At a glance
- Commander of a seven-sword array. Six junior brothers follow him in a Northern Dipper formation, and the battle revolves around that arrangement.
- Three Towers optional boss. Progress never requires him. Look in the Mandate Encampment's Three Towers area.
- Red might take part. Red enters midway through the second phase unless you have already defeated her.
- A stronger second form. His first form gives way to the Sword of Despair as the battle goes on, with a bigger health pool.
- Reward. His defeat awards the Swordsman's Summon Phantom Edge.
Overview
Seven swordsmen fight as a single unit, and the Chief Disciple of the Seven-Stars Formation stands at their head, counting among the Mandate Encampment's optional bosses.
Taking their places in a Northern Dipper pattern, the seven give the formation its name. Having undergone Perfect Transcension, they are now bound by Sha-Chi, so their advances and retreats are better synchronised than they once were.
The Mandate Encampment's Three Towers area is where players come across him. Fighting him is optional, with the Swordsman's Summon Phantom Edge as the prize, and the achievement Sword Against the Seven-Stars counts only him.
Relationships
- RedHis belovedRedHis beloved
Red, who hailed from an evil sect, fell for the Chief Disciple of a sect belonging to the Mandate.
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Angry for his sake, they held no grudge over how the Mandate had treated him.
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Background
Love that broke a rule
Clean bones, punishing evil and sharpening the blade were the seven's source of pride, and they had no wish to contest anyone's standing. But the Chief Disciple loved a woman from an evil sect, which violated the Mandate's rule. His sword skill and his accomplishments could have covered for that, yet the alliance refused him promotion and pushed him aside.
Laughing it off, he took every wrong on himself without selling out the woman he loved or the sect that raised him. Walking that road, he sensed that his junior brothers had given him far more than he could repay.
Perfect Transcension for the juniors
Rather than blame him, the juniors burned with anger over the injustice. One incident wiped out what respect they had left for the alliance's leadership, and they saw that meek compliance would only make pawns of them. Their bitterness drove all seven to Perfect Transcension. The alliance exploited that to strike them off its rosters and bury them still further from the Wulin's eyes.
Role in the Story
Formation at the Three Towers
Soul reaches the Three Towers to find that, as the Chief Disciple says himself, his loyalty to the Mandate is gone. In his spoken lines, the Mandate is long since hollow, he just stopped caring once Red met her fate, and Master Bai and the Mandate both pull everyone's strings equally.
Sword of Despair
Three disciples on the high platform catch a red thread with their sword tips and hoist him by it until he dangles head-down in midair. The strings pull him as he flails his blade like a puppet fighting the hands above, and out of the black hollow where his face should be he spews a thousand razor-sharp threads that coil and slice like tears the color of blood.
His heart is dead and he has nothing left to lose, so whatever remains of him is given to the strings.
Missions Featured
| Appearance | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Disciple of the Seven-Stars Formation | Boss fight | Chapter 5, Mandate Encampment. A fight in the Three Towers area that you can skip, in which Red may enter during phase two. It awards the Swordsman's Summon. |
| Chief Disciple, Sword of Despair | Boss fight | Mandate Encampment. The same encounter contains his second form, whose base health is greater than that of the first. |
Quotes
Concerning the Mandate
“The Mandate has long since become nothing, but an empty shell...”
The Chief Disciple, at the Mandate Encampment.
“After what happened to Red.. I've simply stopped caring.”
The Chief Disciple, at the Mandate Encampment.
“Be it Master Bai... or Mandate... They manipulate us all the same.”
The Chief Disciple, at the Mandate Encampment.
“I've said my pieace. The door is right there if you don't agree.”
The Chief Disciple, at the Mandate Encampment.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Chief Disciple of the Seven-Stars Formation fought?
The Mandate Encampment's Three Towers area is the site, and you may skip the battle.
What is the reward for beating him?
You receive the Swordsman's Summon Phantom Edge.
Will Red join him in battle?
Unless you beat Red beforehand, she enters the fight midway through the second phase.