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* BrutalHonesty: And we're not talking the metaphorically brutal kind here. When he deposed the young Emperor Liu Bian and crowned his nine-year-old cousin Liu Xie, he gave Liu Xie a speech about the nature of his father's DeadlyDecadentCourt and the self-serving, cowardly mandarins and imperial relatives as he forced the boy to ride on a spike-wheeled chariot ''over tied-up court officials'', making a bloody mess of the Imperial palace's court yard. It helped Liu Xie learn the lesson very quickly and triggered an almost-FaceHeelTurn for the boy.
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* BrutalHonesty: And we're not talking the metaphorically brutal kind here. When he deposed the young Emperor Liu Bian and crowned his nine-year-old cousin Liu Xie, he gave Liu Xie a speech about the nature of his father's DeadlyDecadentCourt DecadentCourt and the self-serving, cowardly mandarins and imperial relatives as he forced the boy to ride on a spike-wheeled chariot ''over tied-up court officials'', making a bloody mess of the Imperial palace's court yard. It helped Liu Xie learn the lesson very quickly and triggered an almost-FaceHeelTurn for the boy.
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Dong Zhuo is at the beginning of the series the most prominent warlord of China by virtue of holding not only the capital Luoyang but is usurping the emperor's authority, having in practice taken the very young emperor as a hostage. His usurpation and disrespect of Imperial authority make him branded as a villain by every other warlord, but Dong Zhuo shows in this series that he's merely overt about his ambition.
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** Yuan Tai, a spy of Guandong alliance and the trainer of the imperial army challenged Hua Xiong to a five-strike match and proved his equal until he suddenly turned CombatPragmatist and defeated Hua Xiong by kicking burning ashes into his eyes... at which point Lu Bu immediately took over, simultaneously broke Yuan Tai's arm and upended a bowl of fire into his face, burning him alive, ''as his only attack''. The whole fight is treated as Lu Bu's first on-screen CrowningMomentOfAwesome and Yuan Tai's soldiers surrendered without further ado, fearing that they would otherwise taste Lu Bu's remaining four strikes.
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** Yuan Tai, a spy of Guandong alliance and the trainer of the imperial army challenged Hua Xiong to a five-strike match and proved his equal until he suddenly turned CombatPragmatist and defeated Hua Xiong by kicking burning ashes into his eyes... at which point Lu Bu immediately took over, simultaneously broke Yuan Tai's arm and upended a bowl of fire into his face, burning him alive, ''as his only attack''. The whole fight is treated as Lu Bu's first on-screen CrowningMomentOfAwesome and Yuan Tai's soldiers surrendered without further ado, fearing that they would otherwise taste Lu Bu's remaining four strikes.
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* DecapitationPresentation: After retreating back to Chang'an following their defeat to Cao's army, they were killed by their own men and their heads was presented inside a box to Cao Cao.
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* OffWithHisHead: Courtesy of Xiahou Dun.
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* EvilIsPetty: They are prejudiced against Jia Xu even before the event that leads to their reaction of YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness regarding him below, even though he deserves credit for Niu Fu's vengeance team going as far as they did in the first place.
* JerkassHasAPoint: With that said, Jia Xu ''did'' get back at Lu Bu by sacrificing [[spoiler:Niu Fu and Dong Yue, the last two major leaders of their faction]] without batting an eye. Anyone is bound to get cold feet when they keep around a HypercompetentSidekick who they know never really answers to them, disregards their authority and considers his own lords mere tools for revenge.
* JerkassHasAPoint: With that said, Jia Xu ''did'' get back at Lu Bu by sacrificing [[spoiler:Niu Fu and Dong Yue, the last two major leaders of their faction]] without batting an eye. Anyone is bound to get cold feet when they keep around a HypercompetentSidekick who they know never really answers to them, disregards their authority and considers his own lords mere tools for revenge.
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* TyrantTakesTheHelm: After Niu Fu's death and Jia Xu's departure.
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* OnlySaneMan
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* MotiveDecay: The Xiliang army under Dong Zhuo saw the deposition of the young Emperor and their bloody purge in Luyang it as acts of reform that would decisively and necessarily the Imperial court of incompetent and corrupt officials who were the indirect cause of the Yellow Turban rebellion. Finally gaining the prestige and power that come with being the de facto authority at the Imperial seat and behind the Emperor is also a sweet long overdue TakeThat to the Middle Kingdom warlords who used to snub them. The successive deaths of Dong Zhuo and all of his legitimate, capable heirs cause their morale to break apart, which is not helped by the leadership of [[StupidEvil Li Jue and Guo Si]]. By the end of the Emperor escorting arc, Zhang Ji himself remarks that Dong Zhuo's dream was long since over.
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* MotiveDecay: The Xiliang army under Dong Zhuo saw the deposition of the young Emperor and their bloody purge in Luyang it as acts of reform that would decisively and necessarily cleanse the Imperial court of incompetent and corrupt officials who were the indirect cause of the Yellow Turban rebellion. Finally gaining the prestige and power that come with being the de facto authority at the Imperial seat and behind the Emperor is also a sweet long overdue TakeThat to the Middle Kingdom warlords who used to snub them. The successive deaths of Dong Zhuo and all of his legitimate, capable heirs cause their morale to break apart, which is not helped by the leadership of [[StupidEvil Li Jue and Guo Si]]. By the end of the Emperor escorting arc, Zhang Ji himself remarks that Dong Zhuo's dream was long since over.
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* DividedWeFall: What ultimately brings them down is neither the combined powers of the Guandong warlords nor Cao Cao, but the chronic blow-for-blow backstabbings that their leader figures cannot keep in reins.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: According to many generals attending Dong Zhuo's Imperial banquet, the Xiliang men have to fight tooth-and-nail with the barbarian tribes for generations to protect the borders of the Middle Kingdom, and yet they are always looked down on as savages by other warlords. This plays a big part in their desire to rebel under Dong Zhuo's banner.
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* MotiveDecay: The Xiliang army under Dong Zhuo saw the deposition of the young Emperor and their bloody purge in Luyang it as acts of reform that would decisively and necessarily the Imperial court of incompetent and corrupt officials who were the indirect cause of the Yellow Turban rebellion. Finally gaining the prestige and power that come with being the de facto authority at the Imperial seat and behind the Emperor is also a sweet long overdue TakeThat to the Middle Kingdom warlords who used to snub them. The successive deaths of Dong Zhuo and all of his legitimate, capable heirs cause their morale to break apart, which is not helped by the leadership of [[StupidEvil Li Jue and Guo Si]]. By the end of the Emperor escorting arc, Zhang Ji himself remarks that Dong Zhuo's dream was long since over.
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* VillainDecay: They started out as the BigBad of the story, and literally the entire military powers of the Middle Kingdom had to band together to bring them to justice (and failed). Without Dong Zhuo (or any decent leaders, for that matter), their rule in the capital city quickly degenerates into a long series of power abuse, corruption and internal wars in the top ranks. Their final days are marked by external and internal chaos, the Emperor escaping from the palace, entire collapse of the army, and unceremonious ends for all responsible parties.
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* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Li Jue, Guo Si and Zhang Ji.]]
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* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Niu Fu, Their leaders are surprisingly prone to this, really. [[spoiler:Barring Li Ru and maybe Dong Yue, Li Jue, Guo Si and Zhang Ji.Zhuo, all major characters meet their ends minus a head.]]
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* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:Just as he starts to appreciate Lu Bu and Zhang Liao for saving his life, Zhang Liao murders him.]]
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* IdiotBall: [[spoiler:After Dong Zhuo's death, his generals keep juggling it. Understandably, they don't last long.]]
* IgnoredExpert: [[spoiler:Jia Xu. Dong Zhuo should have listend to his plans instead of Li Ru's.]]
* IgnoredExpert: [[spoiler:Jia Xu. Dong Zhuo should have listend to his plans instead of Li Ru's.]]
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* IdiotBall: [[spoiler:After After Dong Zhuo's death, his generals keep juggling it. Understandably, they don't last long.]]
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* IgnoredExpert: Had Dong Zhuo listened to [[spoiler:JiaXu. Dong Zhuo should have listend to his Xu's]] plans instead of Li Ru's.Ru's, history as we know it would have turned out very differently.
