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Prologue

In the **prologue** of *Iron Widow*, Prince-Colonel Yang Guang, pilot of the Nine-Tailed Fox, fights a battle against the invading Hunduns just outside of the Great Wall. He transforms the Fox into its Ascended Form and wins the fight, but the strain is too much for his concubine-pilot and she dies in the process.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Xing Tian
* Yang Guang

### Mentioned

* Li Shimin
* Yellow Sovereign

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Chrysalises

* Headless Warrior
* Nine-Tailed Fox

### Places

* Great Wall
* Huaxia

### Terms

* Chrysalis
* Concubine-pilot
* The Gods
* Human Liberation Army
* Hundun
* Pilot
* Qi
* Spirit metal
* Spirit pressure

## Trivia

* First appearance of Yang Guang and Xing Tian.
* First appearance of the Nine-Tailed Fox in its Standard and Ascended Forms.
* First appearance of the Headless Warrior in its Standard Form.
Li Shimin

**Li Shimin** is a Chrysalis Pilot.

## History

Li Shimin is infamous for the murder of his father and both his brothers at age sixteen (after catching them sexually assaulting a girl), after which he was sentenced to death. However, his execution was indefinitely postponed due to his extraordinarily high spirit pressure value (said to be above 10,000, though his highest spike recorded is 18,000), which led to him serving out his sentence as a pilot, becoming the most distinguished officer in the Human Liberation Army.

## Activities

Li Shimin has an obsession with liquor, after An Lushan forcefully opened Shimin's mouth with razors and chugged liquor down his throat using tubes. Later on, the Army bribes Shimin to fight the Hunduns by promising a reward of liquor.

He also likes reading, he would read all the classics like, 'Journey to the Western Stronghold (Based on Journey to the West)' and so on.

Despite his offences, he was a great student, and would finish exams with flying colours. He single-handedly brought up the average grade of his class.

## Abilities

Shimin's dominant qi is Fire and his secondary qi is Earth.

## Parallels

Li Shimin's name comes from the personal name of Emperor Taizong of Tang. His role in Zetian's life is also similar to that of Emperor Taizong's son, Emperor Gaizong of Tang.

## Trivia

* Shimin's official height is 6'5" or 195 cm.

## References

1. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Two: Like Water Hurled Out the Door. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Ten: Iron Demon. Penguin Teen.
3. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Strongest Shape. Penguin Teen.
4. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). "Characters", *Xiran Jay Zhao*, 2020, http://xiranjayzhao.com/index.php/iron-widow-characters/
Yellow Dragon

The **Yellow Dragon** is an Emperor-class Earth-type Chrysalis piloted by Qin Zheng. A depiction of the Yellow Dragon is used as the emblem of the Human Liberation Army.

## Description

Stories say that Qin Zheng's spirit pressure was strong enough that he could integrate the spirit metal of Hunduns on the battlefield in order to extend the Yellow Dragon indefinitely. This ability may have been the inspiration for the Great Wall.

## References

1. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Nine: Strongest of them All. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Fifteen: The Supposed Pinnacle of Female Existence. Penguin Teen.
Strongest of them All

**Strongest of them All** is the ninth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian is dragged before two of the army’s strategists, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi. They interrogate Zetian about Yang Guang's death and the events that happened within the Nine-Tailed Fox. When they hear that she overpowered Yang Guang, they realize that she is what they call an Iron Widow: a girl who can sacrifice the male pilot to power up a Chrysalis. Zetian is surprised to learn that other girls have done this in the past, but the strategists ignore her questions about the previous Iron Widows. Instead, they tell her that she will be partnered with Li Shimin, pilot of the Vermilion Bird.

## Character List

### Appearing

* The Moon Rabbit's pilot
* Sima Yi
* Wu Zetian
* Xing Tian
* Zhuge Liang

### Mentioned

* Li Shimin
* Qin Zheng
* Yang Guang

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Chrysalises

* Headless Warrior
* Moon Rabbit
* Nine-Tailed Fox
* Vermilion Bird
* Yellow Dragon

### Places

* Great Wall
* Huaxia
* Kaihuang watchtower
* Mind Realm
* Sui province
* Sui-Tang frontier
* Tang province
* Zhou province

### Terms

* Chrysalis
* The Council of Sages
* Flowerpox
* Human Liberation Army
* Hundun
* Iron Widow
* Pilot
* Qi
* Spirit armor
* Spirit pressure

## Trivia

* First appearance of Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi.
Scourge of The Universe

