Role in Fiction
Wang Yun is a major character in the story "Switchblade". After the execution of Dong Zhuo, he takes power with Lu Bu and Li Su, killing and executing all of Dong Zhuo's companions. He executes Li Su to increase his power. He is soon pushed out of Chang'an but is killed in one of his attacks.
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