Here are some of the most frequently asked questions I receive about Chinese Paladin/XianJian QiXia Zhuan!
Is ‘Chinese Paladin’ the same as ‘Sword and Fairy’?
Yes! They are the same. There are a few names given to this game and TV drama (official and unofficial) which you may have come across:
XianJian QiXia Zhuan – Official Chinese title of game and 2005 drama
“XianJian” is Magical Sword (or “Fairy” Sword), “QiXia” is Paladin, “Zhuan” is Legend
The Legend of Sword and Fairy– English title of game franchise and first game
PAL– refers to the game. ‘Pal” is short for “Paladin”
Chinese Paladin – English name for the 2005 TV Drama
Chinese Paladin Online – Official name for the MMORPG
The Magic Sword & The Chivalrous Youngsters – Popular title for the game
Senken Kigyouden– Japanese title (1999 RPG for the Sega Saturn)
Paladin Legend – Original English title of the 2024 remake
Sword and Fairy – The actual English title of the 2024 remake
You Jian Xiaoyao – Chinese title of “Sword and Fairy” remake
Where can I download and play the game in English?
There is no official English release of the game, though fans have created a patch for the PAL 98 version for download. You can find out more here.
Why is there no Chinese Paladin 2?
I wrote an article here explaining my thoughts.
Do I need to watch Chinese Paladin in order?
There are a number of Chinese Paladin TV dramas adapted from “The Legend of Sword and Fairy” games. Since the games mostly feature standalone stories, you can watch them in any order. The numbering corresponds to the game titles, but it doesn’t dictate a specific viewing sequence.
Chinese Paladin / 仙劍奇俠傳 XianJian QiXia Zhuan (2005)
Cast: Hu Ge, Crystal Liu Yifei, Ady An
Sword and Fairy / Paladin Legend / 又见逍遥 You Jian Xiaoyao (2024)
Cast: He Yu, Yang Yutong, Xu Hao
Chinese Paladin 2 – not filmed yet
Chinese Paladin 3 / 仙劍奇俠傳3 (2009)
Cast: Hu Ge, Wallace Huo, Yang Mi, Liu Shishi, Tang Yan
Chinese Paladin 4 / Sword and Fairy 4 / 天河传 Tian He Zhuan (2024)
Cast: Ju Jing Yi, Chen Zhe Yuan, Mao Zi Jun, Mao Xiao Hui
Chinese Paladin 5 / 仙剑云之凡 Xian Jian Yun Zhi Fan (2016)
Cast: Elvis Han, Guli Nazha, Joe Cheng, Yang Cai Qi
Chinese Paladin 6 / Sword and Fairy 6 / 祈今朝 Qi Jin Zhao (2024)
Cast: Xu Kai and Esther Yu
Chinese Paladin 7 – not filmed yet
FAQs related to Chinese Paladin (2005) TV drama
What does Xiao Yao mean at the end when he said “Do you understand?” to the Sword Saint? He calls Xiao Yao “child”, is he Xiao Yao’s father?
This question has been asked a lot, but Calcifer has come up with a reasonable response to this. “I personally thought what Xiao Yao meant by “do you understand” was “do you understand what it feels like to be left behind?” He talked about this with Yue Ru at one point (middle of Ep 22 when they were discussing what Cai Yi, the butterfly spirit, said), and he said he didn’t want Yue Ru to know that kind of pain. Ling’er also said something along the same lines before she died, that the one left behind goes through the most pain. Now Xiao Yao’s the one left behind, and he asks Sword Saint if he understands, since Sword Saint apparently tried to stop all this from happening.”
The Sword Saint is definitely not Xiaoyao’s father. Xiaoyao’s father is Li San Si and is an actual character in the game prequel XianJian QiXia Zhuan 3A.
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