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Xiahou Dun

	Pronunciation: Syahou Dwen
	Wade-Giles Spelling: Hsia-hou Tun
	Japanese Name: Kakouton
	Style Name: Yuanrang
	A.K.A.: "the guy who ate his eye"
	Allegiance: Wei
	Lifespan: ?-220 A.D.
	Relations: cousin/brother (Xiahou Yuan) younger brother (Xiahou Lian) sons (Xiahou Chong, Xiahou Mao, 5 others)

 

Historically, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun were cousins in the KOEI games, however, they are called brothers.

Xiahou Dun is a relative (probably cousin) and close friend of Cao Cao. He is also the elder brother of Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Dun was trained from an early age in the use of arms.

It was during an attack on Gao Shun that Xiahou Dun lost his eye. Cao Xing, a general under Lu Bu, shot an arrow into Xiahou Dun's eye. When Xiahou Dun removed the arrow, his eye came out with it. "Essence of my father, blood of my mother, I cannot throw this away!" he said, put the eye into his mouth and swallowed it. He then went and drove a spear right into Cao Xiu's face.

Xiahou Dun died of illness in the year 220.

Xiahou Dun prefered the use of scimitars

Dian Wei

Wade-Giles Name:	Tien W¨ºi
Pronunciation (Yale):	Dyan Wei
Japanese Name:	Ten'i
Style Name:	Chinese: Zi Man Japanese: Shiman
A.K.A:	"Coming Evil"
Lifespan:	?-197 A.D.
Allegiance:	Wei
Relations:	son (Dian Man)
Voice Actors:	Kazuya Nakai (Japanese) Beau Billingslea (American: DW4)
First appeared in:	Dynasty Warriors

Biography based on the novel

Dian Wei of Chen Liu was a large, bold-looking man with unusual strength, sometimes compared to the legendary E Lai of the Shang dynasty. Once, Wei killed a man to avenge a friend, and though hundreds witnessed it none were brave enough to approach and arrest him. He first served Zhang Miao, but had to flee to the mountains after killing dozens of other followers during a quarrel. While out hunting, Xiahou Dun saw Dian Wei chasing a tiger. Dun recruited him on the spot. When presented to Cao Cao, Dian Wei impressed all by holding up an immense flag pole against the wind, with just one hand. He became Cao Cao's bodyguard.

Wielding two heavy iron pikes (though he does throw battle axes in Chapter 11), Dian Wei saved Cao Cao's life on many occasions. During an attack on Lu Bu at Pu Yang, Cao Cao was nearly lost in an ambush ¡ª Dian Wei went in alone to find him and bring him to safety.

While pursuing Yellow Turban outlaws, Dian Wei met Xu Zhu, who had captured all the outlaws and imprisoned them. Dian Wei demanded that they be turned over to him ¡ª Xu Zhu challenged him to a duel. They fought for many hours over several days, evenly matched in skill and strength. Cao Cao, desiring to recruit Xu Zhu, bade Dian Wei to feign retreat on the third day to lure Xu Zhu into a pitfall. He did, and so Xu Zhu came to join Cao Cao's army.

At Wan Castle, Zhang Xiu and Hu Chu-Er plotted Cao Cao's demise but feared Dian Wei's strength; Zhang Xiu plied Dian Wei with drinks until he was quite drunk and sleepy. While Dian Wei slept, his pikes were stolen, and the attack on Cao Cao was launched. Upon awakening, he took up a sword, rushed out the main gate, and began wreaking havoc. When his sword broke, he tossed it aside and used enemy bodies as bludgeons. Sadly, the enemies surrounded him, and he was stabbed in the back by numerous pikes. Even after Dian Wei fell, the enemies feared the main gate.

Meanwhile, Cao Cao was able to escape through a rear gate, and eventually made it to safety. He mourned the loss of Dian Wei, even above the loss of his own son and nephew. He took Dian Wei's son into his own household and offered sacrifices for him at the capital, Xu Chang. A year later, back at Wan Castle, Cao Cao burnt incense in his memory.

Dian Wei is arguably one of Wei's strongest warriors

Xu Zhu

	Pronunciation: Syu Ju
	Wade-Giles Spelling:
	Japanese Name: Kyocho
	Style Name: Zhongkang
	A.K.A.: "Tiger Lust"/ "Strong Warrior with the Heart Of a Child"
	Allegiance: Wei
	Lifespan: unknown
	Relations: son (Xu Yi)

Xu Zhu from Qiao was "a well-built man, thickset and stout with a waist ten span in girth". Before joining Cao Cao, he captured rebels during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Xu Zhu dueled Dian Wei several times before falling into a pitfall trap dug by Cao Cao's men. Cao Cao released him and made him his bodyguard. Together he and Dian Wei, Cao Cao's other bodyguard, were known as the "Tiger Guard", and by himself Xu Zhu was known as "Tiger Lust".

Xu Zhu like "playing" which was most probably fighting.

