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Well this is my first FAQ. I am excited to have finally finished
this project that I started a few months ago.
I have decided to post this FAQ merely due to the many generals and
officers that I've come up against in this wonderful game from Koei.
Also, I felt that writing all of this valuable information was
crucial to aiding in leveling up my characters more readily.
I have beaten the entire Musou mode with all of the characters who
are allowed to participate in Musou mode. I have wasted much time
chasing after an enemy that dropped a particularly worthless item
or powerup.
I have listed the Defense and Attack powerups as they appear on
the screen after normally defeating an enemy. All stats listed are the
base value. While some can be mulitplied by two using combo
strings equalling 8 or greater, generally you can not multiply the base
that is already equal to 2 or greater.
However the combo must K.O. the enemy to get the base value multiplied
by 2. If you can successfully K.O. an enemy officer or general with a
combo of 24 or greater, you can generally yield greater rewards in
terms of powerups, such as the Defense Up +n and the Attack Up +n.
However, this only works in the later stages of Dynasty Warriors 3. It
is possible to attain an Attack +16 in the last stages if you are
very skilled with combinations greater than or equal to 24.
This FAQ is designed to aid those who are playing either Free and/
or Musou mode on the 'Hard' difficulty. I will not type up one for
easy mode, because the rewards are very miniscule. I have already
submitted a faq for the 'Normal' Mode, but it will not be posted
due to the fact that there are two faqs already up.
Most enemy generals and their officers will drop an Item, Weapon,
Defense Up +n, or an Attack Up +n. Very rarely you will find a stage
where the attack or defense may be x2 for 30 seconds. An example
of this occurrence is found is found on the 'Battle at Chi Bi' board.
Item: Frequently an item will either be one of 13 blue items, or one
of 12 red items. The blue items have variable stats, which will
be randomly determined by the game, or perhaps the luck stats can also
effect its strength? The red items serve a special function or power
that will aid in making the game easier or more convenient.
Weapon: A weapon dropped by an enemy will appear inside of an
elaborate black and gold box. It's level and stats are mostly deter-
mined by luck or by random. Generally the best weapons are
found in the more difficult latter stages. Each playable character
has four weapons available to unlock throughout the game.
Defense Up: This powerup will appear after defeating the appropriate
enemy Generals/officers. It is a shield that can range in strength from
1 to 8, 1 being the minimum and 8 being the maximum at one time. It will
increase your characters defensive stats, provided that the character is
not fully maxed out. The Defense Up shall be referred to as Defense.
Attack Up: This is nearly identical to the Defense Up, except it increases
your characters offensive stats, provided that the character is
not fully maxed out. It appears as a sword of a variable strength. The
Attack Up shall be referred to as Attack.
All Generals will appear above and to the left of their respective officers.
As you have no doubt witnessed yourself, frequently enemy (and_very_rarely
allied) reinforcements arrive after certain events in the game. Generally to
avoid confusion(for you the reader), I have decided to list these generals
and/or officers at the bottom of each battle scenario. Their names shall
appear inside of [brackets].
If you feel that you need help, or need to make suggestions, please feel
free to e-mail me, but please do not send me spam. It is:
femmetora@hotmail.com
(Please note that this is not the final version, as there may be more
additional characters that may need to be added. Depending on which
character you use, you may find a slight variation of enemy officers.)
