Its a crime that Dong Bai was added before great generals like Liao Hua, Chen Dao, Li Yan, Cao Hong, and my personal fav, Gao Shun.

For me Gao Shun is the best option because it would make the Lu Bu story much more interesting and I would love to see his relationship with Lu Bu, Zhang liao and maybe chen gong

Only ones who should truly be considered are those who will help complete the story and actually expand on the events of the story. 1. Liao Hua 2. Cao Zhen 3. Yuan Tan 4. Yuan Shang 5. Sun Hao 6. Sun Jun 7. Fei Yi 8. Sima Yan 9. Wang Jun 10. Tufa Shujineng

I think regarding Shu, I'd like to see Jian Yong, Liao Hua, and Wang Ping. Wang Ping is interesting because like Jiang Wei, he defects from Wei to Shu, and is famous for defeating one of Wei's five generals, that being Zhang He, as well as saving Ma Su during the northern campaign.

I've been crying out for Yan Liang, Wen Chou for ages, as well as possibly Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang for the Yellow Turbans

Liao Hua, Cao Hong, Zhuge Jin and Sima Yan are super valid. My bias number one is Lu Kang because my all time favorite is Lu Xun, and if it takes an older Lu Xun I don't mind. Also he is considered to be the last if not one of the last great generals of Wu. For Jin I would also add Yang Hu and Du Yu. Yang Hu and Lu Kang had a respectable friendship while being part of rival kingdoms. Du Yu is the man responsible for conquering Wu.

My personal pick: Sun Hao The day they make a game that covers the whole story of the Three Kingdoms, they'll need to add in the obvious final boss.

1-Cao Hong: Obvivious choice, Cao Cao's fourth pilar, he is one of the high ranking commander, how it took that much of time is questionable maybe that story is the reason. 2-Lady Bian: Highly requested character. Another obvivious choice. 3-Zhang Liang, Zhang Bao or Zhang Mancheng: We need another Yellow Turban leader after Zhang Jiao. I miss the old detailed Yellow Turban rebellion era. 4-Zhang Rang: Leader of the Enouch faction. That chaos in capital should be a detailed chapter. How they massacred He Jin, the war, their escape and how Dong Zhuo took power. They could use creative freedom like tieing Zhang Rang with Yellow Turban Rebllion. 5-Li Jue: Important member of Dong Zhuo's army, he basically took his place. Another important chapter game should focus on more. 6-Gongsun Zan: Another obivious choice. Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan conflict is important chapter. 7-Han Sui: He is actually more important character than Ma Teng. 8- Yuan Tan, Yan Liang or Wen Chou : Guan Du conflict is important, Yuan side needs more representives. 9-Fe Yi: Obvivious character, Wei Yan and his conflict is another important event, he simply abondoned Zhuge Liang's plan. It could have potential for Fe Yi and Jiang Wei conflict. 10-Cao Ang: Elder son of Cao Cao died Wangcheng with Dian Wei and his cousin Cao Anmin. His sacrifce could create dramatic moment. They could use him Yellow Turban Rebellion and Dong Zhuo wars (He was too young at the times but who cares they used Sun Jian's kids before)

I'm not gonna lie, I wish they could make Ma Liang or some of the Ma family as playable characters. Ma Liang has always had this regal feel to him and considering his nickname was "White Eyebrows", he could have like a mustache, pointed goatee and bushy white eyebrows that makes him more of one of the more mystical characters

My additional reason for Zhuge Jin is that there's a saying "Shu Deqilong, Wu Deqihu, Wei Deqigou", meaning "Shu's Dragon, Wu's Tiger and Wei's Dog" symbolizing Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Dan. Might as well complete the trio. Additionally, Zhuge Liang is Zhuge Jin's biological younger brother, while Zhuge Dan is a distant cousin. I would love to see interactions and conversations between the brothers and their life choices xD I honestly do not want to see ya boy Kongming here being a stale, cold, aloof loner.

Shu: Liao Hua, Ma Su, Shamoke Wu: Zhuge Jun Wei: Cao Hong, Wen Pin Other: Gao Shun, Yan Liang, Wen Chou

I don't know much on a story perspective when it comes to this but from playing dw for so long the npcs that I always noticed the most during the early games are Cao Hong, Liao Hua, Jiang Qin, Zhuge Jin, Li Jue, He Jin, Gao Shun, basically all the yellow turban Zhang brothers, Yan Liang & Wen Chou, Han Sui, Zhang Ren. Gongsun Zan & Ma Teng should definitely be playable. Also this is just personal but Meng Huo and Zhu Rong could use some company. They've been representing Nanman as a duo for over 2 decades.

Lu Kang would be a great Addition, because it would be a first Step to elaborate more the Endphase of the Three Kingdoms Era. Of Course Koei had to integrate a Aging-System for the Characters if you tell a Story which dures about 100 years. I would recommend 3 Ages (Young, Mature, Old) for the most Characters (I Know, its more work for Koei). In your List i cann definitely agree with Zhuge Jin, Fei Yi, Gongsun Zan, Ma Teng, Sima Yan, Lady Bian, Cao Hong and Liao Hua ;-)

Great vid my man and love the explanations for each character too {for someone like me who may not know everyone on the list} AND LOVE THE RESPECT FOR TOP 2!!!

Solid video!

Great video. You should read Yellow Sky Revolt, which is book 1 of the Three Kingdoms Chronicles. Liao Hua is the main character, and it is told so well.

Dowager is not her Empress name, it's the title a queen or an empress "get" when their husband dies. This way there would be two empresses: the actual empress and the wife of the previous emperor.

I think they should add shamoke. A mini stage for him taking down gan ning.

Unpopular opinion but I want to see He Jin become playable. Since Zhang Jiao has been playable since DW2, might as well have He Jin, since he also ties into the Ten Eunuchs storyline too

A character that stand out for me was Yan Yan a shu officer who was there since the start kind of I think but he was usually around a lot in DW9 in my perspective but I would want to see him as a playable character or at least Zhuge Zhan the son of Zhuge Liang

Id definitely love to see Gongsun Zan, Gao Shun, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Ma Teng, Li Jui, Guo Si and Hua Xiong thats not DLC.

