High Smash: : Launches a round swing to the front.
High Thrust: : Thrusts club at an upward angle.
Uppercut Smash: 🡾 + : Performs an uppercut swing while standing up.
Mid Smash: 🡾 + : Does a mid thrust with one leg raised up.
Low Smash: 🡻 + : Swings club at a downward angle while crouching. Also hits fallen opponents.
Low Thrust: 🡻 + : Does a more angled version of the Mid Smash motion. Also hits fallen opponents.
Rear Smash: Facing Away or : Turns around and smacks the opponent's rear with a simple swing.
Rear Sweep: Facing Away 🡻 + or : Sweeps opponent off their feet with a downward swipe while turning around.
Pogo: 🡹 + or : Leaps forth while riding on club like a pogo stick. Upon making impact, Xu Zhu lies down exhausted, requiring players to button tap in order to get up. Also hits fallen enemies.
Hammer Lift (背骨碎; lit. "Spine Break"): Near Opponent + : Performs a back-breaking bear hug on the opponent via crushing them with his club's shaft.
Combo Attacks
Cannonball (連轟跳鎚; lit. "Chain Boom Leaping Hammer"): ⸨🡹 + ⸩: Unleashes a round swing followed by an overhead slam and a raised strike.
Cannonball Dive (連轟砲; lit. "Chain Boom Cannon"): : Does a round swing followed by a thrust done upward and another directed to the opponent's midsection.
Toe Smasher (連轟散砲; lit. "Chain Boom Scatter Cannon"): : Extends Cannonball Dive by adding a thrust directed to the opponent's feet.
Iron Fist (連轟墜; lit. "Chain Boom Crash"): : Thrusts club forward, then swings to the right before unleashing an overhead strike.
Below the Belt (連轟散彈; lit. "Chain Boom Scatter Bullet"): : Similar to Toe Smasher, but eschews the round swing to simplify the combo.
Overhand Bash (連轟彈; lit. "Chain Boom Bullet"): ⸨🡾 + ⸩: Chains Mid Smash together with Low Smash.
Thunder Smash (連轟掃打; lit. "Chain Boom Brushing Hit"): ⸨🡻 + ⸩: Chains Low Smash together with Low Thrust.
Passionate Destroyer (鼎碎; lit. "Ding Break"): 🡺 + : Bops opponent with an arcing strike.
Charging Bear (鳩尾襲; lit. "Dove Tail Assault"): 🡺 ⸨🡺 + ⸩: Rams club sideways at opponent, causing them to keel over.
Spine Breaker - Back (激震連鎚; lit. "Raging Quake Chain Hammer"): 🡹 + ⸨🡸 + ⸩: Extends Pogo with another club-riding stomp done backward.
Spine Breaker - Fixed (激震連鎚; lit. "Raging Quake Chain Hammer"): 🡹 + ⸨🡹 + ⸩ or 🡹 + ⸨Any Direction + ⸩: Extends Pogo with another club-riding stomp on the same spot.
Earth Breaker (烈震鎚; lit. "Violent Quake Hammer"): 🡻 🡾 🡺 : Hops forward and slams the ground while crouching.
Batter Up (奔流打; lit. "Torrent Hit"): 🡻 🡿 🡸 : Performs a batting strike that knocks the opponent away.
Body Buster (轟連頭碎; lit. Booming Chain Head Break"): 🡸 🡿 🡻 🡾 🡺 : Performs three spin strikes while moving towards foe.
Wrecking Ball (轟連頭腰碎; lit. "Booming Chain Head Waist Break"): 🡸 🡿 🡻 🡾 🡺 ⸨🡻 + ⸩: Similar to Body Buster, but causes Xu Zhu to lower the club at mid level while spinning continuously.
Super Pogo (轟連頭腰脛碎; lit. "Booming Chain Head Waist Shin Break"): 🡸 🡿 🡻 🡾 🡺 ⸨🡻 + ⸩⸨🡻 + ⸩: Similar to Body Buster, but causes each spin to go lower in elevation until Xu Zhu passes out from exhaustion.
Musou Attacks
Musou Slash Attack: 🡻 🡾 🡺 + : Launches a powerful uppercut swing, a spin slash, and an overhead slam.
True Musou Slash Attack: Low Health + 🡻 🡾 🡺 + : Performs a more powerful variation of the Musou Slash combo that includes a rightward swing and a round batting strike.
Musou Thrust Attack: 🡻 🡾 🡺 + : Launches an upward thrust and midsection stab followed by a short club ram done sideways.
True Musou Thrust Attack: Low Health + 🡻 🡾 🡺 + : Performs a more powerful variation of the Musou Thrust combo that adds another side ram and a club-riding hop traveling at a good distance. Xu Zhu is left lying down in exhaustion after performing the move.
Maneuvers
Block Slash: : Raises club upward to thwart slash attacks.
Block Thrust: : Holds up club diagonally to block thrust attacks. Also nudges Xu Zhu slightly forward.
Sidestep: + : Sidesteps away from an incoming attack.
Back Away: 🡸 🡸: Quickly backs away from an opponent.
Charge Attack 1: : Swings weapon around counterclockwise, breaking the enemy's guard stance.
Charge Attack 2: : Punts enemies to the air by swinging club upward to the left. Has the highest launching elevation among other second charge attacks to compensate for Xu Zhu's slow hit speed.
Charge Attack 3: : Launches an overhead strike. Stuns grounded foes while knocking back airborne ones.
Charge Attack 4: : Delivers a massive batting swing with club, knocking foes away at a great distance.
Normal Attack: : Does two circular swings from left and right, then raises club upward before slamming it down.
Musou Attacks
Musou Attack: : Swings club around in circles counterclockwise until Xu Zhu collapses from exhaustion. The hitting motion is based on his old Body Buster move from the first game.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Dashing + : Rolls on the ground twice to unbalance nearby foes.
Jump Attack: : Slams club unto the ground via pogo ride. Can hit twice if positioned correctly. This move is essentially his old Pogo attack from the first game.
Counter Attack: L1 + : Rams club sideways at enemy, knocking them a short distance away.
Horse Attacks
Horse Charge Attack: : Delivers a powerful swing to both sides while on horseback. Can be performed while in the middle of doing the normal horse attack string.
Horse Normal Attack: : Lugs club around to the right and left twice in a row.
Horse Musou Attack: : Delivers Musou-charged swings back and forth.
Bow Attacks
Normal Shot: Hold R1 + : Shoots a normal arrow.
Charge Shot: Hold R1 + : Fires a charged shot that dazes the target.
Musou Shot: Hold R1 + : Unleashes a Musou-powered arrow that knocks enemies down. Can fire multiple shots rapidly so long as the user has enough Musou.
Fighting Style
Due to his immense strength, Xu Zhu carries around powerful, heavy weapons, resulting in stronger attacks that take longer to perform. His main moves involving simple strikes to harm others, although he often uses attacks that pound the ground and knock down all of his surrounding enemies.
However, his weaknesses happen to be his slow running speed and his Musou attack being hard to juggle with despite its high damage output. Players will need to equip him with fast mounts like Red Hare in order to effectively traverse large maps.
Charge Attack 1: : Swings weapon around counterclockwise, breaking the enemy's guard stance.
