Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends Walkthrough

Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends
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FAQ/Walkthrough for Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends for Sony Playstation 2
Name: Andrew Yip
Screen Name: RamzaBeoulve259
E-mail address: ramzabeoulve259@yahoo.com
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Frequently Asked Questions
3. Controls
4. Basics
5. Items
5A. Permanent Ability Boosters
5B. Temporary Ability Boosters
5C. Items
5D. Harnesses
5E. Acquiring Special Items
5F. Item Hunting
6. Glitches and Little Things
7. Character Biographies
8. Legend Mode
9. Xtreme Mode
10. Level 10 Weapons
11. Level 11 Weaons
12. Dim Sums and Fairy Wines
13. Disk Swap
14. Conclusion
1. I N T R O D U C T I O N
Hello there. RamzaBeoulve259 here. Yeah. That's what they call me. Well,
today I shall write a FAQ for Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends. This game
is an expansion pack to the game titled Dynasty Warriors 4. Both games use
same characters, and same weapons, but Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends has
more features. But, however, Dynasty Warriors 4 has a Musou Mode and Free
Mode, whereas Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends does not. You could use a
disk swap. Concerning that later.
In this game, you pretty much fight. You have certain objectives to fulfill,
and certain losses to prevent. You are in the era of the Three Kingdoms, well,
in the game, that is. You fight enemies and all. Have fun with this game!
2. F R E Q U E N T L Y   A S K E D   Q U E S T I O N S
Questions to come. Anyone need help?
Q: When you use Load Original and turn off the Playstation 2, do u have to
reload Original back on even if you have saved mousu data from DW4XL?
A: Yes. As soon as you turn off the Playstation 2, you have to use the Load
Original option to get Musou Mode and Free Mode when you want to get them
again.
Q: Where can I find information about the characters in Dynasty Warriors 4?
A: You can go to http://www.kongming.net to get information about more
characters, including generic ones.
3. C O N T R O L S
Here are the controls of the game. Oh yeah, one thing: You need a DualShock2
Playstation 2 controller to play this game, because those only work with this
game.
Square
-Basic attack.
-While on a horse, Mounted attack
Triangle
-Charge Attack
-While on a horse, Charge Mounted attack
-Combine with Square button attacks to create combo attacks that
increase in numbers of hits as your weapon advances in level
ST: A hit, then a charge attack.
SST: Two hits, followed by a charge attack. The better the weapon,
the more you can combo by pressing Triangle repeatedly up to six
times.
SSST: Three hits followed by a powerful blow that sends the enemy
back
SSSSTT: Four hits, followed by an aerial double-blow attack.
SSSSST: Five hits then a charge attack that's most likely a
projectile attack.
Circle
-Charge up Musou Bar
-Unleash Musou attack when Musou Bar is full
-While on a horse, when Musou Bar is full, Musou Mounted attack
X
-Jump
-While next to a horse or elephant, and mount
-While on a horse or elephant, dismount
-X then Triangle: Jump Charge attack
D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
-Move
L1
-Guard
-Guard and press Triangle when enemy is about to hit you: Counter
L2
-Shows life bar of enemy soldiers and officers
R1
-Use bow
-Hold R1 then press:
*Square: normal arrow attack
*Circle when Musou Bar is full: volley arrow attack
*Triangle: charge arrow attacl
R2
-Toggle between maps
4. B A S I C S
Okay, this game is basically about war. You need to know three things. Morale,
officers, and commanders. Morale is the dependent factor on which officer of
two will win when they battle each other. If your ally officer units battles
an enemy officer unit, they may say something about them being weak, or
strong. If they say they're weak, then they will most likely be able to win.
If they say they're strong, they will most likely lose. There are some ways
to raise your army's morale. Defeating enemy officers may help to raise the
morale of some officers. Each 50 kills you score may raise morale. Also,
completing certain events can help to raise your morale. There are also some
ways to lower enemy morale. You can lower an enemy officer's morale if you
defeat any sub-officers that they may have.
