Luo Xiaohei

Xiaohei in his cat form.

## Appearances

* *The Legend of Luo Xiaohei*
* *The Legend of Hei*

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**Luo Xiaohei** (罗小黑, *Luō Xiǎohēi*) is the protagonist of *The Legend of Luo Xiaohei*. Xiaohei is an Elfin who was initially stuck in the form of a small, ordinary-looking cat. He was taken in by a young human girl named Luo Xiaobai after she mistook him for a homeless cat. As a result Xiaohei had to contend with the complications of both his old life as a spirit and his new life as a pet cat.
Recently, however, following the events of episode 25, Xiaohei has regained the ability to turn back into his Elfin form at will, and is no longer stuck in the form of a small kitten.

## Appearance

In his spirit form, he is a small black cat with large eyes, green inner ears and a dark blue mouth. In his other spirit form, he grows extremely large with bristling fur and pupilless white eyes.

In his Elfin form, he takes the shape of a young boy with short white hair and green eyes. He has large black cat ears that are green on the inside, similar to his cat form. In The Legend of Luo Xiaohei, he wears black clothes and is able to grow black feathered wings on command.

In The Legend of Hei, his main outfit consists of a blue top with a beige collar, a white short-sleeved shirt underneath, and a red sash tied around his waist. He wears black pants and shoes, and has bandages wrapped around his calves. At the beginning of the movie, he is shown to have black hair and a matching black tail. However, during the movie's events, he starts to hide his tail and his hair turns white as seen in the series.

## History:

He used to live in a forest until it got chopped down by humans, then he started roaming around the city for a new home.

## Personality:

He is shy and friendly, but he can also be feisty and rowdy.

## Abilities:

### Metal Manipulation

As someone with a metal spiritual type, Xiaohei is able to manipulate metal. He was able to cultivate this ability with the mentorship from Wuxian.

### Flight

Shown in the animated series, Xiaohei's clones (Heixiu) are able to shapeshift into wings and allow him to fly.

### Heixiu

Xiaohei's tail is able to break up into small segments called Heixiu. They are able to think for themselves and listen to his commands. They are also able to transform into small birds and Xiaohei is able to sense their location and telepathically communicate with them regardless of distance. He is also able to switch locations with them via teleportation. When they rejoin his tail, he gains any knowledge they obtained when they were separated.

### Teleportation

He is able to swap places with any Heixiu at any distance. He is also able to create invisible portals that connect space within a 5 meters radius of himself and his Heixiu. These portals can be angled to change the outgoing direction of the thing being teleported to some degree, but this thing is otherwise unaffected.

### Shapeshifting

He is able to shapeshift between his small kitten form, a large cat form and his Elfin form at will.

### Barrier

Xiaohei is able to make an invisible barrier.

### Telepathy

In his cat form, he is able to communicate with people or animals through telepathy.

### Domain (lost):

Every living being has a spiritual realm. Within a spiritual realm, everything is under the owner's control and they are able to manipulate its surroundings and control the people within the realm. Domain is an ability that projects the user's spiritual realm to the outside world, essentially turning them into a "God."

Because spatial type abilities are directly connected to the owner's spiritual realm, Xiaohei loses this power (and his second spiritual realm) permanently when it is taken by Fengxi.

## Relationships

### Luo Xiaobai

When Xiaohei is injured trying to steal the Shining Pearl, he gets picked up by Luo Xiaobai who mistakes him for a homeless cat. He reluctantly decides to stay with her while recovering from his weakened state. He quickly warms up to her and keeps her out of danger.

At first, he keeps his identity as a spirit a secret from Xiaobai, unsure of how she would feel towards him if she knew and likely to abide by the spirits rule to hide their true identities. She soon finds out when Xiaohei transforms into his larger cat form to protect her from enemies. Despite learning this, her feelings towards Xiaohei do not change since she actually likes Elfin after growing up with A Gen. They only grow closer following the events of episode 27, when Xiaohei shows her his Elfin form.

### A Gen

Xiaohei and A Gen first meet when Xiaobai goes to stay with him and their grandpa while her parents are on vacation. A Gen quickly catches onto the fact that Xiaohei is actually a spirit and tests him by attacking him with his ice powers. Because of that confrontation, Xiaohei is initially hostile towards him, believing that A Gen has an ulterior motive and has secretly taken the place of Xiaobai's real cousin.

With the help of a flower fairy, they're able to share their memories with each other and Xiaohei grows to trust him. He soon realizes that Xiaobai is aware that A Gen is a spirit and is the reason why Xiaobai is not afraid of spirits.

### Huangshou

An ordinary gray tabby cat who immediately befriended him after Xiaohei saved him from a dog named Satan. Xiaohei is not too fond of him and finds him overly happi.

### Bidiu

Xiaohei is often described as Bidiu's "nemesis." He is the only one who is able to easily capture him and keep him out of trouble. He's shown to be fond of him and leaves Heixiu behind to watch after him when he's not around.

### Laojun

Xiaohei is sent by Wuxian to steal the Shining Pearl from Laojun's spiritual realm. He later returns with it when Diting brings him, A Gen, and Luo Xiaobai to see him. Per Laojun's vow, the person who steals the pearl is able to keep or exchange it for a favor. Per Wuxian's instruction, he asks Laojun to break his current vow of staying secluded in his tower for 100 years which Laojun refuses.

## Trivia

* Xiaohei initially had two spiritual realms, which is an incredibly rare case especially for a spatial type. The only other person who's mentioned to have two spiritual realms is Xuanli.
* He is illiterate and frequently has to ask other people to read things to him.
* He still has his cat ears in his human form because he's unable to hide them.
* He doesn’t know his exact birthday, so Wuxian picked one out for him.

## References

1. ↑ *The Legend of Luo Xiaohei*, CAT.1
2. ↑ *The Legend of Luo Xiaohei*, CAT.27
3. ↑ *The Legend of Luo Xiaohei*, CAT.19
4. ↑ *The Legend of Luo Xiaohei*, CAT.31
5. ↑ *The Legend of Luo Xiaohei*, CAT.21
6. ↑ *The Legend of Luo Xiaohei*, CAT.21
7. ↑ *The Legend of Luo Xiaohei*, CAT.11
8. ↑ *The Legend of Luo Xiaohei, CAT.3*
9. ↑ *The Legend of Luo Xiaohei*, CAT.10