184 A.D. The Yellow Turban Rebellion
Han Forces | Turbans' Forces
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Hejin N/A | Zhang Jiao Defense +1
Liu Yan Defense +1 | 2 Defense +4
Zhang Chao Defense +1 | 3 N/A
Zou Jing Weapon | Ma Yuan Yi Attack +1
Huangfu Song Defense +2 | Zhang Liang Item
Zhu Jun Defense +1 | Han Zhong Defense +1
Lu Zhi Item | Zhao Hong Weapon
Liu Bei Item | Zhang Bao Item
Zhang Fei Attack +4 | Gao Sheng Attack +1
Guan Yu Attack +2 | Pei Yuan Shao Attack +1
Sun Jian Weapon | Guan Hai Attack +2
Huang Gai Attack +1 | He Yi Weapon
Han Dang Defense +1 | Yan Zheng Attack +2
Cheng Pu Defense +1 | Sun Zhong Attack +1
Cao Cao Weapon | Zhang Liang (N/A)
Xiahou Dun Attack+2 | Cheng Yuanzhi Attack +1
Xiahou Yuan Attack+2 | Deng Mao Weapon
Cao Ren Defense+2 | [Zhang Man Cheng ] Attack +2
Cao Hong Item | [ Bo Zhang ] Item
191 A.D. The Battle at Hu Lao Gate
Allies | Dong Zhuo's Forces
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Yuan Shao N/A | Dong Zhuo N/A
Yan Liang Attack +1 | Li Meng Item
Wen Chou Weapon | Diao Chan Defense +4
Gongsun Zan Item | Lu Bu Attack +4
Liu Bei Defense +2 | Zhang Liao Weapon
Zhang Fei Attack +4 | Gao Shun Attack +2
Guan Yu Attack +4 | Hua Xiong Attack +2
Sun Jian Defense +2 | Hu Zhen Attack +1
Huang Gai Weapon | Zhao Cen Weapon
Han Dang Item | Fan Chou Item
Cheng Pu Defense +2 | Niou Fu Attack +1
Cao Cao Defense +2 | Xu Rong Attack +1
Xiahou Dun Attack +2 | Wang Fang Defense +1
Cao Ren Weapon | [Li Jue] Weapon
Cao Hong Defense +1 | [Guo Si] Item
Yuan Shu Item | [Li Ru] Defense +2
192 A.D. Surprise Attack on Liu Baio
Sun Jian's Forces | Liu Baio's Forces
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Sun Jian N/A | Liu Baio N/A
Sun Ce Attack +4 | Chen Sheng Attack +1
Da Qiao Defense +2 | Cai Mao Defense +1
Huang Gai Attack +2 | Kuai Liang Defense +2
Cheng Pu Defense +1 | Huang Zu Attack +2
Han Dang Item | Zhang Hu Attack +2
| Lu Gong Attack +1
197 A.D. Assault on Wu Territory
Sun Ce's Forces | Allies
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Sun Ce N/A | Liu Yong Defense +2
Huang Gai Attack +4 | Zhang Ying Weapon
Da Qiao Item | Chen Heng Weapon
Zhou Tai Attack +1 | Yu Mi Item
Zhu Zhi Weapon | Yan Bai Hu Attack +2
Zhou Yu Defense +4 | Yan Yu Weapon
Xiao Qiao Item | Wang Lang Defense +2
Cheng Pu Defense +1 | Zhou Xin Item
Han Dang Attack +1 | Taishi Ci Attack +4
197 A.D. The Battle at Wan Castle
Cao Cao's Forces | Zhang Xiu's Forces
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Cao Cao N/A | Zhang Xiu N/A
Xu Zhu Attack +2 | Xu Rong Attack +2
Cao Ang Item | Wang Fang Defense +1
Cao An Min Item | Hu Che Er Attack +2
Yu Jin Defense +2 | Hu Zhen Defense +2
Dian Wei Attack +4 | Zhao Cen Weapon
Xu Huang Weapon | Jia Xu Defense +2
[Zhang He] Weapon | Fan Chou Item
[Sima Yi] Defense +4 | Niou Fu Attack +2
[Zhang Laio] Weapon |
[Zhen Ji] Defense +4 |
200 A.D. The Battle at Guan Du
Yuan Shao's Forces | Cao Cao's Forces
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Yuan Shao N/A | Cao Cao N/A
Zhang He Attack +4 | Xu Zhu Attack +2
Yuan Tan Item | Jia Xu Defense +2
Ju Shou Defense +2 | Cao Ren Defense +2
Chun Yuqiong Weapon | Cao Hong Defense +1
Yan Liang Attack +2 | Xiahou Dun Attack +2
Wen Chou Attack +2 | Yu Jin Weapon
Gao Lan Attack +1 | Yue Jin Attack +1
Yuan Xi Item | Xiahou Yuan Attack +2
Yuan Shang Defense +1 | Liu Yan Item
Lu Wei Kuang Weapon | Li Dian Item