**Scourge of The Universe** is the fortieth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

The counterattack begins. Three hundred and twenty-nine Chrysalises race across Zhou province, led by the Vermilion Bird, the White Tiger, and the Black Tortoise. Their target is the Hundun replication nest in the Kunlun Mountains. On the way there, they stumble across a nomad who asks if they can cure the Emperor, most likely referring to Emperor-General Qin Zheng who was rumored to have frozen himself in order to wait for a cure for flowerpox. But they don't have time for that now. They charge into the mountains, through the fog, and nearly run straight into the Emperor Hundun. It constricts all the Chrysalises with thin threads of spirit metal and begins dragging them off. The White Tiger rips free by transforming into its Heroic Form, followed by the Vermilion Bird and the other Chrysalises. The Vermilion Bird prepares to attack the Emperor Hundun, knowing that their Fire-type is strong against the Emperor's Metal-type. But suddenly the lake behind the Emperor shifts. It's another Emperor-class Hundun; a Water-type, strong against Fire. The Bird fires qi into the Metal-type Emperor's core while the other Chrysalises hold off the Water-type Emperor. The Black Tortoise assists by holding the Emperor in place. The Bird pushes past the safe limits of qi usage and explodes the core of the Emperor, then collapses back into Standard Form and begins to fall. The Black Tortoise catches them. And then rips one of their wings off.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Dugu Qieluo
* Gao Yizhi
* Li Shimin
* Ma Xiuying
* Sima Yi (voice only)
* Wu Zetian
* Yang Jian
* Zhu Yuanzhang
* Zhuge Liang (voice only)

### Mentioned

* An Lushan
* Qin Zheng

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Chrysalises

* Black Tortoise
* Vermilion Bird
* White Tiger

### Places

* Great Wall
* Huaxia
* Hundun wilds
* Kunlun Mountains
* Mount Zhurong
* Sui-Tang frontier
* Zhou province

### Terms

* Chrysalis
* Concubine-pilot
* The Council of Sages
* Flowerpox
* Han
* Human Liberation Army
* Hundun
* Pilot
* Qi
* Rongdi
* Spirit metal
* Spirit pressure
* Yin-Yang Butterfly
* Yin-Yang Realm

## Trivia

* First appearance of the Black Tortoise in its Standard Form and Heroic Form.
The Life you Want

**The Life you Want** is the third chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian is woken up the next morning as Yizhi arrives at her home. He appeals to her family, offering to marry Zetian. She pulls him inside so they can speak privately. Zetian is furious at his attempt to foil her plans. Yizhi offers to use his connections to have Yang Guang (or his family) assassinated, but Zetian is adamant that she must kill Yang Guang by her own hand in order to avenge her sister. Zetian kisses Yizhi before exiting the house to join the soldiers waiting to take her away.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Gao Yizhi
* Wu Zetian
* Zetian's grandmother

### Mentioned

* Wu Ruyi
* Yang Guang
* Yizhi's father

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Places

* Chang'an
* Great Wall
* Huaxia
* Zetian's Village

## Trivia

* Zetian and Yizhi kiss for the first time.
Maze Malaise

**Maze Malaise** is an *All-Play* Minigame in Wii Party U that's played between 2-4 players.

## Instructions

'Quickly memorise the path to the goal when you see the overhead view of the maze. The first player to roll his or her ball to the goal wins the game.'

## Controls

* Hold the Wii Remote horizontally and tilt it to move.

## Trivia

* It is the 25th game on the list.
* After a while, if some players still did not reach the finish line, there will be arrows guiding the players the right path.
* This, Moonbase Escape, Match Mii, Flock Shot and Shutter Bird are the only games to use 4 camera views of each player.
* It shares the same music with Symmetrical Suits and Heart Targets.
Into the Jungle

**Into the Jungle** is the seventh chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian finds herself in a Yang Guang's mind realm, which takes the form of a thick, humid jungle. Zetian hears the cry of a child and heads towards the voice to help. On the way, she experiences flashes of Yang Guang's memories. The memories are all of different girls, but he says the same things to them every time—the same lines that he used on Zetian. She searches further and finds the proof she was looking for: a memory of Yang Guang physically abusing a girl. Zetian finds the child—a younger version of Yang Guang—and strangles him. The jungle dissolves and Zetian finds herself face to face with the spirit form of Yang Guang at his proper age. She attacks him. After a fierce struggle, she overpowers him and stabs him in the neck multiple times. Yang Guang's mind falters and Zetian takes control of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Wu Zetian
* Yang Guang

### Mentioned

* Auntie Dou
* Wu Ruyi
* Zetian's father

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Places

* Mind Realm
* Yin-Yang Realm

### Terms

* Chrysalis
* Concubine-pilot
* Hundun
* Pilot
* Qi
* Spirit armor
* Spirit metal
* Yin and Yang
Wu Ruyi

**Wu Ruyi** was the older sister of Wu Zetian.

## History

Ruyi was sold off to become a concubine-pilot for Yang Guang. When she made a video call back to her family, she had a black eye that she claimed to have received from walking into a drone.

Ruyi never saw battle. She died of unknown causes before she ever set foot inside a Chrysalis. Her ashes were returned to her family and Zetian scattered them in the creek. While there is no concrete evidence, Zetian is certain that Ruyi was murdered by Yang Guang.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter One: A Butterfly that Better not be my Dead Sister. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Five: Fatal Mistake. Penguin Teen.
The Crownless King, the Heartless Queen

