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Now, all is left to do is a video showcasing a list of all the 108 heroes, with the name, the picture used in the video, and a brief summarization of their role. 😜

This was brilliant and I noticed you have a Three Kingdoms synopsis as well. I hope you go on to cover Journey to the West & Dream of Red Mansions. Granted they are more valuable as cultural relics than historical fiction but it would be fantastic to have all 4 great novels.

You are a man driven by pure passion, i admire your work!

2:13:01 *Qin Min:* While Fighting Fang Jie, Fang's deputy Du Wei hurled his daggers at Qin Min. while he dodged them, Fang Jie seized the Oppertunity to spear him to death. *Dong Ping and Zhang Qing:* Dong Ping and Zhang Qing fight against Li Tianrun, despite Dong Ping being injured in the left arm by a projectile, He continued to fight Li. But he finally finds the wound unbearable and retreats to his ranks for treatment, leaving Zhang Qing to take over the fight. Zhang is killed when his spear gets stuck in a tree. Seeing that, Dong Ping charges forth and attempted to kill Li, Li Tianrun's comrade Zhang Tao sneaks up on him and slices him in two from behind. *Xu Ning and Hao Siwen:* Xu Ning and Hao Siwen face Fang's son Fang Tianding, When Hao Siwen is captured by the enemy, Xu Ning attempts to save him but is stroke by a Poisoned arrow in the neck, He dies from the wound soon after while Hao Siwen is beheaded and quartered by the enemy general Fang Tianding *Suo Chao and Deng Fei:* While fighting Shi Bao, Shi feigns defeat and lures Suo to chase him. Then suddenly turns back and kills Suo Chao who was caught off guard, Deng Fei Attempted to avenge hik but was immediatly sliced by Shi Bao *(Rip Suo Chao, he only had one apearance in this summarised series)* *Liu Tang:* Eager to score merit, he charged into the city upon noticing the gate's open. A beam is dropped on him when he gets past the gate, crushing him to death *Shi Jin, Chen Da, Yang Chun :* Pang Wanchun hits Shi Jin with an arrow in the face while the rest are fatally shot by Pang's archers In Yuling Pass *Mu Hong:* dies of illness in Hangzhou *Lei Heng:* slain by the enemy general Si Xingfan *Ruan Xiao'er:* Commits suicide after failing to complete his mission and almost getting captured by the enemy *Zhang Heng:* killed by a hail of arrows after failed sneak attempt *Ruan Xiaowu:* Killed by Fang la's premier Lou Minzhong *Zhang Shun:* Killed by Rain of arrows *Shi Xiu:* is shot dead in an ambush by the archers of Pang Wanchun. *Xie Zhen and Xie Bao:* While climbing a steap cliff, they were discovered by the enemy, Xie Zhen cuts the ropes of the hooks and falls to his death. Xie Bao is crushed to death by the boulders and other debris thrown down at him. *Xuan Zan:* he and the enemy general, Guo Shiguang slay each other *Peng Qi and Han Tao:* Killed by Zhang Jinden, Han tao charges foward but gets shot in the face first by Gao Keli's arrow then killed by Zhang Jinren *Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo:* fall in a pit then killed by soldiers waiting in ambush. *Ou Peng:* Gets shot by Pang Wanchun's arrows *Zhou Tong:* Killed by Li Tianrun after being caught by suprise *Ma Lin and Yan Shun:* Man Lin Killed by Shi Bao, and Yan shun Soon follow him after attempting to avenge him *Lu Fang:* while fighting Bai Qin, they eventually both fall off cliff to their deaths *Guo Sheng:* crushed to death by boulders rolled down by enemy soldiers *Bao Xu:* Sliced in two by... ding ding *Shi Bao!* *Kong Liang and Shi En:* Fall in a river and Drown *Xiang Chong and Li Gun:* Xiang Ching was Killed by Enemy General Zheng Biao, while Li Gun attempted to chase the Zheng, he accidently falls in a stream and is fatally shot by Zheng's arrows *Meng Kang:* Trapped by the enemy and blasted into bits by cannon. *Hou Jian and Duan Jingzhu:* drowns when his boat gets swept into the open sea by a storm. *Zheng Tianshou:* killed by the enemy's projectile *Tao Zongwang:* Killed by unknown Causes in battle of Runzhou *Gong Wang:* falls into a stream and is speared to death *Ding Desun:* bitten by a poisonous snake in a bush and dies *Cao Zheng:* is killed by a poisoned arrow. *Song Wan, Zou Yuan and Du Qian:* Song Wan fell from an arrow shot and rest were trampled to death by the enemy cavalry *Xue yong:* Fatally shot by arrows from enemy general Pang Wanchun *Tang Long:* Severely injured, soon succumbs to his wounds *Zhu Gui and Zhu Fu:* fall sick and die *Cai Fu and Li Li:* Both critically injured. Later die from their wounds. *Li Yun:* trampled to death by Wang Yin's horse. *Jiao Ting:* Killed by unknown causes in Battle of Runzhou *Shi Yong:* Killed by Wang Yin *Zhang Qing:* Killed by unknown causes in Battle of Shenzou *Yu Baosi and Sun Erniang:* Both slain by the enemy officer Du Wei. *Wang Dingliu:* killed by a poisoned arrow. *Bai Sheng:* dies of illness before Battle

