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Qin Yi is a character that appears in Shining Nikki.
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Appearance[]
Qin Yi has short black hair and a distinctive red birthmark beneath his right eye. He wears a two-toned black and light silver full-body changshan with faint leaf patterns at the bottom. He also carries a fan. He's known for being extremely handsome, and even has fan clubs dedicated to him.
Personality[]
Qin Yi enjoys acting and watching movies.[1] He is also a talented designer.[4][5]
History[]
Qin Yi was originally named Jade before being renamed to Qin Yi by his teacher. Qin Yi was named after the Qin family from the Zither River, who were known for their singing and performances. The name represented his teacher's high expectations for him.[6][7]
Qin Yi, considered by many to be "Cloud's superstar", was well known for his first performance, a drama called "Nostalgic Dreams". The outfits used in the play were also all designed by him.[8][4] When he was younger, he was part of strict acting troupes with harsh punishments for doing things like makeup wrong.[9][5]
Year 0[]
Under Aeon and Marina's assistance, Nikki went to Cloudcrest to solve a riddle regarding a powerful designer and a magnolia flower. The person who could help her solve it would be known as the "puzzle solver". Along with Joy and Momo, they came across a strange man who they suspected was controlled by Vulture. Nikki attempted to use styling power to wake him up, but he continued to act erratically. He almost stabbed Joy before Qin Yi stepped in and woke up the man.[10][5]
The three of them recognized him at once from the posters around Cloudcrest. He made sure they weren't hurt, and Nikki noticed he must have a strong styling power since he had easily been able to wake up the controlled man. She asked him about the snowstorm in the city, and Qin Yi said that it was likely related to the controlled man.[11][5]
Joy volunteered herself and Nikki in order to help him investigate the out-of-season snowstorm that was occurring and make sure the upcoming Flower Fest went off without a hitch. They all wanted to see the flowers in Cloudcrest bloom, but Qin Yi pointed out that the flowers had already bloomed beneath the snow. He gave them his business card and told them to contact him if they had any leads.[11][5]
Nikki, Joy, and Momo decided to go to Qin Yi's show that afternoon, which was well-attended due to his fanclub.[11] While they were watching the show, Nikki had a vision instead of his play "Nostalgic Dreams" which featured the young Qin Yi (his designer's reflection). He spoke to her candidly, asking if she was going to act out the play with him, but suddenly the sound of applause brought Nikki back to the present.[12][5]
The next day, Nikki was still interested in solving the riddle about the magnolia flower that Aeon and Marina had told her about. Qin Yi, who was on his way to visit Yexiao, overheard her talking about it and decided to greet her. Nikki asked him about where she could find a magnolia flower in bloom, and Qin Yi took a branch off a nearby tree and held it in his hand. A flower began to bloom instantly from the bud, surprising Nikki as she realized he was the "puzzle solver" to the riddle. He passed her the branch and the flower disappeared, as he assured her that they were not enemies.[13][5]
Qin Yi noticed that somebody was following them and offered to take them to the theater. While he was showing her around the props, the lights suddenly went out, and when they came back on, Vulture had captured Nikki.[13] He used Nikki as a hostage in an attempt to lure out the puzzle solver, who he recognized as Qin Yi. However, Qin Yi expertly used the props on the stage to trap Vulture and cause him to release Nikki. Qin Yi accused him of causing the snowstorm, but Vulture told him to wait until the day of the Flower Fest before using an explosive to escape.[14][5]
Nikki revealed to Qin Yi that she had the real manuscript that Vulture was trying to decode, and that Vulture's was a fake. Qin Yi told her that he couldn't help her decode it, but instead asked a favor. On the day of the Flower Fest, he asked that she play the role of herself, a girl who brought spring to Cloudcrest. Along the parade route he'd prepared, she would pass by all of the puppets put into place by Vulture, and she would use her styling power to help wake them up. He prepared Nikki to appear in advertisements as if she was also a member of the performance, doing her makeup while gently telling her about his past.[9][5]
Several days later, the Flower Fest began. Qin Yi helped Nikki onto the parade float and assured her that he would have people protecting her. She begins to wake up Vulture's puppets using her styling battle before she was taken back to the vision of Qin Yi's first play, "Nostalgic Dreams", except this time she was the one wearing his suit. The young Qin Yi crushed a butterfly on his fingertips, and she was taken back to the present, where the snow in Cloudcrest had begun to melt and the flowers bloom.[15][5]
Nikki and Momo suddenly noticed that all of Vulture's puppets that she hadn't woken up yet had started to move towards one direction; the stage where Qin Yi and Joy were. There was still some snow there, and Vulture and his puppets swarm Qin Yi on the stage, bringing with them a fierce blizzard. Qin Yi told Nikki that only she could defeat him. She tried her best, but it was too difficult to wake everyone from the mind control. Just then Qin Yi's younger self, the designer's reflection, appeared again. He told Nikki that it was time to wake up from the dream before fading away. The real Qin Yi walked across the stage through the blizzard, suddenly looking cold as the rest of the snow melts around him.[16][5]
Qin Yi revealed that he had the power to put people under illusions, and that he wasn't actually the puzzle solver - only that he played the role to Nikki. He demanded that she hand over the manuscript, but Nikki decided instead to wake up Joy, who is under Qin Yi's control. However, her efforts were unsuccessful even though she wins, and Joy began to bleed.[17][5]
Qin Yi told Nikki that the world was controlled by those with strength, rather than by beauty or pain. He asked again for the manuscript, and Nikki, realizing it was her only way to save the injured Joy, handed it over. However, he told her then that she took too much time and that Joy couldn't be woken up. He took the manuscript and left, the audience still under the impression that he had just put on a marvelous performance for the Flower Fest.[18][5]
Relationships[]
Aunt Mei[]
Mei claims to be Qin Yi's biological mother.[6]
Shi Mo[]
Shi Mo terrorized Qin Yi in the latter's youth.