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Li Jue, Guo Si and Zhang Ji.]]
* IgnoredExpert: Had Dong Zhuo listened to [[spoiler:Jia
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Li Jue, Guo Si and Zhang Ji.]]
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* StupidEvil: Li Jue and Guo Si, who abuse the Emperor, kick out Jia Xu[[note]]they don't trust him for going behind their backs with his own scheme to thwart Lu Bu one more time -- sneak Dong Zhuo's edict to Dong Yue, then just flat-out tell the Ma clan that Lu Bu will betray them -- but he did so because he felt that they couldn't be trusted with the scheme[[/note]] and then ransack Chang'an after Jia Xu's departure, ultimately causing the downfall of Dong Zhuo's remnant faction with their interminable in-fighting. [[spoiler:Eventually Jia Xu sells them both out by giving Cao Cao a date upon which he should march on Chang'an, and they're made the villains in Xun Yu's "escorting the Emperor" scheme. Even then, they not-so-secretly plot to get rid of the other once they can get the Emperor back, but the Cao army beats them back and for the finale Xun Yu has the Cao army break off pursuit specifically so that their last cohort Wu Xi will see Li Jue and Guo Si as the more immediately threat and kill them.]]
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Liu Xie was about to escape their grasp, Li Jue tried to kill the young Emperor. Even Guo Si, who was not a moral pillar to begin with, was appalled and tried to stop him. [[spoiler:Thankfully Dian Wei arrived in time.]]
* MotiveDecay: They were initially among Dong Zhuo's few loyal supporters who were aware of Lu Bu's true colors. In the Lu Bu usurpation arc, they steadfastly stood behind Li Ru to expose Lu Bu and after Li Ru and Dong Zhuo died, joined Niu Fu to seek vengeance. At the end of that arc, being left with neither a leader to rally under (Niu Fu having sacrificed himself) nor an enemy to fight against (Lu Bu having been exiled from Chang'an by Jia Xu's scheme), they quickly turned against each other.
* StupidEvil: They abuse the Emperor, kick out Jia Xu and then ransack Chang'an after Jia Xu's departure, ultimately causing the downfall of Dong Zhuo's remnant faction with their interminable in-fighting. [[spoiler:Eventually Jia Xu sells them both out by giving Cao Cao a date upon which he should march on Chang'an, and they're made the villains in Xun Yu's "escorting the Emperor" scheme. Even then, they not-so-secretly plot to get rid of the other once they can get the Emperor back, but the Cao army beats them back and for the finale Xun Yu has the Cao army break off pursuit specifically so that their last cohort Wu Xi will see Li Jue and Guo Si as the more immediately threat and kill them.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: They've always had their problem wih resident ChessmasterSidekick Jia Xu, but the water that broke the camel's back for them is when he went behind their backs with his own scheme to thwart Lu Bu one more time -- sneak Dong Zhuo's edict to Dong Yue, then just flat-out tell the Ma clan that Lu Bu will betray them. Granted, he did so because he felt that they couldn't be trusted with the scheme and Lu Bu likely had planted spies around them, but Li Jue still took that as an excuse to nearly shoot Jia Xu to death.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Liu Xie was about to escape their grasp, Li Jue tried to kill the young Emperor. Even Guo Si, who was not a moral pillar to begin with, was appalled and tried to stop him. [[spoiler:Thankfully Dian Wei arrived in time.]]
* MotiveDecay: They were initially among Dong Zhuo's few loyal supporters who were aware of Lu Bu's true colors. In the Lu Bu usurpation arc, they steadfastly stood behind Li Ru to expose Lu Bu and after Li Ru and Dong Zhuo died, joined Niu Fu to seek vengeance. At the end of that arc, being left with neither a leader to rally under (Niu Fu having sacrificed himself) nor an enemy to fight against (Lu Bu having been exiled from Chang'an by Jia Xu's scheme), they quickly turned against each other.
* StupidEvil: They abuse the Emperor, kick out Jia Xu and then ransack Chang'an after Jia Xu's departure, ultimately causing the downfall of Dong Zhuo's remnant faction with their interminable in-fighting. [[spoiler:Eventually Jia Xu sells them both out by giving Cao Cao a date upon which he should march on Chang'an, and they're made the villains in Xun Yu's "escorting the Emperor" scheme. Even then, they not-so-secretly plot to get rid of the other once they can get the Emperor back, but the Cao army beats them back and for the finale Xun Yu has the Cao army break off pursuit specifically so that their last cohort Wu Xi will see Li Jue and Guo Si as the more immediately threat and kill them.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: They've always had their problem wih resident ChessmasterSidekick Jia Xu, but the water that broke the camel's back for them is when he went behind their backs with his own scheme to thwart Lu Bu one more time -- sneak Dong Zhuo's edict to Dong Yue, then just flat-out tell the Ma clan that Lu Bu will betray them. Granted, he did so because he felt that they couldn't be trusted with the scheme and Lu Bu likely had planted spies around them, but Li Jue still took that as an excuse to nearly shoot Jia Xu to death.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Aware of the inevitable outcome, he stays behind Li Jue and Guo Si to hold off the charging Xiahou Dun, however little that counts, with Dong Zhuo's flag in hand. In response, Xiahou Dun gives him a thumb up and takes his head.
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* SarcasmMode: Mockingly tells Li Jue and Guo Si to take the HeelFaceTurn and return to farming in Xiliang, a jab at their inability (and his own) to keep Chang'an together.
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* AFatherToHisMen: In the last day of Dong Zhuo's regime, his final act as a commanding officer of Dong Zhuo's army is to discharge all his men, believing there's no longer any reason for them to lose their lives over. With this, he also removes Li Jue's and Guo Si's last backup army, allowing Cao Cao and Xun Yu to finish them easily.
* TheGenericGuy: Unlike Li Jue and Guo Si who sport distinct villainous features, he looks (pretty much) like a random captain. Probably speaks to the fact that he's the most grounded among them all.
* LastRequest: As he goes off to take his LastStand against Cao Cao's cavalry, he asks Jia Xu to take care of his nephew Zhang Xiu. For all the trouble that it's worth, [[PetTheDog Jia Xu keeps his promise]].
* UglyGuyHotWife: He's not ugly, just plain, but clearly contrasts his wife who is reputedly a great beauty. [[spoiler:In Pang Tong's debut arc, Xiao Meng impersonated her to get close to Cao Cao to assassinate him.]]
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* AFatherToHisMen: In the last day of Dong Zhuo's regime, his final act as a commanding officer of Dong Zhuo's army is to discharge all his men, believing there's no longer any reason for them to lose their lives over. With this, he also removes Li Jue's and Guo Si's last backup army, allowing Cao Cao and Xun Yu to finish them easily.
* TheGenericGuy: Unlike Li Jue and Guo Si who sport distinct villainous features, he looks (pretty much) like a random captain. Probably speaks to the fact that he's the most grounded among them all.
* LastRequest: As he goes off to take his LastStand against Cao Cao's cavalry, he asks Jia Xu to take care of his nephew Zhang Xiu. For all the trouble that it's worth, [[PetTheDog Jia Xu keeps his promise]].
* UglyGuyHotWife: He's not ugly, just plain, but clearly contrasts his wife who is reputedly a great beauty. [[spoiler:In Pang Tong's debut arc, Xiao Meng impersonated her to get close to Cao Cao to assassinate him.]]
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Li Jue and Guo Si.]]
* BestServedCold: [[spoiler:Hua Xiong's subordinates Song Xian, Wei Xu and Hou Cheng, who joined Lu Bu's army to have a chance at revenge for Hua Xiong and Dong Zhuo.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: Hua Xiong's subordinates Song Xian, Wei Xu and Hou Cheng.
* BestServedCold: [[spoiler:Hua Xiong's subordinates Song Xian, Wei Xu and Hou Cheng, who joined Lu Bu's army to have a chance at revenge for Hua Xiong and Dong Zhuo.]]
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Li Dong Zhuo and later Li Jue and Guo Si.Si.
