MULAN?

I think recreations should be used sparingly, but it they had to it would be ridiculous to make a Yu Jing recreation of anyone else (including Sun Tze) before Guan Yu.

 

Hear, hear! Seriously, the "melee faction" not having a melee character is a farce. Guan Yu should definitely be used. Not that I'm uh, biased or anything. Not at all.

Really though, while Mulan does have the bonus of being one of the more recognizable 'historical' figures for western audiences (Thanks Disney!) there are a lot more options out there. I look forwards to CB filling out the missing ranks of mainline original YJ characters instead of flooding with mostly Japanese.

Though with my luck all the new YJ characters they release will probably be Korean, or something.

 

I'd rather have Baron Ungern von Sternberg.it doesn't even need to be a recreation because the family has so many branches, but a white banner cavalry officer which is crazy and the reincarnation of a war god could be fun.

 

On /tg/ they were throwing around the idea for Lu Bu on a bike.

 

While, again, I don't want to jump on a "Yu Jing character now!" crusade, I do think that a Judge Dee Crane Agent would go a loooong way to... gray-ify Yu Jing and ISS. Or bring the shade to a much paler gray.

I'm talking about an imperial agent who goes out of their way to bring justice for the benefit of even the lowliest citizens, stamp out corruption and enforce the Emperor's decrees (in that order).

The exact details of their profile is of less importance then their existence. But let's for argument's sake say a Crane who breaks the unspoken rule regarding Sensor and heavy weapons as well as Special Haris (Celestial Guard and Crane Rank Agents) roughly 55/2* (more if stats are improved)

* Cranes either don't pay for Sensor or they pay overprice for Spitfires. I'm unsure which, but there shouldn't be 2 point difference between MRifle+Sensor and Spitfire profiles.

 

Let's get down to business...

 

...to defeat PanO
Did they send me Zhanshi when I asked for Zuyongs?

You're the saddest bunch I ever met
But you can bet before we're through
Mister, I'll make HI
Out of you

 

If nothing else, the Invincible Army would love to have Guan Yu as its propaganda poster child.

Also a +1 to the idea of a Detective Dee Imperial Agent idea. But I'll do one better and raise you Zhanying Agent Tequila. I think an ODD (for his flock of doves), twin breaker pistols and perhaps Full Auto would do well here. Or maybe a Police Story based profile with access to a vorpal ladder. :p

In general, I've always found it weird how sparse Yu Jing has been with characters when they're one of the richest sources of pop culture in the world (even after the JSA leave us). Romance of the Three Kingdoms, HK action movies, Kung Fu and Wuxia movies, all sorts of bad ass historical martial artists and elite warrior classes. But we get Sun Tze and... some angry dude with a knife and mad cows. >_>

 

Just look at that beard. This is what waifu material looks like.

 

And that's before we start counting other Asian cultures that are part of YJ, like Mongolians and Koreans.

 

Or the Vietnamese.

'though that might be a bit much for our American friends to take.

Just saying, there are some great examples of generalship out there in the Yu Jing sphere of influence.

 

Oh boy, just imagine Hô Chi Minh as a recreation...

 

I always enjoy reminding them of the wars they've "never lost".

 

Muslim soldiers and warlords also played a pretty big role in many conflicts in Chinese history. And they were noted for their bravery.
They also fought the Japanese during Boxer Rebellion and both Sino-Japanese War, so hey, maybe get them to fight Japanese again!