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'''Xingtian''' (刑天; <small>lit.</small> 'Punishing Heaven') is a deity in {{Wiki|Chinese mythology}} who challenged the [[ | '''Xingtian''' (刑天; <small>lit.</small> 'Punishing Heaven') is a deity in {{Wiki|Chinese mythology}} who challenged the [[Gongsun Xuanyuan|Yellow Emperor]],<ref name="Youxia Handbook">''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' – Youxia Handbook: Great Foes</ref> the legendary forefather of the Chinese people.<ref name="Sima Qian">{{Cite web|url=https://ctext.org/shiji/wu-di-ben-ji|title=太史公書: 五帝本紀|transtitle=Records of the Grand Historian: Annals of the Five Emperors, Scroll 1, lines 1–5.|archiveurl=|archivedate=|author=Sima Qian|date=91 BCE|publisher=''{{Wiki|Chinese Text Project}}''|accessdate=29 November 2023}}</ref> | ||
According to legend, | According to legend, Xingtian opposed the Yellow Emperor when the latter was ruling the gods. The Yellow Emperor decapitated him as they fought, but this failed to slay him. Instead, Xingtian transformed his nipples into a new pair of eyes and revived himself to continue the struggle, now hell-bent on revenge. [[Qin dynasty|Qin-era]] folklore purported that he was still roaming the ancient grounds where he had fallen in battle, unceasingly shouting for the Yellow Emperor to face him again, only to be forever denied. It was warned that he tended to mistake passersby for enemy combatants and attacked them on sight.<ref name="Youxia Handbook"/> | ||
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Xingtian (刑天; lit. 'Punishing Heaven') is a deity in Chinese mythology who challenged the Yellow Emperor,[1] the legendary forefather of the Chinese people.[2]
According to legend, Xingtian opposed the Yellow Emperor when the latter was ruling the gods. The Yellow Emperor decapitated him as they fought, but this failed to slay him. Instead, Xingtian transformed his nipples into a new pair of eyes and revived himself to continue the struggle, now hell-bent on revenge. Qin-era folklore purported that he was still roaming the ancient grounds where he had fallen in battle, unceasingly shouting for the Yellow Emperor to face him again, only to be forever denied. It was warned that he tended to mistake passersby for enemy combatants and attacked them on sight.[1]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Xingtian was one of three Great Foes that featured in the closed beta test for Assassin's Creed: Jade.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Jade – Youxia Handbook: Great Foes
- ↑ Sima Qian (91 BCE). 太史公書: 五帝本紀 [Records of the Grand Historian: Annals of the Five Emperors, Scroll 1, lines 1–5.]. Chinese Text Project. Retrieved on 29 November 2023.