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trobadoraWant to share your love for one of the other Guardian characters and host a Focus on Supporting Characters discussion post? Here's where to sign up for round four: Characters and Significant Objects!
We're doing something a bit different this round: you can either claim a character (excluding Zhao Yunlan, Shen Wei, or anyone who's already been covered) or a significant object, such as one of the Hallows or the Guardian Token. With the objects, you can talk about the role it plays in the story and theorise about how it works, or anything else you want to say.
Hosting
Hosting simply means making a short post about your character (there's a template below, if you're not sure where to start) and replying to comments. If you want to include screencaps and can't make or find your own, we can help with that.
Characterisation and backstory may differ between novel and drama - and some characters only exist in one or other canon. You don't need to know both canons to host - you can base your post on either or both, and the discussion will be open to both. People new to the fandom are more than welcome! Be aware that discussions may contain spoilers for the whole drama and for the novel.
Posts should go live sometime on the Friday or Saturday, according to the schedule below.
Template (optional)
Previous discussions
Index of previous character discussions.
Previous character discussions are permanently open. If you have a new insight into a character, you come across something interesting about them in canon, or you've created a new fanwork or written meta featuring them, you're very welcome to comment on the relevant post, either substantively or with a link. Some of us are tracking the posts and will see, and even for those that aren't, the posts can act as indexes of fanworks and meta for the character.
Claims
We’ve already covered: the SID members, Ye Zun, Li Qian, Dong Nan, Zhu Jiu, Ye Huo, the Regent, Zhao Xinci, Ya Qing, Fourth Uncle, Mi Lu, Fu You, Lao Li, Tan Xiao & Zheng Yi, Cheng Xinyan, Ji Xiaobai & Zhou Weiwei, and (upcoming) Ying Chun and Wang Xiangyang & Bai Suxia. (If you have more you want to say about any of them, we encourage you to comment on their post and spark off more discussion!)
All other characters (except Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei) and any significant object from the drama or the novel is fair game, including one-offs. For example, Sha Ya, Cong Bo, Da Ji, Ma Gui, Ding Dun, Minister Gao, Butler Wu, Zhang Shi, the Dixing bartender, the Longevity Dial, the Guardian Token, etc. Note: You can claim a combination of side characters if their stories are inextricably entangled, such as Wang Yike & Zhang Ruonan, or Zhang Danni & Jia Hui the face-stealer.
For lists of characters and descriptions, seeextrapenguin's Dramatis Personae (drama edition) and Dramatis Personae (novel edition).
Comment here to claim a character and date!
Sign-ups:
21/22 August: Professor Zhou,extrapenguin
28/29 August: Rebel Leader,waterscroll
4/5 September:
11/12 September: Minister Gao,sakana17
18/19 September: Zhang Shi,china_shop
25/26 September: Guo Ying & Yu Jinlan,maggie33
2/3 October:
09/10 October: the Dixing bartender,china_shop
We're doing something a bit different this round: you can either claim a character (excluding Zhao Yunlan, Shen Wei, or anyone who's already been covered) or a significant object, such as one of the Hallows or the Guardian Token. With the objects, you can talk about the role it plays in the story and theorise about how it works, or anything else you want to say.
Hosting
Hosting simply means making a short post about your character (there's a template below, if you're not sure where to start) and replying to comments. If you want to include screencaps and can't make or find your own, we can help with that.
Characterisation and backstory may differ between novel and drama - and some characters only exist in one or other canon. You don't need to know both canons to host - you can base your post on either or both, and the discussion will be open to both. People new to the fandom are more than welcome! Be aware that discussions may contain spoilers for the whole drama and for the novel.
Posts should go live sometime on the Friday or Saturday, according to the schedule below.
Template (optional)
Previous discussions
Index of previous character discussions.
Previous character discussions are permanently open. If you have a new insight into a character, you come across something interesting about them in canon, or you've created a new fanwork or written meta featuring them, you're very welcome to comment on the relevant post, either substantively or with a link. Some of us are tracking the posts and will see, and even for those that aren't, the posts can act as indexes of fanworks and meta for the character.
Claims
We’ve already covered: the SID members, Ye Zun, Li Qian, Dong Nan, Zhu Jiu, Ye Huo, the Regent, Zhao Xinci, Ya Qing, Fourth Uncle, Mi Lu, Fu You, Lao Li, Tan Xiao & Zheng Yi, Cheng Xinyan, Ji Xiaobai & Zhou Weiwei, and (upcoming) Ying Chun and Wang Xiangyang & Bai Suxia. (If you have more you want to say about any of them, we encourage you to comment on their post and spark off more discussion!)
All other characters (except Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei) and any significant object from the drama or the novel is fair game, including one-offs. For example, Sha Ya, Cong Bo, Da Ji, Ma Gui, Ding Dun, Minister Gao, Butler Wu, Zhang Shi, the Dixing bartender, the Longevity Dial, the Guardian Token, etc. Note: You can claim a combination of side characters if their stories are inextricably entangled, such as Wang Yike & Zhang Ruonan, or Zhang Danni & Jia Hui the face-stealer.
For lists of characters and descriptions, see
extrapenguin's Dramatis Personae (drama edition) and Dramatis Personae (novel edition).Comment here to claim a character and date!
Sign-ups:
21/22 August: Professor Zhou,
extrapenguin28/29 August: Rebel Leader,
waterscroll4/5 September:
11/12 September: Minister Gao,
sakana1718/19 September: Zhang Shi,
china_shop25/26 September: Guo Ying & Yu Jinlan,
maggie33 2/3 October:
09/10 October: the Dixing bartender,
china_shop
