For the faction, see Sun Jian (faction)#Sun Ce's Features
- Sun Ce is a Chinese name; the family name is Sun.
Sun Ce is a unique legendary Vanguard hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. He is the son of Sun Jian and the heir of his faction in 182 and 190. He leads the faction in 194 and 200. Sun Ce is still a child in 182 and 190, only reaching adulthood in 193.
Description[]
Meet Sun Ce, eldest child of warlord Sun Jian and brother of Sun Quan and Sun Ren. Although relatively young, he has proven himself a fearless warrior, talented commander, and ambitious general. Famed for his military victories in Jiangdong that laid the foundation for the Kingdom of Wu, he’s very much earned his nickname the "Little Conqueror".
General Information[]
Sun Ce has spectacular bonuses for his faction if he is the faction heir, leader, or prime minister: he increases the melee damage and charge bonus of cavalry by a significant amount, and he halves the cost of settling abandoned regions. This latter bonus is identical to his father's faction-wide bonus; using both as prime ministers, heirs or faction leaders allows their faction to colonize any land for free. The ability to settled abandoned regions is also very useful for Dong Zhuo, if he can somehow obtain Sun Ce in the early game.
On the battlefield, Sun Ce is a powerful vanguard who moves faster than average thanks to his personal armor. He retains the powerful Flames of the Phoenix skill generic vanguards have, but his other skills are altered. Instead of Roar of the Beast, he has a more powerful morale debuffing shout called Devastating Roar. While it can only be used twice per battle, Devastating Roar damages morale much more. Sun Ce's last active skill is Blood Fury, which activates when he is winning his current battle and increases the damage he can deal.
One weakness of Sun Ce compared to some other vanguards is his unusually low armor. At only 45, Sun Ce tends to take damage in battle quickly for a vanguard. Cycle charging with him and retreating if he is in a bad situation can help keep him alive.
Sun Ce's youth at the beginning of the 190 start means that any faction with eligible daughters can potentially "steal" him from Sun Jian.
Attributes[]
Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
 Expertise |
 Resolve |
 Cunning |
 Instinct |
 Authority |
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| 63 | 49 | 30 | 127 | 89 |
| -10% construction cost (administered commandery) +16 melee evasion +11% general's health +2k population growth (administered commandery) +1% ammunition (own retinue) +1 military supplies (own army) +28% melee damage -8% recruitment cost (this army) +5 satisfaction (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister) +4 unit morale (own retinue) | ||||
Background[]
Main Article: Background (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
The Little Conqueror
- +10 expertise
- +20 instinct
- +30 authority
- +1 resilience
- +100% charge bonus for cavalry (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister)
- Cost to Establish Order in deserted settlements halved (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister)
- +15% base melee damage for all shock cavalry (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister)
- Admires Zeal, Supports War, Disregards Diplomacy
Traits[]
Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Brave
- Arrogant
- +2 instinct
- +6 authority
- -15% chance of evading capture post-battle
- Loathes Arrogance
- Fiery
Skills[]
Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Clarity
- +8 authority
- -25% building upkeep (administered commandery)
- +50% campaign line-of-sight
- Intensity
- +8 instinct
- Enables: Mighty Knockback
- +25 charge speed (own retinue)
- Flames of the Phoenix
- +4 expertise
- +4 instinct
- Ability: Flames of the Phoenix
- Dignity
- +8 instinct
- Enables: Disciplined (own retinue)
- +5 faction support (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister)
Abilities[]
Main Article: Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Mighty Knockback
- Causes extra damage when knocking back enemies.
