History Recap / MoDaoZuShiSeason1Episode2BanishingEvilPart2

* BigDamnHeroes

* MoodWhiplash

* ProperlyParanoid

* AffablyEvil: According to some characters, Wei Wuxian had a reputation for being charming, if corrupt character.

* WillfullyWeak: Implied. When the battle against the spirit gets rough, Wei Wuxian is left with no choice but to publicly display his ability to summon the dead. Nevertheless, in order to help the others without outright exposing himself, Wei Wuxian plays the flute badly enough that no one would believe he could be the Yiling Patriarch (since Wei Wuxian is known for his melodious playing of the flute); but he makes sure to play the notes coherently to properly command Wen Ning's corpse. It helps that he's only using a makeshift flute made out of a bamboo stick, so of course he wouldn't play it as well as he did Chenqing.

* CharacterDevelopment: Self-discussed by Wei Wuxian regarding Lan Wangji. According to him, part of why they didn't get along was due to his decision to pravtice demonic cultivation, but know he's completely lenient about said practice.

* FateWorseThanDeath: Wei Wuxian mentally notes that going back to the Cloud Recesses is this due to the many, many, ''many'' rules imposed there.

* WillfullyWeak: Implied. When the battle against the spirit gets rough, Wei Wuxian is left with no choice but to publicly display his ability to summon the dead. Nevertheless, in order to help the others without outright exposing himself, Wei Wuxian plays the flute badly enough that no one would believe he could be the Yiling Patriarch (since Wei Wuxian is known for his melodious playing of the flute); but he makes sure to play the notes coherently to properly command Wen Ning's corpse. It helps that he's only using a makeshift flute from a bamboo stick, so of course he wouldn't play it as well as Chenqing.

* DidNotSeeThatComing: Wei Wuxian was definitely not counting on Lan Wangji ''not'' being insulted or grossed out when he makes a verbal pass at the latter, much to his chagrin, especially when Lan Wangji decides to escort him to Gusu.

* DidNotSeeThatComing:

* AffablyEvil: According to some characters, Wei Wuxian had a reputation for being charming, even if corrupt in character.

* UngratefulBastard: Downplayed, but Jin Ling isn't the least bit appreciative of "Mo Xuanyu" saving his life, in contrast to Lan Jingyi who doesn't hesitate to point that out as a reason on why "Mo Xuanyu" should be spared.
* WillfullyWeak: Implied. When the battle against the spirit gets rough, Wei Wuxian is left with no choice but to publicly display his powers of summoning the dead. Nevertheless, in order to help the others without outright exposing himself, Wei Wuxian plays the flute badly enough that no one would believe he could be the Yiling Patriarch (since Wei Wuxian is known for his melodious playing of the flute); but he makes sure to play the notes coherently to properly command Wen Ning's corpse. It helps that he's only using a makeshift flute from a bamboo stick, so of course he wouldn't play it as well as Chenqing.

* CassandraTruth: Jiang Cheng (correctly) deduces that "Mo Xuanyu" is actually Wei Wuxian. He starts having doubts when using Zidian didn't work, but he's not completely unconvinced of his suspicions, even when others believe otherwise.

* PsychoticSmirk: Jiang Cheng sports one when he realizes that Wei Wuxian is BackFromTheDead.

* UngratefulBastard: Downplayed, but Jin Ling isn't the least bit appreciative of Wei Wuxian saving his life, in contrast to Lan Jingyi who doesn't hesitate to point that out as a reason on why "Mo Xuanyu" should be spared.

* UngratefulBastard: Downplayed, but Jin Ling isn't the least bit appreciative of Wei Wuxian saving his life, in contrast to Lan Jingyi who doesn't hesitate to point that out as a reason on "Mo Xuanyu" should be spared.

* CassandraTruth: Jiang Cheng (correctly) deduces that "Mo Xuanyu" is actually Wei Wuxian. He starts having doubts when using Zidian didn't work, but he's not completely unconvinced of his suspicions, even when others believw otherwise.

* CassandraTruth: Jiang Cheng (correctly) deduces that "Mo Xuanyu" is actually Wei Wuxian. Even when others tell him that it couldn't be the case since using Zidian didn't work, he continues to have his doubts.
* DidNotSeeThatComing

* WillfullyWeak: Implied. When the battle against the spirit gets rough, Wei Wuxian is left with no choice but to publicly display his powers of summoning the dead. Nevertheless, in order to help the others without outright exposing himself, Wei Wuxian plays the flute badly enough that no one would believe he could be the Yiling Patriarch (since Wei Wuxian is known for his melodious playing of the flute); but he makes sure to play the notes coherently to properly command Wen Ning's corpse.

