[ **up: [[! TKA Bible|TKA Bible]] — [[Characters]] | [[Glory Players]] | [[Pro Players]] | [[Pro Players, Retired|Retired Pro Players]] | [[Unspecialized]] | [[Excellent Era]] | [[Team Happy|Team Happy]]** ] --- # Ye Xiu > “Former Captain of Team Excellent Era. Current Captain of Team Happy. He is known as the ‘Glory Textbook’, as well as one of the Four Master Tacticians.”[^1] --- Ye Xiu has been a part of the [[Glory]] [[Glory Pro Alliance|pro scene]] since the beginning; his debut season was [[GPA Season 1|Season 1]].[^2] --- ## Personal details ### Early and personal life #### Family Ye Xiu has a younger brother (“just a little younger than me, we’re twins”[^3]), [[Ye Qiu|Ye Qiu]].[^4] Ye Xiu and Ye Qiu are identical twins.[^5] They have/had a dog named [[Little Dot]].[^6] Both Ye Xiu’s mother and father are currently alive and well.[^7] --- ##### Running Away from Home Ye Xiu ran away from home when he was about fifteen-years-old—not long before [[Glory]] came out.[^8] He wanted to play video games.[^9] > Chen Guo immediately understood and, along with a face full of astonishment, she said: “It’s not because you wanted to play games, is it?” > > Ye Xiu smiled bitterly. > > Chen Guo and Tang Rou looked at each other. Even for Chen Guo, who loved Glory, she couldn’t understand his actions. Running away from home to play games and becoming so addicted… Was there something wrong with his mind?[^10] > In the end, in order to put in every effort he could into playing games, he ran away from home. Then, after Glory came out, he threw himself into Glory, entered the pro scene, and then became a skilled God-level player.[^11] --- ##### Continued Relationship with Family Ye Xiu has been back to visit his family since having run away.[^12] However, he and his family “parted on bad terms”.[^13] > “\[…] in their eyes, playing games for a living will never be seen as an honest profession.” Ye Xiu calmly said.[^14] --- As an adult, Ye Xiu now finds the idea of having run away from home to play video games “very embarrassing”.[^15] However, he does not regret having done so.[^16] > “Do you regret running away from home?” > > “Never. I just feel a bit sorry. If I regretted it, then I would have gone back long ago. We’re still family.” Ye Xiu said.[^17] --- ##### Keeping his Family Secret During his time with [[Excellent Era|Excellent Era]], Ye Xiu was careful to never talk about his family.[^18] > “It might have something to do with his family.” the manager said. \[…] “No one knows anything about his family. He also never talks about them. It’s very strange, which is why I suspect it.” the manager said.[^19] Ye Xiu’s motivations for keeping his background/identity a secret have changed over the years. > “Initially, I didn’t want them to find out, but later…… I didn’t want to embarrass them. In their eyes, no matter how great I become, I’m just a failure to them.” Ye Xiu said.[^20] --- #### Smoking Ye Xiu has been smoking since he was young. (Most likely—although this is me guessing—since around the time he ran away at fifteen.) > “This senior had already started smoking when he was a minor.” Wei Chen inhaled. > > “What a coincidence! Me too.” Ye Xiu nodded his head and also inhaled.”[^21] <br> He smokes while playing [[Glory]].[^22] > “\[…] Ye Qiu chuckled as he lifted his hand to take the cigarette dangling in the corner of his mouth. The silver-white smoke had already formed long tendrils hanging in the air, but Ye Qiu continued with his work, brandishing his mouse and striking his keyboard, not the least bit distracted. The removed cigarette was quickly extinguished in an eccentrically-shaped ashtray on the table, and Ye Qiu’s hand flew back to the keyboard.”[^22] --- #### Dorm room at Excellent Era - Is it his bedroom we see him in at the start of chapter 1? if so: - set-up for playing Glory [^22] - “eccentrically-shaped ashtray” on the desk where he games [^22] - on the same level/corridor as at least one [[Excellent Era|Club Excellent Era]] conference room.[^22] --- ### Appearance > \[Ye Xiu] was wearing the same jacket he had been repeatedly wearing for the past two months. Because their work and rest schedule were different, Chen Guo didn’t even know whether he had ever washed his jacket before. \[…] his face already looked dirty. \[…] The guy looked like he hadn’t even worn his pants on properly. When he walked, his head was lowered and his posture was slouched.[^23] --- #### Voice > Ye Xiu’s tone of voice was bold and confident as if everything he said was right. Even though Chen Guo had to admit that he was correct most of the time and everything should be like he said, but his tone of voice still made others want to punch him.[^24] --- ### Personality --- ### (Canon-adjacent personal details) | Info | Source | | ---------- | ------------- | | Birthday: | May 29th.