Who do you think is the most combat-effective among the Five Tiger Generals?

I’m not very well-informed; I only know about the “Five Wireless Tigers””

This post was last edited by Minos on 2012-12-7 at 17:26. Does this score refer to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms or to actual history?...... In fact, ever since the Three Kingdoms period, there has been the saying “Lü first, Ma second, Dian Wei third”; among the Five Tiger Generals, the one with the greatest martial skills was probably Ma Chao

It must be about Guan Yu! He overcame numerous obstacles with great courage, so he is the one to consider.

Ma Chao is a strength hero with thick skin and high health； Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun are agile heroes with high attack power but low defense ； Zhang Bao, Zhang Fei’s son, is a hero of strength; his most remarkable skill is the Lion Roar ； Guan Xing and Guan Suo, the sons of Guan Yu, along with his daughter Guan Feng, are heroes of agility, strength, and agility respectively, possessing both offensive and defensive capabilities. Therefore, it is concluded that Guan Yu is the strongest. :):)

Among the Five Tiger Generals, there are two pairs who have faced each other in direct battles: Zhang Fei and Ma Chao fought to a stalemate, while Guan Yu and Huang Zhong also ended their clashes in a tie. Thus, Ma Chao and Zhang Fei were of similar strength, as were Guan Yu and Huang Zhong. However, considering that Guan Yu did not manage to gain an advantage in his battle against Pang De later on, and Pang De was once Ma Chao’s subordinate with combat skills likely inferior to Ma Chao’s own, it can be inferred that Ma Chao and Zhang Fei were slightly stronger than Guan Yu and Huang Zhong. As for Zhao Yun, he never managed to defeat any top-tier generals throughout his life; he only fought Wen Chou during his early days under Gongsun Zan, and that battle also ended in a tie. Wen Chou was later killed by Guan Yu. While the speed of Zhao Yun’s Red Hare Horse may have played a role in catching Wen Chou off guard, Wen Chou had several rounds to retreat before being defeated, unlike Yan Liang who had no chance at all to react. Whether Wen Chou was truly defeated or simply feigned defeat is uncertain, but the fact that he retreated after a few rounds suggests that he believed he could not overcome Guan Yu in a direct fight. Yet his earlier battle with Zhao Yun indicates that he thought he could win against him. Based on this indirect comparison, it can be said that among the Five Tiger Generals, Zhao Yun had the weakest ability to engage in one-on-one combat. As for Ma Chao and Zhang Fei, who were the strongest, since there aren’t more comparisons available, we can only rely on existing legends, which place Ma Chao above Zhang Fei