Dynasty Warriors 5/Musou Mode

Musou Mode in Dynasty Warriors 5 replaces the fourth title's faction format in favor of personalized stories for each character. Characters generally participate in battles mirroring their historical exploits or those found in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. However, some live past their deaths from the original source material. 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 is the final battle in a character's Musou Mode.

Characters with bolded names in the stage chart refer to the location of their fourth weapons.

Unlockable Characters
Characters who can be unlocked by completing Musou Mode; all characters are automatically available in the game's Special compilation.

Alternate methods to unlocking some characters> Liu Bei - complete Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei ( his sworn brothers) ~ Cao Cao > complete Dian Wei and Xu Zhu ( his bodyguards of sorts) ~ Sun Jian > complete his children's campaigns of Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and Sun Shang Xiang.