Charge Attack 1: : Zhou Tai gestures his scabbard to lift the enemy up with it. If the attack connects, the victim is rendered helpless as they are sliced up and knocked down at a plummeting angle. This move is unblockable and can activate elemental properties.
Charge Attack 2: : Smacks foes to the air from behind with the sheath while kneeling down.
Charge Attack 3: : Performs a series of quick but powerful slashes done diagonally with the last stroke stunning foes briefly. Tap repeatedly for additional hits.
Charge Attack 4: : Does a frontal swing towards the right while leaning forward.
Charge Attack 5: : Launches foes to the air via high kick after turning. Pressing again will result in Zhou Tai jumping up and aiming an unsheathed low slash to cast his targets down. Can be quickly followed up with a jump charge.
Charge Attack 6: : Brings sword out of sheath and charges enough power to deliver a strong thrust that causes nearby foes to collapse in agony. Tapping repeatedly will have Zhou Tai unleash a more powerful thrust that inflicts more damage and sends opponents flying at a great distance.
Normal Attack 1: : Swings blade thrice back and forth, ending the combo with a narrow hopping spin swipe.
Normal Attack 2: : Similar to the first normal attack string, but adds a two-handed diagonal slash.
Normal Attack 3: : Similar to the second normal attack string, but includes a two-handed slash to the right.
Musou Attacks
Musou Attack: : Juggles enemies with multiple frontal slashes done back and forth multiple times while standing still, ending the barrage with a round rightward swing before sheathing the blade in a calm and orderly manner.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + : Similar to the normal Musou animation, but adds several diagonal slashes to the right before doing the regular finisher.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Dashing + : Does a quick frontal swipe to the right.
Jump Attack: : While in mid-air, the user does a low round slash to the right.
Jump Charge: : Dives down and stabs the ground to produce a tremor with blade still attached to its scabbard.
Parry: L1 + : Instantly performs the fourth charge attack to counter incoming blows.
Announcement: R3: Unsheathes blade and points it forward while emitting wisps of light, breaking through the guard of surrounding enemies and 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: : Zhou Tai leans to the left, then does a sweeping slash to the front from left to right. Can be performed while in the middle of doing the normal horse attack string.
Horse Normal Attack: : Launches six quick swings to the right while on horseback.
Horse Musou Attack: : Unleashes continuous swings towards the right, ending the assault by performing the charge attack motion as the finisher.
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
Zhou Tai gains an additional skill in this title.
Weapon Type: Sword
Skill - Shield: Strengthens personal troops to defend a base.
Dynasty Warriors (PSP)
Zhou Tai gains additional abilities and traits in this title.
Ability - Ferryman: Prevents morale from dropping when crossing rivers.
Boost - Attack ++: Raises the player's attack power by 10 points.
Skill - Vorpal Spell: Imbues all of the player's attacks with the vorpal element for 15 seconds.
Samurai Warriors: State of War
Zhou Tai gains an additional skill in this title.
Sub-Officer Skill - Sickle: Provides a good chance of instantly killing weaker enemies and heavily damaging officers.
Charge Attack 1: : Dazes foes by hitting them with scabbard.
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
Zhou Tai's characteristic style of swordsmanship is known as iaidō (re-sheathing) or battōjutsu (drawing blade techniques). His attacks mainly consist of low and swift horizontal slices, mostly done by drawing his sword from its sheath as often as possible, and in terms of iaidō, he may often instantly re-sheath his blade during certain slashes.
His wide range and high rotation speed also give him higher accuracy in hitting enemies and other distractions around him. This makes him a deadly close-range fighter and perfect for singling out strong opponents.
Zhou Tai is notable for being Wu's answer to Ma Chao due to attacking on the right side while mounted. Combine this with the Shadow Harness and they will be able to make quick work of foes without being knocked down from their horses.
It should be noted that his moves tend to have some recovery time. If he fails to hit an opponent, it can leave him wide open for punishment. His moves also do not promote his mobility, as they frequently require him to be stationary.
When controlled by the AI, Zhou Tai's charge attacks will be imbued with the vorpal element by default.
Charge Attack 1: : Zhou Tai unsheathes his blade, then advances forward with an inward swipe followed by an outward slash. He cannot be damaged until the attack is over. Cannot activate elemental effects provided by orbs.
Charge Attack 2: : Smacks foes to the air from behind with the sheath while kneeling down. Cannot activate elemental effects provided by orbs.
Charge Attack 3: : Performs a series of quick but powerful slashes done diagonally with the last stroke stunning foes briefly.
Charge Attack 4: : Does a frontal swing towards the right while leaning forward.
Charge Attack 5: : Sends opponents high up into the air with an orange launching circle.
Charge Attack 6: : Brings sword out of sheath and charges enough power to deliver a strong thrust that causes nearby foes to collapse in agony. Tapping repeatedly will have Zhou Tai unleash a more powerful thrust that inflicts more damage and sends opponents flying at a great distance. The extension has a chance of instantly killing weaker enemies, though using it will drain some of Zhou Tai's Musou.
