Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires FAQ/Walkthrough
By: Robert Dohner (a.k.a. Rampidzier)
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / Table of Contents
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1. Introduction....................................................5EMINTRO
1a. Version History.............................................5EMINVER
1b. What’s Left?................................................5EMINLEF
2. Controller Setup/Move Notations.................................5EMCONSE
3. Playable Characters.............................................5EMPCHAR
3a. Shu Characters..............................................5EMPCSHU
3b. Wei Characters..............................................5EMPCWEI
3c. Wu Characters...............................................5EMPCWUC
3d. Other Forces Unique Characters..............................5EMPCOTH
3e. Generic Characters and CAW Characters.......................5EMPCGEN
4. The Basics of Empire Mode.......................................5EMEMPIR
4a. Strategy Phase..............................................5EMEMSTR
4b. Battle Phase................................................5EMEMBAT
4c. Before and During Battle....................................5EMEMBDB
4d. After Battle................................................5EMEMAFT
5. Empire Mode Scenarios and Walkthrough...........................5EMSCENA
5a. Yellow Turban Rebellion.....................................5EMSCYEL
5b. Dong Zhuo in Luo Yang.......................................5EMSCDON
5c. Divided Land................................................5EMSCDIV
5d. Battle of Guan Du...........................................5EMSCGUA
5e. Flames over Chi Bi..........................................5EMSCFLA
5f. A Gathering of Heroes.......................................5EMSCGAT
5g. Special Battles.............................................5EMSCSPE
6. Stage Walkthroughs and Strategies...............................5EMSCWAL
7. Policies........................................................5EMPOLIC
7a. Commerce Policies...........................................5EMPOCOM
7b. Equipment Policies..........................................5EMPOEQU
7c. Personnel Policies..........................................5EMPOPER
7d. Foreign Policies............................................5EMPOFOR
7e. Military Policies...........................................5EMPOMIL
7f. Strategy Policies...........................................5EMPOSTR
7g. Special Policies............................................5EMPOSPE
7h. Tactics Policies............................................5EMPOTAC
7i. Rest Policy.................................................5EMPORES
8. Weapons.........................................................5EMWEAPO
9. Regular Items...................................................5EMRITEM
10. Special Items...................................................5EMSITEM
10a. Saddles....................................................5EMSISAD
10b. Orbs.......................................................5EMSIORB
10c. Accessories................................................5EMSIACC
11. Movies..........................................................5EMMOVIE
12. Extras..........................................................5EMEXTRA
13. FAQs............................................................5EMFREQU
14. Special Thanks..................................................5EMTHANK
15. Contact Information and Legal Stuffies..........................5EMLEGAL
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 1. Introduction
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires is the latest expansion for the Dynasty Warriors
franchise. The Dynasty Warriors series is one of KOEI's most popular
franchises. Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires focuses on the Three Kingdoms Era
of Chinese history. Your goal in the game is to conquer all of China.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 1a. Version History
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Version 1.0 (07/23/06): Almost a completed guide.
Version 1.1 (07/25/06): Added a movies section that I'm working on and added
more battles to the Special Battles section. Added a stage walkthrough
section also.
Version 1.2 (07/26/06): Finished posting the requirements for the last three
Special Battles.
Version 1.3 (08/02/06): I know I updated stuff...I just don't remember what
all I did. I know I added some more movies to the movie section. The
game is getting harder and harder to play more and more, so the updates
might be less frequent.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 1b. FAQ Progress
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I need to get a few more policies and then add a movies section. I might add
a section dedicated completely to endings.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 2. Controller Setup/Move Notations
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This section is mainly just to overview how to play the game. Also, this
section will list how I will notate moves throughout the guide. Most of
these move notations are generally accepted in the Dynasty Warriors community
(at least accepted on the GameFAQs forums) and are not overly complicated.
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Controller Setup
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The basic controller setup of Dynasty Warriors is very simple. These are the
controls for when you are fighting. I really do hope you can figure out how
to navigate the menus on your own.
Controller Pad/Left Analog Stick: Movement
Square: Regular attack
Triangle: Charge attack
Circle: Musou attack
X: Jump
L1: Guard
L2: Display name and life
R1: Bow attack
R2: Toggle map
R3: Musou rage
Start: Pauses the game
Start + Select: Soft reset
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Move Notations
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In this guide, I use a lot of common terms to describe attacks. If you are
not really up to speed on the abbreviations I use, then here is a list of all
(I hope) of the terms that I will use in the guide.
S: This is the typical notation for a regular attack. The S stands for
square, which is what the default button for regular attacks is. For
example, SSSS would be hitting the square button four times.
T: This is the typical notation for a charge attack. The T stands for
triangle, which is what the default button for charge attacks is. For
example, SSST would be hitting the square button three times and then
hitting the triangle button to perform a charge attack.
C#: This is the typical notation for describing a specific charge attack. A
C1 would be T. A C2 would be ST and so on. The C stands for Charge and
is interchangeable. Therefore, C1 and Charge 1 mean the same thing.
Jump Charge: This is where you hit the jump button and then hit the charge
button in mid air. Each character has a jump charge.
Musou: This is where you hit the circle button. This attack can only be
performed when your musou bar (found under the life bar) is full. If you
hold the circle button, you will get a longer musou attack.
True Musou: This is a special type of musou attack. This musou attack can
only be performed if you are in the red area on your life bar, you have
equipped the rare item the Way of the Musou, or you are in Musou Rage
mode. This musou attack has a special ending attack that is unique to
each character.
Musou Rage: Musou rage is a special fighting mode. While in musou rage,
your attacks become stronger, your attack speed becomes faster, your
attacks cannot be interrupted by weak attacks, your musou bar
automatically fills up, and you will always perform a true musou,
regardless of life. You can only enter musou rage mode if you have picked
up a Musou Token. Once you have a Musou Token, you can hit the R3 button
to enter musou rage mode.
I will include more notations as I think of them.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 2. Playable Characters
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In Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires, almost all characters in the game are
playable. Most characters are generic characters with generic moves.
However, there are many characters that are unique with their own moves. I
will list all the characters in the game as well as the generic move sets for
the generic officers.
Both the ST and SSSST attacks send enemies into the air, allowing you to hit
them more times as they come down. An SST attack is called a charge rush and
the move’s effect depends on how often you tap the T button. The more times
you press the T button, the more times the first part of the attack happens
before the second part of the attack occurs. A (T) means that triangle can
be pressed for additional effects.
For C1 attacks, I have classified them into the following terms:
Element Projectile: Character shoots out an orb that explodes after a short
period of time. The element in front of the word projectile indicates
which element the orb has.
Dash: Character dashes ahead with a certain type of attack.
Taunt: A move that is similar to the taunt moves in DW4. Character poses
while a blast of white energy surround the character and damages all who
is around him. I finally found a good use for this: taking generals off
of horses. That’s about the only good use for them.
Special: A special type of move that fits into no other categories.
For jump charges, I have classified them into the following terms:
Projectile: Character shoots out a whirlwind type projectile.
Multi-hit: Character knocks the enemies into the air and proceeds to hit
them multiple times in the air.
Stomp: Character dives towards the ground and stomps the ground, sending out
a shockwave.
Moving: Character does move in mid air that covers a lot of distance
Double: Character has an attack that consists of two separate motions and
attacks.
Special: A special type of move that fits into no other categories
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 3a. Shu Characters
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Zhao Yun
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History: Considered to be one of the bravest warriors for the Shu army.
Starting off with the ruler Gongsun Zan, he would later join Liu Bei,
finding him as a man of virtue and honor. At the battle of Chang Ban,
while Liu Bei flees, Zhao Yun would save his son, Ah Do, and slay many of
Wei’s troops in the process. Zhao Yun would fight many battles for Shu
and was always considered to be a fierce warrior on the battlefield. He
is one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash
ST A hit into the air with the butt of the spear
SST(T) Moves spear up and down followed by a spinning slash that
stuns
SSST A spinning slash
SSSST Slams his spear into the ground causing a shockwave
SSSSST A jumping slash
Running Attack A wide area spear slash
Jump Charge Multi-hit
Musou Spins around while holding his spear in a diagonal
position, finishing with a spinning slash
True Musou Spins around while holding his spear in a diagonal
position, finishing with a huge whirlwind that covers
most of the screen.
Weapons: Bronze Spear, Great Spear, Dragon Spear, Fierce Dragon
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Guan Yu
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History: Called the God of War, Guan Yu is a sworn brother to Liu Bei and
Zhang Fei. Guan Yu was with Liu Bei from the start and, while he spent a
brief stay with Wei, he was one of Liu Bei’s most loyal and trusted
allies. He proved his valor by defeating Hua Xiong, one of Dong Zhuo’s
most feared generals, and also two of Yuan Shao’s best generals, Yan Liang
and Wen Chou. Guan Yu would eventually fall fighting Wei at Fan Castle
after being ambushed by Lu Meng and Wu. He is one of the five Tiger
Generals of Shu.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash
ST A hit into the air with an upwards slash
SST(T) Alternating slashes diagonally upwards left and right
followed by a diagonally upwards slash that dizzies
SSST A spinning slash
SSSST A swing upwards causing a whirlwind
SSSSST A shockwave slash
Running Attack A wide area slash
Jump Charge Double (slash downwards followed by a ground stomp)
Musou Spins around and around with his weapon, finishing with a
final spinning slash
True Musou Spins around and around with his weapon, finishing with a
huge whirlwind that covers most of the screen
Weapons: Crescent Blade, Moon Blade, Blue Dragon, Blue Moon Dragon
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Zhang Fei
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History: Sworn brother to Liu Bei and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei was a fearsome
warrior. A lover of drinking, he fought with his trusty spear. At Chang
Ban, when Liu Bei was being chased, Zhang Fei made a courageous stand at a
bridge to give his brother a chance to escape. It was said that at the
bridge, his shout scared off a thousand of Cao Cao’s warriors. He is one
of the five Tiger Generals of Shu
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Taunt
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) Waves his spear diagonally downwards left and right
followed by a shockwave that stuns
SSST A spinning slash
SSSST Jumps into the air and slams the ground, causing a
shockwave
SSSSST A ground stomp, sending out a shockwave
Running Attack A charging head butt
Jump Charge Stomp
Musou Waves his spear around diagonally upwards left and right,
finishing with a spinning slash
True Musou Waves his spear around diagonally upwards left and right,
finishing with a jumping slash upwards followed by a
shockwave
Weapons: Bronze Pike, Iron Pike, Serpent Blade, Viper Blade
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Zhuge Liang
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History: Considered to be the greatest mind of the Three Kingdoms era, he
was called the Sleeping Dragon. He would be honored by Liu Bei’s three
visits to him and join his cause as the strategist. His vision of the
Three Kingdoms would come true. He would help devise the strategy to set
Cao Cao’s ships ablaze at Chi Bi and would frustrate Wu, Wei, and the
Nanman tribal forces with his tactics and strategies. He would die from
exhaustion and working too hard at Wu Zhang Plains.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Light Projectile
ST A hit into the air with an upward swing
SST A circular spell type circle thing that breaks guards and
stuns (this attack is NOT a multi hit attack)
SSST Jumps into the air and throws his fan around him
SSSST Creates a yellowish orb that knocks enemies into the air
SSSSST A multi light projectile attack
Running Attack Throws his fan forward
Jump Charge Special (a wide spreading laser beam)
Musou Hovers in the air and shoots multiple laser beams,
finishing with four consecutive laser beams
True Musou Hovers in the air and shoots multiple laser beams,
finishing with a powerful laser beam
Weapons: War Fan, Warlord Fan, White Feather, Peacock Feather
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Liu Bei
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History: The leader of Shu and the sworn brother of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
He would serve and assist multiple people, including Gongsun Zan, Yuan
Shao, and Cao Cao, before finally leading a force of his own. On the
advice of Zhuge Liang, he would conquer the lands of Shu and would ally
with Wu to attack Wei. However, Wu’s ambush and execution of Guan Yu
would cause Liu Bei to attack Wu at Yi Ling, but would he lose that
battle. It was said that Liu Bei died of grief after failing to avenge
the death of his brother.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash (swiftly moves to the side or back of an enemy and
dash attacks)
ST A hit into the air with an upwards slash
SST(T) Quick upwards left and right slashes followed by a
horizontal slash that dizzies
SSST A diagonal downwards slash
SSSST An upward slash creating a yellowish blast
SSSSST A shockwave slash
Running attack A diagonal downwards slash
Jump Charge Double (slash then shockwave)
Musou Slashes left and right, finishing with a quick triple
slash
True Musou Slashes left and right, finishing with a quick triple
slash followed by another horizontal slash followed by a
shockwave
Weapons: Long Sword, Imperial Sword, Gold Dragon, Gold Moon Dragon
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Ma Chao
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History: From the northern plains, Ma Chao was the son of Ma Teng, a leader
of a band of tribal warriors. After Cao Cao murdered his father, Ma Chao
would try to get his vengeance on Cao Cao at Tong Gate. Eventually, he
would join Liu Bei’s cause. He was said to have been an expert horseback
rider and was one of the five Tiger Generals of Shu.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Special (plants his spear into the ground and spins
around on it, knocking people into the air)
ST A hit into the air with an upwards slash
SST(T) A series of fast stabs followed by a spinning slash that
stuns
SSST A long stab
SSSST A slash upwards, making a whirlwind appear
SSSSST A shockwave slash
Running attack Twirls his spear around in front of him
Jump Charge Moving (flips really fast forward with his spear out)
Musou Twirls his spear around alternating left and right,
finishing with planting his spear into the ground and
spinning around on it and following it with a slash
True Musou Twirls his spear around alternating left and right,
finishing by spinning around on his head and creating a
huge whirlwind that covers most of the screen
Weapons: Iron Spear, Stallion Spear, Silver Stallion, Stallion Fury
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Huang Zhong
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History: One of the greatest archers of the Three Kingdoms period. Huang
Zhong would first serve Han Xian, but would later join Liu Bei. Huang
Zhong was known for both is bow and for his long, loyal service to Liu
Bei. He would score his greatest victory at Mt. Ding Jun, where he led
the Shu army against Xiahou Yuan and the Wei army. He would slice Xiahou
Yuan in two and win the battle. He was one of the five Tiger Generals of
Shu.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T(T) Special (shoots arrows over and over again)
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) Shoots arrows over and over again followed with a
stronger, dizzy arrow
SSST A spinning, downward slash
SSSST Slams his sword into the ground, causing a shockwave
SSSSST A double spinning slash
Running Attack A charging stab
Jump Charge Special (flips in the air and shoots arrows downwards)
Musou Jumps and spins around with his sword out, finishing with
a staggering jump slash
True Musou Jumps and spins around with his sword out, finishing with
a horizontal slash followed by shooting an explosive
arrow at the ground
Weapons: War Sword, Veteran Sword, Sage Sword, Oracle Sword
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Jiang Wei
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History: Zhuge Liang’s successor and greatest pupil. Jiang Wei was
originally with Wei, but was captured by Zhuge Liang. Jiang Wei would
become a student of Zhuge Liang’s and would learn the basics of tactics
and strategy from him. After the death of Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wei would
take over as the strategist for Shu. He would lead multiple attacks on
Wei, but thanks to the lack of support from Liu Chan and the efforts of
Wei’s Deng Ai, Jiang Wei would fail. It is said that he died of grief
that he was not able to live up to the legacy of Zhuge Liang.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Fire Projectile
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) A series of hits left and right with the head and butt of
the spear followed by a spinning slash that dizzies
SSST A charge with his spear out in front
SSSST A spinning stab upwards with a whirlwind
SSSSST A dash attack followed by a slash
Running Attack A horizontal slash
Jump Charge Special (a series of stabs followed by a slash that
stuns)
Musou A series of spinning slashes with the spear out in front,
finishing with a horizontal slash
True Musou A series of spinning slashes with the spear out in front,
finishing with a fireball
Weapons: Trident, Great Trident, Vapor, Blink
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Wei Yan
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History: A man filled with a love for battle and war. Wei Yan would join
Liu Bei, entranced by his charisma. He would faithfully serve Shu at Jie
Ting and at Wu Zhang Plains. However, after both Liu Bei’s and Zhuge
Liang’s death, he would have no reason to stay with Shu. Predicting that
this would be the case, Zhuge Liang warned Shu that Wei Yan might revolt.
