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11 Beyond the Abyssal Dragon, Dinghai: The Ocean Pillar draws several figures from the mythology of the Classic of Mountains and Seas into its story. Only their roles within the game are described below.
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3-FigureName in ChineseRole in the GameYi益Godson of the flood-taming hero Yu, charged by Emperor Shun with assisting him against the floods. A plot costs Yi his life at Mount Buzhou, and in the moments before death the surviving soul of the Abyssal Dragon seizes his body, giving the fallen general a new vessel in the mortal world. The wish he never fulfilled is one of the threads the story follows.Emperor Yan炎帝The liege the Abyssal Dragon once served as his strongest commander, before he was stripped of his name and banished after the Battle of Banquan. His court frames the Abyssal Dragon's fall from grace.Yu禹The flood-taming hero and Yi's godfather, who has vanished without a trace. Uncovering what became of Yu is described as part of the Abyssal Dragon's journey.Emperor Shun帝舜The ruler who orders Yi to accompany Yu and assist with the flood-taming effort, setting in motion the journey on which Yi is killed.Laojun老君Credited with forging the sea-stabilizing divine iron the game is named for, and with the prophecy that it would pass through three masters.
3+FigureName in ChineseRole in the GameYi益Godson of the flood-taming hero Yu, charged by Emperor Shun with assisting him against the floods. A plot costs Yi his life at Mount Buzhou, and in the moments before death the surviving soul of the Abyssal Dragon seizes his body, giving the fallen general a new vessel in the mortal world. The wish he never fulfilled is one of the threads the story follows.Yujia羽嘉An ancient divine bird. As Yi lies dying, the Abyssal Dragon spares what is left of him and turns him into a fledgling of Yujia, who travels alongside the general from then on. Justdan lists this form as its own entry in the cast, separate from Yi.Nujiao女嬌Fought as a boss at the close of the demo's first stage. Accounts of that build describe her as Yu's wife and Yi's adoptive mother, attacking on finding her son's body occupied by another.Emperor Yan炎帝The liege the Abyssal Dragon once served as his strongest commander. He valued the general highly and granted him his name, and it was that granted name that was stripped from him when he was banished after the Battle of Banquan. His court frames the Abyssal Dragon's fall from grace.Yu禹The flood-taming hero and Yi's godfather, who has vanished without a trace. Uncovering what became of Yu is described as part of the Abyssal Dragon's journey.Emperor Shun帝舜The ruler who orders Yi to accompany Yu and assist with the flood-taming effort, setting in motion the journey on which Yi is killed.Laojun老君Credited with forging the sea-stabilizing divine iron the game is named for, and with the prophecy that it would pass through three masters.
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66 Beyond these named figures, the Abyssal Dragon fights through gods, demons, and monsters drawn from ancient Eastern mythology over the course of each run. Four beings of the setting are named in official descriptions of the world, and three named opponents have been shown being fought as bosses. They are collected on The Mythic World.
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88 These figures originate in classical mythology. Only the details confirmed for this game are treated as part of its story.