List of major characters in Investiture of the Gods
| Last Name | First Name | Chinese Name | Chinese Pronunciation | Role | Affiliation | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Áo | Guāng | 敖光 | Dragon King of the East Sea | Gods | ||
| Bái | Lǐ | 白礼 | Daoist | Jie Sect | ||
| Bǎi | Jiàn | 柏鉴 | Spirit | |||
| Bǐ | Gàn | 比干 | Second Minister | Shang | Pic | |
| Cáo | Bǎo | 曹宝 | Daoist | Independent | Pic | |
| Celestial Lotus (Hàn Zhī Xiān) | 菡芝仙 | Daoist | Jie Sect | |||
| Cháo | Léi | 晁雷 | General | Shang | ||
| Cháo | Tián | 晁田 | General | Shang | Pic | |
| Chóng | Hēihǔ | 崇黑虎 | Marquis of Caozhou | Shang | Pic | |
| Chóng | Hóuhǔ (Black Tiger) | 崇侯虎 | Grand Duke of the North | Shang | ||
| Colorful Cloud (Cǎi Yún Xiān Zǐ) | 彩云仙子 | Daoist | Jie Sect | Pic | ||
| Cuī | Yīng | 崔英 | General | Zhou | ||
| Dàodé Zhēnjūn (Virtue of the Pure Void) | 道德真君 | Daoist | Chan Sect | |||
| Dèng | Chányù | 邓婵玉 | Officer | Zhou | Pic | |
| Dèng | Jiǔ Gōng | 邓九公 | Three Peaks Pass Commander | Zhou | Pic | |
| Dèng | Zhōng | 邓忠 | Officer | Shang | Pic | |
| Divine Virtue (Dào Xíng Tiān Zūn) | 道行天尊 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | ||
| Dǒng | Quán | 董全 | Daoist | Jie Sect | ||
| Dragon Beard Tiger | 龙须虎 | Demon | Zhou | Pic | ||
| È | Chóngyǚ | 鄂崇禹 | Grand Duke of the South | Shang | Pic | |
| È | Shùn | 鄂顺 | Grand Duke of the South | |||
| Fairy Primordial (Tài Yǐ Zhēn Rén) | 太乙真人 | Daoist | Chan Sect | |||
| Fāng | Bì | 方弼 | Captain of the Guards | Shang | Pic | |
| Fāng | Xiàng | 方相 | Captain of the Guards | Shang | Pic | |
| Fèi | Zhòng | 费仲 | Minister | Shang | Pic | |
| Gāo | Jìnéng | 高继能 | General | Shang | ||
| Gāo | Yǒuqián | 高友乾 | Daoist | Jie Sect | ||
| Grand Completion (Guang Chengzi) | 广成子 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | ||
| Grandmaster of Heaven (Tōngtiān Jiàozhǔ) | 通天教主 | Daoist | Jie Sect (founder) | Pic | ||
| Green Firmament (Bì Xiāo) | 碧霄 | Daoist | Jie Sect | Pic | ||
| Hán | Dúlóng (Poison Dragon) | 韩毒龙 | Daoist | Chan sect | ||
| Hán | Róng | 韩荣 | General | Shang | ||
| Heavenly Lord of Dao and its Virtue (Lao Zi) | 老子 (道德天尊) | Daoist | Pic | |||
| Heavenly Primogenitor (Yuánshǐ Tiānzūn) | 元始天尊 | Daoist | Chan Sect (founder) | Pic | ||
| High Firmament (Yún Xiāo) | 云霄 | Daoist | Jie Sect | Pic | ||
| Hóng | Jǐn | 洪锦 | General | Shang Zhou | ||
| Huáng | Fēihǔ (Flying Tiger) | 黄飞虎 | Commander | Shang Zhou | Pic | |
| Huáng | Gǔn | 黄滚 | General | Shang Zhou | ||
| Huáng | Míng | 黄明 | General | Shang Zhou | ||