Charge Attack 2: : Punts enemies to the air by swinging club upward to the left. Has the highest launching elevation among other second charge attacks to compensate for Xu Zhu's slow hit speed.
Charge Attack 3: : Launches an overhead spin swipe. Stuns grounded foes while knocking back airborne ones.
Charge Attack 4: : Delivers a massive batting swing with club, knocking foes away at a great distance. Inflicts fire elemental damage if Xu Zhu is equipped with his fifth weapon in Xtreme Legends.
Charge Attack 5: : Lifts foes high up into the air with an ascending vertical swing. Press to follow up the attack with a full degree swing in the air.
Charge Attack 6: : Positions club to chest while hopping forward, knocking foes into the air. Continuously tapping adds more hops before leaping up to perform a powerful butt stomp.
Normal Attack 1: : Does two circular swings from left and right, then raises club upward with an ascending swipe before slamming it down.
Normal Attack 2: : Similar to the first normal attack string, but turns the fourth hit sequence into a rightward swipe followed by a spinning slash done counterclockwise.
Normal Attack 3: : Similar to the second normal attack string, but changes the fifth hit sequence to an upward swing to the left while adding a hopping slam to serve as the combo finisher.
Musou Attacks
Musou Attack: : Swings club around in circles counterclockwise until Xu Zhu collapses from exhaustion.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + : Similar to the normal Musou animation, but adds several more spins that emanate trails of energy for additional range.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Dashing + : Rolls on the ground twice to unbalance nearby foes.
Jump Attack: : Slams club unto the ground via pogo ride.
Power Guard: L1 + : Pushes an attacking enemy back to create some distance from them.
Horse Attacks
Horse Charge Attack: : Delivers a powerful swing to both sides while on horseback. Can be performed while in the middle of doing the normal horse attack string.
Horse Normal Attack: : Lugs club around to the right and left twice in a row.
Horse Musou Attack: : Delivers Musou-charged swings back and forth.
Bow Attacks
Normal Shot: Hold R1 + : Shoots a normal arrow.
Charge Shot: Hold R1 + : Fires a charged shot that dazes the target.
Musou Shot: Hold R1 + : Unleashes a Musou-powered arrow that knocks enemies down. Can fire multiple shots rapidly so long as the user has enough Musou.
Charge Attack 1: : Xu Zhu attempts to grab an enemy with his right hand. If the attack successfully connects, he will hurl them up to the air and bat them far away with a full spin swipe.
Charge Attack 2: : Punts enemies to the air by swinging club upward to the left.
Charge Attack 3: : Pulverizes foes with repeated overhead slams, ending the attack with a powerful smash that dizzies opponents. Tap repeatedly for additional hits.
Charge Attack 4: : Delivers a massive batting swing with club, knocking foes away at a great distance.
Charge Attack 5: : After delaying for a bit, Xu Zhu lifts foes high up into the air with an ascending vertical swing. Press to follow up the attack with a batting swipe in the air.
Charge Attack 6: : Positions club to chest while hopping forward, then leaps up high to unleash a powerful butt stomp. Tap repeatedly for more additional hops.
Normal Attack 1: : Does two circular swings from left and right, then raises club upward with an ascending swipe before slamming it down.
Normal Attack 2: : Similar to the first normal attack string, but turns the fourth hit sequence into a rightward swipe followed by a spinning slash done counterclockwise.
Normal Attack 3: : Similar to the second normal attack string, but changes the fifth hit sequence to an upward swing to the left while adding a hopping slam to serve as the combo finisher.
Musou Attacks
Musou Attack: : Swings club around in circles counterclockwise until Xu Zhu collapses from exhaustion.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + : Similar to the normal Musou animation, but adds several more spins that emanate trails of energy for additional range.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Dashing + : Rolls on the ground twice to unbalance nearby foes. Requires additional button input to extend the roll attack.
Jump Attack: : Does a diagonal leftward swipe while in mid-air.
Jump Charge: : Slams club unto the ground via pogo ride, producing a powerful tremor. A repurposed version of Xu Zhu's old jump attack from the third game. Tap repeatedly for additional bounces.
Parry: L1 + : Instantly performs the fourth charge attack to counter incoming blows.
Announcement: R3: Xu Zhu taunts foes by patting his stomach while generating wisps of light around him. Can pierce through the enemy's defenses, leaving them staggered for a brief moment. Aura may change color in Free Mode to match the user's chosen side.
Horse Attacks
Horse Charge Attack: : Delivers a powerful swing to both sides while on horseback. Can be performed while in the middle of doing the normal horse attack string.
Horse Normal Attack: : Lugs club around to the right and left twice in a row.
Horse Musou Attack: : Delivers Musou-charged swings back and forth.
Bow Attacks
Normal Shot: Hold R1 + : Shoots a normal arrow.
Charge Shot: Hold R1 + : Fires a charged shot that dazes the target.
Musou Shot: Hold R1 + : Unleashes a Musou-powered arrow that knocks enemies down. Can fire multiple shots rapidly so long as the user has enough Musou.
Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires
Xu Zhu gains an additional skill in this title.
Weapon Type: Club
Skill - Charge: Strengthens personal troops to attack the enemy main camp.
Dynasty Warriors (PSP)
Xu Zhu gains additional abilities and traits in this title.
Ability - Ordinance: Increases the number of supplies acquired when capturing storehouses.
Boost - Healing +: Gradually refills the party's life gauge at a fast rate.
Skill - Strike ++: Doubles the party's attack power for 30 seconds and restores their Musou gauge.
Dynasty Warriors Advance
Xu Zhu normally fights using the club in this title, though he also capable of performing his moveset with halberds and pikes.
Main Attacks
Charge Attack 1: A: Does a charging rush with weapon held to the front.
Charge Attack 2: BA: Dazes enemies by lifting weapon upwards. Effective against bowmen.
Charge Attack 3: BBA: Launches an ascending swing followed by two swings done back and forth. Enhancing the Chain power-up once adds a spin slash at the end of the attack. A second enhancement includes a short thrust as the finisher instead. Tap B repeatedly for additional hits. Effective against spearmen.
Charge Attack 4: BBBA: Knocks surrounding foes away with a rotating slash attack. Enhancing the Reach power-up twice will let Xu Zhu perform rotating slashes thrice in a row. Effective against swordsmen.
Normal Attack: BBB: Swings weapon to the right, left, and front. Can be cycled up to 9 hits depending on the weapon's overall stats.
Musou Attack: L + A: Unleashes several powerful swings radiating with electricity. The first half of the attack consists of a spin swipe, a frontal strike to the right and left, an upward slash, an overhead smack, and another spinning attack. The second half's hit motion set is performed twice and comprises of an ascending strike, a rightward swipe, a spin slash, and a hopping thrust.
Sub-Officer Skill - Gluttony: Causes enemy soldiers to drop more recovery items during missions.
Charge Attack 1: : Stuns foes with a simple punch.
Musou Attack: : The animations are the same as in Dynasty Warriors 4, though it cannot be stopped until the player's Musou gauge is fully depleted. Similar to the Musou attacks employed by the Samurai Warriors cast, a shockwave burst is added at the end of the finisher.
Roll: R: Rolls on the ground to evade enemy attacks.
