Line #5 Creator/JinYong


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4	Jin Yong (金庸, 6 February 1924 – 30 October 2018) was the PenName of Louis Cha Leung-yung (查良鏞, "Jin Yong" being the constituent radicals which made up the 'yung' part of his name), one of the most influential modern Chinese-language novelists and one of the best-selling Chinese authors, well known for his historical {{Wuxia}} fiction -- he pretty much single-handedly raised the {{Wuxia}} to a "legitimate" art form ({{Wuxia}} novels having gained an unfair reputation as "things teenagers and immature adults read". While most widely known as a novelist, Cha also co-founded the Hong Kong daily newspaper ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_Pao Ming Pao]]'' in 1959 and served as its first editor-in-chief.) and is the standard against which all other {{Wuxia}} novelists are compared -- and a great many LiveActionAdaptation series have been made based on his books.
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6	Besides his writing career, Jin Yong was also involved in drafting the Basic Law of Hong Kong just before Hong Kong was handed to over to China. Former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping was also a fan of his, and invited him over to mainland China to visit.
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8	On 30th October 2018, he [[https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/famed-chinese-martial-arts-novelist-jin-yong-dies-aged-94-hong-kong-media died at the age of 94]].
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10	!!His novels, in order of release:
11	[[index]]
12	* 1955 - ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_and_the_Sword The Book And The Sword]]'' (書劍恩仇錄/书剑恩仇录)
13	* 1956 - ''Film/TheSwordStainedWithRoyalBlood'' (碧血劍/碧血剑)
14	* 1957 - ''Literature/TheLegendOfTheCondorHeroes'' (射雕英雄傳/射雕英雄传) -- Part 1 of the Condor Trilogy
15	* 1959 - ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Volant_of_the_Snowy_Mountain Flying Fox of the Snowy Mountain]]'' (雪山飛狐/雪山飞狐)
16	* 1959 - ''Literature/TheReturnOfTheCondorHeroes'' (神雕俠侶/神雕侠侣) -- Part 2 of the Condor Trilogy
17	* 1960 - ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Flying_Fox Other Tales of the Flying Fox]]'' (飛狐外傳/飞狐外传)
18	* 1961 - ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Horse_Neighs_in_the_Western_Wind Swordswoman Riding West On White Horse]]'' (白馬嘯西風/白马啸西风)
19	* 1961 - ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade-dance_of_the_Two_Lovers Blade-dance of the Two Lovers]]'' (鴛鴦刀/鸳鸯刀)
20	* 1961 - ''Literature/HeavenSwordAndDragonSabre'' (倚天屠龍記/倚天屠龙记) -- Part 3 of the Condor Trilogy
21	* 1963 - ''Literature/DemiGodsAndSemiDevils'' (天龍八部/天龙八部)
22	* 1964 - ''Literature/ADeadlySecret'' (連城訣/连城诀)
23	* 1966 - ''Film/OdeToGallantry'' (俠客行/侠客行)
24	* 1967 - ''Literature/TheSmilingProudWanderer'' (笑傲江湖)
25	* 1969 - ''Literature/TheDeerAndTheCauldron'' (鹿鼎記/鹿鼎记)
26	* 1970 - ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_of_the_Yue_Maiden Sword of the Yue Maiden]]'' (越女劍/越女剑)
27	[[/index]]
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29	!!Examples of tropes found in his work:
30	* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: A main source of angst for Di Yun in ''A Deadly Secret''. His student sister married the guy who caused him to be imprisoned and tortured all those years.
31	* AbsurdlySharpBlade: To the point where certain blades can cut pieces of hair falling on them. Prominent examples are the Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Sabre [[spoiler:which break upon clashing into each other]].
32	* AbusiveParents:
33	** Xiao Feng's dad. Look, admit it -- he sucked. [[spoiler:Although he didn't really abuse his son in any way and what trouble he caused for Xiao Feng was not collateral damage to his true purpose.]]
34	** Also, Shi Potian's mother, who literally called him "son of a bitch." [[spoiler:She wasn't his biological mother, she whisked him away from his parents when he was a baby because she was driven mad by jealousy, a Miss Haversham-sort.]]
35	* ActionGirl: Almost all of the female leads in his series can, at the very ''least'', kick a normal civilian's ass. And ''most'' of them are much stronger than that.
36	* AdaptationalAttractiveness:
37	** In ''Literature/TheLegendOfTheCondorHeroes'', Guo Jing is not normally being described as stout and muscular, and ''certainly'' not well known for being incredibly handsome or refined. However, the 2008 film casts teen heart throb Hu Ge, who is very {{Bishonen}}. It can be rather wince-worthy when characters mention how "manly" and "plain" Guo Jing is (including several instances where people compare his relationship with Huang Rong as being [[UglyGuyHotWife "A beautiful flower planted in cow dung"]] -- yes, he was even being likened to ''cow dung''), when Guo Jing [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/U1735P28T3D1319149F326DT20061108153936.JPG can]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/200837173742479.jpg look]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/220H553P07_small.jpg prettier]] than some of the female cast. However, the 2008 modified the focus to be a contrast of minds; Guo Jing is now probably the slowest martial arts student ever (dung), while Huang Rong is a genius (flower).
38	** In the novel, Dongfang Bubai is a man who castrated himself for power. After gorgeous Brigitte Lin played him in 1992, however, it became some sort of tradition that his role would be played by a woman.
39	%%* AdaptationDistillation: One of the larger, more widely agreed upon cases would be TVB's 1982 adaptation of LOCH (with Felix Wong and Barbara Yung), which numerous fans consider to be a sort of "one true adaptation" that would be extremely tough to beat.
40	%%* AdaptationInspiration: ''A Deadly Secret'' was influenced by ''The Count of Monte Cristo'', with inspiration from the life of a former domestic worker in Jin Yong's family.
41	%%* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Let's face it -- Yang Guo's [[MrFanservice devilish good looks]] and bad boy attitude attracted him a ''huge'' harem of adorers. Also, this trope is the only plausible reason why Shi Zhongyu managed to attract so many women.
42	* AlmightyIdiot: Zhou Botong is a ludicrously powerful martial artist with massive ''chi'' reserves, and, uniquely, can use two different techniques at the same time, one for each hand. He'd rather play pranks and take care of his bees than participate in the shenanigans of the ''jianghu''.
