''The Legend of Sword and Fairy'' (), also known as ''Chinese Paladin'', is a game/media franchise created by Yao Zhuangxian and is developed by Taiwanese company

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. The franchise centers on a series of Chinese mythology-based

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s, but also includes two live-action

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adapted from the games. The eponymous first game in the series is published by Softstar's "Crazy Boyz" team (狂徒創作群) in 1995, became both a commercial and critical success, and multiple sequels have been spawned due to its popularity. The video game series has since branched into other genres such as

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s and

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s. It has been regarded as one of the most iconic Chinese RPG series ever made.

Titles

Video games

; Main series * '' The Legend of Sword and Fairy'' (1995) * '' New Legend of Sword and Fairy'' (2001) — CGI-rendered

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remake of the DOS-based original game * ''

The Legend of Sword and Fairy 2 ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy 2'' ( zh, t=仙劍奇俠傳二, s=仙剑奇侠传二, p=Xiānjiàn Qíxiá Zhuàn Èr), also known as ''Sword and Fairy 2'' () or ''Chinese Paladin 2'', is a fantasy adventure role-playing video game developed by t ...

'' (2003) * '' The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3'' (2003) * '' The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3: Wen Qing Pian'' (2004) * '' The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4'' (2007) * ''

The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5 ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5'' ( zh, t=仙劍奇俠傳五, s=仙剑奇侠传五, p=Xiānjiàn Qíxiá Zhuàn Wǚ), also known as ''Sword and Fairy 5'' () or ''Chinese Paladin 5'', is a ''shenmo''/''xianxia''-themed fantasy adventure role-pla ...

'' (2011) * '' The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5 Prequel'' (2013) * '' The Legend of Sword and Fairy 6'' (2015) * '' The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7'' (2021) ; Spin-off games * ''Paladin's Inn'' (2001) —

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* ''Chinese Paladin Online'' (2009) — Massively multiplayer online role-playing game * ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5: Flourishing Sword in the Red Maple Leaves'' (2012) - Mobile action RPG adaptation of The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5 * ''New Legend of Sword and Fairy: Online'' (2013) — Massively multiplayer online role-playing game * ''Paladin's Inn SNS'' (2013) — Browser business simulation game * ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy'' (2014) — A gachapon mobile game * ''New The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3D Remake'' (2015) — A mobile game * ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy Online'' (2015) — A mobile game * ''Xianjian Inn'' (2015) - A mobile game * ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5 Prequel Mobile'' (2015) - A mobile game * ''3D Turn-based The Legend of Sword and Fairy Mobile'' (2016) - A mobile game * ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy: Mirror of Illusion'' (2017) — Action RPG for iOS and Android devices * ''Legend of Sword VR'' (TBA)

Other media

* ''Chinese Paladin: Xiao Yao You'' (2012) — Card game * '' Chinese Paladin'' (2005) — TV series * '' Chinese Paladin 3'' (2009) — TV series * ''

Chinese Paladin 5 ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5'' ( zh, t=仙劍奇俠傳五, s=仙剑奇侠传五, p=Xiānjiàn Qíxiá Zhuàn Wǚ), also known as ''Sword and Fairy 5'' () or ''Chinese Paladin 5'', is a ''shenmo''/''xianxia''-themed fantasy adventure role-pl ...

'' (2016) — TV series * ''Xianjian Kezhan/Xianjian Inn'' (2015) — Live action web-based miniseries * ''Legend of Sword'' (2015) — Stage play * ''Legend of Sword III'' (2016) — Stage play * ''Xianjian Qixia Zhuan / The Legend of Sword and Fairy'' — A series of novels written by Guan Pingchao based on the games

References

Role-playing video games Video game franchises Video game franchises introduced in 1995 Video games adapted into television shows Video games based on Chinese mythology {{rpg-videogame-stub