Qiao Yifan - inartio

[ **up: [[! TKA Bible|TKA Bible]] — [[Characters]] | [[Pro Players]] | [[Team Tiny Herb]] | [[Team Happy|Team Happy]] | [[Ghostblade (Class)|Ghostblades]] | [[Assassin (Class)|Assassins]]** ] --- # Qiao Yifan (乔一帆) **Pinyin:** Qiáo Yīfān --- > “A former sub player from Team Tiny Herb. He is skilled but lacks confidence.”[^1] --- Glory pro player. A current, main team member of [[Team Happy|Team Happy]]. His professional account, [[One Inch Ash (Account)|One Inch Ash]], is a [[Ghostblade (Class)|Ghostblade]]. Qiao Yifan was previously a substitute member of [[Team Tiny Herb]]. While employed by Tiny Herb, Qiao Yifan played the [[Assassin (Class)|Assassin]] class ([[Unnamed Assassin Account]]). --- ## Personal details Qiao Yifan is older than [[Gao Yingjie|Gao Yingjie]], but not by a significant amount.[^2] ### Early and personal life --- ### Appearance --- ### Personality #### Cautious > Because of Qiao Yifan’s past experiences, he didn’t have high aspirations and was extremely cautious. His initial thoughts were to start over with Happy and become a pro player, one small step at a time.[^40] --- #### Desires to be Valued > Qiao Yifan didn’t have any resentment towards being ignored, but he attached great importance to being valued.[^39] --- #### Self-Confidence Issues > When reality hit him, Qiao Yifan had truly felt a bit dizzy. The seniors at Happy had kept on blabbering about being the champions, but Qiao Yifan always just felt like they were just trying to encourage the team, even if this sort of encouragement was ridiculous! But were the seniors at Happy really the type to keep repeating the same joke? > > It turns out that it wasn’t a joke. > > It turns out that I just didn’t have enough confidence in myself![^41] --- ### Canon-adjacent personal details | | | | ---------- | --------------- | | Birthday: | 7th October[^3] | | Star Sign: | [[Libra]][^3] | | Blood | B[^3] | | Height: | 174 cm[^3] | --- ## Glory | **Known Account IDs** | Class | Notes | | ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [[One Inch Ash (Account)\|One Inch Ash]] | [[Ghostblade (Class)\|Ghostblade]] | Professional account; currently owned by [[Team Happy\|Team Happy]]. | | [[Ashen Moon (Account)\|Ashen Moon]] | [[Assassin (Class)\|Assassin]] | Alt account; owned by [[Team Tiny Herb]]; used with [[Team Tiny Herb\|Tiny Herb]] on the [[Tenth Server (Glory)\|10th Server]].[^2] | | [[Unnamed Assassin Account]] | [[Assassin (Class)\|Assassin]] | Professional account; used when employed by [[Team Tiny Herb]]; (presumably) currently owned by [[Team Tiny Herb]]. | | [[Unnamed Ghostblade Account]] | [[Ghostblade (Class)\|Ghostblade]] | QYF purchased two Ghostblade accounts when buying One Inch Ash. We are not told name of the second account. “\[…] once his free time came during the night, he immediately began researching Ghostblades. He would look at guides, watch recordings, and even bought two Ghostblades to experiment with personally.”[^4] | --- ### Glory Pro Alliance #### Season 8 At the beginning of [[Season 8]], Qiao Yifan and [[Gao Yingjie|Gao Yingjie]] join [[Team Tiny Herb]] as one of their [[substitute players]].[^2] This brings Team Tiny Herb’s total substitute player count to five (the other three—[[Xiao Yun]], [[Zhou Yebai (Zhou Yebo)]], and [[Liu Fei]]—joined in a previous year). During Qiao Yifan’s time with Tiny Herb, he never plays in an official match.[^2] --- Although Qiao Yifan is not a poor player during this time, he is very much overshadowed by [[Gao Yingjie|Gao Yingjie]] and “isn’t raised with care”.[^5] > “Tiny Herb…… perhaps because of their Champion status, the requirements for their rookies might be too harsh.” Ye Xiu sighed. He thought of Qiao Yifan. Qiao Yifan might not shine as brightly as Gao Yingjie, but he was also an unpolished gem. If he was carved carefully, he could also mature. Tiny Herb must have seen something in him when they took him in. But they didn’t raise him with care. It was truly a pity.[^5] And, while we can see that Qiao Yifan has positive traits during his time at Tiny Herb the environment does not allow him to thrive: > “We go back to kill him?” Qiao Yifan was rather brave on the other hand. Unfortunately, he was destined to be ignored.[^130] Ultimately, Qiao Yifan feels psychologically defeated: > And Qiao Yifan? He hadn’t felt any pressure. It wasn’t like anyone had any hopes for him.