A face in shadow under a wide straw hat, a sword hilt over the shoulder.
Frame from the official State of Play gameplay deep dive, PlayStation on YouTube, 3:53 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Phantom Blade Zero characters, factions and places

Fifteen people, seven factions and nine places named for this game so far: who each one is, where you meet them, and what the official video shows.

Facts checked 11 Oct 2026 · title cards, documents and map names checked, thirteen names added 14 Oct 2026 · page rebuilt 14 Oct 2026

31names so far
26English names in official text or video
10official Chinese names
3of 8 map names on screen

How to read a name

  • Official nameshown on an official screen, or printed in an official text
  • Reported nameprinted by the press, not yet in official material
  • Our translationour own match, unconfirmed; the names page says on what basis
  • Unknownnot published anywhere we can point to
  • White characters cut into red an official Chinese name: an official text, or the game’s own screens in English and Chinese, give both names. Names seen in a demo may change in the launch build.
  • Red characters inside a red border a Chinese name no official source has confirmed: ours, or the press’s
  • No seal no Chinese name yet
Table view
Every name on this page, with its name status (English · Chinese). Full entries below.
NameKindKnown
SoulOfficialOfficialCharacterThe protagonist.
Zuo ShangOfficialOur translationCharacterSoul’s childhood friend and rival, according to DualShockers.
Mó YuanOfficialOfficialCharacterLeader of the Bastion of Mó, according to the Steam announcement, and Soul’s father, according to the PlayStation Blog of 11 August 2026.
The Flesh SculptorOfficialUnknownCharacterA mysterious sorcerer who offers the dying Soul a tainted heart, in RPGFan’s account.
The patriarch of The OrderNo nameUnknownCharacterThe murdered leader of The Order.
Mu XiaokuiUnconfirmedOur translationCharacterNamed in English Wikipedia’s cast notes: “The character Mu Xiaokui was portrayed by the actress Zhang Jinzhi.” The sources we read do not describe her part in this game.
The Lady of the VeilOfficialOfficialCharacterNamed in the Steam store text; what the name refers to is not stated there.
InanisOfficialOfficialCharacterNamed in the Steam store text, in “Inanis’ Dreamscape”.
Yu’erReportedUnknownCharacter“A girl who had escaped from Pangzhen and spoke of a strange sickness.”
NightwatchOfficialOfficialNamed in game textThe archer who owned the bow Night Owl: “Nightwatch’s trusted teak longbow, paired with arrows fletched with owl pinions.”
ForgeOfficialOfficialNamed in game textThe maker of Sanguine Twin and Sanguine Reach: “Created by Forge and modeled after the original Sanguine”.
AlkaidOfficialUnknownNamed in game textHe holds the key to the locked training ground of the camp.
Sister WenOfficialUnknownNamed in game text“Sister Wen of the Baishan Sect used to be a kind person.
Xie HuichunOfficialUnknownNamed in game textA legendary healer: “After consulting the journals of the legendary healer Xie Huichun and his apprentices, I think I’ve found a solution.”
Nameless SurvivorOfficialUnknownNamed in game textA dying man by the camp fence who explains Perfect Transcension: “It takes away your heart, leaving only a husk.”
The OrderOfficialOur translationFactionSoul’s former organisation.
Bastion of MóOfficialOfficialFactionThe house Mó Yuan leads.
Allied JusticeOfficialOur translationFactionThe alliance that runs Justice Camp in the 2025 demo.
The Seven StarsOfficialOur translationFactionSeven swordsmen fought as one boss fight, led by the Chief Disciple of the Seven Stars.
Baishan SectOfficialUnknownFactionThe sect of Sister Wen, named in a healer’s journal.
Unnamed in English · a house of the Order that makes its medicineUnknownReportedFactionA faction that the Chinese preview says returns in this game.
Unnamed in English · a returning factionUnknownReportedFactionA faction that the Chinese preview says returns in this game.
Phantom WorldOfficialOfficialPlaceThe setting.
The WulinOfficialOfficialPlaceThe martial world Soul travels through.
The DiscordanceOfficialOur translationPlaceThe hidden counterpart of the Wulin.
PangzhenOfficialOur translationPlaceThe town at the heart of the story.
Mandate EncampmentOfficialUnknownPlaceA map named on screen; the cursor rests on “Main Encampment Gate”.
Mountain of ImprisonmentOfficialUnknownPlaceA map named on screen, under a mountain ink-wash map; nothing else is known.
Justice CampOfficialUnknownPlaceThe Allied Justice camp of the 2025 demo.
Lu’s VillageOfficialUnknownPlaceNamed once: the cult of the Lady Behind the Veil is “spreading beyond Lu’s Village”.
Inanis’ DreamscapeOfficialOfficialPlaceNamed in the Steam store text.
On this page 6 sections
  1. Characters
  2. People named in menus, documents and dialogue
  3. Factions
  4. Places
  5. How to read the seals
  6. What is not yet known

Characters

Close-up of a figure in a straw hat and dark armour with red trim; the word “SOUL” on screen.

