Characters

Characters can most easily be found through the 'Drama Characters' page category.

This article is based on the Dramatis Personae list by ExtraPenguin.

SID Staff

Picture	Name	Actor	Comments
	赵云澜 Zhao Yunlan Zhào Yúnlán	白宇 Bai Yu; child 唐孜悦 Tang Ziyue	Main character, SID boss, lollipop sucker, hallows groper. Surprisingly good with people, including in relationships.
	沈巍 Shen Wei Shěn Wēi	朱一龙 Zhu Yilong	Professor dude with glasses who is also 黑袍使 the Black Cloaked Envoy Hēipáoshǐ. Besotted with Zhao Yunlan. At one point known as 沈嵬 Shěn Wéi.
	郭长城 Guo Changcheng Guō Chángchéng	辛鹏 Xin Peng; voice 沈达威 Shen Dawei	Scaredycat new recruit with a diary who also has an uncle in a high place. His surname means "wall", and his given name is "The Great Wall".
	祝红 Zhu Hong Zhù Hóng	高雨儿 Gao Yu'er	Perpetually unimpressed snake lady with an unrequieted crush on Zhao Yunlan.
	大庆 Da Qing Dà Qìng	李砚 Li Yan; cat 陈黛黑 Chen Daihei; voice 王梓 Wang Zi	Cat guy who is inexplicably Vice Chief. Likes dried fish. Memory troubles.
	楚恕之 Chu Shuzhi Chǔ Shùzhī	江明洋 Jiang Mingyang	Grumpy grump puppet master dude Dixingian.
	汪徵 Wang Zheng Wāng Zhēng	李思琪 Li Siqi	Ghost lady and HR. Answers the phone a lot. Previously known as 格兰 Gé Lán.
	林静 Lin Jing Lín Jìng	刘泯廷 Liu Minting; voice 胡艺 Hu Yi	Tech guy with the popcorn machine and glasses. Somehow, the tallest.
	桑赞 Sang Zan Sāng Zàn	王超伟 Wang Chaowei	Wang Zhi's past boyfriend, confusingly also trapped in a pillar. Now the SID librarian.
	老李 Old Li/Li Hong Chu	齐维刚 Qi Weigang	SID caretaker/housekeeper who feeds Da Qing fish. Aka Li Hongchun.

Villains

Picture	Name	Actor	Episodes	Comments
	夜尊 Ye Zun Yè Zūn	朱一龙 Zhu Yilong	20,..., 38-40	Pillar guy! Likes dressing in white and holding speeches. Technically, "Ye Zun" is more of a title – "Lord of the Night" – but it's the only name we hear him referred to with.
	烛九 Zhu Jiu Zhú Jiǔ	王乃超 Wang Naichao	1-20	Purple hair dude who plays weiqi with himself while holding dramatic speeches.
Ya Qing	鸦青 Ya Qing Yā Qīng	鞠小云 Ju Xiaoyun; voice 范楚绒 Fan Churong		Leader of the Yashou Crow Tribe. Her surname means "crow".
Sha Ya	沙雅 Sha Ya Shā Yà	郝爽 Hao Shuang	21-30	Lightning strike girl. Musician. Lin Jing's crush.
Wang Xiangyang	王向阳 Wang Xiangyang	苏航 Su Hang		Grocery seller turned evil after his pregnant wife's death.
Zeiqiu	贼酋 Rebel Chieftain zéiqiú	刘亚鹏 Liu Yapeng	34, 35	Past segment's dude with mind control powers, source of everyone's troubles.