* LoopholeAbuse: Jiang Cheng's weapon Zidian can expel a spirit out of the body it's possessing in one strike. However, Wei Wuxian isn't technically possessing anyone since he was unwillingly ''summoned'' into Mo Xuanyu's body, hence Zidian doesn't work on him.

* WillfullyWeak: When the battle against the spirit gets rough, Wei Wuxian is left with no choice but to publicly display his powers of summoning the dead. Nevertheless, in order to help the others without outright exposing himself, Wei Wuxian plays the flute badly enough that no one would believe he could be the Yiling Patriarch (since Wei Wuxian is known for his melodious playing of the flute); but he makes sure to play the notes coherently to properly command Wen Ning's corpse.

* BerserkButton

* PossessiveWristGrab
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Wei Wuxian immediately leaves Mo Village when he sees Lan Wangji, fearing that the other would immediately figure out who he really is upon sight.
* WillfullyWeak: When the battle against the spirit gets rough, Wei Wuxian is left with no choice but to publicly display his powers by summoning a corpse. Nevertheless, in order to help the others without outright exposing himself, Wei Wuxian plays the flute badly enough that no one would believe he could be the Yiling Patriarch (since Wei Wuxian is known for his melodious playing of the flute) but he could still properly command Wen Ning's corpse.

* PosessiveWristGrab

* ObfuscatingInsanity: From the previous episode Wei Wuxian is aware that Mo Xuanyu has an infamous reputation as a lunatic, so he acts like one to ward off suspicion of him being actually the legendary Yiling Patriarch. Then when Jin Ling mentions how Mo Xuanyu would hit on AnythingThatMoves, Wei Wuxian later invokes that kind of behavior in an attempt to get both Jiang Cheng and Lan Wangji off his back.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Wei Wuxian immediately leaves Mo Village when he sees Lan Wangji.
* WillfullyWeak: In order to save the others without outright exposing himself, Wei Wuxian plays the flute badly enough that no one would believe he could be the Yiling Patriarch (since Wei Wuxian is known for his melodious playing of the flute), but coherent enough that he could properly command Wen Ning's corpse.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: In order to save the others without outright exposing himself, Wei Wuxian plays the flute badly enough that no one would believe he could be the Yiling Patriarch (since Wei Wuxian is known for his melodious playing of the flute), but [[WillfullyWeak coherent enough that he could properly command Wen Ning's corpse]].

* ObfuscatingStupidity: In order to save the others without outright exposing himself, Wei Wuxian plays the flute badly enough that no one believe he could be the Yiling Patriarch (since Wei Wuxian is known for his melodious playing of the flute), but also coherent enough that he could properly command Wen Ning's corpse. Therefore as far as everyone knows, he's merely a nobody who also happens to be a practitioner of demonic cultivation.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: In order to save the others without outright exposing himself, Wei Wuxian plays the flute badly enough that no one believe he could be the Yiling Patriarch (since Wei Wuxian is known for his melodious playing of the flute), but also coherent enough that he could properly command Wen Ning's corpse. Therefore as far as everyone knows, he's merely a nobody who's a practitioner of demonic cultivation.

* FateWorseThanDeath: Wei Wuxian mentally notes that going back to the Cloud Recesses is this, due to the many, many, ''many'' rules imposed there.

* ObfuscatingInsanity: In the previous episode Wei Wuxian is aware that Mo Xuanyu is a lunatic, so he acts like one to ward off suspicion of him being actually the legendary Yiling Patriarch. Then when Jin Ling mentions how Mo Xuanyu would hit on AnythingThatMoves, Wei Wuxian later invokes that kind of behavior in an attempt to get both Jiang Cheng and Lan Wangji off his back.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: In order to save the others without outright exposing himself, Wei Wuxian plays the flute badly enough that no one believe he could be the Yiling Patriarch (since Wei Wuxian is known for his melodious playing of the flute), but also well enough that he would properly command Wen Ning's corpse. Therefore as far as everyone knows, he's merely a nobody who's a practitioner of demonic cultivation.

* BatmanGambit

* OhCrap

* FateWorseThanDeath
* LoopholeAbuse
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone
* NonchalantDodge
* ObfuscatingInsanity
* ObfuscatingStupidity

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere

* ObfuscatingStupidity