Normal Attack 1: : Swings blade thrice back and forth, ending the combo with a narrow hopping spin swipe.
Normal Attack 2: : Similar to the first normal attack string, but adds a two-handed diagonal slash.
Normal Attack 3: : Similar to the second normal attack string, but includes a two-handed slash to the right.
Evolution Attack: : Forgoes the normal attack string's sixth hit animation by transitioning to the combo leading up to the fourth charge attack.
Musou Attacks
Musou Attack: : Juggles enemies with multiple frontal slashes done back and forth multiple times while standing still, ending the barrage with a round rightward swing before sheathing the blade in a calm and orderly manner.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + : Similar to the normal Musou animation, but generates a massive radial shockwave via blade sheathing accompanied by an upward slash towards the right.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Dashing + : Does a quick frontal swipe to the right.
Jump Attack: : While in mid-air, the user does a low round slash to the right.
Jump Charge: : Scoops enemies up and hacks at them repeatedly with aerial slashes done back and forth. Tap repeatedly for more hits.
Parry: L1 + : Instantly performs the fourth charge attack to counter incoming blows.
Horse Attacks
Horse Charge Attack: : Zhou Tai leans to the left, then does a sweeping slash to the front from left to right. Can be performed while in the middle of doing the normal horse attack string.
Horse Normal Attack: : Launches six quick swings to the right while on horseback.
Horse Musou Attack: : Unleashes continuous swings towards the right, ending the assault by performing the charge attack motion as the finisher.
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 - Seal Power-Up: Gives the party unlimited Musou for 10 seconds. Occurs randomly.
Destiny Mode Skills
Favored Action: Uncovering Info
Taught Skill Type: Mount
Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires
Zhou Tai gains additional abilities and traits in this title.
Weapon Type: Sword
Skill - Rally: Boosts own morale by 2 and those of nearby allies by 1.
Proposed Policy 1 - Reinforce+: Restores 2,000 troops to a single officer.
Proposed Policy 2 - Poison Enemy: Decreases the number of troops of all enemy units by 25%.
Dynasty Warriors: Online
Although Zhou Tai'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 Distribution
Battle Bonus: +10 to Damage
Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2
Zhou Tai gains additional abilities and traits in this title.
Ability - Slow: Slows down the enemy for 30 seconds.
Support Skill 1 - Ferryman: Prevents damage when crossing rivers.
Support Skill 2 - Parry +: Doubles attack power for 20 seconds after deflecting arrow attacks.
Obstacle Effect 1 - Freeze: Freezes all enemy troops, halting their movements temporarily.
Obstacle Effect 2 - Great Freeze: Freezes all enemy troops, greatly halting their movements temporarily. Only available to rare card version.
Obstacle Effect 3 - Fog: Enshrouds the opponent within a dark fog, limiting their range of attack. Only available to rare card version.
Main Attacks
Normal Attack: Unsheathes sword to perform a quick circular swipe.
Strong Attack: Splits into four clones that collectively perform a series of wide slashes while dashing forth.
Warriors Orochi
Modified Attacks
Charge Attack 1: : Functions similarly to its base game incarnation, though the first hit can now inflict elemental damage. The sequel removes that trait entirely, but it can be replicated by wielding a weapon with the Almighty skill.
Charge Attack 5: : Functions similarly to its base game incarnation. However, its overall range has been slightly reduced.
Charge Attack 6: : Functions similarly to its base game incarnation, though the fully extended version of this move loses the innate ability to instantly kill peons while sacrificing Musou. Instead, it gains inherent guard-breaking properties, making the move ideal for one-on-one combat against enemy officers.
New Attacks
Special Attack 1: R1: Slices the screen via horizontal sword-drawing slash while turning to the other direction, then sheathes weapon for another damaging flash streak. Causes nearby foes to collapse on the floor. Zhou Tai cannot be harmed while performing this move. Does not consume Musou.
Special Attack 2: Direction + R1: Unleashes a wide flashing energy wave by quickly swinging sword. Enemies struck by this attack will momentarily flinch. Does not consume Musou. The sequel nerfs this attack's damage output and hit stun effect.
Aerial Thrust: : Zhou Tai leans slightly forward in mid-air, enabling him to jump cancel combos or travel at a further distance.
Team Abilities
Ability 1 - Vitality: Increases the team's life.
Ability 2 - Impulse: Increases the team's speed.
Ability 3 - Technique: Increases attack of Technique-type characters.
Assist Attack: Counter + L1 + or : Zhou Tai performs his fourth charge attack to assist a teammate. Consumes a portion of Musou.
Triple Attack 1: Low Health + L2 + R2 + : Generates air gusts that travel within a certain distance.
Triple Attack 2: Low Health + L2 + R2 + : Slashes the air to release a fierce stream of wind.
Triple Attack 3: Low Health + L2 + R2 + : Performs a crouching slash that sends out a strong gust of wind.
