History UsefulNotes / GuanYu

* WarGod: He's eventually deified as the Chinese version of the trope, even if it was kind of SadlyMythtaken, because he's actually more worshipped for loyalty and brotherhood. Most worships in China back then also takes account on more than military prowess, so while Guan Yu might not be the most charismatic leader or powerful man, his other qualities resounded with the people of the time, and thus words spread into worship.

* ''VideoGame/DynastyWars'' and it's sequel, ''VideoGame/WarriorsOfFate'', two Capcom arcade games set during the Three Kingdoms period where Guan Yu is a playable character in both.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: When he heard that Lu Meng and Lu Xun were plotting against him for Jing, Guan Yu dismissed them, thinking that they're nothing compared to his records. It's also made worse with how Guan Yu can be amiable and honor even to his enemies, but those were limited to the people of Wei. He somehow had no respect to the people of Wu, thus he tended to underestimate their prowess. It bit him in the ass so hard it causes his demise.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: When he heard that Lu Meng and Lu Xun were plotting against him for Jing, Guan Yu dismissed them, thinking that they're nothing compared to his records. It's also made worse with how Guan Yu can be amiable and honor even to his enemies, but those were limited to the people of Wei. He somehow has no respect to the people of Wu, thus he tended to underestimate their prowess. It bit him in the ass so hard it causes his demise.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: When he heard that Lu Meng and Lu Xun were plotting against him for Jing, Guan Yu dismissed them, thinking that they're nothing compared to his records. Boy, did it bite him in the ass fatally.

* ''VideoGame/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'': Guan Yu is a mainstay officer in this game, possessing high War and Leadership qualities, making him a good choice for a war general. In addition, his Politics and Intelligence stats are usually on decent scores as well.

* BladeOnAStick: He has a massive bladed-polearm known as the 'Green Dragon Crescent Blade'. It eventually becomes the basis of the weapon 'guandao'. It's often claimed to be an AnachronismStew since that weapon type wasn't seen until the Song dynasty, and most historical records show Guan Yu actually wielding a halberd/pike instead.

* RedOniBlueOni: He's usually depicted as the calmer brother of Liu Bei compared to the hotheaded and violent Zhang Fei being the Red Oni. [[{{Irony}} Ironic]], because Guan Yu is often depicted as [[RedIsHeroic red-skinned.]]

** In the 3rd Lostbelt in China, Guan Yu and his brothers are referenced by the Lostbelt King UsefulNotes/QinShiHuangdi as possible summonable Servants, but [[AmbiguousGender they]] instead made a point ''not'' to summon them because they are aware of the brothers' historical [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder treacherous actions]] that were mostly 'lionized' in the novel, and they couldn't afford any betrayals. Despite Guan Yu generally having a case of UndyingLoyalty, Qin Shi Huang most likely realized that they couldn't win over his loyalty like Liu Bei, so he'd most likely betray them as well.

* ''Manga/{{Ikkitousen}}'': As the series is about Three Kingdoms generals [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]] into voluptuous school girls, Guan Yu's counterpart is Kan'u Unchou ([[BilingualBonus his whole name simply]] [[NamesTheSame read in Japanese on'yomi]]), a towering powerful girl that carries around his Green Dragon Crescent Blade (albeit with a white hue) and considered one of the most powerful girls in the cast (and often considered the sexiest). She pretty much set the standards that in any case Guan Yu is to be gender-flipped, the beard is exchanged with long, flowing hair.

* OverprotectiveDad: One of the reasons of the disastrous battle that led to his downfall was because Sun Quan offered his son to marry his daughter. Guan Yu will have none of that, ''roughly''.

** One slightly popular tale or variant of the novel was that after the defeat of Lu Bu, Cao Cao hatched a plot to break up the three brothers... by sending them Diao Chan, Lu Bu's lover and one of the UsefulNotes/FourBeautiesOfAncientChina, which means in terms of beauty, she ''is'' a big deal. And the plan almost worked because Liu Bei and Zhang Fei started bickering over her... but not Guan Yu. He concluded that Cao Cao was trying to trap them and make them break [[BrosBeforeHoes their bro code]], so one night he took Diao Chan for a walk alone then killed her, preserving the oath.[[note]]Other AlternateCharacterInterpretation was that Guan Yu was also doing Diao Chan [[DeathSeeker a favor anyway]], she didn't seem too happy with how she's being used to seduce men she's not interested at, by the guy who put her lover to death no less. By killing her, Guan Yu allowed Diao Chan to be TogetherInDeath with Lu Bu.[[/note]]

** One slightly popular tale or variant of the novel was that after the defeat of Lu Bu, Cao Cao hatched a plot to break up the three brothers... by sending them Diao Chan, Lu Bu's lover and one of the UsefulNotes/FourBeautiesOfAncientChina, which means in terms of beauty, she ''is'' a big deal. And the plan almost worked because Liu Bei and Zhang Fei started bickering over her... but not Guan Yu. He concluded that Cao Cao was trying to trap them and make them break [[BrosBeforeHoes their bro code]], so one night he took Diao Chan for a walk alone then killed her.[[note]]Other AlternateCharacterInterpretation was that Guan Yu was also doing Diao Chan [[DeathSeeker a favor anyway]], she didn't seem too happy with how she's being used to seduce men she's not interested at, by the guy who put her lover to death no less. By killing her, Guan Yu allowed Diao Chan to be TogetherInDeath with Lu Bu.[[/note]]