The X-Family
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| The X-Family | |
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| Genre | Fantasy, Comedy, Action |
| Created by | Qi Yang Lin |
| Directed by | Zheng De Hua Lin Qing Fang |
| Starring | Pauline Lan Jiro Wang Danson Tang Huang Xiao Rou Calvin Chen Aaron Yan |
| Opening theme | Chu Shen Ru Hua (出神入化) by Fahrenheit |
| Ending theme | Zui Ai Hai Shi Ni (最愛還是你) by Danson Tang (episodes 1-30) Bu Hui Ai (不會愛) by Fahrenheit (episodes 31-55) |
| Country of origin |  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 55 |
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| Executive producers | Wang Xin Gui Wang Chuan Ren |
| Production location | Taipei |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | GTV |
| Release | August 8 2007 – October 23 2007 |
The X-Family (終極一家) is a Taiwanese drama that aired in Taiwan on August, 8 2007 starring Pauline Lan, Jiro Wang, Danson Tang, Huang Xiao Rou, Calvin Chen, and Aaron Yan. It is the sequel to KO One, which aired in the winter of 2005 through the spring of 2006.
Synopsis
Beside our own time-space, there are eleven other dimensions that exist side by side with Mojie, a dimension where evil resides. Mojie has taken over ten of these dimensions in a series of showdowns between good and evil. However, the inter-dimensional war for the Gold dimension resulted in a tie in which both Mojie forces and KO fighters suffered great damages. Now, the story continues in the Iron dimension where the outcome has yet to be decided.
Xiu is charged with the mission to find KO fighters’ alternate selves in his corresponding Iron dimension in order to restore their powers and turn the tide against the dark forces. His search leads him to a boy named Xia Tian, Wang Da Dong’s counterpart, who has the potential to become a savior of worlds, a Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren.
Xia Tian’s incredible power is sealed away by a Feng Long Tie on his neck making him essentially a Ma Gua. Any attempt to use his power would awaken Gui Long, an evil entity in him. But, Gui Long is not the only obstacle Xia Tian has to overcome to become the Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren. His family’s objections and his own lack of interest in becoming the savior of worlds is another. However, his attitude begins to change after he meets a girl from his childhood, Han. To save her life, he boldly goes into Mie to recover her soul. Then and there, he realizes he needs to become stronger so he could protect those he loves.
Although Xia Tian has the resolve to become the Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren, he must go through many more tests and trials that will break his bones and his heart before he could be the one.
Character Bios
Xia Lan Xing De (夏蘭荇德)
Xia Xiong (夏雄)
Xia Lan Xing De Xiong (夏蘭荇德 雄), also known as Xia Xiong, is the mother of Xia Yu, Xia Tian, and Xia Mei. As the sole bread winner in the family, she takes on the roles that traditionally belong to fathers and sons. Because of her manly personality, people usually refer to her as “Xiong Ge” (雄哥) meaning Big Brother Xiong; people including her father Xia Liu, her ex-husband Ye Si Ren, and her eldest son Xia Yu. Despite her tough exterior, she desires the closeness and comfort of a normal family life. She loves to cook, but most people are repulsed by her cooking and would do anything to avoid eating it. She wants her children to lead normal lives, so she sealed Xia Tian and Xia Mei's powers with a Feng Long Tie since they were young. Of all her children, she worries about Xia Tian the most. His closeness with his father upsets her because she does not want her son to follow his father's footsteps in becoming a musician. She divorced Ye Si Ren because he was irresponsible as a father and unfaithful as a husband. Although, her marriage fell apart years ago, she still loves Ye Si Ren and desires his company. But when he reveals his identity as a member of the Ye He Na La Family, she finally expresses her feelings for him and the two of them become closer than ever.
She wears a glove called “Qi Lin Shou” (麒麟手) to cast a Xia family spell called “Qi Lin Mai Chong Guang Tao Can” (麒麟脈衝光套餐). She also has a Wu Feng (烏風), which is a gun given to her by The God of Guns. It is powerful enough to kill any evil entity and amplify the power of good. While The God of Guns can access the gun's full potential, she can only access 30 percent of its powers.
Xia Tian (夏天) / Gui Long (鬼龍)
Xia Lan Xing De Tian (夏蘭荇德 天), also known as Xia Tian, is the middle child of the Xia siblings. Xia Tian is a sweet kid with a good heart, but he often gets taken advantage of due to his naivety. Though he is born with powerful abilities, he dislikes using them. He only wants to follow his father’s footsteps and become a musician, an idea his mother strongly opposes to. Since he made little effort in controlling his powerful but unstable abilities, a Feng Long Tie was placed on his neck making him no different from a Ma Gua. However, when he takes off the Feng Long Tie, he transforms into Gui Long (鬼龍 / Ghostly Dragon), a rebellious personality with greater powers and affinity for evil, who on several occasions, attempts to destroy Xia Tian in order to become the dominant personality. Despite Xia Tian’s inability to control Gui Long, his mother made him the guardian of the Xia family heirloom, the Feng Long Ka (封龍卡), a mini disk containing everything about Yi Neng Xing Zhe. The disk is embedded in the Gui Long Pi Ke (鬼龍鎞克), the guitar pick that Gui Long uses as his weapon.
Xiu believes Xia Tian has the potential to become a Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren, a savior of worlds, so he taught Xia Tian to play guitar and control Gui Long. Xia Tian would eventually become strong enough to remain as himself without the Feng Long Tie. His biggest motivation for developing his power is Han, a girl he met when he was a child and has liked ever since. To save her life, he rushed into Mie to rescue her trapped soul and was willing to trade his soul for hers. When they both safely returned to the human world, their love blossomed, but not without trials. First, his father told him Han was his half-sister. They were forced to separate and treat each other with indifference. Then, he found out Han was part his paternal grandfather’s conspiracy to steal his power. His grandfather’s plan backfired and took Gui Long with it. But the good news is that he and Han are not related.
