The rank of ‘Great General’ is the highest position in most military organizations. Those who hold the rank carry the responsibility of commanding multitudes of soldiers in countless battles.
Generals in Kingdom are considered the most experienced and talented commanders who become living symbols of their state’s power and glory.
Combat strength, strategy, tactical prowess, intelligence, leadership, and experience, all play a crucial role in determining the greatness of a general.
In this article, I list the top 15 greatest generals in the Kingdom anime so far, from the states of Qin, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, and Han.
15Roku O Mi
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Roku O Mi is a general from the state of Qin serving under Great General Tou. He used to be the commander of the first army of Qin and a vassal in General Ou Ki’s army.
Roko O Mi is a capable military leader and skilled warrior on the battlefield.
Even before becoming a general, he was rumored to be on par with actual generals and was considered to be the strongest among all the commanders in the Ou Ki army. He also possesses decent tactical and strategic skills.
14Mou Gou
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Mou Gou was the leader of the Mou Gou Army of the state of Qin. He was known by the epithet “Haku Rou”. He also famous for his charisma and his unique way of raising morale among his subordinates.
Mou Gou possessed enormous brute strength but lost a lot of his combat skill after his arm was severed by Ren Pa. He was a general who fought by the book and would usually surround a city and pressure it with attacks till he found an opening to strike. He was also skilled in terrain manipulation.
13Duke Hyou
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Duke Hyou was a Great General of Qin and the leader of the Duke Hyou Army. He was an instinctual type General who used crude tactics to upset the entirety of battlefields with his berserker like suicidal charges.
Duke Hyou had skills on par with the Six Great Generals and was offered the position many times but always turned it down. He possessed immense strength and was proficient with a glaive.
He also was famous for his leadership skills and charisma, but lacked tactical sense and would often recklessly send his men to die for nothing.
12Geki Shin
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Geki Shin was a Great General from the State of Yan and the leader of the Geki Shin army. He was also known as “the Savior of the Yan Kingdom” and the national hero icon of Yan.
Geki Shin possessed considerable fighting skills and showed a proficiency with a glaive. He was also a charismatic leader who recruited many mountain tribes into his army. He also spent a long time observing, researching and harnessing the tactics of Gaku Ki and used them in combat.
11Earl Shi
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Earl Shi was a Great General from the State of Wei and a member of the first generation of Seven Fire Dragons. He was said to be a general who possesses both military knowledge and martial valor.
Earl Shi is considered to be the best spear wielder in the entire anime. His mastery of the spear is said to be so great that he is able to deal attacks to the point where his enemies are incapable of noticing that they’ve been struck. He is also a capable leader and has considerable knowledge of tatical skills,
10Kan Mei
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Kan Mei was a Great General from the State of Chu who fought in the Coalition Invasion against Qin. He was known as the Giant of Chu. Kan Mei was the living symbol of the Coalition Army’s might.
Kan Mei is considered one of the strongest warriors in China in terms of brute force. He is also an expert in using many weapons, such as a sword, a meteor hammer and a mace. He is also a good, charismatic military leader and has decent knowledge of battlefield tactics.
9Mou Bu
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Mou Bu is the leader of the second generation of Six Great Generals of Qin. He is also leader of the Mou Bu Army and a former member of the “Four Pillars” of Ryo Fui. He has been called the “Unrivaled Strongest Man in Qin” because of his brute strength in battle.
Mou Bu is a powerful warrior who weilds a massive club that can smash through armored cavalry. He also possesses great leadership skills and can even turn peasants into powerful warriors. Despite his brutal nature, he also has a good understanding of warfare and battle formations,
8Kan Ki
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Kan Ki is a member of the Six Great Generals of Qin and the leader of the Kan Ki Army. His violent past as a bandit leader saw him decapitate his enemies, earning him the title of “Kan Ki the Beheader”.
Kan Ki was an aggressive man who was known to be a prodigy at warfare. He is a capable combatant who is famous for using unorthodox tactics in battle.