Xun Chen Item | Xu Huang Attack +2
Han Meng Weapon | Wei Xu Weapon
Liu Bei Defense +4 | Shi Huan Defense +1
Zhang Fei Attack +2 | Zhang Liao Attack +2
| Xun You Defense +2
| Cheng Yu Defense +2
| Song Xian Item
| Guan Yu Weapon
Allies | Cao Cao
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Sun Quan N/A | Cao Cao N/A
Lu Su Defense +4 | Cao Hong Item
Ling Tong Attack +2 | Cheng Yu Defense +2
Zhou Yu Defense +8 | Xun You Defense +1
Huang Gai Weapon | Xiahou Yuan Attack +2
Xu Sheng Item | Cao Ren Weapon
Cheng Pu Weapon | Yu Jin Attack +1
Zhuge Jin Defense +4 | Xu Huang Attack +2
Gan Ning Attack +8 | Cao Zhang Weapon
Xu Ran Item | Wen Pin Attack +1
Zhu Huan Weapon | Zhang Liao Attack +2
Taishi Ci Item | Cai Mao Defense x2
Jiang Qin Attack +2 | Xu Zhu Attack +2
Ding Feng Attack +2 | Jia Xu Defense +2
Lu Meng Attack +4 | Cao Pi Item
Zhou Tai Defense +2 | Man Chong Defense +2
Han Dang Attack +2 | Yue Jin Attack x2
Pan Zhang Attack +2 | Li Dian Attack +1
| [Xiahou Dun] Weapon
| [Xun Yu] Item
208 A.D. The Battle of Chang Ban
Liu Bei | Cao Cao
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Liu Bei N/A | Xiahou Dun Attack +4
Zhao Yun Defense +4 | Zhang Liao Attack +2
Zhang Fei Attack +4 | Xiahou Yuan Weapon
Mi Zhu Item | Xiahou En Item
Zhuge Liang Defense +4 | Zhang He Item
Zhou Cang Attack +2 | Zhu Ling Defense +1
Sun Qian Defense +1 | Xu Huang Attack +2
Mi Fang Weapon | Cao Zhang Weapon
Liu Feng Weapon | Yu Jin Attack +2
Chen Zhen Item | Xu Zhu Defense +4
Jian Yong Defense +1 | Li Dian Item
Ma Liang Defense +1 | [Cao Cao] N/A
Ma Su Attack x2 | [Cao Ren] Defense +4
Liao Hua Weapon | [Cao Hong] Weapon
[Liu Qi] Item |
[Guan Yu] Attack +4 |
[Guan Ping] Attack +1 |
211 A.D. The Battle at Tong Gate
Allies | Cao Cao
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Ma Chao N/A | Cao Cao N/A
Pang De Attack +4 | Xu Zhu Attack +8
Ma Dai Attack +4 | Xiahou Yuan Attack +4
Yang Qiu Defense +4 | Cao Ren Defense +4
Li Kan Defense +4 | Cao Hong Defense +1
Cheng Yi Defense +2 | [Xu Huang] Weapon
Hou Xuan Attack +4 | [Jia Xu] Defense +4
Cheng Yin Weapon | [Zhu Ling] Item
Han Sui Item | [Han Sui] Item
214 A.D. Assault on Cheng Du
Liu Bei | Liu Zhang
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Liu Bei N/A | Liu Zhang N/A
Zhao Yun Attack +8 | Liu Han Defense +8
Pang Tong Defense +8 | Liu Xun Attack +8
| Zhang Ren Defense +2
| Deng Xian Defense +1
| Leng Bao Weapon
| Li Yan Attack +4
215 A.D. The Battle at He Fei
Wei | Wu
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Cao Cao N/A | Sun Quan N/A
Xu Zhu Attack +4 | Han Dang Item
Zhang Liao Attack +8 | Lu Meng Attack +8
({Item} | Ling Tong Attack +2
only afr ZL's attempt | Dong Xi Defense +1
of assassination on | Lu Xun Attack +8
Sun Quan, & provided | Xu Sheng Weapon
that you didn't defeat| Taishi Ci Attack +8
ZL prior to the event)| Cheng Pu Defense +2
Xu Huang Attack +4 | Zhu Huan Item
Xiahou Dun Attack +4 | Zhu Ran Weapon
Li Dian Item | Zhou Tai Attack +4
Cao Pi Weapon | Ding Feng Weapon
Zhen Ji Defense +8 | Lu Su Defense +4
Cao Ren Defense +4 | Jiang Qin Item
Yu Jin Item | Pang Zhang Defense +1
Cao Hong Weapon | [Gan Ning] Item
Pang De Attack +2 |
Cao Zhang Weapon |
Jia Xu Defense +4 |
219 A.D. The Battle at Fan Castle
Shu | Allies
------------------------------------------------------------------
Guan Yu N/A | Sima Yi N/A
Guan Ping Attack +8 | Cao Ren Defense +2
