Idk how I came across this video but I feel so nostalgic right now I might even cry. I grew up with DW games, and I still played them today, almost 2 decades later. I remember being so fascinated by The Three Kingdoms era, I repeatedly studied the novels until I fully understood the whole story; so much that I preferred Chinese history over my own country's history. I always liked Zhao Yun, alongside Ma Chao he was my favorite Shu officer! I don't really know if any of the fascinating stories about him are true, because most of it based off the novel that could be 80% fictional, but regardless, he was the goat.
@@Klogalous what? Battle of changban on novel is not accurate at all... Lady Mi is not dead like the novel said, and they march slowly but sure without any battle, and Zhang fei troops protected them from behind... The historical source is sanguozhi by chen shou.. Not novel san guo yan yi by luo guanzhong
I presume he died of natural causes becasue its not noted that he died in battle. I imagine that he retired after the first northern campaign and lived the rest of his years in peace.
Was Cloud based off of Zhao Yun? I can see some similarities. Both are good fighters, have good looks, and are loyal. And like you said his English name is Cloud.
@@bountoj Probably not, I'm guessing that Cloud's name is a weird translation of Claude (クラウド). Cloud and Zhaoyun are pretty different imo, almost opposite. Zhaoyun is almost like a Gary Stu (this is not a criticism btw), he's basically perfect in almost every way, good fighter, has brains, looks good, loyal, has composure, and is a virtuous man. Which is why he's well liked by everyone. He's kind of like the better Lancelot, without his flaws. Cloud is a complicated case. I'm not sure if you've played the original, since I'm going to spoil. Cloud is an introvert that looked up to Sephiroth and wanted to be a 1st class Soldier just like him, until after the event where Sephiroth genocides his village, and he was injected with Jenova Cells where he was basically mind broken. To cope with himself, he imagined himself as a cool headed, aloof, "professional" 1st class Soldier, and as luck would have it, he is actually a talented swordsman to begin with (but couldn't join Soldier because his mind was too weak), combined with the cells actually made him as strong as one. The thing is though, is that under that facade, he was still a timid, awkward, introverted boy. He couldn't even make friends with other villagers when he was small and wasn't even close to Tifa. After the persona of a Cool 1st class soldier was broken by Sephiroth and Hojo, Tifa helped him remember the past events and regain his real personality, which is a more of a slightly dorky, socially awkward, but gentle hearted young man. In a somewhat comedic scene where Cloud tells everyone to depart to fight Sephiroth, Cloud said "よし、行こうよ みんな" (lit: Alright everyone let's go, localized as the famous "let's mosey"), Cid got irritated and replied "can't you say something like Move out!". I guess you can say Cloud is loyal? But he didn't have people he can be loyal with before/beginning of FF7. He wasn't that close to Tifa, and Avalanche was just for money.
My favorite tiger generals ranking: 1. Zhang Fei/ Zhang Yi de 2. Zhao Yun/ Zhao Zi Long 3. Huang Zhong/ Hansheng (not only he is a great fighter and archer, but a great strategist as well, as shown in the hanzhong campaign and the battle of Fuchikou) 4. Guan Yu/ Guan Yunchang 5. Ma Chao
So this guy is basically almost perfect commander, he's great commander, powerful fighter, is pretty smart in military tactics, and not arrogant like Guan Yu
Hes essentially flawless plus went against the grain numerous times urging Liu Bei to be more virtuous. One was the all important invasion of Wu where Liu Bei lost at Yiling.
@@Klogalous idk why I thought of that, but the sound is etched into memory from child hood so those marketers or whatever nailed that logo. Make Disney green.
I’ve heard that in ROTK, the author inflates Zhuge Liang for feats in war that IRL, they should be credited to Zilong. So he is actually greater than portrayed in ROTK.
Zhao Yun has a straightforward and elegant personality,not like 2 sworn-brothers of liu bei,zhang fei is the most arrogant and rude,guan yu was more chill and cool,have stategic mind and smart leadership, but still arrogant,
Probably not so chill. He lost a province because he was bloated by his own prowess. He refused to stop fighting. Even when ordered to do so. That's what led to guan yu's death
Idk why Zhao Yun become less known and less admired than Guan Yu in Chinese society and Chinese religion,seem like it must be somekind of political or regional origin sentiment of Zhao Yun,there were no reason for Zhao Yun to lack of acknowledge for his Heroic,Valor and benevolence act amongs all Chinese Admired Hero's history.