Wei Yan would be killed by Ma Dai.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash (two flips)
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) Spins around on his back with his weapon out followed
with a crouching slash that stuns
SSST A horizontal slash
SSSST Shoots out a horizontal whirlwind, causing enemies to fly
upwards
SSSSST Twirls his weapon around in front of him followed by a
spinning slash
Running Attack A double spinning slash
Jump Charge Special (spins in mid air upside down with his weapon
out)
Musou Slashes while spinning on the ground and getting up,
finishing with a horizontal slash
True Musou Slashes while spinning on the ground and getting up,
finishing with a spin on his head creating a giant
whirlwind
Weapons: Double Voulge, Strike Voulge, Double Star, Comet Strike
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Pang Tong
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History: Called the Fledgling Phoenix. Pang Tong was one of the strategists
for Liu Bei. He would assist in drawing up the plans to take over Shu.
However, during the battle of Cheng Du, he would fall into a trap set by
Zhang Ran and die.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Wind Projectile (wind element knocks enemies into the
air)
ST A hit into the air by throwing his staff
SST(T) A series of flips followed by a weird, dizzying spinning
move where he ends up sitting on top of his upright staff
SSST Turns upside down and jumps while spinning around and
throwing his staff
SSSST Creates a green orb that knocks enemies into the air
SSSSST A whirlwind attack
Running Attack A dash attack with his staff in front
Jump Charge Moving (jumps onto his staff and rides it like a
skateboard)
Musou Whirlwinds, finishing with a stronger whirlwind that
knocks people back
True Musou Whirlwinds, finishing with a giant whirlwind that covers
most of the screen
Weapons: Vision Staff, Mirage Staff, Wind Staff, Tornado Staff
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Yue Ying
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History: Wife of Zhuge Liang. Yue Ying was said to be a very ugly woman,
but Zhuge Liang married her for her intellect. Was said to be very smart
and a compliment to Zhuge Liang’s intellect.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Special (throws her spear forward)
ST A hit into the air with a spinning upward slash
SST(T) A series of quick stabs followed by a spinning slash that
dizzies
SSST A spinning slash
SSSST An upward slash that creates a whirlwind
SSSSST A series of quick spinning slashes
Running Attack A horizontal slash
Jump Charge Multi-hit
Musou A series of quick spinning slashes, finishing with a
final spinning slash
True Musou A series of quick spinning slashes, finishing with a huge
whirlwind
Weapons: War Spear, Martial Spear, Horizon, Oblivion
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Guan Ping
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History: Adopted son of Guan Yu. Guan Ping would train under Guan Yu to
become as strong as he was. He would assist his father at countless
battles, ending with Fan Castle. He would help his father with the
flooding of Fan Castle, but would later die in battle.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Special (hops into the air and slams his weapon into the
ground, causing a small shockwave)
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) A series of diagonal downward slashes followed by a
shockwave that stuns
SSST(T) Multiple spinning horizontal slashes
SSSST A jumping upward slash that creates a whirlwind
SSSSST Jumps into the air and throws his weapon towards the
ground, causing an explosion
Running Attack A hopping horizontal slash
Jump Charge Special (spins around with his weapon out)
Musou Spinning horizontal slashes, finishing with a final
spinning horizontal slash
True Musou Spinning horizontal slashes, finishing with a shockwave
like projectile
Weapons: Iron Blade, Giant Blade, Flying Dragon, Young Dragon
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Xing Cai
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History: Wife of Liu Chan. Xing Cai was Zhang Fei’s daughter. She would
later marry Liu Chan, son of Liu Bei and the heir to the throne of Shu.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Special (a quick spinning jump slash that dizzies
enemies)
ST A hit into the air with her shield
SST(T) A series of spinning slashes followed by a final spinning
slash that dizzies
SSST(T) A spinning slash followed by a spear throw
SSSST A stab with a whirlwind shooting forward that knocks
enemies into the air
SSSSST A horizontal slash
Running Attack A running dash followed by a shockwave
Jump Charge Stomp
Musou Knocks enemies into the air with an opening slash
followed by a series of slashes, finishing with a
spinning slash
True Musou Knocks enemies into the air with an opening slash
followed by a series of slashes, finishing with a
dashing, exploding stab
Weapons: Long Fork, Cobra Fork, Sacred Light, Ambition
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Xiahou Dun
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History: Cousin of Cao Cao and brother to Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Dun was one
of Cao Cao’s most trusted generals from the very beginning. He lost his
eye in a battle against Lu Bu at Xia Pi. He would also attempt to stop
Guan Yu from leaving the Wei army, but ultimately fails to stop him.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T(T) Dash (pressing T again gives an extra slash)
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) Upward slashes followed by a jumping upward slash that
stuns
SSST A spinning slash
SSSST Slams his sword into the ground, causing a shockwave
SSSSST A double horizontal slash
Running Attack A jumping upward slash
Jump Charge Multi-hit
Musou A series of left and right upward slashes, finishing with
a horizontal slash
True Musou A series of left and right upward slashes, finishing with
a horizontal slash followed by a shockwave
Weapons: Scimitar, Great Scimitar, Kirin Blade, Kirin Fang
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Dian Wei
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History: One of Cao Cao’s personal bodyguards, he was discovered by Xiahou
Dun. He wielded two halberds in combat, although he did use hand axes in
one battle. He would die at Wan Castle saving Cao Cao’s life. It was
said that even though he had been shot by many arrows, he still continued
to fight bravely.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Taunt
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) Downward slashes followed by a horizontal slash that
stuns
SSST Throws his axe like a boomerang
SSSST An upward slash that causes an energy type whirlwind
(cannot be interrupted)
SSSSST Slams his axe on the ground, causing a shockwave (cannot
be interrupted)
Running Attack A running head butt
Jump Charge Stomp
Musou A series of horizontal slashes and punches, finishing
with a spinning slash
True Musou A series of horizontal slashes and punches, finishing
with slamming his weapon into the ground, causing an
explosion
Weapons: Hand Axe, Strike Axe, Bull, Mad Bull
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Xu Zhu
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History: One of Cao Cao’s personal bodyguards. Xu Zhu was said to have
strength comparable to Dian Wei. He was called the Fierce Tiger for the
way he fought like a tiger in battle. At Tong Gate, he saved Cao Cao from
Ma Chao. He would fight for Wei even after Cao Cao’s death.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Taunt
ST A hit into the air with an upward swing
SST(T) A series of downward pounds followed by a dizzying
downward pound
SSST A giant homerun swing that sends enemies flying
SSSST Slams his weapon into the ground, causing a shockwave
SSSSST(T) A series of jumps followed by a jumping stomp
Running Attack Rolls on the ground
Jump Charge Double Stomp
Musou Spins around with his weapon out, finishing with a final
spin before falling on the ground
True Musou Spins around with his weapon out, finishing with a jumping
swing followed by landing onto the ground and creating a
shockwave
Weapons: Club, Spiked Club, Bone Crusher, Rock Crusher
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Cao Cao
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History: The leader of Wei. Cao Cao would help get rid of the Yellow
Turbans and Dong Zhuo, but then would start to conquer the lands north.
He would kill Ma Teng and defeat Yuan Shao at Guan Du. Even though he
lost most of his navy to a fire attack at Chi Bi, he would still have
momentum to continue to win battles against Shu and Wu. It is said that
he probably died to a brain tumor.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Fire Projectile
ST A hit into the air with an upward slashes
SST(T) A series of left and right horizontal slashes followed by
a diagonally downward slash
SSST A horizontal slash
SSSST Stomps the ground causing a blast of energy
SSSSST(T) A series of charging slashes
Running Attack A hit with the butt of the sword
Jump Charge Double (more like Triple, as its two slashes followed by
a whirlwind projectile)
Musou A series of spinning diagonally upward and diagonally
downward slashes, finishing with a horizontal slash
True Musou A series of spinning diagonally upward and diagonally
downward slashes, finishing with a taunt like blast
Weapons: Broad Sword, General’s Sword, Sword of Heaven, Wrath of Heaven
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Xiahou Yuan
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History: Cousin to Cao Cao and brother to Xiahou Dun. He was said to be a
great archer. He was one of Cao Cao’s first generals and was considered
to be very good. He was given a force of soldiers to hold of Shu at Mt.
Ding Jun, but would end up being sliced in half by Huang Zhong.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T(T) Special (shoots arrows over and over again, finishing
with a stronger, dizzy arrow)
ST A hit into the air with an upward swing
SST(T) A series of diagonally downward left and right swings
followed by a dizzying diagonally downward swing
SSST A spinning swing
SSSST An upward slash creating a whirlwind
SSSSST(T) A series of left and right horizontal swings
Running Attack A running knee
Jump Charge Stomp
Musou Jumping, spinning swings, finishing with a final jumping,
spinning swing
True Musou Jumping, spinning swings, finishing with an upward slash
followed by a shockwave
Weapons: Rod, Strike Rod, Power Rod, Enforcer Rod
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Zhang Liao
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History: One of the five generals of Wei. He was originally a member of
Dong Zhuo’s army. After Dong Zhuo was killed by Lu Bu, he would continue
to serve Lu Bu. After Lu Bu was executed at Xia Pi, he would serve under
Cao Cao and befriend Guan Yu. He would show his skills in battle at He
Fei, where he defended He Fei against a larger army, killed Taishi Ci, and
forced Sun Quan to retreat with an ambush.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash
ST A hit into the air with a spinning upward slash
SST A series of downward slashes with the blade and butt of
his polearm followed by an upward slash that dizzies
SSST A spinning kick and slash combo
SSSST A jumping upward slash, creating a whirlwind
SSSSST A whirlwind attack
Running Attack A horizontal slash
Jump Charge Projectile
Musou A series of diagonally downward left and right slashes,
finishing with a horizontal slash
True Musou A series of diagonally downward left and right slashes,
finishing with a horizontal slash followed by a fireball
Weapons: Pole Blade, Great Blade, Blue Wyvern, Gold Wyvern
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Sima Yi
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History: Strategist of Wei. Sima Yi was the mastermind behind Wei after Chi
Bi. He would have a battle of wits and strategy with Zhuge Liang until
Zhuge Liang’s death at Wu Zhang Plains. Sima Yi’s family would be the
eventual winners of the Three Kingdoms Era, as it would be Sima Yi’s son,
Sima Zhao, that would take over Wei, force Shu and Wu to surrender, and
rule over all of China, starting the Jin Dynasty.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Ice Projectile
ST A hit into the air with an upward swing
SST A laser beam that dizzies (this attack is NOT a multi hit
attack)
SSST(T) Jumps backwards while throwing his fan forward, then
slides forward while spinning his fan around him
SSSST Creates a dark blue orb that knocks enemies into the air
SSSSST A multi direction multi laser attack
Running Attack Slides with his fan out in front of him
Jump Charge Stomp (different type of shockwave, same effect)
Musou Stands still and shoots laser beams, finishing with a
final laser spray
True Musou Stands still and shoots laser beams, finishing with a
jump into the air and creating a giant yin-yang sign
underneath him, acting like a shockwave
Weapons: Strategist Fan, Command Fan, Black Feather, Dark Feather
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Xu Huang
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History: One of the Five Generals of Wei. Xu Huang was a man of great skill
and power. He wielded a great battle axe in battle. He was friends with
Guan Yu and eventually met him in battle at Fan Castle. Xu Huang fought
in many battles against Shu and Wu.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Taunt
ST A hit into the air with a spinning slash
ST(T) Spins his axe around his head followed by a final
dizzying spin.