* BestServedCold: [[spoiler:Hua Xiong's subordinates Song Xian, Wei Xu and Hou Cheng joined Lu Bu's army to have a chance at revenge for Hua Xiong and Dong Zhuo. Their patience is finally rewarded at the end of Cao Cao's 2nd Xuzhou campaign.]]
* BestServedCold: [[spoiler:Hua Xiong's subordinates Song Xian, Wei Xu and Hou Cheng, who joined Lu Bu's army to have a chance at revenge for Hua Xiong and Dong Zhuo.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: Hua Xiong's subordinates Song Xian, Wei Xu and Hou Cheng.Cheng, who disappeared since volume 6 only to return in volume 28 with much more significant roles.
* BestServedCold: [[spoiler:Hua Xiong's subordinates Song Xian, Wei Xu and Hou Cheng joined Lu Bu's army to have a chance at revenge for Hua Xiong and Dong Zhuo. Their patience is finally rewarded at the end of Cao Cao's 2nd Xuzhou campaign.]]
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Dong Huang, Dong Zhuo's nephew.
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: [[spoiler:Just as he's revealed to be a decent enough manipulator and quite a charismatic talker, who Hua Xiong realizes is bolstering his inheritance against Lu Bu by focusing the troops' attention and praise onto himself, Lu Bu tops it by foiling a bold assassination attempt from Yuan Fang and Yuan Shao in broad daylight, earning him back the praise and attention from Dong Zhuo and foot soldiers alike.]]
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion]]: [[spoiler:An intentional example in-universe; Dong Zhuo sets Huang up as his heir only so that when Lu Bu kills Huang, he will know that Lu Bu's finally ready to show his true colors.]]
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: [[spoiler:Just Just as he's revealed to be a decent enough manipulator and quite a charismatic talker, who Hua Xiong realizes is bolstering his inheritance against Lu Bu by focusing the troops' attention and praise onto himself, Lu Bu tops it by foiling a bold assassination attempt from Yuan Fang and Yuan Shao in broad daylight, earning him back the praise and attention from Dong Zhuo and foot soldiers alike.alike. [[spoiler:It might be the reason Dong Zhuo believes him to be an InadequateInheritor and selects his son-in-law Li Ru as the heir instead.]]
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion]]: [[spoiler:An intentional example in-universe; Dong Zhuo sets Huang up as his heir (or secretly switches heirdom to Li Ru half-way, see above) only so that when Lu Bu kills Huang, he will know that Lu Bu's finally ready to show his true colors.]]
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion]]: [[spoiler:An intentional example in-universe; Dong Zhuo sets Huang up as his heir (or secretly switches heirdom to Li Ru half-way, see above) only so that when Lu Bu kills Huang, he will know that Lu Bu's finally ready to show his true colors.]]
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* GenreSavvy: He's aware that people would try to assassinate him some way or the other because he's Dong Zhuo's advisor and commands his army. Coupled with his deduction that the Sima family has a private assassin squad[[note]]since they have the guts to disobey the warlords despite not having a private army[[/note]], he prepared a scapegoat who dressed and looked like him to fool the Crippled Legion assassins. [[spoiler:But Huo still got the better of him.]]
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's killed in the second chapter and his role, had he survived the assasination, is to become another victim in Lu Bu's scenario to usurp Dong Zhuo. [[spoiler:However, through acts of vengeance carried out by his BloodKnight sons, his death ultimately caused Sima Yi's StartOfDarkness and consequently the rise of Jin kingdom at the end of this era.]]
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* StupidEvil: Li Jue and Guo Si, who abuse the Emperor, kick out Jia Xu[[hottip:*:they don't trust him for going behind their backs with his own scheme to thwart Lu Bu one more time -- sneak Dong Zhuo's edict to Dong Yue, then just flat-out tell the Ma clan that Lu Bu will betray them -- but he did so because he felt that they couldn't be trusted with the scheme]] and then ransack Chang'an after Jia Xu's departure, ultimately causing the downfall of Dong Zhuo's remnant faction with their interminable in-fighting. [[spoiler:Eventually Jia Xu sells them both out by giving Cao Cao a date upon which he should march on Chang'an, and they're made the villains in Xun Yu's "escorting the Emperor" scheme. Even then, they not-so-secretly plot to get rid of the other once they can get the Emperor back, but the Cao army beats them back and for the finale Xun Yu has the Cao army break off pursuit specifically so that their last cohort Wu Xi will see Li Jue and Guo Si as the more immediately threat and kill them.]]
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* StupidEvil: Li Jue and Guo Si, who abuse the Emperor, kick out Jia Xu[[hottip:*:they Xu[[note]]they don't trust him for going behind their backs with his own scheme to thwart Lu Bu one more time -- sneak Dong Zhuo's edict to Dong Yue, then just flat-out tell the Ma clan that Lu Bu will betray them -- but he did so because he felt that they couldn't be trusted with the scheme]] scheme[[/note]] and then ransack Chang'an after Jia Xu's departure, ultimately causing the downfall of Dong Zhuo's remnant faction with their interminable in-fighting. [[spoiler:Eventually Jia Xu sells them both out by giving Cao Cao a date upon which he should march on Chang'an, and they're made the villains in Xun Yu's "escorting the Emperor" scheme. Even then, they not-so-secretly plot to get rid of the other once they can get the Emperor back, but the Cao army beats them back and for the finale Xun Yu has the Cao army break off pursuit specifically so that their last cohort Wu Xi will see Li Jue and Guo Si as the more immediately threat and kill them.]]
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* MoralEventHorizon: Mass-murdering court officials, deposing the young Emperor[[hottip:*:complete with sitting on him and taunting, [["MemeticMutation Your Majesty, does my ass smell good?"]] and giving his brother the throne, installing himself as the Grand Tutor, among others. The universal opinion is that he crossed it a long time ago... although it's revealed by one of Cao Cao's historians that [[spoiler:Dong Zhuo will further be denigrated to make Cao Cao's own "holding of the Emperor" not look so bad in comparison]].
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* GoneHorriblyWrong: His plan to expose Lu Bu's treachery. [[spoiler:Subverted[[hottip:*:when [[spoiler:Subverted[[note]]when Lu Bu makes his coup attempt, only for Dong Zhuo to reveal that he'd known all along and that he'd merely pretended for fall for Lu Bu's scheme]], scheme[[/note]], then subverted ''again''[[hottip:*:when ''again''[[note]]when Lu Bu's ''own'' trump cards come into play: the cooperation of the Crippled Legion, the return of the three camp captains on his side ''and'' Zhang Liao's sheer prowess as a swordsman]].swordsman[[/note]]. To sum it up, Lu Bu wins.]]
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** Eventually he falls for a subsequent scheme of Yuan Fang's when he leaves Dong Zhuo's side to intercept the charging Wen Chou at the City of Kings, leaving Dong Zhuo defenseless [[spoiler:had that not been the moment at which Lu Bu finally figured out the scheme and intercepted Yuan Fang and Yuan Shao[[hottip:*:although Shao[[note]]although in fairness, Lu Bu couldn't figure it out ''until'' Hua Xiong fell for the ploy]].ploy[[/note]].]]
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* GenreSavvy: He's aware that people would try to assassinate him some way or the other because he's Dong Zhuo's advisor and commands his army. Coupled with his deduction that the Sima family has a private assassin squad[[hottip:*:since they have the guts to disobey the warlords despite not having a private army]], he prepared a scapegoat who dressed and looked like him to fool the Crippled Legion assassins. [[spoiler:But Huo still got the better of him.]]
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* GenreSavvy: He's aware that people would try to assassinate him some way or the other because he's Dong Zhuo's advisor and commands his army. Coupled with his deduction that the Sima family has a private assassin squad[[hottip:*:since squad[[note]]since they have the guts to disobey the warlords despite not having a private army]], army[[/note]], he prepared a scapegoat who dressed and looked like him to fool the Crippled Legion assassins. [[spoiler:But Huo still got the better of him.]]