In order to become Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren, he must find the Yuan Wei Yi Neng Xing Zhe of wind, fire, thunder, lightning and rain and collect their elements. Eventually, he collects the five elemental powers and becomes Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren, and uses the guitar Tie Ke Wu Ji as his primary weapon.
Xia Tian has an alternate counterpart named Wang Da Dong in the Gold Dimension and an evil alternate counterpart named Zack in the Bronze Dimension.
Xia Yu (夏宇) / Gui Feng (鬼鳳)
Xia Lan Xing De Yu (夏蘭荇德 宇), also known as Xia Yu, is the eldest of the three siblings. Xia Yu rarely worries his mother. As a student majoring in law and finance at National Taiwan University, he is great with money and handles the family budget. He always cooks and takes care of his younger siblings during his mother's absence. Despite being the person everyone trusts and relies on, he resents being the only Ma Gua in the family and doing the menial jobs around the home. His resentment grows when he found out his mother had given the Feng Long Ka to Xia Tian instead of him, the eldest son, because of his Ma Gua status. Evil sees his jealousy and uses that to turn him evil by giving him a ring to absorb other people's powers. The ring unwittingly unlocked Xia Yu's sealed power. As it turns out, he is not a Ma Gua by birth. Rather, his father secretly sealed his power upon birth because he exhibited the evil genes. When he fully comes into his powers, his dark instincts start to take over. The situation forces his father to use the Soul Cleansing Melody (洗魂曲) to cleanse his soul and seal his power again. Although he did not have any real love interest in the story, he did fall for the Fire Ant Girl, an assassin his paternal grandfather sent. He learned the ant-language so as to communicate with her and he truly cared for her. However, their relationship did not last as she was soon killed by Xia Tian's evil counterpart, Zack.
Xia Yu's powers remain sealed until his paternal grandfather's plan to take over the world backfires causing a beam of dark energy to strike directly at him, turning him into Gui Feng (鬼鳳 / Ghostly Phoenix), who is the original power-user of fire. Gui Feng is so powerful that not even the Feng Long Tie can suppress him. But since his element is needed to help Xia Tian become Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren, they cannot strip his powers away. His family eventually find a way to contain Gui Feng by using Bing Gu Zhou to cool his fire, which gives Xia Yu the time that he needs to learn to control Gui Feng. Although Gui Feng is more powerful than Gui Long, he appears to be not as arrogant as he was.
Xia Yu is the alternate counterpart of Lei Ke Si - both are just as good at their studies and both have revealed evil tendencies at some point.
Xia Mei (夏美) / Gui Wa (鬼娃)
Xia Lan Xing De Mei (夏蘭荇德 美), also known as Xia Mei, is the youngest child and the only daughter in the Xia Family . Has anger issues, and is very persistent. She likes to use her powers to scare or electrocute people whenever she gets angry, by ripping off her Feng Long Tie partially: Ren Chen Wen often falls victim to her power of electricity. When Xia Mei rips off her Feng Long Tie completely, she becomes a scary power user called Gui Wa (鬼娃 / Ghostly Doll), and she is able to summon the demon Zhen Zi (貞子 - a demon from the movie Ring) to scare people. It seems that Zhen Zi has been her best friend since childhood, though she is rarely seen in the story. Initially, she has a crush on Xiu, the guitarist in the band Dong Cheng Wei, but later falls for Lan Ling Wang. She is so obsessed with Lan Ling Wang that she is willing to sacrifice anything for him. However, when she realizes how much Lan Ling Wang truly loves his fiancée Bing Xin, she decides to give them her full support. Including arranging a wedding for them and giving Bing Xin the wedding dress her mother kept for her daughter's wedding. In the end, she still loves the guy, but they remain friends.
Xia Mei is the alternate counterpart of Sha Jie - both are just as petty and hostile against those they hate.
Xia Liu (夏流)
Xia Lan Xing De Liu (夏蘭荇德 流), also known as Xia Liu, is the playful grandfather of Xia Tian. Removing people's memories is one of his many abilities. His main weapon is a pair of cymbals called Ke Mo Ba (剋魔鈸), which he uses to attack and to cast offensive and defensive spells. He has also been seen wielding other weapons, such as a trumpet called Long Wen Hao (龍紋嚎) and a staff called Jiang Mo Zhang (降魔杖). Xia Liu is the guardian of the entrance to the ghostly dimension, Mie. He may be senile, but he is also the most powerful member in the Xia family. In his free-time, he likes to hang out with his friends, Jiu Lai and Demon Hunter, on a mountain where they can be alone and discuss things. He despises Ye Si Ren even before he married his daughter, but has learned to accept him overtime, though he keeps getting angry and accusing Ye Si Ren for things that he had not done. This old man is stubborn, but kind-hearted.
Xia Liu is also the alternate counterpart of Wang Tian Yang.
Other Characters
Gu La Yi Er Lan Ling Wang (古拉依爾 蘭陵王)
He is also known as Lan Ling Wang (蘭陵王). He serves as general for the Ye He Na La family. He carries a sword from the Mojie known as Lan Ling Zhan (攔靈斬), and can use it to gather energy and produce powerful blasts. When he first comes into the story, he just appears and disappears around the Xia family and Dong Cheng Wei, and was ordered to find the two missing melodies (the Soul Collecting and Soul Cleansing Melodies - 蒐魂曲 and 洗魂曲). Although he knows that Xia Mei is in love with him, he only loves one person; Bing Xin - Han's twin sister. According to Jiu Wu, he has the biggest chance of becoming Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren. At the same time, they discover that Lan Ling Wang is one of the specific power-users that Xia Tian needs to find in order to become Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren: the original power user of lightning. In the later parts of the story, Lan Ling Wang finds out that someone had put a curse on his family seven generations ago, and if he cannot lift it before the eighth generation is born, then the future generations in his family will be Ma Gua forever and become slaves of the Ye He Na La Family. But if he can lift the curse, he will gather up the energy his ancestors have collected over the centuries, turning him into Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren. In the end, he only lifts half-the curse and remains that way forever.
Lan Ling Wang is the alternate counterpart of Wang Ya Se, both are as stubborn and courageous when it comes to saving their friends and families.