43	* AlmightyJanitor: The Sweeper Monk from ''Literature/DemiGodsAndSemiDevils'' is the cleaning guy for the library in the Shaolin Temple, most of the higher-up monks in Shaolin ''didn't even know about him'', and he ends up being the strongest character in the entire Jin Yong universe.
44	* ButtMonkey: The Golden Wheel Monk. Ostensibly a fighter on par with the Greats, he ends up getting his ass kicked at every turn and humiliated constantly. He does have a [[{{HeelFaceTurn}} change of heart at the end]] and [[{{RedemptionEqualsDeath}} sacrifices himself to right a wrong he had committed]], however.
45	%%* AxCrazy: Ah Zi, Princess Jian Ning, Huang Yaoshi, Ding Busan...
46	* BannedInChina: Initially, his works were banned in Taiwan ''and'' Mainland China.
47	%%* BeenThereShapedHistory: More than half of the books take place in a specific historical era and the characters either influence or are influenced by the times around them. The historical backgrounds to ''Ode To Gallantry'', ''A Deadly Secret'', ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'', ''Swordswoman Riding West on White Horse'', and ''Blade-dance of the Two Lovers'' are left ambiguous. However, from obscure clues given by the characters (such as the implication that Zhang Sanfeng has already passed away in ''Ode To Gallantry''), it can be assumed that these works take place at various points of the Ming and Qing Dynasty.
48	%%* BettyAndVeronica: Pretty much every work has this. Notable examples include: Huo Qingtong (Veronica) and Princess Fragrance (Betty), Xia Qing Qing (Veronica) and Ah Jiu (Betty), Huang Rong (Veronica) and Hua Zheng (Betty), Zhao Min (Veronica) and Zhou Zhiruo (Betty), Shui Sheng (Veronica) and Qi Fang (Betty), Ding Dong (Veronica) and Ah Shiu (Betty), and Ren Yingying (Veronica) versus Yue Lingshan (Betty).
49	%%* BigBadWannabe:
50	%%** There's Ding Chunqiu from ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'', who is too arrogant to realize that the master he betrayed has passed on his incredible martial arts to Xu Zhu, leading him to conclude that he is almighty.
51	%%** Wan Zhenshan from ''A Deadly Secret'' also counts, though this is simply because the two characters that do eclipse him in slyness go to greater extremes to get what they want.
52	%%* BigEater: Quite a few of the characters, though they're mostly side characters. Hong Qigong for one.
53	* BookDumb: Wei Xiaobao, who is illiterate and constantly recites idioms incorrectly. Even Kangxi mentions numerous times that he should read more books. However, this trait can be attributed mainly to his extreme laziness, as he has proven more than enough times that he's certainly smart enough to learn.
54	* BornLucky: ''Literature/DemiGodsAndSemiDevils'': Xu Zhu accidentally solves a ''TabletopGame/{{Weiqi}}'' game and he is bestowed with [[spoiler:70 years worth of martial arts]] by Wuyazi as a reward. He runs into more luck after rescuing Tianshan Tonglao (a student sister of Wuyazi), who teaches him her techniques in return. As if his luck couldn't get any better, Tianshan Tonglao's nemesis and student sister Li Qiushui unintentionally transfers some of her power to Xu Zhu when the latter tries to stop the two from fighting each other. By the end of the novel, his prowess in martial arts is arguably only second to the Sweeper Monk.
55	%%** To a lesser extent, this is true for Duan Yu as well. [[spoiler:He learns three powerful skills by chance with little effort: swift dodging of an opponent's attacks, shooting inner energy from his fingertips, and absorbing an opponent's inner energy.]]
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57	%% Don't combine tropes with a slash
58	%%* BittersweetEnding / EarnYourHappyEnding: ''Return of the Condor Heroes''; ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''
59	%%* BreakoutCharacter: Dongfang Bubai of ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''. For an character that appear once in a novel. After [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Swordsman Swordsman II]] he have [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_East_is_Red_(1993_film) one spin-off movie]] and receive AdaptationalAttractiveness on almost every single adaptation that came out after. In 2013 adaptation, they even rewrite character as a female who is one of Linghu Chong love interest.
60	%%* BrotherSisterIncest: What Duan Yu's relationships with his love interests keep turning out to be. Unfortunately for them, close incest like that wasn't well accepted in ancient China ([[KissingCousins cousins, on the other hand...]]) Of course, later on, it turns out that [[spoiler:they're all actually cousins, because of a very complicated mix up of who his father was]].
61	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite Zhou Botong's [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} insane, childish personality]], the members of the Quanzhen Sect have no choice but to accept his silly ways. Reason being that, not only is he [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass insanely strong]], he's also the member with the most seniority.
62	%%* CampGay: Dongfang Bubai
63	%%* ChasteHero: Most of the protagonists of his series. Though apparently after they get married, they seem to understand the mechanics of it well enough. Protagonists that deserve mention include Shi Potian (who was naive in a lot of other ways, too) and Yang Guo (who, for the life of him, could ''not'' understand what Xiao Long Nu was trying to say he did to her).
64	%%* ChekhovsGun: Oh, ''all'' the time.
65	%%* TheChessmaster: A ''ton'' of characters. Huang Rong, Wei Xiaobao, Zhao Min, Cheng Kun...
66	%%* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Of the Unlucky kind. Jin Yong apparently hates the idea of childhood friends getting together. In ''Legend of the Condor Heroes'', Guo Jing falls for the first girl he meets right after he leaves his childhood Hua Zheng. In ''A Deadly Secret'', Di Yun doesn't end up with Qi Fang, the student sister he grew up with -- and Shui Sheng, the girl he ''does'' end up with, doesn't end up with her cousin whom she played with since childhood (and both of them harbored affection for each other that went into romantic territory before she got swept up into Di Yun's business). In ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'', Ling Hu Chong doesn't end up with his student sister since childhood, Yue Lingshan, and instead ends up with Ren Ying Ying. In ''Sword Stained with Royal Blood'', Yuang Chengzhi does not end up with Xiao Hui, whom he played with since he was young (although she was initially excited and infatuated with meeting him after all these years, she settles for her student brother). In ''Return of the Condor Heroes'', Yang Guo doesn't end up with Guo Fu (whom he played with when he was young), and instead ends up with his mentor and master figure, Xiao Long Nu. And in ''Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre'', Zhang Wuji not only doesn't end up with Zhiruo or Zhu Er, his idea of possibly marrying Yang Buhui is shot to hell when she reveals that she plans on marrying his ''student uncle''.