You should defeat all enemy officers in a battle, even sub-officers. This can
help to level up your weapon for a freshly, newly trained character. It also
helps to change the tide of battle.
You have objectives in a battle. Victory states that you must fulfill a
condition to win the battle. Defeat states that if a certain event occurs
(usually when your commander dies) you will lose the battle.
Try to keep your commander away from danger. If you let them fall into danger,
they will die, and if they die, you will most likely lose. Try to clear all
enemies around your commander so that all is safe.
You should try the game on Easy Mode first. Hard Mode and Expert Mode for a
new character is not going to be easy. The AI is very intelligent on Hard and
Expert Mode. They know how to counter your attacks and they juggle and attack
a lot if your guard is down.
There are in-battle items in the game. You should try to find them. They can
really, really help a lot in dire situation. You can usually find them in
boxes, pots, and from killing enemy soldiers. More to that on Section 5.
These are pretty much the basics of the game. Use these if you're a beginner
to this game.
5. I T E M S
Items are helpful in this game. You can find many types of items. Some are
special items. You must do a certain procedure to find these special items.
5A. p e r m a n e n t   a b i l i t y   b o o s t e r s
Permanent ability boosters are items that permanently boost your statuses
like Life, Musou, and all.
ITEM                    | EFFECT
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Bronze Sword            | Gives 1 Attack.
Iron Sword              | Gives 2 Attack.
Silver Sword            | Gives 4 Attack.
Gold Sword              | Gives 8 Attack.
Footsoldier's Shield    | Gives 1 Defense.
Nobleman's Shield       | Gives 2 Defense.
General's Shield        | Gives 4 Defense.
Emperor's Shield        | Gives 8 Defense.
Dim Sum Snack           | Life Max +10.
Musou Wine              | Musou Max +10.
Item Box                | Gives an item.
5B. t e m p o r a r y   a b i l i t y   b o o s t e r s
Temporary ability boosters are items that increase your statuses for a short
time during battle. It's not permanent.
ITEM                    | EFFECT
------------------------+--------------------------------------------
Meat Bun                | Recovers 50 Life.
Double Meat Bun         | Recovers 100 Life.
Chicken                 | Recovers 200 Life.
Big Chicken             | Recovers all Life.
Musou Wine              | Fills up Musou Bar.
Ointment                | Recovers all Life and fills up Musou Bar.
Arrows                  | Gives 10 Arrows.
War God's Axe           | Doubles Attack Power for 30 seconds.
War God's Armor         | Doubles Defense for 30 seconds.
Speed Boots             | Increases Speed for 30 seconds.
Imperial Seal           | Gives unlimited Musou for 10 seconds.
Liu Chan the baby       | Gives unlimited Musou for 1 minute.
5c. i t e m s
These are the items you can acquire. Oh yes, just to let you know what are
the statuses and what else.
Life: Your life bar. If it's empty, you'll die.
Musou: Your Musou bar. If it's full, you can unleash a Musou attack.
Attack: How much damage you can cause.
Defense: How much damage you can take.
Speed: How fast you can run.
Jump: How high you can jump.
Arrow Attack: How much damage you can cause with your bow.
Arrow Defense: How much damage you can take from bow attacks.
Horse Attack: How much damage you can cause while mounted on a horse.
Horse Defense: How much damage you can take from a mounted enemy.
Luck: Your chances of finding better items.
Charge Attack: Using charge attacks by the Triangle button.
True Musou: Executing a Musou attack when low on health.
Deadlocks: A clash of weapons to see who can catch the other off guard.
Attack Range: How far your weapon can reach to hit.
SPECIAL ITEMS
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Peacock Urn: Raises Life Bar.
Dragon Amulet: Raises Musou Bar.
Tiger Amulet: Increases Attack.
Tortoise Amulet: Increases Defense.
Speed Scroll: Increases Speed.
Wing Boots: Allows you to jump higher.
