Characters we can all use

[Jonathan]

Even though the list is not finished we can all have and use the same characters all except that we can not all have our made up characters now those we only have our selves and we all can not use the same regular characters in the story only one person can use those characters at a time in the story so it does not get confusing for an example my cousin is using characters in a story I wanted to use but cause he is using them in that story I can not use them in that story I would have to wait until a different story to do so


Yugioh characters

Wing Dragon of Ra/Winged Dragon of Ra Phoenix mode/The Winged Dragon of Ra Sphere Mode Armored Wing Dragon of Ra
Oblisk the Tormentor/ Armored Obliesk the Tormenter
Ultimate Blueyes White Dragon/ Blueyes Shining Dragon
Zoa/
Metal Zoa
Metal Dragon
Buster Blader
Gaia the Fearce Knight and Gaia the Dragon Champion
Killmou
Lightning Fighter
Ultimate Magnet Warrior
Alpha
Bete
Gamma
Trident
Gihashio
Immortal Girl
Horizanu
Iron Knight
Relinquished Armor 1000 Eye Monster
Neo Aqua Mandor
Chaos Sorcerer
Black Luster Soldier
Luster Dragon

Final Fantasy characters
Ixion
The Magus sisters
Quezacotl
Siren
Brothers
Carbuncle
Pandemona
Cerberus
Doomtrain
Jumbo Cactuar
Tonberry King
Eden
Angelo
Ashura
Atomos
Bismark
Caitsith
Catoblepas
Katoblepas/Shoat
Chocobo
Cyclops
Gilgamesh
Golem
Kiata
Lich
Maudin Terra's father
Madonna Terra's mother
Midgar Zolem
Mindflayer
Minimog
Moogle
Palidor
Phantom
Salamander
Silf
Sraphim
Sylpn
Unicorn
Zodiac
ZoneSeek

Dragon Ball Z characters
Yamcha
Regoome
Hercule
Dodoria
Zarbon
Krillin

more yugioh characters
Insect Queen
Shadow Ghoul
Mystical Beastserket
Giant mech soldier
Rocket Warrior
Millennium Golem
Dunames Darkwitch
Machine King
Amphibian Beast
Beast of Talwar
Beserk Dragon
Big Shield Gardna
Blade Knight
Bracchio Raidus
Castle of Dark Illusions
Curse Dragon
Crab Turtle
Cyber Tech Alligator
Dark Necro (Demon Warrior)
Dark Sage
Dark Magician 3
Javilin Beetle
Labyrinth Tank
Lava Golem
Master of Dragon Soldier
Metal Guardian
Mikazukinoyaiba (Armored Lizard)
Milennium Shield
Mirage Knight
One Who Hunts Souls
Orgoth The Relentless
Perfect Ultimate Moth
Reaper of the Cards
Steel Fan Fighter
Talons of Shurilane
Vampire Lord
Vampire Lady
Ultimate Vampire Lord
Zombyra The Dark

Inuyasha characters
Botan
Ayame
Priestess Midoriko
Urasue
Yura of the hair
Goshin Kishi
Hakudoushi
Momiji
Juuroumaru
Kageeroumaruis
Ryukotsusi
Shiori
Tsubaki

Yoshitatsu
Osric
Guildenstern
Reynaldo

onimusha characters
Tokichiro Kinoshita - Hideyoshi Hashiba- Hideyoshi Toyotomi
young boy Yumemaru/Keiji Maeda/Keijiro Maeda Yumemaru from Onimusha 1 ten years later Famous eccentric swordsman. His gaudy dress conceals a warm heart. Rumored to have originally come from China, he wields a giant Nagamaki in battle.
Marcellus/Marcellus Modify P/ Marcellus Modify S
Maid The woman reveals her true form which is that of an insect-like Genma called Hecuba and erects a door to the demon world which she flies into with Yumemaru
Ekei Ankokuji
Magoichi Saika
Kotaro Fuma
Ginghamphatts
Gogandantess
Juju-Ranas her younger, more attractive self /Jujudormah A demon boss from Onimusha 2, self-proclaimed 'most beautiful' concubine of Genma Lord Oda Nobunaga. A Combination of cunning mind and ferocious nature make Jujudormah one of the most feared demons. Confident of her looks, she has an interest in the Demon Lord Nobunaga. A Genma serving as a concubine for Lord Nobunaga, she is an old and rather unattractive Genma obsessed with Lord Nobunaga, even when it is obvious the feelings aren't mutual. She was also responsible for the death and murder of Jubei's mother "Takajo". Self-deluded, vain and obsessed with her 'good looks', she is flung into a rage when Jubei calls her a 'Nasty Thing', causing her to scream loud enough to shatter glass. She is armed with a handbag equipped with a curved blade and a parasol that shoots powerful magical blasts. Is in a bit of a rivalry with Ginghamphatts as to who can kill Jubei first. She appears in a later game "Onimusha Blade Warriors," and as her younger, more attractive self as Juju-Ran. She carries the Honesty orb.
Jacques Blanc
Henry Blanc Jacques Blanc's son
Michelle Aubert
Heihachiro Tadakatsu Honda (Heihachi)
Brainstern, a robotic creation
Vega Donna
Gargant
Mitsuhide Akechi
Soldier
Merchant
Worker
Spirit of Onimusha
Voice of Mother
Jacky Berger
Maurice Decoster
Jean Loup Horwitz
Johana Menuteau
Roberto Frois
Minokichi
Munenori Yagyu
Mitsunari Ishida
Luis Frois
Ban Danemon
Chacha- Lady Yodo -Yodo-Dono -also known as Yodo-Gimi
Ophelia, the Genma High Priestess
Claudius
Rosencrantz
Genma Mother Tree
Grunt
Zombie Warrior
Three eyes
Jaido
Miyamoto Musashi
Musaido
Sasaki Kojirou
Onimaru a samurai who possesses the Oni Gauntlet can become the Onimusha

[Jonathan]

Dynasty Warriors
Zhou Yu
330. Lu Xun
Sun Jian
334. Sun Quan
335. Lu Meng
336. Gan Ning
337. Huang Gai
338. Sun Ce
Ling Tong
343. Zhou Tai
Dong Zhuo
349. Guan Ping
350. Liu Bei
351. Meng Huo
352. Pang Tong
353. Zuo ci
354. Toukichi

Kessen ties into Samurai Warriors
Motoyasu Matsudaira later known Ieyasu Tokugawa
Naomasa Yi
Masanori Fukushima
Nagamasa Kuroda
Tadaoki Hosokawa
Mitsunari Ishida
Yoshitsugu Otani
Hideie Ukita
Yoshihiro Shimazu
Hideaki Kobayakawa
Yasumasa Sakakibara
Masanobu Honda
Masamune Date
Josui Kuroda
Kagekatsu Uesugi
Shigenari Kimura
Hideyori Toyotomi
Takatora Todo
Teruzumi Akashi
Yukinaga Konishi
Morichika Chosokabe
Ekei Ankokuji
Hidetada Tokugawa
Kiyomasa Kato
Masayuki Sanada
Matabee Goto
Keiji Maeda
Tadatomo Honda
Yasukatsu Sakakibara
Naotaka Yi
Satoie Gamo
Yoshiakira Kato
Toyohisa Shimazu
Terumoto Mori
Hidemoto Mori
Hiroie Kikkawa
Terumasa Ikeda
Kazutoyo Yamanouchi
Yoshinaga Asano
Yoshimasa Tanaka
Tadanao Matsudaira
Hirotaka Terasawa
Suketada Ogawa
Takatomo Kyogoku
Saizo Kani
Kanetsugu Naoe
Naoshige Nabeshima
Katsunaga Mori
Ietsugu Sakai
Tadayoshi Matsudaira
Danemon Ban
Shigetomo Matsuno
Muneshige Tachibana
Toshitsune Maeda
Harunaga Ono
Harufusa Ono
Yoshiaki Mogami
Yoshinobu Sataka
Kojuro Katakura
Masaie Natsuka
Tama Hosokawa-usually referred to as Garasha Hosokawa- Gracia Hosokawa daughter of Mitsuhide Akechi.
Mitsuhide Akechi
Yoshino
Tokichiro Kinoshita- Hideyoshi Hashiba- Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Katsuie Shibata
Toshie Maeda
Nagahide Niwa
Yoshinari Mori guard to Nobunaga
Koroky Hachisuka
Nagayoshi Mori
Amalia Van Kyre
Kanbei Kuroda
murashige Araki
Goemon Ishikawa
Ittetsu Inaba
Yoshitsugu Otani
Otsune
Oyuki
Jokikaisen
Kiyomasa Kato
Saizo Kani
ujisato Gamo Marries Nobunaga's daughter Fuyuhime
Ginchiyo Tachibanna
Narimasa Sassa
Dominico Sanchez
Sessai Taigen
Kazumasu Takigawa
Hanbei Takenaka
Bokuden Tsukahara
Takatora Todo
Masanori Fukushima
Musashi Miyamoto
Muneyoshi yaguyu
Shikanosuke Yamanaka
Keiji Maeda
Yoshiaki Ashika
Motoyasu Matsudaira- Later known as Ieyasu Tokugawa Nobunaga's loyal friend, the daimyo of the Tokugawa Clan.
Okatsu she is also known as Okuni
Nagamasa Azai
Yoshikage Asakura
Fujitaka Hosokawa
Fujinaga Isshiki
Tatsuoki Saito
Toshimitsu Saito
Nagayuki Miyoshi
Masayasu Miyoshi
Tomomichi Iwanari
Hisahide Matsunaga
Shingen Takeda
Katsuyori Takeda
Masakage Yamagata
Nobufusa Baba
masayuki Sanada
Baisetsu Anayama
Kenshin Uesugi
KageKatu Uesugi
Sandayu Momochi
Pedro Cortes
Masamune Date
Kennyo Honganji
Kanetsugu Naoe
Terumoto Mouri
Yoshimoto Imagawa
Nobukiyo Oda Nobunaga's cousin
Samanosuke Yamaguchi
Magoichi Saiga
Nobukado Takeda
masatoyo Naito
Ujimasa Hojo
Yoshihro Shimazu
Motochika Chosokabe

[Jonathan]

Yukimura Sanada Male
Hanzo Hattori Male
Tadakatsu Honda
Orochi, the Serpent King: Commander of the Orochi Army
Da Ji: Orochi's Strategist
Hognose,
Yellowbelly,
Sidewinder,
Lancehead,
Urutu,
Cottonmouth,
Diamondback,
Bushmaster,
Mamushi

Samurai Warriors extreme legends
Hideyoshi Toyotomi Male
Yoshimoto Imagawa Male






Samurai Warriors 2
Ieyasu Tokugawa male
Mitsunari Ishida male
Nagamasa Azai male
Yoshihiro Shimazu male
Ginchiyo Tachibana Female
Naoe Kanetsugu male
Nene Female
Kotaro Fuma Male
Musashi Miyamoto Male


Samurai Warriors 2: Empires
Katsuie Shibata Male
Kojiro Sasaki Male



Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends

Toshiie Maeda Male
Motochika Chosokabe Male
Gracia Hosokawa Female


List of Valkyrie Profile characters

The Valkyrie Profile series contains a plotline that is highly dependent on its characters. The cast is large, diverse and very colorful, sharing histories in a war-torn, tragic landscape. This article focused on describing the main playable characters, as well as some of the minor enemies and allies that are encountered throughout both Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth and Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria. It should be noted that the appearances of mythological figures such as the Norse gods are highly stylized and reimagined, and thus this article should not be used as a proper mythological source.
The Valkyries

Hrist Valkyrie
The elder sister of Lenneth and Silmeria, Hrist is a Valkyrie that serves Odin's will with great zeal. She is ruthless and even somewhat evil in this regard. When Barbarossa, king of the city of Dipan was fooled into an unethical search for immortality by his three mages, Hrist unjustly executed the innocent king, and laid the entire city to waste. A frighteningly terrifying figure, she was brought out of slumber to replace the Valkyrie Lenneth after her much more forgiving sister regained her memories as a human. In C ending, Freya defeats Lenneth who has become errant in her duties and replaces her with Hrist. Hrist is referred to as the secondary ego at this point. She appears again in the A ending, as Lenneth regains her memories in Weeping Lily Meadow. A brief cut to Valhalla ensues right after Lenneth's memory awakens, with Freya stating that the security is operating normally, then the scene switches back to the Meadow where we see Hrist appear. Claiming Lenneth's body, she is defeated by the combined forces of Arngrim, Mystina, Lezard Valeth, and Brahms as she tries to confront the Lord of the Undead.
It is revealed in Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria that she had previously been dispatched to capture the errant valkyrie Silmeria and bring her, along with her einherjar, back to Valhalla. Initially foiled in this endeavor, Hrist would pose as a human warrior named Leone and join Alicia's quest to aid Dipan in fighting the Aesir. At the Palace of the Venerated Dragon she would reveal her true identity and flee with Argrim, confronting the party again in Dipan alongside Arngrim only to be once more defeated.
In Japanese, Hrist's name is ? ("Aarii"). It has been romanized as "Ahly" in the Japanese version of Silmeria and "Early" in the Valkyrie Profile artbook.
In Norse mythology, there is a valkyrie named Hrist.

Lenneth Valkyrie
Lenneth is a valkyrie and the primary protagonist of Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, recently awakened warrior-maiden that Odin has served with the task of recruiting the souls of deceased warriors, or einherjar from the world of mortal men, Midgard, so that they may assist in the war against Surt, and prevent the destruction of Asgard in Ragnarok. Lenneth is a goddess of fate along with her two sisters (Hrist and Silmeria) and they all share the same body. A loyal servant, she does as she is asked until she one day discovers that while she had been "sleeping", her soul had been reborn in Midgard as a girl named Platina, and had once been in love with a human named Lucian. Odin gives her body to Hrist after she regains her memories, but through the efforts of Arngrim, Mystina and Lezard, she is eventually returned to Valkyrie.
After returning, Lenneth confronts Loki and in the process discovers that her rebirth, using a homunculus with half-elven/half-human blood, granted her powers surpassing those of Odin, giving her the power of creation. After killing Loki, Lenneth restored Lucian to life, and the two were able live together in peace with Lenneth as the Lord of Creation.
Lenneth returns in Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria as her future self, thanks to a time traveling device that was built in Dipan. To stop the deterioration of her world caused by Lezard Valeth, who also used the time traveling device, she joins Alicia, Hrist, Rufus and others to stop the madman. Later Lenneth loses her body thanks to Lezard using the Sovereign's Rite on her and her sisters. Her soul is then captured and imprisoned in an ice prison. Lezard intended to merge his and her souls into one but was stopped by Alicia, Brahms, Rufus and Arngrim. With the help of Brahms, Alicia and the 3 valkyries merged into one soul. In the ending of Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria during the ending sequence after the credits, the 4 souls are shown to have become separate again. Another scene shows Rufus traveling through Coriander Village, where he encounters a little girl who bears an uncanny resemblance to Alicia, suggesting she may have been reincarnated after the souls separated. What became of the three valkyries is unknown but the final message displayed on Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria stated that she has a new future now. Lenneth makes a cameo appearance as a bonus boss in Star Ocean: Till the End of Time and as a recruitable character in Radiata Stories.



Silmeria Valkyrie
The youngest sister of Lenneth and Hrist, she is a captive of Brahms, whom Lenneth and Hrist both make separate attempts to defeat. (Brahms persuades Lenneth not to fight, boasting that she could not possibly win, whereas Arngrim, Lezard and Mystina assist him in defeating Hrist.) At the end of the game, she remains in Brahms's clutches. She only appears in Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth for a brief time if the player chooses to fight Brahms when confronting him as Lenneth.
Silmeria is, however, the primary protagonist of Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria, along with Alicia, the daughter of King Barbarossa and Queen Malabeth of Dipan. As punishment for sparing the life of Brahms long ago, Silmeria was confined to the body of Alicia by Odin via the Sovereign's Rite. Something went amiss, however, as in reality Alicia and Silmeria share control of their body, with Silmeria able to assert her authority over Alicia at any time.

Valkyrie
The one true valkyrie, created by combining Hrist, Lenneth, and Silmeria, the three goddesses of fate. Holds more power than multiple gods, and literally has the power to control even fate."
Valkyrie is a playable character in Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria but only at the main story's final battle and as the final Seraphic Gate bonus Character. After Lezard Valeth uses the Sovereign's Rite on all 3 valkyries they all turn into crystallized souls doomed to eventually fade away. Alicia, who has the soul crystals of Silmeria and Hrist, frees Lenneth from the grasp of Lezard and decides to merge her soul with all 3 Valkyries to form one ultimate Valkyrie. With the help of Brahms, she combined her soul with the other 3 Valkyries but at the cost of her soul and body to burn away while the 4 are merged. When the merging of souls is complete a new single Valkyrie was created. Valkyrie's power rivals that of the gods considering she has the souls, power, and attributes, of Lenneth (this Lenneth is from the original Valkyrie Profile when she becomes the new Lord of Creation after Odin's death & Ragnarok; she is in Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria because she traveled back in time to stop Lezard from changing the course of history), Silmeria, and Hrist. Thus her version of Nibelung Valesti is more powerful than any of the 3 Valkyries and more grand.

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Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth Characters

Aelia
"Whether by choice or by fate, the power of the Dragon Gem enables Aelia to transform into a dragon. However, she doesn't realize that such shapeshifting, a form of Necromancy, robs her of her own identity."
A spear-wielding woman clad in green armor, Aelia was captured by the villain Gandar as part of his attempt to learn the whereabouts of the Dragon Orb, one of the most powerful relics in existence. He was mistaken, however, in that Aelia possessed no knowledge of the Dragon Orb, but was in fact the bearer of the Dragon Gem, which gives her the power to transform into a massive dragon. Aelia eventually died from Gandar's torture, and Lenneth recruited her soon after. She was a member of the group of adventures that included Kashell, Grey and Celia, and is one of the few non-human Midgardian characters in the game; she is actually a member of the dragonian race.
Her Japanese name is written ("Eimi"). On the official Japanese website, it is romanized as "Aimi." "Amy" is another variant commonly used by fans.


Badrach
"A thief who works alone, having refused to enter the Thieves Guild. His power is unquestionable, but his unique ability to make enemies makes him unpopular. He has a notorious weakness for women and drink."
A lowlife that has robbed and murdered countless people, he himself is eventually killed by an assassin from the thieves' guild. Lenneth initially intends to send him to Nifleheim and damn him to the underworld, but when he shares his story of how he once saved a young girl from a life of slavery (Lucian's younger sister), he proves to her that even the most craven of humans can show goodness in their hearts, no matter how briefly. Towards the beginning of the game, he accompanied Arngrim in unknowingly transporting Jelanda to the Villnore border, and escaped after the princess was turned into a monster by Ghoul Powder.
Badrach's name is one romanization of his Japanese name, which is written ("Baddorakku"). It is most likely a pun on the words "bad luck," as one of his traits is "Unlucky." Also, his name is romanized as "Badluck" on the official Japanese website.
Belenus
"A nobleman holding a high office in Gerabellum, and one of the first recruitable Einherjar. With his powers of leadership, Belenus has earned the loyalty of knights and commoners alike. He stands for fairness and justice in a corrupted and decadent kingdom."
A respected nobleman from the city of Gerabellum. He treats his servants with the utmost care and compassion, including Asaka, a young Yamato woman whom he rescued by buying her from a slave auction. In return for all of his kindness, she remains faithful to him until she is attacked and killed by a vampire summoned by Lady Beliza, who made a pact with Belenus' jealous wife to kill Asaka, as revealed in the manga and original script. Belenus, in his grief, agrees to perform the ritual of soul transfer, exchanging his life so that Asaka may continue living.
Belenus's name in Japanese is written ? ("Berinasu"). It is sometimes romanized as "Belinus" or "Belinas."
Gandar
A sorcerer in the employ of the Villnore Army. Crafty and ambitious, Gandar's path to power is lined with corpses. He's a classic villain in every sense, and his power is unrivaled. He prides himself in never having lost a battle."
An elderly but virile sorcerer employed by the Villnore army, Gandar is a thoroughly evil man ruled by his ambition. He is also personally responsible for the death by torture of Aelia. In his search for the Dragon Orb, he ultimately breaks into the Palace of the Dragon in order to steal it from its altar, only to discover that someone else had stolen it first. There, Lenneth encountered and killed Gandar. Despite his evil nature, Freya then gives her strict orders to recruit the wizard as a potential Einherjar. Gandar is recruited in Chapter 8, making him the last character who is normally recruited. He is not able to be sent up to Valhalla.
Gandar's Japanese name is ? ("Ganossa"). On the official Japanese website, it is romanized as "Ganosa."


Grey

Japanese Cast English Cast
Tatsuya Nagatomo Eric Stuart
"Nothing is known about this man of mystery. After being saved by Lemia according to the ritual of Soul Transfer, he tried to save her by the same law, but his prayers went unanswered and his soul was set free."
A man that is never seen in anything less than full-plate armor, Grey was brought back to life by his friend Lemia, who exchanged her life for his in the ritual of soul transfer. However, his other comrades mistakenly believed that he murdered Lemia, and was forced to go into hiding. When he attempted to reverse this and bring Lemia back to life, he died once more without the desired result since those resurrected by the ritual cannot return life to another.
In Japanese, Grey's name is written ("Gurei"). It is romanized in the same way as in the English version.

[edit] Janus

Japanese Cast English Cast
Norio Wakamoto Scottie Ray
"A knight of Crell Monferaigne, he was chosen to perform an assassination due to his skill. When it went public, he sacrificed himself rather than betray his country, but his compatriots regarded his sacrifice with contempt."
A loyal soldier (once a knight of the king), that exiled himself from his kingdom of Crell Monferaigne after performing a government-sanctioned assassination. However, he returned ten years later because he was worried about his father, and with hope that he could be reinstated in the military, and re-acquire his title. Unfortunately for him, however, the conspirators in the assassination feared his return, and had him killed to prevent any possibility of their implication.
Janus's Japanese name is written ?? ("Jeikuriinasu"). Its most common romanizations are "Jake Linus," "Jake Linas," and "Jakelinus" (seen on the official Japanese website).

[edit] Jayle

Japanese Cast English Cast
Urara Takano Veronica Taylor
"To join the knighthood, Jayle disguised herself as a man. But what terrible secret would drive a gentlewoman to such an action? Perhaps she seeks revenge against some knight..."
A noblewoman that disguised herself as a man in order to join her country's legion of knights. Her commander eventually found out the truth about her gender, but kept the secret hidden as she had proven to be one of his best soldiers. Eventually, the two of them fell in love. However, during a mission to take down an evil sorcerer named Magnus, Jayle was killed by her commander when Magnus inadvertently summoned the demoness, Genevieve, who placed a charm spell over the men in her unit. Lenneth defeated the demoness and recruited Jayle soon after. Her real name is Leticia.
Jayle's name in Japanese is written ? ("Jeiru"). On the official Japanese website, it is romanized as "Jeyal."

[edit] Jelanda

Japanese Cast English Cast
Kae Araki Rachael Lillis
The princess of Artolia. After the arrogant Arngrim humiliates her father in front of the army, she hatches an elaborate scheme for revenge, but is betrayed by a court minister who served as a double-agent for a rival nation. After she is placed in a crate, Arngrim serves as her escort to the kingdom's border when she's discovered, alive and unconscious. Some Artolian soldiers give her some "medicine" that turns out to be Ghoul Powder, a potion that turns its imbiber into a monster upon consumption. At that moment, Lenneth appears, and she helps Arngrim kill the monster, claiming Jelanda's soul as an einherjar upon death.
Jelanda's Japanese name may be one of the most difficult to figure out. It is written ("Jeraado"), which sounds like the female name Gerard/Jerard. However, on the official Japanese website, is it romanized as "Geraldo," and has countless variations among fans.

[edit] Jun

Japanese Cast English Cast
Masaya Onosaka Scottie Ray
"A young man from the land of Yamato, Jun wields two swords with a style all his own. Jun's goal is to find a miracle drug that will cure his beloved sister, Ai, of blindness. His life is devoted solely to his sister, whom he cherishes."
A Yamato swordsman who desires to cure his sister, Ai, of her blindness. He enters a cavern, believing that such a cure laid within, and confronted a demonic ogre. However, the cave was actually a mirror into his soul. The darkness of his soul turned Jun into the ogre. Upon Lenneth's arrival, she defeated the demon, killing Jun in the process, and opening the way for him to become an Einherjar. Jun's death cures his sister's blindness, as her blindness was reflective of Jun's own blindness toward his own nature.
Jun's Japanese name is written with the kanji ?, meaning "sincere." On the official Japanese website, this is romanized as "Jung."

[edit] Kashell

Japanese Cast English Cast
Tetsuya Iwanaga Jimmy Zoppi
"Disdaining all profit and personal gain, he travels the land in search of adventure. He wields an enormous sword to prepare for his meeting with a certain person. He shows no disdain toward those who fight for their ideals."
A brash swordsman that fights for his beliefs, he was a good friend of Arngrim, Aelia, Grey and Lawfer. While traveling with fellow mercenary Celia, the two encountered a village where the residents had turned to stone after a forbidden seal had been breached by a curious child. He died protecting a vial of potion that would return stone people to flesh when they confronted the demon that had attacked the village.
Kashell's name in Japanese is written ? ("Kasheru"). Although it is romanized as "Kashell" on the official website, it has also been seen romanized as "Kashel."

[edit] Lawfer

Japanese Cast English Cast
Atsushi Naito Maddie Blaustein
"A young soldier from Artolia following in the footsteps of his knightly father. From a noble lineage, Lawfer had to combat the expectations of others and struggle to compete with the more skilled Arngrim."
An Artolian knight, proud that his father had given him a name with the word "law". A just and noble individual, he became curious about what caused Arngrim to ultimately kill so many Artolian soldiers and a major court official before committing suicide and leaving his brother Roland in prison. In an attempt to find the answers he seeks, Lawfer chose to take on a mission that would result in an almost certain death, and was recruited by Lenneth not long after. (The tone of the scene suggests that Lawfer either knew he was going to die or that he took his own life) Interestingly enough, Lawfer is the only character who's death is not described in the game. The Valkyrie Profile Manga tells that Lawfer was slain by Arngrim when Lawfer was transformed into a vampire. An earlier incarnation of Lawfer is seen with Hrist in the city of Dipan during King Barbarossa's execution and, like Mystina and Llewelyn, his appearance is unexplained(Arngrim is the only one whose appearance is explained) in Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria.
Lawfer's name is written ??("Roufa") in Japanese. On the official website, it is romanized "Lawfa."

[edit] Llewelyn

Japanese Cast English Cast
Daisuke Sakaguchi Tara Jayne
"A gentle young man from Crell Monferaigne pressed into military service by his fanatical and self-righteous country. It's tragic that such a peaceful soul should be sent to his death on the field of battle."
A young boy that had been drafted into Crell Monferaigne's military. Pressed by the rigors of military service, he died an anonymous death on the battlefield, leaving a grieving girlfriend behind. Llewelyn was allowed to visit her one last time on Midgard to comfort her and soothe her pain. On later visits it seems that she got pregnant by him. An archer bearing at striking resemblance to him was seen in the service of the Valkyrie, Hrist, though this was never explained in the sequel (Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria)
Llewelyn's Japanese name is ? ("Raurii"). Although it is romanized "Lawry" on the official website, it is more commonly written "Lowry" or "Lourry" among fans.

[edit] Lorenta

Japanese Cast English Cast
Naoko Kouda Megan Hollingshead
The headmistress of the Flenceberg Sorcery Academy. Lorenta was intelligent and well-respected, although some such as Mystina secretly hated her for her strict personality. Lorenta was also responsible for expelling Lezard from the academy, and ultimately was killed by Lezard in his attempt to attract Lenneth to his tower (Lezard kidnapped Lorenta's husband and transformed him into a demon, which promptly strangled Lorenta to death after no longer being in control of himself). Lenneth recruited her into the Einherjar soon after.
Lorenta's name is written ?("Rorenta") in Japanese. Although the Japanese writing is essentially the same for both "Lorenta" and "Rolenta," the latter is used on the official website.

[edit] Lucian

Japanese Cast English Cast
Nozomu Sasaki Eric Stuart
Lucian grew up in a small village with his childhood friend Platina. However, when they were in their early teens, the village's adults, having fallen on hard times, began selling their daughters to slave traders. Lucian encouraged Platina to escape, and the two of them ran away together. However, the path they took led to the Weeping Lily Meadow, a field of flowers known for their highly toxic poison, and Platina died. Lucian went on to live in a poor part of a big city, and became reduced to stealing so that he and his friends could survive, but was eventually killed when the government performed a clean-up operation. Upon meeting Lenneth, he felt the presence of Platina, and sensed that the two might be one in the same. After being sent to Asgard, Lucian continued to brood over Lenneth, and was tricked by Loki into using the Water Mirror to contact Lenneth while the god of mischief stole the Dragon Orb from Odin's personal treasures. Loki then killed Lucian, and used him as a scapegoat for the theft of the Dragon Orb, which he kept hidden. Ironically, it is Lucian's death that finally awakens Lenneth's own emotions and compassion towards humanity. Lucian is reborn at the end of the game.
Lucian's Japanese name is written ("Rushio") and is romanized as "Lucio" on the official website.

[edit] Lyseria

Japanese Cast English Cast
Kikuko Inoue Rachael Lillis
A powerful sorceress that may be a descendent of the goddess Mimir from the Vanir tribe. Despising her power, she voluntarily sealed herself away with the hope that she would never be forced to use it, but is eventually freed by Lenneth when Odin expresses interest in recruiting her as an Einherjar.
Lyseria is only recruitable through Hard mode and must be "defeated" to recruit.
Lyseria's name is written ??("Riseria") in Japanese and is romanized "Liseria."

[edit] Mystina

Japanese Cast English Cast
Wakana Yamazaki Rachael Lillis
A researcher and graduate of the Flenceberg Sorcery Academy. She is one of the academy's top students and is considered both as Lorenta's favorite student and Lezard's rival. Although beautiful, she's narcissistic and thinks very little of others. She steals a homunculus from Lezard's tower to use for her own research, but is killed by him when he returns to retrieve it; her body is frozen by Lezard when Mystina is spirit walking. Like Arngrim, she cannot be sent up to Valhalla. She proves herself loyal to Lenneth when she helps revive the valkyrie after the gods attempt to do away with her. Apparently an earlier incarnation of Mystina served the Valkyrie, Hrist during the destruction of the city of Dipan. However, in the prequel (Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria), she is not seen during those moments (unlike Arngrim) so her appearance was never explained.
Mystina's Japanese name is Meltina, written ("Merutiina"). She is called "Mel (??/Meru)" by Lezard.

[edit] Nanami

Japanese Cast English Cast
Natsumi Yanase Tara Jayne
The adopted daughter of a Shinto priest in Yamato, Nanami was chosen to inherit the family shrine after her adoptive family's daughter, Minayo tragically died. A strong believer in fate, she is emotionally level-headed and calm, and was unable to see the danger the shrine's right of passage posed to her due to the fact that she wasn't a true member of the family bloodline. During the trial, she encountered the angered spirit of Minayo. Lenneth appears in order to drive the spirit off, but Nanami desires to give up her body allowing Minayo's spirit to take her body and live on.
Nanami's Japanese name is written . The first and last characters were likely taken from Minayo's name which was written . ? means "beautiful" and is often used in girls' names, usually on the end. ? means "what" or "which" but, in the case of names, is used phonetically. ? means "generation" and is probably also used phonetically in this case. The middle character in Nanami's name, ?, is a kanji repetition symbol.

[edit] Shiho

Japanese Cast English Cast
Yuri Shiratori Tara Jayne
A song maiden from Yamato, Shiho is blind. Her singing voice had the power to give strength to her lord's soldiers, but in the midst of battle, she stopped, worried by what her singing caused. The tide of battle quickly turned, and Shiho's allies were defeated. Afterwards, Suo, who fought for the opposing side, found her and attempted to bring her back to his camp when she was deemed dangerous by his superiors and executed.
In Japanese, Shiho's name is written ??, using characters for "poem" and "sail." The first character may be an allusion to her singing, but the two are most likely used phonetically.

[edit] Suo

Japanese Cast English Cast
Akimitsu Takase Ed Paul
A samurai-like soldier from Yamato, he lived by the sword until meeting Shiho who made him question the nobility of his efforts. Stopping to think, he left his guard open and was killed by a peasant. When Lenneth came to recruit him, he continued to ask himself what it was that truly mattered. Suo is the only character who is recruited in Chapter 7. There is a rumor that if you send Suo and Shiho up to Valhalla in the same chapter, a scene of the two together will play.
Suo's Japanese name is written ??. It can also be romanized as "Suou" or "Suoh." The characters mean "revival" and "frangrance," respectively, but were most likely used phonetically in this case. The character ? is often read "hou," but it seems to be read "ou" in this case.





[edit] Yumei

Japanese Cast English Cast
Hiroko Emori Tara Jayne
A mermaid that lived off the coast of Yamato, Yumei was born to a mermaid mother and a human father. After her mother died, she attempted to locate her father in Yamato by hitching a ride on a small fishing boat operated by a father and son, and struck up a friendship with the boy. She spoke of her desire to find a cerulean lapis, a rare item said to grant wishes, but ultimately fled in despair when she learned that her father had died years before. She shared her history with the boy, about how she was looked upon with disdain by the merfolk for being half-human, and with the death of her father, she had lost all hope and motivation. As she cried, a cerulean lapis formed from her tears. After she swam off, the boy picked the lapis up, and used it to wish for her to be reunited with her parents. The wish, however, had the effect of killing Yumei, and Lenneth arrived to collect her soul not long after.
Yumei's Japanese name is written ??, the characters meaning "dream" and "Lapis lazuli." On the official website, her name is romanized "Yumel." Although the characters used for her name are read "Yumeru," "Yumel" could very well be the preferred spelling because 1) her name may come from the mermaid language, and 2) "Yumeru" is not a standard Japanese name.

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[edit] Aaron

Japanese Cast English Cast
Taiten Kusunoki Kyle Hebert
After the death of Roland in Gorhia, Aaron assumed command of his forces in Arkdain. As the civil war continued unabated, Aaron, bound by his sense of duty, would stay by the king's side. As he saw to the defence of the capital, he encountered Fraudir. Aaron refused to submit her forces to the rebels even though the war was lost, prompting a duel betweent the two commanders. Aaron would emerge victorious, but was gravely wounded by the ordeal. He refused treatment for his wounds, wishing to honor Fraudir's loyalty, and died a few days later as a result.

[edit] Adonis

Japanese Cast English Cast
Jouji Nakata Travis Willingham
Adonis was a mercenary commander during the War of Camille Hill. He was not known for his loyalty or devotion to any one cause; at one time he led an army to destroy the men he had led to victory only two days before. He would go on to become one of the four Radiance Generals of Rosetta, the Black Radiance General. Shortly after this "promotion," however, he was sent to Lassen at the onset of the One Year War and was killed by the former princess of Dipan Celes. Celes in turn would be captured, and evenually join Rosetta, taking Adonis's title of Black Radiance General.
He bears a striking resemblance in design and backstory to the Berserk character Griffith.

[edit] Aegis

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Travis Willingham
Aegis was an admiral from ancient times, serving Dipan soon after its founding. He was renowned for his tactics, but his fatal flaw was his inability to swim. During battle he was knocked overboard and drowned within minutes, ending his career prematurely. Despite this, Aegis claims he never goes into battle unless he already knows he can win, although after his rebirth, he bemusedly informs Alicia that he would really like to learn how to swim.
Aegis is the last einherjar recruited in Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria, and the only one recruited during chapter four.

[edit] Alicia

Japanese Cast English Cast
Akiko Yajima Michelle Ruff
The princess of Dipan who shares the same body with the valkyrie, Silmeria and protagonist of Valkyrie Profile Silmeria. She was exiled when she was young because the king thought her to be mad.
It was later revealed in Chapter 4, she was exiled not because the king thought her to be mad; but because of her childhood friend, Dallas, who suggested her to be innocent of their shameful experiments to free the young princess of the goddess.

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[edit] Alm

Japanese Cast English Cast
Jouji Nakata Travis Willingham
Prince of Paltia, Alm served under his elder brother during the One Year War. A skilled magician, Alm fought with his sister-in-law Phyress against Rosetta. He also opposed the efforts of Khanon, noting upon meeting him in the service of Silmeria that he was still a small, petty man who was all alone and hated by everyone who knew him. During the Mist Nifleheim, Alm was killed by the underworld's dragon king.

[edit] Arcana

Japanese Cast English Cast
Takako Honda Gina Grad
Arcana and Rasheeka were two natives of Kalstad who held off the invading forces of Crell Monfereigne for many years, despite being massively outnumbered. They would hold off this invading force four times, earning the respect of both their own people and of the invading Crell forces. Although they would eventually fall in battle, even the Crell soldiers honored their memory by calling a momentary truce when the two were killed.

[edit] Atrasia

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Erika Weinstein
Atrasia was the guardian of an ancient confederacy of tribal groups. But she broke the tribe law and beared a child which the guardians could not do. Without a guardian the tribe was attacked by the undead and all was slaughtered except Atrasia and her infant child. She later died of exuastion and her wounds.

[edit] Celes

Japanese Cast English Cast
Takako Honda Gina Grad
Celes, Princess of Dipan, began a life of warfare early, participating in the War of Camille Hill when she was still very young. She apparently came out ahead by war's end and married the lord of Lassen. Forces around her would conspire to restart the war, however, as both the forces of Rosetta, Arkdain, and Gorhia began to agitate for war, engaging in skirmishes for a number of years. Rosetta would eventually dispatch Ehrde and Adonis to Lassen to take the city. Celes killed Adonis, but was captured immediately after by Ehrde and taken back to Rosetta. While prisoner she learned that Rosetta was seeking to cut off the link the Aesir had to Midgard, a cause she soon concluded was in the right. She defected to Rosetta and became the Black Radiance General, a title formerly held by Adonis. She was put in charge of the defense of Rosetta territory as the war began to turn against their forces. Phyress, Queen of Dipan and Celes' sister, led the attack against Rosetta's capital. Celes met her sister on the field of battle and was fatally wounded by one of Phyress' arrows, dying shortly after.

[edit] Chrystie

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Hunter Mackenzie Austin
Chrystie was the daughter of Phyress and Cyphel, born two years after the One Year War. During the war, Phyress rescued a young boy named Seluvia from Rand, a decimated village near Artolia. She adopted him as a son and he grew up alongside Chrystie. At the age of 20, however, he fled fearing civil war over succession. Five years later, now age 15, Chrystie ran away from Paltierre (Paltia in the Japanese version) to find him, eventually meeting him during Queen Hel's invasion of Midgard (the Mists of Nifelheim). Reunited, they were joined by a man named Dyn who was from Dipan, in fact the son of Phyress' general Sylphide. Together they sealed the portal that allowed the forces of Nifelheim into Midgard, but Dyn was trapped on the other side in the process. The world safe for the moment, Seluvia and Chrystie decided to wander the world together and disappeared from history.

[edit] Circe

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Erika Weinstein
The wife of Kraad, Circe was a renowned armor- and weaponsmith. Along with her husband, she helped found the city (and empire) or Villnore. Within a few years, however, rebellion broke out, led by the daughter of a trader named Tylith. Circe was killed in the opening days of this rebellion.
Although her weapons and armor are top-quality, they do not impress her husband who gives them away rather freely, prompting her late in Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria to simply give some of her work to Alicia, since it would likely end up with her anyway.

[edit] Crescent

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Hunter Mackenzie Austin
Crescent was the daughter of a noble family of Gerabellum. While traveling at a young age, her family was murdered by bandits attempting to rob them. She was saved by Ehlen and began to train under him. She followed Ehlen through the War of Camille Hill, learning during this time that her family's route had been given to their attackers by her stepmother. Returning to Gerabellum she murdered her stepmother, then returned to the Ehlen's service. As hostilities began to mount again, both Ehlen and Crescent were recruited by Xehnon. Crescent became the White Radiance General of Rosetta, aiding in the conquest of Lassen. She was lured away from the city to Artolia, however, by Farant. While she did kill him, this allowed for Phyress and her allies to retake Lassen. She attempted to return to Lassen, but was ambushed by undead forces on the way and killed.

[edit] Dylan

Japanese Cast English Cast
Kenji Nomura Patrick Seitz
A warrior of Dipan who served the royal family some two hundred years before the birth of Alicia. His spirit was so strong that he was able to manifest and hold his bodily form indefinitely, something no other einherjar in Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria could do (although it would appear both Mystina and Arngrim are capable of this in Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth). Dylan believes that in all his past lives he has served Dipan, and thus will serve Dipan even in death, meaning his loyalty is to Alicia and not directly to Silmeria. He is very protective of Alicia and does not trust either Arngrim or Leone. After the battle with Hrist and Arngrim in Dipan castle, it is revealed that Dylan is actually Brahms, Lord of the Undead.
Dylan is the only einherjar who cannot be freed in the game.

[edit] Dyn

Japanese Cast English Cast
Taiten Kusunoki Kyle Hebert
Son of the Dipan generals Sylphide and Guilm, Dyn became a wanderer when he failed to protect his mother from the forces of Queen Hel. Shortly thereafter Hel began a full-scale assault on Midgard in an event known as "The Mists of Nifelheim." Demonic forces escaped from Nifelheim through a portal at an unspecified location. As Dyn searched for this entryway, he encountered Seluvia and Chrystie. The three journied together, battling the undead and demonic forces of Hel, and eventually discovered the portal. The three managed to close the portal, but Dyn was trapped on the opposite side in Nifelheim where he was slowly tortured to death by Queen Hel.

[edit] Ehlen
Initially a member of the Gerabellum Liberation Front during the War of Camille Hill, Ehlen would eventually go on to become the Red Radiance General serving Rosetta. During the War of Camille Hill he rescued the daughter of a noble of Gerabellum, Crescent, and raised her as a fighter. Crescent would serve with him for the remainder of her life, likewise becoming a Radiance General (White). After the defeat of the Gerabellum Liberation Front in the One Year War, Ehlen would be recruited by Xehnon in his plan to rebel against the gods. In the initial stages of the One Year War that followed, Ehlen was dispatched to take Paltia, the homeland of Phyress', Queen of Dipan, husband. Initially meeting with success, his forces would be driven back. He fled to Artolia, encountering the undead along the way and meeting an untimely end at their hands.

[edit] Ehrde

Japanese Cast English Cast
Jouji Nakata Travis Willingham
Recruited by Xehnon, Ehrde served as the Blue Radiance General of Rosetta during the One Year War. Ehrde and Adonis were given the task of seizing Lassen. They succeeded, although Adonis was killed by Celes, who was then captured by Ehrde and sent back to Rosetta. While in control of Lassen, Ehrde decided to deal with the "problem" of Khanon and assassinated him as he was crowned Pope. It was also during this time that Farant began to cause him significant trouble in Lassen, prompting him to seek reinforcements from Crescent. While Crescent chased Farant to Artolia, Ehrde's forces were attacked in Lassen by Phyress' forces and was killed when Lassen was liberated.

[edit] Falx

Japanese Cast English Cast
Jouji Nakata Travis Willingham
Falx grew up in the outskirts of Gerabellum, and blamed the deaths of his parents on the undead. He sought to avenge them by defeating Brahms, Lord of the Undead, and eventually became a talented swordsman and undead hunter. However, Falx proved to be no match for Brahms and was killed not long after his skills gained the undead lord's attention. After his death, Falx was recruited by Silmeria Valkyrie.

[edit] Farant

Japanese Cast English Cast
Taiten Kusunoki Kyle Hebert
When Lassen was occupied by Rosetta during the One Year War, a mage named Farant was responsible for organizing resistance to the new order. He was able to inflict heavy enough losses upon the occupying forces that Blue Radiance General Ehrde was forced to call upon White Radiance General Crescent for aid. Organizing his efforts with Phyress, Farant moved his forces to Artolia in order to lure these new reinforcements there while Phyress' assault was directed against the capital itself. Farant would be killed in decoy operation, but it bought enough time for Lassen to be liberated. An unexpected outcome also resulted when Crescent was killed by undead forces while trying to return to Lassen.

[edit] Fraudir

Japanese Cast English Cast
Naoko Matsui Erika Weinstein
After the death of Richelle, Fraudir assumed command of her forces in Arkdain. Fraudir would ultimately remain loyal to the king's brother, count Leon in the civil war instigated by Khanon. She would serve nobly to the end, dying in the palace at the hands of Aaron. Aaron was wounded in their duel, refusing treatment to honor Fraudir's loyalty and dying as a result a few days later.

[edit] Gerald

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Chris Kent
Gerald led one hundred men to slay a dragon that had been terrorizing the Southeastern region of the continent. He slew the dragon, but the noxious blood of the creature polluted the entire area, creating the Nethov Swamp, and resulted in the deaths of Gerald and many of his men.

[edit] Guilm

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Chris Kent
Guilm was Celes' righthand man during the War of Camille Hill, serving the princess of Dipan throughout the conflict. After the war, however, he remained in Dipan when Celes married the king of Lassen and was placed under the command of Phyress. Serving alongside the queen, he would face the forces of Celes in battle during the One Year War. He also became very close to Sylphide, fighting alongside her throughout the war and in all likelihood becoming the father of her son Dyn. During the conquest of Rosetta, Sylphide was killed, prompting Guilm to perform a soul transfer to save her life at the cost of his own.

[edit] Jessica

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Kirsty Pape
The mother of Gerald. The daughter of a merchant who was bankrupt. She inadvertently released the very dragon that would kill her son and result in the creation of the Nethov Swamp.

[edit] Khanon

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Chris Kent
Khanon is the most villainous einherjar to appear in Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria. Initially an advisor to the king of Arkdain, Khanon manipulated the king and several nobles into civil war. In the chaos, he asserted control from the region of Gorhia and helped to instigate the One Year War, although unlike Xehnon his goal was not end the god's interference in mortal affairs, but simply to gain more power. He attempted to gain control of the religious forces of the continent by assuming the title of Pope, but moments after his coronation to this position he was assassinated when the Blue Radiance General Ehrde of Rosetta arrived on the scene to stop him. Even in death Khanon is loathed by the einherjar he knew in life, a sentiment he returns as well. He likewise has a low opinion of both Alicia and Silmeria, taunting them once he is returned to life.
As he has no obvious redeemable traits, he may have become an einherjar simply because Odin did not want Hel to get a hold of his soul. This was the same reason the villainous Gandar became an einherjar in the first game.

[edit] Kraad

Japanese Cast English Cast
Hiroshi Kamiya Johnny Yong Bosch
Husband of Circe and a famed warrior, Kraad aided in the founding of Villnore. Although he would not become the ruler of Villnore, he was granted the personal armor of the king when his own was destroyed. Within a few years Tylith would lead a rebellion against Villnore. Both Kraad and Circe would fight in the war, Circe dying early in the conflict. Kraad would live through Tylith's death, but he would not see the end of the rebellion and would die within a few years.

[edit] Leone

Japanese Cast English Cast
Atsuko Tanaka Tara Platt
Leone is a mercenary encountered by Alicia and her party in the Serdberg Mountain Ruins accompanied by Arngrim. The two are searching for treasure between wars and agree to help Alicia in her quest to find the Dragon Orb, provided they get first dibs on any other treasure that might be surrounding the orb. Initially very cold, Leone begins to open up to both Silmeria and Alicia, seeking to understand why they both seek to topple Odin. Only in the Temple of the Venerated Dragon are her motives for this revealed when she is discovered to be Hrist Valkyrie in disguise.

[edit] Lydia

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Erika Weinstein
The daughter of Lylia via Woltar, Lydia was shunned by the royal family of Crell Monfereigne because of her illegitimate birth. To compensate she practiced archery, becoming the greatest bowyer in the kingdom. Her stepbrother Cain was extremely jealous of her abilities and had her murdered. Later Lydia reveals this was at the behest of conspiring political forces in the kingdom, as the royal family had already decided Cain was unsuited for the kingship and was granting future rule to Lydia, despite her illegitimate birth. In response, the royal family had Cain murdered.
Although she lived an extremely short life, her prowess with the bow would be remembered for many generations. She was also widely loved by the people, which in turn was part of the reason for the rejection of Cain as the next king of Crell Monfereigne.

[edit] Lylia

Japanese Cast English Cast
Naoko Matsui Kirsty Pape
Lylia was a citizen of Crell Monfereigne who caught the eye of the kingdom's elderly king. He sought her hand in marriage, prompting Lylia to flee the country with her lover Woltar. The two were tracked down and Woltar was murdered, but no before the two had a daughter together named Lydia. Both Lylia and Lydia were brought back to Crell Monfereigne, where the mother committed suicide in sorrow over Woltar's death.

[edit] Lwyn

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Hunter Mackenzie Austin
Lwyn was an explorer from Kalstad. While wandering in the Sahma Desert, she discovered some lost ruins (possibly the Tombs of the Amenti, but this is never explicitly stated) and died while exploring them.

[edit] Masato
Masato was a Yamato magician of Hai-Lan. Fed up with the corruption of the ruling class, he joined a rebellion against the government. The rebellion was quashed and he was exiled to the continent where he spent his days wandering the land warding off the undead. While fighting one such creature, Masato accidentally hit himself with his own curse and died from the effects shortly after.

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Millidia

Japanese Cast English Cast
Naoko Matsui Kirsty Pape
Millidia was Sophalla's sister, although she did not know about her sister's occupation. They both lived hand-to-mouth, but when Sophalla became queen by marrying the king, she was brought into a life of luxury. After many years, however, things seemed to be amiss as Sophalla was ordering the deaths of apparent innocent street urchins. At this time Millidia was approached by the Thieves' Guild and asked to replace her sister, since clearly she was out of control. Millidia agreed and Sophalla "vanished." Years later she would learn the truth about her sister, and in turn would ask for a meeting with the Thieves' Guild leadership. During the meeting, she burnt their hall to the ground, killing them and herself.
This story bears some resemblance to the story of Kriemhild in the Nibelungenlied.

[edit] Mithra

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Chris Kent
The oldest known human character in either game, Mithra was the court magician of an ancient kingdom. The King thought he was performing treason after he created various fortresses around the kingdom and was imprisoned. He remained silent through his captivity and was brutally tortured for a year until his death. He is the first einherjar "materialized" by Silmeria in Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria.

[edit] Phyress

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Hunter Mackenzie Austin
Phyress was the Queen of Dipan and sister of Celes. During the One Year War she fought on the side of Dipan. She is credited with creating the alliance of nations that defeated Rosetta, organizing the liberation Lassen and the conquest of Rosetta itself. During the course of the war she encountered numerous warriors who would go on to become einherjar of Silmeria, including her two top generals Guilm and Sylphide, the young boy Seluvia (whom she adopted as a son), her sister Celes, and her brother-in-law Alm. At the Battle of Rosetta Phyress encountered her sister on the battlefield. Celes sliced off one of Phyress' arms, but Phyress let an arrow fly that mortally wounded Celes. With Celes defeated, Phyress herself confronted Xehnon. Realizing that he was being influenced by a magical tome, she destroyed the book and set him free from its grasp, effectively ending the war. With the war over, Phyress would marry Cyphel, the king of Paltia, and have a daughter by him named Chrystie. Phyress would go on to live through the Mists of Nifelheim, although she would not play a significant role in the conflict. After her death, Paltia collapsed as a nation, although Dipan would live on for a time. Phyress died at the age of 58, but requested to be materialized as 17, her age during the One Year War. Alicia is a descendant of Phyress' unnamed brother, though the exact order of the lineage confuses even her as she tells Alicia, "You'll be fine. After all, you're my brother's child's...I can't remember."

[edit] Psoron

Japanese Cast English Cast
Taiten Kusunoki Kyle Hebert
Psoron was a legendary magician who is credited with inventing many of the mainstay magical spells, including Fire Storm and Guard Reinforce.

[edit] Rasheeka

Japanese Cast English Cast
Naoko Matsui Erika Weinstein
Rasheeka and Arcana were two natives of Kalstad who held off the invading forces of Crell Monfereigne for many years, despite being massively outnumbered. They would hold off this invading force four times, earning the respect of both their own people and of the invading Crell forces. Although they would eventually fall in battle, even the Crell soldiers honored their memory by calling a momentary truce when the two were killed.

[edit] Richelle

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Kirsty Pape
Richelle was a general in the service of Arkdain during the War of Camille Hill. Meeting with victory on the frontlines, she was recalled to the capital along with Roland as the war neared its end. In route both parties were ambushed near Gorhia and everyone was killed. Khanon was believed responsible, although there was no proof of this.

[edit] Roland

Japanese Cast English Cast
Hiroshi Kamiya Johnny Yong Bosch
Roland was a commander of the Arkdain forces during the War of Camille Hill. Successful in defending their territory from a number of invading forces, he was recalled from the front back to the capital along with Richelle. As the two traveled through Gorhia they were ambushed and killed. Although there was no proof this attack was committed by Khanon, general consensus was that he was responsible for both their deaths.
Roland should not be confused with Arngrim's brother, the Roland of Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth.

[edit] Rufus

Japanese Cast English Cast
Yuichi Nakamura Taliesin Jaffe
Rufus is initially approached by Alicia in Solde Harbor at the behest of Silmeria who senses he is a great warrior. Cynical yet reserved, Rufus initially accepts to help Alicia only because the sea traffic to Dipan has been cut off by Hrist and Alicia can show him another way there. Once in Dipan, Rufus learns of the connection between Silmeria and Alicia and agrees to help them indefinitely as he too opposes the gods. It is later revealed that this animosity stems from the fact that Rufus is a half-elf destined to serve as a replacement body for Odin's soul should his current body ever fail. If this were to happen, Rufus would simply cease to exist. To complicate matters, Rufus must wear a ring crafted by the Aesir at all times; this prevents him from aging and natural death. This allows them to "call" on him at any time; taking the ring off would result in Rufus' death in short order.He ,makes an appearance in Valkyrie profile:Simeria at the end where he aids a reincarnation of Alicia. He's an extremely powerful half-elf archer, wears light armor and is funny, ironic, but arrogant too.

[edit] Seluvia

Japanese Cast English Cast
Hiroshi Kamiya Johnny Yong Bosch
Seluvia was the sole survivor of the massacred city of Rand, near Artolia, during the One Year War. He was found by Phyress, Princess of Dipan and future Queen of Paltierre, and adopted by the royal family. He lived comfortably, raised alongside the queen's daughter Chrystie, until adulthood, but decided to flee the country lest his true heritage lead to civil war over the kingship. He wandered the land working as a bard, but five years later he ran into Chrystie, who had chased after him when he fled. At this same time Queen Hel of Nifelheim launched an invasion of Midgard via a portal to the underworld (the Mists of Nifelheim). They searched for this portal together, encountering Dyn on their journey. The three of them found the portal and sealed it, although Dyn was trapped on the other side. Seluvia and Chrystie decided to continue their wanderings, living off Seluvia's singing ability. To honor Dyn's sacrifice, Seluvia composed a ballad of his exploits.
[edit] Sha-Kon

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Hunter Mackenzie Austin
Sha-Kon was a necromancer from the area near Hai-Lan. Growing up alone on an island to the North of Hai-Lan, Sha-Kon sought to create companionship for herself via artificial lifeforms. She created several golems, but they were mindless creatures. She began to research the arcane for a method of soul transference, eventually discovering a method and attempting it on one of her golems. She was able to infuse the golem with a soul, but the creature did not truly utilize the soul for consciousness, but instead relied on it solely as a power source and was no more lifelike than her previous attempts. She was shortly after apprehended by the Hai-Lan authorities and executed for her magical practices. Despite her tinkering with magical entities, she joins the party as an archer and not a mage
It is hinted, although never confirmed in-game, that Sha-Kon is from the same area as the Clockwork Mansion and may in fact be the mysterious owner of the mansion who was executed some time before Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth.

[edit] Sophalla

Japanese Cast English Cast
Takako Honda Gina Grad
Sophalla was an expert assassin employed by the Thieves' Guild, using the money she earned to care for both her sister Millidia and other members of the underprivileged. At some point she fell in love with the king of Gerabellum and married him, but was forced to routinely pay the Thieves' Guild to keep her former identity secret. Knowing many of the members, however, she began a program of assassaination to rid herself of this obligation. The Thieves' Guild responded by murdering her husband, then convinced her sister, Millidia, to take over as Queen while they sold Sophalla into slavery, where her throat was crushed.

[edit] Sylphide

Japanese Cast English Cast
Naoko Matsui Kirsty Pape
Sylphide was a general of Dipan who served under Phyress during the One Year War. It was during this conflict that she became involved with Guilm, a general currently serving Phyress but previously operating under her sister Celes. The two became involved with each other, fighting together throughout the war and having a child together who would be named Dyn. Towards the war's end, Sylphide was killed, prompting Guilm to perform a soul transfer to save her life at the cost of his own. Sylphide would live on for a few more years, but was killed in the opening days of Queen Hel's invasion of Midgard (known as the Mists of Nifelheim).

[edit] Tyrith

Japanese Cast English Cast
Takako Honda Gina Grad
Tyrith was the daughter of a Villnore trader who claimed to be a descendant of Celes, the former Black Radiance General. She would go on to lead a revolt against Villnore, a revolt that claimed the lives of both Circe and Kraad. She led her forces to several victories, but was killed when the Audoulla Temple of the Lake was sunk by Villnore forces with many of her own army trapped inside. Despite her fighting prowess, her claims of being a descendant of Celes were in fact false.

[edit] Woltar

Japanese Cast English Cast
Jouji Nakata Travis Willingham
Woltar was the lover of Lylia. When Lylia caught the eye of the aging king of Crell Monfereigne, the two fled the country together. They gave birth to a daughter, Lydia, but were soon captured by Crell forces. Woltar was killed on the spot, while the two women were brought back to Crell Monfereigne. Shortly after being returned home, Lylia committed suicide in grief over Woltar's death. Lydia would also die soon after, killed by her jealous stepbrother.

[edit] Xehnon

Japanese Cast English Cast
Hiroshi Kamiya Johnny Yong Bosch
Xehnon was a scholar and court magician of Rosetta who came into a possession of an ancient tome. This tome began corrupting him, leading him to push for war shortly after the end of the War of Camille Hill. His actions would eventually lead Rosetta into the One Year War, which although involved all the nations of Midgard was in truth directed at cutting off the Aesir from Midgard. He recruited the four Radiance Generals (Adonis, Crescent, Ehlen, and Ehrde) and told them of his true motives. After Adonis' death, Xehnon convinced the captive Celes of the nobility of his cause and brought her into the fold. Sadly, within the year, Rosetta forces were routed and Xehnon was defeated when his tome was destroyed by Phyress. He spent the remainder of his life as a wanderer, trying to atone for the suffering he caused in his failed revolt against the gods.

