Dynasty Warriors Advance Character Guide
"A dead Zhuge puts a Live Sima to flight!"
(Volume 3, Chapter 104, Page 1064 of The
Three Kingdoms).
Dynasty Warriors Advance
By: Crazymuffin
E-mail: [email protected]
Version: 1.0

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Table of Contents
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1.Intro And Copyright
2.Version History
3.Controls
4.FAQ
5.Officers
-Wu
-Shu
-Wei
-Lu
6.Credits

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Intro And Copyright
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Hi, my name is Crazymuffin and welcome to my first walkkthrough (more
like a Character Faq). Hopefully my FAQ can help you with all your
needs and questions. Everything in this walkthrough was written by me
and me alone.So don't get any ideas in your in your head. Also, this
FAQ maynot be reproduced without my consent. If you want to print it
out or save it on your computer, it's fine by me. If you
want to place this on your website, just e-mail me.
If I let you, you must give credit to me.

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Version History
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Version 1.0: Just got the game. Started Walkthrough and finished Wu Officers.

Version 2.0: Finished Shu and Wei. Also completed 6 and 7.

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Controls
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This section will tell you the controls of in and out of battle:

Out Of Battle:
A: Confirm, displays data.
B: Rejects, redoes move.
L: Turns on or off the world map.
R: Access Armory.
SELECT: Show unit data above head.
START: Accesses main menu.

In Battle:
A: Normal Charge Attack
B: Normal Attack
B+A: Confuse Charge Attack
B+B+A: Continuous Assault
B+B+B+A: Range Charge Attack
L+A: Musou Attack
R: Equip Ability
START: Pauses Battle
SELECT: Nothing

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FAQ
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E-mail me at [email protected] if you have any question
and I'll put the answers here.

Q. How do you unlock Sun Jian, Liu Bei, Cao Cao (lol cow), Lu Bu,
Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo, Sun Quan, Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang and Zhang Jiao?

A. Sun Jian: Beat Musous Mode with Sun Ce, Sun ShangXiang, or Zhou Yu.
  Liu Bei: Beat Musou Mode with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, or Zhao Yun.
  Cao Cao: Beat Musous Mode with Xiahou Dun, Xu Shu, or Zhen Ji.
  Lu Bu: Unlock Sun Jian, Liu Bei, and Cao Cao. Beat Musous Mode
  with all three of them.
  As for the other characters, they ARE impossible to unlock (even
  though they have unique sprites).

Q. I can't equip a weapon! Help!

A. Either, your Weapon Skill is too low, or your character can't equip
  that weapon.


Q. Are they making a Dynasty Warriors Advance 2?
A. From what I've heard no. Though, I've heard that there is a video game
  all about Zhuge Liang (not sure, though).

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Officers
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I. Wu
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Sun Ce
Life 3/5
Musou 5/5
Attack 5/5
Defense 3/5
Movement 3/5

Musou: Watch out!
Defeat Officer: Woo-hoo! I got 'em.

Bio: Eldest son of Sun Jian. Elder brother of Sun Quan and Sun ShangXiang.
Sun Ce was energetic young man, who always led his own men, personally.
Like his heir, Sun Quan, Sun Ce attracted many great men of talent such
as Zhou Tai, and Taishi Ci. Shortly after Sun Jian's death, Sun Ce was forced to
serve Yuan Shu, brother of Yuan Shao. Shu was quite fond of Sun Ce and often
exclaimed "If I could have Sun Ce as a son, I could die smiling."
Sun Ce was soon called the Little Conqueror after his successful
invasion of Jiang Dong with only 5000 men and 300 horses. Sun Ce died
at the young age of 26 due to an illness.

Overall: Sun Ce is an excellent character. His stats are all quite good and
his Musou kicks butt easily. Definitely use him if you don't like Zhou Yu
or ShangXiang.

Sun Ren (ShangXiang)
Life 3/5
Musou 3/5
Attack 2/5
Defense 4/5
Movement 5/5

Musou: *Yells*
Defeat Officer: Enemy officer defeated!
Bio: Daughter of Sun Jian. Shangxiang was a beautiful woman with a great
fascination of Martial Arts. She had armed maids guard her headquarters day
and night. It is said that at night time, ShangXiang would have her maids
fight each other. The winner would be richly rewarded, while the loser
would be executed. When Wu and Shu made the alliance at Chi Bi, Zhou Yu
forced ShangXiang to marry Liu Xuande (Bei), so that when she invited
him to her quarters, her maids would kill him. The plan, however was a
failure. ShangXiang commited suicide, when she heard rumors that her
love, Liu Bei was killed while battling Lu Xun.

Overall: Not bad. Not as great as Ce, but still quite good.
Her Attack is quite poor, seeing how it was heaps better in DW 4.