67	%%* CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds: The endings of most stories (except ''The Deer and the Cauldron'').
68	%%* ClingyJealousGirl: Zhou Zhiruo from ''Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre'' (along with later becoming an out-and-out {{Yandere}}) towards Zhang Wuji, Qing Qing from ''Sword Stained With Royal Blood'' towards Yuan Chengzhi, Ah Zi from ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' towards Xiao Feng.
69	%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Zhou Botong from ''LOCH'', as well as Sha Gu (though she's actually more justified because she's... well, retarded). Also, Huang Yaoshi could ''definitely'' qualify, though he's of the ''much'' more [[AxCrazy dangerous]], explosively bipolar kind.
70	%%* CoolOldGuy: There are ''lots''. Most of the old guys in his series are pretty darn cool.
71	%%* CosmicPlaything: Poor, poor Lin Ping Zhi. Ling Hu Chong similarly has the worst luck ever, and he even gets the ButtMonkey treatment from everybody he cares about.
72	%%* CreepyCrossdresser: In ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'', those who learn the DangerousForbiddenTechnique all end up a little...queer, to say the least.
73	%%* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Lots of side characters. Most notably Zhou Botong.
74	%%* DamselInDistress: Alas, even the {{Action Girl}}s can fall victim to this.
75	%%* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: There's at least one per novel, but the most infamous is probably the Sunflower Manual/Bixie Swordplay Technique, which requires its male adherents to [[spoiler:castrate themselves]].
76	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Linghu Chong.
77	* DeathSeeker: Dugu Qiubai, a PosthumousCharacter mentioned in three of the novels, was described as the most powerful martial artist of his era and who died alone in despair as he never found his match throughout his entire life. His name itself is [[MeaningfulName revealing of his objectives]][[note]]it literally translates to "The Loner Who Seeks Defeat''[[/note]].
78	%%* DecoyProtagonist: Lin Pingzhi. And quite a few others.
79	%%* DespiteThePlan:
80	%%** Yuan Chengzhi's attempt at assassinating Hong Taiji fails due to the intervention of Yuzhenzi. [[spoiler:Later, Hong Taiji witnesses an affair between his concubine and his half-brother Dorgon, causing the latter to kill him without hesitation.]]
81	%%** Played straight and subverted many times in ''The Deer and the Cauldron'', to both the government ''and'' the anti-Qing forces.
82	%%* DeusExMachina: You could make a DrinkingGame out of the times a powerful martial artist "just happened" to stumble upon the right place at the right time (though, to Jin Yong's credit, he also gives enough {{backstory}} so that it doesn't come off as an AssPull most of the time).
83	%%* DeusAngstMachina: Xiao Feng from ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils''. Oh lord. Also, Yang Guo and Xiao Long Nu from ''Return of the Condor Heroes''.
84	%%* DiscOneFinalBoss: Zuo Lengshan from the ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''. For the first half of the story he seemed to be the antagonist responsible for every evil deed committed by the orthodox sects. However, Yue Buqun replaces him in the second half of the story as his villainous character becomes increasingly obvious.
85	%%* DirtyCoward: Jinlun Fawang, the Golden Wheel Monk.
86	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Ren Wo Xing's ReignOfTerror is suspiciously similar to purges that were happening in RedChina at the time of the novel's writing.
87	%%* {{Doorstopper}}: A Literature/HarryPotter book can be put into one or two movies. A Jin Yong novel takes a TV series that spans 20-odd episodes for the shorter ones, or up to 60 episodes for the longer ones.
88	%%* DownerEnding: ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' again.
89	* DrivenToSuicide: Xiao Feng, who felt that life wasn't worth living anymore, considering that the girl that was waiting for him when it was all over was [[AxCrazy Ah Zi]]. Many people theorize that what drove him to suicide was a combination of heroics ''and'' the fact that he wanted to escape that manipulative, depressing relationship with her.
90	%%* DumbIsGood: Most of the heroic protagonists in his series are pretty dumb (mainly attributed to their HonorBeforeReason way of life). And the smarter, sneakier characters that ''aren't'' bad guys tend to be morally ambiguous. A notable exception is Linghu Chong, who smartens up considerably after being expelled from the Mount Hua Sect, but retains his heroic personality.
91	* DyingAlone: Yang Kang is poisoned and left to die a slow, painful death alone. No one dared to go near him, and he didn't even get a proper burial.
92	%%* EmotionlessGirl: Xiao Long Nu, which is {{lampshaded}} countless times in the series.
93	%%* EvenEvilHasStandards: Quite a few villains will put HonorBeforeReason just like the heroes, and at least one EnemyCivilWar happened because of this trope.
94	* EverybodyWasKungFuFighting: What do you expect? It's {{Wuxia}}. Even the most harmless looking of old men will inevitably turn out to be a hidden kung fu master.
95	%%* EvilTwin: There's Ah Zi, who is the evil twin of Ah Zhu. And then there's Emperor Qianlong, who was made to be the evil twin of Chen Jialuo. And another example, which is ''extremely'' integral to the plot of ''Ode to Gallantry'', there's Shi Potian and his evil twin, Shi Zhongyu.
96	%%* ExtremeDoormat: Xiao Long Nu.
97	* EyeScream: Blindness is a common effect of especially deadly poisons. After Ah Zi was [[HoistByHisOwnPetard blinded by her own poison]], the opportunity came to heal her sight if only she had a donor...You Tanzhi cheerfully volunteers. When she decides to [[TogetherInDeath join Xiao Feng in death]], she plucks out said eyes and throws them back to You Tanzhi.
98	* FaceHeelTurn: Hua Tiegan in ''A Deadly Secret''. He was part of the "Luohua Liushui" group of orthodox martial artists who wanted to rescue Shui Sheng from Grandmaster Xuedao. [[spoiler:However, his three companions are killed while pursuing Xuedao into an enclosed glacier, causing him to fear for his life and beg for mercy. After Xuedao's death at the hands of Di Yun, he realizes that his reputation will be ruined if his act of cowardice and disloyalty is spread by Di Yun and Shui Sheng and unsuccessfully attempt to kill them. After being rescued from the glacier, he accuses the duo of committing sexual acts while they were trapped in the glacier, causing Shui Sheng to fall out with her cousin/fiancé and Di Yun's reputation to sink even lower.]]