Because most of Zhao Yun's stories are written about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and are not true historical facts. However Guan Yu not only killed Yan Liang in the Battle of White Horse, but also flooded the Seventh Army in Jingzhou, turning Yu Jin into a goldfish raised by Guan Yu. The undefeated military genius Cao Ren was also defeated by Guan Yu, and Cao Cao was almost relocated to his capital. Guan Yu made full use of one state to defeat a whole country. You should understand the god of military affairs was not called for nothing
“History’s greatest babysitter.”
Liu Shan:"I was with my uncle Zhao，weaving in and out of enemy armies at Changban ”
A maide with a gun
I used to wonder why he was on every cover as a kid, but now we know why he’s the posterboy for DW
Why
Idk how I came across this video but I feel so nostalgic right now I might even cry. I grew up with DW games, and I still played them today, almost 2 decades later. I remember being so fascinated by The Three Kingdoms era, I repeatedly studied the novels until I fully understood the whole story; so much that I preferred Chinese history over my own country's history. I always liked Zhao Yun, alongside Ma Chao he was my favorite Shu officer! I don't really know if any of the fascinating stories about him are true, because most of it based off the novel that could be 80% fictional, but regardless, he was the goat.
same!! lol
Same brother same
About time someone gots a story of zilong
You're real for knowing his Actual name
Zhao Yun managed to outlast his fellow Five Tiger Generals by dying at a ripe old age without being killed or involved in any scandal whatsoever
What a legend! The pinnacle of splendour.
Personally i was surprised that him saving baby Liu Chan was historically accurate.
@@Klogalous what? Battle of changban on novel is not accurate at all... Lady Mi is not dead like the novel said, and they march slowly but sure without any battle, and Zhang fei troops protected them from behind... The historical source is sanguozhi by chen shou.. Not novel san guo yan yi by luo guanzhong
@@Our-Football-Legacy Still, there's no denying that Zhao Yun saved Liu Shan and fought an entire army while protecting the child.
The bravest and most honorable general. Zhao Yun is the best
He kind of did that again in Han Zhong saving going back to save his deputy. Fighting all the enemy forces was this time alone or?
All hail the Greatest Babysitter in History
Liu Shan:"I was with my uncle Zhao，weaving in and out of enemy armies at Changban ”
@@guanyukobe
he was probably telling that to Huang Hao 😂
Very informative! Love to learn about one of my favorite characters!
I'm glad you found it helpful.
@@Klogalous So, did Zhao Yun die of natural caues, or in battle?
I presume he died of natural causes becasue its not noted that he died in battle. I imagine that he retired after the first northern campaign and lived the rest of his years in peace.
@@Klogalous Thanks 😊!
@@jonesy7425 Zhao Yun was one of our Zhao family pride, for centuries and probably for milenia Lol 😂👍
This videos are so well done and narrated
Thanks!
It is a great video with some good information and I liked that you took you time to explain everything and not trying to rush through the video
the only flawless person in 3 kingdoms
Ahhh Zilong. Thank you for the vid. Subbed
His English name is Cloud.
Cool, like from Final Fantasy.
Was Cloud based off of Zhao Yun? I can see some similarities. Both are good fighters, have good looks, and are loyal. And like you said his English name is Cloud.
@@bountoj Probably not, I'm guessing that Cloud's name is a weird translation of Claude (クラウド).
Cloud and Zhaoyun are pretty different imo, almost opposite.
Zhaoyun is almost like a Gary Stu (this is not a criticism btw), he's basically perfect in almost every way, good fighter, has brains, looks good, loyal, has composure, and is a virtuous man. Which is why he's well liked by everyone. He's kind of like the better Lancelot, without his flaws.