[edit] Zunde

Japanese Cast English Cast
Taiten Kusunoki Kyle Hebert
Zunde was a famous hunter of the undead, stalking his prey across the continent. His line of work ultimately led to his death, however, and recruitment by Silmeria.

[edit] Characters Appearing in Both Titles

[edit] Arngrim

Japanese Cast English Cast (VP) English Cast (VP2)
Hiroki Touchi Maddie Blaustein Dameon Clarke
"A mercenary from the Artolia region, blessed with a true warrior's prowess and a good measure of luck. Arngrim's swordfighting technique is unmatched. In battle, he fights as if he were a demon possessed, slicing through foes like a scythe through ripe wheat."
One of the first souls that Lenneth recruits in Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth. However, due to imperfections in his character, Odin and Freya refuse to accept him as an Einherjar, and thus spends the rest of the journey at Lenneth's side. After the death of Princess Jelanda, he fought his way through the Artolian king's castle and defeated the man responsible for her death with Lenneth's help. Afterwards, he elects to commit suicide rather than fight against Lawfer's father, the captain of the guard. Lenneth then recruits Arngrim's soul, telling him to consider it a "gift", probably due to Jelanda's request to save Arngrim earlier in that storyline. He eventually becomes one of her most constant allies. He assists Mystina and Lezard in saving Lenneth's life when the gods attempt to do away with her.
In Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria we see an earlier incarnation of Arngrim. Initially Arngrim is a mercenary working with Leone to raid the Serdberg Mountain Ruins for treasure between wars. He joins Alicia's quest along with Leone to aid Dipan in their coming war with the gods, but deserts the party at the Temple of the Venerated Dragon when Leone reveals her true identity. Appearing later in Dipan as one of Hrist's einherjar, he attacks Alicia, Dylan, and Rufus along with Hrist but is defeated.
His soul was absorbed by Hrist and he served her faithfully, aiding in her destruction of Dipan. After Odin was kidnapped by Lezard, however, he has a change of heart and refuses to aid Hrist in trying to get their leader back. When Rufus and Alicia attack Valhalla, he offers his life to them as payment for his betrayal, but Alicia counters with a request for a mercenary, however one that will not be paid. Thankful for a chance at redemption, Arngrim agrees to aid them in their quest to get back the Dragon Orb and stop Lezard. After Lezard's defeat, Arngrim becomes the new guardian of the Dragon Orb.
His name is a reference to a legendary berserker from the Norse mythology named Arngrim. He also has obvious similarities to Guts, the main character of Berserk, in appearance (face, hair, huge sword), personality and profession and also has the same ranged weapons in the fangame Valkyrie Fight. His name in the Japanese version is written ("Aryuuze"). On the official Japanese website, it is romanized "Aluze." Other variations include "Aluzi" and "Aruze."

[edit] Barbarossa

Japanese Cast (VP) Japanese Cast (VP2) English Cast (VP) English Cast (VP2)
Shuichi Ikeda Jouji Nakata Maddie Blaustein Stephen Martello
The long-deceased king of Dipan, a city that once thrived in Midgard centuries before Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth. Barbarossa was fooled into a search for immortality by his three mages, and as a result incited the wrath of Odin. The valkyrie Hrist turned Barbarossa's execution into a spectacle, publicly beheading him via guillotine in the city square. His ghost, angered by this unjust action, haunted Dipan's remains, and attacked Lenneth, believing her to be the one that killed him. Lenneth is then sent back in time to the day of the execution, where she finds Barbarossa's wife Queen Malabeth and is entrusted with the king's crown. Upon returning to the present, Lenneth presented the crown to Barbarossa's spirit. Realizing his grave error in judgement, Barbarossa apologizes to Lenneth, praising her with his utmost gratitude before finally resting in peace.

[edit] Brahms

Japanese Cast English Cast (VP) English Cast (VP2)
Kenji Nomura Ken Gates Patrick Seitz
Brahms, as revealed in Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, is the lord of the vampires, and has had a long-standing feud with the gods of Asgard. He is in possession of Silmeria, one of Lenneth's sisters, who is contained in a giant blue crystal, but he refuses to show her any harm. When Lenneth arrives to fight him, he boasts that he is too powerful to defeat. Later, when Odin commands Lenneths soul to be put to sleep and replaced by her sister Hrist, Brahms is assisted by Arngrim, Mystina and Lezard in defeating Hrist so that they may reclaim Lenneth's soul.
In Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria, it is explained that Brahms and Silmeria were allies at one time. Some time later, Freya sought to bind Brahms to a crystal, but Silmeria saved him, in return getting bound herself. Brahms escaped with her. But, due to the interference of Lezard Valeth, who came from the future world of Valkyrie Profile, Brahms gets bound and Silmeria disappears mysteriously. The reasons behind this are stated later in the game.
He later chooses to stay behind and die in the twisted world of Lezard Valeth in Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria while Rufus and Arngrim (the new guardian of the Dragon Orb) return to Midgard. He chooses here as this place is the only place where he is mortal. This would be now canon because of the interference of Lezard Valeth's time travel into the past and disruption of key events.

[edit] Frei

Japanese Cast English Cast
Kae Araki Kayzie Rogers
Freya's sister. She appears briefly at the beginning of the game to welcome Lenneth at the gates of Valhalla, and reappears at certain key points throughout the rest of the game. Unlike Odin and Freya, Frei appears to see Lenneth as a friend rather than a tool, but due to a rather naive nature, she angers Lenneth after the valkyrie returns to Asgard with her memories intact, mentioning how Loki had stolen the Dragon Orb and ruined Odin's plans to eventually subjugate Midgard. She is also the one that explains the connection between Platina and Lenneth to Lucian.
In Frei's profile on the original Valkyrie Profile website, she was stated to have the power to destroy the universe. This power was sealed though.
Frei's Japanese name is ? ("Fureiya") and is romanized "Freya." No one is sure why her name was switched with Freya's for the English translation, but it may have something to do with the fact that Frei's innocent and childlike presence does not suit the Western image of a goddess of love and sexuality.

[edit] Freya

Japanese Cast English Cast (VP) English Cast (VP2)
Maria Kawamura Veronica Taylor Kirsten Potter
A powerful goddess and an assistant to Odin, Freya serves as the go-between for Lenneth and Odin for most of Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth. However, she is disdainful of most humans, and finds them to be beneath the gods. Freya is stated to have power to bring life, as well as to destroy it. After Lenneth regains her memories as Platina, Freya informs Odin, and the two of them plot to do away with the valkyrie and replace her with Hrist, a far more evil, but loyal warrior-maiden. Freya is left in despair after Loki kills Odin, as her betrayal of Lenneth's trust has destroyed any sympathy that the valkyrie may have had for her.
If the player should trigger the C Ending in Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth by allowing the Evaluation Rating to drop to zero, Freya will appear and kill Lenneth after claiming that she is a "faulty machine" not worth repairing.
Freya makes a cameo appearance in Star Ocean: Till the End of Time as the final boss of the bonus dungeon who is bent on destroying the planet called Elicoor II, and rebuilding it into Valhalla. In "Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria," she again appears as a major character in the storyline. She is also a boss in the game's optional dungeon, the Seraphic Gate, and will join the party after being defeated there.
Freya's Japanese name is written ("Furei") and is romanized as "Frey" on the official website and "Fray" in the Japanese version of Valkyrie Profile 2. "Frei" is also often used because of the name given to her younger sister in the English version. Frei is the name of Freya's brother in true Norse mythology. In Norse Mythology, Frei was a far more powerful god than his sister.

[edit] Lezard Valeth

Japanese Cast English Cast (VP) English Cast (VP2)
Takehito Koyasu Maddie Blaustein Liam O'Brien
An evil human, Lezard is a Sorcerer, specifically a Necromancer that plots to make Lenneth his own by any means necessary. Using the bodies of Elves, he constructs homunculi, believing that he can use such a means to eventually attain godhood himself, and to provide Lenneth with a body that he could claim her in. However, his plans are thwarted when Lenneth is baited to his tower and flatly refuses to cooperate. After his defeat, he escapes, but eventually decides to kill himself so that his spirit may travel the realm of Midgard freely. Using his necromantic powers and one of his homunculi, Lezard brings Lenneth back to life with the side-effect of granting the valkyrie the ability for her powers to grow to those of the most powerful of gods.
Lezard makes a cameo appearance in Radiata Stories as a bonus boss. A different character with his name appears as an NPC in Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, but this different Lezard does share certain traits in terms of personality. Further, in Radiata Stories, Vareth Magic Institute may be a reference to Lezard, whose canon last name is Valeth.
Lezard appears as a playable character, and later revealed as the main antagonist in Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria. He first appears to save the party from being captured by two of the Three Mages. After joining the party he assists them for a short time before disappearing after the now demonic 3 Mages use the Sovereign's Rite. Unknown to anyone, besides suspicion from Freya who sensed a disturbance but didn't know who caused it, he is ultimately revealed to be the Lezard from Valkyrie Profile Lenneth who used the Dipan Time Machine, stole Silmeria's soul and started using her as a power source. He is later defeated by the Valkyrie and vanishes into nothingness.
However if the player does not use Valkyrie during the final battle in Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria, a secret ending is obtained which shows both a reincarnated Alicia and a young boy who resembles Lezard. Given that the Valkyrie said Lezard's soul would be destroyed for his transgressions, in all likelihood this is the "original" Lezard as a boy before he traveled back in time.
Lezard's name is written ([rezado] [vuaresu]). Although the romanizations used by fans are nearly endless, "Lezard Valeth" is the official English spelling as it appears in the games.








[edit] Odin

Japanese Cast English Cast (VP) English Cast (VP2)
Shuichi Ikeda Ken Gates Arthur Russell
The lord of the gods, he orders Lenneth to locate Einherjar to assist in the battle against Surt, leader of the frost giants. He is also responsible for the original theft of the Dragon Orb, taking it from the Palace of the Venerated Dragon in Midgard to keep in his personal collection of artifacts (a fact that he and Freya kept hidden from Lenneth). He is ultimately betrayed by Loki and murdered at Ragnarok, unable to withstand the power Loki could wield with the Dragon Orb. Odin is a rarity among the gods, as he has both elvish and human blood in his veins which grants his powers the capability to grow in strength.




[edit] Three Mages
The Three Mages are three powerful sorcerers that serve the kingdom of Dipan and King Barbarossa's court. The members include Dallas, Walther and Gyne.
All the Three Mages in the Boss Battle of the Lost City of Dipan from Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth have no voice actors and they appeared as generic monster sprites.

[edit] Dallas

Japanese Cast English Cast
Hiroshi Kamiya Yuri Lowenthal
He is a young sorcerer who is Alicia's childhood friend. Dallas is a rather cowardly young man who was only dragged into the shameful experiments of Dipan thinking that there could somehow be a way to separate Silmeria's soul from Alicia. Dallas was the one who hid Queen Malabeth inside the hidden room of Dipan's Castle and is also the one who agreed to sent Alicia away into an exile. Dallas unwillingly became a demon, because of Walther, and he dedicated the very last moments of his life for the sake of his friends, king and country.
In Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, Dallas is portrayed the other way around; as an ugly and foul-mouthed mage that enjoys calling Valkyrie some insulting names such as "The Goddess of Fools."

[edit] Walther

Japanese Cast English Cast
Tomomichi Nishimura Michael McConnohie
Walther is an elderly sorcerer whose mainly responsible for the construction of the time machine. He, along with Gyne pretended to be loyal to Odin in order to temporarily escape Hrist's wrath. After being defeated by Alicia and friends in Chapter 4, Walther took some Ghoul Powder and became a demon.

[edit] Gyne

Japanese Cast English Cast
Haruo Satou Talis Axelrod
Gyne is a sorcerer of the same league as Walther. He agreed to go along Walther's plans but feels sorry for King Barbarossa's fate. He accompanied Walther in the Dipanian Boss Battle at Chapter 4 and is known for his frustrating "Invoke Feather" ability. After being defeated, like Walther, he also took the Ghoul Powder.

[edit] Other Notable Characters

[edit] Akhetamen

Japanese Cast English Cast
Norio Wakamoto Ken Gates
Ahketamen is the undead ruler of the Amenti who seeks to bring his dead civilization back into its former grandeur. He has been building up a force in the Sahma Desert for some time when the Valkyrie Lenneth confronts him in Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth. Even upon his destruction he refuses to concede defeat, vanishing into nothingness as he defiantly claims his reign is eternal.

[edit] Bloodbane

Japanese Cast English Cast
Kenji Nomura Unknown
A powerful dragon who has the magical sword "Levantine" within him who serves Loki. He appears to be sentient, but his motives for aiding Loki in bringing about Ragnarok are never explained. Bloodbane's Japanese name is ?? ("Buraddovein") and probably means "Bloodvein."

[edit] Celia
A human woman from Midgard. Celia is a mercenary that is a friend and ally of numerous characters, including Arngrim, Kashell, Aelia, Lawfer, and Grey. However, she grows distraught as each of her friends dies one after the other. Eventually, she comes to the conclusion that these events began around the time that Grey killed Lemia (as she believed). When she finally finds Grey, she attempts to confront him, but becomes lost when Grey's armor falls to pieces, revealing that he had disappeared. (In fact, moments before Celia's arrival, Grey had attempted the ritual of soul transfer to exchange his life for Lemia's but because Lemia had brought him back from death through her own soul transfer, the ritual failed and Grey's physical body ceased to be.) After this event Celia collapses in anguish, but what fate ultimately befalls her is unknown. However, it is assumed that she perishes in Ragnarok, as Lenneth claims that Lezard is the only human who survived.
[edit] Genevieve

Japanese Cast English Cast
Ai Orikasa Unknown
A powerful and seductive demoness who seems to have faced all the three Valkyries. She is a witch who was sealed, along with her floating island, by Valkyrie beneath the seas ages ago. An evil summoner broke Genevieve's seal in an attempt to manipulate her power for his personal deeds. She annihilates the summoner and returns to her island to continue as she previously willed. In the Japanese version she was named "J.D Wallace".

[edit] Lady Cleo

Japanese Cast English Cast
Unknown Melodee Spevack
The spectral owner of Chateau Obsession, Lady Cleo sought to maintain her beauty through the dark arts. In addition to this endeavor, she crafted a legion of monsters to guard her chateau from any and all intrusions. She is very attached to these creatures, shrieking in rage should the player kill any one of them while facing her and condemning the party for its actions. She has the unique ability to attack with mirrors which she can command to fire out powerful rays of light.

[edit] Loki

Japanese Cast English Cast
Mitsuaki Madono Ed Paul
The Norse god of mischief, Loki secretly works to usurp power from Odin by stealing the Dragon Orb. He then murders Lucian, using him as a scapegoat for the orb's theft. After killing Odin's enemy, Surt, he goes on the offensive, killing Odin, and taking control of Asgard. A nihilist, his only wish is for the destruction of all life, and in the introduction to the final battle, uses his power to destroy Asgard and Midgard. However, Lenneth undoes the destruction, revealing her power of creation, and subsequently kills Loki.
In the A Ending path of Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, Loki is the final boss.

[edit] Platina

Japanese Cast English Cast
Yumi Tôma Megan Hollingshead
During a period of time where the Valkyrie Lenneth was put to sleep, she was reborn as a human in Midgard named Platina. A beautiful young girl with silver-blue hair, she suffered constant abuse from her parents. When her friend Lucian found out that her parents planned to sell her into slavery, she agreed to run away with him, but the two accidentally wandered into the Weeping Lily Meadow. Having lost hope for her life and for her future, Platina died in Lucian's arms from the toxic pollen, and was laid to rest in the meadow. The gods sealed Lenneth's memories of her life as a human away, thinking that she would be easier to control if she couldn't remember the one human she had loved until her mortal death.

[edit] Roussalier

Japanese Cast English Cast
Mami Horikoshi Victoria Harwood
A mysterious elvish woman who aids both Alicia and Rufus in escaping Heimdal. She shares some connection with Rufus, although she never explains what it is. In the end, she sacrifices her life so that the two can avoid an Aesir patrol and began their journey to Yggsdrasil. She seems to have a family connection to Rufus, so it is suggested she may be his mother.

[edit] Surt

Japanese Cast English Cast
Mitsuaki Hoshino Scottie Ray
Ruler of the Vanir, the gods in opposition to Odin and the Aesir in Asgard. He waged war upon the Aesir after Odin stole the Dragon Orb, setting the events in motion to cause Ragnarok. Loki offered his services to Surt, along with Bloodbane and Fenrir, but was turned down by the Vanir leader. In response, Loki killed Surt and attacked Valhalla alone.
In the B Ending path of Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, Surt is the final boss. In Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria, there is a dungeon called 'Surt's Volcano'.


List of Dynasty Warriors characters
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There are 52 playable characters in the Dynasty Warriors series as of the release of Dynasty Warriors 5, including four characters (Fu Xi, Nu Wa, Nobunaga and Toukichi) who are no longer in the current games. Most of the characters were real figures from the era of the Three Kingdoms, although some half-fictional characters from the novel were also included in the roster such as Xing Cai and Zuo Ci. Minor female characters from history have been placed on the battlefield by Koei, although aside from Zhu Rong they never fought in any of the battles.
The characters below have been sorted by the kingdom they were most known for serving, listed by popularity/importance. Each character has an Ultimate Weapon, which is the best possible weapon he or she can get in the basic games; these are commonly also called "4th weapons" or, in Dynasty Warriors 4, "level 10 weapons". The Xtreme Legends expansion disc for Dynasty Warriors 3 adds even more powerful 5th weapons, and the Xtreme Legends expansion disc for Dynasty Warriors 4 adds a level 11 upgrade to each weapon. Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends doesn't contain 5th weapons. The Empires expansions of the series doesn't contain any 5th weapons, except for that of Dynasty Warriors 4 Empires. Dynasty Warriors Advance also featured 5th weapons.





[edit] Wei (?)

[edit] Cao Cao (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Broad Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Wrath of Heaven
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Xia Pi, Battle of Guan Du, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains, Battle of He Fei Castle
Cao Cao is the first ruler of Wei. Although he doesn't lead the alliance against Dong Zhuo, the games correctly state that he was the one who organized it. Although he commands most of the earlier Wei battles, he does not normally command the later Wei battles due to his death. Cao Cao is an active commander, who often charges right into the action, most notably at Chang Ban and Tong Gate. He also on some occasions allows minor generals to command battles for a short period of time before he arrives, as in the battles of Chang Ban and Mt. Ding Jun. The only Wei commander whose accomplishments were comparable to his own was Sima Yi, who, in the Wei storyline of the games, effectively unifies China by leading Wei in their final battles against Wu and Shu.

Cao Cao fights with a longsword in the games. He utilizes quick, powerful strikes, and steps into his attacks, giving him range greater than the other longswordsmen in the game. Although he is more of an all-around character, these advantages combined with his lack of real drawbacks make him a solid, effective character. As an NPC he is an avid horseman, riding one in every battle except Chi Bi.

His name is incorrectly pronounced as "cow-cow" in the American dub (and subsequently the surnames of Cao in all characters who bear it). The correct pronunciation according to pinyin is more similar to "tsao-tsao".


[edit] Xiahou Dun ()
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Scimitar
Ultimate Weapon: Kirin Fang
Notable battles: Battle of Xia Pi, Battle of Guan Du, Guan Yu's Escape, Battle of Chang Ban, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Fan Castle
Xiahou Dun wields a large scimitar and wears either an eyepatch or a strip of cloth (depending on the game) to cover his lost eye. He is quite popular, as his moveset is both fast and powerful. His main drawback, his slow running speed, is not too significant; if the player finds or equips a horse this problem can be eliminated, since he is an effective horse fighter. He is known not only for surviving being shot in the eye, but actually ripping the eye out and eating it. However, in the games where this event occur (Dynasty Warriors 4 and 5), his speech upon pulling out the arrow is changed from referring to his parents to his willingness to sacrifice an eye for Cao Cao's dream. Xiahou Dun is normally not found in the later levels once Cao Cao is dead, honorably stating in the earlier battles that if Cao Cao was not there to end the chaos, he would have no reason left to fight.

Xiahou Dun supervises the advance force that initiated the attack on Liu Bei at Chang Ban. He also chases Guan Yu down when he tried to leave Cao Cao's service, but Guan Yu escapes (or is caught and released, if the battle is played from the Wei side). Indeed, in later games in the series he forms a strong rivalry with Guan Yu, as shown both in cutscenes and battlefield dialogue.


[edit] Xiahou Yuan ()
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Scimitar (in Dynasty Warriors 2 and 3), Battle Rod (in Dynasty Warriors 4 and 5)
Ultimate Weapon: Demon Fang (in Dynasty Warriors 2 and 3), Enforcer Rod (in Dynasty Warriors 4 and 5)
Notable Battles: Battle of Xia Pi, Battle of Guan Du, Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of Tong Gate, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun
Xiahou Yuan fights in most of the earlier Wei battles alongside Cao Cao, who is his cousin. In the games, Yuan is also the brother of Xiahou Dun, although historically he was only his cousin, and in Dynasty Warriors 2 and 3, has a scimitar weapon like Dun. He doesn't have many significant roles or cutscenes in the battles, with a notable exception being at Mt. Ding Jun, where he originally commands the Wei forces along with Zhang He. In the games' canon, Xiahou Yuan loses the battle and is killed. He has a unique death cutscene when this happens.

In the games where he uses a sword, his fighting style and scimitar are nearly identical to those of Huang Zhong. He is powerful character, but slow. He is a skilled archer.







[edit] Dian Wei (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Hand Axe (from Dynasty Warriors to 5)
Ultimate Weapon: Mad Bull
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Wan Castle
Dian Wei serves as Cao Cao's bodyguard, along with Xu Zhu, with whom he develops a friendship in the games. He appears in the battle of Wan Castle, and in some games in the battle against Dong Zhuo. At Wan Castle, he holds off the enemies led by Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu while Cao Cao escapes. Unless the player is controlling him or controlling another Wei character and chooses to save him, he dies at Wan Castle. In Dynasty Warriors 3, some characters replace others of the same kingdom in later battles once their musou mode is cleared, presumably to give the player more chances to encounter characters who die early on. Dian Wei is one such character, replacing Xu Huang at Chang Ban, Xiahou Dun at Chi Bi and He Fei, Zhen Ji at the Wu Zhang Plains, and Zhang He at He Fei Castle. Once his musou mode is cleared, this cannot be undone (although the original NPCs will still be in their spots on free mode).

Dian Wei's fighting style is slow, but powerful. He also has limited range and slow speed, making him a poor choice for beginners. However with his highest level weapon and the right items he is a force to be dealt with.


[edit] Cao Pi (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 5
Weapon: Double Bladed Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Chaos
Notable Battles: Battle of Guan Du, Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains, Battle of He Fei Castle
Cao Pi debuted as a playable character in the fifth installment of the series, two games after he was stuck as a generic NPC while his first wife Zhen Luo (known as Zhen Ji in the game) became playable at the third installment. He's portrayed as an ambitious, ruthless prince of Wei, striving to surpass Cao Cao. Although he claims that he's not continuing his father's conquest, but starting one on his own, he greatly respects him. He wields dual edged swords and he can detach them any time he wants.

Cao Pi fights with an aggressive, advancing style, using mainly precise vertical slashes that for the most part provide full coverage around himself. However he swings with a below average attack speed which can allow quick officers a chance to interrupt his combos. During his musou attack he detaches his blades and swings wildly while swathing through enemies in front of him.

Unlike the history or novel, Cao Pi loved Zhen Ji genuinely until his death. He states that during her ending.


[edit] Zhang Liao (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Pole Blade
Ultimate Weapon: Gold Wyvern
Notable Battles: Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Xia Pi, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei
Zhang Liao is a friend of Guan Yu, and uses the same type of weapon as him. Zhang Liao originally served as an officer of Lü Bu, and continues to do so during the Xtreme Legends musou modes (he even remains with him when he decides to betray Dong Zhuo). He is quick to take his service to Cao Cao, appearing in the games on his side as early as the battle of Guan Du. Zhang Liao is somewhat of an important strategist; when not at the front lines as a commander or a special mission executor, he fights very close to the battle commander. He is an experimental commander, under Xiahou Dun's supervision along with Xu Zhu at Chang Ban before Cao Cao arrives. He also leads a team that ambushes and assassinates the Wu general Taishi Ci at He Fei.

Zhang Liao's fighting style, unlike his weapon, is actually more similar to Lü Meng's than Guan Yu's. His pole arm weapon gives him high range and good power, both on foot and on horseback. Zhang Liao is an all-around character, without significant strengths or weaknesses.


[edit] Sima Yi ()
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Sword (in Dynasty Warriors 2), Warlord's fan (Dynasty Warriors 3 and beyond)
Ultimate Weapon: Dark Feather
Notable Battles: Battle of Fan Castle, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Chen Cang, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains, Battle of He Fei Castle
A capable strategist and commander, Sima Yi was the warlord who completed the late Cao Cao's quest to unify China. He was somewhat of a rival to Zhuge Liang, and was the only general in Wei who could counter his military genius. His patient, "big picture" strategy can be seen in the games; He declares at the battle of Fan Castle (which he commands in Dynasty Warriors 3 only) that he is willing to sacrifice the castle to defeat Guan Yu, and during the battle of Wu Zhang Plains, Sima Yi remains isolated in a strong defense, despite the urge to rush into an offensive against the Shu army. However, the games include a taunt event which causes Sima Yi to become more aggressive and vulnerable (contrary to the novel, in which Sima Yi endured the taunts, resulting in eventual victory). The main difference between his and Cao Cao's style of command is their aggressiveness; Cao Cao is a much more active commander, making him both more valuable as an ally and more difficult to protect. Sima Yi, however, rarely leaves his headquarters unless a full-scale offensive is launched to finish off the enemy forces or all other Wei units have been destroyed.

Sima Yi, like Zhuge Liang, fights with a feather fan, which he controls by hand and telepathically. He uses other magic as well, in the form of laser-like energy beams. He is somewhat lacking in brute strength, but has immense power in his musou attacks. His attacks are rather slow and awkward on a horse, so he is often on foot when an NPC. This however does not make him a poor character as far as speed is concerned, since his slow running is overcome by use of one of his staple moves within the game, and when traversing long distances it is simple for the player to utilize a horse in transit, and make Sima Yi dismount whenever battle is joined with opposing forces.


[edit] Xu Zhu (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Club
Ultimate Weapon: Stone Crusher
Notable Battles: Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Chang Ban, Battle of Tong Gate, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Battle of He Fei Castle
Note: While Koei uses the spelling 'Xu Zhu,' he is referred to as 'Xu Chu' in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel and historical sources.
In Dynasty Warriors, Xu Zhu is depicted as an enormous, obese man whose mind and actions are like a child's. In battle, however, he is a fierce warrior capable of inflicting heavy losses. Many fans of Xu Zhu are angry about this, seeing that he is in general portrayed as just a simple minded man. He wields a huge mace. He also develops a great friendship bond with Dian Wei and is deeply saddened with his death in the Battle of Wan Castle. Xu Zhu is an experimental commander at Chang Ban, along with Zhang Liao. He also has a significant role at Tong Gate, where he is a very tough officer who follows Cao Cao, making it difficult to attack him without first defeating Xu Zhu.

Xu Zhu is the slowest character in the games, but quite strong. His weapons also have good range and unique effects, allowing and even forcing the player to take on new strategies in defeating enemies. Some of his attacks knock down the enemy without sending them flying, leaving them right in front of Xu Zhu. Others knock enemies back much further than average, leaving Xu Zhu alone, which is a defensive asset but an offensive hindrance. His musou attack inflicts great damage per hit; but instead of hitting enemies multiple times, it sends them flying far away, and in some games ends with Xu Zhu falling on the ground. In Dynasty Warriors 5, the musou attack was changed slightly so that it now hits multiple times, but damage output was sacrificed.


[edit] Cao Ren (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 4
Weapon: Buckler Blade
Ultimate Weapon: Roc
Notable Battles: Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Fan Castle, Battle of Chen Cang, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
Cao Ren is Cao Cao's younger cousin, he is unique in the Wei Kingdom for being the only officer concerned with 'peace' not conquest. His voice in cut scenes and interstitials is often calm. From Dynasty Warriors 4 onwards, he commands the defense of Fan Castle, refusing to remove from the castle walls. In recent games, he typically fights in the later battles, such as Wu Zhang Plains, however when he was an NPC in earlier games he fought in battles such as Hu Lao Gate as well.

Cao Ren's Weapon is unique, it consists of a shield or Buckler with a double blade implement similar to Cao Pi's but much shorter and with a different blade shape. His fighting style is fairly direct, and is best suited for multiple opponents. His attacks tend to use blunt force in weakening or breaking his enemies defense, then unleashing his actual blade from the buckler to cut down his opponents. With his highest level weapon and in the hands of an experienced player, Cao Ren is a force to be dealt with. His draw backs are a frustrating weakness without higher level weapons and power ups and the inclination of his fighting style towards multiple foes, generally not a wise initial character choice for a novice player.


[edit] Xu Huang (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Battle Axe
Ultimate Weapon: Marauder
Notable Battles: Battle of Guan Du, Battle of Chang Ban, Battle of Tong Gate, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Fan Castle
Xu Huang is a Wei general. He is notable in that he fights for justice and peace, unlike most Wei characters, who fight for conquest and/or loyalty to Cao Cao. He, like Zhang Liao, was a close friend of Guan Yu, and if the two meet each other at Fan Castle, a unique encounter cutscene can be seen. Also like Zhang Liao, he was close with Cao Cao as well. He leads the ambush against Ma Chao at Tong Gate, after failing to convince Cao Cao of the battle's injustice. He also assists the Wei forces at Fan Castle in repelling Guan Yu. Like Zhang He, Xu Huang is given great responsibility under the command of Sima Yi. He co-commands, with Zhang He, the defenses of the Main South Gate at He Fei Castle, and is a leading general at the Wu Zhang Plains as well. Outside of China, Xu Huang fought a number of Mongol tribes, so they would not grow to be a large threat to the Wei Empire. Wei's invasion of the Naiman tribe was easily crushed by the Mongol Rebels. Though the Naiman didn't invade China since they were at war with Russia at the time.

Xu Huang's fighting style is quite effective. Although he has slow attack speed, his axe features great range and high power. His sweeping attacks often go around in a complete circle, so it is difficult to sneak attack him from behind while he's attacking. He features a ground stomp move with high power, and his musou attack is fairly basic, involving him swing his axe around and around. He is quite effective on a horse, with high mounted attack and range.

Xu Huang's armor is based on a Arabic/Persian design. His skirt and his head band are good examples of this.


[edit] Zhang He (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Iron Claw
Ultimate Weapon: Phoenix Talon
Notable Battles: Battle of Guan Du, Battle of Tong Gate, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Chen Cang
Zhang He is depicted as a narcissist who takes joy in aesthetically appealing things and has excessively effeminate mannerisms, with the frequent use of the words "beautiful" and "graceful." He is also prone to posing during cutscenes, occasionally surrounded by a number of butterflies. His weapon of choice is a set of slashing claws. His moveset consists of graceful flips and tumbles, quick slashes and rolling jumps. He originally fights on the side of Yuan Shao, doing so at the battle of Guan Du, but later joins Cao Cao. In Yuan Shao's musou mode in the Xtreme Legends games, he continues to fight alongside Yuan Shao until the end. His only significant role under Cao Cao was at Mt. Ding Jun, where he co-commands the Wei forces with Xiahou Yuan before Cao Cao arrives. Once Sima Yi becomes Wei's leader, Zhang He has more significant positions; he leads the offensive against Ma Su at Jie Ting, is a leading attacking general against Shu at Wu Zhang Plains, and co-commands the defenses of the Main South Gate at He Fei Castle with Xu Huang. This increase in position, also seen in the novel, is probably a result of Zhang He's tactical style. He excelled at taking advantage of opportunities and aggressively pursuing openings in battle; this skill was not so useful to Cao Cao, who had the same talent already, but the calculated and patient Sima Yi used Zhang He's skills to much greater effect.
Zhang He's primary advantage in the game is his somewhat unpredictable fighting style and his incredible mobility. He is likely the fastest character in the game, actually capable of catching up with generals fleeing on horseback when equipped with the right items. He has high attack power, good range, high attack speed and above average defense. Some of his moves, especially his musou attack, are ideal for hit-and-run situations, since they stun or hurt the enemy and allow Zhang He to dart away. On a horse, he has high mounted attack, very quick attacks with extended range, and a sweeping musou attack. Because of his appearance and mannerisms, many casual gamers believe he is homosexual, though fans of the Dynasty Warriors series furiously counter that his portrayal is simply Koei's method of making Zhang He stand out among the other characters. Some say that Zhang He's Dynasty Warriors incarnation is based on Vega, a narcissistic claw-wielding character from Capcom's main franchises, Street Fighter.


[edit] Pang De (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 5
Weapon: War Pick
Ultimate Weapon: Heavenly Halberd
Notable Battles: Battle of Liang Province, Battle of Tong Gate, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Battle of Fan Castle
Pang De was originally an officer under Ma Teng and Ma Chao before submitting to Cao Cao. Unlike Han Sui, he did not defect, but was forced to surrender and served Wei rather than be executed. He is a particularly difficult officer of Ma Chao's at the Battle of Tong Gate, along with Ma Dai before he joins Wei. He serves them dutifully, most notably at Fan Castle.





Pang De was designed wearing an armor similar to an European Knight. His weapon of choice is the weapon that belonged to Dian Wei in history and novel, dual halberds. He's a slow character, but packs serious damage, defense and crowd control. Since he was part of the Xi Liang cavalries alongside Ma Chao, he's also excellent in cavalry fighting.


[edit] Zhen Ji (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Bronze Flute
Ultimate Weapon: Dark Moon Flute
Notable Battles: Battle of Guan Du, Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains, Battle of He Fei Castle
Note: Koei calls her 'Zhen Ji,' but her name in historical records is 'Zhen Luo' and she is 'Lady Zhen' in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel.
Zhen Ji fights for the Wei forces, wielding a large golden flute she uses to strike her enemies with. Zhen Ji is described in the game as a "serene woman with a noble heart." She originally was a wife of one of Yuan Shao's officers, but this is not always mentioned in the game (although in Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends, she makes a cameo appearance on Yuan Shao's side at Jie Ting, the only battle in which she does so). In the games, she has a calm, even-tempered demeanor, but is unwavering and merciless. Her voice is much more aggressive (but not mean) than other female characters, showing a haughty and feminist edge, but not in such a way as to make her overconfident or self-centered. In Dynasty Warriors 5, she has a little more ruthless personality, perhaps to answer the ruthless personality of Cao Pi, who debuted in the said game. In the main sequence of games, she has no really significant roles, except that she is the default character who mentions suspicion of Zhou Fang's defection at You Ting (this position in the cutscene is variable, and can be filled by all characters except Sima Yi or Cao Cao, who ride alongside her).

Her storyline follows the actual history fairly close with some notable exceptions -- she actually participates in battles and campaigns, and willingly abandons Yuan Shao's forces to join Wei; the games also offer a happier end to Lady Zhen's life with Cao Pi, suggesting he genuinely loves her and they live out their lives in happiness together.

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Important non-playable characters of Wei
Yu Jin
Yue Jin
Li Dian
Cao Hong
Guo Jia
Deng Ai
Cao Zhen
Wang Lang
Sima Zhao
Sima Shi
Guo Huai
Cao Zhang
Jia Xu
Man Chong
Cao Chun
Wen Yang
Zhu Ling
Zhong Hui
Chen Tai
Hao Zhao
Xun Yu
Xun You
Cheng Yu
Cao Xiu

[edit] Shu (?)

[edit] Liu Bei (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Long Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Gold Moon Dragon
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Chang Ban, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of Cheng Du, Battle of Yi Ling, Battle of Bai Di Castle, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
Liu Bei is the founder of Shu and oath brother of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. He originally appeared as a less expensively-dressed man than either Sun Jian or Cao Cao, but as the game series progressed he has been featured in more illustrious outfits. He, like Sun Jian and Cao Cao, participates in the battles against the Yellow Turbans and Dong Zhuo, and many of the games recreate with a cutscene the dramatic duel between he and his oath brothers against Lü Bu. In the games, Liu Bei fights mainly against Cao Cao, with the exception of his cousin Liu Zhang, who he battles for control of the region of Shu. However, his final battle is against Wu, not Wei, at Yi Ling. After swearing vengeance for Guan Yu's death at Fan Castle, Liu Bei decides to destroy Wu, but fails and dies shortly afterwards. Since Liu Bei in the game dies in battle, and which battle he dies in depends on the character, there is not really a "specific" final battle for him in the game, but the battle that is closest to the novel's canon (and the one that occurs latest in the time line) is Yi Ling. Liu Bei is also the only character in the game who can kill his own wife (Sun Shang Xiang) in Musou Mode; this is sometimes a requirement to obtain his final weapon.

Liu Bei fights with a fairly standard style with his longsword, but with slightly above average stats in basically all fields. Like Cao Cao and Sun Jian, Liu Bei is a good character for beginners, but continues to be an effective and reliable all-around fighter when used by more experienced players. He is also one of only three characters to have a special horse as a NPC, the Hex Mark (the other two are Lü Bu and Guan Yu, who ride Red Hare).


[edit] Guan Yu (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Crescent Blade
Ultimate Weapon: Blue Moon Dragon
Notable Battles: Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Guan Du, Guan Yu's Escape, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of Fan Castle
Guan Yu, the leader of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu, is the oath brother of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, and as such is one of the first two generals to serve Liu Bei, fighting with him against the Yellow Turbans and the Dong Zhuo rebels. In the novel, he kills the mighty Hua Xiong, and this is sometimes recreated in the games. Some games also recreate his and his brothers' duel with the great warrior Lu Bu. He is clearly emphasized in the game, being an especially large character who announces rather than speaks, and with a pompous but courageous tone.

Guan Yu continues to be important until his death, having several important roles in battles. He serves Cao Cao shortly, and as an NPC can kill Yan Liang and Wen Chou instantly at the battle of Guan Du. If he encounters Liu Bei on the opposite side, he can also cause Liu Bei to pull out of the battle. While under Cao Cao's service, he develops friendships with the Wei generals Zhang Liao and Xu Huang. There is another battle involving his service of Cao Cao in which he escapes to rejoin his oath brothers and is pursued by several generals, always including Xiahou Dun. He also leads the Shu attack on Fan Castle, joined by his adopted son Guan Ping, and their deaths are the basis for the battle of Yi Ling.

Guan Yu has a very no-nonsense fighting style. He uses broad sweeps and stabs of his large weapon, and his charge attacks mostly consist of spinning attacks. His musou is also simple; he simply moves forward while spinning around, swinging his weapon in a circle. His simple but effective style makes him a popular choice for beginners, and he is always selectable right at the beginning of the game.


[edit] Zhang Fei (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Bronze Pike
Ultimate Weapon: Viper Blade
Notable Battles: Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Xia Pi, Battle of Chang Ban, Battle of Cheng Du, Battle of Fan Castle
The impulsive, fearless and fiercely loyal Zhang Fei is the other of the three oath brothers consisting of himself, Guan Yu, and Liu Bei. He serves Liu Bei from the beginning of the games' events, fighting alongside him in the Yellow Turban battles and against Dong Zhuo, and his accomplishments earn him a place among the Five Tiger Generals of Shu. In the cutscenes that mimic the novel's duel between the three brothers and the seemingly unstoppable Lü Bu, he initiates the duel, despite being clearly no match for the terror-inspiring horseman. In the games, Zhang Fei is never given any significant strategic assignments like his oath brother Guan Yu, but he is always willing to face a much larger enemy force and not back down. He proves this at Chang Ban, where he single-handedly causes a large morale drop in the Wei forces by shouting a challenge on the Chang Ban bridge. This event is often required to get his final weapon. Throughout most of the other levels, however, Zhang Fei is simply a general who carries out orders, and doesn't have a large effect in the battle plans or events. However, his role in cutscenes where the dialogue depends on the character being used is sometimes quite comical.

Although he uses the spear set of weapons, as opposed to the heavier halberds, Zhang Fei's approach to fighting is strong and straight-forward, and more similar to the halberd-wielders than the spear men. He uses standard bashing or slashing strikes, relying on his brute strength to kill enemies. The long range of his weapon and his great power make him a formidable horseman, making up for his slow speed.
[edit] Zhuge Liang ()
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: War Fan
Ultimate Weapon: Peacock Feather
Notable Battles: Battle of Chang Ban, Conquest of Nan Zhong, Battle of Tian Shui, Battle of Chen Cang, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
Zhuge Liang is the Shu strategist and Prime Minister; in other Romance of the Three Kingdoms games, many of which are designed purely from a Shu standpoint, he is called the greatest strategist in China, but in the Dynasty Warriors games he has two tough competitors, Lu Xun, and the more significant Sima Yi. Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang, both of whom wield feather fans and use magic, have a sort of rivalry (although, considering that Sima Yi mentions Zhuge Liang much more than vice versa, this may be only a perceived rivalry in Sima Yi's mind). Their moveset is quite similar, their stats are comparable, and they face each other on the game's final battle, the battle of Wu Zhang Plains. However, Zhuge Liang's in-game personality is much more wise and pensive than Sima Yi's aggressive, harsh manner. This difference can be seen in the way they fight; Zhuge Liang fights with sweeping swipes, often with the flat of the fan, and his battle cry is barely a whisper. On the other hand, Sima Yi fights with quick slices, using the edge of the fan, and with a terse, staccato interjection. Even their musou attacks show this difference; Zhuge Liang floats mystically about, firing "lasers", while Sima Yi stands still and blasts enemies out of his way in a much simpler manner.

Zhuge Liang serves Liu Bei from early on in the game, and orchestrates many of the Shu battles (and one mostly Wu battle, Chi Bi). He can be seen in many of the stages' introductory cutscenes, even when he does not actually participate in that battle. When Liu Bei dies, he gains control of Shu as Prime Minister and attempts to complete Liu Bei's goal of restoring the Han. He also takes on a young apprentice named Jiang Wei, also playable, who formerly served the Wei kingdom. Whether or not the two, along with the other Shu generals, are successful in defeating Wei depends on which side the user takes.

Zhuge Liang is a defensive, slow fighter. He performs poorly on a horse, but on the ground he is a solid, reliable character. He uses, as discussed above, a feather fan, controlled by his hand and telekinesis to dispatch his foes. In his musou and some charge attacks, he uses powerful magic.


[edit] Zhao Yun (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Bronze Spear
Ultimate Weapon: Fierce Dragon
Notable Battles: Battle of Ji Province, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Chang Ban, Battle of Cheng Du, Battle of Yi Ling
Zhao Yun is a young, energetic Shu General, and one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu. He is also a sort of poster boy for the series; he is featured prominently on many of the games cover arts and instruction manuals, where he sets the example for players to follow the reading. His name is also the default record holder for most challenge mode events. He is one character whose appearance has changed over the series somewhat; in Dynasty Warriors 4, he was given an older, gruffer, more muscular look complete with slightly shabbier clothing. In Dynasty Warriors 5, however, this change was reverted.

Zhao Yun originally served Gongsun Zan, but was drawn toward Liu Bei's ideals and personality. This is because Liu Bei had interveined his battle with Lu bu and him and his sworn brothers had saved him. He is a hero of the Battle of Chang Ban, where he saved Liu Bei's infant son from the clutches of Wei; this stage is usually where his ultimate weapon(s) can be found. Afterwards, he has no roles of particular significance, but is present for almost every Shu battle.

Zhao Yun, like many Shu generals, wields a pole arm weapon, namely, a light spear. Although he is not as strong as most of the other Tiger Generals, he has very quick attacks and runs fairly fast. His quick attacks can generate combos that are not easily interrupted, and he steps into his attacks, giving him considerable range. As is the case with most pole arm users, Zhao Yun is good on a horse as well. He is lacking in defense, however, being smaller and more frail than some of his comrades.


[edit] Huang Zhong (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: War Sword (pulls out a bow for some charge attacks)
Ultimate Weapon: Oracle Sword
Notable Battles: Battle of Cheng Du, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Conquest of Nan Zhong, Battle of Chen Cang, Battle of Bai Di Castle.
Huang Zhong is the oldest playable officer in the Dynasty Warriors series. He is energetic and determined, despite his age, although he mentions his aging often. His aging doesn't prevent him from becoming one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu, however. His most memorable battle is the Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, where he charges down the slopes and battles Xiahou Yuan. Although the outcome varies with what side the player is on, the game's canon has Xiahou Yuan slain at this battle, scoring a huge victory for Shu.

Huang Zhong is more often than not seen with his bow and arrows in cutscenes, since his archery proficiency was somewhat legendary. However, his main weapon when actually fighting in game is a sword, nearly identical to that which Xiahou Yuan used in Dynasty Warriors 2 and 3. He has a fighting style very much like Xiahou Yuan's early style as well; it's simple and predictable, with a musou attack that involves just spinning around and slashing. His musou attack hints at his age; he stumbles slightly on the last hit, whereas Xiahou Yuan recovers normally. Huang Zhong has a higher bow attack than any other character, but the rest of his stats are very average, despite his Tiger General status.


[edit] Ma Chao (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Iron Spear
Ultimate Weapon: Stallion Fury
Notable Battles: Battle of Liang Province, Battle of Tong Gate, Battle of Yi Ling, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Bai Di Castle
The Dynasty Warriors games tend to portray Ma Chao as a warrior with a strong sense of justice and a willingness to fight for it, leading to many loud speeches and announcements of his intentions. He is more independent than most characters, serving Liu Bei only because he was already in the process of fighting Wei. Ma Chao begins his role in the games as the commander of the Guan Zhong alliance against Cao Cao, whom he fights for revenge for his father and brother and also to defend his homeland. At his side are his cousin Ma Dai (who, along with Ma Chao, is not related to Ma Su or Ma Liang), a strong ally Pang De, and a close friend Han Sui. Unfortunately, Han Sui has a friendly history with Cao Cao, and when Cao Cao attacks Tong Gate, where Ma Chao is camped, Han Sui defects, resulting in victory for Cao Cao and utter defeat for Pang De, who surrenders and joins the Wei forces. Ma Chao joins Shu and fights for them for the remainder of the game, earning the status of one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu.

Ma Chao is a powerful warrior, with attack power around that of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. He also has a rate of attack comparable to Zhao Yun, and has a higher ratio of mounted attack to total attack power than almost any other character. These characteristics give Ma Chao very high potential; however, his fighting style is somewhat hard to control without experience. It consists of arc swings and deep lunges with his spear, making him look like a fencer at times, and he moves his feet a lot, making his stances look highly choreographed. When on horseback, Ma Chao has no equal as his normal attacks are wide swings on the right side and his charge attack sends out a blue shockwave that can kill most units with one hit and does knockback damage on those who aren't killed at first. In the 5th installment of the game, the shockwave move was toned down: instead of hitting all enemies around him, even those in the air, the shockwave becomes a ground flash, and causes guard break instead of knockdown for enemies in range.


[edit] Guan Ping (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 5
Weapon: Zanbat?
Ultimate Weapon: Young Dragon
Notable Battles: Battle of Chang Ban, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Battle of Fan Castle, Battle of Yi Ling
The commonly seen generic officer that was Guan Ping was finally given a unique model in Dynasty Warriors 5, where he is seen wielding a backhand sword of large size. He is the oldest son of Guan Yu, although he was adopted (he was adopted because Guan Yu saw potential within Guan Ping, and they both shared the same family name of 'Guan'). He fights alongside his father in numerous battles, and defends him from the Wei forces when Guan Yu escapes Cao Cao's service (he is seen only if the player is playing on Cao Cao's side). His most significant role is with his father at Fan Castle, where he assists in bringing about the flood attack. However, he is killed along with his father by the Wu forces led by Lü Meng.

Guan Ping fights with a very large sword, almost impossibly large. Due to his weapons size he is somewhat slow and has to rely on momentum to wield his sword rather than skill. This can also be attributed to his young age and eagerness to prove himself to his adoptive father Guan Yu. His attacke involve a combination of straight forward slashes, swinging and twirling and throwing of his actual sword. Guan Ping is one of the weaker characters of the game, even with his highest level weapon.


[edit] Wei Yan (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Double Voulge (similar to the 'Swallow' weapon used by Serge in Chrono Cross)
Ultimate Weapon: Comet Strike
Notable Battles: Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Battle of Tian Shui, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Chen Cang, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
Wei Yan is a good example of the liberties Koei has taken in forming the characters' personalities. He is portrayed as a simple, tribal man, serving Shu in most of the later battles. He grunts single words, strung together with pauses in between to form sentences. It is never explicitly stated that he is mentally deficient, but that is a common theory, with another being that he is simply like a person who likes to express his emotions as briefly as possible. His apparent inability to express his thoughts coherently, however, is made up for by his abilities in battle. He has virtually no significant roles in the games, however in Dynasty Warriors 4 he, in defense of Huang Zhong, slays his master Han Xuan in a battle, submitting to Liu Bei.

Wei Yan fights with a double voulge, consisting of a single edged blade attached to each end of a pole. His attacks are quick and powerful, to make up for his slow running speed and poor defense. He has a somewhat unorthidox fighting style, using spins and involving his whole body in attacks, this makes him a somewhat unpredictable character but quite effective nonetheless. Equiped with his highest level weapon, Wei Yan is easily one of the tope characters in the game.


[edit] Jiang Wei (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Trident
Ultimate Weapon: Blink
Notable Battles: Battle of Tian Shui, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Chen Cang, Battle of Bai Di Castle, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
Jiang Wei, formerly a vassal of Wei, joined Shu in order to learn from the great strategist Zhuge Liang. He learned quickly, soon becoming one of the most important Shu generals, and even succeeding Zhuge Liang after his death (which is only sometimes referred to, depending on the game). His role in the games is small but important; he fights at Jie Ting against Zhang He and the others, and is second in importance only to Zhuge Liang at Wu Zhang Plains.

Jiang Wei fights with a spear with a trident-like blade. He fights much like Zhao Yun, having quick strikes and good running speed. He also has a slightly higher defense than Zhao Yun, but his move set isn't quite as effective. Due to his somewhat later introduction into the game, he can be played easily by most players.


[edit] Pang Tong (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Staff
Ultimate Weapon: Tornado Staff
Notable Battles: Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of Cheng Du, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Conquest of Nan Zhong, Battle of Bai Di Castle
Pang Tong is a hunched, obscure wise man who is a friend of Zhuge Liang. He appears very little in the game, with only one important battle. He wears a heavy cloak, full-circle brimmed hat, and a mask to cover his mouth, making him appear very mysterious. Like the two great strategists in the games, Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang, he wields the power of magic, especially in his musou attack. He is the leading strategist during Liu Bei's campaign against Liu Zhang, until he is ambushed and killed by the forces of Zhang Ren. Often this is preventable, but rather difficult.

Pang Tong, with staff in hand and low height, looks a little like an ape when he fights. He twists his body erratically and strikes enemies with his staff, while sometimes using magic in his charge attacks. In his musou attack, Pang Tong creates a tornado and continues to spin it for as long as he can, catching all enemies in range in his wake. This results in massive combos, since Pang Tong does not move around, but can also result in missing the target with no chance of getting in range. His jump charge attack is unique in that it is more of a quick way to get around the battlefield rather than to attack the enemy directly.


[edit] Yue Ying (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 4
Weapon: Scythe (Incorrectly referred to as spear)
Ultimate Weapon: Oblivion
Notable Battles: Battle of Chang Ban, Conquest of Nan Zhong, Battle of Tian Shui, Battle of Chen Cang, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
Note: in Romance of the Three Kingdoms she is known as Huang Yueying, and Zhuge Liang's father-in-law (Yue's father) often says that his surname is Huang.
Yue Ying, who originally debuted as a default Shu bodyguard in Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends, is the wife of Shu Prime Minister Zhuge Liang. She fights for Shu, although her role in battle is completely fictional. She is portrayed as intelligent and an able strategist, and an inventor of the Juggernaght weapon which she uses to fight the Nanman. Her "housewife" demeanor, which some deem inappropriate for a general, has led her to be criticized by some as being a forced character, for the sake of inserting a female character into Shu's ranks (since Shu was the only kingdom by Dynasty Warriors 3 not to have a female character).


[edit] Xing Cai (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 5
Weapon: War Fork
Ultimate Weapon: Ambition
Notable Battles: Battle of Cheng Du, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Battle of Yi Ling, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Bai Di Castle
Xing Cai, daughter of Zhang Fei, is the second female character to enter Shu's selection. She wields a war fork and fights in the stead of her father after he is killed. Outside of her own Musou mode (and Guan Ping's) she only participates in two late battles. Some criticize her addition, saying that her general attitude and mannerisms are anachronistic and try too hard to break the stereotype of a submissive Chinese girl. Others praise her, saying that this contributes to the game, making her interesting and likable. Although she, in the games, is obviously nothing like she ever was in the novel, her fans counter with other examples of unconventional characters, such as Zhang He and Xu Zhu. She is shown as loving her husband, Liu Chan, and fights to defend him from the forces of Wu. It is also hinted she may also have a romantic connection with Guan Ping.






[edit] Important non-playable characters of Shu
Liao Hua
Liu Chan
Ma Dai
Guan Xing
Zhang Bao
Liu Feng
Yan Yan
Zhou Cang
Ma Su
Sha Moke
Xu Shu
Chen Shi
Xiahou Ba
Wang Ping
Ma Liang
Fu Qian

[edit] Wu (?)
[edit] Sun Jian (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Long Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Savage Tiger
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Jing Province, Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Yi Ling, Battle of He Fei Castle, Battle of Bai Di Castle
Sun Jian, both in the games and in real history, was the first of the three "original" leaders of what was or would become the Three Kingdoms to die. He dies during a battle with Liu Biao, crushed to death by stones. However, his army is large enough and his sons well known and well taught enough that they would go on to form the kingdom of Wu under Sun Ce's and Sun Quan's leadership. Sun Jian is portrayed as a charismatic, good-humored man with a courage that is not as outspoken as the courage of other characters. He fights alongside Liu Bei, Cao Cao, He Jin and the other Han forces against the Yellow Turbans, and then joins them all again against Dong Zhuo. In the battle (or battles, depending on the game) against Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian takes the forefront, most often against Hua Xiong. His forces usually fall under danger, however, since Yuan Shu refuses to give him supplies. After Dong Zhuo is destroyed, the story in the game says (although there is no actual battle sequence showing this) that Yuan Shao's general Liu Biao (also a relative of Liu Bei) attacks Sun Jian because of his possession of the Imperial Seal. Sun Jian, vowing revenge, launches a surprise attack on Liu Biao, but is crushed in a rock slide attack by the combined efforts of Kuai Liang and Lü Gong. His son Sun Ce takes over the troops on the spot, defeating Liu Biao. S?n's death differs in each release featuring him. In Dynasty Warriors 3, he is killed when a wall of rocks is dropped onto his army by Lu Gong's men. In Dynasty Warriors 4, he is isolated within a castle after over pursuing his opponents and is killed by Liu Biao's men who are waiting inside. In Dynasty Warriors 5 he is critically injured in a hail of arrows and dies of his wounds after retreating from the battlefield and charging his children with continuing the S?n Family legacy. These various deaths are likely a homage to the fact that sources claim inconsistencies in S?n's true cause of death.

Sun Jian's fighting style is much like his son Sun Quan's style. He wields a longsword, like Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and is an all-around warrior with above-average stats. This makes him, like Cao Cao and Liu Bei, both a good choice for beginners and a solid, reliable character for those with more experience.


[edit] Sun Ce (??)
First appearances as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Tonfa
Ultimate Weapon: Overlord
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Jing Province, Battle of the Wu Territory, The Trials of Sun Ce, Battle of Xia Kou
Sun Ce is the light-hearted, good-humored son of Sun Jian who briefly is the leader of the Wu nation. He begins fighting for his father at the battles against Liu Biao (where his father will sometimes say "It would be your first battle", even though Sun Ce may fight other battles first in musou mode before the one against Liu Biao). If his father is killed, which is the case unless the player deliberately takes steps to prevent it, Sun Ce takes command of the Wu forces mid-battle and finishes Liu Biao. He then fends off attacks on the Wu territory from Yan Bai Hu, Wang Lang, and Liu Yong, who employed the mercenary Taishi Ci. Sun Ce defeats them, along with the help of Zhou Yu, his very close friend, and Taishi Ci, who defects to Sun Ce after his own or Liu Yong's defeat, depending on the game. Sun Ce dies shortly afterwards, although this is rarely shown in the games. In Dynasty Warriors 5, he fights Yu Ji (Trails of Sun Ce) a mystic who; fictitiously, cursed Sun Ce. Later, as a result of fighting Yu Ji,Sun Ce dies; yet, in the game he sometimes lives, but he usually dies after fighting Yu Ji . In his own musou modes, he continues to live, taking the place of Sun Quan as head of the Wu army. Sun Ce has personal relationships with several Wu characters; he is the son of Sun Jian, the brother of Sun Quan and Sun Shang Xiang, the sworn brother of Zhou Yu, the husband of Da Qiao, and a close friend of Taishi Ci.

Sun Ce wields a pair of ton fa, one of the more exotic weapons of the game. As a martial artist, he fights with the ton fa, supplemented by kicks and bodycheck-like rushing attacks. Sun Ce has a relatively unorthodox combat style, involving a lot of movement, but his musou attack is generally considered much less stylish.


[edit] Huang Gai (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Club
Ultimate Weapon: Dark Shadow
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Jing Province, Battle of Chi Bi, The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Battle of Bai Di Castle
Huang Gai is a strong, loyal Wu general who serves Sun Jian from the beginning of the game, against the Yellow Turbans. He is not much more than an order executor, and fights in the earlier Wu battles before mostly disappearing from the game after the Battle of Chi Bi. His role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms is much greater than his role in the games. He does get the spotlight at Chi Bi, however, when he is one of three men (the others being Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu) who together trigger a massive fire attack against the Wei forces, destroying their navy and reducing their army greatly. If Huang Gai is defeated at Chi Bi before this event, it can be prevented.

Huang Gai fights with a large rod. His later weapons are wider than his original rod, giving them an appearance more similar to a club than a rod. He fights simply and predictably, swinging his club around to beat his enemies to death. He has high defense and above average attack power, but very low speed. This, combined with his relatively dull fighting style, gives him the appearance of a simple, plodding fighter, and makes him an unpopular choice despite his average statistics. In later games, his moveset becomes more interesting when he gains the ability to set or even throw explosive bombs.


