Gan Ji

Gan Ji (rōmaji: U Kitsu) is the name of a Taoist priest whose fictional counterpart Yu Ji caused the death of Sun Ce. Not much is known about him in historical sources other than the fact that he had lived during the late Han Dynasty and did not have any supernatural abilities.

Dynasty Warriors
Yu Ji makes his first appearance in Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends as a dangerous sorcerer who uses his magic to mislead the people of Wu. Upon being confronted by Sun Ce, he responds to his attacker's courage by conjuring harmful phantoms and illusions. Though his efforts manage to weaken the Little Conqueror's health, he is ultimately forced to escape.

In Dynasty Warriors 5, he challenges the lone Sun Ce to a duel within the vicinity of Jian Ye Castle. Aside from creating illusions of himself, Yu Ji also bewitches several soldiers into assisting him. He also conjures phantom versions of Sun Jian and Da Qiao in an attempt to demoralize Sun Ce even more.

During Sun Ce's invasion of Xuchang in Dynasty Warriors 7, Yu Ji greets him with apparitions of his previous foes to wither the former's resolve. Watching his illusions be defeated one by one, he personally decides to test the younger man's might at full power. In spite of his defeat, the sorcerer distracts Sun Ce long enough for Xu Gong's men to mortally wound their target with arrows. Yu Ji also appears as an adversary in Da Qiao's second legendary stage. There, he attempts to overwhelm the couple with illusions of past figures like Lu Bu and Zhang Jiao only to be thwarted by them in the end.

In Shin Sangoku Musou 7, Yu Ji is employed by Xu Gong and the Wei army to assassinate Sun Ce who had been out hunting. His sorcery would have sufficed enough in rendering the Little Conqueror helpless if not for the interference of Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, and Zhou Tai. If the player manages to defeat him and Xiahou Dun in battle, Sun Ce's entourage will learn enough information on their lord's assailant to hunt him down. Although Yu Ji attempts to slay his foes with an army of phantom soldiers and magicians, the amount of power used in summoning them causes his magic to wane. His downfall against the forces of Wu immediately lifts the curse plaguing Sun Ce.

Warriors Orochi
During the prologue of the second game, Yu Ji sides with the mystics who oppose Orochi at Hinokawa. He is also present in Chi Bi where the mystic leaders Taigong Wang, Fu Xi, and Nu Wa form an uneasy alliance with the Orochi army to test the strength of humanity for themselves.

Quotes

 * "The Little Conqueror. Your head will make a nice trophy."
 * "Humph! You won't fool me with your silly tricks!"
 * Yu Ji and Sun Ce; Dynasty Warriors 5


 * "Just what are you?"
 * "You were fortunate enough to be born with fame, charisma, and luck many times that of other men. Therefore... Your life will last, only half as long as other men."
 * Sun Ce and Yu Ji; Dynasty Warriors 7

Romance of the Three Kingdoms
In the novel, Yu Ji is introduced as a wanderer who traveled around the Jiangdong region and convinced people that he was a mystic who had healing powers. Sun Ce, on the other hand, became suspicious of his sorcery and had him imprisoned on grounds of heresy. The merciful pleas of his followers went ignored as the healer was executed via decapitation. For this, Yu Ji's spirit rose from the dead and began to haunt Sun Ce which eventually brought about his demise.

Historical Information
Historians have often dismissed Yu Ji's involvement with Sun Ce's early death as nothing more than mere propaganda on account of the time discrepancies between his personal history and the latter's campaigns. However, some historical texts including the Jiangbiao Zhuan verify him being executed as the result of his actions clashing with the strict Confucian beliefs of the Little Conqueror.