Xie Bi'an & Fan Wujiu

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**Xie Bi'an & Fan Wujiu** are one of **22** Hunters  currently featured in *Identity V* . "Wu Chang" is their collective name, individually their names are **Xie Bi'an** (White Guard) and **Fan Wujiu** (Black Guard).

## Overview

Wu Chang is a hunter who has 2 souls in 1 body, known as White guard and Black guard. They conceal in a black umbrella and can transform their soul erratically.

## Quotes

“Walking slowly in silence, aloof, sad and melancholy. Encountered a person holding an umbrella. But it was not you. Just like waking up from a dream there is only the lane and me in the rain.” —Wu Chang

## Background

Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu (the White and Black Guards) had always been like brothers. As they traveled to Nantai Bridge one day, they noticed it was going to rain. Xie Bi'an told Fan Wujiu to wait under the bridge while he returned home to get an umbrella. After Xie Bi'an left, the rain began to pour and the river rose, but Fan Wujiu, reluctant to break his promise, stayed under the bridge. Shortly after, Xie Bi'an returned with the umbrella only to find that the bridge was now submerged and Fan Wujiu was nowhere to be seen... He had drowned.

Xie Bi'an was so grieved that he had no choice but to live without Fan Wujiu. No matter whether it was rain or shine, he carried the black umbrella during the day and wore white mourning clothes. He eventually committed suicide by hanging himself under the Nantai Bridge and left the black umbrella where Fan Wujiu had stayed.

The umbrella was found by a merchant and placed as a hallway centerpiece in his home. Since then, his family has had strange things happen to them. The black umbrella in the room was often unsupervised. In the middle of the night, the sounds of men sighing fill the hall. Everyone said that White Guard's soul was in the umbrella. Merchants invited a Taoist to get rid of the umbrella to lift the spell on the town. Since then, the house had been calm and quiet. Soon after, the merchants went out, but on the way, they found that the country was in chaos, and that the umbrella was missing.

## Abilities

Wu Chang sacrifices proficiency in either melee or movement to increase the proficiency in one of the two. Their three unique Abilities are:

**Lost Soul**
Bedazzled and unable to interact with the environment.

When the Black Guard rings the bell and casts Wavering Soul, all survivors that hear the ringing will have to steer their resolve and calibrate with precision. Should they fail the calibration, they will become horrified for 60 seconds; if they fail another calibration during that time, their soul will waver.
**Spiritless**
Movement directions will be reversed
Cooldown: 30 seconds

## Deduction Target

*All completed Objectives reward the player with +335 Logic Points  for the Logic Path*

1. **Friend**
How is it that such familiarity is felt at first sight?
	* Basic Objective: Use Summon 1 Time
	* Advanced Objective 1: Use Summon 2 times
	* Advanced Objective 2: Use Summon 3 timesConclusion
Two boards tied together at the waist: the names of two government runners were vaguely visible, Fan Wujiu and Xie Bi'an.
2. **Worry**
Criminal! The guilty should be punished!
	* Basic Objective: Hit survivors 2 times
	* Advanced Objective 1: Hit survivors 3 times
	* Advanced Objective 2: Hit survivors 4 timesConclusion
An indictment: The local governor has filed a lawsuit against the government officers for injuring his only son at a tavern.
3. **Strong Wind**
Why has it come to this?
	* Basic Objective: White Guard pursues Survivors 1 time
	* Advanced Objective 1: White Guard pursues Survivors 2 times
	* Advanced Objective 2: White Guard pursues Survivors 3 timesConclusion
Chivalry does not always bring praise.
4. **Sudden Downpour**
What good is an undeserved reputation?
	* Basic Objective: Black Guard tramples 1 pallet
	* Advanced Objective 1: Black Guard tramples 2 pallets
	* Advanced Objective 2: Black Guard tramples 3 palletsConclusion
Who started the fight? You or Xie Bi'an?
5. **Misfortune**
Haven't you overestimated yourself?
	* Basic Objective: Place Survivors on the Rocket Chair 1 time
	* Advanced Objective 1: Place Survivors on the Rocket Chair 2 times
	* Advanced Objective 2: Place Survivors on the Rocket Chair 3 timesConclusion
A secret letter: The local governor has asked the county government to resolve this issue within ten days.
6. **A Reason**
Cannot give up...
	* Basic Objective: White Guard teleports 36 meters by tossing his Umbrella
	* Advanced Objective 1: White Guard teleports 54 meters by tossing his Umbrella
	* Advanced Objective 2: White Guard teleports 72 meters by tossing his UmbrellaConclusion
First confession: Xie Bi'an confessed to assault at the tavern and that no one else was involved.
7. **An Excuse**
Cannot stay...
	* Basic Objective: Black Guard teleports 36 meters by tossing his Umbrella
	* Advanced Objective 1: Black Guard teleports 54 meters by tossing his Umbrella
	* Advanced Objective 2: Black Guard teleports 72 meters by tossing his UmbrellaConclusion
Second confession: Fan Wujiu confessed to assault at the tavern and that no one else was involved.
8. **Restlessness**
Hope is not always present when confronted with a hopeless situation.
	* Basic Objective: White Guard uses Soul Siphon 1 time
	* Advanced Objective 1: White Guard uses Soul Siphon 2 times
	* Advanced Objective 2: White Guard uses Soul Siphon 3 timesConclusion
Letter of appointment: Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu have been appointed to apprehend the fugitive together.
9. **No one is blameless**
If it's not from above, there will be punishment.
	* Basic Objective: Black Guard hits Survivors with Wavering Soul 1 time
	* Advanced Objective 1: Black Guard hits Survivors with Wavering Soul 2 times
	* Advanced Objective 2: Black Guard hits Survivors with Wavering Soul 3 timesConclusion
A letter: Fan Wujiu tells Xie Bi'an to meet him at Nantai Bridge to discuss the *assault*.
10. **Rain or Shine**
Is that right? Or wrong...
	* Basic Objective: White Guard hits Survivors after using Siphon Soul 1 time
	* Advanced Objective 1: White Guard hits Survivors after using Siphon Soul 2 times
	* Advanced Objective 2: White Guard hits Survivors after using Siphon Soul 3 timesConclusion
Using his record in the apprehension of fugitives, Xie Bi'an earned himself a chance to choose the *truth*. He chose to become the only *guilty party*.
11. **No return to Nantai**
Who is the one who broke their promise?
	* Basic Objective: Black Guard hits Survivors after using Wavering Soul 1 time
	* Advanced Objective 1: Black Guard hits Survivors after using Wavering Soul 2 times
	* Advanced Objective 2: Black Guard hits Survivors after using Wavering Soul 3 timesConclusion
Fan Wujiu knows that the governor doesn't want the truth. He wants somebody to pay the price.
12. **It's Still Raining**
Goodbye. Will we still meet again in this lifetime?
	* Basic Objective: Eliminate all Survivors
	* Advanced Objective 1: Eliminate all Survivors
	* Advanced Objective 2: Eliminate all SurvivorsConclusion
A final verdict: The government officer, Fan Wujiu was accused of assault at the tavern, but before the details of the case could be ascertained, he drowned under Nantai Bridge during a rainstorm. The case of assault has therefore been concluded.