Fighting Style
When controlled by the AI, Xu Zhu's charge attacks will be imbued with the lightning element by default. In Advance, he uses the blast element when fought as an enemy.
Charge Attack 1: : Does a stomp that generates a minor shockwave to down surrounding foes approaching Xu Zhu. Does miniscule damage, but can be used to keep enemy crowds at bay. Cannot activate elemental effects provided by orbs.
Charge Attack 2: : Punts enemies to the air by swinging club upward to the left. Cannot activate elemental effects provided by orbs.
Charge Attack 3: : Pulverizes foes with repeated overhead slams, ending the attack with a powerful smash that dizzies opponents.
Charge Attack 4: : Delivers a massive batting swing with club, knocking foes away at a great distance.
Charge Attack 5: : Slams weapon on the ground hard while using own body weight for added power. Attack produces a launching circle that knocks nearby enemies high up into the air.
Charge Attack 6: : Positions club to chest while hopping forward, then leaps up high to unleash a powerful butt stomp. Tap repeatedly for more additional hops.
Normal Attack 1: : Does two circular swings from left and right, then raises club upward with an ascending swipe before slamming it down.
Normal Attack 2: : Similar to the first normal attack string, but turns the fourth hit sequence into a rightward swipe followed by a spinning slash done counterclockwise.
Normal Attack 3: : Similar to the second normal attack string, but changes the fifth hit sequence to an upward swing to the left while adding a hopping slam to serve as the combo finisher.
Evolution Attack: : Extends the normal attack string by cycling back to the first hit sequence.
Musou Attacks
Musou Attack: : Swings club around in circles counterclockwise until Xu Zhu collapses from exhaustion.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + : Similar to the normal Musou animation, but finishes the attack with a hopping spin smash that generates a massive radial shockwave.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Dashing + : Rolls on the ground twice to unbalance nearby foes. Requires additional button input to extend the roll attack.
Jump Attack: : Does a diagonal leftward swipe while in mid-air.
Jump Charge: : Xu Zhu performs a cannonball drop while curling on his club inwardly, slamming the ground twice before landing with both feet.
Parry: L1 + : Instantly performs the fourth charge attack to counter incoming blows.
Horse Attacks
Horse Charge Attack: : Delivers a powerful swing to both sides while on horseback. Can be performed while in the middle of doing the normal horse attack string.
Horse Normal Attack: : Lugs club around to the right and left twice in a row.
Horse Musou Attack: : Delivers Musou-charged swings back and forth.
Bow Attacks
Normal Shot: Hold R1 + : Shoots a normal arrow.
Charge Shot: Hold R1 + : Fires a charged shot that dazes the target.
Musou Shot: Hold R1 + : Unleashes a Musou-powered arrow that knocks enemies down. Can fire multiple shots rapidly so long as the user has enough Musou.
Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends
Xtreme Mode Skills
Special Ability - Doctor: Calls a doctor to restore a small portion of health. Occurs randomly after every battle.
Destiny Mode Skills
Favored Action: Defeating Troops
Taught Skill Type: Melee
Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires
Xu Zhu gains additional abilities and traits in this title.
Weapon Type: Unique
Skill - Rally: Boosts own morale by 2 and those of nearby allies by 1.
Proposed Policy 1 - Hard March: Enables the player to move to an area not adjacent to their borders. Valid only for 1 turn.
Proposed Policy 2 - Slow March: Decreases all enemy units' speed for 2 minutes. Can cancel out the effects of Force March.
Dynasty Warriors: Online
Although Xu Zhu's moveset is available for player avatars to make use of, the actual character can be temporarily controlled by using their corresponding spirit item.
Domestic Bonus: +10 to Commerce
Battle Bonus: +10 to Damage
Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2
Xu Zhu gains additional abilities and traits in this title.
Ability - Recovery ++: Restores the party's life gauge by 200 points.
Support Skill 1 - Ranger: Prevents damage when crossing mountains.
Support Skill 2 - Vigor: Raises attack power if the player's level is between 1 to 5.
Charge Attack 2: : Works similarly to how it did in the base game, but is now made unblockable after being given an inherent light element.
Team Combination
Benign Loyalty (楽しき主従; lit. "Fun Master and Servant")
Obstacle Effect 1 - Stone Barrage: Drops three boulders on the enemy troops throughout the battlefield.
Obstacle Effect 2 - Steal Coins: Steals any amount of coins the opponent has. Only available to rare card version.
Main Attacks
Normal Attack: Lands a quick rotating swing to knock down the player.
Strong Attack: Slams club on the ground hard. As Xu Zhu slowly picks up his weapon, he then jumps high into the air and drops down to strike the floor with enough force to produce a wide tremor.
Warriors Orochi
Modified Attacks
Charge Attack 1: : The bursting stomp effect has less range than it did in the base game, though it now inflicts elemental damage. The sequel removes that trait entirely, but it can be replicated by wielding a weapon with the Almighty skill.
Charge Attack 2: : Functions similarly to its base game incarnation, but can break through the enemy's guard.
New Attacks
Special Attack: R1: Jumps high and slams belly-first on the ground, heavily damaging enemies below. Cannot be guarded against. Consumes 50 Musou points. Much easier to maneuver in the sequel.
Hyper Armor: Prevents enemies from interrupting combos with normal attacks.
Team Abilities
Ability 1 - Karma: Increases the chances of finding better weapons and more items on the battlefield.
Ability 2 - Vitality: Increases the team's life.
Ability 3 - Power: Increases attack of Power-type characters.
Ability 4 - Refill: Gradually regains the team's Musou.
Warriors Orochi 2
Team Attacks
Assist Attack: Counter + L1 + or : Xu Zhu performs his fourth charge attack to assist a teammate. Consumes a portion of Musou.
Triple Attack 1: Low Health + L2 + R2 + : Swings weapon with enough force to produce a strong gust of wind.
Triple Attack 2: Low Health + L2 + R2 + : Produces a strong pillar of air by slamming the ground once.
Triple Attack 3: Low Health + L2 + R2 + : Violently stomps the floor to cause a minor quake.
Triple Attack Finisher: Xu Zhu rapidly slams the ground repeatedly, then unleashes a powerful batting swipe. As the whole team finishes up, a bright pillar of light generates at the intersection of their attack range and engulfs the surrounding area. Enemies caught by the blast sustain massive damage while being flung to the air and set on fire.
Strategy - Face Off: Reduces overall damage inflicted upon all allied forces.
Fighting Style
When controlled by the AI in Dynasty Warriors 5, most of Xu Zhu's charge attacks will be imbued with the fire element by default.
Xu Zhu is affiliated with the mace in this title. Despite sharing the same moveset with other characters, some of his attacks have different traits or effects.
Standard Attacks
Renbu String 1: Delivers two powerful slams on the ground with each hit leaving behind tremors.
Renbu String 2: Similar to the first Renbu string, but adds another ground slam that produces a wider tremor.
Renbu String 3: Similar to the second Renbu string, but adds a tremor wider in size than the last one.
Renbu String Infinite: Similar to the third Renbu string, but produces a tremor so large and powerful that Xu Zhu is lifted off his feet while producing it.
Charge Attack: Holding : Performs a wide swing that generates a radial shockwave after reaching higher Renbu levels.