Recurring & Relatives

Picture	Name	Actor	Episode Appearances	Comments
	赵心慈 Zhao Xinci Zhào Xīncí	王伟华 Wang Weihua	17,25, 28, 29, 30, ...,40	Zhao Yunlan's dad. Former SID boss, now the director general of the Planetary Supervision Bureau (Xingdu Bureau). Disapproves of his son.
	李茜 Li Qian Lǐ Qiàn	董钒 Dong Fan	1, 2, 22, 27,.., 30, ..., 40	Shen Wei's student and PowerPoint operator. Original owner of Longevity Dial. Recruited by Professor Ouyang.
Cheng Xinyan	成心妍 Cheng Xinyan Chéng Xīnyán	杨静 Yang Jing	21, 22 ,24 ,25,...30, ...40	Shen Wei's university friend. Neurologist who works at Dragon City Hospital who tried to help Zhao Yunlan after his loss of sight and who helped Da Qing recover his lost memories. She grew up with Zu Ma and considers him like her little brother.
Ouyang Zhen	欧阳贞 Ouyang Zhen Ōuyáng Zhēn	周晓海 Zhou Xiaohai	1,22,27,...	Other biological engineering professor who works at the Seastar Administration Research Institute with Professor Zhou and later Li Qian. Goes mad with power trying to stop the Dixingians.
Professor Zhou	周教授 Professor Zhou Zhōu-jiàoshòu		8,22	Shen Wei's teacher. He works at the Seastar Administration Research Institute with Professor Ouyang Zhen and later Li Qian.
DCU Chancellor	Dragon City University chancellor		5,6,17	Chancellor at Dragon City University. Jiajia's grandfather.
Wu Tian'en	吴天恩 Wu Tian'en Wú Tiān'ēn	朱健 Zhu Jian	5,...17,25,29	Butler Wu with the teleportation through oxygen power.
Wu Xiaojun	吴晓君 Wu Xiaojun Wú Xiǎojūn	张凤安 Zhang Feng'an	5,...,29	Butler Wu's son who has the water powers.
Fourth uncle	四叔 Fourth Uncle	赵文明 Zhao Wenming; voice 贾邱 Jia Qiu	...30 ...	Zhu Hong's uncle. Leader of the Snake Tribe Yashou. Also 蛇四叔 "Snake Fourth Uncle".
Ying Chun	迎春 Ying Chun Yíng Chūn	马靓 Ma Liang	...30 ...	Leader of the Plant Tribe Yashou. Childhood friends with Ya Qing. Also, her name means "to welcome spring".
Cong Bo	丛波 Cong Bo Cóng Bō	王永峰 Wang Yongfeng	12...19, 30..., 40	Hacker-journalist recruited by the SID.
Gao Jingfeng	高劲风 Gao Jingfeng Gāo Jìngfēng	周杰 Zhou Jie	13,14, 25,30, ...40	Minister Gao, whom Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei first visit in ep 14. Shen Wei saves him at the wedding (ep 13) where they meet.
Guo Ying	郭英 Guo Ying Guō Yīng	金龙 Jin Long	...21, 27, 30,...40	Guo Changcheng's uncle. Vice-Minister Guo.
Yu Jinlan	Yu Jinlan		21,27	Guo Changcheng's aunt. Guo Ying's wife. Head of the Women's Association office.
Dixing Regent	摄政官 Regent shèzhènggūan	苏盛华 Su Shenghua; voice 贾邱 Jia Qiu	...25...	The Dixingian dude of the many translations for his title.
An Bai	安柏 An Bai Ān Bǎi	常喆宽 Chang Zhekuan	16,17,23,...	Dixing guy who becomes Lord of Dixing during the show, in ep 23.
Ye Huo	野火 Ye Huo Yě Huǒ	黄烁 Huang Shuo	17,18, 19,...	Aka Flame. Wrestling ring dude with burned face and fire powers. His name means "Wildfire".
Da Ji	大吉 Da Ji Dà Jí	沈梦琪 Shen Mengqi	26, 27, ...	Da Qing's cat girlfriend with nine lives.
Bai Suxia	白素霞 Bai Suxia Bái Sùxiá		4,...28,29	Wang Xiangyang's wife. Dies around ep 20.
Dixing Monarch	Dixing Monarch		...,23	Dixing Monarch. He picks An Bai as his successor before getting stabbed and dying in ep23.
Shen Xi	沈溪 Shen Xi Shěn Xī		- (17)	Zhao Yunlan's dead mother. To the best of our knowledge, no relation to Shen Wei.
Zhang Shi	獐狮 Zhang Shi Zhāng Shī			Shares body with Zhao Xinci.
Chu Nianzhi	楚念之 Chu Nianzhi Chǔ Niànzhī		- (32,33)	Chu Shuzhi's twin brother. Dead.
	郭长江 Guo Changjiang Guō Chángjiāng		-	Guo Changcheng's dead father. 长江 means Yangtze.
	郭雄 Guo Xiong Guō Xióng		-	Guo Changcheng's dead mother.

