanyu wanted them dead in retaliation. In spite of Wei Wuxian's own complicated and blood-soaked history with the Jiang family, he never wishes any ill will on either Yu Ziyuan or Jiang Cheng and merely chooses to move on from his past while telling the latter that he should do the same.

** ''The Untamed'' provides his character with a few additional layers. In the novel, all that's known about him is that he's gay and was interested in his half-brother, had a few screws loose, and summoned Wei Wuxian to take revenge on his family. While the last part remains true in the series, the series adds an additional target of Mo Xuanyu's revenge -- namely [[spoiler: Jin Guangyao]]. From this, Wei Wuxian infers that the possible reason Mo Xuanyu really got kicked out of the Jin Clan was because HeKnowsTooMuch about [[spoiler: Jin Guangyao and tried to warn Qin Su before he got thwarted]] and that his insanity was possibly induced by [[spoiler: Jin Guangyao via a song from the Collection of Turmoil]].
** Even in the original novel, there are hints of him knowing more than it seems and that the reason he got kicked out was very different than claimed; the ritual he used to summon Wei Wuxian [[spoiler: is found in a book hidden in Jin Guangyao's rooms]] and he definitely had ''some'' skill with demonic cultivation to pull off said ritual. The Jin Clan was trying to gain the power of demonic cultivation that Wei Wuxian had, which implies that Mo Xuanyu was enlisted into the clan because of his talent for TheDarkArts. Additionally, [[spoiler: the fact it's officially told that he made a pass at ''[[ConsummateLiar Jin Guangyao]]'' as to why he was kicked out, implies that the man had a reason to need him removed from Koi Tower and blacklisted.]]

* SanitySlippage: Being kicked out the Jin Clan and sent to his abusive family was ''not'' kind to his mental state and led him to sacrifice his spirit to summon Wei Wuxian and get revenge.

* AdaptationDistillation: While she still appears in the ''donghua'', she doesn't make an appearance in the second season, which features flashbacks of Wei Wuxian's time as the Yiling Patriarch, because the emergency conference where many clans gathered to slander Wei Wuxian -- a conference she also attended -- doesn't happen in the adaptation.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Mianmian stands up for Wei Wuxian when the other clan leaders badmouth him. The others pass it off as her having a crush on Wei Wuxian from him saving her, but she is genuinely grateful he saved her life and knows he's a good person despite the cultivation path he chose.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Played with. Up until the epilogue, where her real name is finally revealed, she's known only as Mianmian since everyone InUniverse calls her by said nickname. The only exceptions are Lan Wangji, who refers to her as "Maiden Luo"; and her husband, who calls her by her given name. In the ''donghua'', however, her real name is already revealed during her introduction.
* OnlySaneMan: Gender-inverted; she's the only other person besides Lan Wangji who doesn't buy the BlatantLies that the Jin Clan feeds to the other clans .
* PinkIsFeminine: Her character design in the AnimatedAdaptation features her with pink clothing and hair decorations.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: She leaves her clan out of disgust when she defended Wei Wuxian after the Sunshot Campaign but was dismissed by everyone on the sexist pretext of her being a woman who Wei Wuxian saved once.

* SignificantWardrobeShift: In ''the Untamed'', she's introduced wearing the golden robes of the Jin Clan. After leaving the Jins when she became outraged by their corruption and hypocrisy, the next time she makes an appearance, she's shown wearing bright green robes -- which doesn't the colors of any of the Four Great Clans.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: Her presence is the (unintended) root cause of the fall of the Lotus Pier. However, there is still the strong possibility that even though she did catch Wen Chao's attention (which caused Wei Wuxian to incur Wen Chao's wrath after he defended her), the Wen Clan was going to launch a siege on Lotus Pier either way.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Zigzagged. Her looks caught Wen Chao's attention, which caused Wang Lingjiao to become jealous of Mianmian to the point she wanted to see the girl dead. Wei Wuxian defended her, which directed Wen Chao and Wang Lingjiao's wrath on him. Granted, the attack on Lotus Pier was inevitable, and even though Wei Wuxian believes otherwise, the narrative shows that neither his nor Mianmian's presence would have changed the outcome that was the fall of the Jiang Clan.

* TheFaceless: The artists for the audio drama give the viewer only the faintest idea of what his face might look life, in contrast to his wife. In the ''manhua'', his wife is the only one of the pair to make a brief appearance, at least so far. Only in ''The Untamed'' is he given a full appearance, even if it's only for a few seconds.

* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: She's the only other known female character besides Jiang Yanli and [[spoiler: Luo Qingyang]] to have no issues with ''both'' her marriage or raising a son. It's no surprise then that she kicked the bucket when Wei Wuxian was still a child.

* UndyingLoyalty: To Jiang Fengmian and Wei Cangzhe when they attended the same school together.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Subverted. She studied with Jiang Fengmian and Wei Changze when they were younger, and it's clear she cared for both of them as she even went as far as to chop off Lan Qiren's goatee when he refused to take responsibility for nearly getting Wei Cangzhe and Jiang Fengmian on a night hunt killed. After she ran off with Wei Changze to be rogue cultivators, she naturally drifted apart from Jiang Fengmian; although there's no implication that the two ever got on bad terms after she married Wei Changze.

A powerful and ancient cultivator whose location is unknown, and the teacher of the late Cangse Sanren and Xiao Xingchen.

* ActionGirl: Strongly implied at the very least. She managed to cultivate to immortality, after all, and her students are all said to be highly skilled swordsmen.

* HealingHands: According to others, Baoshan Sanren can restore life and bring flesh back to bone. Wei Wuxian even justifies this as the reason that she can also repair damaged golden cores, [[spoiler: except that he wasn't being honest]].
* TheHermit: She chose to isolate themselves from the rest of the mortal world so as to not get involved with their various conflicts, and she encourage their disciples to do the same.

* TheUnseen: She never makes a proper appearance (except for the LiveActionAdaptation due to plot divergence), and is only mentioned by name. This is the case even when Wei Wuxian told Jiang Cheng that she's the only one who can restore his golden core, [[spoiler: although that's because he was lying to him]].

** Both harbor envy and resentment towards someone who they believe have everything better than them, and as a result they lash out because of it. Mo Ziyuan is straight-up abusive towards Mo Xuanyu since the beginning and would go around stealing his belongings, beating him and hurling insults left and right. While Jiang Cheng had committed many wrongdoings towards Wei Wuxian partly because of his envy and insecurities towards him and acts like a {{Jerkass}} to his old friend now, back then their relationship used to be closer and more harmonious.

* ForWantOfANail: Mo Xuanyu wouldn't have any reason to summon Wei Wuxian if Mo Ziyuan wasn't cruel towards him, after all.

* LargeHam: While he's far from the kind of character who restrains himself in both actions and words, he's nearly wailing all of lines in the Japanese audio drama.

* SpoiledBrat: Although he's technically an adult by ancient China's standards, he's quick to get mad and throw violent tantrums when things don't go this way.

* EvilAunt: To Mo Xuanyu. She's not a villain, per se, but she's still a nasty woman and is as abusive as her son is to her nephew. However, there are hints that she's actually the most abusive in the family, because Wei Wuxian observes that among the cuts on his arm (which represent the people that Mo Xuanyu wants dead, and will disappear when they do die), the cut that represents Mo Xuanyu's revenge against Madam Mo is the largest and most gruesome.