Warriors Orochi (series)

Warriors Orochi (無双OROCHI, Musou Orochi) is a crossover series fusing the worlds of Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors. Originally, the game Warriors Orochi was supposed to be a parting game for current-gen consoles, namely the PlayStation 2. The Dynasty Warriors characters use their Dynasty Warriors 5 looks and the Samurai Warriors characters mainly use their Samurai Warriors 2 appearance (excluding characters cut in this title).

However, due to the success and fan reaction of the first game, KOEI made a series out of the concept. They also broadened their range of characters by adding historical and mythical figures from time periods predating the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors series.

Characters
The Warriors Orochi series has added twelve characters to the general Warriors series and redesigned two other warriors. Most of these characters are based on various books and legends, such as Journey to the West, Fengshen Yanyi and The Tales of the Heike. The series allows several cross-era relationships that previously had no chance of happening. The list of new characters:

Mystical/Mythical

 * Orochi X
 * Orochi
 * Fu Xi (redesigned)
 * Nu Wa (redesigned)
 * Taigong Wang
 * Gyuki
 * Dodomekki

Novel

 * Yoshitsune Minamoto (The Tales of the Heike)
 * Benkei (The Tales of the Heike)
 * Kiyomori Taira (The Tales of the Heike)
 * Sun Wukong (Journey to the West)
 * Xuanzang (Journey to the West)
 * Taigong Wang (Fengshen Yanyi)
 * Da Ji (Fengshen Yanyi)

Historical

 * Taigong Wang
 * Da Ji
 * Himiko
 * Yoshitsune Minamoto
 * Benkei
 * Kiyomori Taira
 * Xuanzang

Games

 * Warriors Orochi
 * Warriors Orochi PSP
 * Warriors Orochi 2
 * Warriors Orochi 2 PSP
 * Warriors Orochi Z