Triple Attack Finisher: Zhou Tai unleashes several rapid slashes to the upper right and a short spin swipe, then holds his blade horizontally for a brief moment before delivering a powerful slice forward. 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.
Unique Triple Attack: Low Health + L2 + R2 + : Should Zhou Tai perform a triple attack with Dian Wei and Ranmaru Mori, all three of them will forego their usual hit motions in favor of coordinating with each other during the assault. Zhou Tai in particular sends out a dark purple energy wave that lifts foes higher to the air. The attack ends with a light pillar bursting out from the ground and gravely damaging surrounding enemies.
Strategy - Face Off: Reduces overall damage inflicted upon all allied forces.
Fighting Style
When controlled by the AI in Dynasty Warriors 5, most of Zhou Tai's charge attacks will be imbued with the shadow element by default.
Zhou Tai is affiliated with the dao in this title. Despite sharing the same moveset with other characters, some of his attacks have different traits or effects.
Standard Attacks
Renbu String 3: Similar to the second Renbu string, but adds a powerful ground slam that unleashes a mobile shockwave traveling forward on the earth.
Grapple Attack: L1 + : Thrusts free hand forward to opponent's chest. If the attack hits, Zhou Tai will slam his target on the ground with an overhead slash before lifting them up to the air with an ascending swing. The swing itself also sends out a vertical energy wave forward.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack: : Does an empowered version of the first to third Renbu string repeatedly with the shared finisher comprised of a low spin slash done continuously before following up with a transitioning swipe and another spin slash done at the other direction. The final spin slash releases an energy wave flying forward.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + : Similar to the regular Musou attack, but adds the fire attribute to each hit.
Special Move - True Speed: L2: 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. Zhou Tai holds his sword to the front in a defensive position as he sprints continuously for the duration of the move. He also gains an innate ice element under the effects of this move, allowing him to freeze foes with his attacks.
True Speed Attack: True Speed + : Swings weapon diagonally from left to right.
True Speed Charge: True Speed + : Performs a faster version of the dao moveset's dash charge while releasing an ice energy wave forward.
Officer Skills
Ward: Doubles defense power for 30 seconds when knocked down and near death.
Water Sense: Increases swimming speed. Only available in the original PS3 port.
Sprint: Increases movement speed temporarily by running continuously. Only available in the Special port.
Spirit: Increases the amount of Musou gained.
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.
Terrify: Greatly reduces defense of nearby enemies upon activating special move.
Rush: Inflicts heavy damage on weak enemies by simply touching them during True Speed.
Shadow: Creates multiple images during True Speed, enabling the character to inflict additional hits.
Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
Zhou Tai gains additional abilities and traits in this title.
Special Move - Brace: Temporarily avoids being stunned by most enemy attacks.
Additional Move - True Speed: Serves the same function like in the base game.
True Speed Attack: True Speed + :
True Speed Charge: True Speed + :
Officer Card - Firebird's Blow (鳳凰の一撃; lit. "Fenghuang's Single Blow"): Increases attack against enemy bases for the first 3 minutes of battle when invading.
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
Although Zhou Tai's weapon is technically part of the blade sub-category, it uses an exclusively new moveset that puts more emphasis on speed and agility over power.
Zhou Tai is affiliated with the blade (type 2) in this title.
Skills
Fury Awakening Aura: Unleashes magenta-colored energy surges while causing a blue chained halo to materialize from behind during the fury transformation process. Can be imbued with additional effects via certain chi skills.
Type Skill - Control: Lessens the amount of fury points consumed over time. Will only activate while in fury form. 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 - Speed Boost: Increases movement speed. Only available in Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid 2.
Card: Officer Type, Fire Element, +18 (+16 in Multi Raid 2) to Workshop
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
Faithful Devotion (主従の信; lit. "Faith Between Master and Servant")
Required Characters: Zhou Tai, Sun Quan
Bonus: +30 to Workshop
Fighting Style
When controlled by the AI in Strikeforce, Zhou Tai's attacks will be imbued with the yin element by default.
Zhou Tai is affiliated with the curved sword in this title. When equipped with it, Zhou Tai can perform the following unique attacks listed below.
EX Attack: : Zhou Tai unsheathes his sword before quickly unleashing a barrage of rapid slices in front of him, then finishing with one last unsheathing slash that leaves behind a wider trail mark. Enemies caught by this attack will be momentarily juggled before being knocked away by the final hit.
Musou Attack - Void (無): : Delivers one swift upward slash, then sheathes sword to trigger the appearance of multiple slashing marks eviscerating nearby foes. All parts of the attack are unblockable and Zhou Tai recovers during the move's finisher, enabling the slash marks to trigger elemental attributes.
Aerial Musou Attack - Wind (風): : Zhou Tai performs an aerial version of his EX attack while suspended in mid-air with the final slash lifting him up a bit. By nature of being a Musou attack, it inflicts more damage and should be reserved against stronger opponents.
