Dynasty Warriors 3/Musou Mode

The Dynasty Warriors series's staple of providing a cinematic experience for players in Musou Mode began with the third installment, making it a complete departure from the simple beat-em-up presentation used for the previous title.

Characters must now fight in stages vaguely synonymous to their Romance of the Three Kingdoms counterparts when they are selected within this mode. Most characters fight in seven battles while leading figures like Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian have a total of ten stages. Pre-rendered cutscenes and filler battles are now included to fill in missing gaps between major stages.

Unaffiliated characters are not playable within this mode until the Xtreme Legends expansion.

Musou Mode
The stars on the tables listed below indicate the respective difficulty level for each scenario. The more shaded stars there are, the harder the stage is in terms of raw difficulty. Note that these indicators are only seen in Xtreme Legends.

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Stage List
Other characters (minus Fu Xi and Nu Wa) are given their own unique "what-if" scenarios in this expansion. Each stage adds twists that vary from character to character, and even filler battles are treated as respectable story battles. Players can unlock a fireworks display during the ending scene by clearing the game with certain officers as well as those from the original Musou Mode.
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Shu

 * Guan Yu
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion (Han Forces vs Yellow Turbans)
 * 2) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 3) Guan Yu's Escape (Guan Yu's Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle of Chang Ban (Liu Bei's Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Fan Castle (Shu Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at Yi Ling (Shu Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Shu Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Huang Zhong
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion (Han Forces vs Yellow Turbans)
 * 2) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle of Chang Ban (Liu Bei's Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 4) Assault on Cheng Du (Liu Bei's Forces vs Liu Zhang's Forces)
 * 5) The Battle of Mt. Ding Jun (Shu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at Yi Ling (Shu Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Shu Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Jiang Wei
 * 1) The Battle of Chang Ban (Liu Bei's Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 2) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Yi Ling (Shu Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 4) Raid on the Rogue Fortress (Shu Forces vs Bandits)
 * 5) The Nanman Campaign (Shu Forces vs Nanman)
 * 6) The Battle of Jie Ting (Shu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Shu Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Liu Bei
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion (Han Forces vs Yellow Turbans)
 * 2) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle of Chang Ban (Liu Bei's Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 5) Assault on Cheng Du (Liu Bei's Forces vs Liu Zhang's Forces)
 * 6) The Battle of Mt. Ding Jun (Shu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Yi Ling (Shu Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 8) The Nanman Campaign (Shu Forces vs Nanman)
 * 9) The Battle of Jie Ting (Shu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 10) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Shu Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Ma Chao
 * 1) The Battle of Chang Ban (Liu Bei's Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 2) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 3) The Mountain Bandit Campaign (Liu Bei's Forces vs Rogues)
 * 4) The Battle at Tong Gate (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Yi Ling (Shu Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 6) The Nanman Campaign (Shu Forces vs Nanman)
 * 7) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Shu Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Pang Tong
 * 1) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 2) The Battle of Chang Ban (Liu Bei's Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 4) Assault on Cheng Du (Liu Bei's Forces vs Liu Zhang's Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Yi Ling (Shu Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 6) The Mountain Bandit Campaign (Shu Forces vs Rogues)
 * 7) The Nanman Campaign (Shu Forces vs Nanman)


 * Wei Yan
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion (Han Forces vs Yellow Turbans)
 * 2) Raid on the Rogue Fortress (Liu Bei's Forces vs Bandits)
 * 3) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle of Chang Ban (Liu Bei's Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Yi Ling (Shu Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 6) The Battle of Jie Ting (Shu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Shu Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Zhang Fei
 * 1) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 2) The Battle of Chang Ban (Liu Bei's Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 4) Assault on Cheng Du (Liu Bei's Forces vs Liu Zhang's Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Yi Ling (Shu Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 6) Raid on the Rogue Fortress (Shu Forces vs Bandits)
 * 7) The Nanman Campaign (Shu Forces vs Nanman)


 * Zhao Yun
 * 1) The Battle of Chang Ban (Liu Bei's Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 2) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 3) Assault on Cheng Du (Liu Bei's Forces vs Liu Zhang's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle of Mt. Ding Jun (Shu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Yi Ling (Shu Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 6) The Nanman Campaign (Shu Forces vs Nanman)
 * 7) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Shu Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Zhuge Liang
 * 1) The Mountain Bandit Campaign (Liu Bei's Forces vs Rogues)
 * 2) The Battle of Chang Ban (Liu Bei's Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Yi Ling (Shu Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 5) The Nanman Campaign (Shu Forces vs Nanman)
 * 6) The Battle of Jie Ting (Shu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Shu Forces vs Wei Forces)