Huang's Bow: Increases Arrow Attack.
Nanman Armor: Increases Arrow Defense.
Horned Helmet: Increases Horse Attack.
Cavalry Armor: Increases Horse Defense.
Seven Star Sash: Increases Luck.
Elixir: Fills up Musou Bar faster.
Herbal Remedy: Increases Charge Attack.
Art of War: Ability boosters have longer-timed effects.
Survival Guide: When low on health, attack is doubled.
Bodyguard Manual: Bodyguards are stronger.
Way of Musou: Can use True Musou regardless of health.
Power Scroll: Can never lose in deadlocks.
Wind Scroll: Attack Range increases.
Fire Arrows: Can use fire-elemental arrows.
Charge Bracer: Can withstand enemy attacks to use Charge Attacks.
Power Rune: Attack increases while defense decreases.
Code of Chivalry: Time limit is not on when in duels.
Meat Bun Sack: Meat buns appear more often.
Musou Armor: Cannot be stunned by arrow attacks.
Master of Musou: Musou Attacks can break through enemy parries.
War Drum: Allied Morale goes up higher.
Secret of Orbs: Orbs' effects are greater.
Helmet of Might: Enemy soldiers cannot attack during the taunt.
Horseshoes: Enemies receive more damage when trampled by horses.
ORBS
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These are orb items. Unless you have the Level 10 or Level 11 Weapons, you
can only activate their effects when your Musou bar is filled.
Fire Orb: Fire elemental attack.
Effect: Burns enemies with fire.
Lightning Orb: Lightning elemental attack.
Effect: Stuns enemies with bolts.
Vorpal Orb: Vorpal elemental attack.
Effect: Instant death in rare occasions, and increases Charge Attack.
Ice Orb: Ice elemental attack.
Effect: Freezes enemies, lowering their defenses.
Blast Orb: Blast elemental attack.
Effect: Can damage enemies even when they block.
Poison Orb: Poison elemental attack.
Effect: Lowers enemies' defenses for a short period of time.
5d. h a r n e s s e s
Harnesses allow you to ride horses right off the start. You can only acquire
these harnesses by doing special requirements within set stages.
Red Hare Harness
-Effect: Allows you to ride on Red Hare.
-Legend: Guan Yu - Defense of Xu
-Requirements:
Defeat Yu Jin before he retreats at 5 minutes. The item is located at
the southeast island.
Hex Mark Harness
-Effect: Allows you to ride on Hex Mark. Luck increases.
-Legend: Liu Bei - Skirmish at Cheng Du
-Requirements:
Without triggering the scene where Liu Bei feels guilty over killing
innocent people by defeating 5 or more peasants, defeat Liu Xun, Gao
Pei, and Leng Bao or Yang Huai. The item is located at the center
left of the map.
Storm Harness
-Effect: Allows you to ride on Storm Runner. Attack increases.
-Legend: Dong Zhuo - The Ten Eunuchs
-Requirements:
Defeat Yuan Shao before the carriage starts to retreat. The item is
located at the top left of the west area outside the castle.
Shadow Harness
-Effect: Allows you to ride on Shadow Runner. Can't be dismounted from
enemy attacks.
-Legend: Cao Cao - Escape from Chi Bi
-Requirements:
Defeat the four Wu officers, Gan Ning, Lu Meng, Ling Tong, and Huang
Gai. The item is located in the north gate of the sealed off castle.
Elephant Harness
-Effect: Allows you to ride on Elephant.
-Legend: Zhu Rong - Rescue of Meng Huo
-Requirements:
With just arrows and in under two minutes, defeat all guard troops.
5e. a c q u i r i n g   s p e c i a l   i t e m s
The lower half of the special items are special items which can only be
acquired by doing certain requirements in certain stages. This is a guide to
tell you how to get them.
Art of War
-Legend: Sun Jian - Dong Zhuo and the Alliance
-Requirements:
In under 2 minutes, defeat Lu Bu. The item is located in the top left
corner of the center fortress where the enemy ambush is.