Notable Skills
Attack Up: Increases attack by a small amount.
Power Up +: Increases power by a medium amount.
Attack Range Up: Increases attack range.
Curved Sword Master: Gains expertise at wielding the curved sword.
Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends
Titles
Lieutenant General (偏将軍) - Slightly increases Legend Mode rewards.
Field General (安国将軍) - Marginally increases damage inflicted on enemies when using power-type weapons.
Strike General (折衝将軍) - Very significantly increases Legend Mode rewards.
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.
Grand Commander (太尉) - Moderately increases damage inflicted on enemies when using speed-type 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
Zhou Tai is affiliated with the curved sword in this title.
Unique Attacks
EX Attack: : Serves the same function like in the base game.
Musou Attack: : Zhou Tai performs Void as their main Musou attack with the game classifying it as a Multi-Strike type.
Speed Musou Attack - Scythe: Tap Both Sides of Screen: Zhou Tai unleashes several thin slices done at high speed. He then finishes the assault by knocking away his victims with a wide angular slash.
Direct Breaks
Direct Break (Default) - Swordsmen: Commands a group of swordsmen to perform a joint melee assault.
Direct Break (Alternate) - Sorcerers: Conjures a wall of lightning around the player, shocking nearby foes.
Direct Break (Downloadable) - Cavalry: Commands a group of cavalry units to charge forward.
Stratagems
Stratagem Card (Default) - Loyal to the End (忠士の挺身; lit. "Loyal Warrior's Servitude"): Greatly increases player's defense, but greatly decreases attack in turn.
Stratagem Card (Alternate) - Swiftness in Battle (神速抜刀; lit. "Godly Swift Drawn Blade"): Greatly increases player's attack speed.
Allied Stratagem: If deployed as a playable officer, Zhou Tai will escort the player as a bodyguard 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 curved blade moveset albeit with some differences.
Modified Attacks
Charge Attack 1: Pulls blade from its sheath, then turns around to resheath it, releasing a flash of light that damages nearby enemies.
Charge Attack 3: Turns around before swatting foe with sheath, then unleashes a barrage of thin red slash lines to the front before ending the combo with one last slice.
Charge Attack 4: Knocks opponents away with a thin clean slice done diagonally.
Charge Attack 5: Twirls around before unleashing a rising diagonal slash that launches enemies to the air.
Charge Attack 6: This move is identical to the fan charge attack.
Evolution Attack: Extends the normal attack string by cycling back to the third hit sequence.
Musou Attack: Releases an energy burst that burns and dazes foes before performing Zhou Tai's Void Musou attack from Dynasty Warriors 7.
Dash Attack: Does a leftward horizontal slash that knocks nearby enemies away.
Special Abilities
Best Formation 1 - Round Formation: 1 to 5 Units, Defense Type
Best Formation 2 - Crescent Formation: 3 to 5 Units, Offense Type
Best Formation 3 - Parallel Formation: 5 Units, Defense Type
Support Skill - Valiant's Strike (武人の一閃): Attacks all enemy units.
Strong Attack 1 (Dash): Swiftly hops forth while unleashing a wide sweeping slash that ends with Zhou Tai facing the other way. Deals 260% attack damage to foes. 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): Skillfully sheathes blade while looking at the other direction, resulting in a brief flash that hits surrounding enemies with 210% attack damage. 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): Pokes enemies in the front with sheath while looking back, then faces the other direction to deliver a crouching round slash. Deals a total of 340% 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): Produces a red whirlwind of slashes while spin hopping in place, and performs a rotating slice that has Zhou Tai's body zipping through the slash trail's direction at inhuman speed. Causes 240% attack damage towards surrounding opponents. 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: Lifts opponents up by swinging scabbard upward, then hits them with two arcing slices for good measure. Deals a total of 320% attack damage.
Strong Attack 3: Performs a pivoting swipe and backhanded blunt thrust using blade handle. Inflicts a total of 250% attack damage to enemies.
Strong Attack 4: Leans forward before drawing out blade and slicing diagonally while leaning. Deals 250% attack damage to foes.
Strong Attack 5: Spins briefly before launching an ascending diagonal strike that deals 260% attack damage and sends enemies airborne.
Strong Attack 6: Dashes forward while drawing out blade to generate multiple slash trails. It ends with Zhou Tai releasing a brief flash of light before sheathing his weapon. Deals a total of 330% attack damage.
Normal Attack 1: Unsheathes blade in time to slash horizontally to the right, dealing 100% attack damage.
Normal Attack 2: Swings blade leftward, inflicting 100% attack damage to nearby enemies.
Normal Attack 3: Hops for a bit while launching a spiraling swipe that deals 120% attack damage.
Normal Attack 4: Lands a crouching round slash to inflict 140% attack damage on foes.
Normal Attack 5: Hacks at foes diagonally, inflicting 180% attack damage.
Normal Attack 6: Swipes horizontally with more power to it, dealing 250% attack damage towards the enemy.