For characters like Lady Bian, they shouldn't need a weapon or be a "warrior." Like in the Samurai Warrior series, there are characters like Lady Muramatsu, Yukimura's sister who exist for the story. But my Number 1 would be Chen Dao, the leader of the White Feather Gaurds who Zhao Yun's feat is mostly taken from in RoTK. And Number 2 would be Cao Ang. He should be more than the son that gave up his horse and sacrificed himself.

- Liao Hua, the most obvious choice - Li Jue and Guo Si, their importance is very underestimated - Meng Da, I just loved his parts in the book - Yan Liang/Wen Chou, that old fool Yuan Shao needs more than NPCs around him - Pan Zhang, interesting background, great general, and I don't know why but in my last games of DW5 on the Wu side he was f'ing unstoppable.

I wouldn't mind the games being darker. I mean its a game about war and death who are we keeping it G rated for? I been wanting Gao Shun he been one of my favorite since I started playing Romance of Three Kingdoms I would love Bian Shi!! Like then we have Nobunaga and No vs Cao Cao and Bian especially seeing she is kind and he so cold it would be nice to see that I have no idea why we don't Cao Hong or Cao Xing yet....

My top 10: 1. Cao Hong (potential early storylines, escaping with Cao Cao from Dong Zhuo' assasination attempt, consistent presence thereafter) 2. Pan Zhang (very important feats and villainous character, responsible for capturing Guan Yu and death of Huang Zhong, getting killed by Guan Xing, Wu needs a villain) 3. Liao Hua (most consistent presence in Shu, longest living general) 4. Cao Zhang (underrated character, very warlike and powerful son of Cao Cao, potentially assasinated by his brother Cao Pi) 5. Chen Tai (important and very talented Wei/Jin general and official, political rival of Jia Chong) 6. Gao Shun (good sidekick for Lu Bu faction) 7. Yan Yan (initially Liu Zhang's general, then fights for Shu consistently, although Shu will then have 3 old men, I'd love that even if developers wouldn't) 8. Cao Zhen (also very important and talented member of the Cao family with lots of potential storylines) 9. Sha Moke (controversial pick, peculiar name and appearance, kills Gan Ning, not enough presence in battles unfortunately, but still too much potential to pass by) 10. Cheng Yu (very talented politician and strategist, also known for being extremely tall, would make a decent and peculiar character) Honourable Mentions: Sima Yan (for obvious reasons, though he wouldn't have many characters to complement him that far in the story) Yang Hu (good pick but they would have to add Sima Yan too) Jiang Qin (Wu has too few officers, could be a decent pick) Wen Pin (important Wei general, if not a bit generic) I'd also like to see generals such as Gongsun Zan, Ji Ling, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, but I think that would require a heavily revamped design of the story mode. If they wanted to focus on a proper open world with lots of quests and hypothetical stories, it would be great, same counting for characters such as Cao Zhang and Sha Moke. Otherwise, these characters hardly have the potential to stand out in a game focused on the three kingdoms and featuring specific battlefields.

My list would be- 1) MaTeng 2) Gongsun Zan 3)Guanqui Jian 4) Wang Ping 5) Gao Shun 6) Yan Liang 7) Wen Chou 8) Ling Cao 9) Ji Ling 10) Wu Tugu Honorable mention- Shamoke. And I don't think they need to do a full blown story mode/focus on every character. As long as they are active in the mainline story for each rulers kingdom, its plenty. With perhaps a bonus mission or two focusing on their most notable activities.

Bianshi and Zhuge Jin for me and also Jia Nanfeng! Empress He as well

My opinions: Pang Hui: He's a good choice for adding somebody who just straight up really hates the Guan family and has an understandable reason for that. Su Fei: I'm not feeling him tbh. He actually didn't do that much in Wu, and while the story about him and Gan Ning is interesting, it's kind of a one off deal. Zhuge Jin: Good choice. Has lots of obvious connections in-game, and then there'd be a Zhuge in each of the three kingdoms. I like Ke as well, but Jin had a lot of achievements too. Fei Yi: Good choice. He was the CiC basically at the time Cao Shuang invaded and attacked Xingshi. I prefer Wang Ping, but Fei Yi is a good choice too. Gongsun Zan: Great choice. He's the White Horse general and adding him could let them explore Yuan Shao's various battles with his faction. He was also friends with Liu Bei. He has a lot of unique flair and historically was kind of a badass in his early career. They should absolutely add this guy. Ma Teng: I've never been a big fan of Ma Teng, but he'd be an ok choice if they want to make a longer, more fleshed out story for Ma Chao, and kind of flesh out that backstory a little bit more. Sima Yan: If they want to finish the story, he is necessary imo. Lady Bian: As far as female characters go, she's pretty good. I can't think of anybody else I'd prefer in Wei tbh, except for some late Wei figures as opposition to the Sima family. Cao Hong: Great choice. He was a pivotal general of Cao Cao's. Liao Hua: Liao Hua is a pretty good choice as far as Shu-Han officers go, but tbh he didn't really achieve that much and is somewhat overrated in my opinion. He's better than a lot of the recent characters they have added to Han in my opinion though. Some of my choices: Other?: Yuan Shao's wife Lady Liu. Historically she was a jealous and vindictive woman, killed a bunch of Yuan Shao's concubines after he died, and then cut off their hair and messed up their faces. She was influential in making Yuan Shang the heir. In the novel, this is exaggerated a lot to the point where she basically takes power as Yuan Shao is lying on his deathbed, and manipulates and takes advantage of his weakness to have Yuan Shang be made heir. She was at Ye when it was captured, and she introduced Cao Pi to Zhen Ji. One thing I like about adding her is that unlike a lot of other characters from Yuan Shao's faction, she survives his death. It isn't too clear when she died, but imo they could have her outlive the whole faction. Shu-Han: Wang Ping. This guy was great. He was originally a Wei officer, but surrendered to Liu Bei after Hanzhong was taken. He advised Ma Su against camping on a mountain, and was one of the few officers to keep the army in good order as Han's army disintegrated at Jieting. Later when Zhuge Liang was campaigning in 231, he defeated Zhang He. When Wei Yan burned plank roads and essentially mutinied after Zhuge Liang's death, Wang Ping yelled at him, reminding him that Zhuge Liang's body was not even cold yet and still he was basically throwing a tantrum. Because of this a lot of Wei Yan's troops left him, and this helped contain that mutiny. From that time on he was promoted in rank and oversaw Hanzhong. When Cao Shuang invaded, Wang Ping was basically the vanguard and held Wei's troops off until reinforcements arrived, even though he was vastly outnumbered and many in Shu advised that he leave Hanzhong and resist from a more defensible location. Wang Ping was illiterate, but he had other people read him the classics and became somewhat learned and conversant in history even though he couldn't read. This is the one guy I want more than anybody in Han. For Wu: A personal favorite of mine is Yu Fan. He originally served Wang Lang, and advised him not to fight Sun Ce. Wang Lang ignored him, got his ass handed to him, and then Yu Fan ended up joining Sun Ce. He convinced Hua Xin to surrender to Sun Ce. He constantly trolled and pissed off Sun Quan after Sun Quan became ruler, however, infuriating him so much that Sun Quan almost had him killed. Sun Quan was convinced to spare him by others, however, and instead repeatedly had Yu Fan exiled as far south as possible. Despite his exile, he was invited by Lu Meng to join the campaign against Guan Yu, and successfully predicted an ambush attempt by Shu-Han, which allowed Lu Meng to avoid it. When Sun Quan defeated Guan Yu, he captured Yu Jin (previously Guan Yu's prisoner). Yu Fan advised Sun Quan to execute Yu Jin, but was ignored. Later when Sun Quan wanted to ally with Gongsun Yuan, Yu Fan advised it was a horrible idea, but this pissed off Sun Quan even more so he exiled Yu Jin even further South. Despite his exile, Yu Fan was a renowned scholar of medicine and philosophy and had a large number of students, even in the distant locations he was sent to for angering Sun Quan repeatedly. Another cool choice is Lady Wu, who was Sun Jian's wife and had a lot of influence at court during the Sun Ce and Sun Quan reigns up until her death. Wei: I like your choices tbh.