SSST A spinning slash
SSSST Slams his axe into the ground, causing a shockwave
SSSSST A stomp causing a shockwave
Running attack A sliding slash
Jump Charge Special (twirls around in mid air until he lands)
Musou Spins his axe around his head, finishing with a final
slash
True Musou Spins his axe around his head, finishing with an upward
slash followed by a shockwave
Weapons: Battle Axe, Great Axe, Destroyer, Marauder
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Zhang He
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History: One of the Five Generals of Wei. Zhang He was originally an
officer for Yuan Shao. He would defect during the Battle of Guan Du to
Wei. Afterwards, he would serve Wei as one of their best generals. He
would lead the attack at Jie Ting and would be the one who trapped Ma Su
on the mountaintop and would cause Shu to lose the battle.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T(T) Special (does a back flip backwards, then does three back
flips forwards)
ST A hit into the air with a kick
SST(T) Slashes with claws followed by a dashing claw attack that
dizzies
SSST A spinning torpedo like attack
SSSST Kicks upwards, creating a butterfly whirlwind
SSSSST Does two quick slashes side to side
Running Attack A sweeping kick
Jump Charge Special (spins like an upside down top with his claws
out)
Musou Slides on the ground slashing with his claws, finishing
with a dashing, sliding claw attack
True Musou Slides on the ground with his claws, finishing with a
dive onto the ground, creating an explosion
Weapons: Iron Claw, Strike Claw, Peacock Talon, Phoenix Talon
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Zhen Ji
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History: Wife of Cao Pi. Zhen Ji was the wife of Yuan Xi at first, but
after Wei won at Guan Du, Cao Pi fell in love with Zhen Ji and took her as
his wife. She would later be executed by Cao Pi after another one of Cao
Pi’s mistresses got jealous of Zhen Ji and convinced Cao Pi to execute
her.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Special (a projectile like bubble, but with no element
and different look than projectile orbs)
ST A hit into the air with a kick
SST(T) A series of slaps followed by a final dizzying slap
SSST A straight kick
SSSST A quick swing upwards that produces a whirlwind
SSSSST A song from her flute that produces a shockwave
Running Attack A jumping double kick
Jump Charge Special (plays her flute in midair)
Musou A series of shockwaves played from her flute, finishing
with a final shockwave
True Musou A series of shockwaves played from her flute, finishing
with exploding bubbles
Weapons: Bronze Flute, Iron Flute, Moon Flute, Dark Moon Flute
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Cao Ren
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History: Cousin to Cao Cao. Cao Ren was another one of Cao Cao’s trusted
generals and another one of his family members. Cao Ren was defending Fan
Castle when Guan Yu attacked it. Even thought Guan Yu would flood Fan
Castle, Cao Ren would still hold off Guan Yu long enough to allow Wu to
capture him.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Taunt
ST A hit into the air with the blade part of his shield
SST(T) Shoots whirlwinds from his shield followed by a final
dizzying whirlwind
SSST A bear hug like attack using his shield and hand
SSSST Slams his fist into the ground, creating a shockwave
SSSSST A running attack with his shield up
Running Attack Runs with his shield up for a little while then slashes
with the blade part of his shield
Jump Charge Stomp
Musou Slashes downwards left and right, finishing with a final
slash a stomp
True Musou Slashes downward left and right, finishing with an upward
slash and a shockwave
Weapons: Buckler Blade, Strike Buckler, Crane, Roc
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Cao Pi
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History: Son of Cao Cao and first Emperor of Wei. Cao Pi would first fight
at Guan Du and take Zhen Ji as his wife. He would continue to fight along
side his father until his father’s death. After his father died, he would
take over his kingdom and declare himself the first Emperor of Wei.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Ice Projectile
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST Takes his two swords apart and slashes with them followed
by a final dizzying slash
SSST A horizontal slash
SSSST Slams his weapon into the ground causing an energy burst
that hits people into the air
SSSSST A horizontal slash
Running Attack A jumping spinning slash
Jump Charge Multi-hit
Musou Takes apart his swords and slashes with them, finishing
with a final spinning slash
True Musou Takes apart his swords and slashes with them, finishing
with two more slashes and a taunt like blast move
Weapons: Twin Blade, Dual Fang, Pure Havoc, Chaos
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Pang De
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History: A general for both Ma Chao and Cao Cao. Pang De would assist Ma
Chao at Tong Gate against Cao Cao. After Han Sui’s defection, Ma Chao
would lose the battle and fail to avenge his father. Pang De would then
join Wei. When fighting against Shu, there was some question to Pang De’s
loyalty. Pang De would make a coffin and take it with him to Fan Castle,
saying that if he fails to win at Fan Castle, he would come back inside
the coffin. Pang De fought valiantly at Fan Castle, but would be captured
and executed by Guan Yu.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Taunt
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) Downward slashes with each weapon followed by a
horizontal slash
SSST A horizontal slash
SSSST Slams his weapons into the ground, creating a white blast
SSSSST A running, slashing attack
Running Attack A horizontal slash
Jump Charge Moving (a flip with his weapons out)
Musou Stands and performs horizontal slashes, finishing with a
final slash
True Musou Stands and performs horizontal slashes, finishing with a
jumping shockwave
Weapons: War Pick, Sturdy Halberd, Pole Axe, Heavenly Halberd
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Zhou Yu
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History: Friend of Sun Ce, husband of Xiao Qiao, and advisor for Wu. He
helped Sun Ce conquer the lands of Wu. After Sun Ce’s death, he would
devise a plan to defeat Cao Cao. At Chi Bi, he masterminded a plan to set
the Wei navy on fire. The plan worked and Cao Cao was crippled. He would
die at an early age of natural causes.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Fire Projectile
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) A series of spinning backwards stabs followed by a final
spinning backward stab that dizzies
SSST(T) Jumps into the air and does up to three spinning slashes
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SSSSST A horizontal slash
Running Attack A series of running slashes
Jump Charge Double (a whirlwind projectile followed by a stomp)
Musou A series of upward slashes, finishing with a final upward
slash that knocks enemies into the air
True Musou A series of upward slashes, finishing with an explosion
Weapons: Bronze Sword, Iron Sword, Elder Sword, Ancients Sword
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Lu Xun
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History: Last great advisor for Wu. Lu Xun was a young advisor, but his
intelligence and wisdom allowed him to become Wu’s advisor after the
passing of Zhou Yu and Lu Meng. He would lead Wu to victory over Shu
after a well placed fire attack.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Fire Projectile
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash with both swords
SST(T) A series of flips in mid air followed by a final slash
that stuns
SSST A back flip that hits twice
SSSST A jumping spinning slash that creates a whirlwind
SSSSST A spinning slash
Running Attack A horizontal slash with both swords
Jump Charge Projectile
Musou Spinning double slashes, finishing with a final horizontal
slash
True Musou Spinning double slashes, finishing with a fireball
Weapons: Twin Sabers, Wing Sabers, Eagle, Falcon
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Taishi Ci
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History: Great warrior for Wu. He started off as an officer for Kong Rong,
but would soon join Liu Yong. When Sun Ce invaded Wu, Taishi Ci would get
into a duel with him, but neither side would win. Taishi Ci would gain
respect for Sun Ce and eventually join him. He would fight for Wu until
He Fei, where he died to an ambush from Zhang Liao.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Taunt
ST A hit into the air with a spinning swing
SST(T) Downward swings with each weapon followed by a final
spinning swing that stuns
SSST A double poke
SSSST Slams his weapons into the ground, creating a shockwave
SSSSST(T) Pokes with one weapon a few times before a final double
poke
Running Attack A thrust with one weapon
Jump Charge Stomp
Musou Pokes with each weapon, finishing with a triple strike
with both weapons
True Musou Pokes with each weapon, finishing with an upward swing
followed by a shockwave
Weapons: Twin Rods, Spiral Rods, Wolf Slayer, Tiger Slayer
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Sun Shang Xiang
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History: Daughter of Sun Jian and wife of Liu Bei. Sun Shang Xiang would
marry Liu Bei during the short lived alliance between the two kingdoms.
However, after Wu executed Guan Yu, Sun Shang Xiang was torn between her
family and her husband. She would eventually side with her husband.
After Yi Ling, Liu Bei would die of grief for not being able to avenge his
brother. When Sun Shang Xiang heard this, she would commit suicide.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash (three cartwheels)
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) Spinning slashes followed by a throw of her chakrams that
dizzies
SSST Throws chakrams out in front of her
SSSST Does a flip kick, creating a whirlwind
SSSSST(T) Throws chakrams out as they spin around her
Running Attack A horizontal slash with both chakrams
Jump Charge Special (throws chakrams)
Musou Throws chakrams from side to side, finishing with
spinning throw
True Musou Throws chakrams from side to side, finishing with a huge
whirlwind
Weapons: Chakram, Moon Chakram, Luna Chakram, Sol Chakram
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Sun Jian
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History: The Tiger of Jiang Dong. Sun Jian would be one of the first
provincial rulers to answer the call to arms during the Yellow Turban
Rebellion. He would also help with the battle against Dong Zhuo. When
Sun Jian started to go back to his home, he found that it had been taken
over while he was at war. He would begin to draw up plans to get his
homelands back, but would die in a rockslide caused by Kuai Liang in a
battle against Liu Biao.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash
ST A hit into the air with a jumping slash upwards
SST(T) A series of left and right quick hits followed by a quick
horizontal slash
SSST A backwards stab
SSSST An explosion that knocks enemies into the air
SSSSST A diagonally downwards slash
Running Attack A diagonal slash
Jump Charge Multi-hit
Musou Waves his sword from right to left in front of him,
finishing with a dashing sword slash
True Musou Waves his sword from right to left in front of him,
finishing with an explosion
Weapons: Tiger Sword, Tiger Claw, Lone Tiger, Savage Tiger
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Sun Quan
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History: Second son of Sun Jian. He would lead Shu after Sun Ce’s death.
While Sun Ce was known more as a conqueror and a warrior, Sun Quan was
more of a political ruler, dealing more with the internal affairs. Still,
he would lead on the battlefield in many different missions against Wei
and Shu.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Taunt
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) A series of horizontal slashes left and right followed by
another horizontal slash followed by a vertical slash
that dizzies
SSST A vertical slash followed by a horizontal slash
SSSST A spinning slash upwards, creating an explosion
SSSSST A spinning slash
Running Attack A diagonal slash
Jump Charge Stomp
Musou Waves his sword from left and right in front of him,
finishing with a final horizontal slash
True Musou Waves his sword from left and right in front of him,
finishing with a lightning storm
Weapons: Wolf Sword, Wolf Claw, King Wolf, Master Wolf
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Lu Meng
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History: An expert warrior learned in the art of strategy. Lu Meng started
off his career as an excellent fighter on the battlefield. He would gain
ranks in the Wu army through his valor on the battlefield. At Sun Quan’s
request, Lu Meng would read books and learn tactics and strategy. He
would become the ultimate general, skilled in both sword and strategy. Lu
Meng would become one of Wu’s advisors and would lead the attack on Guan
Yu at Fan Castle, capture him, and execute him. Lu Meng would later die
by being haunted by the ghost of Guan Yu (in the novel of course).
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Fire Projectile
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) A series of downward slashes with the blade and end of
his polearm followed by an upward slash that dizzies
SSST A spinning slash
SSSST Slams his weapon into the ground and creates a shockwave
SSSSST A jumping, spinning slash
Running Attack Slides on the ground with his weapon out in front
Jump Charge Stomp
Musou Hits the enemy with the blade part and the end part of
his polearm, finishing with a stab and a swing
True Musou Hits the enemy with the blade part and the end part of
his polearm, finishing with a shockwave
Weapons: Glaive, Great Glaive, Tiger Hook, White Tiger
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Gan Ning
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History: A former pirate. Gan Ning was a pirate before joining Huang Zu’s
army. During a battle between Huang Zu and Wu, Gan Ning would kill Ling
Cao, Ling Tong’s father. After the battle, Gan Ning would join Wu. He
would lead an ambush at the Battle of He Fei that would help Wu, but
ultimately not be enough for a victory. He would die at the Battle of Yi
Ling to an arrow from Sha Moke (that’s based on the fictional novel, he
really died of illness before Yi Ling).
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) A series of vertical slashes followed by a final
horizontal slash
SSST A spinning slash
SSSST An uppercut that causes a fire pillar
SSSSST A whirlwind attack
Running Attack A running knee
Jump Charge Multi-hit
Musou Runs around with his sword out, finishing with a spinning
slash
True Musou Runs around with his sword out, finishing with a jump and
lands with a shockwave
Weapons: Pirate Sword, River Sword, River Master, Sea Master
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Huang Gai
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History: One of the very first officers for Sun Jian. Huang Gai served the
Sun family since the very beginning. Wielding a stiff iron whip into
battle (not the snapping, black leather whip, but one that’s very close to
his weapon in DW), he would fight from the Yellow Turbans all the way up
to the later battles of Wu. He would be essential for the fire attack on
the Wei navy at Chi Bi, as he was the one who lead the fire boats that set
the boats ablaze. He would live a long life of battle.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T(T) Special (tapping T once places a bomb on the ground,
tapping T more than once throws a bomb)
ST A hit into the air with an uppercut
SST(T) Kicks the enemies shins followed by an uppercut
SSST A diagonally downward bash
SSSST Slams his weapon into the ground, creating an explosion
SSSSST A stomp on the ground that causes a shockwave
Running Attack A charging head butt
Jump Charge Special (throws a bomb at the ground)
Musou Swings his rod back and forth, finishing with a final
swing
True Musou Swings his rod back and forth, finishing with throwing a
lot of bombs
Weapons: Iron Rod, Great Rod, Shadow Rod, Dark Shadow
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Sun Ce
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History: The Little Conqueror. Sun Ce was the oldest son of Sun Jian and
husband to Da Qiao. He would make a name for himself after his father
died by conquering the lands of Wu. His ability to swiftly take lands
gave him the nickname of the Little Conqueror. However, after crossing
paths with a mystic and killing him, he would become gravely ill from a
spell and would end up dying young.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Taunt
ST A hit into the air with a flip kick
SST(T) Swings multiple times at the enemies with his tonfas
followed by a spinning double kick
SSST A spinning move with his tonfas out
SSSST Slams his tonfas into the ground causing an explosion
SSSSST Rapid fire hits with his tonfas before a final hit that
knocks enemies away
Running Attack A spinning double kick
Jump Charge Stomp
Musou Spins around and hits people with his tonfas, finishing
with a jumping spin
True Musou Spins around and hits people with his tonfas, finishing
off with an explosion
Weapons: Tonfa, Studded Tonfa, Conqueror, Overlord
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Da Qiao
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History: Wife of Sun Ce. Da Qiao the older sister of Xiao Qiao. It was
said that the two Qiaos were the most beautiful women in all of China and
made the flowers blush in the presence of their beauty. They were put
under the protection of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who they would later marry.
