Daqiao

Da Qiao is character introduced in Dynasty Warriors 3 and is one of the characters cut in Dynasty Warriors 6. She is Xiao Qiao's eldest sister and they are known throughout the land as the Two Qiaos. She is the wife of Sun Ce. In the Dynasty Warriors series, she is 17 years old.

Role in Games

 * "Da Qiao, you sure have gotten strong."
 * -Sun Ce to Da Qiao

Dynasty Warriors
In Dynasty Warriors 3 and 4, both sisters were kidnapped by Dong Zhuo and later saved by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who married the two girls after. In Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu faced a test to win the hearts of the Two Qiaos with Zhou Yu stating that fighting for the Qiaos' hearts is a lot easier than confessing love to them.

Da Qiao's Dynasty Warriors 5 Musou Mode revolves on her contributions to Sun Ce, who only wanted her to be safe from harm. Throughout the story, she struggles to make herself fight alongside her husband and become stronger along the way. She later on contributed greatly at the battle of Xia Kou, helping a finally accepting Sun Ce while on his mysterious condition. Her ending involved Sun Ce almost getting over his illness, thanking his wife for keeping him alive.

Warriors Orochi
Da Qiao appears as an enemy for the Orochi Army in Sekigahara, where she struggles to fight against her husband who became a rebel against the Orochi forces. Sun Ce then gave his wife a request to stay with Sun Quan (who was still angry with the fact about his brother's rebellion) in which Da Qiao accepted nonetheless.

In Anegawa, she was held hostage again by the Orochi forces. Dong Zhuo attempts to approach Da Qiao, angering Sun Ce. Throughout the stage, Sun Ce prevents Dong Zhuo from trying to lay a finger on his wife, even if it almost costs a wipeout on the main camp (only to be protected by Ieyasu's iron will). After being rescued, Da Qiao then joins the Wu Army.

In Warriors Orochi 2, she again is seen fighting for the Wu forces alongside Sun Ce as a reinforcement at Itsukushima, whilst helping Sun Quan from an enemy attack led by Kiyomori Taira. If playing the Orochi Story Mode, Da Qiao can be unlocked after winning the Battle of He Fei, in which Da Qiao is captured alongside: Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Shang Xiang and Zhou Tai.

She also shared a Dream Mode with Oichi and Sun Shang Xiang, where they have to save their husbands from Da Ji's trickery. Da Qiao found out that Sun Ce was in a garrison with a phantom Da Qiao. After defeating the phantom, Da Qiao humorously scolds Sun Ce for not noticing who was the real wife. Sun Ce then temporary leaves the battlefield for reinforcements while the women go for the final charge to Da Ji's camp.

Personality
Da Qiao is a feminine, mature, and sensible woman. She tries her hardest to contribute to her husband and to become stronger, sometimes staying away from trouble if must. Generally shy and timid with others, she can also be a "damsel in distress" in various situations. Though she seems to remain passive, she won't hesitate to snap at her sister for acting selfish or slipping with her manners.

Appearance
Da Qiao's clothing strikes bolder shades of red and blue in the games she appears on. She usually wears a short skirt or a dress, with matching knee-high socks and high-heeled shoes, reflecting more on her feminine side. The colors on her fans also complement her personality with colors of purple, magenta, and pink.

In Dynasty Warriors 3 and 4, she has long hair in pigtails, with flowerlike accessories on her hair. In Dynasty Warriors 5, her hair became a lot shorter with braided pigtails, and a flowery comb attached with a short white veil to truly differentiate herself with her sister, Xiao Qiao.

In the Dynasty Warriors 6 Artbook, it seems that her hairstyle is still from her DW5 incarnation yet her dress was identical to her sister's.

Voice Actors

 * Wendee Lee - Dynasty Warriors 4~5, Warriors Orochi series (English)
 * Kim Jihye - Dynasty Warriors 3 (Korean)
 * Yeo Min Jeong - Dynasty Warriors 4~5 (Korean)
 * Junko Shimakata - Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi series (Japanese)

Quotes

 * See also: Da Qiao (Quotes)


 * "Move please!"
 * "Xiao Qiao~!"
 * "Where are you Lord Sun Ce?!"
 * "You just won't quit will you? Forgive me, Lord Sun Ce. I cannot let this stand!"
 * "Welcome back, sis! Did you bring me anything?"
 * "Xiao Qiao, now is not the time to fool around. But I'm glad you're safe."
 * Both sisters in Warriors Orochi 2

Dynasty Warriors
In the Dynasty Warriors games, Da Qiao fought with paper folding fans called "True Beauty". Like her sister, Da Qiao's attacks were rather weak, but fast. This allowed for her to battle effectively. The main things that set her style apart from her sister's were that Da Qiao's charge attacks were more focused around one-on-one battles, and were very effective as such. Da's best attacks for crowd clearing were the end of her normal moveset and her sixth charge attack. In Dynasty Warriors 5, Da Qiao's fourth weapon was heavy, which gave her a severe nerf by reducing her speed. To make up for this, though, she was given rather large bonuses in life, musou, attack, and defense. This gave her the potential to be one of the stronger fighters, if both of her fans managed to connect with the opponent.

In Dynasty Warriors 6, Da Qiao was removed from the roster. Something worth noting is that several characteristics of Da's fighting style were incorporated into Xiao Qiao's moveset. Examples of this are the spins that she does at the end of her moveset and how she tosses her fans in a circle around her at the end of her Musou attack. Another example is the miniature tornado created by Xiao Qiao in her undefined attacks.

Dynasty Warriors 4

 * Level 10 Weapon: Qiao Beauty
 * Power: 42
 * Stage: Battle of Xu Chang
 * Requirements: Defeat Dian Wei and his officers - Deng Ai and Hu Zhi.

Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends

 * Level 11 Weapon: Mortal Beauty
 * Base Attack: 45
 * Attributes: Level 19 Peacock Urn, Level 15 Nanman Armor, Level 11 Horned Helm, Level 15 Star Seven Sash
 * Stage: Battle of the Wu Territory
 * Restrictions: No bodyguards, no items
 * Requirements: Defeat the 3 guest Generals prior to the falling rock ambush attack, each of them within 1 minute of their appearance. Then achieve a 300 K.O. count.
 * Strategy:


 * 1) Open the south door by killing the soldiers.
 * 2) Near the west gate, first guest appears. Defeat him within 1 minute.
 * 3) Near the bottom right gate, second guest appears, defeat him within 1 minute.
 * 4) Naer the left middle gate, third guest appears, defeat him within 1 minute.
 * 5) The above must be done in 6 minutes.
 * 6) Get 300 KOs within 15 minutes up to this point.
 * 7) Level 11 message.
 * 8) Get Sun Ce to die for you.
 * 9) Guests 4 and 5 appears, defeat them. There is a speed boot around where the rock trap is.
 * 10) End of stage.

How to Obtain Qiao Beauty

 * Stage: Battle of Xia Kou (Wu)
 * Location: North of Cai Mao's position.
 * Requirements: Defeat Cai Mao and Gan Ning before Ling Tong is defeated.


 * Strategy
 * A second player will make this much easier as Gan Ning is hyped up for this battle. Turn back and proceed along the bottom and up the left flank, up to where Ling Cao is. If Gan Ning has not arrived by the time you get there, feel free to take the base to the north and the gates. Gan Ning will arrive and kill Ling Cao almost instantly. Kill Gan Ning (with assistance from player 2 if available) and then head to the centre and kill Cai Mao. Note: Da Qiao must get the final hit on both officers. If Ling Tong or Huang Gai kills Gan Ning, the weapon will not appear.