Nikki[]
Yexiao[]
Qin Yi and Yexiao are friends, and Qin Yi comes to visit her where she lives outside of Cloudcrest from time to time.[13][5]
Mercury[]
In order to gain more power himself, Qin Yi wanted to use Mercury to establish himself further. When Mercury was invited to visit Cloud Empire, he invited Mercury to watch a new play. The play was written by Qin Yi himself specially for the occasion. The plot highly resembled Mercury's own background.[19]
Luming[]
Luming is noted to be a deer that Qin Yi met during New Years when Qin Yi was a child. He would give Luming crackers and thought the deer to be a being who could grant wishes. He wished for new clothes and got them from a kind stylist. He then wishes for his mother to come home for New Years but it never happened. Shortly after, he leaves Zither River for Sunnyville with the belief that wishes never come true. He comes back to the park where the two had met years later and thinks back on when the first met.
Rien[]
Sets Designed[]
UR[]
- Out the Phoenix Palace (
Elegant, Feast in Cloud)
- Crimson Phoenix (
Elegant, Unchanging Love)
- Cloud-Water Visitor (
Fresh, Feast in Cloud)
SSR[]
- Inky Soundwave (
Cool, Feast in Cloud)
- Jamais Vu (
Elegant, Feast in Cloud)
- Southern Wind (
Elegant, Feast in Cloud)
- Blissful Cloud (
Fresh, Feast in Cloud)
- Flower in the Mirror (
Fresh, Feast in Cloud)
- Dazzling Dusksnow (
Sexy, Feast in Cloud)
- Sir Charles (
Elegant, December Troupe)
- Pollia Mist Silk (
Elegant, Wishes on the Cloud)
- Crimson Dust (
Sexy, Blessed Blossoms)
SR[]
- Moonlit Night Orchid (
Elegant, Feast in Cloud)
- Nostalgic Dreams (
Fresh, Feast in Cloud)
Clothes Designed[]
UR[]
SSR[]
SR[]
R[]
Name by Server[]
Language | Character Name | Romanized |
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English | Qin Yi | N/A |
Chinese (Simplified) | 秦衣 | Qín yī |
Chinese (Traditional) | 秦衣 | Qín yī |
Japanese | 秦衣 | Jinyi |
Vietnamese | Tần Y | N/A |
Korean | 진의 | Jin-ui |
Trivia[]
- Qin Yi can be seen wearing a suit that resembles Singing Phoenix in some of his artwork, which is a traditional outfit in Peking opera.
- He tattooed on his iconic butterfly birthmark himself, in order to could resemble the missing Qin boy.
Story Appearances[]
Events[]
Volume 1 Stages[]
Reflection Stories[]
- Qin Yi: Out the Phoenix Palace
- Qin Yi: Crimson Phoenix
- Qin Yi: Cloud-Water Visitor
- Qin Yi: Inky Soundwave
- Qin Yi: Jamais Vu
- Qin Yi: Southern Wind
- Qin Yi: Blissful Cloud
- Qin Yi: Flower in the Mirror
- Qin Yi: Dazzling Dusksnow
- Qin Yi: Sir Charles
- Qin Yi: Pollia Mist Silk
- Qin Yi: Crimson Dust
- Qin Yi: Moonlit Night Orchid
- Qin Yi: Nostalgic Dreams
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Shining Nikki Official TW Facebook Post: Shining Designer Vol.07 (in Chinese)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Shining Nikki Official TW Site (in Chinese)
- ↑ Shining Nikki Official CN Site (in Chinese)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shining Nikki Main Story: V1: Stage 4-2
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 Shining Nikki Fan Translation(s): Main Story Volume 1; translated by athena#2202 and Tawaki#4145
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Shining Nikki Mind Maze: Chapter 3
- ↑ Mission B - Culture
- ↑ Shining Nikki Main Story: V1: Stage 4-1
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Shining Nikki Main Story: V1: Stage 4-8
- ↑ Shining Nikki Main Story: V1: Stage 4-3
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Shining Nikki Main Story: V1: Stage 4-4
- ↑ Shining Nikki Main Story: V1: Stage 4-5
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Shining Nikki Main Story: V1: Stage 4-6
- ↑ Shining Nikki Main Story: V1: Stage 4-7
- ↑ Shining Nikki Main Story: V1: Stage 4-9
- ↑ Shining Nikki Main Story: V1: Stage 4-10
- ↑ Shining Nikki Main Story: V1: Stage 4-11
- ↑ Shining Nikki Main Story: V1: Stage 4-12
- ↑ Shining Nikki Reflections Index: Qin Yi: Blissful Cloud Profile