One-offs

Picture	Name	Actor	Episodes	Comments
Lu Ruomei	卢若梅 Lu Ruomei Lú Ruòméi		- (1)	Died instead of Li Qian. One of Shen Wei's students.
Li Yufen	李玉芬 Li Yufen Lǐ Yùfēn	李慧侠 Li Huixia	1,2	Li Qian's senile paternal grandmother.
Gao Tianyu	高天宇 Gao Tianyu Gāo Tiānyǔ	宁桓宇 Ning Huanyu	2	Dixingian who attacks Li Qian in the hospital
Zhang Ruonan	张若楠 Zhang Ruonan Zhāng Ruònán	徐瑾 Xu Jin	3	Shen Wei's colleague. Potentially stealth lesbians with Wang Yike.
Wang Yike	王一珂 Wang Yike Wáng Yīkē	陈韵好 Chen Yunhao	3	Dixingian student with the touch of death. Potentially stealth lesbians with Zhang Ruonan.
Zhang Hao	张皓 Zhang Hao Zhāng Hào	骆德何 Luo Dehe	3	One of the rapist dudes. First to die.
Wang Ziqiang	王子强 Wang Ziqiang Wáng Zǐqiáng	贾东东 Jia Dongdong	3	One of the rapist dudes. Next to die.
Liu Yadong	刘亚东 Liu Yadong Liú Yàdōng	欧阳明昊 Ouyang Minghao	3	One of the rapist dudes. Last to die. Engineering 4 class rep.
Lin Yusen	林玉森 Lin Yusen Lín Yùsēn	徐金超 Xu Jinchao	3,4	Vigilante human who wanted to avenge his girlfriend and ended up going kaboom.
Xiao-Yan	小燕 xiao-Yan xiǎo-Yàn		- (mentioned in 4)	Girl Lin Yusen had a crush on. One of the face-stealer's victims.
Zhang Danni	张丹妮 Zhang Danni Zhāng Dānnī	周婷 Zhou Ting	3,4	Dixingian who wanted to steal all the pretty faces/one of the victims, whose identity the Dixingian assumed.
Jia Hui	家辉 Jia Hui Jiā Huī	李严 Li Yan	4	Dixingian who steals pretty faces for Zhang Danni.
Huang Chaoyang	黄朝阳 Huang Chaoyang Huáng Cháoyáng	刘国际 Liu Guoji	5	Top ranked Dragon City mechanics industry magnate. Father of Huang Linqi. Name means "exposed to the Sun".
Huang Linqi	黄麟奇 Huang Linqi Huáng Línqí		5,12,13	One half of the arranged-marriage duo. Wedding in ep 12 &13.
Li Guang Biao	Li Guang Biao		5,12,13	Top figure in the Dragon City business industry. Father of Li Jiaqi. Dies at wedding
Li Jiaqi	李佳琪 Li Jiaqi Lǐ Jiāqí	林忱 Lin Chen	5,12,13	Other half of the arranged-marriage duo. Wedding in ep 12 & 13.
Ji Xiaobai	季小白 Ji Xiaobai Jì Xiǎobái	买龙 Mai Long	5,6	Boyfriend of mirror Dixingian.
Zhou Weiwei Zhou Weiwei_mirror	周薇薇 Zhou Weiwei Zhōu Wēiwēi	常芮 Chang Rui	5,6	The woman who agreed to swap her life with the Dixingian in her mirror.
Lai Su	来苏 Lai Su Lái Sū	吉志威 Ji Zhiwei	7	Webnovelist dude whose monsters became real. Dies in ep7.
Ding Dun	丁顿 Ding Dun Dīng Dùn	赵俊伟 Zhao Junwei	8,...17	Dixingian whose power is seeing the memories of the last person to touch an object. Thief of the Dijun Booklet. Dies in ep17.
