Dynasty Warriors 5/Musou Mode

Musou Mode in Dynasty Warriors 5 replaces the fourth title's faction format in favor of personalized stories for every character. Characters generally participate in battles mirroring their historical exploits or those found within Romance of the Three Kingdoms. However, some live past their deaths from the original source material like in the third game. Special cutscenes, personal introspections, and individual endings are available for each character route.

Battles gradually become more difficult the further a player is during an officer's story. Even a low-ranking stage in Free Mode may be challenging to complete if it happens to be the final battle of a character's Musou Mode.

Characters are normally given up to 5 stages (4 for unaffiliated characters), though a select few participate in 6 or 8 battles.

Shu

 * Guan Ping
 * 1) Battle of Chang Ban
 * 2) Escape from Chi Bi
 * 3) Battle of Mt. Ding Jun
 * 4) Battle of Fan Castle
 * 5) Battle of Yi Ling


 * Guan Yu
 * 1) Battle of Si Shui Gate
 * 2) Battle of Hu Lao Gate
 * 3) Battle of Guan Du
 * 4) Guan Yu's Escape
 * 5) Escape from Chi Bi
 * 6) Battle of Fan Castle


 * Huang Zhong
 * 1) Battle of Cheng Du
 * 2) Battle of Mt. Ding Jun
 * 3) Conquest of Nan Zhong
 * 4) Battle of Chen Cang
 * 5) Battle of Bai Di Castle


 * Jiang Wei
 * 1) Battle of Tian Shui
 * 2) Battle of Jie Ting
 * 3) Battle of Chen Cang
 * 4) Battle of Bai Di Castle
 * 5) Battle of Wu Zhang Plains


 * Liu Bei
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion
 * 2) Battle of Hu Lao Gate
 * 3) Battle of Chang Ban
 * 4) Escape from Chi Bi
 * 5) Battle of Cheng Du
 * 6) Battle of Yi Ling
 * 7) Battle of Bai Di Castle
 * 8) Battle of Wu Zhang Plains


 * Ma Chao
 * 1) Battle of Liang Province
 * 2) Battle of Tong Gate
 * 3) Battle of Yi Ling
 * 4) Battle of Jie Ting
 * 5) Battle of Bai Di Castle


 * Pang Tong
 * 1) Battle of Chi Bi
 * 2) Battle of Cheng Du
 * 3) Battle of Mt. Ding Jun
 * 4) Conquest of Nan Zhong
 * 5) Battle of Bai Di Castle


 * Wei Yan
 * 1) Battle of Mt. Ding Jun
 * 2) Battle of Tian Shui
 * 3) Battle of Jie Ting
 * 4) Battle of Chen Cang
 * 5) Battle of Wu Zhang Plains


 * Xing Cai
 * 1) Battle of Cheng Du
 * 2) Battle of Mt. Ding Jun
 * 3) Battle of Yi Ling
 * 4) Battle of Jie Ting
 * 5) Battle of Bai Di Castle


 * Yue Ying
 * 1) Battle of Chang Ban
 * 2) Conquest of Nan Zhong
 * 3) Battle of Tian Shui
 * 4) Battle of Chen Cang
 * 5) Battle of Wu Zhang Plains


 * Zhang Fei
 * 1) Battle of Hu Lao Gate
 * 2) Battle of Xia Pi
 * 3) Battle of Chang Ban
 * 4) Battle of Cheng Du
 * 5) Battle of Fan Castle


 * Zhao Yun
 * 1) Battle of Ji Province
 * 2) Battle of Hu Lao Gate
 * 3) Battle of Chang Ban
 * 4) Battle of Cheng Du
 * 5) Battle of Yi Ling


 * Zhuge Liang
 * 1) Battle of Chang Ban
 * 2) Conquest of Nan Zhong
 * 3) Battle of Tian Shui
 * 4) Battle of Chen Cang
 * 5) Battle of Wu Zhang Plains

Wei

 * Cao Cao
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion
 * 2) Battle of Hu Lao Gate
 * 3) Battle of Xia Pi
 * 4) Battle of Guan Du
 * 5) Escape from Chi Bi
 * 6) Battle of He Fei
 * 7) Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
 * 8) Battle of He Fei Castle


 * Cao Pi
 * 1) Battle of Guan Du
 * 2) Battle of Chi Bi
 * 3) Battle of Jie Ting
 * 4) Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
 * 5) Battle of He Fei Castle


 * Cao Ren
 * 1) Escape from Chi Bi
 * 2) Battle of He Fei
 * 3) Battle of Fan Castle
 * 4) Battle of Chen Cang
 * 5) Battle of Wu Zhang Plains


