Gu Dayong

Gu Dayong (谷大用; died 1526), also known as the Slaver, was one of the Eight Tigers, a group of powerful Templar eunuchs that controlled the Chinese imperial court during the reign of the Zhengde and Jiajing Emperors of the Ming dynasty.
==Biography==
After the Zhengde Emperor's death in 1521, the Templars ensured that his cousin Zhu Houcong would succeed him as Emperor. They then appointed eunuchs, one of them being Gu Dayong, to control the new Emperor, allowing the Eight Tigers to rule in his stead.Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – Database: The Jiajing Emperor
Possessing an interest in trade and foreign languages, Gu Dayong would subsequently enforce the slave trade, selling opponents to the Portuguese and earning huge profits while also humiliating and exiling the Templars' enemies. He later played a role in initiating the Great Rites Controversy, which resulted in the near-eradication of the Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins.Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – Database: Yu Dayong
In 1526, the Tiger Gao Feng entrusted Dayong with the Precursor box,Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – The Port an Isu artifact he had stolen from the Assassin Shao Jun.Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – The Escape Shortly thereafter, both Gao Feng and Ma Yongcheng were found murdered. Suspecting that he was Shao Jun's next target due to his possession of the box, Dayong doubled the patrols at his fortress in Macau.
Despite the increased security, Shao Jun managed to infiltrate Dayong's stronghold and freed many of his slaves.Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – The Slaver However, one of them, who was an Assassin spy, had been tortured by the Templar's men and succumbed to his injuries shortly after.Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun – Port Vowing revenge on Dayong, Shao Jun infiltrated his personal quarters and killed him,Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun – The Slave Trader reclaiming the Precursor box in the process.Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – The Slaver
Dayong's body was discovered not long after by the Tiger Qiu Ju, who, in retaliation, ordered his men to arrest innocents and set the port of Macau ablaze.Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – Consequences
==Behind the scenes==
Gu Dayong (谷大用) is a historical figure who features as an antagonist and assassination target in the 2015 video game Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China.
His surname Gǔ (谷) is erroneously read Yù in the game, even by the -speaking guards. This surname means 'valley' or 'gorge' while his personal name Dàyòng (大用) literally translates to 'great use'. The error was rectified in Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun, the 2019 manga adaptation of Chronicles: China.
Additionally, the manga portrays Dayong's death differently from the game, as rather than assassinating him on the spot, Shao Jun stabs him in the liver to make him feel a "fraction of the pain" he inflicted onto others. As a result, Dayong's death is slower, and he survives long enough to inform Qiu Ju that the Assassin is in Macau. Another difference between the game and the manga is the fact that, in the latter, Dayong sends the Precursor box away in anticipation of Shao Jun's arrival. As a result, the Assassin does not retrieve the box in Macau, nor at any other point in the storyline.
==Gallery==
ACC China Yu Dayong Concept Sketches.jpg|Concept Sketches
ACC China Yu Dayong Development.jpg|Development concept
ACC China DB Yu Dayong.png|Database image of Gu Dayong
The Port China (2).jpg|Gu Dayong overlooking Macau's port
The Slaver China (2).jpg|Shao Jun standing over Gu Dayong's body
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China 
*Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun
*Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm 
*Assassin's Creed: Turbulence in the Ming Dynasty 
==References==
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