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{{WP-REAL| | {{Quote|How naive, thinking you can retrieve the box. Thinking that killing me will achieve anything.|Gao Feng to Shao Jun in his final moments, 1526.|Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China|The Escape (China)}} | ||
{{Character Infobox | {{Character Infobox | ||
|name = Gao Feng | |name = Gao Feng | ||
|image = ACC China DB Gao Feng.png | |image = ACC China DB Gao Feng.png | ||
|death = 1526<br>[[Maijishan Grottoes]], {{Wiki|Gansu}}, [[Ming dynasty|Great Ming]] | |||
|death = 1526<br | |||
|species = [[Human]] | |species = [[Human]] | ||
|affiliates = [[Templars]] | |database = [[Database: Gao Feng|Gao Feng]] | ||
*[[ | |affiliates = [[Eight Tigers]] | ||
[[Templars]] | |||
*[[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order|Chinese Rite]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Gao Feng''' ( | '''Gao Feng''' (高鳳; died 1526) was one of the [[Eight Tigers]], a group of powerful [[Templars|Templar]] [[eunuch]]s who controlled the [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] imperial court during the reign of the [[Zhu Houzhao|Zhengde Emperor]]. With the ascendance of the [[Zhu Houcong|Jiajing Emperor]] in 1521, he played a role in the [[Great Rites Controversy]], an event that saw the near-extermination of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins|Chinese Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]]. | ||
Despite being one of the lesser | Despite being one of the lesser Tigers, Gao Feng was granted jurisdiction over the {{Wiki|Gansu}} province. He also served as the warden of the Templar prison in the [[Maijishan Grottoes]], formerly the headquarters of the Chinese Brotherhood. It was here that Gao Feng was eventually slain by the Chinese Assassin [[Shao Jun]] in 1526, becoming the first of his compatriots to meet his end at the Assassin's [[Sword|blade]] during her quest for vengeance. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Though not as influential as the other Tigers, Gao Feng was still valued for his ability as an agent. He was competent and knew how to exercise discretion, and for this, he was given charge of the Gansu province by the Jiajing Emperor.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Gao Feng]]</ref> There, he presided over the Maijishan Grottoes, turning the former base of the Assassins into a secret prison for the Templars' enemies.<ref name="ACC">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[The Escape (China)|The Escape]]</ref> | ===Warden of the Maijishan Grottoes=== | ||
{{Dialogue|Feng|Why continue to resist us? Look around you. No one is coming. We wiped out your Order. There is no escape from here.|Jun|Why would I want to escape? I am exactly where I want to be.|Gao Feng and Shao Jun exchanging words during the latter's imprisonment, 1526.|Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China|The Escape (China)}} | |||
Though not as influential as the other Tigers, Gao Feng was still valued for his ability as an agent. He was competent and knew how to exercise discretion, and for this, he was given charge of the Gansu province by the [[Zhu Houcong|Jiajing Emperor]].<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Gao Feng]]</ref> There, he presided over the [[Maijishan Grottoes]], turning the former base of the Assassins into a secret prison for the Templars' enemies.<ref name="ACC">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Escape (China)|The Escape]]</ref> | |||
In 1526, | [[File:The Escape China (1).jpg|left|thumb|250px|Gao Feng interrogating a captive Shao Jun]] | ||
In 1526, Feng's forces captured [[Shao Jun]], one of the last surviving Chinese Assassins, and imprisoned her in the Maijishan dungeons. The Templar seized the prized [[Precursor box]] that she held, but to his frustration, it was empty. Concluding that it was incomplete, he [[Interrogation|interrogated]] Shao Jun for answers, but she refused to relent. Gao Feng therefore left her in her hanging cage, intending to have her tortured by his fellow Tiger [[Ma Yongcheng]] later.<ref name="ACC" /> | |||
As he left the chamber, Gao Feng was greeted by another Tiger, [[Qiu Ju]], who had come to verify his claim that he had captured an Assassin. Gao Feng proceeded to explain who Shao Jun was and how she had originally been a [[concubine]] in the court of the [[Zhu Houzhao|Zhengde Emperor]], before dismissing her as being no major threat to them. The two Templars then discussed the Precursor box, which they believed to be the key to achieving the Order's vision of a [[New World Order]], before Qiu Ju decided to return to [[Beijing]], leaving the situation in Gao Feng's hands.<ref name="BOSJ">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)|Homecoming]]</ref> | |||
===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||
{{Quote|You are the first of the Tigers to fall, but you will not be the last.|Shao Jun to a dying Gao Feng, 1526.|Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China|The Escape (China)}} | |||
Though Shao Jun had hinted at it earlier, Gao Feng did not realize that the Assassin had intended to be caught. This not only allowed her to learn what the Templars understood about the box, but also to infiltrate his base and kill him. As soon as he had left her alone, Jun escaped from her cage and, after retrieving her equipment, made her way to the edge of a cliff, where Gao Feng stood in solitude, gazing out at the landscape before him.<ref name="ACC" /> | |||
[[File:The Escape China (6).jpg|thumb|250px|Gao Feng's final moments]] | |||
Struck from behind by the Assassin's ''[[jian]]'', Gao Feng was taken by surprise and, though he attempted to fight back, he was quickly overpowered and stabbed through the back, then the heart. As the Templar lay dying, Shao Jun taunted him for falling into her trap while Gao Feng in turn mocked her with the knowledge that she would never find the Precursor box, as he refused to disclose its location.<ref name="ACC" /> | |||
However, the Assassin already suspected that the box had been given to one of Gao Feng's Tiger brothers and vowed to hunt down each of them until she recovered the artifact. With that, Gao Feng passed away, and Shao Jun made her escape, leaving his body to be discovered by the [[Soldier|guards]].<ref name="ACC" /> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Gao Feng | Gao Feng is a historical character featured in the 2015 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' as the first assassination target. | ||