Dash Charge: Dashing + : Attacks foes by rolling forward. Can be prolonged by tapping continuously after reaching second rank.
Jump Charge: : Drops down to smash the earth, creating a quaking tremor in the process.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack: : Does an empowered version of the first to third Renbu string repeatedly. The assault ends with a continuous spin attack while holding mace behind neck and batting enemies away.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + : Similar to the regular Musou attack, but adds the fire attribute to each hit.
Special Move - Swift Attack: L2: Maximizes the user's Renbu gauge to infinite temporarily and prevents them from being flinched by enemy attacks. Also increases damage output if activated with low health.
Officer Skills
Evade: Increases movement speed for 30 seconds when knocked down and near death.
Lady Luck: Improves the chances of acquiring better weapons and horses.
Bonus Special: Receives one tome for defeating 300 enemies each time.
Pouch: Allows character to carry up to 2 tomes while making them appear more frequently.
Tome Skills
Overawe: Reduces defense of nearby enemies upon activating special move.
Annihilate: Greatly increases damage inflicted to soldiers by Swift Attack.
Destroy: Increases damage inflicted to objects by Swift Attack.
Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
Xu Zhu gains additional abilities and traits in this title.
Special Move - Brace: Temporarily avoids being stunned by most enemy attacks.
Additional Move - True Speed: Allows the user to continuously perform running attacks while receiving a slight boost in attack power and hit speed. Also increases speed of horse if activated while riding. Xu Zhu holds his club in a protective stance as he runs at high speed.
True Speed Attack: True Speed + : Does a rapid roll attack twice.
True Speed Charge: True Speed + : Slams club horizontally on the ground, producing a powerful tremor.
Officer Card - Tiger's Attack (虎痴の爆発力; lit. "Tiger Fool's Explosive Might"): Greatly increases player's attack for the first 5 minutes of battle when invading.
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
Xu Zhu is affiliated with the cudgel (type 1) in this title.
Skills
Fury Awakening Aura: Releases streams of blue swirling light to activate fury form transformation. Can be imbued with additional effects via certain chi skills.
Type Skill - Readiness: Enables charge attacks to charge up much faster. Only available in Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce.
Support Skill - Health Recovery: Restores an ally's health by a moderate amount. Only available in Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid 2.
Team Ability - Attack Boost: Increases weapon's physical attack power. Only available in Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid 2.
Card: Officer Type, Yang Element, +22 (+18 in Multi Raid 2) to Exchange
Enemy-Only Attacks
Shockwave Attack: Unleashes a small radial shockwave to repel nearby foes while providing additional breathing room for incoming attacks. Only used in Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce.
Card Combination
Iron Men (巨魁の治安; lit. "Chiefs of Security")
Required Characters: Dian Wei, Xu Zhu
Bonus: +30 to Storehouse
Fighting Style
When controlled by the AI in Strikeforce, Xu Zhu's attacks will be imbued with the water element by default.
Xu Zhu is affiliated with the club in this title. When equipped with it, Xu Zhu can perform the following unique attacks listed below.
EX Attack: : Latches onto the nearest opponent by charging at them, then proceeds to deliver a power slap that sends the victim flying back while radiating streams of energy.
Musou Attack - Roly Poly (ころがるぞお; "Let's Roll"): : Violently rolls forward along the ground and immediately gets up, knocking away nearby foes with a blast of air produced from the sudden impact.
Alternate Musou Attack - Rage Spike (おこったぞお; "I'm Angry"): R1 + : Rushes towards the nearest foe at high speed, launching their whole body airborne three times before slamming them down into the ground. The impact from the slam also knocks away surrounding enemies.
Notable Skills
Max Health Up +++: Increases maximum health by a very large amount.
Attack Range Up: Increases attack range.
Club Master: Gains expertise at wielding the club.
Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends
Titles
Lieutenant General (偏将軍) - Slightly increases Legend Mode rewards.
Defense General (典軍校尉) - Slightly increases damage inflicted on enemies when using EX weapons.
River General (横江将軍) - Marginally increases attack and defense against officers when using speed-type weapons.
Campaign General (討逆将軍) - Marginally absorbs health from enemies when damaging them using speed-type weapons.
Front General (前将軍) - Moderately increases defense against projectile and shockwave attacks when using power-type weapons.
General Who Pacifies the West (鎮西将軍) - Slightly increases attack and defense against officers when using speed-type weapons.
General of the Guards (衛将軍) - Significantly decreases damage taken from enemies when using EX weapons.
Commander General (大将軍) - Moderately increases attack and defense against officers when using power-type weapons.
Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires
Officer Skills
Fame Type: Brave
Subordinate Special Command 1 - Search: Searches for a capable free officer and invites them to join. Increases brave fame by 2,000 when used.
Subordinate Special Command 2 - Rebel: Start a rebellion together with a sworn sibling or spouse. Increases brave fame by 5,000 and evil fame by 1,500 when used.
Dynasty Warriors Next
Xu Zhu is affiliated with the club in this title.
Unique Attacks
EX Attack: : Serves the same function like in the base game.
Musou Attack: : Xu Zhu performs Roly Poly as their main Musou attack with the game classifying it as a Multi-Strike type.
Speed Musou Attack - Shock: Tap Both Sides of Screen: Xu Zhu hops on the ground several times while riding on his weapon, creating multiple shockwaves in the process. Following the attack's rhythm causes the shockwaves to turn blue and expand.
Direct Breaks
Direct Break (Default) - Bombardiers: Calls a group of bombardiers to throw explosives in tandem.
Direct Break (Alternate) - Tigers: Summons several tigers that emit a shockwave-inducing howl.
Direct Break (Downloadable) - Elephant Troop: Summons a group of elephant riders to trample the enemy.
Stratagems
Stratagem Card (Default) - Mighty Advance (全力突進; lit. "All-Out Charge"): Greatly increases player's attack, but greatly decreases defense in turn.
Stratagem Card (Downloadable) - Slow and Steady (絶対捕球; lit. "Absolute Catch"): Greatly increases player's defense, but greatly decreases speed in turn.
Allied Stratagem: If deployed as a playable officer, Xu Zhu will bring more meat buns to make it appear at an increased rate during battle. Has a chance of happening from time to time.
Shin Sangoku Musou Online Z
Uses many of the same attacks offered by the pulverizing club moveset albeit with some differences.
Modified Attacks
Charge Attack 1: Turns to the rear and squats down, then does a hip attack forward to stagger nearby enemies.
Charge Attack 3: Similar to what the pulverizing club moveset has access to, but adds a extension in which the user charges forward and launches a hefty strike towards the front.
Charge Attack 4: Leaps up high and slams the ground to produce blue radial fissures before jumping to the air again.
Charge Attack 5: Sets club down and spins around it while extending left fist outward as it lets out blue sparks. Upon pausing briefly, the user picks up their club again and does a batting swing.
Charge Attack 6: Slams club on the ground hard to produce a wide impactful circle.
Evolution Attack: Plants club unto the ground and punches at it repeatedly.
Musou Attack: Releases an energy burst that burns and dazes foes before performing Xu Zhu's Roly Poly Musou attack from Dynasty Warriors 7.
