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* AdaptationalRomanceDowngrade: In the novel, Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian are explicitly a romantic couple, including [[spoiler:getting married]] in the end. ''The Untamed'' couldn't outright depict them as being in a romantic relationship, an EnforcedTrope due to Chinese censorship laws around depicting homosexual relationships onscreen. It instead presents them more as HeterosexualLifePartners. [[DownplayedTrope That said]], there's a ''lot'' of romantic subtext around their relationship and they refer to each other with terms like "close companions" or "soulmates", so they can easily come off as a same-sex couple with [[HideYourLesbians plausible deniability]] to get past the censorship.

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''The Untamed'' (陈情令; ''Chen Qing Ling'') is a [[LiveActionAdaptation web series loosely based]] on the danmei novel ''Literature/GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'' by Creator/MoXiangTongXiu. It is directed by Zheng Weiwen and Chen Jialin, and stars idols Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo as the main leads.

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''The Untamed'' (陈情令; ''Chen Qing Ling'') is a [[LiveActionAdaptation web series loosely based]] on the danmei Chinese BoysLove novel ''Literature/GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'' by Creator/MoXiangTongXiu. It is directed by Zheng Weiwen and Chen Jialin, and stars idols Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo as the main leads.



* AluminumChristmasTrees: One ''can'' play music with the leaf, and leaf-blowing is an actual thing in RealLife, although it wouldn't produce flute-like sounds.



* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Yu Ziyuan [[spoiler:stabbed herself out of defiance and grief when she was overpowered and saw that her husband was drawing his last breath]].



* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:Wei Wuxian]]'s final fate. After the issues with [[spoiler:Nie Mingjue's spirit and Jin Guangyao]] are dealt with in the final arc, [[spoiler:he [[WanderingTheEarth decides to travel the world]]]].
-->'''Lan Wangji:''' Have you decided where you're going to go?\\
'''[[spoiler:Wei Wuxian]]:''' This world is wide. To a faraway place on a horse ride and wine. All the four corners of this world are our home.



* CanonForeigner: Xue Chonghai, the creator of the Yin Iron and possibly Xue Yang's ancestor, didn't exist in the novel nor in the other adaptations. He exists purely so that someone else is the creator of demonic cultivation in this adaptation instead of Wei Wuxian himself.

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* CanonForeigner: There are various new characters unique to the franchise. Most of them appear in the movies which focus on new content. The one canon foreigner in the main series is Xue Chonghai, the creator of the Yin Iron and possibly Xue Yang's ancestor, didn't exist in the novel nor in the other adaptations. He ancestor -- he exists purely so that someone else is the creator of demonic cultivation in this adaptation instead of Wei Wuxian himself.



* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Wei Wuxian]] made [[spoiler:Wang Lingjiao]] cut her own face before driving her to suicide via hanging.
* DemonicPossession: In the finale, Wen Ning briefly gets possessed by [[spoiler:the spirit of Nie Mingjue's sabre]].



* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Jiang Yanli died while being held by [[spoiler:a tearful Jiang Cheng]].
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation:
** Wei Wuxian's death involved him falling off a cliff, whereas the novel implied [[spoiler:he died from backlash]].
** In the Yi City arc, [[spoiler:Xue Yang]]'s death occurs off-screen in the novel, and it's hinted that he dies of blood loss after getting his arm cut off. Here, his death is cemented after not just losing his arm but also [[spoiler:Song Lan stabbing him through the chest shortly afterwards]].
** While in the novel Wang Lingjiao [[spoiler:choked on a table leg]], in this adaptation she [[spoiler:was made to hang herself]].
** In the novel, [[spoiler:the Wen remnants]] were slaughtered in the First Siege. In this adaptation, they accompanied [[spoiler:Wen Qing and Wen Ning when the siblings surrendered themselves to the Jin Clan]], and were consequently hanged.
** In the final arc of the novel, [[spoiler:Jin Guangyao]] is killed by [[spoiler:a zombified Nie Mingjue]] via a NeckSnap before being buried alongside him. Here, he gets crushed by [[spoiler:falling debris when Nie Mingjue's spirit causes the Guanyin Temple to collapse]].
* DiesWideOpen: The Yi City ArcVillain [[spoiler:Xue Yang]] dies without closing his eyes while [[GoOutWithASmile smiling]] and looking at [[spoiler:the last piece of candy that Xiao Xingchen gave him]].



* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo (the actors for Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji, respectively) sang the ending song.

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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo (the actors for Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji, respectively) sang are the singers for the ending song.



* FaceDeathWithDignity:
** Wen Qing was shown [[spoiler:calmly walking up the stairs of Golden Carp Tower with several cultivators pointing their swords at her and her brother and smiling]] before getting KilledOffscreen.
** While falling to his death in his first life, Wei Wuxian only smiled and closed his eyes.
* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:Wang Lingjiao]]'s face was mutilated nearly beyond recognition before she died. This was self-inflicted, as she was controlled [[spoiler:by a vengeful Wei Wuxian]] and made to cut her face with a broken clay shard.
* FateWorseThanDeath: In ''The Living Dead'', Wen Ning refuses to kill [[spoiler:Xiao Yi]] and states that it's a more fitting punishment for him to live with the consequences of his actions. This fate causes [[spoiler:Xiao Yi]] to scream at his endless suffering.



* GoOutWithASmile:
** As [[spoiler:Xue Yang]] succumbs to his injuries, he dies while wearing a wistful smile on his face.
** In [[spoiler:Wen Qing]]'s last moments, she smiled at [[spoiler:her brother]] as she held his hand.



* MythologyGag: In Episode 20, Lan Wangji attacked a few Wen soldiers and asked them about Wei Wuxian's whereabouts, and learned that the latter was thrown into the Burial Mounds. This also happened in the ''donghua'', although it was Wen Chao who told Lan Wangji the news and it was the latter who was at a disadvantage.


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* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:Jin Guangyao]]'s corpse isn't seen after the Guanyin Temple crumbles down and caves in on him, but the disappearance of the final scar on Wei Wuxian's arm proves that the character is truly dead.


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* VillainHasAPoint: While he's being hypocritical about it, the BigBad's right hand [[spoiler:Su She]] makes a good point when he rages at Jiang Cheng about how many cultivators take advantage of their wealth and political status, and use those to demean and unfairly judge everyone around them.
* VillainsWantMercy: In [[spoiler:Wen Chao]]'s final appearance during the Sunshot Campaign, he begged and bowed to Wei Wuxian while asking for forgiveness. [[BestServedCold Neither he nor Jiang Cheng granted him that mercy]], given all the villainous acts he committed.
* VolcanoLair: The Wen Clan's home, the Nightless City, is surrounded by volcanoes which is befitting of a malicious clan.

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* AdaptationNameChange: Both the original Chinese and official English names are different to the novel's name (''Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation'' in English, ''Mo Dao Zu Shi'' in Chinese), due to a significant plot change in which Wei Wuxian is ''not'' the founder of demonic cultivation

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* AdaptationNameChange: Both the original Chinese and official English names are different to the novel's name (''Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation'' in English, ''Mo Dao Zu Shi'' in Chinese), due to a significant plot change in which Wei Wuxian is ''not'' the founder of demonic cultivationcultivation.


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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo (the actors for Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji, respectively) sang the ending song.


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* ImageSong: A companion album contains many image songs for the characters, and some of the actors sing their respective characters' songs.
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* RewatchBonus: There's a figure in the first episode whose face remains out of frame, but thanks to some of the editing appears to be important. He happens to carry a fan. [[spoiler: After watching to the end, it becomes quite clear that this was Nie Huaisang, manipulating events]].
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* TakeBackYourGift: Jiang Cheng gifts Wen Qing with a decorative comb to show his romantic interest in her, also telling her to come back to Lotus Pier with him so he can protect her. After Cheng doesn't intervene when she and the surviving Wen Clan members are oppressed and mistreated by the other clans, and he rudely tells her she won't change his mind, Qing returns the comb to him and tells him she cannot keep it after all. Cheng is hurt by this, but he still doesn't change his course of action.

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* TakeBackYourGift: Jiang Cheng gifts Wen Qing with a decorative comb to show his romantic interest in her, also telling her to come back to Lotus Pier with him so he can protect her. After Cheng doesn't [[spoiler:doesn't intervene when she and the surviving Wen Clan members are oppressed and mistreated by the other clans, and he rudely tells her she won't change his mind, mind]], Qing returns the comb to him and tells him she cannot keep it after all. Cheng is hurt by this, but he still doesn't change his course of action.

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* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: Prior to the finale, many hints are dropped that Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji will go their separate ways in the end. [[spoiler:While that initially seems to be the case near the final five minutes of the episode, the very last scene implies otherwise; after playing the flute alone on a mountaintop, Wei Wuxian hears a very familiar voice calling his name and smiles after turning around to see who it is.]] The alternate ending shown in the Special Edition confirms this happier eding by showing that [[spoiler:Wei Wuxian is now living in the Cloud Recesses]].

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* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: Prior to the finale, many hints are dropped that Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji will go their separate ways in the end. [[spoiler:While that initially seems to be the case near the final five minutes of the episode, the very last scene implies otherwise; after playing the flute alone on a mountaintop, Wei Wuxian hears a very familiar voice calling his name and smiles after turning around to see who it is.]] The alternate ending shown in the Special Edition confirms this happier eding ending by showing that [[spoiler:Wei Wuxian is now living in the Cloud Recesses]].


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* TakeBackYourGift: Jiang Cheng gifts Wen Qing with a decorative comb to show his romantic interest in her, also telling her to come back to Lotus Pier with him so he can protect her. After Cheng doesn't intervene when she and the surviving Wen Clan members are oppressed and mistreated by the other clans, and he rudely tells her she won't change his mind, Qing returns the comb to him and tells him she cannot keep it after all. Cheng is hurt by this, but he still doesn't change his course of action.

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''The Untamed'' aired on [[https://v.qq.com/x/cover/vbb35hm6m6da1wc.html Tencent]] from June 27, 2019 to August 20, 2019 (August 14 for those with VIP access and August 7 for VVIP members), with a total of 50 episodes.

The series is also available with English subtitles on [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMX26aiIvX5pYn98zge18X88sfeYbnhTr Youtube]] [[note]] Some of the episodes are blocked in certain countries. [[/note]], [[https://wetv.vip/play?cid=gnwjazjgmg997xg WeTV]], [[https://www.viki.com/tv/36657c-the-untamed?locale=en Viki]], and [[https://www.netflix.com/watch/81200231?trackId=200257859 Netflix]].

In July 27, 2019, two web movies serving as "side stories" to the main series have been greenlit. The first is titled ''The Living Dead'' (生魂; ''Sheng Hun'') and was released on November 7, 2019. This movie focuses on Wen Ning and Lan Sizhui after the events of the series finale, where they investigate a murder mystery in a town near Qishan. The second movie, titled ''Fatal Journey'' (乱魄; ''Luan Po''), was released on March 26, 2020. The movie focuses on the lives of Nie Huaisang, Nie Mingjue, and Jin Guangyao prior to Nie Mingjue's death.

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''The Untamed'' aired on [[https://v.qq.com/x/cover/vbb35hm6m6da1wc.html Tencent]] from June 27, 2019 to August 20, 2019 (August 14 for those with VIP access and August 7 for VVIP members), 2019, with a total of 50 episodes.

The series is also available with English subtitles on [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMX26aiIvX5pYn98zge18X88sfeYbnhTr Youtube]] [[note]] Some Youtube]],[[note]]Some of the episodes are blocked in certain countries. [[/note]], countries.[[/note]] [[https://wetv.vip/play?cid=gnwjazjgmg997xg WeTV]], [[https://www.viki.com/tv/36657c-the-untamed?locale=en Viki]], and [[https://www.netflix.com/watch/81200231?trackId=200257859 Netflix]].

In July 27, 2019, two Two web movies serving as "side stories" to the main series have been greenlit. were also released. The first is titled movie ''The Living Dead'' (生魂; ''Sheng Hun'') and was released on November 7, 2019. This movie 2019, and focuses on Wen Ning and Lan Sizhui after the events of the series finale, where they investigate a murder mystery in a town near Qishan. The second movie, titled movie ''Fatal Journey'' (乱魄; ''Luan Po''), Po'') was released on March 26, 2020. The movie 2020, and focuses on the lives of Nie Huaisang, Nie Mingjue, and Jin Guangyao prior to Nie Mingjue's death.



!! ''The Untamed'' contains examples of the following tropes:

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** The biggest change is that it was a different person, Xue Chonghai, who founded demonic cultivation to be used in an effective way, centuries before Wei Wuxian was even born. He created the Yin Iron as well as the sword stuck in the Xuanwu of Slaughter. These 'Yin Iron' pieces allow Wen Ruohan to use demonic cultivation for his plans of conquest.
** Various factors make this Wei Wuxian weaker than what's implied in the novel when it comes to demonic cultivation in terms of raw power and control.
** The amount of years that passed during the TimeSkip is increased from thirteen to sixteen years. [[spoiler:Lan Qiren ordered Lan Wangji into seclusion for three years as part of his punishment.]]
** In the novel, Jiang Cheng is known to be the one who killed Wei Wuxian, but Wei Wuxian clarifies that it's false. The series reverses this fact. [[spoiler:Episode 33 reveals that it's not actually false, but not completely true either.]]

