History WMG / DynastyWarriors

Well, given that ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI'' is coming soon which resurrected the franchise, it's highly likely that this will get the ''Musou'' treatment considering that Sophitia is a guest character in ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi 3: Ultimate''. Of course, some elements of ''Soulcalibur'' can be retained such as the Soul Crush, Guard Impact etc.

You had to admit Sima Yi loves smacking and whipping his enemies with the horsewhip and he even ties them up while his wife Zhang Chunhua also ties up her enemies. Either they're into [[BrainsAndBondage bondage]] and other kinky stuff or that Koei is messing our heads. Or maybe it has something to do with their bedroom dynamics. But looking into their relationship in the game, it's obvious which one of them is the dom and the sub.

* Yu Jin
** One of Wei's Five Elite Generals. Surrendered to Guan Yu at Fan Castle, and actually died because he was so ashamed of doing so. His Musou Mode could include him defying the events of the novel and going on to redeem himself.
*** Confirmed to be playable in 8: Xtreme Legends!
* Xun Yu
** One of the outstanding strategist serving under Cao Cao. He play an important role of Wei early story, especially in Battle of Puyang. Also, he is popular enough to be the second place in dynasty warriors 8 wishlist, trailing only Chen Gong.
*** Confirmed to be playable in 8: Empires, with character details already released.

* Fa Zheng
** A stragetist who started out under Liu Zhang and served Liu Bei after he claimed Shu and was their Guo Jia (Excellent Strategist who died young and if had lived things may have gone differently.) His story mode would start at the battle of Chengdu and after repelling Liu Bei's forces decide to deflect and serve him seeing the kind of leader he is compared to Liu Zhang and consist of forming The Three Kingdoms and battling against Wei to claim Han Zhong and living past his death date and seeing through Lu Xun's Fire attack at Yi Ling and conquering Wu.
*** Confirmed to be playable in 8: Xtreme Legends!
* Chen Gong
** Best known as Lu Bu's strategist and has gotten a custom appearance so he'll be around by either Empires or Xtreme Legends. His Musou mode would first have him help out Cao Cao escape from Dong Zhuo but then leave unable to put up with his methods and then help Diao Chan assassinate Dong Zhuo and give his allegiance to Lu Bu and aid him at his battles with his ending would have him lamenting the fact that that the wars are still happening but decides to keep fighting as he continues to look for someone who can end the chaos.
*** Chen Gong confirmed to be playable in ''8: Xtreme Legends''!

''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors Spirit of Sanada'' experimented on the characters aging and it worked. So, this could also work for DW 9 so that, we won't have to put up with WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief of some characters staying exactly like they were (e.g. Sima Yi, Zhao Yun, Liu Bei etc.). This also means Liu Bei might get his mustache back.

** An advisor and regent of Shu who was able to have Jiang Wei's intial campaigns be successful against Wei. Was placed in charge of finances after Zhuge Liang's death and was able to keep The Country afloat. His murder at a banquet by a fake deflector of Wei proved to be disatrious to Shu. His character would be one who helps keep Jiang Wei in line so he doesn't get too aggressive and a Hypothetical scenario would be stopping his murder from happening.

*** Confirmed (finally) to be playable in DW9.

** A bandit who helped Tao Qian against Yellow Turbans, he later allied with Lu Bu and following Lu Bu's demise, joined Cao Cao where he served as a capable minister and decent general. As a governor, he was allowed to operate with a great deal of independence. Cao Cao praised him for his moral integrity on a few occasions (Including one where he refused to hand over some of Liu Bei's supporters to Cao Cao) and he is also known to have stood fast in a situation where even [[BadAss Zhang Liao]] wanted to retreat without permission. Even after being dismissed from his military post, Cao Pi would still consult him on military affairs. Adding him would give another character to both Wei and the Lu Bu factions.

It has characters from DW, Bladestorm, Taira Kiyomori, and even Genghis Khan at war with each other in a very time-displaced China. Kiyomori and his officers (namely Sun Wukong and Himiko) look like their Orochi incarnations, and the very premise is right up Orochi's alley.