Special Abilities
Best Formation 1 - Radial Formation: 1 to 5 Units, Balanced Type
Best Formation 2 - Arrow Formation: 5 Units, Offense Type
Best Formation 3 - Crane Formation: 3 to 5 Units, Balanced Type
Support Skill - Wild Tiger's Break (虎痴の休息): Heals a specified allied unit.
Summon Skill - Troop Empowerment: Increases allies' attack and health.
Strong Attack 1 (Dash): Crouches down to mow nearby enemies with a short roll attack, inflicting 160% attack damage on them. Its bonus effect enables the first hit to deal 44% attack damage to elite enemies while inflicting them with a debuff that increases the amount of damage they take by 18% for 8 seconds.
Strong Attack 1 (Break): Lands a short but forceful tackle that deals 200% attack damage to enemies in front of Xu Zhu. Its bonus effect allows it to deal an additional 380% attack damage on hit and greatly reduces their super armor bar. The effect itself triggers every 30 seconds.
Strong Attack 1 (Armor): Lifts club diagonally to the upper right with one hand and smashes it hard on the ground using two hands, inflicting a total of 240% attack damage. Its bonus effect grants nearby friendly units a shield that adds a 9% bonus to their health, a 30% damage reduction, and a minor super armor effect. It lasts for 8 seconds and triggers every 40 seconds.
Strong Attack 1 (Gather): Stomps on the ground twice with each knee lifted one at a time, producing two quake effects that deal a total of 280% attack damage to surrounding foes. Its bonus effect deals an additional 18% damage to all enemy troops within range and pulls them closer to the user. The effect itself triggers every 10 seconds.
Strong Attack 2: Flings foes into the air with a spinning upward swipe. Deals 180% attack damage.
Strong Attack 3: Executes two spinning swings done counterclockwise and a horizontal swipe to the left, dealing a total of 400% attack damage.
Strong Attack 4: Delivers a mighty leftward swing to knock nearby foes away and deal 300% attack damage in the process.
Strong Attack 5: Attempts to grab a nearby enemy with left hand. If successful, Xu Zhu spins them around for a bit before tossing them upward via two-handed batting motion. Deals a total of 410% attack damage.
Strong Attack 6: Pounds the earth with enough force to generate a powerful quake, dealing 320% attack damage to enemies in front of Xu Zhu.
Normal Attack 1: Smashes the ground with club once. Inflicts 120% attack damage.
Normal Attack 2: Lands a charging jab that deals 140% attack damage to foes in front.
Normal Attack 3: Delivers a more potent jab that inflicts 160% attack damage.
Normal Attack 4: Does a two-handed rising smack that delivers 170% attack damage to enemies.
Normal Attack 5: Holds club with both hands to perform a circular sweeping strike. Deals 180% attack damage.
Normal Attack 6: Raises weapon with both hands and pounds the ground hard with it, dealing 260% attack damage to nearby foes.
Special Attacks
EX Attack: Gathers enough strength to latch unto an enemy and toss them away via sumo smack, dealing a total of 220% attack damage while adding more damage equal to 16% of Xu Zhu's maximum health.
Musou Attack: Performing a rendition of his Roly Poly Musou attack, Xu Zhu furiously rolls forward to mow down on numerous foes before releasing a shockwave by suddenly rising up afterwards, dealing a total of 930% attack damage along the way.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Launches a wide swing to the lower right while hopping forth slightly.
Switch Attack: Drops down and smashes the earth hard with club, producing a slamming impact that scatters foes momentarily. Only used in certain competitive modes.
Counter Attack: Dazes foes the moment they hit while blocking.
Evasion: Rolls forth at high speed to avoid incoming enemy attacks.
Horse Attacks
Horse Normal Attack: Swings club to the right side repeatedly.
Horse Kick Attack: Has horse unleash powerful kicks with its forelegs. Has a cooldown time of 8 seconds.
Horse Stomp Attack: Has horse stomp the ground hard. Has a cooldown time of 6 seconds.
Horse Musou Attack: Commands horse to charge forward at high speed for a short duration of time.
Joint War Enemy-Only Attacks
Enemy-Only Attack: As a Joint War boss in the Fierce Battle at Mount Rang mission, Xu Zhu will regularly cause fire barrels to appear and cause them to detonate by performing his sumo stomp attack. The ensuing explosion inflicts massive damage, so destroying the larger barrels first should be the player's top priority. Alternatively, performing a Musou attack right before Xu Zhu stomps the ground enables the maneuver to be evaded entirely.
Guild Expedition Enemy-Only Attacks
Enemy-Only Attack - Rain of Fire Arrows: Summons a rain of fire arrows to constantly track the player's movements and damage them. Sets targets on fire instantly. Used by Xu Zhu in the first tier mission of the Xu Province expedition stage.
General Tactics
Heroism: Increases red damage in battle by 4%. Effects increase the higher Xu Zhu's star ranking becomes.
Mighty Tiger: Increases maximum health in battle by 6%. Effects increase the higher Xu Zhu's star ranking becomes.
Matchless Bravery: Recovers 5.5% maximum health upon hitting enemy officers or rival players.
Combat Soul Skills
Heaven Combat Soul Skill: Recovers 0.2% health each time Xu Zhu receives damage. Bonus increases the higher the combat soul's ranking rises.
Earth Combat Soul Skill: Causes Musou attack to bestow a 6 second buff that recovers 1% health per second. Bonus increases the higher the combat soul's ranking rises.
Human Combat Soul Skill: Causes sixth charge attack to deal true damage equal to 4% of Xu Zhu's maximum health. Has a cooldown time of 10 seconds. Bonus increases the higher the combat soul's ranking rises.
Skin Skills
Suit Skill: Increases maximum health in battle by 4%.
Ornament Skill: Increases damage output of normal attacks and charge attacks by 6%.
Horse Skills
Hidden Crow: Recovers health equal to 20% of attack for 5 seconds when maximum health drops to 20%. Has a cooldown time of 20 seconds.
Static Night: Recovers health equal to 30% of attack for 5 seconds when maximum health drops to 20%. Has a cooldown time of 20 seconds.
Clustered Gleam: Recovers health equal to 50% of attack for 5 seconds when maximum health drops to 20%. Has a cooldown time of 20 seconds.
Ghost Candle: Recovers health equal to 50% of attack for 5 seconds when maximum health drops to 20%. Has a cooldown time of 20 seconds.
Shadow Runner: Recovers health equal to 50% of attack for 5 seconds when maximum health drops to 20%. Has a cooldown time of 20 seconds.
Purple Sun: Increases damage dealt in battle by 10%.
Team Combination
Beautry Standard
Required Characters: Xu Zhu, Zhang He
Bonus: +13,333 Health, +1,058 Attack
Great Combination
Required Characters: Xu Zhu, Cao Pi
Bonus: +10,111 Health, +802 Attack
Mourning
Required Characters: Dian Wei, Xu Zhu
Bonus: +13,333 Health, +1,058 Attack
Joint Skill: Xu Zhu can perform a special joint attack with Dian Wei if both men are on the same team. For his part, Xu Zhu leaps up and comes down holding a giant flaming meteor which he heftily tosses on the ground. Together with Dian Wei, the two of them punch the meteor simultaneously while empowered by their respective auras, causing a fiery explosion in the process.