**The Crownless King, the Heartless Queen** is the sixteenth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian and Li Shimin arrive at the Tiger Cage training camp, where Sima Yi instructs them to practice ice dancing in order to improve their synergy. It doesn't go well: Zetian is unsteady due to her bound feet and Li Shimin is unsteady from drinking. They return to the cafeteria where a maintenance worker bumps into Sima Yi and spills hot soup all over his robes. Sima Yi heads off to change while the two soldiers escorting Zetian and Li Shimin lead them to an empty table for lunch. A fight breaks out between two pilots nearby and the other pilots all crowd around to watch. The soldiers run over to try and break it up. Another pilot, Wang Shicong, walks over to Zetian's table and begins heckling Li Shimin. He doesn't react but Zetian speaks up in his defense. Wang Shicong turns his harassment on her. Zetian moves to slap him but he grabs her wrists in a painfully tight grip thanks to the enchanced strength of his Earth-type spirit armor. Li Shimin immediately pulls him away from Zetian. Wang Shicong moves to grab Li Shimin's chain leash, but Li Shimin manages to wrap it around Wang Shicong's neck and drags him away from Zetian. She watches this with awe and pleasure.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Li Shimin
* Sima Yi
* Wang Shicong
* Wu Zetian
* Xing Tian

### Mentioned

* Qin Zheng
* Yang Guang
* Zetian's grandmother

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Chrysalises

* Headless Warrior
* Sky Dog
* Vermilion Bird

### Places

* Great Wall
* Huaxia
* Kaihuang watchtower
* Mind Realm
* Qing province
* Sui-Tang frontier
* Tiger Cage training camp

### Terms

* Balanced Match
* Human Liberation Army
* Iron Noble
* Pilot
* Rongdi
* Spirit armor
* Spirit pressure
* Yin and Yang
Hundun

The **Hunduns** are a race of metallic, alien creatures. They are extremely hostile against humankind.

## Description

Hunduns have round, featureless bodies with six insect-like legs. Their husks are made of spirit metal which takes on the color of the Hundun's dominant qi. Some Hunduns are capable of firing their qi in the form of blasts or bolts. Hunduns are not capable of transforming the way Chrysalises can because they only have a single type of qi.

Hunduns are classified by their size, with common Hunduns are the smallest, followed by Earl-class, Count-class, Duke-class, Prince-class, King-class, and finally Emperor-class. Hundun husks can be made into Chrysalises through a process that only the highest-level engineers are allowed to know. A Chrysalis will have the same size class and qi type as the Hundun it was made from.

## Behavior

Hunduns harvest the natural deposits of spirit metal in order to heal and replicate.

Most Hundun attacks happen at night or when visibility is affected by something like heavy fog, because they don't need the visual advantage that humans do. Hunduns aim to destroy Chrysalises, rather than human-made structures such as the Great Wall.

## History

Two thousand years ago, the Hunduns first invaded, and shattered humanity into scattered tribes. Humanity would have never recovered, if not for the Yellow Sovereign's invention of the first Chrysalis seven hundred years ago.

## Parallels

The Hundun is a being of primordial chaos in Chinese mythology. This is also the original meaning of the term "Hundun" in the Iron Widow universe.

## References

1. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Strongest Shape. Penguin Teen.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Prologue. Penguin Teen.
4. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-One: Not Weird at All. Penguin Teen.
5. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Four: Ready to Serve. Penguin Teen.
6. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Ten: Iron Demon. Penguin Teen.
7. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Five: Fatal Mistake. Penguin Teen.
8. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Eight: Welcome to your Nightmare. Penguin Teen.
Unnamed Mother

She is Wu Zetian's mother, but she is never named.

## Description

She is described as wearing a faded rag tied over her head, and has gray hairs. Her voice is described as "mist-frail".

She seems to value Wu Zetian's appearance more than her life. When Wu Zetian finally asks if she cares about less about her life and more about how presentable she looks, her mother only notices her newly-plucked eyebrows. Wu Zetian also states that she is so good at pretending nothing is wrong, that it sometimes causes her to wonder if she is the one with false memories.

## References

1. ↑ #Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 #Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Two: Like Water Hurled Out The Door. Penguin Teen.
Yang Guang

**Yang Guang** is a colonel in the Human Liberation Army and serves as the pilot of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

## Activities

Colonel Yang's new concubines are presented to him at the Great Wall, including Xiao Shufei and Wu Zetian. The latter has the strongest spirit pressure value out of all the women and is made his consort. The colonel chooses Zetian to spend the night with and she impresses him with her tenacious demeanor; however, they are alerted of a Hundun attack. Zetian responds to the alert by kicking and screaming, and the colonel stuffs her into the lower seat of the ship as he takes control of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

In the mind realm, Colonel Yang realizes that Zetian wishes to kill him for his own killing of her sister, Wu Ruyi. They are brought to an abstract realm where Yang summons armor to protect himself, and chains to imprison Zetian. However, she unleashes her own willpower to escape, and summons her own armor and weapons. As she pierces the barrier separating her from the colonel, she stabs the man to death with her blade, killing him.

## Abilities

Yang Guang is considered one of the most powerful pilots, because he can easily detach himself from the natural emotions that a Chrysalis experiences while piercing the hull of a Hundun.

