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| 3 | ''Royal Tramp'' (鹿鼎记, ''Lù Dǐng Jì'', also called "The Deer and the Cauldron" or "The Duke of Mount Deer") is a 2008 Chinese series starring Huang Xiao Ming and Wallace Chung. It's one of the many, ''many'' adaptations of ''Literature/TheDeerAndTheCauldron'' by Creator/JinYong. |
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| 5 | Like the novel, the series revolves around Wei Xiao Bao and his adventures as the unwilling pawn of both the emperor and the revolutionaries. |
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| 7 | !!Contains examples of: |
| 8 | * AMinorKidroduction: The series starts with Xiao Bao as a child. |
| 9 | * AntiHero: Wei Xiao Bao, like in the novel. |
| 10 | * BeenThereShapedHistory: A subplot features Wei Xiao Bao getting involved in Russian politics -- specifically Sophia Alekseyevna's coup against her half-brother [[UsefulNotes/PeterTheGreat Pyotr]]. |
| 11 | * HistoricalDomainCharacter: Several of the characters were real people. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangxi_Emperor The Kangxi Emperor]] is the most notable one. |
| 12 | * SonOfAWhore: Xiao Bao, again like in the novel. |
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