- Flames of the Phoenix (Melee Attack)
- Can use if:
- In melee
- Engaged in a duel or has an attack order
- Not on Elephant
- Splash Damage: 3.8k
- Duration: 10s
- Cooldown: 30s
- Can use if:
Ancillaries[]
Main Article: Ancillary (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Heirloom Spear
- Sun Ce's Armour
- Base Armour: 45
- +18 instinct
- +12% speed
- Red Horse
- Speed: 97
- Mass: 1.5k
- +2 instinct
Guanxi[]
Main Article: Guanxi
- Family
- Oathsworn
- Friends
- Acquaintances
- Negative Acquaintances
- Rivals
Biography[]
Perhaps the closest equivalent to a Chinese rendition of Alexander the Great, Sun Ce, the eldest son of the warlord Sun Jian, was born in 175 AD. In the early 190s, with Sun Jian off on campaign, his family remained behind in a different location where Sun Ce acted as the de-facto house head. Here, even at a very young age, he was noteworthy to his peers for his talent, which became convenient when Sun Jian died around 191, leaving the 16-year-old Sun Ce as head of the Sun clan. Unsure what to do, he joined the ranks of Yuan Shu in 193 because Yuan Shu had previously acted as his father's commander. He briefly fought alongside his uncle Wu Jing and cousin Sun Ben without success before being reinforced by some 1,000 troops and named colonel.
By 195, Sun Ce crossed the Yangtze River once more to fight alongside his distant relatives against a new enemy: Liu Yao. While still a young whelp to many, Sun Ce impressed on the battlefield, making some bold (almost suicidal) manoeuvres and utterly crushing Liu Yao's forces, building his own power base in the south. Further conquests followed against Yan Baihu and the administrator Wang Lang. After these victories, he circumvented Emperor Xian's puppet court completely and outright named himself administrator, granting more lands to his own allies. Yuan Shu began losing control of his attack dog in the south, made evident by the fact that when he declared himself Emperor in 197, Sun Ce abandoned him without so much as a second thought.
With Yuan Shu defeated, Sun Ce showed some token allegiance to the warlord Cao Cao, who then controlled what was left of the Han Empire, earning him the rank of Marquis of Wu, his native area. When Cao Cao tried sending over a representative, Chen Yu, to also keep Sun Ce in check, he was essentially told to get lost. With Sun Ce far away from Cao Cao's own area of influence, there was little he could do. With his position secured, Sun Ce went on a rampage in southern and central China, defeating opponent after opponent in a series of campaigns that rolled from one into the next. Liu Xun, Huang Zu, Liu Biao, and Hua Xin were defeated outright or reduced to non-threats, giving Sun Ce an almost dreadful reputation for his lightning-fast campaigns and battles.
However, no winning streak can last forever. In his final campaign, Sun Ce turned to Xu Gong to his north-east. A constant thorn in his side, especially because he harboured Yan Baihu in his territory, Sun Ce moved against Xu Gong when the latter rebelled against him. Xu Gong was soundly defeated, captured, and executed by Sun Ce. Yet, as he prepared to finally hunt down and rid China of Yan Baihu, Sun Ce was ambushed by the retainers of the late Xu Gong, who mortally wounded him. Sun Ce died aged 24 or 25 from his injuries, leaving his territory behind to his brother, Sun Quan.
Sun Ce left behind rather big boots to fill for Sun Quan. In the span of some nine years time, starting at the age of fifteen or sixteen, Sun Ce had drastically improved the situation the Sun clan found itself if. From controlling just a handful of retainers and officers who served his late father, to becoming an overwhelming force that dominated southeastern China, Sun Ce's rise to glory and power had been as rapid and drastic as his sudden downfall.
Other Languages[]
| Language | Name |
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| English | Sun Ce - Bofu |
| French | Sun Ce - Bofu |
| German | Sun Ce - Bofu |
| Italian | Sun Ce - Bofu |
| Spanish | Sun Ce - Bofu |
| Portuguese | Sun Ce - Bofu |
| Polish | Sun Ce - Bofu |
| Czech | Sun Cche - Po-fu |
| Turkish | Sun Ce - Bofu |
| Chinese (Simplified)
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孙策 (伯符) Sūn Cè (Bófú)
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| Chinese (Traditional)
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孫策 (伯符) Sūn Cè (Bófú)
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| Korean | 손책 (백부) Son-chaek (Baek-pu)
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| Russian | Сунь Цэ - Бофу Sun' Tse - Bofu
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Gallery[]
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