suprised this turned out to be longer than RTTK, still excited to rewatch

This animated summary of Water Margin itself, is a classic piece of work. Thanks for sharing. Cheers

Absolutely lovely summary. My favourite hero is the Featherless Arrow Zhang Qing. Dude was throwing rocks like Ash Ketchum with pokeballs.

20:09 Mama~ just killed a man. Put a fist against his head. Punched him three times, now he's dead.

This passionate work deserves more views and credit. I have been a lifelong fan of Water Margin story, alongside with Sam Kok and Dream of the Red Chamber. Started devouring the translated, simplified novels during childhood and grew as a Suikoden fan until today. Always find it hard to see the ending where the heroes fell down one by one, but that made me remember forever about Water Margin. Thank you for your hard work! This makes me wanna play Bandit Kings again!

I'm not Chinese, but I love Chinese history and culture. Thank you for sharing.

Honestly, I'm pretty sure it wasn't the intended point, but if you look at the whole story in a complete vacuum, focusing on just the text while ignoring the cultural subtext, this is what I see: The 108 demons all have bad karma they have to work off in this life. Because of this, they all experience misfortune, but it also draws them together. Then, we have their destiny revealed: they have to atone, both literally and spiritually, by fighting against the external and internal threats to the Song empire. First, they fight the Khitans, Song Jiang's conviction is tested, and he decides to keep fighting for the Song empire. This was the right choice, and in line with their destiny, and as a result, they absolutely dominate the campaign, without a single loss of a named character. Then, after the campaign, the corrupt ministers screw them over, and Song Jiang once again has to make a choice, and this time, he makes the wrong call. Thinking that the internal threat in the prophecy given by the heavenly lady was referring to Fang La's rebellion, he starts a campaign against him, while the real internal threat to the empire were the five corrupt officials all along. Since he failed his destiny, it cancels out his "plot armor", and he not only fails to receive any further guidance from said heavenly lady, but his 108 stars start falling like flies right after that, and while he wins the campaign, it still results in him being forced to commit suicide, destroying most of his achievements, and the Song empire would soon fall because of the corrupt officials anyway. This, in essence, makes it so that the downer ending was almost entirely the result of Song Jiang being too zealous in his loyalty to his country, and failing to act when he had the chance to fix the rot that had taken hold in the imperial palace. Again, I doubt this was the intended message, but it's certainly there on a textual level.

This is such an amazing piece of work, thank you so much much, you really got me into Water margins!

My first exposure to Water Margin might probably be a JRPG video game, Genso Suikoden, though i'm not sure it is really following the original series other than the 108 stars of heroes theme.

Ahh you compiled the whole thing! I raise the cup of good wine and sing praises of this triumph, brother.

Absolutely fantastic and fun retelling!! I loved all your historical asides, this is also such a great resource for people who aren't familiar with historical context! Great animation too, you can see how much passion and work went into this project

I have to admire your efforts. You made a great summary, and also put many cultural classes in it.

What a luck I found your channel! It’s absolutely amazing. I’ve got interested in China history by playing a recently released game “Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty” which takes place in the romance of the three kingdoms period. And now I’m going through everything I can find on the history of China! Thanks for your hard work, it’s awesome.

Suikoden is one of my favorite game series. I always wondered where the idea came from.

It is normal for readers to identify with the heroes so it would seem that no matter your intentions you will probably be betrayed or ended.

this video and many other chb's productions are true works of art. epic precision and details. thank you.

insane that I havent been getting any of these videos lately in my feed, i forgot that this channel even existed for 6 months bc of it.

i really like chinese open ended cryptic messages as opposed to western direct messages. the chinese ones leave your mind to open up to all possibilities and then you decide which versions of the supposed meanings fit your situation. almost like meaningful but not too outlandish riddles of life.

