This post is trending because it perfectly captures a long-standing, lowkey hilarious trope in Korean Wuxia novels: the 'righteous' martial artists' disdain for ranged weapons. It's a relatable moment for anyone who's ever questioned the logic in fantasy stories.
**Wuxia** (๋ฌดํ์ง) refers to a genre of Chinese martial arts fiction, extremely popular in Korea, featuring martial artists with superhuman abilities. The 'Righteous Faction' (์ ํ) represents the good guys, often clashing with the 'Demonic Faction' (์ฌํ), while **naegong** (๋ด๊ณต) is internal energy cultivated by martial artists. The **Imperial Army** (๊ด๊ตฐ) represents the government's military force.
Okay, but can we talk about the absolute *audacity* of the **Wuxia** 'Righteous Faction' when someone dares to pull out a bow? Like, they're out here calling it 'sorcery' and 'cowardly' because it's 'something only the military uses.' Bro, be so serious right now. It's literally the most cowardly thing after a *gun*, they say. The way they act like their fancy swordplay is somehow more 'honorable' than a well-aimed arrow is just sending me. NGL, this whole 'bows are for cowards' vibe in **Wuxia** is lowkey hilarious when you think about it. The hypocrisy is real, especially when the **Imperial Army** is out here dominating with archers, and even the 'evil' **Demonic Faction** isn't above using ranged attacks or even special projectile techniques like **Myriad Flower Rain**. And let's be real, even regular folks without **naegong** can be a threat with a bow. It's giving 'I only fight fair when I'm winning' energy, and I'm screaming.
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9No cap, this is so real ๐ In Wuxia stories with 'realistic' settings, the imperial army's archers are practically invincible, lmaooo.
They act like they don't use bows, but when a mass battle breaks out, they're slinging arrows like crazy, fr fr.
THIS is sorcery, THIS is the Demonic Faction fr ๐ค
Honestly, if they acted like that, the Righteous Faction wouldn't be the problem. The imperial army would be like, 'You tryna start a rebellion, fam?' and come crack some skulls.
Even regular folks without *naegong* can form an arrow barrage and pose a threat to high-level martial artists from a distance. So yeah, I get why they'd be mad and call it cowardly ๐.
Imperial Army: '...tf are these village brawlers even talking about?' ๐
Using bows as a group? I'll kill you all! ๐ค
Meanwhile, the Tang Family is out here using 'Myriad Flower Rain' (a famous arrow/projectile technique). The hypocrisy! ๐
More like, there are so many descriptions of bows being useless against high-level masters. Don't they just catch arrows even if they're shot from out of sight? ๐คทโโ๏ธ