[^133] --- ##### Noticed by [[Ye Xiu]] > “His name is Qiao Yifan. If we’re talking about his ability to duel, then he isn’t very outstanding. However, his true strength lies in his ability to work in a team.” Ye Xiu said.[^6] ###### Learning from Ye Xiu > “Why were you setting records?” Tang Rou asked back. > > “I was doing it for uncommon materials. Everyone knows that. What about the rest of you?” Ye Xiu asked again. > > “To learn from senior and improve.” Qiao Yifan replied without any hesitation.[^46] --- #### Season 9 When Qiao Yifan first arrives at Team Happy, he is obviously still carrying a lot of emotional/psychological baggage from his experiences with Team Tiny Herb. The smallest praise can hugely boost his mood—and his confidence remains somewhat shaky.[^7] For example, when interacting with [[Ye Xiu]]: > “Over here… the core doesn’t seem to be the Spellblade?” Qiao Yifan had the most experience in the competitive scene out of all the youths here. It was just that in Team Tiny Herb, he had a habit of being cautious with everything he said. However, after being with Team Happy for so long, especially playing with everyone every day, he realized how improper a lot of their ways were, so he gradually began having more courage to speak his opinions. > > “Who is the core then?” Ye Xiu asked. > > Qiao Yifan immediately felt like he had said too much and felt too scared to answer. But seeing how Ye Xiu wasn’t looking at him with reproach, he finally mustered up the courage: “Is it… the Launcher?” > > He still wasn’t confident. > > “Yes, that’s correct.” Ye Xiu nodded his head, “The Launcher is leading the attack here. Tactics are flexible to some extent. If a tactic is so rigid that only a single core could execute it, that would be too easy for the opponent to beat.” > > Just the comment “that’s correct” made Qiao Yifan feel excited.[^7] Even in this scene, however, we see the reminder that Qiao Yifan—despite being overcautious and lacking in confidence—is working hard to increasingly muster up his courage.[^7] It’s also worth pointing out that, y’know… the answer he gives [[Ye Xiu]] is correct. Qiao Yifan does Know Stuff. XD --- ## Interpersonal Relationships ### Terms of Address | Term of Address | Person Addressing QYF | Notes | | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Little Qiao | [[Ye Xiu]] | In the (pre-recruitment) fight against [[Wei Chen]].[^8] Feels relaxed. | | Little Qiao | [[Ye Xiu]] | When talking with [[Chen Guo]].[^9] | | Little Qiao | [[Ye Xiu]] | Giving Qiao Yifan instructions.[^10] | | Little Qiao | [[Ye Xiu]] | Checking in with Qiao Yifan (not in-game).[^11] | | Little Qiao | [[Ye Xiu]] | In-game, instructions.[^12] | | Little Qiao | [[Ye Xiu]] | In-game instructions.[^13] | | Little Qiao | [[Wei Chen]] | Discussing Qiao Yifan with [[Ye Xiu]].[^14] | | Little Qiao | [[Chen Guo]] | “This is Qiao Yifan,” Chen Guo was just introducing them by who she saw first, “Little Qiao was originally from Team Tiny Herb.”[^15] | | Qiao | [[Ye Xiu]] | In the (pre-recruitment) fight against [[Wei Chen]].[^16] Feels more urgent. | | Little Fan | [[Wei Chen]] | Following Qiao Yifan’s 1v2 against [[Jade Dynasty]] in the [[Challenger League]].[^17] | | Yifan | [[Xiao Yun]] | Shouting out for Qiao Yifan to fetch them drinks.[^18] | | Yifan | [[Liu Fei]] | In a dismissive tone.[^19] | | Yifan | [[Zhou Yebai (Zhou Yebo)\|Zhou Yebai]] | Talking about Qiao Yifan with [[Liu Fei]].[^20] | | Yifan | [[Liu Fei]] | While calling his gameplay stupid.[^21] | | Qiao Yifan | [[Zhou Yebai (Zhou Yebo)\|Zhou Yebai]] | While talking (negatively) about Qiao Yifan with the other subs.[^22] | | Yifan | [[Zhou Yebai (Zhou Yebo)\|Zhou Yebai]] | Roared with rage.[^23] | | Yifan | [[Wang Jiexi\|Wang Jiexi]] | While giving instructions in-game.[^24] | | Yifan | [[Wang Jiexi\|Wang Jiexi]] | Instructions in-game.[^25] | | Yifan | [[Wang Jiexi\|Wang Jiexi]] | Instructions in-game.[^26] | | Yifan | Unnamed [[Team Tiny Herb\|Tiny Herb]] teammate | Telling him to hurry up.[^27] | | Yifan | [[Gao Yingjie\|Gao Yingjie]] | “Yifan, what are you smiling at?”[^28] | | Yifan | [[Gao Yingjie\|Gao Yingjie]] | “What happened, Yifan? You seem really happy.”[^29] | | Yifan | [[Ye Xiu]] | “Yifan, set up the boundary.” Ye Xiu shouted.