The real first names of the Qiao sisters are not known and lost to
history. Da stands for big, as she is the big sister of the two Qiaos.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Fire Projectile
ST A hit into the air with an upward swing
SST(T) Rapid fire upward swings with her fans followed by a spin
SSST Dives forward with both her fans out
SSSST Spins her fans in front of her causing a whirlwind to
appear
SSSSST A whirlwind attack
Running Attack Lunges forward with both fans in front
Jump Charge Special (a fireball)
Musou Stands still and throws her fans out in front of her
while they spin, finishing with a spin while her fans
spin around her
True Musou Stands still and throws her fans out in front of her
while they spin, finishing with a spin while her fans
spin around her followed by a huge fireball
Weapons: Twin Fans, Violet Fans, True Beauty, Qiao Beauty
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Xiao Qiao
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History: Wife of Zhou Yu. Xiao Qiao is the younger sister of Da Qiao. She
would marry Zhou Yu while she was under his protection. It was said that
Zhuge Liang got Zhou Yu to agree to an alliance with Shu by telling Zhou
Yu that Cao Cao was attacking Wu because he wanted the two Qiao sisters
for himself. Xiao stands for little, as she is the little sister of the
two Qiaos.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T(T) Special (waves her fans out in front of her, finishing
with a dizzying final swing)
ST A hit into the air with an upward swing
SST(T) Spins around with her fans out followed by throwing her
fans in circular patterns that stuns
SSST Throws one fan forward and the other backwards
SSSST Swings upwards, creating a whirlwind
SSSSST(T) Flips in midair with her fans out
Running Attack Slides on the ground with her fans out
Jump Charge Moving (spins like a sideways top with her fans out)
Musou Flips in midair with her fans out, finishing with a throw
of her fans in all different directions
True Musou Flips in midair with her fans out, finishing with a hover
in midair before coming down and creating a shockwave
Weapons: Double Fans, Peach Fans, True Grace, Qiao Grace
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Zhou Tai
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History: A former pirate who often saved Sun Quan’s life. Zhou Tai started
off his life as a pirate. He would join Wu and prove his might and valor
on the battlefield, often rescuing Sun Quan from danger.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash
ST A hit into the air with
SST(T) Rapid diagonally upward sword slashes followed by a final
dizzying diagonally upward sword slash
SSST A diagonally upward slash
SSSST A red taunt like blast
SSSSST(T) Tapping T once causes a quick sword thrust, tapping T
more than once causes a longer sword thrust that has the
Shadow element
Running Attack A diagonally upward slash
Jump Charge Multi-hit
Musou Stands still and slashes diagonally upwards right and
left, finishing with a dashing sword slash
True Musou Stands still and slashes diagonally upwards right and
left, finishing with sheathing his sword, creating a
shockwave, followed by a final horizontal slash
Weapon: Eastern Sword, Katana, Dawn, Dusk
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Ling Tong
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History: Son of Ling Cao and Gan Ning’s rival. Ling Tong would join his
father on many battles for Wu. However, at Xia Kou, Gan Ning would kill
Ling Cao. This would cause Ling Tong to hate Gan Ning. After the battle,
Gan Ning would join Wu and would cause friction between the two warriors.
They would, eventually, accept each other as a fellow comrade in arms.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash
ST A hit into the air with a flip kick
SST(T) A series of spinning kicks followed by a final spinning
kick
SSST A quick stomp
SSSST A swing upwards that causes a whirlwind
SSSSST An explosion
Running Attack A quick swing
Jump Charge Projectile
Musou Swings his nunchaku around himself, finishing with a
spinning swing
True Musou Swings his nunchaku around himself, finishing with a few
more swings and a taunt like blast
Weapons: Wood Nunchaku, Iron Nunchaku, Rising Phoenix, Dragon Fury
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Diao Chan
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History: Mistress to both Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu. Diao Chan’s adoptive father
wanted to get rid of Dong Zhuo. He devised a plan to get both Dong Zhuo
and Lu Bu to fight against each other. Diao Chan, a beautiful dancer,
made both guys fall in love with her. Diao Chan convinced Lu Bu that she
loved only him and was being held captive by Dong Zhuo. Lu Bu would kill
Dong Zhuo for Diao Chan. What happened to her after that is unknown.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash
ST A hit into the air with a jumping swing
SST(T) A series of flips and swings followed by a final swing
that dizzies
SSST A horizontal swing followed by a kick
SSSST A swing upwards that creates a whirlwind
SSSSST Throws two horizontal whirlwinds
Running attack A flip
Jump Charge Stomp
Musou A series of jumping, spinning kicks, finishing with a
downward swing with both maces
True Musou A series of jumping, spinning kicks, finishing with a
huge whirlwind that covers most of the screen
Weapons: Mace, Great Mace, Enchantress, Diva
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Lu Bu
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History: The greatest fighter of his era. Lu Bu was considered to be the
strongest warrior of his time. He would serve Dong Zhuo as his adoptive
son and would be the main reason why Dong Zhuo accumulated so much power.
However, at the request of Diao Chan, Lu Bu would slay Dong Zhuo. Lu Bu
would try to get his own lands, but even though he was a mighty fighter,
he would constantly lose in battle due to a lack of strategy. His final
defeat would be at Xia Pi, where he would be defeated by Cao Cao and Liu
Bei. Lu Bu offered to join Cao Cao, but after having a reputation for
betrayal, he would be beheaded.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Special (an unblockable three hit combo, finishing with a
taunt)
ST A hit into the air with the butt of his halberd
SST(T) Spins his halberd above his head around in a circle
followed by a slash and a shockwave that stuns
SSST A dashing slash
SSSST A slash upwards, creating a red lightning bolt
SSSSST Quick diagonal downward left and right slashes followed
by a stomp
Running Attack A spinning diagonally upward slash
Jump Charge Double (a stomp and then a slash on the ground)
Musou Diagonally right downward slashes, finishing with a stomp
True Musou Diagonally right downward slashes, finishing with a stomp
and a shockwave
Weapons: Halberd, Great Halberd, Sky Piercer, Sky Scorcher
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Dong Zhuo
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History: An evil tyrant. Dong Zhuo took over the imperial throne after the
Yellow Turban rebellion. He would use his position to satisfy his want
for food, gold, and women. He would give Red Hare to Lu Bu as a gift for
becoming his adoptive son. With the power of Lu Bu at his side, he
thought he was invincible. However, thanks to Diao Chan, Lu Bu would turn
on his master and end the tyranny of Dong Zhuo.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Taunt
ST A hit into the air with a jumping slash
SST(T) A series of quick left and right slashes followed by a
two diagonally downward slashes that dizzies
SSST A backwards stab
SSSST Creates a blast that sends enemies flying upwards
SSSSST Slams his weapon into the ground, causing a shockwave
Running Attack A horizontal slash
Jump Charge Triple Stomp
Musou A series of left and right horizontal slashes, finishing
with a jump onto the ground, creating a shockwave
True Musou A series of left and right horizontal slashes, finishing
by throwing a bomb
Weapons: Tyrant Sword, Great Tyrant, Fear, Horror
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Yuan Shao
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History: A powerful nobleman. Yuan Shao was the commander of the troops in
the campaign against Dong Zhuo. Even though the coalition was a failure,
after Dong Zhuo was disposed of, Yuan Shao took over most of the north by
eliminating Gongsun Zan. However, his quest to unify China would fall
short at Guan Du, where he was soundly defeated by Cao Cao and would never
be able to recover.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash
ST A hit into the air with a jumping slash
SST(T) A series of left and right horizontal slashes followed by
two spinning slashes that stuns
SSST A diagonally left downward slash
SSSST Stabs the ground creating a shockwave
SSSSST A shockwave slash
Running Attack A diagonal slash
Jump Charge Stomp
Musou A series of left and right slashes, finishing with a
diagonally left downward slash
True Musou A series of left and right slashes, finishing with an
upward slash followed by a jump and then throws his sword
down to the ground and then lands on it, creating a
shockwave
Weapons: Noble Sword, Regal Sword, Sword of Honor, Sword of Kings
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Zhang Jiao
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History: Leader of the Yellow Turbans. A mystic who found magical books,
Zhang Jiao and his brothers, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, would gather up
people to start up a rebellion against the Han dynasty. The rebellion
would be stopped by the Han forces, but it would set off the chain of
events that would lead to the end of the Han dynasty and the start of the
Three Kingdoms Era.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Taunt
ST A hit into the air with a backward staff swing
SST(T) Magically waves his staff in front of him followed by a
shockwave
SSST A flamethrower attack
SSSST Swings his staff upwards, causing yellowish-whitish
diamonds to appear with Chinese letters in them
SSSSST A spinning flamethrower attack
Running Attack A dash attack with staff in front
Jump Charge Special (a fire spin)
Musou Shoots fireballs, finishing with a flamethrower attack
True Musou Shoots fireballs, finishing with a spinning flamethrower
attack
Weapons: Magic Staff, Mystic Staff, Fire Staff, Volcano Staff
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Meng Huo
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History: King of the Nanman Tribes. Meng Huo would unite the tribes in the
Nan Zhong region to become their first king. However, Shu would invade
the Nan Zhong region. Meng Huo would try seven times to outsmart Zhuge
Liang. Each of the seven times, he was captured and released. After the
seventh time, Meng Huo was so impressed with Zhuge Liang intelligence and
compassion that he swore loyalty to him.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash
ST A hit into the air with an uppercut
SST(T) Spins around with his hands out followed by a final
dizzying spin
SSST Dives forward
SSSST Slams the ground, causing a shockwave
SSSSST Slams the ground, causing a shockwave
Running Attack Trips and falls on the ground
Jump Charge Double Stomp
Musou Slams the ground, causing a shockwave, finishing with a
final slam that sends enemies flying
True Musou Slams the ground, causing a shockwave, finishing with
five more slams, with the last one sending enemies flying
Weapons: Nanman Gauntlet, Beast Gauntlet, Beast Master, King of Beasts
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Zhu Rong
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History: Wife of Meng Huo and daughter of the god of fire. Zhu Rong was the
only woman in the novel to actually participate in battle. She would end
up getting captured by Zhuge Liang and released also. She was said to
have been extremely skilled with throwing daggers.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Special (does four low spinning sweep kicks)
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) Throws her boomerang straight followed by a final
straight throw that dizzies
SSST Throws her boomerang around herself
SSSST A slash upwards that creates a whirlwind
SSSSST Throws her boomerang, creating a whirlwind
Running Attack A horizontal slash
Jump Charge Special (a fire spray)
Musou Throws daggers all around herself, finishing with a final
spinning throw
True Musou Throws daggers all around herself, finishing with a dash
with her boomerang circling her
Weapons: Boomerang, Spitfire, Magma Wheel, Inferno
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Zuo Ci
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History: A Taoist who harassed Cao Cao. He would learn mystic arts in the
Emei mountains. Zuo Ci would use his mystic powers to perform miracles
for Cao Cao. What his purpose is was never known, but he did enrage Cao
Cao and constantly defeated all of Cao Cao’s attempts to get the upper
hand during the confrontations between the two.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T(T) Fire and Ice Projectile (pressing triangle once will give
you a fire projectile, twice will give you an ice one)
ST A hit into the air with an upward swing
SST(T) Throws his cards forwards and forms a circle with them,
hitting the target followed by a final throw that dizzies
SSST Shoots a lot of lasers (I mean a lot)
SSSST Shoots a whirlwind forward, sending enemies upwards
SSSSST(T) Causes a red explosion followed by a purple explosion
Running Attack Shoots a whirlwind forward
Jump Charge Special (dives forward with a fireball in his hands)
Musou Walks with his cards spinning around him, finishing with
a lightning storm
True Musou Walks with his cards spinning around him, finishing with
fire projectiles, ice projectiles, and a lightning storm
Weapons: Cursed Deck, Mystic Deck, Crane Deck, Trump Deck
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 3e. Generic Characters and CAW Characters
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There are many different generic move sets as well as two special move sets
that can only be used by the edit characters. I have listed their move sets
in this section.
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Generic Pike
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History: This is mainly Lu Meng's move set with a couple additions from
Zhang Liao's move set.
Attack Type Attack Description
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T A horizontal slash
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) A series of downward slashes with the blade and end of
his polearm followed by an upward slash that dizzies
SSST A spinning slash
SSSST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SSSSST A jumping, spinning slash
Running Attack A horizontal slash
Jump Charge Stomp
Musou Hits the enemy with the blade part and the end part of
his polearm, finishing with a stab and a swing
True Musou Hits the enemy with the blade part and the end part of
his polearm, finishing with a stab and a swing
Weapons: Pike, War Pike, Star Pike, Eclipse
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Generic Spear
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History: This is mainly Jiang Wei's move set with a couple additions from Ma
Chao's and Zhao Yun's move set.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) A series of hits left and right with the head and butt of
the spear followed by a spinning slash that dizzies
SSST A charge with his spear out in front
SSSST A spinning stab upwards
SSSSST A dash attack followed by a slash
Running Attack Twirls spear around in front
Jump Charge Special (a series of stabs followed by a slash that
stuns)
Musou A series of spinning slashes with the spear out in front,
finishing with a horizontal slash
True Musou A series of spinning slashes with the spear out in front,
finishing with a horizontal slash
Weapons: Spear, Force Spear, Sonic Spear, Typhoon
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Generic Sword 1
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History: This is mainly Sun Jian's move set with a couple additions from Liu
Bei's and Yuan Shao's move sets. This move set is used by Rulers and
Strategists.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash
ST A hit into the air with an upwards slash
SST(T) Quick upwards left and right slashes followed by a
horizontal slash that dizzies
SSST A backwards stab
SSSST A hit into the air with an upwards slash
SSSSST A shockwave slash
Running attack A diagonal downwards slash
Jump Charge Double (slash then shockwave)
Musou A series of left and right slashes, finishing with a
diagonally left downward slash
True Musou A series of left and right slashes, finishing with a
diagonally left downward slash
Weapons: Sword, High Sword, Phoenix Sword, Phoenix Tail
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Generic Sword 2
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History: This is mainly Xiahou Yuan's move set with a couple additions from
Huang Zhong. This move set is used by warriors with swords.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T A horizontal slash
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) A series of diagonally downward left and right slashes
followed by a dizzying diagonally downward slash
SSST A spinning, downward slash
SSSST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SSSSST A double spinning slash
Running Attack A knee
Jump Charge Stomp
Musou Jumps and spins around with his sword out, finishing with
a jump slash
True Musou Jumps and spins around with his sword out, finishing with
a jump slash
Weapons: Sword, High Sword, Phoenix Sword, Phoenix Tail
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Broadsword
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History: This is Fu Xi’s move set. Fu Xi was a special hidden character in
DW3. He was not a warrior during the Three Kingdoms Era, but he was the
first Emperor of China and a Chinese god (I think, forgive me if I’m
wrong). He was removed in DW4.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Special (a double swing)
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) A series of stabs followed by a horizontal slash that
dizzies
SSST A horizontal slash
SSSST Slams the sword onto the ground, creating a fire
explosion all around
SSSSST(T) A series of stabs followed by a vertical slash upwards,
sending the enemy flying
Running Attack A horizontal slash
Jump Charge Special (slams sword onto the ground, creating a fire
explosion all around)
Musou A series of spinning slashes, finishing with a final
spinning slash that sends enemies flying
True Musou A series of spinning slashes, finishing with a lightning
storm
Weapons: Great Sword, Crusher Sword, Holy Avenger, Fu Xi’s Sword
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Rapier
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History: This is Nu Wa’s move set. Nu Wa was a special hidden character in
DW3. She was not a warrior during the three Kingdoms Era, but she is the
Chinese god (I think the Chinese god of creation, but I’m not sure). She
was removed in DW4.
