The King's Avatar (Chinese: 全职高手; pinyin: Quánzhí Gāoshǒu) is a Chinese donghua web series aired in 2017, based on the web novel of the same name written by Hu Dielan.[1] The series depicted the fictional esports scene in China where the story revolves around a multiplayer online video game called Glory.[2] The series was produced by Chinese internet company Tencent.[3][4] A three-episode sequel premiered in 2018, and a prequel film, The King's Avatar: For the Glory, had a 2019 release.[5] The long delayed second season aired in 2020, and the third season aired in 2024.
Plot
The King's Avatar follows the story of Ye Xiu, a professional esports player living in Hangzhou, China. Widely considered the best player of the video game Glory, Ye Xiu was captain of the esports team, "Excellent Era", holding the account of the 'Battle God', 'One Autumn Leaf' before being forced to resign from the team, giving up one of the strongest accounts in the game and leaving the competitive scene due to his unwillingness to take part in any marketing to profit the team. Ye Xiu ends up finding work as a night-shift manager at Happy Internet Cafe, where he meets Chen Guo, the owner of the cafe who happens to be a huge fan of his alias 'Ye Qiu', his former team and character 'One Autumn Leaf'. While awaiting his return to the competitive scene, Ye Xiu continues playing the game, building a character from scratch and pursuing the championship and glory.[2][6]
The first season aired from April to June 2017. A three-episode OVA sequel was released in May 2018. A prequel movie was released in August 2019 and the second season aired from September to December 2020. The third season aired from May to September 2024.
Season 1 (2017)
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1
1
"Ye Qiu? Ye Xiu?"
Xiong Ke
Liang Sha
April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
Ye Qiu is kicked out of his team that he has captained for 8 years due to his unwillingness to take part in marketing and promotion deals making him unvaluable, despite his skills and his 3 straight championship with the team in the first 3 years. He eventually remembers the opening of the new server and walks into an internet cafe near the team headquarters and finds himself starting at the bottom and working at the internet cafe as a night-shift manager.
2
2
"The Skilled Supervisor"
Xiong Ke
Liang Sha
April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
3
3
"Adventurers Are Always Free-Willed"
Xiong Ke
Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke
April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
4
4
"Wild Bosses Are Meant to Be Stolen!"
Xiong Ke
Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke
April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)
5
5
"A Single-Player Game?"
Xiong Ke
Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke
April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
6
6
"Blade Master"
Xiong Ke
Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke
May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
7
7
"The Greatest Boss in History"
Xiong Ke
Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke
May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12)
8
8
"Youngsters, Let's Meet Up!"
Xiong Ke
Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke
May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)
9
9
"Public Enemy"
Xiong Ke
Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke
May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)
10
10
"Master Tactician's Strategy"
Xiong Ke
Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke
June 2, 2017 (2017-06-02)
11
11
"Using the Right Method to Tell You What Is Considered Brutal"
Xiong Ke
Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke
June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
12
12
"10 Years of Glory, and It Continues"
Xiong Ke
Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
Specials
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1
"Episode One"
Shi Juansheng
Unknown
April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27)
2
"Episode Two"
Shi Juansheng
Unknown
April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27)
3
"Episode Three"
Shi Juansheng
Unknown
April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27)
Season 2 (2020)
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13
1
"The First Step to Return to the Professional World"
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