A legend says in the ancient times, the Chinese people had given the four corners of the skies to the protection of the four divine creatures: Green Dragon, White Tiger, Red Phoenix, and Black Tortoise. - Episode 1
Yin and Yang describe a dualistic-monism Chinese philosophy that expresses in all life, there exists a unity between two opposing forces. Yin represents the female, disorder, cold, and decadence, while Yang represents the male, order, heat, and discipline. Both are needed for balance and without the other, there is chaos.
As stated in the above quote from the beginning of the episode, four creatures were given the power to protect the sky.
Each of the animals represents a force:
Young Yang – Green Dragon
Mangkorn’s name means Dragon = Yang. He is hard-working and studious like his force.
Mangkorn describes Yai’s fierce face as a Tiger = Yin. Yai is idle and indulgent as his force.
They are also listed in each other’s phone as such. Mangkorn is a green dragon and Yai is a tiger.
In this episode, we see Dragon and Tiger dancing with each other at the celebration before the two encounter each other.
Dragon protects the east of the sky and Tiger protects the west. We see Mangkorn and Yai positioned as such throughout the first episode.
We also see both wearing their force’s colors.
Yang possesses both Green Dragon (it’s translated as green, but it’s actually a blue green that we don’t have in English) and Red Phoenix. Mangkorn wears red several times throughout this episode, and in the trailer, we see some of the blue green appear.
Yin possesses both White Tiger and Black Tortoise. Yai wears mostly black throughout the episode with some white.
When we see the bodyguard attempt to drug Mangkorn, both of the vials are his/Yang’s colors = red and blue(green). Neither would have harmed him.
When we see Yai open the (green) curtain, red (Mangkorn) is on one side and black (Yai) on the other which bleeds into the next scene where we see them *merge* physically. Much like the picture above where both are seated at the bar with the door in between, green is the middle color because in both instances, Mangkorn has the upper hand.
In the OST and throughout the trailer, Mangkorn and Yai only wear these four colors, and they begin to wear the other’s colors as they become more connected.
This most likely will be the second pairing, and we see them wear the more traditional color duality (by western standards) as they are literally conflicting with each other: pink and blue. Phak is Yin and Phong is Yang.
We are going to get a lot of opposition from these two leads and possibly conflict from the bodyguards, but much like the forces they inhabit, they will realize they need each other. Their forces and creatures complement each other and together they restore balance (Yin & Yang), ward off evil energy (Feng Shui), secure their futures (Red Phoenix), and provide stability (Black Tortoise).
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