Shin Sangoku Musou

Also known as: 真・三國無双シリーズ, 真・三國無双, 真三國無双, 三国无双, 真三国无双

Series of beat 'em up Video Games published by Koei based on Romance Of The Three Kingdoms. Known outside of Japan as the Dynasty Warriors series.

Sangoku Musou was localized as Dynasty Warriors, while Shin Sangoku Musou 1 was localized as Dynasty Warriors 2. Due to this the localized titles are one number ahead of the original.

The Musou Orochi series is a crossover with Sengoku Musou characters.

Titles

Timeline of relevant titles featuring Shin Sangoku Musou characters. Indented titles are expansions or otherwise not considered a brand new game. Italicized titles are crossovers titles or guest features.

• Sangoku Musou (1997)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 1 (2000)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 2 (2001)
• Sangokushi Senki (2002)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 2 Moushouden (2002)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 3 (2003)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 3 Moushouden (2003)
• Sangokushi Senki 2 (2003)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 3 Empires (2004)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 4 (2005)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Moushouden (2005)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Special (2006)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Empires (2006)
• Musou Orochi 1 (2007)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 5 (2007)
• Shin Sangoku Musou Online (2007)
• Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin (2008)
• Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid (2009)
• Musou Orochi Z (2009)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (2009)
• Warriors Orochi 2 PSP (2009)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 5 PSP (2009)
• Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid 2 (2010)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 6 (2011)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 6 Special (2011)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 6 Moushouden (2011)
• Musou Orochi 2 (2011)
• Musou Orochi 2 Special (2012)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 6 Empires (2012)
• Musou Orochi 2 Hyper (2012)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 7 (2013)
• Musou Orochi 2 Ultimate (2013)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 7 Moushouden (2013)
• Shin Sangoku Musou Blast (2014)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 7 Empires (2014)
• Shin Sangoku Musou: Eiketsuden (2016)
• Musou Stars (2017)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 8 (2018)
• Musou Orochi 3 (2018)
• Musou Orochi 3 Ultimate (2019)
• Shin Sangoku Musou 8 Empires (2021)
• Shin Sangoku Musou Origins (2025)
• Musou Abyss (2025)

Characters

Numbered titles generally features an expanding cast. Characters are listed with their debut. Characters with two listed debuts are characters removed from the roster in Shin Sangoku Musou 5 and reintroduced later.

Wei

• Xiahou Dun (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SM)
• Dian Wei (SM)
• Cao Cao (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SM)
• Zhang Liao (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM)
• Xu Zhu (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SM)
• Xiahou Yuan (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM)
• Xu Huang (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM2)
• Zhang He (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM2)
• Cao Ren (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM3)
• Cao Pi (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM4)
• Zhenji (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM2)
• Cai Wenji (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM6)
• Jia Xu (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM6)
• Pang De (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM4,6M)
• Wang Yi (Shin Sangoku Musou) (6M)
• Guo Jia (Shin Sangoku Musou) (6M)
• Yue Jin (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM7)
• Li Dian (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM7)
• Yu Jin (Shin Sangoku Musou) (7M)
• Xun Yu (Shin Sangoku Musou) (7E)
• Cao Xiu (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM8)
• Man Chong (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM8)
• Xun You (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM8)

Wu

• Zhou Yu (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SM)
• Lu Xun (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SM)
• Sun Shangxiang (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SM)
• Gan Ning (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM)
• Sun Jian (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM)
• Taishi Ci (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SM)
• Lu Meng (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM)
• Huang Gai (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM2)
• Zhou Tai (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM2)
• Ling Tong (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM4)
• Sun Ce (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM2)
• Sun Quan (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM)
• Xiaoqiao (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM2)
• Daqiao (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM2,SSM6)
• Ding Feng (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM6)
• Lianshi (SSM6)
• Lu Su (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM7)
• Han Dang (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM7)
• Zhu Ran (Shin Sangoku Musou) (7M)
• Cheng Pu (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM8)
• Xu Sheng (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM8)