[edit] Sun Quan (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Long Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Master Wolf
Notable Battles: Battle of Xia Kou, Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, Battle of He Fei Castle, Battle of Bai Di Castle
Sun Quan, though not a member of the original three rulers, is the main leader of the Wu kingdom. He personally commands nearly all of their battles starting with Xiakou, including the final battles against Shu and Wu. Sun Quan takes over the leadership of the country after the death of his older brother, Sun Ce. He is much more serious and business-like than his father and brother, though he does show a tendency to drink and celebrate. He relies on Zhou Yu and Lu Xun as strategists, resulting in canonical victories over Cao Cao at Chi Bi and Liu Bei at Yi Ling (although the outcome of these battles can vary). The games say that Sun Quan was hesitant to fight at Chi Bi, and considered surrender due to Zhou Yu's "fire attack" plan not showing signs of possible success because of the direction of the wind. When Zhuge Liang arrives to help, promising to reverse the direction of the winds, Sun Quan decides to resist Cao Cao. After Cao Cao is defeated, Sun Quan later attacks Wei at He Fei. There he is halted by Zhang Liao, who leads a team to assassinate Taishi Ci, resulting in his death (although the player can prevent this). Sun Quan then retreats and is pursued by Zhang Liao; if Zhang Liao is defeated, Gan Ning leads an ambush party against the Wei base camp and Sun Quan orders a full charge. If this happens in the stage, it becomes very difficult for Wei to win. Sun Quan goes on to lead other important battles at Yi Ling, You Ting and He Fei Castle, but his personal involvement is usually not extraordinary.

Sun Quan fights with a longsword, like his father. His fighting style is that of a basic swordsman. He is very similar to his father, but has slightly lower stats. Unlocking Sun Quan is sometimes difficult, involving triggering many events at He Fei.


[edit] Sun Shang Xiang ()
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Sword (in Dynasty Warriors); Chakram (in Dynasty Warriors 2 and beyond)
Ultimate Weapon: Sol Chakram
Notable Battles: Battle of Jing Province, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Battle of Yi Ling
Sun Shang Xiang is the daughter of Sun Jian and sister of Sun Quan and Sun Ce. Her role in the Dynasty Warriors games is small; she fights for Wu in the later battles, but rarely has any significant involvement. The one battle that she has even a semi-important role, You Ting, is sometimes not even included in her musou stages, the supposed reason for her rare significant involvement in battle is likely because historically Shang Xiang did not fight in any battles. Although it is rarely mentioned, she is the wife of Liu Bei, and is the only character who has to kill her own husband in musou mode. This is more prominently featured in Dynasty Warriors 5, and she ends up fighting him at Yi Ling. Her ending shows her mourning over his death as he dies in her arms, after which she promises 'to live a life worthy of Liu Bei's memory' {paraphrased}. However, according to historical accounts she committed suicide by jumping into a river and drowning herself, upon receiving news of Liu Bei's demise. In the Xtreme Legends games, she is portrayed, more so even than the other female characters, as a rival of Zhu Rong.

Sun Shang Xiang wields two chakrams in battle. She uses striking and spinning attacks along with kicks, and can throw her weapons a short distance in her musou attack and several charge attacks. She is an extremely fast and agile runner, as well as a quick fighter, but lacks attack power and defense. The need to rely on quickness and technique makes her a slow killer.


[edit] Zhou Tai (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 4
Weapon: Tachi
Ultimate Weapon: Dusk
Notable Battles: Battle of the Wu Territory, Battle of Chi Bi, The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Battle of Yi Ling, Battle of Bai Di Castle
The Japanese-influenced Zhou Tai is a towering figure on the battlefield. Historically known for his height, Zhou Tai is a younger officer of Wu.

Zhou Tai fights with a tachi (usually mistaken for a katana), which between attacks is kept sheathed (suggesting that he practices a form of batt?jutsu or iaijutsu), is one of the few characters to have a cape, and is skilled on horseback. He often protects Sun Quan in battle, as shown in He Fei when he defends him from Zhang Liao. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel, at Yi Ling, he avenges his fallen comrade Gan Ning by slaying Sha Moke. He also serves in later battles, following the advice of Lu Xun.

Because of his somewhat unique weapon in the series, his fighting style, too, is very different than most of the playable characters. His moves are graceful and swift, and would resemble a samurai swordsman to the layman. He is suited for fighting single persons at a time, but also effective when fighting groups of soldiers. His regular attacks deliver swings with air cutting sounds. He swings swiftly, but has to sheath his sword when a combo is finished, leaving him open for a brief time. His musou involves swinging his tachi from left to right and vice versa repeatedly, standing in one position. If hit correctly, this in turn will give Zhou Tai a massive combo count. However, like Pang Tong's musou move, if the opposing enemy general has his guard up or if there are little or no enemy soldiers within range of the weapon, the musou will be useless. Also, he "poses" after his musou attack but before he sheaths his weapon. When posing, he is still invulnerable, but after, he can be easy prey. His charge attacks are extremely useful when fighting individuals or groups of soldiers. When mounted, he attacks only on one side of the horse (the right side). This is effective and easily controllable, but lacks range.


[edit] Zhou Yu (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Bronze Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Ancients Sword
Notable Battles: Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Jing Province, Battle of the Wu Territory, Battle of Xia Kou, Battle of Chi Bi
Zhou Yu is the first important Wu strategist. A close friend of Sun Ce, he helps him rid his land of attackers under the command of Yan Bai Hu, Wang Lang and Liu Yong, who fight along with Taishi Ci. They are soundly defeated, and Taishi Ci joins Wu. Zhou Yu greatest accomplishment in the games is the victory at Chi Bi, which he planned with a fire attack on Wei's ships. Although originally defeat seemed unavoidable due to the direction of the wind, causing Zhou Yu to become very sick, Zhuge Liang arrived and offered to help strategize, promising to reverse the direction of the wind. Zhou Yu sends Huang Gai to launch fire boats at Cao Cao's navy, which set it ablaze. Zhou Yu then orders a counterattack, forcing Cao Cao to flee.

Zhou Yu dies before the later battles, although this is generally not mentioned directly in the games. He is succeeded in the games by Lu Meng and Lu Xun (although in the novel and real history, he is first succeeded by Lu Su).

Zhou Yu fights with a long, slightly-curved sword. He is quick and defensively tough, but has below-average attack strength. His moves are simple, but somewhat unique among the games' swordsmen; his strikes are more wispy and swashbuckling than others, looking even a little artistic, and can be compared to European fencing.


[edit] Gan Ning (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Scimitar/Kilij/Dao (sword)
Ultimate Weapon: Sea Master
Notable Battles: Battle of Xia Kou, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Fan Castle, Battle of Yi Ling
Gan Ning is a gruff and experienced young general of Wu. He is portrayed as a cocky general who does not take battle lightly, but still manages to enjoy it thoroughly. Although it is only mentioned in the later games, he once fought for Liu Biao before favoring the odds of the Wu forces and joining them. Gan Ning was a former pirate and bandit who, along with his cohorts, attached bells to his clothing when he performed raids. He joined Wu after being passed over for promotion, and fought with them until late into the storyline. Despite his youth, he was a significant general in the Battle of Chi Bi because of his experience in ship to ship fighting. At the Battle of He Fei, if Zhang Liao is defeated by the Wu forces, Gan Ning appears near the Wei camp with a large ambush party and attacks. After this battle, he fights mainly alongside other young Wu generals such as Lu Meng, Lu Xun and Zhou Tai. Gan Ning becomes steadily more important as the more experienced Wu generals fall to the enemies and the younger ones gain more prominence. In earlier games, he continues to fight for Wu until their final battle at He Fei Castle, though historically, he dies around 219 and in the novel, he dies at Yiling.

Gan Ning fights with a broad Kilij resembling a scimitar. He employs swift strikes with his sword, and his charge attacks mostly involve him whirling around and slashing at enemies that have surrounded him. The most memorable part of his moveset is undeniably his musou attack, which is one of a kind; he crouches slightly, holding his blade in a backhand position, and rushes forward, plowing through any enemies who get in his way. As the fastest moving musou attack, it is perfect for "hit-and-run" fighting, or even for traveling if the player has low enough life that the musou gauge fills automatically, since the run is even faster than riding Red Hare.


[edit] Lu Meng (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Ji
Ultimate Weapon: White Tiger
Notable Battles: Battle of the Wu Territory, Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Battle of Fan Castle
Note: His name in-game appears as "Lu Meng" instead of "Lü Meng."
Lü Meng is one of the "younger generation" Wu generals, although he is older than most of them. He is portrayed as a loyal warrior with extraordinary determination who fights with an impersonal mindset, without developing any dangerous anger or pride. The origins of his service of Wu are not usually detailed in the games, but he comes into prominence at the Battle of Fan Castle. He serves as a transitional Wu strategist after Zhou Yu's death, quietly expecting to be succeeded by someone else eventually. When Sima Yi (or Cao Ren, depending on the game) is besieged at Fan Castle, Lu Meng and his close friend Lu Xun, himself a promising strategist, improvise a temporary alliance with the Wei forces there to destroy Guan Yu, who controls the Jing Province. Lu Meng, assisted by Lu Xun and another young Wu general Gan Ning, arrive to reinforce the desperate Wei forces. Although the outcome depends on the player's side, the canonical outcome is the defeat and death of Guan Yu and his adopted son Guan Ping.

Lü Meng is successful in taking back the Jing Province, but the Wu army's actions incite the wrath of Liu Bei and other Shu generals, leading to a battle between Shu and Wu at Yi Ling. Lu Xun, devising a plan to take advantage of Zhuge Liang's absence and burn the Shu army, is made the head strategist and forward commander. In the Wu storyline, Wu destroys the larger Shu army and is able to then move against Wei. Lu Xun is made the head strategist of the entire Wu army for his victory. Lü Meng, still alive, is replaced rather than succeeded; however, he strongly supports Lu Xun's new position and fights alongside him until the end of Wu's final battle at He Fei Castle.

Lü Meng fights with a long pike, but in later games he uses a ji(a Chinese halberd). Despite his similarity of weapons and identical family name, he is not related to Lü Bu. He has a fierce, forceful fighting style, relying on the strength and technique of his attacks rather than the motion and speed of his weapon as others do. His fighting style is much like Zhang Liao's, and has a simple but very effective musou, consisting of swipes and stabs with his pike. Lü Meng has high attack and defense and decent running speed, as well as a good moveset. His only weakness is his very low health and musou ratings, ranking among the lowest in the game. Despite this, he remains a powerful and popular character to be used, and is often difficult to unlock.







[edit] Lu Xun (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Twin Sabers
Ultimate Weapon: Falcon
Notable Battles: The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Battle of Fan Castle, Battle of Yi Ling, Battle of He Fei Castle, Battle of Bai Di Castle
The young, boyish Lu Xun is the latest and most accomplished Wu strategist. He is portrayed as competitive with, but slightly inferior to, Zhuge Liang of Shu and Sima Yi of Wei as far as abilities of a strategist are concerned. He serves Wu from a very young age, frequently fighting alongside other young Wu generals as Gan Ning, Lu Meng, and Sun Shang Xiang. After the death of Zhou Yu, the somewhat inexperienced Lu Meng becomes the main Wu strategist. He is wed to Sun Ce's daughter, though this is mentioned only in passing, and his wife does not appear in the game. Lu Xun and Lu Meng has a good friendship, and often cooperate to devise battle tactics. Lu Xun begins his significant part in Wu history at the battle of Fan Castle, where he and Lu Meng devise a way to defeat Guan Yu and retake the Jing Province from Liu Bei of Shu. They ally with the commander at Fan Castle (Sima Yi or Cao Ren) and destroy Guan Yu, retaking the province, but also inciting the wrath of Shu. Lu Xun comes up with a plan to surprise the Shu forces and burn their camp, and is made the head strategist at the Battle of Yi Ling. Although the in-game battle results vary with the player's choice of character, the canonical outcome is a complete defeat for the larger Shu forces.

After Yi Ling, Lu Xun is made permanently Wu's head strategist, with the recommendation of the still living Lu Meng. Lu Xun first moves against Wei-controlled Shiting, telling Zhou Fang to fake defection to the Wei forces. The Wei army, suspicious of his motives, position him close to headquarters to keep an eye on him. The Wu forces surround Wei general Cao Xiu, telling Zhou Fang to switch back to Wu. His placement near the base camp of Wei cuts Cao Xiu off from the rest of Wei, resulting in an easy Wu victory. Lu Xun and Sun Quan then invade He Fei Castle, controlled by a smaller but determined Wei force. Whether or not Lu Xun's strategy and the size of the Wu army can overcome Sima Yi's brilliance and the more experienced Wei army depends on the player.
Lu Xun is also the main strategist of the fictional Wu battle against the Nanman (the real battle was with Shu against the Nanman). This battle occurs in various points on the time line in various games.

Lu Xun fights with twin swords, using quick, short slashes. His attack speed is very high, and he performs many acrobatic feats in his charge attacks, such as flips, spins, and somersaults. He also has an affinity for fire, using it in several of his charge attacks, most likely a reference to his Yi Ling fire strategy. His musou consists of him rapidly swinging his twin blades, and his true musou ends with him leaping into the air and delivering a giant fireball in front of him. Statwise, he excels in musou and attack, while he falls behind in life and defense.

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Taishi Ci ()
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Twin Rods
Ultimate Weapon: Tiger Slayer
Notable Battles: Battle of the Wu Territory, Battle of Xia Kou, Battle of He Fei, The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Battle of He Fei Castle
Taishi Ci is a hulking man who is made out to be the greatest fighter in the Wu kingdom. He originally serves Liu Yong and aids him, along with Yan Bai Hu and Wang Lang in attacking the Wu territory controlled by the young Sun Ce. The events in the battle vary according to the player's actions, but Taishi Ci often duels Sun Ce, leading to a draw. When Liu Yong is killed by Sun Ce's men, Taishi Ci surrenders, expecting to be executed. Instead, Sun Ce asks him to join him. Impressed by his mercy and kindness, Taishi Ci puts his life in Sun Ce's command and helps him to destroy Yan Bai Hu and Wang Lang.

Taishi Ci continues to serve the Sun family and Wu, fighting in many battles, including Chi Bi. When Sun Quan is ambushed by Zhang Liao at He Fei, Taishi Ci takes the lead in repelling the Wei attackers. His valiant efforts allow Wu to hold the central square at He Fei, despite being ambushed and surrounded, but unfortunately, this does not last. Zhang Liao leads a team of archers to ambush and assassinate Taishi Ci, who dies after being shot many times. His death forces Sun Quan to retreat from the square, allowing Wei to gain the upper hand.

Taishi Ci fights with two thick, club-like rods and wears full body armor. He is remarkably strong, but also a quick striker. His role in the mainstream games is actually quite small compared to his role in real history and the novel, but he is present at both of his most important battles. In the battle against Liu Yong and his cohorts, Taishi Ci can be an enemy to either side, depending on whether or not he switches sides, and the difficulty in fighting him here is comparable (though not as extreme) as the difficulty of fighting Lü Bu. In the Xtreme Legends games, Taishi Ci is one of the most commonly encountered enemy Wu generals, perhaps to make up for his lack of roles in the mainstream games.

[edit] Ling Tong (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 5
Weapon: Nunchaku
Ultimate Weapon: Dragon Fury
Notable Battles: Battle of the Wu Territory, Battle of Xia Kou, Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Yi Ling
The young Ling Tong, originally devastated when the Wu officer Gan Ning kills his father Ling Cao, eventually becomes an esteemed officer of Wu alongside Gan Ning, and the two eventually form a friendship after Gan Ning saves his life from an attack by the Wei general Yue Jin at the battle of He Fei. He serves as a junior strategist with few prominent roles, being overshadowed by Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Lu Meng, and Lu Xun.

He fights with nunchaku, and his attacks are extremely fast, which compensates for their short range. He has an unimpressive but effective Musou attack, spinning his weapon around him, and finishing with a weak shock wave. Possibly because he was making his debut, Ling Tong has an extremely abusable moveset, making him one of the most effective, albeit boring, characters to play (ranking only just below Lu Bu and Ma Chao for sheer effectiveness in-game).


[edit] Da Qiao (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Twin Fans
Ultimate Weapon: Qiao Beauty
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Jing Province, Battle of the Wu Territory, Battle of Xia Kou
Da Qiao is the sister of Xiao Qiao and the wife of Sun Ce. She has few appearances in the game, and is a very minor character. She and her sister help Zhou Yu and Sun Ce rid Wu of Liu Yong and his allies, and she sometimes appears at Sun Ce's side in some battles. The latest appearance she has is at You Ting, where she and her sister spearhead the attack on the forts to surround Cao Xiu. In Dynasty Warriors 4, she and her sister are kidnapped by Dong Zhuo and must be rescued by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. In Xtreme Legends, she is one of the female rivals of Zhu Rong, helping Sun Ce to lead Wu against the Nanman. Compared to her sister, Da Qiao is generally portrayed in the games as more reserved and mature.

Da Qiao fights with two traditional Chinese fans which have blades attached to the edges, as opposed to the feather fans used by Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang. She slices at enemies with them, but also flings them at her enemies and then makes them fly back to her, suggesting a psychic connection with the fans. She is light and speedy, but has poor attack and defense and a benevolent appearance. Therefore, she is not a particularly popular choice for players.

As opposed to her sister, whilst she is using charge attacks she often holds her fans in her hands, whereas in her musou attack she psychically levitates her fans.

In the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms, she is referred to most commonly as the 'elder Qiao sister.' This is because the first names of the Qiao sisters is Qiao, but in Chinese 'da' means big, making her the 'bigger' or elder sister of the two.


[edit] Xiao Qiao (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Twin Fans
Ultimate Weapon: Qiao Grace
Notable Battles: Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Jing Province, Battle of the Wu Territory, Battle of Xia Kou, Battle of Chi Bi
Xiao Qiao, one of the "Two Qiaos" famous for their beauty, is the wife of Zhou Yu. Her fighting style is much like her sister's, however, she is much more reckless and childish than Da Qiao (for example, yelling out "Yay, I won!" after defeating an officer in Dynasty Warriors 4). She accompanies Zhou Yu on most of her scarce battles. She helps her sister and their husbands defeat Liu Yong and his allies, and captures the two forts at You Ting. The "Two Qiaos" are often criticized in many ways; fans complain that their similarity in personality makes them interchangeable with one another, and many consider it unrealistic that a pair of women who look like small children would be married to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who are both fully grown men in the games. They are also perceived as submissive and anti-feminist, referring to their husbands as "lord" and "master". Most people think that the two sisters are similar, but they are actually very different: Da Qiao usually has darker hair than Xiao, Da usually wears skirts whereas Xiao normally wears shorts, Da Qiao is more feminine and mature, Xiao Qiao is childish and slightly tom-boyish and Xiao Qiao tends to just fling herself at enemies, which often results in Xiao falling over flat on her face, whilst Da's attacks look more subtle and deliberate. In Dynasty Warriors 4, she and her sister are kidnapped by Dong Zhuo and must be rescued by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

Xiao Qiao's fighting style is very similar to her sister's, but not identical. She uses similar weapons and some of the same attacks, but the difference is enough to make most players prefer one or the other.

Xiao Qiao's fighting style is opposite her sisters, in most of her charge attacks, she psychically controls her fans, but in her musou she holds her fans.

In the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms she is usually referred to as 'the younger Qiao sister', this is because like her sister, her first name is Qiao. Xiao is given as her name because in Chinese 'xiao' means small, making her the 'smaller' or younger sister of the two.


[edit] Important non-playable characters of Wu
Cheng Pu
Lu Su
Zhu Ran
Han Dang
Chen Wu
Jiang Qin
Sun Shao
Zhu Zhi
Lü Fan
Dong Xi
Zhang Zhao
Zhuge Jin
Xu Sheng
Zhang Hong
Ding Feng
Pan Zhang
He Qi
Lu Kang
Sun Jiao

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[edit] Lü Bu (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Halberd
Ultimate Weapon: Sky Scorcher
Notable Battles: Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Chang Shan, Battle of Xia Pi
Note: His in-game name is displayed as "Lu Bu" instead of "Lü Bu."
Lü Bu is generally considered to be the most powerful character in the Dynasty Warriors games with the exception of Zuo Ci, both as an AI and playable character. He is also the only character to have his own theme song when encountered by the player (until Tadakatsu Honda of Samurai Warriors). His high statistics make him dangerous for new players who play the early stages he appears in. He is depicted as an extremely aggressive and brutish warrior who fights for the sole purpose of finding an opponent worthy of challenge. He is eventually persuaded by Diao Chan to execute his lord and adoptive father, Dong Zhuo, which did happen in the novel (It is disputed that Diao Chan was not even a real person). He later fights Cao Cao, and is shown to have a strong bond with his subordinate, Zhang Liao, who looks up to him. Many characters cannot understand why Zhang Liao chooses to ally himself with Lü Bu, and he spends much time defending his reasons and the actions of his lord from curious opponents who respect Zhang Liao, but are disgusted by Lü Bu. Lü Bu is eventually defeated and slain at Xia Pi by the allied forces of Cao Cao and Liu Bei, after many of Lü Bu's disillusioned officers defect to the enemy, also a factually accurate event.


[edit] Zuo Ci (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 5
Weapon: Card Deck
Ultimate Weapon: Trump Deck
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Guan Du, Battle of Chang Ban, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Yi Ling, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
Zuo Ci was included in Dynasty Warriors 5 due to popular demand. He was not part of any of the three kingdoms but did reside in the areas of Shu. He is a sorcerer of Taoism and took no part in any battles. This results in him having no significant importance in any battle. But in his Musou mode, he is seen primarily trying to test Cao Cao to see if he is worthy of his secret style of taoism. He is depicted as on old, wise sorcerer with a magic, spiritual deck of cards as his weapon. He is statistically the best character in the game with a highly unorthodox fighting style, using magic consisting of all three elements, fire, ice and lightning. His musou is the most impressive. He walks towards his enemies with his magic cards spinning around him demolishing everyone in his path; he finishes it off with a fire, ice and thunder strike.


[edit] Yuan Shao (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Long Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Grand Master (In Dynasty Warriors 3), Sword of Kings (In Dynasty Warriors 4 and 5)
Notable Battles: Battle of Ji Province, Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Chang Shan, Battle of Guan Du
Yuan Shao is a nobleman and supporter of the Han Dynasty who raised a large, powerful army in response to the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He is portrayed as an arrogant, overconfident aristocrat who is hesitant to fight in the front lines of battle. When Cao Cao's call to dispose of the tyrant Dong Zhuo is answered by various warlords in China (namely Sun Jian, Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao himself), Yuan Shao is given command of the army with Cao Cao's strong recommendation; though Sun Jian and Liu Bei are reluctant to rely on Yuan Shao for command, they do not voice their concerns. Yuan Shao sends the other warlords to the front line, while making a strong defense for himself and putting his brother Yuan Shu in charge of the supply lines. Dong Zhuo is defeated, but the coalition leaders lose faith in the Han Dynasty and disband. Yuan Shao ends up in control of the largest army in China and stations himself in the North, preparing to clash with Cao Cao, the other major northern warlord. At the Battle of Guan Du, Yuan Shao, with aid from Liu Bei's small force, attacks Cao Cao's small castle, relying on his brilliant generals Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Zhang He. During the battle, Yuan Shao attempts to overwhelm Cao Cao's army with sheer numbers and takes no particular strategy. Because of Yuan Shao's lack of adaptability, Cao Cao is easily able to outmaneuver him on several occasions. Guan Yu, serving temporarily under Cao Cao, slays Yan Liang and Wen Chou himself, and Zhang He, who would later become one of the most prominent Wei generals under Sima Yi, defected to Cao Cao's side. With no competent generals left, the nepotist Yuan Shao is defeated by an army a third the size of his own and is killed in battle.

In the Xtreme Legends games, Yuan Shao, instead of dying at Guan Du, defeats Cao Cao, who fades temporarily into obscurity. He then moves to wipe out Liu Bei, who leaves his service after encountering Guan Yu at Guan Du. After destroying Liu Bei at Chang Ban, Yuan Shao heads to Fan Castle, defended by his general Zhang He, to reinforce him against the allied armies of Guan Yu, who escapes Chang Ban alive, and Sun Quan, who rules in the Wu kingdom. After he defeats them and takes over much of Wu, Sun Quan marches against him at He Fei, but Yuan Shao defeats him again, destroying the Wu kingdom. Yuan Shao's final enemy is Cao Cao in Wei, who manages to raise a large army to confront Yuan Shao. Though the efforts of Cao Cao and his strategist Sima Yi are fierce and determined, Yuan Shao is victorious and unites China under the Yuan family rule.

[edit] Dong Zhuo (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Tyrant Sword (Serrated in Dynasty Warriors 4 and 5)
Ultimate Weapon: Grand Star (In Dynasty Warriors 3), Horror (In Dynasty Warriors 4 and 5)
Notable Battles: Battle of Xi Liang, Battle of Liang Province, Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Hu Lao Gate
Dong Zhuo is an imperial general who took advantage of the turmoil of the Yellow Turban Rebellion by deposing the Emperor and supporting a young, weak heir. He is portrayed as obese and bad-tempered, and very concerned with his own safety. He becomes Prime Minister and a tyrant, and a coalition is called by Cao Cao to depose him. Dong Zhuo, along with his adopted son, the mighty Lü Bu, and the beautiful but formidable Diao Chan, faces the coalition at the Hu Lao and Si Shui Gates. Although his demise in the novel is more prolonged, in most of the games he is defeated in battle there and killed. The long term effects of his brief period of power, however, echoed for decades, as most the private army warlords that had gathered to fight him and the Yellow Turbans lost faith in the Han Dynasty. His death began the competition among them for power over China.

In the Xtreme Legends games, Dong Zhuo defeats the alliance at Hu Lao Gate, scattering their leaders and killing Yuan Shao. He quickly sets out to bring the rest of China under his control, defeating Cao Cao at Guan Du and Sun Ce at He Fei. After putting the lands of Wu under Lü Bu's direct control, Dong Zhuo deposes the Emperor and confronts Liu Bei's large army, intent on restoring the Han Dynasty. He destroys the kingdom of Shu, only to find that his greatest warrior, Lü Bu, and the lovely Diao Chan have revolted against him. His fleet engages Lü Bu's army at Chi Bi, and despite the aid to Lü Bu from the remnants of Wu and Shu, Dong Zhuo is victorious over the seemingly indomitable Lü Bu, uniting China under his rule.
Dong Zhuo fights with a longsword, which is serrated in the later games. He fights elegantly, much like a fencer, but takes advantage of his tremendous bulk in his musou attack, during which he flips sideways into the air and lands on the ground, causing a massive tremor. His character is portrayed as somewhat pampered and helpless, and unwilling to fight for himself. He often dies calling out for the aid of his soldiers or of Lü Bu, as he died in the novel.


[edit] Diao Chan (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Dual Maces
Ultimate Weapon: Diva
Notable Battles: Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Chang Shan, Battle of Xia Pi
Diao Chan is a cunning, beautiful woman who fights on the side of Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo at Hu Lao Gate. Although she fights against the coalition in the mainstream games, her real intention is to drive Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo apart by appealing to their jealousy over her. Her true motives are only revealed when the player plays a battle on Dong Zhuo's side and fights against the coalition; Diao Chan may betray Dong Zhuo as things start to go badly. Her death in some of the games also causes Lü Bu to fly into a rage and betray Dong Zhuo to avenge her death. Although she succeeds in the novel, in the games her plot fails because the coalition is able to destroy Dong Zhuo on their own; she is killed during the ordeal. In later games, however, she survives and fights alongside Lu Bu throughout his career, until they both are killed by Cao Cao at Xia Pi.

During the Xtreme Legends games, Diao Chan fights in Dong Zhuo's army with Lü Bu as he sets out to eliminate the other warlords in China, constantly flattering Lü Bu during the battles. Her performance in the battles against Cao Cao and Sun Ce earns the trust of Dong Zhuo, and he allows her to accompany Lü Bu as he sets out to conquer the lands of Shu on Dong Zhuo's behalf. After he succeeds, Diao Chan convinces him to betray Dong Zhuo, and their armies clash at Chi Bi. Lü Bu and Diao Chan are victorious and Dong Zhuo is slain. Afterwards, Diao Chan convinces the "politically inept" Lü Bu to support the Han Dynasty, and the Han are restored. Diao Chan then attempts to leave Lü Bu and live by herself peacefully, but her way is blocked by Lü Bu's officers and raiders from the remnants of the Three Kingdoms. She defeats them all, but is caught by Lü Bu, who refuses to let her leave. She defeats him in battle and he surrenders, allowing her to leave the political arena for good.
Diao Chan fights with dual maces, consisting of decorative globes on the ends of sticks, as well as with dainty kicks. She is a fast runner and a quick attacker, but deals very little damage compared to other characters. Her musou attack consists of a spinning kick followed by a great swing of her maces.


[edit] Meng Huo (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Gauntlets
Ultimate Weapon: King of Beasts
Notable Battles: Struggle for Nan Zhong, Battle of Nan Zhong, The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Conquest of Nan Zhong
Meng Huo is the king of the Nanman tribe and husband of Zhu Rong, and is highly protective of both his people and his wife. He seeks to defend them from threats and live in harmony. He fights against Zhuge Liang, but is defeated seven times and eventually submits. He uses specialized troops such as elephants and armored soldiers, and the terrain to his advantage, but can't overcome Zhuge Liang's strategy. His own Musou Mode sometimes involves him fighting the other kingdoms (occasionally by accident), before eventually crushing Shu and living in peace.

He is a very slow attacker and runner, but is, in game terms, the strongest character, with a higher strength than even Lü Bu. His powerful attacks can often crush enemies, and many of his attacks involving stomping the ground. A downside to this is how low defense and speed, as faster characters can often overwhelm and heavily damage him before he can successfully retaliate.






[edit] Zhang Jiao (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: (Sword in Dynasty Warriors 2) Staff from then on
Ultimate Weapon: Volcano Staff
Notable Battles: Battle of Xi Liang, Battle of Ji Province, Battle of Nan Zhong, The Yellow Turban Rebellion
Zhang Jiao is the leader of the Yellow Turbans, the army fighting for a religious sect known as the Way of Peace. Zhang Jiao, accompanied by his brothers Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, began a rebellion against what they perceived as a corrupt and indifferent Han Dynasty, the results of which formed the basis for the events in the Three Kingdoms era. He attacks the Han forces under the command of the brilliant Regent Marshall (Imperial Army commander) He Jin at Ru Nan. The Han forces are initially overwhelmed, but after being reinforced by several private armies, most memorably those of Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Jian, the Han protectors are able to repel the rebels and kill Zhang Jiao and his brothers. Zhang Jiao is portrayed as a manic zealot who takes a paternal attitude toward his followers. He was originally designed wearing common, simple clothing along with strings of beads, but in more recent games is seen wearing a gold mask and fine robes. In later games in the series, he is seen as a powerful sorcerer who often grants his followers the use of magic to use against the Han armies. However, the player can find ways to defeat his magic, which sometimes involve taking control of altars or destroying cauldrons. In Dynasty Warriors 5, his Musou Mode involves him fighting against Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao and even Meng Huo before eventually destroying the Han army.

Zhang Jiao's role in the Xtreme Legends games is based on his attempts to rekindle his own faith in himself, as well as his follower's faith in him, while avoiding religious persecution by the Han Empire. He journey's with his "children", as he calls them, throughout China, but is constantly pursued by Han sympathizers, forcing him to defend his civilian followers in each battle. He is initially attacked at Ru Nan by He Jin, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei, but manages to scatter the enemy leaders and escape. Disillusioned and confused, he wanders from village to village, determined to quell the bandit uprisings started by men claiming to be Yellow Turbans themselves. After regaining some faith in himself, he and his followers set off for the "Promised Land", but are once again attacked by Han supporters, this time consisting of Yuan Shao's and Liu Bei's armies. The Yellow Turbans defeat their pursuers and escape by sea to Jiang Dong, where they are offered shelter by Liu Biao. Unfortunately, Liu Biao's hospitality is only a guise; under the direction of Sun Jian, Liu Biao ambushes the Yellow Turban army at night, and Zhang Jiao is forced to flee once again on sea after defeating Sun Jian and killing Liu Biao. Cao Cao organizes a cooperative effort by himself, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and Sun Jian to defeat the Yellow Turbans at sea, but the Han forces are defeated and scattered again by the Yellow Turbans, this time resulting in the deaths of Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Yuan Shao. Undiverted in his effort to restore the Han to their former glory, Liu Bei, aided by his strategist, the powerful wizard Zhuge Liang, attacks Zhang Jiao at Yi Ling, but Zhang Jiao once again prevails, killing Liu Bei and his generals and clearing the way to the Promised Land. When the Yellow Turbans arrive at the Promised Land, however, they find their way obstructed by the Nanman people, who refuse to let them pass. The Nanman attack, aided by Zhuge Liang, who escaped from Yi Ling, but Zhang Jiao's army prevails for the final time, killing Zhuge Liang and forcing the Nanman King Meng Huo to surrender; this allows the Yellow Turban to at last reach the Promised Land and live in peace.
Zhang Jiao fights using a staff and fire magic. He fights erratically, reminiscent of a non-human primate, and gives off a sharp, high-pitched battle cry. He is often seen as one of the most difficult characters to use, with few adequate crowd clearing moves and a low defense.


[edit] Zhu Rong (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Boomerang
Ultimate Weapon: Inferno
Notable Battles: Struggle for Nan Zhong, Battle of Nan Zhong, The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Conquest of Nan Zhong
Zhu Rong is the wife of the Nanman King Meng Huo, and said to be the daughter of the God of Fire. She is the only female character who actually fought in the novel, defeating several Shu generals in the battle against them. She has only a small role in the mainstream games, being simply another officer who guards Meng Huo's main camp. Once Meng Huo is defeated five times without being defeated for the final time, she flies into a rage, becoming eager to avenge the insult to her husband. She has a unique troop of guards as well; her guards are female, scantily-clad Nanman women who are given the title of "Amazoness", despite being nowhere near Greece. Zhu Rong fights with a three-pointed boomerang, using a combination of slashing and throwing attacks. She is a slow mover and slow attacker, with average attack power and high defense.

During the Xtreme Legends games, she has a deeper role and the spotlight during her own musou mode is on her. When the Shu Emperor Liu Bei invades Nan Zhong, he brings his wife Sun Shang Xiang; Zhu Rong asks Meng Huo to bring her to the battle, and the two of them lead their army to an easy defeat over the Shu army, wiping them out. Sun Shang Xiang escapes to her native Wu, and Zhu Rong, having never seen the world outside of Nan Zhong, decides to travel the country with her army. Along their journey, the Nanman couple meets other couples in battle; while at sea, they defeat Xiao Qiao and her husband Zhou Yu, and later Zhen Ji and her husband Cao Pi, when they meet the Wei fleet heading toward Jiang Dong. Once the Nanman army returns to land, they discover Luo Yang. Determined to explore it, they engage Dong Zhuo and his concubine Diao Chan, who control the stronghold at Luo Yang. Dong Zhuo is killed, and Diao Chan and the great warrior Lü Bu are forced to flee.
Having demolished Cao Cao's and Dong Zhuo's armies, the Nanman unwittingly become the undisputed rulers of Northern China. They decide to head home, purposely heading through the Wu territory at Zhu Rong's request in order to provoke an attack. Wu, ruled by another rival couple Sun Ce and his wife Da Qiao, attack the Nanman at You Ting, but they are defeated, and Zhu Rong once again outfights Sun Shang Xiang. Wu comes back for a rematch at He Fei, ambushing Meng Huo and surrounding him. The ambush fails however, and Sun Ce, Da Qiao, and Zhu Rong's longtime rival Sun Shang Xiang are killed. The Nanman army, seeking a rest, occupies He Fei Castle, but the rest is short lived; the three surviving female warriors who have been defeated by Zhu Rong (Zhen Ji, Diao Chan, and Xiao Qiao) surround He Fei Castle. They and their husbands unite under the command of Lü Bu. Unafraid, Zhu Rong defeats her female rivals and Cao Pi and Zhou Yu while Meng Huo holds a defense in the central square of the castle. Declaring themselves to be the strongest couple in the land, Meng Huo and Zhu Rong then engage and defeat Lü Bu, ending the last resistance to the Nanman and allowing them to return home at last.
After Lü Bu is forced to flee from the Battle of Hu Lao Gate. He first invades a small area of northern Nan Zhong and prevails. Meng Huo orders Zhu Rong to lead an army to fight Lü Bu but Zhu couldn't as she realized she had developed feelings for Lü Bu. After hearing upon Lü Bu's death, she secretly mourned his death and swore that she would never love any one else more than him. But instead of leaving Meng Huo, Zhu Rong decided to stay loyal to him even though Meng Huo was no longer the love of her life.





[edit] Other Important non-playable characters
Hua Xiong
Gongsun Zan
King Duosi
Gao Shun
Yuan Shu
Huang Zu
Liu Biao
Shui Jing
Zhang Ren
He Jin
Liu Zhang
Ma Teng
Zhang Bao
Zhang Liang
Han Sui
Wen Chou
Yan Liang
Xu Rong
King Wutugu
Zhang Xiu
Tian Feng
Li Ru
[edit] Removed Characters From Dynasty Warriors

[edit] Oda Nobunaga (?? ??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors, downgraded to bodyguard in subsequent games
Weapon: Yari
Ultimate Weapon: None (Original Dynasty Warriors doesn't have multiple weapons)
Nobunaga was the first character in the series to not be based on someone from Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Appearing only in the original Dynasty Warriors game, Nobunaga is a cameo from Japanese history, rather than Chinese like the rest of the characters. He represents a sixteenth century daimyo (samurai warlord) who is a part of several other KOEI games. Nobunaga is also unique among characters in not having his family name (Oda) given. He has a partner named: Sho. Both of them are bodyguards in later games.

[edit] Toukichi
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors, but taken out of subsequent games
Weapon: Sword
Ultimate Weapon: None (Original Dynasty Warriors does not have multiple weapons)
Another character in the series that isn't based on someone from Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Appearing only in the original Dynasty Warriors game, Toukichi is a cartoon character who has an extremely big head, with no real information about him, but many things points that he might a reference to Kinoshita T?kichir?, better known as Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His name, and the fact that he's Oda Nobunaga's final fight and Nobunaga is his final fight are the best examples.

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[edit] Fu Xi (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3, but taken out of subsequent games
Weapon: Bastard Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Fu Xi's Sword
5th Weapon: Fengshen Sword
Notable Battles: None
Fu Xi isn't based on a Three Kingdoms person, but on a Chinese mythological being named Fu Xi. He is a secret character in Dynasty Warriors 3, who can be unlocked by clearing Musou Mode with the three original kingdom leaders - Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei - and unlocking Lü Bu (achieved by defeating 1000 enemies at Hu Lao Gate). His attacks are strong but slow. Fu Xi has been removed since Dynasty Warriors 4. However, his sword can be equipped to custom characters in later games.

[edit] Nu Wa (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3, but taken out of subsequent games
Weapon: Rapier
Ultimate Weapon: Nu Wa's Rapier
5th Weapon: Fengshen Rapier
Notable Battles: None
Nu Wa, like Fu Xi, is based not on a character from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but on a Chinese Mythical being named Nu Wa. She is also a secret character on Dynasty Warriors 3, and can be unlocked by clearing Musou Mode with each female characters loyal to one of the Three Kingdoms (Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Sun Shang Xiang and Zhen Ji). Her attacks are fast but weak. Nu Wa has been removed since Dynasty Warriors 4. However, her rapier can be equipped to custom characters in later games. In Dynasty Warriors 5, the rapier moveset was upgraded and her Musou was changed from single forward stabs to swinging her sword from side to side in front of her, making it easier to use given that before it was hard to balance an enemy officer on her sword.

List of Dynasty Warriors characters
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There are 52 playable characters in the Dynasty Warriors series as of the release of Dynasty Warriors 5, including four characters (Fu Xi, Nu Wa, Nobunaga and Toukichi) who are no longer in the current games. Most of the characters were real figures from the era of the Three Kingdoms, although some half-fictional characters from the novel were also included in the roster such as Xing Cai and Zuo Ci. Minor female characters from history have been placed on the battlefield by Koei, although aside from Zhu Rong they never fought in any of the battles.

The characters below have been sorted by the kingdom they were most known for serving, listed by popularity/importance. Each character has an Ultimate Weapon, which is the best possible weapon he or she can get in the basic games; these are commonly also called "4th weapons" or, in Dynasty Warriors 4, "level 10 weapons". The Xtreme Legends expansion disc for Dynasty Warriors 3 adds even more powerful 5th weapons, and the Xtreme Legends expansion disc for Dynasty Warriors 4 adds a level 11 upgrade to each weapon. Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends doesn't contain 5th weapons. The Empires expansions of the series doesn't contain any 5th weapons, except for that of Dynasty Warriors 4 Empires. Dynasty Warriors Advance also featured 5th weapons.






[edit] Wei (?)

[edit] Cao Cao (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Broad Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Wrath of Heaven
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Xia Pi, Battle of Guan Du, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains, Battle of He Fei Castle
Cao Cao is the first ruler of Wei. Although he doesn't lead the alliance against Dong Zhuo, the games correctly state that he was the one who organized it. Although he commands most of the earlier Wei battles, he does not normally command the later Wei battles due to his death. Cao Cao is an active commander, who often charges right into the action, most notably at Chang Ban and Tong Gate. He also on some occasions allows minor generals to command battles for a short period of time before he arrives, as in the battles of Chang Ban and Mt. Ding Jun. The only Wei commander whose accomplishments were comparable to his own was Sima Yi, who, in the Wei storyline of the games, effectively unifies China by leading Wei in their final battles against Wu and Shu.



Cao Cao fights with a longsword in the games. He utilizes quick, powerful strikes, and steps into his attacks, giving him range greater than the other longswordsmen in the game. Although he is more of an all-around character, these advantages combined with his lack of real drawbacks make him a solid, effective character. As an NPC he is an avid horseman, riding one in every battle except Chi Bi.

His name is incorrectly pronounced as "cow-cow" in the American dub (and subsequently the surnames of Cao in all characters who bear it). The correct pronunciation according to pinyin is more similar to "tsao-tsao".


[edit] Xiahou Dun ()
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Scimitar
Ultimate Weapon: Kirin Fang
Notable battles: Battle of Xia Pi, Battle of Guan Du, Guan Yu's Escape, Battle of Chang Ban, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Fan Castle
Xiahou Dun wields a large scimitar and wears either an eyepatch or a strip of cloth (depending on the game) to cover his lost eye. He is quite popular, as his moveset is both fast and powerful. His main drawback, his slow running speed, is not too significant; if the player finds or equips a horse this problem can be eliminated, since he is an effective horse fighter. He is known not only for surviving being shot in the eye, but actually ripping the eye out and eating it. However, in the games where this event occur (Dynasty Warriors 4 and 5), his speech upon pulling out the arrow is changed from referring to his parents to his willingness to sacrifice an eye for Cao Cao's dream. Xiahou Dun is normally not found in the later levels once Cao Cao is dead, honorably stating in the earlier battles that if Cao Cao was not there to end the chaos, he would have no reason left to fight.

Xiahou Dun supervises the advance force that initiated the attack on Liu Bei at Chang Ban. He also chases Guan Yu down when he tried to leave Cao Cao's service, but Guan Yu escapes (or is caught and released, if the battle is played from the Wei side). Indeed, in later games in the series he forms a strong rivalry with Guan Yu, as shown both in cutscenes and battlefield dialogue.




[edit] Xiahou Yuan ()
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Scimitar (in Dynasty Warriors 2 and 3), Battle Rod (in Dynasty Warriors 4 and 5)
Ultimate Weapon: Demon Fang (in Dynasty Warriors 2 and 3), Enforcer Rod (in Dynasty Warriors 4 and 5)
Notable Battles: Battle of Xia Pi, Battle of Guan Du, Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of Tong Gate, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun
Xiahou Yuan fights in most of the earlier Wei battles alongside Cao Cao, who is his cousin. In the games, Yuan is also the brother of Xiahou Dun, although historically he was only his cousin, and in Dynasty Warriors 2 and 3, has a scimitar weapon like Dun. He doesn't have many significant roles or cutscenes in the battles, with a notable exception being at Mt. Ding Jun, where he originally commands the Wei forces along with Zhang He. In the games' canon, Xiahou Yuan loses the battle and is killed. He has a unique death cutscene when this happens.

In the games where he uses a sword, his fighting style and scimitar are nearly identical to those of Huang Zhong. He is powerful character, but slow. He is a skilled archer.


[edit] Dian Wei (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Hand Axe (from Dynasty Warriors to 5)
Ultimate Weapon: Mad Bull
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Wan Castle
Dian Wei serves as Cao Cao's bodyguard, along with Xu Zhu, with whom he develops a friendship in the games. He appears in the battle of Wan Castle, and in some games in the battle against Dong Zhuo. At Wan Castle, he holds off the enemies led by Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu while Cao Cao escapes. Unless the player is controlling him or controlling another Wei character and chooses to save him, he dies at Wan Castle. In Dynasty Warriors 3, some characters replace others of the same kingdom in later battles once their musou mode is cleared, presumably to give the player more chances to encounter characters who die early on. Dian Wei is one such character, replacing Xu Huang at Chang Ban, Xiahou Dun at Chi Bi and He Fei, Zhen Ji at the Wu Zhang Plains, and Zhang He at He Fei Castle. Once his musou mode is cleared, this cannot be undone (although the original NPCs will still be in their spots on free mode).

Dian Wei's fighting style is slow, but powerful. He also has limited range and slow speed, making him a poor choice for beginners. However with his highest level weapon and the right items he is a force to be dealt with.


[edit] Cao Pi (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 5
Weapon: Double Bladed Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Chaos
Notable Battles: Battle of Guan Du, Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains, Battle of He Fei Castle
Cao Pi debuted as a playable character in the fifth installment of the series, two games after he was stuck as a generic NPC while his first wife Zhen Luo (known as Zhen Ji in the game) became playable at the third installment. He's portrayed as an ambitious, ruthless prince of Wei, striving to surpass Cao Cao. Although he claims that he's not continuing his father's conquest, but starting one on his own, he greatly respects him. He wields dual edged swords and he can detach them any time he wants.

Cao Pi fights with an aggressive, advancing style, using mainly precise vertical slashes that for the most part provide full coverage around himself. However he swings with a below average attack speed which can allow quick officers a chance to interrupt his combos. During his musou attack he detaches his blades and swings wildly while swathing through enemies in front of him.

Unlike the history or novel, Cao Pi loved Zhen Ji genuinely until his death. He states that during her ending.


[edit] Zhang Liao (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Pole Blade
Ultimate Weapon: Gold Wyvern
Notable Battles: Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Xia Pi, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei
Zhang Liao is a friend of Guan Yu, and uses the same type of weapon as him. Zhang Liao originally served as an officer of Lü Bu, and continues to do so during the Xtreme Legends musou modes (he even remains with him when he decides to betray Dong Zhuo). He is quick to take his service to Cao Cao, appearing in the games on his side as early as the battle of Guan Du. Zhang Liao is somewhat of an important strategist; when not at the front lines as a commander or a special mission executor, he fights very close to the battle commander. He is an experimental commander, under Xiahou Dun's supervision along with Xu Zhu at Chang Ban before Cao Cao arrives. He also leads a team that ambushes and assassinates the Wu general Taishi Ci at He Fei.

Zhang Liao's fighting style, unlike his weapon, is actually more similar to Lü Meng's than Guan Yu's. His pole arm weapon gives him high range and good power, both on foot and on horseback. Zhang Liao is an all-around character, without significant strengths or weaknesses.


[edit] Sima Yi ()
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Sword (in Dynasty Warriors 2), Warlord's fan (Dynasty Warriors 3 and beyond)
Ultimate Weapon: Dark Feather
Notable Battles: Battle of Fan Castle, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Chen Cang, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains, Battle of He Fei Castle
A capable strategist and commander, Sima Yi was the warlord who completed the late Cao Cao's quest to unify China. He was somewhat of a rival to Zhuge Liang, and was the only general in Wei who could counter his military genius. His patient, "big picture" strategy can be seen in the games; He declares at the battle of Fan Castle (which he commands in Dynasty Warriors 3 only) that he is willing to sacrifice the castle to defeat Guan Yu, and during the battle of Wu Zhang Plains, Sima Yi remains isolated in a strong defense, despite the urge to rush into an offensive against the Shu army. However, the games include a taunt event which causes Sima Yi to become more aggressive and vulnerable (contrary to the novel, in which Sima Yi endured the taunts, resulting in eventual victory). The main difference between his and Cao Cao's style of command is their aggressiveness; Cao Cao is a much more active commander, making him both more valuable as an ally and more difficult to protect. Sima Yi, however, rarely leaves his headquarters unless a full-scale offensive is launched to finish off the enemy forces or all other Wei units have been destroyed.

Sima Yi, like Zhuge Liang, fights with a feather fan, which he controls by hand and telepathically. He uses other magic as well, in the form of laser-like energy beams. He is somewhat lacking in brute strength, but has immense power in his musou attacks. His attacks are rather slow and awkward on a horse, so he is often on foot when an NPC. This however does not make him a poor character as far as speed is concerned, since his slow running is overcome by use of one of his staple moves within the game, and when traversing long distances it is simple for the player to utilize a horse in transit, and make Sima Yi dismount whenever battle is joined with opposing forces.
[edit] Xu Zhu (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Club
Ultimate Weapon: Stone Crusher
Notable Battles: Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Chang Ban, Battle of Tong Gate, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Battle of He Fei Castle
Note: While Koei uses the spelling 'Xu Zhu,' he is referred to as 'Xu Chu' in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel and historical sources.
In Dynasty Warriors, Xu Zhu is depicted as an enormous, obese man whose mind and actions are like a child's. In battle, however, he is a fierce warrior capable of inflicting heavy losses. Many fans of Xu Zhu are angry about this, seeing that he is in general portrayed as just a simple minded man. He wields a huge mace. He also develops a great friendship bond with Dian Wei and is deeply saddened with his death in the Battle of Wan Castle. Xu Zhu is an experimental commander at Chang Ban, along with Zhang Liao. He also has a significant role at Tong Gate, where he is a very tough officer who follows Cao Cao, making it difficult to attack him without first defeating Xu Zhu.

Xu Zhu is the slowest character in the games, but quite strong. His weapons also have good range and unique effects, allowing and even forcing the player to take on new strategies in defeating enemies. Some of his attacks knock down the enemy without sending them flying, leaving them right in front of Xu Zhu. Others knock enemies back much further than average, leaving Xu Zhu alone, which is a defensive asset but an offensive hindrance. His musou attack inflicts great damage per hit; but instead of hitting enemies multiple times, it sends them flying far away, and in some games ends with Xu Zhu falling on the ground. In Dynasty Warriors 5, the musou attack was changed slightly so that it now hits multiple times, but damage output was sacrificed.


[edit] Cao Ren (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 4
Weapon: Buckler Blade
Ultimate Weapon: Roc
Notable Battles: Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Fan Castle, Battle of Chen Cang, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
Cao Ren is Cao Cao's younger cousin, he is unique in the Wei Kingdom for being the only officer concerned with 'peace' not conquest. His voice in cut scenes and interstitials is often calm. From Dynasty Warriors 4 onwards, he commands the defense of Fan Castle, refusing to remove from the castle walls. In recent games, he typically fights in the later battles, such as Wu Zhang Plains, however when he was an NPC in earlier games he fought in battles such as Hu Lao Gate as well.

Cao Ren's Weapon is unique, it consists of a shield or Buckler with a double blade implement similar to Cao Pi's but much shorter and with a different blade shape. His fighting style is fairly direct, and is best suited for multiple opponents. His attacks tend to use blunt force in weakening or breaking his enemies defense, then unleashing his actual blade from the buckler to cut down his opponents. With his highest level weapon and in the hands of an experienced player, Cao Ren is a force to be dealt with. His draw backs are a frustrating weakness without higher level weapons and power ups and the inclination of his fighting style towards multiple foes, generally not a wise initial character choice for a novice player.


[edit] Xu Huang (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Battle Axe
Ultimate Weapon: Marauder
Notable Battles: Battle of Guan Du, Battle of Chang Ban, Battle of Tong Gate, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Fan Castle
Xu Huang is a Wei general. He is notable in that he fights for justice and peace, unlike most Wei characters, who fight for conquest and/or loyalty to Cao Cao. He, like Zhang Liao, was a close friend of Guan Yu, and if the two meet each other at Fan Castle, a unique encounter cutscene can be seen. Also like Zhang Liao, he was close with Cao Cao as well. He leads the ambush against Ma Chao at Tong Gate, after failing to convince Cao Cao of the battle's injustice. He also assists the Wei forces at Fan Castle in repelling Guan Yu. Like Zhang He, Xu Huang is given great responsibility under the command of Sima Yi. He co-commands, with Zhang He, the defenses of the Main South Gate at He Fei Castle, and is a leading general at the Wu Zhang Plains as well. Outside of China, Xu Huang fought a number of Mongol tribes, so they would not grow to be a large threat to the Wei Empire. Wei's invasion of the Naiman tribe was easily crushed by the Mongol Rebels. Though the Naiman didn't invade China since they were at war with Russia at the time.

Xu Huang's fighting style is quite effective. Although he has slow attack speed, his axe features great range and high power. His sweeping attacks often go around in a complete circle, so it is difficult to sneak attack him from behind while he's attacking. He features a ground stomp move with high power, and his musou attack is fairly basic, involving him swing his axe around and around. He is quite effective on a horse, with high mounted attack and range.

Xu Huang's armor is based on a Arabic/Persian design. His skirt and his head band are good examples of this.


[edit] Zhang He (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Iron Claw
Ultimate Weapon: Phoenix Talon
Notable Battles: Battle of Guan Du, Battle of Tong Gate, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Chen Cang
Zhang He is depicted as a narcissist who takes joy in aesthetically appealing things and has excessively effeminate mannerisms, with the frequent use of the words "beautiful" and "graceful." He is also prone to posing during cutscenes, occasionally surrounded by a number of butterflies. His weapon of choice is a set of slashing claws. His moveset consists of graceful flips and tumbles, quick slashes and rolling jumps. He originally fights on the side of Yuan Shao, doing so at the battle of Guan Du, but later joins Cao Cao. In Yuan Shao's musou mode in the Xtreme Legends games, he continues to fight alongside Yuan Shao until the end. His only significant role under Cao Cao was at Mt. Ding Jun, where he co-commands the Wei forces with Xiahou Yuan before Cao Cao arrives. Once Sima Yi becomes Wei's leader, Zhang He has more significant positions; he leads the offensive against Ma Su at Jie Ting, is a leading attacking general against Shu at Wu Zhang Plains, and co-commands the defenses of the Main South Gate at He Fei Castle with Xu Huang. This increase in position, also seen in the novel, is probably a result of Zhang He's tactical style. He excelled at taking advantage of opportunities and aggressively pursuing openings in battle; this skill was not so useful to Cao Cao, who had the same talent already, but the calculated and patient Sima Yi used Zhang He's skills to much greater effect.

Zhang He's primary advantage in the game is his somewhat unpredictable fighting style and his incredible mobility. He is likely the fastest character in the game, actually capable of catching up with generals fleeing on horseback when equipped with the right items. He has high attack power, good range, high attack speed and above average defense. Some of his moves, especially his musou attack, are ideal for hit-and-run situations, since they stun or hurt the enemy and allow Zhang He to dart away. On a horse, he has high mounted attack, very quick attacks with extended range, and a sweeping musou attack. Because of his appearance and mannerisms, many casual gamers believe he is homosexual, though fans of the Dynasty Warriors series furiously counter that his portrayal is simply Koei's method of making Zhang He stand out among the other characters. Some say that Zhang He's Dynasty Warriors incarnation is based on Vega, a narcissistic claw-wielding character from Capcom's main franchises, Street Fighter.


[edit] Pang De (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 5
Weapon: War Pick
Ultimate Weapon: Heavenly Halberd
Notable Battles: Battle of Liang Province, Battle of Tong Gate, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Battle of Fan Castle
Pang De was originally an officer under Ma Teng and Ma Chao before submitting to Cao Cao. Unlike Han Sui, he did not defect, but was forced to surrender and served Wei rather than be executed. He is a particularly difficult officer of Ma Chao's at the Battle of Tong Gate, along with Ma Dai before he joins Wei. He serves them dutifully, most notably at Fan Castle.

Pang De was designed wearing an armor similar to an European Knight. His weapon of choice is the weapon that belonged to Dian Wei in history and novel, dual halberds. He's a slow character, but packs serious damage, defense and crowd control. Since he was part of the Xi Liang cavalries alongside Ma Chao, he's also excellent in cavalry fighting.


[edit] Zhen Ji (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Bronze Flute
Ultimate Weapon: Dark Moon Flute
Notable Battles: Battle of Guan Du, Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains, Battle of He Fei Castle
Note: Koei calls her 'Zhen Ji,' but her name in historical records is 'Zhen Luo' and she is 'Lady Zhen' in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel.
Zhen Ji fights for the Wei forces, wielding a large golden flute she uses to strike her enemies with. Zhen Ji is described in the game as a "serene woman with a noble heart." She originally was a wife of one of Yuan Shao's officers, but this is not always mentioned in the game (although in Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends, she makes a cameo appearance on Yuan Shao's side at Jie Ting, the only battle in which she does so). In the games, she has a calm, even-tempered demeanor, but is unwavering and merciless. Her voice is much more aggressive (but not mean) than other female characters, showing a haughty and feminist edge, but not in such a way as to make her overconfident or self-centered. In Dynasty Warriors 5, she has a little more ruthless personality, perhaps to answer the ruthless personality of Cao Pi, who debuted in the said game. In the main sequence of games, she has no really significant roles, except that she is the default character who mentions suspicion of Zhou Fang's defection at You Ting (this position in the cutscene is variable, and can be filled by all characters except Sima Yi or Cao Cao, who ride alongside her).

Her storyline follows the actual history fairly close with some notable exceptions -- she actually participates in battles and campaigns, and willingly abandons Yuan Shao's forces to join Wei; the games also offer a happier end to Lady Zhen's life with Cao Pi, suggesting he genuinely loves her and they live out their lives in happiness together.


