Wutugu is a fictional character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Wikidata's Chinese label and the title of the Chinese Wikipedia article are both 兀突骨. The article stresses that he does not appear in the standard histories, so the heading stays as it is. Wikidata's description is lord of Wuge, the state of the work's setting is given as Wuge, and his death year is recorded as 225.[1][2]
Appearance and station
He is lord of the southern kingdom of Wuge and stands twelve chi tall. The article says he eats no grain and takes live snakes and fierce beasts as his meal. His body bears scales that blades and arrows cannot pierce. He wears a hat of sun, moon and wolf whiskers, a mesh of gold and pearls, and his flanks show scales beneath the arms. A faint light shines in his eyes.[2]
In the novel
After Zhuge Liang had captured and released Meng Huo six times, Meng Huo asked Wutugu for help. Wutugu led two commanders, Tu'an and Xini, and thirty thousand rattan-armor troops against Shu in person. After fifteen straight victories over Wei Yan, he pursued him to Panshe Valley and fell into Zhuge Liang's ambush. Zhuge Liang's fire attack beat him back, and Wutugu and all thirty thousand of his men were killed. The article's reference is chapter 90 of the novel, and it lists the rattan-armor army under see also.[2]
Basic facts
- Description: fictional character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, lord of Wuge[1]
- State of the work's setting: Wuge[1]
- Death: 225 (within the work)[1]
- Appears in: Romance of the Three Kingdoms