Three heroes, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are leading their troops on the battlefield.
For Hero mechanics in other games, see Hero.
Hero is a gameplay mechanic in Total War: Three Kingdoms, heroes are unique single-entity units that can either act on their own with special abilities in Battle and Duels, or embed themselves within an army and fight alongside it. A Hero will carry a range of Ancillaries: required military equipment such as weapons and armours, as well as optional personal property knows as accessories (books, sculptures, religious artifacts, rare objects, special bows, etc.) A Hero may also have individual followers (advisors, artisans, civil officials, mystics, laborers, companions, scholars, etc.) Ancillaries have bonuses that modify the Hero's Attributes and (less commonly) add new Skills and Abilities.
Hero characters can adopt 6 different roles in TW3K campaigns, some of which can be held concurrently:
- General (leading an army on the field) - can concurrently hold a seat as Court Official
- Garrison General (not leading an army on the field, but actively administering a Commandery, accompanied by their retinues) - can concurrently hold a seat as Court Official (Commandery Administrator)
- Court Noble (currently not deployed as a General) - can concurrently hold a seat as Court Official and as a Commandery Assignee
- Spy
- Commandery Assignee
- Court Official (Clan Leader, Heir, Minister, Grand Commandant, Commandery Administrator, etc.) - Commandery Administrator = Garrison General by definition with the following exception:
- Commandery Administrators (Garrison Generals) can be Raised as part of a field Army. They will continue to actively administer their Commandery but will no longer be in the Garrison. They return to their Garrison General duties 1 turn after they are deactivated as field Generals, and the Commandery suffers the same 1 turn penalty without the effects of the Administrator while the General is in transit from his field assignment.
Overview[]
Hero Class[]
| Base Game | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hero Class | Attribute | Wu Xing | Description |
| Champion | Resolve | Wood | Recruit and buff specialized pole arm infantry. Strong individual combat ability. Great duelists. |
| Vanguard | Instinct | Fire | Recruit and buff specialized cavalry units. Good individual combat ability. Great charge damage. |
| Strategist | Cunning | Water | Recruit specialized ranged units and provide the crucial ammunition bonus. Unlock advanced formations for the whole army at higher ranks. Usually poor at combat themselves but can debuff enemies. |
| Commander | Authority | Earth | Recruit entry-level specialized units and access some skills from all classes. Make good faction leader, heir and prime minister due to high Authority and class specific skills. |
