Hua Xin

Hua Xin (onyomi: Ka Kin) was originally a minister of the Han court before joining Sun Ce. He later went on to serve Cao Cao's army.

Role in Games
For his only appearance in Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends, Hua Xin is a remnant of the forces that used to be loyal to Liu Yong. If Taishi Ci reaches Hua Xin, he can recruit him, as well as other soldiers wanting to be in Wu. Should time be wasted, Hua Xin will join in the surprise attack on Taishi Ci. At the end of the battle, Hua Xin and Taishi Ci will meet up with Sun Ce.

Within the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, Hua Xin possesses high stats in politic and intelligence, but has very low stats otherwise namely his charisma which is within the 10's. He can be found in the service of Yuan Shu in scenarios predating the latter moving to Shouchun and will usually be found in the service of Liu Yao, Sun Ce and finally Cao Cao thereafter. During the brief period immediately after Sun Ce's conquest of Wu, he can be found as a free officer in Chaisang.

For the fourteenth title in the series, his character traits allow for him to increase the period enemy units are provoked (Sharp-tongued), decrease the time it takes for him to search cities and recruit officers (Recruiter) and increase the amount of land that is conquered automatically when assigned as an overseer (Famous). As a deployed unit however, he will not automatically retreat when his commands are fulfilled (Ambitious) and he can only deploy the defensive Ring formation which in tandem with his poor military stats, render him a poor choice to deploy for battle. The administrative policy he offers decreases the costs involved with overseeing areas, training and recruiting soldiers significantly (Reform Expenditure Lv 04).