BlackDragon Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 (edited) With DW8, the character-roster has reached a new apex. Previously, new games often brought in new characters while dropping old ones - but this time, for perhaps the first time, EVERY character from all of the previous games is present and accounted for, along with more than a handful of brand new faces. (The return of Zou Ci, in particular, is long-awaited.) So, assuming this tendency holds up, the NEXT game will have all of the characters from this one - along with some new ones. Question is, who will get the vaunted promotion from 'Generic Named Officer' to 'Playable Officer'? Well, obviously, we've got no way of knowing at this point - but we can still discuss who we'd WANT to see. Personally, my vote goes to He Man (Officer of the Yellow Turbans) and Dong Tuna (Officer of the Nanmen), because the Yellow Turbans and Nanmen are interesting characters, and I'd like to see them fleshed out a bit more.. and not at all because their names are hilarious. Nope, nothing like that. ...more seriously, Huche'er seems like a shoe-in. He plays a role in several memorable engagements, and he's apparently a friggin' NINJA, so there's that. Alternately, King Wutugu, for the Nanmen-related reasons stated above, sans funny name. He's stated to be the tallest warrior in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, bigger even than Meng Huo (who is currently the biggest playable character), and seeing as he got a suitably-adjusted 'generic' avatar in DW8, turning him playable would seem to be the logical next step. Another good (and likely) option is Sima Yan, Sima Zhao's son and heir. Jin is still understaffed, and it was Sima Yan who actually founded the Jin Dynasty, crushed Wu, and united the entire country. And with the introduction of Jia Chong and Wan Yang, there's enough Jin officers around to make the historical Conquest of Wu playable... the main problem being that basically all the playable WU characters are dead at this point. Edited August 19, 2013 by BlackDragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duke of Darkness Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 (edited) Huche'er is a NINJA!? He's got my vote. It's about time Yu Jin was playable. Cheng Pu seems to be in quite a few battles. Not sure about Shu, Liao Hua maybe? He was around for along time but didn't do much apparently. And for god sake have Zhou Tai hold his weapon the correct way, 4 games in a row now he's held it curved edge up AAAARRRGGGHHH!! It pisses me off so much. Edited August 19, 2013 by The Duke of Darkness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackDragon Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Huche'er is a NINJA!? He's got my vote. Apparently he is. Historically, he was a foreigner (exact nationality unrecorded) who served under Zhang Xiu along with Jia Xu, and was known as the most lethal warrior in his army. His most notable contribution to Romance of the Three Kingdoms is during the Battle of Wan Castle, where he successfully steals Dian Wei's weapons, contributing to his defeat and death. Apparently, Koei looked at all that and concluded "Ninja!", at least going by his appearance in DW7-8... And for god sake have Zhou Tai hold his weapon the correct way, 4 games in a row now he's held it curved edge up AAAARRRGGGHHH!! It pisses me off so much. Well, in his defense, he's using a weapon that hasn't been invented yet, from a nation that is China's historical enemy, so he can't really be blamed for failing to use it correctly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duke of Darkness Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 (edited) Well, in his defense, he's using a weapon that hasn't been invented yet, from a nation that is China's historical enemy, so he can't really be blamed for failing to use it correctly... It was correct in DW5 they've had it wrong ever since. I don't think it would be to difficult to work out that you hit the bad guys with the sharp edge:p He does actually use it correctly(he pulls it out of the sheath the correct way) he just holds the sheath the wrong way round. I'm not sure if its less or more dumb like that. EDIT: I got the 1000:gsicon: finally. Edited August 19, 2013 by The Duke of Darkness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackDragon Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 It was correct in DW5 they've had it wrong ever since. I don't think it would be to difficult to work out that you hit the bad guys with the sharp edge:p He does actually use it correctly(he pulls it out of the sheath the correct way) he just holds the sheath the wrong way round. I'm not sure if its less or more dumb like that. Hmm... saaaay, maybe he's wielding a 'Sakabatô', AKA 'Reverse-Blade Sword'. I mean... he uses Batojutsu, is covered in scars, and willingly puts his body on the line to protect others. Sounds to me like a possible ancestor of Himura 'Battosai' Kenshin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widget624 Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 (edited) Famistsu did a poll on the top 10 most wanted character. The final winner was a little surprising