Fan Fang

Fan Fang (范方, onyomi: Fan Fangu) was an officer of the late Han Dynasty period. A subordinate of Gongsun Zan, he was sent by his master as a military attache to Yan province to support the Inspector Liu Dai. He doesn't make any appearances in the novel.

Roles in Games
Romance of the Three Kingdoms has Fan Fang serve under Gongsun Zan as a general. His military stats are average, sitting near the mid to high 50s, whereas his other stats are relativly weak, ranging from the high 30s to mid 40s. Fan Fang is at best average in military tasks, but terrible in all other aspects. Overall, he is still a poor choice for a general and should only be used if necessary.

Historical Information
Virtually nothing was recorded on Fan Fang's early life. Recorded information gives his first historical mention near the year 190. When Liu Dai was arranging alliances between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao. The former sent Fan Fang who was an Attendant Official at the time as a military commander along with a cavalry detachment to Yan province to help defend it. Later, when relations cooled between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan gave secret orders to Fan Fang to attempt to abduct Yuan Shao's family members, who were in Yan province at the time, and send them to his own territory as hostages. The plan ultimately went awry and nothing came of it. Gongsun Zan also told Fan Fang "If Liu Dai does not drive away Yuan Shao's family members, you will lead your men back to our territory. I'll attack Liu Dai after I've eliminated Yuan Shao." Acting on the advice of Cheng Yu over whether to support Yuan Shao or Gongsun Zan. Liu Dai broke off relations with the latter. Fan Fang then subsequently led his cavalry detachment back to Gongsun Zan's territory.