Title card on screen: “SOUL”. Close-up of a figure in a straw hat and dark armour with red trim, a gloved hand raised.

Frame from the official State of Play gameplay deep dive, PlayStation on YouTube, blh1v1dGJ2s, 3:08 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Character · the protagonist

Soul

OfficialEnglishOfficialChineseName sources

The protagonist. An elite assassin of The Order, framed for killing its patriarch. PlayStation Blog, 2023

Who they are

Faction

  • The Order: “a lethal assassin working for an organization simply called ‘The Order’”, now hunted by its ranks. RPGFan preview

Where you meet them

  • An unnamed speaker in the State of Play: “Master Soul has entered Pangzhen. It seems the Flesh Sculptor’s tainted hearts has restored his strength.” Official narration, State of Play 5:45
WatchState of Play gameplay deep dive, his introduction · 3:07

Voice and motion capture

No voice or motion-capture credit has been published.

Seen from behind, a long-haired figure with a sword on his back faces a temple hall in a bamboo grove; the word “ZUOSHANG” on screen.

Title card on screen: “ZUOSHANG”. Seen from behind, a long-haired figure with a sword on his back faces a temple hall in a bamboo grove.

Frame from the official State of Play gameplay deep dive, PlayStation on YouTube, blh1v1dGJ2s, 3:28 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Character

Zuo Shang

OfficialEnglishOur translationChineseName sources

Soul’s childhood friend and rival, according to DualShockers. English Wikipedia calls him Soul’s former blood brother and says he gives Soul the heart wound in a duel. Unconfirmed

Who they are

Where you meet them

WatchState of Play gameplay deep dive, the duel, narrated · 3:23

Voice and motion capture

No voice or motion-capture credit has been published.

Close-up of a long-haired man beside a title card naming Donnie Yen.

Title card on screen: “DONNIE YEN · Creative Consultant · Facial & Motion Capture Actor for Mó Yuan”. A long-haired man holds an infant, lit warmly from the front and right.

Frame from the official Pre-order trailer, Phantom Blade Zero on YouTube, hXyPbvj7A7w, 10:39 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Character · also an optional boss

Mó Yuan

OfficialEnglishOfficialChineseName sources

Leader of the Bastion of Mó, according to the Steam announcement, and Soul’s father, according to the PlayStation Blog of 11 August 2026. PlayStation Blog, 11 Aug 2026

Who they are

Faction

Where you meet them

  • A Chinese preview lists him among the hidden bosses it met in chapter 1. Gamersky preview
  • gcores’s writer missed the first, optional meeting with him on the first map by hurrying on (our translation). gcores hands-on

Voice and motion capture

Donnie Yen provides his face and motion capture. On screen: “DONNIE YEN · Creative Consultant · Facial & Motion Capture Actor for Mó Yuan”. On screen, pre-order trailer 10:39 In the State of Play he introduces himself as “the actor behind Mo Yuan”. On screen, State of Play 0:57

Character

The Flesh Sculptor

OfficialEnglishUnknownChineseName sources

A mysterious sorcerer who offers the dying Soul a tainted heart, in RPGFan’s account. CGMagazine says the Flesh Sculptor heals Soul with a replacement heart. RPGFan preview

Who they are

Where you meet them

  • Revealed right after the opening fight: “a healer cryptically named The Flesh Sculptor gave him a replacement”. Game Informer preview
WatchState of Play gameplay deep dive, narrated; the face is not shown · 3:43

Voice and motion capture

No credit has been published.

Character

Mu Xiaokui

UnconfirmedEnglishOur translationChineseName sources

Named in English Wikipedia’s cast notes: “The character Mu Xiaokui was portrayed by the actress Zhang Jinzhi.” The sources we read do not describe her part in this game. Unconfirmed

Voice and motion capture

Zhang Jinzhi, according to English Wikipedia’s cast notes (a wiki, unconfirmed).

A seated idol among red candles in a cave shrine; a figure in a straw hat stands before it.