He is a powerful swordsman as well as a proficient archer. He is also seen to be a charismatic leader whose tactics specialize in psychological warfare.
7Tou
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Tou is a member of the Second Generation of Six Great Generals in Qin. He is known to be a military commander whose thoughts are difficult to read and his combat experience makes him a troublesome opponent.
As the second generation master of Rasen, Tou can cut through entire enemy spearmen with little effort while riding his armored horse.
After the death of Ou Ki, Tou became the leader of the Ou Ki army as they reformed into the Tou Army. His eyes and mind for tactics are also on par with the best of strategists.
6Ou Sen
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Ou Sen is a member of the second generation of Qin’s Six Great Generals and the leader of the Ou Sen Army. He is considered to be the best strategist among the Six Great Generals and only fights wars he knows he can win.
Ou Sen has often been compared to the likes of Ou Ki and Haku Ki from a generation before him. His strength values depict him as a capable combatant and he also shows strong leadership skills despite contrary opinions of him. He also has great levels on insight and has the ability to predict his opponents moves and tactics.
5Yo Tan Wa
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Yo Tan Wa is the Ruler of the Mountain Tribes of Qin. She is also one of the Six Great Generals of Qin and is known as the Lord of Death in the Mountain Realms. After the Coalition War, she was also rewarded with the title of Da Shang Zhao of Qin.
Yo Tan Wa is an excellent swordswoman and hand-to-hand combatant. Her attack strategies often involves her risking her life as bait to allow her commanders to gain the upper hand in battle. She is considered one of the most talented military commanders of her era.
4Haku Ki
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Haku Ki was the leader of the First Generation of the Six Great Generals in the State of Qin. He was one of the most dominant military figures of the era and possessed a great talent for warfare. Out of all the members of Six Generals, he was considered to be the most troublesome to deal with.
Though he hasn’t been seen fighting in the anime, Haku Ki’s strength and position among the Great Generals of Qin indicate that he really was a formidable presence on the battlefield.
He specialized in terrain manipulation and was also a cautious man who avoided risks and mainly relied on his intuition in combat.
3Ri Boku
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Ri Boku is a member of the Three Great Heavens of Zhao and the leader of the Ri Boku Army. He is considered the strongest of the Three Great Heavens in all of history. Ri Boku has surpassed Ou Ki as the strongest general of al time and the single most dangerous foe Qin has faced.
Ri Boku is a master swordsman with numerous battle scars. He is also a master strategist and manipulator. He has the most battle experience, even when compared to people like Ou Sen, Shou Hei Kun or Haku Ki.
2Ou Ki
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Ou Ki was a member of the first generation of Qin’s Six Great Generals. He was known as the Monstrous Bird of Qin since he could attack so quickly and ferociously that it seemed like he was flying. He also had great proficiency wielding a glaive.
Ou Ki was a charismatic leader who could raise the morale of his soldiers with his presence alone. He possessed monstrous strength and impressive tactical abilities as well. His opponents compared his defensive formations to a wall of iron.
1Ren pa
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Ren Pa, the former First Great Heaven of Zhao, is the greatest general in the Kingdom anime so far. His combat strength and experience make him a deadly foe on the battlefield.
After adding his leadership skills and loyal subordinates, he is easily one of the strongest characters on screen till now.
Ren Pa is known as the wandering living legend. He left the Zhao army and then joined Wei’s army, but he was exiled from Wei after the Sanyou Campaign. Now, Ren Pa serves the State of Chu.
With achievements and victories that number in the thousands, Ren Pa is a greatly feared and respected figure in China. His skills are so advanced that even Ri Boku stated that not even he could defeat him in a direct battle.
About Kingdom
Kingdom is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara.
The manga provides a fictionalised account of the Warring States period primarily through the experiences of the war orphan Xin and his comrades.
In the story, Xin fights to become the most significant general under the heavens, and in doing so, unifying China for the first time in history.
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