Dynasty Warriors - Top 20 Strongest Characters

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My picks for the top 20 strongest dynasty warriors characters from weakest to strongest. The list is determined by my analysis of each character from the game and what I've collected from the novel to determine how I think each character would do against each other! Let me know what you guys think!
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[@TheNightowlGaming]

NEW Top 50 Strongest Characters Rankings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXqoZKRta7xjeMk

[@michaelbandada9887]

Lu Bu, the Demon Cockroach, is a Level 99 God Mode Warrior that everyone fears. If he appears at Hulao Gate, just run away and pursue everyone else! Don’t look at him! Don’t even chase him! And the most important of all… DON’T HURT DIAOCHAN!

[@TheNightowlGaming]

GET AWAY FROM HIS DIAOCHAN!

[@tyranttyranrt4979]

Yes and don't forget zhang liao in his battle he fei was like a beast

[@michaelbandada9887]

@@tyranttyranrt4979 It would be interesting to see a Lu Bu vs Zhang Liao duel

[@db511]

And there's me in early game kill diao chan and try to kill angry lu bu at hu lao gate lol

[@BTacticsTV]

I took out Dian Chan... 3 min later I was questioning why DW5 got so difficult all of a sudden.

[@JDMhypebeast]

Guan Yu wasn't just nicknamed the God of War but is still worship today in China and Taiwan as one

[@TheNightowlGaming]

He's a legend for a reason!

[@amanofhiswords3737]

My grandma just worshipped him

[@arisuaozora]

Guan Yu is worship because of his loyalty. He didnot betray his brothers despite separated and let cao cao live for once to thank him for lubu horse and hospitality. He is worshipped by chinese police force mainly hong kong police force and their triads as a reminder not to betray and be loyal to your faction. Guan yu also worshipped by buddhists because he is a defender to the Goddess of mercy Guan Yin. There are 2 stance of Guan yu being worshipped, 1 holding his halberd weapon, as a guardian , known as Wu stance 2 holding a scroll/ book as mentor to studies and problem solving , known as Wen stance The book holding stance is referred to when Guan Yu was shot by an arrow, a medic remove it while Guan Yu didnt cry or response to pain reading a book.

[@Suffer_first]

​​@@TheNightowlGaminghats why hes added to Smite and fights with and against gods

[@dalancer]

I always fondly call him Guan "da f***" Yu for the amazing feats he pulls off. Try saying it yourself.

[@zhengwenyu1587]

Zhang Liao is highly underrated, when defending He Fei, Wei was at an disadvantage, Yue Jing and Li Dian did not get along with Zhang Liao due to some personal grudge when he served Lu Bu/Dong Zhuo. And yet, he managed to get all of them to cooperate, instill fear within Wu soldiers and successfully defend He Fei. An absolute badass. Wish he had more screentime in the 2010 TV show, and show the He Fei battle.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Zhang liao is a beast for sure, absolute monster and the way they depict him in the games is so good

[@PAINNN666]

How about Lu Bu? Little screen time too? Or fine?

[@TheStrategist314]

There was a show!?

[@rockk9753]

Zhang Liao is the best

[@tylerp7522]

Zhang Liao is the best character in those games. Second only in strength to Lu Bu

[@ryannguyen7466]

Sun Ce laid the foundation of Wu. His family from being a vassal to Yuan Su to becomes the founder of Wu that even impressed Cao Cao. Sad that he died too early.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

For sure, it would have been interesting to see what would have had happened if he stayed alive longer

[@TenguTHC]

Sun ce was far to rash probably due to his age understandably, however still to rash to lead wu who were very focused around strategy and collectiveness

[@MaxwellAlvarado]

Honestly id say in the early stages on who would of been the winner, Wu was probably the biggest threat when Sun Ce was alive. Cao Cao was still a small politician trying to get some land, Liu Bei was a nobody constantly trying not to get assasinated, and mean while Sun Jian already had a established small kingdom of his own, and Sun Ce took up the torch taking heads left and right. If we are going by video game lore alone, Sun Ce easily should be bumped up to the top 10 list around 10-7. Cao Cao and LIu Bei were literally saying THANK GOD when Sun Ce died, for he was a genuine menace. There main problem is after Zhou Yu died, they really lacked proper talent to pick up the torch. Same problem happened with Liu Bei, it was probabbly why Wei was the kingdom that won at the time, for Cao Cao entrusted his kingdom to capable people who could carry on his vision. While Jin became Wei 2.0 , It was still built off of people Cao cao knew and groomed.

[@zhengwenyu1587]

I believe in the novels and the Three Kingdoms 2010 TV series, Lu Bu has often been used to compare a lot of formidable warriors such as Zhao Yun and Ma Chao. When your name is used as a measuring stick on martial prowess, you have official cement yourself as the ultimate badass. Hell, in every non-DW warriors game, there will always be a super powerful character who has their own theme and I would always call them the "Lu Bu." of that game.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yep he was the easiest to put in this list hands down

[@noorcahya639]

because his name was so famous that everyone accept him as the strongest warrior to ever live

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

Historically, Taishi Ci actually passed away earlier than Hefei from illness. His death at Hefei is fictional. He was also a good archer historically. His warrior skills are completely KOEI original. A nod to his historical archery is portrayed in 9 empires as his unit type is archer.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yep I did read about him having insane archery skills

[@calvinwallis2634]