[edit] Important non-playable characters of Wei
Yu Jin
Yue Jin
Li Dian
Cao Hong
Guo Jia
Deng Ai
Cao Zhen
Wang Lang
Sima Zhao
Sima Shi
Guo Huai
Cao Zhang
Jia Xu
Man Chong
Cao Chun
Wen Yang
Zhu Ling
Zhong Hui
Chen Tai
Hao Zhao
Xun Yu
Xun You
Cheng Yu
Cao Xiu


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[edit] Liu Bei (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Long Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Gold Moon Dragon
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Chang Ban, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of Cheng Du, Battle of Yi Ling, Battle of Bai Di Castle, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
Liu Bei is the founder of Shu and oath brother of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. He originally appeared as a less expensively-dressed man than either Sun Jian or Cao Cao, but as the game series progressed he has been featured in more illustrious outfits. He, like Sun Jian and Cao Cao, participates in the battles against the Yellow Turbans and Dong Zhuo, and many of the games recreate with a cutscene the dramatic duel between he and his oath brothers against Lü Bu. In the games, Liu Bei fights mainly against Cao Cao, with the exception of his cousin Liu Zhang, who he battles for control of the region of Shu. However, his final battle is against Wu, not Wei, at Yi Ling. After swearing vengeance for Guan Yu's death at Fan Castle, Liu Bei decides to destroy Wu, but fails and dies shortly afterwards. Since Liu Bei in the game dies in battle, and which battle he dies in depends on the character, there is not really a "specific" final battle for him in the game, but the battle that is closest to the novel's canon (and the one that occurs latest in the time line) is Yi Ling. Liu Bei is also the only character in the game who can kill his own wife (Sun Shang Xiang) in Musou Mode; this is sometimes a requirement to obtain his final weapon.

Liu Bei fights with a fairly standard style with his longsword, but with slightly above average stats in basically all fields. Like Cao Cao and Sun Jian, Liu Bei is a good character for beginners, but continues to be an effective and reliable all-around fighter when used by more experienced players. He is also one of only three characters to have a special horse as a NPC, the Hex Mark (the other two are Lü Bu and Guan Yu, who ride Red Hare).


[edit] Guan Yu (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Crescent Blade
Ultimate Weapon: Blue Moon Dragon
Notable Battles: Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Guan Du, Guan Yu's Escape, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of Fan Castle
Guan Yu, the leader of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu, is the oath brother of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, and as such is one of the first two generals to serve Liu Bei, fighting with him against the Yellow Turbans and the Dong Zhuo rebels. In the novel, he kills the mighty Hua Xiong, and this is sometimes recreated in the games. Some games also recreate his and his brothers' duel with the great warrior Lu Bu. He is clearly emphasized in the game, being an especially large character who announces rather than speaks, and with a pompous but courageous tone.

Guan Yu continues to be important until his death, having several important roles in battles. He serves Cao Cao shortly, and as an NPC can kill Yan Liang and Wen Chou instantly at the battle of Guan Du. If he encounters Liu Bei on the opposite side, he can also cause Liu Bei to pull out of the battle. While under Cao Cao's service, he develops friendships with the Wei generals Zhang Liao and Xu Huang. There is another battle involving his service of Cao Cao in which he escapes to rejoin his oath brothers and is pursued by several generals, always including Xiahou Dun. He also leads the Shu attack on Fan Castle, joined by his adopted son Guan Ping, and their deaths are the basis for the battle of Yi Ling.

Guan Yu has a very no-nonsense fighting style. He uses broad sweeps and stabs of his large weapon, and his charge attacks mostly consist of spinning attacks. His musou is also simple; he simply moves forward while spinning around, swinging his weapon in a circle. His simple but effective style makes him a popular choice for beginners, and he is always selectable right at the beginning of the game.


[edit] Zhang Fei (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Bronze Pike
Ultimate Weapon: Viper Blade
Notable Battles: Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Xia Pi, Battle of Chang Ban, Battle of Cheng Du, Battle of Fan Castle
The impulsive, fearless and fiercely loyal Zhang Fei is the other of the three oath brothers consisting of himself, Guan Yu, and Liu Bei. He serves Liu Bei from the beginning of the games' events, fighting alongside him in the Yellow Turban battles and against Dong Zhuo, and his accomplishments earn him a place among the Five Tiger Generals of Shu. In the cutscenes that mimic the novel's duel between the three brothers and the seemingly unstoppable Lü Bu, he initiates the duel, despite being clearly no match for the terror-inspiring horseman. In the games, Zhang Fei is never given any significant strategic assignments like his oath brother Guan Yu, but he is always willing to face a much larger enemy force and not back down. He proves this at Chang Ban, where he single-handedly causes a large morale drop in the Wei forces by shouting a challenge on the Chang Ban bridge. This event is often required to get his final weapon. Throughout most of the other levels, however, Zhang Fei is simply a general who carries out orders, and doesn't have a large effect in the battle plans or events. However, his role in cutscenes where the dialogue depends on the character being used is sometimes quite comical.

Although he uses the spear set of weapons, as opposed to the heavier halberds, Zhang Fei's approach to fighting is strong and straight-forward, and more similar to the halberd-wielders than the spear men. He uses standard bashing or slashing strikes, relying on his brute strength to kill enemies. The long range of his weapon and his great power make him a formidable horseman, making up for his slow speed.


[edit] Zhuge Liang ()
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: War Fan
Ultimate Weapon: Peacock Feather
Notable Battles: Battle of Chang Ban, Conquest of Nan Zhong, Battle of Tian Shui, Battle of Chen Cang, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
Zhuge Liang is the Shu strategist and Prime Minister; in other Romance of the Three Kingdoms games, many of which are designed purely from a

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hu standpoint, he is called the greatest strategist in China, but in the Dynasty Warriors games he has two tough competitors, Lu Xun, and the more significant Sima Yi. Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang, both of whom wield feather fans and use magic, have a sort of rivalry (although, considering that Sima Yi mentions Zhuge Liang much more than vice versa, this may be only a perceived rivalry in Sima Yi's mind). Their moveset is quite similar, their stats are comparable, and they face each other on the game's final battle, the battle of Wu Zhang Plains. However, Zhuge Liang's in-game personality is much more wise and pensive than Sima Yi's aggressive, harsh manner. This difference can be seen in the way they fight; Zhuge Liang fights with sweeping swipes, often with the flat of the fan, and his battle cry is barely a whisper. On the other hand, Sima Yi fights with quick slices, using the edge of the fan, and with a terse, staccato interjection. Even their musou attacks show this difference; Zhuge Liang floats mystically about, firing "lasers", while Sima Yi stands still and blasts enemies out of his way in a much simpler manner.

Zhuge Liang serves Liu Bei from early on in the game, and orchestrates many of the Shu battles (and one mostly Wu battle, Chi Bi). He can be seen in many of the stages' introductory cutscenes, even when he does not actually participate in that battle. When Liu Bei dies, he gains control of Shu as Prime Minister and attempts to complete Liu Bei's goal of restoring the Han. He also takes on a young apprentice named Jiang Wei, also playable, who formerly served the Wei kingdom. Whether or not the two, along with the other Shu generals, are successful in defeating Wei depends on which side the user takes.

Zhuge Liang is a defensive, slow fighter. He performs poorly on a horse, but on the ground he is a solid, reliable character. He uses, as discussed above, a feather fan, controlled by his hand and telekinesis to dispatch his foes. In his musou and some charge attacks, he uses powerful magic.






[edit] Zhao Yun (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Bronze Spear
Ultimate Weapon: Fierce Dragon
Notable Battles: Battle of Ji Province, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Chang Ban, Battle of Cheng Du, Battle of Yi Ling
Zhao Yun is a young, energetic Shu General, and one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu. He is also a sort of poster boy for the series; he is featured prominently on many of the games cover arts and instruction manuals, where he sets the example for players to follow the reading. His name is also the default record holder for most challenge mode events. He is one character whose appearance has changed over the series somewhat; in Dynasty Warriors 4, he was given an older, gruffer, more muscular look complete with slightly shabbier clothing. In Dynasty Warriors 5, however, this change was reverted.

Zhao Yun originally served Gongsun Zan, but was drawn toward Liu Bei's ideals and personality. This is because Liu Bei had interveined his battle with Lu bu and him and his sworn brothers had saved him. He is a hero of the Battle of Chang Ban, where he saved Liu Bei's infant son from the clutches of Wei; this stage is usually where his ultimate weapon(s) can be found. Afterwards, he has no roles of particular significance, but is present for almost every Shu battle.

Zhao Yun, like many Shu generals, wields a pole arm weapon, namely, a light spear. Although he is not as strong as most of the other Tiger Generals, he has very quick attacks and runs fairly fast. His quick attacks can generate combos that are not easily interrupted, and he steps into his attacks, giving him considerable range. As is the case with most pole arm users, Zhao Yun is good on a horse as well. He is lacking in defense, however, being smaller and more frail than some of his comrades.






[edit] Huang Zhong (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: War Sword (pulls out a bow for some charge attacks)
Ultimate Weapon: Oracle Sword
Notable Battles: Battle of Cheng Du, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Conquest of Nan Zhong, Battle of Chen Cang, Battle of Bai Di Castle.
Huang Zhong is the oldest playable officer in the Dynasty Warriors series. He is energetic and determined, despite his age, although he mentions his aging often. His aging doesn't prevent him from becoming one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu, however. His most memorable battle is the Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, where he charges down the slopes and battles Xiahou Yuan. Although the outcome varies with what side the player is on, the game's canon has Xiahou Yuan slain at this battle, scoring a huge victory for Shu.
Huang Zhong is more often than not seen with his bow and arrows in cutscenes, since his archery proficiency was somewhat legendary. However, his main weapon when actually fighting in game is a sword, nearly identical to that which Xiahou Yuan used in Dynasty Warriors 2 and 3. He has a fighting style very much like Xiahou Yuan's early style as well; it's simple and predictable, with a musou attack that involves just spinning around and slashing. His musou attack hints at his age; he stumbles slightly on the last hit, whereas Xiahou Yuan recovers normally. Huang Zhong has a higher bow attack than any other character, but the rest of his stats are very average, despite his Tiger General status.


[edit] Ma Chao (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Iron Spear
Ultimate Weapon: Stallion Fury
Notable Battles: Battle of Liang Province, Battle of Tong Gate, Battle of Yi Ling, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Bai Di Castle
The Dynasty Warriors games tend to portray Ma Chao as a warrior with a strong sense of justice and a willingness to fight for it, leading to many loud speeches and announcements of his intentions. He is more independent than most characters, serving Liu Bei only because he was already in the process of fighting Wei. Ma Chao begins his role in the games as the commander of the Guan Zhong alliance against Cao Cao, whom he fights for revenge for his father and brother and also to defend his homeland. At his side are his cousin Ma Dai (who, along with Ma Chao, is not related to Ma Su or Ma Liang), a strong ally Pang De, and a close friend Han Sui. Unfortunately, Han Sui has a friendly history with Cao Cao, and when Cao Cao attacks Tong Gate, where Ma Chao is camped, Han Sui defects, resulting in victory for Cao Cao and utter defeat for Pang De, who surrenders and joins the Wei forces. Ma Chao joins Shu and fights for them for the remainder of the game, earning the status of one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu.

Ma Chao is a powerful warrior, with attack power around that of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. He also has a rate of attack comparable to Zhao Yun, and has a higher ratio of mounted attack to total attack power than almost any other character. These characteristics give Ma Chao very high potential; however, his fighting style is somewhat hard to control without experience. It consists of arc swings and deep lunges with his spear, making him look like a fencer at times, and he moves his feet a lot, making his stances look highly choreographed. When on horseback, Ma Chao has no equal as his normal attacks are wide swings on the right side and his charge attack sends out a blue shockwave that can kill most units with one hit and does knockback damage on those who aren't killed at first. In the 5th installment of the game, the shockwave move was toned down: instead of hitting all enemies around him, even those in the air, the shockwave becomes a ground flash, and causes guard break instead of knockdown for enemies in range.


[edit] Guan Ping (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 5
Weapon: Zanbato
Ultimate Weapon: Young Dragon
Notable Battles: Battle of Chang Ban, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Battle of Fan Castle, Battle of Yi Ling
The commonly seen generic officer that was Guan Ping was finally given a unique model in Dynasty Warriors 5, where he is seen wielding a backhand sword of large size. He is the oldest son of Guan Yu, although he was adopted (he was adopted because Guan Yu saw potential within Guan Ping, and they both shared the same family name of 'Guan'). He fights alongside his father in numerous battles, and defends him from the Wei forces when Guan Yu escapes Cao Cao's service (he is seen only if the player is playing on Cao Cao's side). His most significant role is with his father at Fan Castle, where he assists in bringing about the flood attack. However, he is killed along with his father by the Wu forces led by Lü Meng.

Guan Ping fights with a very large sword, almost impossibly large. Due to his weapons size he is somewhat slow and has to rely on momentum to wield his sword rather than skill. This can also be attributed to his young age and eagerness to prove himself to his adoptive father Guan Yu. His attacke involve a combination of straight forward slashes, swinging and twirling and throwing of his actual sword. Guan Ping is one of the weaker characters of the game, even with his highest level weapon.

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Wei Yan (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Double Voulge (similar to the 'Swallow' weapon used by Serge in Chrono Cross)
Ultimate Weapon: Comet Strike
Notable Battles: Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Battle of Tian Shui, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Chen Cang, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
Wei Yan is a good example of the liberties Koei has taken in forming the characters' personalities. He is portrayed as a simple, tribal man, serving Shu in most of the later battles. He grunts single words, strung together with pauses in between to form sentences. It is never explicitly stated that he is mentally deficient, but that is a common theory, with another being that he is simply like a person who likes to express his emotions as briefly as possible. His apparent inability to express his thoughts coherently, however, is made up for by his abilities in battle. He has virtually no significant roles in the games, however in Dynasty Warriors 4 he, in defense of Huang Zhong, slays his master Han Xuan in a battle, submitting to Liu Bei.

Wei Yan fights with a double voulge, consisting of a single edged blade attached to each end of a pole. His attacks are quick and powerful, to make up for his slow running speed and poor defense. He has a somewhat unorthidox fighting style, using spins and involving his whole body in attacks, this makes him a somewhat unpredictable character but quite effective nonetheless. Equiped with his highest level weapon, Wei Yan is easily one of the tope characters in the game.


[edit] Jiang Wei (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Trident
Ultimate Weapon: Blink
Notable Battles: Battle of Tian Shui, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Chen Cang, Battle of Bai Di Castle, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
Jiang Wei, formerly a vassal of Wei, joined Shu in order to learn from the great strategist Zhuge Liang. He learned quickly, soon becoming one of the most important Shu generals, and even succeeding Zhuge Liang after his death (which is only sometimes referred to, depending on the game). His role in the games is small but important; he fights at Jie Ting against Zhang He and the others, and is second in importance only to Zhuge Liang at Wu Zhang Plains.

Jiang Wei fights with a spear with a trident-like blade. He fights much like Zhao Yun, having quick strikes and good running speed. He also has a slightly higher defense than Zhao Yun, but his move set isn't quite as effective. Due to his somewhat later introduction into the game, he can be played easily by most players.


[edit] Pang Tong (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Staff
Ultimate Weapon: Tornado Staff
Notable Battles: Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of Cheng Du, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Conquest of Nan Zhong, Battle of Bai Di Castle
Pang Tong is a hunched, obscure wise man who is a friend of Zhuge Liang. He appears very little in the game, with only one important battle. He wears a heavy cloak, full-circle brimmed hat, and a mask to cover his mouth, making him appear very mysterious. Like the two great strategists in the games, Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang, he wields the power of magic, especially in his musou attack. He is the leading strategist during Liu Bei's campaign against Liu Zhang, until he is ambushed and killed by the forces of Zhang Ren. Often this is preventable, but rather difficult.

Pang Tong, with staff in hand and low height, looks a little like an ape when he fights. He twists his body erratically and strikes enemies with his staff, while sometimes using magic in his charge attacks. In his musou attack, Pang Tong creates a tornado and continues to spin it for as long as he can, catching all enemies in range in his wake. This results in massive combos, since Pang Tong does not move around, but can also result in missing the target with no chance of getting in range. His jump charge attack is unique in that it is more of a quick way to get around the battlefield rather than to attack the enemy directly.


[edit] Yue Ying (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 4
Weapon: Scythe (Incorrectly referred to as spear)
Ultimate Weapon: Oblivion
Notable Battles: Battle of Chang Ban, Conquest of Nan Zhong, Battle of Tian Shui, Battle of Chen Cang, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
Note: in Romance of the Three Kingdoms she is known as Huang Yueying, and Zhuge Liang's father-in-law (Yue's father) often says that his surname is Huang.
Yue Ying, who originally debuted as a default Shu bodyguard in Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends, is the wife of Shu Prime Minister Zhuge Liang. She fights for Shu, although her role in battle is completely fictional. She is portrayed as intelligent and an able strategist, and an inventor of the Juggernaght weapon which she uses to fight the Nanman. Her "housewife" demeanor, which some deem inappropriate for a general, has led her to be criticized by some as being a forced character, for the sake of inserting a female character into Shu's ranks (since Shu was the only kingdom by Dynasty Warriors 3 not to have a female character).


[edit] Xing Cai (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 5
Weapon: War Fork
Ultimate Weapon: Ambition
Notable Battles: Battle of Cheng Du, Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Battle of Yi Ling, Battle of Jie Ting, Battle of Bai Di Castle
Xing Cai, daughter of Zhang Fei, is the second female character to enter Shu's selection. She wields a war fork and fights in the stead of her father after he is killed. Outside of her own Musou mode (and Guan Ping's) she only participates in two late battles. Some criticize her addition, saying that her general attitude and mannerisms are anachronistic and try too hard to break the stereotype of a submissive Chinese girl. Others praise her, saying that this contributes to the game, making her interesting and likable. Although she, in the games, is obviously nothing like she ever was in the novel, her fans counter with other examples of unconventional characters, such as Zhang He and Xu Zhu. She is shown as loving her husband, Liu Chan, and fights to defend him from the forces of Wu. It is also hinted she may also have a romantic connection with Guan Ping.


[edit] Important non-playable characters of Shu
Liao Hua
Liu Chan
Ma Dai
Guan Xing
Zhang Bao
Liu Feng
Yan Yan
Zhou Cang
Ma Su
Sha Moke
Xu Shu
Chen Shi
Xiahou Ba
Wang Ping
Ma Liang
Fu Qian

[edit] Wu (?)

[edit] Sun Jian (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Long Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Savage Tiger
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Jing Province, Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Yi Ling, Battle of He Fei Castle, Battle of Bai Di Castle
Sun Jian, both in the games and in real history, was the first of the three "original" leaders of what was or would become the Three Kingdoms to die. He dies during a battle with Liu Biao, crushed to death by stones. However, his army is large enough and his sons well known and well taught enough that they would go on to form the kingdom of Wu under Sun Ce's and Sun Quan's leadership. Sun Jian is portrayed as a charismatic, good-humored man with a courage that is not as outspoken as the courage of other characters. He fights alongside Liu Bei, Cao Cao, He Jin and the other Han forces against the Yellow Turbans, and then joins them all again against Dong Zhuo. In the battle (or battles, depending on the game) against Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian takes the forefront, most often against Hua Xiong. His forces usually fall under danger, however, since Yuan Shu refuses to give him supplies. After Dong Zhuo is destroyed, the story in the game says (although there is no actual battle sequence showing this) that Yuan Shao's general Liu Biao (also a relative of Liu Bei) attacks Sun Jian because of his possession of the Imperial Seal. Sun Jian, vowing revenge, launches a surprise attack on Liu Biao, but is crushed in a rock slide attack by the combined efforts of Kuai Liang and Lü Gong. His son Sun Ce takes over the troops on the spot, defeating Liu Biao. Sun's death differs in each release featuring him. In Dynasty Warriors 3, he is killed when a wall of rocks is dropped onto his army by Lu Gong's men. In Dynasty Warriors 4, he is isolated within a castle after over pursuing his opponents and is killed by Liu Biao's men who are waiting inside. In Dynasty Warriors 5 he is critically injured in a hail of arrows and dies of his wounds after retreating from the battlefield and charging his children with continuing the Sun Family legacy. These various deaths are likely a homage to the fact that sources claim inconsistencies in Sun's true cause of death.

Sun Jian's fighting style is much like his son Sun Quan's style. He wields a longsword, like Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and is an all-around warrior with above-average stats. This makes him, like Cao Cao and Liu Bei, both a good choice for beginners and a solid, reliable character for those with more experience.


[edit] Sun Ce (??)
First appearances as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Tonfa
Ultimate Weapon: Overlord
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Jing Province, Battle of the Wu Territory, The Trials of Sun Ce, Battle of Xia Kou
Sun Ce is the light-hearted, good-humored son of Sun Jian who briefly is the leader of the Wu nation. He begins fighting for his father at the battles against Liu Biao (where his father will sometimes say "It would be your first battle", even though Sun Ce may fight other battles first in musou mode before the one against Liu Biao). If his father is killed, which is the case unless the player deliberately takes steps to prevent it, Sun Ce takes command of the Wu forces mid-battle and finishes Liu Biao. He then fends off attacks on the Wu territory from Yan Bai Hu, Wang Lang, and Liu Yong, who employed the mercenary Taishi Ci. Sun Ce defeats them, along with the help of Zhou Yu, his very close friend, and Taishi Ci, who defects to Sun Ce after his own or Liu Yong's defeat, depending on the game. Sun Ce dies shortly afterwards, although this is rarely shown in the games. In Dynasty Warriors 5, he fights Yu Ji (Trails of Sun Ce) a mystic who; fictitiously, cursed Sun Ce. Later, as a result of fighting Yu Ji,Sun Ce dies; yet, in the game he sometimes lives, but he usually dies after fighting Yu Ji . In his own musou modes, he continues to live, taking the place of Sun Quan as head of the Wu army. Sun Ce has personal relationships with several Wu characters; he is the son of Sun Jian, the brother of Sun Quan and Sun Shang Xiang, the sworn brother of Zhou Yu, the husband of Da Qiao, and a close friend of Taishi Ci.

Sun Ce wields a pair of ton fa, one of the more exotic weapons of the game. As a martial artist, he fights with the ton fa, supplemented by kicks and bodycheck-like rushing attacks. Sun Ce has a relatively unorthodox combat style, involving a lot of movement, but his musou attack is generally considered much less stylish.


[edit] Huang Gai (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Club
Ultimate Weapon: Dark Shadow
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Jing Province, Battle of Chi Bi, The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Battle of Bai Di Castle
Huang Gai is a strong, loyal Wu general who serves Sun Jian from the beginning of the game, against the Yellow Turbans. He is not much more than an order executor, and fights in the earlier Wu battles before mostly disappearing from the game after the Battle of Chi Bi. His role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms is much greater than his role in the games. He does get the spotlight at Chi Bi, however, when he is one of three men (the others being Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu) who together trigger a massive fire attack against the Wei forces, destroying their navy and reducing their army greatly. If Huang Gai is defeated at Chi Bi before this event, it can be prevented.

Huang Gai fights with a large rod. His later weapons are wider than his original rod, giving them an appearance more similar to a club than a rod. He fights simply and predictably, swinging his club around to beat his enemies to death. He has high defense and above average attack power, but very low speed. This, combined with his relatively dull fighting style, gives him the appearance of a simple, plodding fighter, and makes him an unpopular choice despite his average statistics. In later games, his moveset becomes more interesting when he gains the ability to set or even throw explosive bombs.


[edit] Sun Quan (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Long Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Master Wolf
Notable Battles: Battle of Xia Kou, Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, Battle of He Fei Castle, Battle of Bai Di Castle
Sun Quan, though not a member of the original three rulers, is the main leader of the Wu kingdom. He personally commands nearly all of their battles starting with Xiakou, including the final battles against Shu and Wu. Sun Quan takes over the leadership of the country after the death of his older brother, Sun Ce. He is much more serious and business-like than his father and brother, though he does show a tendency to drink and celebrate. He relies on Zhou Yu and Lu Xun as strategists, resulting in canonical victories over Cao Cao at Chi Bi and Liu Bei at Yi Ling (although the outcome of these battles can vary). The games say that Sun Quan was hesitant to fight at Chi Bi, and considered surrender due to Zhou Yu's "fire attack" plan not showing signs of possible success because of the direction of the wind. When Zhuge Liang arrives to help, promising to reverse the direction of the winds, Sun Quan decides to resist Cao Cao. After Cao Cao is defeated, Sun Quan later attacks Wei at He Fei. There he is halted by Zhang Liao, who leads a team to assassinate Taishi Ci, resulting in his death (although the player can prevent this). Sun Quan then retreats and is pursued by Zhang Liao; if Zhang Liao is defeated, Gan Ning leads an ambush party against the Wei base camp and Sun Quan orders a full charge. If this happens in the stage, it becomes very difficult for Wei to win. Sun Quan goes on to lead other important battles at Yi Ling, You Ting and He Fei Castle, but his personal involvement is usually not extraordinary.

Sun Quan fights with a longsword, like his father. His fighting style is that of a basic swordsman. He is very similar to his father, but has slightly lower stats. Unlocking Sun Quan is sometimes difficult, involving triggering many events at He Fei.


[edit] Sun Shang Xiang ()
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Sword (in Dynasty Warriors); Chakram (in Dynasty Warriors 2 and beyond)
Ultimate Weapon: Sol Chakram
Notable Battles: Battle of Jing Province, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Battle of Yi Ling
Sun Shang Xiang is the daughter of Sun Jian and sister of Sun Quan and Sun Ce. Her role in the Dynasty Warriors games is small; she fights for Wu in the later battles, but rarely has any significant involvement. The one battle that she has even a semi-important role, You Ting, is sometimes not even included in her musou stages, the supposed reason for her rare significant involvement in battle is likely because historically Shang Xiang did not fight in any battles. Although it is rarely mentioned, she is the wife of Liu Bei, and is the only character who has to kill her own husband in musou mode. This is more prominently featured in Dynasty Warriors 5, and she ends up fighting him at Yi Ling. Her ending shows her mourning over his death as he dies in her arms, after which she promises 'to live a life worthy of Liu Bei's memory' {paraphrased}. However, according to historical accounts she committed suicide by jumping into a river and drowning herself, upon receiving news of Liu Bei's demise. In the Xtreme Legends games, she is portrayed, more so even than the other female characters, as a rival of Zhu Rong.

Sun Shang Xiang wields two chakrams in battle. She uses striking and spinning attacks along with kicks, and can throw her weapons a short distance in her musou attack and several charge attacks. She is an extremely fast and agile runner, as well as a quick fighter, but lacks attack power and defense. The need to rely on quickness and technique makes her a slow killer.


[edit] Zhou Tai (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 4
Weapon: Tachi
Ultimate Weapon: Dusk
Notable Battles: Battle of the Wu Territory, Battle of Chi Bi, The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Battle of Yi Ling, Battle of Bai Di Castle
The Japanese-influenced Zhou Tai is a towering figure on the battlefield. Historically known for his height, Zhou Tai is a younger officer of Wu.

Zhou Tai fights with a tachi (usually mistaken for a katana), which between attacks is kept sheathed (suggesting that he practices a form of battojutsu or iaijutsu), is one of the few characters to have a cape, and is skilled on horseback. He often protects Sun Quan in battle, as shown in He Fei when he defends him from Zhang Liao. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel, at Yi Ling, he avenges his fallen comrade Gan Ning by slaying Sha Moke. He also serves in later battles, following the advice of Lu Xun.

Because of his somewhat unique weapon in the series, his fighting style, too, is very different than most of the playable characters. His moves are graceful and swift, and would resemble a samurai swordsman to the layman. He is suited for fighting single persons at a time, but also effective when fighting groups of soldiers. His regular attacks deliver swings with air cutting sounds. He swings swiftly, but has to sheath his sword when a combo is finished, leaving him open for a brief time. His musou involves swinging his tachi from left to right and vice versa repeatedly, standing in one position. If hit correctly, this in turn will give Zhou Tai a massive combo count. However, like Pang Tong's musou move, if the opposing enemy general has his guard up or if there are little or no enemy soldiers within range of the weapon, the musou will be useless. Also, he "poses" after his musou attack but before he sheaths his weapon. When posing, he is still invulnerable, but after, he can be easy prey. His charge attacks are extremely useful when fighting individuals or groups of soldiers. When mounted, he attacks only on one side of the horse (the right side). This is effective and easily controllable, but lacks range.


[edit] Zhou Yu (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Bronze Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Ancients Sword
Notable Battles: Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Jing Province, Battle of the Wu Territory, Battle of Xia Kou, Battle of Chi Bi
Zhou Yu is the first important Wu strategist. A close friend of Sun Ce, he helps him rid his land of attackers under the command of Yan Bai Hu, Wang Lang and Liu Yong, who fight along with Taishi Ci. They are soundly defeated, and Taishi Ci joins Wu. Zhou Yu greatest accomplishment in the games is the victory at Chi Bi, which he planned with a fire attack on Wei's ships. Although originally defeat seemed unavoidable due to the direction of the wind, causing Zhou Yu to become very sick, Zhuge Liang arrived and offered to help strategize, promising to reverse the direction of the wind. Zhou Yu sends Huang Gai to launch fire boats at Cao Cao's navy, which set it ablaze. Zhou Yu then orders a counterattack, forcing Cao Cao to flee.

Zhou Yu dies before the later battles, although this is generally not mentioned directly in the games. He is succeeded in the games by Lu Meng and Lu Xun (although in the novel and real history, he is first succeeded by Lu Su).

Zhou Yu fights with a long, slightly-curved sword. He is quick and defensively tough, but has below-average attack strength. His moves are simple, but somewhat unique among the games' swordsmen; his strikes are more wispy and swashbuckling than others, looking even a little artistic, and can be compared to European fencing.
[edit] Gan Ning (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Scimitar/Kilij/Dao (sword)
Ultimate Weapon: Sea Master
Notable Battles: Battle of Xia Kou, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Fan Castle, Battle of Yi Ling
Gan Ning is a gruff and experienced young general of Wu. He is portrayed as a cocky general who does not take battle lightly, but still manages to enjoy it thoroughly. Although it is only mentioned in the later games, he once fought for Liu Biao before favoring the odds of the Wu forces and joining them. Gan Ning was a former pirate and bandit who, along with his cohorts, attached bells to his clothing when he performed raids. He joined Wu after being passed over for promotion, and fought with them until late into the storyline. Despite his youth, he was a significant general in the Battle of Chi Bi because of his experience in ship to ship fighting. At the Battle of He Fei, if Zhang Liao is defeated by the Wu forces, Gan Ning appears near the Wei camp with a large ambush party and attacks. After this battle, he fights mainly alongside other young Wu generals such as Lu Meng, Lu Xun and Zhou Tai. Gan Ning becomes steadily more important as the more experienced Wu generals fall to the enemies and the younger ones gain more prominence. In earlier games, he continues to fight for Wu until their final battle at He Fei Castle, though historically, he dies around 219 and in the novel, he dies at Yiling.

Gan Ning fights with a broad Kilij resembling a scimitar. He employs swift strikes with his sword, and his charge attacks mostly involve him whirling around and slashing at enemies that have surrounded him. The most memorable part of his moveset is undeniably his musou attack, which is one of a kind; he crouches slightly, holding his blade in a backhand position, and rushes forward, plowing through any enemies who get in his way. As the fastest moving musou attack, it is perfect for "hit-and-run" fighting, or even for traveling if the player has low enough life that the musou gauge fills automatically, since the run is even faster than riding Red Hare.

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Lu Meng (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Ji
Ultimate Weapon: White Tiger
Notable Battles: Battle of the Wu Territory, Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Battle of Fan Castle
Note: His name in-game appears as "Lu Meng" instead of "Lü Meng."
Lü Meng is one of the "younger generation" Wu generals, although he is older than most of them. He is portrayed as a loyal warrior with extraordinary determination who fights with an impersonal mindset, without developing any dangerous anger or pride. The origins of his service of Wu are not usually detailed in the games, but he comes into prominence at the Battle of Fan Castle. He serves as a transitional Wu strategist after Zhou Yu's death, quietly expecting to be succeeded by someone else eventually. When Sima Yi (or Cao Ren, depending on the game) is besieged at Fan Castle, Lu Meng and his close friend Lu Xun, himself a promising strategist, improvise a temporary alliance with the Wei forces there to destroy Guan Yu, who controls the Jing Province. Lu Meng, assisted by Lu Xun and another young Wu general Gan Ning, arrive to reinforce the desperate Wei forces. Although the outcome depends on the player's side, the canonical outcome is the defeat and death of Guan Yu and his adopted son Guan Ping.

Lü Meng is successful in taking back the Jing Province, but the Wu army's actions incite the wrath of Liu Bei and other Shu generals, leading to a battle between Shu and Wu at Yi Ling. Lu Xun, devising a plan to take advantage of Zhuge Liang's absence and burn the Shu army, is made the head strategist and forward commander. In the Wu storyline, Wu destroys the larger Shu army and is able to then move against Wei. Lu Xun is made the head strategist of the entire Wu army for his victory. Lü Meng, still alive, is replaced rather than succeeded; however, he strongly supports Lu Xun's new position and fights alongside him until the end of Wu's final battle at He Fei Castle.

Lü Meng fights with a long pike, but in later games he uses a ji(a Chinese halberd). Despite his similarity of weapons and identical family name, he is not related to Lü Bu. He has a fierce, forceful fighting style, relying on the strength and technique of his attacks rather than the motion and speed of his weapon as others do. His fighting style is much like Zhang Liao's, and has a simple but very effective musou, consisting of swipes and stabs with his pike. Lü Meng has high attack and defense and decent running speed, as well as a good moveset. His only weakness is his very low health and musou ratings, ranking among the lowest in the game. Despite this, he remains a powerful and popular character to be used, and is often difficult to unlock.


[edit] Lu Xun (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Twin Sabers
Ultimate Weapon: Falcon
Notable Battles: The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Battle of Fan Castle, Battle of Yi Ling, Battle of He Fei Castle, Battle of Bai Di Castle
The young, boyish Lu Xun is the latest and most accomplished Wu strategist. He is portrayed as competitive with, but slightly inferior to, Zhuge Liang of Shu and Sima Yi of Wei as far as abilities of a strategist are concerned. He serves Wu from a very young age, frequently fighting alongside other young Wu generals as Gan Ning, Lu Meng, and Sun Shang Xiang. After the death of Zhou Yu, the somewhat inexperienced Lu Meng becomes the main Wu strategist. He is wed to Sun Ce's daughter, though this is mentioned only in passing, and his wife does not appear in the game. Lu Xun and Lu Meng has a good friendship, and often cooperate to devise battle tactics. Lu Xun begins his significant part in Wu history at the battle of Fan Castle, where he and Lu Meng devise a way to defeat Guan Yu and retake the Jing Province from Liu Bei of Shu. They ally with the commander at Fan Castle (Sima Yi or Cao Ren) and destroy Guan Yu, retaking the province, but also inciting the wrath of Shu. Lu Xun comes up with a plan to surprise the Shu forces and burn their camp, and is made the head strategist at the Battle of Yi Ling. Although the in-game battle results vary with the player's choice of character, the canonical outcome is a complete defeat for the larger Shu forces.

After Yi Ling, Lu Xun is made permanently Wu's head strategist, with the recommendation of the still living Lu Meng. Lu Xun first moves against Wei-controlled Shiting, telling Zhou Fang to fake defection to the Wei forces. The Wei army, suspicious of his motives, position him close to headquarters to keep an eye on him. The Wu forces surround Wei general Cao Xiu, telling Zhou Fang to switch back to Wu. His placement near the base camp of Wei cuts Cao Xiu off from the rest of Wei, resulting in an easy Wu victory. Lu Xun and Sun Quan then invade He Fei Castle, controlled by a smaller but determined Wei force. Whether or not Lu Xun's strategy and the size of the Wu army can overcome Sima Yi's brilliance and the more experienced Wei army depends on the player.
Lu Xun is also the main strategist of the fictional Wu battle against the Nanman (the real battle was with Shu against the Nanman). This battle occurs in various points on the time line in various games.

Lu Xun fights with twin swords, using quick, short slashes. His attack speed is very high, and he performs many acrobatic feats in his charge attacks, such as flips, spins, and somersaults. He also has an affinity for fire, using it in several of his charge attacks, most likely a reference to his Yi Ling fire strategy. His musou consists of him rapidly swinging his twin blades, and his true musou ends with him leaping into the air and delivering a giant fireball in front of him. Statwise, he excels in musou and attack, while he falls behind in life and defense.


[edit] Taishi Ci ()
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Twin Rods
Ultimate Weapon: Tiger Slayer
Notable Battles: Battle of the Wu Territory, Battle of Xia Kou, Battle of He Fei, The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Battle of He Fei Castle
Taishi Ci is a hulking man who is made out to be the greatest fighter in the Wu kingdom. He originally serves Liu Yong and aids him, along with Yan Bai Hu and Wang Lang in attacking the Wu territory controlled by the young Sun Ce. The events in the battle vary according to the player's actions, but Taishi Ci often duels Sun Ce, leading to a draw. When Liu Yong is killed by Sun Ce's men, Taishi Ci surrenders, expecting to be executed. Instead, Sun Ce asks him to join him. Impressed by his mercy and kindness, Taishi Ci puts his life in Sun Ce's command and helps him to destroy Yan Bai Hu and Wang Lang.

Taishi Ci continues to serve the Sun family and Wu, fighting in many battles, including Chi Bi. When Sun Quan is ambushed by Zhang Liao at He Fei, Taishi Ci takes the lead in repelling the Wei attackers. His valiant efforts allow Wu to hold the central square at He Fei, despite being ambushed and surrounded, but unfortunately, this does not last. Zhang Liao leads a team of archers to ambush and assassinate Taishi Ci, who dies after being shot many times. His death forces Sun Quan to retreat from the square, allowing Wei to gain the upper hand.

Taishi Ci fights with two thick, club-like rods and wears full body armor. He is remarkably strong, but also a quick striker. His role in the mainstream games is actually quite small compared to his role in real history and the novel, but he is present at both of his most important battles. In the battle against Liu Yong and his cohorts, Taishi Ci can be an enemy to either side, depending on whether or not he switches sides, and the difficulty in fighting him here is comparable (though not as extreme) as the difficulty of fighting Lü Bu. In the Xtreme Legends games, Taishi Ci is one of the most commonly encountered enemy Wu generals, perhaps to make up for his lack of roles in the mainstream games.


[edit] Ling Tong (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 5
Weapon: Nunchaku
Ultimate Weapon: Dragon Fury
Notable Battles: Battle of the Wu Territory, Battle of Xia Kou, Battle of Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Yi Ling
The young Ling Tong, originally devastated when the Wu officer Gan Ning kills his father Ling Cao, eventually becomes an esteemed officer of Wu alongside Gan Ning, and the two eventually form a friendship after Gan Ning saves his life from an attack by the Wei general Yue Jin at the battle of He Fei. He serves as a junior strategist with few prominent roles, being overshadowed by Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Lu Meng, and Lu Xun.

He fights with nunchaku, and his attacks are extremely fast, which compensates for their short range. He has an unimpressive but effective Musou attack, spinning his weapon around him, and finishing with a weak shock wave. Possibly because he was making his debut, Ling Tong has an extremely abusable moveset, making him one of the most effective, albeit boring, characters to play (ranking only just below Lu Bu and Ma Chao for sheer effectiveness in-game).


[edit] Da Qiao (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Twin Fans
Ultimate Weapon: Qiao Beauty
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Jing Province, Battle of the Wu Territory, Battle of Xia Kou
Da Qiao is the sister of Xiao Qiao and the wife of Sun Ce. She has few appearances in the game, and is a very minor character. She and her sister help Zhou Yu and Sun Ce rid Wu of Liu Yong and his allies, and she sometimes appears at Sun Ce's side in some battles. The latest appearance she has is at You Ting, where she and her sister spearhead the attack on the forts to surround Cao Xiu. In Dynasty Warriors 4, she and her sister are kidnapped by Dong Zhuo and must be rescued by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. In Xtreme Legends, she is one of the female rivals of Zhu Rong, helping Sun Ce to lead Wu against the Nanman. Compared to her sister, Da Qiao is generally portrayed in the games as more reserved and mature.

Da Qiao fights with two traditional Chinese fans which have blades attached to the edges, as opposed to the feather fans used by Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang. She slices at enemies with them, but also flings them at her enemies and then makes them fly back to her, suggesting a psychic connection with the fans. She is light and speedy, but has poor attack and defense and a benevolent appearance. Therefore, she is not a particularly popular choice for players.

As opposed to her sister, whilst she is using charge attacks she often holds her fans in her hands, whereas in her musou attack she psychically levitates her fans.

In the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms, she is referred to most commonly as the 'elder Qiao sister.' This is because the first names of the Qiao sisters is Qiao, but in Chinese 'da' means big, making her the 'bigger' or elder sister of the two.


[edit] Xiao Qiao (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Twin Fans
Ultimate Weapon: Qiao Grace
Notable Battles: Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Jing Province, Battle of the Wu Territory, Battle of Xia Kou, Battle of Chi Bi
Xiao Qiao, one of the "Two Qiaos" famous for their beauty, is the wife of Zhou Yu. Her fighting style is much like her sister's, however, she is much more reckless and childish than Da Qiao (for example, yelling out "Yay, I won!" after defeating an officer in Dynasty Warriors 4). She accompanies Zhou Yu on most of her scarce battles. She helps her sister and their husbands defeat Liu Yong and his allies, and captures the two forts at You Ting. The "Two Qiaos" are often criticized in many ways; fans complain that their similarity in personality makes them interchangeable with one another, and many consider it unrealistic that a pair of women who look like small children would be married to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who are both fully grown men in the games. They are also perceived as submissive and anti-feminist, referring to their husbands as "lord" and "master". Most people think that the two sisters are similar, but they are actually very different: Da Qiao usually has darker hair than Xiao, Da usually wears skirts whereas Xiao normally wears shorts, Da Qiao is more feminine and mature, Xiao Qiao is childish and slightly tom-boyish and Xiao Qiao tends to just fling herself at enemies, which often results in Xiao falling over flat on her face, whilst Da's attacks look more subtle and deliberate. In Dynasty Warriors 4, she and her sister are kidnapped by Dong Zhuo and must be rescued by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

Xiao Qiao's fighting style is very similar to her sister's, but not identical. She uses similar weapons and some of the same attacks, but the difference is enough to make most players prefer one or the other.

Xiao Qiao's fighting style is opposite her sisters, in most of her charge attacks, she psychically controls her fans, but in her musou she holds her fans.

In the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms she is usually referred to as 'the younger Qiao sister', this is because like her sister, her first name is Qiao. Xiao is given as her name because in Chinese 'xiao' means small, making her the 'smaller' or younger sister of the two.
[edit] Important non-playable characters of Wu
Cheng Pu
Lu Su
Zhu Ran
Han Dang
Chen Wu
Jiang Qin
Sun Shao
Zhu Zhi
Lü Fan
Dong Xi
Zhang Zhao
Zhuge Jin
Xu Sheng
Zhang Hong
Ding Feng
Pan Zhang
He Qi
Lu Kang
Sun Jiao




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[edit] Lü Bu (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Halberd
Ultimate Weapon: Sky Scorcher
Notable Battles: Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Chang Shan, Battle of Xia Pi
Note: His in-game name is displayed as "Lu Bu" instead of "Lü Bu."
Lü Bu is generally considered to be the most powerful character in the Dynasty Warriors games with the exception of Zuo Ci, both as an AI and playable character. He is also the only character to have his own theme song when encountered by the player (until Tadakatsu Honda of Samurai Warriors). His high statistics make him dangerous for new players who play the early stages he appears in. He is depicted as an extremely aggressive and brutish warrior who fights for the sole purpose of finding an opponent worthy of challenge. He is eventually persuaded by Diao Chan to execute his lord and adoptive father, Dong Zhuo, which did happen in the novel (It is disputed that Diao Chan was not even a real person). He later fights Cao Cao, and is shown to have a strong bond with his subordinate, Zhang Liao, who looks up to him. Many characters cannot understand why Zhang Liao chooses to ally himself with Lü Bu, and he spends much time defending his reasons and the actions of his lord from curious opponents who respect Zhang Liao, but are disgusted by Lü Bu. Lü Bu is eventually defeated and slain at Xia Pi by the allied forces of Cao Cao and Liu Bei, after many of Lü Bu's disillusioned officers defect to the enemy, also a factually accurate event.


[edit] Zuo Ci (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 5
Weapon: Card Deck
Ultimate Weapon: Trump Deck
Notable Battles: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Guan Du, Battle of Chang Ban, Escape from Chi Bi, Battle of He Fei, Battle of Yi Ling, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
Zuo Ci was included in Dynasty Warriors 5 due to popular demand. He was not part of any of the three kingdoms but did reside in the areas of Shu. He is a sorcerer of Taoism and took no part in any battles. This results in him having no significant importance in any battle. But in his Musou mode, he is seen primarily trying to test Cao Cao to see if he is worthy of his secret style of taoism. He is depicted as on old, wise sorcerer with a magic, spiritual deck of cards as his weapon. He is statistically the best character in the game with a highly unorthodox fighting style, using magic consisting of all three elements, fire, ice and lightning. His musou is the most impressive. He walks towards his enemies with his magic cards spinning around him demolishing everyone in his path; he finishes it off with a fire, ice and thunder strike.


[edit] Yuan Shao (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Long Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Grand Master (In Dynasty Warriors 3), Sword of Kings (In Dynasty Warriors 4 and 5)
Notable Battles: Battle of Ji Province, Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Chang Shan, Battle of Guan Du
Yuan Shao is a nobleman and supporter of the Han Dynasty who raised a large, powerful army in response to the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He is portrayed as an arrogant, overconfident aristocrat who is hesitant to fight in the front lines of battle. When Cao Cao's call to dispose of the tyrant Dong Zhuo is answered by various warlords in China (namely Sun Jian, Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao himself), Yuan Shao is given command of the army with Cao Cao's strong recommendation; though Sun Jian and Liu Bei are reluctant to rely on Yuan Shao for command, they do not voice their concerns. Yuan Shao sends the other warlords to the front line, while making a strong defense for himself and putting his brother Yuan Shu in charge of the supply lines. Dong Zhuo is defeated, but the coalition leaders lose faith in the Han Dynasty and disband. Yuan Shao ends up in control of the largest army in China and stations himself in the North, preparing to clash with Cao Cao, the other major northern warlord. At the Battle of Guan Du, Yuan Shao, with aid from Liu Bei's small force, attacks Cao Cao's small castle, relying on his brilliant generals Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Zhang He. During the battle, Yuan Shao attempts to overwhelm Cao Cao's army with sheer numbers and takes no particular strategy. Because of Yuan Shao's lack of adaptability, Cao Cao is easily able to outmaneuver him on several occasions. Guan Yu, serving temporarily under Cao Cao, slays Yan Liang and Wen Chou himself, and Zhang He, who would later become one of the most prominent Wei generals under Sima Yi, defected to Cao Cao's side. With no competent generals left, the nepotist Yuan Shao is defeated by an army a third the size of his own and is killed in battle.

In the Xtreme Legends games, Yuan Shao, instead of dying at Guan Du, defeats Cao Cao, who fades temporarily into obscurity. He then moves to wipe out Liu Bei, who leaves his service after encountering Guan Yu at Guan Du. After destroying Liu Bei at Chang Ban, Yuan Shao heads to Fan Castle, defended by his general Zhang He, to reinforce him against the allied armies of Guan Yu, who escapes Chang Ban alive, and Sun Quan, who rules in the Wu kingdom. After he defeats them and takes over much of Wu, Sun Quan marches against him at He Fei, but Yuan Shao defeats him again, destroying the Wu kingdom. Yuan Shao's final enemy is Cao Cao in Wei, who manages to raise a large army to confront Yuan Shao. Though the efforts of Cao Cao and his strategist Sima Yi are fierce and determined, Yuan Shao is victorious and unites China under the Yuan family rule.

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Dong Zhuo (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: Tyrant Sword (Serrated in Dynasty Warriors 4 and 5)
Ultimate Weapon: Grand Star (In Dynasty Warriors 3), Horror (In Dynasty Warriors 4 and 5)
Notable Battles: Battle of Xi Liang, Battle of Liang Province, Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Hu Lao Gate
Dong Zhuo is an imperial general who took advantage of the turmoil of the Yellow Turban Rebellion by deposing the Emperor and supporting a young, weak heir. He is portrayed as obese and bad-tempered, and very concerned with his own safety. He becomes Prime Minister and a tyrant, and a coalition is called by Cao Cao to depose him. Dong Zhuo, along with his adopted son, the mighty Lü Bu, and the beautiful but formidable Diao Chan, faces the coalition at the Hu Lao and Si Shui Gates. Although his demise in the novel is more prolonged, in most of the games he is defeated in battle there and killed. The long term effects of his brief period of power, however, echoed for decades, as most the private army warlords that had gathered to fight him and the Yellow Turbans lost faith in the Han Dynasty. His death began the competition among them for power over China.

In the Xtreme Legends games, Dong Zhuo defeats the alliance at Hu Lao Gate, scattering their leaders and killing Yuan Shao. He quickly sets out to bring the rest of China under his control, defeating Cao Cao at Guan Du and Sun Ce at He Fei. After putting the lands of Wu under Lü Bu's direct control, Dong Zhuo deposes the Emperor and confronts Liu Bei's large army, intent on restoring the Han Dynasty. He destroys the kingdom of Shu, only to find that his greatest warrior, Lü Bu, and the lovely Diao Chan have revolted against him. His fleet engages Lü Bu's army at Chi Bi, and despite the aid to Lü Bu from the remnants of Wu and Shu, Dong Zhuo is victorious over the seemingly indomitable Lü Bu, uniting China under his rule.
Dong Zhuo fights with a longsword, which is serrated in the later games. He fights elegantly, much like a fencer, but takes advantage of his tremendous bulk in his musou attack, during which he flips sideways into the air and lands on the ground, causing a massive tremor. His character is portrayed as somewhat pampered and helpless, and unwilling to fight for himself. He often dies calling out for the aid of his soldiers or of Lü Bu, as he died in the novel.


[edit] Diao Chan (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors
Weapon: Dual Maces
Ultimate Weapon: Diva
Notable Battles: Battle of Si Shui Gate, Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Battle of Chang Shan, Battle of Xia Pi
Diao Chan is a cunning, beautiful woman who fights on the side of Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo at Hu Lao Gate. Although she fights against the coalition in the mainstream games, her real intention is to drive Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo apart by appealing to their jealousy over her. Her true motives are only revealed when the player plays a battle on Dong Zhuo's side and fights against the coalition; Diao Chan may betray Dong Zhuo as things start to go badly. Her death in some of the games also causes Lü Bu to fly into a rage and betray Dong Zhuo to avenge her death. Although she succeeds in the novel, in the games her plot fails because the coalition is able to destroy Dong Zhuo on their own; she is killed during the ordeal. In later games, however, she survives and fights alongside Lu Bu throughout his career, until they both are killed by Cao Cao at Xia Pi.

During the Xtreme Legends games, Diao Chan fights in Dong Zhuo's army with Lü Bu as he sets out to eliminate the other warlords in China, constantly flattering Lü Bu during the battles. Her performance in the battles against Cao Cao and Sun Ce earns the trust of Dong Zhuo, and he allows her to accompany Lü Bu as he sets out to conquer the lands of Shu on Dong Zhuo's behalf. After he succeeds, Diao Chan convinces him to betray Dong Zhuo, and their armies clash at Chi Bi. Lü Bu and Diao Chan are victorious and Dong Zhuo is slain. Afterwards, Diao Chan convinces the "politically inept" Lü Bu to support the Han Dynasty, and the Han are restored. Diao Chan then attempts to leave Lü Bu and live by herself peacefully, but her way is blocked by Lü Bu's officers and raiders from the remnants of the Three Kingdoms. She defeats them all, but is caught by Lü Bu, who refuses to let her leave. She defeats him in battle and he surrenders, allowing her to leave the political arena for good.
Diao Chan fights with dual maces, consisting of decorative globes on the ends of sticks, as well as with dainty kicks. She is a fast runner and a quick attacker, but deals very little damage compared to other characters. Her musou attack consists of a spinning kick followed by a great swing of her maces.


[edit] Meng Huo (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Gauntlets
Ultimate Weapon: King of Beasts
Notable Battles: Struggle for Nan Zhong, Battle of Nan Zhong, The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Conquest of Nan Zhong
Meng Huo is the king of the Nanman tribe and husband of Zhu Rong, and is highly protective of both his people and his wife. He seeks to defend them from threats and live in harmony. He fights against Zhuge Liang, but is defeated seven times and eventually submits. He uses specialized troops such as elephants and armored soldiers, and the terrain to his advantage, but can't overcome Zhuge Liang's strategy. His own Musou Mode sometimes involves him fighting the other kingdoms (occasionally by accident), before eventually crushing Shu and living in peace.

He is a very slow attacker and runner, but is, in game terms, the strongest character, with a higher strength than even Lü Bu. His powerful attacks can often crush enemies, and many of his attacks involving stomping the ground. A downside to this is how low defense and speed, as faster characters can often overwhelm and heavily damage him before he can successfully retaliate.


[edit] Zhang Jiao (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 2
Weapon: (Sword in Dynasty Warriors 2) Staff from then on
Ultimate Weapon: Volcano Staff
Notable Battles: Battle of Xi Liang, Battle of Ji Province, Battle of Nan Zhong, The Yellow Turban Rebellion
Zhang Jiao is the leader of the Yellow Turbans, the army fighting for a religious sect known as the Way of Peace. Zhang Jiao, accompanied by his brothers Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, began a rebellion against what they perceived as a corrupt and indifferent Han Dynasty, the results of which formed the basis for the events in the Three Kingdoms era. He attacks the Han forces under the command of the brilliant Regent Marshall (Imperial Army commander) He Jin at Ru Nan. The Han forces are initially overwhelmed, but after being reinforced by several private armies, most memorably those of Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Jian, the Han protectors are able to repel the rebels and kill Zhang Jiao and his brothers. Zhang Jiao is portrayed as a manic zealot who takes a paternal attitude toward his followers. He was originally designed wearing common, simple clothing along with strings of beads, but in more recent games is seen wearing a gold mask and fine robes. In later games in the series, he is seen as a powerful sorcerer who often grants his followers the use of magic to use against the Han armies. However, the player can find ways to defeat his magic, which sometimes involve taking control of altars or destroying cauldrons. In Dynasty Warriors 5, his Musou Mode involves him fighting against Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao and even Meng Huo before eventually destroying the Han army.

Zhang Jiao's role in the Xtreme Legends games is based on his attempts to rekindle his own faith in himself, as well as his follower's faith in him, while avoiding religious persecution by the Han Empire. He journey's with his "children", as he calls them, throughout China, but is constantly pursued by Han sympathizers, forcing him to defend his civilian followers in each battle. He is initially attacked at Ru Nan by He Jin, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei, but manages to scatter the enemy leaders and escape. Disillusioned and confused, he wanders from village to village, determined to quell the bandit uprisings started by men claiming to be Yellow Turbans themselves. After regaining some faith in himself, he and his followers set off for the "Promised Land", but are once again attacked by Han supporters, this time consisting of Yuan Shao's and Liu Bei's armies. The Yellow Turbans defeat their pursuers and escape by sea to Jiang Dong, where they are offered shelter by Liu Biao. Unfortunately, Liu Biao's hospitality is only a guise; under the direction of Sun Jian, Liu Biao ambushes the Yellow Turban army at night, and Zhang Jiao is forced to flee once again on sea after defeating Sun Jian and killing Liu Biao. Cao Cao organizes a cooperative effort by himself, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and Sun Jian to defeat the Yellow Turbans at sea, but the Han forces are defeated and scattered again by the Yellow Turbans, this time resulting in the deaths of Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Yuan Shao. Undiverted in his effort to restore the Han to their former glory, Liu Bei, aided by his strategist, the powerful wizard Zhuge Liang, attacks Zhang Jiao at Yi Ling, but Zhang Jiao once again prevails, killing Liu Bei and his generals and clearing the way to the Promised Land. When the Yellow Turbans arrive at the Promised Land, however, they find their way obstructed by the Nanman people, who refuse to let them pass. The Nanman attack, aided by Zhuge Liang, who escaped from Yi Ling, but Zhang Jiao's army prevails for the final time, killing Zhuge Liang and forcing the Nanman King Meng Huo to surrender; this allows the Yellow Turban to at last reach the Promised Land and live in peace.
Zhang Jiao fights using a staff and fire magic. He fights erratically, reminiscent of a non-human primate, and gives off a sharp, high-pitched battle cry. He is often seen as one of the most difficult characters to use, with few adequate crowd clearing moves and a low defense.


[edit] Zhu Rong (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3
Weapon: Boomerang
Ultimate Weapon: Inferno
Notable Battles: Struggle for Nan Zhong, Battle of Nan Zhong, The Invasion of Nan Zhong, Conquest of Nan Zhong
Zhu Rong is the wife of the Nanman King Meng Huo, and said to be the daughter of the God of Fire. She is the only female character who actually fought in the novel, defeating several Shu generals in the battle against them. She has only a small role in the mainstream games, being simply another officer who guards Meng Huo's main camp. Once Meng Huo is defeated five times without being defeated for the final time, she flies into a rage, becoming eager to avenge the insult to her husband. She has a unique troop of guards as well; her guards are female, scantily-clad Nanman women who are given the title of "Amazoness", despite being nowhere near Greece. Zhu Rong fights with a three-pointed boomerang, using a combination of slashing and throwing attacks. She is a slow mover and slow attacker, with average attack power and high defense.