 * Dian Wei
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion
 * 2) Battle of Hu Lao Gate
 * 3) Battle of Wan Castle
 * 4) Battle of Xia Pi
 * 5) Battle of Chang Ban
 * 6) Escape from Chi Bi


 * Pang De
 * 1) Battle of Liang Province
 * 2) Battle of Tong Gate
 * 3) Battle of He Fei
 * 4) Battle of Mt. Ding Jun
 * 5) Battle of Fan Castle


 * Sima Yi
 * 1) Battle of Fan Castle
 * 2) Battle of Jie Ting
 * 3) Battle of Chen Cang
 * 4) Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
 * 5) Battle of He Fei Castle


 * Xiahou Dun
 * 1) Battle of Xia Pi
 * 2) Battle of Guan Du
 * 3) Guan Yu's Escape
 * 4) Battle of Chang Ban
 * 5) Battle of He Fei
 * 6) Battle of Fan Castle


 * Xiahou Yuan
 * 1) Battle of Xia Pi
 * 2) Battle of Guan Du
 * 3) Battle of Chi Bi
 * 4) Battle of Tong Gate
 * 5) Battle of Mt. Ding Jun


 * Xu Huang
 * 1) Battle of Guan Du
 * 2) Battle of Chang Ban
 * 3) Battle of Tong Gate
 * 4) Battle of He Fei
 * 5) Battle of Fan Castle


 * Xu Zhu
 * 1) Battle of Hu Lao Gate
 * 2) Battle of Chang Ban
 * 3) Battle of Tong Gate
 * 4) Battle of Mt. Ding Jun
 * 5) Battle of He Fei Castle


 * Zhang He
 * 1) Battle of Guan Du
 * 2) Battle of Tong Gate
 * 3) Battle of Mt. Ding Jun
 * 4) Battle of Jie Ting
 * 5) Battle of Chen Cang


 * Zhang Liao
 * 1) Battle of Si Shui Gate
 * 2) Battle of Hu Lao Gate
 * 3) Battle of Xia Pi
 * 4) Escape from Chi Bi
 * 5) Battle of He Fei


 * Zhen Ji
 * 1) Battle of Guan Du
 * 2) Battle of Chi Bi
 * 3) Battle of Jie Ting
 * 4) Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
 * 5) Battle of He Fei Castle

Wu

 * Da Qiao
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion
 * 2) Battle of Si Shui Gate
 * 3) Battle of Jing Province
 * 4) Battle of the Wu Territory
 * 5) Battle of Xia Kou


 * Gan Ning
 * 1) Battle of Xia Kou
 * 2) Escape from Chi Bi
 * 3) Battle of He Fei
 * 4) Battle of Fan Castle
 * 5) Battle of Yi Ling


 * Huang Gai
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion
 * 2) Battle of Jing Province
 * 3) Battle of Chi Bi
 * 4) The Invasion of Nan Zhong
 * 5) Battle of Bai Di Castle


 * Ling Tong
 * 1) Battle of the Wu Territory
 * 2) Battle of Xia Kou
 * 3) Battle of Chi Bi
 * 4) Battle of He Fei
 * 5) Battle of Yi Ling


 * Lu Meng
 * 1) Battle of the Wu Territory
 * 2) Battle of Chi Bi
 * 3) Battle of He Fei
 * 4) The Invasion of Nan Zhong
 * 5) Battle of Fan Castle


 * Lu Xun
 * 1) The Invasion of Nan Zhong
 * 2) Battle of Fan Castle
 * 3) Battle of Yi Ling
 * 4) Battle of He Fei Castle
 * 5) Battle of Bai Di Castle


 * Sun Ce
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion
 * 2) Battle of Si Shui Gate
 * 3) Battle of Jing Province
 * 4) Battle of the Wu Territory
 * 5) The Trials of Sun Ce
 * 6) Battle of Xia Kou


 * Sun Jian
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion
 * 2) Battle of Si Shui Gate
 * 3) Battle of Jing Province
 * 4) Battle of Chi Bi
 * 5) Battle of He Fei
 * 6) Battle of Yi Ling
 * 7) Battle of He Fei Castle
 * 8) Battle of Bai Di Castle


 * Sun Quan
 * 1) Battle of Xia Kou
 * 2) Battle of Chi Bi
 * 3) Battle of He Fei
 * 4) Battle of He Fei Castle
 * 5) Battle of Bai Di Castle


 * Sun Shang Xiang
 * 1) Battle of Jing Province
 * 2) Escape from Chi Bi
 * 3) Battle of He Fei
 * 4) The Invasion of Nan Zhong
 * 5) Battle of Yi Ling


 * Taishi Ci
 * 1) Battle of the Wu Territory
 * 2) Battle of Xia Kou
 * 3) Battle of He Fei
 * 4) The Invasion of Nan Zhong
 * 5) Battle of He Fei Castle