Shu

• Zhao Yun (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SM)
• Guan Yu (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SM)
• Zhang Fei (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SM)
• Zhuge Liang (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SM)
• Liu Bei (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM)
• Ma Chao (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM)
• Huang Zhong (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM)
• Wei Yan (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM2)
• Guan Ping (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM4)
• Pang Tong (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM2)
• Yueying (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM3)
• Jiang Wei (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM,SSM6)
• Liu Shan (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM6)
• Xingcai (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM4,SSM6)
• Ma Dai (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM6)
• Guan Suo (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM6)
• Bao Sanniang (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM6)
• Xu Shu (Shin Sangoku Musou) (6E)
• Guan Xing (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM7)
• Zhang Bao (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM7)
• Guan Yinping (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM7)
• Fa Zheng (Shin Sangoku Musou) (7M)
• Zhou Cang (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM8)
• Xiahouji (Shin Sangoku Musou) (8DLC)

Jin

• Sima Yi (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM)
• Sima Shi (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM6)
• Sima Zhao (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM6)
• Deng Ai (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM6)
• Wang Yuanji (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM6)
• Zhong Hui (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM6)
• Zhuge Dan (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM6)
• Xiahou Ba (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM6)
• Guo Huai (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM6)
• Jia Chong (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM7)
• Wen Yang (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM7)
• Zhang Chunhua (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM7)
• Xin Xianying (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM8)

Other

• Diaochan (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SM)
• Lu Bu (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SM)
• Dong Zhuo (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM)
• Yuan Shao (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM)
• Zhang Jiao (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM)
• Meng Huo (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM2,5E)
• Zhurong (SSM2)
• Zuo Ci (Shin Sangoku Musou) (SSM4,SSM6)
• Chen Gong (Shin Sangoku Musou) (7M)
• Lu Lingqi (Shin Sangoku Musou) (7M)
• Yuan Shu (Shin Sangoku Musou) (8DLC)
• Dong Bai (Shin Sangoku Musou) (8DLC)
• Hua Xiong (Shin Sangoku Musou) (8DLC)

Shin Sangoku Musou Origins

Origins features a single playable character, and 10 "Companions" from past games who can be switched to temporarily during battles. Characters reappearing from past games feature unique designs, some adapted from their Shin Sangoku Musou 8 appearance.

• Ziluan (Shin Sangoku Musou)
• Yuanhua (Shin Sangoku Musou)
• Zhuhe (Shin Sangoku Musou)
• Bailuan (Shin Sangoku Musou)

Sangoku Musou 1

Guest characters in the original fighting game

• Nobunaga (SM) (Nobunaga No Yabou)
• Toukichi (SM) (Taikou Risshiden)

Shin Sangoku Musou 2

Nuwa and Fu Xi first appeared in Shin Sangoku Musou 2 before being redesigned for Musou Orochi.

• Fu Xi (Musou Orochi)
• Nuwa (Musou Orochi)

Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid

NPCs in the PlayStation 3 version of Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid, who would later appear in Musou Orochi 2. Replaced with Musou Orochi characters in the Xbox 360 version.

• Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
• Ayane (Dead Or Alive)
• Momiji (Ninja Gaiden)

Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid 2

Features its own original characters, as well as four playable guest characters from Musou Orochi

• Cai Wenji (debut)
• Daqiao (redebut)
• Jiang Wei (redebut)
• Xiang Yu (Shin Sangoku Musou)
• King Mu (Shin Sangoku Musou)
• Beauty Yu (Shin Sangoku Musou)
• Xi Wangmu (Shin Sangoku Musou)
• Sun Wukong (Musou Orochi)
• Sanzang (Musou Orochi)
• Fu Xi
• Nuwa
• Shi Huangdi (Shin Sangoku Musou) (NPC)

Shin Sangoku Musou Blast

See Shin Sangoku Musou Blast for a full list

• Xun Yu (Wei, debut)
• Xiahouji (Wei/Shu, debut)
• Dong Bai (Other, debut)
• Bianshi (Shin Sangoku Musou) (Wei)
• Cao Zhi (Shin Sangoku Musou) (Wei)

Shin Sangoku Musou: Eiketsuden

• Lei Bin (Shin Sangoku Musou)
• Lixia (Shin Sangoku Musou)

Miscellaneous

• Red Hare (Shin Sangoku Musou) (horse associated with Lu Bu (Shin Sangoku Musou) and Guan Yu (Shin Sangoku Musou))

See also

• Fire Emblem Warriors
• Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
• Hyrule Warriors
• Sengoku Musou