[^25] | | Star sign: | Gemini.[^25] | | Blood: | AB.[^25] | --- ## Glory | Known Accounts | Class | Notes | | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | [[Lord Grim (Account)\|Lord Grim]] | [[Unspecialized]] | Professional account with [[Team Happy\|Team Happy]]. | | [[One Autumn Leaf (Account)\|One Autumn Leaf]] | [[Battle Mage (Sub-class)]] | Previous account; used professionally with [[Excellent Era]]. | > “Although his One Autumn Leaf’s class was a Battle Mage, \[Ye Xiu] himself had once been regarded as a textbook. How could he only have been able to play a single class? Inevitably, only those proficient with every class had the qualifications.”[^26] --- ### Glory Pro Alliance --- ## Interpersonal Relationships ### Collegial Friendship with [[Tong Lin]] > The professional circle for Glory wasn’t too big. \[…] Ye Xiu had been in the scene from the very start until now, so it was evident that he knew everyone in it. It was just a matter of how deeply he knew everyone. Some people he only nodded his head at, while some he could chat well with. > > Tong Lin belonged to the latter.[^27] > Ye Xiu contacted his old friend for his trip to bring in his message and enter the gate.[^28] --- ## Adaptations ### 2019 Live Action In the [[The King’s Avatar (TV Drama)|Live Action]], Ye Xiu is played by [[Yang Yang (Actor)|Yang Yang]] (contemporary) and [[Huang Yi|Huang Yi]] (younger Ye Xiu). ![[TKA-s01e01-00002.png]] First time on-screen: playing for Excellent Era (Episode 1). --- His hands are not beautifully taken care of in the LA. ![[TKA-s01e03-00018.png]] --- ### 2020 Webtoon ![[2020 Webtoon _ Chapter 01 _ 08-09.png|left|300]] [^29] [^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 1573 – Their Own Roads|Chapter 1573: Their Own Roads]]’. [^3]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 1637 – If Life Were Long|Chapter 1637: If Life Were Long]]’. [^4]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 400 – I’m Ye Qiu|Chapter 400: I’m Ye Qiu]]’. [^5]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ;[[Chapter 400 – I’m Ye Qiu|Chapter 400: I’m Ye Qiu]]’. [^6]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 400 – I’m Ye Qiu|Chapter 400: I’m Ye Qiu]]’. [^7]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 400 – I’m Ye Qiu|Chapter 400: I’m Ye Qiu]]’. [^8]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 332 – Embarrassing Past|Chapter 332: Embarrassing Past]]’ [^9]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 332 – Embarrassing Past|Chapter 332: Embarrassing Past]]’. [^10]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 332 – Embarrassing Past|Chapter 332: Embarrassing Past]]’. [^11]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 332 – Embarrassing Past|Chapter 332: Embarrassing Past]]’. [^15]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 332 – Embarrassing Past|Chapter 332: Embarrassing Past]]’. [^13]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 332 – Embarrassing Past|Chapter 332: Embarrassing Past]]’. [^14]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 332 – Embarrassing Past|Chapter 332: Embarrassing Past]]’. [^12]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 332 – Embarrassing Past|Chapter 332: Embarrassing Past]]’ [^16]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, [[Chapter 333 – A Sleepless Night.]] [^17]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 333 – A Sleepless Night|Chapter 333: A Sleepless Night]]’. [^18]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 2 – Area 3 Number 47|Chapter 2: Area 3 Number 47]]’. [^19]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 2 – Area 3 Number 47|Chapter 2: Area 3 Number 47]]’. [^20]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 335 – All Star 24 (1)]]’. [^21]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 617 – Let’s Work Hard Together Everyone|Chapter 617: Let’s Work Hard Together Everyone]]’. [^22]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 1 – The Banished Battle God|Chapter 1: The Banished Battle God]]’. [^23]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 400 – I’m Ye Qiu|Chapter 400: I’m Ye Qiu]]’. [^24]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 400 – I’m Ye Qiu|Chapter 400: I’m Ye Qiu]]’. [^25]: [[【荣耀-联盟】绝密档案1 = Glory Alliance Top Secret Files, vol. 1]], p. 4. [^26]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 5 – Skill Match|Chapter 5: Skill Match]]’. [^27]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 631 – Visiting Samsara|Chapter 631: Visiting Samsara]]’. [^28]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 631 – Visiting Samsara|Chapter 631: Visiting Samsara]]’. [^29]: TAKU, *The King’s Avatar* \[2020 Webtoon], trans. HoneyToast, (Webnovel Comics, 2020), ‘Chapter 1: The Banished Expert’.