Jiu Da Zhang Lao Wu (灸亣镸荖 舞)
He is also known as Jiu Wu (灸舞) and carries the title Meng Zhu (盟主), the ruler of the Iron Dimension. An organization called Tie Ke Jin Wei Jun (鐵克禁衛軍/Iron Protection Team) was under his control to protect the Iron Dimension. Jiu Wu is famous since young for his Jiu Bu Qin Gui Shou (九步擒鬼手), which indicates the ability to find the opponent's Achilles' Heel within nine steps. No one has ever escaped this attack until he meets the father and the son of the Ye He Na La Family. He also has the ability to create force fields that prevent evil from entering. He is a big-eater, and Xiong Ge's cooking is his favourite. Jiu Wu has a younger brother, Jiu Lai, who has the appearance of an old man due to his misuse of supernatural powers. Unlike Ding Xiao Yu, Jiu Wu likes to talk a lot and occasionally makes up jokes. According to Xia Liu, every member of the Jiu Da Zhang Lao family was super-powerful, but they all lived short lives. Jiu Wu believes that both Lan Ling Wang and Xia Tian have the potential to become Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren. He can also tell that Xia Yu is no ordinary Ma Gua.
After the power-user of thunder is revealed, Jiu Wu also reveals himself as the original power user to the element rain. However, because his power is needed to maintain the force field of the Iron Dimension, he cannot transfer his energy to Xia Tian or go to the Gold Dimension to restore Ding Xiao Yu's powers, who is his alternate counterpart in the Gold Dimension .
Han Ke La Ma Han (韓克拉瑪 寒)
She is also known as Han (寒). Han is the childhood friend and neighbor of Xia Tian, who has always missed her since she moved away when she was young. However, she has completely forgotten about her friendship with Xia Tian. Xia Tian also has a crush on her all along, although she claims that she would never fall for him. After Xia Tian sacrifices himself to save her, she is doubtful whether she likes Xia Tian. Han's and Xiu's family carry a genetic hatred against each other, but they try very hard not to fight each other. Unbeknownst to her, she is a Stone-Hearted Assassin (石心殺手), controlled by evil powers. After the event of almost dying and then revived, Han has completely lost the memories about herself and becomes Xia Tian's sweet girlfriend. Han has the power to read one's mind and uses a pair of drumsticks known as Jing Lei (驚雷) as her weapons which she has transferred her soul into. When she finds out that she and Xia Tian are half-siblings, she moves out of the house and starts living and working at The Ass Pub (老屁股), which her father owns. Lan Ling Wang has a fiancée who looked exactly like her. As she starts receiving Bing Xin's visions of the past, she finds out that she and Bing Xin are twins, and later also finds out that she and Xia Tian are not siblings but were fooled by other people.
When Han sacrifices herself to save Xia Tian, they discover that she is the original power-user for the element, thunder.
She is the alternate self of the female KO fighter Cai Yun Han.
Ye He Na La Si Ren (葉赫那啦 思仁)
He is also known as Ye Si Ren (葉思仁) and has the nickname Dead Man (死人). He is the ex-husband of Xia Xiong, and the owner of the pub "The Ass Pub" (老屁股), and is a very gifted musician. Because of his childishness and unfaithfulness, he and Xia Xiong's marriage ended years ago, but he still has feelings for her as demonstrated by his interference in Xia Xiong's dates. Even though he was not a very good husband, he is a very good father, and will do anything in his capacity to protect his family. From the start, he appeared as a Ma Gua to everybody, but as the story progresses, he reveals himself as a member of the Ye He Na La family as he plays the Soul Cleansing Melody (洗魂曲) to cleanse Xia Yu's evil instincts and powers. He is the one who sealed Xia Yu's powers when he was a baby, as well as giving the Soul Collecting Melody (蒐魂曲) to a Chord to save Han. When things between him and Xia Xiong are starting to get better again, he discovers that Han is his long-lost daughter, and has no choice but to split up Xia Tian and Han. When things finally start to go back on track, again, his father comes in and everything is ruined, again. But everything turns around in the end.
Unlike the others in the Iron Dimension, Ye Si Ren has two alternate counterpart in the Gold Dimension named Duan Chang Ren and Hei Long.
Hu Yan Jue Luo Xiu (呼延覺羅 脩)
He is also known as Xiu (脩). Xiu is the leader and the guitarist in the band, Dong Cheng Wei (東城衛). His weapon is a guitar pick called Shen Feng Pi Ke (神風鎞克). He teaches Xia Tian to play the guitar. Xiu has the ability to force one to act according to his commands. Xiu and Han have a tendency to fight each other the second they see each other due to a genetic hatred. Later, they learn to overcome that. At first, he thought Xia Tian was just a Ma Gua, until he sensed his powers, and started suspecting that Xia Tian might have the potential to become Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren. Aside from protecting the universe and teaching Xia Tian how to play the guitar while teaching him to control his powers, he is also set on another mission: to find the Iron Dimension counterparts of Wang Da Dong, Wang Ya Se and Ding Xiao Yu, and use the counterparts to restore their powers. He has a soft spot for Han but does not allow himself to fall in love with her because of his duty. Whenever, someone asks questions about his love life, he just says "Dong Cheng Wei only plays music, and don't talk about love (東城衛只彈琴不談情)."
Xiu is the original power-user for the element, wind, and he's the first to transfer his power to Xia Tian.
A Chord
A Chord, the singer of the band Dong Cheng Wei in the show, is the alternate self of Sha Yu. A Chord uses the Gui Zhan Yin Cha (鬼戰音叉) as his weapon. He is somewhat of a weird guy, who does not know the appropriate time to talk. He did not like Lan Ling Wang initially, preferring to let him die. But he learns to overcome that issue after everything that Lan Ling Wang did to save their world. A Chord became the Bei Cheng Wei's (北城衛) leader after the previous leader was killed by Zack, and Xia Tian joined the Dong Cheng Wei (東城衛) as the singer. Initially, he seems to have a thing for Xia Mei when they first met at The Ass Pub. But later on, he develops a crush on Xia Xiong for a short period of time, and it is also revealed that Jiu Wu and him were classmates in elementary school.