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** The biggest change is that it was a different person, Xue Chonghai, who founded demonic cultivation to be used in an effective way, centuries before Wei Wuxian was even born. He created the Yin Iron as well as the sword stuck in the Xuanwu of Slaughter. These 'Yin Iron' pieces allow allowed Wen Ruohan to use demonic cultivation for his plans of conquest.
** Various factors make this In the novel, Jiang Fengmian left Lotus Pier because he intended to reclaim Wei Wuxian weaker than what's implied and Jiang Cheng's swords, which were being kept in the novel when it comes Nightless City. But in the series, it's because he escorted a wounded Clan Leader Yao to demonic cultivation safety in terms of raw power and control.
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** The amount of years that passed during the TimeSkip is increased from thirteen 13 to sixteen 16 years. [[spoiler:Lan Qiren ordered Lan Wangji into seclusion for three years as part of his punishment.]]
** In the novel, Jiang Cheng is known to be the one who killed Wei Wuxian, but Wei Wuxian the latter clarifies that it's false. The series reverses this fact. [[spoiler:Episode 33 reveals that it's not actually false, but not completely true either.]]



** By the time Lan Wangji takes Wei Wuxian back to the Cloud Recesses in the present time, Wei Wuxian already knows that Lan Wangji figured out his real identity, hence he doesn't wear his mask in his presence.

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** By the time Lan Wangji takes Wei Wuxian back to the Cloud Recesses in the present time, Wei Wuxian the latter already knows that Lan Wangji has figured out his real identity, hence he doesn't wear his mask in his presence.



** The ''Jingshi'' was originally Madam Lan's residence, and Lan Wangji started living in the house some time after her death. This contrasts with the novel, as the house she lived in and the ''Jingshi'' are two separate places.



* BaitAndSwitch: When Jiang Fengmian first appeared, the first thing he did was firmly tell Wei Wuxian to kneel properly (as part of his punishment for punching Jin Zixuan), and he gave Jiang Cheng a stern look when the latter protested to his suggestion to dissolve Jiang Yanli's engagement. But once he was done talking to Lan Qiren, his attitude towards Wei Wuxian and his children notably mellowed, which is how he actually acted towards them.



* CallingTheOldManOut:
** When Lan Wangji [[spoiler:got punished for defending Wei Wuxian]], he resolutely responded to his uncle's reminder about never associating with evil, that the line between right and wrong is more blurred than anyone would like to believe. All while [[spoiler:being struck with a whip]], too.
** In ''Fatal Journey'', Nie Huaisang really let his brother have it when he learned about the sabre spirits, how they soon claim the lives of their owners and how they need to be appeased with human sacrifices.



* DramaticWind: Even when Wen Ruohan's just sitting on his throne, there was wind constantly flowing around him since his hair never stopped moving about.

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* DramaticIrony: Jiang Yanli's ArcWords was her way of assuring Wei Wuxian that they and Jiang Cheng were inseparable. As the audience would already know based on the beginning episodes, she married into the Jin Clan (and is long dead) and Wei Wuxian had a falling out with Jiang Cheng and the Jiang Clan.
* DramaticWind: Even when Wen Ruohan's just sitting on his throne, there was wind constantly flowing around him since his hair never stopped moving about. about.
* DrowningMySorrows: It's implied that after the Sunshot Campaign ended, Wei Wuxian started drinking more to deal with the stress he's getting from both his personal losses and the effects of his newfound abilities.



* EyesAlwaysAverted: Qin Su feels awkward and tense around "Mo Xuanyu" when he attends the Discussion Conference, and does her best to never look at him. According to the disciples, it's because he tried to harass her while he was still in the sect -- this is what got him kicked out.



* FreakOut: Jin Guangyao has a massive freak out when Wei Wuxian [[spoiler:forces him to see apparitions of the people he previously killed]].



* HowlOfSorrow: Xiao Xingchen let out a painful howl after finding out he [[spoiler:had killed his best friend and other innocent people his sword mistook for corpses]].



* JokeAndReceive: Jiang Cheng sniped at Wei Wuxian that if he liked spending time with Lan Wangji so much then he should just stay in the Cloud Recesses and not come back to Lotus Pier anymore. [[spoiler:Cut to around 20 years later and that more or less becomes the case, especially after he repeats his words with a more venomous and hateful tone.]]



** Xue Yang tends to give the creepy heads-down eyes-up stare every now and then. Alongside with his {{Psychotic Smirk}}s, it reminds the audience just how manic he can be.
** The BigBad gives a lot of these creepy tilted stares, especially at the moment when people turn their backs on him. This is to further emphasize his double-dealing nature.



* MadnessMantra: Jiang Cheng keeps repeating "No..." in a frenzy after Wen Ning tells him [[spoiler:who his current golden core originally belonged to]]. It zigzags between a LittleNo and a BigNo.



* NothingPersonal: Downplayed. While [[spoiler:Nie Huaisang]] plotted Wei Wuxian's [[spoiler:revival]] and made him a pawn for his revenge plan against [[spoiler:Jin Guangyao]], he doesn't see him as an obstacle to be rid of and simply used him for convenience sake. In the finale, [[spoiler:he implicitly assures him that their businesses don't conflict, and as such they have nothing to worry about from each other]].

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* NothingPersonal: NothingPersonal:
** While Wei Wuxian and the BigBad don't have any history together, the latter takes delight in making him suffer, regardless of whether [[spoiler:he worked for his father or for himself]].
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Downplayed. While [[spoiler:Nie Huaisang]] plotted Wei Wuxian's [[spoiler:revival]] and made him a pawn for his revenge plan against [[spoiler:Jin Guangyao]], he doesn't see him as an obstacle to be rid of and simply used him for convenience sake. In the finale, [[spoiler:he implicitly assures him that their businesses don't conflict, and as such they have nothing to worry about from each other]].



* SquishTheCheeks: Wei Wuxian would often pinch Wen Yuan's cheeks whenever he doted on him, and he does the same when he meets Mianmian's daughter.



* TearsOfRemorse:
** Lan Wangji sheds tears of guilt twice. The first time was when after he [[spoiler:allowed Wei Wuxian to escape with the surviving Wens]], and the second is when he learns of [[spoiler:Wei Wuxian's sacrifice of his original golden core]].
** Once he learns about [[spoiler:Wei Wuxian giving his golden core to him]], Jiang Cheng sheds tears while recalling all the hints pointing to the aforementioned truth.



** While Lan Wangji's brand scar is kept in the series, how he got it is never explained. Although one can assume that the reasons are the same as in the novel.

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** While Lan Wangji's brand scar is kept in the series, how he got it is never explained. Although one can assume that the reasons are the same as in the novel.


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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: In ''Fatal Journey'' when Nie Huaisang remarked on how others may be thinking that he's useless, Nie Zonghui sincerely reassured him that he's not and that his strengths simply lie somewhere else.
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** When the Sunshot Campaign ended, the cultivation clans held a celebratory banquet in the Nightless City instead of Golden Qilin Tower as they did in the novel.

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** When the Sunshot Campaign ended, the cultivation clans held a celebratory banquet in the Nightless City instead of Golden Qilin Carp Tower as they did in the novel.



** It isn't an arm that causes the deaths at Mo Manor and starts the plot, but the spirit [[spoiler:of Baxia, Nie Mingjue's spiritual sabre leading to its master's remains. The Nie tomb is for the Nie clan's sabres because their spirits tend to become resentful. Jin Guangyao still hid Nie Mingjue's head in Golden Qilin Tower, but the rest of his body remained whole and was hidden in Coffin Town.]] This change also leads to a different sequence of events at the climax. [[spoiler:Nie Mingjue's fierce corpse doesn't rise and attack Jin Guangyao. Baxia does, however, by possessing Wen Ning. Nie Mingjue's angry spirit eventually rises too, then killing Jin Guangyao, although this happens off-screen.]]

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** It isn't an arm that causes the deaths at Mo Manor and starts the plot, but the spirit [[spoiler:of Baxia, Nie Mingjue's spiritual sabre leading to its master's remains. The Nie tomb is for the Nie clan's Clan's sabres because their spirits tend to become resentful. Jin Guangyao still hid Nie Mingjue's head in Golden Qilin Carp Tower, but the rest of his body remained whole and was hidden in Coffin Town.Yi City.]] This change also leads to a different sequence of events at the climax. [[spoiler:Nie Mingjue's fierce corpse doesn't rise and attack Jin Guangyao. Baxia does, however, by possessing Wen Ning. Nie Mingjue's angry spirit eventually rises too, then killing Jin Guangyao, although this happens off-screen.]]



* BloodFromTheMouth: Blood leaking from one's mouth is a common occurence for both lethal and non-lethal reasons, like a sword through the gut, vomiting tainted blood, or somebody having their spiritual powers forcefully sealed.

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* BloodFromTheMouth: Blood leaking from one's mouth is a common occurence occurrence for both lethal and non-lethal reasons, like a sword through the gut, vomiting tainted blood, or somebody having their spiritual powers forcefully sealed.



* DyingTown: There are a few people still living in Yi City/Coffin Town, but it's become desolate over time due to [[spoiler:Xue Yang killing them]].

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* DyingTown: There are a few people still living in Yi City/Coffin Town, City, but it's become desolate over time due to [[spoiler:Xue Yang killing them]].



* SoundtrackDissonance: PlayedForLaughs. When Wei Wuxian sneaks into the other chambers of Golden Qilin Tower via a paper talisman, the track playing at the moment is reminiscent of a modern-day spy comedy film, which can sound odd and jarring.

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* SoundtrackDissonance: PlayedForLaughs. When Wei Wuxian sneaks into the other chambers of Golden Qilin Carp Tower via a paper talisman, the track playing at the moment is reminiscent of a modern-day spy comedy film, which can sound odd and jarring.

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* AdaptationDeviation: What's most notable about ''The Untamed'' is that while it still follows the main concepts of the original story, some things here and there are either slightly changed or completely altered.

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* AdaptationDeviation: What's most notable about ''The Untamed'' is that while it While the series still follows the main concepts of the original story, some things here and there are either slightly changed or completely altered.



** The amount of years that passed during the TimeSkip is increased from thirteen to sixteen years. [[spoiler: Lan Qiren ordered Lan Wangji into seclusion for three years as part of his punishment.]]
** In the novel, Jiang Cheng is known to be the one who killed Wei Wuxian, but Wei Wuxian clarifies that it's false. The series reverses this fact. [[spoiler: Episode 33 reveals that it's not actually false, but not completely true either.]]

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** The amount of years that passed during the TimeSkip is increased from thirteen to sixteen years. [[spoiler: Lan [[spoiler:Lan Qiren ordered Lan Wangji into seclusion for three years as part of his punishment.]]
** In the novel, Jiang Cheng is known to be the one who killed Wei Wuxian, but Wei Wuxian clarifies that it's false. The series reverses this fact. [[spoiler: Episode [[spoiler:Episode 33 reveals that it's not actually false, but not completely true either.]]



** The ''Jingshi'' was originally Madam Lan's residence, and Lan Wangji started living in the house some time after her death. This contrasts with the novel, as the house she lived in and the ''Jingshi'' are two separate places.



** The official English name ''The Untamed'' comes from the alternate portmanteau of the protagonists' names, Wei Wuxian (魏无羡) and Lan Wangji (蓝忘机). Using the Chinese characters from their names can spell 'wuji' (无机) -- this is a homophone of 'wuji' (无羁) which translates to 'untamed.' 'Wuji' is also the name of the theme/end credits song — [[spoiler: in the novel, this song is called 'wangxian' (忘羡). ]]

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** The official English name ''The Untamed'' comes from the alternate portmanteau of the protagonists' names, Wei Wuxian (魏无羡) and Lan Wangji (蓝忘机). Using the Chinese characters from their names can spell 'wuji' (无机) -- this is a homophone of 'wuji' (无羁) which translates to 'untamed.' 'Wuji' is also the name of the theme/end credits song — [[spoiler: in [[spoiler:in the novel, this song is called 'wangxian' (忘羡). ]]



* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: While she died at his hands in the novel, A-Qing was blinded and rendered mute by Xue Yang but ''not'' dead in this series. This makes her ability to stay alive in Yi City up to the present timeline more puzzling, as the city's been desolate and inhabited by fierce corpses and a SerialKiller for years.



* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Jiang Cheng offered Wen Qing a comb as a gift and to let her know that she could use it if she ever needed his help. However, once she [[spoiler:and her family had settled at the Burial Mounds and after Jiang Cheng confronted Wei Wuxian about sheltering the Wens]], Wen Qing returned the comb to him. He asked her why she didn't call for his help, and she calmly asked if he would had [[spoiler:truly helped her save her brother without question like Wei Wuxian did]], to which Jiang Cheng couldn't reply.



* BittersweetEnding: Exempting the protagonists, some of the characters win some as much as they lose some. One such example is Jiang Cheng; [[spoiler:he doesn't lose Jin Ling nor suffer the loss of his clan again, but even after finding closure with Wei Wuxian their relationship remains distant without any reassurance that they can be friends, let alone brothers, again]]. Although in contrast to the novel, the series adds a slightly more hopeful touch by [[spoiler: having Jiang Cheng gently telling Wei Wuxian to take care of himself, confirming that at least there's no hard feelings anymore]].
* BloodFromTheMouth: Regularly happens, both from lethal and non-lethal reasons, like a sword through the gut, vomiting tainted blood, or somebody having their spiritual powers forcefully sealed.

