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==Role in Games== ===Dynasty Warriors=== Diao Chan is a dancing maiden who wants to destroy Dong Zhuo, usually on request by her [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Wang_Yun adopted father]. She does so by infiltrating Dong Zhuo's army as a normal mistress and fights to gain the tyrant's trust. She also appeals to Lu Bu, using his feelings for her to antagonize Dong Zhuo. In their related [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Musou_Mode Musou Modes], she joins Lu Bu's revolt. During other characters' scenarios, she either dies fighting against the [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Allied_Forces Allied Forces] at [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Hu_Lao_Gate Hu Lao Gate] or the army opposing Lu Bu at [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Xia_Pi Xia Pi]. In her story in ''[http://koei.gamepedia.com/Dynasty_Warriors_3:_Xtreme_Legends Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends]'', Diao Chan constantly flatters Lu Bu while they fight together in Dong Zhuo's army. Her performance in the battles against [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Cao_Cao Cao Cao] and [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Sun_Ce Sun Ce] earns Dong Zhuo's trust, and he allows her to accompany Lu Bu to conquer Shu on Dong Zhuo's behalf. Diao Chan convinces him to betray Dong Zhuo after they succeed, and their armies clash at [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Chi_Bi Chi Bi]. Lu Bu and Diao Chan are victorious and Dong Zhuo is slain. Afterwards, Diao Chan convinces the "politically inept" Lu Bu to support the [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Han_Dynasty Han Dynasty] and the Han are restored. Diao Chan then attempts to leave Lu Bu, but her way is blocked by Lu Bu's officers and the remnants of the [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Three_Kingdoms Three Kingdoms]. Lu Bu corners her and refuses to let her leave. To leave the political arena for good, she defeats him to live peacefully by herself. Her Legend Mode in ''[http://koei.gamepedia.com/Dynasty_Warriors_4:_Xtreme_Legends Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends]'' details her version of Dong Zhuo's death. Diao Chan faithfully sticks to Wang Yun's plot to use Lu Bu to kill Dong Zhuo, yet the warrior doesn't move against Dong Zhuo. As the tyrant's reign of terror prolongs itself, she decides to carry out her father's will by herself and sneaks into Dong Zhuo's room within the capital. She may choose to avoid the patrol guards so as to not fight Lu Bu. When she completes her mission, Dong Zhuo expresses his disbelief that she has been targeting him since the start. Diao Chan reasons that his death is needed to start a new age and leaves. She continues to fight through Dong Zhuo's remaining officers to escape from the castle. ''[http://koei.gamepedia.com/Dynasty_Warriors_5 Dynasty Warriors 5]'' has Diao Chan assist the front at [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Si_Shui_Gate Si Shui Gate], reluctant with her role in her father's plot. As she draws closer to Lu Bu, she becomes infatuated with him and fears for his safety at Hu Lao Gate. When she tells him that she chooses to stand by his side, she confesses Wang Yun's plot to Lu Bu and the couple kill Dong Zhuo together. Although her role is finished, she devotes herself to her love and follows him where ever he goes. They are hunted down as rebels and Cao Cao and [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Liu_Bei Liu Bei] attack Lu Bu when he finally gains a land for himself at Xia Pi. While Lu Bu's forces were able to prevail, their leader exhausts himself and dies. Diao Chan, left with no will to fight, gives no heed to the land's ensuing chaos. She shares her Legend Mode in the ''[http://koei.gamepedia.com/Dynasty_Warriors_5:_Xtreme_Legends Xtreme Legends]'' expansion with Lu Bu and [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Zhang_Liao Zhang Liao]. The trio work together to surround [http://koei.gamepedia.com/index.php?title=Pu_Yang_Castle&action=edit&redlink=1 Pu Yang Castle] and create a land of their own. They join forces with the Wei defector, [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Chen_Gong Chen Gong]. After the battle, Diao Chan laments being ostracized by the surrounding regional lords. Even so, she pines to spend