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* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]: Lampshaded by one of Sun Quan's officers.
* [[Designated Hero]]
* [[Dual
* [[Gonk]]: If you take his description in the novel literally, it is hard to believe he was even human.
** His eyes were able to look at the back of his head.
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The eldest son of Ma Teng, the ruler of the Liangzhou region in northwest China. When his father is assassinated by Cao Cao, Ma attempts to fight off the Wei army on his own, but fails and is forced into the service of Zhang Lu. He would eventually defect to Liu Bei's force, where he would become one of the Five Tiger Generals.
* [[Anti
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: His repeated defeats by Cao Cao, as well as him having to watch his family slaughtered, led him to give up on his wish to kill Cao Cao and instead made him an underling to Zhang Lu.
* [[La Résistance]]: He led one, for a short time. It didn't end well...
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Murdering the mother of a Wei officer.
* [[You Killed My Father]]
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* [[An Officer and A Gentleman]]
* [[Beware of Hitch Hiking Ghosts]]
* [[Non
=== Mi Fang ===
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* [[Magnificent Bastard]] / [[Smug Snake]]: Because the book was compiled from different sources (including history, folklore, and other popular works of fiction), Cao's character fluctuates between these two extremes.
* [[The Man]]: One of his many official titles.
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Played straight, but also famously averted after he accidentally kills his father's sworn brother after suspecting treason:
{{quote| '''Cao Cao:''' Better I betray the world than the world betray me.}}
* [[Regent for Life]]
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Cao Cao's eldest son and heir. He was the one who took the step of usurping the Imperial Mandate from the Han Emperor. Well known for his poetry.
* [[Big Screwed
* [[Offered the Crown]]: Subversion. In order to maintain an air of propriety, Cao Pi insists that the Imperial title be offered to him, not once, but three times. The terrified Emperor does so.
* [[Unfortunate Name]]: Even worse than his dad's, as his given name ("Pi" with a flat tone) is unfortunately close to the Chinese word for fart ("Pi" with a falling tone).
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Cao Cao's personal bodyguard. A man of great physical strength and loyalty to Cao Cao. He died holding a gate against Cao Cao's enemies.
* [[Dual
* [[Grievous Harm With a Body]]: When his weapon broke during his last stand, he used fallen enemy soldiers as bludgeons.
* [[You Shall Not Pass]]
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* [[Death By Despair]]
* [[Driven By Envy]]
* [[Green
=== Yue Jin ===
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Patriarch of the Sun family, who claims to be a descendant of Sun Zi. He is killed by an ambush.
* [[Laser
=== Sun Ce ===
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An officer of Wu, famous for the injuries he received defending Sun Quan.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Good, in his case.
=== Huang Gai ===
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* [[Doomed Moral Victor]]
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: He assists Cao Cao in killing his adoptive uncle's household, under the false impression that they were going to betray him and Cao Cao to the authorities.
=== Chen Deng ===
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A warlord vying for power and brother of Yuan Shao. He declares himself Emperor when Sun Ce trades him the Imperial Seal for troops.
* [[Alas, Poor Villain]]: His death is arguably the most pathetic in the entire book.
* [[Smug Snake]]: All of Cao Cao or Sima Yi's arrogance with only a tiny fraction of their competence.
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