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vinzulu · 3 months

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#a pack of things I can't translate (though I still will do it in the comments)#do you also see that Jun Wu has a winx club eye #he does.#my art #fanart #tgcf #heaven official's blessing #he xuan #shi qingxuan #beefleaf #shuangxuan #jun wu #hua cheng #qi rong #bai wuxiang #the four calamities

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dizzybizz · 6 months

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😀 i love setting out to draw 1 character multiple times but ending up drawing multiple characters 1 time instead 😀 i love it so much 😀

#honestly the qi rong is still my fav.... first one i did.. its jsut so yummy to me ok #the he xuan too.. other two can go fuck off for all i care #i only care for the left side of this canvas #also i feel like i channeled my mbj design while trying to draw he xuan 😔 i cant help it--- like theyre both nonhumans with black n blue #color schemes in my head and.. yeah.. imean he xuan is water and mobei-jun is ice it makes sense in my mind #but also imagining that he xuan design absolutely tearing into food is cracking me up.. i just need to draw him enjoying a nice meal fr..#tian guan ci fu #tgcf #heaven official's blessing #the four calamities #qi rong #hua cheng #he xuan #bai wuxiang #my art #me @ everyone: you get long pointy ears 🥰🥰🥰. (gets to bwx) ... not you tho 🥰🥰🥰#i should draw every tgcf i want to so bad #you will never guess who my favs are i am so not predictable i am so unpredictable you would never see it coming you would never guess im s #i feel like i havent done a lot of tgcf posting on here tho.... . i mean my initial hyperfixation on it was last year i believe??#but i never really stopped thinking about adghasdhgahdjhafa

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confusedgoldenflower · 2 years

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In case it hasn’t already been said. The Four Calamities align with the Four Horsemen, and since pale = green back then, QR is included

So:

Death == Qi Rong

War == Hua Cheng

Pestilence == White No-Face

Famine == He Xuan

#Hope I remembered those right #four horsemen of the apocalypse #The Four Horsemen #the Calamities #the Four Calamities #tgcf #heaven official's blessing #Qi Rong #he xuan #hua cheng #bai wuxiang #the Night Touring Green Lantern #Ship Sinking Black Water #Crimson Rain Sought Flower #White No-Face #tgcf meta

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jayktoralldaylong · 2 years

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TGCF SPOILERS kinda, the Four Calamities.

Bai Wuxiang: Destroyed all of the heavens, literally used the gods as pavement, terror of the heavens and the underworld. No one dares to catch those hands.

Hua Cheng: Ended 33 gods in a fair battle with his ashes on the line. The terror of the heavens and the underworld. One of the most feared calamities.

Baby He Xuan: Cheering on his big brothers in excitement, stars in his eyes as he holds up his own kills of three gods.

Bai Wuxiang and Hua Cheng pat his head and give him encouragement, they're plenty proud of him.

Qi Rong: growl!!

Everyone looks at him.

Qi Rong: Only humans to his name. Has never successfully killed a single god. Still remains the biggest headache and embarrassment to all of the Heavens and the underworld.

Qi Rong, feeling very proud of himself: Growl!

Bai Wuxiang: Sigh.

Hua Cheng: Don't. Ignore him.

Bai Wuxiang: Listen, I consider you all an embarrassment in your own ways so we can't just ignore him

He Xuan: I can.

Bai Wuxiang: Come here Qi Rong

Hua Cheng carries He Xuan. Bai Wuxiang picks up Qi Rong. The four Calamities pose.

(Wish we had more stories on the four Calamities. I love them.)

#tgcf #the four Calamities #four calamities #bai wuxiang #hua cheng #tgcf hua cheng #tgcf he xuan #he xuan #black water #qi rong #crimson rain sought flower #white no face #white clothed calamity #green lantern #can't remember Qi Rong's Calamity name

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wilting-violets-art · 1 year

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An older four calamities doodle

#tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #the four calamities #hua cheng #he xuan #bai wuxiang #qi rong

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shoujochuuya · 1 year

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I love that qi rong is not only just counted among the calamities for headcount but also that he's the only one that doesn't have any direct ties to divinity (like himself, not counting being related to a god)

sucks to suck dude

#qi rong #the four calamities #tgcf #love to hate that little pissant

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cabbage-shack · 2 months

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I am LIVING for the head cannon going around that Xie Lian has actually lost it centuries ago and his beautiful husband, Hua Cheng the Crimson Rain Sought Flower Ghost King himself, is actually a putrefied abomination/horrific creature of the night and he just doesn't see it.