** Cao Pi's second wife and responsible in a rather cult-favorite family drama of the Cao family after Cao Pi, which is about her making Zhenji lose favor from Cao Pi, ordered to commit suicide, and then Cao Rui later found out and had her commit suicide and shamed her in death, just like she did to his mother. Now you might be thinking: Zhenji is already a rather haughty bitchy character, how would Nuwang differentiate? Easy. By making Nuwang an inverse of Zhenji, if Zhen is a haughty and bitchy lady, then she would be something of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, she looks standoffish and dismissive, but actually loves her husband very much deep inside. On the other hand, Nuwang would be a rather toned down BitchInSheepsClothing (it's just not Koei's style to make a complete bitch without redeeming qualities): She acts sweet and polite, looking like Cai Wenji on the outside, but on the inside, she's prone to plot for her own nefarious ends, with self-mumbling, cursing at her opposition, or sometimes acting violent (this side could actually give Pre-7!Sima Yi a run for his money). She does have positive sides, like caring for the common people (let's say to contrast with Zhenji, she's born commoner, not noble) or fighting to defend her homeland or genuinely loving Cao Pi, but her negative sides make her really stand out to the audience, while the characters until Cao Rui didn't know any better.

** Cao Pi's second wife and responsible in a rather cult-favorite family drama of the Cao family after Cao Pi, which is about her making Zhenji lose favor from Cao Pi, ordered to commit suicide, and then Cao Rui later found out and had her commit suicide and shamed her in death, just like she did to his mother. Now you might be thinking: Zhenji is already a rather haughty bitchy character, how would Nuwang differentiate? Easy. By making Nuwang an inverse of Zhenji, if Zhen is a haughty and bitchy lady, then she would be something of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, she looks standoffish and dismissive, but actually loves her husband very much deep inside. On the other hand, Nuwang would be a rather toned down BitchInSheepsClothing (it's just not Koei's style to make a complete bitch without redeeming qualities): She acts sweet and polite, looking like Cai Wenji on the outside, but on the inside, she's prone to plot for her own nefarious ends, with self-mumbling, cursing at her opposition, or sometimes acting violent. She does have positive sides, like caring for the common people (let's say to contrast with Zhenji, she's born commoner, not noble) or fighting to defend her homeland or genuinely loving Cao Pi, but her negative sides make her really stand out to the audience, while the characters until Cao Rui didn't know any better.

Koei has already spun off the ''Warriors'' series to include the Warring States period of Japan, the Hundred Years' War, the Trojan War, as well as a series with Franchise/{{Gundam}}, OnePiece, and FistOfTheNorthStar. The American Civil War is the next obvious step from here...

** The EnsembleDarkhorse amongst NPC's, one of Wu's most steadfast generals, serving the 3 generations of Sun family from Jian to Quan alongside Huang Gai and Han Dang, and has a 'unique' weapon, the Serpent Spear (think of it like a toned down version of Zhang Fei's Viper Blade). While he doesn't have historical noteworthiness, Koei can give him some... in particular, his relations with other veteran of Wu: Zu Mao. Cheng Pu and Zu Mao are rather close together, but Zu Mao died as early as the battle of Si Shui Gate against Hua Xiong (this is why Zu Mao probably wouldn't make it to the roster). Mao's death crushed Pu, but then he resolved to protect the family even better, so no one will have to share the same fate as Mao. He becomes increasingly workaholic, as eventually Huang Gai and Han Dang have to convince him to stop that for his health and Cheng Pu would learn the lesson of letting go of the past and focusing on what matters: Servitude to the Lord.

** A rather negative figure in Shu, but considering Koei's attempt to usually make characters more rounded, this could be his break. Started out as a loyal officer of Shu due to being Liu Bei's brother in law, but shows quite a resentment at Guan Yu, [[PoorCommunicationKills thinking of him being mistreated while Guan Yu was in fact thinking the best for him.]] This ends with him eventually defecting to Wu, but [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he was devastated on the realization that his actions killed Guan Yu]]. So, he decided that Yiling would be his final battle and he lets himself get killed by Guan Xing as a penance.

A Wu general who served under all three playable Sun patriarchs.

If you think about it, it makes sense. Up until ''5'', Cao Cao is spelled as 'Cow Cow' and is a CardCarryingVillain. But in ''6'' and forward (or rather, the VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi series), the spelling was fixed, and he starts acting more as an AntiVillain. So who's to say that up until [=DW5=] we've been dealing with an imposter named 'Cow Cow', pretending to be Cao Cao, until the man himself took over in ''6''/WO and made sweeping changes to how Wei works, so it's more of an AntiVillain faction?

** Officer of Later Shu who guarded Shu's side against Wu while Jiang Wei attempted his campaigns and managed to hold them off. Later surrended and served Jin after Chengdu fell. His Musou would be of beating Wu at Baidi Castle and racing back to Chengdu and aiding Shu and repelling The Wei Forces.

An entry from the DynastyWarriors YMMV page gives an interesting take on this: