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Zhao Yun
Dynasty Warriors
First Debut: Dynasty Warriors (1997) (Playstation)
First (Nintendo console) Debut: Dynasty Warriors Advance (2005) (GBA)
History of the Dynasty
The idea of an action hack n' slash game was originally going to be its own separate thing, a new original IP if you will but in the end, it was realized as a spin-off of one of Koei's strategy games at that time sharing the same name as the novel it was based on, Romance of the Three Kingdom due to the use of Chinese historical figures and the fact that everyone at Koei is a really big fan of the novel.
But the story doesn't end just there, with the booming of 3D fighting games like Virtua Fighter and Soul Blade (later turning into Soul Calibur) Koei and of course, other companies want a piece of that cake. Of course, it's no easy task especially for Omega Force, a developer at Koei who is given the blessing by them to work at this title. While the graphics and gameplay don't hold up to this day it was surprisingly enough for the series to move forward which is where we get the game that all of us are familiar with to this very day. Despite the localized title, Dynasty Warriors 2, in Japan, it has a separate name being "Shin Sangoku Musou" and since then all the main entries moving forward is 1 number away from each other.
The Warrior, Zhao Yun
Considered to be the series' poster boy as well as a mascot he made his first appearance going back to the first game of the series, he belongs to the Shu faction led by Liu Bei along with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei after the death of their former ally, Gongsun Zan where he still serving under his command at the time. Zhao Yun can be considered brash and ambitious often charging into the battlefield headfirst to prove his ability and to protect his lord from any danger, this action gets admiration from his other colleague and not so often enemies which include Lu Bu who both share the spotlight as being rivals to each other.
Like I said before he has been a staple to the series since day one not missing any entry since it would be disingenuous to have him only on the cover, not only that he also inspired the creation of Yukimura Sanada from Samurai Warriors, a spin-off based around medieval Japan serving as the series' main character even getting his own game titled 'Spirit of Sanada', though recent entry seems to suggest that Nobunaga isn't far off either. They both have been portrayed rivals in crossover mainly in Warriors Orochi.
Alliance With Nintendo
Despite their catalog spanning decades their appearance in Nintendo console isn't that impressive I'll tell you that much, the earlier titles are just minor spin-offs, and not until Samurai Warriors 3 that we get our first main entry on the console, but if we're talking about Dynasty Warriors specifically well it came much later with the release of Dynasty Warriors 8 on the Nintendo Switch.
But, that's not the main focus here, you see despite the lackluster appearance they make it up with collaborations with the Big N. Nintendo fans might hear of them before with the release of Hyrule Warriors on the Wii U which is a huge love letter to the series by bringing in beloved character across multiple games, nonetheless, the series proves itself to be very successful to the point where they work closely with the Zelda team to make a semi-canon Zelda game based on BoTW before the Calamity which went on to be the best selling Warriors game in the series which always the main reason for having KT be represented in recent years.
In The Name of The Kingdom
While many share the same combat Zhao Yun could be considered to be the first of his kind, he is mostly depicted using his spear and with it, he thrust and slash enemies in quick succession. Gimmick-wise, he is a combination of traditional hack n' slash characters like Bayonetta and Sora and traditional fighting game characters like Ryu and Kazuya which is fitting given the Musou genre itself that the series created. We can implement various combo and variations from his home series and we could probably fit in the musou gauge as meter combined with Terry's "GO!".
As a franchise Dynasty Warriors has a ton of characters, stages, and music that we could add-in. First things first the Warriors series itself, if we ignore the licensed game are divided into 3 with 1 extra:
Of course, we have to pull from Dynasty Warriors primarily but for music and spirits they have a ton of those each with a different tune to it, Dynasty Warriors is infamous for its metal and rock instrument while Samurai Warriors go with the more traditional approach while still keeping an upbeat tune while Warriors Orochi is a combination of both based on the stage. Here's a few examples:
Dynasty Warriors
First Debut: Dynasty Warriors (1997) (Playstation)
First (Nintendo console) Debut: Dynasty Warriors Advance (2005) (GBA)
History of the Dynasty
The idea of an action hack n' slash game was originally going to be its own separate thing, a new original IP if you will but in the end, it was realized as a spin-off of one of Koei's strategy games at that time sharing the same name as the novel it was based on, Romance of the Three Kingdom due to the use of Chinese historical figures and the fact that everyone at Koei is a really big fan of the novel.