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* TheSmartGuy: Besides being known as one of the most famous advisors, he apparently writes theses and composes music too. When Dong Zhuo is not only impressed with "Diaochan"'s beauty but also her[[hottip:*:in reality, ''his'']] singing of a song that Xu Lin wrote called "Pondering Homeland", Dong Zhuo's choice of opening pick-up line is "If you were a man, you would be another Xu Lin!"
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* TheSmartGuy: Besides being known as one of the most famous advisors, he apparently writes theses and composes music too. When Dong Zhuo is not only impressed with "Diaochan"'s beauty but also her[[hottip:*:in her[[note]]in reality, ''his'']] ''his''[[/note]] singing of a song that Xu Lin wrote called "Pondering Homeland", Dong Zhuo's choice of opening pick-up line is "If you were a man, you would be another Xu Lin!"
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* YankTheDogsChain: Hua Xiong, it seems Lu Bu is a nice guy after all! He goes to battle to cover your retreat after you lost [[spoiler:an arm]] to Guan Yu and even sends his subordinate Zhang Liao to help you out; look like you have to change your opinion of the guy this time! [[spoiler:Uh oh.. is that Zhang Liao's blade sticking out of your chest from behind? And is Zhang Liao telling you that Lu Bu already killed your lord's nephew Dong Huang, tricked Xu Lin[[hottip:*:]] and is now prepared to kill your lord Dong Zhuo, so only you're left as an obstacle and you should disappear now?... and that's the last thing you ever hear because he just cut off your head.]]
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* YankTheDogsChain: Hua Xiong, it seems Lu Bu is a nice guy after all! He goes to battle to cover your retreat after you lost [[spoiler:an arm]] to Guan Yu and even sends his subordinate Zhang Liao to help you out; look like you have to change your opinion of the guy this time! [[spoiler:Uh oh.. is that Zhang Liao's blade sticking out of your chest from behind? And is Zhang Liao telling you that Lu Bu already killed your lord's nephew Dong Huang, tricked Xu Lin[[hottip:*:]] Lin and is now prepared to kill your lord Dong Zhuo, so only you're left as an obstacle and you should disappear now?... and that's the last thing you ever hear because he just cut off your head.]]
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* AttemptedRape: Almost pulled this on Xiao Meng, if not for Yuan Dang[[hottip:*:[[spoiler:Lu Bu]]]][='=]s timely intervention. [[spoiler:Turns out it's all an act between them to out Xiao Meng as a spy from the Crippled Legion.]]
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* AttemptedRape: Almost pulled this on Xiao Meng, if not for Yuan Dang[[hottip:*:[[spoiler:Lu Bu]]]][='=]s Bu]][='=]s timely intervention. [[spoiler:Turns out it's all an act between them to out Xiao Meng as a spy from the Crippled Legion.]]
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** To Lu Bu, it's [[spoiler:Sima Yi]]'s sudden appearance and Dong Zhuo's own prepared edict which exposed Lu Bu's treachery and his entire scheme. [[spoiler:Sima Yi chanced upon the envoy who was carrying the edict to Liangzhou and had him killed to secure it, then privately turned the edict over to Wang Yun - Lu Bu's political cohort - to ensure that the old man would have an ace up his sleeve when dealing with Lu Bu, who intended to use Wang Yun's court position for his own gain. Lu Bu, on the other hand, still believes that the edict remains in Sima Yi's possession and thus dismiss its effects on his long-term plans due to the Sima clan's distance from Chang'an, residing in Henei in the east. However, when Lu Bu is later driven from Chang'an and Wang Yun hangs himself, Jia Xu discovers the edict after the sacking of Chang'an and sends it to Liangzhou's Administrator Dong Yue. Dong Yue then concocts a scheme to sacrifice himself to Zhang Liao's blade to lure Lu Bu back to Liangzhou, while his own generals are to pretend to disbelieve the edict; as it happens when the generals revolt Lu Bu is taken completely unaware, loses most of his resources and is driven out of his last stronghold into a period of exile.]]
* StupidEvil: Li Jue and Guo Si, [[spoiler:who abuse the Emperor, kick out Jia Xu[[hottip:*:they don't trust him for going behind their backs with his own scheme to thwart Lu Bu one more time -- sneak Dong Zhuo's edict to Dong Yue, then just flat-out tell the Ma clan that Lu Bu will betray them -- but he did so because he felt that they couldn't be trusted with the scheme]] and then ransack Chang'an after Jia Xu's departure, ultimately causing the downfall of Dong Zhuo's remnant faction with their interminable in-fighting. Eventually Jia Xu sells them both out by giving Cao Cao a date upon which he should march on Chang'an, and they're made the villains in Xun Yu's "escorting the Emperor" scheme. Even then, they not-so-secretly plot to get rid of the other once they can get the Emperor back, but the Cao army beats them back and for the finale Xun Yu has the Cao army break off pursuit specifically so that their last cohort Wu Xi will see Li Jue and Guo Si as the more immediately threat and kill them.]]
* StupidEvil: Li Jue and Guo Si, [[spoiler:who abuse the Emperor, kick out Jia Xu[[hottip:*:they don't trust him for going behind their backs with his own scheme to thwart Lu Bu one more time -- sneak Dong Zhuo's edict to Dong Yue, then just flat-out tell the Ma clan that Lu Bu will betray them -- but he did so because he felt that they couldn't be trusted with the scheme]] and then ransack Chang'an after Jia Xu's departure, ultimately causing the downfall of Dong Zhuo's remnant faction with their interminable in-fighting. Eventually Jia Xu sells them both out by giving Cao Cao a date upon which he should march on Chang'an, and they're made the villains in Xun Yu's "escorting the Emperor" scheme. Even then, they not-so-secretly plot to get rid of the other once they can get the Emperor back, but the Cao army beats them back and for the finale Xun Yu has the Cao army break off pursuit specifically so that their last cohort Wu Xi will see Li Jue and Guo Si as the more immediately threat and kill them.]]
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** To Lu Bu, it's [[spoiler:Sima Yi]]'s sudden appearance and Dong Zhuo's own prepared edict which exposed Lu Bu's treachery and his entire scheme. [[spoiler:Sima Yi chanced upon the envoy who was carrying the edict to Liangzhou and had him killed to secure it, then privately turned the edict over to Wang Yun - Lu Bu's political cohort - to ensure that the old man would have an ace up his sleeve when dealing with Lu Bu, who intended to use Wang Yun's court position for his own gain. Lu Bu, on the other hand, still believes that the edict remains in Sima Yi's possession and thus dismiss its effects on his long-term plans due to the Sima clan's distance from Chang'an, residing in Henei in the east. However, when Lu Bu is later driven from Chang'an and Wang Yun hangs is hanged/hangs himself, Jia Xu discovers the edict after the sacking of Chang'an when he sacks Wang residence and sends it to Liangzhou's Administrator Dong Yue. Dong Yue then concocts a scheme to sacrifice himself to Zhang Liao's blade to lure Lu Bu back to Liangzhou, while his own generals are to pretend to disbelieve the edict; as edict. As it happens when the generals revolt Lu Bu is taken completely unaware, loses most of his resources and is driven out of his last stronghold into a period of exile.]]
* StupidEvil: Li Jue and Guo Si,[[spoiler:who who abuse the Emperor, kick out Jia Xu[[hottip:*:they don't trust him for going behind their backs with his own scheme to thwart Lu Bu one more time -- sneak Dong Zhuo's edict to Dong Yue, then just flat-out tell the Ma clan that Lu Bu will betray them -- but he did so because he felt that they couldn't be trusted with the scheme]] and then ransack Chang'an after Jia Xu's departure, ultimately causing the downfall of Dong Zhuo's remnant faction with their interminable in-fighting. Eventually [[spoiler:Eventually Jia Xu sells them both out by giving Cao Cao a date upon which he should march on Chang'an, and they're made the villains in Xun Yu's "escorting the Emperor" scheme. Even then, they not-so-secretly plot to get rid of the other once they can get the Emperor back, but the Cao army beats them back and for the finale Xun Yu has the Cao army break off pursuit specifically so that their last cohort Wu Xi will see Li Jue and Guo Si as the more immediately threat and kill them.]]