Han Ke La Ma Bing Xin (韓克拉瑪 冰心)
She is also known as Bing Xin (冰心). Bing Xin is Han's twin sister and Lan Ling Wang's fiancée. She was abandoned by her mother when she was five years old. The leader of the Ye He Na La Family ordered her to kill Lan Ling Wang in order to prevent him from lifting the curse put upon him, but because she was already in love with him, she could not bear to do it. She was therefore killed by the assassin, Zack; Xia Tian's alternate counterpart from the Bronze Dimension. Everybody thought that she was dead until Han started sensing her pain and hearing her cry for help, and then they find a way to reclaim her body and soul. However, because her transformation to becoming a demon was interrupted, she began to die slowly. In order to let Bing Xin spend more time with Lan Ling Wang, Han lends her energy to Bing Xin. But the method only lasts for three days. Once the time limit is up, she must return the energy to Han, or Han will die in her place. Though she is resistant to let go of her loved one, she decides to make the best of her days with Lan Ling Wang. The two eventually get married on the second day, and say goodbye to each other in the morning.
Bing Xin is the other alternate counterpart of Cai Yun Han.
The Great Traveler (神行者) / The God of Guns (槍靈王)
| The Great Traveler is the master of Jiu Wu, a very powerful warrior. He is 200 years old, but has the appearance of a 20-something year-old man. He and his evil half - the God of Guns (槍靈王) were legendary warriors, known by others as good friends. However, they are in fact the same person, with the Great Traveler as the good half and the God of Guns as the evil half. The Great Traveler never knew anything about the God of Guns being a part of him until Xia Tian and Jiu Wu figured it out. In the end, he sacrifices himself for the sake of the world. |
The Fire Ambassador (火焰使者)
The Fire Ambassador is an executor who stops chaos and restores balance to a dimension. Whenever a dimension runs amuk, he will appear to annihilate all the evil with his power of fire. No one can stop him, not even a Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren. He fought Xia Tian, Dong Cheng Wei, and the original power-users in a great battle. In the end, he was persuaded by the good in their hearts and decided to leave the Iron Dimension alone.
Fire Ant Girl (火蟻女)
An assassin sent by Ye Si Ren's father to kill Lan Ling Wang. She speaks ant language and commands a specialized army of ants. With a single bite from one of her ants, the bitten individual could be under her control. She was captured by Xia Liu and his friends while executing her mission. During her capture, Xia Yu was the one who cared for her the most, almost making them look like lovers. She was later killed by Zack.
The Gold Dimension
Wang Da Dong (汪大東)
| Wang Da Dong, nicknamed Egomaniac (自大狂) by Ya Se, is KO.3 in the Gold Dimension. However, he lost his power in a fierce battle against an evil force during the end of KO One. He is the only one having a hard time adjusting the life without powers and battles and yearns for that life to return. He has been mentioned in the Iron Dimension, but Xia Tian is the first person to find out about his alternate countertpart's identity, right after Xiu, who often visits them in the Gold Dimension. Da Dong's alternate self in the Iron Dimension is Xia Tian. His weapon, Long Wen Lao (龍紋鏊 / Dragon Tattooed Pan), has once been borrowed to Xia Tian when he needed a weapon to fight Lan Ling Wang. |
Wang Ya Se (王亞瑟)
| Wang Ya Se, nicknamed Narcissist (自戀狂) by Da Dong, is KO.3 in the Gold Dimension. However, he lost his power in a fierce battle against an evil force during the end of KO One. He has been mentioned in the Iron Dimension, although no one knows who he is then. Ya Se's counterpart in the Iron Dimension is Lan Ling Wang. Xia Tian is the first person (after Xiu) to find out that Lan Ling Wang's counterpart is friends with his counterpart Da Dong. |
Ding Xiao Yu (丁小雨)
| Ding Xiao Yu is KO.4 in the Gold Dimension. However, he lost his power in a fierce battle against an evil force during KO One. He and Ya Se enjoy the life of peace while Da Dong has a hard time adjusting it. Xiao Yu's alternate counterpart in the Iron Dimension is Jiu Wu. |
Duan Chang Ren (斷腸人)
A strange man who runs a food stall. He is often mysterious and whenever Da Dong, Ya Se or Xiao Yu come to visit for food and have hard time understanding things, he gives them useful advices. His most special treats are Zhen Zhu Nei Ca (珍珠奶茶) and Ba Xian Guo Hai (八仙過海). His alternate counterpart in the Iron Dimension is Ye Si Ren, the father of Xia Tian.
Hei Long (黑龍)
Duan Chang Ren's evil twin brother. He went crazy after losing his powers in a battle against the KO fighters. His alternate counterpart in the Iron Dimension is Ye Si Ren.
The Bronze Dimension
Zack
Zack is an evil person from the Bronze Dimension. Zack's alternate couterpart in the Iron Dimension is Xia Tian while another of his alternate counterpart in the Gold Dimension is Wang Da Dong. Zack bears a strikingly similar appearance to Gui Long, and has been mistaken as Gui Long on many occasions. He can control the Gui Ling Yan Huo Qiu (鬼靈焰火球 / Ghostly Fireball) - a fireball that absorbs his target's energy and drain their powers before killing them with it. He is known as a powerful psycho killer in his dimension. When Xia Tian finally finds a way to become stronger than him, Zack was sent back to his dimension.
Yi Neng Families (異能家族)
The Xia Lan Xing De Family (夏蘭荇德家族)
- A family of powerful warriors, who carry the responsibilities to protect the Feng Long Ka, a family heirloom that holds the secret of Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren, which is kept secret from the magical world. The eldest family member also guards the entrance to the ghostly dimension Mie, a dimension where spirits and demons prevail. It is one of the most reputable families in the Iron Dimension.
- Members: Xia Liu (夏流), Xia Xiong (夏雄), Xia Yu (夏宇), Xia Tian (夏天) and Xia Mei (夏美).