Cao Cao

	Pronunciation: Tsau Tsau
	Wade-Giles Spelling: Ts'ao Ts'ao
	Japanese Name: Sousou
	Style Name: Mengde
	A.K.A.: "The Hero Of Chaos"
	Allegiance: Wei
	Lifespan: 155-220 A.D.
	Relations: grandfather (Cao Teng) father (Cao Song) cousins (Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan) wives (Lady Liu, Lady Ding, Lady Bian, others) sons (Cao Ang, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, Cao Chong, 20 others) grandson (Cao Rui)

The leader of the Wei army he was known as the hero of chaos and with the help of his generals he was destined to reunite the land but he was slayed at the hands of Liu Bei's Shu army ending the reign of a truely great Grand General At 220 AD his Succesor was Sima Yi Wei's own strategist and his relations be can emprorors of the not so successful Jin dynasty (before the Very successfull Chin dynasty which made the country name China.

Xiahou Yuan

Name Hanzi: 夏侯淵

Pronunciation: Syahou Ywan

Wade-Giles Spelling: Hsia-hou Yüan

Japanese Name: Kakouen

Style Name: Miaocai

A.K.A.: n/a

Allegiance: Wei

Lifespan: ?-219 A.D.

Relations: cousin/brother (Xiahou Dun) sons (Xiahou Ba, others)

Historically, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun were cousins — in the KOEI games, however, they are called brothers.

Xiahou Yuan was the brother of Xiahou Dun and a relative of Cao Cao. He was described as "very stern and inflexible", "easily provoked to anger, and being angry he is bold without discretion". He was an amazing archer, able to hit the bull's eye of a far away target while bending over backwards. Xiahou Yuan was a good friend of Cao Cao, who considered Xiahou Yuan "as his limb". Xiahou Yuan died at the battle of Ding Jun Mountain, slain by Huang Zhong.

Sima Yi

Name Hanzi: 司馬懿

Pronunciation: Szma Yi

Wade-Giles Spelling: Szu-ma I

Japanese Name: Shibai

Style Name: Zhongda

A.K.A.: n/a

Allegiance: Wei

Lifespan: 179-251 A.D.

Relations: father (Sima Fang) sons (Sima Shi and Sima Zhao) grandsons (Sima Yan and Sima You)

Sima Yi served Cao Cao and Cao Pi. His son Sima Zhao conquered Shu, and Sima Zhao's son, Sima Yan, eventually forced Cao Cao's descendant to abdicate. Sima Yan established the (not so) Great Jin dynasty.

Sima Yi was an exellent strategist and may rival skills such as those of zhuge liang and was hardened in battle he would fight to the death he was eventually defeated at the hands of Liu Bei

Zhang He

 

Name Hanzi: 張郃

Pronunciation: Jang he

Wade-Giles Spelling: Chang Hê

Japanese Name: Choukou

Style Name: Junyi

A.K.A.: "the gay guy"

Allegiance: Wei

Lifespan: ?-231 A.D.

Relations: unknown

Zhang He of Hejian was originally an officer under Yuan Shao, but he defected to Cao Cao's side before the battle of Guan Du. Later in his career he aided Sima Yi in capturing Jie Ting from Ma Su and battled during Wei's nothern campaigns. During an archery contest, Zhang He proved his skill with the long bow by hitting the bull's eye of a target while riding a horse in the opposite direction. Zhuge Liang described Zhang He as "a most famous leader in Wei and valorous beyond all compare".

Zhang He was killed in an arrow ambush while pursuing Wei Yan in the year 231. Zhang He Called him self "beutful which may have been arrogance but no one is sure but never the less he was a skilled soldier.

Zhen Ji

Name Hanzi: 甄姫

Pronunciation: Jen Ji

Wade-Giles Spelling: Chên Chi

Japanese Name: Shinki

Style Name: n/a

A.K.A.: Lady Zhen

Allegiance: Wei

Lifespan: unknown

Relations: first husband (Yuan Xi) second husband (Cao Pi) son (Cao Rui) daughter (Dong Xiang)

Former wife of Yuan Xi, the son of Yuan Shao. During the sack of Ye Jun Cao Cao's son Cao Pi discovered Lady Zhen and fell in love with her at first sight. When Cao Pi became the first emperor of Wei, she became his empress. Years later when Zhen Ji expressed discontent over her husband's preference for his other wife, he ordered her to commit suicide. She was described as "a woman of exquisite loveliness, with a complexion clear as jade touched with the tender bloom of a flower petal, a woman indeed beautiful enough to ruin a kingdom".

There is a tale not in the Three Kingdoms novel that says Zhen Ji was in fact in love with Cao Pi's brother Cao Zhi. They met in secret after she married Cao Pi. After Lady Zhen died, Cao Zhi dreamed that he saw his love at the River Luo, and wrote a poem about it. Due to this poem, she has become identified with the Goddess of the River Luo.