Wang Yi | Wei

Name: Wang Yi

Age: 35 (Born 180)

Appearance: A tall, slender, beautiful, and solemn looking woman with haunted gray eyes. Wang Yi has somewhat short, asymmetrically cut black hair draped over her shoulder. Wang Yi is often seen in armor with shades of silver and blue, representing Wei. She very rarely smiles.

Personality: Gleefully sadistic in her thirst for vengeance, Wang Yi is a bloodthirsty warrior who enjoys slaughtering her foes in the field. Obsessed with eliminating Ma Chao after he slaughtered her husband and son, she is satisfied that her allegiance allows her several chances to defeat him. Her personal agenda means everything to her, as she hasn't thought of another future for herself. While it pains her to do so, Wang Yi can set aside her desires to be a capable general. A bit of a perfectionist, she desires to be punctual and thorough in her endeavors.

Sima Yi respects her efforts, her talents, and her undivided passion to humiliate her nemesis. She is one of the few people who can see through him and converse with him on equal ground. She disdainfully labels Ma Chao "The Demon of Xiliang". Pang De, one of Ma Chao’s former allies that now serves Cao Cao, is an odd friend for Wang Yi, and she greatly admires his ability to let go of his past. Wang Yi’s one remaining relative is her daughter, Zhao Ying, who she loves dearly. Twisted by her desire for revenge, Zhao Ying and vengeance is all Wang Yi lives for. She drinks very heavily to cope with her sorrow, and can outdrink and outeat most men despite her slim stature. Her weapon of choice is a pair of dual trishula, or a pair of emei piercers. She frequently has nightmares about her family dying horribly, and dreams where she executes Ma Chao and beheads him.

Background: Wang Yi was a formidable and resilient woman who endured great personal tragedies and hardships. She was the wife of Zhao Ang and had three sons and a daughter. During a revolt led by Liang Shuang, she lost two of her sons and, fearing further atrocities, attempted suicide. However, upon seeing her young daughter, Zhao Ying, she instead disguised herself by covering herself in dirt and starving herself to appear undesirable, successfully avoiding harm for a year.

When Liang Shuang reconciled with the authorities, Wang Yi and her daughter were rescued by Zhao Ang’s men. With her daughter's safety ensured, she attempted suicide again by poisoning herself but was saved by an antidote.

Years later, during Ma Chao’s raids on Liang Province, Wang Yi actively defended Ji County alongside her husband. She wore a battledress, armed herself with a bow, and personally motivated the soldiers by handing out her jewelry as rewards. However, as food supplies dwindled, Governor Wei Kang sought peace with Ma Chao despite Zhao Ang’s protests. Ma Chao later betrayed the agreement, killing Wei Kang, capturing Zhao Ang, and taking their son Zhao Yue hostage.

Wang Yi used her intelligence and resolve to gain the trust of Ma Chao’s wife, Lady Yang, who invited her to feasts and grew close to her. Thanks to this, Zhao Ang was able to earn Ma Chao’s confidence, allowing him to secretly conspire with Yang Fu and others to reclaim Liang Province. When Zhao Ang hesitated due to their son being a hostage, Wang Yi sternly reminded him that one life was insignificant compared to the many who suffered under Ma Chao.

Their plan succeeded in driving Ma Chao out of Ji County, but Ma Chao returned with reinforcements and besieged Zhao Ang’s forces for 30 days. Though the siege was eventually lifted by Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He, Zhao Ang was killed in the conflict. In revenge, Ma Chao executed Zhao Yue, leaving Wang Yi and her daughter as the only survivors of their family.