Fun fact according to the record of the three kingdoms (historically) all of guan Yu’s feats from the battle of hu Lao gate were actually done by Sun Jian. Sun Jian killed hau Xiong and even though it wasn’t one on one Sun Jian’s unit fought Lu Bu’s unit and forced Lu Bu to retreat not once but 3 times. Not trying to take anything from Lu Bu I still think he was the strongest fighter of the time just saying I wish Sun Jian got the recognition he deserves. (Explains we’re Sun Ce gets it from ) I really enjoyed the video though you put a lot of thought into it.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

I appreciate it so much! It was so hard to make with so many different sources and information to try and average everyone out

[@user-yn7ux4fz6u]

Lu Bu was defeated by Sun Jian in history. The first time was because Lu Bu and his colleagues were at odds, leading to chaos in the army. The second time was when Dong Zhuo ordered Lu Bu to stay behind during the retreat, which does not necessarily indicate how powerful Sun Jian was. 《Book of the Later Han》 Dong Zhuo 《後漢書》董卓列傳「孫堅收合散卒，進屯梁縣之陽人。卓遣將胡軫、呂布攻之。布與軫不相能，軍中自驚恐，士卒散亂。堅追擊之，軫、布敗走。」 Lu Bu and Hu Zhen had a falling out, causing panic among the army and scattering of soldiers. Sun Jian pursued them, and both Hu Zhen and Lu Bu were defeated in their escape. 《後漢書‧董卓傳》：「卓自出與堅戰於諸陵墓閒，卓敗走，卻屯黽池，聚兵於陝。堅進洛陽宣陽城門，更擊呂布，布復破走。」 Dong Zhuo personally led his troops to fight against Sun Jian in the area of ​​the imperial tombs. Dong Zhuo was defeated and retreated to Turtle Pond, where he regrouped his forces in Shaanxi. Sun Jian entered Luoyang through Xuanyang Gate, attacked Lv Bu, who was also defeated and fled. Sun Jian then cleaned up the royal ancestral temple, filled the various tombs that had been dug open, divided his troops and went out of Hangu Pass to intercept Dong Zhuo's retreat between Xin'an and Xingchi.

[@argentfox7564]

Same with Zhuge Liang too. All he did at Chi Bi is make an alliance with Wu. It was Zhou Yu who is responsible for the tactics and strategies that repelled Cao Cao. Zhuge Liang is more of a efficient administrator than a tactician. Not down playing his achievements tho.

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

I think some of that might come from the fact that Luo Guanzhong wrote ROTK with the intention of painting Shu Han as the heroes. See also: some of the historic atrocities of Ma Chao not even being mentioned, or Huang Zhong being said to hit an archery target 100 times with as many arrows.

[@ringoutko9463]

Unfortunately the novelised RoTK is written by someone who stans liu bei hard. It’s why the three brothers often do weird things the author thinks sound cool and everyone cheers them on for it.

[@MrDarkAkuma]

A few games implied Had if Sun Ce lived to be old. He possibly could have conquered all of china. He was charismatic and had Zhou Yu with him. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu together were OP. Also with Xiahou Dun. He was more into politics and stuff. His campaigns as a General were lackluster he took alot of L’s also him and Guan Yu had almost nothing to do with each other historically

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yeah but the games love to push his "rivalry" with Guan Yu lol and thats really the reason why hes here just cause he consistently holds his own and in some games, kills Guan Yu, but I agree lol

[@blizzrd6578]

In the novel Xiahou Dun actually fought Guan Yu to a draw when Guan Yu was leaving Cao Cao's army through the 5 gates. Also, Xiahou Dun held his own against Lu Bu during a night raid on Cao Cao on the march to Luo Yang I believe

[@theoldpaths9907]

I agree but I think the game wants Xiahou Dun to represent Cao Cao's hand. Meng and him killing Guan Yu is ridiculous. They would both get bodied.

[@henrytierestia8317]

Lu Bu will always be my favorite character in the dynasty warrior universe ☝️

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Nice! Lu Bu is a beast!

[@maxchen9185]

I thought this was a game-mechanic ranking, but to my pleasant surprise its actually a lore-based ranking video. Glad to see foreigners that appreciate the original stories. I highly recommend reading the actual historical materials of the Three-kingdoms, you would find Guan Yu to be even more badass in real life than in the Romance.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Hell yeah! The game and its characters were so interesting that I delve deep into their history (what I could find) and tried to make this list as accurate as possible taking in both the game elements and historical elements, glad you enjoyed it!

[@baiqi44]

@@TheNightowlGaming There might be a general who could be stronger than Lu Bu, but not many think about it or just gloss over it as there's not enough evidence supporting it in the novel. That person being Yan Liang. Yan Liang was only killed by Guan Yu in the novel because he was caught off guard, not realizing Red Hare's speed. He didn't even get a chance to fight back. Yan Liang is the general who Xu Huang could not last more than 30 bouts against before calling it quits and Xu Huang is an insanely good fighter. I once ranked Yan at No. 13 in my own list of warriors prowess based on the novel, but I put a big asterisk next to it saying Yan could go top 3 or 5 and might even challenge No. 1 if he had a chance to fight Guan Yu fairly.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Interesting, is there a source? Cause his wiki page is very limited@@baiqi44

[@baiqi44]