**After deducing Node 12: It's Still Raining, Wu Chang's Worn Clothes costume will be unlocked.**

## Tips

### Playing As

1. From the start of the match, immediately cast the umbrella to a cipher machine (Knowing spawn places would be extremely helpful.) If there is a survivor, summon. Otherwise, walk around with that bonus movement speed for a few seconds.
2. White Guard has large hit box using charged attack, while Black Guard is known for fast pallet breaking speed, fast recovery speed. Find out which one suits you the most in each moment.
3. When affected by both skills, survivors will start to have cards glowing around, sharply decreased movement speed, moving in both directions.
4. Trick, when you are face camping, switch to Black. If a survivor is coming to rescue, switch to White to activate Lost Soul to nearby survivor, make them unable to rescue. However this only works while full presence is achieved.
5. After using "Summon" Wu Chang gets a buff that significantly decreases start up of his next attack. That is especially useful, while switching from black to white guardian form as it lets him perform a quick charged attack.
6. When you are camping 2 chairs, cast your umbrella to the other chair, and if there is a survivor approaching that chair, summon. Make sure there aren't any survivors around the current chair before you summon.

### Recommended Talent:

* Teleport: Summon is Teleport. However, Teleport is more powerful in late-game when you need to patrol multiple cipher machines at once and teleport to ciphers above Wu Chang.
* Blink: If you struggle in chase, use Blink. Blink always helps.
* Peeper: Peeper reduces movement and interaction speed. Helpful for White Guard.

### Countering

1. Wu Chang players often choose White when pursuing, use that as a advantage. White Guard's hit box is long, but has a narrow range, so if Wu Chang is charging, try and juke him.
	* Black Guard hit box is short, but has fast recovery speed and fast pallet breaking speed, meaning he is better at kiting around pallet. His Wavering Soul also stuns survivors for 0.5 seconds, meaning he can cut kites pretty easily. However, he can't cut distances that fast, and often has to summon to get near to the survivors.
	* White Guard's Siphon Soul makes him gain fast movement speed for a few seconds, and his incredible hit box makes him better at shortening distance. But his slow attacking speed lets survivors get to a pallet or juke to avoid getting hit.
	* White Guard has a slow start up on his attack, so you can use that little extra time to juke the attack.
	* Black Guard has a shorter hitbox, so you can quickly try to move farther away to avoid the attack
	* White Guard can't interact with anything while using Siphon, and stunning him while he's in the process of siphoning cancels out the skill and it enters cooldown.
	* Black Guard can't attack while he has the bell in his hand when using Wavering Soul. When rescuing, try to juke the bell and go for the rescue as there is a short animation where he puts back the bell.

## Trivia

* Their birthday is 15th of July in Chinese lunar calendar, this makes their birthday vary every year.
	+ Their birthday in 2020 is 2nd of September.
* Their interests are painting and calligraphy.
* Their skills are in verse and sword fighting.
* They hate rope and the rain.
* They like umbrellas and compasses.
* Their clothing looks similar to the colors of the Chinese Yin and Yang.
* They are based off of the myth of Heibai Wuchang, they are worshiped as the fortune deities in Chinese temples. The white guard would bring good fortune to people who have done good deeds and the black guard would punish others for committing evil acts.
* They are not actually biologically brothers, as familial terms often insinuate closeness in Chinese. “Bound by brothers” specifically translates to basically “together at the hip.” It is heavily implied that they do see each other as brothers at least, being referred to as such on multiple occasions, as well as Bi'an's new year's greeting letter to the player during the Lunar New Year Event 2021.

## References

1. ↑ http://idv.163.com/character/index.html