Survival Guide
-Legend: Jiang Wei - Defense of Jian Ge
-Requirements:
Defeat the four enemy officers, and when Zhong Hui and Deng Ai appear,
approach them, all of this done before Liu Chan appears. This should
be done in Very Easy Mode. The item is located in the top right
corner of the Shu fort in the northwest.
Bodyguard Manual
-Legend: Cao Ren - Encounter at Jiang Ling
-Requirements:
Approach Niu Jin immediately to rescue him. The item is located in
the top right corner of the bottom square-ish area.
Way of Musou
-Legend: Zhang Liao - Ambush at He Fei
-Requirements:
Defeat all enemy officers except for Sun Quan and Zhou Tai, and seal
all enemy gates. Get 200 kills. The item is located in the southeast.
Power Scroll
-Legend: Xu Huang
-Requirements:
Seal all enemy gates. The item is located in the top right corner of
the Shu fortress.
Wind Scroll
-Legend: Zhen Ji - Encounter at Yi Province
-Requirements:
Defect to Cao Pi's army, and then re-enter Ye Castle. When the gates
close, defeat every single officer, including sub-officers, except
Yuan Xi, and get 200 kills within five minutes. The item is located
near Cao Pi's place, so you'll need to wait for the gate to reopen.
Fire Arrows
-Legend: Huang Zhong - Battle of Chang Sha
-Requirements:
Defeat Guan Ping and Zhou Cang. The item is located northwest outside
Chang Sha Castle.
Charge Bracer
-Legend: Gan Ning - Battle of Ru Xu Kou
-Requirements:
Defeat Li Dian, then seal off the southwest gate, and then defeat Yue
Jin before his troops are regrouped, all in under two minutes. The
item is located in the top left area of the center rock in the camp.
Power Rune
-Legend: Zhuge Liang - Yue Ying, Woman Warrior
-Requirements:
Defeat Yue Ying all six times with all wide margins. The item appears
in the top square area where Yue Ying will appear for the final time.
Code of Chivalry
-Legend: No one's, instead, go to Challenge Mode, and go to Duel
-Requirements:
Defeat 30 enemy officers consecutively. The item will appear after
you lose.
Meat Bun Sack
-Legend: Xu Zhu - Village Encounter
-Requirements:
Defeat Yu Jin's supply captain first, then Yu Jin. Then go to Li Dian
and defeat his supply captain. Then defeat Li Dian, and defeat Dian
Wei for the first time. Then wait for Yue Jin in the east, and defeat
his supply unit. Then defeat Yue Jin, and then defeat Dian Wei for
the second time. Then head west and wait for Man Chong. Defeat Man
Chong's supply captain, and then Man Chong. All of this must be done
before the plunder worsens and also before 5 enemy supply troops
deliver the supplies. The item's just outside of the northeast
fortress, just at the bottom of the river.
Musou Armor
-Legend: Sun Quan - Retreat from He Fei
-Requirements:
Defeat Zhang Liao three times, and a supply captain will appear in
the west gate, moving east. Defeat the supply captain.
Master of Musou
-Legend: Lu Bu - Carnage at Hu Lao Gate
-Requirements:
Get 1300 kills before Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei appear. A
supply captain will appear from the bottom enemy gate and will move
north to the north enemy gate.
War Drum
-Legend: Meng Huo - Nanman Warfare
-Requirements:
Without your only ally gate being sealed, seal all enemy gates. The
item is at the bottom of the Wei camp.
Secret of Orbs
-Legend: Zhou Tai - Battle of Niu Zhu
-Requirements:
Without rescuing Sun Quan yet, rescue all four of his sub-officers,
and seal all enemy gates. The item is near the southwest enemy gate.
Helmet of Might
-Legend: Zhang Fei - Defense of Chang Ban
-Requirements:
Without letting a single enemy soldier pass, and just staying at the
Chang Ban Bridge, get 300 kills in 7 minutes. A supply captain will
appear in the southwest and go north. Defeat the supply captain to
get the item.