* StupidEvil: Li Jue and Guo Si,
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* MoralEventHorizon: Mass-murdering court officials, deposing the young Emperor[[hottip:*:complete with sitting on him and taunting, "[[MemeticMutation Your Majesty, does my ass smell good?]]"]] and giving his brother the throne, installing himself as the Grand Tutor, among others. The universal opinion is that he crossed it a long time ago... although it's revealed by one of Cao Cao's historians that [[spoiler:Dong Zhuo will further be denigrated to make Cao Cao's own "holding of the Emperor" not look so bad in comparison]].
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* MoralEventHorizon: Mass-murdering court officials, deposing the young Emperor[[hottip:*:complete with sitting on him and taunting, "[[MemeticMutation [["MemeticMutation Your Majesty, does my ass smell good?]]"]] good?"]] and giving his brother the throne, installing himself as the Grand Tutor, among others. The universal opinion is that he crossed it a long time ago... although it's revealed by one of Cao Cao's historians that [[spoiler:Dong Zhuo will further be denigrated to make Cao Cao's own "holding of the Emperor" not look so bad in comparison]].
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Happen in succession to Li Ru's and Lu Bu's scheme to one-up each other and seize power, making sure neither victory is long-lived.
** To Li Ru, the culprit are the 3rd camp captains. [[spoiler:Having been tasked by Lu Bu with "escorting" Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji to exile in Liangzhou, they are conveniently not around to hear of the moves that Lu Bu makes in their absence or Lu Bu's usurpation being exposed. When the purge begins against Lu Bu, the returning three camp captains are unaware of the changed situation, so they assume the purge -- carried out by Li Ru's forces -- to be a coup against the "loyal" Lu Bu and by extension against Dong Zhuo. Their "joining in the defense" against Li Ru's forces by Lu Bu's forces is what undoes the purge]].
** To Lu Bu, it's [[spoiler:Sima Yi]]'s sudden appearance and Dong Zhuo's edict which exposed Lu Bu's treachery and his entire scheme. [[spoiler:Sima Yi chances upon the envoy who was carrying the edict to Liangzhou and kills him to retrieve it, then turns the edict over to Wang Yun - Lu Bu's political cohort - to ensure the old man have an ace up his sleeve when dealing with Lu Bu. Lu Bu, on the other hand, still believes that the edict remains in Sima Yi's possession and dismiss its effects on his long-term plans, being in a third party's hands so far away. Jia Xu later discovers the edict after his sack of Chang'an and sends it to Liangzhou's Administrator Dong Yue. Dong Yue then concocts a scheme to sacrifice himself to Zhang Liao's blade to lure Lu Bu back to Liangzhou; as it happens when the generals revolt Lu Bu is taken completely unaware, loses most of his resources and is driven out of his last stronghold into a period of exile.]]
* StupidEvil: Li Jue and Guo Si, [[spoiler:who abuse the Emperor, kick out Jia Xu and then rampage Chang'an after Jia Xu's departure, ultimately causing the downfall of Dong Zhuo's remnant faction with their interminable in-fighting, eventually Jia Xu sells them out by giving Cao Cao a date upon which he should march on Chang'an, and they're made the villains in Xun Yu's "escorting the Emperor" scheme.]]
** To Li Ru, the culprit are the 3rd camp captains. [[spoiler:Having been tasked by Lu Bu with "escorting" Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji to exile in Liangzhou, they are conveniently not around to hear of the moves that Lu Bu makes in their absence or Lu Bu's usurpation being exposed. When the purge begins against Lu Bu, the returning three camp captains are unaware of the changed situation, so they assume the purge -- carried out by Li Ru's forces -- to be a coup against the "loyal" Lu Bu and by extension against Dong Zhuo. Their "joining in the defense" against Li Ru's forces by Lu Bu's forces is what undoes the purge]].
** To Lu Bu, it's [[spoiler:Sima Yi]]'s sudden appearance and Dong Zhuo's edict which exposed Lu Bu's treachery and his entire scheme. [[spoiler:Sima Yi chances upon the envoy who was carrying the edict to Liangzhou and kills him to retrieve it, then turns the edict over to Wang Yun - Lu Bu's political cohort - to ensure the old man have an ace up his sleeve when dealing with Lu Bu. Lu Bu, on the other hand, still believes that the edict remains in Sima Yi's possession and dismiss its effects on his long-term plans, being in a third party's hands so far away. Jia Xu later discovers the edict after his sack of Chang'an and sends it to Liangzhou's Administrator Dong Yue. Dong Yue then concocts a scheme to sacrifice himself to Zhang Liao's blade to lure Lu Bu back to Liangzhou; as it happens when the generals revolt Lu Bu is taken completely unaware, loses most of his resources and is driven out of his last stronghold into a period of exile.]]
* StupidEvil: Li Jue and Guo Si, [[spoiler:who abuse the Emperor, kick out Jia Xu and then rampage Chang'an after Jia Xu's departure, ultimately causing the downfall of Dong Zhuo's remnant faction with their interminable in-fighting, eventually Jia Xu sells them out by giving Cao Cao a date upon which he should march on Chang'an, and they're made the villains in Xun Yu's "escorting the Emperor" scheme.]]
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Happen Happens in succession to Li Ru's and Lu Bu's scheme schemes to one-up each other and seize power, making sure neither victory is long-lived.
** To Li Ru, the culprit are the 3rd camp captains. [[spoiler:Having been tasked by Lu Bu with "escorting" Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji to exile in Liangzhou, they are conveniently not around to hear of the moves that Lu Bu makes in their absence or Lu Bu's usurpation being exposed. When the purge begins against Lu Bu, the returning three camp captains are unaware of the changed situation, so they assume the purge -- carried out by Li Ru's forces -- to be a coup against the "loyal" Lu Bu and by extension against Dong Zhuo. Their "joining in the defense" against Li Ru's forces by Lu Bu's forces is what undoes thepurge]].
purge]].
** To Lu Bu, it's [[spoiler:Sima Yi]]'s sudden appearance and Dong Zhuo's own prepared edict which exposed Lu Bu's treachery and his entire scheme. [[spoiler:Sima Yichances chanced upon the envoy who was carrying the edict to Liangzhou and kills had him killed to retrieve secure it, then turns privately turned the edict over to Wang Yun - Lu Bu's political cohort - to ensure that the old man would have an ace up his sleeve when dealing with Lu Bu. Bu, who intended to use Wang Yun's court position for his own gain. Lu Bu, on the other hand, still believes that the edict remains in Sima Yi's possession and thus dismiss its effects on his long-term plans, being plans due to the Sima clan's distance from Chang'an, residing in a third party's hands so far away. Henei in the east. However, when Lu Bu is later driven from Chang'an and Wang Yun hangs himself, Jia Xu later discovers the edict after his sack the sacking of Chang'an and sends it to Liangzhou's Administrator Dong Yue. Dong Yue then concocts a scheme to sacrifice himself to Zhang Liao's blade to lure Lu Bu back to Liangzhou; Liangzhou, while his own generals are to pretend to disbelieve the edict; as it happens when the generals revolt Lu Bu is taken completely unaware, loses most of his resources and is driven out of his last stronghold into a period of exile.]]
* StupidEvil: Li Jue and Guo Si, [[spoiler:who abuse the Emperor, kick out JiaXu Xu[[hottip:*:they don't trust him for going behind their backs with his own scheme to thwart Lu Bu one more time -- sneak Dong Zhuo's edict to Dong Yue, then just flat-out tell the Ma clan that Lu Bu will betray them -- but he did so because he felt that they couldn't be trusted with the scheme]] and then rampage ransack Chang'an after Jia Xu's departure, ultimately causing the downfall of Dong Zhuo's remnant faction with their interminable in-fighting, eventually in-fighting. Eventually Jia Xu sells them both out by giving Cao Cao a date upon which he should march on Chang'an, and they're made the villains in Xun Yu's "escorting the Emperor" scheme.scheme. Even then, they not-so-secretly plot to get rid of the other once they can get the Emperor back, but the Cao army beats them back and for the finale Xun Yu has the Cao army break off pursuit specifically so that their last cohort Wu Xi will see Li Jue and Guo Si as the more immediately threat and kill them.]]