Subtitle on screen: “An idol of the Lady Behind the Veil. Clearly the cult’s influence is spreading beyond Lu’s Village.” A seated idol among red candles in a cave shrine; a figure in a straw hat stands before it.

Frame from the official 2025 S-Party demo walkthrough, Phantom Blade Zero on YouTube, kwVgxmwgkfI, 9:59 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Character · name from the store text; in the 2025 demo, the idol of a cult

The Lady of the Veil

OfficialEnglishOfficialChineseName sources

Named in the Steam store text; what the name refers to is not stated there. In the 2025 demo a subtitle names an idol of “the Lady Behind the Veil” and a cult whose influence is spreading. On screen, 2025 demo 9:58

Who they are

  • On screen. “An idol of the Lady Behind the Veil. Clearly the cult’s influence is spreading beyond Lu’s Village.” The demo spells it “Behind the Veil”; the store text says “of the Veil”. On screen, 2025 demo 9:58

Where you meet them

Watch2025 S-Party demo walkthrough, the shrine · 9:56

Character

Inanis

OfficialEnglishOfficialChineseName sources

Named in the Steam store text, in “Inanis’ Dreamscape”. In the earlier games, a fan compilation describes an illusionist of The Order by this Chinese name. Unconfirmed

Character · added 14 Oct

Yu’er

ReportedEnglishUnknownChineseName sources

“A girl who had escaped from Pangzhen and spoke of a strange sickness.” Console Creatures preview

Where you meet them

  • Met during the “Against the Flow” mission, in Console Creatures’ October 2026 preview. Console Creatures preview
  • Gamersky’s preview describes a girl from Pangzhen looking for medicine for her father, whom Soul saves; it does not name her, and no source says she is Yu’er. Gamersky preview

People named in menus, documents and dialogue

Names the 2025 demo prints in item text, documents and subtitles. None of them has been shown with a name plate yet.

Character · named in item text · added 14 Oct

Nightwatch

OfficialEnglishOfficialChineseChinese name: 2025 demo item card, player’s recording (build date not confirmed)Name sources

The archer who owned the bow Night Owl: “Nightwatch’s trusted teak longbow, paired with arrows fletched with owl pinions.” On screen, 2025 demo 3:28

Who they are

Character · named in dialogue · added 14 Oct

Alkaid

OfficialEnglishUnknownChineseName sources

He holds the key to the locked training ground of the camp. “The gate’s locked, and Alkaid has the key.” On screen, 2025 demo 1:38

Who they are

  • Two swordsmen speak of him just before they say “the Seven Stars are way out of our league”; that he is one of the Seven Stars is implied, not stated. On screen, 2025 demo 1:38

Character · named in a document · added 14 Oct

Sister Wen

OfficialEnglishUnknownChineseName sources

“Sister Wen of the Baishan Sect used to be a kind person. But after receiving Perfect Transcension, she changed. Sometimes I swear there’s a feral glint in her eyes.” On screen, 2025 demo 13:21

Faction

Where you meet them

  • Only named in a healer’s journal found in a tent in Justice Camp; she is not identified on screen.

Character · named in a document · added 14 Oct

Xie Huichun

OfficialEnglishUnknownChineseName sources

A legendary healer: “After consulting the journals of the legendary healer Xie Huichun and his apprentices, I think I’ve found a solution.” On screen, 2025 demo 13:21

A man sits against a fence in a wooden camp; a figure in a straw hat stands over him.

Speaker label on screen: “Nameless Survivor”. A man sits against a fence in a wooden camp, a short blade in hand; a figure in a straw hat stands over him.

Frame from the official 2025 S-Party demo walkthrough, Phantom Blade Zero on YouTube, kwVgxmwgkfI, 10:18 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Character · named in dialogue and a title card · added 14 Oct

Nameless Survivor

OfficialEnglishUnknownChineseName sources

A dying man by the camp fence who explains Perfect Transcension: “It takes away your heart, leaving only a husk.” On screen, 2025 demo 10:15

Who they are

Watch2025 S-Party demo walkthrough, the conversation · 10:15

Factions

Two figures stand on a moving wooden cart in a misty forest.

Name plate on screen: “The Hunt, Hunter of the Order”. The plate names the boss of this fight, a hunter of the Order; the hunter is shown here, not the Order itself. Two figures stand on a moving wooden cart in a misty forest.

Frame from the official Pre-order trailer, Phantom Blade Zero on YouTube, hXyPbvj7A7w, 3:01 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Faction

The Order

OfficialEnglishOur translationChineseName sources

Soul’s former organisation. PlayStation Blog, 2023

What we know

A paper scroll held up in a dark wooden camp, beside a printed order.