99	** Li Mochou in ''Return of the Condor Heroes'' is implied to be this. Apparently she was not a bad person before her lover fell for another woman.
100	* TheFettered: Li Yan from ''Sword Stained with Royal Blood''. He was critical in convincing martial artists to join Li Zicheng's anti-Ming peasant movement through constantly talking about his vision of creating a populist regime. Unfortunately for him, the newly established government under Li Zicheng was even more unpopular than its predecessor due to rampant corruption.
101	** Guo Jing's display of this actually saved his life. Due to a misunderstanding about Yang Kang's death, Yang Guo wanted to "avenge" his dad by killing both Guo Jing and Huang Rong. However, after witnessing Guo Jing's loyal and indomitable personality, his murderous thoughts immediately vanish.
102	* TheFilmOfTheBook: There are several film adaptations from Creator/ShawBrothers, including ''Film/TheSwordStainedWithRoyalBlood'', ''Film/OdeToGallantry'', ''Film/TheEmperorAndHisBrother'' (based on The Book and the Sword), ''Film/HeavenSwordAndDragonSabre'', ''Film/TheProudYouth'' (based on The Smiling, Proud Wanderer), ''Film/ADeadlySecret'', and a few others.
103	* FirstGirlWins: Qing Qing from ''Sword Stained With Royal Blood''.
104	* ForTheEvulz: Almost everything Ah Zi does. The only reason she tortures innocent bystanders is mostly because she's a sadistic little girl that takes pleasure in other people's pain.
105	* ForbiddenFruit: It's implied that Ah Zi fell for Xiao Feng when she saw him being in complete misery and mourning over Ah Zhu. She was impressed with how dedicated and in love a man could be towards a woman, and wished that she could have someone who would be like that towards her. So although she knew that Xiao Feng would never be able to love another woman, she kept persisting to try to get what she couldn't have.
106	** Ironically, although this is her stated reason, she herself eventually gets a {{s\|talkerWithACrush}}uitor that loves her very, very obsessively. But of course, You Tanzhi doesn't count, because he's ugly.
107	* GenkiGirl: Huang Rong, Ding Dang (albeit a very [[AxCrazy violent]] one), Zhong Ling, and Ah Zi (who is a SpoiledBrat, AxCrazy version). Apparently, Hua Zheng also used to be one, before she started {{Wangst}}ing about Guo Jing. This is {{lampshaded}} by her brother, who asks her what's gotten into her, since she always used to be high on life and always smiling.
108	* TheGift: Zhang Wuji and Shi Potian, who are shown to be very quick in learning martial arts. Zhou Botong has this aspect as well.
109	** Ah Qing from ''Sword of the Yue Maiden'', who manage to defeat 2000 palace guards with a ''bamboo stick''. She learned all of her techniques from sparring with a white gibbon.
110	* GottaCatchThemAll: Wei Xiaobao collecting all eight volumes of the "Sutra of Forty-two Chapters."
111	* GreenEyedMonster: Qing Qing from ''Sword Stained With Royal Blood'' is the queen of this. It's a rather unusual instance where the most jealous and narrow-minded woman in the series is the female lead.
112	* GreyAndGrayMorality: ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''. As a whole, both the orthodox and unorthodox sects are shown be morally ambiguous, to the point where many of the dislikable characters come from orthodox sects.
113	* HandicappedBadass: Yang Guo, [[spoiler:who lost an arm about halfway through ''Return of the Condor Heroes'']], grows into a badass who eventually learned to become a true BareFistedMonk by making his [[spoiler:one remaining arm]] so strong and cultivating enough internal energy that swords ''simply can't stand up to his palm strikes''. He eventually got badass enough that his power was considered equal to Guo Jing, protagonist of the prequel and considered the biggest badass of the period. He even got elected to join in the ranks of the Five Great Masters (North, East, South, Centre, he's the West Eccentric), inheriting his godfather Ouyang Feng's position (West Venom).
114	** There's also usually at least one blind fighter in every novel.
115	** Nun Jiunan in ''The Deer and The Cauldron'', who was previously a princess of the Ming Dynasty. After losing an arm, her martial arts mastery was greatly elevated, giving her credentials to lead a Ming revivalist organization and develop numerous plots to destabilize the Qing government.
116	** There's also the weaponsmith in ''Legend of the Condor Heroes'' who, despite having to use a crutch in place of a leg and having to sacrifice one hand to hold said crutch, managed to fight a major villain to a standstill.
117	* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Very much {{subverted}} in ''Legend of the Condor Heroes'', where it's pretty safe to say that Guo Jing had a lot less natural talent for kung fu than Yang Kang. However, due to Huang Rong's help, his own ridiculous amount of persistence, along with some of the most legendary kung fu masters pounding all their techniques into his slow head, he eventually manages to surpass Yang Kang and become ''very'' strong.
118	* HeartwarmingOrphan: Yang Guo, Zhang Wuji, Yuan Chengzhi.
119	** Implied in the cases of Linghu Chong and Di Yun, as nothing is ever mentioned about their parents.
120	* HeelFaceTurn: In the third version of ''Return of the Condor Heroes'', Jinlun Fawang relents at the end and saves Guo Xiang from a burning wooden tower (that he had tied her to in the first place) [[RedemptionEqualsDeath at the cost of his life.]]
121	** Hong Shenghai and He Tieshou from ''Sword Stained with Royal Blood'', who repents their misdeeds and respectively become a loyal assistant and disciple to Yuan Chengzhi.
122	** Tian Boguang in ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'' is the most surprising example of this. Introduced as a serial rapist with mastery in Qinggong, Linghu Chong manages to put a stop to his act and even [[spoiler:befriend him]]. He is later forced by Monk Bujie to become a Buddhist monk and the faithful disciple of Bujie's daughter Yilin.
123	* HeroicAmbidexterity: Zhou Botong and Xiaolongnu can use two different sword techniques in each hand, which for Xiaolongnu makes her extremely powerful, because she can use the male Quanzhen Swordplay to complement her Jade Maiden Swordplay without requiring her lover Yang Guo.
124	* HeterosexualLifePartners: There's Wang Chongyang and Duan Zhixing. Apparently, they were such good friends that they decided to lock themselves up in a room for around one year to practice kung fu together. This had the unfortunate effect of causing Duan Zhixing's married life to become destroyed, to say the least.
