Five Tiger Generals
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The Five Tiger Generals (五虎將) of the Kingdom of Shu during the period of Three Kingdoms in China were Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong, named in honour of their contributions to the establishment of the kingdom. This title was bestowed on them by Liu Bei. Wei Yan would most likely have been the sixth Tiger General if that position had existed. The actual historical veracity of the Tiger Generals is unknown; the persons were known to exist, but whether or not they were actually granted these titles is uncertain; most likely this was a literary device used in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong. In the novel itself, Guan was also said to be upset with the appointment of Huang Zhong as a Tiger General; as he understood it, Zhang was his brother, Zhao was an accomplished general, and Ma came from a famous family - where did Huang fit in? Despite Guan's misgivings, Huang Zhong's war ability was never in question.
In the game Dynasty Warriors 4 Xtreme Legends, the legend of Ma Chao is a contest between him and the other four Tiger Generals in sought to prove his might to them. The five assaulted an enemy camp and Zhang Fei cried out 'The one who takes out more enemies is the winner!' Ma Chao replied 'Understood. All shall know the might of my spear!' Ma Chao won the battle and each of the Tiger Generals gave words of congratulations to him. And so four became five.
Six Tigers?
The position of the sixth Tiger General would have been taken up by Wei Yan. But due to a serious amount of distrust, Zhuge Liang saw to it that he would never take up that role. Fearing that higher authority would fuel the flames of Wei Yan's blood-lust. This was one of the contributing moments that lead to Wei Yan's defection and his eventual disappearance.
Ride of the Juggernauts
After Zhuge Liang married Yue Ying, the women warrior spent months designing and building a new superweapon which she believed would turn the tide of the war in Shu's favour. She then proceeded to unveil the Juggernaut to Zhuge Liangde:Fünf Tigergeneräle ko:오호대장 ja:五虎大将軍 zh:五虎将