Move Set:
Attack Type Attack Description
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T Dash (a triple slash attack)
ST A hit into the air with an upward slash
SST(T) A series of slashes and shield swings followed by a final
slash and shield swing that dizzies
SSST A horizontal slash
SSSST An slash downwards, creating a whirlwind
SSSSST(T) A series of stabs, finishing with a final, dashing stab
Running Attack A sliding stab
Jump Charge Stomp
Musou A series of rapid, horizontal slashes, finishing with a
spinning slash
True Musou A series of rapid, horizontal slashes, finishing with a
lightning storm
Weapons: Rapier, Swift Rapier, Celestial Blade, Nu Wa’s Rapier
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 4. The Basics of Empire Mode
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What makes DW5: Empires different from regular DW5 or DW5:XL is the fact that
you need to conquer all of China to win. To do so, you must manage your
country and invade territories. The battles are different in this game in
the fact that you have to use strategy to conquer the land. You cannot just
rush out and try to kill the main person. You need to take over bases to
extend your supply line. This adds a bit of strategy to the game.
There are two phases to Empire mode. They are divided into the Strategy
Phase and the Battle Phase. I will go over each phase in this walkthrough.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 4a. Strategy Phase
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The first phase is the Strategy Phase. During the strategy phase, you get a
certain amount of orders you can do. This is based on your rank, which is
based on the amount of territories you have under your control. You have
various options to choose from for every order. Remember, each policy
requires a certain amount of gold to perform, so be wary of that. Each
policy will be reviewed in Chapter 5.
Consult: Listen to your officers as they lay out their plans for the land.
This gives you the ability to use new policies laid out by your officers.
Each officer is proposing two policies an order.
Delegate: Request that one of your officers perform the tasks for this turn.
The officer will perform only one policy an order.
Assign: If you do not like the policies laid forth by your officers, you can
assign something on your own. However, you can only perform one policy
for that order.
Station: You can move officers from one territory to another territory.
Info: View info on various forces, areas, officers, and so forth.
Save: Save your game.
Proceed: Move on to the Battle Phase.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 4b. Battle Phase
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The battle phase is where you invade and defend your territory. Here, there
are also various options you can perform.
Invade: Invade a neighboring neutral or hostile territory.
Defend: Defend your territory from an invading force.
Joint Attack: Invade a territory with another force. This can only be
performed if you have performed the Request policy during the Strategy
phase.
Help Ally: Help an ally defend their territory from another force.
Info: View info on various forces, areas, officers, and so forth.
Save: Save your game.
Skip Battle: Skip the Battle Phase.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 4c. Before and During Battle
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After you have chosen to invade a territory, you will be asked to pick the
units which you would like to participate in the attack. You may have up to
three main generals, three lieutenants, one relief general, and one relief
lieutenants. Relief generals and lieutenants will arrive as reinforcements
during the battle.
When you have decided to choose who you would like to attack with, you will
go to a screen that allows you to prepare for battle. Here, you have many
options you can choose from before the start of the battle.
Preparation: Here, you can equip your weapon and items and view your
general. You can only equip items and weapons that you have produced in
your territory.
Conditions: Lists the victory and defeat conditions for the battle.
Unit Info: Views your units on the field. During the battle, this screen
will allow you to assign orders to your units.
Tactics: Allows you to equip two tactics. You must equip these tactics
before the battle starts if you want to use them during the battle.
Options: Allows you to adjust the map options and the music options.
Once the battle starts, you must achieve your objectives. If you are
invading, you must capture the enemy's main camp before time runs out or
defeat the ruler if the ruler is on the field. If you are defending, you
only have to defend your main camp until time runs out. You can, if you so
choose to do so, take the enemy's main camp. This will cause the enemy to
lose as well.
During the battle, you will need to focus on taking the enemy's bases. If
you look on the map when you press start, you will notice lines going from
base to base. You will need to extend your line, which is blue from your
main base to the opponent's main base. The lines are your supply lines. If
you do not extend this line to your opponent's main base, you will be unable
to take that base, no matter how many times you kill off the Guard Captains.
To take a base, all you have to do is defeat all Guard Captains and enemy
generals in that base until your guard captains arrive to claim the base.
You can tell how many generals and Guard Captains you have left to kill by
the meter at the upper right hand corner. The bubbles above the bars tell
you how many generals and Guard Captains are in the base you are at. The
color of the flag tells you which side has control of the base.
Also, on your mini map, you will notice that each section is color coded.
These colors represent the territories you control. They also represent the
chances of you capturing the enemy's officers. They are as follows:
Dark Red: A highly good chance that your officers will be captured by the
enemy and almost no chance that the opponent's officers will be captured.
Light Purple: A slight chance for any officer to be captured.
Dark Blue: Almost no chance that your officers will be captured by the enemy
and a highly good chance that the opponent's officers will be captured.
You can tell when you are able to capture an officer if they have a red halo
circling their head during battle. During the battle with a general, if you
injure them, there is a good chance that they will try to retreat. If they
retreat back into their base, they can regain health and then resume their
attack. The same holds true for your generals. If your generals are getting
beat, they will retreat back into one of your bases to heal up.
One last thing that you should note is the numbers beside the bars at the
upper right hand corner. Those numbers tell you how many times a general can
come back into the battle. If you don't capture an officer, they will return
if the number next to the red bar is higher than 0. Once they return in the
battle, the number will go down by one number. When the number next to the
red bar is 0, no more generals from the opposing side can come back onto the
field. However, the same works for your side. Once the number next to the
blue bar is 0, no more generals can come back onto your side.
When you press the start button, you can perform various functions. You can
assign orders to your units through the Unit Info menu. You can also perform
any tactics you may have in your arsenal by going to the Tactics menu. Also,
if the battle is not going well for you and it's only inevitable that you
will lose, you can Retreat and get the battle over with.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 4d. After Battle
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After the battle, to the victor go the spoils. You will receive money,
attributes to your officer, and attributes to your weapon. You will also
receive points for the battle. The more points your officer has, the more
troops they are able to command.
After you have received the attributes to your person, you are able to
customize your weapon a little. After each battle, any weapon attributes you
find can be placed on the weapon you used during that battle. Each weapon
has five slots for weapon attributes. If your weapon's smiths are maxed out,
you are also able to add evolution attacks to third weapons, increase the
base power, and change the weight of your weapon. Attributes do not stack.
They override.
Points are given out based on performance in battle. Every officer who made
it through the battle alive will receive points. You receive points based on
generals you have defeated, troops you have defeated, and so forth.
Finally, you are able to recruit any generals that you have captured.
However, the number you can recruit is based upon the amount of money you
have. Each general you recruit takes money. A general can refuse to join
you, which means you will have to let them go. Finally, you can reassign
officers from place to place after the battle.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 5. Empire Mode Scenarios and Walkthrough
5EMSCENA /
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The way that Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires plays out means that there is no
real way to create a walkthrough of each scenario. This is because of the
randomness factor. There are so many things that can happen each turn that
it is impossible to list each thing that happens. However, what I can do is
list strategies for each scenario and point out various items of interest
that can be helpful through each play through of the game.
Initially, there are only two scenarios available at the start. However, you
can unlock the next scenario by beating the scenario before it. For example,
to unlock the scenario Dong Zhuo in Luo Yang, simply beat the Yellow Turban
Rebellion scenario.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 5a. Yellow Turban Rebellion
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The Yellow Turban Rebellion is normally associated with the fall of the Han
Dynasty and the start of the Three Kingdoms Era. This scenario is initially
available.
In this scenario, most of the forces are neighboring each other very closely
at the top of the map while most of the south is uninhabited, except for the
Nanman country. You have Ma Teng, Dong Zhuo, Liu Zhang, and Zhang Lu in the
west, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan, and Yuan Shao in the north, and Cao Cao, Sun
Jian, Yan Baihu and Zhang Jiao in the east. Yuan Shu and Liu Biao are in the
center of the map.
This is a good map to start as most people only have one territory to their
name save for Dong Zhuo and Zhang Jiao. While it may be tempting to go for
the southern lands early on, it is hard to defend considering the fact that
you cannot capture any officers in these lands. It is easy to spread
yourself thin in the south. It is normally best to overthrow a couple of
forces first and gain a good army before occupying the south.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 5b. Dong Zhuo in Luo Yang
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When the Han Dynasty was falling into pieces, there was a scramble to take </pre><pre id="faqspan-3">
control of power. One man took control of the Emperor. That man was an evil
man known as Dong Zhuo. To unlock this scenario, you must complete the
Yellow Turban Rebellion first.
In this scenario, there are many more forces on the field. The west remains
relatively the same, except for Dong Zhuo holding one more territory. Liu
Bei has moved east, allowing for Zhang Yan to hold his former territory.
Yuan Shao has moved closer to Gongsun Zan. Sun Jian has moved towards the
center of the map near Liu Biao and the western area has been taken over by
Liu Yong, Wang Lang, Yan Baihu, and Tao Qian. There is less free territory
in the south now.
In this scenario, once again, it is best to try to take out some of the
smaller territories first rather than take free territories. The capturing
of officers is much better than just capturing an unoccupied territory.
Dong Zhuo is the main power on the board, especially with Lu Bu under his
control, but if you are able to make alliances with other forces, then he
should be able to be kept in check.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 5c. Divided Land
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After Dong Zhuo was defeated, the empire was once again thrown into turmoil.
The man that would step up to take control would be Cao Cao, but he would not
go unchallenged in his claim. To unlock this scenario, you must first
complete the scenario Dong Zhuo in Luo Yang.
In this scenario, the main forces begin to get bigger. With Dong Zhuo no
longer on the field, Ma Teng, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang all
claim a second territory. Sun Ce has taken over for Sun Jian in this
scenario. Lu Bu is now his own force after the death of Dong Zhuo. There is
only three unoccupied territories in this scenario, so it is all but a given
that in order to expand, you have to defeat another force. The weaker forces
stay weak while the main forces all grow stronger.
This scenario is the start of the main powers being strong from the outset.
Most of the bigger forces have either six generals or more, so taking over a
territory yields higher rewards. However, this also means that trying to
take over a main force right away will be tougher. With more forces vying
for less open space, there should be more battles.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 5d. Battle of Guan Du
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The two main powers in the north, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, had major battles to
determine who would control the Emperor and ultimately, all of China. Yuan
Shao had nobility and superior numbers on his side while Cao Cao had cunning
and superior generals. The winner of this battle would have the best
foothold for controlling China. To unlock this scenario, first you must
complete the Divided Land scenario.
In this scenario, Yuan Shao has taken complete control of the north while Cao
Cao has control of the region below it. There are not as many forces in this
scenario, as most of them have been wiped out by the main forces. There are
only nine powers now, but most of them have multiple territories full of
officers.
This scenario right away pits major powers against each other. The two
biggest nations, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, normally go after each other right
away. The other powers on the board, such as Sun Ce and Liu Biao, have many
generals that can be used to expand as well. Trying to take over a territory
is normally high risk, but winning has very high rewards.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 5e. Flames over Chi Bi
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After winning the battle of Guan Du and taking control of northern China, Cao
Cao sets his eyes upon the southern parts of China. Liu Bei and Sun Quan,
fearing that they will lose their territories to the more powerful Cao Cao,
form an alliance and devise a plan to beat back Cao Cao. The results would
be the Battle of Chi Bi, which would become the biggest loss of Cao Cao's
career. To unlock this scenario, you must first complete the Battle of Guan
Du scenario.
This scenario starts off with Cao Cao being the biggest power on the board.
He starts off with nine territories and all of them have over four generals
in them. However, the other major powers are nothing to scoff at, since Liu
Bei, Sun Quan, Liu Zhang, and Ma Teng all have more than one territory and
all have able body generals at their command.
The biggest concern on the map, if you are not playing as Cao Cao, is Cao
Cao. Normally, the best way to go about defeating a big nation is to become
a big nation yourself. Take out some smaller forces on the map to become
larger and then challenge the bigger forces on the map. Of course, if you
are playing as Cao Cao, then you already have a head start compared to most
of the other forces.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 5f. A Gathering of Heroes
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This scenario is basically where you can set up your own custom scenarios
with your own custom forces. You are given a blank slate and allowed to use
your creativity to create a new nation with new battles.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 5g. Special Battles
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There are various special battles that can be found throughout the game. To
get these special battles, you must fulfill certain conditions in the game.
In these battles, you can send one relief general. I will do my best to list
all of the special battles and their conditions. You gain more points in
these special battles than normal attles.
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The Yellow Turban Campaign
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Han Forces: Complete one turn as Cao Cao, Liu Bei, or Sun Jian of the
scenario Yellow Turban Rebellion with Zhang Jiao still a force on the map.
Yellow Turbans: Complete one turn as Zhang Jiao of the scenario Yellow
Turban Rebellion with Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian still a force on the
map.
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The Dong Zhuo Campaign
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Han Forces: Complete one turn as Cao Cao, Liu Bei, or Sun Jian of the
scenario Dong Zhuo in Luo Yang with Dong Zhuo still a force on the map.
Dong Zhuo's Forces: Complete one turn as Dong Zhuo of the scenario Dong Zhuo
in Luo Yang with Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian still a force on the map.
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Battle of Guan Du
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Yuan Shao's Forces: Complete one turn as Yuan Shao of the scenario Battle of
Guan Du with Cao Cao still a force on the map.
Cao Cao's Forces: Complete one turn as Cao Cao of the scenario Battle of
Guan Du with Yuan Shao still a force on the map.
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Battle of Chi Bi
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Cao Cao's Forces: Complete one turn as Cao Cao of the scenario Flames over
Chi Bi with Liu Bei and Sun Quan still a force on the map and no
territories have changed hands between the three.
Liu Bei's Forces: Complete one turn as Liu Bei of the scenario Flames over
Chi Bi with Cao Cao and Sun Quan still a force on the map and no
territories have changed hands between the three.