125	* HiddenVillain: Murong Bo from ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils''. He is basically directly and indirectly responsible for causing most of the conflict in the novel, including [[spoiler:the battle that lead to the death of Xiao Feng's mother, increasing tension between the Song and Liao Dynasty, and Jiumozi's attempt to conquer the wulin.]] However, the connection between him and the events are not revealed until he makes his first and only appearance in the later part of the novel.
126	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Many, many of them.
127	** ''The Book and the Sword'' -- Emperor Qianlong, Fuk'anggan
128	** ''Sword Stained with Royal Blood'' -- Emperor Chongzhen, Princess Changping, Li Zicheng, Hong Taiji, Dorgon
129	** ''Literature/TheLegendOfTheCondorHeroes'' -- Genghis Khan, Tolui, Jebe, The Seven Disciples of Wang Chongyang
130	** ''Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain'' -- Li Zicheng
131	** ''Literature/TheReturnOfTheCondorHeroes'' -- Kublai Khan, The Seven Disciples of Wang Chongyang
132	** ''Other Tales of the Flying Fox'' -- Fuk'anggan
133	** ''Literature/HeavenSwordAndDragonSabre'' -- Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Chen Youliang, Zhang Sanfeng
134	** ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' -- Emperor Daozong, Wanyan Aguda, Duan Zhengchun
135	** ''Literature/TheDeerAndTheCauldron'' -- Emperor Kangxi, Princess Changping, Oboi, Zheng Keshuang, Sophia Alekseyevna
136	** ''Sword of the Yue Maiden'' -- Fan Li, King Goujian, Wen Zhong, Xi Shi
137	* HonorBeforeReason: A lot of the protagonists. The most extreme examples are Guo Jing, Zhang Wuji, and Xiao Feng. For Guo Jing's case, he actually became (in)famous even among his ''enemies'' for being an incredibly honorable goody-two-shoes.
138	* HumansAreBastards: What ''A Deadly Secret'' revolves around. From disciples murdering their own master to cannibalism, even TheCynic would find the pessimistic mood to be disturbingly strong. A notable mention is Ling Tuisi, who [[spoiler:prematurely buries his daughter]] as a part of his scheme to gain the secret leading to a hidden treasure.
139	** Gongsun Zhi from ''Return of the Condor Heroes''. He was taught various martial arts techniques by his wife Qiu Qianchi, and repays her goodwill by cheating on her, causing an infuriated Qiu to poison him and his lover. Qiu claims to have only one dose of antidote to the poison, leading Gongsun Zhi to [[spoiler:quickly killing his lover so he can have the antidote]]. In revenge, he [[spoiler:severs Qiu's tendons and imprisons her]], hiding the secret from his own daughter.
140	* HumiliationConga: Murong Fu succeeds in teaming up with Duan Yuan Qing, a bitter, psychotically murderous man who promises him that he'd be able to become emperor; in exchange, he fatally stabs Duan Yu's parents, but before he can murder Duan Yu himself his mother reveals that [[spoiler:Duan Yu is Duan Yuan Qing's biological son]], and Duan Yuan Qing relents of the order. By now the BigDamnHeroes have shown up at which point they completely waste Murong Fu. He spends the rest of his life a broken shell of a man who, in his insanity, believes himself to be emperor and appoints the neighborhood children and local wildlife the "officers" of his "court". You almost feel sorry for the guy...
141	* IfICantHaveYou: Guo Fu with Yang Guo, even going so far as to [[spoiler cut his arm off]] out of rage and spite. Also, Zhou Zhiruo becomes hellbent on destroying Zhang Wuji after he ditches her during their wedding.
142	** That's one interpretation of Guo Fu. It's hard to say if she really did that because she couldn't have Yang Guo. She was also angry because Yang Guo convinced the Wu brothers to stop fighting for her affections and basically to give her the cold shoulder. And then she told him about that thing with his master/lover and etc.
143	* InsufferableGenius: Many characters that are badass geniuses are ''not'' modest. Quite a few times, it's something that makes them all the more endearing.
144	* ImplausibleFencingPowers: It's {{Wuxia}}, so all swordplay and martial arts is going to fall under RuleOfCool.
145	** The king of this in his novels is the PosthumousCharacter Dugu Qiubai, aptly named "Sword Devil", who by age 30 was such a good swordsman that he was literally the strongest person to have ever lived. He invented a series of stance which allow someone to counter literally ''any'' possible offense used on them (making the user effectively unbeatable), and being so good a swordsman that he ''no longer actually needed a sword'' to use swordplay: instead all the grass, stone, dirt, and trees in the world would become his sword should he need to defend himself.
146	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Quite a few times, Huang Rong decides to leave to allow Guo Jing to go with his fiancee, Hua Zheng. Of course, when he makes it clear that the only one he loves is her, she decides to stay with him. Duan Yu did this for Wang Yuyan, as well. His sacrifice lead to the biggest turning point of their relationship.
147	* KarmicDeath: Instead of having the protagonists outright ''kill'' the bad guys, this tends to be their ending. It also tends to be a ''lot'' more satisfying.
148	* KiManipulation
149	* KissingCousins: Hey, these stories are based in ancient China. It was okay. Examples include Zhu Er with Wuji and ''especially'' Wang Yuyan and Murong Fu.
150	* LastGirlWins: Most prominently, Zhao Min from ''Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre'', who was the ''very'' last girl Wuji met out of his harem of admirers. Wang Yuyan from ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' was the last girl that Duan Yu met, and is also the one that he ended up with. And then it's implied that Shui Sheng from ''A Deadly Secret'' ended up with Di Yun. Also, Huang Rong from ''Legend of the Condor Heroes'' met Guo Jing ''way'' after Hua Zheng.
151	* LikeBrotherAndSister: What Guo Jing feels towards Hua Zheng.
152	* LoveAtFirstSight: Thankfully, Jin Yong tends not to use this trope as much, and normally fleshes out the characters' romance. However, there ''is'' Duan Yu towards Wang Yuyan, which culminated in him acting like a StalkerWithACrush towards her. The use of this trope is probably also part of the reason why their relationship is viewed by many as being StrangledByTheRedString. There are also one-sided examples, which are mostly viewed negatively.
153	%%* LoveDodecahedron
154	* LoveHurts: ''Boy'', does it. It's capable of transforming [[GenkiGirl originally Genki]] characters into {{wangst}}ing drunks.
