Dynasty Warriors 3 Character Guide
Guide by Juntacazon
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Version 1.01
This guide was made on 7/19/02
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Table of Contents1. Introduction
2. Who is Cao Cao?
3. Why should I use him?
4. Moves
5. Weapons
6. Strategies
7. Stage Strategy
8. Questions and answers
9. Versions
1. Introduction
This is my first FAQ/Guide I have written (other than a review, but that
isn’t a Guide) so I think it will be okay. This FAQ is written for Cao Cao,
a character in Dynasty Warriors 3. He is a very good fighter IMO and he can
become very deadly with his last weapon. This not a complete guide, it is
mainly focused on Cao Cao. If you want complete the complete guide, check
out Z-Force’s, BNii’s, or XLord Ma ChaoX’s guides all on gamefaqs.
2. Who is Cao Cao?
Cao Cao was the ruler of Wei. He was labeled “hero of a troubled land.”
During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he showed his power across China by
slaying many of them with the force he had. He attempted to kill Dong Zhuo
once, but failed. He defeated Yuan Shao at Guan Du when Cao Cao was
considerably outnumbered. Cao Cao wrote many books on the Art of War. He
was very skilled in the ways of warfare. He succeeded over Ma Chao at Tong
Gate and formed what would be the giant Wei Empire.
Born:155 AD
Died:220 AD
3. Why should I use him?
Cao Cao is a very balanced character, that can compare to Lu Bu once he has
his fourth weapon. He wipes through crowds with his sword. He also has
nice range IMO.
4. Moves
S: Swings sword left.
SS: Swings right.
SSS: Attack with upper left slash.
SSSS: Another slash to the right.
SSSSS: A slash to the left that goes down a bit.
SSSSSS: A 180 degree slash to the right, looks like him in character select.
T: Charges up and spins once, doing a 360 degree attack. Breaks guard.
ST: First launcher, knocks enemy into the air.
SST: Attacks with sword going down. Stuns enemies.
SSST:A 180 degree slash to the right. Pretty much same as SSSSSS.
SSSST: Second launcher. Knocks enemy high into the air. Press T again for
a follow-up attack.
SSSSST: Attacks with a slash from lower left. Keep pressing T so that he
can keep on slashing. One of my favorite attacks and with fourth weapon, it
adds death element.
Jump Attack: Swings his left arm left, right arm right, and hits anything in
front of him. Good for knocking off officers off their horses.
Mounted Attack: Swing left and right. Nothing special.
Mounted Musou: Swings left and right fast. Nothing special.
Dash Attack: Slides forward and hits with the hilt of his sword.
Musou: Yells out loud, starts spinning, once every spin his sword goes up
then down. Ends in a big slash to the left.
True Musou: Same as regular musou just with fire and different ending.
5. Weapons
Broad Sword
Base Attack +17
Max 4 hits
(Extra stats depending on weapon)
Long Sword
Base Attack +32
Max 5 hits
(Extra stats depending on weapon)
Sword of Heaven
Base Attack +45
Max 6 hits
(Extra stats depending on weapon)
Wrath of Heaven
Base Attack +45
Max 6 hits
Death Element to SSSSST
Attack +24
Bow Attack +52
Mounted Attack +48
Reach +24
Weapons can be found in any stage. The later the stage, the better the
weapon. Also the harder the difficulty, the better the weapon. For fourth
weapons, you must do something with each person on the right level to get
it. Remember, if you have to kill someone, YOU MUST kill the person by your
own hand. The second player is also allowed to. AND EVERY FOURTH WEAPON
CAN ONLY BE AVAILBLE ON HARD!
How to get Wrath of Heaven
Stage: Yellow Turban
Directions: Kill Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang without losing any gates or
getting any gates. The supply team will appear north of Zhang Liang’s
starting position. Get the weapon and finish the stage.
Strategies for getting Cao Cao’s fourth:
Make sure you have the Red Hare Saddle or Hex Mark equiped before this
battle. You will have to rush through the level, and by the time you’re
done with his fourth, He Jin is in trouble. Ride over to Zhang Bao first.
Remember, DO NOT KILL THE GATE CAPTAINS! If you do, then the supply team
won’t appear. Once you’re done with Zhang Bao, head over to Zhang Liang
with Red Hare/Hex Mark. Kill him and the supply team should appear. Make
sure you do not kill the Gate Captain behind him. I think Koei added the
“No losing or getting gates thing” to make it harder for you not to kill the
Gate Captains. Once Zhang Liang is gone, head over to the supply team to
intercept them. You can now either…..
1)Head to Zhang Jiao and kill him to end the level
2)Help He Jin, THEN, kill Zhang Jiao
6.Strategies
Cao Cao isn’t totally destructive when you first get him. He is a average
sword fighter until you get his third weapon. Then you should use his
SSSSST often. Once you get his fourth, then he becomes a mass murderer.
The best way to use his SSSSST on crowds is to swing your sword away from
the crowd with the first three S’s. Use the other two to turn around and
face the crowd. Now keep pressing T and watch Cao Cao kill everything in
his path.
Against bosses Cao Cao is good also. With his fourth weapon, he will take
down his opponent with his SSSSST. If you don’t have the fourth do the same
thing with his third weapon. If you don’t have third weapon, use his
second. Try the juggling attack (SSSST without follow-up attack, when enemy
is in the air use SSSST again, repeat) and eventually the officer should
die. If the crowds are annoying you, use his SSST to wipe them out.
If you don’t have his second weapon, third, or fourth then you must have the
first weapon, a broad sword! Cao Cao isn’t too amazing with his first.
Still kill groups with SSST if they are annoying you, or if you just want
to. The best thing to do on bosses is to use his SST to make him/her
stunned. Then use SSST to knock them back. Guard until you see an opening
and repeat. If you want to kill faster, use SSSS, guard until opening,
repeat.
To get Cao Cao: Beat Musou mode with two generals (from Wei).
7. Stage Strategies
1.Yellow Turban Rebellion
Han vs Yellow Turbans
This stage shouldn’t be too tough. First kill Zhang Bao, west of your
starting position. You have to dodge boulders to get to him, but they are
quite easy to dodge. Once you get to the top of the mountain, you can see a
cool cutscene of your character breaking a boulder. Once Zhang Bao is gone,
go kill Zhang Jiao, who usually should be at the bottom of the mountain.
Head towards Zhang Liang, kill him, and by then Zhang Jiao should be at the
top of the map. If he isn’t, go kill him wherever he is. Once you get rid
of Zhang Jiao, you won the stage.
2. The Battle at Hu Lao Gate
Yuan Shao vs Dong Zhuo
This stage is a little tougher that the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but not by
much. Follow the path ahead of you while to get on the top of the Fan Shui
gate. Soon you will see a cutscene. It’s a Big guy. With a Halberd. With
two things sticking out of its helment. Its riding a horse that’s red. And
its killing Yuan Shu’s army. I….I…It’s….LU BU! Once you get to the other
side of the Fan Shui gate, kill anything that gets in your way. You can go
kill Lu Bu if you are feeling up to it, or you can run past him. If you are
sure you can’t kill him, run. Listen to Yuan Shao and get to Hu Lao gate.
On the way, you will be ambushed by enemy archers. Don’t bother killing
them and run through. Cao Cao will tell the units to destroy Hu Lao gate,
and a Assault captain should appear. Protect him, and kill all the units
nearby. Once you’ve done that, the gate should open and you will be attack
by Li Ru and Diao Chan. She is nothing compared to any general, and she
should die by several hits. Once you’ve killed scary Diao Chan, proceed to
Dong Zhuo. He shouldn’t be too hard, and once he’s dead, you’ve finished
the stage.
3. The battle at Wan Castle
Cao Cao vs Zhang Xiu
In the beginning, Dian Wei will protect a gate so that you can escape.
Since you’re Cao Cao, the game won’t let you win by retreating, so you have
to kill Zhang Xiu. Start by heading toward Jia Xu, while killing everything
in your way. Once you kill him, go take out the two remaining generals.
You really don’t need too much strategy in this level. If you want, go
ahead and kill Zhang Xiu right in the beginning.
4. The battle at Guan Du
Cao Cao vs Yuan Shao
Right now, you’re in a fortess, with a lot of people in it, and some people
outside of it, while Yuan Shao outnumbers you quite a bit. He wants you to
play a guessing game of which of the four forts are the supply depot.
Basically, go into the correct fort by killing the officer outside of it.
Choose the right one and you get awarded by a big morale boost. It changes
from time to time, so it won’t be the same every time.
Start off by getting out of your castle and trying to find the correct
supply depot. Start by attacking the fort in the lower right corner and
work your way up. At sometime, Liu Bei will meet Guan Yu and Liu Bei will
leave the battlefield :) If you have a good Cao Cao, go right up to Yuan
Shao and kill him. He isn’t so tough, he is like a faster Dong Zhuo. Beat
him and you win.
5. The battle of Chang Ban
Cao Cao vs Liu Bei
This is one of my favorite levels, because you get to kill peasants, and
they die in like one hit! Kill Zhuge and Zhang Fei south of you, then go
down, and keep on following Liu Bei. The peasants are easy to kill so they
shouldn’t be much of a threat. Get a horse if you need one. Soon Liu Qi’s
boats should come, and that’s when Liu Bei trys to retreat. Don’t let him,
or you’ll lose. Just kill Liu Bei ASAP and you win. If you want to clear
everyone out, take the pass on the top, kill everyone there, head beack
toward Zhuge and Zhang Fei, kill them, and kill everyone following Liu Bei
and everyone ahead of him. It’s a lot easier with Red Hare saddle or Hex
Mark. Liu Bei will retreat if you beat him in combat, but this means you
win. If he gets to his boats and retreats, that’s bad.
6. The battle at Chi Bi
Cao Cao vs Sun (Jian, Quan, Ce)
Cao Cao will tell the units to attack the place of prayers in the southwest.