| Sentinel | Expertise | Metal | Access assignments that reduce construction costs and time, corruption, or increase industry income respectively. Make great Administrators due to high Expertise and class-specific skills. Best duelists but only with the right class-specific skills. |
| Yellow Turban Rebellion | |||
| Hero Class | Attribute | Virtue | Description |
| Healer | Resolve & Instinct | Compassion | Recruits mostly all types except ranged units. Specializes in cavalry. Strong individual combat ability due to high resolve and instinct, but should avoid prolonged combat due to low armor. Basic assignment increases local food and peasantry income. In battle, best used alongside their cavalry, charging down the enemy's flanks and routing them. |
| Veteran | Resolve & Cunning | Frugality | Recruits mostly all types except melee infantry. Specializes in polearm infantry and ranged units. Strong individual combat ability due to high resolve and armor. Basic assignment greatly reduces construction cost. In battle, best used protecting the flanks from enemy cavalry with their abilities to resist and even stop enemy charges entirely. |
| Scholar | Experties & Authority | Humility | Recruits mostly all types except cavalry. Specializes in melee infantry. Good individual combat ability. Best duelist when buffed by other generals and themselves. Basic assignment reduces construction cost, construction time, and building upkeep. In battle, best used leading the frontline, simultaneously debuffing the enemy troops and boosting theirs in combat. |
List of heroes[]
| Total War THREE KINGDOMS playable characters | |
|---|---|
| Sentinel | Bao Xin・Cai He・Cai Yang・Cao Ren・Chang Diao・Chang Xia・Chen Heng・Chen Qian・Chen Wu・Chen Xiu・Cheng Pu・Congqian・Cui Jun・Deng Ai・Ding Feng・Gan Li・Gao Gan・Gongsun Du・Gongsun Xu・Guo Xian・Hou Yin・Han SuiS・Huang She・Huang YueyingF・Huang ZhongS・Huangfu Song・Jia Long・Jian Yong・Li Dian・Liang Xing・Liu Shang・Liu Yao・Lu Meng・Lu Zhi・Ma Mao・Qu Ying・Song Jian・Sui Gu・Sun JianS・Sun Shao・Taishi CiS・Tao Shang・Tian Fen・Wang Kuang・Wang Su・Wang Yu・Xia Zhao・Xiaoqiao・Xu HuangS・Xue Li・Yan Xing・Yang Bo・Yang Hong・Yang Zhong・Yin Li・Yu Jin・Yuan Shang・Yue JinS・Zang Hong・Zhang Hu・Zhang LiaoS・Zhang Ya・Zhao YunS・Zheng Bao・Zhu Zhi |
| Champion | Cai Zhong・Cao Ang・Cao Hong・Cao Shuang・Cao Xi・Cao Zhang・Chang Xi・Chen Jiu・Chen Lan・Cheng Yi・Dong Feng・Dian WeiS・Gao Ding・Gao Sheng・Guan Xing・Guan YuS・Han Fu・Han Hao・Hong Ming・Huan Lin・Huan Zhi・Huang Gai・Huang Zu・Huo Nu・Ji Ben・Jiang Gong・Li Damu・Li Huan・Li Yu・Ling Tong・Liu Shao・Lu Kang・Pang De・Qu Gong・Quan Rou・Sen Pei・Song Yang・Tao Ying・Tuoba Liwei・Wang Xi・Wei Huang・Wei Jie・Wen Chou・Xiahou DunS・Xianyu Yin・Xin Ping・Xu ChuS・Xu Rong・Xuan Fan・Yang Feng・You Tu・Yu Qin・Zang Ba・Zao Zhi・Zhang Fang・Zhang Fu・Zhang Guang・Zhang Lu・Zhang YanS・Zhao Du・Zheng Yan・Zheng JiangSF・Zou Lin・Zuozi Hangba |
