Fan Fang

Fan Fang (onyomi: Han Hō) was a general during the last years of the Han Dynasty who served as an officer of Gongsun Zan. He was sent by Zan as a military attache to Yan province to support the Inspector Liu Dai.

Roles in Games
Fan Fang first appears in Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends at Jieqiao. He fights alongside Wen Ze in the east, as part of the vanguard assault.

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms Fan Fang serves under Gongsun Zan as a general. His military stats are average, sitting near the mid to high 50s, whereas his other stats are relatively weak, ranging from the high 30s to mid 40s. Fan Fang is at best an average in military tasks, but terrible in all other roles. Overall, he isn't the best choice for most tasks, but works well occasionally.

Historical Information
Virtually nothing was recorded on Fan Fang's life. His only known historical mention comes near the year 190. Fan Fang was sent by Gongsun Zan to protect Liu Dai in Yan province. Fang brought along a detachment of cavalry to reinforce Liu Dai. At the time, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao were at war with one another and vying for allies among the numerous warlords. When the war started to turn against Gongsun Zan, Fan Fang was instructed secretly to seek an opportunity to abduct Yuan Shao's family members, who were in Yan province at the time, and send them to his own territory as hostages. The plan ultimately went awry and nothing came of it. Zan also told Fan Fang "If Liu Dai does not drive away Yuan Shao's family members, you will lead your men back to our territory. I'll attack Liu Dai after I've eliminated Yuan Shao." For his part, Fan Fang continued suggesting that Liu Dai support Gongsun Zan, but the warlord couldn't decide who to support and following the advice of his Attendant Officer Wang Yu, ended up asking Cheng Yu what to do. Cheng Yu suggested supporting Yuan Shao over Gongsun Zan, which led Liu Dai to end relations with Zan. His mission failed, Fan Fang subsequently led his cavalry detachment back to Gongsun Zan's territory.