Jiajia	佳佳 Jiajia Jiājiā		1, 2, 9, 11, ...,17	Shen Wei's very short female student. The grand-daughter of the Chancellor of Dagon City University. Helps Shen Wei out of the bush in ep2. One of the two students during the Awl fieldtrip.
xiao-Quan	小全 xiao-Quan xiǎo-Quán	全康伟 Quan Kangwei	9,11,...	Shen Wei's male student on the Awl fieldtrip.
Lang-ge	朗哥 Lang-ge Lǎng-gē		9,11	Zhao Yunlan's friend who arranges them passage into the mountains.
Zheng Yi	郑意 Zheng Yi Zhèng Yì	许烁 Xu Shuo	11,12,13,14	Dixingian girl (15 years old) with mind-control powers
Tan Xiao	谈啸 Tan Xiao Tán Xiào	陈伟栋 Chen Weidong	11,12,13,14	Sonic guy. Hypno-girl Zheng Yi's big brother figure. Not Dixingian.
Zheng Zhongyuan	郑中原 Zheng Zhongyuan Zhèng Zhōngyuán	高贵根 Gao Guigen	11, (12)	Zheng Yi's abusive adoptive dad. He's the head of a research institute and dies in ep 11 with two of his researchers. 中原 is the Central Plain/middle & lower regions of the Yellow River.
sound wave researcher 1	Soud wave researcher 1		11	Scientist working on sound waves. He's Zheng Zhongyuan's subordinate and Tan Xiao's colleague. Dies in ep11.
sound wave researcher 2	Sound wave researcher 2		11	Scientist working on sound waves. He's Zheng Zhongyuan's subordinate and Tan Xiao's colleague. Dies in ep11.
Bao Laosan	包老三 Bao Laosan Bāo Lǎosān	马斯 Ma Si	15,16,17	Dixingian foe of Zhao Xinci's from ep 17 who can change the composition of the earth.
An Song	安松 An Song Ān Sōng	许家程 Xu Jiacheng	16,...30	An Bai's friend and maybe-brother.
Dandan	丹丹 Dandan Dāndān	刘家辰 Liu Jiachen	16,...30	An Bai's friend.
Dixing bar manager/owner	Dixing bar manager		16,17...22	Bar manager/owner in Dixing.
Deacon Zhishi	执事 Deacon zhíshì	高占鹏 Gao Zhanpeng	16...,22,23	Dixing palace staff and according to Shen Wei the regent's right-hand man. Works for Ye Zun. Dies in ep23.
Bo Bi	波比 Bo Bi Bō Bǐ	胡博 Hu Bo	18, 19	Wants to avenge his little brother, whose death he blames Ye Huo for.
xiao-Jie	小杰 xiao-Jie xiǎo-Jié	李信鹏 Li Xinpeng	18,19	Bo Bi's little brother who killed himself with Zhu Jiu's encouragement.
Zhou	Fighting ring boss Zhou		12, 18	Boss of an illegal fighting ring who delivers his best fighters to Zhu Jiu.
Zhou's assistant	Fighting ring boss Zhou's assistant		18	Zhou's assistant at the fighting ring.
Jia-ge	甲哥 Jia-ge Jiǎ-gē		21	One of the snake tribe guys with a crush on Zhu Hong. Guarded the restricted region.
Feng Qubing	冯去病 Feng Qubing Féng Qùbìng	骆磊 Luo Lei	21,22	"Miracle doctor". His given name means "remove illness".
