Wei (魏), also known as Cao Wei (曹魏), is one of the three influential kingdoms. The country is symbolized by the color blue and a Chinese phoenix.
The Kingdom of Wei was created by Cao Cao. He was given the title Duke of Wei in 213 AD. His power continued to grow until, in 216 AD, Cao Cao was crowned King of Wei. Over the years the Sima family slowly gained more and more control of the Wei Dynasty. Eventually, Sima Yi, the prime minister of Cao Cao's son Cao Pi, took over and created the Jin Dynasty. Upon the arrival of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao immediately stormed the front of their castle and demanded answers as to their declaration of war. Seeing great potential within this leader, Junjie offered the position of highest honor to Cao Cao and his kingdom. Always having been greedy for power and the whole of China, the Wei army joined the Han. |
Cao Cao is seen as a cunning yet feared man. Relentless in his desire to end the land's chaos, he will use any means to achieve his plans, even if it makes him an enemy to the other kingdoms. Fueled by his ambition to rule the land, he believes his rule to be predestined and is undeterred when Shu or Wu call him a traitor. However, he also has a fierce temper and will often scold his men's incompetence if the battle goes badly for him.
Caring little about status or olden traditions, he judges men solely based on their achievements and skill (often referring to his skilled officers as "talent"). Belying his bad reputation, he treasures his retainers and will treat them with generosity. He's particularly close to Xiahou Dun, as they seem to instinctively understand one another. Many of his retainers admire his integrity and swear to never abandon him. He respects his son and is confident that Cao Pi will one day be his able successor. He can be a ruthless tyrant with "a heart of ice". Harshly changed by war and forced to suppress his emotions, he's arrogant in his rightful rule with the Mandate of Heaven. However, he privately mourns losing his mother from a young age and truly wishes to make a world of peace. Meeting Diao Chan and learning his relation with his rival helps him overcome his warmongering bravado. Being one of the shorter leaders he only comes up to about 5'8.5". His weapon of choice is a sword known as the "Sword of Heaven". His specialty attack holds the power of Ice and are known as "Conquest" and "Arctic Storm". |