http://s13.zetaboards.com/koeiwarriors/topic/7047125/1/ 1. Chen Gong (Other/Lu Bu) - 280 votes 2. Xun Yu (Wei) - 278 votes 3. Yu Jin (Wei) - 204 votes 4. Zhu Ran (Wu) - 151 votes 5. Cheng Pu (Wu) - 123 votes 6. Lu Kang (Wu) - 120 votes 7. Gao Shun (Other/Lu Bu) - 90 votes 8. Wang Ping (Shu) - 85 votes 9. Fa Zheng (Shu) - 76 votes 10. Zhuge Jin (Wu) - 67 votes http://s411.photobucket.com/user/koeiwarriors/media/BlackKite/dw8-gongtai.jpg.htmlhttp://s411.photobucket.com/user/koeiwarriors/media/BlackKite/dw8-gongtai.jpg.htmlhttp://s411.photobucket.com/user/koeiwarriors/media/BlackKite/dw8-gongtai.jpg.html As the winner Koei even did a some artwork for Chen Gong. I wouldn't be surprised if Chen Gong gets added with DW8: Extreme Legends much like Guo Jia after he won the poll and got artwork after DW7's release. Edited August 19, 2013 by widget624 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duke of Darkness Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Famistsu did a poll on the top 10 most wanted character. The final winner was a little surprising http://s13.zetaboards.com/koeiwarriors/topic/7047125/1/ Nice find. I didn't know they let fans vote for characters to be added, which judging by the comments they do add the winning character atleast. Anyway we should be worried about whether we actually get the next game:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesomeandy7854 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 for me shu liao hua wei cao hong for wu cheng pu for other hua xiong and chen gong for jin sima fu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widget624 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 This probably should have been a new topic but... http://gematsu.com/2013/08/dynasty-warriors-8-xtreme-legends-announced-for-ps3 Extreme Legends announced with Chen Gong and Zhu Ran as playable characters. Ps3 only though at least in Japan. Given that dw7:el wasn't released on xbox in the west the chances of this coming to xbox ain't great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesomeandy7854 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I know its cos xbox is supposed to be dead in japan or sumthin hopefully dw8 xl will be made for xbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widget624 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Chen Gong - Weapon is a Tactical Scrolls that summons soldiers to attack for him http://i.imgur.com/UsOSmJU.jpg Zhu Ran - Weapon is a Blaze Bow http://i.imgur.com/lKXbCnP.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesomeandy7854 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 koei better not do same thing they did with dw7 giving us the full game then not giving us xl and empires ill be mega pissed off the new characters look amazing especially chen gong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widget624 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Thought I'd post these even though there is no news of an xbox release for XL announced yet. Fa Zheng http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/pp191/koeiwarriors/BlackKite/wwwdotuporg4507132.jpg and Yu Jin have also been added. http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/pp191/koeiwarriors/BlackKite/wwwdotuporg4485488.jpg http://s411.photobucket.com/user/koeiwarriors/media/BlackKite/wwwdotuporg4485488.jpg.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrophage33 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Shit, you are just teasing us even more with new characters that we potentially will never see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widget624 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Shit, you are just teasing us even more with new characters that we potentially will never see... Not true even, if Xbox doesn't get Xtreme Legends there will always be DW9 that will all know will happen in a couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrophage33 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Not true even, if Xbox doesn't get Xtreme Legends there will always be DW9 that will all know will happen in a couple years. Ah good point. Looking forward to that already now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widget624 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Next Character Lu Lingqi http://images.wikia.com/dynastywarriors/images/9/91/Lulingqi-dw8.jpg Apparently she uses the Cross Halberd Lu Bu had in DW6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O HugsNKisses Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 My two biggest wanted adds are Dailai Dongzhu (Zhu Rongs brother) & Hua Man (Meng Huo & Zhu Rongs daughter)! I really love the Nanman tribes and story and am sad they don't get much attention from Koei. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daymo6666 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Personally I wouldn't mind seeing Cao Ang, he was meant to be Cao Cao's successor but sacrificed himself so his father could live, be interesting to see him fleshed out a bit, the did it for Dian Wei and he died in the same battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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