Horseshoes
-Legend: Ma Chao - Battle of Jia Meng Gate
-Requirements:
Defeat Yang Huai and Gao Pei, and seal three enemy gates in five
minutes. The item's in the middle castle.
5f. i t e m   h u n t i n g
Unlike the original Dynasty Warriors 4 game, this time you can't get items
from defeating enemy officers. Instead, you'll have to hunt them down in
treasure boxes.
Item Hunting Method 1
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Now, here's a good way to get good leveled items in Expert Difficulty when
you level up any character to his or her max and got his or her Level 10 or
Level 11 Weapon.
Play Meng Huo's Legend, Nanman Warfare, in Expert difficulty. This stage will
be easy even in Expert difficulty. Defeat all enemy officers except for Sima
Zhao and rescue all ally officers. It's not required, but do it nonetheless.
Now it's item hunting time. Before you hunt the item boxes down, save and
quit. Then load up the game again.
These are the locations of the item boxes found in Meng Huo's Legend.
When you complete the stage, if you're not satisfied with the items, do a
reset by pressing Start and Select, and then hunt them down again. If you're
satisfied, then that's good.
Box 1: In the middle of the southeast horizontal path.
Box 2: In the middle of the middle east horizontal path.
Box 3: Just west of Sima Zhao's position.
Box 4: Just east of Sima Zhao's position.
Item Hunting Method 2
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If you have the original Dynasty Warriors 4 disc, load it up. Then go to Free
Mode, and play Battle of Wu Zhang Plains with a maxed out character with a
Level 10 or Level 11 Weapon. In this stage, there are five item boxes. If you
play in Hard or Expert Mode, you can nab some good items here.
Now first, regardless of which side you join, defeat all enemy officers
except for the enemy commander. Then save and quit. Then load up the game
again. When you complete the stage, if you're not satisfied with the items,
do a reset by pressing Start and Select, and then hunt them down again. If
you're satisfied, then that's good.
Box 1: It's at a dead end cliff to the left of Zhuge Liang's camp building.
Box 2: From Zhuge Liang's camp, make a right at the lowest right path. When
you have to turn upwards, at the area where you have to turn, find a box
containing an item box.
Box 3: When entering the gate where Xiahou Yuan charges out, just hug the
right cliff wall and you'll find a lone box with an item box in it.
Box 4: It's somewhere in the northwest.
Box 5: It's a box in the very north, inside the Wei camp.
6. G L I T C H E S   A N D   L I T T L E   T H I N G S
Well, not many glitches are found yet. Stay tuned!
Prevent the enemy from attacking you in a duel
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If you're worried that you're going to lose in a duel, simply bear to a wall,
and then use your bow and point away from your enemy. He/she won't attack you,
and you can keep doing this until time runs out.
The A. I. Trick
===============
This trick lowers the A. I. of enemy officers. They'll still be able to cause
the same amount of damage for one hit, but they will be less aggressive.
1) Start the game on Expert difficulty.
2) At any time during the game, press Start and quit the game. Use the Quit
function, and not Start and Select.
3) Go to options and set the difficulty to Beginner mode.
4) Do NOT continue the game, instead, start a new game, and select 'Yes' when
it asks you if you want to start a new game
5) Any time during the new game, press Start and Select to reset the game.
6) Continue your game.
7. C H A R A C T E R   B I O G R A P H I E S
This section contains the biographies of the playable officers in the
kingdoms. Beware, for it contains some spoilers.
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Shu
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Zhao Yun:
Zhao Yun was a very honorable warrior. He served Gongsun Zan before serving
Liu Bei. Gongsun Zan introduced him to Liu Bei. Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei were
actually friends. Zhao Yun saw Liu Bei's strong virtues and was very
impressed. When Gongsun Zan was defeated by Yuan Shao, Zhao Yun fled away. He
then travels to Liu Bei's army and serves him. During the battle of Chang Ban,
Zhao Yun went against the massive Wei army killing people on his way until he
rescued Liu Chan, and returning the baby to Liu Bei safely.