Special Attacks
EX Attack: Delivers multiple slashes in different directions before finishing things off with an upward diagonal cut, dealing a total of 610% attack damage.
Musou Attack: Performing a rendition of his Void Musou attack, Zhou Tai unleashes a single vertical slash before sheathing his blade, causing the battlefield to be littered with multiple slash trails eviscerating nearby foes. Inflicts a total of 950% attack damage.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Launches a thin horizontal slice while pivoting forth and holding scabbard to the front afterwards.
Switch Attack: Quickly drops down and hits foes with a round slice. Only used in certain competitive modes.
Counter Attack: Dazes foes the moment they hit while blocking.
Evasion: Zips forward to evade enemy attacks in an instant.
Horse Attacks
Horse Normal Attack: Lands quick slashes to the right and left repeatedly in alternating order.
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.
General Tactics
Pierce: Increases penetration in battle by 4%. Effects increase the higher Zhou Tai's star ranking becomes.
Sharp: Increases attack in battle by 9%. Effects increase the higher Zhou Tai's star ranking becomes.
Unbending Will: Causes damage against enemy to provide Zhou Tai with one stack of warpath that lasts for 0.2 seconds. Successfully blocking attacks enables him to gain 14 stacks. Once 20 stacks of warpath have been accumulated, Zhou Tai will receive a 10 second buff that boosts his movement speed by 6%, attack by 6%, and penetration by 12%.
Combat Soul Skills
Heaven Combat Soul Skill: Deals bonus damage equal to 13% of attack to foes when triggering Unbending Will tactic. Bonus increases the higher the combat soul's ranking rises.
Earth Combat Soul Skill: Applies 9% life steal to attacks and restores 13 Musou points when triggering Unbending Will tactic. Both bonuses increase the higher the combat soul's ranking rises.
Human Combat Soul Skill: Increases duration time of Unbending Will by 3 seconds. Duration increases the higher the combat soul's ranking rises.
Skin Skills
Suit Skill: Gains an 18% attack bonus for 5 seconds upon activating Unbending Will.
Ornament Skill: Causes EX attack and Musou attack to bestow Zhou Tai with a 10 second buff that increases his attack by 6%.
Horse Skills
Dark Brown: Increases normal attack damage by 2% for 3 seconds, stacking up to 10 times.
Goose Chirp: Increases normal attack damage by 3% for 3 seconds, stacking up to 10 times.
Clustered Gleam: Increases normal attack damage by 5% for 3 seconds, stacking up to 10 times.
Dilu: Increases normal attack damage by 5% for 3 seconds, stacking up to 10 times.
Ghost Candle: Increases normal attack damage by 5% for 3 seconds, stacking up to 10 times.
Purple Sun: Increases damage dealt in battle by 10%.
Team Combination
Fellowship
Required Characters: Zhou Tai, Ling Tong
Bonus: +13,333 Health, +1,058 Attack
Silent Shadow
Required Characters: Sun Quan, Zhou Tai
Bonus: +13,333 Health, +1,058 Attack
Twin Stars
Required Characters: Huang Gai, Zhou Tai
Bonus: +10,111 Health, +802 Attack
Special Skill: Causes charge attacks to inflict a jade slash effect against enemies, inflicting extra damage in proportion to 10.8% of their maximum health. Has a 30 second cooldown time.
Winter Wind
Required Characters: Zhou Tai, Daqiao
Bonus: +13,333 Health, +1,058 Attack
Capture of Jingzhou
Required Characters: Lu Xun, Lu Meng, Zhou Tai
Bonus: +20,000 Health, +1,587 Attack
Warriors Orochi 3
Zhou Tai retains his weapon moveset from Dynasty Warriors 7 albeit with some changes and additions.
Changed Attacks
Jump Charge: : Stabs the ground while landing with a sword plant. Can hit downed targets.
Team Abilities
Ability 1 - Vigor: Increases damage inflicted with combo attacks for all team members.
Ability 2 - Trinity: Refills True Triple Attack by a set amount for every 100 KOs per member. Only available in Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack: : Zhou Tai performs Void 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: Zhou Tai performs the fourth charge attack to assist a teammate while surrounded within an updraft of wind for extra coverage.
Grounded Type Action: R1: Zhou Tai delivers a sudden slice that stops foes in their place. Upon sheathing his blade, the affected targets are instantly scattered away. Considered a modified version of Zhou Tai's stationary special move from the first two Warriors Orochi games.
Midair Type Action: R1: Lands a single horizontal swipe while quickly hovering back, leaving behind multiple slash marks that cut up enemies below and send them airborne.
Aerial Thrust: : Twirls around in a slanted manner to gain more jumping distance.
Normal Strategy Card: Lightning Flash (紫電一閃; lit. "Purple Lightning Streak"): Imbues the current officer's attacks with the Explosion attribute.
Golden Strategy Card: Imperturable (不動心): Reduces both officers' health while making them invincible for a brief moment.