The Ye He Na La Family (葉赫那啦家族)
- Centuries ago, it was just an ordinary family with special powers. But they surrendered to the darkness and eventually became a dark family. Their goal is to steal the Feng Long Ka from the Xia Lan Xing De family. To prevent their descendants from becoming demons, the ancestors of Ye He Na La created Zhen Mo San Bu Qu (鎮魔三部曲 / The Demon Suppressing Symphony) that can help their descendants get rid of their evil nature - the Soul Collecting Melody (蒐魂曲), the Soul Cleansing Melody (洗魂曲) and the Soul Calming Melody (安魂曲).
- Members: Ye He Na La Xiong Ba (葉赫那啦雄霸), Ye Si Ren (葉思仁), and Ye Si Si (葉思思)
The Hu Yan Jue Luo Family (呼延覺羅家族)
- A family of powerful warriors who use musical instruments as weapons. They have a special mission, to find and protect the Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren. All the family members specialise in She Xin Shu (攝心術), a spell that controls a person. Because they used to be very similar to the Han Ke La Ma family, many generations in these families joined together in marriage until one of these generations caused a genetic hatred, which was passed on to the later generations. However, in the recent generation, they have learned to overcome that family hatred and become friends again.
- Members: Xiu (脩), Vincent.
The Han Ke La Ma Family (韓克拉瑪家族)
- A family of powerful female warriors who also use musical instruments as weapons, in which they put their souls: this is their strongest and weakest point. The Han Ke La Ma family's members all specialise in Rei De You Mai En (蕊德尤邁恩 / Read Your Mind), a spell that allows them to read a person's mind by touching them and saying out the spell. Because they used to be very similar to the Hu Yan Jue Luo family, many generations in these families joined together in marriage until one of these generations caused a genetic hatred, which was passed on to the later generations. However, in the recent generation, they have learned to overcome that family hatred and become friends again.
- Members: Han (寒), Bing Xin (冰心).
The Gu La Yi Er Family (古拉依爾家族)
- This family has sworn to serve the Ye He Na La family for eternity. Centuries ago, a curse was put upon them, and if the seventh generation cannot find a way to lift the curse, then the following generations will never be able to receive their family's powers and will be forever controlled by the Ye He Na La family. This family has almost been fully eliminated, with Lan Ling Wang as the sole remaining descendant.
- Members: Lan Ling Wang (蘭陵王).
The Jiu Da Zhang Lao Family (灸亣镸荖家族)
- A family of powerful warriors who have served the protection of the Iron Dimension for a long time. Powerful though every generation has been, they had lived short lives.
- Members: Jiu Wu (灸舞), Jiu Lai (灸萊).
Others
The Tie Ke Jin Wei Jun (鐵克禁衛軍)
- Also known as the "Iron Protection Team". It consists of 4 bands - Dong Cheng Wei (東城衛), Nan Cheng Wei (南城衛), Xi Cheng Wei (西城衛) and Bei Cheng Wei (北城衛). They work together with the Meng Zhu (盟主 / Ruler of Dimension) to maintain the safety of the Iron Dimension. Dong Cheng Wei is the Main Band of the Tie Ke Jin Wei Jun.
Terminology
- Bing Gu Zhou (冰箍咒): A necklace created with ice that can only be obtained every three centuries on the top mountain in the North Pole. When the wearer puts it on and calls out the words "Bing Qi Ling", it will automatically make the wearer feel the temperature of minus 200 degrees. It is first shown when doctor Xia Gu gives it to Gui Feng, and tricks him into putting it on, sealing him like the Feng Long Tie.
- Feng Long Ka (封龍卡): A mini disk, in the form of a guitar thumbpick, that stores everything about Yi Neng Xing Zhe. If it were to fall into the wrong hands, it maybe used to wipe out all those with specal powers. The Xia Lan Xing De family is its keeper and will guard it with their lives. The guardianship has always been passed down to the eldest son or daughter. However, its current keeper is Xia Tian, the second son, because Xia Yu, the eldest son, is a Ma Gua. Later, it becomes Xia Tian's item to play Tie Ke Wu Ji.
- Feng Long Tie (封龍貼): A patch that can suppress a Yi Neng Xing Zhe's uncontrollable power. It prevents them from turning evil and being used by Mojie.
- Gui Ling Yan Huo Qiu (鬼靈焰火球): A powerful power-like weapon reclaimed from the world of darkness. It has the power to drain the powers of other people before killing them with it, and temporarily amplify its user's strength. Very few people possess this ability. Those who manage to protect themselves from getting killed or having their powers drained are Xiong Ge, who carried Wu Feng as protection from Gui Ling Yan Huo Qiu; and a Chord, when he tries to attack with his weapon the same time the fireball explodes and manages to save himself.
- Hei She Wu Zhi (黑色物質): Literally means "black matter." An area within the dimension where captured Yi Neng Xing Zhe are converted into demons. Nothing can ever enter this place without getting absorbed, except for Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren. Another way of entering Hei She Wu Zhi without getting absorbed is for the power-users with the elemental powers to enter, but because they don't actually fit with the qualities of Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren, there is a big possibility that they won't make it back to the physical plane. Its current location within the Iron Dimension is at Zhong Ji Elementary School.
- Jing Lei (驚雷): Han's weapons in the form of a pair of drumsticks. According to her family history, every generation has always transferred their souls into their weapons, making them powerful and spiritual. It is their strongest point, and their weakest point. If the weapons are destroyed or sent to a place where it cannot return, the body will collapse and die if the weapon is not returned within two hours. Aside from fighting, Han also uses the drumsticks for drumming.
- Lan Ling Zhan (攔靈斬): A powerful sword used by Lan Ling Wang. It is obtained from the spiritual realm and therefore has special abilities, such as contacting its owner or sensing a spirit nearby. There is an instruction manual stored inside the handle.
- Long Wen Lao (龍紋鏊): See KO One.
- Long Wen Hao (龍紋嚎): A trumpet used by both Xia Liu and Xia Xiong to amplify the effect of their freezing spell.