Sun Quan's Forces: Complete one turn as Sun Quan of the scenario Flames over
Chi Bi with Cao Cao and Liu Bei still a force on the map and no
territories have changed hands between the three.
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Battle of Yi Ling
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Sun Quan's Forces: When Liu Bei occupies Wu Ling, Yong An, and Chang Sha in
the scenario Flames Over Chi Bi, invade and occupy Chang Sha or Wu Ling as
Sun Quan.
Liu Bei's Forces: Occupy Wu Ling, Yong An, and Chang Sha as Liu Bei, then
let Sun Quan take over and occupy Chang Sha or Wu Ling.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 6. Stage Walkthroughs and Strategies
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Each territory has its own battlefield. These battlegrounds are full of
bases and pathways and some have traps on the battlefield. I will be posting
strategies for each battleground. The main camp locations are where they
normally. During Empire mode, the main camp placement is a fixed random. So
if the main camp isn't located where I say it is in your game, then don't
worry about it. It's normally a random thing. I'm just listing the most
common placement. They will be listed as they are in Free Mode. I will also
list the stage from DW5 or DW5:XL that the battle is taking place at, just in
case you wanted to feel nostalgic.
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Battle of Bei Ping
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Chang Shan
Invader's Main Camp: Southeastern base
Defender's Main Camp: Inside the castle
This map is a small map. It's normally quicker to go through the castle than
to go around the outside of the castle. If you're attacking, you have two
quick paths you could take. You can either attack through the middle gate or
through the east gate. If you are defending, the fact that the two gates are
so close to each other makes guarding both easy, so you can send the CPU to
focus on the western gate.
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Battle of Ye
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Ji Province
Invader's Main Camp: Southwestern base
Defender's Main Camp: Northeastern base.
This map can either be really quick or really long. If you take the western
path, you will have to take over, at the very least, 5 bases. If you go
east, you normally only have to take just 2 before you can reach the main
camp of the defenders. Because of this, the middle base along the eastern
path is a pivotal base. If you control this base, you can, for the most
part, control the flow of the battle. Even though it is possible to take the
western route, it's not the most favorable option.
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Battle of Jin Yang
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Liang Province
Invader's Main Camp: Southeastern base
Defender's Main Camp: Northwestern base
This map is another small map. There are a lot of bases within a small area.
That makes for multiple quick paths through the middle and harder to defend.
As a defender, even if you cut off one base, there are many other ways to get
to the main camp. Therefore, the best defense on this stage is a quick
offense. It's best to focus more on taking the enemy's main base rather than
defending your own base. It's easy to jump from base to base quickly in a
matter of minutes.
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Battle of Ping Yuan
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Stage in DW5:XL: Battle of Han Shui
Invader's Main Camp: Inside southwestern castle
Defender's Main Camp: Northwestern base
This map is deceptively long. While most of the battlefield is wide open,
there are a lot of small, twisting pathways and poorly place bridges to get
to the wide open spaces. From looking on the start screen, taking the
western pathway seems to be the fastest way to get around the map. However,
because of that long, twisting pathway, it's about as long as the other two
options. This makes the stage easier to defend and a pain to attack on. If
you're defending, you really only need to defend one base to be safe. You
only need to solidify two other bases in order to have a strong foothold on
the battlefield.
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Battle of Pu Yang
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Si Shui Gate
Invader's Main Camp: Southeastern base
Defender's Main Camp: Inside the castle
This map is medium sized. Of course, the two most important bases are the
middle base and the base right outside the castle. Attackers can go around
the middle base by taking the eastern and northern paths, but this way around
is longer. There are a lot of bases on this map that are really just
pointless. Going through the middle is the quickest way as an attacker, but
for some reason, the computer likes going through the northern path a lot.
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Battle of Luo Yang
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Hu Lao Gate
Invader's Main Camp: One of the southeastern bases
Defender's Main Camp: Inside the castle
The map covers a lot of territory and there are a lot of bases on the map,
which makes it kind of hard to defend. There are two bases that lead to the
castle base, but both bases are spread out. The castle has defensive
catapults that attack the invaders, but they don't really help much at all.
They can be stopped by taking the base east of the castle, but there's not
much point in stopping something that really doesn't affect anything at all.
Going around the western side normally only requires taking two bases and is
probably the easiest way into the castle.
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Battle of Xia Pi
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Xia Pi
Invader's Main Camp: Southwestern base
Defender's Main Camp: Northeastern base
This stage was designed to be flooded in DW5, so the stage design is a little
weird. Since the defender's main base is normally not inside the castle, the
best ways to get to the northeast is to go around either to the north or
east. The castle is a relative maze and it looks quick, but with where all
the doors are placed and the base placement, it's normally just easier taking
the outside route. There's three ways to get to the defender's main base,
making it difficult to defend and easy to attack. If you have to defend
here, consider defending the castle base and the eastern base and letting
anyone from the north come to you.
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Battle of Xu Chang
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Stage in DW5: Battle of He Fei Castle
Invader's Main Camp: Southeastern base
Defender's Main Camp: Northern base
The castle is designed to make the defenders have an easier time of things.
There are catapults and fire throwing statues inside the castle, making
things easier for the defenders. These defenses can be shut off by taking
the right bases, but by the time you reach the bases, you're no longer in
danger of the siege weapons. The castle itself is designed to make invaders
take a long time to get to the inside of the castle. While there are three
bases that lead to the defender's main base, all three are in close proximity
of each other and can be easily defended. The best bet as an attacker may be
to just circumnavigate the entire castle and just take the outside western
route to the main base.
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Battle of Chang An
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Chen Cang
Invader's Main Camp: Southeastern base
Defender's Main Camp: Northwestern base
In DW5, this was a huge battle between various types of siege weapons. In
this battle, there are some catapults on the castle, but they are out of
place and really don't affect anything because there are no siege ramps to go
up the castle walls. Invaders can go up the eastern path or through the
western gate to get inside the castle. Defenders really only have to protect
the base that is next to the central inside gate in order to stop the
attackers from getting to the main base. The terrain makes it hard to
protect bases outside the castle, but easy to protect bases inside the
castle.
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Battle of Tian Shui
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Tian Shui
Invader's Main Camp: Southern base or inside the western fort
Defender's Main Camp: Inside the northern castle
This map can be relatively small. There are not a lot of bases separating
the two main camps no matter where they are placed. The two quickest paths
to get to any of the bases are the western and middle paths, so that is where
most of the action will be. Not much else about this map except for the fact
that it's hard for one defender to guard all three bases leading into the
northern castle.
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Battle of Xi Liang
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Xi Liang
Invader's Main Camp: Southwestern base
Defender's Main Camp: Southeastern base
This map is small, but the path you have to take to get to the two bases is
long. There's a mountain separating the two main camps. As an invader, when
you approach the western base, rocks will roll down the hill to try to stop
you. You can stop the rocks by taking the western base. You cannot cross
the middle bridge because of a rolling log that you cannot get over, so you
have to take the long way around. However, once you get past these two
obstacles, the rest is easy. The path for both sides is fairly linear and
there are not a lot of bases to take or protect.
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Battle of He Fei
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Stage in DW5: Battle of He Fei
Invader's Main Camp: Southeastern base
Defender's Main Camp: Inside the castle
This map is very large with many bases. Going through the center is not the
quickest way to get to the castle because you will eventually have to go to
the northern or western paths. It's best to just go around the outside to
the enemy base. Of course, if you are an invader, you may want to take one
middle base just to prevent the enemy from sneaking into your main camp and
taking it. As a defender, you have two bases that lead to your main camp,
but they are spread out far apart. The best defense on this map will
probably be a good offense.
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Battle of Jian Ye
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Wu Territory
Invader's Main Camp: Northwestern base
Defender's Main Camp: Inside the southern castle
This map may seem large, but it's really not. If you take the middle base,
then you're right at the doorstep of what is normally the defender's main
base. Of course, this means that the defender has to protect that base
heavily, so you could make a detour and attack the southern castle from the
west or the east, which is fairly quick on both accounts. However, because
the central base is so close to an invader's main camp as well, the middle
base is definitely the fulcrum of this map. It's hard to play total defense
on this map, so if you're a defender, just try to take out the enemy's main
camp as soon as you possibly can.
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Battle of Chai Sang
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Stage in DW5: No clue...I think this map is a new map, but I'm not sure...
Invader's Main Camp: One of the southern bases
Defender's Main Camp: One of the northern bases
I believe this map is a new map designed for this game, because I cannot
place it anywhere in my memory bank. Either way, if it was, then it was a
good design, because there are a lot of bases and a lot of paths to those
bases. There really is no quick way to get to any of the main camps. This
map was made for big attacking battles. Forget the defense and just go after
the enemy.
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Battle of Xiang Yang
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Fan Castle
Invader's Main Camp: Inside the southwestern castle
Defender's Main Camp: Inside the northeastern castle
This map is one of the bigger maps in the game. There really is no quick way
to go about this map. If you are invading, then just take whatever path you
can go about to defeating the most enemy generals. If you are defending,
then do the same thing. The northeastern castle may seem weird in design,
but the castle is supposed to be flooded in DW5, making everything level.
Still, it makes for a grand battle stage. Nothing says dominant like tossing
your enemies off of a rooftop.
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Battle of Jiang Ling
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Jing Province
Invader's Main Camp: Southern base
Defender's Main Camp: Inside the castle
I really don't like this map. For some reason, I end up playing this stage
the most, which makes me dislike it even more. The inner part of the castle
is annoying to navigate. The outside parts of the castle are basic, but
still annoying. Normally the best path is to take the middle path, but the
computer players like to travel along the two outer paths. This place is
easy to defend, with the multiple bases inside the castle, but annoying to
attack.
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Battle of Chang Sha
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Yi Ling
Invader's Main Camp: Southwestern base
Defender's Main Camp: One of the northeastern bases
This map is very large. It would be wise to have a saddle on this stage, as
there are many bases spread out. The northern bases are clumped together a
little bit, but most of the southern bases are far apart from each other.
There are a lot of bases you have to own before you get close to the enemy's
main camp, so it's best to do everything possible to cut the enemy's supply
line right away. You now have your mini map when you navigate the central
maze, but it can still be pain to fight in there. Because of how many twists
are inside that area, it may be easier to just go around, although the
computer loves going in there. This map isn't hard to defend as a defender,
since there normally is only two bases that can lead to your main camp, but
it's much more fun to attack on this stage.
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Battle of Wu Ling
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Stage in DW5: The Invasion of Nan Zhong
Invader's Main Camp: Northern base
Defender's Main Camp: One of the southern bases
This map is very small and very quick to move around at. Any of the three
paths is a quick path. This stage is designed to have many battles at
multiple points all at once. It's relatively easy to both attack and defend
with all the bases in the south being so close together. This really is just
a basic map.
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Battle of Han Zhong
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Mt. Ding Jun
Invader's Main Camp: Southwestern base
Defender's Main Camp: Northeastern base
Two bases separate the two main camps. If you can control those two bases,
you can control the map. If you're an attacker, you may want to control one
base along the northern and eastern routes to prevent the defenders from
coming from those points and breaking your supply line. If you're a
defender, you may want to consider taking these two routes to sneak up on the
enemy's main camp. There should be a big battle for the middle bases, but
surprise is always the best element.
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Battle of Yong An
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Bai Di Castle
Invader's Main Camp: One of the western bases
Defender's Main Camp: Inside the castle or east of the castle
This is a very large map with no quick ways around the area. The quickest
path for an invader is based upon the defender's main camp. If it's inside
the castle, then the northern or central path is the quickest. If the main
camp is east of the castle, then the southern path is the quickest. For a
defender, no matter where your main camp is, there are going to be many
directions you will need to defend from. If you're playing defensive, you
will want to defend all bases around your main camp. If you're going on the
offensive, make sure that the path you don't take to the invader's main camp
is clear of enemies.
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Battle of Cheng Du
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Cheng Du
Invader's Main Camp: One of the eastern bases
Defender's Main Camp: Inside one of the two castles
I don’t like the placement of bases on this map. The pivot point on the map
is the central base in the north. You need to control this base if you're
going to extend your supply line to the other's main camp. All supply lines
run through this one base. That base separates the west from the east. The
problem with that is the fact that you normally have to go north to go south.
It makes the stage longer than it should be, which was probably the plan.
Each main camp is easily defended and there's normally a few bases that
aren't even in play because of the placement of the main camps.
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Battle of Nanman
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Stage in DW5: Conquest of Nan Zhong
Invader's Main Camp: Northeastern base
Defender's Main Camp: Southeastern base
This map is big with many paths and bases. The secret paths in DW5 are now
revealed on the map. Either way, the main camps are normally very easily
defended because they only have one base to access them. However, most other
bases have multiple supply lines running to them. There really is no quick
way to get around this big map. The poison waters on this stage will not
harm anyone, so there is no advantage or disadvantage there.
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Battle of Hui Ji
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Chang Ban
Invader's Main Camp: One of the northern bases
Defender's Main Camp: One of the southern bases
This map in DW5 was designed to be a long chase, so most of the paths twist
and turn. In DW5:E, this means that there are a lot of bases within a small
area, but because of that paths, they are not necessarily quick to get to.
There is a maze of supply lines in the southwestern and central parts of the
map, so it is not easy to cut off supply lines. However, it does make it
easy to take a couple of bases and have it run to the enemy's main camp.
Normally, the defender's main camp is hidden away in the southeast, so it
makes it easier to defend. On this map, defense may be the best plan as a
defender.
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Battle of Jiao Zhi
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Xia Kou
Invader's Main Camp: Southwestern base
Defender's Main Camp: Inside the castle
This map may seem big, but because of base placement, it can be relatively
quick to get to the defender's main camp. Most of the map is covered by the
central lake that doesn't come into play at all. Most of the time, you only
need to take one base to get there. Otherwise, you only need to take two.
The quickest way to get to the northern castle as an invader is to take the
western or central routes. The eastern route has a lot of bases and is a lot
longer than the western or central routes. As a defender, it may be best to
just go on the offensive early and often.
