Jiang Cheng and a List of his Fanon Tropes
I don't know how this happened in the mdzs fandom. But the majority of the fandom somehow screwed up Jiang Cheng's characterization completely. Was this because of the Untamed? I ain't sure. But I am here to help all of you see which ones are fanon and which ones are canon.
Jiang Cheng loves and considers Wei Wuxian as his brother. (+ this, this, this, this.)
Jiang Cheng is a good clan leader. (+ this, this.)
Jiang Cheng is as powerful as Lan Wangji. (+ this.)
Jiang Cheng is a good jiujiu to Jin Ling and has never abused him before. (+ this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this.)
Jiang Cheng has a soft heart.
Jiang Cheng tortured and killed demonic cultivators for 13 years to protect other people.
Jiang Cheng never meant to hurt / kill Wei Wuxian. (+ this.)
Jiang Cheng never mattered to / was not favoured / was ignored by Jiang Fengmian. (+ this.)
Jiang Cheng wasn't allowed consent during the transfer. (+ this, this, this, this, this.)
Jiang Cheng's clan was weak after the war. (+ this.)
Jiang Cheng respected Wei Wuxian as an equal.
Jiang Cheng is good at politics.
Jiang Cheng is good with the ladies. (+ this, this.)
Jiang Cheng is a good clan leader who cares about his people.
Jiang Cheng didn't use Jiang Yanli as a bargaining chip. (+ this, this.)
Jiang Cheng is not homophobic. (+ this, this, this, this, this, this.)
Jiang Cheng never tortured Wei Wuxian with a dog. (+ this.)
Jiang Cheng was right during the Ancestral Hall scene. (+ this, this.)
Jiang Cheng cares about Jiang Yanli over his thirst for revenge.
Jiang Cheng distracted the Wens purely out of love for Wei Wuxian.
Jiang Cheng kept Chenqing because he missed Wei Wuxian. (+ this.)
Jiang Cheng rebuilt Lotus Pier / recruited disciples all on his own / raised Jin Ling all on his own / spends his time helping the people in Yunmeng.
Jiang Cheng isn't responsible for Wei Wuxian's death. (+ this.)
Jiang Cheng would be a good uncle to A-Yuan. (+ this, this.)
Jiang Cheng kept Wei Wuxian's living quarters in Lotus Pier.
Jiang Cheng was thought to be the gong early on when mdzs was first published. (+ this, this.)
Jiang Cheng prioritises his own clan over helping Wei Wuxian save the Wen remnants. (+ this, this, this.)
Jiang Cheng didn't know the Wen remnants were civilians. (+ this.)
Jiang Cheng never wanted Jin Zixuan to die.
Jiang Cheng grew out of the cycle of abuse.
Jiang Cheng matured over the years.
Jiang Cheng wasn't that bad since he managed to survive until the end of the novel. (+ this.)
Jiang Cheng never suspected Wei Wuxian's feelings for Lan Wangji. (+ this, this.)
Jiang Cheng is a hero. (+ this.)
Jiang Cheng's sacrifice for Wei Wuxian was meant to tell readers that Jiang Cheng loved Wei Wuxian after all.
Jiang Cheng often cared for Wei Wuxian very well.
Jiang Cheng declaring Wei Wuxian as enemy of the cultivation world wasn't meant to be emphasized.
Jiang Cheng was a helpless clan leader who always wanted to help Wei Wuxian but was forced to hurt him.
Jiang Cheng would have helped or understood Wei Wuxian if Wei Wuxian stopped keeping secrets from him.
Jiang Cheng wanted to protect Wei Wuxian, but he and his clan were too weak, or they were being threatened. (+ this.)
Jiang Cheng wanted Wen Ning dead because he wanted justice for his family and clan.
Jiang Cheng never tortured and killed people for 13 years.
Jiang Cheng acknowledges his own debts.
Jiang Cheng is a powerful cultivator.
Jiang Cheng stabbing Wei Wuxian in the gut was part of the agreed upon duel.
All of these posts do not belong to me! Please support the actual people who posted these wonderful metas and analyses. If there's anything I missed, please do tell! There's still quite some more I haven't listed down, but I've reached the limit of links for this post. I will post more in a reblog below this one 😊.