But the story doesn't end just there, with the booming of 3D fighting games like Virtua Fighter and Soul Blade (later turning into Soul Calibur) Koei and of course, other companies want a piece of that cake. Of course, it's no easy task especially for Omega Force, a developer at Koei who is given the blessing by them to work at this title. While the graphics and gameplay don't hold up to this day it was surprisingly enough for the series to move forward which is where we get the game that all of us are familiar with to this very day. Despite the localized title, Dynasty Warriors 2, in Japan, it has a separate name being "Shin Sangoku Musou" and since then all the main entries moving forward is 1 number away from each other.
The Warrior, Zhao Yun
Considered to be the series' poster boy as well as a mascot he made his first appearance going back to the first game of the series, he belongs to the Shu faction led by Liu Bei along with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei after the death of their former ally, Gongsun Zan where he still serving under his command at the time. Zhao Yun can be considered brash and ambitious often charging into the battlefield headfirst to prove his ability and to protect his lord from any danger, this action gets admiration from his other colleague and not so often enemies which include Lu Bu who both share the spotlight as being rivals to each other.
Like I said before he has been a staple to the series since day one not missing any entry since it would be disingenuous to have him only on the cover, not only that he also inspired the creation of Yukimura Sanada from Samurai Warriors, a spin-off based around medieval Japan serving as the series' main character even getting his own game titled 'Spirit of Sanada', though recent entry seems to suggest that Nobunaga isn't far off either. They both have been portrayed rivals in crossover mainly in Warriors Orochi.
Alliance With Nintendo
Despite their catalog spanning decades their appearance in Nintendo console isn't that impressive I'll tell you that much, the earlier titles are just minor spin-offs, and not until Samurai Warriors 3 that we get our first main entry on the console, but if we're talking about Dynasty Warriors specifically well it came much later with the release of Dynasty Warriors 8 on the Nintendo Switch.
But, that's not the main focus here, you see despite the lackluster appearance they make it up with collaborations with the Big N. Nintendo fans might hear of them before with the release of Hyrule Warriors on the Wii U which is a huge love letter to the series by bringing in beloved character across multiple games, nonetheless, the series proves itself to be very successful to the point where they work closely with the Zelda team to make a semi-canon Zelda game based on BoTW before the Calamity which went on to be the best selling Warriors game in the series which always the main reason for having KT be represented in recent years.
In The Name of The Kingdom
While many share the same combat Zhao Yun could be considered to be the first of his kind, he is mostly depicted using his spear and with it, he thrust and slash enemies in quick succession. Gimmick-wise, he is a combination of traditional hack n' slash characters like Bayonetta and Sora and traditional fighting game characters like Ryu and Kazuya which is fitting given the Musou genre itself that the series created. We can implement various combo and variations from his home series and we could probably fit in the musou gauge as meter combined with Terry's "GO!".
As a franchise Dynasty Warriors has a ton of characters, stages, and music that we could add-in. First things first the Warriors series itself, if we ignore the licensed game are divided into 3 with 1 extra:
- Dynasty Warriors series
- Samurai Warriors series
- Warriors Orochi series
- And Warriors All-Stars
Of course, we have to pull from Dynasty Warriors primarily but for music and spirits they have a ton of those each with a different tune to it, Dynasty Warriors is infamous for its metal and rock instrument while Samurai Warriors go with the more traditional approach while still keeping an upbeat tune while Warriors Orochi is a combination of both based on the stage. Here's a few examples:
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