Zhou Yu
Life 3/5
Musou 3/5
Attack 3/5
Defense 4/5
Movement 5/5

Musou: *Yells
Defeat Officer: Enemy Officer defeated!
Bio: Sworn brother of Sun Ce. A genius with a mind as
cunning as an owl. After Sun Ce's death, Zhou Yu became
Sun Quan's advisor. He was husband to Xiao Qiao, sister of
Da Qiao and quite fond of literature and the arts. He was the
one who got the idea of burning the Cao Cao's ships at Chi Bi.
He was said to be an exceptionally attractive man. Zhou Yu passed
away at the age of 36, while attacking Jingzhou.

Overall: Like Sun Ce, Zhou Yu is a god. Definitely use him.

Sun Jian
Life 3/5
Musou 5/5
Attack 4/5
Defense 4/5
Movement 2/5

Musou: Destroy!
Defeat Officer: Enemy Officer defeated!
Bio: Known as the Tiger of Jiang Dong. Descendant of the legendary
Sun Bin and Sunzi. Father of Sun Ce, Quan, and Shangxiang. During
the Alliance against Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian and his army arrived and
pitched camp at the ruins of Luoyang. At night time, Sun Jian and
his men discovered the Imperial Seal along with a well preserved woman's
corpse in a well. Realizing its worth, Sun Jian feigned illness, and tried
to return to his homeland, Jiang Dong. Yuan Shao, the leader of the Alliance
eventually learned the truth, and ordered Liu Biao to ambush and kill Sun Jian,
which failed. However, Sun Jian returned to avenge himself. While riding alone,
his skull was crushed by a boulder, killing him. He was only 37.

Overall: Sun Jian has quite easily the best Musou in the game, after Lu Bu.
His stats are also quite good. He's my favorite ruler.

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II. Shu
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Zhao Yun
Life 3/5
Musou 2/5
Attack 3/5
Defense 5/5
Movement 4/5

Musou: Attack!
Defeat Officer: Enemy Officer defeated!
Bio: Originally serving Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, Zhao Yun joined Liu Bei,
out of admiration of his wisdom and virtue. Honored as one of the
Five Tiger Generals made of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, and Ma
Chao. Before the alliance with Wu at Chi Bi, Zhao Yun was seperated from his
mistress and his young master Ah Dou (Liu Shan).Flunging into the frey, Zhao Yun
succeeded in rescuing Ah Dou and defeated thousand of Cao Cao's
footsoldiers and generals. For this act of valor, Zhao Yun (Zilong) was
rewarded with the legendary blade "Black Pommel" which in this game is
called "Prism Sword". Zhao Yun died of an illness at the age of 61.

Overall: Zhao Yun isn't as great as previous Dynasty Warriors games,
but he's still great nonetheless. Just give him a Mystic Tiger and
he'll do fine.

Guan Yu
Life 5/5
Musou 4/5
Attack 4/5
Defense 3/5
Movement 3/5

Musou: Enough!
Defeat Officer: Enemy Officer defeated!
Bio: Guan Yu (Yunnchang) was one of the most respected men, in the
Three Kingdoms era. He began his oath of brotherhood with Zhang
Fei (Yide) and Liu Bei (Xuande) shortly after the rebellion of
the Yellow Scarves (Turbans), where he defeated many great rebel
generals. Guan Yu fought many battle with his brother, and had
many stunning victories to his credit. He was also honored as
head of the Five Tigers. However, his reign eventually ended one
day, when Fan Castle (His base) was attacked by Lu Meng of Wu.
Overcome by Meng, Guan Yu and his son, Ping were captured and
brought to Sun Quan, who had them both executed. Guan Yu was
at the age of 59 during his death.

Overall: Guan Yu's so good, it's not even funny. He has great stats
and an awesome Musou. Use him. N'uff said.

Zhang Fei
Life  5/5
Musou 5/5
Attack 5/5
Defense 2/5
Movement 2/5

Musou: *Yells*
Defeat Officer: I've taken out an Officer!
Bio: Younger brother of Guan Yu and Liu Bei. Zhang Fei was a ferocious
warrior with a unbelievable love of wine. Often, Zhang Fei would get
drunk and occasionally beat his men in the process. This laid many
hard defeats on Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang (Kongming). At Chang Ban,
Zhang Fei scared all of Cao Cao's men easily (Even the great Xu Zhu!) with
many loud yells. Zhang Fei fought many battles with Liu Bei and even helped
greatly by recruiting Yan Yan, a general who helped conquer Shu. Honored
as one of the Five Tiger, Zhang Fei was eventually killed by his own men
at the age of 54.

Overall: Basically like Guan Yu. Slower, but a lot stronger.

Liu Bei
Life 4/5
Musou 4/5
Attack 3/5
Defense 3/5
Movement 4/5

Musou: *Yells*
Defeat Officer: Enemy Officer defeated
Bio: Founder of the kingdom of Shu. Liu Bei was a kind and intelligent man
who attracted many worthy men. Sworn brother of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu.
Descendant of Prince Jing, Liu Bei wished to restore the rule of Han
and become emperor himself. Thrice, he went to visit to visit Zhuge Liang
in his cottage and only on the third was Zhuge Liang recruited.
He died at the age of 62 after a life of grief and shame.

