- Gao Gan is a Chinese name; the family name is Gao.
For the faction, see Gao Gan (faction)
Gao Gan is a Sentinel hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. He leads his own faction, Gao Gan, in 190, 194 and 200.
General Information[]
Attributes[]
Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Expertise: 98
- -19% construction cost (administered commandery)
- +31 melee evasion
- Resolve: 50
- +12% general's health
- +2k population growth (administered commandery)
- Cunning: 46
- +10% ammunition (own retinue)
- +2 military supplies (own army)
- Instinct: 38
- +3% melee damage
- -1% recruitment cost (this army)
- Authority: 57
- +2 satisfaction (faction-wide)
- +2 unit morale (own retinue)
Background[]
Main Article: Background (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
Loyal Nephew
- +10 expertise
- +5 cunning
- +15 authority
- +10 melee evasion for melee infantry (faction-wide, if prime minister, heir or leader)
Focuses on Family.
Unit Statistics[]
- Morale: 45
- Melee Toughness: 27
- Ranged Toughness: 29
- Melee Power: 5
- Hit Points: 18k
- Melee Charge Bonus: 113
- Melee Attack Rate: 30
- Base Melee Damage: 228
- Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 164
- Base Melee Evasion: 31%
- Base Armour: 28%
- Speed: 97
Traits[]
Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
Determined
- +6 resolve
- +2 instinct
Admires Zeal, Respects Decisiveness.
Loyal
- +8 expertise
- -50% desire for higher office
- Decreases ambition to gain independence as administrator
Focuses on Family.
Careless
- -4 cunning
- +6 instinct
- -15% chance of avoiding ambush (own army)
Accepts Carelessness.
Skills[]
Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Tenacity of Steel
- +4 expertise
- +4 resolve
- Ability: Tenacity of Steel
- Diligence
- +8 expertise
- +5 melee evasion for melee infantry (own retinue)
Abilities[]
Main Article: Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Tenacity of Steel (Passive Buff)
- Enabled if:
- In melee or engaged in a duel
- Phase 1 (15s)
- +5% Base Melee Damage
- +5% Armour-Piercing Melee Damage
- Phase 2 (15s)
- +10% Base Melee Damage
- +10% Armour-Piercing Melee Damage
- Phase 3 (15s)
- +25% Base Melee Damage
- +25% Armour-Piercing Melee Damage
- Phase 4 (15s)
- +50% Base Melee Damage
- +50% Armour-Piercing Melee Damage
- Phase 5 (∞)
- +100% Base Melee Damage
- +100% Armour-Piercing Melee Damage
- Enabled if:
Ancillaries[]
Main Article: Ancillary (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Jian
- Base Melee Damage: 220
- Armour-Piercing Damage: 163
- Melee Attack Rate: 30
- +9 expertise
- Ranger's Outfit
- Base Armour: 28
- +7 expertise
- +7 authority
- Grey Horse
- Speeed: 97
- Mass: 1.5k
- +2 expertise
Guanxi[]
Main Article: Guanxi
- Family
- Zuozi Zhulan (wife)
Biography[]
Gao Gan was born to an influential and rich family somewhere around 167. He was a maternal nephew of Yuan Shao. Little is known about his youth, but he ascended to the bureaucratic position of Inspector of Bing Province around the time of the coalition. Ultimately, when Yuan Shao rose to power to the east of Bing province, Gao Gan quickly joined his uncle, becoming totally loyal to Shao.
When Yuan Shao's armies were crushed by Cao Cao at the Battle of Guandu in 200, it was Gao Gan who hastily staged a rescue mission to save Shao. He succeeded in rescuing his uncle, escorting him back to his territory. At this point, the army of Gao Gan was more or less the only capable and motivated force on Yuan Shao's side and ended up with the impossible task of holding off the forces of Wei. However, things went from bad to worse when Yuan Shao died in 202, his realm quickly collapsing into a civil war between his two sons over who would succeed him. When Cao Cao swept into the territory, Gao Gan realized the situation was hopeless and surrendered to Wei in 203. Cao Cao allowed Gao Gan to keep his position in Bing province. However, what he didn't know is that Gao Gan's surrender was a false one.
In 205 while Cao Cao was away fighting in the south, Gao Gan rebelled, quickly seizing land in the north and digging in. Yue Jin marched north, aided by another Wei general, Li Dian, to put down the rebellion. However, Gao Gan had fortified himself at a mountain pass, and the Wei generals failed to make a breakthrough. Ultimately, Cao Cao showed up himself in 206 with overwhelming forces. Gao Gan failed to find allies, and while en route to Liu Biao, he was intercepted by Wei forces and killed.
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