Guan Yu:
Guan Yu was known as the God of War. He is one of Liu Bei's oath brothers and
swears a brotherhood along with Liu Bei and Zhang Fei. When he was separated
from his brothers, he joined Cao Cao's Wei army for a while. In Guan Du, he
killed Yan Liang and Wen Chou, two of Yuan Shao's most powerful generals.
However, he meets Liu Bei in battle, and then Guan Yu prepares to return to
Shu. When escaping from Xu Chang, he battled his way through five gates to
the Yellow River, where Liu Bei was waiting. He then later leads an attack
onto Cao Ren in Fan Castle, but is back-attacked by the Wu army and retreats
to Mai Castle, where he is eventually captured. When he was captured, Sun
Quan wanted to have Guan Yu join, but Guan Yu insulted Wu and was killed.
Zhang Fei:
Zhang Fei was another one of Liu Bei's oath brothers and swore a brotherhood
to both Liu Bei and Guan Yu. In Chang Ban, he scared many of Cao Cao's
soldiers with a loud roar and a scream. This terrified a lot of Cao Cao's
soldiers. When Zhang Fei heard of Guan Yu's death, he was shocked and very
mad. This caused him to his downfall, as Zhang Fei's people started to
dislike him and then kill Zhang Fei even though they were a part of the Shu
army.
Zhuge Liang:
Zhuge Liang was a very great strategist and a major contribution to Liu Bei's
army. He used tactics such as ambushes, traps, and fire attacks to wipe out
his enemy. During the naval battle in Chi Bi, he and Zhou Yu formulated of a
fire attack that Huang Gai had thought of. Both strategists asked a fisherman
where the wind was blowing to. The answer gave them a quick advantage and the
fire attack against Cao Cao's massive fleet worked. Then, after the Shu army
gained the lands of Cheng Du, Zhuge Liang went south to Nan Zhong. The Nanman
troops were causing trouble, but Zhuge Liang formed a relationship with the
Nanman leader Meng Huo after defeating him seven times. Then he went north to
Tian Shui. When he saw Jiang Wei's skills as a strategist, Zhuge Liang used a
ploy that made Wei think Jiang Wei was a traitor. Jiang Wei was forced to
depart to Shu, but there he and Zhuge Liang admired each other. Wei's
strategist Sima Yi was his arch rival, but Zhuge Liang died before the
showdown at Wu Zhang Plains, and he left things to Jiang Wei.
Liu Bei:
Liu Bei was the founder and leader of his Shu army. He fights to restore the
Han dynasty. He adopts Liu Feng as his son and has an infant son named Liu
Chan. He marries Wu's Sun Shang Xiang. He gives Liu Chan the throne when he
dies, but says to Zhuge Liang that if Liu Chan is not a good leader then he
can take over the Shu army.
Ma Chao:
Ma Chao was the son of Ma Teng. He was nicknamed "Ma Chao the Splendid". When
his father was killed by Cao Cao, Ma Chao wanted to have vengeance against
Cao Cao for his father's death. He lost against Cao Cao in Tong Gate, though.
Then he went to serve Liu Zhang, but when Liu Bei's army attacked, Ma Chao
was persuaded to join Shu. He fights for justice.
Huang Zhong:
Huang Zhong was an old man with great archery skills who first served Han
Xuan, one of Cao Cao's vassals. However, when he let Guan Yu pass during
Shu's assault on the Jing province, Han Xuan thought Huang Zhong was a
traitor, and was about to kill Huang Zhong for treason, but Huang Zhong was
saved by Wei Yan. Later in the battle of Mt. Ding Jun, he charged down
towards the Wei army and killed Xiahou Yuan.