- Ma Gua (麻瓜): Person or persons without special power. When a Yi Neng Shing Zhe becomes a Ma Gua, he/she will have an ability to dream of events in the past. According to Ye Si Ren, it can also be transferred to another person, but only if the dreamer has a very special bond with that person. This title is taken from the Harry Potter series reference; Muggle.
- Mie (滅): Literally means "destruction." It is a gateway to Mojie where only spirits and demons prevail. If a human were to enter, he/she will die. If they do survive, they will never be able to return to the human world. The entrance closes after ten minutes of someone entering and will remain closed for another century if no one comes out within those ten minutes. Xia Tian and Lan Ling Wang are the only known survivors, because Xia Tian had the Feng Long Ka for protection while Lan Ling Wang was protected by Qi Xing Zhou.
- Mo Hua Yi Neng Xing Zhe (魔化異能行者): Yi Neng Xing Zhe who are demonized by Mojie. They are more powerful than their non-demonized counterpart. However, they are easier to defeat if you know their Achilles' heel.
- Mojie (魔界): A dimension where evil resides.
- Qi Xing Zhou (七星咒): A curse combined with seven spells that was put upon the Gu La Yi Er Family (古拉依爾家族) by the Ye He Na La Family (葉赫那啦家族) six generations ago. Unless the cursed family don't find a way to lift the curse before the eight generation is born, that curse will take away the coming generations' powers forever. It is the most powerful and cruel curse there is, therefore it can protect its victims from powerful attacks, however, it does not shield from harmless spells, such as slow motioning or freezing.
- Si Xing Sha Shou (石心殺手): Info coming soon.
- Shen Feng Pi Ke (神風鎞克): A mini disk that amplifies its user's powers and speeds up the healing process. It shines in a golden light when it is revealed. The user is Xiu.
- Sou Hun Qu (蒐魂曲): A melody created by the Ye He Na La Family (葉赫那啦家族), which has the power to revive someone. But the user must be an expert on music and a powerful power-user, otherwise the song will kill him in the process.
- Tei Guan (鈦棺): A metal coffin that Ye Si Ren sleeps in while he lives in the Ass Pub. It can suppress the sleeper's original dark powers or prevent them from growing out again. However, as side effect, the coffin will cause the sleeper's hormones to increase, making him/her act out of sexual instincts. It can also protect the sleeper from outside harm.
- Tie Ke Wu Ji (鐵克無極): A guitar that only Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren can control and use to unlock the inter-dimensional door. Others fear to speak its name, referring to it as "That Thing" (那個).
- Wu Feng (烏風): A powerful gun containing 99 spirits that were killed by it. It can kill any evil, and also amplify the power of good, but only if the target's heart is completely pure. Meaning he must not have a single thought of evil in his mind and his heart.
- WULABAHA (嗚啦巴哈): A postfix of a spell. For example, "Freeze WULABAHA" is a spell to immobilize an opponent.
- Xi Hun Qu (洗魂曲): A melody created by the Ye He Na La Family (葉赫那啦家族), that has the power to strip away the powers of demonized power-users. Aside from this melody, there are also Sou Hun Qu (蒐魂曲) and An Hun Qu (安魂曲).
- Yi Neng Xing Zhe (異能行者): Person or persons born with special power. Upper-level Yi Neng Xing Zhe possess very special and powerful abilities (although some of them may require spellcasting). The most common abilities shared with powerful Yi Neng Xing Zhe are telepathic communicating and super-speeding.
- Yuan Wei Yi Neng Xing Zhe (原位異能行者): Five persons born with the ability to use the one elemental power each; wind (風), fire (火), thunder (雷), lightning (電) and rain (雨). These people are also known as original power-users. These power-users are Xiu, Xia Yu, Han, Lan Ling Wang and Jiu Wu.
- Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren (終極鐵克人): The strongest Yi Neng Xing Zhe in the Iron dimension. This person can travel to other dimensions and save the universe.
Spells
- 坎綽勱脬佤 CONTROL MY POWER 嗚啦巴哈: Helps someone control a power that cannot be controlled.
- 氏腮缹 DECIPHER 嗚啦巴哈: Shields the user from the spell to be controlled by others.
- 伊蕊斯蕊外 ERASE REWIND 嗚啦巴哈: Erases the memories of the target.
- 飛映殤德 FILL IN THUNDER 嗚啦巴哈: Enables the user to attack with powerful thunder or fight in lightning speed.
- 伏擂姆殤德 FLAM THUNDER 嗚啦巴哈: Shoots a beam of thunder energy out of the user's weapon.
- 芣恪廝 FOCUS 嗚啦巴哈: Amplifies the target's ability to focus.
- 伏瑞斯 FREEZE 嗚啦巴哈: Immobilize the target's motions.
- 馬賽克 MOSAIC 嗚啦巴哈: Creates a mosaic around the user's face. It is notably the least useful power.
- 謬特 MUTE 嗚啦巴哈: Makes the target unable to speak.
- 派喇笛多殤德 PARADIDDLE THUNDER 嗚啦巴哈: Creates a powerful energy that attacks with thunder.
- 蕊德尤邁恩 READ U MIND 嗚啦巴哈: Allows the user to read his/her target's mind.
- 蕊力ㄈ RELIEF 嗚啦巴哈: Reverses all spells.
- 蕊辟特 REPEAT 嗚啦巴哈: Makes the target repeat its actions.
- 銷爾特 SHELTER 嗚啦巴哈: Creates a shield around the user.
- 斯羅摩迅 SLOW MOTION 嗚啦巴哈: Makes the target move in slow motion.
- 沙氪瘖 SUCK IN 嗚啦巴哈: Allows the user to suck powers out of other people.
- 殤德雷霆 THUNDER LIGHTING 嗚啦巴哈: Allows the user to attack with electricity.
- 樁緦芣 TRANSFER 嗚啦巴哈: Allows the user to transfer his/her powers to someone else, but if this spell is used, the person will die once the powers are transferred.