​@@TheNightowlGaming It's in Chapter 25 of the novel. I just reread that part and somethings, I remembered incorrectly, but I wasn't far off. Instead of 30 bouts, it was actually 20 that Xu Huang retired after. Instead of Guan Yu offering himself, it was Cao Cao who called for him to deal with Yan Liang after Xu Huang failed. Although Yan Liang wasn't stated to have been surprised by Red Hare's speed, it was stated that he was caught completely unprepared. I'm pretty sure it was Red Hare's speed that caught him off guard cause how can Xu Huang not last even one stroke with Guan Yu, but can last 20 against Yan Liang. Yet, Yan Liang was killed off in one stroke by Guan Yu. Anyways, it's here in chapter 25 and you can start around the 8 minute mark. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKnOnZ2Vq5eXeqc

[@TheNightowlGaming]

I appreciate that!@@baiqi44

[@zhengwenyu1587]

One thing about Huang Zhong, he was often praised as being just like General Lian Po, one of the 4 Greatest Generals in the Warring States Period where he was still active despite being past his prime

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Oh interesting to know! 🔥

[@phongpham6749]

I'm a asian and grown up with three kingdom..and i know story about Sun Ce beat Xu huang and zhang liao at the same time to chase Cao Cao..so i think the strongest of Wu might be sun ce. Zhang liao of wei and after guan yu death,Ma chao is the strongest of Shu

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Wow Ma Chao stronger than Guan Yu, interesting and I didnt know about Sun Ce doing that, I hadnt read that anywhere but he was definitely strong. It's definitely a hard list to make with so many sources of information!

[@phongpham6749]

@@TheNightowlGaming Ma chao is the strongest after Guan Yu death. Some info you can't find anywhere BC they are "folklore". Your list is prety accurate.i agree with top 3 but number 4 should be ma chao,sun ce or zhang liao

[@MrDarkAkuma]

Just subbed! I love your content. Dynasty Warriors is my second favorite video game series. Glad to see a KZbinr who talks about it

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Appreciate it so much, welcome!

[@michjackfan1534]

Love this video! DW is one of my favorite gaming franchises of all time. Too bad I haven’t anyone to geek out irl lol. But also loved the editing, well done; and the research to formulate your educated opinions! So great ✨ please continue to do more vids 🙏🏽

[@TheNightowlGaming]

I appreciate the kind words so much! I have many other videos on my channel for hardcore DW fans like myself to enjoy!

[@Rokusmaro]

Play dw 8 Extreme legends still today

[@luisandresperezontiveros4974]

Men totally! geeking IRL whit any ROTK fan is hard to find

[@SuperStarTidus18]

Loving this video and list man! I am in the middle of reading Romance of the Three Kingdom so I will probably rewatch afterwards :)

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Ayeeee!!

[@bre4kd0wn1]

Historical Lü Bu may not be the total badass the novel and fiction draw him out to be, but he was still an amusingly interesting historical figure. Historical Zhang Liao was actually what fictional Lü Bu is supposed to be, except Zhang Liao also utilized strategies in order to best his enemies, and Battle of He Fei is the prime example proof of it. But for such a badass like Zhang Liao (as well as Gao Shun) to loyally follow Lü Bu back then means Lü Bu was either physically powerful and skilled in fighting, or quite charismatic. Lü Bu might forever be known as a traitor to some Three Kingdoms scholars and historians, but every of his (historical) betrayals could still be justified: a. He killed Ding Yuan by the order from Dong Zhuo, and Ding Yuan historically never raised Lü Bu as a son. b. He betrayed Dong Zhuo, but who wouldn't? Besides, this one betrayal had ended the tyranny of Dong Zhuo. c. He betrayed Liu Bei, but to be slightly fair, however, Zhang Fei beat up Lü Bu's relative in his drunken state. EDIT: Cao Bao and Lü Bu had nothing to do with each other, so Lü Bu's defecting from Liu Bei to Yuan Shu was not exactly justified. Lmao. So, yeah, while not exactly a badass, he was still an interesting man.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

100% and theres so many sources for these character out there its hard to tell which one is the true representation of the character, which is why I tried to average from every source I could, hope you enjoyed the vid!

[@8Smoker8]

I agree Lu Bu was done dirty, especially in the whole Xu province situation. Had Yuan Shu come to help things might have been different.

[@Chengyuan79]

Wanna write this down, found your comment ... Thank you for this Zhang Liao thingy. It's the truth. Trying to dig some historical records (from chinese sources) ... the real badass names would surprise loads of people. Teaser - Cao Chun.

[@oskforalltid]

The thing is that in eastern culture, betrayal is like THE WORST sin you can commit. Trust and loyalty was everything back then and Lü Bu was not seen as trustworthy.

[@bre4kd0wn1]

@@oskforalltid And the thing is, backstabbing, betrayal, and defection were such common things in pre and during Three Kingdoms era. Liu Bei, for example, defected from Gongsun Zan to Tao Qian, and then Cao Cao, and then Yuan Shao, and finally Liu Zhang, only to betray him by taking his land from him. Not to mention the times where he basically left his family in his enemies' mercy. It's just that Lü Bu's case, his betrayal was justified at one time, and treasonous at the other. Dong Zhuo was wanted dead by literally anyone at the time thanks to his cruel, ruthless, and tyrannical rule, had several assassination attempts at his life, and had Lü Bu as his bodyguard. Dong Zhuo trusted him so much that when Wang Yun and his conspirators managed to make Dong Zhuo run for his life, he went to Lü Bu, only to be killed since Lü Bu also conspired with Wang Yun to kill Dong Zhuo. The other time, Lü Bu and his forces were forced to flee by Cao Cao's forces, and he sought refuge with Liu Bei. Despite having basically rescued by Liu Bei during his time of need, Lü Bu betrayed him by taking his land from drunk Zhang Fei.

