A blue chicken-like creature with a tie around his neck and a cigar in his mouth, Ji Dabao is Wu Liuqi's agent. He is the one who fished him out of the sea and gave him his name.
Personality
Stingy, grumpy and always short of money, Ji Dabao scolds Wu Liuqi after every failed job. Beneath his gruff airs he truly cares about him and hides a past he would rather not discuss.
Powers & abilities
He manages the duo's contracts and finances. His own past as an assassin is revealed over the seasons, showing he is more than a simple manager.
History
After taking in Wu Liuqi, he turns the barbershop into a front for their assassin business. His ties to his protégé's past and to his own history gradually come to light.
Relationships
Wu Liuqi is his protégé and almost his son. He knows many of the island's residents, with whom his dealings are often comic.
Key moments
- His tantrums after every failed job.
- His schemes to make a little money.
- The revelations about his own past.
In the adaptations
His unlikely design has made him one of the series' mascots, right down to the manhua and merchandise.
Did you know?
- His look as a blue chicken in a tie is one of the series' most recognisable images.
- He is often cited as the series' best comic character.
Our take
Ji Dabao is Wu Liuqi's perfect comic partner, as stingy as he is touching. Their relationship is the warm heart of Scissor Seven.
— Spidermas, for Donghua Fan