Wu Gang

Wu Gang (onyomi: Go Kō) is an officer of Wei and one of Zhuge Dan's subordinates. He serves as a military adviser to Zhuge Dan, even through Dan's rebellion.

Role in Games
Dynasty Warriors 7 has Wu Gang follow the playable character as a support character for the battle of Dongxing. Dynasty Warriors 8 numbers him among the many Wei officers following Zhuge Dan into the Wu trap at the East Gate Battle (Dongxing). He also appears at Zhuge Dan's Rebellion as the leader of the rockslide ambush on the forces loyal to Sima Zhao, his defeat ends the barrage of boulders.

In theRomance of Three Kingdoms series, Wu Gang generally appears at the later points of the story and is often affiliated with Zhuge Dan when the latter commands his own army. His stats favor an administrative role with his charisma being his highest stat which is within the low 70's.

In the fourteenth title, his one character trait increases the durability recovered for any city he is present in (Mender). He can be found serving the Wu forces in scenarios that occur after Zhuge Dan's rebellion.

Quotes

 * “ I'm worried about lord Sima Zhao as our leader. Although I guess all we can do about it is simply go out there and do our best.”
 * “My lord! Lord Sima Zhao cannot be relied upon. We will have to repel the Wu army on our own!”
 * “Lord Sima Zhao shows no sign of moving at all. What did he even come here for?”
 * “We have the western castle surrounded. they won't be able to move a muscle in there.”

Historical Information
Wu Gang was born in Pengcheng (modern Xuzhou, Jiangsu), but nothing else is really known about him until under the service of Wei and Zhuge Dan. In 257, Gang participated in his lord's rebellion. Zhuge Dan sent him to Wu seeking reinforcements after declaring his rebellion. Wu Gang took Zhuge Jing, Zhuge Dan's son, along with him to offer as hostage to Wu as extra insurance of obedience. Once he achieved this task, he is not mentioned again.

One legend claimed about him comes from Wu Gang's lineage. He was supposed to be a descendant of Wu Rui, and some claimed he was Rui's spitting image (which they claimed they could testify to because they'd exhumed the corpse and it miraculously still appeared as Rui had when he lived). Wu Gang was pleased with the comparison and ensured his ancestor had been reburied.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms
It is only in chapter 111 that Wu Gang appears in the novel. he fulfills the same role that he did in history, execpt this time is confirmed to have returned to Zhuge Dan's side before the battle began.