| Huáng | Tiānhuà | 黄天化 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | |
| Huáng Guì Fēi | 黄贵妃 | Concubine | Shang | Pic | ||
| Immortal of the South Pole (Nán Jí Xiān Wēng) | 南极仙翁 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | ||
| Jade Firmament (Qióng Xiāo) | 琼霄 | Daoist | Jie Sect | Pic | ||
| Jade Lute Demon (Pípá Jīng) | 琵琶精 | Demon | Demons | Pic | ||
| Jade Tripod (Yù Dǐng Zhēn Rén) | 玉鼎真人 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | ||
| Jī | Chāng | 姬昌 | Grand Duke of the West | Zhou | Pic | |
| Jī | Fā | 姬发 | Martial King | Zhou | Pic | |
| Jiǎng | Xióng | 蒋雄 | General | Zhou | ||
| Jiāng | Huán | 姜环 | Assassin | Shang | ||
| Jiāng | Huánchǔ | 姜桓楚 | Grand Duke of the East | Shang | Pic | |
| Jiāng | Wénhuàn | 姜文焕 | Grand Duke of the East | Pic | ||
| Jiāng | Ziyá | 姜子牙 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | |
| Jīnzhā | 金吒 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | ||
| Jù | Liú Sūn | 惧留孙 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | |
| King Zhòu | 纣王 | King | Shang | Pic | ||
| Kǒng | Xuān | 孔宣 | Commander | Shang | Pic | |
| Lady Stone (Shíjī Niángniang) | 石矶娘娘 | Daoist | Jie Sect | |||
| Lǐ | Jìng | 李靖 | Chentang Pass Commander | Shang | Pic | |
| Lǐ | Xìngbà | 李兴霸 | Daoist | Jie Sect | ||
| Liú | Huán | 刘环 | Daoist | Jie Sect | ||
| Lù | Yā | 陆压 | Daoist | Independent | Pic | |
| Lǔ | Xióng | 鲁雄 | Commander | Shang | Pic | |
| Luó | Xuān | 罗宣 | Daoist | Jie Sect | Pic | |
| Mǎ Shì | 马氏 | Civilian | Shang | |||
| Master Burning Lamp (Rándēng Dàoren) | 燃灯道人 | Daoist | Chan Sect | |||
| Master of the Clouds (Yún Zhōng Zǐ) | 云中子 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | ||
| Méi | Bó | 梅伯 | Minister | Shang | Pic | |
| Merciful Navigation (Cí Háng Dào Rén) | 慈航道人 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | ||
| Mó | Lǐhǎi | 魔礼海 | General | Shang | Pic | |
| Mó | Lǐhóng | 魔礼红 | General | Shang | Pic | |
| Mó | Lǐqīng | 魔礼青 | General | Shang | Pic | |
| Mó | Lǐshòu | 魔礼寿 | General | Shang | Pic | |
| Mother Golden Light (Jīn Guāng Shèng Mǔ) | 金光圣母 | Daoist | Jie Sect | |||
| Mùzhā | 木吒 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | ||
| Nán | Gōngkuò | 南宫适 | General | Zhou | ||
| Nézhā | 哪吒 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | ||
| Nǔwā | 女娲 | Goddess | Gods | Pic | ||
| Pure Essence (Chì Jīngzǐ) | 赤精子 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | ||
| Qiáo | Kūn | 乔坤 | Daoist | Independent | ||
| Qín | Wán | 秦完 | Daoist | Jie Sect | ||
| Queen Jiāng | 姜皇后 | Queen | Shang | Pic | ||