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Battle of Jian Ning
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Stage in DW5: Battle of Nan Zhong
Invader's Main Camp: Southwestern base
Defender's Main Camp: Northeastern base
Because of the circular paths of the stage, the stage is longer than it would
appear to be. Both main camps normally can only be accessed by one base, so
it makes it easy to defend on both sides. The poison lake does not harm
anyone, so there is no advantage there. There are a lot of bases along the
circular path, so getting from one side to another can be a pain. This map
is definitely easier to play defense on than to attack on.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 7. Policies
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There are many policies in the game. Most are obtained by having the right
officers to suggest the policies. Certain policies can only be suggested if
the conditions are right. I will list the policies below and how to obtain
them if there is a special way to get them. I will not be listing the
officers that can suggest those policies. Remember, even if you have
fulfilled the requirements to unlock a policy, it still must be suggested by
using the Consult option or used by an officer when you use the Delegate
option. I will also be listing their costs and their uses.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 7a. Commerce Policies
5EMPOCOM /
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Commerce policies focus on obtaining gold and sometimes items through means
of commerce.
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Promote Craft
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Cost: 0
Effect: Receive 300 gold.
How obtained: Available from the start.
Uses: Good for obtaining gold if you are short, since this will not affect
your good/bad rating.
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Promote Craft+
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Cost: 0
Effect: Receive a random amount of gold.
How obtained: Use Promote Craft a lot.
Uses: Once you receive this policy, you will not have to use Promote Craft
anymore.
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Southern Trade
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Cost: 1000
Effect: Trade with the people in the south in hopes of receiving gold and
items. This can also help unlock the question mark item in Jiao Zhi.
How obtained: Capture Jiao Zhi and the areas surrounding Jiao Zhi.
Uses: Normally, you lose out on this policy. However, it will help unlock
the question mark item the area and can sometimes net you an item you
cannot produce yet.
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Northern Trade
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Cost: 1000
Effect: Trade with the people in the north in hopes of receiving gold and
items. This can also help unlock the question mark item in Bei Ping.
How obtained: Capture Bei Ping and the areas surrounding Bei Ping.
Uses: Normally, you lose out on this policy. However, it will help unlock
the question mark item the area and can sometimes net you an item you
cannot produce yet.
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Western Trade
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Cost: 1000
Effect: Trade with the people in the west in hopes of receiving gold and
items. This can also help unlock the question mark item in Xi Liang.
How obtained: Capture Xi Liang and the areas surrounding Xi Liang.
Uses: Normally, you lose out on this policy. However, it will help unlock
the question mark item the area and can sometimes net you an item you
cannot produce yet.
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Nanman Trade
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Cost: 1000
Effect: Trade with the people in the Nanman area in hopes of receiving gold
and items. This can also help unlock the question mark item in Nanman.
How obtained: Capture Nanman and the areas surrounding Nanman.
Uses: Normally, you lose out on this policy. However, it will help unlock
the question mark item the area and can sometimes net you an item you
cannot produce yet.
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Governance
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Cost: 300
Effect: Inspect your area and talk to the people.
How obtained: Available from the start.
Uses: This only increases your good rating in order to become Emperor. This
also helps get a couple other good policies.
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Charitable Aid
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Cost: 1000
Effect: Distribute gold amongst the people.
How obtained: Available from the start.
Uses: This only increases your good rating in order to become Emperor. This
also helps get other good policies.
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Rob Grave
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Cost: 0
Effect: Unearth tombs to obtain gold and items.
How obtained: Use Emergency Tax a lot
Uses: This increases your bad rating in order to become Emperor as well and
net you gold and items. This can also help you obtain other bad policies.
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Emergency Tax
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Cost: 0
Effect: Tax the citizens to obtain gold.
How obtained: Available from the start.
Uses: This increases your bad rating in order to become Emperor as well as
net you gold. This can also help you obtain other bad policies.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 7b. Equipment Policies
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Equipment policies focus on the development of items and weapons in your
territories.
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Production
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Cost: Based on item.
Effect: Produce 1 developed item.
How obtained: Available from the start.
Uses: Creates an item that can be used in battle or given away.
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Upgrade
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Cost: 300
Effect: Upgrades the quality of a regular item.
How obtained: Random consulting or delegation.
Uses: Better items means better chances of winning battles.
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Upgrade+
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Cost: 500
Effect: Greatly upgrades the quality of a regular item.
How obtained: Use Upgrade a lot.
Uses: After you receive this policy, you shouldn't use Upgrade anymore.
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Development
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Cost: 800
Effect: Develop a new item for production.
How obtained: Available from the start.
Uses: Most of the really good items are not initially available, so you will
need to use this policy to get to them.
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Bladesmith
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Cost: 500
Effect: Increase Tech level of swords by 20.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: If the characters you play the most use swords, then get this up as
soon as possible.
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Spearsmith
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Cost: 500
Effect: Increase Tech level of spears and pikes by 20.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: If the characters you play the most use spears or pikes, then get this
up as soon as possible.
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Weaponsmith
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Cost: 500
Effect: Increase Tech level of unique weapons by 20.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: If the characters you play the most use unique weapons such as fans,
then get this up as soon as possible.
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All Smith
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Cost: 2000
Effect: Increase Tech level of all weapons by 20
How obtained: Use the Smith policies a lot.
Uses: There is a high cost for upgrading everything at once. This should be
used when money is not an issue any longer. Most of the time, you will
want to focus on a certain type of weapon initially.
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Philanthropy
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Cost: 2000
Effect: Distribute gold and all the items you have the most of.
How obtained: Use Governance, Charitable Aid, and Release a lot.
Uses: The fastest way to get the good Emperor ending. If you cannot use
this policy and you have enough gold, then produce more items, as this
policy gives away items.
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Despotism
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Cost: 0
Effect: Receive gold and 9 of one item from the people.
How obtained: Use Emergency Tax, Rob Graves, and Conscript a lot.
Uses: The fastest way to get the bad Emperor ending. This policy is a quick
way to get items, but it makes people hate you.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 7c. Personnel Policies
5EMPOPER /
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Personnel policies involve mainly hiring officers to join your forces.
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Search-Local
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Cost: 400
Effect: Search within a small area that you control for a person of skill.
How obtained: Available from the start.
Uses: Decent for trying to find just any general, but not good if you are
trying to pinpoint a general.
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Search-Wide
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Cost: 600
Effect: Search within your entire territory that you control for a person of
skill.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Decent for trying to find just any general, but not good if you are
trying to pinpoint a general.
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Recruit
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Cost: 1000
Effect: Provides a list of people that want to join your forces in your
territory and allows you to employ one of them.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Good for pinpointing generals.
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Hire-Local
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Cost: 500
Effect: Offers items to a free officer within your territory or an officer
in another force to join you.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation, must have items.
Uses: Offers the best chance of hiring officers.
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Hire-Wide
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Cost: 700
Effect: Offers items to any free officer anywhere or an officer in another
force to join you.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation, must have items.
Uses: Best chance for getting anyone anywhere.
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Train
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Cost: 600
Effect: Raises the experience of an officer in your force.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation with a high level officer.
Uses: Effective at early levels, not so effective at later levels.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 7d. Foreign Policies
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Foreign policies deal with relationships in regards to other forces on the
map. Diplomacy can sometimes be the key between winning a battle and losing
a battle.
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Short Alliance
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Cost: 400
Effect: Forms a 1 year alliance with another force.
How obtained: Available from the start.
Uses: It's always good to have an ally.
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Long Alliance
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Cost: 1000
Effect: Forms a 3 year alliance with another force.
How obtained: Use Short Alliance a lot.
Uses: It's not always best to have a long alliance. Sometimes, you will
just be sitting there waiting for the alliance to end.
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Request
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Cost: 500
Effect: Allows for joint attacks during the next battle phase.
How obtained: Have multiple alliances.
Uses: If you outnumber the enemy, then you definitely have an advantage in
battle.
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Surrender
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Cost: 400
Effect: Makes another force surrender all his territory and officers to you.
How obtained: Use Long Alliance a lot.
Uses: Doesn't work very often, but when it does, it's very nice.
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Annul Alliance
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Cost: 300
Effect: Breaks off an alliance.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation, must have an alliance
already in existence.
Uses: Well, sometimes it's just easier to take out your neighbors than to be
friendly with them...
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Entice Enemy
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Cost: 800
Effect: Gives items to an officer in another force to cause them to defect
during battle.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation, must have items.
Uses: When it works, it's a work of art. However, it gets rejected a lot.
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Cause Uprising
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Cost: Don't have yet...
Effect: Causes the population in an area to start a revolt.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: I swear to God I thought I had this one...guess not...
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Cause Revolt
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Cost: 400
Effect: Causes an officer in another force to break off and start their own
force.
How obtained: Must have Recruit.
Uses: Ever have an officer you have used a lot just back stab you and form
their own country for no apparent reason? This policy is the reason...
Although, when you're sitting on the other end of this policy, it's a lot
more fun.
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Invite Attack
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Cost: 600
Effect: Provokes another force to attack your territory.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: It's easier to defend than attack. Force the opponent to attack you
to weaken their army and then invade to pick off the leftovers.
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Hard March
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Cost: 1000
Effect: Moves officers to nonadjacent areas.
How obtained: Must have a territory not connected to the main territory.
Uses: Allows you to attack anyone from anywhere. Definitely a good policy
to have.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 7e. Military Policies
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Military policies normally strengthen the might of your military. A strong
army will allow you to take control over China.
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Reinforce
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Cost: 200
Effect: Restores 1000 troops to a single officer.
How obtained: Available from the start.
Uses: Becomes obsolete fast.
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Reinforce+
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Cost: 500
Effect: Restores 2000 troops to a single officer.
How obtained: Use Reinforce a lot.
Uses: Good, but not the best.
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Reinforce++
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Cost: 1000
Effect: Restores all troops to a single officer.
How obtained: Use Reinforce+ a lot.
Uses: Instead of just putting a little bit at a time, just get them all in
one fell swoop.
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Replenish
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Cost: 500
Effect: Restores 500 troops to all officers.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: It may seem like a lot, but 500 troops across the board is relatively
ineffective.
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Replenish+
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Cost: 1000
Effect: Restores 1000 troops to all officers.
How obtained: One officer at level 7 or higher.
Uses: A lot better than the regular Replenish.
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Replenish++
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Cost: 2000
Effect: Restores 2000 troops to all officers.
How obtained: One officer at max level.
Uses: Expensive, but the best Replenish that can net the most troops if you
have a big army.
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Defense
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Cost: 400
Effect: Increase defense in selected area.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Does defense really matter that much?
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Defense+
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Cost: 1600
Effect: Increase defense in all controlled areas.
How obtained: Use Defense a lot.
Uses: What exactly is the point of defense anyways?
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Release
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Cost: 300
Effect: Allows 20% of troops under each officer to be released.
How obtained: Use Governance and Charitable Aid a lot.
Uses: Only useful for trying to become the good Emperor and can hurt your
army. This policy also leads to another good policy.
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Conscript
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Cost: 3000
Effect: Draft troops until all officers are maxed out.
How obtained: Use Emergency Tax and Rob Graves a lot.
Uses: The best way to get troops for your army, but causes you to be bad and
leads to the bad Emperor ending. This policy also leads to another bad
policy. It's also expensive.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 7f. Strategy Policies
5EMPOSTR /
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Strategy policies are policies that are normally used before battle to shape
the course of the battle. These policies normally are active throughout the
entire battle and do not have to be activated manually.
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Hinder
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Cost: 300
Effect: Delays the speed of an enemy unit replenishes troops following the
battle.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Just messes with the enemy after the battle. Not really worth it.
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Expedite
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Cost: 400
Effect: Increases the speed of an allied unit replenishes troops following
the battle.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: It helps, but not enough to warrant much consideration.
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Local Aid
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Cost: Don't have yet...
Effect: Allows revolting people in the territory you are attacking to join
your forces.
How obtained: Use Cause Revolt a lot.
Uses: I thought I had this one too....
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Blockade
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Cost: 800
Effect: Prevents the enemy from receiving reinforcements.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Prevents any surprise troops during the battle, which is always a
plus.
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Equal Start
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Cost: 1000
Effect: Begin the battle with roughly half the bases under your control.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Definitely makes the battles easier.
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Neutral Start
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Cost: 1500
Effect: All bases other than the main camps start off as neutral.
How obtained: Use Equal Start a lot.
Uses: Makes for a fun battle, but at a high price.
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Extend Time
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Cost: 400
Effect: Increase time in battle by 10 minutes.
How obtained: Lose or retreat from a battle.
Uses: Decent for attacking battles.
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Shorten Time
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Cost: 1000
Effect: Decrease time in battle by 5 minutes.
How obtained: Win a defensive battle.
Uses: Good for defensive battles you just really don't feel like putting
forth too much effort in.
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Point Increase
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Cost: 600
Effect: Doubles the experience of the officer you control in battle.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Good if you are training your officer.
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Scout Report
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Cost: 100
Effect: Allows you to see the orders of the enemy's troops on the Unit Info
menu on the Start menu.
How obtained: Use Neutral Start a lot.
Uses: I really like this tactic. It's cheap and it allows you to know where
the enemy is going at all times. If you know what the enemy's strategy
is, you can produce a counter strategy. A lot of people say this is
worthless, but I like it a lot. It can be exploited heavily.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 7g. Special Policies
5EMPOSPE /
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Special policies are policies that can give you an edge in battle in the form
of a weapon or a special unit.
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Juggernaut
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Cost: 500
Effect: Produces Juggernauts to fight on the battlefield.
How obtained: Station Zhuge Liang and Yue Ying in Nanman and wait for a
special event.
Uses: Juggernauts spit fire and are hard to destroy. What's not to love?
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Sorcerers
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Cost: Don't have yet...
Effect: Employs sorcerers to fight on the battlefield.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Sorcerers are improved in this game. They have more life and their
freezing effect is deadly.
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Beastmasters
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Cost: Don't have yet...
Effect: Employ Beastmasters to fight on the battlefield.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Tigers are improved in this game.
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Armor Troops
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Cost: Don't have yet...
Effect: Employ Armor Troops to fight on the battlefield.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Pointless.
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Bandits
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Cost: 100
Effect: Employs bandits to fight on the battlefield.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: More pointless.
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Wood Ox
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Cost: 500
Effect: Produces Wood Ox to supply your troops with items.
How obtained: Station Zhuge Liang and Yue Ying in Nanman and wait for a
special event.
Uses: While the supplies are good, I just wish the oxen were faster.
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Fire Arrows
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Cost: 200
Effect: Equips your archers with fire arrows.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Annoying when the enemy has it, not really useful when you have it.
