Fu Yun
"Same to the clam. Benefactor, did you ever ask the fish and shrimp what they wanted? I guess not. You only thought of yourself."
A young monk of the Songshan Sect, wandering the Great Song.
Gifted and sharp-tongued, he travels back and forth between and , spreading the Buddhist teachings while raising funds to build the Songshan Temple.
He treats the good-hearted with respect, but is relentlessly overbearing toward the stubborn and wicked. "Poor-mouthed Monk" is the nickname he earned after talking down in a Verbal Attack; when Xiaomei tried to push him down the stairs, he saved his life with the Songshan "Kicking Post Technique · Thousand-Pound Drop".
Biographies
He treats the good-hearted with respect, but is relentlessly overbearing toward the stubborn and wicked.
His attitude toward you depends on your character. He will nag either way; the difference is whether his choice of words makes your blood boil.
Text on the Character Introduction Image
- Unlike other character introduction images, Fu Yun's is covered in text.
Amituofo. This monk studies the Buddhist teachings, and knows Fist Technique too.
Good at arguing, better at fighting.
Benefactor, best keep your eyes open,
and donate something tasty,
or don't blame this monk
for returning to lay life, beating you up, then ordaining again.
If I devote myself to the Buddha
and accumulate good deeds, then I am a monk.
But if a monk forgets his roots,
clings to worldly things, craves pleasure,
and hoards wealth, then he is no monk, only a bald donkey.
- Among these, "But if a monk forgets his roots, clings to worldly things, craves pleasure, and hoards wealth, then he is no monk, only a bald donkey."
is a direct jab at the greedy, rootless monk Shi Ming in the story.
Likes
Sermons & Buddhist Stories
- During his stay at the Outer Fort, Fu Yun likes to give sermons and tell Buddhist stories, adjusting the content to his audience.
- The event image shows him telling a Buddhist story with a crowd of children sitting around him, proof that his material and storytelling are far from dull.
- Because Long Xiang's killing and murderous aura are so heavy, he often preaches to her and urges her toward goodness.
- It may have worked: at the Wulin Assembly, Long Xiang spares the surrendered Hell Path and Hungry Ghost Path.
- Because is so greedy and low in Morality, he often becomes a target of sermons and exhortations too.
- If Zhao Huo's Morality is low, Fu Yun will often fix on Zhao Huo as well.
Possible Reference Prototype
- Dharma Master Fuyu, courtesy name Haowen, sobriquet Xueting.
- Shared traits:
- Born in the Song dynasty.
- Abbot of Shaolin Temple.
- Extraordinary comprehension.
- Skilled at Buddhist debate; won the Daoist debate.
- Led the restoration of the temples around Songshan destroyed in the wars.
Living Hero Characters Based on Real History
Notes
- Inspired by Xu Zhu, the PTT version.
- One of the highest Mouth Power characters in the whole game.
- If Affinity ≧20 and he is still alive, he joins the Tang Clan in Early Dec Year 3; on the Western Wulin route he brings the Eighteen Bronze Men to help.
- Feeling guilty over the Beggar Sect and 's rampage at the Outer Fort, he stays there to help with the repairs.
- While staying at the Outer Fort he is a guest monk, a wandering monk lodging at a temple without paying rent.[1]
- He cooks at Songshan Temple.[1:1]
- He is dead set on the Abbot's seat. After the Wulin Assembly ends, his nearly ten-year wandering, begun when he first made his vow, comes to an end, and he returns to the temple to deepen his study of the Buddhist teachings.
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