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* BittersweetEnding: Exempting the protagonists, some of the characters win some as much as they lose some. One such example is Jiang Cheng; [[spoiler:he doesn't lose Jin Ling nor suffer the loss of his clan again, but even after finding closure with Wei Wuxian their relationship remains distant without any reassurance that they can be friends, let alone brothers, again]]. Although in contrast to the novel, the series adds a slightly more hopeful touch by [[spoiler: having [[spoiler:having Jiang Cheng gently telling Wei Wuxian to take care of himself, confirming that at least there's no hard feelings anymore]].
* BloodFromTheMouth: Regularly happens, Blood leaking from one's mouth is a common occurence for both from lethal and non-lethal reasons, like a sword through the gut, vomiting tainted blood, or somebody having their spiritual powers forcefully sealed.



* DramaticUnmask: In Episode 34, Wei Wuxian is threatened into revealing his face during a tense moment with Jiang Cheng. It happens again in Episode 42 when Wei Wuxian's true identity is exposed to the rest of the cultivators and he's cornered with nowhere to run.

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* CruelMercy: In ''The Living Dead'', Wen Ning decides to not kill [[spoiler:Xiao Yi]] and outright states that he deserves to live with the pain of his crimes for eternity.
* DesecratingTheDead:
** Wen Chao poured wine over [[spoiler:Jiang Fengmian and Yu Ziyuan's]] corpses, and later on hung their corpses at the front gate while he and his men had a party.
** Xue Yang had no qualms in kicking over Song Lan's corpse after [[spoiler:Xiao Xingchen unknowingly killed him]].
* DisappointedInYou: Lan Qiren expressed his disappointment in Lan Wangji while having him [[spoiler:flagellated for acting in Wei Wuxian's defense]].
* DoubleWeapon: Jiangzai still takes the form of a standard ''jian'' sword, but it can also transform into a double-bladed sword.
* DramaticUnmask: In Episode 34, Wei Wuxian is threatened into revealing his face during a tense moment with Jiang Cheng. It happens again in Episode 42 when Wei Wuxian's true identity is exposed to the rest of the cultivators and he's cornered with nowhere to run.run.
* DramaticWind: Even when Wen Ruohan's just sitting on his throne, there was wind constantly flowing around him since his hair never stopped moving about.



* {{Fainting}}: Wei Wuxian falls unconscious several times across the span of the series due to exhaustion, often while he is still recovering from injuries. Occasionally it's a PowerStrainBlackout after using demonic cultivation.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: In the finale, [[spoiler: once Jin Guangyao is completely cornered with no more means of escaping, Lan Xichen warns him that he will strike him down if he tries anything. Almost immediately, the camera cuts to Nie Huaisang giving a cold and calculating look at both of them. When Lan Xichen turns to Nie Huaisang to tend to his wounds, the latter suddenly shouts that Jin Guangyao was about to do something... and Lan Xichen carries through with his threat]].

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* {{Fainting}}: EurekaMoment: In ''Fatal Journey'', Nie Huaisang sees the composition for the song Cleansing, which Jin Guangyao taught to him, and notices that [[spoiler:some of the notes are meant to amplify rather than recede the symptoms of qi deviation, allowing him to figure out that Jin Guangyao (indirectly) killed Nie Mingjue]].
* {{Fainting}}:
**
Wei Wuxian falls unconscious several times across the span of the series due to exhaustion, often while he is still recovering from injuries. Occasionally it's a PowerStrainBlackout after using demonic cultivation.
** Nie Huaisang is very prone to fainting which drives home how useless he is as a cultivator, [[spoiler:but it's unclear how much of it is due to his low cultivation and how much is just an act]].
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: In the finale, [[spoiler: once [[spoiler:once Jin Guangyao is completely cornered with no more means of escaping, Lan Xichen warns him that he will strike him down if he tries anything. Almost immediately, the camera cuts to Nie Huaisang giving a cold and calculating look at both of them. When Lan Xichen turns to Nie Huaisang to tend to his wounds, the latter suddenly shouts that Jin Guangyao was about to do something... and Lan Xichen carries through with his threat]].



* {{Foreshadowing}}: When the Wens captured Wei Wuxian, he was dramatically thrown into the inn and Wen Zhuliu (the Core-Melting Hand) walked in while giving his own hand a curious look. [[spoiler: He tried melting Wei Wuxian's core, but it failed because Wei Wuxian has secretly had it removed and transferred to Jiang Cheng.]]

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When the Wens captured Wei Wuxian, he was dramatically thrown into the inn and Wen Zhuliu (the Core-Melting Hand) walked in while giving his own hand a curious look. [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He tried melting Wei Wuxian's core, but it failed because Wei Wuxian has secretly had it removed and transferred to Jiang Cheng.]]



--> '''Wei Wuxian:''' Then if I kill you today, is that still moral and just?

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--> '''Wei -->'''Wei Wuxian:''' Then if I kill you today, is that still moral and just?just?
* GoThroughMe:
** Lan Wangji tried to prevent [[spoiler:the Jin Clan from razing]] the Burial Mounds to [[spoiler:take Wei Wuxian's belongings]]. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:Jin Guangyao informed Lan Qiren of his actions, resulting in his punishment of 300 lashes]].
** In the present time, when [[spoiler:Wei Wuxian's true identity gets exposed]], Lan Wangji quickly denies being manipulated by Wei Wuxian and draws his sword at all the cultivators pointing their blades at the latter.



* ImpliedDeathThreat: In the finale, while Wei Wuxian and [[spoiler:Nie Huaisang]] seem to be sharing a casual conversation, Wei Wuxian hints that he knows the latter [[spoiler:was behind everything]]. While he is grateful for a second chance at life, he subtly warns [[spoiler:Nie Huaisang to be careful, especially if his future plans are nefarious in nature]]. The character in question is quiet for a beat before acknowledging Wei Wuxian's words, and the two eventually part ways for good.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Lan Sizhui uses his guqin to knock enemies back in ''The Living Dead''.
* {{Irony}}: Wei Wuxian gifted Wen Ning with a pouch that was meant to be a good luck charm. [[spoiler:While looking for him in Qiongqi Path, Wen Qing and Wei Wuxian find him impaled and thrown amongst the other Wen corpses by the Jin Clan, and he died holding the pouch in his hand.]]
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: Xue Yang literally kicked down Song Lan's body after [[spoiler:Xiao Xingchen fatally stabbed him]].
* KubrickStare:
** Wen Ning gives a chilling tilted stare when he [[spoiler:gets possessed by Baxia's spirit]] in the climactic arc.
** Nie Huaisang gives [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ES7lMjUXgAEe19g?format=jpg&name=large a downright terrifying head-down eyes-up stare]] in ''Fatal Journey''. What gives this more impact is that he does this just after [[spoiler:realizing that Jin Guangyao caused his brother's death, and is now beginning to plan his revenge]].
* LaughingMad:
** Xue Chonghai's only two appearances had him laughing mad from power.
** Wei Wuxian laughed at the other cultivation clans [[WhosLaughingNow in mockery]] while [[spoiler:watching them fight each other for the remaining half of the Yin Tiger Tally]]. However, he quickly descended into CryLaughing afterwards before [[spoiler:deciding to commit suicide]].



* MasterActor: Jin Guangyao and [[spoiler: Nie Huaisang]] have both spent ''years'' concealing their true natures from the entire world. [[spoiler: Nie Huaisang]] takes it a step further and manages to fool even Jin Guangyao.

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* MasterActor: Jin Guangyao and [[spoiler: Nie [[spoiler:Nie Huaisang]] have both spent ''years'' concealing their true natures from the entire world. [[spoiler: Nie [[spoiler:Nie Huaisang]] takes it a step further and manages to fool even Jin Guangyao.



* MirrorCharacter: A character's behavior in public is a mask to hide their true nature. They're involved in plotting against (and ultimately causing the death of) someone they were once close to. Now, is this a description of Jin Guangyao or [[spoiler: Nie Huaisang]]?

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* MirrorCharacter: A character's behavior in public is a mask to hide their true nature. They're involved in plotting against (and ultimately causing the death of) someone they were once close to. Now, is this a description of Jin Guangyao or [[spoiler: Nie [[spoiler:Nie Huaisang]]?



* NothingPersonal: Downplayed. While [[spoiler:Nie Huaisang]] plotted Wei Wuxian's [[spoiler:revival]] and made him a pawn for his revenge plan against [[spoiler:Jin Guangyao]], he doesn't see him as an obstacle to be rid of and simply used him for convenience sake. In the finale, [[spoiler:he implicitly assures him that their businesses don't conflict, and as such they have nothing to worry about from each other]].



* OnceMoreWithClarity: The first episode starts with showing Wei Wuxian's final moments in the Burial Mounds, with Lan Wangji trying to save Wei Wuxian from falling and Jiang Cheng stabbing the latter so he would fall. [[spoiler: Episode 33 replays the same scene again and reveals that not all was as it seemed.]]

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* OnceMoreWithClarity: The first episode starts with showing Wei Wuxian's final moments in the Burial Mounds, with Lan Wangji trying to save Wei Wuxian from falling and Jiang Cheng stabbing the latter so he would fall. [[spoiler: Episode [[spoiler:Episode 33 replays the same scene again and reveals that not all was as it seemed.]]]]
* PublicExecution: [[spoiler:The Wen Remnants]] were hung in front of the gates going into the Nightless City.



* SeriesContinuityError: Wen Ning eventually loses the chains that were cast on him by the Jin Clan. However, in ''The Living Dead'' he's wearing the same set of chains again as if they were never removed in the first place and no explanation for this is given, even if [[ChainPain the chains eventually come in handy near the finale]].



* ShipSinking: The series [[ShipTease hints at the romantic potential]] between Jiang Cheng and Wen Qing in the flashback arc, but it ultimately went nowhere due to their loyalties to their respective clans, and any novel reader knows that [[spoiler: Wen Qing's death is a ForegoneConclusion]].

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* ShipSinking: The series [[ShipTease hints at the romantic potential]] between Jiang Cheng and Wen Qing in the flashback arc, but it ultimately went nowhere due to their loyalties to their respective clans, and any novel reader knows that [[spoiler: Wen [[spoiler:Wen Qing's death is a ForegoneConclusion]].



* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: Prior to the finale, many hints are dropped that Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji will go their separate ways in the end. [[spoiler: While that initially seems to be the case near the final five minutes of the episode, the very last scene implies otherwise; after playing the flute alone on a mountaintop, Wei Wuxian hears a very familiar voice calling his name and smiles after turning around to see who it is.]] The alternate ending shown in the Special Edition confirms this happier eding by showing that [[spoiler: Wei Wuxian is now living in the Cloud Recesses]].
* TakeAThirdOption: While the Four Great Clans were celebrating the Wen Clan's defeat, Jin Guangshan brought up the dissolved ArrangedMarriage between Jin Zixuan and Jiang Yanli and subtly tried to railroad Jiang Cheng into reconsidering his father's decision. Jiang Cheng knew that he couldn't just refuse, but there were just as many downsides to accepting -- his personal dislike for Jin Zixuan notwithstanding. Wei Wuxian then stepped in and stated that Jiang Yanli is the one who should decide since she's the one they want to have married off.
* TearsOfJoy: Wei Wuxian and Lan Sizhui shed happy tears after [[spoiler: they properly recognize each other from their past]].

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* SwordPlant: Lan Wangji sticks his sword in the ground twice.
** The first is when he tried to keep himself standing after he got exhausted trying to [[spoiler:fend off anyone who attempted to destroy the Burial Mounds]].
** The second was when he learned about [[spoiler:Wei Wuxian sacrificing his golden core so Jiang Cheng would regain his cultivation]], and he slammed his (sheathed) sword on the ground to vent all his sadness and anger. It also serves as a warning to Jiang Cheng: if he stops them from leaving Lotus Pier a third time, Lan Wangji ''will'' run him through.
* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: Prior to the finale, many hints are dropped that Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji will go their separate ways in the end. [[spoiler: While [[spoiler:While that initially seems to be the case near the final five minutes of the episode, the very last scene implies otherwise; after playing the flute alone on a mountaintop, Wei Wuxian hears a very familiar voice calling his name and smiles after turning around to see who it is.]] The alternate ending shown in the Special Edition confirms this happier eding by showing that [[spoiler: Wei [[spoiler:Wei Wuxian is now living in the Cloud Recesses]].
* TakeAThirdOption: While the Four Great Clans were celebrating the Wen Clan's defeat, Jin Guangshan brought up the dissolved ArrangedMarriage between Jin Zixuan and Jiang Yanli and subtly tried to railroad Jiang Cheng into reconsidering his father's decision. Jiang Cheng knew that he couldn't just refuse, but there were just as many downsides to accepting -- his personal dislike for Jin Zixuan notwithstanding. Wei Wuxian then stepped in and stated that Jiang Yanli is the one who should decide since she's the one they want to have married off.
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* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: Wen Ning drugged the Wens' wine so [[spoiler:he could sneak Jiang Cheng out of Lotus Pier and make sure they wouldn't awaken until morning with heavy hangovers]].
* TearsOfJoy: Wei Wuxian and Lan Sizhui shed happy tears after [[spoiler: they [[spoiler:they properly recognize each other from their past]]. past]].
* ThousandYardStare: Lan Xichen has an empty and distant look on his eyes after [[spoiler:Jin Guangyao dies]].


