Yì Piāo Miǎo

Yì Piāo Miǎo (異飄渺 I Hyou Byou, "Beyond Indistinct"), sometimes styled as Yì Piāomiǎo, is a major antagonist in Thunderbolt Fantasy. He is partnered with Wàn Jūn Pò to oversee the establishment of an alliance between the Order of The Divine Swarm and the Demon Realm.

Abilities

 * Jiǎo Gǔ Shā: In combat, Yì Piāo Miǎo uses his scythes, Jiǎo Gǔ Shā (狡蠱殺, Kou Ko Satsu, "Cunning Black Magic That Kills"), as both melee weapons and ranged weapons. The handles of the scythes are connected by a chain, but they can also be locked into place to create a double-sided polearm. When loosened, they can be sent flying using Piāo Miǎo's signature magic-powered martial arts.
 * Melee Wizard

Etymology
Yì Piāo Miǎo's scythes are named 狡蠱殺 (Jiǎo Gǔ Shā). 狡 means "cunning," as in sneaky and sly. 蠱 has an interesting double-meaning when associated with Piāo Miǎo. It is related to curses and evil magic, but the term is also used for a type of poison-based magic that exists in both Chinese and Japanese culture and folklore. Gǔ (Kodoku in Japanese) is a poison developed by sealing various venomous creatures in a vessel, allowing them to eat each other until only one remains. The Chinese folklore follows that the final creature is then eaten by larvae, and the last larva is the potently venomous Gǔ. Because of the many uses of the Gǔ (ranging from bestowing curses to bringing wealth to the owner of the Gǔ), the term has long been associated with "malevolent sorcery" in general. 殺 is a verb that means "to kill."