Zhou Cang Defense +4 | Xu Huang Attack +8
| Pang De Defense +8
| [Lu Meng] Weapon
| [Lu Xun] Item
| [Gan Ning] Attack +4
219 A.D. The Battle of Mt. Ding Jun
Shu | Wei
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Liu Bei N/A | Yang Xiu Defense +1
Liu Feng Defense +1 | Xiahou Yuan Attack +8
Meng Da Weapon | Xiahou Shang Defense +1
Huang Zhong Attack +8 | Du Xi Attack +4
Yan Yan Weapon | Zhang He Defense +8
Fa Zheng Defense +2 | Xiahou De Weapon
Zhang Fei Attack +4 | Han Hao Item
Chen Shi Item | [Cao Cao] N/A
[Zhao Yun] Defense +8 | [Cao Hong] Weapon
222 A.D. The Battle at Yi Ling
Shu | Wu
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Liu Bei N/A | Sun Jian N/A
Guan Xing Attack +2 | Zhu Huan Attack +2
Zhang Bao Attack +2 | Gan Ning Attack +8
Ma Chao Attack +8 | Zhou Tai Weapon
Ma Dai Attack +2 | Jiang Qin Weapon
Guan Suo Attack +2 | Lu Xun Defense +8
Zhao Yun Attack +8 | Han Dang Attack +2
Huang Zhong Weapon | Pan Zhang Item
Yan Yan Defense +4 | Sun Shang Xiang Defense +8
Wei Yan Weapon | Ling Tong Item
Huang Quan Weapon | Lu Meng Attack +8
Shamoke Item | Xu Sheng Weapon
[Zhuge Liang] Defense +8 | Cheng Pu Defense +2
[Ma Liang] Defense +4 | Ding Feng Attack +2
[Liu Bei] N/A | [Lu Xun] N/A
[Lei Tong] Item | [Zhu Ran] Item
[Wu Lan] Item |
225 A.D. The Nanman Campaign
Shu | Nanman
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Zhuge Liang N/A | Meng Huo Weapon
Ma Su Defense +4 | 2 Attack +4
Liao Hua Item | 3 Attack +4
Zhao Yun Defense +8 | 4 Defense +4
Wang Ping Attack +2 | 5 Item
Zhang Fei Attack +8 | 6 Attack +8
Zhang Bao Weapon | 7 N/A
Ma Chao Attack +8 | Zhu Rong Attack +2
Zhang Yi Weapon | Yong Kai Item
Ma Liang Defense +4 | Zhu Bao Defense +1
Li Hui Item | Wu Tugu Attack +2
Guan Xing Attack +4 | Meng You Weapon
Ma Dai Weapon | Dong Tu Ne Item
| King Duosi Defense +2
| Ahui Nan Defense +1
| Dailai Dongzhu Weapon
| Gao Ding Defense +1
| King Mulu Defense +2
| [Meng Huo] N/A
| [Meng Jie] Defense +2
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Wu (***Coming Soon***) | I am not sure it it is possible
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228 A.D. The Battle of Jie Ting
Shu | Wei
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Zhuge Liang N/A | Sima Yi N/A
Wang Ping Weapon | Deng Ai Item
Li Hui Item | Sima Zhao Defense +1
Li Yan Item | Zhang He Attack +8
Ma Chao Attack +4 | Du Xi Item
Jiang Wei Defense +4 | Zhen Ji Defense +8
Zhang Yi Item | Huang Quan Weapon
Wei Yan Weapon | Cao Zhen Attack +4
Gao Xiang Weapon | Sun Li Weapon
Ma Dai Defense +2 | Cao Hong Weapon
Ma Su Defense +2 | [Zhang He] N/A
Chen Shi Defense +1 | [Xin Pi] Item
[Zhao Yun] Attack +8 |
228 A.D. The Battle of You Ting
Wei | Wu
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Sima Yi N/A | Sun Quan N/A
Xu Zhu Attack +8 | Lu Xun Attack +8
Xu Huang Attack +4 | Zhuge Jin Defense +2
Zhang He Defense +8 | Sun Shang Xiang Defense +8
Hu Zhi Item | Zhu Huan Attack +4
Cao Xiu Item | Da Qiao Item
Zhen Ji Weapon | Quan Zhong Item
Man Chong Item | Xiao Qiao Weapon
Zhang Pu Weapon | Xu Sheng Defense +1
Zhou Fang Weapon | [Zhou Fang] Weapon
[Cao Xiu] (N/A) |
[Jia Xu] Defense +1 |
234 A.D. The Siege of He Fei Castle
Wei | Wu
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Sima Yi N/A | Sun Quan N/A
Xu Zhu Attack +8 | Lu Xun Attack +8
Zhang He Attack +4 | Gan Ning Attack +8