| Sàn | Yíshēng | 散宜生 | Minister | Zhou | Pic | |
| Shāng | Róng | 商容 | Prime Minister | Shang | Pic | |
| Shēn | Gōngbào | 申公豹 | Daoist | Chan Sect / Shang | Pic | |
| Sòng | Yìrén | 宋异人 | Merchant | Shang | ||
| Spiritual Treasure (Líng Bǎo Dà Fǎ Shī) | 灵宝大法师 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | ||
| Sū | Dájǐ | 苏妲己 | Concubine | Shang | Pic | |
| Sū | Hù | 苏护 | Marquis | Shang Zhou | Pic | |
| Sū | Quánzhōng | 苏全忠 | General | Shang | Pic | |
| Sūn | Liáng | 孙良 | Daoist | Jie Sect | ||
| Tài | Luán | 太鸾 | Officer | Zhou | ||
| Táo | Róng | 陶荣 | Officer | Shang | Pic | |
| Thunderbolt (Léi Zhènzǐ) | 雷震子 | Zhou | Pic | |||
| Tǔ | Xíngsūn | 土行孙 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | |
| Universal Virtue (Pǔ Xián Zhēn Rén) | 普贤真人 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | ||
| Virtue of the Pure Void (Qīng Xū Dào Dé Zhēn Jūn) | 清虚道德真君 | Daoist | Chan Sect | |||
| Wáng | Mó | 王魔 | Daoist | Jie Sect | ||
| Wáng | Yì | 王奕 | Daoist | Jie Sect | ||
| Wén | Pìn | 文聘 | General | Zhou | ||
| Wénshū | 文殊 | Daoist | Chan Sect | Pic | ||
| Wenshu (Wén Shū Guǎng Fǎ Tiān Zūn) | 文殊广法天尊 | Daoist | Chan Sect | |||
| White Crane Acolyte (Bái Hè Tóng Zǐ) | 白鹤童子 | Daoist | Chan Sect | |||
| Winged Celestial | 羽翼仙 | Daoist | Jie Sect | |||
| Woe-Evading Sage (Dù È Zhēnrén) | 度厄真人 | Daoist | Pic | |||
| Wǔ | Jí | 武吉 | Woodcutter | Zhou | Pic | |
| Xiāo | Shēng | 萧昇 | Daoist | Independent | ||
| Xiāo | Yín | 萧银 | General | Shang | ||
| Xīn | Huán | 辛环 | General | Shang | Pic | |
| Xīn | Jiǎ | 辛甲 | General | Zhou | ||
| Xuē | È hǔ (Vicious Tiger) | 薛恶虎 | Daoist | Chan sect | ||
| Yáng | Jiǎn | 杨戬 | Daoist | Chan sect | Pic | |
| Yáng | Rèn | 杨任 | Minister | Shang | Pic | |
| Yáng | Sēn | 杨森 | Daoist | Jie Sect | ||
| Yáng Guì Fēi | 杨贵妃 | Concubine | Shang | Pic | ||
| Yáo | Bīn | 姚宾 | Daoist | Jie Sect | ||
| Yellow Dragon (Huáng Lóng Zhēn Rén) | 黄龙真人 | Daoist | Chan Sect | |||
| Yīn | Hóng | 殷洪 | Prince | Shang | Pic | |
| Yīn | Jiāo | 殷郊 | Crown Prince | Shang | Pic | |
| Yóu | Hún | 尤浑 | Minister | Shang | Pic | |
| Yú | Huà | 余化 | General | Shang | ||
| Yuán | Jiǎo | 袁角 | Daoist | Jie Sect | ||
| Zhāng | Fèng | 张凤 | General | Shang | ||
| Zhāng | Jié | 张节 | Officer | Shang | ||
| Zhāng | Shān | 张山 | General | Shang | Pic | |
| Zhāng | Shào | 张绍 | Daoist | Jie Sect | ||
| Zhào | Gōngmíng | 赵公明 | Daoist | Jie Sect | Pic | |
| Zhào | Jiāng | 赵江 | Daoist | Jie Sect | Pic | |
| Zhèng | Lún | 郑伦 | Provisions Officer | Shang Zhou | Pic | |
| Zhōu | Jì | 周纪 | General | Shang Zhou | Pic |