[@Firealone9]

Seeing all this DW5 cutscene footage warms my heart when you're talking about these characters. When I think of a DW character, my mind always goes to their DW5 rendition. 👍 Heck of a good list in my opinion. I think you nailed it on the head for the most part. Although I do disagree and say I personally love Zhang Liao's beast mode at Chang Ban in DW7. It was like seeing a bit of Lu Bu come out in him and I guess for suspension of disbelief we could assume Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun weren't at their best due to the heavy fighting, low supplies, and worrying about Liu Bei's safety. Even before that scene in the series I always considered him to be Guan Yu's equal and Gan Ning to be Zhang Liao's equal head cannon wise with whoever winning depending on circumstance. A 3 way fight between all three would just be amazing. That's pretty much it though. Put Zhang Liao and Gan Ning a bit higher and I fully agree with the list. I think Lu Meng and Cao Ren deserve some honorable mentions too!

[@TheNightowlGaming]

For sure, appreciate the kind words so much! ANd yeah its always tough deducing which character is where based on their in game feats and stuff, but I can definitely see the argument for Zhang Liao and Gan Ning being a little higher!

[@aarongallardo3684]

I wish I can play DW5, unfortunately I don't have it...

[@8Smoker8]

Zhao Yun supposedly had hemophilia, yet lived into his seventies, meaning he didn't get as much as a scratch in battle. I would arguably put him in top 2 above Guan Yu, but definitely top 3. It's easy to underrate Zhao Yun because he's not as flashy as others, but he's an absolute monster in the novel, and he's still the poster boy for many games.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

100%! But some of the tales surrounding him isnt 100% factual nor proven to be, so on an average and taking that into consideration that's why I placed him there, I will be remaking this vid at some point with much more accurate rankings but back then this was as accurate as I could get! He's still a beast though, definitely a top 10 or 5 strongest character

[@8Smoker8]

@@TheNightowlGaming agreed, can't tell for sure what is true, I was just very impressed by the hemophilia thing!

[@TheBronf]

its honestly not easy to rank DW characters since a lot of them are pretty strong in the games.

[@nigoki0291]

While historically Lu Bu is nowhere as strong as his novel counterpart, he's still No joke, he's strong enough to the point people who see him fight says"among man Lu Bu among horse redhere" And earn the nicknamed of "flying general"

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Lu Bu a God among this time 🔥

[@bre4kd0wn1]

The fact that people like Gao Shun and Zhang Liao actually followed him through thick and thin speaks either of his excellent charisma or powerful combative capabilities. Gao Shun was Lü Bu's main commander who was the reason behind Lü Bu's forces' victories, and his defeat was because Lü Bu didn't listen to Gao Shun. Zhang Liao was originally one of Lü Bu's men, or probably Gao Shun's. Once Lü Bu and Gao Shun were executed, Cao Cao took him and he proved his worth during the Battle of He Fei where he, along with Yue Jin and Li Dian whom he didn't get along with, drove Wu forces of 100.000 men out with just 7.000 men. If such men followed Lü Bu, you can't help but wonder what kind of interesting person Lü Bu must have been.

[@blaster36000]

What we really need to see is the eventual conclusion to the duel between Guan Yu vs. Zhang Fei! All I gotta say is "THAT'S GOTTA HURT" (Blue Dragon and Serpent Blade clashing each other at various occasions)

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yeah that would be an epic duel, but I think I would put my money on Guan Yu!

[@dustystevens5016]

I miss the English versions of the early DW and SW games. The voice acting was top notch🤙

[@TheNightowlGaming]

The VA from the early games was so good, hope they bring it back

[@muthesquirrel]

Interestingly Xiahou Dun wasn't that impressive a warrior, or even a general, losing or at least not standing out in most battles he was in. He was, apparently, very good at governing though. He seemed to care a lot for the people and knew the best way to help them prosper. I'll assume that him being counted among Wei's 4 generals was because of how close he was with Cao Cao and how respected he was in Wei rather than his actual military accomplishments.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yeah that's what I keep hearing, so it might be controversial to put up so "high" or in the list at all but because the way they show and display Xiahou Dun in the games, I mainly went off of that

[@muthesquirrel]

@@TheNightowlGaming I mean, he might not have been good at warfare but he was tough as nails. Plucking an arrow out your face with your eye attached, then eating your own eye is the most metal moment in ROTK... even if he only got an arrow to the face because he once again misjudged a battle situation. :p

[@TheNightowlGaming]

@@muthesquirrel LOL right right

[@marked01]

I'm sorry if it's a very late reply, but uhhh... Isn't 5 elites of wei are Zhang Liao, Yu Jin, Yue Jin, Zhang He and Xu Huang?

[@muthesquirrel]

@@marked01 Ha. I actually meant to put 4, as in the four generals used in the first DW, but I guess my mind wandered and I put 5 because I'm used to writing 5 generals. Didn't even notice.