Document on screen: “Mandatory Procedure for All Personnel … All members of Allied Justice are to report to the training ground for Perfect Transcension augmentation … Huangxing”. A paper scroll held up in a dark wooden camp.

Frame from the official 2025 S-Party demo walkthrough, Phantom Blade Zero on YouTube, kwVgxmwgkfI, 11:57 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Faction · added 14 Oct

Allied Justice

OfficialEnglishOur translationChineseName sources

The alliance that runs Justice Camp in the 2025 demo. A camp order signed by Huangxing sends “all members of Allied Justice” to be augmented by Perfect Transcension, “to win this war against the Masks”. On screen, 2025 demo 11:56

What we know

  • On screen. “Mandatory Procedure for All Personnel. To all personnel stationed at the camp, All members of Allied Justice are to report to the training ground for Perfect Transcension augmentation. The procedure is proven and reliable. To win this war against the Masks, we need every ounce of strength you can give. Any who fail or refuse to comply will face trial for treason. The punishment is public beheading. Huangxing” On screen, 2025 demo 11:56
  • A healer’s journal hopes to “restore Allied Justice disciples to their old, sane selves”. On screen, 2025 demo 13:21
  • Jagged Steel was “stolen from Allied Justice” (August 2026 menu text, best reading). On screen, State of Play 8:23 · out of focus, best reading
  • A faction that the Chinese preview says returns in this game, under its Chinese name. Gamersky preview

Where it appears

Group · added 14 Oct

The Seven Stars

OfficialEnglishOur translationChineseName sources

Seven swordsmen fought as one boss fight, led by the Chief Disciple of the Seven Stars. “Seven swordsmen move as one, seamlessly alternating between devastating coordinated group assaults and individual strikes.” Official site

“Beware of the Seven Stars and their sword formation! Together, they have slain countless evildoers. But now… Now they’re dark and hollow, just like their faces.”

On screen A Nameless Survivor, Year of the Snake gameplay trailer, Phantom Blade Zero on YouTube, Ogm8X8SSyxs, 0:04

What we know

Where it appears

  • Past the beacon towers beyond Justice Camp, in the 2025 demo: “Three burning beacon towers, seven swordsmen…” On screen, 2025 demo 10:33

Faction

Unnamed in Englisha house of the Order that makes its medicine

UnknownEnglishReportedChineseName sources

A faction that the Chinese preview says returns in this game. Gamersky preview

What we know

Places

Places named for this game so far. The game has “8 authentic, hand-painted Chinese ink wash maps” joined into one world, with bells for fast travel Official narration, State of Play 7:03; three of the map names are on screen in the State of Play: Pangzhen, Mandate Encampment and Mountain of Imprisonment. Official Official site and PlayStation Blog, checked 10 October 2026: no map names found there.

A misty lakeside village; the word “WORLD” on screen.

Title card on screen: “WORLD”, with the subtitle “The ‘Phantom World’”. A misty lakeside village of wooden houses and boats.

Frame from the official State of Play gameplay deep dive, PlayStation on YouTube, blh1v1dGJ2s, 6:09 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Place · the setting

Phantom World

OfficialEnglishOfficialChineseName sources

The setting. “The ‘Phantom World’ is our stage for the style we call Kungfupunk: where traditional Kungfu collides with steampunk machinery and body modification.” Official narration, State of Play 6:08

A figure with a spear walks a misty cliff path toward a burning temple; the word “WULIN” on screen.

Title card on screen: “WULIN”. A figure with a spear walks a misty cliff path toward a burning temple.

Frame from the official State of Play gameplay deep dive, PlayStation on YouTube, blh1v1dGJ2s, 4:13 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Place · the martial world

The Wulin

OfficialEnglishOfficialChineseName sources

The martial world Soul travels through. “The ‘Wulin’ is a martial underworld forged in blood and belief. You will walk among the last guardians of righteousness. The fallen who surrender to darkness. And the lost warriors bound by broken codes.” Official narration, State of Play 4:12

A figure in a straw hat stands on a tiled roof above a misty town; the word “PANGZHEN” on screen.

Title card on screen: “PANGZHEN”. A figure in a straw hat stands on a tiled roof above a misty town of grey roofs, mountains behind.