During the Xtreme Legends games, she has a deeper role and the spotlight during her own musou mode is on her. When the Shu Emperor Liu Bei invades Nan Zhong, he brings his wife Sun Shang Xiang; Zhu Rong asks Meng Huo to bring her to the battle, and the two of them lead their army to an easy defeat over the Shu army, wiping them out. Sun Shang Xiang escapes to her native Wu, and Zhu Rong, having never seen the world outside of Nan Zhong, decides to travel the country with her army. Along their journey, the Nanman couple meets other couples in battle; while at sea, they defeat Xiao Qiao and her husband Zhou Yu, and later Zhen Ji and her husband Cao Pi, when they meet the Wei fleet heading toward Jiang Dong. Once the Nanman army returns to land, they discover Luo Yang. Determined to explore it, they engage Dong Zhuo and his concubine Diao Chan, who control the stronghold at Luo Yang. Dong Zhuo is killed, and Diao Chan and the great warrior Lü Bu are forced to flee.
Having demolished Cao Cao's and Dong Zhuo's armies, the Nanman unwittingly become the undisputed rulers of Northern China. They decide to head home, purposely heading through the Wu territory at Zhu Rong's request in order to provoke an attack. Wu, ruled by another rival couple Sun Ce and his wife Da Qiao, attack the Nanman at You Ting, but they are defeated, and Zhu Rong once again outfights Sun Shang Xiang. Wu comes back for a rematch at He Fei, ambushing Meng Huo and surrounding him. The ambush fails however, and Sun Ce, Da Qiao, and Zhu Rong's longtime rival Sun Shang Xiang are killed. The Nanman army, seeking a rest, occupies He Fei Castle, but the rest is short lived; the three surviving female warriors who have been defeated by Zhu Rong (Zhen Ji, Diao Chan, and Xiao Qiao) surround He Fei Castle. They and their husbands unite under the command of Lü Bu. Unafraid, Zhu Rong defeats her female rivals and Cao Pi and Zhou Yu while Meng Huo holds a defense in the central square of the castle. Declaring themselves to be the strongest couple in the land, Meng Huo and Zhu Rong then engage and defeat Lü Bu, ending the last resistance to the Nanman and allowing them to return home at last.
After Lü Bu is forced to flee from the Battle of Hu Lao Gate. He first invades a small area of northern Nan Zhong and prevails. Meng Huo orders Zhu Rong to lead an army to fight Lü Bu but Zhu couldn't as she realized she had developed feelings for Lü Bu. After hearing upon Lü Bu's death, she secretly mourned his death and swore that she would never love any one else more than him. But instead of leaving Meng Huo, Zhu Rong decided to stay loyal to him even though Meng Huo was no longer the love of her life.

[edit] Other Important non-playable characters
Hua Xiong
Gongsun Zan
King Duosi
Gao Shun
Yuan Shu
Huang Zu
Liu Biao
Shui Jing
Zhang Ren
He Jin
Liu Zhang
Ma Teng
Zhang Bao
Zhang Liang
Han Sui
Wen Chou
Yan Liang
Xu Rong
King Wutugu
Zhang Xiu
Tian Feng
Li Ru
[edit] Removed Characters From Dynasty Warriors

[edit] Oda Nobunaga (?? ??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors, downgraded to bodyguard in subsequent games
Weapon: Yari
Ultimate Weapon: None (Original Dynasty Warriors doesn't have multiple weapons)
Nobunaga was the first character in the series to not be based on someone from Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Appearing only in the original Dynasty Warriors game, Nobunaga is a cameo from Japanese history, rather than Chinese like the rest of the characters. He represents a sixteenth century daimyo (samurai warlord) who is a part of several other KOEI games. Nobunaga is also unique among characters in not having his family name (Oda) given. He has a partner named: Sho. Both of them are bodyguards in later games.

[edit] Toukichi
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors, but taken out of subsequent games
Weapon: Sword
Ultimate Weapon: None (Original Dynasty Warriors does not have multiple weapons)
Another character in the series that isn't based on someone from Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Appearing only in the original Dynasty Warriors game, Toukichi is a cartoon character who has an extremely big head, with no real information about him, but many things points that he might a reference to Kinoshita Tokichiro, better known as Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His name, and the fact that he's Oda Nobunaga's final fight and Nobunaga is his final fight are the best examples.

[edit] Fu Xi (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3, but taken out of subsequent games
Weapon: Bastard Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Fu Xi's Sword
5th Weapon: Fengshen Sword
Notable Battles: None
Fu Xi isn't based on a Three Kingdoms person, but on a Chinese mythological being named Fu Xi. He is a secret character in Dynasty Warriors 3, who can be unlocked by clearing Musou Mode with the three original kingdom leaders - Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei - and unlocking Lü Bu (achieved by defeating 1000 enemies at Hu Lao Gate). His attacks are strong but slow. Fu Xi has been removed since Dynasty Warriors 4. However, his sword can be equipped to custom characters in later games.

[edit] Nu Wa (??)
First appearance as playable: Dynasty Warriors 3, but taken out of subsequent games
Weapon: Rapier
Ultimate Weapon: Nu Wa's Rapier
5th Weapon: Fengshen Rapier
Notable Battles: None
Nu Wa, like Fu Xi, is based not on a character from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but on a Chinese Mythical being named Nu Wa. She is also a secret character on Dynasty Warriors 3, and can be unlocked by clearing Musou Mode with each female characters loyal to one of the Three Kingdoms (Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Sun Shang Xiang and Zhen Ji). Her attacks are fast but weak. Nu Wa has been removed since Dynasty Warriors 4. However, her rapier can be equipped to custom characters in later games. In Dynasty Warriors 5, the rapier moveset was upgraded and her Musou was changed from single forward stabs to swinging her sword from side to side in front of her, making it easier to use given that before it was hard to balance an enemy officer on her sword.




List of characters from Samurai Warriors
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This is a list of characters from the game Samurai Warriors. Most of them are based on historical figures.

Samurai Warriors has a lineup of fifteen playable characters:

1 Sanada Yukimura (?? ??), vassal to Shingen until his death. Afterwards he joined the Toyotomi against the Tokugawa forces. He wields a jumonji-yari (spear). Voice credit: Takeshi Kusao
2 Maeda Keiji (?? ??), served under Nobunaga until he became a wanderer. He wields a two-pronged spear. Voice credit: Yuji Ueda
3 Oda Nobunaga (?? ??), a powerful warlord who seeks to rule Japan. He wields a two-edged straight sword imbued with dark energy. Voice credit: Jurouta Kosugi
4 Akechi Mitsuhide (?? ??), vassal of Nobunaga and mentor to Ranmaru. He disapproves of Nobunaga's methods and rebels against him at Honnouji temple. He wields a katana. Voice credit: Hikaru Midorikawa
5 Ishikawa Goemon (), a professional thief seeking the Plover Urn. He wields a large metal club and carries a powerful cannon upon his back; he was not included in Samurai Warriors 2, though he is playable in the crossover game Warriors Orochi. Voice credit: Hisao Egawa
6 Uesugi Kenshin (?), avatar of Bishamonten, he lives only for battle and sees Shingen as his nemesis. He wields a large seven-bladed sword. Voice credit: Jouji Nakata
7 Oichi (??), sister to Nobunaga. She wields a kendama. Voice credit: Ai Maeda
Oichi's appearance in Samurai Warriors 2 differs greatly from her appearance in the original. In Samurai Warriors, she is depicted as being a cheerful, peppy young teen of about fourteen years of age. In Samurai Warriors 2, her appearance has been adjusted to make her an adult with a more mature personality.
8 Okuni (??), a travelling miko seeking funds for her shrine. She uses an umbrella as a weapon. She is available only in free mode in Sengoku Musou 2. Voice credit: Wakana Yamazaki
Kunoichi (), a female ninja in service of the Sanada and Takeda clans. In fact, the word kunoichi means female ninja. She wields dual kunai. A non-historical character who is based on the Sanada Ten Braves that accompanied Sanada Yukimura (Anayama Kosuke); she was not included in Samurai Warriors 2, though she is playable in the crossover game Warriors Orochi. Voice credit: Yuko Nagashima
Saika Magoichi (?? ??), a mercenary with a grudge against Nobunaga. He wields a musket with an attached bayonet. Voice credit: Hiroshi Isobe
Takeda Shingen (?? ??), renowned strategist and leader of the Takeda clan. He wields a dansen uchiwa (strategist's fan). Voice credit: Daisuke Gouri
Date Masamune (?? ??), young ruler of the Date clan who seeks control of the land. Known as the One-Eyed Dragon. He wields a pair of bokken or suburitou (wooden swords). In Sengoku Musou 2 however, he wields a western-style saber and a pair of pistols. Voice credit: Nobuyuki Hiyama
No (Nouhime) (??), wife of Nobunaga, she is torn between the love of her husband and her promise to her father to kill Nobunaga. She wields a pair of claws, or daggers hidden in her sleeves. To the contradiction of history, she and Nobunaga are close. In Samurai Warriors 2, they appear to be more distant. Voice credit: Mariko Suzuki
Hattori Hanzo (?? ??), ninja in service of Tokugawa Ieyasu. He wields a kusari-gama (chain & scythe). Historically, he wields a yari (spear/lance). Voice credit: Takaya Kuroda
Mori Ranmaru (? ??), servant of Nobunaga, close relationship with Akechi Mitsuhide. Though male, his appearance and voice are extremely feminine. He wields a nodachi. he is only available in free mode in Samurai Warriors 2. Voice credit: Naomi Shindou
Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends introduced an additional four playable characters to the roster:

Toyotomi Hideyoshi (?? ??), one of Nobunaga's best generals and eventual unifier of Japan. He wields a Sansetsukon. Voice credit: Munehiro Tokita, Hideo Ishikawa (Starting from Samurai Warriors 2)
Imagawa Yoshimoto (?? ??), eccentric ruler who wishes to play Kemari in Kyoto. He wields a katana and a kemari ball; he was not included in Samurai Warriors 2, though he is playable in Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends and the crossover game Warriors Orochi. Voice credit: Takahiro Kawachi
Honda Tadakatsu (?? ??), general in service of Tokugawa Ieyasu. He wields an exceptionally large spear. Historically he wields the Tonbogiri, but as it is occupied by the CAW Spear's fourth weapon, he must settle for this. Voice credit: Akio Ohtsuka
Ina (Inahime) (??), daughter of Tadakatsu, wife to Sanada Nobuyuki and sister in-law to Sanada Yukimura. She wields a bladed longbow. Voice credit: Makiko Ohmoto
Samurai Warriors 2 had ten new playable characters.

Tokugawa Ieyasu (?? ??), a loyal ally to Nobunaga and the third of "The Three Unifiers". He wields a spear with a cannon hidden inside. Originally appeared as a unique NPC in the first Samurai Warriors. Voice credit: Jouji Nakata
Ishida Mitsunari (?? ??), vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He wields an iron fan. Voice credit: Eiji Takemoto
Azai Nagamasa (?? ??), daimyo of Northern Omi and husband of Oichi. He wields a jousting lance. Originally appeared as a unique NPC in the first Samurai Warriors. Voice credit: Hiroshi Kamiya
Shima Sakon (? ??), elite general whom in the service of Ishida Mitsunari. His remarkable skills in coordination of military deployment that often rivaled Honda Tadakatsu. He wields a two-handed falchion. Voice credit: Shinichi Yamada
Shimazu Yoshihiro (?? ??), daimyo of Satsuma. He wields a large hammer. Voice credit: Hisao Egawa
Tachibana Ginchiyo (?? ), daughter of Tachibana Dosetsu and wife of Tachibana Muneshige. She wields a serrated sword. Voice credit: Naomi Shindou
Naoe Kanetsugu (?? ??), vassal of Uesugi Kagekatsu. He wields a Taoist sword and paper charms. Voice credit: Masaya Takatsuka
Nene (??), wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. She wields a pair of daggers. She seems to take the place of the character Kunoichi, who was taken out of this version, and is a kunoichi (a female ninja) herself, using the same ninjutsu style as the character Kunoichi with a few different moves such as shapeshifting. Voice credit: Wakana Yamazaki
Fuma Kotaro (?? ), ninja in service of the Hojo clan and is the bitter-rival of Hattori Hanzo. He wields a pair of claws. Voice credit: Nobuyuki Hiyama
Miyamoto Musashi (?? ??), a master of kenjutsu and a rival of Sasaki Kojiro. He wields a katana and an offhand wakizashi, which is historically accurate. Voice credit: Hidehiko Kaneko
Samurai Warriors 2: Empires added two new characters to the roster:

Shibata Katsuie (?), a general who serves Oda Nobunaga. He was a non-generic NPC and a unique bodyguard in Samurai Warriors 2. In SW2:Empires he became playable. He wields a large spear. In Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends, his weapon is changed to be two poleaxes. Voice credit: Eiji Takemoto
Sasaki Kojiro ( ), a skilled swordsman and Musashi's most formidable rival. He was a non-generic NPC and a unique bodyguard in Samurai Warriors 2. In SW2:Empires he became playable. He wields a katana in the Empires game. A summoned 'ex-dimensional' sword is added to his ordinary katana weapon in the Xtreme Legends edition. Voice credit: Yuji Ueda
Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends added three new characters, one removed character that will be brought back, and a change in Shibata Katsuie's weapon:

Maeda Toshiie (?), a general who serves Oda Nobunaga. He wields two spears and a large sword. Voice credit: Katsuyuki Konishi
Chosokabe Motochika (), daimyo of the Chosokabe clan. He wields a shamisen as his weapon. Voice credit: Ryotaro Okiayu
Hosokawa Gracia (), the Christian daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide and wife of Hosokawa Tadaoki. She wields her bracelets as weapons. Voice credit: Jun Shikano
It should also be noted that characters' backstories were often non-historical (Ranmaru was born two years before Inabayama Castle fell, instead of defending it alongside Mitsuhide), but that many of the relationships (such as what seem to be strong implications of more than a friendly relationship between those two) are greatly changed in Samurai Warriors 2 (the battle of Okehazama, the siege of Inabayama castle are omitted; Hideyoshi and Magoichi are best of friends; Ranmaru and Mitsuhide are practically indifferent to one another, while Nobunaga and Mitsuhide are particularly close).


[edit] Non-playable characters
Many other officers and and generals that fought in wars during the battles of Samurai Warriors appear but are not playable in any of the games in the series. Here is an ongoing list of generals and their officers who are featured in this series. Names in parentheses are variants that are used in the games. Those names with asterisks were also secret characters in Samurai Warriors 1.

Abe Motozane
Akai Naomasa
Akamatsu Yoshisuke
Akao Kiyotsuna
Akashi Takenori
Akashi Teruzumi
Akaza Naonori
Akaza Naoyasu
Akechi Hidemitsu (Samanosuke Akechi in Onimusha: Warlord and Onimusha 3: Demon Siege)
Akechi Shigetomo
Akiyama Nobutomo
Akita Sanesue
Amago Yoshihisa
Amakasu Kagemochi
Amakasu Kagetsugu
Anayama Nobukimi (Anayama Baisetsu)
Ando Morinari
Anegakoji Yoritsuna
Ankokuji Ekei
Anto Chikasue
Aoyama Toranosuke
Araki Murashige
Araki Shigekata
Arima Noriyori
Arima Toyouji
Asahina Yasutomo
Asakura Kageakira
Asakura Kagenori
Asakura Kagetake
Asakura Yoshikage
Ashikaga Yoshiaki
Ashina Morioki
Ashina Moriuji
Atsuji Sadayuki*
Azai Masazumi (Asai Masazumi)
Baba Nobuharu (Baba Nobufusa)
Ban Danemon (Ban Naoyuki)
Chiba Naoshige
Chiba Shigetane
Chosokabe Morichika
Chosokabe Nobuchika
Daidoji Masashige
Date Harumune
Date Hidemune
Date Sanemoto
Date Shigezane
Date Terumune
Dodo Tsunaie
Ei Hisatora
Endo Naotsune
Fukuhara Hirotoshi
Fukushima Masanori
Fuse Magobei
Fuwa Mitsuharu
Gamo Ujisato
Goto Matabei
Goto Nobuyasu
Hachisuka Iemasa
Hachisuka Koroku
Hachiya Yoritaka
Hara Masatane
Hara Nagayori
Hara Tanenaga
Harada Munetoki
Hasekura Tsunenaga
Hashiba Hidenaga
Hattori Tomosada
Hineno Bitchu
Hineno Hironari
Hirano Nagayasu
Hirate Hirohide
Hiratsuka Tamehiro
Hiroaka Yorikatsu
Hojo Naosada
Hojo Tsunashige
Hojo Ujifusa
Hojo Ujikuni
Hojo Ujimasa
Hojo Ujimitsu
Hojo Ujinao
Hojo Ujinori
Hojo Ujitada
Hojo Ujitaka
Hojo Ujiteru
Hojo Ujiyasu
Honda Masanobu
Honda Tadamasa
Honda Tadatomo
Honda Tadazane
Honganji Kennyo*
Honinbo Sansa
Honjo Shigenaga
Hori Hidemasa
Horiuchi Ujiyoshi
Hosokawa Fujitaka
Hosokawa Tadaoki
Ido Yoshihiro
Ii Nagamasa
Ii Naomasa*
Ii Naomori
Ii Naotaka*
Ujuin Tadamune
Ikeda Terumasa
Ikeda Tsuneoki
Imagawa Ujizane
Inaba Ittetsu
Inadome Sukenao
Innoshima Sukeyasu
Irobe Katsunaga
Irobe Mitsunaga
Irobe Nagazane
Ise Sadaoki
Ishikawa Kazumasa
Ishikawa Yasukatsu
Ishikawa Yasunaga
Isono Kazumasa
Ito Masayo
Jojo Masashige
Kabayama Hisataka
Kaiho Tsunachika
Kaisen Shoki
Kakizaki Kageie
Kamiizumi Nobutsuna
Kanamori Nagachika
Kaneko Mino*
Kani Saizo
Karasawa Genba
Kasahara Masataka
Kasuya Sanekatsu
Kasuya Takenori
Katagiri Katsumoto
Katakura Kagetsuna (Katakura Kojuro)
Katakura Shigenaga
Kato Kiyomasa
Kato Yoshiaki
Katsurayama Ujimoto
Kawada Maganori
Kawai Yoshimune
Kawajiri Hidetaka
Kikkawa Hiroie
Kimura Shigenari
Kiso Yoshimasa
Kita Nobuchika
Kitajo Takahiro
Kobayakawa Hideaki
Konishi Yukinaga
Kosaka Masanobu
Kozuki Bitchu
Kuki Yoshitaka
Kuroda Kanbei
Kuroda Nagamasa
Kurushima Michiyasu
Kutsuki Mototsuna
Maeba Jinpachiro
Maeba Yoshitsugu
Maeda Toshitsune
Magara Naotaka
Matoba Genshiro
Matsuda Masachika
Matsuda Naohide
Matsuda Norihide
Matsuda Yasusato
Matsudaira Nobuyasu
Matsudaira Tadamasa
Matsudaira Tadanao
Matsudaira Tadateru
Matsudaira Tadayoshi
Matsudaira Yasunaga
Matsui Munenobu
Matsui Tadatsugu
Matsunaga Hisahide
Matsuno Shume
Matto Haruno
Menju Ieteru
Mibu Yoshitake
Mimaki Kaneaki
Minagawa Hiroteru
Mitsui Yuunken
Miyabe Keijun
Miyamoto Hyobu
Miyoshi Masayasu
Mizuno Katsunari
Mogami Yoshiaki
Mogami Yoshimori
Mogami Yoshiyasu
Momochi Tamba
Mori Hidemoto
Mori Katsunaga
Mori Motonari
Mori Nagayoshi
Mori Tadamasa
Mori Terumoto
Mori Yoshinari
Murai Sadakatsu
Murakami Motoyoshi
Murakami Takayoshi
Murakami Yoshikiyo
Nagai Michitoshi
Naito Masatoyo*
Naito Tadaoki
Nakagawa Kiyohide
Nakagawa Shigemasa
Nakamura Kazuhide
Nakamura Kazutada
Nakamura Kazuuji
Nakano Munetoki
Namasue Mataichiro
Namikawa Yasuie
Naoe Kagetsuna
Narita Ujinaga
Natsume Yoshinobu
Nikaido Moriyoshi
Ninokuruwa Isuke
Niiro Tadamoto
Nishina Morinobu
Niwa Nagahide
Niwa Ujishige
Nobesawa Mitsushige
Noisshiki Tanomo
Nomi Munekatsu
Oda Nobukatsu
Oda Nobutada
Ogasawara Hidemasa
Ogasawara Nagatada
Ogawara Yasuhiro
Ogawa Suketada
Ogura Shoju
Ono Harufusa
Ono Harunaga
Oka Toshikatsu
Oka Yoshimasa
Okabe Motonobu
Okubo Tadachika
Okubo Tadasuke
Okubo Tadayo
Okudaira Nobumasa
Onikojima Yataro
Oniniwa Tsunamoto
Oniniwa Yoshinao
Otani Yoshikatsu
Otani Yoshitsugu
Otomo Yoshimune
Oyamada Nobushige
Ozeki Takamasu
Pandan Emon
Rusu Masakage
Ryuzoji Takanobu
Saegusa Moritomo
Saika Magoroku
Saito Tatsuoki
Saito Tomonobu
Saito Toshimasa
Saito Toshimitsu
Saito Yoshitatsu
Sakai Ietsugu
Sakai Masahisa
Sakai Tadatsugu
Sakai Yoshiro
Sakakibara Yasumasa
Sakazaki Naomori
Sakenobe Hidetsuna
Sakuma Nobumori
Sanada Terumasa
Sanada Masayuki
Sanada Masateru
Sanada Nobutsuna
Sanada Nobuyuki
Saruwatari Nobumitsu
Sasa Narimasa (Sassa Narimasa)
Satake Yoshiaki
Satake Yoshimasa
Satake Yoshishige
Satomi Minbu
Seki Kamon
Sengoku Hidehisa
Sengoku Tadamasa
Shibata Katsumasa
Shibata Katsusada
Shibata Katsutoyo
Shibue Masamitsu
Shichiri Yorichika
Shimazu Iehisa
Shimazu Tadanaga
Shimazu Tadatsune
Shimazu Toyohisa
Shimazu Toshihisa
Shimazu Yoshihisa
Shimozuma Chuukou
Shimozuma Rairen
Shimozuma Rairyu
Shimura Mitsuyasu
Shimura Nagaatsu
Shimura Shigeie
Shinjo Naoyori
Shishido Mototsugu
Shokei*
Susukida Kanesuke
Suwa Yorimizu
Suzuki Kyuzaburo
Suzuki Sadayu
Suzuki Shigenori
Suzuki Shigetomo
Takayama Ukon (Takayama Shigetomo)
Takeda Katsuyori
Takeda Nobukado
Takeda Nobushige
Takeda Nobutoyo
Takeda Nobuzane
Takeda Yoshinobu
Takenaka Hanbei
Takigawa Kazumasu
Tanaka Yoshimasa
Tateoka Mitsunao
Tendo Yorisada
Terasawa Hirotaka
Toda Kazuaki
Toda Shigemasa
Todo Takatora
Toki Yorisada
Tokugawa Hidetada
Tomita Nagashige
Tomita Nobutaka
Tomizawa Iyo
Torii Mototada
Toyotomi Hidetsugu
Toyotomi Hideyori
Tozawa Moriyasu
Tsuchihashi Morishige
Tsuchiya Masatsugu
Tsuda Nobuharu
Tsugaru Tamenobu
Tsutsui Junkei
Tsutsui Sadatsugu
Udono Nagateru
Ueda Norisada
Uesugi Kagekatsu
Uesugi Kagenobu
Uesugi Ujinori
Ujiie Bokuzen
Ujiie Mitsuuji
Ujiie Sadanao
Ujiie Yukihiro
Ujuin Tadamune
Ukita Hideie
Ukita Tadaie
Umezu Masakage
Uozumi Kagekata
Usami Sadamitsu
Utsunomiya Hirotsuna
Utsunomiya Kunitsuna
Uwai Kakuken
Wada Akitame
Wakisaka Yasuharu
Watanabe Moritsuna
Yagyu Munenori
Yamada Arinobu
Yamagata Masakage
Yamamoto Kansuke
Yamanaka Shikanosuke
Yamazaki Naganori
Yashiro Kageyori
Yasuda Kunitsugu
Yasuda Nagahide
Yazawa Yorisada
Yazawa Yoritsuna
Yokotani Yukishige
Yoshikawa Hiroie
Yoshioka Nagamasu
Yuasa Jinsuke
Yuki Harutomo
Yuki Hideyasu (Soki in Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams)
Yumoto Zushonosuke
Yusa Tsugumitsu
[edit] Bodyguards in Samurai Warriors 2
They're also the famous ones in the Sengoku Period. They've appeared as bodyguards in Samurai Warriors 2.

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Anayama Kosuke (as Samurai)
Aochi Yoemon (as Sumo)
Aya (as Shrine Maiden)
Fujibayashi Nagato (as Ninja)
Gamo Tiger (as Kuno'ichi)
Honinbo Sansa (as Monk)
Hoshina Masatoshi (as Samurai)
Igasaki Dojun (as Musketeer)
Ikeda Itoko (as Shrine Maiden)
Inadome Sukenao (as Musketeer)
Ise (as Shrine Maiden)
Ishin Suden (as Monk)
Kai (as Lady Samurai)
Kakei Juzo (as Musketeer)
Kamiizumi Nobutsuna (as Samurai)
Kansen Shoki (as Monk)
Kashin Koji (as Ninja)
Kato Danzo (as Fire Ninja)
Kato Tsune (as Kuno'ichi)
Kirigakure Saizo (as Fire Ninja)
Koma (as Lady Samurai)
Konishi Maria (as Kuno'ichi)
Koshosho (as Archer)
Kumakawa (as Sumo)
Kyogoku Tatsuko (as Archer)
Maeda Matsu (as Lady Samurai)
Matsunaga Hisahide (as Fire Ninja)
Miyoshi Isa (as Sumo)
Miyoshi Seikai (as Sumo)
Mochizuki Chiyojo (as Kuno'ichi)
Mochizuki Rokuro (as Fire Ninja)
Momichi Tamba (as Ninja)
Namasue Mataichiro (as Sumo)
Nana (as Lady Samurai)
Nankobo Tenkai (he appears in Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams) (as Monk)
Ninokuruwa Isuke (as Ninja)
Ono Ginpachiro (as Fire Ninja)
Ono Otsu (as Shrine Maiden)
Oura Inu (as Lady Samurai)
Ryuzoji Takanobu (as Samurai)
Sarutobi Sasuke (as Ninja)
Sayuri (as Shrine Maiden)
Sugitani Zenjubo (as Musketeer)
Takuan Soho (as Monk)
Tanegashima Hisatoki (as Musketeer)
Tozawa Moriyasu (as Samurai)
Tsuru (as Archer)
Usui (as Kuno'ichi)
Yagyu Sekishusai (as Samurai)
Yamanaka Shikanosuke (as Samurai)
Yamanouchi Chiyo (as Archer)
Yoshioka Myorinni (as Archer)


Warriors Orochi, known in Japan as Musou Orochi (??OROCHI, Muso Orochi?), is a PlayStation 2 and XBOX360 action video game developed by Koei and Omega Force. It is a crossover of two popular video game series, Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors (Specifically Dynasty Warriors 5 and Samurai Warriors 2). The game was released on March 21, 2007 in Japan, September 18 in the United States, September 21 in Europe, September 27 in Australia and September 28 in New Zealand. The game came out for the Xbox 360 in Japan on September 13, and the UK version came out on the same date as the Playstation 2 version in the United States.

Unlike the Dynasty Warriors games, the English language version of Warriors Orochi utilizes the correct pronunciations of the Three Kingdoms officers. For example, Cao Cao is now pronounced as "tsao tsao" instead of "cow cow" in the Dynasty Warriors series.

Plot and Characters
See also: List of characters in Dynasty Warriors and List of characters from Samurai Warriors
In Warriors Orochi, Orochi, the Serpent King, created a rift in time and space. He created a twisted new world and brought together warriors from the Three Kingdoms era of China and the Warring States period of Japan (more than 1,200 years apart in history). Orochi wished to test the might of the warriors of these two eras.

The story of Warriors Orochi is told in four separate, unrelated subplots. Each subplot starts the player with three characters. More characters are unlocked as the player progresses through the story or satisfies certain conditions in certain stages. Though each separate subplot is named after the Three Kingdoms (and one from the perspective of the Samurai Warriors characters), characters from different factions band together as one in each subplot to confront Orochi in an ultimate showdown. Due to the storyline, a majority of the characters have split from their respective factions in their original games and have been forced into others. However, the character selection screen still places all the characters in their original positions.

A total of 79 characters encompasses the roster of Warriors Orochi: 48 from Dynasty Warriors, 29 from Samurai Warriors (Including Imagawa Yoshimoto, Kunoichi and Ishikawa Goemon from Samurai Warriors 1, left out in Samurai Warriors 2), and two new characters included exclusively for this game: the titular character and primary villain, Orochi (), the Serpent King and the mythological beast of Yamato; and Da Ji (??), the villainous concubine of King Zhou of Shang from Fengshen Yanyi. Orochi wields a very large scythe, while Da Ji fights with two floating orbs.

There are many non-playable officers who are also part of the game, all taken from both the Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors games. Additionally, there are exclusive non-playable officers that are in Orochi's forces.

Not all characters from past games are brought back however. Fu Xi and Nu Wa from Dynasty Warriors 3 are not included. In addition, because Warriors Orochi was released before Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends, Imagawa Yoshimoto's updated character model, Sasaki Kojiro, Shibata Katsuie, Maeda Toshiie, Chosokabe Motochika and Gracia are not included either.

With Warriors Orochi being a crossover of two Koei franchises, it contains playable stages from both games, some of which are modified by Orochi's supernatural influence. It also contains unaltered music from both franchises, along with new music tracks.


[edit] Shu Story
In the Shu Story, the Shu forces were in shambles, with the whereabouts of its officers unknown. One such officer, Zhao Yun, was captured by Orochi's forces and held prisoner in Ueda Castle. In despair over the unknown status of his lord, Liu Bei, he is later rescued by Zuo Ci, Shimazu Yoshihiro and Xing Cai. Zuo Ci revealed startling news to Zhao Yun which embarked him on a quest with help from unexpected allies.

Starters: Zhao Yun, Xing Cai, Shimazu Yoshihiro
Allies: Tachibana Ginchiyo, Yue Ying, Saika Magoichi, Jiang Wei, Wei Yan, Sanada Yukimura, Pang De, Meng Huo, Zhu Rong, Ishikawa Goemon, Yuan Shao, Date Masamune, Miyamoto Musashi, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei

[edit] Wei Story
In the Wei story, Cao Cao was reported dead. His son, Cao Pi, took up leadership of Wei. Hoping to control Wei himself, Orochi sent Da Ji to take the offer of an alliance to Cao Pi, which he accepted. Under this alliance, Cao Pi suppressed all opposition to Orochi without objection. Cao Pi had an ulterior motive that he was planning as the story progresses.

Starters: Cao Pi, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang
Allies: Xu Zhu, Ishida Mitsunari, Zhang He, Nene, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Pang Tong, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Huang Gai, Diao Chan, Azai Nagamasa, Oichi, Gan Ning, Zhen Ji, Dian Wei, Cao Cao

[edit] Wu Story
In the Wu Story, Orochi uses the captive Sun Jian to blackmail the Sun family into servitude. Sun Ce is the first to rebel against Orochi, under the guidance of Sakon Shima, and much to the disapproval of his siblings, Quan and Shang Xiang.

Starters: Sun Ce, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Hattori Hanzo
Allies: Zhou Yu, Mori Ranmaru, Taishi Ci, Fuma Kotaro, Lu Meng, Sakon Shima, No, Kunoichi, Sun Shang Xiang,Inahime, Da Qiao, Zhou Tai, Maeda Keiji, Sun Quan, Sun Jian

[edit] Samurai Warriors Story
In this story, the armies of the Three Kingdoms were crushed by Orochi's forces. The Demon King, Oda Nobunaga, decided to gather a force to challenge Orochi. This story alludes to the other stories somewhat (i.e. Sakon Shima's guidance to Sun Ce in the Wu Story).

Starters: Oda Nobunaga, Akechi Mitsuhide, Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Allies: Guan Ping, Huang Zhong, Ma Chao, Okuni, Xiao Qiao, Zhang Jiao, Lu Xun, Dong Zhuo, Ling Tong, Cao Ren, Sima Yi, Naoe Kanetsugu, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin

[edit] Unaffiliated Characters
Zuo Ci and Honda Tadakatsu do not have an affiliation to any faction in Warriors Orochi.


[edit] Orochi Army
Orochi, the Serpent King: Commander of the Orochi Army
Da Ji: Orochi's Strategist
Lu Bu: Orochi's Sentry
In the English language version of Warriors Orochi, the Orochi officers are all named after various species of snakes as a pun to Orochi being the Serpent King: Hognose, Yellowbelly, Sidewinder, Lancehead, Urutu, Cottonmouth, Diamondback, Bushmaster


[edit] Gameplay

[edit] New elements
The following are some new gameplay mechanics added exclusively to Warriors Orochi:

Players can take any three characters from the Dynasty and Samurai Warriors lineup into battle, forming a party. Using the R2 and L2 buttons, players can switch between the characters in their party any time during battle.
All characters are designated either as a Power-type (red), Speed-type (blue) or Technique-type (yellow). By using the R1 button, various special attacks and abilities can be performed, depending on the character type.
All characters have specific "personal items" that can be acquired by completing character specific objectives which also unlocks special features.
A new system called "Weapon Fusion" which can be used if a character has at least 2 weapons, then they can fuse them into a more powerful weapon with mixed stats.

[edit] Revised Game play and other elements
Because Warriors Orochi is a crossover game, it takes the liberty of combining elements from the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors games. The following are game play mechanics that have been used in prior Warriors titles, but given changes in Warriors Orochi:

Game play element Dynasty Warriors 5 Samurai Warriors 2 Revised in Warriors Orochi
Character selection screen Divided between the Three Kingdoms and "Other" Shows all characters Follows Dynasty Warriors, but Samurai Warriors characters divided between the first and second Samurai Warriors which they debuted in
Art Gallery Showcases CG and "classic" art, only available in Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires Same as Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires, except in Samurai Warriors 2 Empires Showcases CG art and trailers from past Warriors games. Trailers are removed from the US version. Art can also be set as the background of the main menu and camp screens
Chaos difficulty: The hardest difficulty setting Only unlocked by completing special requirements Follows Dynasty Warriors Already available at the beginning of the game
Gameplay soundtrack Rock-based soundtrack Techno-based soundtrack Recycles songs from both games, with a few new songs specifically for this game. Lu Bu is given a remixed track for his theme song, combining both Rock and Techno
Multiplayer Player 2 can select a separate character from Player 1 Follows Dynasty Warriors Player 2 uses same team as Player 1, ableit palette swapped
Maps Based off battles of Three Kingdoms period Based off battles of Sengoku period Recycles maps from both games, with graphical differences such as lava, burnt ground, and demonic-looking castles. There is a new stage specifically for this game, Koshi Castle, where the final battle against Orochi takes place
Equipment Items can be equipped to increase abilities Skills are equipped instead Follows Samurai Warriors 2 and uses the system of the first game by limiting the amount of equipable skills
Free camera movement Nonexistent Can be done by rotating R3 Follows Samurai Warriors
The R1 button Activates Bow Attack Activates character-specific abilities Activates type-specific abilities
Winning Weapon Deadlocks Undetermined who has the advantage unless player rapidly presses the square button A bar is shown who as the advantage Follows Dynasty Warriors
Ability to Double Jump be pressing X twice Nonexistent Exclusive to the four ninjas Kunoichi, Hattori Hanzo, Nene and Fuma Kotaro Replaced with the Speed Type exclusive ability Air Dash. Hanzo and Kunoichi can no longer double jump. Nene and Kotaro now Air dash instead
Additional attacks beyond the standard six Evolution Attacks, gained by full Musou Gauge Gained through experience Follows Samurai Warriors
4th weapons: The most powerful weapons in the game Require special requirements in certain stages on hard or Chaos mode. 4th weapons have set stats and elements suited to the wielder Follows Dynasty Warriors Can be obtained on any stage, provided the difficulty is set to hard or Chaos mode. 4th weapons stats are random
Pressing R3 Activates Musou Rage, giving the character near invincibility, doubled stats and automatic True Musou Pressing R3 does nothing Zooms the mini map to closeup view. Musou Rage is also removed
The ability to summon horses to the players side Nonexistent Exclusive to Sanada Yukimura and Maeda Keiji All characters can summon by pressing select
Special mounts Red Hare, Hex Mark, Shadow Runner, Storm Rider and an elephant Matsukaze, Persian Mare and Moon Child Recycles only Red Hare and Matsukaze
Bodyguards One can be hired to help player in stages Follows Dynasty Warriors Obsolete due to new party system
Character facial expressions Nonexistent Changes either between happiness, anger, sadness, and normal depending on the situation Follows Samurai Warriors, and characters from Dynasty Warriors follow suit
Captains guarding entrances to troop gates Can be killed automatically Carries a shield temporarily protecting them before they are killed Follows Samurai Warriors
Various missions that can determine outcome of battle Tell players what to do to make the battle easier to win Follows Dynasty Warriors. Additionally, player wins gold if mission is successful Follows Dynasty Warriors
Kingdom of Wei
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Bao Xun (Shuye); Lived ?–224
Served Wei. Son of Bao Xin. Due to conflicts with Cao Pi, was eventually executed.
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Cao Ang (Zixiu); Lived AD ?–197
Served Wei. Cao Cao’s first son. Died to save his father.
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Cao Cao (Mengde); Lived AD 155–220
Founder of Wei. Built the foundation of what would become the Jin Dynasty.
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Cao Chong (Cangshu); Lived AD 195–208
Cao Cao’s third son. Possessed and adult’s intelligence at age 5, but died young.
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Cao Chun (Zihe); Lived AD 170–210
Cao Ren’s younger brother. Defeated by Zhou Yu in the southern cities.
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Cao Hong (Zilian); Lived AD 169–232
Served Wei. One of Cao Cao’s cousins and a vital element of his army.
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Cao Pi (Zihuan); Lived AD 187–226
Cao Cao’s second son and successor. Deposed Emperor Xian. First Wei Emperor.
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Cao Ren (Zixiao); Lived AD 168–223
Cao Cao’s cousin. Served as Minister of War for Cao Cao.
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Cao Shuo; Lived AD 178–200
Served Wei. The Prince of Xiang Shang. Died at a young age.
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Cao Xiong; Lived AD ?–220
Fourth son of Cao Cao from second concubine Lady Bian.
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Cao Xiu (Wenlie); Lived AD ?–228
A younger cousin of Cao Cao. Was defeated by Zhou Fang.
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Cao Zhang (Ziwen); Lived AD ?–223
Cao Cao’s second son. Fond of martial arts. Died not long after Cao Cao.
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Cao Zhen (Zidan); Lived AD 185–231
Served Wei. Adopted into Cao family. Managed affairs after Cao Pi’s death.
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Cao Zhi (Zijian); Lived AD 192–232
Cao Cao’s third son and originally favored as heir. Famous Poet.
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Chen Gong (Gongtai); Lived AD 154–198
Talented advisor who served, and died with, Lü Bu. Helped Cao Cao in the novel.
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Chen Jiao (Jibi); Lived AD 170–237
Known as a righteous, happy yet calm person. Highly respected governor.
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Chen Tai (Xuanbo); Lived AD ?–260
Defended Wei against Jiang Wei. Wept at Cao Mao’s death, and died soon after.
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Cheng Yu (Zhongde); Lived AD 140–220
Served Wei as an advisor. From Dong’e in Dongjun.
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Deng Ai (Shizai); Lived AD C. 197–264
Served Wei. Campaigned against Shu with Zhong Hui and brilliantly struck Chengdu.
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Deng Zhong; Lived AD ?–264
Served Wei and Jin. Deng Ai’s talented son. Died attempting to aid his father.
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Dian Wei; Lived AD 160–197
Served Wei. One of Cao Cao’s trusted guards. Dian Man’s father.
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Empress Zhen [Zhen Ji]; Lived AD 183–221
Formerly Yuan Xi’s wife. Later married to Cao Pi. Became Empress.
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Gao Lan; Lived AD ?–201
Originally a talented officer of Yuan Shao. Defected with Zhang He to Wei.
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Guo Huai (Boji); Lived AD 187–255
Served Wei and fought extensively against Shu. Brother of Guo Pei. Father of Guo Tong.
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Guo Jia (Fengxiao); Lived AD 170–208
Served Cao Cao as a trusted adviser during the formative years of Wei.
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Han Fu (Wenjie); Lived AD 149–191
Surrendered to Yuan Shao but was abused. Fled to Zhang Miao and later committed suicide.
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Hao Zhao (Bodao); Lived AD ?–229
A talented officer of Wei. Successfully defended against Zhuge Liang at Chencang.
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Huang Quan (Gongheng); Lifespan Unlisted
Served Liu Zhang and later Liu Bei. Surrendered to Wei out of necessity.
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Jia Kui (Liangdao); Lived AD 174–Circa 230
Served as strategist to Cao Xiu, seeing through Zhou Fang’s plot.
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Jia Xu (Wenhe); Lived AD 147–224
Skillful advisor. Served Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Xiu, then Cao Cao.
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Jiang Wei (Boyue); Lived AD 202–264
Served Shu as Minister of War, eventually inheriting Zhuge Liang’s responsibilities.
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Jiang Xu (Boyi); Lived Unlisted–
Cousin of Yang Fu. Helped to drive out Ma Chao, but Ma Chao killed his mother.
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Jiao Chu; Lived AD ?–208
Served Yuan Xi with Zhang Nan. Betrayed to Cao Cao. Killed by Han Dang at Chi Bi.
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Kong Rong (Wenju); Lived AD 153–208
One of the lords that assembled against Dong Zhuo. Descended from Confucius.
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Li Dian (Mancheng); Lived AD 174–209
Served Wei. Fought along with Cao Chun during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
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Li Tong (Wenda); Lived AD C. 168–C. 209
An officer of Wei. Saved Cao Cao’s rearguard in the retreat from Zhang Xiu.
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Liu Shan (Gongsi); Lived AD 207–271
Liu Bei’s son and the second Emperor of Shu. Destroyed Shu through ineptitude.
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Liu Ye (Ziyang); Lived AD 171–232
With other officials, went to Emperor Xian to petition his abdication to Cao Pi.
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Man Chong (Boning); Lifespan Unlisted
Served Cao Cao as Military Aide. Helped to repel Shu’s fifth northern campaign.
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Mao Jie (Xiaoxian); Lived AD 161–216
Served as Military Aide to Cao Cao. Later Staff Supervisor, then Naval Commander.
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Pang De (Lingming); Lived AD ?–219
Served Ma Chao, Zhang Lu, then Cao Cao. Fought against Guan Yu at Fan Cheng.
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Sima Jun (Zizang); Lifespan Unlisted
Friend to Cao Fang. Made Marquis of Ruyin when Sima Yan became Emperor.
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Sima Yi (Zhongda); Lived AD 179–251
A skilled advisor of the Wei kingdom. His efforts laid the foundation of Jin.
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Wang Ping (Zijun); Lived AD ?–248
Served Wei but later surrendered to Shu. Served in the northern campaigns.
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Wang Shuang (Ziquan); Lived AD ?–229
Served Cao Rui. Defeated Zhang Ni, and was later killed by Wei Yan.
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Wen Pin (Zhongye); Lifespan Unlisted
After Liu Zong’s surrender he secluded himself in shame. Later served Cao Cao
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Wen Yang; Lived Unknown–
Wen Qin’s son. Fought Sima Shi’s army. Later pledged loyalty to Zhuge Dan.
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Xiahou Ba (Zhongquan); Lived AD ?–262
Xiahou Yuan’s son. Originally served Wei, betrayed to Shu. Attacked Didao with Jiang Wei.
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Xiahou Dun (Yuanrang); Lived AD ?–220
One of Cao Cao’s original officers, with civil and military talent. Lost an eye in battle.
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Xiahou En; Lived AD 167–208
Carried Cao Cao’s Blue Blade. Cut down by Zhao Yun at Dangyang.
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Xiahou Shang (Boren); Lived AD ?–225
Xiahou Dun’s nephew. Captured at Mt. Dingjun, but traded for Chen Shi.
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Xiahou Yuan (Miaocai); Lived AD ?–219
Xiahou Dun’s brother. Famed for his attacks against the western barbarians.
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Xu Chu (Zhongkang); Lived AD 170–2?
One of Cao Cao’s trusted guards and a commander. Leader of the Tiger Guard.
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Xu Huang (Gongming); Lived AD 169–227
Served Cao Cao. Famous for breaking the siege of Fancheng against Guan Yu.
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Xu Shu (Yuanzhi); Lived C. 170–C. 232-4
One of Sima Hui’s students. Served Liu Bei, then later, through trickery, Cao Cao.
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Xun Yu (Wenruo); Lived AD 163–212
Brother of Xun You, a very talented advisor under Cao Cao. Commited suicide.
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Yang Xiu (Dezu); Lived AD 184–219
A talented scholar and friend of Cao Zhi. Disliked by Cao Cao.
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Yang Yi (Weigong); Lived AD ?–235
High ranking Shu minister. Later later stripped of rank for dissentious words.
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Yu Jin (Wenze); Lived AD 159–220
Served Cao Cao. Surrendered to Guan Yu. Shamed by Cao Pi into suicide.
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Yue Jin (Wenqian); Lived AD 159–218
Served Cao Cao from the beginning. Shot from his horse by Gan Ning.
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Zang Ba (Xuangao); Lived AD C. 162–C. 230
Originally served Tao Qian, then Lü Bu. Later joined Cao Cao.
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Zhang He (Junyi); Lived AD 167–231
Originally under Yuan Shao, defected to Wei. Died battling Zhuge Liang.
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Zhang Liao (Wenyuan); Lived AD 169–222
Served in Wei after Cao Cao defeated Lü Bu. Close friend of Guan Yu.
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Zhang Xiu; Lived AD ?–207
Zhang Ji’s nephew. He fought Cao Cao after he took Zhang Ji’s widow as a wife.
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Zhang Yan (Zijie); Lifespan Unlisted
Leader of the Black Mountain Bandits. Joined Cao Cao after Yuan Tan’s defeat.
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Zhuge Dan (Gongxiu); Lived AD ?–258
Zhuge Liang’s cousin. Tried to rebel against Sima Zhao, but was executed.
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Zuo Ci (Yuanfang); Lifespan Unknown
Taoist named ‘Master Black Horn’. Trained in the occult at Emei Mountain.
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Kingdom of Shu
(Search results for officers in the Kingdom of Shu.)

Chen Dao (Shuzhi); Lived 175–?
Served Liu Bei since he held Yizhou. Held office just under Zhao Yun.
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Chen Zhen (Xiaoqi); Lived AD 175–235
Local official, was sent as emissary to Wu, swearing oath of alliance with Sun Quan.
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Chen Zhi (Fengzhong); Lived AD ?–258
Served Liu Shan. Allied himself with Huang Hao and gained great authority.
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Deng Zhi (Bomiao); Lived AD ?–251
Served Zhuge Liang. Was responsible for restoration of alliance with Wu.
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Dong Yun (Xiuzhao); Lived ?–246
Served Shu as a High Minister during Liu Shan’s reign.
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Empress Gan; Lived AD ?–C. 222
Concubine and later Empress of Liu Bei. She was a native of Pei.
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Empress Mu; Lived AD ?–245
Consort and later Empress of Liu Bei. From Chenliu. Wu Yi’s sister.
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Fa Zheng (Xiaozhi); Lived AD 174–219
Served Liu Zhang then Liu Bei. Was integral to the foundation of Shu.
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Fei Shi (Gongju); Lived 176–?
Served Liu Zhang, but surrendered to Liu Bei. Made a secretary in Cheng Du.
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Fei Yi (Wenwei); Lived AD ?–253
Shu official. Took over affairs of state after Jiang Wan’s death.
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Fu Qian; Lived AD ?–263
Fu Tong’s son serving Shu. Captured Li Peng and Wang Zhen. Died in battle.
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Fu Tong; Lived AD ?–222
Central military advisor for the Shu forces. Died during the battle of Yiling.
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Guan Ping; Lived AD 182–219
Served Shu. Guan Yu’s son (adopted in novel). Executed with Guan Yu by Sun Quan.
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Guan Xing (Anguo); Lived AD 193–2?
Son of Guan Yu. Served in Zhuge Liang’s northern campaigns.
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Guan Yu (Yunchang); Lived AD 162–219
Sworn brother of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei. First of the Five Tiger Generals.
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Huang Quan (Gongheng); Lifespan Unlisted
Served Liu Zhang and later Liu Bei. Surrendered to Wei out of necessity.
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Huang Zhong (Hansheng); Lived AD C. 147–211
Joined Liu Bei after Han Xuan’s defeat. One of the Five Tiger Generals.
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Huo Jun (Zhongmiao); Lifespan Unlisted
Served Liu Biao, but later joined Liu Bei on Meng Da’s recommendation.
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Jian Yong (Xianhe); Lifespan Unlisted
Originally served Tao Qian. Persuaded Liu Zhang to surrender to Liu Bei.
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Jiang Bin; Lifespan Unknown
Served Shu as a general under Liu Shan. Later surrendered to Zhong Hui.
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Jiang Shu; Lifespan Unknown
Jiang Shu served Shu under Liu Shan. Jiang Wei highly prized his talent.
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Jiang Wan (Gongyan); Lived AD ?–245
Served Shu starting with the Yi invasion. Trusted and influential. Died as Regent.
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Jiang Wei (Boyue); Lived AD 202–264
Served Shu as Minister of War, eventually inheriting Zhuge Liang’s responsibilities.
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King Shamoke; Lived ?–222
Originally a tribal leader, he helped Liu Bei at Yi Ling but died fighting Wu.
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Lady Sun [Sun Shangxiang]; Lived Unknown–
Sun Quan’s sister. Married to Liu Bei by Sun Quan, but later returned to Wu.
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Lei Tong; Lived AD ?–218
Officer of Liu Zhang and, later, Liu Bei. Killed by Zhang He at Ba Xi.
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Li Yan (Zhengfang); Lived AD 185–234
A talented officer who originally served Liu Zhang, but later joined Liu Bei.
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Liao Hua (Yuanjian); Lived C. 185–264
Officer in service of Shu. Served through the full span of the Shu Kingdom.
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Liu Bei (Xuande); Lived AD 161–223
First Emperor of Shu and sworn brother of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
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Liu Feng; Lived AD ?–220
Liu Bei’s adopted son. Executed after the death of Guan Yu at Zhuge Liang’s suggestion.
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Liu Shan (Gongsi); Lived AD 207–271
Liu Bei’s son and the second Emperor of Shu. Destroyed Shu through ineptitude.
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Liu Zhang (Jiyu); Lifespan Unlisted
Son of Liu Yan. Governed Ba-shu before Liu Bei took his kingdom out from under his feet.
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Lu Xun; Lived ?–263
Officer of later-Shu. Defeated Zhong Hui at Nanzheng, but was later killed by Xun Kai.
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Luo Xian (Lingze); Lived ?–270
Luo Meng’s son. Served in Shu under Liu Shan. Did not support Huang Hao.
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Ma Chao (Mengqi); Lived AD 176–222
Served Shu after fleeing from the north. Third of the Five Tiger Generals.
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Ma Liang (Jichang); Lived AD C. 186–222
Administered Jing after Liu Bei took Shu. Nicknamed ‘White Eyebrows’.
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Ma Su (Youchang); Lived AD 190–228
Ma Liang’s younger brother. Executed by Zhuge Liang after his failure at Jie Ting.
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Mi Fang (Zifang); Lived AD 169–221
Mi Zhu’s brother. Served Shu then Wu. Caused Guan Yu’s demise.
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Mi Zhu (Zizhong); Lived AD 165–220
Served Shu. Mi Fang’s brother. Died shortly after Mi Fang’s betrayal.
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Pan Jun (Chengming); Lived AD ?–240
Began his career under Liu Biao then Liu Bei. After Guan Yu’s death, served in Wu.
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Pang Tong (Shiyuan); Lived AD 179–213
Friend of Sima Hui’s and Shu’s “Fledgling Phoenix.” Killed by an arrow at Luocheng.
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Sun Qian (Gongyou); Lifespan Unlisted
Served Liu Bei. From Beihai. At death ranked General Who Upholds Loyalty.
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Wang Ping (Zijun); Lived AD ?–248
Served Wei but later surrendered to Shu. Served in the northern campaigns.
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Wei Yan (Wenchang); Lived AD 175–234
Talented commander. Killed Han Xuan and surrendered his territory to Liu Bei.
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Wu Ban (Yuanxiong); Lived AD 171–234
Served Liu Bei and Liu Shan in Shu. Son of Wu Kuang. Cousin of Wu Yi.
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Wu Lan; Lived AD ?–218
Served Liu Yan and Zhang then Liu Bei. Killed in battle with Cao Zhang.
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Xiahou Ba (Zhongquan); Lived AD ?–262
Xiahou Yuan’s son. Originally served Wei, betrayed to Shu. Attacked Didao with Jiang Wei.
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Xiang Chong; Lived AD 1?–204
Served Shu. Xiang Chong’s older brother. Died fighting Hanjia barbarians.
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Xiang Lang (Juda); Lived AD 1?–247
Served Liu Biao then Liu Bei. Defended rear flank in the northern campaigns.
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Xu Shu (Yuanzhi); Lived C. 170–C. 232-4
One of Sima Hui’s students. Served Liu Bei, then later, through trickery, Cao Cao.
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Yan Yan; Lived AD 153–220
Served Liu Zhang, but surrendered to Zhang Fei after being defeated by him.
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Yang Yi (Weigong); Lived AD ?–235
High ranking Shu minister. Later later stripped of rank for dissentious words.
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Yi Ji (Jibo); Lifespan Unlisted
Originally served Liu Biao, but after Biao’s death left to serve Liu Bei.
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Zhang Fei (Yide); Lived AD C. 167–221
Sworn brother of Liu Bei and Guan Yu. Second of the Five Tiger Generals.
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Zhang Ni (Boqi); Lived AD 175–254
Served Shu with Zhuge Liang. Wounded by Wang Shuang. Died rescuing Jiang Wei.
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Zhang Song (Yongnian); Lived AD ?–212
Officer of Liu Zhang and Shu. Angered Cao Cao in Sanguo Yanyi.
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Zhang Yi (Bogong); Lived AD ?–264
Served Liu Zhang, Bei. Fought in the Northern Campaigns. Respected for his kindness.
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Zhao Yun (Zilong); Lived AD C. 168–229
Served Shu. Highly trusted by Liu Bei. Fourth of the Five Tiger Generals.
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Zhuge Liang (Kongming); Lived AD 181–234
Mastermind of Shu’s rise as a great power. Also known as ‘Sleeping Dragon’.
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Zhuge Qiao (Bosong); Lived AD 203–228
Adopted son of Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Jin’s second son.
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Zhuge Shang; Lived AD 246–263
Zhuge Zhan’s eldest son. Died with his father on the battlefield against Deng Ai.
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Zhuge Zhan (Siyuan); Lived AD 227–263
Zhuge Liang’s son. Died along with his son defending Shu from Deng Ai.
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Zong Yu (Deyan); Lived C. 187–263
Shu minister sent to Wu to ask why their guard increased after Liang’s death.
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Kingdom of Wu
(Search results for officers in the Kingdom of Wu.)