| Strategist | Bao Xun・Bian Rang・Bu LianshiF・Cai YanF・Cai Yong・Cao Chong・Cao Zhi・Chang Lin・Che Zhou・Chen Biao・Chen Di・Chen Gong・Chen Lin・Chen Qun・Chen Zhen・Cheng Xu・Cheng Yu・Cui Lin・Cui Yan・DiaochanF・Ding Yi・Dong Yun・Dong Zhao・Du Qiong・Fa Zheng・Fan Qin・Lady FengF・Feng Shuo・Fu Gan・Fu Jia・Fu Wan・Gao Rou・Gaotang・Gongsun Xiu・Gu Yong・Guan Chun・Guan Jing・Guan Lu・Guan Ning・Guanqiu Dian・Guo Jia・Guo Tu・Han Ji・Han Ran・Han Rong・Han Yin・Handan Chun・Handan Shang・He Yan・He Zeng・Hu Zhao・Hu Zhi・Hu Zong・Hua Biao・Hua Tuo・Hua Xin・Huan Dian・Huan Fan・Huan Jia・Huang Wan・Hungfu Mi・Ji Miao・Ji Mu・Jia Chong・Jia Cong・Jia Xu・Jiang Ji・Jin Yi・Ju Shou・Kan Ze・Kong RongS・Kong Zhou・Kuai Liang・Kuai Yue・Liu Ba・Li Chao・Li Fu・Li Kang・Li Ru・Li Shao・Li Xiu・Liang Mao・Liu Dai・Liu Fu・Liu He・Liu Ji・Liu Yan・Liu Ye・Liu Yi・Liu Zhen・Lu An・Liu Fan・Lu Ji・Lu Kai・Lu Mao・Lu Su・Lu Xing・Lu Xun・Lu Yi・Lu Yu・Lu ZhengF・Ma Liang・Ma Midi・Ma Qiu・Ma Su・Ma Yu・Mao Jie・Mi Heng・Mi Zhu・Miao Xi・Min Chun・Pan Xu・Pang Ji・Pang Tong・Pei Jun・Pei Qian・Peng Yang・Qi Zhou・Qiao Zhou・Qin Mi・Quan Ji・Que Xuan・Ren An・Ren Jun・Ruan Yu・Shan Gu・Shan Tao・Shen You・Sheng Xian・Shi Wei・Shi Xie・Shi Yi・Shi Zhi・Sima Feng・Sima Fu・Sima Lang・Sima YiS・Su Shuo・Su Ze・Sun Qian・Sun Xu・Tao QianS・Teng Yin・Tian Chou・Tian Feng・Tian Jing・Wang Biao・Wang Can・Wang Dang・Wang Fu・Wang Jian・Wang Lan・Wang Lei・Wang Lie・Wang Su・Wang Xiang・Wei Dan・Wei Feng・Wei Shu・Wei You・Wei Zhao・Wei Hui・Wu Fan・Wu Shuo・Wu Zhi・Xiahou Rong・Xiahou Xuan・Xiahou Zuo・Xiahou Lang・Xiao QiaoSF・Xin Xianying・Xing Yong・Xu Gan・Xu Jing・Xu Miao・Xu Shao・Xu Shu・Xu Ta・Xu Xuan・Xu You・Xue Zong・Xun Wei・Xun Yu・Xun Yue・Yan Pu・Yan Xiang・Yan Yu・Yang Chou・Yang Dao・Yang Xi・Yang Xiu・Yao Tai・Yao Zhou・Ying Qu・Ying Yang・Ying Yu・Yu Fan・Yuan Long・Yuan Yi・Yue Dun・Zhang Chao・Zhang Cheng・Zhang Chunhua・Zhang Hong・Zhang Ji・Zhang Miao・Zhang Min・Zhang Quan・Zhang Song・Zhang Wen・Zhang Yun・Zhang Zan・Zhang Zhao・Zhang Zhen・Zhang Zhi・Zhao Ang・Zhao Qi・Zhao Wei・Zhao Yan・Zhao Yi・Lady ZhenF・Zheng Mao・Zheng Mo・Zheng Sui・Zheng Tai・Zheng Xuan・Zhong Yao・Zhongchang Tong・Zhou Huan・Zhou YuS・Zhou Zhi・Zhu En・Zhu Gui・Zhu Han・Zhuge Jin・Zhuge LiangS |
| Vanguard | Bu Ji・Bu Zhi・Cai Mao・Dong Zhuo・Gan Ning・Gongsun ZanS・Liu Qi・Lü BuS・Ma ChaoS・Ma TengS・Shisun Rui・Sun CeS・Sun RenSF・Xiahou Jie・Xiahou YuanS・Yan Liang・Ze Rong・Zhang FeiS・Zhang He・Zhang Yang |
| Commander | Lady BianF・Lady CaiF・Cai Xun・Cao CaoS・Cao JieF・Cao Pi・Cao Ren・DaqiaoF・Da QiaoSF・Dong PeishanF・Guan YinpingF・Liu BeiS・Liu BiaoS・Lady LiuF・Liu Yu・Liu ZhangS・Wang Lang・Lady WuF・Sun QuanS・Yuan AnyangF・Yuan ShaoS・Yuan ShuS・Yuan Tan・Yuan Xi |
| Healer (YTR) | Han Xian・He YiS・Liu Pi・Wang Du |
| Veteran (YTR) | Gong DuS・Guan Hai・Liao Hua・Pei YuanshaoS・Zhang KaiS・Zhao Bo |
| Scholar (YTR) | Guo Da・He ManS・Huang ShaoSWang Rao・Xu He |
Gallery[]
Total War THREE KINGDOMS - Heroes & Guanxi Let's Play
HOW HEROES WORK - Total War Three Kingdoms + Wu Xing!