** To Li Ru, the culprit are the 3rd camp captains. [[spoiler:Having been tasked by Lu Bu with "escorting" Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji to exile in Liangzhou, they are conveniently not around to hear of the moves that Lu Bu makes in their absence or Lu Bu's usurpation being exposed. When the purge begins against Lu Bu, the returning three camp captains are unaware of the changed situation, so they assume the purge -- carried out by Li Ru's forces -- to be a coup against the "loyal" Lu Bu and by extension against Dong Zhuo. Their "joining in the defense" against Li Ru's forces by Lu Bu's forces is what undoes the
** To Lu Bu, it's [[spoiler:Sima Yi]]'s sudden appearance and Dong Zhuo's own prepared edict which exposed Lu Bu's treachery and his entire scheme. [[spoiler:Sima Yi
* StupidEvil: Li Jue and Guo Si, [[spoiler:who abuse the Emperor, kick out Jia
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Every other adaption of Romance of Three Kingdoms portrays him as a fat, ugly, lecherous old man. In this version, he's a seasoned war commander and his body's still in top shape (to the point it warranted a WalkingShirtlessScene) even though he's getting old.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Every other adaption of Romance of Three Kingdoms portrays him as a fat, ugly, lecherous old man. In this version, he's a seasoned war commander and his body's still in top shape (to despite his age to the point it warranted a WalkingShirtlessScene) even though he's getting old.WalkingShirtlessScene.
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* CurbStompBattle: When an old patriarch of Yuan family (that he has taken hostage) tries to shame him on his repeated records of crossing MoralEventHorizon, he verbally tears the old man to shreds and leaves the physical tearing to the blade of Huo Xiong.
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* CurbStompBattle: When an old patriarch of Yuan family (that he has taken hostage) tries to shame him on his repeated records of crossing MoralEventHorizon, he verbally tears the old man to shreds and leaves the physical tearing to the blade of Huo Hua Xiong.
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-->'''Dong Zhuo''': [[MemeticMutation Your Majesty, does my ass smell good?good?]]
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He adopted [[TheStarscream Lu Bu]] and conferred great military powers on him; this is despite every smart man under him (Xu Lin, Li Ru) warning that Lu Bu is dangerous and untrustworthy, with a record of killing foster fathers for power to boot. Though unlike most examples, he is perfectly aware of Lu Bu's nature; he just keeps on using him for his talents and is confident he can keep Lu Bu in check. [[spoiler:This later comes back to bite him and Li Ru in the ass when Lu Bu's coup d'etat is aided in no small part by the beguiled generals who adore him and refuses to believe Lu Bu would conspire treason against his "father".]]
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He adopted [[TheStarscream Lu Bu]] and conferred great military powers on him; this is authority onto him, despite every smart man under him (Xu Lin, Li Ru) warning that Lu Bu is dangerous and untrustworthy, with a record of killing foster fathers for power to boot. Though unlike most examples, examples and adaptations, he is perfectly aware of Lu Bu's nature; he just keeps on using him for his talents and is confident he can keep Lu Bu in check. [[spoiler:This later comes back to bite him and Li Ru in the ass when Lu Bu finally reveals his hand; Li Ru's troops are the ones tasked with shutting down the would-be ''coup d'etat'', but Lu Bu had so utterly convinced ''other'' troops and officers of his loyalty that when they arrive on the scene, they see Li Ru's troops surrounding and besieging Lu Bu's coup d'etat is aided in no small part by the beguiled generals who adore him troops, put two and refuses to believe two together... and join in Lu Bu would conspire treason Bu's "defense" of Dong Zhuo against his "father".]]the "usurping" Li Ru!]]
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* LargeHam: In term of being ridiculously bombastic with his morale-breaking, morale-raising speeches, no hammy characters in this series, not even Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, can break his records.
* LickedByTheDog: He's a respected role model to his daughter, nephew and two sons-in-law, who are both very loyal to his cause.
* LickedByTheDog: He's a respected role model to his daughter, nephew and two sons-in-law, who are both very loyal to his cause.
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* LargeHam: In term of being ridiculously bombastic with his morale-breaking, morale-breaking or morale-raising speeches, no hammy characters in this series, not even Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, can break his records.
* LickedByTheDog: He's a respected role model to his daughter, nephew and two sons-in-law, who are both very loyal to his cause. In one son-in-law's case, [[spoiler:when Jia Xu asks one to allow himself to be killed by an assassin from Lu Bu's case so that Lu Bu will lower his guard, leaving him ripe for an ambush to avenge Dong Zhuo, the son-in-law cites "How can I forget our lord's kindness?" and promptly agrees]].
* LickedByTheDog: He's a respected role model to his daughter, nephew and two sons-in-law, who are both very loyal to his cause. In one son-in-law's case, [[spoiler:when Jia Xu asks one to allow himself to be killed by an assassin from Lu Bu's case so that Lu Bu will lower his guard, leaving him ripe for an ambush to avenge Dong Zhuo, the son-in-law cites "How can I forget our lord's kindness?" and promptly agrees]].
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* MoralEventHorizon: Mass-murdering court officials, deposing the young Emperor and giving his brother the throne, installing himself as the Grand Tutor, among others. The universal opinion is that he crossed it a long time ago... although it's revealed by one of Cao Cao's historians that [[spoiler:Dong Zhuo will further be denigrated to make Cao Cao's own "holding of the Emperor" not look so bad in comparison]].
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* MoralEventHorizon: Mass-murdering court officials, deposing the young Emperor Emperor[[hottip:*:complete with sitting on him and taunting, "[[MemeticMutation Your Majesty, does my ass smell good?]]"]] and giving his brother the throne, installing himself as the Grand Tutor, among others. The universal opinion is that he crossed it a long time ago... although it's revealed by one of Cao Cao's historians that [[spoiler:Dong Zhuo will further be denigrated to make Cao Cao's own "holding of the Emperor" not look so bad in comparison]].
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Dealt it to way too many people, and to his credit, only Yuan Shao has strong enough convictions to remain unwavered and talk back to him. [[spoiler:Gets one himself from Lu Bu when the later kills him.]]
* ScrewDestiny: Basically his response to Li Ru's prophecy of his death. [[spoiler:He ''almost'' made it, but eventually was not quite there.]]
* ScrewDestiny: Basically his response to Li Ru's prophecy of his death. [[spoiler:He ''almost'' made it, but eventually was not quite there.]]
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Dealt it to way too many people, and to his credit, Yuan Shao's credit only Yuan Shao has he had strong enough convictions to remain unwavered and talk back to him. [[spoiler:Gets one himself from Lu Bu when the later kills mortally wounds him.]]
* ScrewDestiny: Basically his response to Li Ru's prophecy of his death. [[spoiler:He ''almost'' made it, but eventually was not quite there.]] ]]
* ScrewDestiny: Basically his response to Li Ru's prophecy of his death. [[spoiler:He ''almost'' made it, but eventually was not quite there.
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* AllMenArePerverts
* AttemptedRape: Almost pulled this on Xiao Meng, if not for 'Yuan Dang'/[[spoiler:Lu Bu]]'s timely intervention. [[spoiler:Turns out it's all an act between them to out Xiao Meng as a spy from the Crippled Legion.]]
* AttemptedRape: Almost pulled this on Xiao Meng, if not for 'Yuan Dang'/[[spoiler:Lu Bu]]'s timely intervention. [[spoiler:Turns out it's all an act between them to out Xiao Meng as a spy from the Crippled Legion.]]
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* AllMenArePerverts
AllMenArePerverts
* AttemptedRape: Almost pulled this on Xiao Meng, if not for'Yuan Dang'/[[spoiler:Lu Bu]]'s Yuan Dang[[hottip:*:[[spoiler:Lu Bu]]]][='=]s timely intervention. [[spoiler:Turns out it's all an act between them to out Xiao Meng as a spy from the Crippled Legion.]]