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Bu Chan; Lived AD 222–272
Served Wu. Bu Zhi’s son. Surrendered his city to Jin. Killed by Lu Kang.
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Bu Zhi (Zishan); Lived AD 180–247
Served Sun Quan. Accurately predicted Guan Yu’s invasion of Jing.
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Chen Wu (Zilie); Lived AD 1?–215
Served Sun Ce as Commandant. Surrounded at He Fei and fought to his death.
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Cheng Pu (Demou); Lived AD 154–213
Served three generations of the Sun family. From Tuyin in Youbeiping.
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Da Qiao; Lifespan Unknown
Elder of Wu’s Qiao Sisters. Sister to Xiao Qiao. Married to Sun Ce.
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Ding Feng (Chengyuan); Lived AD 190–271
Famous Wu officer. Assassinated Sun Chen with Zhang Bu.
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Dong Xi (Yuandai); Lived ?–215
Served Wu under Sun Ce. From Yuyao in Kuaiji.
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Gan Ning (Xingba); Lived AD 175–C. 219
Known to be brave and strong. Served Huang Zu, then Wu. Died of illness.
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Gu Yong (Yuantan); Lived AD 168–243
Studied under Cai Yong. Convinced to join Wu by Zhang Hong. Became Prime Minister.
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Han Dang (Yigong); Lived AD 156–223
Veteran general in service to the Sun family. Served three generations.
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He Qi (Gongmiao); Lived AD ?–247
Served Wu, first under Sun Ce. Became governor of Xuzhou. Father of He Da.
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Huang Gai (Gongfu); Lived AD 145–?
Veteran general in Wu. Came up with the “Bitter Meat Plan” for Chibi.
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Jiang Qin (Gongyi); Lived AD 168–219
Led the volunteer forces that joined Sun Ce in the battle of Qu’e.
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Lady Pan; Lived AD ?–253
Wife of Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu. Was a native of Juzhang in Kuaiji.
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Lady Sun [Sun Shangxiang]; Lived Unknown–
Sun Quan’s sister. Married to Liu Bei by Sun Quan, but later returned to Wu.
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Lady Wang; Lifespan Unlisted
Wife of Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu. Mother of Sun He. Was a native of Langya.
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Lady Wang; Lifespan Unlisted
Wife of Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu. Mother of Sun Xiu. Was a native of Nanyang.
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Lady Wu; Lived AD ?–202
Mother of Sun Quan and Sun Ce. Husband to Sun Jian. Endorsed marriage of lady Sun.
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Lady Xie ; Lifespan Unknown
Wife of Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu. Was a native of Shanyin in Kuaiji.
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Lady Xu; Lifespan Unknown
Wife of Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu. Was a native of Fuchun in Wu Commandary.
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Ling Tong (Gongji); Lived AD 189–237
Served Wu. Resented Gan Ning for killing his father, Ling Cao, but later forgave him.
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Liu Zhang (Jiyu); Lifespan Unlisted
Son of Liu Yan. Governed Ba-shu before Liu Bei took his kingdom out from under his feet.
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Lü Fan (Ziheng); Lived AD 165–229
Was an aid to Yuan Shu, but left for Sun Ce. Suggested Lady Sun’s marriage.
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Lu Kang (Youjie); Lived AD 226–274
Lu Xun’s second son. Known to be as capable a commander as his father.
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Lü Meng (Ziming); Lived AD 178–220
Served Wu. Originally a skilled warrior, turned out to be a scholar as well.
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Lu Su (Zijing); Lived AD 172–217
Brilliant and insightful Wu commander. Was ambassador to Shu.
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Lu Xun (Boyan); Lived AD 183–245
Famous and brilliant Wu commander that defeated Liu Bei at Yi Ling.
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Lü Yin (Jingzong); Lifespan Unlisted
Served Wu. Lü Kai’s younger brother. Father of Lü Shi.
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Ma Zhong; Lived AD ?–222
Captured Guan Yu and Guan Ping. Executed to satiate Liu Bei in the novel.
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Mi Fang (Zifang); Lived AD 169–221
Mi Zhu’s brother. Served Shu then Wu. Caused Guan Yu’s demise.
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Pan Jun (Chengming); Lived AD ?–240
Began his career under Liu Biao then Liu Bei. After Guan Yu’s death, served in Wu.
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Pan Zhang (Wengui); Lived AD 171–234
Served Wu. Led the forces which captured Guan Yu and his son, Guan Ping.
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Puyang Xing (Ziyuan); Lifespan Unlisted
Supported Sun Hao after Sun Xiu died, helping to elevate him to Emperor.
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Quan Cong (Zihuang); Lived AD ?–249
Son of Quan Rou and son-in-law of Sun Quan. Served Wu as general and advisor.
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Sun Ben (Boyang); Lived AD 172–209
Son of Sun Qiang. Inherited Sun Jian’s troops and served Yuan Shu, then Sun Ce. Died of illness after Chi Bi.
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Sun Ce (Bofu); Lived AD 175–200
Sun Jian’s oldest son. Built the foundation of the Wu kingdom.
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Sun Fu (Guoyi); Lifespan Unknown
Second son of Sun Qiang. Imprisoned after trying to surrender to Cao Cao.
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Sun Hao (Yuanzong); Lived AD 242–283
Last Emperor of Wu. Destroyed the country through tyranical rule and wasteful projects.
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Sun He (Bohai); Lived AD ?–203
Sun Jian’s foster child. Died trying to avenge Sun Yi’s death.
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Sun Huan (Shuwu); Lived AD 196–?
Third son of Sun He, Sun Jian’s foster son.
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Sun Jian (Wentai); Lived AD 155–192
Father of Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and the kingdom of Wu.
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Sun Jing (Youtai); Lifespan Unlisted
Sun Jian’s younger brother. Served Sun Ce after Jian’s death.
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Sun Jun (Ziyuan); Lived AD 218–256
Sun Jing’s great-grandson. Joined Teng Yin to try and assassinate Zhuge Luo.
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Sun Lang (Zaoan); Lived Unknown–
The fifth son of Sun Jian. Led a command at Dongkou but accidentally burned his own camp.
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Sun Liang (Ziming); Lived AD 243–260
Sun Quan’s third son. Becomes Emperor, but is dethroned by Sun Chen.
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Sun Quan (Zhongmou); Lived AD 182–252
Sun Jian’s second son. Sun Ce’s brother. Long-lived first Emperor of Wu.
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Sun Shao (Gongli); Lived AD ?–241
Sun Ce’s adopted son. Disobeyed Xu Sheng to fool opposing Wei forces.
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Sun Yi (Shubi); Lived AD 183–203
Sun Jian’s third son. Assassinated by Bian Hong and others at a banquet.
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Sun Yu (Zhongyi); Lived AD 176–215
Served Wu. Sun Jing’s second son and cousin to Sun Quan.
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Taishi Ci (Ziyi); Lived AD 166–206
Served Liu Yong then Wu. Helped save Kong Rong from the Yellow Scarves.
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Wu Can (Kongxiu); Lived AD 187–248
Was promoted into office by Sun He. Helped to pacify the Shanyue.
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Xiao Qiao; Lifespan Unknown
Younger of Wu’s Qiao Sisters. Sister to Da Qiao. Married to Zhou Yu.
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Xie Jing; Lived AD ??–222
Served Wu. In novel, but not history, killed by Zhang Bao in battle with Shu.
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Xu Sheng (Wenxiang); Lived AD ?–C. 225
Served in Chibi and Wu’s invasions into Wei. Tricked Cao Pi with a fake wall.
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Yu Quan; Lived AD ?–254
Served as commander in Wu during Sun Liang’s reign. Helped support Zhuge Dan.
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Zhang Zhao (Zibu); Lived AD 156–236
Served Wu. Highly trusted internal administrator.
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Zhou Tai (Youping); Lived AD 163–225
Wu officer who Saved Sun Quan’s life, and was loved dearly in return.
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Zhou Yu (Gongjin); Lived AD 175–210
Skilled war commander of Wu. Commanded Wu forces at the Battle of Chibi.
Sanguozhi BR Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive JW
Zhu Huan (Xiumu); Lived AD 176–238
Served Wu. Father of Zhu Yi. Highly respected by Sun Quan. Died of illness.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive External (SGZ)
Zhu Ju (Ziju); Lived AD 190–246
Wu Scholar. Demoted after supporting Sun He. Tricked into committing suicide.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive JW
Zhu Ran (Yifeng); Lifespan Unlisted
Served Wu. Was the son of Zhu Zhi’s sister. Studied together with Sun Quan.
Sanguozhi DG Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive
Zhu Zhi (Junli); Lived AD 156–234
Served through three generations of the Sun family. Magistrate in Wu County.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive JW External (SGZ)
Zhuge Dan (Gongxiu); Lived AD ?–258
Zhuge Liang’s cousin. Tried to rebel against Sima Zhao, but was executed.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi SS Comprehensive External (SGZ)
Zhuge Jin (Ziyu); Lived AD 174–241
Zhuge Liang’s older brother in service to Wu. Highly trusted by Sun Quan.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi MH Comprehensive
Zhuge Ke (Yuanxun); Lived AD 203–253
Served Wu as Imperial Guardian. Son of Zhuge Jin. Murdered by Sun Jun.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi SW Comprehensive
Zu Mao (Darong); Lived AD ?–190
One of Sun Jian’s first four commanders. Tricked Hua Xiong in order to save Sun Jian’s life.
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Other Officers
(Search results for officers in the Other Officers category.)

Bao Xin; Lived AD 152–192
Lord of Jibei. Bao Zhong’s brother. Died fighting the Yellow Turbans.
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Bian Rang; Lived AD ?–195
Governor of Jiujiang. Killed by Xiahou Dun reinforcing Tao Qian against Cao Cao.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi SW Comprehensive
Cai Yan (Wenji); Lived AD 177–250
Cai Yong’s daughter. Captured by the Xiongnu, but bought back by Cao Cao.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive JW
Cai Yong (Bojie); Lived AD C. 135–192
Advised Emperor Ling’s court. Hated the eunuchs. Died honoring Dong Zhuo.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi SS Comprehensive
Cheng Yuanzhi; Lived ?–184
Served Yellow Scarves as a chieftain. Killed by Guan Yu.
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Chunyu Qiong (Zhongde); Lived AD 146–200
Served Yuan Shao. Mutilated by Cao Cao after failing Yuan Shao at Guan Du.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive JW
Diaochan [Sable Cicada]; Lived AD C. 173/6–?
Wang Yun’s adopted daughter. Helped to kill Dong Zhuo. Fictional.
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Ding Yuan (Jianyang); Lived AD ?–189
Served Han as Imperial Inspector of Jingzhou. Lü Bu’s adoptive father.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi SW Comprehensive
Dong Zhuo (Zhongying); Lived AD ?–192
Siezed control of Luo Yang and the Han government before being killed by Lü Bu.
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Du Yu (Yuankai); Lived AD 222–284
Served Jin to unification. The Field Marshal that led the invasion of Wu.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi MH Comprehensive
Emperor Shao [Liu Bian]; Lived AD 173–190
Emperor Shao of Han (AD 189). Deposed and poisoned by Dong Zhuo.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive JW
Emperor Xian [Liu Xie] (Bohe); Lived AD 181–234
Son of Emperor Ling. Reigned AD 189–220. Forced to abdicate by Cao Pi.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive JW
Empress Fu Shou; Lived AD ?–214
Wife of Emperor Xian. From Langya. Daughter of Fu Wan. Executed by Cao Cao.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive External (HHS)
Empress He; Lived AD C. 160–189
Emperor Shao’s mother. He Jin’s half-sister. Died of grief or through suicide.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive JW
Gao Sheng; Lived ?–184
Yellow Scarf officer. Fought with Liu Bei at Qu Yang, but was slain by Zhang Fei.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi SW Comprehensive
Gao Shun; Lived ?–198
Defeated Xiahou Dun. Caught and executed by Cao Cao at Xia Pi.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi SW Comprehensive
Gongsun Yue; Lived AD ?–191
Gongsun Zan’s brother. Assassinated by Yuan Shao after a diplomatic mission.
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Gongsun Zan (Bogu); Lived AD ?–199
Magistrate of Bei Ping. Fought Yuan Shao. Committed suicide with his family.
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Guo Si (Duo); Lived AD 146–197
Served Dong Zhuo. Later took control of the imperial court with Li Jue.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive JW
Han Sui (Wenyue); Lived AD 171–215
Worked with Ma Chao, before defecting to Cao Cao. Lost his hand to Ma Chao.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi ME Comprehensive
Han Xuan; Lived AD 163–C. 209
Magistrate of Chang Sha. Wei Yan killed him when surrendering to Liu Bei.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi ZZ Comprehensive
He Jin (Suigao); Lived AD 135–189
Grand Administrator in the Han courts, but was assassinated by the eunuchs.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi DL Comprehensive JW
He Man; Lived AD ?–196
Nicknamed ‘The Shooting Devil’ in novel. Yellow Scarves commander. Executed by Cao Cao.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi MH Comprehensive
He Miao; Lived AD 133–189
Empress He’s older half-brother. Later assassinated by Dong Zhuo.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive JW
Hu Juer; Lived Unlisted–
Served Zhang Xiu. Stole Dian Wei’s weapons as part of Jia Xu’s plan to defeat Cao Cao.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi JP Comprehensive
Hua Tuo (Yuanhua); Lived AD 110–207
A famous doctor from the Three Kingdoms period. Killed trying to avoid treating Cao Cao.
Sanguozhi JI Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive
Hua Xiong; Lifespan Unlisted
Brave general in service to Dong Zhuo. Died in battle with Sun Jian.
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Huangfu Song (Yizhen); Lived ?–195
Imperial Commander under Han. Fought heavily against the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi JP Comprehensive
Ji Ling; Lived AD ?–199
Served under Yuan Shu. A fierce warrior who was killed by Zhang Fei.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi MH Comprehensive
King Meng Huo; Lifespan Unknown
Ruled Nanman after Shamoke’s death. Captured seven times by Kongming.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi ME Comprehensive
King Mulu; Lived ?–225
A Nanman chieftan. Initially drove back Zhuge Liang’s armies with his magic.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi SS Comprehensive
King Wutugu; Lived ?–225
Ruled the cave dwelling Wuguo Kingdom in south China. Twelve spans tall.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi ME Comprehensive
Lady Zhurong; Lifespan Unknown
Wife of King Meng Huo. Said to be descended from the Goddess of Fire.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi ME Comprehensive
Li Ru; Lifespan Unlisted
Served Dong Zhuo as an advisor. Died with his lord’s ambitions.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi CO Comprehensive
Liu Biao (Jingsheng); Lived AD 142–208
Inspector of Jing province under the Han. Opposed the Sun family militarily.
Sanguozhi BR Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive
Liu Pi; Lived AD ?–200
After rebelling with the Yellow Scarves, moved to Runan. Later joined Liu Bei.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi MH Comprehensive
Liu Yao (Zhengli); Lived AD 155–197
Imperial Inspector of Yangzhou. Liu Dai’s brother. Defeated by Sun Ce, then died of illness.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive JW
Lü Bu (Fengxian); Lived AD 156–198
Said to be the finest warrior of the Three Kingdoms era. Executed by Cao Cao.
Sanguozhi CO Sanguo yanyi JW Comprehensive JW
Ma Teng (Shoucheng); Lived AD ?–212
Governed Xi Liang. Descendant of the famous warrior Ma Yuan. Ma Chao’s father.
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Mi Heng (Zhengping); Lived AD 176–200
Reputable scholar. Infuriated Cao Cao’s officers with his audacious ways.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi JP Comprehensive
Min Gong; Lifespan Unknown
Han commander in the Henan district. Killed eunuch Duan Gui. Helped Emperor Shao.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi JP Comprehensive
Pei Yuanshao; Lived AD ?–200
Killed by Zhao Yun during an attempt to steal his horse.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi SW Comprehensive
Qu Yi; Lived AD ?–191
Served as a general under Yuan Shao. Killed by Zhao Yun fighting Gongsun Zan.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi SW Comprehensive
Shi Xie (Weiyan); Lived AD 137–226
Grand Administrator of Jiao Zhi. Paid regular tribute to Sun Quan.
Sanguozhi JI Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive
Sima Zhou (Zijiang); Lived AD 227–283
Served Jin. Led the force to which Sun Hao offered his seal and surrendered.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive External (Jin Shu)
Tao Qian (Gongzu); Lived AD 132–194
Inspector of Xuzhou. Fought violently with Cao Cao. Died of illness.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive External (HHS)
Tian Kai; Lived AD ?–199
Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Qingzhou by Gongsun Zan. Fought against Cao Cao.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi SW Comprehensive
Wen Chou; Lived AD ?–200
A fierce general in service under Yuan Shao. Killed in battle with
Cao Cao.
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Xu Shao (Zijiang); Lived AD 150–195
A specialist of personalities living in Runan. Praised Cao Cao. Later served Liu Yao.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive ST
Xun Chen (Youruo); Lived AD C. 161–?
Younger brother of Xun Yu. Advised Han Fu on administration. Later served Yuan Shao.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi DZ Comprehensive
Yan Baihu [White Tiger Yan]; Lived Unknown–
Fought with Sun Ce, but was defeated. Killed by Dong Xi.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi DZ Comprehensive
Yan Liang; Lived AD ?–200
A fierce general in service under Yuan Shao. Beheaded by Guan Yu.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi ME Comprehensive
Yang Hu (Shuzi); Lived AD 2?–278
A talented Jin officer. Held Xiang Yang. Formed a friendship with Lu Kang of Wu.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi SW Comprehensive
Yuan Shao (Benchu); Lived AD C. 145–202
Childhood friend, and later enemy of, Cao Cao. Defeated at Guan Du.
Sanguozhi JY Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive JP External (Reference)
Sanguozhi BR Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive
Yuan Shu (Gonglu); Lived AD 155–199
Yuan Shao’s younger brother. Declared himself Emperor, but soon after died.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive JW External (SGZ)
Zhang Bao; Lived AD ?–184
Yellow Scarves leader and Zhang Jue’s brother. Self-titled ‘Lord of Earth’.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi SW Comprehensive
Zhang Jue; Lived AD 140–188
Founder of the Yellow Scarves. Self-titled ‘Lord of Heaven’.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi JW Comprehensive
Zhang Jun; Lived AD ?–184
Blamed the Yellow Turban revolt on the eunuchs. Arrested and flogged on false charges.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive DZ
Zhang Liang; Lived AD ?–184
Yellow Scarves leader and Zhang Jue’s brother. Self-titled ‘Lord of Man’.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi SW Comprehensive
Zhang Rang; Lived ?–189
Most influential of the Ten Regular Attendants. Drowned himself to avoid capture.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi ME Comprehensive
Zhang Ren; Lived AD ?–213
Remained loyal to Liu Zhang. Executed by Liu Bei. In novel, Pang Tong died in his ambush.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi DZ Comprehensive
Zhang Yang (Zhishu); Lived AD 151–198
Governor of Shangdang. Safely sees Emperor Xian to Luoyang. Killed by Yang Chou.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive External (SGZ)
Zhu Jun (Gongwei); Lived ?–195
Han minister who fought against the Yellow Scarves with Liu Bei and Sun Jian.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi Comprehensive JW
Zou Jing; Lifespan Unknown
Served as Commandant under Liu Yan. Fought the Yellow Scarves with Liu Bei.
Sanguozhi Sanguo yanyi SW Comprehensive

[Jonathan]

Three Kingdoms Novel and History Officer and Ruler Biographies
[ Home –> Three Kingdoms History –> Emperor Biographies ]

One this page you can find links to officer, ruler, and emperor biographies from the Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms era, and the Jin Dynasty. Use the menu below to jump to a section and from that point use the links provided to see hosted biographies. This section will be receiving constant additions and we are always willing to take on skilled writers to participate. If you want to take a part in this, or if you want to submit some material, please email me and tell me about your work.

Some links below are external. I am providing you with these because in many cases, such as the Sanguozhi biographies, there are no internal sources for them. The ruler lists, at this time, are not all links. I hope to one day present you with biographies for all of the rulers (written by myself or others like Jonathan Wu), but for now the basic ruler information provided will do.

Han Dynasties
(Founded by Liu Bang)
Sanguo Dynasties
Wei Dynasty
(Founded by Cao Pi)
Shu Dynasty
(Founded by Liu Bei)
Wu Dynasty
(Founded by Sun Quan)
Jin Dynasties
(Founded by Sima Yan)
Han

Han Dynasties 206 BC - AD 220
- Western Han 206 BC - AD 8
(Overthrown by Xin rebels)

Western Han Dynasty Rulers
- Han Gaozu or Gaodi (Liu Bang, Liu Ji), “High Emperor”, 206/02 - 195 BC
- Han Huidi (Liu Ying), “Beneficial Emperor”, 194 - 188 BC
- Han Gaohou (Liu Zhi) (Empress Dowager Lü) 187 - 180 BC
- Han Wendi (Liu Heng), “Literary Emperor”, 179 - 157 BC
- Han Jingdi (Liu Qi), “Admired Emperor”, 156 - 141 BC
- Han Wudi (Liu Che), “Martial Emperor”, 140 BC - 87 BC
- Han Zhaodi (Liu Fuling), “Shining Emperor”, 86 BC - 74 BC
- Han Xuandi (Liu Bingyi), “Proclaimed Emperor”, 73 BC - 49 BC
- Han Yuandi (Liu Shi), “Original Emperor”, 48 BC - 33 BC
- Han Chengdi (Liu Ao), “Accomplished Emperor”, 32 BC - 7 BC
- Han Aidi (Liu Xin), “Sorrowing Emperor”, 6 BC - 0
- Han Pingdi (Liu Jizi), “Peaceful Emperor”, AD 1 - 5
- Han Ruzi (Liu Ying), “Young Ziying”, AD 6 - 8
Officers and Leaders
- Xiang Yu, 232 - 202 BC

Han Dynasties 206 BC - AD 220
- Xin (interregnum) AD 8 - 23
(Overthrown by East Han rebels)

Xin Dynasty Ruler
- Wang Mang 8 AD - 22 AD

Han Dynasties 206 BC - AD 220
- Eastern (Later) Han AD 23 - 220
(Overthrown by Wei rebels)

Eastern (Later) Han Dynasty Rulers
- Han Gengshidi (Liu Xuan, “Emperor of the Renewal”) AD 23 - 25
- Han Guangwudi (Liu Xiu), “Shining Martial Emperor”, AD 25 - 57
- Han Mingdi (Liu Xang), “Brilliant Emperor”, AD 58 - 75
- Han Zhangdi (Liu Da), “Methodical Emperor”, AD 76 - 88
- Han Hedi (Liu Zhao), “Harmonious Emperor”, AD 89 - 105
- Han Shangdi (Liu Long), “Die-young Emperor”, AD 106
- Han Andi (Liu Yu), “Peaceful Emperor”, AD 107 - 125
- Han Shundi (Liu Bao), “Submissive Emperor”, AD 126 - 144
- Han Chongdi (Liu Bing), “Modest Emperor”, AD 145
- Han Zhidi (Liu Zuan), “Upright Emperor”, AD 146
- Han Huandi (Liu Zhi), “Martial Emperor”, AD 147 - 167
- Han Lingdi (Liu Hong), “Quick-witted Emperor”, AD 168 - 188
- Liu Bian (The Minor Emperor) 189
- Han Xiandi (Liu Xie), “Dedicating Emperor”, AD 189 - 220


Wei

Sanguo Dynasties AD 220 - 280
- Wei AD 220 - 265
(Overthrown by Jin rebels)

Wei Dynasty Rulers
- Cao Cao (Wei Wudi, King Wu of Wei) AD215 - 220
- Cao Pi (Wei Wendi) AD 220 - 226
- Cao Rui (Wei Mingdi) AD 227 - 239
- Cao Fang (Wei Shaodi, King of Qi) AD 240 - 253
- Cao Mao (Gao Gui Xiang Gong, Duke of Noble Country) AD 254 - 259
- Cao Huan (Wei Yuandi, King of Chenliu) AD 260 - 265


Shu

Sanguo Dynasties AD 220 - 280
- Shu Han AD 221 - 263
(Conquered by Wei)

Shu Dynasty Rulers
- Liu Bei (Shu Zhaoliedi, King Wei of Shu) AD 221 - 222
- Liu Shan AD 223 - 263



Wu

Sanguo Dynasties AD 220 - 280
- Wu AD 222 - 280
(Conquered by Jin)

Wu Dynasty Rulers
- Sun Jian (Wu Lie Huang Di), “Martially Glorious Emperor”
- Sun Ce (King of Changsha, Lord of Wu)
- Sun Quan (Wu Dadi) AD 222 - 251 AD, “Great Emperor”
- Sun Liang (King of Kuaiji) AD 252 - 257
- Sun Xiu (Wu Jingdi) AD 258 - 263
- Sun Hao (Marquis of Wucheng) AD 264 - 280


Jin

Jin Dynasties AD 265 - 420
- Western Jin AD 265 - 316
(Defeated by Xiongnu (Huns), Moved East)

West Jin Dynasty Rulers
- Jin Wudi (Sima Yan), “Martial Emperor”, AD 265 - 289
- Jin Huidi (Sima Zhong), “Beneficial Emperor”, AD 290 - 301 AD *
- Zhao Wang (Sima Lun), “King of Zhao”, AD 301 - 301 AD
- Jin Huidi (Sima Zhong), “Beneficial Emperor”, AD 301 - 306 AD *
- Jin Huaidi (Sima Zhi), “Cherished Emperor”, AD 307 - 312 AD
- Jin Mindi (Sima Ye), “Compassionate Emperor”, AD 313 - 316

Jin Dynasties AD 265 - 420
- Eastern Jin AD 317 - 420
(Overthrown by Liu Song rebels)

East Jin Dynasty Rulers
- Jin Yuandi (Sima Rui), “Original Emperor”, AD 317 - 321 AD
- Jin Mingdi (Sima Shao), “Brilliant Emperor”, AD 322 - 324
- Jin Chengdi (Sima Yan), “Accomplished Emperor”, AD 325 - 342
- Jin Kangdi (Sima Yue), “Healthy Emperor”, AD 343 - 344
- Jin Mudi (Sima Dan), “Reverent Emperor”, AD 345 - 361
- Jin Aidi (Sima Pi), “Sorrowing Emperor”, AD 362 - 365
- Hai Xi Gong (Sima Yi), “King of the Western Ocean”, AD 366 - 370
- Jin Jianwendi (Sima Yu), “Refined Literati Emperor”, AD 371 - 372
- Jin Xiao Wudi (Sima Yao), “Filial Martial Emperor”, AD 373 - 396 AD
- Jin Andi (Sima Dezong), “Peaceful Emperor”, AD 397 - 418 AD
- Jin Gongdi (Sima Dewen), “Respectful Emperor”, AD 419 - 420

* The two listed Sima Zhongs were the same person, he had just been overthrown for part of 301 AD by Sima Lun. He regained the throne when Sima Lun was killed.


Orochi, the Serpent King: Commander of the Orochi Army

Da Ji: Orochi's Strategist
Lu Bu: Orochi's Sentry

Warriors Orochi, known in Japan as Musou Orochi (??OROCHI, Muso Orochi?), is a PlayStation 2 and XBOX360 action video game developed by Koei and Omega Force. It is a crossover of two popular video game series, Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors (Specifically Dynasty Warriors 5 and Samurai Warriors 2). The game was released on March 21, 2007 in Japan, September 18 in the United States, September 21 in Europe, September 27 in Australia and September 28 in New Zealand. The game came out for the Xbox 360 in Japan on September 13, and the UK version came out on the same date as the Playstation 2 version in the United States.

Unlike the Dynasty Warriors games, the English language version of Warriors Orochi utilizes the correct pronunciations of the Three Kingdoms officers. For example, Cao Cao is now pronounced as "tsao tsao" instead of "cow cow" in the Dynasty Warriors series


[edit] Plot and Characters
See also: List of characters in Dynasty Warriors and List of characters from Samurai Warriors
In Warriors Orochi, Orochi, the Serpent King, created a rift in time and space. He created a twisted new world and brought together warriors from the Three Kingdoms era of China and the Warring States period of Japan (more than 1,200 years apart in history). Orochi wished to test the might of the warriors of these two eras.

The story of Warriors Orochi is told in four separate, unrelated subplots. Each subplot starts the player with three characters. More characters are unlocked as the player progresses through the story or satisfies certain conditions in certain stages. Though each separate subplot is named after the Three Kingdoms (and one from the perspective of the Samurai Warriors characters), characters from different factions band together as one in each subplot to confront Orochi in an ultimate showdown. Due to the storyline, a majority of the characters have split from their respective factions in their original games and have been forced into others. However, the character selection screen still places all the characters in their original positions.

A total of 79 characters encompasses the roster of Warriors Orochi: 48 from Dynasty Warriors, 29 from Samurai Warriors (Including Imagawa Yoshimoto, Kunoichi and Ishikawa Goemon from Samurai Warriors 1, left out in Samurai Warriors 2), and two new characters included exclusively for this game: the titular character and primary villain, Orochi (), the Serpent King and the mythological beast of Yamato; and Da Ji (??), the villainous concubine of King Zhou of Shang from Fengshen Yanyi. Orochi wields a very large scythe, while Da Ji fights with two floating orbs.

There are many non-playable officers who are also part of the game, all taken from both the Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors games. Additionally, there are exclusive non-playable officers that are in Orochi's forces.

Not all characters from past games are brought back however. Fu Xi and Nu Wa from Dynasty Warriors 3 are not included. In addition, because Warriors Orochi was released before Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends, Imagawa Yoshimoto's updated character model, Sasaki Kojiro, Shibata Katsuie, Maeda Toshiie, Chosokabe Motochika and Gracia are not included either.

With Warriors Orochi being a crossover of two Koei franchises, it contains playable stages from both games, some of which are modified by Orochi's supernatural influence. It also contains unaltered music from both franchises, along with new music tracks.


[edit] Shu Story
In the Shu Story, the Shu forces were in shambles, with the whereabouts of its officers unknown. One such officer, Zhao Yun, was captured by Orochi's forces and held prisoner in Ueda Castle. In despair over the unknown status of his lord, Liu Bei, he is later rescued by Zuo Ci, Shimazu Yoshihiro and Xing Cai. Zuo Ci revealed startling news to Zhao Yun which embarked him on a quest with help from unexpected allies.

Starters: Zhao Yun, Xing Cai, Shimazu Yoshihiro
Allies: Tachibana Ginchiyo, Yue Ying, Saika Magoichi, Jiang Wei, Wei Yan, Sanada Yukimura, Pang De, Meng Huo, Zhu Rong, Ishikawa Goemon, Yuan Shao, Date Masamune, Miyamoto Musashi, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei

[edit] Wei Story
In the Wei story, Cao Cao was reported dead. His son, Cao Pi, took up leadership of Wei. Hoping to control Wei himself, Orochi sent Da Ji to take the offer of an alliance to Cao Pi, which he accepted. Under this alliance, Cao Pi suppressed all opposition to Orochi without objection. Cao Pi had an ulterior motive that he was planning as the story progresses.

Starters: Cao Pi, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang
Allies: Xu Zhu, Ishida Mitsunari, Zhang He, Nene, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Pang Tong, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Huang Gai, Diao Chan, Azai Nagamasa, Oichi, Gan Ning, Zhen Ji, Dian Wei, Cao Cao

[edit] Wu Story
In the Wu Story, Orochi uses the captive Sun Jian to blackmail the Sun family into servitude. Sun Ce is the first to rebel against Orochi, under the guidance of Sakon Shima, and much to the disapproval of his siblings, Quan and Shang Xiang.

Starters: Sun Ce, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Hattori Hanzo
Allies: Zhou Yu, Mori Ranmaru, Taishi Ci, Fuma Kotaro, Lu Meng, Sakon Shima, No, Kunoichi, Sun Shang Xiang,Inahime, Da Qiao, Zhou Tai, Maeda Keiji, Sun Quan, Sun Jian

[edit] Samurai Warriors Story
In this story, the armies of the Three Kingdoms were crushed by Orochi's forces. The Demon King, Oda Nobunaga, decided to gather a force to challenge Orochi. This story alludes to the other stories somewhat (i.e. Sakon Shima's guidance to Sun Ce in the Wu Story).

Starters: Oda Nobunaga, Akechi Mitsuhide, Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Allies: Guan Ping, Huang Zhong, Ma Chao, Okuni, Xiao Qiao, Zhang Jiao, Lu Xun, Dong Zhuo, Ling Tong, Cao Ren, Sima Yi, Naoe Kanetsugu, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin

[edit] Unaffiliated Characters
Zuo Ci and Honda Tadakatsu do not have an affiliation to any faction in Warriors Orochi.


[edit] Orochi Army
Orochi, the Serpent King: Commander of the Orochi Army
Da Ji: Orochi's Strategist
Lu Bu: Orochi's Sentry
In the English language version of Warriors Orochi, the Orochi officers are all named after various species of snakes as a pun to Orochi being the Serpent King: Hognose, Yellowbelly, Sidewinder, Lancehead, Urutu, Cottonmouth, Diamondback, Bushmaster


[edit] Gameplay

[edit] New elements
The following are some new gameplay mechanics added exclusively to Warriors Orochi:

Players can take any three characters from the Dynasty and Samurai Warriors lineup into battle, forming a party. Using the R2 and L2 buttons, players can switch between the characters in their party any time during battle.
All characters are designated either as a Power-type (red), Speed-type (blue) or Technique-type (yellow). By using the R1 button, various special attacks and abilities can be performed, depending on the character type.
All characters have specific "personal items" that can be acquired by completing character specific objectives which also unlocks special features.
A new system called "Weapon Fusion" which can be used if a character has at least 2 weapons, then they can fuse them into a more powerful weapon with mixed stats.

[edit] Revised Game play and other elements
Because Warriors Orochi is a crossover game, it takes the liberty of combining elements from the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors games. The following are game play mechanics that have been used in prior Warriors titles, but given changes in Warriors Orochi:

Game play element Dynasty Warriors 5 Samurai Warriors 2 Revised in Warriors Orochi
Character selection screen Divided between the Three Kingdoms and "Other" Shows all characters Follows Dynasty Warriors, but Samurai Warriors characters divided between the first and second Samurai Warriors which they debuted in
Art Gallery Showcases CG and "classic" art, only available in Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires Same as Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires, except in Samurai Warriors 2 Empires Showcases CG art and trailers from past Warriors games. Trailers are removed from the US version. Art can also be set as the background of the main menu and camp screens
Chaos difficulty: The hardest difficulty setting Only unlocked by completing special requirements Follows Dynasty Warriors Already available at the beginning of the game
Gameplay soundtrack Rock-based soundtrack Techno-based soundtrack Recycles songs from both games, with a few new songs specifically for this game. Lu Bu is given a remixed track for his theme song, combining both Rock and Techno
Multiplayer Player 2 can select a separate character from Player 1 Follows Dynasty Warriors Player 2 uses same team as Player 1, ableit palette swapped
Maps Based off battles of Three Kingdoms period Based off battles of Sengoku period Recycles maps from both games, with graphical differences such as lava, burnt ground, and demonic-looking castles. There is a new stage specifically for this game, Koshi Castle, where the final battle against Orochi takes place
Equipment Items can be equipped to increase abilities Skills are equipped instead Follows Samurai Warriors 2 and uses the system of the first game by limiting the amount of equipable skills
Free camera movement Nonexistent Can be done by rotating R3 Follows Samurai Warriors
The R1 button Activates Bow Attack Activates character-specific abilities Activates type-specific abilities
Winning Weapon Deadlocks Undetermined who has the advantage unless player rapidly presses the square button A bar is shown who as the advantage Follows Dynasty Warriors
Ability to Double Jump be pressing X twice Nonexistent Exclusive to the four ninjas Kunoichi, Hattori Hanzo, Nene and Fuma Kotaro Replaced with the Speed Type exclusive ability Air Dash. Hanzo and Kunoichi can no longer double jump. Nene and Kotaro now Air dash instead
Additional attacks beyond the standard six Evolution Attacks, gained by full Musou Gauge Gained through experience Follows Samurai Warriors
4th weapons: The most powerful weapons in the game Require special requirements in certain stages on hard or Chaos mode. 4th weapons have set stats and elements suited to the wielder Follows Dynasty Warriors Can be obtained on any stage, provided the difficulty is set to hard or Chaos mode. 4th weapons stats are random
Pressing R3 Activates Musou Rage, giving the character near invincibility, doubled stats and automatic True Musou Pressing R3 does nothing Zooms the mini map to closeup view. Musou Rage is also removed
The ability to summon horses to the players side Nonexistent Exclusive to Sanada Yukimura and Maeda Keiji All characters can summon by pressing select
Special mounts Red Hare, Hex Mark, Shadow Runner, Storm Rider and an elephant Matsukaze, Persian Mare and Moon Child Recycles only Red Hare and Matsukaze
Bodyguards One can be hired to help player in stages Follows Dynasty Warriors Obsolete due to new party system
Character facial expressions Nonexistent Changes either between happiness, anger, sadness, and normal depending on the situation Follows Samurai Warriors, and characters from Dynasty Warriors follow suit
Captains guarding entrances to troop gates Can be killed automatically Carries a shield temporarily protecting them before they are killed Follows Samurai Warriors
Various missions that can determine outcome of battle Tell players what to do to make the battle easier to win Follows Dynasty Warriors. Additionally, player wins gold if mission is successful Follows Dynasty Warriors
Jon and Donnies characters
Green for Shu
Blue for Wei
Red for Wu
Grey for others

[Jonathan]

Kessen 1 -3 to Samurai Warriors


Donies
Tadakatsu Honda




Kessen 2 characters- Romance and the three kingdoms- Dynasty Warriors characters



mine
Zhou Yu
Lu Xun
Sun Li-Sun Shang Xiang Female
Zhen Ji Female
Sun Jian
Sun Quan
Lu Meng
Gan Ning
Huang Gai
Sun Ce
Da Qiao Female
Xiao Qiao Fema
Diao Chan Female
Ling Tong
Zhou Tai
Zhu Rong Female
Nu Wa Female
Xing Cai Female
Yue Ying Female
Dong Zhuo
Guan Ping
Liu Bei
Meng Huo
Pang Tong
Zuo ci
Toukichi



Donnies

Donnie's
Cao Cao Blue Male
Cao Pi Blue Male
Cao Ren Blue Male
Dian Wei Blue Male
Pang De Blue male
Sima Yi Blue Male
Xiahou Dun Blue Male
Xiahou Yuan Blue Male
Xu Huang Blue Male
Xu Zhu Blue Male
Zhang He Blue Male
Zhang Liao blue male
Lu Bu Grey Male



Kessen 3 - Samurai Warriors characters
Mine
Lady Kicho- Lady kno- Lady No- Lady Nohime
Ranmaru Mori
Ina (Inahime)





Onimusha characters

Mine
Samanosuke Akechi
Kaede
Jubei Yagyu
Nobunaga Oda
Oichi/ichi/Oyu
Fortinbras/Demon King/man in white = God of Light
Ohatsu
Akane Jubei Yagyu
Ako/Arine


Donnies
Sakon Shima
Hideyasu Yuki - Soki - Oni of the ash -blue demon black oni

Tenkai Nankobo





Available characters

Kessen ties into Samurai Warriors
Motoyasu Matsudaira later known Ieyasu Tokugawa
Naomasa Yi
Masanori Fukushima
Nagamasa Kuroda
Tadaoki Hosokawa
Mitsunari Ishida
Yoshitsugu Otani
Hideie Ukita
Yoshihiro Shimazu
Hideaki Kobayakawa
Yasumasa Sakakibara
Masanobu Honda
Masamune Date
Josui Kuroda
Kagekatsu Uesugi
Shigenari Kimura
Hideyori Toyotomi
Takatora Todo
Teruzumi Akashi
Yukinaga Konishi
Morichika Chosokabe
Ekei Ankokuji
Hidetada Tokugawa
Kiyomasa Kato
Masayuki Sanada
Matabee Goto
Keiji Maeda
Tadatomo Honda
Yasukatsu Sakakibara
Naotaka Yi
Satoie Gamo
Yoshiakira Kato
Toyohisa Shimazu
Terumoto Mori
Hidemoto Mori
Hiroie Kikkawa
Terumasa Ikeda
Kazutoyo Yamanouchi
Yoshinaga Asano
Yoshimasa Tanaka
Tadanao Matsudaira
Hirotaka Terasawa
Suketada Ogawa
Takatomo Kyogoku
Saizo Kani
Kanetsugu Naoe
Naoshige Nabeshima
Katsunaga Mori
Ietsugu Sakai
Tadayoshi Matsudaira
Danemon Ban
Shigetomo Matsuno
Muneshige Tachibana
Toshitsune Maeda
Harunaga Ono
Harufusa Ono
Yoshiaki Mogami
Yoshinobu Sataka
Kojuro Katakura
Masaie Natsuka
Tama Hosokawa-usually referred to as Garasha Hosokawa- Gracia Hosokawa daughter of Mitsuhide Akechi.



Kessen 2 also ties into Dynasty Warriors
Himiko
Mei Sanniang
Mei Mei the eldest of Zhang Fei's daughters
Li Li the second of Zhang Fei's daughters
Luo Luo the youngest of Zhang Fei's daughters
Zhang Fei
Zhao Yun
Zhuge Liang
Ma Chao
Xun Yu
Xiahou Ba
Dong Xuanfeng Females Assassins
Xi Xuanfeng Females Assassins
Cao Bu
Hu Zhi Female
Liu Zhang
Cai Wengi Female
Li Dian
Guo Jia
Zhou Cang
Liu Biao
Huang Zhong
Cai Mao
Xi Xuanfeng
Ma Su
Huang Yue Ying is Zhuge Liang's wife.)
Liu Zhang
Fa Zheng
Pang De
Wei Yan
King Mulu
King Duosi
Wu Tugu
Jiang Wei
Xu Shu
Yan Yan
Ma Dai
Deng Ai
Xun Yu
Cao Hong
Cheng Yu
Guo Shao
Zhang Ren




Kessen 3 ties into Samurai Warriors
Mitsuhide Akechi
Yoshino
Tokichiro Kinoshita- Hideyoshi Hashiba- Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Katsuie Shibata
Toshie Maeda
Nagahide Niwa
Yoshinari Mori guard to Nobunaga
Koroky Hachisuka
Nagayoshi Mori
Amalia Van Kyre
Kanbei Kuroda
murashige Araki
Goemon Ishikawa
Ittetsu Inaba
Yoshitsugu Otani
Otsune
Oyuki
Jokikaisen
Kiyomasa Kato
Saizo Kani
ujisato Gamo Marries Nobunaga's daughter Fuyuhime
Ginchiyo Tachibanna
Narimasa Sassa
Dominico Sanchez
Sessai Taigen
Kazumasu Takigawa
Hanbei Takenaka
Bokuden Tsukahara
Takatora Todo
Masanori Fukushima
Musashi Miyamoto
Muneyoshi yaguyu
Shikanosuke Yamanaka
Keiji Maeda
Yoshiaki Ashika
Motoyasu Matsudaira- Later known as Ieyasu Tokugawa Nobunaga's loyal friend, the daimyo of the Tokugawa Clan.
Okatsu she is also known as Okuni
Nagamasa Azai
Yoshikage Asakura
Fujitaka Hosokawa
Fujinaga Isshiki
Tatsuoki Saito
Toshimitsu Saito
Nagayuki Miyoshi
Masayasu Miyoshi
Tomomichi Iwanari
Hisahide Matsunaga
Shingen Takeda
Katsuyori Takeda
Masakage Yamagata
Nobufusa Baba
masayuki Sanada
Baisetsu Anayama
Kenshin Uesugi
KageKatu Uesugi
Sandayu Momochi
Pedro Cortes
Masamune Date
Kennyo Honganji
Kanetsugu Naoe
Terumoto Mouri
Yoshimoto Imagawa
Nobukiyo Oda Nobunaga's cousin
Samanosuke Yamaguchi
Magoichi Saiga
Nobukado Takeda
masatoyo Naito
Ujimasa Hojo
Yoshihro Shimazu
Motochika Chosokabe


Warriors Orochi
Orochi, the Serpent King: Commander of the Orochi Army
Da Ji: Orochi's Strategist
Hognose,
Yellowbelly,
Sidewinder,
Lancehead,
Urutu,
Cottonmouth,
Diamondback,
Bushmaster,
Mamushi






Samurai Warriors1,xtreme Legends,2,Empires,xtreme Legends




Samurai Warriors




Mine
Lady Kicho- Lady kno- Lady No- Lady Nohime
Ranmaru Mori
Ina (Inahime)


Donnies
Yukimura Sanada Male
Hanzo Hattori Male
Tadakatsu Honda



Available Samurai Warriors

Keiji Maeda male
Mitsuhide Akechi Male
Goemon Ishikawa Male
Kenshin Uesugi Male
Okuni Female
Kunoichi Female
Magoichi Saika Male
Shingen Takeda Male
Masamune Date Male





Samurai Warriors extreme legends
Hideyoshi Toyotomi Male
Yoshimoto Imagawa Male






Samurai Warriors 2
Ieyasu Tokugawa male
Mitsunari Ishida male
Nagamasa Azai male
Yoshihiro Shimazu male
Ginchiyo Tachibana Female
Naoe Kanetsugu male
Nene Female
Kotaro Fuma Male
Musashi Miyamoto Male


Samurai Warriors 2: Empires
Katsuie Shibata Male
Kojiro Sasaki Male



Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends

Toshiie Maeda Male
Motochika Chosokabe Male
Gracia Hosokawa Female











Onimusha 1-4 and extras
Onimusha
Princess Yuki
Yoshitatsu
Osric
Guildenstern
Reynaldo
Tokichiro Kinoshita - Hideyoshi Hashiba- Hideyoshi Toyotomi
young boy Yumemaru
Marcellus
Maid The woman reveals her true form which is that of an insect-like Genma called Hecuba and erects a door to the demon world which she flies into with Yumemaru

Onimusha 2 Samurai's Destiny
Ekei Ankokuji
Magoichi Saika
Kotaro Fuma
Tokichiro Kinoshita - Hideyoshi Hashiba- Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Ginghamphatts
Gogandantess
Jujudormah


Onimusha 3 Demon Siege
Jacques Blanc
Henry Blanc Jacques Blanc's son
Michelle Aubert
Heihachiro Tadakatsu Honda (Heihachi)
Tokichiro Kinoshita - Hideyoshi Hashiba- Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Guildenstern
Brainstern, a robotic creation
Vega Donna
Gargant
Mitsuhide Akechi
Soldier
Merchant
Worker
Spirit of Onimusha
Voice of Mother
Jacky Berger
Maurice Decoster
Jean Loup Horwitz
Johana Menuteau



Onimusha Dawn of Dreams
Roberto Frois
Minokichi
Tokichiro Kinoshita- Hideyoshi Hashiba- Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Munenori Yagyu
Mitsunari Ishida
Luis Frois
Ban Danemon
Chacha- Lady Yodo -Yodo-Dono -also known as Yodo-Gimi
Ophelia, the Genma High Priestess
Claudius
Rosencrantz
Genma Mother Tree




Onimusha Blade Warriors
Keiji Maeda - Keijiro Maeda Yumemaru from Onimusha 1 ten years later Famous eccentric swordsman. His gaudy dress conceals a warm heart. Rumored to have originally come from China, he wields a giant Nagamaki in battle.
Grunt
Ekei Ankokuji
Marcellus
Marcellus Modify P
Marcellus Modify S
Jujudormah A demon boss from Onimusha 2, self-proclaimed 'most beautiful' concubine of Genma Lord Oda Nobunaga. A Combination of cunning mind and ferocious nature make Jujudormah one of the most feared demons. Confident of her looks, she has an interest in the Demon Lord Nobunaga. A Genma serving as a concubine for Lord Nobunaga, she is an old and rather unattractive Genma obsessed with Lord Nobunaga, even when it is obvious the feelings aren't mutual. She was also responsible for the death and murder of Jubei's mother "Takajo". Self-deluded, vain and obsessed with her 'good looks', she is flung into a rage when Jubei calls her a 'Nasty Thing', causing her to scream loud enough to shatter glass. She is armed with a handbag equipped with a curved blade and a parasol that shoots powerful magical blasts. Is in a bit of a rivalry with Ginghamphatts as to who can kill Jubei first. She appears in a later game "Onimusha Blade Warriors," and as her younger, more attractive self as Juju-Ran. She carries the Honesty orb.
Juju-Ran and as her younger, more attractive self
Zombie Warrior
Three eyes
Gargant
Gogandantess
Jaido
Miyamoto Musashi
Musaido
Sasaki Kojirou




Onimusha Tactics
Onimaru a samurai who possesses the Oni Gauntlet can become the Onimusha
Magoichi Saika
Ekei Ankokuji
Kotaro Fuma
Mitsuhide Akechi


Miles Dyson
James Ellison
Dr. Peter Silberman
Riley Dawson

[Jonathan]

Alex
Alisa Boskonovitch
Angel
Anna Williams
Armor King (1)
Armor King (2)
Asuka Kazama
Azazel
Baek Doo San
Bob
Bruce Irvin
Bryan Fury
Christie Monteiro
Combot
Craig Marduk
Devil
Devil Jin
Dr. Boskonovitch
Eddy Gordo
Feng Wei
Forrest Law
Ganryu
Gon
Gun Jack
Heihachi Mishima
Hwoarang
Jack
Jack-2
Jack-5
Jack-6
Jin Kazama
Jinpachi Mishima
Julia Chang
Jun Kazama
Kazuya Mishima
King (1)
King (2)
Kuma (1)
Kuma (2)
Kunimitsu
Lars Alexandersson
Lee Chaolan
Lei Wulong
Leo
Lili
Ling Xiaoyu
Marshall Law
Michelle Chang
Miguel Caballero Rojo
Miharu Hirano
Mokujin
Nancy-MI847J
Nina Williams
Ogre
Panda
Paul Phoenix
Prototype Jack
Raven
Roger
Roger Jr.
Sergei Dragunov
Steve Fox
Tetsujin
Tiger Jackson
True Ogre
Unknown
Violet
Wang Jinrei
Yoshimitsu
Zafina

[Jonathan]

Conker characters

Conker the Squirrel
Main article: Conker the Squirrel
(Born May 17th 1976(age 33)The protagonist Conker is a greedy, heavy drinking, red squirrel. Conker, though highly materialistic and never afraid to insult, always approaches new characters with a positive outlook. Conker's adventures occur because he gets drunk and wanders in the opposite direction to his home. He is voiced by Chris Seavor.


[edit] Berri
(Born 1977 May 1st(age 32)Berri is Conker's girlfriend, she began as a small chipmunk the same approximate size as Conker in Conker's Pocket Tales but since Conker's Bad Fur Day she has been tall (at least twice Conker's height), thin and curvaceous. Conker and Berri form a close relationship, though she is frustrated by his regular drinking. She seems to be a porn star due to an advertisement in Live & Reloaded for sex and an appearance as a cover girl for "Fur Only" magazine. Berri gets abducted by a rock man to dance at a nightclub. Conker saves her, but the Bouncer takes him to the mafia boss Don Weaso. Berri oddly doesn't believe that the "caveman" is Conker and leaves. She later appears in a Trinity outfit working for Weaso. Conker joins her in robbing the Feral Reserve Bank, a spoof of The Matrix. Afterwards they encounter the Panther King, who had Weaso double-cross them. He then orders Weaso to kill Berri, who dies in Conker's arms. Berri is portrayed as a ditzy, stereotypical valley girl with entirely pink possessions and a naive but no-nonsense attitude. She (or at least, a beta version of her from Twelve Tails) makes a minor cameo in Banjo-Kazooie; a bunk bed in a cabin in Rusty Bucket Bay has a poster of her hanging above it. She is voiced by Louise Ridgeway.


[edit] Squirrel High Command
Grunt(SHC) Born 1973 March 23th(age 36) sneeker(SHC) Born 1983 November 5th(age 26) Long ranger(SHC) Born 1975 May 3rd(age 34) Sky Jockey(SHC)Born 1974 December 4th(age 34) Thermophile(SHC)Born 1969 July 3rd(age 39) Demolisher(SHC) Born 1957 March 30(age 52) Squirrels leader Born 1947 March 12(age 62) The Squirrel High Command (the SHC) are a faction of squirrels at war with the Tediz. They were featured in the Nintendo 64 original version, Conker's Bad Fur Day, but they were simply referred to as "The Squirrels". The Squirrel High Command are portrayed as heroic, representing the Allied forces of WWII, fighting against the evil Nazi Tediz. The SHC "recruit" Conker by knocking him out and putting him on a higgins boat similar to the landing craft of the Battle of Normandy. The Squirrels were voiced by Chris Seavor, Chris Marlow, Louise Ridgeway, Fred Tatiscore & Duncan Botwood.


[edit] Rodent
(Born May 17 1977(age 32)Another recruit of the SHC, Rodent is discovered by Conker in the Tediz Base tied up to be executed by firing squad. Conker releases him, and Rodent aids him throughout the struggle. The dialogue between the two at the beginning seems to indicate that they had met previously and even been friends (possibly having met at the pub in the opening, as Conker phones Berri and tells her that he was partying with people who were going to fight a war tomorrow). His special suit is indestructible, and so he volunteers to literally act as a human shield for Conker (or in this case, a squirrel-shield). When the pair come across a tank, he studies it eagerly, and remains inside it for some time while Conker drives it. He is aware that there is something wrong with the Little Girl somehow, warning Conker to stay away. After the battle with The Experiment, the Little Girl releases some spider mines that destroy the tank. Conker believes Rodent has perished in the blast and is forced to leave his body behind as he flees from the fortress. Rodent survives, however, and regains consciousness just as the fortress explodes. He then crashes into the windmill destroying it and it crushes the bees. Thanks to his suit, he survives this too. The surviving SHC watch him go flying overhead and cheer him. Conker later finds him emerging from the windmill. Rodent has by this point developed a hero-worship of Conker, and although Conker thanks him and they appear to part amicably, Conker then reveals that he thinks Rodent is an idiot (Though he may have been venting frustration, as he did accidentally demolish the Windmill from being launched from the explosion on Tediz Island.). Rodent is also present at the throne room at the end, and is used for the purpose the Panther King wanted Conker for. He is voiced by Chris Seavor.


[edit] Antagonists
The following are Antagonist characters in Conker games.


[edit] Evil Acorn
The Evil Acorn is the main villain of Conker's Pocket Tales. He kidnaps Berri and all of Conker's presents on Conker's birthday for unknown reasons. Conker manages to track him down and defeat him, getting his presents and Berri back, though he promises he will return.


[edit] Tediz
The Tediz are a group of soldiers under the command of Von Kripelspac. They are made to resemble Teddy Bears. According to the game Conker's Bad Fur Day, teddy bear soldiers were first used in an unspecified "Milk War" 300 years previously, but were soon decommissioned due to their flimsy design and flammable stuffing. The Tediz are at war with the SHC, though neither game specifies exactly why. It was said that the Weasel-produced Tediz had occupied the "Squirrel Homeland". Perhaps the SHC got involved to rescue French squirrels, apparently persecuted by the Tediz, and implied to have been sent to death camps. In Bad Fur Day, a new version of the teddy bear soldier is created by a Germanic technophile weasel scientist named Professor Von Kripelspac, who christens them the Tediz; originally simply teddy bears with guns filled with stuffing, but in the Xbox remake, Live & Reloaded, they are made to resemble WWII Nazi troops with blood. Later they are also shown to be robotic underneath (the Machine Tediz), reference to the second Terminator film, though they still bleed. So much can be inferred about their origins. In multiplayer games, there is a tediz with the physique of The Colonel.

The Tediz' voices were by Chris Seavor, Chris Marlow, Fred Tatiscore & Duncan Botwood.

The Tediz and the Squirrel High Command, as well as their scenario, resemble characters and situations from Boris the Bear, a comic published in the 1980s.

Grunt(Tediz)Born 1972 March 27(age 37) Long Ranger(Tediz)Born 1974 November 1st(age 34) Sneeker(Tediz)Born 1981 December 31st(age 27) Sky Jockey(Tediz)Born 1968 December 3rd(age 40) Thermophile(Tediz)Born 1974 July 20(age 34) Demolisher(Tediz)Born 1955 May 31st(age 54) Von Kripelspac(Tediz Master)Born January 2nd 1951(age 58)


[edit] Professor Von Kripelspac
Von Kripelspac is a weasel scientist who worked for the Panther King. He is bound to a wooden hoverchair (a high-tech supplement for a wheelchair), has no legs but crudely bandaged stumps, and has a robotic eye and arm for reasons unknown. He was once the Weasel King, but was overthrown by the Panther King, who had recently betrayed the Kulas of Conk. He was the leader of the Tediz 300 years later, dressed up like a combination of Dr. Strangelove and Adolf Hitler, until the SHC broke through the brigades in the Second Assault, and he had his legs blown off by an SHC bazooka. After his war with the SHC he worked for the Panther King, who threatened him with the "duct tape", as an inventor and general problem solver. Kripelspac appears to have various inventions including anti-gravity chocolate, however these are sidelined to fix the Panther King's coffee table. He was later sucked out into space, when the Bank Vaults airlock was opened in orbit, and thought dead. This event was caused by Conker. He survived however, and later led his Tediz again, in the Future War, which finally reached an end 700 years later (At this point, he had lived upwards of 1000 years.) In Bad Fur Day two things about him were not told: His name was not known (he was simply called The Professor) and the way his legs were lost was wrong (his legs were said to have been chopped off by the Panther King). He was voiced by Chris Seavor.


[edit] Fabled (Fairy) Panther King
The Panther King is the arch-villain in the popular Nintendo 64 video game Conker's Bad Fur Day. The king orders Von Kripelspac to fix his table and when Kripelspac calculates that the perfect fit would be a red squirrel he sends out his guards to capture Conker merely to use as a replacement table leg. During the Milk Wars, the Panther King gained control by betraying the Kulas of Conk, and overthrowing and cutting the legs off the weasel king and banishing squirrels from the kingdom (Although this is all unproved, and it is possible he never did any of this. It is also unexplained how he and the Professor had both lived for upwards 300 years.) Towards the end of his reign, the Professor planted an alien egg inside the king and its birth killed him. His corpse was sucked into space through the airlock that Conker opens. Years later, in a war between the SHC and the Tediz, the squirrels went to an ancient base, hoping to get an ancient weapon, but instead found the Panther King's tomb. The body was gone, with the Tediz resurrecting it. There are two endings. If the SHC win, they destroy the Panther King's body so he won't get resurrected. If the Tediz win, the Panther King is successfully resurrected, instantly demanding milk. He was voiced by Chris Marlow.


[edit] Don Weaso
The weasel crime boss Don Weaso is a mix of every mob boss stereotype, from Italian mafia dons to standard mob bosses. His first cutscene shows him having a meeting with a handful of employees while receiving a massage from Berri. He proceeds to beat to death one of his men who "showed no respect" with a baseball bat in front of Conker, who had been caught taking money from the Rock Solid nightclub, which is revealed to belong to Don Weaso. The mob boss offers Conker a job to pay off the debt, which Conker accepts: he sends Conker with a bomb to get rid of the cavemen, and advises him to leave town afterwards. Conker runs into him again later outside the Feral Reserve Bank, where he sends in both Conker and Berri to steal him some money (Allegedly due to Conker's last job of bombing the Uga Buga village leaving him bankrupt.). However, the job is a set-up, and the vault houses the Panther King, who gives the Don a bounty for delivering Conker and has him kill Berri. The Don is last seen running from the scene after Heinrich is born. He was voiced by Chris Seavor.

In Bad Fur Day, Don Weaso also appeared in the Heist variant of Multiplayer, in which he is again conducting a robbery of the Feral Reserve Bank, although the layout is much different. The opening cutscene heavily parodies Reservoir Dogs, as much of his dialogue is identical to Joe Cabot's.


[edit] Haybot
The Haybot is a character in Conker's Bad Fur Day who resembles a Haystack creatures with arms and eyes, but under the hay is a robot with an Austrian accent. The Haybot is a spoof of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator, with a red view for targeting and responding in conversation, the accent, red eye showing and the hay burning away to reveal a metal skeleton. With the help of Franky the Pitchfork, Conker destroyed him. The Haybot also uses a shoulder-mounted missile named Suzi 9 mm, a parody of the Uzi 9 mm. He was voiced by Chris Seavor.


[edit] The Big Big Guy
The Boiler, described by Conker as a "bourgeois big-bollocked boiler", is found in Bat's Tower. When all but two of the Fire Imps have been extinguished, the pair that remain jump into the boiler and turn it on, where it is revealed to be sentient, and sports a British accent and a pompous attitude. One of the Fire Imps, at his companion's urging, presses a button that reveals an oversized pair of brass testicles, to show the boiler is up to the task of beating Conker. The boiler has a tendency to charge at Conker, and if that fails, it uses its grill as a flamethrower. Conker dumps sludge on it to stun it, then cracks its testicles with bricks and, eventually, his saucepan, knocking them clean off. The boiler collapses and, in their haste to escape, the Fire Imps accidentally set off a self-destruct mechanism instead of going out his butt.


[edit] The Great Mighty Poo
The Great Mighty Poo (aka Sloprano) is a giant mound of poo with a huge, flapping mouth full of digested yellow corn teeth, two tiny green eyes and two stubby arms with which he "throws his shit" at Conker. Through the battle he sings a 'Sloprano' like an opera singer in a loud baritone voice, he swear-sings at Conker after getting thrown toilet papers in his mouth. Conker defeats him by flushing him. As he goes down, his last words mirror the Wicked Witch of the West's. He was voiced and sung by Chris Marlow. After the game's release, his character and song became mildly popular.


[edit] Buga the Knut
Buga the Knut is a huge, obese Cave Man who seems to be something of a Caesar-like figure. He appears in the Uga arena where he orders people to be fed to Fangy, a dinosaur. He spends much of his time bragging to his girlfriend, Jugga, about his allegedly-large penis. After Conker tames Fangy and kills several Uga troops, Jugga remarks that Conker must have a larger penis, and Buga enters in the arena in a fury to destroy Conker. Conker immediately uses Fangy to defeat him, first by ramming his crotch, and then tearing chunks out of his buttocks. Soon Buga drops his loincloth and is unable to conceal the fact that his penis is in fact tiny. In humiliation, he breaks out of the arena and disappears. He was voiced by Chris Seavor.