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* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Downplayed. [[spoiler:Nie Huaisang]]'s reaction in the finale implies he doesn't feel elated by what he did against [[spoiler:Jin Guangyao]], but he doesn't regret it either since he still had to [[spoiler:avenge his brother]].


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* YouAreNotAlone: Lan Wangji reassures Wei Wuxian that he is not alone after the latter's identity gets exposed to the public.
-->'''Lan Wangji''': [[MeaningfulEcho The feeling of sticking to the single-log bridge until it is dark is indeed not bad.]]

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''The Untamed'' (陈情令; ''Chen Qing Ling'') is a [[LiveActionAdaptation web series loosely based]] on the danmei novel ''Literature/MoDaoZuShi'' by Creator/MoXiangTongXiu. It is directed by Zheng Weiwen and Chen Jialin, and stars idols Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo as the main leads.

''The Untamed'' aired on [[https://v.qq.com/x/cover/vbb35hm6m6da1wc.html Tencent]] from June 27, 2019 to August 20, 2019 (August 14 for those with VIP access and August 7 for VVIP members); with a total of 50 episodes.

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''The Untamed'' (陈情令; ''Chen Qing Ling'') is a [[LiveActionAdaptation web series loosely based]] on the danmei novel ''Literature/MoDaoZuShi'' ''Literature/GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'' by Creator/MoXiangTongXiu. It is directed by Zheng Weiwen and Chen Jialin, and stars idols Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo as the main leads.

''The Untamed'' aired on [[https://v.qq.com/x/cover/vbb35hm6m6da1wc.html Tencent]] from June 27, 2019 to August 20, 2019 (August 14 for those with VIP access and August 7 for VVIP members); members), with a total of 50 episodes.



A mobile game based on the series has also been confirmed.

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A mobile game based on the series has also been confirmed.is slated for 2022.



* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: In the novel, [[spoiler:Wei Wuxian confesses his love to Lan Wangji at Guanyin temple and they get married]]. In the drama, they [[spoiler:become HeterosexualLifePartners and part ways to wander the country as [[{{Knight Errant}} Knights Errant]]]].
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: The fall of Lotus Pier is made even more tragic by having Jiang Yanli be there to see her father one last time, and cry alongside Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng when they inform her of their parents' deaths.

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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: In the novel, [[spoiler:Wei Wuxian confesses his love to Lan Wangji at Guanyin temple and they get married]]. In the drama, they [[spoiler:become HeterosexualLifePartners and part ways to wander the country as [[{{Knight Errant}} Knights Errant]]]].
Errant]]]] in the original airing. (The Special Edition has an alternate ending close to the original where [[spoiler:both live at the Cloud Recesses, albeit still as HeterosexualLifePartners]].)
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: The fall of Lotus Pier is made was even more tragic by having Jiang Yanli be there to see her father one last time, time and cry crying alongside Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng when they inform informed her of their parents' deaths.



** Various factors make this Wei Wuxian the weakest of all his incarnations when it comes to demonic cultivation in terms of raw power and control.

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** Various factors make this Wei Wuxian weaker than what's implied in the weakest of all his incarnations novel when it comes to demonic cultivation in terms of raw power and control.



** In the novel, Jiang Cheng is known to be the one who killed Wei Wuxian, but Wei Wuxian clarified that it's false. The series reverses this fact. [[spoiler: Episode 33 reveals that it's not actually false, but not completely true either.]]

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** In the novel, Jiang Cheng is known to be the one who killed Wei Wuxian, but Wei Wuxian clarified clarifies that it's false. The series reverses this fact. [[spoiler: Episode 33 reveals that it's not actually false, but not completely true either.]]



** It isn't an arm that causes the deaths at Mo Manor and starts the plot, but the spirit [[spoiler:of Baxia, Nie Mingjue's spiritual sabre leading to its master's remains. The Nie tomb is for the Nie clan's sabres because their spirits tend to become resentful. Jin Guangyao still hid Nie Mingjue's head in Golden Qilin Tower, but the rest of his body remained whole and was hidden in Coffin Town.]]
** The aforementioned change also leads to a different sequence of events at the climax. [[spoiler:Nie Mingjue's fierce corpse doesn't rise and attack Jin Guangyao. Baxia does, however, by possessing Wen Ning. Nie Mingjue's angry spirit eventually rises too, then killing Jin Guangyao, although this happens off-screen.]]

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** It isn't an arm that causes the deaths at Mo Manor and starts the plot, but the spirit [[spoiler:of Baxia, Nie Mingjue's spiritual sabre leading to its master's remains. The Nie tomb is for the Nie clan's sabres because their spirits tend to become resentful. Jin Guangyao still hid Nie Mingjue's head in Golden Qilin Tower, but the rest of his body remained whole and was hidden in Coffin Town.]]
** The aforementioned
]] This change also leads to a different sequence of events at the climax. [[spoiler:Nie Mingjue's fierce corpse doesn't rise and attack Jin Guangyao. Baxia does, however, by possessing Wen Ning. Nie Mingjue's angry spirit eventually rises too, then killing Jin Guangyao, although this happens off-screen.]]



** Wei Wuxian is seen interacting a lot more with the Jiang siblings and with Nie Huaisang. Additionally, he has more interactions with Lan Wangji prior to the Xuanwu Cave arc.

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** Wei Wuxian is seen interacting a lot more with the Jiang siblings and with Nie Huaisang. Huaisang in the flashbacks. Additionally, he has had more interactions with Lan Wangji prior to the Xuanwu Cave arc.



* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: Since Wei Wuxian had already met Xue Yang prior to the events of the Yi City arc, how Xue Yang will be able to fool him by disguising as Xiao Xingchen remains to be seen. [[spoiler: Episode 37 answers this by having Xue Yang use a mask to change his face to Xiao Xingchen's.]]
* AdaptationNameChange: The title of the LiveActionAdaptation is changed to ''The Untamed'', due to a significant plot change in which Wei Wuxian is ''not'' the founder of demonic cultivation. ''Chenqingling'' (陈情令), the Chinese title of the show does not translate to ''The Untamed.'' The name itself comes from the alternate portmanteau/ship name of the main couple, Wei Wuxian (魏无羡) and Lan Wangji (蓝忘机), 'wuji' (无机) which is a homophone of 'wuji' (无羁) which then translates to 'untamed.' 'Wuji' is also the name of the theme/end credits song — [[spoiler: in the novel, this song is called 'wangxian' (忘羡). ]]
* AdaptedOut:
** The production crew confirmed that ''The Untamed'' will not have the romance between Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji. That being said, there's still a lot of homoerotic subtext to be found in the series (see ButNotTooGay below).
** The Second Siege still happens, although it doesn't include the part where the Wen remnants briefly came back to life to help the protagonists fend off the corpses summoned by the Yin Tiger Seal.
* AllThereInTheManual: There are a number of plot points and details that are vague or unmentioned in the drama but are clarified in the novel.
** What was Jin Guangyao so desperate to dig up at Guanyin temple? [[spoiler:The corpse of his mother, who he buried there so she would be venerated in the after life. He planned to take her body and run away to Dongying.]]

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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: Since Wei Wuxian had already met Xue Yang prior to the events of the Yi City arc, how Xue Yang will be able to fool him by disguising as Xiao Xingchen remains to be seen. [[spoiler: Episode 37 answers this by having Xue Yang use a mask to change his face to Xiao Xingchen's.]]
* AdaptationNameChange: The title of Both the LiveActionAdaptation is changed original Chinese and official English names are different to ''The Untamed'', the novel's name (''Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation'' in English, ''Mo Dao Zu Shi'' in Chinese), due to a significant plot change in which Wei Wuxian is ''not'' the founder of demonic cultivation. ''Chenqingling'' (陈情令), the cultivation
** The
Chinese title ''Chen Qing Ling'' (陈情令) has [[https://hunxi-guilai.tumblr.com/post/613439518429872128/i-have-questions-about-the-untameds-name multiple interpretations]] and can vary from "a song to explain myself" to "a song of past relationships" to "a song to command the show does not translate to world".
** The official English name
''The Untamed.'' The name itself Untamed'' comes from the alternate portmanteau/ship name portmanteau of the main couple, protagonists' names, Wei Wuxian (魏无羡) and Lan Wangji (蓝忘机), (蓝忘机). Using the Chinese characters from their names can spell 'wuji' (无机) which -- this is a homophone of 'wuji' (无羁) which then translates to 'untamed.' 'Wuji' is also the name of the theme/end credits song — [[spoiler: in the novel, this song is called 'wangxian' (忘羡). ]]
* AdaptedOut:
AdaptedOut: There are a number of novel details that are unadapted, vague or unmentioned in the drama.
** The production crew confirmed that ''The Untamed'' will not have the romance between Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji. Wangji is absent due to censorship. That being said, there's still a lot of homoerotic subtext to be found in the series (see ButNotTooGay below).
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** The Second Siege still happens, although it doesn't include the part where the [[spoiler:the Wen remnants briefly came come back to life to help the protagonists fend off the corpses summoned by the Yin Tiger Seal.
* AllThereInTheManual: There are a number of plot points and details that are vague or unmentioned in the drama but are clarified in the novel.
Seal]].
** What was is Jin Guangyao so desperate to dig up at Guanyin temple? [[spoiler:The corpse of his mother, who he buried there so she would be venerated in the after life. He planned to take her body and run away to Dongying.]]



* AluminumChristmasTrees: One ''can'' play music with the leaf, and leaf-blowing is an actual thing in RealLife; although it wouldn't produce flute-like sounds.
* AngryCollarGrab: It happens often. The biggest offender is Jiang Cheng. Three guesses to who he does it to.

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* AluminumChristmasTrees: One ''can'' play music with the leaf, and leaf-blowing is an actual thing in RealLife; RealLife, although it wouldn't produce flute-like sounds.
* AngryCollarGrab: It Angrily grabbing people by the collar happens often. The biggest offender is Jiang Cheng. Three guesses to who he does it to.Cheng, with Wei Wuxian unsurprisingly his most frequent target.



* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Part of the reason why the cultivation clans turned against Wei Wuxian was because they wanted the power of the Yin Tiger Seal. During the Nightless City attack, Wei Wuxian destroys half of it and watches in mad glee as the clans fight and kill each other for the other half.
* BittersweetEnding: Exempting the protagonists, some of the characters win some as much as they lose some. One such example is Jiang Cheng, [[spoiler: who doesn't lose Jin Ling or suffer the loss of his clan again; but even after finding closure with Wei Wuxian, their relationship remains distant without any reassurance that they can be friends, let alone brothers, again]]. Although in contrast to the novel, the series adds a slightly more hopeful touch by [[spoiler: having Jiang Cheng gently telling Wei Wuxian to take care of himself, confirming that at least there's no hard feelings anymore]].

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Part of the reason why the cultivation clans turned against Wei Wuxian was because they wanted the power of the Yin Tiger Seal. During the Nightless City attack, Wei Wuxian destroys destroyed half of it and watches watched in mad glee as the clans fight fought and kill killed each other for the other half.
* BittersweetEnding: Exempting the protagonists, some of the characters win some as much as they lose some. One such example is Jiang Cheng, [[spoiler: who Cheng; [[spoiler:he doesn't lose Jin Ling or nor suffer the loss of his clan again; again, but even after finding closure with Wei Wuxian, Wuxian their relationship remains distant without any reassurance that they can be friends, let alone brothers, again]]. Although in contrast to the novel, the series adds a slightly more hopeful touch by [[spoiler: having Jiang Cheng gently telling Wei Wuxian to take care of himself, confirming that at least there's no hard feelings anymore]].



** Wei Wuxian's existence as the Yiling Patriarch starts the same way as it ends - by falling off a cliff in the Burial Mounds.

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** Wei Wuxian's existence as the Yiling Patriarch starts started the same way as it ends - ended -- by falling off a cliff in the Burial Mounds.



** Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji part on top of a cliff as Wei Wuxian plummets to the drop Lan Wangji was trying to save him from in Episode 1. Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian part [[spoiler:in Episode 50 on top of another mountain in front of a cliff, amiciable, both at peace, to fulfill the oath they made to and with each other as disciples, with the hope to meet again... ''and they do'']].
** A more visual bookend similar to the one above: one of the first shots of the series is Wei Wuxian's bloodied, tear-stained face in close-up. [[spoiler:The very last shot of Episode 50 is Wei Wuxian's face in close-up again, almost exactly the same angle... but this time, as he turns around, he breaks into a wide, warm smile as he sees who has called his name]].
* ButNotTooGay: Almost inverted. Before the series got aired, the crew stated that Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji's relationship will ''not'' be romantic in this adaptation, due to the censorship laws of China. However, that didn't stop the series from showing heavy homosexual subtext between the two in ''every'' episode.