Thank you for all your hard work guys . Mary Christmas & happy New year!

I‘ve loved your summaries of “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” and “Water Margin.” Are you guys going to do “Journey to the West” and “Dream of the Red Chamber?”

Thanks for the compilation. Look forward to your next project

There are many kung fu moves quoted in Water Margin, which were actually recorded in history and lasted until the Ming Dynasty. In the full text, only a few people used the movements of the Ming Dynasty, which is more realistic. Many others are much older.

holy shit this is quite the piece of work youve created here

A lot of effort this would take. Great respect for you man.

I wonder why how some members of mount Liang react to the crimes of li kui because he is the one who commit more atrocities

Great story telling! Thank you a lot!

2 f***ing hours and I LOVE IT! ❤ Thanks, CJ \o/

you are amazing. Making animated stories of long stories of Three King and Water Margin 👍👍

I've been waiting for this since the Three Kingdoms megacompilation!

Excellent work here Sir and your Team

Best video I have watch in YEARS!!! ❤❤❤

"Beef! Pork! Chicken!" "Wait, we don't condone one of those things..."

Since the ending is bittersweet, does Water Magin's ending and the series' beutality and violence reminded you of Attack on Titan in some ways?

Great job on this.

Great content like always! I hope you make video about Journey to the west!

As old stories do it has so many interresting characters that it might be worth an actual read. did read most of romance of the three kingdoms and loved most of it so i gather this one will be a gem too.

Was not expecting the Wu Dalang force ghost. Wildly underappreciated channel. Eagerly awaiting my sweater!

You say that it is unlike Robin Hood and that is true for the modern depictions, but the original “robine hode” in the original medieval ballads was a very different character. It was more like The Sopranos or Breaking bad like you describe, where the protagonist is an amoral antihero who acts in their own self interest, but have a sympathetic aspect to them.

This was a interesting to watch🤔 always enjoy your videos

Thank you for introducing me to this.

This was so interesting, thank you for all the work you put in it!! I watched this because I ordered the "Water Outlaws" book, a queer retelling of this story in which Lin Chong is a woman. Quite funny that at the end you mention about various adaptations / retelling, as clearly there are still new ones coming out regularly!

25:51 No man, swigging a staff isn't cooler than UPROOTING A TREE WITH YOUR BARE HANDS !!!

Absolutely brilliant!

43:40 he was so mad he coukd have killed himself but hes hes like nah imma be a bandit. This is a mood

108 Heroes of Water Margin

Watching the series made me wanted to know more about it by listening the Water Margin podcast, is actually quite good. I wonder if you could make a videogame based on Water Margin (I know there is some adaptations like Suikoden, which is getting a remaster this year) but here you could have different endings apart of the canon one depending the choices you made with what if scenarios, like for example what if Song Jian never went to defeat Fang Lang, or even never ask the goverment for amnesty and instead stayed in Liangshan. And many other key events that could have changed the fate of the outlaws, like for example making Wu Song never killed Pan Jinlian and her lover as a reference for the spin-off/non canonic story The Golden Lotus, or if Son Jiang never send his magical healer An Daoquan to the imperial cort so some of the heroes might have recover of their injuries and illnesses. Wouldn't that be fun?

Awesome cool history bro. Can you please update captions it's bit troublesome when it comes to names. Are there any plans for The Dream of Red Chamber?

I know you from don't stop thinking d&d animated guide!!!!

I mean....these are brilliant. The dynasty ones and the unifiers of Japan were great but after this and the Romance of the 3 Kingdoms one I sort of wish you did all the classical Chinese novels lol. And tale of genji, and journey to the west, and just do everything lmao

That Zhu Wu guy forsure a reincarnation of Liu Bei

Fabulous 💜

Good work! What can you guys recommend as the best adaptation to this similar to the 2010 RTTK?

Finished the book today...beautiful, just beautiful

I never finished this book when I first got it, as it was far darker and more gory than I anticipated, but it’s nice to know that my favorite character Lu Da (Zhishen), got a happy ending.

Working for the emperor is like riding a tiger , no good ending .

I read this when I was 8. This really makes me feel nostalgic. 😊

Good thing you put them into one.

I'm starting this series I'm a big fun and I've seen most of your videos fingers crossed for mongol empire someday. And also have you played total war 3 kingdoms and what are your thoughts on it?