His name as written in Chinese is 高鳳. The surname Gāo (高) means 'tall, high' while his personal name Fèng (鳳) is the term for a male [[Fenghuang (mythology)|Fenghuang]]. | |||
In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'', the 2019 manga adaptation of ''Chronicles: China'', Gao Feng's death is portrayed slightly differently. After his conversation with Qiu Ju (which is not depicted in the game), Gao Feng returns to Shao Jun's cage rather than head to the cliffside, only to find it empty and several dead guards lying around. He is then struck from behind and knocked to the ground by Shao Jun and, after an exchange similar to the one from the game, the Assassin ends Gao Feng's life with a stab through the heart. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
The Escape China (4).jpg|Gao Feng holding the Precursor box | |||
The Escape China (7).jpg|Shao Jun standing over a deceased Gao Feng | |||
AC Blade of Shao Jun - Gao Feng.png|Gao Feng in ''Blade of Shao Jun'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' | ||
===Non-canonical appearances=== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Turbulence in the Ming Dynasty]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:12, 28 October 2025
Gao Feng (高鳳; died 1526) was one of the Eight Tigers, a group of powerful Templar eunuchs who controlled the Ming imperial court during the reign of the Zhengde Emperor. With the ascendance of the Jiajing Emperor in 1521, he played a role in the Great Rites Controversy, an event that saw the near-extermination of the Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins.
Despite being one of the lesser Tigers, Gao Feng was granted jurisdiction over the Gansu province. He also served as the warden of the Templar prison in the Maijishan Grottoes, formerly the headquarters of the Chinese Brotherhood. It was here that Gao Feng was eventually slain by the Chinese Assassin Shao Jun in 1526, becoming the first of his compatriots to meet his end at the Assassin's blade during her quest for vengeance.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Warden of the Maijishan Grottoes[edit | edit source]
Though not as influential as the other Tigers, Gao Feng was still valued for his ability as an agent. He was competent and knew how to exercise discretion, and for this, he was given charge of the Gansu province by the Jiajing Emperor.[1] There, he presided over the Maijishan Grottoes, turning the former base of the Assassins into a secret prison for the Templars' enemies.[2]
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In 1526, Feng's forces captured Shao Jun, one of the last surviving Chinese Assassins, and imprisoned her in the Maijishan dungeons. The Templar seized the prized Precursor box that she held, but to his frustration, it was empty. Concluding that it was incomplete, he interrogated Shao Jun for answers, but she refused to relent. Gao Feng therefore left her in her hanging cage, intending to have her tortured by his fellow Tiger Ma Yongcheng later.[2]
As he left the chamber, Gao Feng was greeted by another Tiger, Qiu Ju, who had come to verify his claim that he had captured an Assassin. Gao Feng proceeded to explain who Shao Jun was and how she had originally been a concubine in the court of the Zhengde Emperor, before dismissing her as being no major threat to them. The two Templars then discussed the Precursor box, which they believed to be the key to achieving the Order's vision of a New World Order, before Qiu Ju decided to return to Beijing, leaving the situation in Gao Feng's hands.[3]
Death[edit | edit source]
Though Shao Jun had hinted at it earlier, Gao Feng did not realize that the Assassin had intended to be caught. This not only allowed her to learn what the Templars understood about the box, but also to infiltrate his base and kill him. As soon as he had left her alone, Jun escaped from her cage and, after retrieving her equipment, made her way to the edge of a cliff, where Gao Feng stood in solitude, gazing out at the landscape before him.[2]
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Struck from behind by the Assassin's jian, Gao Feng was taken by surprise and, though he attempted to fight back, he was quickly overpowered and stabbed through the back, then the heart. As the Templar lay dying, Shao Jun taunted him for falling into her trap while Gao Feng in turn mocked her with the knowledge that she would never find the Precursor box, as he refused to disclose its location.[2]
However, the Assassin already suspected that the box had been given to one of Gao Feng's Tiger brothers and vowed to hunt down each of them until she recovered the artifact. With that, Gao Feng passed away, and Shao Jun made her escape, leaving his body to be discovered by the guards.[2]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Gao Feng is a historical character featured in the 2015 video game Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China as the first assassination target.
His name as written in Chinese is 高鳳. The surname Gāo (高) means 'tall, high' while his personal name Fèng (鳳) is the term for a male Fenghuang.
In Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun, the 2019 manga adaptation of Chronicles: China, Gao Feng's death is portrayed slightly differently. After his conversation with Qiu Ju (which is not depicted in the game), Gao Feng returns to Shao Jun's cage rather than head to the cliffside, only to find it empty and several dead guards lying around. He is then struck from behind and knocked to the ground by Shao Jun and, after an exchange similar to the one from the game, the Assassin ends Gao Feng's life with a stab through the heart.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Gao Feng holding the Precursor box -
Shao Jun standing over a deceased Gao Feng -
Gao Feng in Blade of Shao Jun
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Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun
Non-canonical appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
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