My list would be: 1. Liao Hua 2. Chen Tai 3. Cao Hong 4. Wang Ping 5. Zhuge Jin 6. Gao Shun 7. Gongsun Zan 8. Cao Zhen 9. Zhuge Zhan 10. Sun Luban Honorable mentions would be Zhang Yi, Lady Wu+Wu Guotai combination, Zhu Huan, Pan Zhang, Cao Jie, and Jian Yong

For me it's Gao Shun, Hua Xiong, Wen chou, Yan Liang, Zhuge Jin, Wutugu, King Mulu, Gongsun Zan, Zhang Liang, Zhang Bao and Liao Hua.

I never heard of Su Fei, but your idea of how Gan Ning begged to let him live as well as a possible dynamic against the Wei's Hefei Trio convinced me. I think i gotta make his CAW soon. Thanks. Also, on that additional list at the very end. You mentioned someone else along with Cheng Yu, Zhuge Ke, and Jia Nanfeng, but i can't hear who they are. Can you tell me who are they more clearly

Great list , also if I will add another caractère, it's will be huangfu song from the han army, if you read history then of course you know what this men did in the yellow turbans battle ( you Can consider it like the hero of this battle Historically ), this in my opinion will be great addition to the first battle in the game

I would be interested in seeing Lady Yuan (daughter of Yuan Shu) who later became a concubine under Sun Quan after her father’s death. Could be developed as a more grounded and debatably more competent than Yuan Shu or Yuan Chao (think Ginchiyo Tachibana from Samurai Warriors or a Felina Feral to Yuan Shu/Chao’s Commander Feral from SWAT Katz) and a good way to continue the Yuan family’s presence in the later years of the Three Kingdoms.

Lu Kang, Huang Hao and Yan Yu would all be great late stage picks as Lu Kang is the last great general of Wu and Huang Hao is the guy who basically got Shu ended, Yan Yu (not the white tiger bandits brother) is apparently a great warrior of Shus late stages and had a rivalry with a Wei or Jin character whos name escapes me right now and his death made it harsh for Shu, honestly they should've added him before more of Guan Yu and Zhang Feis kids tbh. Special mention to Sun Luban eldest daughter of Sun Quan who was devoted to him but also incredibly power hungry and helped cause the downfall of Wu.

#1 and 2 are excellent choices! I also believe Zang Ba and Meng Da deserve being playable officers.

you forgot Zang Ba. After Lu Bu death, he joins Wei and became minister of Cao Cao

this is the video I waited from you dude, it is nice list but here is mine 10: Gan Ji 9: Bianshi 8: He Yan 7: Zhao E 6: Empress He 5: Zang Ba 4: Zhu Ling 3: Liao Hua 2: Cao Mao 1: Gangsun Zan

I like a lot of your picks for future Dynasty Warriors games. Ma Teng would be awesome to play as and Sima Yan would add to the story since he’s the one who ultimately untied China and became Jin’s first emperor. I’d like to see an expansion of the story at the beginning with the Yellow Turban rebellion. They should add Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang and go into how the rebellion began. It would also give Zhang Jiao more to do by adding his brothers.

Do you think they’ll be a Dw10 as a final ? Hopefully not like dw9 though

I hope next dynasty warriors (10) has a lot of fitur like aging character, still open world but more complex, make strategi before war, and most important new playable force and new playable character like: Jin Army: Sima Yan, Yang Hu, Chen Tai Shu Army : Liao Hua, Ma Liang, Chen Dao. Wu Army : Lu Kang, Zhuge Ke, Zhu Zhi, Sun Luban Wei Army: Wen Qin, Xin Pi, BianShi Dong Zhuo Army: Li Ru, Zang Ba, Gao Shun Yuan Shao Army: Yang Liang, Wen Chou, LiuShi Yellow Turban Aemy: Zhang Liang, Zhang Bao. Nanman Army: King Wutugu, Meng You, Anhuinan, Huaman. Other Army: Gongsun Zan, Ma Teng. I wait for this big update 😢

Nice list! Hopefully TK/Omega Force doesnt take the samurai warriors 5 route and cut the roster and only give us half the story 🤣

I like this

I would love to see Yan Liang and Wen Chou with their separate attires and models. Plus the story of Yuan Shao is a great addition to the mix since I've been expecting a hypothetical route for him. Slaying Guan Yu at Guan Du using Yan Liang or Wen Chou would be so cool. Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao are also fantastic. Seeing the Yellow Turban smashing through even the likes of Cao Cao and Lu Bu can bring a breath of fresh air to the entire series.

