Dugu Shuo

Dugu Shuo (Chinese: 独孤朔 Dúgū Shuò) is an open-world NPC in Liyue Harbor who can be found wandering the main street in Chihu Rock during daytime.

Location

Profile

Dugu Shuo is a young orphan located in Chihu Rock, running along the road in front of Hanfeng's Ironmongers. He appears to be cared for by the people in the area, as the blacksmith, Master Zhang, fashioned a knife (or as Shuo insists, a short sword) for him.

Shuo appears to have a bit of a complex over his young age and thus, his height: he wishes to obtain a Geo Vision so he can use it to create a tall pillar to stand on so everyone will have to look up at him.

Appearance

Shuo is a young boy with fair skin, short white hair and black eyes. He wears a short-sleeved light gray shirt, a brown vest and dark gray short. He wears black and brown boots.

Quests and Events

Story Quests

• Umbrabilis Orchis Chapter (Yelan)
  • Act I: Calculated Gambit
    • Candidature Analysis

Hangout Events

• Hangout Event: Noelle
  • Act II: Knightly Exam Prep
    • Journey to Liyue

Idle Quotes

During Lantern Rite

Dialogue

Event Dialogue

Lantern Rite

Trivia

• Dugu Shuo is one of the few Liyue NPCs whose name is phonetically transcribed in the Japanese localization; most other NPCs use Sino-Japanese readings of the Chinese characters.

Etymology

• The exact origins of Dugu Shuo's name is unclear, but it may be derived from Dugu Qiubai and Dongfang Bubai, the two strongest martial artist characters in Jin Yong's wuxia novels.^[3] This falls in line with several other Liyue NPCs whose names are derived from Chinese literary works.
  • In Jin Yong's works, Dugu Qiubai (Chinese: 独孤求败) is a legendary swordsman known as the Sword Devil, who is deceased long before the novels' events.^[4] Dugu Qiubai's name roughly translates to "a solitary person who seeks defeat" (独孤 Dugu, "Alone" + 求败 Qiubai, "Seek Defeat"), since he was so powerful that no one ever could defeat him.^[4]
  • His given name Shuo (Chinese: 朔 Shuò) is best remembered by Dongfang Shuo (Chinese: 东方朔 Dongfang Shuò), a scholar-official during the 2nd century BC and one of the two points of origin for the surname Dongfang.^[3] It may be an allusion to Dongfang Bubai (lit. "Invincible East"),^[3] by far the strongest martial artist character who actually appeared in Jin Yong's novels.^[5]
  • In this theory, Dugu Shuo's obsession with obtaining good swords and a Geo Vision becomes even more satirical, because the above two wuxia characters have such transcendental skills that they no longer need powerful weapons. Dongfang Bubai can easily dominate four martial art masters just with embroidery needles and Dugu Qiubai can perform his swordsmanship without physical swords.
• Reading the characters of his name directly, Dugu Shuo (Chinese: 独孤朔) may translate to "solitary new moon."

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	Dugu Shuo
Chinese (Simplified)	独孤朔 Dúgū Shuò
Chinese (Traditional)	獨孤朔 Dúgū Shuò
Japanese	‍ドッコ独孤‍‍サク朔‍ Dokko Saku
Korean	‍독고獨孤‍‍삭朔‍ Dokgo Sak
Spanish	Dugu Shuo
French	Dugu Shuo
Russian	Дугу Шо Dugu Sho
Thai	Dugu Shuo
Vietnamese	Dugu Shuo
German	Dugu Shuo
Indonesian	Dugu Shuo
Portuguese	Dugu Shuo
Turkish	Dugu Shuo
Italian	Dugu Shuo

Change History

References