[@BiasedGuy123]

Fun fact: In actual history, Lu Bu got absolutely demolished by Sun Jian at Hu Lao Pass (it wasn't a gate until much, much later in history)

[@TheNightowlGaming]

you got a source for that? Not tryna challenge just genuinely curious 👀

[@BiasedGuy123]

Oh, no problem, it's always good to ask! Records of The Three Kingdoms immediately comes to mind, but I'm fairly certain Rafe de Crespigny's "Northern Frontier: The policies and strategy of the Later Han Empire" has it in there somewhere, I had to check it again as I haven't read it in like, 3 years. @@TheNightowlGaming

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Thats good to know I will check it out!@@BiasedGuy123

[@bre4kd0wn1]

If I recall, Dong Zhuo sent out Lü Bu and another guy Lü Bu actually didn't get along with to attack Sun Jian, but was defeated.

[@jackd8374]

Sun Jian also killed Hua Xiong in the true history

[@jakek6838]

Excellent ranking, you picked perfectly.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Appreciate it very much!

[@JxJ97]

Binging through your top 10 lists bro these are sick! Subscriber in me

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Hahah! Appreciate the kind words very much! Hope you enjoy em all!

[@djblue056]

I agree with this list for the most part. I would have Zhang Liao and Dian Wei switch spots but everything else I think is decent. Awesome lost man!

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Thank you thank you! Thats interesting, you think Zhang would beat Dian Wei and Zhao Yun in a duel? Its definitely hard to surmise

[@djblue056]

@@TheNightowlGaming Yea that's hard to figure out. It's always tough. But for me in a duel I would think so. I know Zhang Liao's name is like Madara's in the naruto world. That name puts fear in your heart. But I know Cao Cao wouldn't be alive if not for Dian Wei. But with Liao's experience I figured he would yea. Zhao Yun one on one? Yea Zhang would beat him I think. I know Historically Zhao Yun killed a lot of officers though.

[@pierre-luclegere8636]

Great list brother! Love this franchise and samurai and orochi series too

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Appreciate it! I gotta get around to playing the other 2 soon

[@user-yh8go6gt6h]

Nice content keep up good work👏👏👏👏

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Thank you!

[@ralki15]

In the game, Gan Ning is killed by Shamoke --- historically, Gan Ning dies from illness. Now what this tells you is that the historic Gan Ning was truly a strong fierce warrior that only illness would be his defeat.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

100% Gan Ning is a beast!

[@Histerix]

He was a MONSTROSITY to play as in DW3 his Musous was basically a lawnmower

[@juniorrng7950]

If we are following strictly based on the game. Apparently 2 of the 3 empire - shu and wei ( i believe after the death of Yuan Sao but before the conflict between each empire starts), joined up and was only able to defeat lu bu by flooding the castle wall (essentially forcing them out of the Castle) . This was also the same method and reasoning how Guan Yu died. Also, I forgot who, but in Dynasty warriors 8, I believe either Wen Yang (your top 10) or Xu Huang (your top 13) was also quoted to be the second coming of the god of war.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yeah and I forget too, I just know Xu Huang's comparison to Sun Tzu and Wen Yang would get compared to Zhao Yun, both formidable warriors

[@MrDarkAkuma]

I hope to see a top strategist list or top 20 smartest Dynasty Warriors characters soon

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Thats an interesting idea!

[@ErickSvalrith]

Many have think that Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Zhou Yu and Lu Xun are amongst the best, but if i create a kingdom my self, i will have Guo Jia as my strategist. His prediction always accurate even in moment before he's death, he foresaw the future already, even Cao Cao lamented to Xun Yu twice because Guo have died before the Red Cliff, otherwise Cao would not suffered defeat. If you read the wiki, you will know why you must have this man in your side. Also, Xu Shu is also brilliant, yet he was tricked by Cao Cao plot

[@-_-waaaaaa]

@@ErickSvalrith Zhuge Liang can predict (or control wind though) battle of Chi bi

[@ErickSvalrith]

​@@-_-waaaaaa The real one who predict the weakness of Cao Cao in the Battle of Chibi is Zhou Yu, in suggestion of Huang Gai. He realize that Cao armies are not accustomize in naval and their lack of knowledge of terrain, and was weak to fire attack. Pang Tong helps by suggesting Cao Cao to link the ship so the fire will spread further across Cao's deck. All Zhuge Liang do was pray for 3 days and 3 night, hoping that the wind will change direction from the southeast so the fire attack can be executed. So there's a rumor that Zhuge Liang can control weather, deeming him as a somekind of sorcerer. If you want to know about Guo Jia, you gotta check wikipedia, and prepare to be surprised about all his prediction

[@theoldpaths9907]

There some things the game can improve upon. Guan Ping doesn't abandon Guan Yu. Both of them get captured and we're executed for refusing to serve Sun Quan. Yu doesn't lose a 1 v 1 to Meng or Dun. The most underrated warriors in the history is Ling Tong & Cao Cao's second bodyguard. Cao Cao second body guard dueled everybody. He almost got killed by Ma Chao if not for Cao Cao in one of the duels. If not for Ling Tong, Zhang Liao gets to Sun Quan. His mission was a suicide mission and he survived it. I think both need a better rework and appearance.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

True alot of the playable DW characters need some development for sure

[@sins8437]

This is the most Valid list i've ever seen my brother!

[@TheNightowlGaming]

NIceee, made a new top 50 recently, check it out!

[@OrochiJr97]

Great list!

[@TheNightowlGaming]

thank u!

[@tidalwaveknight1897]

My favorite thing about Dian Wei in the books is how Cao Cao would lament over his loss up until he died.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yup a beast of a man

[@mirrorblade6268]

Cow cow- Ah Dian Wei, ge made such good tea. Dies.