155	* LoveMakesYouDumb: Happens more often than you think and as long as it's not the protagonist, it's generally fatal for the character.
156	* LoveMartyr: There are ''lots''. Yue Buqun's daughter, Yue Lingshan towards Ling Pingzhi, Qi Fang towards Wan Gui. A ''very'' messed up one is You Tanzhi towards Ah Zi, to the extent where he accepts her [[ColdBloodedTorture torturing]] him (including melting a scalding iron mask onto his face), and is willing to kill ''anyone'' for her.
157	* LoveTriangle: A staple for ''every'' story of his. Every protagonist must be in one. Only certain protagonists, however, [[LoveDodecahedron start getting more than two love interests]].
158	* LukeYouAreMyFather: All the time. The three biggest come in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, where the true lineage of three of the main protagonists all represent major turning points in their lives -- Xiao Feng [[spoiler:is revealed to be a foreign prince, causing him to spend the rest of his life torn between the duties to his biological family and his bonds with his former friends, whom he still feels obligated towards despite being forsaken by all but a few]]; Duan Yu [[spoiler:turns out to be the result of a one night stand between Duan Yan Qing and Duan Yu's mother, who was pissed at her husband for being such a playboy]], and Xu Zhu [[spoiler:is revealed to be the product of an affair between the head monk of his temple and a woman who became a serial baby kidnapper/killer because of this event]].
159	* MacGuffin: Most of the time, it comes in the form of a [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique secret kung fu manual]]. In ''The Deer and the Cauldron'', an interesting example would be the eight volumes of the "Sutra of Forty-two Chapters." In the books, despite being a ''huge'' driving force of the plot, [[spoiler:the treasure map found in all eight books never ends up being used to find the treasure]].
160	* MarryThemAll: What Wei Xiaobao had in mind, pretty much ever since the beginning, with ''all eight'' of his love interests. In his defense, people in those days ''could'' do that, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it.
161	** Also, Duan Yu of ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' is told to marry his entire UnwantedHarem by his dying mother. (In at least one adaptation, she even takes the time to tell him that Da Li ethics are different from Han ethics, and he can marry them all as full wives instead of designating a head wife and make the rest of them his concubines.)
162	* MartialPacifist: Quite a few of the martial artists don't care for fighting in any way.
163	* MeaningfulName: A load of characters, especially those in the Condor Trilogy.
164	** Guo Jing and Yang Kang's given names combine to form Jingkang, which was used for reminding the duo of the era where the Northern Song Dynasty was toppled. [[note]]The "Jingkang Incident" or "Disaster of Jingkang" was the occupation of the imperial capital Kaifeng, whereby the Jurchen Jin abducted basically everyone of Emperor Qinzong's branch of the family. This included himself and his father Emperor Huizong.[[/note]]
165	** Dongfang Bubai translates roughly to "Invincible/Undefeatable East", illustrating the character's supremacy in martial arts.
166	*** For fans of anime, this is where the name [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Tohou Fuhai]] comes from.
167	** Dugu Qiubai's name means 'The Loner Begging for Defeat', someone who is so skilled and powerful, he is begging for someone, anyone to finally defeat him.
168	** Murong Bo and Murong Fu's given name can mean "gamble" and "restore". This pretty much matches their intention of restoring a historical state through a series of dangerous gambles.
169	* MeaninglessVillainVictory: Ling Tuisi and Qi Changfa achieves this in ''A Deadly Secret'', as both of them sacrificed their daughter before arriving at their goal. [[spoiler:They are hit with karma after touching the poison smeared on the treasure they were after all along, causing them to become insane.]]
170	* {{Minimalism}}: ''Sword of the Yue Maiden''. Arguably, ''Blade-dance of the Two Lovers'' and ''Swordswoman Riding West on White Horse'' as well. Interestingly, they are generally regarded as Jin Yong's least popular works, and are the only novels where the female protagonist is featured more prominently than the male protagonist.
171	* MoralityPet: A rare example of an older, stronger man being a young girl's morality pet can be found in ''Demi Gods and Semi Devils''. Xiao Feng ''is'' the only person who can bring out ''any'' sort of redeeming qualities in Ah Zi. Any good deed that Ah Zi ever attempts has been [[PrecociousCrush in the effort to seek his approval]]. Too bad Xiao Feng is an idiot when it comes to raising or encouraging kids.
172	* MurderTheHypotenuse: Zhou Zhiruo made a ''huge'' effort to secure her position in Wuji's heart -- including attempting to murder any and every woman that got in the way. And then there's Ah Zhi with Xiao Feng... let's face it, ''anyone'' who looks to be a nuisance or gets in the way of her and her brother-in-law must die.
173	* NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction: Quite a few characters/masters experience this, but the biggest one has to be the near-mythical character of Dugu Qiubai, who was so ridiculously skilled and powerful that he had no equals or challengers, and all he was left with was profound loneliness and dissatisfaction. His name literally translates into 'The Loner Begging for Defeat'.
174	* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Experienced by most protagonists. Often this is a result of false rumours spread about them or the group they're associated with.
175	** Xiao Feng of ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' is the epitome of this simply because of his [[spoiler:Khitan heritage]].
176	** Di Yun from ''A Deadly Secret'' bears this for almost the entirety of the novel. [[spoiler:It wasn't until Shui Sheng began doing good deeds under his name that his reputation began to improve.]]
177	** Linghu Chong from ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'', due to his association with members of unorthodox sects.
178	* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Qiu Qianren in ''Legend of the Condor Heroes''. Due his twin brother impersonating him as a con-artist in earlier parts of the novel, he is seen as nothing more than a petty crook by Huang Rong. Cut to Qiu almost ''killing'' Huang Rong with his "Iron Palm".
179	* OneManArmy: Most martial artist masters. There are battle strategies that basically throws them into the midst of the enemy and just let them rip.
180	* OppositesAttract: Numerous couples. Guo Jing (dumb, honorable, and an all-around NiceGuy) with Huang Rong (tricky and sly, spoiled, and morally ambiguous), Yang Guo ([[GenkiGirl Genki]], flirty, and fun-loving) and Xiao Long Nu (boring, EmotionlessGirl that hates commotions and would rather live quietly in a coffin), Zhang Wuji (stupid, [[HonorBeforeReason honorable]], and ''very'' wishy washy when it comes to women) with Zhao Min (sneaky, one-man woman).