BUT! Why leave the other calamity ghosts out of this fun filled horror fest??

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#YESSS #They are rancid and I love them!#Xie Lian lost it long ago #I'm so happy I drew this #qi rong #hua cheng #he xuan #bai wuxiang #crimson rain sought flower #black water sinking ships #night touring green lantern #white no face #four calamities #san lang #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #tgcf

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polarsirens · 2 years

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The Ring of Brass endures.

i have made the mistake of beginning this series at a very emotionally low point and now i am just.... grieving for all of these people. of this city. of this land and i don’t think i will be okay for a long, long while. i know this is not my usual terror content but i just ... made this and i wanted to save it somewhere. oh my god i’ve never watched d&d, let alone critical role before i literally don’t go here but this series.

i will need some time to recover but oh. i am just continuously weeping while drawing my hands are all curled up. i only wanted to see more of brennan lee mulligan because i saw a short on youtube and thought he was a comedian i did not expect this. (again i’m sorry for inflicting this upon you all and offer you a textless version ??)

#exandria unllimited calamity #exu: calamity #exu:c spoilers #zerxus ilerez #evandrin alterra #patia por'co #laerryn coramar-seelie #loquatius seelie #nydas okiro #cerrit agrupnin #brennan lee mulligan #maya agrupnin #my art #i was actually making something for the first episode #and i thought i could finish drawing that while watching later episodes #and then boom my heart is shredded into pieces and i;m on the floor #never mind episode one episode four my dude.........#six hours of grief #haven't felt this amount of grief over doomed characters since the terror

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mooncakebun · 2 months

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this is day 867701 of me struggling to paint He Xuan

(one of these wips is like 2 years old???)

#tgcf fanart #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #tgcf art #tgcf #black water sinking ships #ship sinking black water #he xuan #four calamities #work in progress #he xuan fanart #how do people learn photosop #tumblr just congratulated me that this is my 25th post #Idk whether to laugh or cry #he looks like someone took his lunch

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echochqmber · 4 months

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"four calamities" more like the four types of terrible people you meet on the internet

will support their problematic fave no matter what atrocities they commit.

lurker with a million sockpuppet accounts

literal troll who starts discourse for the hell of it.

and a politician who makes an alt account to cyberbully teenagers

#tgcf #heaven official's blessing #four calamities #i think i'm funny sometimes

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huaenrose · 4 months

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⚠️ TGCF SPOILERS.

Crimson rules the land, Black rules the waters, White rules the heavens, and green rules a territory larger than land, water, and heavens combined: the heart of a child.

#tian guan ci fu #tgcf #heaven official's blessing #hob #four great calamities #hua cheng #he xuan #bai wuxiang #qi rong #guzi #mo xiang tong xiu #mxtx #poems

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kruk-art · 7 months

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#tgcf #heaven official's blessing #he xuan #black water #Four Great Calamities #Black Water Submerging Boats

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149panda149 · 6 months

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TGCF: My theory on the inspiration behind the 4 calamities

In some of the oldest Chinese myths and legends, there are 4 guardian gods of the four cardinal directions - the green dragon, white tiger, crimson bird, and black tortoise, and each have a colour, season and element associated with them. I'm not sure if anyone has made this connection before, but I'm writing it down if anyone is interested. There are spoilers about the calamities' identity.

First, the 青龙（qing long, green dragon) --> Qi Rong, Night-touring Green lantern.

The qinglong's territory is the East, and its colour is qing, which means green, or turqoise. Its element is wood, and its season is spring. Closely associated with royalty and the imperial family.

Now, for the similarities with our favourite green goblin. "qing" is literally the colour in Qi Rong's title, and his colour scheme. Qi Rong has a habit of hanging corpses from trees, which may be his relation to the element "wood". He does not have any obvious coleration with the season "spring"- perhaps he was born in spring. He is royalty, part of the imperial family as cousin to the crown prince.

Second, the 白虎（bai hu, white tiger)--> Bai Wuxiang, White Clothed Disaster upon the Earth.

The baihu's territory is the West, its colour is white, element is gold/metal, and its season is summer. It is the king of all beasts, associated with disease and war, often used as a guardian symbol by soldiers.

