Dynasty Warriors Origins Playable Companion Characters Shown

Koei Tecmo’s Tomohiko Sho shared more details about the next Dynasty Warriors game at Tokyo Game Show 2024. The producer also revealed a list of existing series characters who have been confirmed as playable and selectable companions for the original protagonist of Dynasty Warriors Origins.

While prior series entries went until the Battle of Wuzhang Plains in 234 AD or the Fall of Shu Kingdom in 263 AD, Sho has confirmed that the storyline in Dynasty Warriors Origins will only go until the Battle of Chi Bi / Red Cliffs in 208 AD. However, he also promised that the game’s storyline will cover the period in much more detail than before.

In addition, this game’s storyline will also have branching routes. The player will ultimately have to decide whether the protagonist will affiliate himself with Liu Bei, Cao Cao, or the Sun family.

Here is the list of existing characters who are confirmed as playable companions in Dynasty Warriors Origins so far:

• Wei / Cao Cao’s faction – Xiahou Dun, Guo Jia, and Zhang Liao
• Wu / Sun Jian’s faction – Huang Gai, Sun Shangxiang, and Zhou Yu
• Shu / Liu Bei’s faction – Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun

The stream also showed Tomohiko Sho performing a playthrough of the game in the Battle of Guandu stage. The footage shows more gameplay features that did not appear in the ChinaJoy 2024 presentation, such as a one-on-one duel mode and a spiritual bird’s eye view mode. In the latter, the player can check the health bars of other officers while giving orders to the protagonist’s own unit.

Dynasty Warriors Origins will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC simultaneously worldwide on January 17, 2025.