Yang Guang's spirit pressure measures at over six thousand.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Prologue. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Five: Fatal Mistake. Penguin Teen.
3. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Six: Let's Dance. Penguin Teen.
4. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Seven: Into the Jungle. Penguin Teen.
5. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Four: Ready to Serve. Penguin Teen.
Gao Yizhi

**Gao Yizhi** is the son of Gao Qiu, the richest man in Huaxia.

## Activities

Yizhi helps Zetian pluck her unibrow before she is to be sold to the army as a concubine (without knowing that), and Zetian confesses that she wishes to take revenge on Yang Guang for killing her sister, Wu Ruyi. Yizhi turns up at the Wu family house the next morning, having discovered the location through official records. He proposes to match the army's price for Zetian if she becomes his wife instead of a concubine-pilot. Zetian ushers Yizhi inside, where she tells him that his plan is practically impossible, as Yizhi's father will never accept him marrying a peasant girl, and she would never be happy in the position of a mere concubine.

Later, Yizhi becomes a student strategist in hopes of meeting Zetian, which he does.

Yizhi's dominant qi is Earth and his secondary qi is Wood.

## Parallels

Yizhi's name comes from Zhang Yizhi, the lover of Wu Zetian after the death of Emperor Gaozong.

## Trivia

* Yizhi's official height is 5'7" or 170 cm.

## References

1. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter One: A Butterfly that Better not be my Dead Sister. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Three: The Life you Want. Penguin Teen.
3. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Strongest Shape. Penguin Teen.
4. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). "Characters", *Xiran Jay Zhao*, 2020, http://xiranjayzhao.com/index.php/iron-widow-characters/
Spirit metal

**Spirit metal** is a substance formed from crystallized granules of qi.

## Usage

Hunduns are made predominantly of spirit metal, and they harvest the natural deposits of it in order to heal and replicate.

Humans harvest the spirit metal from Hundun husks in order to create Chrysalises and spirit armor. They cannot make anything using the raw granules from the ground, as they always tarnish within days. Instead the raw spirit metal is burnt as fuel for trains and hovercraft.

## Properties

Spirit metal shares the properties of the type of qi it is made from, including the color. Wood is green, Fire is red, Earth is yellow, Metal is white, and Water is black.

Spirit metal can be transformed when it is infused with a type of qi different from its natural type. This is why Hunduns can't transform, as they only have a single type of qi. On the other hand, a Chrysalis being piloted by someone of a different qi type could potentially be transformed.

Spirit metal is heavier than lead, although this weight becomes negligent if it is connected to spirit armor.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-One: Not Weird at All. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Prologue. Penguin Teen.
3. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part III: Way of the Snake. Chapter Thirty-Two: Despite their Best Efforts. Penguin Teen.
4. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Strongest Shape. Penguin Teen.
5. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part III: Way of the Snake. Chapter Thirty-Six: The Crown. Penguin Teen.
Vermilion Bird

The **Vermilion Bird** is a King-class Fire-type Chrysalis piloted by Li Shimin and Wu Zetian.

## Description

The Vermilion Bird stands over fifty meters tall in its Standard Form. As a Fire-type Chrysalis, the surface of the Bird is rough and wild, mimicking the appearance of feathers.

The Vermilion Bird has only ever achieved Heroic Form when it is powered by the qi of three people: Zetian, Shimin, and Yizhi. In its Heroic Form, the Bird becomes more humanoid. Its claws stretch into legs and its torso lengthens. Arms detach from its wings, which grow even wider. The lower half of a human face emerges from below the beak, making it look like it's wearing a bird mask. Metal skirts like long, wide feathers drape around its legs. The Bird's Fire-red spirit metal becomes etched with Metal-white and Earth-yellow highlights from Zetian's and Yizhi's qi. The Bird is tall enough in this form that the Great Wall only comes up to its breastplate.

In its Dormant Form, the Vermilion Bird shields itself with its wings. It is usually parked at the Zhen'guan watchtower when not in use.

The Vermilion Bird experienced an unusual transformation when Zetian and Shimin were fighting for control over it. Dubbed the Villainous Form, the Bird's body bloated with spirit metal, becoming as formless as a Hundun.

## Abilities

As a Fire-type Chrysalis, the Vermilion Bird specializes in using qi attacks. However, it is not very good at melee fighting.

In its Heroic Form, the Vermilion Bird can create and wield a longbow. This bow can shoot devastating qi attacks thanks to the power of Shimin's Fire qi and the precision of Zetian's Metal qi.

## Trivia

* A Chrysalis cannot be transformed by qi of the same type, so because Shimin and the Vermilion Bird are both Fire-type, he was never able to transform the Bird until Zetian came along.

## References

1. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Two: Like Water Hurled Out the Door. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Ten: Iron Demon. Penguin Teen.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Strongest Shape. Penguin Teen.
4. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-Seven: With a Bang. Penguin Teen.
5. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Thirteen: Huaxia's Best Hope. Penguin Teen.
The Black Castle 2

## Ziasser

Skylor Smith

The Black Castle 2 was the Second Black Castle built. It was located in The great Plains.

## Description

*Black Castle 2, Ziasser*

*The Second Black Castle has been established but this time in the Great Plains. A work camp, to dig. To work, to gather resources as official slaves locked in guarded by a castle. Fiercly guarded. This castle focused on War Materiel and Material that could be made into War Materiel. Just like the first Black Castle it was fiercely guarded.*
Qin Zheng

**Qin Zheng** is a historical figure, noted as the only non-legendary Emperor-class pilot.

## History

Qin Zheng was the son of a prostitute. He grew up in a brothel and never knew his father.

