Houyi

""Our love is forever.""

Houyi was Chang'e's true love. He died because of not being able to take the immortality pill.

Personality
Not much is known about Houyi's personality, but he seemed brave and loyal to Chang'e.

Appearance
Houyi was a strong, dark skinned man. He had dark hair tied into a bun and a low ponytail. With a short beard and moustache. He is seen wearing a bow and arrow on his back.

History
Houyi was Chang'e's true love.

He had to go fight demons and died because not being able to take the immortality pill.

When Chang'e brought him back, he told her she had to move on, and faded, implying he was an Illusion.

Powers and abilities

 * Archery: although not seen exhibiting this ability, he was seen carrying a bow and arrows, implying that he must be skilled at it.

Trivia

 * Houyi is based on a mythical Chinese archer of the same name. Houyi is not only known as the husband of the Chinese Moon Goddess, the legend he shares with Chang'e states that he took on the 10 suns when they began to scorch the earth and shot nine of them down to save the people. Despite the mythical King Yao tasking Houyi to rein the suns in.
 * In some other versions of their story, Houyi built a palace on the sun so he and Chang'e can be together when the sun and the moon become one.
 * While in the versions that focus on after Houyi shot down the suns, the grateful people proclaimed him as their hero-king. The title and power they gave Houyi, however, turned him into a tyrant. Seeing the darkness in her lover's heart, Chang'e feared of what would happen to the people should he succeed in becoming immortal and consumed the elixir before he could in order to prevent that from happening. After Houyi learn of what his wife had done he tries to shoot her down but failed to do so. Due to his arrows missing Chang'e as she floated to the Moon or Houyi not being able to bring himself into harm the woman he loves.
 * It's implied that after Chang'e was sent to the moon he remarried. This is claimed by Mrs. Zhong whose family held possession of the other half of the amulet.
 * It could also mean that he is Mrs. Zhong's and Chin's distant ancestor.