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With the Shu kingdom established, Liu Bei suddenly passes away with his ambitions unfulfilled. Claiming a resounding victory at Cheng Du, Pang Tong sees their chance to expand and directs Liu Bei to capture Han Zhong at the Battle of Mt. His plans gained him recognition and he becomes the main commander at Jing Province in place of Zhuge Liang.

At Chi Bi, he knocks out the central boats connecting the armies together, gathering Cao Cao's army in one place. Before the Battle of Chi Bi, he went to Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, who knows his colleague's talents, invited him under his sovereign's service. He was first recruited by Wu but his dull countenance and eccentric appearance made him unpopular. If Pang Tong is successfully rescued, he will cause a rockslide to stall Ma Chao and Ma Dai's reinforcements.ĭynasty Warriors 5 describes Pang Tong as a scholar who once studied with Zhuge Liang. Regardless if he survives the ambush or not, the vassal's peril rouses Liu Bei into action and pushes him to attack Liu Zhang men. As he advances, he is ambushed by Zhang Ren's men and has to be rescued. Hoping to prove his worth in their battle, he wants to demonstrate that he is truly better than Zhuge Liang.ĭynasty Warriors Advance has Pang Tong siege Luo Castle in place of his lord. Even with Pang Tong's genius, he is still only seen as "second best" to his colleague. His Legend Mode in Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends has him challenge Zhuge Liang for the title of the army's master strategist. If players go through Pang Tong's Musou Mode, he will take over Huang Zhong's place at Yi Ling and Wei Yan's place at Wu Zhang Plains. In Dynasty Warriors 3, he makes his appearance at Cheng Du where he usually perishes as a result of Zhang Ren's ambush. Unless players are playing his story or they neglect his safety at Cheng Du, Pang Tong often dies due to Zhang Ren's ambush. Formally joining Liu Bei soon after, he is the one who suggests for his liege to attack Liu Zhang. His tactics increases the damage of the imperative fire attack. In most of the games, he works as a mole within Cao Cao's army at Chi Bi and suggests for the boats to be chained together. Known as a genius who matches Zhuge Liang's intelligence, Pang Tong joins the resistance against Wei sometime before Chi Bi. Role in Games " You soar above us like a glorious phoenix!" His character's height in Kessen II is 165 cm (5'5"). The character poll for overseas fans puts him in tenth place for the Shu division. The latest poll for the eighth installment puts him in sixty-first. His Dynasty Warriors incarnation is forty-fourth place in Gamecity's Dynasty Warriors 7 character popularity poll and fifty-ninth in the Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends poll. Regardless, Pang Tong was a clever mind who was as kindhearted out of practicality, though he didn't share his friend Zhuge Liang's affinity for administration affairs. Although he is a talented strategist, his odd appearance and snide personality were said to repulse the lords in the Three Kingdoms era this was expanded in the novel to have people state he was ugly out of pure bias (most likely on Zhuge Liang's end when he was chronicling the events). He is sometimes addressed as "The Fledgling Phoenix" (鳳雛), the clashing opposite of the " Sleeping Dragon". His character's height in Kessen II is 180 cm (5'11").Pang Tong (onyomi: Hō Tō) was a short lived military strategist for Liu Bei who was one of the notable figures in helping his lord seize Yi Province. His Dynasty Warriors counterpart has an image song titled FELLOWSHIP ~MY DEAR FELLOW~ and shares a duet with Ling Tong called Taste of Victory. The character poll for overseas fans puts him in second place for the Wu division and tenth in the semi-final round. The latest poll for the eighth installment puts him in forty-second. In Famitsu's character survey, he placed fifth place for most desirable friend. His Dynasty Warriors persona is twenty-second place with fans in Gamecity's Dynasty Warriors 7 character popularity poll and thirty-third in Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends popularity poll. Romance of the Three Kingdoms further dramatizes his conflict with Ling Tong. In response to Gan Ning's surprise raid at Ruxukou, Sun Quan said "Mengde has Zhang Liao, and I have Gan Xingba." Gan Ning's death was a crushing blow to him. After a fallout with Huang Zu, Gan Ning served Sun Quan for the rest of his days. During his youth, he led a pirate group that infamously wore bells to "warn" their enemies of their impending doom. Gan Ning (onyomi: Kan Nei) is a reputed Wu general.