[@TayjonTheGreekWarrior_YT]

I saw the cutscene where zhoa Yun smacked a child with the end if his spear

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yeah in DW4 lol

[@michjackfan1534]

One of my favorites! I can still hear his voice before and after being smacked lol

[@FrizCast]

Solid list brah.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

appreciate it brah!

[@srtlowe2165]

Great video been wondering myself for some time where I'd place the dynasty warriors characters in a list like this.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yeah that's why I make them! I hope other creators make similar lists too cause I love DW, glad you enjoyed it!

[@Azzaroni]

Fire video 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheNightowlGaming]

🔥🔥

[@GamingApe]

DW4 Ma chao mounted build was the strongest build in dw history IMO

[@TheNightowlGaming]

He was pretty broken for sure, absolute menace to use

[@madwellmusic8995]

Taishi Ci was my favorite. His weapons and special used to WRECK!! Ma Chao and Sima Ye I clapped with them too. I thought Huong Gai would make it as he seemed physically powerful as well.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

yeah definitely tough choices to make for sure, I can se Huang Gai being a top 40 or 50 character though

[@theruder9]

I agree with most of yours, I mean the 'positions' on the list are going to vary wildly just based on how much value you personally put on in-game feats, but there's nobody on your list I would say doesn't at the very least deserve to be 'considered' for their rankings. I would like to suggest Hua Xiong though, just because he was DLC and so I think he tends to get overlooked. Main feat being that in DW9 he actually has a one-on-one fight with Lu Bu. He loses that fight, and if you just watch the cutscene it looks totally one-sided, like he didn't even measure in the same league. In their fight Lu Bu, reveals that he was holding back, and that because Hua Xiong didn't notice, proves that Hua Xiong is weak. But the thing that I think people miss, is the scene just 'before' he goes to fight Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo orders Hua Xiong to hold back as well. And during the fight, when 'both' of them were holding back, Hua Xiong was actually winning. Around the end of the fight, Lu Bu starts to take it seriously, but Dong Bai stops the fight before Hua Xiong ever gets to go all out. Then, when Hua Xiong dies, they make it 'very' clear that he's going out to fight with overconfidence and an inflated ego, which feels like they were trying to keep this image of him being genuinely strong, while also keeping it believable that he could die so quickly. To be clear, I don't think that Koei intended fans to think Hua Xiong could 'beat' Lu Bu, or Guan Yu, I just think he's higher on the totem pole than people give him credit for.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

That is a solid argument and similarly thinking of characters like Wen Chou & Yan Liang too I was thinking where would they stand. And someone else mentioned Liao Hua. But because they all get lumped into NPCs its hard not to think of them as just fodder for the playable characters

[@ChrisJordanTV]

Only thing I would switch is zhang Liao and Dian Wei. But I believe zhang Liao is definitely before zhao yun . Other than that great list

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yeah i definitely see the arguments for both ways, I went with Zhao cause of the never losing a duel bit and the fact he remained as skilled as a 60 year old man, he had to be incredibly skilled

[@monaeblackeaglequeen8974]

Zhou Tai is so dreamy and my dude love him!!! ❤❤❤😭

[@TheNightowlGaming]

zhou tai the best!

[@monaeblackeaglequeen8974]

@@TheNightowlGaming he is

[@monaeblackeaglequeen8974]

Also do your most wanted characters for Dynasty Warriors 10 please

[@TheNightowlGaming]

ahh thats interesting

[@Alonzorion]

Guan Yu was absolutely terrified of Gan Ning, and ontop of that, Sun Jian was an absolute beast historically, not including him is a shock.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

I will be remaking this next year 😁😎

[@Alonzorion]

I strongly recommend either doing loads of research, or saying "this is limited specifically to the Dynasty Warriors series and how each figure appears in the games" if that makes sense?

[@darkxtyrant4586]

Fun list. I will say you cant bring actual history into these lists as much. Duels werent a thing back then in the records of the three kingdoms. And Lu Bu was skilled but he actually gained popularity after campaigning against bandits for a while and he never won a proper battle against any force. Even Zhang Fei wasnt just a strong brute, he actually had good money , land, and was educated and helped in strategies early on for Liu Bei. But off romance novels and game i agree with this list.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Oh really that's interesting to hear especially for someone like Zhang Fei cause even when I did analysis and researched hiim along with some of the comments saying how brutish and mean of a character he was its interesting to hear, but Im glad you agree with the list somewhat and hopefully you enjoyed the video!

[@darkxtyrant4586]

@@TheNightowlGaming definitely enjoyed it and yes in all romance, games and pop culture zhng fei is depicted one way. But he did come from money and he actually owned the peach garden that the oath was done in. Super hard to know the real truth when its either of these factions writing on themselves (wu, wei, shu-han) vs some records of the HAn which was being phased out by wei.

[@flumphflumph6021]

I agree with your list! The only what-Ifs I can think of is what if Huang Zhong got a chance to fire his bow against Lu Bu? Considering that Lu Bu is 100% Charge! I'd imagine that Death by Archers or even Catapults could of been another valid way to take Lu Bu down since he'd probably not use stealth or cover. (The Novel version, the DW versions all have varying degrees of Plot-Armour and Rule of Cool on their side.) Edit: But if we're talking about sheer strength . . . then yeah, Lu Bu and Dian Wei. Also have a hunch that Meng Huo would of been a contender considering how many times he lost and got try again.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yeah I didnt even think about Meng Huo, but Lu Bu with his ultra instinct in DW9 to deflect Xiahou Yuans arrow, Im assuming it would be the same thing

[@flumphflumph6021]

@@TheNightowlGaming That is fair. DW character's are super natural.