Wei Yan:
Wei Yan first served Han Xuan, but later killed him when Han Xuan was about
to execute Huang Zhong for treason. He then served Liu Bei. He had a
rebellious spirit, though, and Zhuge Liang could not have handled him. Wei
Yan later revolted after Liu Bei's death, but was executed by Ma Dai for
suspicion of treason.
Jiang Wei:
Jiang Wei originally served Cao Cao's vassal, Ma Zun. He used a great
strategy to defeat Shu, which made Zhuge Liang admire his talents as a
prodigy. Jiang Wei was caught in an enemy ploy and was thought to be a
traitor. He then served Zhuge Liang, and he admired him. He liked to read
Zhuge Liang's strategy books. When Zhuge Liang died, Jiang Wei took command
as strategist for Shu.
Pang Tong:
Pang Tong was another strategist, like Zhuge Liang. In Chi Bi, he linked and
immobilized Cao Cao's massive fleet with chains, ensuring the first plan of
the fire attack. The fire attack eventually did work. Pang Tong then
suggested Liu Bei to attack Liu Zhang and take over Cheng Du. He was killed,
however, by Zhang Ren in an ambush when he was mistaken for as Liu Bei
because he was riding Liu Bei's grey horse, Hex Mark horse.
Yue Ying:
Yue Ying was the wife of Zhuge Liang. She was unattractive. However, she
possessed great skills for war, and Zhuge Liang wanted to marry her after
hearing of her skills. She tries everything in her power to support Zhuge
Liang.
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Wei
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Xiahou Dun:
Xiahou Dun was one of Cao Cao's cousins and Xiahou Yuan's brother. He was a
great warrior for Wei. During the battle against Lu Bu in Xia Pi, Xiahou
Dun's left eye was shot by an arrow. But when Xiahou Dun took it out, he
claimed that it was a spirit of his family, and since he could not throw it
away, he ate it instead. Even then, he could still fight well.
Dian Wei:
Dian Wei was loyal to his lord, Cao Cao. He was known as "The Coming Evil".
During the brief stay at Wan Castle, Dian Wei's weapon was stolen, and when
Wan Castle was incinerated in flames, Dian Wei had to use his bare hands to
fight off Zhang Xiu's forces to save Cao Cao. He used enemy bodies as his
weapons. He was brought down eventually by Zhang Xiu's archers, and Cao Cao
said that Dian Wei was the greatest lost at Wan Castle.
Xu Zhu:
Xu Zhu was a man of massive size. He was always calm outside of battles. In
battles, he was very fierce. He had an equal match with Dian Wei. He earned
the nickname "Crazy Tiger".
Cao Cao:
Cao Cao was the founder and leader of the Wei army. He was known as a "Hero
of Chaos". He was a decent strategist. He opposed Lu Bu and Yuan Shao, and
defeated them. However, he suffered a major defeat at Chi Bi. But he regained
his lost power later. When he died, he left Sima Yi in charge of Wei.
Xiahou Yuan:
Xiahou Yuan is Xiahou Dun's brother and Cao Cao's cousin. He was a good
archer. He defeated Ma Chao and had a long list of accomplishments. However,
he died at Mt. Ding Jun. He was killed by Huang Zhong.
Zhang Liao:
Zhang Liao first served Lu Bu, but when he and Lu Bu were about to be
executed by Cao Cao, Guan Yu commanded to stop and persuaded Zhang Liao to
join Wei. Lu Bu was killed, though. In He Fei, Zhang Liao managed to stop a
big number of Wu troops with just only a few troops.
Sima Yi:
Sima Yi is the strategist of Wei. He is Zhuge Liang's rival. He defeated
Zhuge Liang at Wu Zhang Plains. His family later betrayed Wei and renamed it
as the Jin dynasty, led by his son, Sima Zhao, and then his grandson, Sima
Yan.
Xu Huang:
Xu Huang initially served Yang Feng. He was persuaded by the Wei officer Man
Chong to join Cao Cao. He had a friendly relationship with Guan Yu when he
briefly joined Cao Cao's ranks. When the Shu officer Meng Da wanted to join
Wei, Xu Huang shouted at Meng Da and called him a traitor. Meng Da responded
by firing a volley of arrows at Xu Huang. Xu Huang died later by the arrows.