more time beside Lu Bu. In ''[http://koei.gamepedia.com/Dynasty_Warriors_6 Dynasty Warriors 6]'', she has already carried out her father's plot to destroy Dong Zhuo. While her father's dying wish was for her to live her own life, Diao Chan promises to keep using Lu Bu's strength to restore the Han Dynasty. Once Lu Bu steals Xia Pi, she acts as a damsel in distress to manipulate Lu Bu into action. His army attacks [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Sun_Jian Sun Jian] for the [http://koei.gamepedia.com/index.php?title=Imperial_Seal&action=edit&redlink=1 Imperial Seal] and defeat the indignant Liu Bei at [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Jing_Province Jing Province]. Cao Cao retaliates against Lu Bu and the army runs away from him until [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Han_Zhong Han Zhong]. They rout the conqueror and are granted a moment's peace. Chen Gong, who isn't fooled by Diao Chan's lies, asks her real desires and what it has to do with Lu Bu's wishes, which has her ponder her feelings for him. During their following conflicts with Cao Cao, Diao Chan begins to realize Lu Bu's genuine care for her and begins to feel guilty about her scheme. When Lu Bu hints that he has known the truth about her since Dong Zhuo's death, she is surprised yet touched, truly thanking him for his efforts. Cao Cao falls at [http://koei.gamepedia.com/index.php?title=Xu_Chang&action=edit&redlink=1 Xu Chang] and the Han Dynasty is restored to its former power. Diao Chan and Lu Bu detach themselves from political affairs and live their lives together in peace. ===Warriors Orochi=== In ''[http://koei.gamepedia.com/Warriors_Orochi Warriors Orochi]'', she originally followed Lu Bu into the Serpent King's service, but is disturbed by the cruelty of the Orochi army and the effect that it has on Lu Bu. She eventually joins the coalition against [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Orochi Orochi] and Lu Bu disowns her (in the Japanese script, he merely says that he looks forward to meeting her again). She loyally follows her lover in the [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Warriors_Orochi_2 sequel] and joins his side when he declares independence. She shares her dream stage with [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Motochika_Chosokabe Motochika] and [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Zhang_He Zhang He] as the three artists punish [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Da_Ji Da Ji] for ruining the picture-perfect scenery. When Lu Bu appears on the field, she scolds him for blindly following orders from the vixen and may get him to defect to her team's side. ===Kessen=== In ''[http://koei.gamepedia.com/Kessen_II Kessen II]'', Diao Chan acts as the narrator for both the Shu and [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Wei Wei] stories. She is a simple dancer and [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Liu_Bei#Kessen Liu Bei]'s compassionate lover. The infant Han [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Emperor_Xian emperor] entrusted her with the Imperial Seal and asked her to find a worthy man to possess it. She kept its location a secret but [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Himiko#Kessen Himiko] sensed that she had it thus leading [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Cao_Cao#Kessen Cao Cao] to stage a rebellion against Liu Bei. She is kidnapped by him and is constantly interrogated to reveal the hidden treasure. She communicates with her lover through a crystal orb whenever she can. As she stays with Cao Cao, Diao Chan begins to sympathize with him and realizes that he wasn't the tyrant as she originally thought. Midway through the game, Cao Cao's troops leak a false rumor regarding her death with the hopes of demoralizing Liu Bei. The ploy didn't last long as [http://koei.gamepedia.com/Zhuge_Liang#Kessen Zhuge Liang] tells his lord that she is still alive. In the later part of Wei's story, she eventually offers to tell Cao Cao the Imperial Seal's location but he states he no longer needs it. In Shu's ending, she is happily reunited with Liu Bei and reveals that Cao Cao died due to the wounds he sustained in battle. In Wei's ending, she leaves Cao Cao to search for the missing Liu Bei. In the game's epilogue, she finds him and the lovers leisurely sail on a boat.
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