Picspam: Fu You

[china_shop]

We had a great discussion on Fu You's character post a few years ago, but I felt like doing a picspam for her, too. She doesn't get a lot of screentime, but I find her likeable and capable, as well as confident in her leadership position.

Note: I slightly lightened some of the interior screencaps. And I've tried to put them in her personal chronological order, but they got a bit jumbled in my screencaps folder so I had to guess which scenes a couple of them were from. Fingers crossed I got that right!


First Hallows transmission (ep 38), surprised to see Da Qing.


Second Hallows transmission (ep 40), dismayed at the state Zhao Yunlan is in.


I think this is the scene where Zhao Yunlan first arrives at Allied Forces HQ (ep 34).


Ditto.


Receiving the sacred branch from Ma Gui (ep 37).


At the signing of the treaty (ep 35).


Ditto?

And the rest are from the disbanding of the Allied Forces (ep 35):












Come and talk to me about Fu You! Do you like her? Do you have any favourite fanworks about her? Any theories about her place in the Allied Forces hierarchy, or speculation/head canons about what she did afterwards?

Comments

[autodach]

I don't have any substantial commentary, I just love Fu You's hair. The colourful little braids and the unnecessarily complicated bit at the top. Very chic♥

[china_shop]

Agreed! It's all wonderfully elaborate -- I love her braids. :D

[trepkos]

She is the ancestor of the shrub lady, right? She's so cute, I'm not surprised he was sad to lose her.

[china_shop]

She's Snake Tribe, but we only find that out in present day, during the appointment of the new high chief. Agreed, she's really pretty! :D

[sakana17]

Great picspam! I like Fu You so much, and would've loved more scenes with her. <3 She seems strong and calm, intelligent and kind. It's interesting how Zhu Hong recognizes her as the Snake Tribe's ancestor. So one speculation about post-canon I have is that in addition to Fu You's contributions and leadership during the rebellion, she was an important leader of the Snake Tribe afterward - maybe rebuilding/establishing their territories, etc.

[china_shop]

Thanks! <3

I like Fu You so much, and would've loved more scenes with her. <3

Yes, me too! Leading a war is such a tough business, it would have been fascinating to get more of a sense of her approach (and maybe the toll it took? I guess we get hints of that in her relief at ZYL's assurances).

So one speculation about post-canon I have is that in addition to Fu You's contributions and leadership during the rebellion, she was an important leader of the Snake Tribe afterward - maybe rebuilding/establishing their territories, etc.

Ooh, I love that idea! Maybe she founded the first Snake city? Or influenced the way the Snake and Crow tribes seem slightly militarised, as a permanent defence?

Also, she speaks of "poetry and peace" at some point, and I love the idea that some of her poetry might have been handed down. (And, just in general, it's great how the Yashou seem very happy to have women in leadership roles. :-)

[trobadora]

Also, she speaks of "poetry and peace" at some point, and I love the idea that some of her poetry might have been handed down.

Ooh, yes, that sounds amazing!

[china_shop]

Maybe some lines even becomes Yashou chengyu?

[trobadora]

I would love to see Zhu Hong using expressions like that! :D

[trobadora]

Great caps! I wish we'd learned more about her - both during YOHE (we don't even learn she's a Snake there!), and about her legacy with the Snake tribe and the Yashou overall.

I especially would like to know more about her thoughts regarding the Yashou withdrawing, and how that gets passed down over the centuries and millennia.

[china_shop]

Yeah, she comes across as such an interesting character, even with her very limited screentime, and given the hints we get, there are so many possibilities to her background. It really enhances the richness of the world, doesn't it?

I especially would like to know more about her thoughts regarding the Yashou withdrawing, and how that gets passed down over the centuries and millennia.

I think she'd understand, even if it exasperated her. But oh, now I really want a political conversation between Fu You and Ya Qing!! Maybe Ya Qing could get her hands on the Hallows at some point and they could talk via the Hallows communication?? :D

[trobadora]

It really enhances the richness of the world, doesn't it?

It really does!

But oh, now I really want a political conversation between Fu You and Ya Qing!! Maybe Ya Qing could get her hands on the Hallows at some point and they could talk via the Hallows communication?? :D

OHHHH what a brilliant idea!

Or what if Ya Qing ended up time-travelling back to YOHE? That would be amazing ...

[china_shop]

Oooooh! Depending on when it was set in her timeline, she'd have to overcome a whole lot of prejudice about the different peoples working together, too. (If you ever feel like writing this, I'm standing by with so many pompoms!!)

[trobadora]

She'd have such a hard time adjusting to the dynamics back then! She'd react badly in totally inexplicable ways from the perspective of the YOHE characters! So much potential! :D

Yeah, I love the idea, I'm definitely keeping that in the back of my head!

[china_shop]

\o/!!