[edit] Count Conkula
Count Conkula is a character in Conker's Bad Fur Day & Conker: Live & Reloaded. He is the stereotype of a vampire and can transform into a bat, as well as Conker's fifth great-grandfather. Much of his introductory cutscene is a parody of Dracula. When Conker enters his mansion, he greets Conker and gives him something to eat (despite Conker's remarks). When the villagers storm his mansion, Count Conkula reveals that he was going to kill Conker and drink his blood, but decides instead to turn him into a Vampire bat. After figuring out that Conker is his descendant, he sends him to grab villagers and put them in a giant grinder. After drinking too much blood, he falls into the grinder and is killed. Outside his mansion is a grave for Count Conkula, which is presumably the area where he sleeps. He was voiced by Chris Seavor.


[edit] The Experiment and Little Girl
The Experiment is a Tediz experiment consisting of a giant Tediz torso with a mechanical abdomen and legs. Attached to the end of one arm is a little girl named Reagan (a grey squirrel and chipmunk hybird with blonde hair). As the little girl says, "I'm the brains and the eyes, and he's the brawn", indicating that she is in charge of the body. She also says "I haven't been a Little Girl for some time now". This indicates that she was made a robotic puppet being as a girl and attached to the experiment, which is why she is still in her child body. It is apparent that this has given her an evil alter ego, as she changes whenever angry or evily delighted: Her eyes turn a dark green color and her voice becomes deeper and more threatening. The Experiment has several disproportionate weapons including two miniguns, two missile launchers, two lasers and a circular saw attached to his other hand. The Little Girl deceives Conker, he thinks she is an innocent child but when he tries to "rescue" her (with reward money in mind), she reveals the rest of her being and the Giant Tediz emmerges from the floor. They are finally defeated by Conker using a tank to shoot the red opening on the Tediz's back. The little girl survives however and starts a countdown on an explosive. The little girl parodies The Exorcist when revealing her true nature; her eyes turn to their hidden green color and her head slowly rotates. The Experiment itself is apparently blindly loyal to her, yet is still a different entity, as he and the girl can survive independent of each other (however, he does seek her out if she is blown off his hand). It is unknown when the little girl died but it is assumed that she died when the island blew up. Little Girl was voiced by Louise Ridgeway.


[edit] Heinrich
Heinrich is an Alien (Xenomorph) from the Alien film series. His incubation took place inside the Panther King and was placed there by Von Kripelspac who treats Heinrich like a pet, patting and praising him. Despite being an Alien, Heinrich only kills one character, the Panther King (as he bursts from his chest). Conker fights Heinrich as a spoof of Aliens where Ripley fights the Alien Queen; Conker dons a large, yellow, metal suit with clamps for hands and does battle with Heinrich. Heinrich is thrown out an airlock. Unfortuanately, he is able to climb back in. Heinrich is killed by Conker however in the "throne-room" with a Katana after the game "locks-up" and Conker bargains with some programmers.


[edit] Minor Characters

[edit] Gregg the Grim Reaper
Gregg plays the part of The Grim Reaper in the Nintendo 64 game, "Conker's Bad Fur Day" and its remake, the Xbox game, "Conker: Live and Reloaded"

Gregg is a colourful character, who first appears when the player character dies. He explains the life system to Conker, and drops him back into the world of the living. Gregg later appears at the beginning of the Spooky chapter, and aids Conker by giving him the shotgun.

Gregg is a "diminutive" reaper, and has a coarse mouth, which makes him a fan favorite. He hates cats, as they have nine lives and each take forever for him to catch and claim. He also hates Zombies as they are "Bloody undead. Unbloody-dead. What's the bloody point?" Gregg was voiced by Chris Seavor. Chris's voice was put up two notches on the pitch.


[edit] Dung Beetles
The Dung Beetles inhabit poo mountain where the Great Mighty Poo is found, speaking in heavy Liverpudlian accents. One Dung Beetle works the cabin where the poo balls are made by cows; the Dung Beetle processes the poo and makes it into balls for people, this beetle also seems to be completly baffled as to why they even roll in poo. They are only seen in the first part of the game and in the Poo Mountain chapters. The Great Mighty Poo kills at least two of them, named Bazza and Tezza. The beetles were voiced by Chris Seavor.


[edit] Birdy
Birdy is a drunk, sarcastic, hay scarecrow who acts as the tutor for Conker and the player. He is a parody of the scarecrow from Wizard of Oz and is the first character the player interacts with. Birdy teaches the controls and abilities in the game, later asking for Mepsi Pax but instead accepts ten dollars (a nod to Full Metal Jacket). Mepsi Pax is a joke reference to the popular cola flavoured drink Pepsi Max. The quote comes early in the game, when Conker finds himself blocked by a gang of dung beetles and Birdy comes along to help him. His instruction on "Context Sensitive Zones" allows Conker to get past the dung beetles:

Birdy: Oh yes, you need a manual. Otherwise, no... it doesn’t work. It'll cost you!
Conker: How much?
Birdy: Eh, got any Mepsipax?
Conker: What?
Birdy: Don't matter... actually eh, I think uh, well em, 10 dollars. Long time. You love manual long time.
Conker pays Birdy for his help but the money escapes Birdy's pocket and "jumps" its way back to Conker. Birdy was voiced by Chris Seavor.


[edit] The Colonel
The Colonel is an immense squirrel in the "It's War" chapter. He first appears in the recruitment video in the beginning of the chapter describing their mission to fight the Tediz (interestingly, he calls them an "Unknown enemy" even though they were fought long ago, presumably in the war mentioned by Conkula. However, given his questionable intelligence, it may just be him being mistaken.). He later appears when Conker first enters the Dock, praising Conker for surviving the Airplane being shot down (even though Conker wasn't really in close proximity to the crash), he also initially thought that Conker was actually a group of squirrels. He then tries to mention their problem to Conker (but stops when he realizes that he messed up on the times. [eg. saying 08:30 that the boat must arrive at "said destination", and an unmentioned step in 08:25]). He then tells Conker that, although he doesn't really care for Conker's uniform, he can redeem himself by completing his mission at his leisure. he tells Conker to clear the way and meet the boat (There was originally going to be more than one step, but he stopped when he realized he was beginning to repeat himself.). After giving Conker the mission, he walks back to the boat singing "I don't know what I've been told" in Military marching song format (Though stops when he can't follow the tune anymore.). After Conker clears the obstacle, he reports back to the Colonel, and after congratulating him on an accomplished mission, then shouts "What the hell is that", Conker looks away, and the Colonel then knocks him out. While not seen, it's implied in the next scene that he knocked him out so that he can send him off to the war as well. He doesn't appear again until the ending of the chapter. He nearly leaves Conker behind until he notices that Conker is nearby, and tells them to stop the boat. He also tells the snipers to gun down the Tediz chasing Conker. Afterwards, he and Conker share a bit of a chat about how horrible war is, and he mentions his resentment about how the Generals are 20 miles away from the war and not actually helping [and hints that the Generals don't seem to have any actual experience in the horrors of war].

A running joke with the character is his tendency to say "Fuck that Shit!" whenever he messes up when he speaks (with Fuck being bleeped out). He also seems to have below-average intelligence, and he even hints that he is aware of it when he is singing "I don't know what I've been told" to the tune of Military marching songs.

While he doesn't appear anywhere else in the game other than the beginning and end of the It's War chapter, the Bartender shares a similar design to him.


[edit] Franky the Pitchfork
Franky is a pitchfork found in the titular barn in Barn Boys. Initially he is an antagonist, as, at the urging of his companions the paint pot and brush, he attacks Conker (or, as he puts it "give 'im a whuppin'"). After Conker defeats him through guilt, the pitchfork goes back to his supposed friends who, far from comforting him, tell him to kill himself. In despair, he attempts to hang himself from the rafters of the barn (Though not before dropping the f-bomb at his friends and asking what kind of friends they are), and fails miserably due to his lack of "a neck of any description", to the glee of the pot and brush. Conker soon cuts him down and, out of gratitude, Franky aids him in defeating the Haybot, both in the barn and in the basement, which all three fall into after the Haybot destroys the floor. After the Haybot is defeated, Franky finds he has been split in half, and Conker tapes him back together. The basement then begins to flood, and Franky immediately disappears, leaving Conker to defend himself against the broken wires and rising water. Franky does not reappear until the throne room at the end. He is voiced by Chris Seavor.


[edit] Fangy the Raptor
Fangy is a dinosaur of undisclosed species, though labelled as a dromeaosaurid of some kind. He appears only once, in the Uga Buga arena, where his primal savage tendencies are showcased as entertainment for the cavemen. He attacks anything that moves when he is released, regardless of species. For some undisclosed reason he is already fitted with reins, which Conker makes use of: he hypnotises the dinosaur and then uses him as a steed, riding around on him and attacking the various cavemen, including the huge Buga the Nut. Initially hostile towards Conker, Fangy eventually grows attached to him. After defeating Buga, Conker decides to pay a visit to the similarly huge, though nowhere near as fat, girlfriend of Buga, appropriately named Jugga. When he tries to leave, Fangy follows him like a loyal dog. Conker uses a bone from a dead Cave Man to send the dinosaur back into his holding pen, and the drawbridge is raised behind him.


[edit] Lizard Monk
Lizard monks are seen in the Opening Cut Scene, Barn Boys, and Uga Buga only. Conker leaves the Cock and Plucker pub and vomits on one, being drunk. It hisses at him and Conker apologizes, walking into the Panther Kingdom. They read an engraving on a stone and while they tend to hiss at anything, they are harmless. When Conker jumps onto one of their stones, they flip him off the stone onto a high ledge. Only one monk is killed, when the baby raptor jumps out of its egg and lands on it. They appear the same in both games.


[edit] Wayne and the Wankas
Wayne is the leader of a criminal gang of Wasps known as the "Wankas" who live at the top of a hill in the "Windy" chapter. They often steal Mrs. Bee's hive, only to have it taken back by Conker. They are invincible unless shot by the hive's guns. Oddly enough the same wasps appear later in the game, despite having been shot dead near the beginning.


[edit] Armored Imps
Green Imps wearing armor. There are three types. Barrel Imps that are only in Conker: Live & Reloaded that are weak and easily killed. Metal Imps, which cannot be killed in Bad Fur Day and are in a few places. In Live & Reloaded, they are roaming the same places as Bad Fur Day but they are replaced with Black Armored Imps, which can't be killed. Sometimes in Conker: Live & Reloaded, you see Silver Armored Imps, these may die too.


[edit] Fire Imps
Fire Imps are come across once in the "Bat Tower" chapter as they dance around trying to burn Conker. They look like the armored imps without armor, and red/orange with flames on their backs. The Imps are drunk and smoking cigars when Conker walks in to the room, they proceed to chase him giggling manically. Fire Imps are immune to physical beatings (as Conker soon realises) and they are harmed by Conker urinating on them. They are voiced by Chris Seavor.


[edit] Possessed Dolls
Only in Live & Reloaded, Possessed Dolls are present in a spot in Barn Boys and in Spooky. They are clay dolls, and act like zombies, but can be killed with a baseball bat or a shotgun.

Many people may too call them "Demon Babies" for they look like possessed babies. Many people comment that when these Dolls are shown it's too creepy to play


[edit] TNT Imps
TNT Imps are the only imps that are not enemies; they are more like the key to come further in the "It's War" chapter. They are small, depressed imps that have an enormous keg of TNT strapped to their back, which Conker has to guide to various points to set off explosive chain reactions. They are voiced by Chris Seavor.


[edit] Zombies
Zombies are encountered in the Spooky chapter. They can only be killed by blowing up their heads with the shotgun. Their legs can be shot to force them to crawl. There are male and female zombies as well as "children zombies" which are about 50% the size of the "adult" zombies.


[edit] Carl/Quentin
Carl is an impudent, sex-starved cog with multiple personalities. His "other half", Quentin, is a polite, seemingly gay cog that actually tells Conker what to do instead of telling him to "fuck off" all the time. Conker switches their personalities by turning the cog; the stogie in Carl's mouth turns into a long, fancy cigarette holder when Quentin is speaking, and vice-versa. Carl wants you to bring the female cogs to him so he can anally rape them. When Carl falls on the floor the female cogs get their revenge, so they get him sodomized by Mr. Big Cog, but Quentin enjoys it. They're voiced by Chris Seavor.


[edit] Barry and Co.
Barry the bat is only in the game for a very brief period in "Barn Boys" and "Bat's Tower", but he is nevertheless a major player. As a result, he is often considered at least a minor character. His buddies, who are other bats, are enemies in the game. They speak in high-pitched squeaks, but their talk balloons appear in English, and their curse words are still censored.


[edit] Ugas
Ugas are a tribe of cavemen who appear throughout "Uga Buga". They are enemies and allies in the game, who live a lifestyle similar to that of Ancient Romans (Worshiping Idols, Gladiator fights, etc.). They use bone clubs and hate the rock men. Their gibberish is voiced by Chris Seavor.


[edit] Rock Men
Rock men live alongside the Ugas, but they never get along. Constantly feuding with their rivals, these golems enjoy alcohol and nightclubs. It is a Rock Man that captures Berri. They can only be defeated when in their ball forms, which are also used to solve puzzles. Despite the name, there are females individuals as well.


[edit] Fajo the Money
Fajo is the name of cash bundles. They are more like items, but they have eyes and are able to move and speak. They often insult or cajole Conker. Whenever they are given to another character by Conker, they remark that they don't like their new home and jump back over to Conker. These are often rewards for achieving goals and are needed to progress through the game. They're voiced by Chris Seavor. They probably got their name from the Spanish word "fajo", which means "a handful (of bills)".

Quotes

"Here I am, yer greedy Bastard"!
"Hey where the Fuck have you been, ya Ginger Bastard!"


[edit] Mr. and Mrs. Bee
Mrs. Bee is a recurring queen bee who often has her hive stolen by wasps. She often charges Conker to retrieve it. Mrs. Bee is rich but unattractive. Mr. Bee left her for a sunflower (which doesn't surprise Conker). He apparently married her for financial support. Mr. Bee appears in "Barn Boys", in a decrepit and pathetic state, and asks Conker to help him "pollinate" the sunflower. Mrs. Bee is killed after the War level, seen to be crushed (along with her hive) by the windmill that was blown apart when Rodent came flying from the exploding island.


[edit] The Sunflower
A large, anthropomorphic sunflower that's found in "Barn Boys". Mr. Bee left his wife to be with her. The Sunflower has large breasts that she conceals from Conker, but he is able to make her uncover them with the help of some pacifist bees that like to tickle people rather than sting them. The Sunflower offers Conker a "bounce" on her breasts, which Conker uses to get some money in a high alcove.


[edit] The Catfish
A school of haughty catfish that offer Conker a large sum of money (which turns out to just be $10) if he can restrain a vicious bulldog-fish that likes to frighten them. The bulldog-fish eventually escapes and kills them, but a different school of catfish appear at the beginning of the Horror chapter, where Gregg is swiping at them with his scythe ("I don't bloody believe it. They've got fish version of the little bastards now.")


[edit] Gargoyle
The Gargoyle appears towards the end of the "Hungover" chapter. He sits on a bridge leading to Fairy Panther Kingdom, blocking Conker, who needs to cross the bridge to get home. However, the Gargoyle refuses to move because he got comfy. Once Conker got a frying pan he whacked the Gargoyle. Looking like it had no effect on him, he laughed, then he loses his balance and falls off the bridge, crashing in a pond making Conker able to cross the bridge. In Conker Live and Reloaded, when Conker hit the Gargoyle with the frying pan, it had absolutely no effect on him (because "the developer decided to change the training level a bit, to fool you into thinking the rest of the game would be different"), thus calling Conker a "Stupid little twat." Then Conker pulled out a baseball bat and whacked the Gargoyle over the head with it. Instead of falling of the bridge, he falls backwards into the wall behind him, making a shockwave causing a huge boulder to fall on him.


[edit] Marvin
Marvin the mouse is a neutral character in the chapter "Barn Boys" that frightens a large, pink, metal crate causing her to hide on top of a smaller metal crate named Jack. Jack tells Conker to get rid of Marvin. Conker will have to go to a cheese farm owned by Jack's friend Burt. Burt opens the gate letting Conker into the cheese. By feeding Marvin three pieces of cheese, he will explode. The female crate jumps off of Jack allowing Conker to the top of the barn. Marvin later appears in the ending cutscene, apparently stitched up and still having a fixation on cheese. Chris Seavor voiced him.


[edit] Ron & Reg
Ron & Reg are a talking paint can and a paintbrush (respectively), neutral characters in the chapter "Barn Boys" who are supposedly Frankie's friends, but they treat him like dirt and make him "Kick Ass" at anyone who entered the barn. After Frankie failed to kick Conker's ass they suggested he should kill himself. Right when Franky hangs himself, they then start mocking his decision to kill himself, as he doesn't even have a neck. after Conker leaves the barn, Haybot arrives and starts to (again) wander aimlessly throughout the barn, much to Ron and Reg's horror. Afterwards, Conker frees Franky from his hung position (albeit in a dangerous manner), causing them to both laugh at his falling down, and to insult and berate Conker. a bit of a joke is that they put on Executioner uniforms and take them off for a split second when Franky mentioned that it was like executioners. also, when they start laughing at both Frankie and Conker, Conker gets annoyed and proceeds to (forcibly) place Reg into Ronnies mouth. The last time they are seen is when they praise Conker as the King in the ending.

A running gag during the game is that Reg has an annoying habit of repeating everything Ron says. It's interesting to note that, although "shit" was usually uncensored in the N64 version of the game, Ron and Reg are some of the few characters in both versions whose uses of that word are censored. They were both voiced by Chris Seavor.

[Jonathan]

Kingdom Hearts Characters
1. Sora
2. Kairi
3. Riku

Sora
Sora (ソラ?) is an original character created by Tetsuya Nomura, the protagonist of the series and the character that the player directly controls through a majority of the series.[1] Sora's weapon is the Keyblade.[15] Though not the original one chosen to wield the Keyblade, Sora was ultimately chosen over Riku because Sora was faithful to the light, while Riku opened himself to darkness.[16] Nomura has stated that Sora's name can be interpreted as "sky";[17] the Japanese word for sky is sora (空?).[18] Over the course of the games, Sora grows older and matures. Nomura wanted to help illustrate this by having his fighting style in Kingdom Hearts II reflect his maturity; the combat system was completely reworked in the game for this purpose.[3] He is voiced by Haley Joel Osment in the English version and Miyu Irino in the Japanese version.

At the beginning of the series, Sora is fourteen years old and lives on Destiny Islands along with his two friends, Riku and Kairi.[19] When their world is attacked by a group of dark beings known as the Heartless, the three are separated. During the invasion, he obtains the Keyblade. Soon after, Sora meets Donald Duck and Goofy, who join him on his search for his friends.[18] To blend in with the inhabitants of the various worlds they visit, the group's appearances are altered by Donald's magic. Sora later meets Riku on several occasions, but the two clash over saving Kairi. Riku is later possessed by Ansem's Heartless. After fighting him, Sora sacrifices his own heart to restore Kairi's to her body, becomes a Heartless and creates a Nobody, Roxas, in the process. Soon after, his heart is restored by Kairi. Sora, Donald, and Goofy then fight and defeat Ansem's Heartless, and with the help of Riku and King Mickey on the other side, they seal the door to Kingdom Hearts. Afterward, Sora, Donald, and Goofy resolve to find Riku and the King, who were trapped on the other side.

While traveling the three find a fortress known as Castle Oblivion. Upon entering, Sora's memories are manipulated by the the witch Naminé, under the commands of the Organization that is controlling the castle. The Organization uses Naminé's powers to make Sora forget Kairi and replace his memories of Kairi with herself. Sora discovers the truth behind the events that have taken place and after defeating the Organization members, he meets with Naminé. She puts Sora, Donald, and Goofy to sleep for one year to restore his memories to their state prior to entering Castle Oblivion, at the cost of losing their memories of the events in the castle.[20] The three awake a year later in Twilight Town and learn about the Nobodies and Organization XIII. Sora also obtains a new ability, "Drive Form", from the new attire provided to him by the fairies Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather, which allows him to transform into more powerful forms and access new abilities.[21][22] Sora and the others begin their quest to confront Organization XIII and solve the mystery to why Sora is constantly being referred to as "Roxas". They eventually find King Mickey and Riku, and also rescue Kairi who is kidnapped by Organization XIII during the game, and these friends assist in fighting the Organization's leader, Xemnas. Sora and Riku are separated from the others to fight Xemnas one last time. After defeating him they find their way back to Destiny Islands, where they are reunited with Kairi, Donald, Goofy, and Mickey. A digital version of Sora serves as the main protagonist of Kingdom Hearts coded.


[edit] Donald Duck
Main article: Donald Duck
Donald Duck is the court wizard of Disney Castle, a loyal servant to King Mickey, and one of Sora's two partners throughout the series.[15] He is voiced by Tony Anselmo in the English version and Kōichi Yamadera in the Japanese version. Donald is a short-tempered, powerful magician on a quest to find King Mickey Mouse. In Kingdom Hearts, he and Goofy embark on a journey to carry out the missing king’s orders to follow the Keyblade wielder. Initially, he only seems to care for Sora as an asset to track down King Mickey, telling a white lie to him about being able to locate his missing friends in order to convince him to accompany them;[23] however, he eventually grows to deeply care for him as a friend. At the end of Chain of Memories, he, Sora, and Goofy are put to sleep for a year while their memories are fixed by Naminé.[20] In Kingdom Hearts II, he awakens with his friends and continues to fight the Heartless along with the Nobodies and Organization XIII. In 358/2 Days, Donald is playable in the multiplayer mode.


[edit] Goofy
Main article: Goofy
Goofy is the captain of the Royal Knights of Disney Castle and the second of Sora's two partners throughout the series. Goofy is voiced by Bill Farmer in the English version and Yū Shimaka in the Japanese version. Despite his position as a knight, Goofy dislikes using weapons, instead wielding a simple shield, and prefers to avoid fighting whenever possible. The Goofy of Kingdom Hearts retains his trademark clumsiness and simple-mindedness, but is an eternal optimist who takes life in stride. He has surprisingly accurate intuitive skills, often noticing things that others miss. Under the king’s orders, he accompanies Donald on the quest to find the key.[15] At the end of Chain of Memories, he, Sora, and Donald are put to sleep for a year while their memories are fixed by Naminé.[20] In Kingdom Hearts II, he awakens with his friends and continues to fight the Heartless along with the Nobodies and Organization XIII. In 358/2 Days, Goofy becomes playable in the multiplayer mode.


[edit] Kairi
Kairi (カイリ?) is a friend of Sora and Riku, and is one of the seven "Princesses of Heart". She is an original character created by Tetsuya Nomura for the Kingdom Hearts series.[1] Nomura has stated that Kairi's name can be interpreted as "sea";[17] the Japanese on'yomi pronunciation of sea is kai (海?).[16] She is voiced in English by Hayden Panettiere in the first two games and Alyson Stoner in Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories. Risa Uchida voices her in the Japanese version.

Kairi was originally a resident of the Radiant Garden, but was sent to the Destiny Islands by Xehanort a few years before the events of Kingdom Hearts in an experiment to test the connection between a Princess of Heart and a Keyblade bearer.[24] At the beginning of the series, she is fourteen years old.[19] When the Destiny Islands are destroyed by Heartless, her heart is separated from her body and enters Sora's body, leading to him seeing visions of Kairi. Riku, searching for a way to revive her, brings Kairi's comatose body to Hollow Bastion where her status as a Princess of Heart is revealed along with the location of her heart. Learning of this, Sora gives up his heart in order to restore hers back into her body, transforming himself into a Heartless and creating Kairi's Nobody, Naminé, as well as his own, Roxas, in the process. Soon after, Kairi finds Sora's Heartless and restores him back to human form. After Xenahort's Heartless is defeated, Kairi is left behind on the reforming Destiny Islands and separated from Sora. Sora promises to return to her with Riku, and Kairi waits on the island for their return.

During Chain of Memories, Naminé's memory-altering powers break the memories in Sora's mind as well as those of his friends on the Destiny Islands. In Kingdom Hearts II, Kairi and all of Sora's friends slowly begin to remember Sora, sending a letter she wrote out to sea in hopes that it will find its way to him. After Sora's memories had been restored by Naminé, Kairi is confronted by Axel, who hopes to use Kairi to lure Sora to him. With the help of Pluto, Kairi evades him and heads to Twilight Town, but is captured by Axel soon after. However, Saïx takes Kairi from Axel and imprisons her and Pluto in a jail cell in the World That Never Was. She escapes her cell with the help of Naminé and they are saved from Saïx by Riku, in the guise of Xehanort's Heartless. Riku gives her a Keyblade which she uses to fight off the Heartless that Saïx summons. Kairi and Riku are reunited with Sora, and along with Donald, Goofy and King Mickey, the group face and defeat Xemnas. Kairi then fuses with Naminé completing herself, and returning to Destiny Islands with Sora and Riku following shortly after.


[edit] Riku
Riku (リク?) is Sora's and Kairi's best friend, and is an original character created by Tetsuya Nomura for the Kingdom Hearts series.[1] Nomura has stated that Riku's name can be interpreted as "land",[17] since the Japanese word for "continent" is riku (陸?).[16][18] Riku is voiced by David Gallagher in the English version and Mamoru Miyano in the Japanese version. He is playable in the second story mode of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and as a world-specific ally in Kingdom Hearts II. In 358/2 Days, Riku is playable in the multiplayer mode and also serves as the final boss in the game's story mode.

At the beginning of the series, he is fifteen years old and lives on Destiny Islands with his friends. He is the original one chosen to wield the Keyblade, but when their world is attacked by the Heartless, he chooses darkness over light and loses the Keyblade to Sora. The three are separated,[19] and Riku ends up at Hollow Bastion where Maleficent finds him. Under her influence Riku turns on Sora and searches for a way to help Kairi.[16] Riku eventually becomes possessed by Xehanort's Heartless, with his heart sent to the realm of darkness where he meets King Mickey and helps him and Sora seal the door to the realm of darkness.

In Chain of Memories, Riku awakens in the basement levels of Castle Oblivion and begins climbing to the ground floor. Along the way, Riku confronts the remaining darkness in his heart and a replica of himself; he also encounters DiZ, who has been overseeing his progress. After being reunited with King Mickey, Riku reaches the main floor where he finds Naminé as she attends to a sleeping Sora. She offers to seal away his darkness by sealing his memories, but Riku turns her down and chooses to find a balance between his light and darkness, allowing him to defeat what remained of Xehanort's Heartless. This choice is reflected in the black cloak which Riku dons before going with DiZ to ensure Sora is restored in peace.

While capturing Roxas in order to make Sora complete again, Riku uses the power of darkness at the cost of becoming a physical manifestation of Xehanort's Heartless. Trapped in that form even after leaving DiZ, Riku helps Sora in secret, ashamed of his appearance. Riku returns to his original form when Ansem the Wise's machine to digitally seal away Kingdom Hearts malfunctions and self-destructs. Joining Sora, they battle and defeat Xemnas. In the end, they end up on a dark beach, and discuss how strong their friendship is and how much each of them wanted to be like the other, before a portal opens to Destiny Islands. The two use the portal to return home.


[edit] King Mickey
Main article: Mickey Mouse
King Mickey is the ruler of Disney Castle.[25] King Mickey is voiced by the late Wayne Allwine in the English version and Takashi Aoyagi in the Japanese version. Mickey's inclusion in the series was initially restricted to a small cameo for only one scene.[4] The larger role he played in the sequels first required the approval of Disney.[8] Prior to the game series, Mickey was a student under Yen Sid and met Ansem the Wise. When the Heartless began to invade other worlds, Mickey left his world to discover the cause. While he had Donald and Goofy find and protect the Keyblade Master, Mickey was on a mission of his own to uncover the plot of Organization XIII that ultimately leads to obtaining his own Keyblade from within the realm of darkness, using it to seal Kingdom Hearts with Sora. In Chain of Memories, he helps Riku in spirit at first, but then returns from the dark realm to help directly. Donning a cloak of darkness in unity with Riku, Mickey continues to uncover the Organization's plan in secret before helping Sora directly. He is only playable in certain boss battles in Kingdom Hearts II; if Sora and his friends are defeated, King Mickey will step in to fight in Sora's place until he is defeated or resurrects Sora. In the aftermath of Xemnas' defeat, Mickey returns to his world, only to go on another adventure in the events of the mobile game Kingdom Hearts coded, revealing his side of the story during the events of the first Kingdom Hearts game. His past story will be further explored in Birth by Sleep.


[edit] Ansem the Wise
Ansem the Wise (賢者アンセム, Kenja Ansemu?) is an original character created for the Kingdom Hearts series. He first appeared in the "Reverse/Rebirth" mode of Chain of Memories under the guise of a mysterious man named DiZ (ディズ, Dizu?) and appeared again in Kingdom Hearts II. His name "DiZ" is an acronym for "Darkness in Zero". Ansem is voiced by Christopher Lee in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Corey Burton in Re:Chain of Memories; he is voiced by Genzō Wakayama in the Japanese version. Ansem was formerly a respected sage and ruler of the Radiant Garden. As a researcher and ruler of his world, Ansem studied the heart and delved into the many secrets of the worlds. He and his apprentice, Xehanort, believed that darkness could spread into and take control of the heart. After meeting with King Mickey, Ansem ceased the experiments when he heard his research may be connected with a current crisis happening on other worlds. He later found his report on the experiments was given new entries by Xehanort, now using the name Ansem as his own. Ansem's apprentices then betrayed him and banished him to a world of nothingness, where he took on the name DiZ. From that point on, until he cleared his name, DiZ wore concealing red robes and covered most of his face with red bandages.

In Chain of Memories, he helps guide Riku through his encounters in Castle Oblivion. Soon after Riku joins in his campaign, DiZ convinces Naminé to move Sora, Donald, and Goofy to Twilight Town for safekeeping. However, learning that Naminé is having increasing difficulty in stabilizing Sora's memories, DiZ sends Riku to capture Roxas in hopes that the Nobody's reunion with Sora can complete the restoration. In Kingdom Hearts II, Naminé begins to act on her own and Riku declines to help him in his revenge. As he observes the lengths that Riku is willing to go to in order to help Sora, DiZ loses his lust for revenge and grows regretful of the events in his past. When Sora awakens and embarks on his new quest, he does not function as DiZ wants, and all of his plans fall apart.[26] In the World That Never Was, he reveals himself to Mickey while attempting to digitally seal away Kingdom Hearts. However, the hearts prove unpredictable and begin to overload the machine, and Ansem chooses to sacrifice himself in order to help defeat the Organization. After apologizing to Roxas for his mistakes,[27] the machine self-destructs, and Ansem is killed in the blast. The explosion disrupts the power contained in Kingdom Hearts and restores Riku to his true form.


[edit] Naminé
Naminé (ナミネ, Namine?) is an original character created for the Kingdom Hearts series. She has the ability to change or erase the memories of Sora and those close to him by rearranging and creating new links between them, and is called a witch because of it.[28][29] Naminé is voiced by Brittany Snow in the English version of Kingdom Hearts II, Meaghan Jette Martin in the English version of Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, and Iku Nakahara in the Japanese versions of both games.

Naminé first appears in Chain of Memories, being held hostage by Organization XIII. Under orders from the Organization, she alters Sora's memories to remember her as a close friend from Destiny Islands, replacing Kairi. When Axel releases Naminé under his own agenda, she reveals herself and the truth to Sora. When Marluxia is defeated, Naminé puts Sora, Donald, and Goofy to sleep for a year in order to restore the chains of memories which she broke.[20] Naminé also saves Riku in "Reverse/Rebirth" from Zexion by teaching him not to fear the darkness. When they meet in person, she offers to lock away the darkness of his heart at the cost of his memories, but he refuses the offer, opting to battle the darkness himself. Afterward, she contacts DiZ to help protect Sora, Donald, and Goofy until they awaken.[8] However, Xemnas's creation of the Replica Xion from Sora's memories, and Roxas's later absorption of Xion, hampers her ability to restore Sora, forcing DiZ to have Riku obtain Roxas for her to complete her task.

In Kingdom Hearts II, Naminé is revealed to be a "special Nobody" born from Kairi's heart when it left Sora's body. As Kairi had no darkness in her heart, her heart hid within Sora's body instead of becoming a Heartless when Destiny Islands was consumed by darkness. When Sora impaled himself with the dark Keyblade, his body and soul were used to create not only Roxas, but Naminé as well. As a result of this, she has none of Kairi's memories. Naminé's special birth in conjunction with the fact that Kairi's heart had been in direct contact with Sora's is why Naminé's special powers could only affect the memories of Sora and those whose hearts are connected to his. Despite DiZ's orders, Naminé visits Roxas in the virtual Twilight Town to help him discover his true identity. DiZ instructs Riku to destroy Naminé since she is no longer useful. However, a new scene in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix reveals that Riku lets her go with Axel in return for her help in Castle Oblivion. After meeting with Roxas once more through Sora after Xemnas' apparent defeat, she fuses with Kairi to complete her.


[edit] Roxas
Roxas (ロクサス, Rokusasu?) is Sora's Nobody who was created when Sora became a Heartless to save Kairi.[18] "Roxas" is an anagram of "Sora" with an X.[30] He was first featured at the end of "Reverse/Rebirth" in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories[31] and is playable in the beginning portion of Kingdom Hearts II. Roxas is voiced by Jesse McCartney in the English version and Koki Uchiyama in the Japanese version. Roxas joined Organization XIII when he was found by Xemnas in Twilight Town and given his name. Unlike the other Organization members, he lacks memories of his previous life. In 358/2 Days, Roxas becomes friends with Axel and Xion, who is later revealed to be a replica of Sora created by Xemnas from Sora's leaked memories, necessary if he were to be useless to Organization XIII's plans. When her attempt to absorb Roxas to become the real "Sora" fails, Xion reveals to him the Organization's true motives which motivates Roxas to leave the Organization and meet Sora. After leaving, he is confronted by Riku who defeats and captures him to have Roxas rejoin with Sora.


[edit] Terra, Ven, and Aqua
A bonus teaser at the end of Kingdom Hearts II and expanded version in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix features three unique characters in armor who hold Keyblades. Their names have been revealed to be Terra (テラ, Tera?), Ventus (ヴェントゥス, Ventusu?) (referred to as Ven (ヴェン?) by his friends), and Aqua (アクア, Akua?), which represent "earth", "wind", and "water"; similar to how Riku, Sora, and Kairi's names can be seen as "land", "sky", and "sea".[17][32][32][33][34] The three characters were in armor primarily to hide their faces until the character designs were completed. Nomura chose armor because he felt he could not use the dark hoods already used in the bonus trailer of the first Kingdom Hearts game.[35] Nomura has stated the characters are related to one or more characters already introduced in the Kingdom Hearts series.[36]

An optional boss in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, known as the "Lingering Sentiment" (留まりし思念, Todomarishi Shinen?), has a design similar to Terra but Nomura has stated that whether the two are the same person is uncertain and irrelevant.[37] Lingering Sentiment is reached through a portal in Disney Castle, in the Hall of the Cornerstone. When Sora meets the mysterious figure in a desert, the soldier calls out Xehanort's name and attacks Sora. If Sora comes back to challenge the soldier again, he states he has nothing else to give him, and that the only thing he has left is his hatred towards "Xehanort". In 358/2 Days, Xigbar sees the Replica Xion as Ven. Nomura has stated that Braig (Xigbar's former self) had seen Terra, Aqua, and Ven in the past. Their story will be further explored in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. In the Japanese version of Birth by Sleep, Terra will be voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu, Ven by Kōki Uchiyama,[38] and Aqua by Megumi Toyoguchi.


[edit] Main antagonists

[edit] Xehanort
Xehanort (ゼアノート, Zeanōto?) is an original character created for the Kingdom Hearts series. Though he was only featured briefly in Kingdom Hearts II via a flashback, Xehanort was a student under Ansem the Wise, and had no memory of his life prior to his appearance at the Radiant Garden. While researching the heart and the darkness within it, he becomes increasingly obsessed with his studies. He sacrifices his body in the process,[39] creating his Heartless and Nobody. His Heartless assumes the identity of his teacher, Ansem,[40] while his Nobody takes the name Xemnas.[41] Xehanort's Heartless is featured in Kingdom Hearts as the main antagonist and in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories as an entity inside Riku.[42] As the leader of Organization XIII and master of the power of nothingness, Xemnas controls the Sorcerer Nobodies and fights using red "aerial blades" in battle.[43]

In Kingdom Hearts, Xehanort's Heartless possesses Riku's body to regain a physical presence. Although his goal of reaching Kingdom Hearts is realized, the light behind the door to Kingdom Hearts incinerates him. His Nobody self, Xemnas, appears in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix as an optional boss, Unknown (謎の男, Nazo no Otoko?, lit. "Enigmatic Man"), who tests Sora for his own agenda. He seeks to harness Kingdom Hearts' power in Kingdom Hearts II, using Sora to build it up until there are enough hearts to recreate the universe.[44] He is defeated by Sora and Riku in the World That Never Was. Xehanort's Heartless is voiced by Billy Zane in the English version of Kingdom Hearts and Richard Epcar in the English version of Kingdom Hearts II. Xehanort and Xehanort's Heartless are voiced by Akio Ohtsuka in the Japanese versions of both games. Xemnas is voiced by Paul St. Peter in the English version of Kingdom Hearts II and by Norio Wakamoto in the Japanese version. Xehanort's name is also connected to the trailer in Kingdom Hearts II. His name without the "X" is an anagram of "No Heart" and "Another".[8][43] Xemnas's name is also an anagram, the name "Ansem" with a "X" added. [43]


[edit] Organization XIII
Main article: Organization XIII
Organization XIII (XIII機関, Jūsan Kikan?) is a group of thirteen Nobodies based in the World that Never Was who seek to discover the mysteries that lie within the heart and use the power of Kingdom Hearts to become complete humans once again. The Organization was first formed when the six former disciples of Ansem the Wise (Xehanort, Braig, Dilan, Even, Aeleus, and Ienzo) became Heartless, their Nobodies becoming the first members of the Organization.[8] Members are numbered in the order in which they joined, with Xemnas, the Nobody of Xehanort, numbered one as their leader. Each member also has the letter "X" placed in his or her name. The remaining letters are an anagram of their name prior to becoming a Nobody.[45] As Nobodies, they lack true emotion and morality, and are unable to feel guilt or remorse for their actions.[46]

They were originally introduced in the secret ending video of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, "Another Side, Another Story [deep dive]". More members were introduced in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, divided into two parties that are eventually destroyed by Sora and Riku. In the third game, the Organization's plan is fully revealed as they use Sora to kill the Heartless, taking the hearts that emerge and using them to create Kingdom Hearts.[47] Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days introduces a fourteenth member named Xion; however, due to the fact that she was not actually a Nobody, the group's title remained unchanged.


[edit] Maleficent
Main article: Maleficent
Maleficent is an evil sorceress from Sleeping Beauty, voiced by Susanne Blakeslee in the English version and Toshiko Sawada in the Japanese version. Originally from the world Enchanted Dominion, Maleficent leads the group of Disney Villains who seek to harness the power of darkness within Kingdom Hearts. In the first Kingdom Hearts, Xehanort's Heartless unlocks her heart which transforms her into her dragon form. Sora defeats her but she is resurrected in Kingdom Hearts II, where she primarily seeks a new base of operations with Pete so she can obtain Kingdom Hearts. She also wants her revenge against Sora, but to that end, she ends up helping him on two occasions in order to stop Organization XIII from interfering with her plans.


[edit] Pete
Main article: Pete
Pete is part of the main group of Disney villains led by Maleficent. Pete is voiced by Jim Cummings in the English version and Tōru Ōhira in the Japanese version.[10] Pete is first introduced in Kingdom Hearts II, absent from the first two games because he was traveling to other worlds to build a Heartless army for Maleficent. He was originally a steamboat captain from Disney Castle, but was banished to another dimension for his evil ways. However, he is freed by Maleficent and vows to help her conquer the worlds.[48] Pete follows Sora throughout the worlds they visit, mainly to recruit local villains, old and new, to either join Maleficent's fold or turn them into Heartless for his own purposes.


[edit] Other characters
A wide variety of Disney and Final Fantasy characters appear throughout the various Kingdom Hearts games. Some help the protagonist across multiple worlds, including Jiminy Cricket and Merlin. Jiminy travels with Donald and Goofy as the royal chronicler, recording information about people, places and events in his journal.[49][50] Jiminy is originally from the same world as Geppetto and Pinocchio, where he acted as Pinocchio's conscience. Merlin is an eccentric wizard whom King Mickey asked to teach Sora magic. He lives in Traverse Town during Kingdom Hearts with the Fairy Godmother. In Kingdom Hearts II, he goes to Hollow Bastion along with Leon and his group to help restore their old home.

Other characters that provide assistance are the Moogles and Huey, Dewey, and Louie. The Moogles are in charge of the synthesis workshop, where the player can create a variety of items and equipment. Moogles are well known for their roles in the Final Fantasy series. Huey, Dewey, and Louie are Donald's nephews, who run item shops in Traverse Town and Hollow Bastion. Donald's uncle, Scrooge McDuck, makes an appearance at Hollow Bastion in the third game. The first Kingdom Hearts also features a side quest that involves a search of Pongo and Perdita's ninety-nine Dalmatian puppies. The two parent Dalmatians live in Traverse Town after the destruction of their world, which also scattered their 99 puppies.


[edit] Princesses of Heart
The Princesses of Heart are maidens who possess no darkness in their hearts. The princesses were kidnapped so that their hearts could be used to open the pathway to "Kingdom Hearts". Aurora is a princess who came from the same world as Maleficent, the Enchanted Dominion, based on Sleeping Beauty. Along with Cinderella from the Castle of Dreams and Snow White from the Magical Forest, the three princess are set to appear in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. The first princess Sora and company meet is Alice, a young girl lost in Wonderland who was abducted by the Heartless. Then, while at Agrabah, Sora encounters Princess Jasmine before she is taken to Hollow Bastion by Riku. The sixth captured princess, Belle, is a strong-willed young woman who resides in Beast's Castle. The seventh princess is Kairi, who regains her heart when Sora pierces himself with the Dark Keyblade. This completes the pathway to Kingdom Hearts but releases the hearts of the princesses which were used to create the Keyblade. They remain at Hollow Bastion to hold the darkness at bay until the door the Kingdom Hearts is sealed, returning to their homeworlds soon after.[15]


[edit] Destiny Islands
The characters on Destiny Islands were introduced in the first game and included some of the main characters: Sora, Riku, and Kairi. Other characters included Tidus and Wakka from Final Fantasy X and Selphie from Final Fantasy VIII. The three appear in the first game and are available for fighting practice. Tidus and Wakka do not appear in Kingdom Hearts II, though they are mentioned by Selphie, who briefly makes an appearance with Kairi.


[edit] Disney Castle
The characters of Disney Castle include many classic Disney characters.[51] This world is ruled by King Mickey and Queen Minnie with a royal court that includes Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, and Goofy. Queen Minnie takes charge during the King’s absence and awaits his safe return. Other characters include Chip and Dale, two chipmunks that work on the Gummi Ship and Pluto, the King’s dog who came with Donald and Goofy to Traverse Town before mysteriously disappearing. The reason for his disappearance is revealed in Kingdom Hearts coded. Pluto shows up at unexpected times throughout the games until Kingdom Hearts II, where he uses a corridor of darkness to find Kairi, keeping her company in the Organization's castle until Sora saves her.


[edit] Wonderland
Wonderland features characters from the 1951 animated film, Alice in Wonderland.[51] The main character in this world is Alice, a precocious young girl who has stumbled into Wonderland,[49] and is one of the seven Princesses of Heart. Wonderland is ruled by the despotic Queen of Hearts. Along with the Queen is the White Rabbit, the Queen's personal assistant. The Cheshire Cat is a mysterious, grinning cat that enjoys giving cryptic clues to Sora, Donald, and Goofy. The talking Doorknob guards both the door to the Queen's castle and the keyhole of the world, located in his mouth.


[edit] Olympus Coliseum
The Olympus Coliseum features characters from the 1997 animated film, Hercules.[51] The main character in this world is Hercules, a legendary hero, a demi-god, and the son of Zeus.[49] He first appears in Kingdom Hearts along with Philoctetes and Hades. In Kingdom Hearts II, Hercules spends his days fighting off Hades' challengers in the Coliseum. Philoctetes, or Phil, is a satyr, veteran trainer of heroes, and Hercules’ mentor. He runs the Coliseum and chooses suitable competitors. Hercules' girlfriend, Megara, also appears in Kingdom Hearts II. The main antagonist of the Coliseum is Hades, the Lord of the Underworld. In the first game, he hires Cloud to eliminate Hercules during a tournament at the Coliseum and executes a similar plan with Auron in Kingdom Hearts II; both schemes end in failure. Hades later tricks Sora into unlocking the Underworld's Underdrome. Several monsters from the animated film also appear as bosses, including Cerberus and the Hydra.


[edit] Deep Jungle
The Deep Jungle features characters from the 1999 animated film, Tarzan.[51] The main character in this world is Tarzan, a young man raised from infancy by gorillas in Deep Jungle.[15] He spoke only the language of the apes until he met Jane Porter, a naturalist studies gorillas. She is accompanied by Clayton, a veteran hunter who acts as Jane’s guide on her expedition. He thinks of animals only as prey and dreams of the money to be made selling gorillas. His black heart gave him the power to control Heartless but he was crushed by his own Heartless after being defeated by Sora. There are several gorillas that make up the troop Tarzan belongs to. Kerchak is the leader and initially does not trust Sora and the humans that Tarzan befriends. Kala is Tarzan's adoptive mother and Terk is one of Tarzan's friends. Another animal in the Deep Jungle is Sabor, a leopard that Sora first encounters upon arriving. Tarzan saves Sora from Sabor, but the leopard continues to attack Sora on other occasions until she is killed near the end of the chapter.


[edit] Agrabah
The city of Agrabah features characters from the 1992 animated film, Aladdin. The main character is Aladdin, a homeless man living in the streets of Agrabah. He fell in love with Princess Jasmine, but was afraid to tell her about his humble background.[15] Princess Jasmine is one of the seven Princesses of Heart and is a headstrong, smart woman. Aladdin is joined by Abu, his cheeky, but loyal pet monkey and friend. Prior to the first game, Aladdin found Genie and Carpet in the Cave of Wonders. Aladdin frees Genie from the lamp to allow him to accompany Sora on his journey.[52] In Kingdom Hearts II, Aladdin feels lonely and restless without Genie and Carpet and is looking for some excitement,[53] though Genie returns to Agrabah in time for Jafar's return. Sora can call on Genie as a summonable ally in the first three Kingdom Hearts games. The main antagonist in Agrabah is Jafar, the ruthless royal vizier of Agrabah. He steals the lamp from Aladdin to try to take over the kingdom.[49] He uses his final wish from Genie to become "an all-powerful genie", but he gets sealed into his lamp. In Kingdom Hearts II, he tricks the Peddler into releasing him, but is defeated again by Sora. Joining Jafar is Iago, a talking parrot. He initially aids Jafar in taking over Agrabah but in Kingdom Hearts II, he joins forces with Sora. Another character is the Peddler, who is responsible for releasing Jafar from his lamp.[54]


[edit] Monstro
Monstro is an enormous whale who has swallowed characters from the 1940 animated film, Pinocchio.[51] After its world is destroyed by Heartless, the whale swims around in the dimensional rift, attacking and swallowing vessels that passes its way, including Sora's Gummi Ship and Geppetto's ship. Geppetto is a kind and gentle woodcarver. Pinocchio is a puppet crafted by Geppetto and brought to life by the Blue Fairy.[49] When the little puppet disappears, Geppetto sets out to find him but he and his boat were swallowed by Monstro. Sora, Donald, and Goofy meet Geppetto and Pinocchio after being swallowed by Monstro, and assist them in escaping. They eventually make their way to Traverse Town where Leon assists them in finding a home.[55]


[edit] 100 Acre Wood
The characters featured in the 100 Acre Wood are from A. A. Milne's series of Winnie-the-Pooh books that have been adapted into animated featurettes and films by Disney.[51] The main character is Winnie the Pooh, a stuffed bear whose favorite food is honey. He is absent-minded and often forgets what he was trying to remember. Pooh has many friends in the 100 Acre Woods including Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit, Eeyore, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and Gopher.


[edit] Atlantica
The characters featured in this world are from the 1989 animated film, The Little Mermaid.[51] The main character is Ariel, the youngest daughter of Triton, king of Atlantica. She is outgoing and full of curiosity, and longs to see the world outside her ocean home.[15] King Triton is the ruler of Atlantica and father of Ariel. He is very strict and does not like Ariel thinking about the outside world. Sebastian is Triton’s concert master and is also responsible for keeping an eye on Ariel. Flounder is a friendly fish who acts as Ariel's sidekick. The main antagonist is Ursula, an evil sea witch who is trying to oust Triton and take over Atlantica. Ursula is often accompanied by her two eels, Floatsam and Jetsam. Prince Eric is a young prince whom Ariel falls in love with and rescues from drowning from a storm in Kingdom Hearts II.


[edit] Halloween Town
The characters featured in Halloween Town are from Touchstone Pictures' 1993 stop motion film, The Nightmare Before Christmas. The main character is Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, who is fascinated by Christmas. He is headstrong, confident, and the organizer of each year's Halloween festival.[15] Dr. Finklestein is the resident mad scientist who created Sally, Jack's love interest.[49] The Mayor of Halloween Town is a literally two-faced politician that has trouble doing anything without Jack's help. Santa Claus is a resident of Christmas Town and was featured in Kingdom Hearts II. The main antagonist in Halloween Town is Oogie Boogie, an evil bag of bugs. He was defeated in the first game and was later revived by Maleficent in Kingdom Hearts II. Lock, Shock, and Barrel are three young children in costumes that work for Oogie Boogie. While Oogie was gone, they worked as assistants to Dr. Finklestein. Another antagonist is the Experiment, which was created by Dr. Finklestein by using components scavenged around town. However, the robot was not equipped with a heart, which prompted it to steal Christmas gifts in hopes of gaining one.


[edit] Never Land
The characters in Never Land are from the 1953 animated film Peter Pan. The main character is Peter Pan, a flying boy who infiltrates Hook’s ship to save his friend Wendy.[15] While he joins Sora's party in the first game, Peter Pan appears only as a summonable ally in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts II, along with Tinker Bell, a fairy. Wendy Darling is a girl that Peter has brought to Never Land. Captain Hook mistakes her for one of the seven Princesses of Heart. The main antagonist is Captain Hook, a pirate captain with a grudge against Peter Pan. In the past, Peter caused the loss of Captain Hook's hand to the Crocodile in a duel. Hook is often accompanied by Mr. Smee, his loyal henchman.


[edit] Hollow Bastion
Hollow Bastion is an original world created for Kingdom Hearts. The majority of the inhabitants are alternate versions of Final Fantasy characters. Sora originally met many of the residents from here in Traverse Town. The group is led by Leon, a swordsman who fights the Heartless, based on the main character from Final Fantasy VIII. Though his full name is Squall Leonhart, he has vowed not to use it until the Heartless are defeated. He and his teammates, Yuffie and Aerith, escaped to Traverse Town with the help of Cid when the Heartless took over Hollow Bastion. In Kingdom Hearts, he and Yuffie encounter Sora and explain the Heartless to him. In Kingdom Hearts II, he and his group form the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee to organize a rebuilding effort. Cid operates the Accessory Shop in Traverse Town and is an expert on Gummi Ships. After returning to Hollow Bastion in Kingdom Hearts II, Cid helps build the defense system to help protect the town from Heartless attacks. He is based on Cid Highwind from Final Fantasy VII. Aerith is a woman with a good heart allied with Leon and the others. She is based on Aerith Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII. Yuffie is a female ninja working with Leon. She is based on Yuffie Kisaragi from Final Fantasy VII. Yuffie helps Leon rebuild Hollow Bastion in Kingdom Hearts II.[15]

Other Final Fantasy characters are also featured. Cloud is a warrior who wields a large sword. He is based on Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII. In Kingdom Hearts II, Sora helps Cloud find Sephiroth. Sephiroth is a warrior who embodies the darkness in Cloud's heart and is based on the Final Fantasy VII character by the same name. He appears in the Olympus Coliseum as an optional boss.[15] Sephiroth returns in Kingdom Hearts II seeking Cloud. Tifa is a young woman skilled in combat who is searching for Cloud. Tifa was originally considered to be included along with Sephiroth in the first game, but was left out due to time constraints.[45] Yuna, Rikku, and Paine are three fairies that appear in Kingdom Hearts II. The three are based on the three main characters in Final Fantasy X-2. They secretly worked for Maleficent, who had them spy on the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee,[56] until Maleficent left during the massive battle at Hollow Bastion. Nomura changed them into pixies because he wanted to have some Final Fantasy characters appear in a non-human form that still looked human and felt that the Kingdom Hearts universe was the best scenario. He chose a fairy appearance because he felt it would make them more interesting and was also worried that the screen would be too crowded if the three showed up as normal sized characters.[45]


[edit] Space Paranoids
Space Paranoids features characters from Buena Vista Pictures' 1982 science-fiction film, Tron. It is introduced in Kingdom Hearts II as a digital world located in Ansem the Wise's computer. Ruling the world is the MCP, who appropriates other programs' functions to grow more powerful. Supporting the MCP is Commander Sark, who directly deals with dissident programs. With the Heartless, the MCP seeks to extend its reach into the real world. Both are opposed by Tron, a security program who had most of his functions removed by the MCP.[57]


[edit] Twilight Town
Twilight Town was introduced in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories,[49] but characters were not introduced until Kingdom Hearts II. Many of the characters were first introduced as alternate versions of themselves in DiZ's virtual Twilight Town, though they still exhibited the same personalities. Hayner, Pence, and Olette are a small group of friends that reside in Twilight Town. In the virtual town, they were friends with Roxas and they have frequent conflicts with another group. This group is the self-proclaimed "Twilight Town Disciplinary Committee" and consists of Seifer, Rai, and Fuu from Final Fantasy VIII and Vivi from Final Fantasy IX. The two groups sometimes settled their differences in the "Struggle Battle". Another inhabitant of Twilight Town is Setzer from Final Fantasy VI. He is a flamboyant gambler that participates in the Struggle Battle. Other characters make a brief appearance in the beginning of the game and include Yen Sid from the The Sorcerer's Apprentice segment of Fantasia. He is a sorcerer who lives in a tower accessed from Twilight Town and was King Mickey's teacher.[58] Also in Yen Sid's tower are Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty. They are three fairies that give Sora his new attire and the ability to transform into Drive Forms.[22]


[edit] Beast's Castle
Beast's Castle features characters from the 1991 animated film, Beauty and the Beast. Beast is a prince who was transformed into a hideous monster because of his selfish heart.[15] Eventually Belle ended up in the castle, caring for the Beast and healing the loneliness he endured. When Maleficent captures Belle, the Beast's iron will carries him through a corridor of darkness to Hollow Bastion where he teams up with Sora to defeat Maleficent.[59] In 358/2 Days, Beast and Belle have returned to their world as the Organization begin appearing. By Kingdom Hearts II, Beast is plagued by his inner darkness brought forth through Xaldin's attempt to acquire his Nobody.[60]


[edit] The Land of Dragons
The Land of Dragons features characters from the 1998 animated film, Mulan. This world and most of the characters were introduced in Kingdom Hearts II. The Land of Dragons is in the middle of a war between Shan Yu and the forces of China, ruled by the Emperor.[61] Mulan, a woman, disguises herself as a man to replace her ailing father in the Chinese army.[21] Her unit is led by Captain Shang, and includes Ling, Yao, and Chien-Po. Accompanying Mulan is Mushu, a small dragon who accompanied the main protagonists as a summon in Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.[15][49]


[edit] Pride Land
The Pride Land features characters from the 1994 animated film, The Lion King. The Pride Land and most of the characters were introduced in Kingdom Hearts II. Simba is a lion and the son of Mufasa, a former king of the Pride Land. He was first introduced in Kingdom Hearts as a summonable ally and appeared again in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories in the same fashion. His father was killed during a wildebeest stampede caused by Simba's uncle, Scar.[62] During Simba's time away from Pride Rock, he met Timon and Pumbaa, a meerkat and a warthog. Nala is a lioness and a childhood friend of Simba's. Later on, the two are reunited in the jungle after Sora revealed to her that Simba was still alive.[63] Rafiki is a wise old mandrill and advisor to the king of the Pride Land. The main antagonist in Pride Land is Scar, a ruthless lion and Mufasa's brother. He made an alliance with Pete in order to stop Simba and Sora from returning. He was defeated, but dark spectres resembling him later returned to prey on Simba's hesitance. Shenzi, Banzai and Ed are the three most prominent hyenas who work for Scar, in the hope that they will get plenty of food while he is king of the Pride Land.


[edit] Port Royal
Port Royal was introduced in Kingdom Hearts II and is occupied by pirates and local residents from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Will Turner is a blacksmith from Port Royal and Elizabeth Swann is the daughter of the governor of the port. Port Royal is besieged by the Black Pearl led by Captain Barbossa who, like his crew, was cursed with un-life by Aztec gold. They seek the gold and blood payment needed to break the curse.[64] After the pirates abduct Elizabeth, believing her to be the daughter of their long gone crewmate William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner, Sora and company save Will as the Black Pearl departs. However, Captain Jack Sparrow offers his aid out of his own agenda to reclaim the Black Pearl and settle things with Barbossa.[65] Though the characters of Port Royal were visually more realistic than the other Kingdom Hearts characters, the development team had experience creating realistic character models from earlier Final Fantasy titles. The characters models were created using technology that generated them from live-action pictures.[7]


[edit] Master Xehanort
Master Xehanort (マスター・ゼアノート, Masutā Zeanōto?) is a mysterious old "Keyblade Master" who appeared in a teaser present in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix. He wears an outfit very similar to the one worn by Xehanort's Heartless in the first Kingdom Hearts. Currently it is known that he and his apprentice disappeared, and that Terra, Aqua, and Ven are sent on a quest to find them, as their disappearance foreshadows disaster. Furthermore, as his actions relate to the Princesses of Heart, Master Xehanort sees Terra as having succumbed to the darkness. He will be featured in the upcoming Playstation Portable game, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.[66] He will be voiced by Chikao Ōtsuka.