[^30] | | Qiao Yifan | [[Ye Xiu]] | “Then we’ll work harder.” Ye Xiu nodded, and began listing names. “Team battle, me, Mucheng, Qiao Yifan, An Wenyi…”[^31] | | Yifan | [[Gao Yingjie]] | You can do it, Yifan![^32] | | youngster | [[Wei Chen]] | “Watch and learn, youngster,” Wei Chen ruffled Qiao Yifan’s hair.[^38] | | Qiao Yifan | [[He Ming]] | “Qiao Yifan!” This name suddenly popped out. “Yes, Qiao Yifan!” He Ming nodded, saying with confidence.[^42] | | Yifan | [[Gao Yingjie]] | “Yifan, you’re really amazing now,” Gao Yingjie said.[^43] | | Yifan | [[Zhou Yebai (Zhou Yebo)\|Zhou Yebai]] | “Yifan, long time no see!” Zhou Yebai had his Rangoon Creeper advance as he greeted Qiao Yifan in the public chat.[^44] | | Yifan | [[Ye Xiu]] | “Yesterday, after you and Yifan went off, we wandered around and encountered a wild BOSS, which Tyrannical Ambition had also found.” \[Talking with [[Su Mucheng]]].[^45] | --- ### Friendship with [[Gao Yingjie|Gao Yingjie]] Qiao Yifan and Gao Yingjie are described as “good friends”.[^33] > There was a large gap between their statuses, but neither of them thought anything of it. They were actually on extremely good terms and loved to hang around each other.[^2] > “Woah, did you not sleep?” When Qiao Yifan saw his good friend Gao Yingjie, he jumped in fright. Gao Yingjie’s dark bags under his eyes like a panda. > > “Ah…….”[^133] --- ### Friendship with [[An Wenyi]] & [[Luo Ji]] Following the last regular match of [[Season 10 1|Season 10 1]], when everyone in Team Happy divvies themselves up to go do whatever (socially or otherwise), Qiao Yifan heads off with [[Luo Ji|Luo Ji]] and [[An Wenyi|An Wenyi]]. > Luo Ji was discussing something with Qiao Yifan, and An Wenyi joined them as well. The three of them, still in discussion, left together.[^34] > And Qiao Yifan, An Wenyi, and Luo Ji, these three youths seemed to make the most of their time. Even now, they were still diligently investigating something.[^35] --- ## Miscellaneous details from other adaptations ### 2016 Art Book ![[ALL KNOWS 1, p. 130 - Qiao Yifan (not copyright free, shared for illustrative and informational purposes only).png|500]] Qiao Yifan, as depicted in [[Butterfly Blue. 'ALL KNOWS. 1 - 全职高手官方设定集', 2016.|ALL KNOWS. 1: 全职高手官方设定集]][^36] --- ### 2019 Live Action In the [[The King’s Avatar (TV Drama)|Live Action]], Qiao Yifan is [[Team Happy|Team Happy]]’s vice-captain. He is played by [[Fan Jinwei (Actor)|Fan Jinwei]]. ![[TKA-s01e07-00018.png]] ![[TKA-s01e07-00038.png]] ![[TKA-s01e07-00039.png]] *Text to Gao Yingjie: I have to leave* Episode 7 - [[Qiao Yifan’s LA outfits]] - [[Qiao Yifan’s Tiny Herb dorm room (LA)]] ----- ### 2020 Webtoon --- ### Misc. ![[baidu baike - Qiao Yifan - An early image of QYF and One Inch Ash (source unknown, presumably not copyright free, provided for informational purposes only).jpg|400]] An early depiction of [[One Inch Ash (Account)|One Inch Ash]] and Qiao Yifan.[^37] ---- ## Fan-made Essays/Meta about QYF - https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1803546034654806826 - \[Back-up version: [[乔一帆的天赋有多强，看到微草队员被完虐，王杰希肠子都悔青了？= How strong is Qiao Yifan's talent, and how much does Wang Jiexi's gut regret it when he sees the Weakgrass crew finished off]] --- **Working Notes** NOTE: Qiao Yifan name address search “Yifan”, completed from Chapter 1–258, and Chapter 1045–1728 [^1]: ‘The King’s Avatar’, *DramaWiki*, updated 21 October 2024, https://wiki.d-addicts.com/The_King%27s_Avatar. [^2]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, trans. Nomyummi et al., (Webnovel, 2017), [[Chapter 128 – Rookie|Chapter 128: Rookie]]. [^3]: Jouissance, ‘Data book character info compiled orz’, *Tumblr*, 2 October 2018, https://jouissancetka.tumblr.com/post/178663215923/data-book-character-info-compiled-orz-update-this. [^4]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, [[Chapter 175 – Three Chances Waiting For You|Chapter 175: Three Chances Waiting For You]]. [^5]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, [[Chapter 394 – Cross Swords|Chapter 394: Cross Swords]]. [^6]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 174 – Challenge Ignored|Chapter 174: Challenge Ignored]]’. [^7]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, [[Chapter 806 – Equipment Finalized|Chapter 806: Equipment Finalized]]. [^8]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 517 – Death's Hand|Chapter 517: Death's Hand]]’. [^9]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 520 – Qualification Tournament|Chapter 520: Qualification