Have you heard? The rubbish heaven official is having an affair with the ghost realm& #39;s #1 bigshot--and it& #39;s on Netflix now!

This thread will be an intro to Tian Guan Ci Fu, aka Heaven Official& #39;s Blessing, with a focus on the donghua to celebrate its Netflix release today!
Before I get into anything I want to put some content warnings for the series up-front. TGCF has strong themes of death, war, trauma, and loss. Body horror is recurring, particularly in the novel, and suicide or suicide attempts are a common backstory for characters.
It& #39;s a great series! But it can be pretty heavy, so please tread with caution.
Now then! TGCF is a fantasy BL webnovel by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (who you may also know as the author of Mo Dao Zu Shi and Scum Villain& #39;s Self-Saving System). It has an ongoing manhua (comic) adaptation and a donghua (animation), the latter of which is the focus of this thread.
It& #39;s about a disgraced god, a powerful & feared ghost king, and their intertwined fate going back 800 years. Along with the romance, there& #39;s plenty of action and mystery!
I have a few more notes I wanna make real quick, and then I& #39;ll get to some character intros!

1. The donghua currently only covers the first two arcs, which is about halfway through the first book of 5. The manhua isn& #39;t very far ahead of that either, to my knowledge.
2. There& #39;s a couple of characters I& #39;ve decided to skip because it& #39;s hard to talk about them without spoiling their introductory arcs! Sorry to XJ and BY </3
3. Some quick terminology:

Heavenly Official: Gods, basically. Formerly mortals, ascended through great deeds.

Junior Official (called Deputy Official on Netflix): Lesser gods, appointed by heavenly officials rather than ascending.

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Four Calamities: The 4 most powerful & feared ghosts in existence

Three Tumors: 3 gods who are very important & revered, but disliked due to their personality and/or reputation
Okay, that was a lot to get out of the way early on in the thread, but now it& #39;s time for the fun part: character intros!
XIE LIAN https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💐" title="Blumenstrauß" aria-label="Emoji: Blumenstrauß">
Aka: His Highness the Crown Prince (Taizi Dianxia), God-Pleasing Crown Prince, etc

-The mc!
-Formerly a crown prince loved by his people and the heavens alike, he& #39;s fallen from grace and is now a scrap collecting god with a single dilapidated shrine
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XIE LIAN (cont)

-800 years of misfortune have led to him being very good at rolling with whatever comes his way
-Friendly and good-natured, generally
-"Do no harm but take no shit" basically
-The world& #39;s worst cook. His food can be used as a bioweapon
HUA CHENG https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥀" title="Verwelkte Blume" aria-label="Emoji: Verwelkte Blume">
Aka: San Lang, Crimson Rain Sought Flower

-The love interest!
-One of the Four Calamities, and easily the most feared among them
-Very mysterious. Knows a lot. Very interested in XL
-I was asked to call him the ultimate gayboy. It& #39;s true, he is
HUA CHENG https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=Aka: San Lang, Crimson Rain Sought Flower-The love interest!-One of the Four Calamities, and easily the most feared among them-Very mysterious. Knows a lot. Very interested in XL-I was asked to call him the ultimate gayboy. It& #39;s true, he is" title="HUA CHENG https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥀" title="Verwelkte Blume" aria-label="Emoji: Verwelkte Blume">Aka: San Lang, Crimson Rain Sought Flower-The love interest!-One of the Four Calamities, and easily the most feared among them-Very mysterious. Knows a lot. Very interested in XL-I was asked to call him the ultimate gayboy. It& #39;s true, he is">
HUA CHENG https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=Aka: San Lang, Crimson Rain Sought Flower-The love interest!-One of the Four Calamities, and easily the most feared among them-Very mysterious. Knows a lot. Very interested in XL-I was asked to call him the ultimate gayboy. It& #39;s true, he is" title="HUA CHENG https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥀" title="Verwelkte Blume" aria-label="Emoji: Verwelkte Blume">Aka: San Lang, Crimson Rain Sought Flower-The love interest!-One of the Four Calamities, and easily the most feared among them-Very mysterious. Knows a lot. Very interested in XL-I was asked to call him the ultimate gayboy. It& #39;s true, he is">
MU QING https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚔️" title="Gekreuzte Schwerter" aria-label="Emoji: Gekreuzte Schwerter">
Aka: General Xuan Zhen