For me the added characthers should be focused on the later part of the story, i think what we get in earlier part up to the formation of the three kingdoms is where most of the roster are now, so my picks (in no particular order) would be: 1. Zhuge Ke 2. Lu Kang (Both he and Zhuge Ke play major part in late Wu) 3. Liao Hua (An officer in early era, but his lifespan do make an interesting persfective to the story) 4. Gao Shun (To complete the Lu Bu faction) 5. Yang Hu (Rival to Lu Kang, good addition for Jin and to spice up thing in the later era) 6. Du Yu (The officer who conquers Wu, ending the three kingdoms) 7. Sun Hao (The last Wu emperor) 8. Sima Yan (The one that unite the land) 9. Cao Shuang (rival to Sima Yi who cause his coup) 10. Zhuge Jin (To complete the three Zhuges of the three Kingdoms) Honorable mentions (could be UNPCs at least) 1. Ma Teng 2. Gongzun Zan 3. Huang Shao (The eunuch that led to Shu's fall) 4. Wu Goutai (To complete the main Sun family) 5. Li Jue/Guo Si ("Successor" to Dong Zhuo's force) 6. Lady Bian (adding more to Cao family)

I more or less agree with this list. I would say the main characters that are missing, at least for me, are Liu Baoi (Who is a major player during most of the early game) and Lady Wu (Just because of how much family is a major theme for Wu). There's also Sun Luban, who would be awesome in theory but requires such a large rewriting of the Wu story that I doubt they would ever do it. Still, you kind of have to love the idea of Sun Quan's evil daughter who is trying to take over the kingdom. She's also pretty much Lu Xun's real life archenemy.

Cao Hong, Liao Hua, Lady Bian + Gongsun Zan seem like no brainers to me. Would also love to see Zang Ba, he lived a very colourful life!

From what I know, a lot of latter characters from the end of the Three Kingdoms period are not in, like Cao Shuang so it’s be nice to get some of them. I’d like to see He Jin, Gongsun Zan, Kong Rong, Han Sui, Xu Rong, Li Jue, Gao Shun, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao (Yellow Turbans) in to flesh out the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Dong Zhuo Campaign a bit more. Would also be nice to get Cao Hong and some of the smaller warlords like Liu Biao and Ma Teng since Shu has a battle again Liu Biao’s army and Ma Chao was Ma Teng’s son.

My personal choices are: 1. Gao Shun 2. Li Ru (a strategist for Dong Zhuo's forces) 3. Bianshi (one of the first lady appeared in the early chapter) 4. Liao Hua (someone who witness the start until the end of Shu kingdom) 5. Wu Guotai (same as Bianshi) 6. Wen Hu (Wen Yang needs some interaction with his family) 7. Wen Chou (Yuan Shao's general) 8. Yan Liang (Yuan Shao's general) 9. Du Yu or Yang Hu (Jin characters to fight and conquer Wu) 10. Lu Kang or Sun Hao (we need someone who could be the last playable character for the last chapter of the three kingdoms era) (Edited) Honorable Mentions: - Yang Huiyu (Sima Shi needs some love and could act as Fiancee or Wife - Huaman (additional member of Nanman) - King Wutugu (a strong general with uniqueness of his rattan armor from Nanzhong) - Tian Feng or Shen Pei (Yuan Shao's main strategist) - Gongsun Zan (Yuan Shao's northern rival)

Agree with Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng…Ma teng died later than we think too

I think Cao Hong, Liao Hua and Lu Kang should absolutely top this list. Lu Kang is not only Lu Xun's son but he is also Sun Ce's grandson (Lu Xun was married to Sun Ce's daughter). He was also known as the last great hero of Wu. With a decent focus on the latter years of the 3K era being represented in the games, it blows my mind how the greatest late Wu character Lu Kang hasn't been added. Another fun extra for Liao Hua is that he used to be a yellow turban so that adds another character to that faction in the early game, similar to Zhou Cang.

My list would be: -Zhuge Jin -Guo Si -Li Jue -Wen Chou -Yan Liang -Huangfu Song -He Jin -Liu Biao -Zhang Zhao -Zhuge Ke -Sun Hao I think there are very important in the novel, mainly in the early stages.

I'd quite like to see Liu Xie added. They'd be taking some creative freedom putting him out fighting. But the last Han emperor would give some interesting viewpoints and a big opportunity for an alternate story.

guys, i wanna get this game it looks insane but the reviews on steam arent that good, please tell me if this game is worth and also if 10 is coming out soon, thanks

gongsun zan. is actually a great add. in romance of the three kingdoms he is a solid top 40 officer. and has a strong war connection with yuan zhao and was the lord over zhao yun at one point.

I wanted: 1 - Cao Ang, since i saw his sacrifice to save Cao Cao. 2: Li Ru, he was Dong Zhuo's main advisor. 3 - Li Jue, he took the throne after Dong Zhuo's downfall 4 - Sun Jian's younger brother, Sun Jing. 5: - Tao Qian, he appeared little but his importance in xia pi. 5 - Liu Biao, not only he had connection with Liu Bei, he had clashes with Sun Jian and Sun Ce too.

I agree with you on number 1 but #0 should be Wing Ping. Does anyone remember that big cutscene he had in DW6 against Wei. I was sure he would be playable by now

I would really love to see Sun Ben. One of the coolest, but most slept on characters in the time period who would give a lot of fun moments to Wu.

