Juggernaut

Juggernaut in Dynasty Warriors 5

Juggernauts (虎戦車, Torasensha, lit. "Tiger Tanks") are a special unit, first appearing in Dynasty Warriors 4. Juggernauts have a golden, roaring tiger appearance, while also moving on wheels. They attack by breathing fire streams and fireballs. They move and turn slowly, being their main weakness. They also cannot be moved by attacks.

Juggernauts are alternatively referred as "Tiger Tanks" (literal translation of its Japanese name) in Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires and as "Fire Chariots" in Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed.

Role in Games

According to the series, the Juggernaut was invented by Yueying. In her Legend Mode stage in Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends, she tests their effectiveness by going up with them in battle against the Five Tiger Generals. They also combat the Nanman animal units during the Nanman Campaign.

Juggernauts also make an appearance in Dynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle as ridden mounts for both Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao.

In Dynasty Warriors Online, they will serve as a base type. They have heavy defenses, and four must be defeated in order for a base to be captured. These structures stay true to their original namesake and are one of the hardest units to bring down. In the game they have the exception of being the only structure to be damaged via indirect attack, such as beams or shockwaves, and still be affected by the damage stat.

In Dynasty Warriors 7 and 8, Juggernauts can be used by the player to attack the enemy. It can only be used in story mode. In the eighth title, certain Free Mode stages when unlocked allow use of the Juggernaut.

Renamed the Fire Chariot in Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed, it serves as a powerful enemy unit that must be destroyed before it can wreak havoc on the player's generals. An ice variant of it exists and may be deployed in tandem with its fire counterpart.

Strategy

The main strategy when fighting a Juggernaut is to circle them with occasional attacks, run and use Musou Attacks, or using long ranged attacks. Juggernauts' flame blasts often knockdown on hit and have a cooldown time in between blasts.

In Dynasty Warriors 4 and 5, when riding on Shadow Runner or being frozen by enemies that have an ability to freeze the player, if a Juggernaut uses a fire stream, the player's health will decrease very fast due to no knockback (and being stuck in place as well as damage incoming from other nearby units), and can be killed instantly. Same thing applies to using Musou Rage in Dynasty Warriors 5.

Juggernauts in both 4 and 5 possess their own Musou Attack where they turn to the side for a bit, then spin continuously to spew flames in a continuous barrage covering 360 degrees. Even then, this period after their flames become active, does not have full-on everlasting invulnerability frames that Musou Attacks normally possess, allowing connecting attacks of any kind to cut their Musou Attack short. Even then, it's still recommended to try and use your own Musou Attack if available to combat theirs.

As an allied unit, Juggernauts may seem powerful on paper, but their big size makes them rather easy to hit and demolish with aggressive mobs able to pull the job off. In the end they are as near-vital to protect as any other machine unit such as a carriage or bridgelayer. Despite this, their flame blasts can still give breathing room for the player from time to time.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

The Juggernaut, not referred to by name, was a contraption introduced by Zhuge Liang to combat King Mulu's beast troops during his Southern Campaign. The contraptions spewed fire and were fierce-looking, which scared the tigers and elephants brought by the Nanman troops. The animals attempted to turn back and flee, but ran straight at the Nanman forces, causing uncontrollable chaos. King Mulu fell off his elephant and was crushed by it, while Meng Huo was captured shortly after the collapse of the beast unit.

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