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** Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji part parted on top of a cliff as Wei Wuxian plummets plummeted to the drop Lan Wangji was trying to save him from in Episode 1. Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian part [[spoiler:in Episode 50 on top of another mountain in front of a cliff, amiciable, both at peace, to fulfill the oath they made to and with each other as disciples, with the hope to meet again... ''and they do'']].
** A more visual bookend similar to the one above: one of the first shots of the series is Wei Wuxian's bloodied, tear-stained face in close-up.close-up is one of the first shots of the series. [[spoiler:The very last shot of Episode 50 is Wei Wuxian's face in close-up again, almost exactly the same angle... but this time, as he turns around, he breaks into a wide, warm smile as he sees who has called his name]].
* ButNotTooGay: Almost inverted. Before the series got aired, the crew stated that Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji's relationship will ''not'' be romantic in this adaptation, due to the censorship laws of China. However, that didn't stop the series from showing heavy homosexual subtext between the two in ''every'' episode.
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** Lan Wangji offers to carry Wei Wuxian who is in pain because of the curse mark on his leg. He reminds him that he once offered to carry Lan Wangji because of his leg injury when they were Wen's hostages. Unlike Wei Wuxian back then, and because they can show weakness, Lan Wangji doesn't take no for an answer and pulls Wei Wuxian onto his back.

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** Lan Wangji offers to carry Wei Wuxian who is in pain because of the curse mark on his leg. He reminds him that the roles were previously reversed when he once offered to carry Lan Wangji because of had his leg injury when they were Wen's during their time as the Wens' hostages. Unlike Wei Wuxian back then, and because they can show weakness, Lan Wangji doesn't take no for an answer and pulls Wei Wuxian onto his back.



* CanonForeigner: Xue Chonghai, the creator of the Yin Iron and possibly Xue Yang's ancestor, didn't exist in the novel or in the other adaptations.
* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: I mean, have you seen the show? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0xUrvQ1C7g Case in point]].
* ChekhovsGun: Early on, Wei Wuxian creates a talisman that explodes into small flashes of light, which is best for creating distractions. Lan Wangji uses this when the Wen Clan arrives to attack the Cloud Recesses, and is revealed to hold onto another when they arrive at Yunping City and Wen Ning gets harassed (albeit harmlessly) by some young boys.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The main five clans mostly have the same colors as the novel, though Qinghe Nie is now dark gray instead of dark green and Qishan Wen is now red and black instead of white and red.

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* CanonForeigner: Xue Chonghai, the creator of the Yin Iron and possibly Xue Yang's ancestor, didn't exist in the novel or nor in the other adaptations.
adaptations. He exists purely so that someone else is the creator of demonic cultivation in this adaptation instead of Wei Wuxian himself.
* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: I mean, have you seen the show? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0xUrvQ1C7g Case in point]].
The cast is primarily made up of young (or at least youthful-looking), long-haired pretty guys.
* ChekhovsGun: Early on, Wei Wuxian creates created a talisman that explodes into small flashes of light, which is best for creating distractions. Lan Wangji uses used this when the Wen Clan arrives arrived to attack the Cloud Recesses, and is revealed to hold onto another when they arrive at Yunping City and Wen Ning gets harassed (albeit harmlessly) by some young boys.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The main five clans mostly have the same colors as the novel, though novel. The Gusu Lan Clan, Lanling Jin Clan and Yunmeng Jiang Clan are still blue/white, yellow and purple respectively; however, the Qinghe Nie Clan is now dark gray instead of dark green and the Qishan Wen Clan is now red and black instead of white and red.



* DramaticUnmask: In Episode 34, this occurs in Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng's second encounter in the present time, with Wei Wuxian being threatened into revealing his face. It happens again in Episode 42 when Wei Wuxian's true identity is exposed to the rest of the cultivators and he's cornered with nowhere to run.
* DyingTown: Yi City/Coffin Town is this. There are a few people still living there, but it's become desolate over time due to [[spoiler:Xue Yang killing them]].
* EldritchLocation: The Burial Mounds. It's haunted by hundreds of resentful spirits, which call out to [[spoiler:Wei Wuxian, after he's thrown in by Wen Chao]].
* {{Fainting}}: Of the '''Exhaustion Faint''' form. Wei Wuxian falls unconscious several times across the span of the series because he overtaxed his body, often while he is still recovering from injuries. Occasionally it's a PowerStrainBlackout after using demonic cultivation.
* FauxFluency: Downplayed. Save for Lan Yi's actress Carman Lee, who speaks in Cantonese, all the other actors and actresses can speak Mandarin. However, the Chinese language contains several dialects than can sound confusing for part of the Chinese audience [[note]] For example, Xiao Zhan speaks in the Chongqing dialect whereas Wang Yibo speaks in the Henan dialect [[/note]]. Therefore, voice actors are hired to dub over the characters, and standard Mandarin is used.

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* DramaticUnmask: In Episode 34, this occurs in Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng's second encounter in the present time, with Wei Wuxian being is threatened into revealing his face.face during a tense moment with Jiang Cheng. It happens again in Episode 42 when Wei Wuxian's true identity is exposed to the rest of the cultivators and he's cornered with nowhere to run.
* DyingTown: Yi City/Coffin Town is this. DyingTown: There are a few people still living there, in Yi City/Coffin Town, but it's become desolate over time due to [[spoiler:Xue Yang killing them]].
* EldritchLocation: The Burial Mounds. It's Mounds is haunted by hundreds of resentful spirits, which call called out to [[spoiler:Wei Wuxian, Wuxian after he's thrown in by Wen Chao]].
* {{Fainting}}: Of the '''Exhaustion Faint''' form. Wei Wuxian falls unconscious several times across the span of the series because he overtaxed his body, due to exhaustion, often while he is still recovering from injuries. Occasionally it's a PowerStrainBlackout after using demonic cultivation.
* FauxFluency: Downplayed. Save for Lan Yi's actress Carman Lee, who speaks in Cantonese, all the other actors and actresses can speak Mandarin. However, the Chinese language contains several dialects than can sound confusing for part of the Chinese audience [[note]] For example, Xiao Zhan speaks in the Chongqing dialect whereas Wang Yibo speaks in the Henan dialect [[/note]]. Therefore, voice actors are hired to dub over the characters, and standard Mandarin is used.
cultivation.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: When the Wens capture Wei Wuxian, he's dramatically thrown into the inn, and then Wen Zhuliu, the Core-Melting Hand, walks in, giving his own hand a curious look. [[spoiler: He tried melting Wei Wuxian's core, but it failed because Wei Wuxian has secretly had it removed and transferred to Jiang Cheng.]]
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: In general, ''The Untamed'' has the characters pull off new abilities that weren't featured in the novel or the other adaptations. Said abilities are used only once or twice throughout the entire duration of the series.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When the Wens capture captured Wei Wuxian, he's he was dramatically thrown into the inn, inn and then Wen Zhuliu, the Zhuliu (the Core-Melting Hand, walks in, Hand) walked in while giving his own hand a curious look. [[spoiler: He tried melting Wei Wuxian's core, but it failed because Wei Wuxian has secretly had it removed and transferred to Jiang Cheng.]]
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: In general, ''The Untamed'' has the characters pull off new abilities that weren't featured in the novel or the other adaptations. Said abilities are used only once or twice throughout the entire duration of the series.series even when they would come in handy.



* FromBadToWorse: The last few episodes of the flashback are this in spades.
* GoodVictimsBadVictims: Deconstructed. Everyone shows sympathy to [[spoiler:the Lan and Jiang clans]] when they're murdered, but when it's [[spoiler:the Wen clan]], everyone acts as if it's justified even when it comes to [[spoiler:civilians, doctors, old folks, and children]]. When Wei Wuxian calls out this hypocrisy and ponders what would happen if he turned the tables on the people around him, [[{{Oh Crap}} everyone panics]].

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* %%* FromBadToWorse: The last few episodes of the flashback are this in spades.
* GoodVictimsBadVictims: Deconstructed. Everyone shows showed sympathy to [[spoiler:the Lan and Jiang clans]] when they're murdered, massacred, but when it's [[spoiler:the Wen clan]], everyone acts acted as if it's it was justified even when it comes came to [[spoiler:civilians, doctors, old folks, and children]]. When Wei Wuxian calls called out this hypocrisy and ponders pondered what would happen if he turned the tables on the people around him, [[{{Oh Crap}} everyone panics]].panicked]].



* HeldGaze: Nearly every time Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are looking at each other, this occurs. It doesn't matter what's going on in the background, these two will stare at each other, seeming to have entire conversations without uttering a word.
* LibationForTheDead: Occurs a few times throughout the series as people die and paid respects to.
** A inverted example happens when [[spoiler:Wen Chao]] pours wine over [[spoiler:Madam Yu's and Jiang Fengmian's]] faces, showing a mockery of the usual rites.
* LighterAndSofter: Similar to the ''donghua'', ''The Untamed'' takes a less graphic approach in adapting the more disturbing scenes of the novel.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Granted, all the male characters have long hair in the original canon, but their hairstyles vary greatly. Here, almost all of the men let most of their hair loose.
* MassOhCrap: When Wei Wuxian threatens to use Chenqing in one of the banquets hosted by the Jin Clan, all the cultivators present immediately stand up with half of them brandishing their swords.

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* HeldGaze: Nearly every time Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are looking at each other, they hold this occurs. gaze far longer than normal. It doesn't matter what's going on in the background, background -- these two will stare at each other, seeming to have seemingly having entire conversations without uttering a word.
* LibationForTheDead: Occurs LibationForTheDead:
** Food and drink offerings to the dead come up
a few times throughout the series as as way for people die and paid respects to.
to show their respect.
** A inverted example happens happened when [[spoiler:Wen Chao]] pours poured wine over [[spoiler:Madam Yu's and Jiang Fengmian's]] faces, showing a mockery of the usual rites.
* LighterAndSofter: Similar to the ''donghua'', ''The Untamed'' takes a less graphic approach in adapting the more disturbing scenes of the novel.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Granted, As it was custom in ancient China, all the male characters men have long hair in the original canon, but their hairstyles vary greatly. Here, almost all of the men let most hair. This helps accentuates many of their hair loose.
pretty looks.
* MassOhCrap: When Wei Wuxian threatens threatened to use Chenqing in one of the banquets hosted by the Jin Clan, all the cultivators present immediately stand stood up with half of them brandishing their swords.



* MeaningfulEcho:
** During one of their conversations in the Nightless City, Wei Wuxian gives Lan Wangji an ArmorPiercingQuestion about the GreyAndGrayMorality of their world. Later on, Lan Wangji repeats this question to his uncle while receiving his punishment for defending Wei Wuxian.
** One of Jiang Cheng's first spoken lines is telling Wei Wuxian to go to hell before striking him dead -- giving the audience an idea of how much he hates Wei Wuxian. In the finale, he tells Wei Wuxian (albeit not to his face) to take care of himself, showing that he's let go of his hatred and will no longer chain Wei Wuxian down.
** In Episode 2, while having a drink, Wei Wuxian sees reflections of both the Jiang siblings talking to him. One of the things Jiang Cheng's reflection says is how they promised to be the Twin Prides of Yunmeng, similar to how the Lan brothers are known as the Twin Jades of Lan. In Episode 48, after Jiang Cheng learns that [[spoiler: Wei Wuxian gave him his golden core]], Jiang Cheng angrily reminds Wei Wuxian of that promise and accuses him of forgetting and disregarding it so easily, in spite of learning that the truth was more complicated than he realized.

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* MeaningfulEcho:
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MeaningfulEcho: During one of their conversations in the Nightless City, Wei Wuxian gives gave Lan Wangji an ArmorPiercingQuestion about the GreyAndGrayMorality of their world. Later on, Lan Wangji repeats repeated this question to his uncle while receiving his punishment for defending Wei Wuxian.
** One of Jiang Cheng's first spoken lines is telling Wei Wuxian to go to hell before striking him dead -- giving the audience an idea of how much he hates Wei Wuxian. In the finale, he tells Wei Wuxian (albeit not to his face) to take care of himself, showing that he's let go of his hatred and will no longer chain Wei Wuxian down.
** In Episode 2, while having a drink, Wei Wuxian sees reflections of both the Jiang siblings talking to him. One of the things Jiang Cheng's reflection says is how they promised to be the Twin Prides of Yunmeng, similar to how the Lan brothers are known as the Twin Jades of Lan. In Episode 48, after Jiang Cheng learns that [[spoiler: Wei Wuxian gave him his golden core]], Jiang Cheng angrily reminds Wei Wuxian of that promise and accuses him of forgetting and disregarding it so easily, in spite of learning that the truth was more complicated than he realized.
Wuxian.



* NeckLift: Wen Ruohan drags Wei Wuxian ''several meters through the air'' with his [[{{Telekinesis}} powers]] before he physically grabs him by the throat when his intervention undoes his control over his puppets.
* OminousFog: Yi City is wreathed inside it.

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* MythologyGag: In Episode 20, Lan Wangji attacked a few Wen soldiers and asked them about Wei Wuxian's whereabouts, and learned that the latter was thrown into the Burial Mounds. This also happened in the ''donghua'', although it was Wen Chao who told Lan Wangji the news and it was the latter who was at a disadvantage.
* NeckLift: Wen Ruohan drags dragged Wei Wuxian ''several meters through the air'' with his [[{{Telekinesis}} powers]] before he physically grabs grabbed him by the throat when his intervention undoes undid his control over his puppets.
* OminousFog: Yi City is wreathed inside it.mist, hinting at its unsettling environment and circumstances.



