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Dynasty Warriors 3 was the first time that Dynasty Warriors’ roster truly began to expand to a gigantic size and gave the series a reputation of being able to blast through the Three Kingdoms period as your favorite character. However, it is also an early Dynasty Warriors game which meant that you didn’t start the title with every character unlocked like more recent games in the series. The game’s remake, Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition has kept this novelty and encourages players to experiment with the stages and truly become skilled at the game in order to unlock every single character. If you’re just looking for how to unlock your favorite as soon as possible though, then please feel free to use this guide on how to unlock every character in Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition
How to Unlock Every Character in Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition
There are 42 playable characters in Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition, with the player starting the game with three characters unlocked in each faction (With the exception of Other). Characters are unlocked by either completing Musou Mode as specific characters or by taking certain actions in specific stages.
Wu Characters
There are 12 Wu characters in Dynasty Warriros 3: Complete Edition as they are the largest faction in this game.
| Character | Unlock Method |
|---|---|
| Zhou Yu | Unlocked by Default |
| Sun Shanxiang | Unlocked by Default |
| Huang Gai | Unlocked by Default |
| Lu Xun | Clear Musou Mode with a Wu Character |
| Da Qiao | Clear Musou Mode with a Wu Character |
| Sun Ce | Clear Musou Mode with 2 Wu Characters |
| Sun Jian | Clear Musou Mode with 2 Wu Characters |
| Xiao Qiao | Clear Musou Mode with Zhou Yu or Da Qiao |
| Taishi Ci | Make Taishi Ci surrender during Assault on Wu Territory. |
| Lu Meng | Finish the Battle of Fan Castle with Lu Meng still alive. |
| Sun Quan | Defeat Cao Cao in the Battle of He Fei. |
| Gan Ning | Activate and defeat his surprise attack in The Battle of He Fei |
Shu Characters
You can unlock and play as 10 Shu characters.
| Character | Unlock Method |
|---|---|
| Zhao Yun | Unlocked by Default |
| Guan Yu | Unlocked by Default |
| Zhang Fei | Unlocked by Default |
| Zhuge Liang | Clear Musou Mode with a Shu or Wei Character |
| Ma Chao | Clear Musou Mode with a Shu Character |
| Wei Yan | Clear Musou Mode with a Shu Character |
| Liu Bei | Clear Musou Mode with 2 Shu Characters |
| Huang Zhong | Clear Musou Mode with 2 Shu Characters |
| Jiang Wei | Clear Musou Mode with Zhuge Liang |
| Pang Tong | Make sure Pang Tong survives during the Assault on Cheng Du, by defeating Zhang Ren |
Wei Characters
There are 10 different Wei characters to play as in Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition.
| Character | Unlock Method |
|---|---|
| Xiahou Dun | Unlocked by Default |
| Dian Wei | Unlocked by Default |
| Zhang He | Unlocked by Default |
| Sima Yi | Clear Musou Mode with a Wei or Shu Character |
| Zheng Ji | Clear Musou Mode with a Wei Character |
| Xu Zhu | Clear Musou Mode with a Wei Character |
| Cao Cao | Clear Musou Mode with 2 Wei Characters |
| Xu Huang | Clear Musou Mode with 2 Wei Characters |
| Zhang Liao | Defeat Zhang Liao in the Battle of He Fei |
| Xiahou Yuan | Defeat Xiahou Yuan in the Battle of Mt. Ding Jun |
Other Characters
The Other category of characters is the only one where no characters are unlocked by default and almost every character in this category requires the player to take specific actions during gameplay.
| Character | Unlock Method |
|---|---|
| Zhang Jiao | Defeat Zhang Bao, Zhang Liang and Zhang Jiao during the Yellow Turban Rebellion |
| Diao Chan | Defeat Diao Chan during the battle at Hu Lao Gate. |
| Lu Bu | Reach 1000 K.O.s during the battle at Hu Lao Gate. |
| Dong Zhou | Defeat both Diao Chan and Lu Bu in the Battle at Hu Lao Gate |
| Yuan Shao | Defeat Yan Liang and Wen Chou before Guan Yu during the Battle at Guan Du |
| Meng Huo | Defeat him seven times during the Nanman Campaign |
| Zhurong | Defeat Zhurong during the Nanman Campaign. |
| Fu Xi | Clear Musou Mode as Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Jian. |
| Nuwa | Clear Musou Mode as Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Sunshang Xiang and Zhen Ji. |
| Ziluan | Clear Musou Mode as any character |