Cloud is a complicated case. I'm not sure if you've played the original, since I'm going to spoil. Cloud is an introvert that looked up to Sephiroth and wanted to be a 1st class Soldier just like him, until after the event where Sephiroth genocides his village, and he was injected with Jenova Cells where he was basically mind broken. To cope with himself, he imagined himself as a cool headed, aloof, "professional" 1st class Soldier, and as luck would have it, he is actually a talented swordsman to begin with (but couldn't join Soldier because his mind was too weak), combined with the cells actually made him as strong as one. The thing is though, is that under that facade, he was still a timid, awkward, introverted boy. He couldn't even make friends with other villagers when he was small and wasn't even close to Tifa. After the persona of a Cool 1st class soldier was broken by Sephiroth and Hojo, Tifa helped him remember the past events and regain his real personality, which is a more of a slightly dorky, socially awkward, but gentle hearted young man. In a somewhat comedic scene where Cloud tells everyone to depart to fight Sephiroth, Cloud said "よし、行こうよ みんな" (lit: Alright everyone let's go, localized as the famous "let's mosey"), Cid got irritated and replied "can't you say something like Move out!". I guess you can say Cloud is loyal? But he didn't have people he can be loyal with before/beginning of FF7. He wasn't that close to Tifa, and Avalanche was just for money.
zhao yun save liu shan
kill 50 wei man
was best real history
Extremely brave to save the child like that. What a hero!
My favorite character Zhao yun die in the year of 229 how sad 😭😢
Cloud is based off Zhao Yun...
It's sad
Didnt know this 😄
A gifted general could be killed by a needle. Nice funny folklore tale.
My favorite tiger generals ranking:
1. Zhang Fei/ Zhang Yi de
2. Zhao Yun/ Zhao Zi Long
3. Huang Zhong/ Hansheng (not only he is a great fighter and archer, but a great strategist as well, as shown in the hanzhong campaign and the battle of Fuchikou)
4. Guan Yu/ Guan Yunchang
5. Ma Chao
Wasn't a tiger or two added over time? As certain people died or retired?? Probably an idea of min from one of the games.
Zhao Yun Is Three Kingdoms Hero in History🐉😊💖💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
So this guy is basically almost perfect commander, he's great commander, powerful fighter, is pretty smart in military tactics, and not arrogant like Guan Yu
Hes essentially flawless plus went against the grain numerous times urging Liu Bei to be more virtuous. One was the all important invasion of Wu where Liu Bei lost at Yiling.
Koei's favorite poster boy
Is your channel monetized, considering your content?
It sure is
Zhao Yun, servant of Gongsun Zan and the member of the Five Tiger Generals.
The sound from the koei logo is probably ™️. Just a heads up. Good content.
Good point, I removed it from my later videos anway but cheers :)
@@Klogalous idk why I thought of that, but the sound is etched into memory from child hood so those marketers or whatever nailed that logo. Make Disney green.
❤…..ကျိလုံ
He was literally invincible in battle and his wife killed him with a pin prick. That's wild.
judgement warrior
dang it, make me remind sans ( again)
信じるもののため! 趙子龍、いざ参る！
I’ve heard that in ROTK, the author inflates Zhuge Liang for feats in war that IRL, they should be credited to Zilong. So he is actually greater than portrayed in ROTK.
He’s like a Chinese paladin.
The joke makes me fear woman 😂
Also it’s a good idea to hear some of these Chinese names instead of repeatedly butchering them.
Zhao Yun has a straightforward and elegant personality,not like 2 sworn-brothers of liu bei,zhang fei is the most arrogant and rude,guan yu was more chill and cool,have stategic mind and smart leadership, but still arrogant,
Probably not so chill. He lost a province because he was bloated by his own prowess. He refused to stop fighting. Even when ordered to do so. That's what led to guan yu's death
Idk why Zhao Yun become less known and less admired than Guan Yu in Chinese society and Chinese religion,seem like it must be somekind of political or regional origin sentiment of Zhao Yun,there were no reason for Zhao Yun to lack of acknowledge for his Heroic,Valor and benevolence act amongs all Chinese Admired Hero's history.
Because most of Zhao Yun's stories are written about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and are not true historical facts. However Guan Yu not only killed Yan Liang in the Battle of White Horse, but also flooded the Seventh Army in Jingzhou, turning Yu Jin into a goldfish raised by Guan Yu. The undefeated military genius Cao Ren was also defeated by Guan Yu, and Cao Cao was almost relocated to his capital. Guan Yu made full use of one state to defeat a whole country. You should understand the god of military affairs was not called for nothing