Koei Tecmo Games recently confirmed that several new playable characters will be added to Dynasty Warriors 9 to bring the game’s total roster count to a whopping 90 characters.
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The company tweeted on Sunday with a list of new characters that’ll first be seen in Dynasty Warriors 9. Coming together from different kingdoms, the following seven characters are the newest additions to the Dynasty Warriors franchise as first reported by PlayStation Lifestyle.
- Zhou Cang(Shu Kingdom) – A former Yellow Turban member who later became Guan Yu’s closest retainer.
- Cheng Pu(Wu Kingdom) – A veteran general who, together with Huang Gai and Han Dang, served three generations of Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan.
- Xu Sheng(Wu Kingdom) – A general who was best known for setting up a fake long wall that tricked Cao Pi to withdraw his army.
- Man Chong(Wei Kingdom) – Xu Huang’s old friend, a strategist who excels in overseeing defensive battles.
- Xun You(Wei Kingdom) – Xun Yu’s cousin who together served Cao Cao as fellow advisors.
- Cao Xiu(Wei Kingdom) – Cao Cao’s cousin who was infamous for being tricked by Wu’s Zhou Fang at the battle of Shi Ting.
- Xin Xianying(Jin Kingdom) – A wise lady who lived through the establishment of Jin Kingdom and advised her family members such as Xin Chang and Yang Hu to survive and advance their careers.
But beyond those new characters, you’ve got plenty more to look forward to when you get your copy of Dynasty Warriors 9. Organized by the region that they’re associated with, here are all of the playable characters including the most recent additions.
Shu Kingdom
- Liu Bei
- Guan Yu
- Zhang Fei
- Zhao Yun
- Ma Chao
- Huang Zhong
- Zhuge Liang
- (Huang) Yueying
- Xu Shu
- Pang Tong
- Fa Zheng
- Jiang Wei
- Zhou Cang
- Wei Yan
- Ma Dai
- Liu Shan
- Guan Ping
- Guan Xing
- Guan Suo
- Guan Yinping
- Zhang Bao
- (Zhang) Xingcai
- Bao Sanniang
Wu Kingdom
- Sun Jian
- Sun Ce
- Sun Quan
- Sun Shangxiang
- Zhou Yu
- Lu Su
- Lu Meng
- Lu Xun
- Huang Gai
- Cheng Pu
- Han Dang
- Taishi Ci
- Gan Ning
- Ling Tong
- Zhou Tai
- Xu Sheng
- Zhu Ran
- Ding Feng
- DaQiao
- XiaoQiao
- (Bu) Lianshi
Wei Kingdom
- Cao Cao
- Cao Pi
- Cao Ren
- Cao Xiu
- Xiahou Dun
- Xiahou Yuan
- Zhang Liao
- Xu Huang
- Zhang He
- Yu Jin
- Yue Jin
- Xun Yu
- Xun You
- Guo Jia
- Jia Xu
- Man Chong
- Dian Wei
- Xu Zhu
- Pang De
- Li Dian
- Cai Wenji
- Zhenji
- Wang Yi
Jin Kingdom
- Sima Yi
- Sima Shi
- Sima Zhao
- Jia Chong
- Wen Yang
- Guo Huai
- Deng Ai
- Zhong Hui
- Zhuge Dan
- Xiahou Ba
- Zhang Chunhua
- Wang Yuanji
- Xin Xianying
Other Kingdoms
- Zhang Jiao
- Dong Zhuo
- Diaochan
- Lu Bu
- Lu Lingqi
- Chen Gong
- Yuan Shao
- Zuo Ci
- Meng Huo
- Zhurong