181	* OrwellianRetcon: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demi-Gods_and_Semi-Devils#Plot Many of his works since 2002]]. %%Duan Yu's story
182	* OvershadowedByAwesome: Guo Polu from ''Return of the Condor Heroes''. Despite being the only son of the Guo family (which meant a lot in traditional Chinese culture), he is constantly cast aside in favour of his infinitely more vibrant twin sister Guo Xiang. His only significant role was [[spoiler:being the first person to wield the "Dragon Sabre", one of the coveted weapons in ''Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre''.]]
183	* {{Parody}}: ''The Deer and The Cauldron'' to the rest of Jin Yong's works. Wei Xiaobao does everything that no one would ever expect a hero to do, most notably [[spoiler:''raping his future wives''.]]
184	* PassingTheTorch: Near the end of ''Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre'', Zhang Wuji felt that his leadership of the Ming Cult was constantly being challenged, especially by Zhu Yuanzhang. [[spoiler:He ultimately decides to transfer his position to Zhu and live a secluded life with Zhao Min.]]
185	* PluckyComicRelief: The Six Immortals of the Peach Valley in ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''.
186	** The Four Heroes of Taiyue from ''Blade-dance of the Two Lovers'' are often regarded as some of the most memorable comic relief characters in his works, as they are actually crucial to plot development.
187	* PrecociousCrush: Guo Xiang had a ''huge'' crush on Yang Guo... she never got over it, and remained single and {{celibate\|Hero}} for the rest of her life. Considering that Yang Guo was a generation older than her, and had even ''held her in his arms when she was a baby''... oh my.
188	** Ah Zi had a big one on Xiao Feng, who was her [[spoiler:dead]] twin sister's boyfriend. She also constantly manipulates him into staying by her side to protect her, using her sister as her trump card. Unfortunately for Ah Zi, Xiao Feng is not into AxCrazy {{Spoiled Brat}}s. It's probably worth mentioning that Xiao Feng is also ''much'' older than her.
189	* ThePromise: Xiao Feng promising Ah Zhu that he'll take care of Ah Zi for the rest of his life. God, he would regret that so much in the future. To the point where his only escape was [[spoiler:in death]].
190	* RealitySubtext:
191	** The Qing dynasty (except for Kangxi) is depicted in poor light because Jin Yong's ancestors were the target of a censorious purge that almost caused his entire clan to be wiped out.
192	** The false accusation that befell [[Literature/ADeadlySecret Di Yun]] is based on what happened to a family servant (he was similarly accused as a plot to MurderTheHypotenuse and Jin Yong's grandfather -- a judge -- realized the clues didn't add up and so had the man freed; in gratitude, the servant dedicated himself to the grandfather).
193	** In the 1983 adaptation of ''Return of the Condor Heroes'', numerous people applauded the performance of how love-struck and romantic Andy Lau (who played Yang Guo) was towards Idy Chan (who played the character's love, Xiao Long Nu). Apparently, Andy Lau has since admitted that he harbored a huge crush on Idy Chan. To quote him, "When I collaborated in ''Return of the Condor Heroes'' with her, I really felt that she's my girlfriend. When we go home after work, I would be worried about her and think of her. Then when we collaborated again in ''Casino Raiders'' where she played Alan Tam's girlfriend, I felt unhappy about it."
194	* ReconcileTheBitterFoes: During the reign of Ren Woxing and Dongfang Bubai in ''The Smiling, Prooud Wanderer'', there was constant war between the Sun Moon Holy Cult and the orthodox sects. [[spoiler:When Ren Woxing's daughter Ren Yingying came to power, a truce was successfully negotiated between the two sides.]]
195	** Subverted in ''The Deer and The Cauldron'', as Wei Xiaobao's attempts at reconciling the Han and Manchus are a constant failure.
196	* RedOniBlueOni: Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü in ''The Return of the Condor Heroes''.
197	* RunningGag: On average, the female protagonists are ''a lot'' smarter than the male protagonists, the most glaring examples being Huang Rong and Zhao Min.
198	* SamusIsAGirl: Many [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] in his series are this.
199	* SecondLove: ''Heaven Sword Dragon Sabre'' has Wuji's first (and arguably strongest) love being Zhiruo. It takes her [[{{Yandere}} completely]] [[MurderTheHypotenuse screwing]] {{i\|fICantHaveYou}}t [[MoralEventHorizon up]] for him to eventually decide to go with Zhao Min.
200	* SelectiveObliviousness: Linghu Chong does not see his master's [[SmugSnake true nature]], that would be just too unfilial.
201	** The same goes for Di Yun and just like Linghu Chong, he does absolutely ''nothing'' to punish his master after realizing his cruel and immoral personality.
202	* SheCleansUpNicely: A notable example includes Sha Gu (from ''Legend of the Condor Heroes''). Although she's crazy, it's revealed that after they cleaned her up, she was actually quite pretty. Yang Guo deliberately invokes this in his later years by always wearing an ugly mask to hide his face given how many girls' hearts he unwittingly broke over the years. Given what happened to Guo Xiang after she saw him...it may not be such a bad idea.
203	* SingleTargetSexuality: A lot of his characters are. Including ''villains''.
204	* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Huang Rong towards Guo Jing -- as a matter of fact, a huge reason why she decided to start following him and chasing him was because he was just ''such'' a nice guy to her, regardless of whether she was dressed as a beggar. And then there's Ah Shiu towards Shi Potian, who is attracted to his kind, naive personality (in contrast to his [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys bad boy]], rapist EvilTwin brother).
205	* SissyVillain: Dongfang Bubai is a straight example after castrating himself to learn the ''Sunflower Manual'' skills in exchange for his personality and appearance becoming feminine as a result.
206	* SmugSnake:
207	** Yue Buqun. In the end all of his plots came tumbling down.
208	** Murong Fu (and he ultimately failed very, ''very'' badly).
209	* SoBeautifulItsACurse: The ''most'' beautiful women in the Jin Yong universe tend to have the unfortunate fate of getting raped. The most obvious examples being [[spoiler:Xiao Long Nu]] and [[spoiler:Ah Ke]]. And then there's what happened to Princess Fragrance, whose beauty ended up catching the unfortunate attention of the Emperor, which later caused her to [[spoiler:commit suicide]].
210	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Inevitable given the multiple romanization systems and alternate translations for the novels.