* AttemptedRape: Almost pulled this on Xiao Meng, if not for
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* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: When he sees for himself how deadly Xiao Meng can be with just a kiss[[hottip:*:he has a poisonous needle planted deep in his mouth for such opportunity]], he quickly backs off from loudly demanding to marry Xiao Meng.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He first appears to be a haughty lech who, like Dong Zhuo's sons, tries to rape Xiao Meng [[spoiler:in his Diaochan disguise]] even though (s)he was obviously a lust object to his uncle. [[spoiler:Ugh, no, he has that SmartBall hidden just around the corner, and he inherits some of that genes for awesome inspirational speech from Dong Zhuo too.]]
* OvershadowedByAwesome: [[spoiler:Just as he's revealed to be a decent manipulator and quite a charismatic talker, Lu Bu tops it by foiling a bold assassination from Yuan Fang and Yuan Shao in broad daylights, earning him praise and attention from Dong Zhuo and foot soldiers alike.]]
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion]]: [[spoiler:An intentional example in-universe; Dong Zhuo sets Huang up as his heir only so that when Lu Bu finally kills Huang, he will know Lu Bu's ready to show his true colors.]]
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He first appears to be a haughty lech who, like Dong Zhuo's sons, tries to rape Xiao Meng [[spoiler:in his Diaochan disguise]] even though (s)he was obviously a lust object to his uncle. [[spoiler:Ugh, no, he has that SmartBall hidden just around the corner, and he inherits some of that genes for awesome inspirational speech from Dong Zhuo too.]]
* OvershadowedByAwesome: [[spoiler:Just as he's revealed to be a decent manipulator and quite a charismatic talker, Lu Bu tops it by foiling a bold assassination from Yuan Fang and Yuan Shao in broad daylights, earning him praise and attention from Dong Zhuo and foot soldiers alike.]]
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion]]: [[spoiler:An intentional example in-universe; Dong Zhuo sets Huang up as his heir only so that when Lu Bu finally kills Huang, he will know Lu Bu's ready to show his true colors.]]
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* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: When he sees for himself how deadly Xiao Meng can be with just a kiss[[hottip:*:he has a poisonous needle planted deep in his mouth for such an opportunity]], he quickly backs off from loudly demanding his just-before loud demand to marry Xiao Meng.
Meng after Lu Bu teases him about it.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He first appears to be a haughty lech who, like Dong Zhuo's sons, tries to rape Xiao Meng [[spoiler:in his Diaochan disguise]] even though (s)he was obviously a lust object to his uncle. [[spoiler:Ugh, no, he has that SmartBall hidden just around the corner, and heinherits inherited some of that genes penchant for awesome inspirational speech speeches from Dong Zhuo too.]]
* OvershadowedByAwesome: [[spoiler:Just as he's revealed to be a decent enough manipulator and quite a charismatic talker, who Hua Xiong realizes is bolstering his inheritance against Lu Bu by focusing the troops' attention and praise onto himself, Lu Bu tops it by foiling a bold assassination attempt from Yuan Fang and Yuan Shao in broaddaylights, daylight, earning him back the praise and attention from Dong Zhuo and foot soldiers alike.]]
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion]]: [[spoiler:An intentional example in-universe; Dong Zhuo sets Huang up as his heir only so that when Lu Bufinally kills Huang, he will know that Lu Bu's finally ready to show his true colors.]]
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He first appears to be a haughty lech who, like Dong Zhuo's sons, tries to rape Xiao Meng [[spoiler:in his Diaochan disguise]] even though (s)he was obviously a lust object to his uncle. [[spoiler:Ugh, no, he has that SmartBall hidden just around the corner, and he
* OvershadowedByAwesome: [[spoiler:Just as he's revealed to be a decent enough manipulator and quite a charismatic talker, who Hua Xiong realizes is bolstering his inheritance against Lu Bu by focusing the troops' attention and praise onto himself, Lu Bu tops it by foiling a bold assassination attempt from Yuan Fang and Yuan Shao in broad
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion]]: [[spoiler:An intentional example in-universe; Dong Zhuo sets Huang up as his heir only so that when Lu Bu
* [[spoiler:UnwittingPawn]]: [[spoiler:Posthumously so -- Lu Bu recommended to Li Ru a particular house with a well, as Li Ru realizes too late, because that was where Lu Bu had Dong Huang's body dumped.]]
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* GoneHorriblyWrong: His plan to expose Lu Bu's treachery. [[spoiler:Subverted[[hottip:*:when Lu Bu makes his coup attempt, only for Dong Zhuo to reveal that he'd known all along and that he'd merely pretended for fall for Lu Bu's scheme]], then subverted ''again''[[hottip:*:when Lu Bu's ''own'' trump cards come into play: the cooperation of the Handicapped Warriors, the return of the three camp captains on his side ''and'' Zhang Liao's sheer prowess]]. To sum it up, Lu Bu wins.]]
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* GoneHorriblyWrong: His plan to expose Lu Bu's treachery. [[spoiler:Subverted[[hottip:*:when Lu Bu makes his coup attempt, only for Dong Zhuo to reveal that he'd known all along and that he'd merely pretended for fall for Lu Bu's scheme]], then subverted ''again''[[hottip:*:when Lu Bu's ''own'' trump cards come into play: the cooperation of the Handicapped Warriors, Crippled Legion, the return of the three camp captains on his side ''and'' Zhang Liao's sheer prowess]].prowess as a swordsman]]. To sum it up, Lu Bu wins.]]
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* TooCleverByHalf: [[spoiler:Not only does his complex {{plan}} fail to save Dong Zhuo's life, it also causes his own death at the hands of the beguiled 3rd camp captains and sets him up as Dong Zhuo's murderer thanks to Lu Bu's very clever maneuvers.]]
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* TooCleverByHalf: [[spoiler:Not only does his complex {{plan}} fail to save Dong Zhuo's life, it also causes his own death at the hands of the beguiled 3rd camp captains and sets him up as Dong Zhuo's murderer thanks to Lu Bu's very clever maneuvers.maneuvering.]]
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** Yuan Tai, a spy of Guandong alliance and the trainer of the imperial army challenged Hua Xiong to a five-strike match and proved his equal until he suddenly turned CombatPragmatist and defeated Hua Xiong by kicking burning ashes into his eyes... at which point Lu Bu immediately took over, simultaneously broke Yuan Tai's arm and upended a bowl of fire into his face, burning him alive ''as his only attack''. The whole fight is treated as Lu Bu's first on-screen CrowningMomentOfAwesome and Yuan Tai's soldiers surrendered without further ado, fearing that they would taste Lu Bu's remaining four strikes.
** Yuan Fang led him around by the nose during the climax of the hostage rescue operation even as Hua Xiong cornered him and his men, ''and'' [[BadassBookworm knocked down Hua Xiong's horse too]], which -- like the rest of the Red Hare troop -- had become tired out by chasing Yuan Fang and company around Luoyang.
** Eventually he falls for a subsequent scheme of Yuan Fang's when he leaves Dong Zhuo's side to intercept the charging Wen Chou at the City of Kings, leaving Dong Zhuo defenseless [[spoiler:had that not been the moment at which Lu Bu finally figured out the scheme and intercepted Yuan Fang and Yuan Shao[[hottip:*:although in fairness, Hua Xiong's falling for the ploy was the last piece of the puzzle that Lu Bu needed to figure out the scheme]].]]
** Yuan Fang led him around by the nose during the climax of the hostage rescue operation even as Hua Xiong cornered him and his men, ''and'' [[BadassBookworm knocked down Hua Xiong's horse too]], which -- like the rest of the Red Hare troop -- had become tired out by chasing Yuan Fang and company around Luoyang.
** Eventually he falls for a subsequent scheme of Yuan Fang's when he leaves Dong Zhuo's side to intercept the charging Wen Chou at the City of Kings, leaving Dong Zhuo defenseless [[spoiler:had that not been the moment at which Lu Bu finally figured out the scheme and intercepted Yuan Fang and Yuan Shao[[hottip:*:although in fairness, Hua Xiong's falling for the ploy was the last piece of the puzzle that Lu Bu needed to figure out the scheme]].]]