Top 10 Characters need to be playable in Samurai Warriros: 10- Nagamasa Kuroda (Kanbei's son) 9- Hideyori Toyotomi (Hideyoshi's son) 8- Ujimasa Hojo (Ujiyasu's main son) 7- Hideie Ukita (Toshiie's son in law) 6- Nobutada Oda (Nobunaga's son) 5- Matsu Maeda (Toshiie's wife) 4- Muneyoshi Yagyu (Munenori's dad) 3- Yoshiaki Mogami (Masamune's uncle) 2- Hidemasa Hori (oda-toyotomi great general) 1- Tadaoki Hosokawa (Gracia's husband)

Lady Bian would be nice to see. Her weapon though… What would her weapon be that would be fitting?

Kong Rong is someone i'd like to see as he was a huge rival to Cao Cao. He Jin is another as he's always portrayed as leading the army against the Yellow Turbans and his conflict with the eunuchs caused the power vacuum that allowed Dong Zhou to take the capital. Wen Chou and Yan Liang would help to add to Yuan Shaos story. Even though the series revolves around the Three Kingdoms i'd like more characters from outside to flesh out what's going on around the kingdoms, and even before the Yellow Turban rebellion

I have not played the recent dynasty warriors game but they should add the other lords among others like Gongzun Zan, He jin, Liu Biao or Zhang Xiu. Would be cool to see them have their own story now that Jin is a thing. They should give the other lords a chance.

hua xiong,gao shun, gong sun zhan,yuan shu,yan liang ,wen chou

While I can appreciate with additional characters, and even agree with some of your points, there's a "but". I would rather fewer playable characters if it ment no clones. I know that's how it went in the story, but the reason I like Sima Zhao is because of his care free, no responsibility personality. That would totally clash with trying to portray him as a father figure.

I always wanted Wang Ping to be added.. reason being, ever since i started playing from dw5, i saw Wang Ping in many, many fights..

it is a crime fictional characters were added in before historically important characters. Who cares about Guan Yu's fictional son and his fictional wife? I wanna play as Liao Hua. I really think a lot of cuts need to be made to the roster imo.

Dowager is a title. Dow-waj-jer. It's either a title given to an elderly woman or a widow of the emperor. Empress Dowager isn't a person, it's a title lol. Just thought I'd pass that on. But cool video, do agree with number 5 and everything after.

Every DW game I've ever got recently I've always wanted to play as the orochi. I think they're the coolest. Dynasty warriors strike force had us Vs the entire orochi

My top five Later Han/Three Kingdoms personalities that should appear in a future Dynasty Warriors game 1. Cao Hong- let's show some love for Wei's most neglected general and he'll have a hammer as his weapon a la Shimazu Yoshihiro from Samurai Warriors 2. Liao Hua- he's gotta be there as a long standing follower of Liu Bei and he'll make his appearance during the Yellow Turban Rebellion as a former Yellow Turban thug who repented due to Liu Bei's good heart. His weapon of choice would be a shovel (hey, a rake was used as a weapon by Lu Su, ya know) 3. Cheng Yu- let'e add another major strategist for Wei, shall we? He could use a bunch of scrolls loaded with dynamite as his weapon 4. Li Jue and Guo Si- we gotta add more members of the Dong Zhuo gang and they'll be like Kato Kiyomasa and Fukushima Masanori from Samurai Warriors . Heck, let them have their weapons too 5. Sima Yan- if we gotta wrap up the Three Kingdoms saga, Sima Yan's gotta be present and his weapon would be a fan sword in which the blades eject or in order to inflict the killing blow, the blades have strings which force the poor sucker to be dragged to Sima Yan and he tears them apart with his fan sword

if we assuming that for dynasty warriors 10, only From yellow turban arc to battle of chibi (red cliffs). Here is my top 10, not in any order. 9/10. Yan Liang and Wen Chou, They are Yuan shao's Strongest generals during the battle of Guandu (cao cao vs Yuan shao) but was killed off by Guan Yu. If Hua Xiong is allowed to have a unique appearance, then they should as well. show some love with Yuan force (since, in this era, they were very important as they were the powerhouse and a way to show that they are a threat during this period) 8. I agree with Lady Bian (or BianShi), very similar to cao cao counterpart in Samurai warriors, Nobunaga Oda with No. Granted, she doesn't really participate within any real battle, but still be a pretty cool addition for Cao Cao and companies moral boost. 7. Empress He , Had an important influence during the Ten Eunuchs' arc/rebellion with He Jin. was killed by Dong Zhuo (granted, this is some what in the Dark area of the game/history , as it is implied she died a very gruesome death ) . Either that Emperor Xian, the emperor that was under Dong Zhou and rescued by Cao Cao, and using his position to influence other warlords. 6. Lui bao or Lu Gong, the killers for Sun Jian, Would make a pretty cool story for the wu forces to avenge their father. they would also make an appearance within the Shu Forces as well, since Shu headed to Lui bao to offer assistance after Cao Cao family was murder and after Yuan Shao was defeated. 5. Wu Guotai, mother of Lady sun (sun shangxiang) was an important factor for Liu bei and lady Sun marriage and her death made Lady Sun to come back to Wu along with Liu Shan (opens up with new story about Liu Shan backstory) 4. Sun yi , Third son of Sun Jian, Fought within many battles during this period and originally meant to be the new leader after Sun Ce Died, however Sun Ce favoured Sun Quan . If he is added, then Xushi (the wife of Sun yi) should also be added, since she avenged his death. 3. Zhu Huan Should also be considered, his funeral was honoured by Sun Quan with 5000 Soliders, was famous for defending the outpost of Ruxukou against Cao Ren. 2. Liao Hua, A general Would basically witness the rise, establishment and Collapse of Shu, in the games, was displayed from Yellow Turban Arc till Chengdu (when Pang Tong dies) 1. Fu Shiren / Mi Fang, Who, betrayed Guan Yu at Battle of Fan Castle , Cool to see their build up until he betrays Guan Yu. they both were executed by Guan Xing after thinking Lui Bei would spare them if they kill off Wu officers and said they were victims of Lu Meng's Schemes. Honourable mention: 1. Cao Shuang, Has a lot of Story behind him, Granted this is during the Sima period (the fall of the 3 dynasty) so it is not included for this. he rebelled against Sima Yi ( I believe) after the fall of other kingdom and dies trying. 2. Cao Zhen, Distant Nephew of Cao Cao, was very important throughout Zhuge Liangs Campaign after the red cliff 3. Wang Tao and Wang yue, had a cute battle against Bao Sanniang and Guan yipping

Honestly I’d want the early rulers to get faces, guys like Ma Teng and Liu Biao. Would make the Empires games better.

