Huang Hao

Huang Hao (rōmaji: Kō Kō) was a eunuch serving Liu Shan in the Shu court. He is often considered to be one of the major contributing factors that led to the surrender of Shu.

Role in Games
In Dynasty Warriors, Huang Hao appears in battles after Liu Shan has become emperor. He has no role in the story and does not appear to have any negative influence over Liu Shan.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, Huang Hao tends to have the worst overall stats out of all the characters.

Historical Information
Huang Hao entered into the service of Liu Shan sometime in the mid to late 220s. Despite having a lust for power, Huang Hao quickly became one of Liu Shan's most trusted servants and would often act as his confidant. Over time, Huang Hao gained more and more influence over the emperor and by the mid 240s, he was one of the most powerful officials within the Shu court. Huang Hao was easily bribed and had a tendency to meddle in military affairs, even going as far as tempting Liu Shan to replace Jiang Wei with a low-ranking general as Commander-in-Chief.

Huang Hao believed heavily in fortune telling and witchcraft, often promoting spiritual predictions over actual logic. In the most famous case, Huang Hao had a soothsayer convince Liu Shan that the Wei army had no intentions of invading Shu. Liu Shan accepted these words and asked for Jiang Wei to halt his war preparations. Soon after, Deng Ai advanced south and captured Chengdu, resulting in the surrender of Shu.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Historically, it is unknown how Huang Hao met his demise. In the novel, Sima Zhao had him executed after Shu surrendered to Wei.

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