On the other hand, Jun Wu's title, alias and colour scheme are all white, and has plenty of weapons that may be his link to the element of "gold/metal". I don't think he has anything to do with summer, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. He is king of the gods, a god of war, and the one to spread the human face disease.

As east and west are considered a pair, the guardian spirits are meant to reflect each other. In Chinese poems and such, symmetry is important, and both Qi Rong and Jun Wu were princes, one becoming revered by the highest of gods, covered with masks and false identities, one becoming the object of disgust by the lowest of ghosts, using his real name and face. There is a certain poetic symmetry to it, don't you think?

To the second pair. The 朱雀 (zhu que, crimson bird)----> Hua Cheng, Crimson Rain Sought Flower

The zhuque rules over the south, its colour is red, element is fire, and its season is summer. It is the king of all birds, more powerful than even the phoenix, immortal and undying. As such, in many places it is also considered a symbol of life.

Now, to the most popular ghost king: Hua Cheng. The english translation of his title is "crimson", and his colour scheme is indubitably red and autumn-y shades. He also re-re-met Xie Lian in autumn ( I think - I mean, the leaves were all red in the donghua??), and has died again and again to return like the zhuque. He is the king of all ghosts, with a great determination to live(sorta? are ghosts alive??) for his love.

Lastly, my personal favourite, the 玄武 (xuan wu, black tortoise)---->He Xuan, Black Water Sinking Ships

The xuanwu, also called a tortoise, is actually the only spirit to be a combination of 2 animals, a snake and a tortoise. It rules over the north. Its colour is black( sometimes depicted as dark blue), element is water, and its season is winter. In earlier legends, he is considered a guide and guardian to the netherworld, of death and of long life.

Thus, to our poor indebted water ghost. He Xuan's name is "xuan", the same! goddamn! character! as the spirit! His title and colour scheme are all to do with the colour black, and he is a water ghost because he died because of the Water Master. He has been marked by death, yet survived and vowed revenge. This, and the fact that his house is called the Nether Water Manor, is probably his relation to the netherworld of the xuanwu.

To the pair of south and north. Both Hua Cheng and He Xuan have suffered and suffered again, yet Hua Cheng chooses to linger on due to hope and love, and He Xuan due to revenge and hatred. But hatred and love are two sides of the same coin. If Hua Cheng hadn't experienced the hatred from his childhood, he wouldn't have thrown himself from the city wall and met Xie Lian. If He Xuan hadn't loved his family, so much, he wouldn't have broken that hard after their deaths to lose himself to hatred and empty vengence.

Aaaaaand that concludes this essay. Keep in mind that this is a theory, and probably even isn't true, but if anybody wants a more detailed description of the guardian spirits, or to know more about the similarities between the mythical creatures of ancient china and tgcf, I will be more than happy to make a part 2.

Thanks for reading!!

#he xuan #tgcf #bai wuxiang #hua cheng #qi rong #four great calamities #heaven official's blessing #tian guan ci fu #black water submerging boats #black water sinking ships #night-touring green lantern #crimson rain sought flower #white-clothed calamity #shan hai jing #meta #tgcf meta

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lycheeluv · 2 months

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Calamity set I did for "Unfulfilled" TGCF calamity focus zine. Print currently available on my shop !

#TGCF #heaven official's blessing #HOB #tian guan ci fu #black water sinking ships #crimson rain sought flower #green ghost qi rong #Wait what's... White plague ??#oh it's officially white clothed calamity #alright thats quite a let down #No name because no spoil #four great calamities

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elfinfen · 8 months

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He Xuan for muigiel 🌊

#commission #heaven officials blessing #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #he xuan #Black Water Submerging Boats #black water #ming yi #贺玄 #Four Great Calamities

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milui87 · 1 month

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"That Black Water Creep"

Sorry had to… loved Qi Rongs "Nicknames" in the english dub of the donghua. So well, this is Shipsinking Black Water Xuan. I just finished reading all of the books of Heaven Officals Blessing and I am a little bit hypt about it. I liked it so much and the pictures it painted in my head. Very powerfull images were the four Calamities. So… well this is my first ghost king. Hope you like it. If you want to talk about the story - happy about any DMs to talk.

Please leave a like and/or a comment. Thank you very much.

https://www.deviantart.com/milui87/art/That-Black-Water-Creep-1034360507

#heaven official's blessing #tgcf fanart #tgcf #black water sinking ships #ship sinking black water #Black Water Xuan #he xuan #four calamities #Black Water

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