- 威伏點. ZIP WAVE.ZIP: Allows the speaker to speak in fast speed and for the listeners to be able to understand. Wu La Ba Ha is not required in this spell.
- 降魔訣第一訣 - 北嗑土海洏 BACK TO HELL 嗚啦巴哈: Fend off the evil that attempts to attack.
- 降魔訣第二訣 - 鍶夸浀泆缹 SQUELCH EVIL 嗚啦巴哈: Paralyzes the target.
- 降魔訣第三訣 - 合臻圍伏 HERTZIAN WAVES: An attacking spell used against evil. Wu La Ba Ha is not required for this spell.
- 夏蘭荇德家族麒麟脈衝光套餐一號餐分光套餐嗚啦巴哈: Used with the Qi Lin Glove to create beam of light.
- 夏蘭荇德家族脈衝光套餐全家餐 嗚啦巴哈: Creates a force field combined with family members.
- 夏蘭荇德家族脈衝光套餐組合餐 嗚啦巴哈: Creates a force field in combination with others.
- 問候令尊令堂祖宗八代下流找人術: Allows the casters to summon its target by speaking its ancient language. If the first part of the spell does not work, then a language of offensive manners is required. Wu La Ba Ha is not required in this spell.
- 縱鶴擒龍手嗚啦巴哈: Creates a hand of energy claws to attack.
- 攝心術嗚啦巴哈: Forces the target to do the user's bidding without being able to fight back.
- 變種 RH 陰性攝心術: An evil version of She Xin Shu (攝心術) that forces the target to do the user's bidding without being able to fight back.
Cast and Production Credits
Cast
| Characters | Ma Gua Name | Actor |
| Xia Lan Xing De Xiong (夏蘭荇德 雄) | Xia Xiong (夏雄) | Pauline Lan (藍心湄) |
| Xia Lan Xing De Tian (夏蘭荇德 天) Gui Long (鬼龍) Wang Da Dong (汪大東) Zack |
Xia Tian (夏天) | Jiro Wang (汪東城) |
| Ye He Na La Si Ren (葉赫那啦 思仁) Duan Chang Ren (斷腸人) Hei Long (黑龍) |
Ye Si Ren (葉思仁) | Na Wei Xun (那維勲) |
| Xia Lan Xing De Liu (夏蘭荇德 流) | Xia Liu (夏流) | Chen Bo Zheng (陳博正) |
| Xia Lan Xing De Yu (夏蘭荇德 宇) Gui Feng (鬼鳳) |
Xia Yu (夏宇) | Danson Tang (唐禹哲) |
| Xia Lan Xing De Mei (夏蘭荇德 美) Gui Wa (鬼娃) |
Xia Mei (夏美) | Huang Xiao Rou (黃小柔) |
| Gu La Yi Er Lan Ling Wang (古拉依爾 蘭陵王) Wang Ya Se (王亞瑟) |
Lan Ling Wang (蘭陵王) | Calvin Chen (辰亦儒) |
| Jiu Da Zhang Lao Wu (灸亣镸荖 舞) Ding Xiao Yu (丁小雨) |
Jiu Wu (灸舞) | Aaron Yan (炎亞綸) |
| Hu Yan Jue Lo Xiu (呼延覺羅 脩) | Hu Yan Xiu (呼延脩) | Chen De Xiu (陳德修) |
| Han Ke La Ma Han (韓克拉瑪 寒) Han Ke La Ma Bing Xin (韓克拉瑪 冰心) |
Han (寒) Bing Xin (冰心) |
Cai Han Cen (蔡函岑) |
| a Chord | none | Xie He Xian (謝和弦) |
| The Great Traveler (神行者) The God of Guns (槍靈王) |
none | George Hu (胡宇崴) |
| The Fire Ambassador (火焰使者) | none | Wu Chun (吳尊) |
| Ren Ren Wan Nong Chen Wen (任秂完弄 晨文) | Ren Chen Wen (任晨文) | Zhang Hao Ming (張皓明) |
| Mei San Lu Long Xia Mi (槑珊麓苚 瞎祕) | Xia Mi (瞎祕) | Lu Jian Yu (陸建宇) |
| Mei San Lu Long Wa Ge (槑珊麓苚 蛙哥) | Wa Ge (蛙哥) | Ah Mai Er (阿脈兒) |
| Jiu Da Zhang Lao Lai (灸亣镸荖 萊) | Jiu Lai (灸萊) | Lin Yi Xun (林奕勳) |
| Ye He Na La Xiong Ba (葉赫那啦 雄霸) | Leader of the Ye Family (老掌門) | Wang Dao (王道) |
| Ye He Na La Si Si (葉赫那啦 思思) | Ye Si Si (葉思思) | Li Jie Sheng (李傑聖) |
| Characters | Actor |
| Professor G | Renzo Liu (劉亮佐) |
| Xiao Long Nu (小聾女) | Qiu Er (球兒) |
| Guo Er (過兒) | Li Ang Lin (利昂霖) |
| Demon Hunter (斬魔獵士) | Xia Jing Ting (夏靖庭) |
| Doctor Xia Gu (黠谷醫仙) | Xue Zhi Zheng (薛志正) |
| Xia Gu Rou Qing (黠谷柔情) | Huang Wan Ting (皇琬婷/婉兒) |
| Bin Dao (兵刀) | Qian De Men (乾德門) |
| Fire Ant Girl (火蟻女) | Wang Qiao Zheng (王巧埩) |
| Vincent | Den Cheng Ju (單承矩) |
| Dao Ba Jie Sen (刀疤傑森) | Huang Wan Bo (黃萬伯) |
| Faceless Peace (無臉和平) | De Yang (德楊) |
| Dong Cheng Wei-Deng (東城衛-鐙) | Deng Hua Dun (鄧樺敦) |
| Dong Cheng Wei-Ming (東城衛-冥) | Li Ming Han (李明翰) |
| Dong Cheng Wei-Jie (東城衛-戒) | Michael Chen (陳志介) |
| Shi Ba Tong Ren (十八捅人) | Li Bing Yi (李秉億) |
| Amazing Little Nurse (神奇小護士) | Chang Ai Wen (常愛芠/愛兒) |
| The Messenger (信哥) Lan Ling Wang's ancestor (一世祖) |
Jian Han Zhong (簡翰忠) |
| Li Da Xiong (李大雄) | Li Guo Chao (李國超) |
| Comic book store owner | Cai Ba (蔡爸) |
| Zhen Zi (貞子) | Ni Pei Wei (倪裴薇) |
| Scriptwriter A | Ye Hui Zhi (葉惠芝) |
| Scriptwriter B | Hong Qi Yang (洪綺陽) |
| Loyal servant (忠僕) | Lin Shu Hong (林書弘) |
| Ah Fei (阿飛) | Zhang Zhi Wei (張志偉) |
| Han's mother (寒媽) | Zhang Yi Lin (張以琳) |
| Gangster boss (流氓老大) | Wu Zhen Ya (吳震亞) |
| Gangster | Chen Jun Hui (陳俊輝) |
| Gangster | Liu Guo Shao (劉國卲) |
| Gangster | Hong Wei Xin (洪維信) |
| Bartender | Wu Feng Qing (吳豐卿) |
| Little Xia Yu | Wu Yan Xuan (吳彥諠) |
| Little Xia Tian | Xiang Bo Tao (相博濤) |
| Little Xia Mei | Xu Qiong Yun (許瓊云) |
| Little Han | Xu Yu Ling (許育菱) |
| Little Dao Ba Jason | Lin Yi Cheng (林奕丞) |
Production
| Producers | Chen Zi Han (陳芷涵) Jerry Feng (馮家瑞) Wang Xin Gui (王信貴) Wang Chuan Ren (王傳仁) |
| Directors | Zheng De Hua (鄭德華) Lin Qing Fang (林清芳) Liao Fei Hong (廫猆鴻) Liu Xing (劉行) |
