Scholars of Shen Zhou

by **Lord_Zhuge000** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 7:54 am

Lu Bu is shown in SGYY and in the Dynasty games to be the ultimate, unbeatable warrior. However, the original SGZ text contradicts this. Was Lu Bu smart in his actions, taking time to implement his ultimate plan?
Or was he simply a coward, easily lead and afraid of death?

by **fantasycrusader** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 10:46 am

I'm not so sure about Lu Bu in teh book. O_o but from the game.......he seems pretty brave, revolting and all. O_o

by **Lord_Zhuge000** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 12:28 pm

Yeh, but he betrayed every single person he ever served. That's gotta stand for something. He even tried to sway Cao Cao right before he was executed, and if it hadnt been for Liu Bei, he probably would have succeeded.

by **Li Zhen** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 2:28 pm

In the SGYY, you can see how cowardly he is when he begs for his life in chapter 19, but for the rest of the time I would say he was pretty brave. Perhaps he didn't need much courage going into battle though, since he was so sure to come out of it alive. I'd say he's just stupid, listening to slander and falling into enemy ploys too easily. He only needs a little encouragement before he does something unexpected (i.e kill Ding Yuan, kill Dong Zhuo, take Xia Pi and generally not follow Chen Gong's advice.).

by **Li Ruiyue** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 4:53 pm

I don't think he's either. He never was smart, as he always went head first into the midst of battle without thinking. However, he hardly ever showed cowardice, it was all brute strength and courage to Lu Bu.
So, I say Lu Bu was not a coward, just basically an idiot. :wink:

by **Exar Kun** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 8:49 pm

Well nothing wrong with wanting to live I think.
I don't think he was a coward,more of a complete fool.

by **Han Liang** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 9:42 pm

He was cowardly, just not meek. IT is cowardly to stab somebody in the back, figuratively. However, he did fairly bravely and rationally create peace between Liu Bei and one of Yuan Sh(ao?)(u?)'s generals.

by **KingofWei&Wu** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 10:58 pm

a bit of both

by **Guan Zhi Sun of Guan Yu** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:18 pm

I cant say he was cowardly cause he fought the three oath brothers for how many boutes, but I am not saying he was smart that is how he got caught by Cao Cao.

by **n06guy** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 12:11 am

Neither, just a complete fool. Wouldnt listen to anything Chen Gong suggested. Maybe he got hit on the head to many times in battle... :lol:

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