Wei

 * Cao Cao
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion (Han Forces vs Yellow Turbans)
 * 2) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Wan Castle (Cao Cao's Forces vs Zhang Xiu's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Guan Du (Cao Cao's Forces vs Yuan Shao's Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Chi Bi (Cao Cao's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at Tong Gate (Cao Cao's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at He Fei (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 8) The Battle of Mt. Ding Jun (Wei Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 9) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 10) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Wei Forces vs Shu Forces)


 * Dian Wei
 * 1) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 2) The Battle at Wan Castle (Cao Cao's Forces vs Zhang Xiu's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle of Chang Ban (Cao Cao's Forces vs Liu Bei's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Chi Bi (Cao Cao's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at He Fei (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at You Ting (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 7) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)


 * Sima Yi
 * 1) The Battle at Guan Du (Cao Cao's Forces vs Yuan Shao's Forces)
 * 2) The Battle of Chang Ban (Cao Cao's Forces vs Liu Bei's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Chi Bi (Cao Cao's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Fan Castle (Allied Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 5) The Battle of Jie Ting (Wei Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 6) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Wei Forces vs Shu Forces)


 * Xiahou Dun
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion (Han Forces vs Yellow Turbans)
 * 2) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Guan Du (Cao Cao's Forces vs Yuan Shao's Forces)
 * 4) Guan Yu's Escape (Cao Cao's Forces vs Guan Yu's Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at He Fei (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at Jie Ting (Wei Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Wei Forces vs Shu Forces)


 * Xiahou Yuan
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion (Han Forces vs Yellow Turbans)
 * 2) Raid on the Rogue Fortress (Cao Cao's Forces vs Bandits)
 * 3) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Guan Du (Cao Cao's Forces vs Yuan Shao's Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at He Fei (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 6) The Battle of Mt. Ding Jun (Wei Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Wei Forces vs Shu Forces)


 * Xu Huang
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion (Han Forces vs Yellow Turbans)
 * 2) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Wan Castle (Cao Cao's Forces vs Zhang Xiu's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Guan Du (Cao Cao's Forces vs Yuan Shao's Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Tong Gate (Cao Cao's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at He Fei (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Wei Forces vs Shu Forces)


 * Xu Zhu
 * 1) The Mountain Bandit Campaign (Cao Cao's Forces vs Rogues)
 * 2) The Battle at Guan Du (Cao Cao's Forces vs Yuan Shao's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle of Chang Ban (Cao Cao's Forces vs Liu Bei's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Chi Bi (Cao Cao's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Tong Gate (Cao Cao's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 6) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Wei Forces vs Shu Forces)


 * Zhang He
 * 1) The Battle at Guan Du (Cao Cao's Forces vs Yuan Shao's Forces)
 * 2) The Battle of Chang Ban (Cao Cao's Forces vs Liu Bei's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Chi Bi (Cao Cao's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 4) The Battle of Mt. Ding Jun (Wei Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 5) The Battle of Jie Ting (Wei Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 6) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Wei Forces vs Shu Forces)


 * Zhang Liao
 * 1) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 2) The Battle of Chang Ban (Cao Cao's Forces vs Liu Bei's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Chi Bi (Cao Cao's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 4) The Mountain Bandit Campaign (Cao Cao's Forces vs Rogues)
 * 5) The Battle at Tong Gate (Cao Cao's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at He Fei (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 7) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)


 * Zhen Ji
 * 1) Raid on the Rogue Fortress (Cao Cao's Forces vs Bandits)
 * 2) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle of Chang Ban (Cao Cao's Forces vs Liu Bei's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Chi Bi (Cao Cao's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at He Fei (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at You Ting (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 7) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Wei Forces vs Wu Forces)