Qin Zheng's spirit pressure value was untestable at the time, and was the only individual confirmed to have reached the rank of an Emperor-class pilot. The authority of his power ensured the unification of Huaxia from the various tribes of the Central Plains. However, his disappearance after contracting flowerpox left a power vacuum between humans and Hunduns which led to the fall of the Zhou province, which convinced people that having pilots as true rulers was a terrible idea, leading to their contemporary status as mere celebrities.

There are rumors that Qin Zheng did not die, but rather froze himself in the Yellow Dragon to wait for a cure for his pox.

## Abilities

His primary Qi type is water, which he used to put himself in cryosleep. However, unlike other pilots he can access all the known types of qi, making him an unimaginably powerful pilot.

## Parallels

Qin Zheng's name comes from the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, whose given name was Zheng.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Five: Fatal Mistake. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Fourteen: The Lies Boys Tell. Penguin Teen.
Wende

**Wende** was considered to be Li Shimin's **one true match** before Wu Zetian

## History

Wende seems to be skilled in martial arts, especially in Bagua Zhang, the martial art of spins, wind, and evasion. Unlike most people, she truly cared for Shimin and loved him very much. On one of their flights, she and Shimin salvaged a Hundun husk deemed to be 'one of the heaviest Hundun husks ever to be salvaged'. However, on one of their flights, Li Shimin accidentally consumes her mind, and she passes away in fear, leaving a tramautized Shimin.

## Physical Appearance

Wende is describe as being tiny and having 'a sweet face'.

## Parallels

She shares her name with the historical Li Shimin's wife, Empress Zhangsun, or Empress Wende (short for Empress Wendeshunsheng).
Ready to Serve

**Ready to Serve** is the fourth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian and five other prospective concubines are tested for their spirit pressure in a chamber below the Great Wall. Zetian's is measured at 624—much higher than the human average of 84 and powerful enough to activate a Chrysalis. Zetian recalls what the senior maidservant, Auntie Dou, told the girls earlier: how a concubine-pilot exists to please their male pilot in every way. One of the other girls, Xiao Shufei, inquires about Zetian's wooden hairpin—the one containing a concealed blade that she plans to kill Yang Guang with. Zetian becomes defensive and the two girls begin arguing. Xiao Shufei snatches the pin, much to Zetian's horror, but before anything else can happen, Yang Guang enters the room.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Auntie Dou
* Wu Zetian
* Xiao Shufei
* Yang Guang

### Mentioned

* Gao Yizhi
* Wu Ruyi

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Terms

* Chrysalis
* Concubine-pilot
* Hundun
* Iron Princess
* Qi
* Spirit pressure

## Trivia

* First appearance of Auntie Dou and Xiao Shufei.
Utter and Mutual Misery

**Utter and Mutual Misery** is the twenty-third chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

An Lushan demands that Li Shimin head for the battle immediately. Yizhi, Sima Yi, and Zetian all adamantly refuse. An Lushan's soldiers come into the room and have a standoff with Sima Yi's soldiers. The two strategists argue over the situation. Sima Yi points out that it's only been two days since their last battle and it takes two weeks to fully recover their qi. He realizes that An Lushan wants to tribute Li Shimin—another way of saying he wants to sacrifice him to the Hunduns. An Lushan pulls out a bottle of liquor and a desperate Li Shimin lunges for it, but Yizhi and Sima Yi hold him back. Zetian realizes that they've been using alcohol as bait to get Li Shimin into his Chrysalis. She smacks the bottle out of An Lushan's hands and it shatters on the floor. He retaliates with a slap to her face, causing her to stumble into the bed. Yizhi rushes to her side. Sima Yi quickly grabs Li Shimin, tells Yizhi to grab Zetian, and they all rush out the door. The soldiers follow them hesitantly, confused about the power struggle between the two strategists. The group of four makes it to the elevator and escapes the soldiers. Zetian accuses Li Shimin of sacrificing girls just so he can drink more alcohol. Yizhi defends him, explaining that alcohol addiction is a legitimate illness affecting the brain. Li Shimin accepts the criticism, but clarifies that the main reason he let those girls die was because he wanted to save himself. Zetian sees the tears streaking down his face and her anger dies down into something more painful. Sima Yi explains how not all of the strategists are on board with the plan to take back the Zhou province and more of them may be interested in tributing Zetian and Li Shimin rather than risking an all-out attack on the Hunduns. Zetian realizes that with so many people against her, she's going to need more allies. She decides that she needs to pay a visit to Dugu Qieluo, one of the pilots of the White Tiger and previously the most powerful female pilot.

## Character List

### Appearing

* An Lushan
* Gao Yizhi
* Li Shimin
* Sima Yi
* Wu Zetian

### Mentioned

* Dugu Qieluo
* Qin Zheng
* Yang Jian
* Zhuge Liang

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Chrysalises

* Nine-Tailed Fox
* Vermilion Bird
* White Tiger

### Places

* Great Wall
* Huaxia
* Sui province
* Sui-Tang frontier
* Tang province
* Zhou province

### Terms

* Central Command
* Chrysalis
* The Council of Sages
* Human Liberation Army
* Hundun
* Iron Widow
* Pilot
Zhuge Liang

**Zhuge Liang** is the Chief Strategist of the Human Liberation Army.

## Description

Zhuge Liang stands slightly taller than his colleague Sima Yi. He wears blue-gray scholar robes with crisp, wide sleeves, and a tall boxy scholar hat made of gauze stiffened with black paint. Zhuge Liang often carries an iconic white feather fan.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Nine: Strongest of them All. Penguin Teen.
Leizu

**Leizu** is a legendary figure, and the wife of the Yellow Sovereign. She and her husband are credited with the invention of the first Chrysalis.

