Wu Guotai

Wu Guotai (onyomi: Go Kokutai) She was the wife of the warlord Sun Jian, She bore Sun Jian four sons and a daughter – Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Yi, Sun Kuang and Lady Sun. She was posthumously honoured as Empress Wulie in 229 by her second son Sun Quan, who became the founding emperor of the state of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period. Lady Wu was from Wu County, Wu Commandery, but she grew up in Qiantang County, She was orphaned at a young age as both of her parents died so she lived with her younger brother, Wu Jing.

Her marriage
Sun Jian heard of her beauty and character and desired to marry her. However, Lady Wu's relatives disliked Sun Jian, whom they perceived as an idler and a rascal, so they wanted to reject his proposal. Sun Jian was embarrassed and angry at their decision. Lady Wu told her relatives, "Why bring disaster upon yourselves just because of your love for me? If this turns out to be a bad marriage, I'll accept it as my fate." Lady Wu's relatives then agreed to her marriage to Sun Jian. She bore Sun Jian four sons and a daughter. She probably married Sun Jian in 175 or earlier because their first child, Sun Ce, was born that year.

According to a story in In Search of the Supernatural, Lady Wu dreamt about the moon entering her body before she gave birth to Sun Ce. Later, before she gave birth to Sun Quan, she had a similar dream about the sun entering her body. When she asked her husband about her strange dreams, he said, "The sun and the moon capture the true essence of yin and yang. They are very auspicious symbols. My descendants will become great men!"

In 190, when Sun Jian raised an army to join the campaign against Dong Zhuo, he relocated his family from Changsha Commandery and parts of Hunan to Shu County (舒縣), Lujiang Commandery (廬江郡), In Shu, Sun Ce met and befriended Zhou Yu, who was about the same age as him. Zhou Yu offered to let Sun Ce and his family stay with him and he paid respects to Lady Wu as though she was his real mother. Zhou Yu and Sun Ce became very close friends.

Role in Games
Wu Guotai made her appearance in Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends as a female bodyguard. Blast has her appear as a recurring character in Sun Shangxiang's scenarios, often observing her daughter's personal growth. Despite their close familial ties, circumstances force them to cross weapons with one another on two occasions due to Wu's animosity towards Shu. In both instances, Wu Guotai loses and allows her daughter to remain by Liu Bei's side.

The eighth Romance of the Three Kingdoms game refers to her as "Wu Guo Tai". She is present during the marriage event between Liu Bei and Sun Shang Xiang, giving the union her blessing. Like most female officers, her stats trend more towards charisma, politics, and intelligence. Her personal skill in the eleventh title garantees that Lady Wu's loyalty won't decrease, saving some of the kingdom's funds with rewardings.

She placed twenty-fifth with fans in Gamecity's Shin Sangoku Musou Blast first card promotion poll.

Voice Actors

 * Kyoko Sakai - Sangokushi Legion

Quotes

 * "Lady Wu Guo Tai, we meet for the first time. I am Liu Bei."


 * "Thank you for coming, Lord. I am sorry to have put you to this trouble. But as a parent giving away her beautiful daughter, I wanted to see her future husband's face, so I asked you to come."
 * "It is only natural. Does this mean you will permit my marriage to Miss Sun Shang Xiang?"
 * "Yes, I am much reassured having seen you. I am sure my daughter will be happy."
 * Liu Bei and Wu Guo Tai; Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII

Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Wu Guotai and her sister share the name "Lady Wu". She first appears near the end of Chapter 43 where Sun Quan contemplates on whether to resist Cao Cao or not. Hearing his concerns, she reminded him of his mother's dying words, "For internal matters consult Zhang Zhao; for external policy Zhou Yu." This convinced Sun Quan to discuss the matter with Zhou Yu, setting the stage for the Battle of Chibi against Cao Cao's naval fleet.

Lady Wu becomes a more prominent character during Liu Bei's time in the Southlands. When Sun Quan sought to entrap Liu Bei under the guise of proposing marriage between him and his sister, it was natural that Lady Wu would be kept in the dark on this matter. Once news of the wedding arrangement broke out, the bewildered matron upbraided Sun Quan and Zhou Yu for their duplicity. She warmly accepted Liu Bei upon meeting him at the Sweet Dew Temple while threatening those who would dare to harm him. In Chapter 55, she gave the couple permission to leave the lands of Wu in order to pay respects to her son-in-law's ancestors.

When Lady Wu reprimanded Sun Quan once more for plotting Liu Bei's downfall, Zhang Zhao had a forged letter under her name sent to Lady Sun. The contents of the letter fooled Lady Sun into thinking her mother was gravely ill, thus persuading her to go visit Wu together with Liu Shan. While Sun Quan's tacticians had hoped to use Liu Bei's child as a bartering chip for Jing Province, only Lady Sun returned due to Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei's timely intervention.