Sima Yi

Sima Yi is a Wei strategist. Perceptive and sly, he desires to use his talents to someday rule the land. He generally acts as the rival to Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei. In the Dynasty Warriors series, he is 24 years old.

Role in Games

 * "I didn't think you were a mere slave to power."
 * -Mitsunari Ishida in Warriors Orochi 2.

Dynasty Warriors
His Legend Mode in Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends takes place at Mount Qi. Thinking that Wei Yan will feed him with inside information, Sima Yi is lead into one of Zhuge Liang's traps. Surrounded by archers and trapped in a fire attack, he is saved by rainfall. With the heavens on his side, he fights his way through perilous odds, which forces Zhuge Liang to issue an all-out attack. Slaying the Shu generals, Sima Yi is able to escape safely.

In Dynasty Warriors 5, Sima Yi was born from a prestigious family and studied his life to become a renowned scholar. Summoned by Cao Cao to join Wei, Sima Yi demonstrates his skills as main strategist at Fan Castle and asked Wu for reinforcements. He serves Cao Pi after his liege's demise and kills Ma Su at Jie Ting. During the conflict, he meets Zhuge Liang and deems the Prime Minister to be his greatest threat. However, when his rival perishes at Wu Zhang Plains, he fears nothing while he crushes the other two kingdoms. With Wei as the land's ruler, it's implied that he plans to overthrow his master in due time.

His Legend Mode in the Xtreme Legends expansion pairs him with Cao Pi and Xu Huang. The trio work together to punish the traitor, Meng Da, at Xin Castle. While he holds himself within the castle's walls, he forces several Wei generals to fight their master. Sima Yi notes their weakened resolve and orders his allies to spark mutiny among Meng Da's troops. Striking the final blow against Meng Da, the defector accuses Sima Yi for false loyalties before he dies. The strategist replies that he is only biding his time.

Cao Cao summons for Sima Yi's talents before the Battle of Chi Bi in Dynasty Warriors 6. Originally bored and unimpressed by the land's chaos, he becomes fascinated by Zhuge Liang's tactics and his experience in battle. As he spends more time with his master, Sima Yi begins to form his own ambitions and image for the land. Consumed with his inner desires, he loses interest with his rival and works to destroy the other two kingdoms. Although ordered to keep watch over the northern regions for rebellion, Sima Yi stages a coup d'état at Xu Chang with Zhang He and others. As he slays Cao Cao, his lord expresses his wishes to make a land for the people with his dying breath. Sima Yi, though acting uninterested, complies with his master's ideals to an extent during his rule.

Warriors Orochi
In the first game, Sima Yi serves Orochi faithfully, gladly breaking his bonds with Wei. He can join the Samurai forces during one of their gaiden stages. If the player successfully executes the two fleeing officers, therefore ruining Sima Yi's trap, he will be in awe of the coalition's genius and joins their cause.

In Warriors Orochi 2, Sima Yi works for Masamune's army. During the Samurai storyline, he faces the Sakon's forces at Chang Ban and is outwitted by Shingen. Impressed by Shingen's tactics, he decides to accompany them. In other faction story modes, he will survive to serve Orochi X.

Kessen
Sima Yi is a confident and talented magician for Wei in Kessen II. He serves as a strategist and adviser for Cao Cao. He is first seen strutting into Cao Cao's throne room midway through the game, wondering why he can't find the "great hero of the land". He bluntly ventures that Cao Cao is the cause of the land's natural disasters as they continue due to the conqueror's selfish desires. He states that the lord will lose to Liu Bei if this continues, which gets an angered response from Cao Cao. Sword drawn to the offender, he growls for his name to which Sima Yi politely bows and introduces himself. Cao Cao likes the sorcerer's fearless nature and recruits him on the spot. His battle strategy is one of the best ways to fend off an angry Ma Chao.

Personality
Originally introduced as a calm and gloomy strategist, Sima Yi eventually became a man who is more arrogant and conniving. He is known for his maniacal laughter and insulting friend and foe alike as "Fool!" or "Imbecile!" He doesn't truly believe in Cao Cao but is always eager to exploit every opportunity given to him. Prideful of his intellect and believing that he has an unsurpassed wit, he regards Zhuge Liang as a worthy opponent.

While usually known to be contemptuous and seemingly shallow, Sima Yi can also be easily humiliated when he can't predict the results of his actions. This mainly occurs during the spin-off titles in the Dynasty Warriors series, such as the mahjong title and Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires.

He trusts Zhang He's versatility for his plans and relies on him during the later parts of the Three Kingdoms period. In recent titles, he shares a loosely trusted partnership with Cao Pi and the heir refers to him by his style name. Sima Yi is fascinated with Cao Pi's abilities and generally finds him a better ruler than his father.