Frame from the official State of Play gameplay deep dive, PlayStation on YouTube, blh1v1dGJ2s, 4:52 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Place · one of the eight maps

Pangzhen

OfficialEnglishOur translationChineseName sources

The town at the heart of the story. “Martial artists from across the Wulin have gathered in Pangzhen turning the town into a deadly trap of rival factions, hidden malice, and deadly schemes.” Official narration, State of Play 4:46

What is there

An ink-wash map of a town; the map name “PANGZHEN” at lower left.

Map screen: “PANGZHEN”, map completion 55%; the cursor rests on “Perfect Vessel Estate”.

Frame from the official State of Play gameplay deep dive, PlayStation on YouTube, blh1v1dGJ2s, 7:03 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

An ink-wash map of mountains and a palisaded camp; the map name “MANDATE ENCAMPMENT” at lower left.

Map screen: “MANDATE ENCAMPMENT”, map completion 38%; the cursor rests on “Main Encampment Gate”.

Frame from the official State of Play gameplay deep dive, PlayStation on YouTube, blh1v1dGJ2s, 7:09 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Place · one of the eight maps · added 14 Oct

Mandate Encampment

OfficialEnglishUnknownChineseName sources

A map named on screen; the cursor rests on “Main Encampment Gate”. On screen, State of Play 7:09

What is there

  • Its collection overview lists Bells; Weapons & Phantom Edges; Accessories & Potions; Challenge Locations; Sha-Chi Amber Shard; Blackstone Shard; Memory Flower. On screen, State of Play 7:51
An ochre ink-wash map of cliffs; the map name “Righteous Camp” at lower left.

Map screen: “Righteous Camp”, completion 11%.

Frame from the official 2025 S-Party demo walkthrough, Phantom Blade Zero on YouTube, kwVgxmwgkfI, 3:10 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Place · 2025 demo · added 14 Oct

Justice Camp

OfficialEnglishUnknownChineseName sources

The Allied Justice camp of the 2025 demo. Its map is labelled “Righteous Camp” and its quest “Justice Camp”; that they are one place is our reading. On screen, 2025 demo 3:06 On screen, 2025 demo 11:50

What is there

  • A training ground lies deep in the camp behind a locked gate: “They say there are even more miracles at the training ground.” On screen, 2025 demo 1:30

Official Steam store text, English and Chinese versions, and the PlayStation Blog, 2023. Press-reported Wccftech and the Gamersky preview. Unconfirmed The Discordance and Pangzhen Chinese pairings; the trailer title “The Return of Pang Town”, in the older spelling this page used before 14 Oct, comes from a fan wiki list, as read on 10 October 2026, and has not been checked on the official channel.

Each entry shows where its English and Chinese names come from on the names page, and whether one source gives both or the pairing is our own.

How to read the seals

A seal with white characters cut into solid red means one source gives the English and the Chinese name together: an official text published in both languages, or the game’s own screens in English and Chinese. A seal with red characters inside a red border shows a Chinese name no official source has confirmed: a likely name we matched ourselves, and the names page says on what basis, or a name only the press reports. No seal means no Chinese name is known, or the only candidate is weak. Names seen in a demo may still change in the launch build. Each entry names the level of each source beside the fact. The earlier games’ names for these people and factions are on the Rainblood page, and every pairing is listed on the names page.

What is not yet known

  • How this game names the patriarch of The OrderThe only name we have is from the earlier games.
  • What the Lady of the Veil is, and the role of Inanis in this gameNamed in the store text; the 2025 demo adds only the idol and its cult. Nothing more is given.
  • The Chinese name for The Flesh SculptorNone in the sources we read.
  • English names for the two factions known only in ChineseChinese names only, from the preview and the Chinese demo menus.
  • The Chinese names marked as our translationZuo Shang, Mu Xiaokui, The Order, Allied Justice and the Seven Stars are our matches, as are the Discordance and Pangzhen.
  • A girl from Pangzhen who seeks medicine for her fatherDescribed in the Chinese preview. She has no name in it; Yu’er, in an English preview, may or may not be her.
  • The other five map namesThree of the eight are on screen; the rest have not been shown.
  • Whether Forge is a person or a workshopThe item text says only “Created by Forge”.
  • VoicesOnly Donnie Yen (Mó Yuan, face and motion capture) is credited so far.

Each likely or pending name will be settled when the game is switched between English and Chinese, as explained on the names page.

The Rainblood story so farThe earlier Rainblood games, their cast, and how Phantom Blade Zero connects. Chinese–English namesEach English and Chinese name pairing, grouped by how well it is sourced. BossesEvery boss named so far, each with the source for its name.