Team Attacks
Triple Rush 1: Unsheathes blade in time to deliver a slash accompanied by a mobile shockwave.
Triple Rush 2: Repeatedly juggles foes via invisible force while holding blade within its sheath.
Triple Rush 3: Unsheathes weapon to send out a wide energy wave traveling forth on the ground to disperse enemy crowds below.
Unique Triple Rush: Should Zhou Tai be paired up with Mitsuhide Akechi and Ranmaru Mori, he will be able to do a unique triple rush attack with them. He contributes to the assault by unleashing several rapid slices in a row before sheathing his blade.
Zhou Tai is affiliated with the curved sword in this title. When equipped with it, Zhou Tai can perform the following unique attacks listed below.
EX Attack 1: : Zhou Tai unsheathes his sword before quickly unleashing a barrage of rapid slices in front of him, then finishing with one last unsheathing slash that leaves behind a wider trail mark while inflicting the slash element. Enemies caught by this attack will be momentarily juggled before being knocked away by the final hit. The game has the slashing trails marked red for easier viewing while the final hit is angled more vertically than before.
EX Attack 2: : Performs a horizontal slash by resheathing own blade, leaving behind a wide red-colored trail. The attack slowly suspends affected enemies in mid-flight, leaving them vulnerable to further hits before falling down. Introduced in Xtreme Legends.
Musou Attack - Void (無): : Delivers one swift upward slash, then sheathes sword to trigger the appearance of multiple slashing marks eviscerating nearby foes. All parts of the attack are unblockable and Zhou Tai recovers during the move's finisher, enabling the slash marks to trigger elemental attributes.
Alternate Musou Attack - Flash (閃): R1 + : Does an instantaneous upward drawing slash from his sheath and slashes with an inward crossing slash if the first one misses. Upon connecting the attack successfully, he tosses his sheath up to grab his sword with both hands, unleashing two crossing slashes at an angle. The move then ends with a sudden red streak of light caused by Zhou Tai having his sheath land back on his blade holstered beside him on his right, knocking over all targets in range. Has an innate slash attribute, making it perfect for dealing with strong enemy officers.
Aerial Musou Attack - Wind (風): : Zhou Tai performs an aerial version of his EX attack while suspended in mid-air with the final slice lifting him up a bit. The last hit has an innate slash attribute. By nature of being a Musou attack, it inflicts more damage and should be reserved against stronger opponents.
Rage Attack: Unsheathes weapon in time for a series of criss-cross slashes while nudging forth. The final phase involves Zhou Tai performing multiple red-tinted cuts shortly before unleashing a wide burst of energy outward.
True Rage Attack: If Zhou Tai performs a 100-hit combo during his Rage attack, he will unleash full horizontal slashes while unsheathing his blade with each swing continuously before ending the cycle by landing two stationary slices back and forth.
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends
Bodyguard Skills
Battle Skill - Gather Supplies: Extends the time limit in accordance with the current number of enemies defeated by the player.
Assistance Skill - Assault: Increases the player's attack power when they are near death.
Rouse Skill - Assault: Increases the attack power 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
Critical Bonus: Increases the probability of landing a critical hit when attacking.
Normal Attacks
Soar (翔): Hits a single foe. Lowers enemy's defense by 10%.
Pierce (貫): Hits a single foe.
Scatter (塵; lit. "Ash"): Hits multiple foes.
Storm (嵐): Hits multiple foes. Lowers enemy's defense by 10%.
EX Attacks
Pierce EX (貫Ex): Hits a single foe.
Scatter EX (塵Ex; lit. "Ash EX"): Hits multiple foes.
Musou Attacks
Void (無): Hits multiple foes.
Flash (閃): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of fainting enemies. Lowers enemy's defense by 10%.
Wind (風): Hits multiple foes.
Red Skills
Hammer of Ruin: Increases damage of attacks against siege weapons by 300%.
Flash: Increases critical hit rate by 15%.
Flash Duo: Increases critical hit rate by 30%.
Flash Ultra: Increases critical hit rate by 50%.
First Strike: Increases strength by 50% and mobility by 2 for one turn only.
Swift Foot: Increases mobility by 1.
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.
Blue Skills
Deflection: Reflects all the reductions of the parameters to the enemy that attacked the character.
Induce State: Increases the chances of influencing enemy state by 10%.
Influence Duo: Increases the chances of influencing enemy state by 20%.
Influence Ultra: Increases the chances of influencing enemy state by 30%.
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.
Break Defense: Causes attacks to break through the enemy's guard.
Green Skills
Recovery: Restores the health of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 5% at the start of each turn.
Recovery Duo: Restores the health of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 10% at the start of each turn.
Recovery Ultra: Restores the health of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 15% at the start of each turn.
Furor: Increases the energy of units in Synchro Mode.
Bolt: Increases the mobility of units in Synchro Mode.
Proficiency: Increases the effective area of items used.
