Ultimate Dynasty Warriors 4 Guide
Dynasty Warriors 4, possibly one of the longest and re-playable games in video game history. Dynasty Warriors 4 is the fourth installment of the Dynasty Warriors series by Koei and is available for both Xbox and PS2. And, as is the tradition of past Dynasty Warriors games, there are tons of un-lockable characters, levels, and items.
Since the general walk through of Dynasty Warriors 4 is quite simple (just defeat the objective enemy general before your general is defeated), this guide will cover how to obtain the secret characters, levels, and items instead.
Characters
A note about characters: The characters that are initially available will NOT be listed here. Therefore, this is not a complete list of characters, just ones that you can unlock.
Wei
Xu Huang – Beat Wei Chapter One
Dian Wei – Beat Wei Chapter One
Xu Chu – Beat Wei Chapter Two
Cao Ren – Beat Wei Chapter Three
Zhen Ji – Beat Wei Chapter Three
Sima Yi – Beat Wei Chapter Four
Zhang Liao – Beat Battle of Xia Pi
Zhang He – Beat 11 Wei Musou stages
Wu
Lu Meng – Beat Wu Chapter One
Sun Ce – Beat Wu Chapter Two
Zhou Yu – Beat Wu Chapter Two
Sun Quan – Beat Wu Chapter Three
Zhou Tai – Beat Wu Chapter Three
Lu Xun – Beat Wu Chapter Four
Gan Ning – Beat Wu Chapter Four
Taishi Ci – In the Campaign for Wu Territory defeat Taishi Ci and later in the mission he will join your forces
Da Qiao – Beat The Two Qiaos Battle
Xiao Qiao – Beat The Two Qiaos Battle
Shu
Zhao Yun – Beat Shu Chapter Two
Pang Tong – Beat Shu Chapter Two
Zhuge Liang – Beat Shu Chapter Two
Huang Zhong – Beat Shu Chapter Four
Wei Yan – Beat Shu Chapter Four
Yue Ying – Beat Shu Chapter Four
Ma Chao – In Campaign of Cheng Du, get near Lui Zhang. Ma Chao will appear and challenge you to a duel. Accept him and defeat him.
Jiang Wei – In Battle of Tian Shui listen to what Zhuge Liang tells you, he will strategize the mission. Eventually, he will tell you to get rid of Jiang Wei’s officers. DO NOT KILL Jiang Wei. After you kill his officers (they can be found using the map), Zhuge Liang will convince Jiang Wei to join the Shu forces.
Other
Lu Bu – Beat Musou Mode once with any kingdom
Diao Chan – Beat Lu Bu Chapter One
Dong Zhuo – Beat Lu Bu Musou Mode
Yuan Shao – Beat Musou Mode once with the Wei kingdom
Zhang Jiao – Beat Shu, Wei, Wu, Lu Bu, Dong, Zhuo, Yuan Shao, and Nan Man Musou Modes
Meng Ho – During the Nan Man Campaign, defeat Meng Ho in a duel. He should challenge you either in the third or fourth meeting. Then defeat him.
Zhu Rong – During the Nan Man Campaign, defeat Zhu Rong in a duel to unlock this character.
Levels
The Kingdom that is mentioned before the description is the kingdom you must play in Musou Mode to unlock the level.
Battle at Mai Castle
Wu Kingdom: During Showdown at Chi Bi, do not defeat Xia Kou. During Fall of Shu in Yi Ling, do not route Guan Yu.
Battle of Chang Jiang
Wu Kingdom: During The Little Conqueror, beat the Unification of Jiang Dong first. Then in Showdown at Chi Bi, do not beat Defense of Nan Man.
Battle of Hna Zhong
Shu Kingdom: Beat less than 10 stages. During Hu Lao Gate stage, allow Dong Zhuo to retreat. During the Fall of Wei do not beat anything but the Wu Zhang Plains.
Battle of Ji Province
Wei Kingdom: Do not beat Si Shui Gate. During Guan Du, route all the generals and their officers except for Yuan Shao. Let him escape instead.
Battle of Ru Nan
Shu Kingdom: During Hu Lao Gate, defeat Dong Zhuo and leave Lu Bu alone.
Battle of Tian Sui
Shu Kingdom: During Showdown at Chi Bi, head straight to Cao Cao and defeat him before the fire attack happens.
Battle of Tong Gate
Shu Kingdom: During The Three Kingdoms, beat Cheng Du without beating the other stages and defeat Ma Chao when he appears.
Battle of Tong Gate
Wei Kingdom: During the War Against Liu Bei, clear Chang Ban.
Dong Zhuo in Ji
Wei Kingdom: Defeat everyone except Dong Zhuo and let him escape. Choose He Fei or Wu Zhang Plains first instead of Wan Castle in Act V.
Eliminate Zhang Jiao
Shu Kingdom: Beat the Yellow Turban Rebellion without beating the other two stages.