Wu

 * Da Qiao
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion (Han Forces vs Yellow Turbans)
 * 2) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 3) Surprise Attack on Liu Biao (Sun Jian's Forces vs Liu Biao's Forces)
 * 4) Assault on the Wu Territory (Sun Jian's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at Yi Ling (Wu Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 7) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Gan Ning
 * 1) Pirate Attack on the High Seas (Sun Quan's Forces vs Pirates)
 * 2) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at He Fei (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Fan Castle (Allied Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Yi Ling (Wu Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 6) The Nanman Campaign (Wu Forces vs Nanman)
 * 7) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Huang Gai
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion (Han Forces vs Yellow Turbans)
 * 2) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 3) Surprise Attack on Liu Biao (Sun Jian's Forces vs Liu Biao's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Yi Ling (Wu Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at You Ting (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 7) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Lu Meng
 * 1) Pirate Attack on the High Seas (Sun Jian's Forces vs Pirates)
 * 2) The Yellow Turban Rebellion (Han Forces vs Yellow Turbans)
 * 3) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Fan Castle (Allied Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at Yi Ling (Wu Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 7) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Lu Xun
 * 1) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 2) The Battle at He Fei (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Fan Castle (Allied Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Yi Ling (Wu Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 5) The Nanman Campaign (Wu Forces vs Nanman)
 * 6) The Battle at You Ting (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 7) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Sun Ce
 * 1) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 2) Assault on the Wu Territory (Sun Jian's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at He Fei (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Fan Castle (Allied Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at Yi Ling (Wu Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 7) The Nanman Campaign (Wu Forces vs Nanman)


 * Sun Jian
 * 1) The Yellow Turban Rebellion (Han Forces vs Yellow Turbans)
 * 2) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 3) Surprise Attack on Liu Biao (Sun Jian's Forces vs Liu Biao's Forces)
 * 4) Assault on the Wu Territory (Sun Jian's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at He Fei (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Yi Ling (Wu Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 8) The Nanman Campaign (Wu Forces vs Nanman)
 * 9) The Battle at You Ting (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 10) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Sun Quan
 * 1) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 2) Raid on the Rogue Fortress (Sun Quan's Forces vs Bandits)
 * 3) The Battle at He Fei (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Yi Ling (Wu Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at You Ting (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 6) The Nanman Campaign (Wu Forces vs Nanman)
 * 7) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Sun Shang Xiang
 * 1) The Mountain Bandit Campaign (Sun Jian's Forces vs Rogues)
 * 2) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at He Fei (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Yi Ling (Wu Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 5) The Nanman Campaign (Wu Forces vs Nanman)
 * 6) Raid on the Rogue Fortress (Wu Forces vs Bandits)
 * 7) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Taishi Ci
 * 1) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 2) Surprise Attack on Liu Biao (Sun Jian's Forces vs Liu Biao's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at He Fei (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 5) Raid on the Rogue Fortress (Wu Forces vs Bandits)
 * 6) The Battle at Yi Ling (Wu Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 7) The Nanman Campaign (Wu Forces vs Nanman)


 * Xiao Qiao
 * 1) Pirate Attack on the High Seas (Sun Jian's Forces vs Pirates)
 * 2) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 4) The Mountain Bandit Campaign (Sun Jian's Forces vs Rogues)
 * 5) The Battle at He Fei (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at Yi Ling (Wu Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 7) The Nanman Campaign (Wu Forces vs Nanman)


 * Zhou Yu
 * 1) The Mountain Bandit Campaign (Sun Jian's Forces vs Rogues)
 * 2) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 3) Assault on the Wu Territory (Sun Jian's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Chi Bi (Allied Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at He Fei (Wu Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at Yi Ling (Wu Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 7) The Nanman Campaign (Wu Forces vs Nanman)

Other

 * Diao Chan
 * 1) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 2) The Battle at Guan Du (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at He Fei (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 4) The Battle of Mt. Ding Jun (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Yi Ling (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at Chi Bi (Lu Bu's Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 7) Diao Chan's Escape (Diao Chan's Forces vs Lu Bu's Forces)


 * Dong Zhuo
 * 1) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 2) The Battle at Guan Du (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 3) Raid on the Rogue Fortress (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Bandits)
 * 4) The Battle at He Fei (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Tong Gate (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Ma Chao's Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Chi Bi (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Lu Bu's Forces)


 * Lu Bu
 * 1) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 2) The Battle at Guan Du (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Wan Castle (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 4) The Battle of Chang Ban (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Liu Bei's Forces)
 * 5) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Dong Zhuo's Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 6) Diao Chan's Escape (Lu Bu's Forces vs Diao Chan's Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Chi Bi (Lu Bu's Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)


 * Meng Huo
 * 1) The Nanman Campaign (Nanman Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 2) Assault on Cheng Du (Nanman Forces vs Liu Bei's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Chang Ban (Nanman Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Yi Ling (Nanman Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 5) Assault on the Wu Territory (Nanman Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 6) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Meng Huo's Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 7) Battle of Ru Nan (Nanman Forces vs Allied Forces)


 * Yuan Shao
 * 1) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 2) The Battle at Guan Du (Yuan Shao's Forces vs Cao Cao's Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Chang Ban (Yuan Shao's Forces vs Liu Bei's Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Fan Castle (Yuan Shao's Forces vs Allied Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at He Fei (Yuan Shao's Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 6) The Battle of Jie Ting (Yuan Shao's Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 7) The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains (Yuan Shao's Forces vs Wei Forces)