Lu Zhi	吕织 Lü Zhi Lǚ Zhī	杨雪莹 Yang Xueying	22	Girl on a date with Liu Lang
Liu Lang	刘浪 Liu Lang Liú Làng	孙秋生 Sun Qiusheng	22	Merit brush victim. Aged up while on a date with Lü Zhi.
Wang Qun	王群 Wang Qun Wáng Qún		9,22	Guy who delivered packages to SID. The first person Zhu Hong hypnotizes just after learning the technique. Died as part of the aging-up case.
Wei Lan	卫蓝 Wei Lan Wèi Lán	张蓝心 Zhang Lanxin	23,24,29	Nurse who feels guilty about not being able to save Mr. Tan and who took care of Zhao Xinci the night Suxia Bai died. Targeted by Wang Xiangyang.
Jin Hao	金浩 Jin Hao Jīn Hào	程魏 Cheng Wei	23,24,29	Male doctor; works at Dragon City First Hospital with Dr Cheng. Couldn't help Suxia Bai and is therefore targeted by Wang Xiangyang.
Zu Ma	祖马 Zu Ma Zǔ Mǎ	苏晗烨 Su Hanye	24	Turns world into a live-action video game. Aging especially slowly (he's older than 20 and grew up with Cheng Xinyan). Dies in ep24.
Zhu Hao	朱豪 Zhu Hao Zhū Háo	窦全忠 Dou Quanzhong	24,25	Taxi driver who carried the personality-changing virus and was part of the circumstances around Wang Xiangyang's wife's death.
Dong Nan	东南 Dong Nan Dōng Nán	吴钰珏 Wu Yujue	24,25	Crow Yashou whom Guo Changcheng comforts in her dying moments. Her name means "southeast".
Kong Jing	孔鲸 Kong Jing Kǒng Jīng	李佳伟 Li Jiawe	24,25	Actual source of multiple personality virus. Serum mutant. Dies.
Zheng Daqian	郑大钱 Zheng Daqian Zhèng Dàqián	吴宣 Wu Xuan	26	Da Ji's murderous boyfriend. His given name means "lots of money".
Yinyin	茵茵 Yinyin Yīnyīn	王心予 Wang Xinyu	26	Daqian's new girlfriend.
Hua Yuzhu	华玉柱 Hua Yuzhu Huà Yùzhù	吴竹青 Wu Zhuqing	28,29,30	Sha Ya's friend with the plant-growing skills.
Gu Ban	古班 Gu Ban Gǔ Bān	李琦 Li Qi	28,29	Dixing dude whom Sha Ya had a crush on. Dead.
Nightmare Master	魇公子 Nightmare Master Yǎn-gōngzǐ	袁野 Yuan Ye	31,32,33...	Dixing dude who traps people in nightmares, Zhu Hong included. Works for Ye Zun.
Fu You	浮游 Fu You Fú Yóu	陈芊朵 Chen Qianduo	34,35,...	Past Yashou leader. Snake woman. Owned polished twig that likes alcohol. Name means "to drift / to wander".
Ma Gui	麻龟 Ma Gui Má Guī	吉祥 Ji Xiang	34,35,...	Past Guardian. Has a crush on Fu You.
Mi Lu	米露 Mi Lu Mǐ Lù	黄雅洁 Huang Yajie	36,37	Illusion weaver. One of Ye Zun's subordinates.
Blind date girl	相亲女孩 Blind date girl	徐梦佳 Xu Mengjia	40	Goes on a blind date with Guo Changcheng at the end.

References

Dramatis Personae list by ExtraPenguin