Eliminate Zhang Jiao
Wei Kingdom: Beat the Yellow Turban Fortress, the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and allow Zhang Jiao to retreat during the Rebellion stage.
Eliminate Zhang Jiao
Wu Kingdom: Beat Act I without beating the Yellow Turban Fortress. Also, do not defeat Zhang Jiao, let him escape.
Guan Yu’s Escape
Shu Kingdom: Beat Hua Xiong at Si Shui Gate when Yuan Shao asks for someone to beat him. Also, do not enter the supply depot.
Guan Yu’s Escape II
Shu Kingdom: During Hu Lao Gate, beat Lu Bu and Diao Chan but let Dong Zhuo to escape.
Guan Yu’s Escape
Wei Kingdom: Beat the Yellow Turban Rebellion and all the stages in Act II.
Lu Bu’s Offensive
Wei Kingdom: Beat Lu Bu at Hu Lao Gate and beat him again at Guan Du, skipping Xia Pi. Also beat Chang Ban.
The Imperial Seal
Wu Kingdom: Beat Hu Lao Gate but do not beat Si Shui Gate.
The Two Qiaos
Wu Kingdom: Beat the Yellow Turban Fortress and the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
The Unification of Jing
Wu Kingdom: Beat the Unification of Jiang Dong.
Items
These items are not ones that are randomly picked up by defeating officers. These items are ones that are found through situational events throughout the game. A tip on getting better random items however, is playing the game on the hardest setting. 20 is the highest level for random items and 4 is the highest level for orbs.
Red Hare Harness
Battle: Battle of Xia Pi
Force: Lu Bu
How to get it: Wait for the event where Guan Yu gets on the Red Hare. Then defeat him. There should be a precious item report that appears at the bottom right of the map. Do not kill any generals or their officers until you see Guan Yu get on the Red Hare and beat him.
Hex Mark Harness
Battle: Campaign Against Liu Bei
Force: Yellow Turban
How to get it: First off, this must be done in Musou Mode. Second, beat Guan Yu and Zhao Yun before all enemy reinforcements arrive. Start fighting Liu Bei and the precious item report will appear near where you got the Red Hare Harness.
Storm Harness
Battle: Campaign Against Cao Cao
Force: Lu Bu
How to get it: Cross the circular mountain path from the South to see through Xu Huang’s ambush party. Defeat him. Then approach the left castle from the south to see through Yue Jin’s ambush party. Xiahou Dun will appear. Go defeat him and a precious item report will be shown on your map.
Shadow Harness
Battle: Battle at Tong Gate
Force: Shu
How to get it: Start off by defeating the four generals in the bottom right area. Then wait for Han Sui to meet with Cao Cao. Once this happens, start killing everything in sight, except Cao Cao. The objective here is to bring down Cao Cao’s morale. If you can bring it down low enough, Han Sui will refuse Cao Cao and a precious item report will apprea at the bottom right of the map.
Elephant Saddle
Battle: Campaign of Nan Man
Force: Nan Man
How to get it: Ride an elephant into Zhuge Liang’s camp and a precious item report should appear inside your ally’s base. The hard part of this mission is to actually get an elephant to ride on since you can’t knock your own guys off.
Art of War
Battle: Campaign Against Sun Jian
Force: Dong Zhuo
How to get it: Enter the top castle before reinforcements arrive. Then defeat four generals of the following list: Lu Meng, Zhou Tai, Gan Ning, Sun Shang Xiang,, and Sun Quan. After you’ve killed the fourth one, a supply team will appear just south of the top castle and moves to the point just left of that castle. Go defeat the supply team.
Survival Guide
Battle: The Two Qiao’s
Force: Wu
How to get it: Rescue Xiao Qiao and then Da Qiao. A precious item report will appear just below the bottom center bridge.
Bodyguard Manual
Battle: Guan Yu’s Escape
Force: Liu Bei
How to get it: Time it so that you defeat the fifth gate general when Xiahou Dun is passing through the fourth gate. When Xiahou Dun catches up and goes through the fifth gate, a precious item report will appear right next to the fifth gate.
Way of the Musou
Battle: Guan Yu’s Escape
Force: Cao Cao
How to get it: After you pass through the fifth gate, a supply team will appear just outside the fourth gate. Go back and attack the supply team to get this item.
Power Scroll
Battle: Battle of Xu Chang
Force: Shu
How to get it: Succeed in protecting Yu Ying for her to set up the siege ramp. This can be done by beating Cao Hong. Succeed in protecting the ally base by beating Xu Zhu. After this, the precious item report will be to the north of the middle fort.
Fire Arrows
Battle: Unification of Jing
Force: Sun Jian
How to get it: Defeat Zhou Xin, Wang Lang’s sub-officer, before the enemy joins forces message. A supply team will appear at the right of the left fort moving to the top right.
Charge Bracer
Battle: Campaign Against Sun Jian
Force: Yuan Shao
How to get it: Enter the top castle before reinforcements arrive. A supply team will appear south of the castle moving to the bottom left of the castle. Go attack the supply team.