For me, its only reasonable to add those later Shu, Wu and Jin officers no need to add the very early chapter of Later Han officers like Gongsun Zan, Gao Shun or Ma Teng. Most likely if there would be next sequel of DW, Koei will likey focus on adding those characters that exist until the end of the Three Kingdom. Like Lu Kang, Sima Yan, Zhuge Jin, Liao Hua, Fei Yi.

I feel like Wang Ping is slept on despite how historically, he lead the rescue of Ma Su at Jie Ting. not to mention he was able to successfully defend Lucheng against Zhang He so you can have that be part of his story with a rivalry against him considering their shared important at Jie Ting.

The ones I want added, that were not in the rankings, are Lady Wu(Sun Jian's wife), Sun Luban and Sub Luyu(Sun Quan's daughters). I hope they add more to late-era Wu, they were the last of the three kingdoms to fall, but they just exist along side Jin as of now.

How about Liu Feng and Meng Da?? Liu Feng was adopted but was actually going to be Liu Bei's heir before Liu Shan was born.. His story could be developed even further as he was remorseful about Guan Yu's death, even quarelling with Meng... Meng Da was going to switch back to shu too after switching side to wei. So he is up for interesting storyline too

I agree with this list especially liao Hua but I also want maybe Yan Yan, Zhang Ba, and Zhu Zhi

gongsun zan and ma teng really need to be there, at least on empire title

Cao mao or cao rui or fang because they are important to weis story because rhey were also the last emperors(puppet)and because ot would ne great to heve cao family members Shu:sima hui no meed to tell Jin:sima yan no need to tell Others: ADD THE EMPEROR wu:zhuge jin

I think hua xiong should be a playable character too. If you watched the three kingdoms series. He is described as the third strongest general of dong zuo with lu bu being 1. If im not wrong, even in games he is labeled as one of dong zuo's strongest general. His role in the hypothetical battle of lubu story in DW8 is awesome too. They may also add yuan shao's sons as well as Wen Chou and Yan Liang.

Personally, I can definitely see Bianshi being in as a kind of character to balance Cao Cao out. A calm loving and caring wife who knows what needs to be done, to balance out the ambitious husband. And I would think, Cao Zhang (a son of Cao Cao), I believe I read that he fought tigers and actually fought Lu Bu and won. Can you imagine him as a strong powerful character in the Cao family? You have a kingly figure in Cao Cao, a prince like figure in Cao Pi then a mighty fearless warrior in Cao Zhang. Showing that the Sun Family aren’t the only family that are tough.

Lu Xun could get a facial hair progression like liu bei to allow Lu Kang Fei Yi was a a general in fact he was Grand General of the (Shu) Han dynasty. Gongsun Zan does have a lot of battles and events around him so i agree he could be an interesting character. I would like want sima yan just so we could have the founding emperors again. Although honestly I just wish Jin would disappear sometimes. The game could definitely use some more female characters who aren’t like young girls so I would be all for adding lady Bian, lady wu lady Gan (or maybe empress wu) among a few others. Also do you think non-Han characters could be cool such as Yufuluo or Kebineng would be cool.