Zhang He:
Zhang He originally served Yuan Shao. But after false charges from one of
Yuan Shaos' officers Guo Tu, Zhang He fled to Wei. After defeating Yuan Shao,
Zhang He was known as one of Wei's Tiger generals. He sees beauty in even
battle and is narcisstic. In Jie Ting, he surrounded Ma Su's camp effectively
leading Shu to a humiliating defeat.
Zhen Ji:
Zhen Ji is the wife of Cao Cao's son, Cao Pi. She was a woman of great beauty.
However, when Cao Pi was drunk once, he said to Zhen Ji to go kill herself
while he was still drunk. Zhen Ji sobbed, and went off and killed herself.
When Cao Pi knew what happened, he regretted it so much.
Cao Ren:
Cao Ren is Cao Cao's young cousin and has learned martial arts and
horsemanship. He defended Fan Castle when Guan Yu came to attack it.
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Zhou Yu:
Zhou Yu is Sun Ce's best friend and an intelligent strategist, proposing
numerous strategies. He hated Zhuge Liang and when he died, he asked to the
Heavens why Zhuge Liang was born.
Lu Xun:
Lu Xun was the second strategist of Wu after Zhou Yu. He used a back attack
against Guan Yu with Lu Meng in Fan Castle and captures Guan Yu. He also
planned the fire attack on Yi Ling against the Shu army and won against them.
He marries Sun Ce's daughter.
Taishi Ci:
Taishi Ci first served Liu Yong, who took the Wu Territory. He dueled with
Sun Ce and ended up in a draw. When Liu Yong was defeated, Taishi Ci served
Wu.
Sun Shang Xiang:
Sun Shang Xiang is the daughter of the Sun family. She is considered a tomboy
warrior. She was sent to marry Liu Bei and to watch Liu Chan by the Sun
family. When she heard of rumors that Liu Bei died in Yi Ling, she drowned
herself in a river.
Sun Jian:
Sun Jian was the founder of the Wu kingdom. He ruled Jiang Dong and the Jing
Province. He is also known as the Tiger of Jiang Dong. When he was fighting
Liu Biao's forces, Lu Gong lured Sun Jian to an ambush by Kuai Liang. When
Sun Jian pursued Lu Gong, a boulder hit Sun Jian on the head and Sun Jian was
killed.
Sun Quan:
Sun Quan became the ruler of Wu after both Sun Jian and Sun Ce died. He is a
very mature ruler for Wu. His lives were mostly saved by the Wu officer Zhou
Tai, and he praised Zhou Tai.
Lu Meng:
Lu Meng at first was a warrior. He always thought it was strength to make a
warrior skilled. But Sun Quan said to Lu Meng that strategy is essential.
After that, Lu Meng started to become a strategist as well as a warrior. Then
with Lu Xun's cooperation, he attacked Guan Yu from behind and when Guan Yu
retreated to Mai Castle, he managed to capture the great God of War.
Gan Ning:
Gan Ning was a sea pirate under Huang Zu before joining Wu. He killed Ling
Tong's father, Ling Cao, when Wu attacks Huang Zu. Ling Tong wanted to have
vengeance for his father's death, but Sun Quan stopped Ling Tong. To make up
for Ling Cao's death, Gan Ning once saved Ling Tong. He is killed by Shamoke
with an arrow shot at him.
Huang Gai:
Huang Gai had been a Wu officer ever since the Wu kingdom was found by Sun
Jian. He thought of the fire attack when preparing for the battle of Chi Bi
against Cao Cao's massive fleet. In Chi Bi, he made a massive fire attack on
Cao Cao's massive fleet. He was shot an arrow but was saved by Han Dang.
Sun Ce:
Sun Ce was Sun Jian's older son and older brother of Sun Quan. He continued
the ruling