[@MK0437]

Lu Bu was an exceptional archer in the novel as well

[@malifunnas1744]

the top 3 is just as i thought, a bit surprise you put xu zhu there but as long my boy zhou tai and ma chao at the top ten i'll happy, nice list btw

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Dont underestimate the big man of Yan just cause of his DW appearance he was pretty capable, I appreciate the kind words!

[@BrD4GOD]

The love for DW6 here is amazing. Other people seem to really throw smoke on DW6. But it did some things right. This was a great list!

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Appreciate it! I made a more recent and accurate video, top 50 in the pinned comment

[@BrD4GOD]

@@TheNightowlGaming trust me bro i saw that. I’ll watch it for sure.

[@davidfeng6537]

I've also played dynasty warriors during my childhood. Will you do a ranking of which games are the best?

[@TheNightowlGaming]

At some point yeah!

[@AquaFan1998]

@@TheNightowlGaming plz do a vid giving good ideas and views on each game or each kingdom

[@chrnprz]

Wei is the best faction in the game ngl... They have the best generals and strategists.. Shu may have 5 Tiger generals and Zhuge Liang, but some of them don't even wanna work with each other and few couldn't be trusted even by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang themselves.. Ironically, Cao Cao's generals (except Cao's and Xiahou's family) were his enemies before joining him, like Xu Huang, Jia Xu, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Pang De, but they still could work together... And then you got Sima Yi the one that beat Zhuge Liang... Also, another reason why they're the best faction is bcuz of their roster.. All of them are the important part of the Three Kingdoms history... All they need now is adding Cao Hong and Cheng Yu.. Now look at Shu's roster, sure they're great but in recent titles they added fictional characters that weren't even important to the stories like Guan Suo, Guan Yinping and Zhou Cang.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

True true, Wei is my favorite factions as well, and I didnt even think about that Cao Cao was able to bring people in who were enemies and were still able to work well together.

[@chrnprz]

@@TheNightowlGaming you should check this Chinese drama called Cao Cao, it's based on actual history, and not from the novel... although some parts in this drama are fictional.. In this drama, you'll see what kinda person Liu Bei actually is and how great Cao Cao's generals are...

[@alexmorpheus6762]

Wu is my favorite faction.

[@tartagilia2448]

Well yeah.... wei was the biggest faction if course they have alot of historical figures shu was small compared to the others

[@stefen1526]

​@@tartagilia2448small but fragile, no wonder they r lose~

[@aarongallardo3684]

Hearing the DW3 Lu Bu theme is so nostalgic. DW3 is the only DW game I have sadly and beat it around 2 times, unlocking the 4the weapons and all (don't have XL smh).

[@TheNightowlGaming]

DW3 is one of my faves!

[@getoffmygrass4857]

zhou tai was my guy so i was just happy to see him in the top 10 lol

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Zhou Tai is a certified beast

[@VejiTrancos]

Very interesting list, and not knowing how should I do mine, I only I'd put Gan Ning and Zhou Tai a bit higher. I enjoyed this one so much

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Appreciate it very much!

[@diooverheaven6561]

It's interesting that Guan Yu is in game smite where you fight as gods and that from what i remember he is one of starting characters

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yep! He's the reason I started playing smite :)

[@tonys9397]

Liao Hua never lost a duel… I’ll just leave that here

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Wow really? They need to add him already lol

[@monaeblackeaglequeen8974]

He needs to be added

[@seifeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

Fun fact about Liao Hua: he saw the rise and the fall of Shu and he was one of the OGs since the Yellow turban rebellion that has been fighting for Liu Bei, i find weird that he still is a generic officer.

[@Its_Lu_Bu]

Former Yellow Turban rebel turned Shu-Han's second in command in the late Han era. He should definitely be a playable character at this point.

[@safwanmannaa3527]

No wonder I've been craving to see him as a famous officer (as well as a few others from all kingdoms)

[@MDYtama]

If would say Huang Zhong is better than Zhou Tai since he was beaten by Huang Zhong tactic's prior to Xiaoting. And yet, i would assume Deng Ai replace Xiahou Yuan place there since Deng Ai serves both Cao Wei (Cao regime and Sima Regime) respectfully and let to demise of Shu Han. I would say Sun Jian has honorable mention coz his struggle during coalition against Dong Zhuo, since he recieve a lot of glory despite his army in a low of supplies (Yuan Shu didnt send supplies properly towards him).

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Sun Jian and Deng Ai are definitely two solid choices and definitely good as honorable mentions! Tough to make lists like this, hope you enjoyed it though!

[@amanofhiswords3737]

when it comes for longevity, competency, loyalty, success, fierceness, manliness Xiaohou Dun is the greatest warrior, I'm Guan Yu fan tho.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yep Xiahou Dun is a beast!

