Yuan Yao

Yuan Yao (onyomi: En Yō) is Yuan Shu's son and successor. After his father's death, he sought protection from Sun Ce's forces under Liu Xun before surrendering to join the former.

Role in Games
Yuan Yao appears in Dynasty Warriors 8 only as a recruitable officer in the game's Ambition Mode.

Yuan Yao is an officer in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, although he does not appear in some games. He is usually given stats in the 50's and 40's and does not stand out anywhere. He usually serves his father and can later be found in the service of Sun Ce and Sun Quan.

Historical Info
Yuan Yao was the son of the warlord Yuan Shu. In 197, Yuan Shu declared himself Emperor of the Zhong Dynasty and made Yuan Yao his heir apparent. Later, after Cao Cao had formed an alliance to destroy Yuan Shu, the minor warlord Lu Bu betrayed the alliance and sided with Yuan Shu instead. In order to cement their newly established ties, Yuan Yao was arranged to marry Lu Bu's daughter. However, the allied forces of Cao Cao and Liu Bei manage to prevent the marriage and eventually kill Lu Bu.

In 199, Yuan Shu died. Yuan Yao sought protection under Liu Xun in Lujiang when Sun Ce led his forces to attack Huainan. Liu Xun was defeated soon afterwards and fled to the north. Yuan Yao surrendered to Sun Ce and was welcomed into Jiangdong. Sun Ce and later Sun Quan treated Yuan Yao very well; the latter even married Yuan Yao's sister. Yuan Yao's daughter eventually married Sun Fen, the fifth son of Sun Quan.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Yuan Yao appears in chapter 17 of the novel. After his father declares himself Emperor, he is made Heir Apparent and set to marry Lu Bu's daughter.