 * Zhang Jiao
 * 1) Battle of Ru Nan (Yellow Turbans vs Han Forces)
 * 2) The Mountain Bandit Campaign (Yellow Turbans vs Rogues)
 * 3) The Battle of Chang Ban (Yellow Turbans vs Han Forces)
 * 4) Surprise Attack on Liu Biao (Yellow Turbans vs Han Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at Chi Bi (Yellow Turbans vs Han Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at Yi Ling (Yellow Turbans vs Shu Forces)
 * 7) The Nanman Campaign (Yellow Turbans vs Nanman Forces)


 * Zhu Rong
 * 1) The Nanman Campaign (Nanman Forces vs Shu Forces)
 * 2) Wu Navy Skirmish (Nanman Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 3) The Battle at Chi Bi (Nanman Forces vs Wei Forces)
 * 4) The Battle at Hu Lao Gate (Nanman Forces vs Dong Zhuo's Forces)
 * 5) The Battle at You Ting (Nanman Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 6) The Battle at He Fei (Nanman Forces vs Wu Forces)
 * 7) The Siege of He Fei Castle (Zhu Rong's Forces vs Allied Forces)

Character Unlock Requirements
In the base game's Musou Mode, clearing certain objectives will unlock new characters to play as.

Shu

 * Huang Zhong - Clear Musou Mode with two Shu characters.
 * Jiang Wei - Clear Musou Mode with Zhuge Liang.
 * Liu Bei - Clear Musou Mode with two Shu characters.
 * Ma Chao - Clear Musou Mode with any Shu character.
 * Pang Tong - Ensure Pang Tong's survival during the Assault on Cheng Du on the Shu side.
 * Wei Yan - Clear Musou Mode with any Shu character.
 * Zhuge Liang - Clear Musou Mode with any Shu character.

Wei

 * Cao Cao - Clear Musou Mode with two Wei characters.
 * Sima Yi - Clear Musou Mode with any Wei character.
 * Xiahou Yuan - Defeat Xiahou Yuan in the Battle of Mt. Ding Jun on the Shu side.
 * Xu Huang - Clear Musou Mode with two Wei characters.
 * Xu Zhu - Clear Musou Mode with any Wei character.
 * Zhang Liao - Defeat Zhang Liao in the Battle at He Fei on the Wu side.
 * Zhen Ji - Clear Musou Mode with any Wei character.

Wu

 * Da Qiao - Clear Musou Mode with any Wu character.
 * Gan Ning - Defeat Gan Ning in the Battle at He Fei on the Wei side.
 * Lu Meng - Ensure Lu Meng's survival during the Battle at Fan Castle on the Wu side.
 * Lu Xun - Clear Musou Mode with any Wu character.
 * Sun Ce - Clear Musou Mode with two Wu characters.
 * Sun Jian - Clear Musou Mode with two Wu characters.
 * Sun Quan - Trigger the "Sun Quan jumping over the bridge" event in the Battle at He Fei on the Wu side.
 * Taishi Ci - Eliminate Liu Yong before defeating Taishi Ci during the Assault on Wu Territory.
 * Xiao Qiao - Clear Musou Mode with Zhou Yu or Da Qiao.

Other

 * Diao Chan - Defeat Diao Chan in the Battle at Hu Lao Gate.
 * Dong Zhuo - Defeat Dong Zhuo, Diao Chan, and Lu Bu during the Battle at Hu Lao Gate.
 * Fu Xi - Clear Musou Mode with Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian.
 * Lu Bu - Score at least 1,000 KOs during the Battle at Hu Lao Gate.
 * Meng Huo - Defeat Meng Huo seven times during the Nanman Campaign.
 * Nu Wa - Clear Musou Mode with every other female character.
 * Yuan Shao - Defeat Yan Liang and Wen Chou during the Battle at Guan Du.
 * Zhang Jiao - Defeat Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Bao during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
 * Zhu Rong - Defeat Zhu Rong during the Nanman Campaign.

If the player has a save file for Dynasty Warriors 2, they will immediately gain access to Ma Chao, Wei Yan, Xu Zhu, Zhen Ji, Da Qiao, and Lu Xun upon loading the game.

Alternatively, players may opt to unlock all characters in the English version by inputting the following code on the menu screen: R2 (thrice), L1, undefined, L2 (thrice), R1,. The code sequence for the Japanese version is, R1, undefined, L1, undefined, R2, , L2.