Voice Actors

 * Lex Lang - Dynasty Warriors 4 (English)
 * Richard Cansino - Dynasty Warriors 5, Warriors Orochi series (English)
 * Kyle Hebert - Dynasty Warriors 6 (English)
 * Ralph Lister - Kessen II (English)
 * Choi Byeong Sang - Dynasty Warriors 2 (Korean)
 * Lee Won-Jun - Dynasty Warriors 3 (Korean)
 * Jeong Myeong-Jun - Dynasty Warriors 4~5 (Korean)
 * Tsuyoshi Takishita - Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi series (Japanese)
 * Hirohiko Kakegawa - Dynasty Tactics series (Japanese)
 * Shinichirō Ōta - Kessen II (Japanese)
 * Rokurō Naya - Romance of the Three Kingdoms drama CD series

Quotes

 * See also: Sima Yi (Quotes)


 * "Foolishness! You're saying that... the land can survive without the Han or the Emperor?"
 * "What good does your knowledge do you? Have you never questioned the antique structures of the past?"
 * Sima Yi and Cao Cao; Dynasty Warriors 6


 * "Haha! Did you really think you could defeat me with such infantile tricks? Imbeciles!
 * "Imbeciles!"
 * "I'm not saying it."
 * Sima Yi, Masamune, and Mitsunari at the Battle of Xia Pi; Warriors Orochi 2


 * "Lord Cao Cao, observe those around you. You have more loyal commanders than the sky has stars. They have pledged their lives to you yet you do not realize this. No, you're only thinking of yourself. Your glory, your supposed greatness."
 * Sima Yi; Kessen II

Ground Moveset

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 * , undefined: Puts fingers to forehead with another hand facing his fan, causing the fan to levitate into the air.
 * ,, undefined: Fires a single, purple beam of energy.
 * ,, , undefined: Hops back with his fingers to his forehead and another hand facing the fan, causing the fan to rapidly vibrate distorting vision. Then glides forward with the fan still vibrating.
 * ,, , , undefined: Curves arm over an arc, producing a large purple ball to appear.
 * ,, , , , undefined (undefined, undefined, undefined): Fires purple beams of energy in different directions.
 * A rapid succession of purple lasers. Last shot of lasers shoots five lasers.
 * (at red health or with the Way of Musou): Same as above, but creates an unblockable Yin-Yang shockwave that blasts all enemies around him.
 * , : Jump, then sends his fan downwards.
 * , undefined: Sima Yi jumps, then slams into the ground creating a shockwave.

Horse Moveset

 * undefined: Sima Yi leans to each side, and strikes.
 * ,, , , , : Three attacks to the right side, three to the left.
 * Repeating strikes to all sides until the Musou gauge empties.

Dynasty Warriors
In Dynasty Warriors 6, Sima Yi's weapon of choice are gloves that protrude long and thin of wire from his fingertips. Despite the claws' small and fragile appearance, the wires that protrude from them have good range. His deadlock attack shows that these wires are strong enough for him to hook them into an opponent, lift them, and smash them to the ground. He gains a good amount of crowd control attacks, especially during higher Renbu levels, and relies considerably less on magic than before. In some ways, he resembles a long range character, as his attack efficiency is somewhat weakened while he is close to his opponent. However, this setback can be bypassed if the player has mastered when to properly evade.

Dynasty Warriors 4

 * Level 10 Weapon: Dark Feather
 * Base Attack: 50
 * Stage: Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
 * Requirements: Defeat Ma Chao and Wei Yan.

Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends

 * Level 11 Weapon: Abyssal Feather
 * Base Attack: 44
 * Attributes: Level 18 Tortoise Amulet, Level 15 Nanman Armor, Level 16 Cavalry Armor, Level 11 Seven Star Sash
 * Stage: Battle of Mt. Qi
 * Restrictions: No bodyguards
 * Requirements: Trigger the rain event manually, instead of it activating automatically. Defeat nine of the ten enemy generals.
 * Strategy:


 * 1) Equip Shadow Saddle.
 * 2) You will be trapped with tons of archers and mines on the ground. Fill your musou bar. Ride on the horse and go down the hill. Dismount and unleash the true musou at the archers. Get back on the horse and ride back up the hill in the same path you came down (the bombs do not regenerate). Repeat.
 * 3) Sima Yi will start cursing at Zhuge Liang when his HP goes to yellow.
 * 4) When you get about 25 KOs, suddenly it starts raining, which disarms the mines.
 * 5) The gates open, and Wei Yan rushes in with tons of troops.
 * 6) Rush outside the gate and find food (turn right when you go out). You should almost be dead by now.
 * 7) Defeat Wei Yan.
 * 8) Defeat Gao Xiang when he appears.
 * 9) Defeat Zhuge Liang, and Yue Ying who appears shortly after.
 * 10) Liao Hua, Zhang Yi, Ma Dai and Jian Yong appear one after one for the next few minutes. Kill them all.
 * 11) With about 3-7 minutes left, Jiang Wei appears. Defeat him.
 * 12) Level 11 message.
 * 13) Rush to the exit to end the stage.

Note: It's okay not to defeat Wang Ping, who ambushes you when you run up the mountain. You'll still get the S-rank for the weapon. Note: Equip the vorpal orb, elixir and the way of musou. Sima Yi's true musou can kill up to 30 troops in one shot. Officers die in two full shots if most of the lasers hit them.

How to Obtain Dark Feather

 * Stage: Battle of Chen Cang (Wei)
 * Location: Inside the castle the player starts in.
 * Requirements: Stop the siege machine lines by taking all three of the enemy defense bases along the south before any damage is done to your castle walls.

Historical Information
Sima Yi was in fact Wei strategist. He knew he could use his talents to rule the land one day, so he accepts. He grew into an ordinary Wei strategist to a cunning man. Over the course of several years, Sima Yi came to control the court of Wei, through use of trickery and brilliance. However, after a fail assassination of Sima Yi, the current Wei Emperor was made nothing more than a figure head. Upon his death his sons took over his former offices, leading to eventually his grandson, Sima Yan, destroying the Wei Dynasty and created the Jin Dynasty in 265 AD.