* SameLanguageDub: The Chinese language contains several dialects than can sound confusing for part of the Chinese audience [[note]]For example, Xiao Zhan speaks in the Chongqing dialect whereas Wang Yibo speaks in the Henan dialect[[/note]]. Therefore, as is the standard practice for Chinese dramas, voice actors who speak standard Mandarin were hired to dub over the actors to account for their different dialects.



* ShipTease: The series gives a bit of this between Jiang Cheng and Wen Qing, although it ultimately ends in a ShipSinking due to their loyalties to their respective clans, and any novel-reader knows that [[spoiler: Wen Qing's death is a ForegoneConclusion]].
* ShoutOut: In Episode 20, Lan Wangji attacks a few Wen soldiers and asks them about Wei Wuxian's whereabouts, and learns that Wei Wuxian was thrown into the Burial Mounds. This also happened in the ''donghua'', although it was Wen Chao who told Lan Wangji the news and it was Lan Wangji who was at a disadvantage.

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* ShipTease: ShipSinking: The series gives a bit of this [[ShipTease hints at the romantic potential]] between Jiang Cheng and Wen Qing, although Qing in the flashback arc, but it ultimately ends in a ShipSinking went nowhere due to their loyalties to their respective clans, and any novel-reader novel reader knows that [[spoiler: Wen Qing's death is a ForegoneConclusion]].
* ShoutOut: In Episode 20, Lan Wangji attacks a few Wen soldiers and asks them about Wei Wuxian's whereabouts, and learns that Wei Wuxian was thrown into the Burial Mounds. This also happened in the ''donghua'', although it was Wen Chao who told Lan Wangji the news and it was Lan Wangji who was at a disadvantage.
ForegoneConclusion]].



* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: Not that the original novel ended on a bleak note, but prior to the finale airing, many hints were dropped that the Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji would go their separate ways in the end. [[spoiler: While that seemed to be the case at first near the final five minutes of the episode, the very last scene subverts this; after playing the flute alone on a mountaintop, Wei Wuxian hears a very familiar voice call his name, then after turning around and seeing who it is, he smiles]] The Special Edition subverts it further by showing that [[spoiler: Wei Wuxian is now living in the Cloud Recesses]].
* TakeAThirdOption: While the Four Great Clans are celebrating the Wen Clan's defeat, Jin Guangshan brings up the dissolved ArrangedMarriage between Jin Zixuan and Jiang Yanli and subtly tries to railroad Jiang Cheng into reconsidering his father's decision. Jiang Cheng knows that he can't just refuse, but there are just as much downsides if he accepts -- his personal dislike for Jin Zixuan notwithstanding. Wei Wuxian then steps in and states that Jiang Yanli is the one who should decide since she's the one they want to have married off.
* TearsOfJoy: Wei Wuxian and Lan Sizhui shed these after [[spoiler: they properly recognize each other from their past]].
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: When Jiang Cheng strongholds Wei Wuxian into showing his face in Episode 34, this trope is written all over Wei Wuxian's expression as he takes off the mask.
* UnlimitedWardrobe: Unlike in the ''manhua'' and ''donghua'', most of the characters are seen changing their attire every now and then. Even Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji wore different garments in the past, although in the present time they stick to one or two outfits at best.

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* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: Not that the original novel ended on a bleak note, but prior Prior to the finale airing, finale, many hints were are dropped that the Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji would will go their separate ways in the end. [[spoiler: While that seemed initially seems to be the case at first near the final five minutes of the episode, the very last scene subverts this; implies otherwise; after playing the flute alone on a mountaintop, Wei Wuxian hears a very familiar voice call calling his name, then name and smiles after turning around and seeing to see who it is, he smiles]] is.]] The alternate ending shown in the Special Edition subverts it further confirms this happier eding by showing that [[spoiler: Wei Wuxian is now living in the Cloud Recesses]].
* TakeAThirdOption: While the Four Great Clans are were celebrating the Wen Clan's defeat, Jin Guangshan brings brought up the dissolved ArrangedMarriage between Jin Zixuan and Jiang Yanli and subtly tries tried to railroad Jiang Cheng into reconsidering his father's decision. Jiang Cheng knows knew that he can't couldn't just refuse, but there are were just as much many downsides if he accepts to accepting -- his personal dislike for Jin Zixuan notwithstanding. Wei Wuxian then steps stepped in and states stated that Jiang Yanli is the one who should decide since she's the one they want to have married off.
* TearsOfJoy: Wei Wuxian and Lan Sizhui shed these happy tears after [[spoiler: they properly recognize each other from their past]].
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: When Jiang Cheng strongholds Wei Wuxian into showing his face in Episode 34, this trope is written all over Wei Wuxian's expression as he takes off the mask.
* UnlimitedWardrobe: Unlike in the ''manhua'' and ''donghua'', most Most of the characters are seen changing their attire every now and then. Even Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji wore different garments in the past, although in the present time they stick to one or two outfits at best.



* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Starting from the middle of Episode 2, Wei Wuxian dreams of the events that led to his demise sixteen years ago. This flashback ends in Episode 33 where he wakes up in Lan Wangji's chambers.

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* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Starting from After fainting in the middle of Episode 2, Wei Wuxian dreams of the events that led to his demise sixteen years ago. This flashback ends in Episode 33 where he wakes up in Lan Wangji's chambers.



* WireFu: This is used liberally in lieu of showing the cultivators flying on their swords, which only happens a few times over the show's run.
* {{Wuxia}}
* YouAreGrounded: An implicit example happens in Episode 25 when Lan Qiren prevents Lan Wangji from accompanying his brother and tells him to rewrite the clan's rulebook instead. This happens again when Lan Wangji [[spoiler:attempts to stop the Jin Clan from razing the Burial Mounds]]. After [[spoiler:being whipped]], Lan Wangji is [[spoiler:forced to stay in a cave for three years]].

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* WireFu: This Holding actors with wires during action scenes is used liberally in lieu of showing the cultivators flying on their swords, which only happens a few times over the show's run.
* %%* {{Wuxia}}
* YouAreGrounded: An implicit example happens in Episode 25 when Lan Qiren prevents prevented Lan Wangji from accompanying his brother and tells told him to rewrite the clan's rulebook instead. This happens happened again when Lan Wangji [[spoiler:attempts [[spoiler:attempted to stop the Jin Clan from razing the Burial Mounds]]. After [[spoiler:being whipped]], Lan Wangji is was [[spoiler:forced to stay in a cave for three years]].

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* MirrorCharacter: A character's behavior in public is a mask to hide their true nature. They're involved in plotting against (and ultimately causing the death of) someone they were once close to. Now, is this a description of Jin Guangyao or [[spoiler: Nie Huaisang]]?



* NotSoDifferent: A character's behavior in public is a mask to hide their true nature. They're involved in plotting against (and ultimately causing the death of) someone they were once close to. Now, is this a description of Jin Guangyao or [[spoiler: Nie Huaisang]]?
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* AllThereInTheManual: There are a number of plot points and details that are vague or unmentioned in the drama but are clarified in the novel.
** What was Jin Guangyao so desperate to dig up at Guanyin temple? [[spoiler:The corpse of his mother, who he buried there so she would be venerated in the after life. He planned to take her body and run away to Dongying.]]
** Why was Sisi spared when all of her colleagues were killed? [[spoiler:She used to work in the same brothel as Jin Guanyao's mother and was kind to the both of them.]]
** How did Lan Wangji get a Wen brand on his chest? [[spoiler:After Wei Wuxian's death, Lan Wangji was so overcome with grief that the only way he could alleviate it was by injuring himself the same way that Wei Wuxian had been.]]
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** A more visual bookend similar to the one above: one of the first shots of the series is Wei Wuxian's bloodied, tear-stained face in close-up. [[spoiler:The very last shot of Episode 50 is Wei Wuxian's face in close-up again, almost exactly the same angle... but this time, as he turns around, he breaks into a wide, warm smile as he sees who has called his name]].

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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: In the novel, [[spoiler:Wei Wuxian confesses his love to Lan Wangji at Guanyin temple and they get married]]. In the drama, they [[spoiler:become HeterosexualLifePartners and part ways to wander the country as [[{{Knight Errant}} Knights Errant]]]].



* CorpseLand: The Burial Mounds are an ancient battlefield littered with the corpses of the fallen.



* DyingTown: Yi City/Coffin Town is this. There are a few people still living there, but it's become desolate over time due to [[spoiler:Xue Yang killing them]].
* EldritchLocation: The Burial Mounds. It's haunted by hundreds of resentful spirits, which call out to [[spoiler:Wei Wuxian, after he's thrown in by Wen Chao]].



* FromBadToWorse: The last few episodes of the flashback are this in spades.
* GoodVictimsBadVictims: Deconstructed. Everyone shows sympathy to [[spoiler:the Lan and Jiang clans]] when they're murdered, but when it's [[spoiler:the Wen clan]], everyone acts as if it's justified even when it comes to [[spoiler:civilians, doctors, old folks, and children]]. When Wei Wuxian calls out this hypocrisy and ponders what would happen if he turned the tables on the people around him, [[{{Oh Crap}} everyone panics]].
--> '''Wei Wuxian:''' Then if I kill you today, is that still moral and just?



* LibationForTheDead: Occurs a few times throughout the series as people die and paid respects to.
** A inverted example happens when [[spoiler:Wen Chao]] pours wine over [[spoiler:Madam Yu's and Jiang Fengmian's]] faces, showing a mockery of the usual rites.
* LighterAndSofter: Similar to the ''donghua'', ''The Untamed'' takes a less graphic approach in adapting the more disturbing scenes of the novel.



* MythologyGag



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* TamerAndChaster: Similar to the ''donghua'', ''The Untamed'' takes a less graphic approach in adapting the more disturbing scenes of the novel.



* YouAreGrounded: An implicit example happens in Episode 25 when Lan Qiren prevents Lan Wangji from accompanying his brother and tells him to rewrite the clan's rulebook instead. This happens again when Lan Wangji attempts to stop the Jin Clan from razing the Burial Mounds; after having Lan Wangji receive three-hundred whips, he's forced to stay in a cave for three years.

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* YouAreGrounded: An implicit example happens in Episode 25 when Lan Qiren prevents Lan Wangji from accompanying his brother and tells him to rewrite the clan's rulebook instead. This happens again when Lan Wangji attempts [[spoiler:attempts to stop the Jin Clan from razing the Burial Mounds; after having Mounds]]. After [[spoiler:being whipped]], Lan Wangji receive three-hundred whips, he's forced is [[spoiler:forced to stay in a cave for three years. years]].
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* AdaptationDistillation: Mo Xuanyu's infamous reputation as a DepravedHomosexual is nonexistent in the series, and he's mainly known as as a lunatic. However, ''something'' happened, as Jin Ling insulted him by calling him "lewd" or "shameless". [[spoiler:Jin Guangyao still falsely accused him, but he instead claimed that Mo Xuanyu had harassed Qin Su.]]



* TheBusCameBack: After Mianmian tells off everyone who slandered Wei Wuxian at Golden Qilin Tower, she leaves the Jin Clan and isn't seen again... until some time after the TimeSkip when Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji encounter her while heading for the Burial Mounds. She appears for long enough for the audience to know that she's fine and doing much better living as a rogue cultivator than as a disciple of the Jin Clan.



* CannotSpitItOut: Jin Zixuan with Jiang Yanli. Boy goes through a couple of tries until he finally manages to tell her that he likes her.



* GenreSavvy: When Zidian fails to work on Wei Wuxian in Episode 2, Jiang Cheng doesn't leave corners unchecked and demands that he takes off his mask. It's only thanks to the intervention of the Lan Clan that this doesn't happen.



* INeedAFreakingDrink: When Wei Wuxian talks about Xiao Xingchen and Song Lan and how they had many bad things happen to them despite being heroic and selfless people, Lan Wangji suddenly snatches Wei Wuxian's drink and downs it out of frustration. This is clearly because both of them remind him of Wei Wuxian's situation: a good man who had everything wrong going for them because of things outside their control -- all of which were pinned on him anyway.
* LaughingMad: Jin Guangyao starts laughing as he explains why he finally turned against his father.
* LightningLash: Like in the novel, Jiang Cheng inherits his mother's weapon Zidian, a whip made of purple lightning.



* ObfuscatingStupidity: Since Mo Xuanyu is thought to be a mad simpleton, Wei Wuxian uses this to make people underestimate him.



* PunchClockVillain: Wen Zhuliu will do anything the Wen Clan asks of him because he's grateful to them for his advancement, but he clearly takes no pleasure in Wen Chao's overt sadism, and at least twice keeps silent about information valuable to the Wen Clan: [[spoiler: the drugged wine during the rescue of Jiang Cheng from the occupied Lotus Pier, and Wei Wuxian's mysteriously absent core during his abduction.]] Wei Wuxian deconstructs this during their confrontation. Even if his motivation is gratitude and not malevolence, he's still tortured and killed countless innocent people in his service to the Wen Clan.



* SarcasticClapping: Jin Guangyao does this during his confrontation with Jiang Cheng in the final arc.