## History

Seven hundred years ago, and one thousand, three hundred years after the Hunduns reduced humanity to tribes, Leizu was the wife of one of humanity's tribal leaders, the Yellow Sovereign. The couple is credited with inventing the first Chrysalis with help from the gods, and allowing humanity to strike back against the invaders.

Everything that is noble and regal about pilots derives from the legend of the Yellow Sovereign and Leizu, though historians dispute whether they were truly real people.

## Parallels

Leizu is directly named for Leizu, a legendary Chinese empress who is said to have invented the silk loom and to have discovered the cultivation of silk.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Five: Fatal Mistake. Penguin Teen.
Welcome to your Nightmare

**Welcome to your Nightmare** is the eighth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian, now in full control of the Nine-Tailed Fox, fights off the Hunduns alongside two other Chrysalises: the Moon Rabbit and the Headless Warrior. In the process, Zetian activates the Fox’s Heroic Form for the first time, much to the delight of the other pilots. After the battle ends, Zetian realizes that Yang Guang is dead. She killed him the same way he killed all his previous concubine-pilots. She carries his corpse out of the Fox and triumphantly reveals herself to the camera drones.

## Character List

### Appearing

* The Moon Rabbit's pilot
* Wu Zetian
* Xing Tian
* Yang Guang

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Chrysalises

* Headless Warrior
* Moon Rabbit
* Nine-Tailed Fox

### Terms

* Balanced Match
* Chrysalis
* Hundun
* Iron Prince
* Iron Princess
* Qi
* Spirit armor
* Spirit metal
* Spirit pressure

## Trivia

* Zetian pilots a Chrysalis for the first time.
* First appearance of the Moon Rabbit in its Standard Form.
* First appearance of the Moon Rabbit's pilot.
* The Nine-Tailed Fox transforms into its Heroic Form for the first time.
* Final appearance of Yang Guang.
* Yang Guang is Zetian's first kill.
Atsuko

**Atsuko** is a CPU Mii from *Wii Sports Resort* and *Wii Party*.

## Wii Sports Resort

Atsuko's level in Swordplay is decent, with a skill level of 431 to 435. She wears Bulky Black Armor as the Boss of Stage 1 and the first Boss you face in Swordplay Showdown. She shares a move set of a gold armored enemy in the normal stages (with the exception of Nord) and is defensive but rarely attacks.

In Basketball, however, she is bad, being the 13th worst player, with a skill level of only 191 to 195. She is the last player in the 100s. She has Rinni and Rachel on her team.

In Table Tennis, she is also bad, being the 7th worst player, with a skill level of only 101 to 105.

She is also below average in Cycling, though acceptable, coming in 68th out of 98.

## Wii Party

In Wii Party, Atsuko is in Beginner Difficulty.

## Names in Other Languages

* Japanese: **敦子** (atsuko)
* Korean: **아츠코** (azco)
* Chinese: **敦子** (dūn zi)

## Trivia

* According to a file in the September 2020 Nintendo leak about CPU Miis, Atsuko's nationality is Japanese.

* According to the *Wii Sports Resort* files, Atsuko's Internal ID is 060.
	+ This makes her the first newcomer CPU Mii to be added to *Wii Sports Resort* because Internal IDs are based on the order they were added in.
	+ This also makes her the first Beginner CPU from *Wii Sports Resort* to be added into *Wii Party.*
* She is left-handed.
* Atsuko appears in the controls section of Spotlight Fight in Wii Party.
* Brown is her favourite colour.

## Gallery

**Atsuko's** Official QR Code.**Atsuko's** Official Face Image.**Atsuko's** Official Full Body Image.**Atsuko's** Country of Origin (Japan)All of the CPU Miis in Wii Party.
Ephildeen (WS)

**Ephildeen** is a Custom CPU Mii from Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort and Wii Party. If you want to look at another Mii with the same name, click here.

## Wii Sports

In Tennis, she is pretty good, with a skill level of 780 to 810, and she plays with either Yuriko or Aimi.

She is average at Baseball, with a skill level of around 423 to 613. Her team consists of herself, George, Michigan, Sara, Xuriyox, Barzu, Garfin, Yuriko, and Hana. Ephildeen plays on the Baseball teams of Marie, Faxidodal, Karos, Edurado, Jin-ah, Kaori, Yoshi, and Trevor.

She doesn't compete in Boxing.

## Wii Sports Resort

In Swordplay, Ephildeen is really good, with a skill level of 881 to 885. She attacks twice in a row. In Swordplay Showdown, she wears Lanky Black Armor as the Boss of Stage 19. She, Michigan, and Frasisi quickly defend themselves after failing to attack, and her attack speed is the same as certain aggressive gold Armor Miis.

In Basketball, she is fairly decent, with a skill level of 566 to 570. She plays with Garfin and Hiromi.

