by Yorak » Mon Jul 28, 2003 12:55 pm
Why would someone be jealous of someone 1800 years dead and quite likely on the other side of the world?
And besides, there's little to be jealous of. I have yet to read any historic text where it shows Guan Yu doing ANYTHING that merits giving him the title of God of War.
Let's look at his record.
Pros:
- Killed Yan Liang in a surprise attack
- Ignored pain during surgery
- Mopped up an army that was ruined by a flood.
Wow, no wonder he's the God of War, with all of those achievements! How kickass he is!
Now, let's look at his failures:
- Lost Xiapi to Cao Cao
- Planned to invade Wu, but was frightened off by just hearing that Gan Ning was there
- Failed to defeat Cao Ren, despite the fact that Cao Ren had only 1000 men compared to Guan Yu's large army...
- And then got whupped by Xu Huang
- Left his rear flank exposed (while leaving disgruntled subordinates in charge, no less) and lost the provence he was supposed to be protecting
- And was arrogant as all hell, to boot.
The ONLY thing Guan Yu has going for him is his profound sense of loyalty. That I will grant him. Beyond that, he was arrogant and sub-par compared to many, many other generals. THAT'S why we dislike him.
I'm not even here