This was a great summary. But i hope you will now cover history next

Thanks guy. Very entertaining. My 6 yrs old likes it. As well as Romance of three kingdoms, Especially, ' Cao Cao what are you up to?'

Are you ever going to do the Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi? Sorry for asking

It saddens me that this channel is so underrated :(

Thank you for all the hard work. I absolutely love it ❤. Please consider climbing the highest mountain -- summarizing the Dream of the Red chamber.

Yes.

Thanks!

You know listening to this and knowing that it had three authors it feels like with the second & third it became a fan-fiction of the original author then a fan fiction of a fan fiction with the magic & divine intervention stuff added on. Maybe thats just me.

do not forget the song gouryeo relationship yuan goryeo relationship

Impressive !❤

I just finished a Tuttle published copy of this story and it just finishes abruptly after the 108 heroes are united (chapter 70). Does anyone know where I can read the other 50 or so chapters?

so, tyrion lannister of game of thrones got inspiration from song jiang...

you left out the chapter where the commoners built shrines to song jiang and the liangshan heroes who became guardian spirits

I've been watching this over and over and letting it play in the background while gaming. Hao Han is my new favorite phrase!

holy shit, i've read yokoyama mitsuteru's suikoden, manga, so i was expecting more lighthearted adventure, but boy it is dark! i guess his manga was super watered down version...

Awesome

The best tv show based on Water Margin is the 1998 tv series made by CCTV. It gets really brutal toward a the end. You can watch it for free on KZfaq in 4K.

"Do you play ball?" Take it with no context that sounds sus

Will you make a video series about the Qing dynasty some day?

Good sir. For your efforts to adhere while also exposing is admirable. I prefer the WHOLE truth to ancient tales. Theyre gateways into the hearts and souls of man imho. By examining the greater zeitgeist/memetics we can kind of tell that humans have always been a bit of a mess, but still there are pieces of beauty amongst all the tragedy. I hope for humanity's expanditure and destiny. I have doubts, but sometimes souls like yourself help us all stay... grounded yet hopeful that kaybe our species WILL learn and become "better".

This is my favorite Chinese series. I even bought the DVD. 😂

A third reason for cannibalism is to aquire the victim's power in some fashion. Which is usually done for spiritual reasons.

The four classics are all sort of aimed towards different demographics - Journey to the West is more of a whimsical childrens' story with magic and monsters - Water Margin is an episodic story for teenage boys who enjoy more violent content - Three Kingdoms is a political thriller for adults - Dream of the Red Chamber seems like a family drama that can be enjoyed by those who have mellowed out and desire a break from stories about adventure and epic battles

失群的孤雁，趁月明独自贴天飞;漏网的活鱼，乘水势翻身冲浪跃。不分远近，岂顾高低。心忙撞倒路行人，脚快有如临阵马。

👏🏾gr8 Reenactment I’ve read it b4 but this helped a lot. I loved this story❕ wouldn’t mine using this as a base for a manga or webtoon style story. Wu Song is my favorite character 💪🏾👊🏾🐅 but I like a few others too like Lu Zhishen. I’m so use to the use of the Romance of The 3 Kingdoms (Due to Dynasty Warriors) & Journey to the West ( Anything dealing w/ Wukong)(Dragon Ball).

Thanks

What is the best translation book for The Water Margin

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Can you make a history about how crusaders attack the middle east back in 11th century? And also your Explanation is good as well.

This must've been set during the Hao Han dynasty.

..... ah yes, Suikoden, one of my favorite jrpg serie-- ... Do I still get to build a town?

the jiang hu scenes where they butchered peoples for food 😅

Growing up in the 70's and 80's this and Monkey were two of the best programs on TV. A real coup by BBC2!

I bought the books because I like the game that inspired by the novel which also titled "Suikoden" so much when I grew up. I've played all of 6 games and 2 visual novels in the main story and 2 other games in the alternative universe story. I love them all. But man I've struggled so much reading them. This video giving me more sense of the story. I've read the books. But the character names are giving someone who is so bad at remembering names like me a hard times. There are so many characters with names that I'm not accustomed with even tho I'm an Asian myself. It was so hard to remember who's who when I read them. Especially when the characters are in their own respective adventures at the beginning of the story.

can you do a video on the Imjin War someday?

What would be a good English book translation of the Water Margin?

Bro, would like u to make an animated story of Feng Shen Bang/Investiture if the gods.