Overall: He's a pretty good character. Fast but lacking in attack and defense.

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III. Wei
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Xiahou Dun
Life 3/5
Musou 5/5
Attack 4/5
Defense 3/5
Movement 3/5

Musou: *Yells*
Defeat Officer: I've taken out an officer!
Bio: Cousin of Cao Cao (Cao Cao's father was originally a Xiahou)
and brother of Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Dun had fought many battles
for Cao Cao and was quite possibly his most trusted commander.
Often compared to Zhao Yun of Shu, Xiahou Dun had a great temper
and would sometimes not use his mind in war. Though losing his
left eye at Xia Pi, Xiahou Dun and his brother continued to serve
Cao Cao with undying loyalty. Xiahou Dun passed away due to an
illness at an unknown age, shortly after the death of Cao Cao, and during
the reign of Cao Pi.

Overall: He's an okay character like Liu Bei. I don't use him much, though.

Xu Chu (Zhu)
Life 5/5
Musou 5/5
Attack 5/5
Defense 2/5
Movement 0/5

Musou: Ooo!
Defeat Officer: I smashed 'em good!
Bio: Xu Chu (I don't why they changed his name) was a giant of a man
and was as kind as child. However, when he arrived on the battlefield
everything changed. Xu Chu would become as savage and ruthless as a tiger
andwould kill anyone in his path, be it friend of foe. For this he was
known as "Mad Tiger" Close friend of Dian Wei, Xu Chu obtained the honor
of Tiger Guard, along with Dian Wei. He fought many battles and saved Cao
Cao's life more then once. His death or age of death is unknown.

Overall: The slowest character in the game. Everything about him is slow,
but he does crazy damage if you give him Mystic Tiger. Too bad Red Hare
isn't in this game...

Zhen Ji
Life 2/5
Musou 2/5
Attack 0/5
Defense 5/5
Movement 5/5

Musou: Enough!
Defeat Officer: Enemy Officer defeated!
Bio: A beautiful woman well known for her good manners and shining skin.
After Yuan Shao and his son's deaths, Cao Pi, the eldest son of Cao Cao
went to the Yuan household hoping to execute the entire Yuan clan. However,
when he laid his eyes on Zhen Ji, he found her so beautiful that he
immediately married her. After Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han throne,
he executed Zhen Ji when he heard false rumors that she had tried to kill him.

Overall: I don't like Zhen Ji and I never have. She's so weak. At level 14,
she can do 19 damage with Dark Flute (51 power).

Cao Cao
Life 3/5
Musou 4/5
Attack 3/5
Defense 5/5
Movement 2/5

Musou: Die!
Defeat Officer: Enemy Officer defeated!
Bio: King of Wei. Cao Cao was a great leader of great ambition.
Possibly the most effective leader, Cao Cao defeated many
generals such as Yuan Shao, Lu Bu, and Zhang Ju. Many
attempted to murder him, in fear that he would usurp the Han throne.
All of the plots failed. He attracted many great men such as Xiahou Dun,
Dian Wei, Yue Jin, Yu Jin, and Li Dian. Originally a Xiahou, Cao Cao
was the cousin of Xiahou Dun and Yuan and loved both like brothers.
Cao Cao died of a brain tumor at the age of 65.

Overall: Another medium character. I find Cao Cao to have a good set of
stats and choice of weapons.

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IV. Lu
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Lu Bu
Life 5/5
Musou 5/5
Attack 5/5
Defense 3/5
Movement 2/5

Musou: Die!
Defeat Officer: Who else seeks death?
Bio: Thought by many to be the greatest warrior in the Three Kingdoms era,
Lu Bu was not only powerful, but treacherous and untrustworthy. At Hu Lao
he warded off Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei at the same time. Lu Bu rode
the great horse "Red Hare", a horse that could run 500 m (1000 li) per day.
After the murder of Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu left the capital along with Diaochan, his
wives, and Zhang Liao to wage war with Cao Cao. However, after many losses,
Lu Bu eventually grew tired of battle and went to sleep in a tower. There,
4 of his generals tied him up and gave him to Cao Cao. Lu Bu was afraid of
death and begged Cao Cao to let him serve him, only to be ignored. Lu Bu
was taken away and beheaded at the age of 44. Since then a phrase has been
told among the Chinese: "Among warriors, Lu Bu; among champion steed, Red Hare!"

Overall: The best character in the game. Slow but VERY powerful. He'll also
level up faster in Musous Mode, because he has very few allies.


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V. Credits
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Me, for making this and forcing myself to babble about The Romance of the Three
Kingdoms (buy the book!).
CJayc, for making Gamefaqs.
My parents, for getting me into Three Kingdoms.
You, for reading this, admiring my greatness and not stealing this.