National Foundation
Required Characters: Xiahou Dun, Xu Zhu
Bonus: +13,333 Health, +1,058 Attack
Special Skill: Causes normal attacks to generate whirlwind blades that pierce through foes, dealing 60% extra damage while having a 20% chance of lowering speed for 6 seconds.
Xu Zhu retains his weapon moveset from Dynasty Warriors 7 albeit with some changes and additions.
Changed Attacks
Charge Attack 4: : Leaps and stomps twice.
Jump Charge: : Smashes the ground to produce a large fissure, damaging enemies close by.
Team Abilities
Ability 1 - Vitality: Increases life capacity for all team members.
Ability 2 - Acclaim: Increases experience obtained for all team members. Only available in Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack: : Xu Zhu performs Roly Poly as their ground Musou attack.
Counter Attack: Counter + L1 + : Quickly swats away an enemy's attack, causing them to stagger briefly.
Assist Attack: Counter + L1 or R1: Xu Zhu performs the fourth charge attack to assist a teammate while surrounded within an updraft of wind for extra coverage.
Grounded Type Action: R1: Plants club by its shaft into the ground, then smacks it with a two-hit palm beat to produce a potent impact that knocks back nearby enemies.
Midair Type Action: R1: Twirls club in an overhead fashion momentarily before using it to hop on the ground four times like a pogo stick. It immediately ends with a sudden butt drop that produces a quaking effect.
Hyper Armor: Passive: Prevents enemies from interrupting combos with normal attacks.
Normal Strategy Card: Steaming Dumpling (湯気立つ饅頭; lit. "Steaming Mantou"): Instantly restores a portion of the current officer's health.
Golden Strategy Card: Tiger Slap (虎痴の張り手; lit. "Tiger Fool's Slap"): Briefly envelops the user within a charging barrier, enabling them to damage foes through mere contact.
Team Attacks
Triple Rush 1: Performs a batting strike that sends out a mobile shockwave traveling forth on the ground.
Triple Rush 2: Lands two hefty swings done back and forth while up in mid-air.
Triple Rush 3: Does an overhead striking motion to unleash a massive energy wave down on the earth, scattering enemies along the way.
Unique Triple Rush: If Xu Zhu is paired up with Dian Wei and Cao Ren, the three of them will be able to do a unique triple rush attack together. Being the last one to contribute to the assault, he finishes things up by doing a powerful butt drop that causes a massive quake effect.
Fighting Style
In Online Z, his usage of the pulverizing club comes with some unique motions shared with Huang Gai. His Musou attack is as devastating as ever especially when surrounded by many enemies.
Xu Zhu is affiliated with the club in this title. When equipped with it, Xu Zhu can perform the following unique attacks listed below.
EX Attack 1: : Latches onto the nearest opponent by charging at them, then proceeds to deliver a power slap that sends the victim flying back while radiating streams of energy.
EX Attack 2: : Harms enemies by pole vaulting forward twice before riding on club to apply further damage. The last hit launches foes in the air for a brief moment. Shares aspects of Xu Zhu's older attacks from previous titles. Introduced in Xtreme Legends.
Musou Attack - Roly Poly (ころがるぞお; lit. "Let's Roll"): : Violently rolls forward along the ground and immediately gets up, knocking away nearby foes with a blast of air produced from the sudden impact.
Alternate Musou Attack - Rage Spike (おこったぞお; lit. "I'm Angry"): R1 + : Rushes towards the nearest foe at high speed, launching their whole body airborne three times before slamming them down into the ground. The impact from the slam also knocks away surrounding enemies.
Aerial Musou Attack - Unbeatable (まけねぇぞう; lit. "I Won't Lose"): : Does a body slam from a considerable height, causing immense damage to foes caught within the attack. This attack is heavily based on Xu Zhu's special attack from the first two Warriors Orochi games.
Rage Attack: Bashes the ground multiple times while hopping forward at a steady pace. At the end of the move, Xu Zhu launches one final butt stomp that releases a sudden burst of energy outward.
True Rage Attack: By accumulating 100 or more hits during his Rage attack, Xu Zhu will change his attack pattern by punching foes left and right while balancing his twirling club from one hand to the other repeatedly. Near the cycle's completion, he then grabs his club in time to use it as an anchor when performing a bum rush with his rear.
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends
Bodyguard Skills
Battle Skill - Allied Charge: Summons a large quantity of friendly troops at the designated location and marches toward the enemy commander.
Assistance Skill - Growth: Causes enemies to occasionally drop growth items when defeated.
Rouse Skill - Recovery: Restores the health of bodyguards when they are near death.
Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires
Ways of Life Skills
Ways of Life - Close Advisor: Benevolent Type, +1 to Virtue, 3,000 Employment Cost
Fixed Strategy - Complete Repair: Greatly repairs damages sustained by an owned territory.
Stratagem Card 1 - Thunder Strike: Unleashes a lightning bolt to shock enemies. Becomes more effective during rain, storms, snow, and blizzards.
Stratagem Card 3 - Coercion: Negates any stratagem effect used by enemies while stunning them momentarily.
Stratagem Card 4 - Advance: Increases the speed of the user and their nearby allies for 40 seconds.
Stratagem Card 5 - Wing Formation: Increases defense of all allied units for 90 seconds. Requires an allied unit to temporarily withdraw for card to take effect.
Awarded Stratagem Card - Repair All: Increases durability of allied bases to 300 and their maximum durability to 200. Requires 2 allied units to temporarily withdraw for card to take effect.
Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers
Type Ability
Frontal Defense: Halves damage caused by melee attacks taken from the front.
Normal Attacks
It's Outta Here (とばすぞお; lit. "Fly Away"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of fainting enemies.
Get Ready (たたくぞお; lit. "I'll Clobber You"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of fainting enemies.
EX Attacks
Look Out EX (ぶつかるぞお; lit. "Watch Out"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of fainting enemies. Lowers enemy's speed by 10%.
Here it Comes EX (まわすぞお; lit. "Turn Around"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of frightening enemies.
Rage Spike (おこったぞお; lit. "I'm Angry"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of fainting enemies.
Unbeatable (まけねぇぞう; lit. "I Won't Lose"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of fainting enemies.
Red Skills
Close Quarters: Increases defense against close-range attacks, but weakens it against long-range attacks.
Remoteness: Increases defense against long-range attacks, but weakens it against close-range attacks.
Swift Foot Ultra: Increases mobility by 2.
Double-Edge: Increases strength by 20%, but decreases defense by 20%.
Last Stand: Decreases amount of energy used for attack by 1 when health is less than 30%. However, it can never be lower than 1.
Musou Master: Increases attack strength of Musou attacks.
Leech Blade: Uses 10% of the damage the character inflicts to restore health.
Bloodless Might: Increases strength by 25% when health is full.
Blue Skills
Relentless: Increases the effect of state reductions when the character attacks the enemy by 5%.
Relentless Duo: Increases the effect of state reductions when the character attacks the enemy by 10%.
Relentless Ultra: Increases the effect of state reductions when the character attacks the enemy by 20%.
Stun Effect: Occasionally induces enemies into a stunned state with attacks.
Frighten Effect: Occasionally induces enemies into a frightened state with attacks.
