Dynasty Warriors/Characters/Notable NPC

A list of notable non-playable characters in the Dynasty Warriors series.

Cao Bao

 * The Quisling - Towards Lu Bu's forces when they attempt to conquer Xia Pi
 * The Resenter - Towards Zhang Fei.

Gongsun Zan

 * Arch Enemy - Yuan Shao
 * Man in White - His army was known as the White Riders due to their white horses.
 * Small Name, Big Ego - After Hu Lao Gate in Zhao Yun's Musou Mode in DW6, states that he fought "almost as well as he did."

Hua Xiong

 * You Shall Not Pass - At Si Shui Gate
 * The Worf Effect - Appears pretty much to die at Guan Yu's hands and thereby be the reason that Guan Yu's might was noticed.

Wen Chou & Yan Liang

 * Bash Brothers - With eachother.
 * Curb Stomp Battle - On the receiving end of one from Guan Yu.
 * The Worf Effect - Their defeat often serves to show how awesome Guan Yu is.

Xu Shu

 * Always Someone Better - Invokes this towards Zhuge Liang. Even when Liu Bei wants him to stay as their strategist, Shu states that Zhuge Liang is much better than he could be.
 * The Strategist - For one stage.

Yuan Shu

 * Green-Eyed Monster - The reason he does not send the supplies to Sun Jian during the siege of Si Shui Gate.
 * Except in DW3, where the case appears to be that he's too busy being manhandled by Lu Bu to send Sun Jian any supplies.

Yuan Xi

 * Disposable Fiance - His wife Zhen Ji usually leaves him immediately after being defeated by Cao Pi at Guan Du.
 * What the Hell, Hero? - In Cao Pi's first Legend stage, he calls out everyone for trying to steal his wife.

Yu Ji

 * Manipulative Bastard - in DW7, he mind rapes Sun Ce and uses apparitions to lure him into an archer ambush,
 * What the Hell, Hero? - His apparitions (of various dead people, ) do this A LOT to Sun Ce, and Yu Ji himself quite a bit too,

Zhang Bao

 * Dishing Out Dirt - Causes landslides/drops boulders in the Yellow Turbans Stage.
 * Memetic Mutation/Narm - From DW3: "YOU FLAMING IDIOTS!"
 * He also wants you to feel the power of his MAAAAAGIIIIIC!
 * Name's the Same - Shares his name with Zhang Fei's son.
 * Religion Is Magic
 * Sibling Team - With his brothers Jiao and Liang.
 * We Hardly Knew Ye

Zhang Liang

 * Blow You Away - Responsible for the Tornados/Strong Winds in the Yellow Turbans Stage.
 * Religion Is Magic
 * Sibling Team - With his brothers Jiao and Bao.
 * We Hardly Knew Ye