In Table Tennis, she is average, with a skill level of 521 to 525.

She is an early Pro at Cycling, coming in 29th out of 98.

## Wii Party

In Wii Party, Ephildeen is in Advanced Difficulty.

## Wii Music

In her *Wii Music* artwork, she plays the Galactic Congas.

## Names in Other Languages

* Japanese: **エフィルディーン**, (Efirudīn)
* Korean: **에필딘** (epildin)
* Chinese: **埃菲尔丁** (āi fēiěrdīng)

## Trivia

* According to a file in the September 2020 Nintendo leak about CPU Miis, Ephildeen's nationality is Filipino.
* According to the Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort files, Ephildeen's Internal ID is 021.
* Ephildeen is ambidextrous because she is left-handed in Tennis, but is right-handed in Baseball, Table Tennis, and Basketball.
* Pink is her favourite colour.

## Gallery

**Ephildeen's (WS)** Official QR Code.**Ephildeen's (WS)** Official Face Image.**Ephildeen's (WS)** Official Full Body Image.**Ephildeen's (WS)** Country of Origin (Philippines)**Ephildeen's** Baseball Teammates.All of the CPU Miis in Wii Party.
Rongdi

The **Rongdi** are a group of tribes which largely roam the untamed wilds. These tribes include the Tujue, Xienbei, and Qiang.

## History

The Rongdi have a history of evading the Hunduns by packing everything on horseback and running from them. Some of the Rongdi were incorporated into Huaxia when the Hunduns were pushed out of territory that was reclaimed, while others trickle through the Great Wall.

An exclusive fight ring exists in the Tang province where rich people pay to watch Rongdi beat each other up. Li Shimin fought in this ring in order to afford to go to high school.

## Prejudice

Rongdi women are said to have "no morals, shame, or decency" in Huaxia, and women often have their daughters and granddaughters obey social conventions by warning them that they would otherwise become like the women of the Rongdi.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Two: Like Water Hurled Out the Door. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Fourteen: The Lies Boys Tell. Penguin Teen.
3. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Nineteen: My Polar Star. Penguin Teen.
Makice

**Makice** is a Custom CPU Mii from Wii Sports Club and Wii Party U. She is ranked #52 in overall rankings and her total skill level is 109.

## Wii Sports Club

In Tennis and Baseball, she is slightly below average at Grade 4.

In Boxing, she is a high pro at ★8.

## Wii Party U

In *Wii Party U*, Makice is in Standard Difficulty.

* In *Close Knit*, she is in 8th place traveling a distance of 210 meters.
* In Freeplay Apple Scramble, she is in 7th place, with 15 points.
* In the first stage of Tabletop Gauntlet, she is in 8th place with a time of 1:48.00.
* In 4-player Button Smashers, with a team consisting of her, Terrence, Barbara and Todd, she is in 7th place with 10 points.

## Trivia

* According to the *Wii Sports Club* files, Makice's Internal ID is **107**.
	+ This makes Makice the last Standard CPU to be added in *Wii Party U*.
* She appears as a staff ghost in *Cloudtop Cruise*, *GCN Dry Dry Desert*, and *GBA Ribbon Road* in *Mario Kart 8*.
	+ According to her *Mario Kart 8* Ghost Profile, she's Italian.
* In the data files of Miitopia, she is listed as **Young**.
* Makice was featured in a promotional video for Super Mario Maker 2's Course World. In the video, she has a course named Mission in the Skies.
* Makice is left-handed.
* Makice appears in Splatoon 2 as an Inkling.
* Even though Makice uses a mouth that doesn't use lipstick, it is set to peach instead of the default orange color. This might be a remnant of an earlier design for her.
* Her height and weight values are both set to default (64).
* The link to recreate her:

## Gallery

**Makice's** Official QR Code.**Makice's** Official Face Image.**Makice's** Official Full Body Image.**Makice's** country of origin (Italy)**Makice** as a Chef.Artwork of **Makice**.**Makice** chilling.**Makice** with others.**Makice** as Cheery Granny in Miitopia.**Makice** as Dancing Guide in Miitopia.**Makice** as a Princess in Miitopia.Garfin, Dave and **Makice** on flowers.**Makice** relaxing.**Makice's** part-time job (Clothes Store)**Makice**, Faxdalle, Quillermo and Garfin donating.**Makice** selling grapes.**Makice's** Tomodachi Life QR Code.All of the CPU Miis in Wii Sports Club.
Narmoi

**Narmoi** is a Custom CPU Mii from Wii Sports Club and Wii Party U. She is ranked #104 in overall rankings and her total skill level is 15.

## Wii Sports Club

She is a beginner non-Pro in baseball and boxing at Grade 1.

She only plays as a teammate in Tennis.

## Wii Party U

In *Wii Party U*, Narmoi is in Beginner Difficulty.

* In *Standard Dojo Domination*, she holds last place with no opponents defeated.