[Jonathan]

Introduced in Street Fighter

[edit] Ryu
Main article: Ryu (Street Fighter)

[edit] Ken
Main article: Ken (Street Fighter)

[edit] Retsu
Retsu (烈?) is a former Shorinji Kempo instructor who expelled from his temple after getting involved in too many fights. He is the first opponent the player faces in Japan in the original Street Fighter.[1] Although Retsu has never appeared in another Street Fighter game, his character has been depicted in later Street Fighter related media, including in two Japanese Street Fighter II audio drama albums and in the American Street Fighter comic book by UDON, and as a trading card in Card Fighters 2 for the Neo Geo Pocket Color.


[edit] Geki
Geki (激?) is a Japanese ninja who fights with a claw and shuriken stars and has the ability to teleport. He is the second Japanese opponent in the original Street Fighter.[2]


[edit] Joe
Joe (ジョー, Jō?), who appears as the first American opponent in the original Street Fighter, is an underground martial arts champion who practiced by participating in street fights. His special technique was a rolling sobat.[3]


[edit] Mike
Mike (マイク, Maiku?) is an African-American boxer who formerly competed professionally until he accidentally killed an opponent during a match. He is the second opponent the player faces in the USA in the original Street Fighter. He is thought to be a precursor to Balrog (who is known as M. Bison in Japan) from Street Fighter II due to his similar profile and outer appearance.[4]


[edit] Lee
Lee (李, Rī?) is a Chinese martial arts expert seeking to test his skills against worthy opponents. He is the first Chinese opponent in the original Street Fighter.[5] He later appears in Masahiko Nakahira's manga Sakura Ganbaru!! as an opponent who challenges Sakura in a street fighting event sponsored by Karin Kanzuki at the Setagaya Ward.


[edit] Gen
Gen (元, Gen?) first appears in the original Street Fighter (1987) as the second opponent the player faces from China in the single-player tournament (the first one being Lee). Gen is portrayed as an elderly martial artist who according to the game's backstory, works as an assassin as well.

Gen would resurface as a playable character in Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996) and its sequel, Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998). Gen is the only character in the game who can switch between two fighting styles during gameplay: the Mourning Style and the Hateful Style, also known as the Mantis and Crane styles respectively. He changes not only his fighting stance and basic moves, but his special moves and Super Combos as well. In Alpha 3, this feature is removed when Gen is selected in X-ism mode. In the storyline of the Alpha series, Gen is a terminally ill assassin who seeks to fight Akuma as his last opponent before dying. Gen also confronts Chun-Li (whose father was Gen's student according to the backstory) as a secret rival character in Alpha 2 and Ryu as mid-boss in Alpha 3, believing that he uses the same murderous style as Akuma. Gen appears in the console version of Street Fighter IV as an additional character. Gen's connection with Chun-Li's father and his conflicting emotions with her plays a role in his backstory in the game.[6] He was played by Robin Shou in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.


[edit] Birdie
Birdie (バーディー, Bādī?) first appears in the original Street Fighter as the first of two opponents the player faces in England. In this game, Birdie is depicted as a tall white punk rocker with a beak shaped mohawk. He and Eagle are named after the golfing terms Birdie and Eagle.

The character would reappear in Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams in 1995 and its subsequent sequels, Street Fighter Alpha 2 in 1996 and Alpha 3 in 1998. In this game, Birdie was depicted as a hulking black punk rocker with a blonde blade-shaped mohawk. The character jokes about this inconsistency in Alpha 3 by stating he "looked pale because (he) was sick". Birdie fights in the Alpha series with a grappling style similar to Zangief's, using his chains to slam opponents and a dashing headbutt similar to Balrog's punch rush.

In the first two Alpha games Birdie is characterized as a former pub bouncer who seeks to gain fame for himself by joining M. Bison's organization, Shadaloo. In the endings of both games, he defeats Bison in combat and is allowed to join his organization. In Alpha 3, Birdie is already a member of Shadaloo, but seeks to take over the organization by rebelling against Bison.


[edit] Eagle
Eagle (イーグル, Īguru?)　is characterized as a bouncer from England and master of Bōjutsu. He craves to experience all fighting arts, searching for the perfect duel.[7] He is introduced in the first Street Fighter as the second computer-controlled opponent the players face in England. He would re-emerge as a selectable character in the crossover game Capcom vs. SNK 2, having become a secret agent for MI6, and from there was included in the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3.


[edit] Adon
Adon (アドン, Adon?, based on อาดอน) appears in the original Street Fighter as a Muay Thai warrior the player faces before the final match against Sagat. He would re-emerge in Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams and its subsequent sequels: Alpha 2 and Alpha 3. In the first two Alpha games, Adon is characterized as a former pupil of Sagat seeking to surpass his disgraced master by defeating him[8], and in Alpha 3 he tries to track down and challenge Akuma.[9] He briefly appears in Sagat's Street Fighter IV prologue where he is defeated by Sagat once again. In the same way as Birdie and Eagle, Adon and Sagat share a motif: both characters' special moves are inspired by felines, the jaguar and the tiger.


[edit] Sagat


Introduced in the Street Fighter II series

[edit] Chun-Li
Main article: Chun-Li

[edit] Blanka
Main article: Blanka

[edit] E. Honda
Main article: E. Honda

[edit] Guile
Main article: Guile (Street Fighter)

[edit] Dhalsim
Main article: Dhalsim

[edit] Zangief
Main article: Zangief

[edit] Balrog
Main article: Balrog (Street Fighter)

[edit] Vega
Main article: Vega (Street Fighter)

[edit] M. Bison
Main article: M. Bison

[edit] T. Hawk
Thunder Hawk (サンダー・ホーク, Sandā　Hōku?), is one of the four new characters introduced in Super Street Fighter II. A member of the fictional Thunderfoot clan, T. Hawk's homeland was taken over thirty years prior to the events of the game by M. Bison, who also murdered his father, Arroyo Hawk. Hawk enters the tournament to reclaim his homeland from Bison. During the development of Super Street Fighter II, T. Hawk was originally named "Geronimo", a name which was changed after it was suggested by American staff member Steven Patton that the name Geronimo might be seen as racially offensive.[10]

T. Hawk's second appearance as a playable character was in the home versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998). In Alpha 3, T. Hawk leaves his home village following the disappearances of some of the locals. He encounters Juli, one of Bison's bodyguards, as his last opponent before fighting Bison. Juli is revealed to be a girl from his tribe, who was captured and brainwashed into becoming one of Bison's assassins. However, the actual soldier that was kidnapped from T.Hawk's tribe goes by the Codename Noembelu which is the doll of November. Capcom was unable to provide Noembelu as a separate fighter due to a possibility of including too many characters resembling Cammy. Thus, Juli was used instead. In the movie Street Fighter, actor Gregg Rainwater portray T. Hawk served as a Sergeant serving under Guile (Street Fighter) since he and Cammy (who is a Lieutenant) appeared to be Guile's second in command of the AN Force.


[edit] Cammy
Main article: Cammy

[edit] Fei Long
Main article: Fei Long

[edit] Dee Jay
Dee Jay (ディージェイ, Dī Jei?) made his debut in Super Street Fighter II as one of the four new characters introduced in the game in addition to the original twelve character roster from previous Street Fighter II games. He enters the World Warrior tournament, seeking inspiration to develop a new musical sound. Dee Jay was conceived for Super Street Fighter II by American designer James Goddard,[11] who created the character as a replacement of a discarded character design planned as a head swap of Fei-Long.[12]

Dee Jay reappears as a playable character in the console versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3. The game is set before the World Warrior tournament and depicts Dee Jay before he began his professional music career.

Dee Jay (like many other characters) made a small guest-appearance in Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. Here he beats up a few punks causing trouble at a nightclub before being warned by Guile and Chun-Li that he is being spied on by Bison.

In the 1994 live action movie he was portrayed by Miguel A. Nunez Jr. Here he is one of the minions of M. Bison and appears to have an aptitude for working with computers (at one point near the ending he utters to himself "Oh, mon! I should have stayed at Microsoft"). Though competent he is portrayed as cowardly as he abandons Bison as he is giving a speech about accepting defeat. Dee Jay is often paired up with Zangief on-screen, but their interactions usually involve Zangeif saying something uninformed and/or stupid and Dee Jay shooting Zangief a disgusted glare. Later, he and Sagat escape from Bison's base via a waterway located beneath the temple-base along with a case full of cash. To their disappointment they find the case is really full of worthless Bison Dollars, the currency which Bison intended to establish as part of his new nation earlier in the film.

Dee Jay Was Voted 17 Of top 20 Street Fighter Characters On Game Daily. [1]


[edit] Akuma
Main article: Akuma (Street Fighter)

Introduced in the Street Fighter Alpha series
The storyline of the Street Fighter Alpha series serves as a prequel to the Street Fighter II series. In addition to characters from Street Fighter II, the Alpha series also feature appearances from characters in the original Street Fighter and Final Fight, as well as a few original characters.


[edit] Charlie
Known in Japan as Nash (ナッシュ, Nasshu?), Charlie is first mentioned by name in Street Fighter II and its subsequent revisions, where he is the deceased war buddy of Guile, one of the selectable characters. Guile's motive for entering the World Warrior tournament was to avenge Charlie's death, who was killed by the tournament's sponsor M. Bison sometime before the events of the game.

Charlie would later be made into a playable character in Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams, a prequel set before the Street Fighter II games. Street Fighter Alpha itself was followed by two sequels, Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Street Fighter Alpha 3. In the storyline of the Alpha series, Charlie is a first lieutenant in the United States Air Force and is given the duty to track down Bison and uncover corruption within the American military. In his endings in the first two games, Charlie is almost killed by Bison and his men, but survives each time (he is first struck by Bison from behind, and in the second game is shot in the back by his own men and thrown down a waterfall). The console version of Alpha 3 introduced Guile as a playable character in the Alpha series and in his version of the ending, he and Charlie infiltrate Bison's base to blow up the Psycho Drive; Guile escapes while Charlie stays behind to hold off Bison and is presumed dead after the explosion.

Guile also wears Charlie's old clothes as an alternate costume in the Street Fighter IV. Charlie also appears along with other Street Fighter Alpha characters in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, where he uses more powerful versions of his special moves. In Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter an alternate version of Charlie named "Shadow" appears as a hidden character. Shadow's sprite is the same as Charlie's, but with nearly his entire body blacked out, and a white eye shining behind his glasses. He has all of Charlie's moves, but his attacks sets his opponent alight with blue Psycho-Power flames. Shadow also appears in Marvel vs. Capcom as a "helper characters" who can assist the player in combat and in Chun-Li's ending, rescuing her from Bison. In Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Charlie appears as his regular self once again.

Outside of fighting games, Charlie also appears a playable character in the shoot 'em up Cannon Spike with fellow Street Fighter character Cammy. Charlie was also one of the characters who was scheduled to be featured in Capcom's unreleased 3D fighting game Capcom Fighting All-Stars. Charlie Nash was played badly by Chris Klein in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.


[edit] Sodom
Sodom (ソドム, Sodomu?) originally appeared in the beat-em-up Final Fight, where he is the boss of the Subway stage. An underground wrestling promoter dressed in a samurai-like helmet and gear, Sodom fights the player in an underground ring within the Metro City's subway, wielding two Muramasa blades. In the international versions of Final Fight for the SNES and Sega CD, Sodom was renamed Katana.

Sodom would make his first appearance in the Street Fighter series in the original Street Fighter Alpha. In the Alpha series, Sodom is characterized as an American who is greatly fascinated by Japanese culture, but actually misunderstands it. After he was defeated by Guy during the events of Final Fight, Sodom realized that he had a wrong perception of Japan and traveled there to re-educate himself. He develops a new fighting style based on Japanese and Western martial arts and trades his Muramasa blades with a pair of Jitte. In the first Alpha, he seeks to rebuild the Mad Gear by defeating his old rival Guy in combat. In his ending in Street Fighter Alpha 2, Sodom goes to a sumo ring in Japan to seek new members for the reformed Mad Gear and ends up being challenged by E. Honda. In Street Fighter Alpha 3, he seeks a new hideout for his gang and goes to claim Shadaloo's new underground base as his own when he learns about it from his former ally Rolento and ends up crashing his own truck into M. Bison's in order to foil his plot. In Alpha 3 he also regains his katana blades from Final Fight when the player selects him in the X-ism style.[13]

In the Japanese versions of the Street Fighter Alpha games, where the series is known as Street Fighter Zero, Sodom's victory quotes are composed of seemingly nonsensical English phrases that are actually meant to be mispronounced Japanese phrases. For example, Sodom would say "Die Job Death Car?" instead of "daijobu desu ka? (大丈夫ですか?)" for "are you alright?", while "Nippon daisuki (ニッポン大好き?)" for "I love Japan!" is rendered as "Nip On Die Ski!".[14][15] In the English version of Alpha 3, Sodom says "Don't thank me! In fact, 'don't touch my moustache!'" in one of his victory quotes. "Don't touch my moustache" is a commonly taught approximation of the phrase dō itashimashite (どう致しまして?) for "you're welcome".

In addition to the Alpha series, Rolento also appears as a playable character in Final Fight Revenge and makes a couple of cameos in Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix. In Mighty Final Fight, there are actually three Sodoms (or Katanas, as the character is referred to as in the English version) known as the Three Katana Brothers.


[edit] Guy
Guy (ガイ, Gai?, derived from the Japanese name Gai (凱)) originally appeared in the beat-em-up Final Fight as one of the game's three main characters. A Japanese martial artist dressed in a red ninja suit, he is the 39th successor of the fictional style of Bushin style of Ninjutsu (武神流忍術, Bushin Ryū Ninjutsu?), who traveled to America to train himself in real combat, where he eventually befriended Cody and Haggar, and during the game he assists the duo in fighting off the Mad Gear Gang. Guy's specialty in the game are speedy attacks and one of his unique techniques is an Off-the-Wall Kick.

Guy's back-story was fleshed out for his appearance in the original Street Fighter Alpha and its sequels, which reveals that Guy was once a juvenile delinquent until he was taken under the tutelage of the previous Bushin successor, Zeku (是空, Zekū?), who trained him to become a disciplined warrior. In the first Alpha, Guy seeks to perfect his skills and develop a new form of Bushin. In addition to fighting M. Bison at the end, the game also establishes a rivalry with his former Final Fight adversary Sodom, who seeks to defeat Guy in a rematch to prove himself. In his ending in Street Fighter Alpha 2, Guy uses his newly developed style of Bushin against his predecessor Zeku. In Street Fighter Alpha 3, motivated by his Master Zeku's message of "when a threat to the world rises so will the shadow of Bushin", he travels the world to defeat M. Bison once.[16][17]

His character design in the Street Fighter Alpha series is similar to his Final Fight, with the only difference being the replacement of his original jika-tabi boots with red Nike Dunk shoes. His fighting style in the Alpha series inherits many of his original moves and abilities from Final Fight. Notably, Guy is one of the few characters to retain the ability to perform Chain Combos thorough the entire Alpha. His Bushin Gokusaken (武神獄鎖拳?, "The Bushin Prison Chain Fist") is actually his punching combo from Final Fight, in which Guy delivers two backfists, followed by an elbow strike, a body blow, and a roundhouse kick.

In addition to the Street Fighter series, Guy also plays a role in many of the Final Fight series. Although he is not a playable character in the initial SNES sequel Final Fight 2, the game centers around Haggar and his friends' attempt to rescue Guy's fiancee Rena and his master Genryusai from a revived Mad Gear (note that Final Fight 2 was released before the first Street Fighter Alpha and Genryusai is a different character from Zeku of the Alpha series). Guy would return as a playable character in Final Fight 3, as well as in Final Fight Revenge. In the story mode of Final Fight: Streetwise, Guy becomes the leader of a gang that controls the Japantown district of Metro City. Guy is also one of the playable characters representing the Street Fighter Alpha series in Capcom Fighting Evolution. He also appears in Namco X Capcom, where he teams up with the Ninja Commando Sho (Ginzu in the international versions) from Captain Commando, a Bushin successor from a distant future.


[edit] Rose
Main article: Rose (Street Fighter)

[edit] Dan
Main article: Dan Hibiki

[edit] Sakura
Main article: Sakura (Street Fighter)

[edit] Rolento
Rolento, who is given the full name Rolento F. Schugerg (ロレント・F・シュゲルグ, Rorento Efu Shugerugu?) in Street Fighter Alpha 2,[18], was originally an enemy character in the beat-em-up Final Fight, where he appears as the boss of the Industrial Area stage. He is a former member of the fictional Red Beret special forces unit, who serves as the supervisor of the Mad Gear Gang's drug plant. In the game, he fights using a rod and resorts to throwing grenades when he's low on energy. Although Rolento was omitted in the SNES ports of Final Fight, he appears in the SNES sequel, Final Fight 2, as the boss of the Italy stage.

Rolento makes his first appearance in the Street Fighter series in the original Street Fighter Alpha, where he makes a cameo in Sodom's ending among other former Mad Gear members gathered by Sodom to help rebuild the gang. His actual debut as a playable fighter was in Street Fighter Alpha 2, in which Rolento seeks to build a own military utopia following the downfall of the Mad Gear and is looking to recruit his former ally and nemesis, Sodom and Guy respectively, to his cause. Rolento's ending in Alpha 2 depicts him invading the streets of Metro City after forming his own army. In Street Fighter Alpha 3, Rolento seeks to persuade Cody, another former nemesis, to join his army. In his ending, Rolento attempts to infiltrate Shadaloo's underground base to gain M. Bison's secret weapon, the Psycho Drive, only to destroy it with Sodom's help.[19]

Rolento's fighting style in the Street Fighter is roughly based on his Final Fight counterpart. He uses his rod and grenades from Final Fight, as well as throwing knives and wires. One of Rolento's Super Combos in the Alpha series, "Take No Prisoners", involves Rolento's opponent being hooked to ceiling by either, El Gado or Holly Wood, both enemy characters from Final Fight who appear to be working for Rolento during the Alpha series.[20][21]

Outside the Street Fighter series, Rolento appears as a playable character in Final Fight Revenge, a 3D fighting game spinoff to the Final Fight series, as well in Capcom vs. SNK 2. Although he does not actually appear in the game, Rolento also plays a role in Doctrine Dark's back-story in the original Street Fighter EX, who was the one responsible for injuring him (Dark's fighting style is also partly modeled after Rolento's, who was inspired by Rolento's motto of "nothing is unfair as long as you win"). He also makes several cameo appearances thorough Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix including a costume wore by Ibuki in one of her Mighty Combos.


[edit] R. Mika
Rainbow Mika (レインボー・ミカ, Reinbō Mika?)　was introduced in Street Fighter Alpha 3. Her real name is Mika Nanakawa (七川 美華, Nanakawa Mika?), a Japanese girl planning to make her debut as a professional wrestler and become "Star of the Ring", working very hard to achieve her dream. To this end she travels the world, fighting various street fighters to promote herself, meeting her idol Zangief along the way.[22] She receives rigorous training from her manager, Yoko Harmagedon, a large muscular woman who is seen in a few of her victory poses riding a golf cart and wielding a shinai.

Mika later appears as a cameo in the Capcom game Startling Adventures.


[edit] Cody
Cody (コーディー, Kōdī?), who is given the full name Cody Travers in Final Fight: Streetwise[23], originally appeared as the main character in the beat-em-up Final Fight. An American-style martial artist, Cody is a proclaimed "fighting prodigy" who specializes in wielding knife (being the only character in Final Fight capable of stabbing enemies with a knife without throwing it). When his childhood sweetheart Jessica is kidnapped, he enlist the help of Haggar and Guy, and goes to the gang's lair to rescue her. In Final Fight 2, Cody is shown to be one delivering the finishing blow to Belger in a flashback of the previous game during the opening intro, which goes on to explain that Cody is taking a vacation with Jessica during the present events of the game.

Cody initially makes a cameo appearance in Guy's Final Fight-themed home stage in Street Fighter Alpha 2, where he is being cuddled by his girlfriend Jessica at the left corner of the stage. If a female character is in front of Cody, he will draw his attention away from Jessica and towards the female fighter for a moment until an envious Jessica slaps Cody in the face and regains his attention. The couple makes a similar cameo appearance in Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, in which they're among the spectators watching the fight at the background of the "Mall Madness" stage.

In his actual debut as a playable character in Street Fighter Alpha 3, Cody is now a convicted felon, having been thrown into jail after getting involved in many street fights following the events of Final Fight, having ended his relationship with Jessica as well. Instead of his jeans and white t-shirt from Final Fight, Cody's wardrobe now consist of a striped prison uniform with handcuffs on his wrists (which he is actually able to remove when he taunts his opponent, but fights wearing them anyway) and a stubble on his face. His fighting style in the game is modeled after his abilities from Final Fight. When he fights, he can pick up a knife lying on the ground and stab the his opponent with it until the opponent strikes him.[2] During his single-player storyline, Cody is challenged by Birdie and ends up joining forces with his friend and former ally Guy in his fight against M. Bison.

Cody would appear in two subsequent Final Fight games following his appearance in Alpha 3. In Final Fight Revenge, Cody is shown to be arrested in his ending by Edi E., while Poison's ending in the same game implies that Cody was framed from a crime she committed (the Japanese localization of Revenge has Edi E. arresting Cody for assault). He plays a supporting role in Final Fight: Streetwise, in which his younger brother Kyle Travers (the game's protagonist) goes out to search for him.


[edit] Karin
Karin Kanzuki (神月 かりん, Kanzuki Karin?) was originally a character in Masahiko Nakahira's Sakura Ganbaru! manga, where she was Sakura's initial rival in the story.[24] Her character would be integrated into the video game series in Street Fighter Alpha 3, where she appears as a playable character. Karin is the only daughter of a corporate family and as a result makes a habit of acting snobby and dismissive, calling everyone around her "commoners". Karin's parents are Daigenjūrō Kanzuki and Nadeshiko Kanzuki. She has a muscular butler named Ishizaki and another employee named Shibazaki. To honor her family motto of "Be the winner of everything", she travels the world to track down and defeat Sakura.[25] She would re-emerge in Namco X Capcom fighting alongside Sakura,[26] and by herself in Capcom Fighting Evolution (although Sakura also appears as a playable character).[27]

[Jonathan]

[edit] Juni and Juli
Juni (ユーニ, Yūni?) and Juli (ユーリ, Yūri?) make their first appearance in the arcade version of Street Fighter Alpha 3 as a pair of sub-bosses whom the player face prior to the final battle against M. Bison in the single-player mode. The player faces Juni and Juli at the same time in a two-on-one fight similar to the Dramatic Battle match. The two characters are unlockable in the arcade version, but they have no storyline in the actual game (sharing their ending with M. Bison). The characters are actually head-swaps of Cammy, but have their own special moves and Super Combos. Juni and Juli are the only characters in Alpha 3 that have special moves and Super Combos that are used exclusively when both characters fight as a pair during the Dramatic Battle mode.[28]

Juni and Juli are members of a special unit within Shadaloo called the "Dolls", also known as Bison's Elite Guard (ベガ親衛隊, Bega Shin'eitai?), which is composed of twelve young women brainwashed to serve as Bison's personal assassins. The twelve members of the Dolls are named after the months of the Gregorian calendar in various languages, with Juni and Juli being German for June and July.[29][30]

Juni and Juli were given their own individual storyline and ending as they became part of the regular roster in the console versions of Alpha 3, with Juni assigned to track down Ryu, while Juli is assigned to track down Cammy. Juli's backstory is also fleshed out in the home versions, with the addition of T. Hawk to the cast. In T. Hawk's single-player storyline, Juli is revealed to be Julia, a girl who used to live in T. Hawk's home village before she was kidnapped and brainwashed by Shadaloo.[31]

In addition to Alpha 3, Juni and Juli also appears in Namco x Capcom as two enemy characters the game's protagonists faces thorough the course of the game. The duo also make a cameo appearance in M. Bison's ending in SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos.


[edit] Maki
Maki Genryusai (源柳斉 真紀, Genryūsai Maki?), more commonly known simply as Maki (マキ?),　originally appeared in the SNES beat-em-up Final Fight 2 as one of the game's main characters. A blond-haired red-clad female ninjutsu master, Maki is the younger daughter of Guy's master Genryusai[32] and the younger sister of Guy's fiancee Rena (麗奈?). Like her brother-in-law Guy, Maki is also trained in the Bushin style of Ninjutsu and uses many of the same abilities and techniques in the game. When her father and sister are kidnapped by the newly revived Mad Gear led by Retu, Maki enlist the help of Mike Haggar and his partner Carlos Miyamoto to rescue them.[33]

Maki's first return appearance was in the Street Fighter Alpha 2 tie-in manga Sakura Ganbaru!, where she appears as one of Sakura's competitors in a tournament sponsored by the Kanzuki family. Afterward, Maki would make her fighting game debut in Capcom vs. SNK 2, and this incarnation of the character would be adapted for the portable versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3 released for the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable. Maki's ending in Capcom vs. SNK 2 implies that she is searching for Guy to challenge him for the Bushin style's succession.[34] Maki's storyline in the PSP version of Alpha 3 plays upon this premise and has Maki confronting Guy as her final opponent before M. Bison. Maki also confronts Sakura as her fifth opponent in the single-player mode as a nod to her appearance in Sakura Ganbaru!.

Like previous Final Fight characters who were adapted for the Street Fighter series, Maki's fighting style in Capcom vs. SNK 2 and Alpha 3 is modeled after her techniques and abilities in Final Fight 2. Maki wields a tonfa in combat (a weapon that could be used by the player in Final Fight 2) and her special technique from Final Fight 2, the "Spinning Handstand Kick" (烈風脚, Reppūkyaku?, "Violent Wind Kick"), appears in both games as a special move (which retains the detrimental side-effect of causing her to lose a bit of her vitality).


[edit] Ingrid
Ingrid (イングリッド, Inguriddo?) is a character who was slated to appear in the canceled Capcom Fighting All Stars arcade game, however, her animations were completely recreated in 2D and she was introduced as a playable character in Capcom Fighting Jam for the arcades and Playstation 2, and she entered the Street Fighter universe in Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX for the PlayStation Portable. Little is known about her, however, Alpha 3 MAX gives away some possibilities about her true origins. She tells Rose to think of her as "an envoy from the heavens", and alludes to the existence of others like her. Judging from her speech patterns in the Japanese version of the game, it can be inferred that Ingrid is actually a lot older than she looks. Her mannerisms are very elegant and extremely feminine.

She's shown to be able to break brainwashing/mind control over her opponents (such as shown with Ryu in game)[35]. Rose cannot look into Ingrid's future as she did with other Street Fighters.[36]

She states that the core of the Psycho Drive (M. Bison's power enhancer) actually belonged to her in the first place, and she intends to take it back. How Bison came into possession of the item is never exactly explained, though it's similar in appearance to the crests on her head. When Bison is eventually defeated, she comments that a regular human being like him couldn't possibly control that energy, and takes the whole Psycho Drive with her as she leaves.

Finally, she apparently has the ability to travel through time, as she mentions heading to the year 201X in order to contact Ryu in her ending (in the English version, that ending was mistranslated and alluded to Ryu becoming a monk in the future, when Ingrid actually simply called him a "kid" (小僧, kozō?), a homophonic word with the Japanese word for monk, yet another indication that she's not as young as she appears to be).

Introduced in the Street Fighter III series

[edit] Alex
Alex (アレックス, Arekkusu?) is the lead character of Street Fighter III, who was initially designed to substitute series' mainstays Ryu and Ken (who were still included in the released game due to fan demand).[37]

According to his back-story in the original Street Fighter III and Street Fighter III 2nd Impact, Alex is a young fighter from New York who was born and raised in Manhattan. Alex moved out from his parents' home when he was young and went to live with Tom, a friend of his father, and his young daughter Patricia. Alex trained daily in the gym managed by Tom, who was a military veteran said to be one of the best martial art instruction in the military. Alex is extremely quick and powerful in spite of his large frame, specializing in hand-to-hand combat. His fighting style utilizes swinging punches complemented by throws. When Tom is defeated by a mysterious challenger (Gill), Alex sets out to find him and avenge Tom.[38][39][40]

In Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, Alex senses an unknown urge to continue fighting after experiencing numerous battles against other martial arts masters around the world. Seeking to find a stronger opponent, he goes against his friend Tom's wishes and sets off to a journey.[41]

Alex's other fighting appearances were in Capcom Fighting Evolution[27] and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars.[42]


[edit] Yun and Yang
Yun (ユン, Yun?) and Yang (ヤン, Yan?) are twin martial artists from Hong Kong who were separated from their birth parents when they were infants and raised by their adoptive grandfather, who manages a restaurant at Shanghai and trained the brothers in a variety of Chinese martial arts. The twins are the godsons of eight bosses in the underground community and the two became leaders of their local town at a young age. The elder brother Yun (the one in the white outfit and blue cap) is outgoing and impulsive, whereas the younger brother Yang (the one in red) is calmer and more analytical.[43][31][38] The twins are related Lee from the first Street Fighter and a character in the game addresses the twins are the "Lee brothers" (リー兄弟?) in their ending in the original Street Fighter III and 2nd Impact.[44]

In Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, the twins decide to fight Gill's organization, the Illuminati, who are threatening to invade their home town.[41] After defeating Gill, the twins return home, where they are greeted by their friend Houmei and her younger sister Shaomei.[43][31]

Originally Yun and Yang had identical abilities and techniques in the original Street Fighter III, with Yang being selectable as an alternate version of Yun. In 2nd Impact and 3rd Strike, Yang was made into a distinct selectable character with his own techniques and abilities (including different Super Arts), as well as his own endings.

After the Street Fighter III series, Yun appeared as a playable character in Capcom vs. SNK 2, with his brother Yang assisting in some of his special moves and Super Combos. This version of Yun would appear again in the portable versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3 for the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable, as well as Capcom Fighting Jam. The twins made a cameo in Chun-Li's introductory cut-scene in the console versions of Street Fighter IV.


[edit] Dudley
Dudley (ダッドリー, Daddorī?) is an upper class heavyweight boxer from Britain with powerful technique and speed. He seeks perfection both in and out of the ring, always behaving as an impeccable gentleman. Dudley is the son of an athlete who later became a successful business. When his father's business began to fail when he was in college, Dudley was able to recover his losses thanks to his professional boxing career.[45][38]

When his father's prized Jaguar is stolen, Dudley goes after the culprit, a man named Gill. In 3rd Strike, Dudley has received the honorary title of "Sir" after making a comeback and winning the championship title, and is invited into a contest that will be held in the presence of the royal family. He decides to travel the world and improve himself before the day of the match.[41]


[edit] Ibuki
Ibuki (いぶき, Ibuki?)　is a teenage girl who was raised in a small mountain village in Japan that was actually the home of a ninja clan that has been training since the feudal age. In spite of her ninja training, Ibuki is an ordinary high school girl with a fascination for pop-idols. Although a bit carefree, she can be a strong girl when she needs to be. She uses a form of "ninja taijutsu" that combines several ancient martial art styles from Japan. She uses sharp moves in which slips into her opponent's chest and attacks with a single deadly blow.[38]

In the original Street Fighter III and 2nd Impact, Ibuki is sent by her clan to retrieve the mysterious "G file" from Gill's organization, the Illuminati. In Ibuki's ending, Gill hands her documents after the battle anyway, as the project was already underway. In Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Ibuki is graduating from high school and is studying for her college application exams, hoping to move away from home and find a nice boyfriend. In her ending in 3rd Strike, Ibuki gets accepted by Sarusuberi University (私立百日紅大学, Shiritsu Sausuberi Daigaku?), which seems like an ordinary college on the outset, but is secretly an elite training camp for ninjas.[46]

The other members of Ibuki's ninja clan that appears in her stage in the first two Street Fighter III games includes Sanjō (三条?)[47], Enjō (円城?)[20], Genda (玄田?)[48], and Raion (雷音?)[31]. Her pet tanuki is named Don (どん?)[49]. Ibuki's friend in her ending in the original game and 2nd Impact is named Sarai Kurosawa (黒澤　早雷, Kurosawa Saira?), who lives in the same village and attends the same high school.[50] The young boy who is sparring with Ibuki before a CPU match in 3rd Strike is named Yūta Homura (焔　悠蛇, Homura Yūta?)[4]

Ibuki also appears in Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix, in which she sneaks off from her ninja training to eat an ice cream in Tokyo.


[edit] Oro
Oro (オロ, Oro?) is a hermit of Japanese descent who is over 140-years-old. He lives in a deep cave within the amazon who has mastered the secrets of immortality. Although he may not seem very strong, his lack of attachments has allowed him exceed his fighting skills beyond those of an ordinary person. He sets out on a journey to find a worthy successor of his secrets in order to kill time. Through used of magic, he sealed one of his arms in order to even the odds in favor of his opponents.[51][38]

In his ending in the original game and 2nd Impact, Oro decides that the only martial artist he met worthy of inheriting his secrets was Ryu. In 3rd Strike, Oro's boredom has reached its limits. Many young fighters have come to him in trying to become his disciples, but no one has lasted his training long enough. One day, he heard rumors involving a "mysterious organization" and the "master of the fist" and he decided to investigate. In his ending, Oro is shown trying to make Ryu his disciple again, who is unaware of Oro's presence in his training.[16][41]


[edit] Elena
Elena (エレナ, Erena?) is the young daughter of a small tribe from the African Savannah. Her father, the patriarch of the tribe, has a doctorate from a French university. Elena was raised in the vast nature of Africa and she aspires to study abroad like her father did before her. Her fighting style is capoeira and she fights using only her legs.[52][38] In her ending, Elena ends up being transferred to a high school in Japan as an exchange student, where she has befriended a young Japanese girl named Narumi (ナルミ?) and writes home to her parents about her experiences. Her story does not change much in 2nd Impact, although Elena has an additional role as one of Hugo's potential partners in one of his multiple endings as "Elena the Wilderness Warrior", becoming the tag team of "Beauty and the Beast". In 3rd Strike, a year has passed since Elena has left Japan to study abroad in France during the new year. Before beginning her studies again, Elena decides to street fight once again to seek new friends. In her ending, Elena writes back to her Japanese friend Narumi after returning to France from spending her summer vacation in Japan again. She invites Narumi to visit her in Africa during her winter vacation.[41][20]


[edit] Sean
Sean Matsuda (ショーン・マツダ, Shōn Matsuda?)[citation needed] is an athletic young boy who grew up in an average home in Brazil. Impressed by Ken's performance at a martial art rally, Sean went after him to become his disciple, calling him "Master Ken" or Sifu. A hot-blooded, but courteous young man, Sean is determined to win no matter what. He was once trained by his grandfather, who is of Japanese descent. His greatest weakness is receiving attacks while attacking. He dreams of creating his original special moves.[53][38] In his ending, Sean becomes Ken's disciple, only to be told that he needs to defeat Ryu to become worthy. In 3rd Strike, Sean is allowed to participate in an actual martial art tournament, only to be told by Ken that with his current skills, he won't even be able to make it pass the preliminaries and that he needs to develop his own "style". In his 3rd Strike ending, Sean appears to had won the championship title at first, but his victory is then revealed to be a dream and that Sean actually lost the qualifying rounds due to his lack of training.[41][3]

Sean makes a cameo in Ryu's ending Marvel vs. Capcom, in which he is being trained by Ryu.


[edit] Necro
Necro (ネクロ, Nekuro?), whose real name is Illia (イリヤ, Iriya?), was born in a poor Russian village near a lake. He was the third of four children, which included two elder brothers and a younger sister. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he wandered off from his home village and into the vicinity of Moscow, where he came in contact with Gill's organization, who remodeled his DNA to turn him into a living weapon, granting him superhuman flexibility. His fighting style was simulated by computer, then programmed into his brain with cyber implants.[51][38] In his ending, Necro is tricked by Gill and left for dead in a facility, until he is rescued by a young girl named Effie (エフィー, Efii?), and the pair go on a journey together. Necro's story is the same in 2nd Impact, although he also has a role as one of Hugo's potential final boss and tag partner, in which Necro gains the nickname of the "super electromagnetic alien", forming the tag team of "Thunderbolt". In 3rd Strike, Necro and Effie are being pursued by agents of the organization, but still lives with the hope of "truth and liberty". In his ending, Necro manages to save Effie from falling and thwart off agents of the organization while at the Siberan railroad.[41][54]


[edit] Gill
Gill (ギル, Giru?) serves as the boss and antagonist of the Street Fighter III series. Gill is the President of "the Illuminati", a secret society that has controlled the underworld for thousands of years and seek to turn the whole into a utopia by the 23rd century. Every 24 years, the Illuminati choses a new President, with the current one being Gill at the start of the series. His ultimate goal is to test the skills of several warriors and coerce them into his cause. Gill appears in his default costume as a tall, muscular man with flowing blond hair, the right side of his body colored red, and the left side colored blue, wearing nothing but a loincloth.

2nd Impact introduces his younger brother Urien as a player character, who has a similar built and attire. In Urien's ending, its is revealed that Gill was promoted to "Emperor" (天帝, Tentei?, "Celestial Emperor") after Urien received Gill's former position of President, a position he still holds by the time of 3rd Strike[50] The blond woman who assists Gill prior to battle in 3rd Strike is his secretary Kolin (コーリン, Kōrin?), who also appears in Dudley's ending in the first two games, handing him out the keys to Dudley's car.[55]


[edit] Hugo
Hugo (ヒューゴー, Hyūｇō?) is a massive professional wrestler from Germany.[45] Hugo is based on the Andore (アンドレ) enemy character featured in Final Fight, who was in turn modeled after André the Giant. Like Andore, Hugo wears a lavender-colored leopard-print shirt with matching colored pants and a chain on his belt. His manager Poison, who appears in the game before and after a match, and was also an enemy character in the same game. Hugo reappears in SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos.

In 2nd Impact, Hugo is the only character whose final opponent in the single-player mode varies between playthroughs. In addition to Gill, Hugo can also fight against Ryu, Elena or Necro. In his ending, he then forms a wrestling tag team with his defeated rival, who are then challenged to a match by either: by the "Hyper Cannon" composed of Biff Slamkovich and Gunloc, or the "Slam Masters", composed of Mike Haggar and Black Widow (all characters from the Slam Masters series). In his ending in 3rd Strike, Hugo leads the "Huge Wrestling Army", a pro wrestling team composed of himself and all the other 3rd Strike characters.

His special moves in 2nd Impact includes the Giant Palm Bomber, the Moonsault Press, Shootdown Backbreaker, Monster Lariat, and the Ultra Throw. In 3rd Strike, he gains the Meat Squasher. His "Super Arts" in both games includes the Gigas Breaker, Megaton Press and Hammer Mountain.


[edit] Urien
Also introduced in 2nd Impact, Urien (ユリアン, Yurian?) is Gill's younger brother, and shares many of his traits, including appearance.[52] Urien also appears in Capcom Fighting Jam as one of the characters representing the Street Fighter III series.

In 2nd Impact, he seeks to usurp his brother's position of President of the Illuminati. He does so in his ending and is recognized as the new President, given authority over the organization's crisis management units, only to learn of the existence of the Emperor, who is none other than Gill himself. In his ending in 3rd Strike, he finds his brother Gill sleeping inside a stasis tank in a remote facility. He activates the facility's self-destruct mechanism and leaves before the explosion, with Gill presumably still inside the building.

His special moves in 2nd Impact and 3rd Strike includes the Chariot Tackle, the Violence Knee Drop, the Dangerous Headbutt and Metallic Sphere. His Super Arts includes the Tyrant Slaughter, the Temporal Thunder and Aegis Reflector.


[edit] Remy
A French fighter introduced in 3rd Strike, Remy (レミー, Remī?) seeks revenge against his father,who abandoned him and his sister when they were children, by fighting against other street fighters. In his ending, he quits fighting and buries his deceased sister, whose body was being preserved in an iced coffin in a cove, undersea. In terms of gameplay, he is very similiar to Guile, utilizing what equate out to more stylized renditions of both the Flashkick and SonicBoom. His Super Arts includes the "Charles de Gaulle", the "Supreme Rising Rage Flash" and the "Blue Nocturne".


[edit] Makoto
Makoto (まこと, Makoto?) is a practitioner of the purest essence of Karate. When her father, Masaru, died, she inherited the Rindoukan Dojo in Tosa. With her brother choosing a career of business and her grandfather too old to practice karate, she takes on the responsibility of restoring the dojo to its former glory. She travels around the world trying to promote the dojo, and (in her ending) eventually she finds and fights Ryu and brings prestige back to the dojo. Interestingly enough, in the development of the game, she was originally planned to be Ryu's sister.

To celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Street Fighter series, Capcom released several items of merchandise, amongst them a bust of Makoto.[56] IGN ranked Makoto at number twenty-three in their "Top 25 Street Fighter Characters" article, praising the degree in motion and detail in the character's animation.[57] Retronauts in their podcast about the Street Fighter series highlighted Makoto when the discussion turned to Street Fighter III, describing her as "pure Street Fighter" in relation to the rest of the new cast introduced in III and the difference in their style to Street Fighter II.[58]


[edit] Twelve
Introduced in 3rd Strike, Twelve (トゥエルヴ, Tueruvu?) was the eventual result of a super soldier project which produced a series of immortal super soldiers; he is so named because he is production #12. His mission is to find and terminate Necro, of whom he is a prototype[59]. His body is monochrome and extremely flexible, and he has the ability to change the shape of his body, often using it to change his limbs into weapons. His speech is barely comprehensible, synthesized speech and his win quotes consist of binary code.


[edit] Q
Also introduced in 3rd Strike, Q (Q, Kyū?) is a mysterious character, acknowledged by Richard Bergman (リチャード・バーグマン?) of the Central Intelligence Agency, and being tracked down by investigators Julian and David. Q has a tall figure, wears a suit with a trenchcoat and hat, as well as an iron face mask resembling a robot.[60] While Q is a regular selectable character, as a computer-controlled opponent, Q only appears in the single-player mode when certain requirements are met.


Introduced in the Street Fighter EX series

[edit] Hokuto
Hokuto (ほくと, Hokuto?) is the daughter of a Mizugami (水神?) branch family who was trained in the family's style of Kobujutsu. She was known as Shirase (訃?) when she was a child. When Hokuto turned 17, she was sent on a journey to find her older brother Kairi, who went missing for years. Unknown to Hokuto, the true purpose of her journey was not only to find her brother, but defeat him. She was implanted by the "Seal of Blood" (血の封印, Chi no Fūin?) in order to exterminate her brother. In the original Street Fighter EX, Hokuto wore a blue white outfit resembling a Japanese archer gi and white hachimaki around her long hair. In EX 2, she wears a hakama and ties her hair with a pony-tail. She reverts to her original design in EX 3. In addition to her regular version, an alternate version named Bloody Hokuto (血の封印を解かれたほくと, Chi no Fūin Tokareta Hokuto?, "Hokuto with the Seal of Blood Combed Out") is featured as secret character in Street Fighter EX Plus and EX3.[61]


[edit] D. Dark
Doctrine Dark (ドクトリン・ダーク, Dokutorin Dāku?), whose real name is Holger (オルガー, Orugā?), is a German-American mercenary seeking revenge against Guile. In the past, he served the American armed forces and joined a special forces unit led by Guile until Holger's unit got involved in a scuffle against a rival unit led by Rolento. Holger was the sole survivor of the unit, but suffered tremendous physical and mental scars. He seeks revenge against Guile, feeling that he did not train him sufficiently. His back-story for Street Fighter EX2, also establishes that Dark was raised in a mercenary training facility where he was taught to kill to survive. Dark's face is covered with a respirator and he uses weapons similar to Rolento's such as knives, grenades, and wires. During the development of Street Fighter EX, Dark was nicknamed by the developers Hansoku-kun (反則くん?, "Mr. Foul-play).[62]


[edit] Skullomania
Skullomania (スカロマニア, Sukaromania?) is the secret identity of Saburo Nishikoyama (西小山　三郎, Nishikoyama Saburō?), a third-rate businessman from Tokyo who works to support his wife and children. He adopted his superhero identity when a client asked him to dressed-up and posed for a superhero attraction at his department store. Donning a full-body suit resembling a skeleton, Skullomania decided to fight evil for real. In Street Fighter EX2, his costume is completely redesigned, with the adding a red scarf and a red letter "S" in front of his mask.[63]


[edit] Pullum
Pullum Purna (プルム・プルナ, Purumu Puruna?, based on برم برنا) is the daughter of an Arabian multimillionaire. She decides to travel the world with her bodyguard Darun when she overhears her grandfather whisper the name "Shadaloo", believing that it is the name of a person. Unknown to Pullum, the reason why her grandfather was worried abotu Shadaloo was because she has a blood relative working for the organization who was a candidate in becoming a Shadaloo executive. Abset in the original Street Fighter EX2, she returns in Street Fighter EX2 Plus where she inherits a kingdom after the death of a relative and decides to travel the world once again with her bodyguard Darun to search for her missing father.[64]


[edit] C. Jack
Cracker Jack (クラッカー・ジャック, Kurakkā Jakku?) is a bat-wielding former bouncer from Las Vegas known for his unstoppable punches. When he's being pursued by an unknown organization, he decides to become Blair Dame's bodyguard in order to travel the world and fleet his pursuers. In Street Fighter EX2, his younger sister is kidnapped by an underground fighting champion named Bharat. In Street Fighter EX2 Plus, he is continued to be pursued by the mysterious organization[65] and by the end of Street Fighter EX 3, he decides to seek refuge in Blair's mansion.[66]


[edit] Kairi
Kairi (カイリ, Kairi?), who first appears as a secret character in the original Street Fighter EX, was a character who was initially conceived to be the main character in the EX series. He appears in the original EX and its rereleases with long black hair and a scar over his right eye. He lost his memories while fighting an unknown challenger and now walks the "path of the Shura", fighting to survive. He is actually Hokuto's elder brother, who is on a mission to find him. In EX 2, his hair has changed from black to white due to his constant battles. He recovers his memories after confronting Hokuto and Nanase and learns that he was responsible for the death of his father.[17]


[edit] Allen
Allen Snider (アレン・スナイダー, Aren Sunaidā?), who appears as a secret character in the original Street Fighter EX and as a regular character in Street Fighter EX Plus and EX Plus α, is a fighter who was once said to be the strongest fighter in the American Karate circuit until he experienced his first defeat against a young Ken Masters at the All-American Martial Arts Tournament, who told Allen that he was only a "big fish in a small pond". Motivated by Ken's words, Allen decides to prove that he can be not just the best in America, but also the best in the world.[39] Although absent in Street Fighter EX2 and subsequent games, he makes an appearance in the Arika-developed arcade game Fighting Layer, where he seeks to defeat the strongest opponent in South Island.[67]


[edit] Darun
Darun Mister (ダラン・マイスター, Daran Maisutā?) makes his appearance in the original Street Fighter EX as a hidden character. He is a popular wrestling champion from India who seeks to challenge other wrestlers such as Zangief and Victor Ortega (from Slam Masters games). He agrees to become Pullum Purna's bodyguard, hoping to use the opportunity to travel the world and fight other warriors. He is absent in the original Street Fighter EX2, but returns in Street Fighter EX2 Plus where he obtains another opportunity to fight against the veterans of the world after Pullum becomes a Princess.[68] In Street Fighter EX3, he has a special ending if the player finish the single-player with Zangief as his tag-partner.[69]


[edit] Blair
Blair Dame (ブレア・デイム, Burea Deimu?), who appears as a secret character in the original Street Fighter EX and as a regular character in Street Fighter EX Plus and EX Plus α, is the daughter of a wealthy European family. She fights wearing a white leotard and long boots. In addition to receiving a formal education, Blair also trained herself in various combative sports, believing that one she will need to know to, not only defend herself, but her loved ones as well. She travels the world to hone her skills with her bodyguard Cracker Jack, whom her mother hired to protect her. Blair also acquainted with Pullum due to their mutual membership in the International Debutante Club.[64] Like Allen, Blair also appears in Arika-developed arcade fighting game Fighting Layer, where she decides to take a sudden trip to South Island.[70] She is also mentioned in Jack's ending in Street Fighter EX3.[66]


[edit] Garuda
Garuda (ガルダ, Garuda?), first appears as a non-playable boss character in the original Street Fighter EX, but becomes a playable character in subsequent installments. He is a demon dressed in samurai-like armor who wields a sword hidden within his own body. According to his back-story in the original Street Fighter EX, he was created by the souls of dead men who were consumed by the Satsui no Hadō, although his revised back-story in Street Fighter EX2 suggest that he is an accumulation of negative feelings such as anger, hatred, envy, treachery, and despair. Garuda's form is said to change depending on his opponent: he takes a strong form against warriors seeking strength and feeds on the hatred of warriors who are seeking vengeance.[71]


[edit] Cycloid-β and Cycloid-γ
Cycloid-β (サイクロイドβ, Saikuroido Bēta?) and Cycloid γ (サイクロイド-γ, Saikuroido Ganma?), who both appear as secret characters in Street Fighter EX Plus and EX Plus α, are a pair of cyborgs who use the special techniques of other characters. Beta primarily uses command-based special moves, while Gamm

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Minor Mortal kombat characters
Jataaka appeared in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero as one of the sub-bosses in Shinnok's Fortress. She is a member of the Brotherhood of Shadow and serve as one of three assassins to Quan Chi and Shinnok along with Sareena and Kia. She reappears in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Konquest mode alongside Quan Chi, Sareena and Kia in the Red Dragon's caverns.

Kia is one of the sub-bosses in Shinnok's Fortress in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and also a member of the Brotherhood of Shadow. She is one of three assassins serving under Quan Chi and Shinnok, along with Sareena and Jataaka. The trio reappears alongside Quan Chi in MK: Armageddon Konquest mode inside the caverns of the Red Dragon clan.

First introduced in Mortal Kombat: Deception, the One Being is considered to be the origin of each of the six realms. According to ancient legend, in the beginning of time, there only existed the One Being and the Elder Gods. The One Being fed off of the essences of the Elder Gods, but eventually, the Elder Gods defeated the One Being, and, in efforts to weaken the One Being's omnipotence, the Elder Gods separated the One Being's consciousness into the realms and created six Kamidogu, which held the essence of the One Being. Since the Kamidogu were destroyed by Shujinko, it hasn't been said what effect this has had on the One Being if anything at all. However, Kai's ending in Mortal Kombat Armageddon claims that Kai's mind became one with One Being's mind. This made him able to see any place at any point in time within the six realms.

No Face appeared as a boss in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces. He was a member of the Black Dragon Organization led by Kano who freed him from a high-security prison. He is described as only having knowledge of explosive devices, he wore sticks of dynamites strapped to his chest and uses a flame thrower as a weapon. He has no nose, ears, hair and a pale complexion, based on his name.

Tasia was an expert swordswoman and ninja master who appeared as a boss in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces.[1] She was a member of Kano's Black Dragon organization.

In MK: Special Forces, Tremor appeared as a muscular brown ninja who escaped from custody during a prison break orchestrated by Kano. He is a boss for one level, guarding a portal to Outworld. He has the ability to pound the ground with his fist to create earthquakes (similar to Jax) and shoots out three-dimensional fireballs. Tremor was originally planned to be in Mortal Kombat Trilogy at one point, but was replaced with Rain, who had already appeared in the 16-bit console versions of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.[2]

Shadow Priests appeared in the Tower and Portal stages in MKII, the Soul Chamber in MK3, the Portal stage in Shaolin Monks, and Deception, and the Evil Tower stage in Armageddon. The Shadow Priests are Shao Kahn's sorcerers who were used in the plot to reincarnate Queen Sindel for the invasion of Earth in MK3. They appear as enemies in the Outworld levels of Shaolin Monks, in which they also operate the device that restores Shang Tsung's youth.

Durak is Goro's older brother in which Goro kills to collects a jewel for their father's approval.[

Gorbak is Goro's father and is briefly mentioned when Goro kills his brother.[

In Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe heroes and villains from DC Comics fought against and along side MK heroes and villains. These characters are: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Captain Marvel, Lex Luthor, The Joker, Catwoman, Deathstroke, and Darkseid.

In MK Vs. DC, Shao Kahn and Darkseid accidentally merged as the result of Superman destroying Darkseid's Mother Box and Raiden electro-blasting Shao Kahn at the same time. Dark Kahn, as the resulting being was called, started feeding off the rage of the heroes and kombatants in order to become more powerful. Dark Kahn was eventually separated back into Darkseid and Shao Kahn. Dark Kahn has a body like rock and molten lava, spikes growing out of his back, and a skull-like face.

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Unofficial characters
These characters were created by fans and sources outside of Midway, and circulated through rumors and hoaxes.


[edit] Belokk

Belokk (right) in a MK Gold leaked screenshotBelokk was a scrapped character who was originally going to be in Mortal Kombat Gold but was cut from the final release.[3][4] He was created by Eurocom and, according to Ed Boon, was removed from the game as the developers did not have time to finish the character.[5] Nevertheless, Eurocom accidentally sent information about the game with Belokk in it to Game Informer, and as a result, six screenshots of him were leaked to the public in a preview.[6]


[edit] Nimbus Terrafaux
Nimbus Terrafaux was rumored to be a playable character (a kickboxer) in the first Mortal Kombat game as an unlockable secret character. It was later revealed as a creation of Electronic Gaming Monthly as part of an April Fool's Day joke, though Ed Boon had originally hinted at the character himself in an interview with the magazine. The magazine then intentionally published false information on this character, complete with doctored screenshots and a fabricated storyline.


[edit] Hornbuckle
Hornbuckle was a background character in Mortal Kombat II, seen fighting Blaze (then nicknamed Torch by fans before becoming an official character in MK:DA) on a bridge in the background of the Pit II stage. In their MKII appearance, both were essentially palette swaps of Liu Kang, one shrouded in flames (Torch) and the other wearing black and green pants (Hornbuckle). Though never named anywhere in the future scope of Midway's plans - the name Hornbuckle was derived from fans thanks to an in-game pun in MKII which referred to Midway employee Leanne Hornbuckle.[citation needed]

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Mortal Kombat Characters
1. Ashrah
2. Baraka
3. Blaze
4. Bo' Rai Cho
5. Chameleon
6. Cyrax
7. Daegon
8. Dairou
9. Darrius
10. Drahmin
11. Ermac
12. Frost
13. Fujin
14. Goro
15. Havik
16. Hotaru
17. Hsu Hao
18. Jade
19. Jarek
20. Jax
21. Johnny Cage
22. Kabal
23. Kai
24. Kano
25. Kenshi
26. Khameleon
27. Kintaro
28. Kira
29. Kitana
30. Kobra
31. Kung Lao
32. Li Mei
33. Liu Kang
34. Mavado
35. Meat
36. Mileena
37. Mokap
38. Moloch
39. Motaro
40. Nightwolf
41. Nitara
42. Noob Saibot
43. Onaga
44. Quan Chi
45. Raiden
46. Rain
47. Reiko
48. Reptile
49. Sareena
50. Scorpion
51. Sektor
52. Shang Tsung
53. Shao Kahn /Dark Kahn
54. Sheeva
55. Shinnok
56. Shujinko
57. Sindel
58. Smoke
59. Sonya Blade
60. Stryker
61. Sub-Zero (original)
62. Sub-Zero
63. Tanya
64. Taven

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Mortal Kombat Conquest characters
Main characters
Kung Lao
Siro
Taja
Vorpax
Shang Tsung
Raiden
Shao Kahn

Recurring characters
Baron Reyland
Geneviere Jen Reyland
Omegis
Kiri
Ankha
Siann
Mika
Sora
Kreeya
Qali

Minor Character
Jola


Game Characters
Scorpion
Subzero
Noob Saibot
Quan Chi
Kitana
Mileena
Rain
Reiko
Reptile
Smoke
Goro

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Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater Characters
Fox Unit
1. Jack/Naked Snake/Big Boss
2. Major Tom/Major Zero
3. Para-Medic/later to be known as Dr. Clark
4. Sigint/later to be known as Donald Anderson/Darpa Chief

The Cobra Unit
The Boss mother to Adam/Revolver Ocelot
The End
The Fear
The Fury
The Pain
The Sorrow (Ocelot's father)

The enemy
Yevgeny Borisovitch Volgin

Supporting Characters
Nikolai Stephanovich Sokolov
Adam/Adamska/son of the boss also called Revolver Ocelot and when he gets older he is known as Shalashaska and still refered to as Revolver Ocelot but later known as Liquid Ocelot by Metal Gear Solid 4
Aleksandr Leonidovitch Granin
Major Ivan Raidenovitch Raikov
Eva/Tatyana/later to be known as Big Mama in Metal Gear Solid 4

Metal Gear
Shagohod

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Metal Gear Portable Ops Characters
Jack/Naked Snake/Big Boss
Roy Cambell
Gene The Main enemy
Lt. Cunningham
Null/Frank Jaeger/later to be known as Grey Fox and the ninja form in Metal Gear Solid
Python
Ursula and Elisa
Ghost
Revolver Ocelot son of the Boss
Major Zero
Para-Medic
Sigint
Eva
Raikov
Skowronski
Teliko Friedman
Venus

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Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker
Jack/Naked Snake/Big Boss

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Metal Gear Characters
1. David/Solid Snake
2. Jack/Naked Snake/Big Boss
3. Roy Cambell
4. Null/Frank Jaeger/Grey Fox/later ninja form in Metal Gear Solid
5. Dr. Drago Pettrovich Madnar
6. Ellen Madnar
7. Kyle Schneider
8. Diane
9. Jennifer
The Bosses
Shot Maker (Shoot Gunner in the MSX2 version
Machine Gun Kid
Fire Trooper
Dirty Duck ( Coward Duck in the MSX2 version
Bloody Brad (Arnald in the MSX2 version

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Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake
David/Solid Snake
Jack/Naked Snake/Big Boss
Roy Cambell
Null/Frank Jaeger/Grey Fox/ninja form in Metal Gear Solid
Master Mcdonnel Miller
Dr Kio Marv
George Kesler
Johan Jacobson Yozef Norden in the original MSX2 version
Holly White
Gustava Heffner (Natasha Marcova in the MSX2 version),
Dr. Drago Pettrovich Madnar

The Bosses
Kyle Schneider/Black Ninja
Running man
Red Blaster
The Four Hoarsemen (Ultrabox in the MSX2 version
Jungle Evil (Predator in the MSX2 version
Night Fright (Night Sight in the MSX2 version

Metal Gear
Metal Gear D