Tian Feng

* **The Silver Jewel** - His Official tagline

**Tian Feng** (onyomi: *Den Hō*) is a strategist of Yuan Shao. He advised against attacking Cao Cao at Guandu and, after the defeat, was executed. He makes his debut in Episode 2 of Dynasty Warriors Bloodlines

## Appearance

Tian Feng has short silver hair, red eyes, and a set of glasses.

## Quotes

* "An able person born into this world who does not recognize and serve the right lord is ignorant. Today I die, but I am not deserving of pity."

## Historical Information

Tian Feng's exact origin is unknown, he either hailed from Julu commandery in Ji Province or Beihai in Qing Province. He earned a good reputation when he was young and was recommended to serve the Imperial Court. The excellencies saw him as a talented individual and gave him a post in the Imperial Censorate. However, because he was concerned with the influence of the eunuch faction in the court, Tian Feng decided to resign from office and return home.

In 190, the governor of Bohai Yuan Shao invited Tian Feng to join him when he raised an army against Dong Zhuo. Tian Feng agreed and became his Assistant Officer in 191 after Yuan Shao took Ji Province from Han Fu. He also killed Han Fu's loyal subjects Geng Wu and Min Chun. During the conflict with Gongsun Zan, Tian Feng accompanied Yuan Shao as his advisor. He urged Yuan Shao to take shelter behind a wall when the enemy attacked, but Yuan Shao refused, stating that he would rather die at the front lines.

During the following years, Tian Feng became one of Yuan Shao's most trusted advisors. In 198, Tian Feng advised Yuan Shao to attack Cao Cao's base at Xuchang to rescue the Emperor while Cao Cao was busy dealing with Lu Bu, but Yuan Shao ignored his advice. Two years later, Yuan Shao prepared for an offensive against Cao Cao and Tian Feng pressed him to move swiftly, as Cao Cao fought against Liu Bei in Xu. However, Yuan Shao did not heed Tian Feng's advice again and Cao Cao defeated Liu Bei and returned to the frontlines against Yuan Shao.

Tian Feng then warned Yuan Shao to not attack Cao Cao and instead urged a policy of delay and attrition. Yuan Shao refused and, because Tian Feng heavily persisted on the policy, had him imprisoned. Later that year, Yuan Shao suffered a heavy defeat at Guandu. He regretted to not have taken Tian Feng's advise and wanted to release him, but Feng Ji slandered Tian Feng, saying that the latter was glad about Yuan Shao's defeat and having been correct. When Yuan Shao returned to his camp, he had Tian Feng executed because of Feng Ji's slander.

## Romance of the Three KingdomsEdit

In the novel, Tian Feng committed suicide in prison when he heard of Yuan Shao's defeat at Guandu and the decision to be executed, saying "The Imperial Protector (Yuan Shao) appears liberal on the outside but is small-minded and insecure on the inside; he is jealous and forgetful of honest advice. Had he been victorious, he might have pardoned me. Now that he has been defeated and put to shame, I do not hope to live."

## Voice Actors

* Rikiya Koyama - Dynasty Warriors series, Warriors Orochi 5 Ultimate (Japanese)
* Jeff Bennett - Dynasty Warriors Bloodlines: Episode 4 (English)
* Park Seongtae - Romance of the Three Kingdoms: The Legend of Cao Cao (Korean)

## Tropes

* A Day in the Limelight - He is the Main protagonist of the fourth Episode of the Bloodlines video game.
* The Bus Came Back - He returns in Final Chapter, having been frozen in time.
* Canon Immigrant - One of the Other officers, along with Gao Shun, to appear in Dynasty Warriors X
* Dude who looks like a Lady - He definitely takes it from his mother's side, of all things.
* Properly Paranoid - He was skeptical and concerned at Yuan Shao's insistence of challenging Cao Cao at Guandu with him being suspicious of Xu You's defection, Chunyu Qiong's alcoholism and Guan Yu being part of Cao Cao's forces, with him advising Yuan Shao to take caution. This was wavered down by Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who outright called him overreacting in a situation. He was right when not only Xu You defected, but a couple of bad mishaps occurred during that time, regarding Chunyu Qiong being too drunk to defend Wuchao and Guan Yu being with Cao Cao's forces. In the end, Feng scolded Yuan Shao on him being unable to
* Red Eyes, Take Warning - Subverted. Even though he has Red eyes, it was confirmed that he's not really a villain, but more like a reasonable character.
* The Rival - To Feng Ji, who was directly responsible for his imprisonment and eventual death.
* Small Role, Big Impact - Despite having a role that is even smaller than the other three Protagonists, he is the only one with the biggest impact as it allowed Yuan Shao to rethink on his own life choices.