I'm going to go with 10 characters for each affiliation and make the Top Ten off that. I'm going to go with 10 characters for each of the 5 sections. I'll make the Top Ten Most Wanted obvious. Wu 1. Lu Kang. I don't think that aging characters up would be necessary as it's a video game that has a lot of time passing by. 2. Zhu Zhi(7). He was a NPC in 9 that got some significance given to him, especially early on for Wu. Why not complete Sun Jian's Unit? 3. Lady Wu(10). They can combine the two characters and in the novel, she is a large part of why Sun Quan chooses to fight instead of surrender. 4. Sun Yi. He is one of Sun Jian's sons. He dies early on but I think that it'd be cool to have him in, they can even do a hypothetical where he lives. 5. Ling Cao. Do I need to say it? He's the entire reason why Ling Tong doesn't accept Gan Ning right away. Also I'm sure that he was in more battles than just the one. 6. Dong Xi. He was in Wu for a while, but he had assured Lady Wu that Sun Quan would be able to live up to his brother's shoes, also he had dealt with some rebellions as well. 7. Xushi. She's the wife/widow of Sun Yi. While Sun Ce was unable to avenge his brother, she stepped up and with trickery and her beauty, succeeded in doing so. 8. Chen Wu. He was one of the 5 Scholarly Generals. 9. Zhang Zhao. Aside from being the voice against fighting Cao Cao, due to the sheer numbers alone, he was highly praised for his high intellect. 10. Zhou Fang. Really he's responsible for the death of Cao Xiu. I've been wanting him in the games for a long time now, since 3 in fact. Shu 1. Liao Hua(6). What needs to be said? 2. Huang Hao(4). Like I stated before with Zhang Zhao, I think that it'd be interesting to see both sides of the discussion. 3. Mi Fang. This one is about showing his perspective for why he betrayed Shu. I know the reason but they can expand on it. 4. Ma Su. Liu Bei didn't like him, this is to benefit Liu Bei as a character and expand on his relationship with Zhuge Liang. Plus, they can have a rivalry with Zhang He. 5. Shamoke. He's contributed in the games as the one to kill Gan Ning. 6. Fu Shiren. See Mi Fang. 7. Pan Jun. Another person who betrayed Shu for Wu, but for different reasons. 8. Zhuge Zhan. Son of Zhuge Liang and YueYing and I just want Later Shu Officers. 9. Jian Yong. Best friend of Liu Bei and served him faithfully. 10. Chen Gui. Really this one is pretty much Filler. Jin 1. Sima Yan. You've already said it, he can have a NPC Model where he's a kid for some father-son bonding early on. 2. Xin Chang(9). He was a Wei Officer excused because he was just following orders. 3. Yang Hu(8). This one would be for Lu Kang. 4. Yang Huiyu. This character would be beneficial for Sima Shi, Cai Wenji, and Xin Xianying in terms of having a connection with them. In fact, she's the wife of Sima Shi, sister of Yang Hu, and niece of Xin Xianying through Affinity and niece of Cai Wenji through Kinship since she's the granddaughter of Cai Yong. 5. Sima You. Young brother and foster cousin to Sima Yan, and father of what was one of the 8 Princes that continued the Chaotic Nature of the times. 6. Pei Xui. He was someone whose judgement Sima Zhao trusted most alongside Jia Chong and Zhong Hui. 7. Wang Jun. 8. Xu Yi. He is Xu Zhu's son, and in 9, he's responsible for making a bridge to Chengdu. 9. Jiang Ban. I'd like to see how they'd handle him. 10. Hu Lie. Wei 1. Cao Hong(2). You've already said why. 2. BianShi(1). She saved many lives from her son's wraith, even once getting him to consider sparing his drunk brother when he'd be right to execute him, and that's not saying anything about her faith in Cao Cao. 3. Cao Zhi. He is Cao Pi's brother that was considered for successor, however Fan Castle was what lost him the consideration. When he showed up to Cao Cao's funeral drunk, BianShi convinced Cao Pi to give him a chance, to which he decided to make Cao Zhi say a poem that describes their relationship without using the word Brother. Once he did, Cao Pi was in tears. 4. Cao Zhang. He was one of Cao Pi's other brothers. His death is sad. On their mother's Birthday, he went to visit them, and when he and Cao Pi were playing a game, one of Cao Pi's men gave a drink to him and he died not long after. 5. Cao Rui. Again, I'd like to see the later characters. 6. Sima Fu. He was Sima Yi's brother and even though he was willing to help keep his brother's family safe, he didn't betray Wei whatsoever, considering himself a Wei Officer until he died. 7. Xin Pi. Don't know why they didn't make him a Playable Character in 9 and have his daughter have a more accurate Story. 8. Jia Kui. He was responsible for saving Cao Xiu and advised him to not trust Zhou Fang, and his son is Jia Chong, so more interconnection between Wei and Jin. 9. Cao Zhen. He was adopted by Cao Cao when he lost his actual father. 10. He Yan. This one would be interesting because imagine a disliked version of Zhang He who was adopted by Cao Cao and has a rivalry with Cao Pi being called by him the False Son. Other 1. Ma Yunlu. This one is solely to benefit Zhao Yun who needs a personality. The only downside to it is it'd lessen Ma Chao's revenge angle. 2. Gongsun Zhan(1). You already said why, but also, like how Yuan Shao was friends with Cao Cao before the Chaos, he was childhood friends with Liu Bei. 3. Yuan Xi. He can have a sense of rivalry with Cao Pi, and it'd benefit ZhenJi to have those who don't know to compare the Koei Version of both relationships. 4. Yuan Tan. I'd have the siblings for the rivalry within their ranks. 5. Yuan Sheng. Same as Yuan Tan, plus if they add two of Cao Pi's brothers, they'd be able to properly do the Who's the Noblest Family between Cao Cao's, Yuan Shao's, and Sun Jian's. 6. Pei Yuanshao(5). Why not give the Yellow Turbans more representation? Especially since he was gonna join Liu Bei based on 9. 7. Wen Chou. Might as well. 8. Yan Liang. Might as well. 9. Li Ru. He was Dong Zhuo's Strategist, getting cutscenes going back to 3. 10. He Jin. Zhang Jiao is playable, why isn't he? It's not like he's got less story than Zhang Jiao.

I like all these picks but I think number one should be liu biao in many iterations he's killed sun quan, he tried to trick lu bu so he could hand him over to cao cao like there's no reason he shouldn't be playable

I think they should add zhou fang. I remember he play as the main in the battle of shi ting and manage to trap cao xiu.sorry for my bad english

He Jin would be nice. His character always stood out in yellow turban rebellion dw3.

If not new characters, then at least NPCs with their own design like they did in 9.

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I'm all for fun, over the top characters for here's what I want 😅: Shu: 1. Lady Gan/ Gan Mei: she would make a very tragic character, and it would be fun to have a hypothetical route where she survives. 2. Ma Yunlu: since she is a warrior in the stage play, and it would be nice to finally let Zhao Yun be less robotic. I would hope for her to have this enemy to lover trope where she and Zhao Yun has a fun rivalry. 3. Liao Hua: we need another main poster boy officer for Shu aside from Zhao Yun because clearly those Guans other thean Ping and Yinping don't do it. It would be fun if he's the more laid back, take it easy kind of guy in opposite of Zhao Yun. Wei: 1. Guo Nuwang: brings drama to the Cao Pi/Zhen Ji couple! Since Zhenji is more the cold, elegant type, make her a sweet but psycho type of personality (which is pretty common in anime). It's time for a love triangle to arrive in DW lol 2. Cao Zhi: again drama. But this time they could go various route with this character. They can either make him a lazy, pain in the ass brother. Or they could go the Liu Chan route where he is very naive, peace loving brother. Or they could even give Cao Pi a brother complex situation where he is a weak, need to be looked after brother. And of course he will join Cai Wenji and Zhenji as a Wei band. 3. Emperor Xian/Liu Xie: again drama. They could make him a naive, trusting boy or just a weak minder guy. I prefer them going for the latter to give Cao Cao the "protector" kind of vibe though. Wu: 1. Sun Liang, Sun Xiu and Sun Chen: It's about time we get a follow up after Sun Quan, because technically Wu is the last one to fall into Jin (if you count it separate from Wei). And these three are so messy, it reminds me of War of Roses/ Game of Thrones where people just backstab each other. It would be a nice contrast to Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and SSX. 2. Wu Guotai: combination of Lady Wu and Wu Guotai. A tiger mom trope, her character is so obvious, and since she survives her husband she could silently manipulate the kingdom from behind. Other: 1. Yuan Tan: it's about time for the long lasting, stubborn Yuan Shao kid tbh. His story and character write themselves. He could be a hot headed, stubborn character like Nagamasa Azai in Sengoku Basara. 2. Yuan Xi: it's crazy how Zhenji was taken by Cao Pi when he still lived lmao. He could be a crazy, needy ex kind of character that would be fun too. 3. Gan Ji/ Yu Ji: antithesis of Zuo Ci. An evil sorcerer. Easy to write and use basically.