Purple Skills
Learner: Increases experience earned by 30%.
Learner Duo: Increases experience earned by 50%.
Learner Ultra: Increases experience earned by 100%.
Stun Attack: Increases damage to enemies in a stunned state by 30%.
Frighten Attack: Increases damage to enemies in a frightened state by 30%.
Burn Attack: Increases damage to enemies in a burnt state by 30%.
Freeze Attack: Increases damage to enemies in a frozen state by 30%.
Shock Attack: Increases damage to enemies in a shocked state by 30%.
Poison Attack: Increases damage to enemies in a poisoned state by 30%.
Merciless: Enables character to occasionally defeat an enemy unit in a single attack.
Thievery: Steals items from enemies the character attacks.
Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed
Main Attacks
Strong Attack 1 - Spin (旋): Deals a single spin slash while improving own critical chance by 25% for 10 seconds. In the Japanese server, it has been reassigned to the third charge move slot and has been given a different buff that boosts Zhou Tai's attack power by 50% for 5 seconds. Has a cooldown time of 16 seconds (also 16 seconds in the Japanese server).
Strong Attack 2 - Void (空; lit. "Sky"): Launches the enemy into the air and performs a series of rapid slashes on them before ending the assault with a radial shockwave. In the Japanese server, it has been reassigned to the first charge move slot and can slow down foes. Has a cooldown time of 20 seconds (10 seconds in the Japanese server).
Strong Attack 3 - Speed (迅): Quickly unsheathes own blade before slashing at the enemy, producing a dark vertical cut accompanied by bright zipping slashes surrounding it. The move ends with a radial shockwave being generated on the ground. In the Japanese server, it has been reassigned to the fourth charge move slot and deals additional shield damage. Has a cooldown time of 25 seconds (20 seconds in the Japanese server).
Strong Attack 4 - Chaos (乱): Unleashes multiple unsheathed slashes that damage and bleed the enemy. In the Japanese server, it has been reassigned to the second charge move slot and can slow down foes. Has a cooldown time of 31 seconds (16 seconds in the Japanese server).
Normal Attack: Performs their preferred weapon's normal attack string.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack - Flash (閃): Unsheathes blade and inflicts two powerful swings that briefly leave behind two slash marks which disperse into red bursts of light the moment Zhou Tai delivers a fierce two-handed strike. A radial shockwave also emerges at the end of the move. In the Japanese server, it can also lower the enemy's overall health temporarily. 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: Drops down on the earth and launches a swipe that leaves behind a dark red slash line.
Special Maneuver - Dodge: Zips through to avoid enemy attacks.
Team Attacks
Triple Attack 1: Performs a shortened version of Void to contribute to the combo.
Global Server-Exclusive Passive Skills
Primary Skill - Silent Assassin: Increases critical chance of all officers by 10%.
Secondary Skill: Increases attack speed of dodge-type officers by 15%.
Tertiary Skill: Increases critical damage of Wu officers by 30%.
Japanese Server-Exclusive Passive Skills
Primary Skill: Increases normal attack speed by 25%. Activates after filling up one Musou bar.
Secondary Skill: Recovers 0.6% of health per second. Activates after filling up two Musou bars.
Team Combination
Dream Team (阿吽の呼吸; "Alpha and Omega Breathing")
Required Characters: Zhou Tai, Han Dang
Bonus: Skill Cooldown -5%, Max Health +3.5%
Famous Pirates (水賊無双; "Pirates Unparalleled")
Required Characters: Gan Ning, Zhou Tai
Bonus: Attack Speed +5%, Musou Generation +3%
Lord Protectors (無言の忠義; "Silent Loyalty")
Required Characters: Zhou Tai, Sun Quan
Bonus: Defense +5%, Critical Damage +3.5%
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: Zhou Tai will be able to perform a triple attack if he happens to be partnered with Xu Zhu and Zhao Yun. He is the first to act during the whole combo. Only applies to the global server.
Wu's Tigers (江東の虎臣; "Tiger Vassals of Sun Wu")
Required Characters: Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Han Dang
Bonus: Critical Chance +3%, Defense +4%, Max Health +4%
Warriors Orochi 4
While retaining the same moveset from Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends, Zhou Tai wields the Lævateinn as their sacred treasure in this title. When equipped with it, Zhou Tai can perform the following attacks listed below.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack: : Zhou Tai performs Void as their ground Musou attack.
Normal Magic: R1 + : Does a prolonged hovering dash that briefly sets the surrounding area on fire, burning nearby foes along the way. Can control the direction of movement while performing the attack. Tapping or will instantly cancel the magic's effects.
Charge Magic: R1 + : Summons a large meteor to crash down on a specified position, inflicting damage within a massive radius. Can also affect downed foes.
Unique Magic: R1 + : Zhou Tai unleashes criss-crossing slashes that leave behind trails of fire while swords of light rain down on the enemy. The attack ends with him delivering a delayed thrust that generates a powerful ripple that causes surrounding foes to scatter.
