Discussion Women in Xianxia

Am i the only one who noticed the women in this particular genre to be either totally weak garbage or totally overpowered characters?

No matter which Xianxia i read it was always one of these two, even though i would love to see would be a heroine also growing up just as the MC, providing more depth and emotional bond to potential relationships. It feels like xianxia only uses women as tools to "emotionally" strengthen the MC, which is quite disappointing.

 

Sometimes i wonder, why is delia even exists

 

ask @Linley

 

And even these totally OP women, once the MC reaches the point where he gets stronger than said person, the plot totally forgets her as if she barely exists.

 

How about the fact, that women always want to drop their panties every time when someone shows a feat of power.

 

Its not about feminism per se, but rather the lack of depth for women characters. I mean why should i care for the MC falling in love with someone who is barely mentioned and when in case she is mentioned, she either just stomps the enemies arrogantly around (ATG, PMA, MGA, Shen Ying) or she is useless as hell and gets protected (same novels as an example). Jesus is there no one inbetween these two options?

 

there's TDG. so far, thats all i know of. haha.
most xianxia MC keeps wandering alone to seek strength.

 

The only "good" female characters only exists in Duoluo Dalu it seems. I feel like Xiao Wu and that other girl develope very well throughout the story.

 

way of the supreme mystery has a real female lead and also i shall seal the heavens the women are real and have their own stories as the story progresses and not just static that the male lead just comes and whisks them away

 

What should china have feminism like the west, where it more about outrage and victimhood. I would rather not like to derail the thread about feminism.

 

Don't forget Shen Yin Wang Zou (Divine Throne)

 

TDG cant really be counted, just mentioning their Silver or Gold level once every 20 chapters means shit to me when they are barely mentioned otherwise and only in presence of the MC, and without the MC the girls there are pretty useless.

@Parth, thats the issue, dont try to generate some "romantic" atmosphere with the MC when its built on some half assed heroine to begin with. Either do it seriously or dont do it at all, otherwise i would not even care if she dies in the next chapter

Shen Yin has Cai'Er who stomps everyone with a cane, and she isnt even using a decent weapon yet. Same story, OP as fuck and nothing else.

I never read Duolo tho, are the heroines good there?

 

Hmm.....
Sadly the female in xianxia is for readers like us to build ships and set them to sail <3

 

Xiao wu is a good example, but not the best. At one point she is also protected and left behind by the protagonist.
The best example I can think of a character as strong as MC and that develops with him would be Cai' er of SYWZ. At least at the moment she is strong/stronger than MC, develops along with him and I am very sure she will be his only partner throughout the series.

 

Cai'er is cute when she attaches herself to the MC I dont care what you say ty <3

 

@Eolan, Im at chapter 127 of Shen Yin right now and the only thing i see is Cai'Er being stronger than anyone else while the MC struggles to fight. Do not misunderstand me, seeing the MC struggling and growing up is one of the joys for the reader and u can relate with him emotionally, but when i see heroines (Cai'Er here) barely putting any effort and effortlessly winning, it just seems to dull and u get bored by her

 

At least Delia is still there. Alice just disappeared.

Also, Tang Jia San Shao's novels has good female characters - not only Ziao Wu of Doulu Dalu and Cai'er of Divine Throne. There's Ning RongRong and Zhu Zhuqing of Doulu Dalu, the little summoner Chen Ying’er and badass warrioress Wang Yuanyuan. They may not be as strong as the lead male and female MC but they are up to par or almost to their levels. There's also Shanggong Bing’er of Heavenly Jewel Change who is at the moment is stronger than the lead and would surely be the strongest female character in the novel in the future. Also, I have high expectations on Hai Shu and Mu Zi of Child of Light.