 * Xiao Qiao
 * 1) Battle of Si Shui Gate
 * 2) Battle of Jing Province
 * 3) Battle of the Wu Territory
 * 4) Battle of Xia Kou
 * 5) Battle of Chi Bi


 * Zhou Tai
 * 1) Battle of the Wu Territory
 * 2) Battle of Chi Bi
 * 3) The Invasion of Nan Zhong
 * 4) Battle of Yi Ling
 * 5) Battle of Bai Di Castle


 * Zhou Yu
 * 1) Battle of Si Shui Gate
 * 2) Battle of Jing Province
 * 3) Battle of the Wu Territory
 * 4) Battle of Xia Kou
 * 5) Battle of Chi Bi

Other

 * Diao Chan
 * 1) Battle of Si Shui Gate
 * 2) Battle of Hu Lao Gate
 * 3) Battle of Chang Shan
 * 4) Battle of Xia Pi


 * Dong Zhuo
 * 1) Battle of Xi Liang
 * 2) Battle of Liang Province
 * 3) Battle of Si Shui Gate
 * 4) Battle of Hu Lao Gate


 * Lu Bu
 * 1) Battle of Si Shui Gate
 * 2) Battle of Hu Lao Gate
 * 3) Battle of Chang Shan
 * 4) Battle of Xia Pi


 * Meng Huo
 * 1) Struggle for Nan Zhong
 * 2) Battle of Nan Zhong
 * 3) The Invasion of Nan Zhong
 * 4) Conquest of Nan Zhong


 * Yuan Shao
 * 1) Battle of Ji Province
 * 2) Battle of Si Shui Gate
 * 3) Battle of Chang Shan
 * 4) Battle of Guan Du


 * Zhang Jiao
 * 1) Battle of Xi Liang
 * 2) Battle of Ji Province
 * 3) Battle of Nan Zhong
 * 4) The Yellow Turban Rebellion


 * Zhu Rong
 * 1) Struggle for Nan Zhong
 * 2) Battle of Nan Zhong
 * 3) The Invasion of Nan Zhong
 * 4) Conquest of Nan Zhong


 * Zuo Ci
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion
 * 2) Battle of Hu Lao Gate
 * 3) Battle of Guan Du
 * 4) Battle of Chang Ban
 * 5) Escape from Chi Bi
 * 6) Battle of He Fei
 * 7) Battle of Yi Ling
 * 8) Battle of Wu Zhang Plains

Character Unlock Requirements
These are the following characters who can be unlocked by clearing Musou Mode. This does not apply to the game's Special compilation where every character is available from the start.

Shu

 * Guan Ping - Clear Guan Yu's story.
 * Jiang Wei - Clear Musou Mode with two Shu characters.
 * Liu Bei - Clear Musou Mode with four Shu character or finish Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's stories.
 * Pang Tong - Clear Musou Mode with three Shu characters.
 * Wei Yan - Clear Huang Zhong's story.
 * Yue Ying - Clear Zhuge Liang's story.
 * Zhuge Liang - Clear Musou Mode with any Shu character.

Wei

 * Cao Cao - Clear Musou Mode with four Wei characters or finish Dian Wei and Xu Zhu's stories.
 * Cao Ren - Clear Cao Pi's story.
 * Pang De - Clear Ma Chao's story.
 * Sima Yi - Clear Musou Mode with any Wei character.
 * Xiahou Yuan - Clear Xiahou Dun's story.
 * Xu Huang - Clear Musou Mode with three Wei characters.
 * Zhang He - Clear Musou Mode with two Wei characters.

Wu

 * Da Qiao - Clear Sun Ce's story.
 * Gan Ning - Clear Ling Tong's story.
 * Huang Gai - Clear Musou Mode with three Wu characters.
 * Lu Meng - Clear Musou Mode with two Wu characters.
 * Sun Ce - Clear Sun Quan's story.
 * Sun Jian - Clear Musou Mode with four Wu characters or finish Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and Sun Shang Xiang's stories.
 * Xiao Qiao - Clear Zhou Yu's story.
 * Zhou Tai - Clear Musou Mode with any Wu character.

Other

 * Diao Chan - Clear Lu Bu's story.
 * Dong Zhuo - Clear Diao Chan's story.
 * Lu Bu - Clear Musou Mode with one character from each kingdom.
 * Meng Huo - Clear Lu Xun and Zhuge Liang's stories.
 * Yuan Shao - Clear Cao Cao's story.
 * Zhang Jiao - Clear Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian's stories.
 * Zhu Rong - Clear Meng Huo's story.
 * Zuo Ci - Unlock every other character.