- Zhao Yun is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhao.
Zhao Yun is a unique legendary Sentinel hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. He starts as a member of Gongsun Zan in 190, before joining Liu Bei in 194 and 200.
Description[]
Zhao Yun has a steadfast sense of moral duty and will always do what he thinks is right, no matter how dangerous. As a charismatic and skilled warrior, Zhao Yun fights for justice, and will follow none but the most righteous of warlords.
General Information[]
Attributes[]
Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Expertise: 119
- -26% construction cost (administered commandery)
- +39 melee evasion
- Resolve: 92
- +36% general's health
- +5k population growth (administered commandery)
- Cunning: 45
- +9% ammunition (own retinue)
- +2 military supplies (own army)
- Instinct: 53
- +7% melee damage
- -2% recruitment cost (this army)
- Authority: 49
- +2 unit morale (own retinue)
Background[]
Main Article: Background (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
Light in the Dark
- +20 expertise
- +30 resolve
- +10 instinct
- +1 resilience
Commends Bravery.
Unit Statistics[]
- Morale: 45
- Melee Toughness: 32
- Ranged Toughness: 39
- Melee Power: 23
- Hit Points: 18k
- Melee Charge Bonus: 125
- Melee Attack Rate: 40
- Base Melee Damage: 285
- Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 1.1k
- Base Melee Evasion: 39%
- Base Armour: 55%
- Ranged Block Chance: 30%
- Speed: 97
Traits[]
Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
Brave
- +12 resolve
- +3 morale (when commanding)
Commends Bravery.
Kind
- +2 resolve
- +6 authority
- +2 public order (administered commandery)
Values Kindness, Opposes Cruelty.
Honourable
- +8 resolve
- -50% desire for higher office
- -10% chance of capturing enemy officers post-battle
- Decreases ambition to gain independence as administrator
Commends Honour, Opposes Criminality, Opposes Cruelty.
Skills[]
Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Zeal
- +8 expertise
- +10% melee armour-piercing damage (own army)
- +40% melee attack rate
- Flames of the Phoenix
- +4 expertise
- +4 instinct
- Ability: Flames of the Phoenix
- Understanding
- +8 expertise
- Unlocks assignment: Industrial Exploitation
- Perception
- +8 authority
- Enables: Ignore Forest Penalties (own retinue)
- +25% chance of avoiding ambush (own army)
Abilities[]
Main Article: Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Flames of the Phoenix
- Can use if:
- In melee
- Engaged in 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
- Base Melee Damage: 265
- Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 1.1k
- Melee Attack Rate: 24
- +9 expertise
- +9 instinct
- Zhao Yun's Armour
- Base Armour: 55
- +18 expertise
- +30% ranged block chance
- +12 charge bonus
Guanxi[]
Main Article: Guanxi
- Friends
Biography[]
Very little is known about Zhao Yun's early life. He was born in Changshan commandery in north-eastern China in 168 AD. From an early age, Zhao Yun had an impressive physique, being both tall and strong. He joined the military, becoming a commander under Gongsun Zan when the Han Dynasty collapsed. He served Gongsun Zan honourably for a few years before meeting Liu Bei. Zhao Yun, like many of the ordinary people of China, was starstruck by Liu Bei. He would join Liu Bei's army shortly after with Gongsun Zan's blessing, as he was a friend of Liu Bei himself.
He was a cavalry commander under Liu Bei for a short while before returning to Gongsun Zan in 192. Here he joined the general in a desperate defence of his homeland against the invading Yuan Shao. Yuan eventually defeated Gongsun Zan. Zhao Yun once again returned to serve under Liu Bei, who had entered an alliance with Yuan Shao against the ever-growing threat posed by Cao Cao.
Zhao Yun spent almost the entirety of the next decade desperately trying to get recognized by Liu Bei. Eventually, Liu Bei was driven south after a series of misfortunes. Here Zhao Yun finally managed to distinguish himself, first escorting Liu Bei's wife and son away from danger and then later saving the lives of two of Liu Bei's daughters who were being held hostage by Cao Chun, the brother of Cao Ren. For saving members of Liu Bei's family more than once, he promoted Zhao Yun to a general.
Zhao Yun then spent the rest of his life under Liu Bei, racking up a rather impressive list of victories, even going so far as to win a few battles against all odds. Zhao Yun became known as a hero of the people, regularly going out of his way to help and defend the common citizens of China. He even clashed a few times with Liu Bei on the treatment of conquered territories and the people within them. There are a few accounts of people cheering Zhao Yun on as a liberator instead of a conqueror. He also possessed a remarkable skill in combat, winning dozens of duels.
Zhao Yun's fall from glory would come in 227. His and Zhuge Liang's armies were stationed in the north-eastern reaches of Shu Han when they were ordered to launch yet another attack on Wei. Zhuge Liang had most of the fighting force, and Zhao Yun served as the distraction. Zhao's distraction encountered a huge army and was forced to order a retreat after only a handful of skirmishes to prevent a bloodbath. Zhuge Liang's army retreated in turn, and the two armies came out of the fight relatively unscathed. Despite this, it was a defeat.
He was eventually demoted to a general of a lesser rank, a ruling he agreed with. He wouldn't participate in any other campaign as he died from old age in 229. Despite being supposedly disgraced, he became a member of the extremely tiny group of people that were posthumously honoured by the ruling family of Shu Han.
Trivia[]
- In the initial reveal post, Zhao Yun's nickname Zilong (子龙; lit. Mr.Dragon; Pinyin: zi lóng) is mistranslated as homophonic Zilong (紫龙; lit. purple dragon; Pinyin: zi lóng) by The Creative Assembly. The mistake was quickly fixed afterwards.[1]
Reference[]
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