Listen to Cao Cao, he is smart. You might want Red Hare to easily get
Zhuge’s place. To kick him out, kill the officer nearby, its usually Lu
Xun. If you didn’t stop Zhuge, switch to another plan. Kill Huang Gai or
Zhou Yu and the fire attack should be stopped. If their plan is sucessful,
be prepared for a big morale drop. Either way, after that part is over with
go east and clear out the area. There isn’t a lot of strategy other than
stopping the plan. Once everything else is cleared out, head toward the Sun
leader (Jian, Ce, Quan) and make him run. Another victory for Wei.
7. The battle at Tong Gate
Cao Cao vs Ma Chao
This one is basically a skirmish bewteen all of Ma Chao’s forces and part of
Cao Cao’s force. Take down Pang De and Ma Dai in the front. I’ll warn you,
they are tough for officers, they are stronger than all the other generals
with the exception of Ma Chao. Later in the battle, Han Sui will start
talking to Cao Cao and will make his morale drop. A little later, Han Sui
will join your army. Take out the other generals, they were nothing
compaired to Pang De and Ma Dai. Attack Ma Chao from two sides and beat
him. Congratulations.
8. The Battle at He Fei
Wei vs Wu
This battlefield is made up of 5 parts northeast, northwest, southeast,
southwest, and the middle. The Northeast and the Southwest areas do not
have that much to do with the battle, only to do some fighting.The Northwest
is the Wei base, the Southeast is Wu’s base, and the center is the main
battleground. Soon, Zhang Liao will meet Taishi Ci and lure him into a
trap. Taishi Ci will die, and Zhang Liao will attack the Wu base. You can
go and help him, clear out the Northeast and the Southwest, clear out the
center, or go to your base and be prepaired for a attack by Gan Ning. Gan
ning will be superpowered like Lu Bu. If you kill him, he will drop the
power scroll, which makes you never lose deadlocks. If you help Zhang Liao,
and make the Wu leader retreat, you will win. Careful, sometimes the
computer is cheap and will run into your base, making you lose. This battle
is more difficult than most past ones.
9. The battle at Mt.Ding Jun
Wei vs Shu
This time, you’re up against Liu Bei, Huang Zhong, and a general on the side
route (usually Zhang Fei).
You can choose which way you want to go. The side route is easier I think
but going up the mountain is better for your troops if you kill Huang Zhong,
because he has two morale boost-up movies in this battle.
Liu Bei will be guarded by a lot of bowmen and crossbow men. The best thing
to do is to kill the archers before you fight Liu Bei, or they will hurt you
badly. Defeat Liu Bei and you’ve won for now.
10.The Siege of He Fei castle
Wei vs Wu (LAST BATTLE WITH WU)
This stage is tough. Very tough. Unbelivelby tough if you are not playing
easy and you are playing normal or hard with a Cao Cao not close to maxed
out. One warning you might have heard before: DO NOT GO THROUGH THE CENTER
POND, TRUST ME! You got that? I’ll guess you do. You are completely
surronded, unbelively outnumbered, your morale is unbelievely low,
reinforcements are two weak generals with like 50 people. Oh yeah, they get
a lot more reinforcements than you, and they get it like 2 minutes into the
battle! Basicly, you’re dead. The first thing you should do is take out
Zhen Ji (The Wu one) and once he’s dead, head for Lu Xun. Careful Lu Xun
might hurt you bad. If so, look around for guard captains to kill, they
drop healing items. After you’re done with Lu Xun, take out Lu Meng/Taishi
Ci. Heal, and go after SSX (SunShangXiang). By now, the emeny
reinforcement generals have come into the castle. Kill them both and work
your way to Gan Ning. Heal before and after you fight him. Once you’ve
done this without losing many generals, having more morale, and having more
troops, you pretty much won……. For now.
11.The battle at Wu Zhang Plains
Wei vs Shu (LAST BATTLE)
This battle is hard, but I think that He Fei castle is harder. The harder
part in this one is that the enemy troops are very strong. But you have
pretty good morale, almost same amount of troops, and your side has
catapults. I would take the area south of the main Wei base, and proceed
west. You can clear out the area west of Zhuge if you want to, but it isn’t
necessary. When you try to get into Liu Bei/Zhuge’s main camp, you will be
ambushed. And do NOT attack while the catapults are firing, they will hurt
you too. Get in there and cause havoc. If you need health, run out, and
look for a meat bun, then come back in. Good Luck!
8. Questions and Answers
Q:I can’t get Cao Cao’s fourth weapon, help me!
A:Look for the way to get Cao Cao’s fourth. It is what you need to do. If
it is still not working, you might have used some kind of game shark thing.
Q:How come there are 11 stages for Cao Cao’s Musou mode?
A:It’s ten but if you beat the game with Cao Cao, then the stage’s will
change for some Wei charaters.
Q:I hate your FAQ, it sucks so much
A:First, that’s not a question, second, if you don’t like it, too bad!
Q:Where can I get second and third weapons?
A:Try to find them in later stages, or harder difficulties.
9.Versions
1.0 First Version. Nothing special
1.01.Second Version. Added more info on how to get his fourth.
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