Fanon wanted: Evil Rebel Leader

[mecurtin]

So, in drama!canon this guy doesn't seem to ever get a name:



This is dumb and we need to come up with something to call him, especially when we're thinking about Ye Zun's backstory and characterization.

1. Is he present in the novel, and does he have a name there?

2. Does Chinese-language fandom have a fanon name for him, either on AO3 or on the other side of the Great Firewall?

3. What names have people come up with in fic so far? In Two circumference uses the name "Sima Tao". Anyone got a better idea?

Comments

[trobadora]

Hmmm, isn't "rebel leader" good enough if we want to talk about him in the context of Ye Zun's story?

(I mean, it would be useful if he had a canonical name! But he doesn't, and honestly, making up names for minor characters is always a gamble - as a reader, I often end up finding it disorienting.)

[mecurtin]

Not if you want to, for instance, have a story from Ye Zun's POV about the time he spent with them and the abuses he suffered there. Perhaps Ye Zun would just think of him as "Boss"--but I'm pretty sure he wouldn't think "Rebel Leader".