Summon Magic: R1 + : Summons mount to Zhou Tai's side.
Miscellaneous Skills
Unity Magic Bonus: Power +2, Technique +2, Speed +4
Musou Effect - Empower: Temporarily raises attack, defense, and hit speed. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Divine Blessing 1 - Fluster: Increases movement speed and attack speed. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Divine Blessing 2 - Divine Bow: Increases attack speed and magic attack power. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Infinity Support Skill - Experience: Increases the amount of experience received. Only applies in Infinity Mode.
Type Skills
Critical Combo: Passive: Extends the duration of combo chains by 2 seconds and increases damage dealt after performing 300 or more hits.
Aerial Thrust: : Performs an air dash while jumping forward. Can be used to jump cancel attacks.
Type Upgrade Skill 1 - Swiftness: Allows the character to perform two aerial thrusts in a row.
Type Upgrade Skill 2 - Acrobat: Increases the power of the first hit after doing an aerial thrust.
Type Upgrade Skill 3 - Illusion: Allows the character to escape attacks by pressing to somersault.
Type Upgrade Skill 4 - Impenetrable: Enables enemy attacks from behind to be guarded against.
Type Upgrade Skill 5 - Escaper: Temporarily increases speed when somersaulting with little health left.
Team Combination
Bodyguards (君主の守人; lit. "Guardians of Rulers"): Deploying Zhou Tai together with Dian Wei, Xu Zhu, Xingcai, and Ranmaru Mori will provide their team with a Tear of the Gods at the beginning of battle.
Zhou Tai is affiliated with the curved sword and alternate curved sword in this title. When equipped with them, Zhou Tai can perform the following unique attacks listed below.
Unique Attacks
Unique Flow Attack Finisher (Curved Sword): Enemy Stunned + : Zhou Tai unleashes multiple round slices to eviscerate his targets before delivering a fierce diagonal swipe towards the right. Bears a resemblance to his C3-EX in previous games but without the sheathing portions due to his current weapon lacking a scabbard.
Unique Flow Attack Finisher (Alternate Curved Sword): Enemy Standing + : For his unique finisher, Zhou Tai does a rushing stab followed by a round slice that leaves behind a dark slash trail. He then turns away and unsheathes his sword, causing the slash trail to erupt into smaller curved slices to damage foes repeatedly.
Unique Trigger Attack (Curved Sword): R1 + : Does a frontal swing that generates numerous smaller slashes to daze enemies standing in front of Zhou Tai. Borrows motions from the curved sword moveset's sixth charge in previous installments.
Unique Trigger Attack (Alternate Curved Sword): R1 + : Rapidly pivots around before unleashing an unsheathed diagonal swipe that causes round slash marks to materialize in front of Zhou Tai. Enemies struck by this attack will be flung into the air. Based on the curved sword moveset's fifth charge attack from the previous title.
Special Technique: R1 + : Lands a wide clean cut that leaves behind a dark red trail to the right, then twirls weapon for a bit before doing the same cut on the left. This attack is imbued with the slash element, making it ideal for weakening strong enemy officers. Basically his C4-EX, but without any sheathing animation involved.
Musou Attack: : Delivers a series of multiple round slashes in a row while hopping forth continuously. Zhou Tai then unleashes a diagonal swipe that causes several slash-imbued streaks to rapidly eviscerate enemies in front of him. Greatly resembles his Void Musou attack from older games.
Aerial Musou Attack: : Launches several red slash marks across the front while suspended in mid-air, ending the barrage with one larger slice to send foes flying away. Each hit can inflict slash damage. Based on Zhou Tai's Wind Musou attack from the previous 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.
Secret Plan - Silent Strike (静かなる一閃; lit. "Quieting Flash"): Unleashes a moderate slash attack and fills secret plan gauge for plans not in use by a low amount while reducing a low portion of own health.
Unique Political Ploy - Paradise: Holds a lavish banquet to increase friendship with all officers by 15 while decreasing the defense level of owned areas by 15.
Normal Attack: Performs unique flow attack string from the base game using the alternate curved sword. 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 Zhou Tai.
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 Zhou Tai.
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 Zhou Tai.
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 Zhou Tai.
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 Zhou Tai.
Special Attacks
Unique Attack 1 - Void (無): Performs special technique from the base game. Available by default.
Unique Attack 2 - Flash (閃): Performs unique trigger from the base game using the alternate curved sword. 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 Zhou Tai.
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 Zhou Tai.
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 Zhou Tai.
Normal Attack •
Charge Attack •
Musou •
Jump/Mount
: Zhou Tai gestures his scabbard to lift the enemy up with it. If the attack connects, the victim is rendered helpless as they are sliced up and knocked down at a plummeting angle. This move is unblockable and can activate elemental properties.
: Juggles enemies with multiple frontal slashes done back and forth multiple times while standing still, ending the barrage with a round rightward swing before sheathing the blade in a calm and orderly manner.