Appraisal states:

Guān Yǔ and Zhāng Fēi both were praised as a match for ten thousand men, were the era’s tiger ministers. Yǔ repaid with service to Excellency Cáo, Fēi righteously released Yán Yán, both having a state elite’s manner. However Yǔ was stubborn and self boastful, Fēi was violent and without kindness; by shortcomings obtaining destruction, is a constantly repeated principle.

Mǎ Chāo relied on the Róng and his own valor, thus overturning his clan, a pity! [Yet he was] able to from destitution reach peace, was it not yet a better fate?

Huáng Zhōng and Zhào Yún were strong and ferocious, both were claws and teeth, were they of Guàn [Yīng] and [Duke of] Téng’s [Xiàhóu Yīng] sort?

評曰：關羽、張飛皆稱萬人之敵，為世虎臣。羽報效曹公，飛義釋嚴顏，並有國士之風。然羽剛而自矜，飛暴而無恩，以短取敗，理數之常也。馬超阻戎負勇，以覆其族，惜哉！能因窮致泰，不猶愈乎！黃忠、趙雲彊摯壯猛，並作爪牙，其灌、滕之徒歟？