Wang Can

Wang Can (onyomi: Ō San) is an official of the Han dynasty known for his calligraphy and scholar. Later, he joined Liu Biao and persuaded Liu Cong to surrender to Cao Cao after Liu Biao died. He was known as seven scholars of Jian'an.

Role in Games
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he is a person with good intelligence and good political but not good at duels and leading the army.

He was a minor officer in Dynasty Warriors 9.

Historical Information
He was born in a family of high-ranking officials. Later, he went to serve Cai Yong, who was a noble of the court in the reign of the Emperor Ling. After Cai Yong's death, Wang Can go to serve Liu Biao in Jing Province but Liu Biao did not favour Wang Can as the latter looked pallid and sickly. When Liu Biao died, he surrender to Cao Cao and was received rank as palace attendant. He is one of the nobles who proposed to the Emperor Xian​ to appoint Cao Cao as Duke. In late the year 216, he accompanied Cao Cao on his fourth campaign against Sun Quan​ and Wang Can died from illness in the spring of 217.