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?

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[naye]

Gui Mian is his name in novel canon - 鬼面. Literally "ghost" and "face", just as Shen Wei was "嵬" (you can see it's the same as the "Gui" character, only with a little spiky crown that's the symbol for mountain). "MianMian" is a cutesy nickname doubling the second character of Gui Mian. Fandom also likes to call Shen Wei "WeiWei" - as far as I know this is a common way of giving someone a cute/affectionate name.