程蝶衣 / Cheng Dieyi

程蝶衣 is the adult stage identity of Xiaodouzi in [[FarewellMyConcubine|《霸王别姬》]], as read by 64.霸王别姬：疯魔与成活. The episode presents him as a character made through violent apprenticeship: his mother cuts off his sixth finger, the troupe disciplines his body, Zhang Gonggong abuses him, and [[DuanXiaolou|段小楼]] forces the line “我本是女娇娥” into his mouth with a hot pipe.

The source treats Dieyi’s “虞姬” identity as both artistic greatness and wound. His love for Duan Xiaolou, hostility toward [[Juxian|菊仙]], loyalty under Japanese occupation, courtroom refusal to lie, resistance to crude new-opera directives, and final suicide all express Role-Life Collapse, Gender Performance And Trauma, and Art Dignity Under Political Pressure.

Connections

• [[FarewellMyConcubine|《霸王别姬》]] - source work.
• [[DuanXiaolou|段小楼]] - stage partner, beloved figure, and betrayer under pressure.
• [[Juxian|菊仙]] - rival and mirror figure in the episode’s reading of true Yu Ji and true overlord roles.
• [[XiaoSiFarewellMyConcubine|小四]] - child he saves and later disciple who displaces him.
• Role-Life Collapse, Gender Performance And Trauma, and Troupe Discipline As Identity Formation - concepts centered on his transformation from Xiaodouzi into Cheng Dieyi.