Huang Gai

Huang Gai is a character who has been in every title following his debut in Dynasty Warriors 3. He is a loyal general who is famous for serving three generations of the Sun family, starting with Sun Jian. In the Dynasty Warriors series, he is 55 years old.

Dynasty Warriors
Huang Gai starts serving under Sun Jian by participating in the earlier battles of the Three Kingdoms period. He continues to fight for Wu after his lord's death by serving Sun Ce and Sun Quan. At The Battle of Chi Bi, he is given command of a task unit whose goal is to set the Wei fleet on fire. His success allows the smaller armies of Wu and Shu to defeat the larger army of Wei.

His Legend Mode in Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends takes place sometime before the showdown at Chi Bi. Sun Quan desires to gain an additional advantage against Cao Cao's fleet so Huang Gai volunteers to partake in a secret plan. Using deception, Zhou Yu orders a torturous beating for the Wu general and tells him to be taken away. Huang Gai feigns distrust for Wu and escapes to sneak into the enemy main camp. With his wounds still fresh, he needs to succeed in his goal while dodging the watchful eyes of other Wu generals.

Dynasty Warriors 5 states that he was a man born in poverty who trained himself to be one of the best warriors of his time. When Sun Jian issued a draft, Huang Gai joined immediately and proved himself during the Yellow Turbans Rebellion. He joins his lord when they face Liu Biao and, when Sun Jian falls victim to an ambush, he encourages Sun Ce to protect the Sun family. In time, Sun Ce dies so Huang Gau serves Sun Quan. He is in charge of protecting the task force at Chi Bi. After Wu deals with the Nanman tribe and Wei, he joins the campaign to crush Shu at Bai Di Castle. He is entrusted with attacking the castle from the west and solving the Stone Sentinal Maze that guards the castle's rear. With Wu as the land's rulers in his ending, he performs a toast to his previous masters' graves with Sun Quan.

He shares his Legend Mode in Xtreme Legends expansion with Sun Jian and Sun Ce, in which the incident takes place before Huang Gai has joined the Sun family. He spots Sun Jian trying to suppress Ou Xing's rebellion and concocts a plan to open the castle's gates from the inside by using stealth. If he succeeds, he will burst the gates open and invite Sun Jian to slay Ou Xing. Huang Gai will agree to serve Sun Jian if the two meet in battle. Should his plan fail, he will alert the enemy army and will need to defeat every general on the field to open the gates.

He has no personal story in the sequel but he continues to appear in the key battles mentioned in his infobox. During Wei's version of the Battle of Chi Bi, his fire attack will succeed regardless of the players' attempts to thwart it; if they defeat Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, they will only weaken the tactic's effects.

Warriors Orochi
In the first game, Huang Gai makes several appearances throughout Wei's storyline. He is a leader of a small rebellion force against Orochi and constantly searches for his lord's whereabouts. Although he is released each time he is captured by Cao Pi, Huang Gai is not convinced and refuses to join him. Hearing that Sun Jian was being held at Odawara Castle, he falls victim to an illusion conjured by Da Ji. The phantom appears in his lord's image and Huang Gai finds himself unable to defend himself against it. After he is rescued, he realizes the sincerity of Cao Pi's intentions and joins his forces.

In Warriors Orochi 2, he is back with Wu. He and Goemon try to clear a path for Wu's advancement to Yang Ping Gate and clash with Masamune's army at Okehazama along the way. They are aided by Xu Zhu and Pang De. He shares his dream mode with two other loyal servants to their masters, Hanzō and Xu Zhu. They band together to save Gracia and aid the besieged castle's defense. When she returns, she brings Sun Jian to the field who congratulates Huang Gai's bravery.

Personality
Huang Gai is a muscular veteran who never loses faith in his countrymen. With stamina that belies his age, he is a bold and confident general for Wu. A devoted vassal, he is considered to be an irreplaceable member of the Wu army. Fond of explosions, he often mentions "booms" or "blasts" in his conversations. Like Huang Zhong, he is known to make quips regarding younger warriors, but he also encourages them to always act for the greater cause. Aside from Sun Ce, he gives tips to Zhou Tai on what it means to be a loyal servant. While he respects each of his masters, he fondly calls Sun Jian "Great lord" (お殿, Otono).

If he is killed at Bai Di Castle, Sun Quan particularly mourns his death.

Voice Actors

 * J.S. Gilbert - Dynasty Warriors 3 (English)
 * Michael Forest - Dynasty Warriors 4 (English)
 * Lee Everest - Dynasty Warriors 5~6, Warriors Orochi series (English)
 * Yang Seok Jeong - Dynasty Warriors 3 (Korean)
 * Park Man Yeong - Dynasty Warriors 4~5 (Korean)
 * Tetsu Inada - Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi series (Japanese)
 * Isamu Sugaya - Romance of the Three Kingdoms drama CD series

Quotes

 * See also: Huang Gai (Quotes)


 * "Young punks, you still have a lot to learn!"
 * "May the heavens bear witness! This fire burns with the spirit of Wu!"
 * "Calling me a veteran is just a polite way of saying I'm old. Still, I'd like to see someone younger than me accomplish half of what I can do!"
 * "I'm going now! This shall be the greatest moment in my life!"

Dynasty Warriors 4

 * Level 10 Weapon: Dark Shadow
 * Base Attack: 47
 * Stage: Battle of Chi Bi
 * Requirements: Eliminate all the gate captains before the fire attack, then defeat Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Cao Pi.

Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends

 * Level 11 Weapon: Shade
 * Base Attack: 50
 * Attributes: Level 19 Peacock Urn, Level 17 Speed Scroll, Level 14 Elixir, Level 16 Herbal Remedy
 * Stage: Skirmish at Chi Bi
 * Restrictions: No bodyguards, no items
 * Requirements: Reach the Wei ship without being discovered by any Wu troops in under 3:30 minutes.
 * Strategy:


 * 1) Follow the northern cliff as you get off the boat you begin at. As you reach a wooden gate, follow the left side of the wall.
 * 2) Soon you'll get a message that tells you that there's a gate captain ahead. Then another message tells you to make some noise to attract his attention. You drop a bomb on the ground next to the left wall and then run like hell to the wall on right side.
 * 3) When the gate captain hears the explosion of your bomb, he'll go to the bomb site. You go to the gate he was guarding and the door with automatically open.
 * 4) After passing the gate, you must switch between the big map and small map to know exactly where the enemies are. At the time, Lu Meng will move south towards you. Hide and move slowly towards the top left corner of the area, right next to the water, where a couple of pots are.
 * 5) When Lu Meng passed, you can move faster.
 * 6) Soon you'll get a message that says that the gate guards are slacking off. Switch to the small map and check closely the movements of the troops.
 * 7) When the gate captain gets far away to the right side of that gate, carefully move to the door and it'll open.
 * 8) Rush to the exit, ignoring Gan Ning if he discovers you (try to reach the exit while the "Gan Ning discovers you" message is still on the screen).
 * 9) Complete within 3 minutes.
 * 10) Level 11 message when stage ends.

How to Obtain Dark Shadow

 * Stage: Yellow Turban Rebellion (Allied forces)
 * Location: In front of the altar in Zhang Jiao's garrison.
 * Requirements: Defeat all officers and sub-officers outside of Zhang Jiao's garrison.

Firstly, equip the Red Hare Harness if available. Do not equip a bodyguard unless you plan to leave them on wait mode at the start. Just kill every general and sub-general yourself. If one of your allies, including bodyguard, kills any before the Valuable Item message, you will not get the weapon.
 * Strategy