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Ice Arrows
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Cost: 300
Effect: Equips your archers with ice arrows.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Better than fire arrows.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /</pre><pre id="faqspan-4">
FAQ/Walkthrough / 7h. Tactics Policies
5EMPOTAC /
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Tactics policies are policies that you can perform during a battle to gain
the edge over your opponent. These policies have to be activated in the
Start menu and in the Tactics menu. Timing of these policies are the key.
If you can time a policy just right, you can do massive damage to the enemy.
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Raze Grounds
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Cost: 1600
Effect: Engulf the entire battlefield in flames, causing damage to the
enemy.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: It sets the stage on fire. What else is there to say?
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Capture
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Cost: Don't have yet.
Effect: Halves abilities, but allows you to capture any enemy officer you
defeat.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Don't have.
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Call Reserves
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Cost: 1200
Effect: Restore the troops of all allied units to max.
How obtained: Had an allied officer captured and hired by another force.
Uses: Definitely a good tactic to surprise the enemy with.
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Poison Enemy
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Cost: 12000
Effect: Decrease the number of troops in all enemy units.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Call Reserves is better.
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Set Ambush
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Cost: Don't have yet.
Effect: Ambushes the enemy causing damage to that unit.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Don't have yet.
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Charm Enemy
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Cost: 700
Effect: Convince enemies around you to surrender and join your force.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Call Reserves is better.
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Rally Troops
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Cost: 400
Effect: Increase moral of all allied units to max.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Did I mention that Call Reserves is better.
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Force March
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Cost: 500
Effect: Raises speed of all allied officers.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: It's fun to zip around the battlefield with this.
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Slow March
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Cost: 400
Effect: Lowers speed of all enemy units.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: It sucks when the enemy does this to you, but it doesn't really seem
to hurt the enemy as much. Force March is better.
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Demoralize
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Cost: 300
Effect: Lowers morale of all enemy units.
How obtained: Random consultation or delegation.
Uses: Call Reserves is...you get the idea.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 7i. Rest Policy
5EMPORES /
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They gave Rest it's own category, so I might as well.
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Rest
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Cost: 0
Effect: Do nothing.
How obtained: Consult when low on money.
Uses: It would be funny if it cost something to rest. It would suck, but it
would be funny. You should never really use this. If you want to do
nothing, then Promote Craft or Promote Craft+. At least you gain money.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 8. Weapons
5EMWEAPO /
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You can upgrade weapons using the Smith policies. A Bladesmith policy will
increase the Tech level for your sword users by 20. A Spearsmith policy will
increase the Tech level for your spear and pike users by 20. A Weaponsmith
policy will increase the Tech level for the unique weapons by 20. The All
Smith policy will increase the Tech level for all weapons by 20. The tech
levels are important to your officer's development, as they allow you to have
more and stronger attacks in battle. The weapon you can use and how you can
upgrade the weapon is based off on the level of your weapons.
Level 1 (Tech level 0-80): First weapons can be used.
Level 2 (Tech level 100-180): Second weapons can be used.
Level 3 (Tech level 200-280): Third weapons can be used.
Level 4 (Tech level 300-380): Fourth weapons can be obtained (must fulfill
the requirements described below), other officers on your side can use
fourth weapons.
Level 5 (Tech level 400): Can obtain attributes to change base power and
weight to all weapons and add evolution attacks to third weapons.
To obtain a fourth weapon for a character, you must get 500 KOs on a stage
with that character. Once you have done so, you will be able to use that
character's fourth weapon.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 9. Regular Items
5EMRITEM /
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Each territory has certain items they can produce. Certain items need to be
developed using the Development policy before they can be produced. You can
upgrade items by using the Upgrade or Upgrade+ policies. You can only
upgrade the items up to 20. Here is a list of the regular stat increasing
items and what they do.
Peacock Urn: Life Up
Dragon Amulet: Musou Up
Tiger Amulet: Attack Up
Tortoise Amulet: Defense Up
Speed Scroll: Speed Up
Huang’s Bow: Bow Attack and Bow Defense Up
Horned Helm: Horse Attack and Horse Defense Up
Seven Star Belt: Luck Up
Ginseng: Musou Fill Up
Herbal Remedy: Charge Attack Up
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 10. Special Items
5EMSITEM /
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There are many items in the game that are special items. These items have
various effects on your character. These items are broken down into three
categories: Saddles, Orbs, and Accessories. These items can be developed in
cities. Most of the better Special Items are closer to the bottom of the
development list of a city, so you may have to spend some time using the
Development policy before you can get to these items. All of these items
were in the last two DW5 games except for one Saddle and three Accessories.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 10a. Saddles
5EMSISAD /
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Saddles allow you to quickly get from one place to another. It sure beats
walking. There is one new saddle in DW5:E.
Red Hare Saddle: Begin stage mounted on Red Hare, the fastest mount in the
game.
Hex Mark Saddle: Begin stage mounted on Hex Mark, which increase luck (I
think...).
Storm Harness: Begin stage mounted on Storm Runner, which increase Horse
Attack and Horse Defense (I think...).
Shadow Harness: Begin stage mounted on Shadow Runner, which allows you to
withstand all attacks without falling off of your mount.
Elephant Harness: Begin stage mounted on an elephant.
Mammoth Harness: Begin stage mounted on a battle elephant, which is stronger
than a regular elephant.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 10b. Orbs
5EMSIORB /
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Orbs give your charge attacks elemental properties. These elemental
properties can be useful when in the midst of a tough battle.
Fire Orb: Add fire element to attacks, which causes enemies to take damage
as long as they are on fire.
Ice Orb: Add ice element to attacks, which can cause enemies to be
temporarily frozen and have a lower defense.
Shadow Orb: Add shadow element to attacks, which empties musou gauge and may
defeat enemies in one hit.
Light Orb: Add light element to attacks, which causes attacks to break
through the enemy’s guard.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 10c. Accessories
5EMSIACC /
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Accessories are every other special item. These items can range from useful
to pointless. There are three new accessories in DW5:E.
Art of War: Ability boost items have longer effect.
Survival Guide: Attack doubles when knocked down and health is low.
Bodyguard Manual: Bodyguards become stronger.
Demon Band: Extends the length of the Musou Rage.
Way of Musou: Can use True Musou Attack regardless of health.
Wind Scroll: Attack range increases.
Fire Arrows: Can use fire arrows.
Arm Guards: No damage taken during charge attacks (not really, it just
allows some charge attacks to not be interrupted, but that's the item's
description in the game).
Tiger Collar: Begin stage accompanied by a tiger (tigers are improved in the
game).
Green Scroll: Attack increase but defense decreases.
Musou Armor: Wearer not stunned by bow attacks.
Tribal Remedy: Health recovers for every 100 enemies defeated.
Serpent Earrings: Attack increases for every 100 enemies defeated.
Naga Earrings: Defense increases for every 100 enemies defeated.
Dragon Arms: Can jump during Charge Attacks (have use these yet, but this
could be useful in canceling out attacks if you are worried about getting
counter attacked).
True Way of Musou: Strength and duration of Musou Attack increases.
Ice Arrows: Can use ice arrows.
Vampire Arms: Health restored by guarding just before an enemy attack
(timing is key).
Meat Bun sack: Defeated enemies drop meat buns at a set probability.
Kirin Hoof: Increases the strength of your mounts and tigers.
Unicorn Hoof: Speed of horses and elephants increases (new item, this
combined with a Red Hare Saddle produces ungodly speed).
Parry Scroll: Strength of parries increases (new item, a parry is a counter
attack where you press the charge attack button while you are blocking, if
you press the charge attack button right before the enemy attacks you, you
will perform a counter attack).
Siberian Collar: Begin stage accompanied by 3 tigers (new item, this item is
now very fun and very useful now that tigers are stronger in this game).
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 11. Movies
5EMMOVIE /
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The Passion of Jiang Dong
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In order to get this movie, you need to attack Cao Cao in Pu Yang with Sun
Jian, Sun Quan, Sun Ce, and Sun Shang Xiang. The best scenario to do this in
is Dong Zhuo in Luo Yang. It takes a long while to get Sun Shang Xian in
that scenario, so you must be patient. Get close to Pu Yang or have the Hard
March policy. Once you attack Pu Yang with the entire Sun family, you will
get the movie.
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The Alliance against Dong Zhuo
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Complete one turn as Cao Cao, Liu Bei, or Sun Jian on the scenario Dong Zhuo
in Luo Yang while Dong Zhuo is still a force on the map.
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Sun Ce's Vow
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In order to get this movie, you need to attack Jian Ye with Sun Ce, Sun Quan,
Zhou Yu, and Zhou Tai. The easiest scenario to get this movie is the Battle
of Guan Du scenario. It makes it a lot easier if you already have the Invite
Attack policy. Here, Sun Ce already has three of the four generals and Jian
Ye is under his control. Take control of the two uninhabited areas
surrounding Jian Ye (He Fei and Hui Ji). Now, hire Zhou Tai. It should be
easy to hire him using recruit. Once you have him in your army, abandon Jian
Ye and place Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, and Zhou Tai in He Fei and Hui Ji.
Now, use the Invite Attack policy on Liu Bei. He should focus on the empty
Jian Ye. If he doesn't, defend your land until he focuses on Jian Ye. Now,
he should take Jian Ye without a fight. Attack Jian Ye with Sun Ce, Sun
Quan, and Zhou Yu as the main army and Zhou Tai as the reinforcements and you
should get the movie.
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A Solemn Oath
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Complete one turn as Liu Bei on the scenario the Yellow Turban Rebellion
while Zhang Jiao is still a force on the map.
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Three Kingdoms
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In order to get this movie, after Shui Jing states that the Sleeping Dragon
and the Fledgling Phoenix is on the map, you must recruit Zhuge Liang while
Zhuge Liang is a free officer as Liu Bei. The best scenario to perform this
is the Battle of Guan Du. In order to get Shui Jing to announce the arrival
of the two strategists, you must have a good rating. Since Liu Bei starts
off in a tiny corner and has only one territory, take over Cao Cao and Yuan
Shao immediately to gain more funds. Ally yourself with all the other forces
around yourself and then start to use the Governance, Charitable Aid, and
Release policies. Eventually, Shui Jing will appear. Now, start using the
Recruit policy until Zhuge Liang appears as one of the five you are able to
recruit. Once you select him, the movie will start.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 12. Extras
5EMEXTRA /
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1000 KOs Bonus
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You can gain an extra item slot for your character by getting 1000 KOs on a
stage. This can be tricky sometimes, but it can be done. One of the easiest
ways to go about this is to not extend your supply line and just attack the
main base of an enemy. Since your supply line is not extended to that base,
you will never take control of the main base. Enemies will still appear at
the main base to try to defend it. If you manage to get 1000 KOs on a stage,
you will receive a star that shows you obtained 1000 KOs with that character
and an extra item slot for that character.
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Artwork
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In the Archives, there are many different pieces of artwork that you can
obtain. I will not be listing the ways to obtain these pieces of art, as I
have no desire to unlock them all. However, there is a guide on GameFAQs
created by GreyFox200587 that does list all the requirements to unlock the
art. I highly recommend using that FAQ if you are looking to unlock the art.
It also lists how to obtain all the movies, but I will be listing the methods
to unlocking the movies in a future update.
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Good/Bad Emperor
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To become an Emperor in the game, you must be either a good emperor or a bad
emperor. There is no neutral emperor. In order to become a good emperor,
you must perform the good policies and hardly used any of the bad policies.
The opposite holds true from being a bad emperor. I have listed the good and
bad policies below:
Good: Governance, Charitable Aid, Release, Philanthropy
Bad: Emergency Tax, Rob Grave, Conscript, Despotism
Obviously, it's easier to become a bad emperor. However, if you perform
Philanthropy enough times, you will become a good emperor. If you are having
problems using the Philanthropy policy, create more items. The Philanthropy
policy gives away items, so you will need to create more to counteract this.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 13. FAQs
5EMFREQU /
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Q. I own a cheat website named www.randomcheatsiteonlyvisitedbytwopeople.com
and I was wondering can I put your guide on my site?
A. Okay, this FAQ is going up right now. The answer will be no 99 times out
of 100. GameFAQs right now is the only place that this guide will be
allowed. No, I don’t care how many visitors your site gets. No, I don’t
want your super duper ultra mega membership package. I only have the time
to keep up with one website, not 200. While I do want to help as many
people as possible, I’ve been to other FAQ websites. None of them can
come even close to the presentation and the professionalism that GameFAQs
has. None. And no, I don’t care to visit your website either. If you
send me an e-mail asking if I would like to put my guide on your website,
I will most likely respond with 3 characters: No.
Sorry to sound harsh, but that’s the fact. If I wanted to put my guide on
your website, I would have asked you to post it. Makes sense, doesn’t it?
Q. How do I obtain the question mark items?
A. Keep performing the trade policy corresponding to that region.
Eventually, it will unlock those items.
Q. How do I unlock so and so piece of art?
A. I don't really want to unlock the pieces of art in the game. I don't
feel it is important to unlock these pieces of art. Yes, they are nice,
but I don't really want to unlock them and I don't deem them important to
the game. You may think otherwise, but I don't feel it necessary to
unlock them. There is already a guide on GameFAQs that lists all the
requirements to get the artwork. I will not be listing how to unlock the
artwork in this guide.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 14. Special Thanks
5EMTHANK /
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A special thanks goes out to all these people:
KOEI and Omega Force: For making the franchise. Even though DW5:E isn’t
exactly the best game in the series, the franchise is still one of my
favorites.
And finally, I would like to say a special thank you to all the readers of
this guide out there. I hope this guide provided you with much help in this
game.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires /
FAQ/Walkthrough / 15. Contact Information and Legal Stuffies
5EMLEGAL /
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If you find any mistakes or see any information that may be wrong or missing
or have any good information, contact me at
[email protected]. I retain
all rights to post anything in your e-mail on my FAQ and will give you credit
if I do. I will only give credit to the first person who sends me something.
Hate mail will not be responded to (unless I want to make fun of you) and if
you hate my FAQ, don’t read it. There are plenty of other FAQs to use and
plenty of better ways to use up your time and mine. I will try to respond to
all e-mails I get, but if I don’t, don’t think I’m ignoring you. My job
keeps my free time to a bare minimum and that time is used on making FAQs or
my side project that is about to come to fruition.
This FAQ may only be used on GameFAQs (www.gamefaqs.com). If you see any
other site using my FAQ, please let me know so I can power trip on them.
Copyright 2006 by Robert Dohner. This document may not be redistributed in
any form unless you have obtained permission from the creator (namely, me).
