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Total War: Warhammer 3 – Yuan Bo confirmed for Shadows of Change

The Jade Dragon will be Cathay’s Legendary Lord

Marco Wutz

Total War: Warhammer 3 – Yuan Bo confirmed for Shadows of Change
Total War: Warhammer 3 – Yuan Bo confirmed for Shadows of Change /

In a surprising drop of weekend news, Creative Assembly has revealed that Yuan Bo will be the Legendary Lord joining the ranks of Grand Cathay in the upcoming Shadows of Change DLC for Total War: Warhammer 3.

Yuan Bo is known as the Jade Dragon and is one the children of the Dragon Emperor and Moon Empress, so he’s a sibling of the existing Cathayan characters Miao Ying and Zhao Ming. Similar to his two siblings, Yuan Bo governs an area of Grand Cathay at the behest of his parents, being the leader of the Central Provinces – Cathay’s most fertile and richest regions. In addition to the government of these provinces, Yuan Bo’s Jade Court essentially runs much of the day-to-day business of Grand Cathay as a whole. The Dragon Emperor has named him Administrator of the Realm for this purpose.

A first look at Yuan Bo, the Jade Dragon / Creative Assembly

Known as a great planner and manipulator, Yuan Bo looks like a great thematic fit for Shadows of Change. Part of this power comes from the fact that Yuan Bo, who also carries the title of Master of the Meteor Winds, is the most adept among the dragon siblings at controlling the Winds of Magic. It is said that not a single wizard in the entire country can go about their business without the Jade Dragon knowing about it.

His siblings regard Yuan Bo as rather dull, but very reliable and trustworthy. There is some friction between him and Zhao Ming, whose use of alchemy the Jade Dragon regards as dangerous.

You can read more about Yuan Bo in a new story featuring him, which you can claim through your Creative Assembly account.

Aside from Yuan Bo and Grand Cathay, the Shadows of Change DLC will feature new factions for Kislev and the Daemons of Tzeentch with one fresh Legendary Lord each. The expansion will contain a Legendary Hero as well.

Many fans – including us – expected that the Monkey King would represent Grand Cathay in this expansion, but it seems like Creative Assembly is keeping him in reserve for now.

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Marco Wutz
MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg

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