Dynasty Warriors/Characters/The Yuan Family

A list of the members of the distinguished Yuan Family in the Dynasty Warriors series.

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Yuan Shao

"The Pride of the Nobility"

"Everybody kneel down, for Yuan Shao has taken to the battlefield!"

Voiced by: Osamu Ryutani (Japanese), Christopher Corey Smith (English)

Born: (Unknown)
Died: June 28, 202
Japanese spelling: Enshou

Age: 37
Height: 5'10" (178cm)

Yuan Shao of the esteemed Yuan family, is of royal blood and a prominent figure in the early Three Kingdoms period. He organized the movement against Dong Zhuo and developed a massive following in the north. He would cross paths with Cao Cao which would lead them to a decisive battle at Guan Du.

An aristocrat who can come off as snobbish, he believes that only one of wealth and privilege can unite the land.

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• Back from the Dead - In the final chapter of Strikeforce.
• Badass Longcoat - DW7
• Badass Mustache - It works for him.
• Blue Blood - Nearly every other line out of his mouth talks about the distinguished Yuan family; historically his family had for four consecutive generations held at least one of the three highest posts (the Three Excellencies) in the Han imperial government.
• Flanderization - Since DW3, he has become much more vain and pompous. By DW6, he actually looks the part!
  • Likewise his continual referencing of his lineage is pretty much exclusive to the Dynasty Warriors series; the historical basis for this (see the Blue Blood example) is never mentioned in the games' story, so he comes off looking particularly vain.
• Paul St Peter - DW4-5
  • Dave Wittenberg - DW6
• Nice Hat - How does it stay perfectly on his head in the heat of battle...?
• Rain of Arrows - His Tome Special in DW6
• Royal Rapier
• Rulers Prefer Swords
• Upper Class Twit - Sometimes, though notably apparent in the crossover.
• White-Haired Pretty Boy - Since DW6, he has become more dashing and younger looking in each game.