Yang Guo
| Yang Guo | |
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| Created by | Jin Yong |
| Appearances | The Return of the Condor Heroes |
| Personal information | |
| Courtesy name | Gaizhi (改之) |
| Nickname(s) | "Condor Hero" (神雕俠), "Western Eccentric" (西狂), "Idiot" (傻蛋) |
| Gender | Male |
| Family |
Yang Kang (father), Mu Nianci (mother), Ouyang Feng (godfather) |
| Spouse(s) | Xiaolongnü |
| Sworn siblings | Yelü Qi (brother), Cheng Ying (sister), Lu Wushuang (sister) |
| Affiliations | |
| Organisations | Ancient Tomb Sect |
| Teachers |
Official teachers: Zhao Zhijing, Xiaolongnü Unofficial teachers: Huang Rong, Hong Qigong, Huang Yaoshi, Ouyang Feng |
| Skills and abilities | |
| Qinggong | Ancient Tomb Sect qinggong |
| Neigong | Toad Skill, Nine Yin Manual skills, Jade Maiden Heart Sutra |
| Unarmed combat skills | Toad Skill, Palm of Infinity Web, Fist of Beauties, Melancholic Palms |
| Armed combat skills | Quanzhen Swordplay, Jade Maiden Swordplay, Dog Beating Staff Technique, Jade Flute Swordplay, Heavy Iron Swordplay |
| Weapons | Gentleman Sword, Heavy Iron Sword |
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊過 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 杨过 | ||||||||||
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| Gaizhi (courtesy name) | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 改之 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 改之 | ||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yáng Guò |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Joeng4 Gwo3 |
| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Gǎizhī |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Goi2-zi1 |
Yang Guo, courtesy name Gaizhi, is the fictional protagonist of the wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong (Louis Cha).
Yang was born to Yang Kang and Mu Nianci. He traces his lineage to Yang Zaixing (楊再興), a Song general who participated in the Jin–Song war against the Jin Empire. His father is the antagonist in the first novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes, and was notorious for having committed several acts of depravity.
Yang's birth was briefly mentioned at the end of the first novel. His mother met Guo Jing and Huang Rong shortly after giving birth to him. Guo Jing, who was Yang Kang's sworn brother, hoped that Yang Kang's child will not follow in his father's footsteps. He named the baby boy "Guo" (過), which means "wrong" or "fault", and gave him a courtesy name "Gaizhi" (改之), which means "to correct". Guo Jing hopes that Yang Guo would redeem his family's honour, which had been tarnished by Yang Kang's past actions, and promised Mu Nianci that he will teach Yang Guo martial arts when the boy becomes older.
Yang became an orphan at the age of 11 after his mother died. His mother taught him some of the skills she learnt from his grandfather Yang Tiexin and the Beggars' Sect's former chief Hong Qigong. He roams the jianghu after his mother's death and meets Guo Jing and Huang Rong by coincidence. They recognise him as the son of Yang Kang and Mu Nianci after noting that he resembles his late parents. Their suspicions are confirmed when Yang demonstrates some combat skills that only his mother knew, and the couple take him into their care. Huang is suspicious of Yang as she feels that he bears an uncanny resemblance to his late father. She opposes her husband's decision to instruct Yang Guo in martial arts and only teaches him literary arts such as poetry and Confucian classics.
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