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** Yuan Tai, a spy of Guandong alliance and the trainer of the imperial army challenged Hua Xiong to a five-strike match and proved his equal until he suddenly turned CombatPragmatist and defeated Hua Xiong by kicking burning ashes into his eyes... at which point Lu Bu immediately took over, simultaneously broke Yuan Tai's arm and upended a bowl of fire into his face, burning him alive alive, ''as his only attack''. The whole fight is treated as Lu Bu's first on-screen CrowningMomentOfAwesome and Yuan Tai's soldiers surrendered without further ado, fearing that they would otherwise taste Lu Bu's remaining four strikes.
** Yuan Fang led him around by the nose during the climax of the hostage rescue operation even as Hua Xiong cornered him and his men, ''and'' [[BadassBookworm knocked down Hua Xiong's horse too]], which -- like the rest of the Red Haretroop troops -- had become tired out by chasing Yuan Fang and company around Luoyang.
** Eventually he falls for a subsequent scheme of Yuan Fang's when he leaves Dong Zhuo's side to intercept the charging Wen Chou at the City of Kings, leaving Dong Zhuo defenseless [[spoiler:had that not been the moment at which Lu Bu finally figured out the scheme and intercepted Yuan Fang and Yuan Shao[[hottip:*:although in fairness, Lu Bu couldn't figure it out ''until'' HuaXiong's falling Xiong fell for the ploy was the last piece of the puzzle that Lu Bu needed to figure out the scheme]].ploy]].]]
** Yuan Fang led him around by the nose during the climax of the hostage rescue operation even as Hua Xiong cornered him and his men, ''and'' [[BadassBookworm knocked down Hua Xiong's horse too]], which -- like the rest of the Red Hare
** Eventually he falls for a subsequent scheme of Yuan Fang's when he leaves Dong Zhuo's side to intercept the charging Wen Chou at the City of Kings, leaving Dong Zhuo defenseless [[spoiler:had that not been the moment at which Lu Bu finally figured out the scheme and intercepted Yuan Fang and Yuan Shao[[hottip:*:although in fairness, Lu Bu couldn't figure it out ''until'' Hua
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* TheWorfEffect: In-story example, his loss against Guan Yu at Hulao Pass serve to reveal and highlight Guan Yu's OneManArmy status to the Guandong warlords.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:At Hulao Pass, he's for the third time a pawn in Yuan Fang's scheme, this one however directed against the other lords in the Guandong alliance. By wantonly offing their generals, he ensures they no longer have any commander capable of breaking the siege, which means certain death for all at the hands of Lu Bu once their rations run out.]]
* YankTheDogsChain: Hua Xiong, it seems Lu Bu is a nice guy after all! He goes to battle to cover your retreat after you lost [[spoiler:an arm]] to Guan Yu and even sends his subordinate Zhang Liao to help you out; look like you have to change your opinion of the guy this time! [[spoiler:Uh oh.. is that Zhang Liao's blade sticking out of your chest from behind? And is Zhang Liao telling you that Lu Bu already killed your lord's nephew Dong Huang, tricked Xu Lin and is now prepared to kill your lord Dong Zhuo, so only you're left as an obstacle and you should disappear now?... and that's the last thing you ever hear because he just cut off your head.]]
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:At Hulao Pass, he's for the third time a pawn in Yuan Fang's scheme, this one however directed against the other lords in the Guandong alliance. By wantonly offing their generals, he ensures they no longer have any commander capable of breaking the siege, which means certain death for all at the hands of Lu Bu once their rations run out.]]
* YankTheDogsChain: Hua Xiong, it seems Lu Bu is a nice guy after all! He goes to battle to cover your retreat after you lost [[spoiler:an arm]] to Guan Yu and even sends his subordinate Zhang Liao to help you out; look like you have to change your opinion of the guy this time! [[spoiler:Uh oh.. is that Zhang Liao's blade sticking out of your chest from behind? And is Zhang Liao telling you that Lu Bu already killed your lord's nephew Dong Huang, tricked Xu Lin and is now prepared to kill your lord Dong Zhuo, so only you're left as an obstacle and you should disappear now?... and that's the last thing you ever hear because he just cut off your head.]]
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* TheWorfEffect: In-story example, his loss against Guan Yu at Hulao Pass serve serves to reveal and highlight Guan Yu's OneManArmy status to the Guandong warlords.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:At Hulao Pass, he's for the third time a pawn in Yuan Fang's scheme, this one however directed against the other lords in the Guandong alliance. By wantonly offing their generals,he ensures they ensure that the other lords no longer have any commander capable of breaking the siege, which means certain death for all at the hands of Lu Bu once their rations run out.]]
* YankTheDogsChain: Hua Xiong, it seems Lu Bu is a nice guy after all! He goes to battle to cover your retreat after you lost [[spoiler:an arm]] to Guan Yu and even sends his subordinate Zhang Liao to help you out; look like you have to change your opinion of the guy this time! [[spoiler:Uh oh.. is that Zhang Liao's blade sticking out of your chest from behind? And is Zhang Liao telling you that Lu Bu already killed your lord's nephew Dong Huang, tricked XuLin Lin[[hottip:*:]] and is now prepared to kill your lord Dong Zhuo, so only you're left as an obstacle and you should disappear now?... and that's the last thing you ever hear because he just cut off your head.]]
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:At Hulao Pass, he's for the third time a pawn in Yuan Fang's scheme, this one however directed against the other lords in the Guandong alliance. By wantonly offing their generals,
* YankTheDogsChain: Hua Xiong, it seems Lu Bu is a nice guy after all! He goes to battle to cover your retreat after you lost [[spoiler:an arm]] to Guan Yu and even sends his subordinate Zhang Liao to help you out; look like you have to change your opinion of the guy this time! [[spoiler:Uh oh.. is that Zhang Liao's blade sticking out of your chest from behind? And is Zhang Liao telling you that Lu Bu already killed your lord's nephew Dong Huang, tricked Xu
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** Eventually he falls for a subsequent scheme of Yuan Fang's when he leaves Dong Zhuo's side to intercept the charging Wen Chou at the City of Kings, leaving Dong Zhuo defenseless [[spoiler:had that not been the moment at which Lu Bu finally figured out the scheme and intercepted Yuan Fang and Yuan Shao.]]
** At Hulao Pass, Hua Xiong made up for these earlier humiliations with a string of victories against thirteen high-ranked generals from Guandong alliance, mostly earned by OneHitKill. [[spoiler:Unbeknownst to him and everyone else though, he's ''for the third time'' a pawn in Yuan Fang's scheme, this one however directed against the other lords in the Guandong alliance]]. Then came [[OneManArmy Guan Yu]] and the rest needs not be said.
** At Hulao Pass, Hua Xiong made up for these earlier humiliations with a string of victories against thirteen high-ranked generals from Guandong alliance, mostly earned by OneHitKill. [[spoiler:Unbeknownst to him and everyone else though, he's ''for the third time'' a pawn in Yuan Fang's scheme, this one however directed against the other lords in the Guandong alliance]]. Then came [[OneManArmy Guan Yu]] and the rest needs not be said.
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** Eventually he falls for a subsequent scheme of Yuan Fang's when he leaves Dong Zhuo's side to intercept the charging Wen Chou at the City of Kings, leaving Dong Zhuo defenseless [[spoiler:had that not been the moment at which Lu Bu finally figured out the scheme and intercepted Yuan Fang and Yuan Shao.Shao[[hottip:*:although in fairness, Hua Xiong's falling for the ploy was the last piece of the puzzle that Lu Bu needed to figure out the scheme]].]]
** At Hulao Pass, Hua Xiong made up for these earlier humiliations with a string of victories against thirteen high-ranked generals from Guandong alliance, mostly earned by OneHitKill. [[spoiler:Unbeknownst to him and everyone else though, he's ''for the third time'' a pawn in Yuan Fang's scheme, this one however directed against the other lords in the Guandong alliance]]. Then came [[OneManArmy Guan Yu]] and the rest needs not be said.
** At Hulao Pass, Hua Xiong made up for these earlier humiliations with a string of victories against thirteen high-ranked generals from Guandong alliance, mostly earned by OneHitKill. [[spoiler:Unbeknownst to him and everyone else though, he's ''for the third time'' a pawn in Yuan Fang's scheme, this one however directed against the other lords in the Guandong alliance]]. Then came [[OneManArmy Guan Yu]] and the rest needs not be said.
