- Sun Ren is a Chinese name; the family name is Sun.
Sun Ren is a unique legendary Vanguard hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. She is a member of Sun Jian in 190 and Sun Ce in 194 and 200. She is a child in all start dates and comes of age in the summer of 205 AD.
General Information[]
Attributes[]
Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
 Expertise |
 Resolve |
 Cunning |
 Instinct |
 Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 69 | 30 | 132 | 61 |
| -9% construction cost (administered commandery) +15 melee evasion +22% general's health +3k population growth (administered commandery) +1% ammunition (own retinue) +1 military supplies (own army) +29% melee damage -8% recruitment cost (this army) +2 satisfaction (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister) +2 unit morale (own retinue) | ||||
Background[]
Main Article: Background (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
The Rising Sun
- +30 resolve
- +20 instinct
- +10 authority
- +1 resilience
- +50% income from family estates (if faction leader)
- +3 morale (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister)
- Admires Ambition, Admires Intelligence
Traits[]
Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Kind
- +2 resolve
- +6 authority
- +5 satisfaction (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister)
- +2 public order (administered commandery)
- Values Kindness, Opposes Cruelty
- Loyal
- +8 expertise
- -50% desire for higher office
- Decreases ambition to gain independence as administrator
- Focuses on Family
- Fiery
Skills[]
Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Flames of the Phoenix
- +4 expertise
- +4 instinct
- Ability: Flames of the Phoenix
- Passion
- +8 instinct
- Unlocks assignment: Conscription
- +25% melee damage for all shock cavalry (own retinue)
Abilities[]
Main Article: Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- 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)
- Spear
- Sun Ren's Armour
- Base Armour: 60
- +18 instinct
- +40% ammunition
- +15% ranged block chance
- +6% speed
- Red Horse
- Speed: 97
- Mass: 1.5k
- +2 instinct
- Cinnabar-Red Bow
- Ranged Attack Rate: 30
- Base Ranged Damage: 1.1k
- Armour-Piercing Ranged Damage: 600
- Range: 250
- +15 instinct
- Enables: Mounted Fire while Moving
- Enables: Fire Backwards
Guanxi[]
Main Article: Guanxi
- Family
Biography[]
While Sun Jian had multiple daughters, all of which simply known as Lady Sun, Sun Ren is the manifestation of his eldest daughter. Ren appears to be a name borrowed from Sun Jian's youngest son, Sun Lang, who also used the name Sun Ren. Alternatively, she is called Shangxiang, both names being used in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In the novel, she is a brave and fiery woman defying gender roles. She marries Liu Bei yet later commits suicide when falsely learning of his death, making for an enchanting and romantic story.
The real story of Lady Sun is a bit... less flattering. She was wed off to Liu Bei in 209 AD by her half-brother Sun Quan to strengthen his alliance with the warlord. Together with her personal band of female servants, many of them armed, she moved into Jing province yet never really found any favour with Liu Bei, who distrusted her. She also became infamous for her unladylike personality, being described as arrogant and entitled. Even Fa Zheng, a man infamous for his ruthlessness and vengeance, was unimpressed by Sun Ren and urged Liu Bei in no small terms to get rid of her.
In 211 AD, with Liu Bei leaving for Yi Province, Sun Quan sent over a ship to go fetch his half-sister, perhaps by her own request. Before leaving, she tried to "escort" (read: kidnap) Liu Bei's son and future Emperor of Shu-Han, Liu Shan. This failed, as she was intercepted and the child was rescued from her clutches, at which point she completely disappears from the historical record.
Trivia[]
- Sun Ren is also commonly known as Sun Shangxiang in other entertainment media related to the Three Kingdoms period.
- Sun Ren is unique for being a female Vanguard hero, a hero class usually reserved for males only. The only other female Vanguard is Empress He.
- She is also featured in Creative Assembly's E3 2018 debut show as part of the first-ever playable demo for the game, The Ambush of Sun Ren.
Gallery[]
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| 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・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 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 |