-A martial god
-Formerly XL& #39;s personal attendant, but has (supposedly) cut ties with him
-Rolls his eyes A Lot
-I& #39;m calling out a mutual here. Hey Jenn come get your tsundere fix
FENG XIN https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏹" title="Pfeil und Bogen" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil und Bogen">
Aka: General Nan Yang

-A martial god
-Formerly XL& #39;s bodyguard, but, like MQ, has (supposedly) cut ties with him
-Notably has a hard time talking to women
-There are actually spoilers tied to him so I& #39;d be careful looking him up!
God I& #39;m stupid I forgot to put something of the Utmost Importance in FX& #39;s summary which is that he has a big-- /j
FU YAO (left) & NAN FENG (right)

-Junior officials under Mu Qing & Feng Xin, respectively
-They help XL out frequently
-At each other& #39;s throats constantly
-...They really aren& #39;t even trying to hide it, huh
LING WEN https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✒️" title="Schreibfeder" aria-label="Emoji: Schreibfeder">
Aka: Ling Wen Zhen Jun, Nangong Jie

-Heaven& #39;s foremost literary god
-One of the Three Tumors
-She keeps all the processes & procedures in heaven running smoothly
-Serious & work-oriented, always overworked, please give her a vacation
-Popular among sapphic fans
XIAO YING https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">

-Only present for the first arc but I& #39;m including her on account of I love her
-A plain mortal girl who helps XL & company
-Skilled at mending & tailoring clothes
-She& #39;s just. very sweet. Xiao Ying my daughter you deserve the world
LANG YING https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤕" title="Gesicht mit Kopfbandage" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Kopfbandage">

-A boy living in the mountains with Xiao Ying& #39;s aid
-His bandages hide a certain condition that shouldn& #39;t exist anymore, and yet...
-Be careful of potential body horror/trypo/skin trauma images if you look him up!
PEI MING https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💕" title="Zwei Herzen" aria-label="Emoji: Zwei Herzen">
Aka: General Ming Guang, The General Who Broke His Sword

-Martial god of the north
-One of the Three Tumors
-MASSIVE womanizer
-Saw Hualian kiss and went "damn, the prince has game"
-Personally, I am not immune to Pei Ming
PEI XIU https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">
Aka: Pei Su (see below), Little Pei

-A junior martial god appointed by Pei Ming
-Also Pei Ming& #39;s distant descendent
-Generally very calm & composed, but he loosens up later in the novels
About his name: The character used for his name, 宿, can be read a few different ways. Fan translations of the novel used Sù, so it& #39;s what most older fans are used to and how older things refer to him; it was only with the donghua that we learned it& #39;s actually Xiù.
SHI QINGXUAN https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍃" title="Im Wind flatterndes Blatt" aria-label="Emoji: Im Wind flatterndes Blatt">
Aka: Wind Master, Young Lord Who Pours Wine

-Local genderfluid wind god
-Flips between male & female forms whenever they desire (guy mode hasn& #39;t shown up in the donghua yet tho)
-Carefree, just likes to be pretty & drink & have fun
-DO NOT LOOK THEM UP. SPOILERS.
MING YI https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍖" title="Fleischknochen" aria-label="Emoji: Fleischknochen">
Aka: Earth Master

-SQX& #39;s friend(?)
-Surly & unfriendly. Just likes to stuff his face
-I only have pics of him in fem mode bc he also hasn& #39;t shown up in masc mode yet but trust me he actually hates this. He was peer pressured
-DO! NOT! LOOK! HIM! UP!!!
And... I think that& #39;s about everyone relevant in the first two arcs, except two characters that are hard to talk about without spoiling their respective arcs!
If you& #39;ve made it this far and you& #39;re interested in watching or reading it, please do so!! The donghua is currently 13 episodes including a special, with a second season on the way, and available on Netflix and Bilibili.
If you watch that and decide you want more... you& #39;re in luck! The original novel series, translated in full, including all extras, can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oXnp5Y2OD70i78utu4BcQ3xgAlygypd0">https://drive.google.com/drive/fol...
I& #39;ll definitely add to this thread when season 2 starts btw because that& #39;s most likely when my fav will be properly introduced https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✌️" title="Siegeshand" aria-label="Emoji: Siegeshand">
In the meantime, if you liked this thread, keep an eye out! I do this sort of thing a lot!
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