| Screenwriters | Qi Yang Lin (齊鍚麟) Liu Shi Yuan (呂蒔媛) Deng Li Fen (鄧莉芬) Lin Xin Hui (林欣慧) Liu Rue Xuan (劉蕊瑄) Huang Wei Rong (黃微容) |
In Other Media
- X Online (http://ko.gameflier.com/)
- The X-Family: Original TV Soundtrack - August 31, 2007
- The X-Family: Original TV Soundtrack: 2nd Edition - September 7, 2007
- The X-Family: Behind the Scene - August 2007
- The X-Family: TV Novel - August 2007
- The X-Family: Cards and envelops - August 22, 2007
- The X-Family: Transparent cards - August 25, 2007
- The X-Family: Stickers - August 25, 2007
- The X-Family: Bookmarks - August 25, 2007
Notes
Making of The X-Family
Although, The X-Family had a strong sci-fi/ fantasy feel, the production crew viewed it as a futuristic wuxia film. Their goal was to show the way wuxia would be when it's in the present day and in the future.[1] In the first episode they paid homage to the wuxia genre by having Xiu transfer his energy to the KO Fighters in an effort to restore their powers. This "transferring of energy" to help others is a recurring theme in The X-Family.
While working on this show, the writing team made a conscious effort to continue the comic book theme from KO One, as well as to incorporate video game elements popular with their teenage viewers. To do this, they gave almost all their Iron Dimension characters special powers and weapons that were more powerful than their Gold Dimension counterparts.[2] For example, Lan Ling Wang has "Lan Ling Zhan," a huge sword that can obliterate a city block when his entire life force is channeled into it. While, his Gold Dimension counterpart Wang Ya Se has "Shi Zhong Jian," a little sword in a rock, that merely enhances his fighting power. To show the effects of different powers and weapons, special effects were used, which tagged on additional filming and post-production time. As result, it took eight months, from September 2006 to April 2007, to finish shooting this show.[3]
The plot may be unrealistic, but the characters are partly based on the actors and actresses who portray them. In the show, Dong Cheng Wei (東城衛) is a unit of the Iron Protection Team that protects the Iron Dimension with its music. In real life, Dong Cheng Wei is a rock band started by Chen De Xiu and Jiro Wang back when they were in high school.[4] Xiu is a current member of this band while Jiro is now a member of Fahrenheit.
Controversy
Lan Ling Wang's Costume
Days before its airing date, a wave of opposition against the show played out on the net. Taiwanese netizens pointed out the costume for the character Lan Ling Wang had a high degree of similarity to the character Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII [5] and blasted the network for its blatant copyright violation.[6] Executive producer Wang Xin Gui was dismayed by the accusation and denied its validity. [7]
Netizens were dissatisfied by the producer’s answer and proceeded to send petitions to boycott the show. The producer responded by issuing a public apology through Comic International Productions Co., Ltd, and stated that they were in the process of negotiating with Square Enix about intellectual property rights. It also stated the similarity between Lan Ling Wang and Cloud Strife was purely coincidental.[8] As result of the uproar, HIM International Music postponed the original soundtrack release date due to its CD album had contained images involved in the copyright dispute.[9] The show and its companion books were released as scheduled.
References
- ^ Template:Zh icon GTV and Comic International Production Co., Ltd, 終極一家幕後寫真, 152-157.
- ^ Template:Zh icon GTV and Comic International Production Co., Ltd, 終極一家幕後寫真, 154.
- ^ Template:Zh icon GTV and Comic International Production Co., Ltd, 終極一家幕後寫真, 152.
- ^ Template:Zh icon GTV and Comic International Production Co., Ltd, 終極一家幕後寫真, 155.
- ^ Template:Zh icon Taiwan Final Fantasy No Copy August 6, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
- ^ Template:Zh icon To those who love FF7 and hate copycats. August 3, 2007. Retrieved November 01, 2007.
- ^ Template:Zh icon Producer Wang Xin Gui denies copyright infringement. August 6, 2007. Retrieved November 01, 2007.
- ^ Template:Zh icon Public apology to Square Enix September 4, 2007. Retrieved November 01, 2007.
- ^ Template:Zh icon Original Sountrack release date postponed. August 9, 2007. Retrieved November 01, 2007.