Burn Effect: Occasionally induces enemies into a burnt state with attacks.
Freeze Effect: Occasionally induces enemies into a frozen state with attacks.
Shock Effect: Occasionally induces enemies into a shocked state with attacks.
Poison Effect: Occasionally induces enemies into a poisoned state with attacks.
Strength Pulse: Reduces the strength of enemies within 1 adjacent square by 10%.
Defense Pulse: Reduces the defense of enemies within 1 adjacent square by 10%.
Dexterity Pulse: Reduces the dexterity of enemies within 1 adjacent square by 10%.
Agility Pulse: Reduces the agility of enemies within 1 adjacent square by 10%.
Spirit Pulse: Reduces the spirit of enemies within 1 adjacent square by 10%.
Linkage: Reduces the mobility of enemies within 1 adjacent square by 1.
Green Skills
Health Fountain: Restores 10% of health at the start of each turn.
Musou Fountain: Restores 10% of the Musou gauge at the start of each turn.
Pugnacity: Restores the Musou gauge of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 5% at the start of each turn.
Pugnacity Duo: Restores the Musou gauge of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 10% at the start of each turn.
Pugnacity Ultra: Restores the Musou gauge of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 15% at the start of each turn.
Windstorm: Increases the damage of Synchro attacks.
Proficiency: Increases the effective area of items used.
Inspiration: Makes it easier to increase morale after defeating an enemy unit.
Purple Skills
Learner: Increases experience earned by 30%.
Learner Duo: Increases experience earned by 50%.
Learner Ultra: Increases experience earned by 100%.
Perseverance: Enables the character to survive a fatal blow when health is 30% or more.
Resilient: Prevents enemies from landing a critical hit on the character.
Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed
Main Attacks
Strong Attack 1 - Earthly Mace (ふきとばすぞお; lit. "Blow Them Away"): Spins own weapon furiously to send nearby enemies flying. Has a cooldown time of 20 seconds (10 seconds in the Japanese server).
Strong Attack 2 - Spinning Comet (まわるぞお; lit. "Let's Spin Around"): Charges forward while delivering furious spin swipes, ending the barrage with one last strike to blow away foes. Also imbues Xu Zhu with a temporary shield effect that lasts for 10 seconds (6 seconds in the Japanese server). Has a cooldown time of 25 seconds (12 seconds in the Japanese server).
Strong Attack 3 - Stone Crush (つぶしちまうぞお; lit. "Crush Them"): Smashes own weapon into the ground, producing a massive tremor in the process. Also dizzies foes in the Japanese server. Has a cooldown time of 31 seconds (16 seconds in the Japanese server).
Strong Attack 4 - Power Roll (ころがるぞお; lit. "Let's Roll"): Generates a surge of blue energy before thrust hopping forth once. Also improves Xu Zhu's personal defense by 25% for 10 seconds. The Japanese server boosts the buff's effect to 60% for 5 seconds. Has a cooldown time of 38 seconds (20 seconds in the Japanese server).
Normal Attack: Performs their preferred weapon's normal attack string.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack - Roly Poly (ころがるぞお; lit. "Let's Roll"): Curls up into a ball and rolls forward while smashing into foes blocking the way. In the Japanese server, the move also raises Xu Zhu's defense power by 50% for 5 seconds. Gets overriden by the character's Rage attack once all three Musou gauges have been filled up.
Musou Rage Attack: Performs Rage attack once all three Musou gauges have been filled up.
Switch Attack: Slams the earth hard to create a damaging tremor that scatters surrounding enemies.
Special Maneuver - Repel: Knocks away surrounding foes and stuns them.
Team Attacks
Triple Attack 1: Performs a shortened version of Earthly Mace to contribute to the combo.
Triple Attack 2: Performs switch attack to contribute to the combo.
Global Server-Exclusive Passive Skills
Primary Skill - Genki Consumer: Increases defense for all officers by 10%.
Secondary Skill: Increases shield damage of repel-type officers by 15%.
Tertiary Skill: Increases max health points of Wei officers by 30%.
Japanese Server-Exclusive Passive Skills
Primary Skill: Recovers 0.3% of health per second. Activates after filling up one Musou bar.
Secondary Skill: Decreases damage taken by 40%. Activates after filling up two Musou bars.
Team Combination
Bodyguards (覇道の親衛隊; "Bodyguards of the Path to Conquest")
Required Characters: Dian Wei, Xu Zhu
Bonus: Defense +3.5%, Shield Damage +5%
Loyal Males (一騎打ちの雄; "Single Combat Men")
Required Characters: Xu Zhu, Zhang Fei
Bonus: Critical Damage +4.5%, Shield Damage +5%
Tongguan Battle (潼関の激聞; "Extreme Battle of Tong Gate")
Required Characters: Xu Zhu, Ma Chao
Bonus: Attack Speed +5%, Shield Damage +4.5%
Trusted Fellow (曹操と忠義の虎; "Cao Cao and the Loyal Tiger")
Required Characters: Cao Cao, Xu Zhu
Bonus: Skill Cooldown -4%, Shield Damage +5%
Fearless Heroes (壮烈なる武; "Spectacular Military")
Required Characters: Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, Xu Zhu
Bonus: Attack Speed +4%, Defense +4%, Shield Damage +4.5% (+9% in the Japanese server)
National Heroes (胆気の武; "Courageous Officers")
Required Characters: Xu Zhu, Zhou Tai, Zhao Yun
Bonus: Critical Chance +4%, Shield Damage +4.5% (+9% in the Japanese server), Attack Speed +4%
Team Attack: Xu Zhu will be able to perform a triple attack if he happens to be partnered with Zhou Tai and Zhao Yun. He is the second to act during the whole combo. Only applies to the global server.
Team Green Cape (緑抱隊; "Green Plains Squad")
Required Characters: Xu Zhu, Xu Huang, Zhang He
Bonus: Critical Chance +4.5%, Shield Damage +4.5% (+9% in the Japanese server), Max Health +3%
Team Attack: Xu Zhu will be able to perform a triple attack if he happens to be partnered with Xu Huang and Zhang He. He is the first to act during the whole combo. Only applies to the global server.
Warriors Orochi 4
While retaining the same moveset from Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends, Xu Zhu wields the Cerberus as their sacred treasure in this title. When equipped with it, Xu Zhu can perform the following attacks listed below.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack: : Xu Zhu performs Roly Poly as their ground Musou attack.
Normal Magic: R1 + : Sends out a trail of ice that freezes enemies in front of the user at a considerable distance. Can hit foes within a fairly wide range while immobilizing them. Best used for quickly thinning out enemy crowds or escaping them outright.
Charge Magic: R1 + : Locks unto visible foes and pelts them with an array of tracking ice spheres while standing still. Enemies struck by the spheres will be flung into the air momentarily before falling down. Can also hit collapsed foes, giving the attack combo building potential.
Unique Magic: R1 + : Xu Zhu swings Cerberus downward, slamming them on the earth and breaking the chains binding them. The sudden impact causes their heads to grow several times their normal size. They then proceed to roll forward repeatedly with Xu Zhu tumbling alongside them.
Summon Magic: R1 + : Summons mount to Xu Zhu's side.