* VillainHasAPoint: In spite of [[spoiler: Jin Guangyao]] being even more sinister than his novel or all his other counterparts, he still remains in the right when he coldly reminds Jiang Cheng that he's greatly to blame for all the bad things that happened to Wei Wuxian when he was still the Yiling Patriarch. Even if [[spoiler: Jin Guangyao]] never enacted his plans to screw Wei Wuxian over, the fact remains that Jiang Cheng still didn't trust his friend enough and eventually abandoned him when things got too hot for him to handle, and this was long before Jin Ling's parents were killed. Jiang Cheng can only seethe in anger since he can't refute anything the other says.
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''The Untamed'' (陈情令; ''Chen Qing Ling'') is the LiveActionAdaptation of the danmei novel ''Literature/MoDaoZuShi'' by Creator/MoXiangTongXiu. It is directed by Zheng Weiwen and Chen Jialin, and stars idols Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo as the main leads.

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''The Untamed'' (陈情令; ''Chen Qing Ling'') is the LiveActionAdaptation of a [[LiveActionAdaptation web series loosely based]] on the danmei novel ''Literature/MoDaoZuShi'' by Creator/MoXiangTongXiu. It is directed by Zheng Weiwen and Chen Jialin, and stars idols Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo as the main leads.
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* SheathStrike: Cultivators usually dual wield their swords and their sheaths in battle.



* WireFu: This is used liberally in lieu of showing the cultivators flying on their swords, which happens only once (at least on-screen) in Episode 5.

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* CountingToThree: Inverted. When Jin Zixun continues to be reluctant in telling Wei Wuxian where the surviving Wens are being detained, Wei Wuxian threatens to use lethal force if he doesn't start talking and begins to count down from three to one. Jin Zixuan caves after Wei Wuxian counts down to two.
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* AdaptationNameChange: The title of the LiveActionAdaptation is changed to ''The Untamed'', due to a significant plot change in which Wei Wuxian is ''not'' the founder of demonic cultivation.

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* AdaptationNameChange: The title of the LiveActionAdaptation is changed to ''The Untamed'', due to a significant plot change in which Wei Wuxian is ''not'' the founder of demonic cultivation. ''Chenqingling'' (陈情令), the Chinese title of the show does not translate to ''The Untamed.'' The name itself comes from the alternate portmanteau/ship name of the main couple, Wei Wuxian (魏无羡) and Lan Wangji (蓝忘机), 'wuji' (无机) which is a homophone of 'wuji' (无羁) which then translates to 'untamed.' 'Wuji' is also the name of the theme/end credits song — [[spoiler: in the novel, this song is called 'wangxian' (忘羡). ]]
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When Wei Wuxian trolls Wen Chao by reciting the Lan Sect's rules rather than the Wen Sect's as he was supposed to do, Jin Zixuan is seen trying not to smile.

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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When Wei Wuxian trolls Wen Chao by reciting the Lan Sect's Clan's rules rather than the Wen Sect's Clan's as he was supposed to do, Jin Zixuan is seen trying not to smile.



** Lan Wangji, instead of [[spoiler:fighting and injuring 33 Lan elders, stood against the Jin Sect at the end of the Sunshot Campaign]].

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** Lan Wangji, instead of [[spoiler:fighting and injuring 33 Lan elders, stood against the Jin Sect Clan at the end of the Sunshot Campaign]].



* BittersweetEnding: Exempting the protagonists, some of the characters win some as much as they lose some. One such example is Jiang Cheng, [[spoiler: who doesn't lose Jin Ling or suffer the loss of his sect again; but even after finding closure with Wei Wuxian, their relationship remains distant without any reassurance that they can be friends, let alone brothers, again]]. Although in contrast to the novel, the series adds a slightly more hopeful touch by [[spoiler: having Jiang Cheng gently telling Wei Wuxian to take care of himself, confirming that at least there's no hard feelings anymore]].

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* BittersweetEnding: Exempting the protagonists, some of the characters win some as much as they lose some. One such example is Jiang Cheng, [[spoiler: who doesn't lose Jin Ling or suffer the loss of his sect clan again; but even after finding closure with Wei Wuxian, their relationship remains distant without any reassurance that they can be friends, let alone brothers, again]]. Although in contrast to the novel, the series adds a slightly more hopeful touch by [[spoiler: having Jiang Cheng gently telling Wei Wuxian to take care of himself, confirming that at least there's no hard feelings anymore]].



* TheBusCameBack: After Mianmian tells off everyone who slandered Wei Wuxian at Golden Qilin Tower, she leaves the Jin Sect and isn't seen again... until some time after the TimeSkip when Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji encounter her while heading for the Burial Mounds. She appears for long enough for the audience to know that she's fine and doing much better living as a rogue cultivator than as a disciple of the Jin Sect.

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* TheBusCameBack: After Mianmian tells off everyone who slandered Wei Wuxian at Golden Qilin Tower, she leaves the Jin Sect Clan and isn't seen again... until some time after the TimeSkip when Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji encounter her while heading for the Burial Mounds. She appears for long enough for the audience to know that she's fine and doing much better living as a rogue cultivator than as a disciple of the Jin Sect.Clan.



* ChekhovsGun: Early on, Wei Wuxian creates a talisman that explodes into small flashes of light, which is best for creating distractions. Lan Wangji uses this when the Wen Sect arrives to attack the Cloud Recesses, and is revealed to hold onto another when they arrive at Yunping City and Wen Ning gets harassed (albeit harmlessly) by some young boys.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The main five sects mostly have the same colors as the novel, though Qinghe Nie is now dark gray instead of dark green and Qishan Wen is now red and black instead of white and red.

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* ChekhovsGun: Early on, Wei Wuxian creates a talisman that explodes into small flashes of light, which is best for creating distractions. Lan Wangji uses this when the Wen Sect Clan arrives to attack the Cloud Recesses, and is revealed to hold onto another when they arrive at Yunping City and Wen Ning gets harassed (albeit harmlessly) by some young boys.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The main five sects clans mostly have the same colors as the novel, though Qinghe Nie is now dark gray instead of dark green and Qishan Wen is now red and black instead of white and red.



* GenreSavvy: When Zidian fails to work on Wei Wuxian in Episode 2, Jiang Cheng doesn't leave corners unchecked and demands that he takes off his mask. It's only thanks to the intervention of the Lan Sect that this doesn't happen.

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* GenreSavvy: When Zidian fails to work on Wei Wuxian in Episode 2, Jiang Cheng doesn't leave corners unchecked and demands that he takes off his mask. It's only thanks to the intervention of the Lan Sect Clan that this doesn't happen.



* MassOhCrap: When Wei Wuxian threatens to use Chenqing in one of the banquets hosted by the Jin Sect, all the cultivators present immediately stand up with half of them brandishing their swords.

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* MassOhCrap: When Wei Wuxian threatens to use Chenqing in one of the banquets hosted by the Jin Sect, Clan, all the cultivators present immediately stand up with half of them brandishing their swords.



* PunchClockVillain: Wen Zhuliu will do anything the Wen Sect asks of him because he's grateful to them for his advancement, but he clearly takes no pleasure in Wen Chao's overt sadism, and at least twice keeps silent about information valuable to the Wen Sect: [[spoiler: the drugged wine during the rescue of Jiang Cheng from the occupied Lotus Pier, and Wei Wuxian's mysteriously absent core during his abduction.]] Wei Wuxian deconstructs this during their confrontation. Even if his motivation is gratitude and not malevolence, he's still tortured and killed countless innocent people in his service to the Wen Sect.

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* PunchClockVillain: Wen Zhuliu will do anything the Wen Sect Clan asks of him because he's grateful to them for his advancement, but he clearly takes no pleasure in Wen Chao's overt sadism, and at least twice keeps silent about information valuable to the Wen Sect: Clan: [[spoiler: the drugged wine during the rescue of Jiang Cheng from the occupied Lotus Pier, and Wei Wuxian's mysteriously absent core during his abduction.]] Wei Wuxian deconstructs this during their confrontation. Even if his motivation is gratitude and not malevolence, he's still tortured and killed countless innocent people in his service to the Wen Sect.Clan.



* TakeAThirdOption: While the Four Great Sects are celebrating the Wen Sect's defeat, Jin Guangshan brings up the dissolved ArrangedMarriage between Jin Zixuan and Jiang Yanli and subtly tries to railroad Jiang Cheng into reconsidering his father's decision. Jiang Cheng knows that he can't just refuse, but there are just as much downsides if he accepts -- his personal dislike for Jin Zixuan notwithstanding. Wei Wuxian then steps in and states that Jiang Yanli is the one who should decide since she's the one they want to have married off.

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* TakeAThirdOption: While the Four Great Sects Clans are celebrating the Wen Sect's Clan's defeat, Jin Guangshan brings up the dissolved ArrangedMarriage between Jin Zixuan and Jiang Yanli and subtly tries to railroad Jiang Cheng into reconsidering his father's decision. Jiang Cheng knows that he can't just refuse, but there are just as much downsides if he accepts -- his personal dislike for Jin Zixuan notwithstanding. Wei Wuxian then steps in and states that Jiang Yanli is the one who should decide since she's the one they want to have married off.



* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: The soul-summoning ritual brings Wei Wuxian back into Mo Xuanyu's body but this is identified only by the fact that the actor's mole is covered with makeup during the present-day scenes, and unobscured in the flashback scenes. Various characters react to him as Mo Xuanyu, and the dialogue confirms he wears the mask because other cultivators - namely those from the Jin Sect - have seen Mo Xuanyu's uncovered face when he studied in Lanling.

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* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: The soul-summoning ritual brings Wei Wuxian back into Mo Xuanyu's body but this is identified only by the fact that the actor's mole is covered with makeup during the present-day scenes, and unobscured in the flashback scenes. Various characters react to him as Mo Xuanyu, and the dialogue confirms he wears the mask because other cultivators - namely those from the Jin Sect Clan - have seen Mo Xuanyu's uncovered face when he studied in Lanling.



* YouAreGrounded: An implicit example happens in Episode 25 when Lan Qiren prevents Lan Wangji from accompanying his brother and tells him to rewrite the sect's rulebook instead. This happens again when Lan Wangji attempts to stop the Jin Sect from razing the Burial Mounds; after having Lan Wangji receive three-hundred whips, he's forced to stay in a cave for three years.

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* YouAreGrounded: An implicit example happens in Episode 25 when Lan Qiren prevents Lan Wangji from accompanying his brother and tells him to rewrite the sect's clan's rulebook instead. This happens again when Lan Wangji attempts to stop the Jin Sect Clan from razing the Burial Mounds; after having Lan Wangji receive three-hundred whips, he's forced to stay in a cave for three years.

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* AdaptationDeviation: What's most notable about ''The Untamed'' is that while it still follows the main concepts of the original story, a few things here and there are either slightly changed or completely altered.
** The biggest change is that it was a different person, Xue Chonghai, who founded demonic cultivation to be used in an effective way, centuries before Wei Wuxian was even born. He created four pieces called 'Yin Iron' as well as the sword stuck in the Xuanwu of Slaughter. These 'Yin Iron' pieces allow Wen Ruohan to use demonic cultivation for his plans of conquest.

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* AdaptationDeviation: What's most notable about ''The Untamed'' is that while it still follows the main concepts of the original story, a few some things here and there are either slightly changed or completely altered.
** The biggest change is that it was a different person, Xue Chonghai, who founded demonic cultivation to be used in an effective way, centuries before Wei Wuxian was even born. He created four pieces called 'Yin Iron' the Yin Iron as well as the sword stuck in the Xuanwu of Slaughter. These 'Yin Iron' pieces allow Wen Ruohan to use demonic cultivation for his plans of conquest.



** In the novel, Jiang Cheng is known to be the one who killed Wei Wuxian, but Wei Wuxian clarified that it's false. The series reverses this fact.
** When the Sunshot Campaign ended, the cultivation clans held a celebratory banquet in the Sun Palace instead of Koi Tower as they did in the novel.

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** In the novel, Jiang Cheng is known to be the one who killed Wei Wuxian, but Wei Wuxian clarified that it's false. The series reverses this fact. \n [[spoiler: Episode 33 reveals that it's not actually false, but not completely true either.]]
** When the Sunshot Campaign ended, the cultivation clans held a celebratory banquet in the Sun Palace Nightless City instead of Koi Golden Qilin Tower as they did in the novel.



** It isn't an arm that causes the deaths at Mo Manor and starts the plot, but the spirit [[spoiler:of Baxia, Nie Mingjue's spiritual sabre leading to its master's remains. The Nie tomb is for the Nie clan's sabres because their spirits tend to become resentful. Jin Guangyao still hid Nie Mingjue's head in Koi Tower, but the rest of his body remained whole and was hidden in Coffin Town.]]

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** It isn't an arm that causes the deaths at Mo Manor and starts the plot, but the spirit [[spoiler:of Baxia, Nie Mingjue's spiritual sabre leading to its master's remains. The Nie tomb is for the Nie clan's sabres because their spirits tend to become resentful. Jin Guangyao still hid Nie Mingjue's head in Koi Golden Qilin Tower, but the rest of his body remained whole and was hidden in Coffin Town.]]



* AdaptationDistillation: Mo Xuanyu's infamous reputation as a DepravedHomosexual is nonexistent in the series, and he's mainly known as as a lunatic. However, ''something'' happened, as Jin Ling insulted him by calling him "lewd" or "shameless". [[spoiler:Jin Guangyao still falsely accused him, but he instead claimed that Mo Xuanyu had harassed Madam Jin.]]