No, most of the characters you've mentioned may later be playable in the DW sagas.. I just want more OTHER FORCES officers!! Zhang Jiao's brothers: Zhang Bao, Zhang Liang; and Yuan Shao's sons and battled veterans: Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, Wen Chou and Yan Liang; along with Dong Zhuo's main officers: Guo Si, Fan Chou, Li Ru and Xu Rong; then Lu Bu's officers: Gao Shun, Hou Cheng, Song Xian and Cao Xing; also with Meng Huo's Nanman Troop Leaders: Meng You, King Duosi, King Mulu, and King Wutugu. 💯 We need more Other Forces characters to choose from!! PLEASE KOEI!! 🙏

Yan Yan, Liao Hua, Jian Yong, Wang Ping, Cao Hong, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhen, He Qi and Jiang Qin have been in the series for so long I think it's time 😅

Meng Da was still my top pick. The guy that betrays both shu and wei. I didn't see anyone mentioned He Qi to be added. He was known to be very flashy and likes to show off and is one of the more underappreciated generals of wu. Also as a joke character I also wish to see Xing Daorong to be added in since the dude fought both Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei yet lived (he was caught), deceived Zhuge Liang to release him on the term that he opened the castle gates and then ambush the shu army. (Zhuge Liang saw it from a mile away and played into it) He later died fighting Zhao Yun in a glorious last stand. (he got one shot by Zhao Yun)

Wen Chou and Yan Liang if they give Yuan Shao a full campaign

Zhang Zhao as a strategist for Wu would be nice. Also think Wu needs a few more women, but i have no idea who they could go with.

1- Liao Hua 2- Wang Ping 3- Wen Qin 4- Gan Ji / Yu Ji 5- Zhang Bao & Zhang Liang 6- Sima Yan 7- Guo Si & Li Jue 8- Zhuge Jin & Zhuge Ke 9- Cao Hong 10- Gangsun Zan Hm : Bianshi, Zang Ba, Mi Fang, Fu Shiren, Yang Hu

My Personal Choices: 1. Yang Hu (not just for facing lu kang but he has connection with 50% of the Jin Characters especially Xin Xianying who raised him since 11) 2. Bianshi 3. Wu Guotai 4. Yang Huiyu (Don't want Sima Shi to be lonely, hope to be added along with her younger brother Yang Hu) 5. Lu Kang 6. Zhuge Ke 7. Sun Luban & Sun Luyu 8. Chen Shou 9. Sima Yan 10. Sun Hao My Crazy Character Prediction (1 per each kingdom): Wei: Zhao E (Female character who can fight and kill Li Shou who kill her father) Wu: Teng Fanglan (Sun Hao's Wife, that's all 😅) Shu: Ma Yunlu Jin: Yang Xiu (羊琇) (Not the one who died in 219, it's Xin Xianying's Son. he is a closest friend of Sima Yan and he is reason behind a accomplishment to make Sima Yan obtain the throne later on. Zhong Hui wrote to the Wei imperial court to seek permission to bring him along for Shu Invasion in 263. Xin Xianying have a bad feeling about this. Sima Zhao denied Yang Xiu's request for not accompany Zhong Hui. Xin Xianying decided to give him an advise to mind the duty.)

I think instead of adding more characters, they should make the characters visually age in the appropriate manner(ages), that way people can get a better feel for how old people were at certain points in the story/game levels

I know I am a year late, but I'd like to see the assassin Jia Xu employs to take out CaoCao. I can't recall his name. Also, I'd like to see the NPCs to be more unique. Not intense designs like the dlc npc characters in DW9, but not be basically copy and paste or another officer.

The Nanman have a hypothetical route in some games but only 2 characters. So for me would add Mulu or Shamoke. Also Shamoke killed Gan Ning when working for Shu and was then killed by Zhou Tai so story to work with

If I could add 10 characters. Wei- Chung Yu: dark sorcerer that adds some of that evil edge back to wei (they are becoming too goody toe shoes lately) Wu- Zhuge Jin & Zhuge Ke (Jin for his prominent role as a middle man during Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yus rivalry. Ke for his active role in late game Wu against Jin) Shu- Ma Su and Ma Liang (they already give NPC Ma Su a lot of screen time, and Ma Liang would be a good strategist for early Shu and later Guan Yus battles) Jin- Chen Tai (would be excellent opposition within Jin for Jia Chong, balancing light and dark choices for Sima Zhao) Other- Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Ji Ling (to better flesh out Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao’s forces) And finally, Huaman (adding her as a romantic rival to Bao Shanniang and creating a love triangle between them and Guan Suo could help flesh out their characters/story more, and better connect to Nanman to Shu.) Edit: and one honorable mention that I REALLY like, Hao Zhao for Jin. (Could really emphasize the shift in loyalty from Cao to Sima within Wei, acting as one of Sima Yi’s earliest advocates/supporters. Though he dies before the rise of Jin proper, so did many “Wei” characters that were still technically “Han” in their lifetime.) in fact, I’d probably switch him with Ji Ling… though I’d really like to work that scene with Lu Bu, Liu Bei, and Ji Ling into the story proper)

I literally was telling my friends as i was playing through dw9 how cao hong, and liao hua should be New characters. another one is Yan Yan , with Huang Zhong

Playing a lot of Total War Three Kingdoms I got a lot of dreams what playeble characters should be aded. I prefer in next DW10 full Yuan Shao campaign...even for his records/romance path its minimum 10 battles. Wen Chou, Yan Liang and Yuan Tan(oldest son, who defeat Kong Rong and take his lands). Starting as servant of Imperial court fight vs Yellow Turbans, eunuch waniquish, battle against Dong Zhuo, then Gongsun Zan and ofc finally Guandu.