Xu Huang Attack +8 | Sun Shang Xiang Defense +8
Zhang Liao Defense +8 | Lu Meng Defense +8
Zhen Ji Defense +8 | Zhen Ji Attack +2
[Cao Rui] Attack +2 | Zhuge Jin Defense +2
[Man Chong] Defense +2 | Sun Shao Attack +4
234 A.D. The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains
Shu | Wei
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Zhuge Liang N/A | Sima Yi N/A
Huang Zhong Weapon | Zhang Liao Attack +8
Jiang Wei Defense +8 | Xu Huang Attack +4
Guo Xiang Defense +1 | Xu Zhu Attack +8
Wei Yan Attack +8 | Cao Ren Attack +2
Yan Yan Defense +4 | Zhen Ji Defense +8
Zhang Fei Attack +8 | Sima Zhao Defense +4
Liao Hua Weapon | Sun Li Weapon
Ma Dai Attack +4 | Cao Hong Item
Wang Ping Item | Man Chong Item
Guan Xing Item | Deng Ai Weapon
Zhang Bao Weapon | [Cao Xiu] Item
Zhang Yi Weapon | [Jia Xu] Defense +4
[Zhuge Liang] N/A | [Xin Pi] Weapon
[Huang Quan] Attack +2 |
In this stage, the Commander will appear after you have met certain
conditions. Depending on which character you use, the Commander may
be replaced by a famous general. Regardless of who it is, you will
not get a reward, the stage will end.
In this stage, the Commander will appear after you have defeated
the three Lt. Commanders. Depending on which character you use, the
Commander may be replaced by a famous general. Regardless of who
it is, you will not get a reward, and the stage will end.
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IV. Version History
-------------------
1.00 (02/17/2002): First version containing basic layout of my FAQ.
Including the Introduction, Description of terms,
Spoils of each Stage, and the Administrivia.
1.01 (02/18/2002): Corrected some grammatical mistakes and added some
extra stuff to the Adminstrivia section. Added
brackets to the Hu Lao Gate section of the FAQ.
1.11 (02/22/2002): Added some clarification to the Introduction. Added
other useful info provided by MysticalOSIV@.......
Included Raid on the Rogue Fortress and Pirate
Attack on the High Seas. Added some other important
items to the Administrivia section.
1.12 (03/26/2002): Remove banter, corrected new e-mail address.
2.00 (04/11/2002): Added The Mountain Bandit Campaign. Added websites
allowed to host my faq.
Sources and Thanks:
This FAQ was put together in a joint effort by my husband and I.
Mainly myself, since he is quite busy with his job all week long. A
very big thank you goes out to my dearest husband ^-^
Who can forget our two little twerps? Koji and Muush, the two
sweetest kittens in the universe. We are honored to treat you both
as though you were our own children. We will love you forever
my sweeties. ~miaow~
A very heartfelt thank you goes out to the One who was, who is,
and who is to come. Thank you my Lord!
Thank you my Father who art in Heaven! Words can not express my
gratitude to You!
Thanks to MysticalOSIV for your information on the +24 combos. Your helpful
feedback is greatly appreciated :)
A huge and greatful thank you goes out to IBM.
Domou Arigatou Gozaimashita to Koei! DW3 is one of my current all-time
favorite games. Koei, you are awesome. I'm looking forward to DW4!!
Contacting me:
If you have stuff to aid or some advice, please e-mail me at
femmetora@hotmail.com
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This document is Copyright 2002 Amy "FemmeTora" Ludwig. It may not be
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