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* AdaptationDistillation: Mo Xuanyu's infamous reputation as a DepravedHomosexual is nonexistent in the series, and he's mainly known as as a lunatic. However, ''something'' happened, as Jin Ling insulted him by calling him "lewd" or "shameless". [[spoiler:Jin Guangyao still falsely accused him, but he instead claimed that Mo Xuanyu had harassed Madam Jin.Qin Su.]]



* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: Since Wei Wuxian had already met Xue Yang prior to the events of the Yi City arc, how Xue Yang will be able to fool him by disguising as Xiao Xingchen remains to be seen. [[spoiler: Episode 37 answers this by having Xue Yang use a prosthetic mask to change his face to Xiao Xingchen's.]]

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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: Since Wei Wuxian had already met Xue Yang prior to the events of the Yi City arc, how Xue Yang will be able to fool him by disguising as Xiao Xingchen remains to be seen. [[spoiler: Episode 37 answers this by having Xue Yang use a prosthetic mask to change his face to Xiao Xingchen's.]]



** The Second Siege still happens, although it doesn't include the part where the Wen remnants briefly came back to life to help the protagonists fend off the corpses summoned by the Stygian Tiger Amulet.
* AluminumChristmasTrees: It's actually possible to play music with the leaf, and leaf-blowing is an actual thing in RealLife; although it wouldn't produce flute-like sounds.
* AngryCollarGrab:

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** The Second Siege still happens, although it doesn't include the part where the Wen remnants briefly came back to life to help the protagonists fend off the corpses summoned by the Stygian Yin Tiger Amulet.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: It's actually possible to One ''can'' play music with the leaf, and leaf-blowing is an actual thing in RealLife; although it wouldn't produce flute-like sounds.
* AngryCollarGrab: It happens often. The biggest offender is Jiang Cheng. Three guesses to who he does it to.



* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Part of the reason why the cultivation clans turned against Wei Wuxian was because they wanted the power of the Stygian Tiger Amulet. During the Nightless City attack, Wei Wuxian destroys half of it and watches in mad glee as the clans fight and kill each other for the other half.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Part of the reason why the cultivation clans turned against Wei Wuxian was because they wanted the power of the Stygian Yin Tiger Amulet.Seal. During the Nightless City attack, Wei Wuxian destroys half of it and watches in mad glee as the clans fight and kill each other for the other half.



* BloodlessCarnage: Zigzagged. Some fight scenes show blood while others don't.

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* BloodlessCarnage: Zigzagged. Some While there are a few fight scenes show blood while others don't.that feature blood, more often than not there isn't.



* TheBusCameBack: After Mianmian tells off everyone who slandered Wei Wuxian at Koi Tower, she leaves the Jin Sect and isn't seen again... until some time after the TimeSkip when Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji encounter her while heading for the Burial Mounds. She appears for long enough for the audience to know that she's fine and doing much better living as a rogue cultivator than as a disciple of the Jin Sect.
* ButNotTooGay: Almost inverted. Before the series got aired, the crew stated that Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji's relationship will ''not'' be romantic in this adaptation, due to the censorship laws of China. However, that didn't stop the series from showing heavy homosexual subtext between the two in ''every'' episode. If anything, the amount of subtext in the show exceeds that of the novel and its other adaptations.

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* TheBusCameBack: After Mianmian tells off everyone who slandered Wei Wuxian at Koi Golden Qilin Tower, she leaves the Jin Sect and isn't seen again... until some time after the TimeSkip when Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji encounter her while heading for the Burial Mounds. She appears for long enough for the audience to know that she's fine and doing much better living as a rogue cultivator than as a disciple of the Jin Sect.
* ButNotTooGay: Almost inverted. Before the series got aired, the crew stated that Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji's relationship will ''not'' be romantic in this adaptation, due to the censorship laws of China. However, that didn't stop the series from showing heavy homosexual subtext between the two in ''every'' episode. If anything, the amount of subtext in the show exceeds that of the novel and its other adaptations.



* CannotSpitItOut: Jin Zixuan with Jiang Yanli. Boy goes through a couple of tries until he finally manages to tell Yanli that he likes her.
* CanonForeigner: Xue Chonghai, the creator of the Stygian Iron and possibly Xue Yang's ancestor, didn't exist in the novel or in the other adaptations.

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* CannotSpitItOut: Jin Zixuan with Jiang Yanli. Boy goes through a couple of tries until he finally manages to tell Yanli her that he likes her.
* CanonForeigner: Xue Chonghai, the creator of the Stygian Yin Iron and possibly Xue Yang's ancestor, didn't exist in the novel or in the other adaptations.



* ChekhovsGun: Early on, Wei Wuxian creates a talisman that explodes into small flashes of light, which is best for causing distractions. Lan Wangji uses this when the Wen Sect arrives to attack the Cloud Recesses, and is revealed to hold onto another when they arrive at Yunping City and Wen Ning gets harassed (albeit harmlessly) by some young boys.

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* ChekhovsGun: Early on, Wei Wuxian creates a talisman that explodes into small flashes of light, which is best for causing creating distractions. Lan Wangji uses this when the Wen Sect arrives to attack the Cloud Recesses, and is revealed to hold onto another when they arrive at Yunping City and Wen Ning gets harassed (albeit harmlessly) by some young boys.



* DramaticUnmask: In Episode 34, this occurs in Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng's second encounter in the present time, with Wei Wuxian being threatened into revealing his face.

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* DramaticUnmask: In Episode 34, this occurs in Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng's second encounter in the present time, with Wei Wuxian being threatened into revealing his face. It happens again in Episode 42 when Wei Wuxian's true identity is exposed to the rest of the cultivators and he's cornered with nowhere to run.



* GenreSavvy: When Zidian fails to work on Wei Wuxian in Episode 2, Jiang Cheng doesn't leave corners unchecked and demands that he show his face. It's only thanks to the intervention of the Lan Sect that this doesn't happen.

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* GenreSavvy: When Zidian fails to work on Wei Wuxian in Episode 2, Jiang Cheng doesn't leave corners unchecked and demands that he show takes off his face.mask. It's only thanks to the intervention of the Lan Sect that this doesn't happen.



* INeedAFreakingDrink: When Wei Wuxian talks about Xiao Xingchen and Song Lan and how they had many bad things happen to them despite being heroic and selfless people, Lan Wangji suddenly snatches Wei Wuxian's drink and downs it out of frustration. This is clearly because both of them remind him of Wei Wuxian's situation: a good man who had everything wrong going for them because of things outside their control.

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* INeedAFreakingDrink: When Wei Wuxian talks about Xiao Xingchen and Song Lan and how they had many bad things happen to them despite being heroic and selfless people, Lan Wangji suddenly snatches Wei Wuxian's drink and downs it out of frustration. This is clearly because both of them remind him of Wei Wuxian's situation: a good man who had everything wrong going for them because of things outside their control.control -- all of which were pinned on him anyway.



** One of Jiang Cheng's first spoken lines is telling Wei Wuxian to go to hell before striking him dead -- giving the audience an idea of how much he hates Wei Wuxian. In the finale, he tells Wei Wuxian (albeit not to his face) to take care of himself, showing that he's let go of his hatred.

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** One of Jiang Cheng's first spoken lines is telling Wei Wuxian to go to hell before striking him dead -- giving the audience an idea of how much he hates Wei Wuxian. In the finale, he tells Wei Wuxian (albeit not to his face) to take care of himself, showing that he's let go of his hatred.hatred and will no longer chain Wei Wuxian down.



* NotSoDifferent: A character's behaviour in public is a mask to hide their true nature. They're involved in plotting against (and ultimately causing the death of) someone they were once close to. Now, is this a description of Jin Guangyao or [[spoiler: Nie Huaisang]]?

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* NotSoDifferent: A character's behaviour behavior in public is a mask to hide their true nature. They're involved in plotting against (and ultimately causing the death of) someone they were once close to. Now, is this a description of Jin Guangyao or [[spoiler: Nie Huaisang]]?



* PunchClockVillain: Wen Zhuliu will do anything the Wen sect asks of him because he's grateful to them for his advancement, but he clearly takes no pleasure in Wen Chao's overt sadism, and at least twice keeps silent about information valuable to the Wen sect: [[spoiler: the drugged wine during the rescue of Jiang Cheng from the occupied Lotus Pier, and Wei Wuxian's mysteriously absent core during his abduction.]]
** Wei Wuxian deconstructs this during their confrontation. Even if his motivation is gratitude and not malevolence, he's still tortured and killed countless innocent people in his service to the Wen sect.

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* PunchClockVillain: Wen Zhuliu will do anything the Wen sect Sect asks of him because he's grateful to them for his advancement, but he clearly takes no pleasure in Wen Chao's overt sadism, and at least twice keeps silent about information valuable to the Wen sect: Sect: [[spoiler: the drugged wine during the rescue of Jiang Cheng from the occupied Lotus Pier, and Wei Wuxian's mysteriously absent core during his abduction.]]
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]] Wei Wuxian deconstructs this during their confrontation. Even if his motivation is gratitude and not malevolence, he's still tortured and killed countless innocent people in his service to the Wen sect.Sect.



* SarcasticClapping: Jin Guangyao does this during the final confrontation.

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* SarcasticClapping: Jin Guangyao does this during his confrontation with Jiang Cheng in the final confrontation.arc.



* ShownTheirWork: A minor example, when Lan Wangji plays a song from Dongying (Japan), anyone with a keen ear will notice that the song ''is'' Japanese rather than Chinese in terms of music composition.
* SoundtrackDissonance: PlayedForLaughs. When Wei Wuxian sneaks into the other chambers of Koi Tower via a paper talisman, the track playing at the moment is reminiscent of a modern-day spy comedy film, which can sound odd and jarring.
* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: Not that the original novel ended on a completely bleak note, but prior to the finale airing, many hints were dropped that the Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji would go their separate ways in the end. [[spoiler: While that seemed to be the case at first near the final five minutes of the episode, the very last scene subverts this; after playing the flute alone on a mountaintop, Wei Wuxian hears a very familiar voice call his name, then after turning around and seeing who it is, he smiles]] The Special Edition subverts it further by showing that [[spoiler: Wei Wuxian is now living in the Cloud Recesses]].

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* ShownTheirWork: A minor example, when When Lan Wangji plays a song from Dongying (Japan), anyone with a keen ear will notice that the song ''is'' Japanese rather than Chinese in terms of music composition.
* SoundtrackDissonance: PlayedForLaughs. When Wei Wuxian sneaks into the other chambers of Koi Golden Qilin Tower via a paper talisman, the track playing at the moment is reminiscent of a modern-day spy comedy film, which can sound odd and jarring.
* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: Not that the original novel ended on a completely bleak note, but prior to the finale airing, many hints were dropped that the Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji would go their separate ways in the end. [[spoiler: While that seemed to be the case at first near the final five minutes of the episode, the very last scene subverts this; after playing the flute alone on a mountaintop, Wei Wuxian hears a very familiar voice call his name, then after turning around and seeing who it is, he smiles]] The Special Edition subverts it further by showing that [[spoiler: Wei Wuxian is now living in the Cloud Recesses]].



* ThisIsGonnaSuck: When Jiang Cheng strongholds Wei Wuxian into unmasking himself in Episode 34, this trope is written all over Wei Wuxian's expression as he takes off the mask.

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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: When Jiang Cheng strongholds Wei Wuxian into unmasking himself showing his face in Episode 34, this trope is written all over Wei Wuxian's expression as he takes off the mask.



* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: The soul summoning ritual brings Wei Wuxian back into Mo Xuanyu's body but this is identified only by the fact that the actor's mole is covered with makeup during the present-day scenes, and unobscured in the flashback scenes. Various characters react to him as Mo Xuanyu, and the dialogue confirms he wears the mask because other cultivators - namely the Jin - have seen Mo Xuanyu's uncovered face when he studied in Lanling.

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* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: The soul summoning soul-summoning ritual brings Wei Wuxian back into Mo Xuanyu's body but this is identified only by the fact that the actor's mole is covered with makeup during the present-day scenes, and unobscured in the flashback scenes. Various characters react to him as Mo Xuanyu, and the dialogue confirms he wears the mask because other cultivators - namely those from the Jin Sect - have seen Mo Xuanyu's uncovered face when he studied in Lanling.



* YouAreGrounded: An implicit example happens in Episode 25 when Lan Qiren prevents Lan Wangji from accompanying his brother and tells him to rewrite the sect's rulebook instead. This happens again when Lan Wangji attempts to stop the Jin Sect from razing the Burial Mounds; after having Lan Wangji receive three-hundred whips, he's forced to stay in a cave and recuperate for three years.

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* YouAreGrounded: An implicit example happens in Episode 25 when Lan Qiren prevents Lan Wangji from accompanying his brother and tells him to rewrite the sect's rulebook instead. This happens again when Lan Wangji attempts to stop the Jin Sect from razing the Burial Mounds; after having Lan Wangji receive three-hundred whips, he's forced to stay in a cave and recuperate for three years.

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** The body offering ritual doesn't only bring Wei Wuxian's soul back, but it also transforms Mo Xuanyu's body to look like Wei Wuxian's except for his scars. This is why Wei Wuxian needs the mask to hide his identity.


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A theatrical movie sequel and mobile game based on the series have also been confirmed.

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A theatrical movie sequel and mobile game based on the series have has also been confirmed.

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