Cao Xiu

Cao Xiu (rōmaji: Sō Kyū) was a Wei officer as well as Cao Cao's nephew. He was hailed as a wonderful archer and the "stallion" of the clan. After being fooled by Zhou Fang's false defection, his health fails due to the shame and he dies, though before his death, he would succeed Cao Ren in becoming Wei's Commander-in-Chief.

Roles in Games
In the Dynasty Warriors series, he is usually the commander at the Battle of Shi Ting in which he is fooled by Zhou Fang, thinking the Wu officer would defect to Wei. In most games he always survives until the battles of He Fei Castle and Wu Zhang Plains. For Dynasty Warriors 4 at He Fei, if Wu wins the battle, Cao Xiu will arrive to get revenge for his defeat.

Quotes

 * "They've cut me off! I should have seen this trick of Zhou Fang's!"
 * "At last, the time has come! Now we will have our revenge on Wu!"

Romance of the Three Kingdoms
In the novel, Cao Xiu shoots an arrow that hits Ling Tong's horse and knocks him down. Ling Tong would have been killed by Yue Jin if not for the aid of Gan Ning.