Tournament]]’. [^10]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 723 – Upgrades in the Later Stages|Chapter 723: Upgrades in the Later Stages]]’. [^11]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 724 – Perfect Upgrade|Chapter 724: Perfect Upgrade]]’. [^12]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 731 – The Intention Isn’t to Break Through|Chapter 731: The Intention Isn’t to Break Through]]’. [^13]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 733 – More Damage|Chapter 733: More Damage]]’. [^14]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 769 – Inventory|Chapter 769: Inventory]]’. [^15]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar,* ‘[[Chapter 827 – All Rather Impressive|Chapter 827: All Rather Impressive]]’. [^16]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 517 – Death's Hand|Chapter 517: Death's Hand]]’. [^17]: Butterfly Blue, *The king’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 991_ The Older the Wiser|Chapter 991: The Older the Wiser]]’. [^20]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 128 – Rookie|Chapter 128: Rookie]]’. [^18]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 128 – Rookie|Chapter 128: Rookie]]’. [^19]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 128 – Rookie|Chapter 128: Rookie]]’. [^22]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 129 – Vanishing Step|Chapter 129: Vanishing Step]]’. [^21]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 129 – Vanishing Step|Chapter 129: Vanishing Step]]’. [^23]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 132 – Team Wiped Out|Chapter 132: Team Wiped Out]]’. [^24]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 137 – Encirclement|Chapter 137: Encirclement]];. [^25]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 138 – Logout Escape|Chapter 138: Logout Escape]]’. [^27]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 144 – Back and Forth|Chapter 144: Back and Forth]]’. [^26]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 144 – Back and Forth|Chapter 144: Back and Forth]]’. [^28]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 145 – A Bit of Courage is Needed|Chapter 145: A Bit of Courage is Needed]]’. [^29]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 175 – Three Chances Waiting For You|Chapter 175: Three Chances Waiting For You]]’. [^30]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 191 – I’m In a Hurry]]’. [^31]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 1675 – We Will|Chapter 1675: We Will]]’. [^32]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 1623 – A Serious Mistake|Chapter 1623: A Serious Mistake]]’. [^33]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar,* [[Chapter 133 – Measuring Skill|Chapter 133: Measuring Skill]]. [^34]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 1636 – Review|Chapter 1636: Review]]’ [^35]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 1639 – The Final Battle]]’ [^36]: Butterfly Blue & Yan Ling, *[[Butterfly Blue. 'ALL KNOWS. 1 - 全职高手官方设定集', 2016.|ALL KNOWS. 1: 全职高手官方设定集]]* (Guangzhou: New Century Press, 2016), p. 130. [^37]: ‘乔一帆 \[Qiao Yifan]’, *Baidu Baike*, retrieved 24 July 2024, https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B9%94%E4%B8%80%E5%B8%86/5550304. [^38]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 1498 – Dismantle|Chapter 1498: Dismantle]]’. [^39]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar,* ‘[[Chapter 1495 – Cautious Bravery|Chapter 1495: Cautious Bravery]]’. [^40]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar,* ‘[[Chapter 1495 – Cautious Bravery|Chapter 1495: Cautious Bravery]]’. [^41]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar,* ‘[[Chapter 1495 – Cautious Bravery|Chapter 1495: Cautious Bravery]]’. [^42]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 1339 – Writing a Guide For Yourself|Chapter 1339: Writing a Guide For Yourself]]’. [^43]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 1334 – Decisive|Chapter 1334: Decisive]]’. [^44]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 1188 – Grinding Out a Win|Chapter 1188: Grinding Out a Win]]’. [^45]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 236 – Assumptive Guides|Chapter 236: Assumptive Guides]]’. [^46]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 257 – Appropriate Handling|Chapter 257: Appropriate Handling]]’.