Miscellaneous Skills
Unity Magic Bonus: Power +4, Technique +4, Speed +1
Musou Effect - Empower: Temporarily raises attack, defense, and hit speed. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Divine Blessing 1 - Octahedron: Increases normal attack power and charge attack power. Also recovers health after switching. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Divine Blessing 2 - Raid: Increases movement speed and defense power for 5 seconds after switching. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Infinity Support Skill - Treasure Chests: Increases the possibility of obtaining treasures. Only applies in Infinity Mode.
Type Skills
Hyper Armor: Passive: Prevents enemies from interrupting combos with normal attacks.
Guard Cancel: Holding L1: Cancels most attacks into a guarding stance, providing more opportunities to defend against enemy attacks.
Type Upgrade Skill 1 - Break: Grants all charge attacks guard-breaking properties.
Type Upgrade Skill 2 - Steadfast: Enables the character to guard against all types of attacks.
Type Upgrade Skill 3 - Resilience: Increases defense when armor is active.
Type Upgrade Skill 4 - Reflex: Increases damage of first hit performed after doing a guard cancel.
Type Upgrade Skill 5 - Eruptive: Temporarily increases attack when somersaulting with little health left.
Team Combination
Bodyguards (君主の守人; lit. "Guardians of Rulers"): Deploying Xu Zhu together with Dian Wei, Zhou Tai, Xingcai, and Ranmaru Mori will provide their team with a Tear of the Gods at the beginning of battle.
Xu Zhu is affiliated with the club in this title. When equipped with it, Xu Zhu can perform the following unique attacks listed below.
Unique Attacks
Unique Flow Attack Finisher: Enemy Airborne + : Xu Zhu's finishing move for his flow attack involves him slamming his club on the ground and pole vaulting on top of it to perform a shockwave-inducing body slam.
Unique Trigger Attack: R1 + : Rolls forward on the ground while holding club horizontally, stunning nearby foes along the way. Based on the club moveset's first charge attack in previous installments.
Special Technique: R1 + : Harms enemies by pole vaulting forward twice before riding on club to apply further damage. Each hit inflicts poison damage while the last strike can launch foes in the air briefly. Based on Xu Zhu's second EX attack from Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends.
Musou Attack: : Delivers several fierce overhead slams to the front while lugging club in a circular manner after each hit. Xu Zhu then finishes the attack by rolling on the ground while surrounded by powerful winds and causing foes to disperse by outstretching his whole body in the end. Takes cues from his Roly Poly Musou in previous games and Rage attack in the prior title.
Aerial Musou Attack: : Does a body slam from a considerable height, causing immense damage to foes caught within the attack while electrocuting them at the same time. Based on Xu Zhu's Unbeatable Musou attack from the eighth installment.
Horse Maneuvers
Summon Horse: L2: Summon horse to the battlefield. Holding L2 as the horse approaches will allow the character to automatically mount them.
Auto-Run: Riding Mode + L2: Automatically runs towards a specified destination. If a destination has not been set, the horse will instead run towards the location of the player's currently selected mission.
Sprint: Riding Mode + Direction + R1: Causes horse to run at a faster pace. Doing so depletes their stamina each time.
Jump: Riding Mode + Direction + R2: Causes horse to jump high while running.
Horse Fast Attack: Riding Mode + : Performs a fast and seamless attack while mounted. The attack itself varies depending on what type of weapon is equipped and whether the enemy is grounded or airborne.
Horse Trigger Attack: Riding Mode + : Performs an attack that sends enemies flying into the air. May vary depending on what type of weapon is equipped.
Horse Musou Attack: Riding Mode + : Causes horse to sprint by consuming Musou instead of stamina.
Dismount Horse: Riding Mode + : Dismounts from horse and resumes default fighting stance.
Bow Maneuvers
Shooting Mode: 🡻: Pulls out bow and assumes archery stance. Can be cancelled by tapping 🡻 again.
Switch Arrows: 🡸 or 🡺: Switches between different types of arrows.
Bow Attack: Shooting Mode + : Fires current arrow at a target. Can lock on targets by tapping R3.
Normal Attack: Performs unique flow attack string from the base game using the club. Available by default.
Aerial Attack: Performs aerial flow attack string from the base game.
Repel Attack: Performs knock-down trigger attack from the base game to repel foes.
Launch Attack: Performs launch trigger attack from the base game to lift foes into the air. Can be followed up with aerial flow hit string activated by repeatedly tapping the normal attack icon.
Stun Attack: Performs stun trigger attack from the base game to daze foes momentarily. Can be followed up with stun flow hit string activated by repeatedly tapping the normal attack icon.
Guard Break Attack: Performs guard break attack from the base game to break the enemy's guard. Can be followed up with down flow hit string activated by repeatedly tapping the normal attack icon.
Chain Attack: Performs down flow attack from the base game to repeatedly strike at foes. Does heavy damage, but cannot deplete the target's spirit. This move is mostly available to attack-type versions of Xu Zhu.
Endurance Attack: Performs separating attack from the base game while generating a protective aura that temporarily boosts defense. This move is mostly available to defense-type versions of Xu Zhu.
Sneak Attack: Performs dash attack from the base game to inflict heavy damage on the opponent's spirit. This move is mostly available to speed-type versions of Xu Zhu.
Missile Attack: Leaps into the air and fires a projectile that turns into a large tornado upon hitting the ground. Does decent damage from a distance, but cannot deplete the target's spirit. This move is mostly available to snipe-type versions of Xu Zhu.
Recover Attack: Performs separating attack from the base game while generating a healing circle that gradually restores health. Has no elemental variations with each upgraded version. This move is mostly available to special-type versions of Xu Zhu.
Special Attacks
Unique Attack 1 - Here I Am (いてぇぞお): Performs special technique from the base game. Available by default.
Unique Attack 2 - I'm Serious (本気だぞお): Performs unique trigger from the base game using the club. Initially available for UR rank versions of its user, this move can be learned upon reaching level 170.
Musou Attack: Performs Musou attack from base game minus the looping animation. Consumes one full Musou gauge.
Aerial Musou Attack: Performs aerial Musou attack from base game. Consumes one full Musou gauge.
Super Musou Attack: Performs full Musou attack from base game. Consumes two full Musou gauges.
Auxiliary Attacks
Counter Attack: Performs counter attack from the base game by tapping the orange counter icon near the opponent once it pops up.
Finishing Attack: Performs finishing attack from the base game by tapping the golden finisher icon that appears once the opponent's spirit has been fully depleted.
Normal Evasion: Does a normal evasion maneuver on the ground to avoid enemy attacks. Can only be performed by attack-type and special-type versions of Xu Zhu.
Swift Evasion: Hovers in the air to avoid enemy attacks in an instant. Can only be performed by speed-type and snipe-type versions of Xu Zhu.
Piercing Evasion: Charges forth while hunched to avoid enemy attacks while dealing chip damage to foes blocking the way. Can only be performed by defense-type versions of Xu Zhu.
Slash •
Thrust •
Block Thrust •
Block Slash
: Launches a round swing to the front.
: Thrusts club at an upward angle.
: Launches a powerful uppercut swing, a spin slash, and an overhead slam.
: Launches an upward thrust and midsection stab followed by a short club ram done sideways.