## Names in Other Languages

* Narmoi's Japanese name is: **ナルモイ**, (Narumoi)
* Narmoi's name in Korean: **나르모이** (Same as the English name)

## Trivia

* According to the *Wii Sports Club* files, Narmoi's Internal ID is **020**.
* In the data files of Miitopia, she is listed as a **Child**.
* Narmoi appears on the *Wii Fit U* *Gym Community* preview page on the *Wii Fit U* main menu.
* According to her MK8 Deluxe profile, she is Korean.
	+ She is replaced by Olga in MK8 Deluxe however.
* In Wii Party U, she appears as Player 4 in Space Zappers and Snow Shredders.
* She is right-handed.
* Her height value is set to 14 and her weight value is set to 105.
* The link to recreate her:

## Gallery

**Narmoi's** official QR Code.**Narmoi's** official Face Image.**Narmoi's** official Full Body Image.**Narmoi’s** country of origin (South Korea)**Narmoi** boinging her way to 2nd place.**Narmoi** in 2nd place (Pogo Battle)**Narmoi** as a chef.**Narmoi** in Scratch 'n' Find.**Narmoi** in 3rd Place.**Narmoi** with others.Dave, Kaiuy and **Narmoi**.**Narmoi's** part-time job (Pawnshop)Henry, **Narmoi** and Dave.**Narmoi** and Ellie playing frisbee togetherNord, James, **Narmoi**, Suptoes, Vara and Gai-ku at Quirky Questions.All of the CPU Miis in Wii Sports Club.
Chrysalis

**Chrysalises** are a type of war machine which provide the first line of defense against the Hunduns.

## Usage

Chrysalises are used with a pilot and his concubine sitting in the cockpit of the machine, with hair-thin acupuncture needles along the pilot seat biting into the spine. This allows the pilot to channel qi in order to create a psychic link between the pilot and the machine, allowing the pilot to mentally control the machine. A spirit pressure of at least 500 is required to activate a Chrysalis.

Chrysalises can have several different forms. A Chrysalis appears in its Standard Form by default, which usually resembles an animal of some kind. When infused with the qi of its pilot, a Chrysalis transforms into its Ascended Form, which is larger, bipedal, and more humanoid in appearance. Rarely, when both pilots have similar spirit pressure and could be considered a Balanced Match, a Chrysalis can transform into its Heroic Form. The Heroic Form is the largest and most powerful transformation, empowered with the qi of both pilots, and generally resembles an armored humanoid. A Chrysalis takes on its Dormant Form when not being piloted, which is the same as its Standard Form but in a motionless position of rest.

A Chrysalis cannot be transformed with the same type of qi it is made of. For example, the Vermilion Bird, which is Fire-type, cannot be transformed by Li Shimin's dominant qi, which is Fire. He would have to use his secondary qi, which is Earth.

The Vermilion Bird experienced a unique transformation that was dubbed the Villainous Form. Its pilots both had very high spirit pressure, but they were fighting against each other rather than cooperating, and as a result the Bird bloated into a distorted mass of spirit metal rather than a true Heroic Form.

Certain Chrysalises are capable of flight, such as the Vermilion Bird and Yellow Dragon, but this requires pilots with a very high spirit pressure.

## Manufacture

Chrysalises are manufactured from the husk of a defeated Hundun, although the process is only known to engineers of the highest level.

## Known Chrysalises

A list of all known Chrysalises in the series.

* Black Tortoise
* Headless Warrior
* Monkey King
* Moon Rabbit
* Nine-Tailed Fox
* Sky Dog
* Vermilion Bird
* White Tiger
* Yellow Dragon

## Gallery

Black TortoiseNine-Tailed FoxVermilion BirdWhite Tiger
## References

1. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Prologue. Penguin Teen.
3. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Four: Ready to Serve. Penguin Teen.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Strongest Shape. Penguin Teen.
5. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Thirteen: Huaxia's Best Hope. Penguin Teen.
Sample 4

Sample 4 (T) is a Mii that appears on the Wii U Mii Maker logo and some promotions of them. There is a screenshot showing him on the edit settings. He does also appear in some screenshots of Miiverse, along with Sample 2.

## Trivia

* Blue is his favourite colour.
* In the Mii Maker logo, he’s at the top right.
* He is the only Sample Mii not to share his favourite colour with the other Sample Miis.

## Gallery

Gilbert's official QR code.Sample 4's Official face image.Sample 4's Official Full Body Image
Zhou province

The **Zhou province** was one of the provinces of Huaxia, until it fell to the Hunduns 221 years before Wu Zetian's enlistment.

## Parallels

The Zhou province is named for the Zhou dynasty, which ruled China between c. 1046 BC to 256 BC. It is also the name of the later Second Zhou dynasty, when the real Wu Zetian reigned as Empress of China.

## References

1. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Two: Like Water Hurled Out the Door. Penguin Teen.
Kaihuang watchtower

The **Kaihuang watchtower** is located along the Great Wall in the northwest of Huaxia.

## Residents

The Kaihuang watchtower houses the most important strategists and equipment of the Sui-Tang frontier.

The White Tiger is often stationed at the base of the tower. Its pilots, Dugu Qieluo and Yang Jian, share a suite in the tower.

Gao Yizhi brirbed his way into acquiring his own suite on the thirteenth floor. He shares this suite with Wu Zetian and Li Shimin.

Strategist Sima Yi has a suite on the sixteenth floor of the tower.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-One: Not Weird at All. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Sixteen: The Crownless King, the Heartless Queen. Penguin Teen.