Gao the Lesser

Gao the Lesser is a minor antagonist who appears in the first chapter of the 2008 video game Jade Empire. He is the son of the crime lord Gao the Greater as well as the player character's rival in the martial arts school of Two Rivers and unwanted wooer of Dawn Star. He is voiced by Nathan Fillion.

Background
Gao the Lesser was born as the spoiled son of the leader of the criminal organization Guild, Gao the Greater, who made his fortune out of pirating and slave trading. Gao the Lesser grew up to embrace the mindset that he could get anything he wanted with money or strength and didn't have to care about other people. At some point, he came to the village of Two Rivers and became a student in the local martial arts school. While Gao demonstrated skill, he never rose from the rank of a junior student due to his lack of patience and discipline.

Gao always considered himself superior to the other students and the village in general, and he earned the general dislike of everyone due to his arrogance. Even though he wanted to improve his skills, he refused to mingle with the other students and showed no respect to Master Li. He was particularly jealous of Li's protege, the last Spirit Monk. In Gao's mind, Li focused too much on his protege's progress at the expense of everyone else. Against Master Li's wishes, Gao practiced forbidden styles he presumably learned from his sorcerous father. He also became infatuated with Dawn Star and tried to win her heart with charm or money, much to her disgust.

When Two Rivers is attacked by bandits, Gao fights with several of them. He tries afterwards to claim the glory of pushing the enemy back, but no one is fooled, knowing that the last Spirit Monk fought off the majority of them. Frustrated that only his rival is regarded as the hero, Gao objects when Master Li voices his decision to sent his protege to the Spirit Cave. Wanting a shot at greatness, Gao challenges the last Spirit Monk to a duel for the right to enter the Spirit Cave. Master Li concedes, arranging the match in the dueling ring and restricting Gao to using only the styles taught at the school.

Gao loses the duel he demanded in front of the entire school. Enraged and feeling humiliated, Gao refuses to kowtow to the last Spirit Monk when Master Li proclaims his protege as the victor. Refusing to accept defeat, Gao unleashes one of his dark styles and uses the Dire Flame style to shoot a fireball at his rival. Master Li blocks the attack and harshly reprimands Gao, declaring him to be too much his father's son. He decides to expel Gao from the school and ban his family from further business with them.

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