211	* SpoiledBrat: Guo Fu is the epitome of this. Mostly, it's Huang Rong doing the spoiling, to an infuriating degree. She gets little more than a stern lecture and continues being spoiled after lopping a man's arm clean off. Also, Princess Jian Ning... although she also tends to like being mistreated, since she's a masochist. But still, a spoiled brat nonetheless. Ah Zi is one as well, constantly manipulating and torturing people into doing things she wants.
212	* StalkingIsLove: In ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'', the series tries to make light of Duan Yu's stalking of Wang Yuyan, passing it off as him being dedicated to his love for her.
213	* StalkerWithACrush: No matter how you look at it, Duan Yu ''was'' a stalker towards Wang Yuyan. A more sinister example would be Yin Zhiping, who keeps the antidote bottle Xiao Long Nu gave him, constantly tries to stalk and watch her, and eventually out-and-out [[spoiler:rapes her]].
214	* StarCrossedLovers: Numerous TV adaptations of ''Sword Stained with Royal Blood'' change Yuan Chengzhi and Ah Jiu's relationship into this. In the books, however, it was much more on Ah Jiu's side, considering that Yuan Chengzhi actually loved Qing Qing more.
215	** And then there's Yang Guo and Xiao Long Nu's romance. StarCrossedLovers pretty much describes what most of that series consists of. [[spoiler:It took more than a decade to finally resolve the situation.]]
216	** In ''Legend of the Condor Heroes'', there was Lu Guanying and Cheng Yaojia, whose little sidestory was the equivalent of a Chinese Romeo and Juliet ([[EverybodyWasKungFuFighting except with more kung fu]]). Only, with a happy ending.
217	** What the romance between Ding Dian and Ling Shuanghua in ''A Deadly Secret'' was destined to be. Ding Dian possessed the "Secret of the Linked Cities", something that Ling Shuanghua's father Ling Tuisi was scheming for. Cut to Ding Dian being imprisoned and tortured for ''a decade'' by Ling Tuisi for refusing to reveal the secret.
218	* StreetSmart: Wei Xiaobao.
219	* SweetOnPollyOliver: Ironically, despite Jin Yong's works having ''so many'' {{Sweet Polly Oliver}}s, this is almost always {{subverted}}. Normally, the main characters will be [[DumbIsGood so insanely dense]], they won't even ''have'' the "primordial sense" to subconsciously be attracted to them. And typically, it won't be until the girl reveals her true gender that the male protagonist will start showing a romantic attraction to her.
220	* SweetPollyOliver: An ''extremely'' common occurrence in his stories. Pretty much every single story has at ''least'' one girl who dresses up as a man for some important reason or another.
221	* SympatheticAdulterer: Ying Gu's affair with Zhou Botong is shown from her point of view and is very much a product of love rather than lust. The only person who blames her is her ex-husband, who later blames himself for [[spoiler:the death of the child born from the affair and seeks Ying Gu's forgiveness.]]
222	* ThroughHisStomach: Xie Yanke warmed up a lot more to Shi Potian after eating his delicious food. Unfortunately, not ''quite'' enough to [[spoiler:give up his original plan of killing him]], but... hey, it helped. Also, Huang Rong managed to get Hong Qigong to take both her and Guo Jing as his disciples by cooking cuisines fit for the Emperor for him.
223	* TitleDrop: The original Chinese title for ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'' is dropped in the form of being the title of a piece of music.
224	* TooKinkyToTorture: The ultimate example might very well be Princess Jian Ning from ''The Deer and the Cauldron''. Wei Xiaobao hits her, and she ''likes'' it. She's very explicit in her adoration of BDSM.
225	* {{Tsundere}}: Zhou Qi in ''The Book and The Sword''. Especially around [[spoiler:Xu Tianhong]].
226	%%* UnwantedHarem: Duan Yu, Linghu Chong.
227	* ValuesDissonance:
228	** The attitudes towards women, the borderline jingoistic nationalism, the whole HonorBeforeReason thing... though some of it is probably [[DeliberateValuesDissonance invoked on purpose]].
229	** Fans have also noted a common trend to the fate of female characters in Jin Yong's novels. Most of the female characters that do fall in love with the protagonist but doesn't end up with him (or knows that there's no way he can reciprocate the love) either remains celibate or encounters a tragic end. The most prominent example of this is Gongsun Lü'e, [[spoiler:who dies at the hands of her dad while attempting to save her romantic interest Yang Guo.]]
230	* WallOfText: Jin Yong will sidetrack so often to pontificate about the {{backstory}} of the most recently arrived character that it's very easy to lose track of the main plot.
231	* WideEyedIdealist: A lot of the male characters that side with the protagonists are like this. Unsurprisingly, this is generally their biggest character flaw.
232	* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Quite a few masters gain attain a great level of power at the cost of going completely insane and forgetting most of their skills. They are still very dangerous if the right buttons are pushed, either accidentally using their skills due to muscle memory, or having moments of lucidity that allows them to access their powers.
233	* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: Jin Yong is quite fond of this trope. Most of his series has a designated "world's most beautiful woman" set during that period. Special mention goes to Xiao Long Nu, Princess Fragrance, Wang Yuyan, and Ah Ke along with her mother Chen Yuanyuan (who was Chinese history's equivalent of Helen of Troy). Expect [[SeriousBusiness many heated arguments]] among Jin Yong fans about who is most beautiful.
234	** Xi Shi from ''Sword of the Yue Maiden'' is so beautiful that after Ah Qing witnesses her beauty, she can't bring herself to kill her.
235	* WouldntHitAGirl: Most of his protagonists except for Wei Xiaobao.
236	* WomanScorned: Zhou Zhiruo is the epitome of this. ''All'' hell breaks loose when Wuji leaves her during the wedding.
237	* {{Yandere}}: Ah Zi towards Xiao Feng fits this trope to a "T". She has the cute, innocent, GenkiGirl looks... and the incredibly horrifying, [[AxCrazy sadistic]] personality. Guo Fu was also one towards Yang Guo. And then there's Zhou Zhiruo towards Zhang Wuji, among others.
238	* YoureInsane: Di Yun's implicit reaction to anyone who is after the "Secret of the Linked Cities", to the point of him losing faith in his master. Ironically, [[spoiler:those who understood the secret and came into contact with the treasure that the secret lead toward became insane.]]
239	** Yuan Chengzhi towards the Chongzhen Emperor when the latter tries to [[spoiler:kill his own daughter, after having already chopped off one of her arms]].

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