[@OurAntwan]

I thought in the novel ma chao was gonna attempt to ride cao cao down but saw xu zhu staring him down and wouldn't dare advance. This gives xu zhu a place above ma chao

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Mmm idk about that, I know they fought to a draw, but like I said since Ma Chao also fought against Zhang Fei and held his own, gives him a little bit of an edge, I might redo this video after I finish my Who Would Series, go in depth with the analysis

[@NiCO.T.F92i]

The list must have been hard to make... but bro I know you ain't forgot my boy Guan Ping, the beast, son of Guan Yu

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Definitely was gonna be remaking this vid next year 😎

[@OrochiJr97]

Can you do similar analyzing videos to the Samurai Warriors character?

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Once ive played the games yeah!

[@karabomafa5609]

Great list.. Though in my opinion I'd swap Zhao Yun with Zhang Fei and Zhang Liao with Dian Wei.. Enjoyed the video, good work 👍

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Fair enough, definitely a hard list to make, appreciate the kind words!

[@codeine_ninja]

yh Lu Bu be just OP like that lol good list, honestly i would have put Gan Ning higher but it’s fine

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yeah it was tough to decide, but Im glad you enjoyed it!

[@KILLCHRISU]

Nice rankings. I can tell you’re passionate about the series.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

1000% my favorite franchise ever

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

I'd be interested to see your take on how the move sets of each character conveys their strength, and which game you think represented them the best in that regard.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

That's an interesting idea 🤔 ill write it down

[@joshuamoore743]

Accurate that your top 3 were my top 3 exact spots

[@TimBitten]

Xu Zhu is actually a great character to play as when you get good with him and unlock a strong weapon!! He hits harder than almost anyone.

[@iianmitchelldub]

Wow this is such a nostalgic video. I would agree with almost all of this list. I miss when gan ning had his sword in thebolder games. I think zhou yu with sun ce were a old school force to be reckoned with. I miss when all the characters had their unique weapons. When sun ce didnt have tonfas and zhou yu had a stick, and gan ning didnt have his sword i was butt hurt for sure. Shit i think zhang he had a halberd instead of claws in one of the games. Weirdo stuff lol. Sweet list tho. I would agree with another comment i saw and give cao ren and lu meng some honorable mentions. Maybe guan ping too but overall i loved your video and list and it brought back a ton of memories

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Glad I could trigger some good memories, also this one's old! I made a more accurate top 50 list recently if you wanna check that out !

[@iianmitchelldub]

@@TheNightowlGaming most definatley, I beinge watched a lot of em. It actually inspired me to get dw9 empires, not the biggest fan of combat so I got dw8XLCE and have been loving it!

[@timrift]

This list is good I could change a few but I also wouldn’t chnage many at all maybe 3 all characters fit the list

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Haha appreciate it!

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Lu Bu is undisputed number 1, not only in the story, but his movesets as well. Koei really does this character justice in the DW games. We might as well talk about the strongest Samurai Characters as well, Tadakatsu, being Lu Bu’s rival in the Warriors Orochi games, might take the number 1 spot as well.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

I definitely need to get around to playing the SW games, but yeah Lu Bu was the easiest person to place in this list lol

[@Kastor774]

Is there a version of this list for strategists? I figure there is, but you have a lot of videos to go through.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Haha yeah! if you search the channel or just search yt "Top 20 smartest characters" you'll find it, hope you enjoyed!

[@getkrumpsok]

I already had the top 3 in mind and it was the same as yours lol

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Ayeee

[@30degrees37]

Where would you put Guan ping he was always a favorite of mine. Obviously not in the top 20 since this list but wondering

[@TheNightowlGaming]

He'd probably top 60? I dont think he'd make top 50 imo

[@Panda-gr3gu]

My top 10 based on novel honorable mention : yan liang, dian wei 10.Wen Chou (1v2 against zhang liao and xu huang) 9.Taishi ci 8.Huang gai 7.Huang zhong 6.Zhang Liao 5.Zhang fei (draw vs ma choa ) 4. Ma chao 3.Guan yu 2.Zhao yun (In novel this guy is god-tier never lost a match in his life or even a wound, die peacefully) 1.Lubu

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Wow interesting list! For some reason, YT blocked the comment, but nice list, its definitely hard to rank which is which except for Lu Bu, everyone knows hes the strongest haha

[@monaeblackeaglequeen8974]

Also do the most stylish warriors as well

[@Antagonopolis]

If we talk about real historical might and valor here, than #1 would be Dian Wei and no one even close. Then again, if we talk about real history, then Lu Bu would not even make it to this list. In the novel and games however, situation differs drastically, so I get why folks make certain choices

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yeah I tried to average all the sources and then make the list and even still it's hard to look at my list with 100% certainty so it's definitely understandable why everyone's choices vary

[@grahtman8947]

I can't remember with Dynasty Warriors it was, but in one of the games it talks about how Ma Chao dueled Lu Bu to a draw at one point. Ma Chao should be higher than 7 imo.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Mmm I dont remember that, if you know the source lmk! ill check it out!

[@grahtman8947]

@@TheNightowlGaming I'm doing some research into it now, and I'm thinking I might be remembering wrong and he was just considered very comparable or rivaled to Lu Bu. Either way, I think Ma Chao should be higher than 7 personally, lol

[@TheNightowlGaming]

@@grahtman8947 Haha ahh gotcha gotcha

[@setenzaiv259]

Ok now I want to play Dynasty warriors 2 and 3 all over again !!!

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Haha do it!

[@windofchaosblows]

I can't say I fully agree with this list, but I can't say there is anything to argue about, because power scaling in DW, SW and WO are a bit loose to be honest, so it can be hard to say for certain that this character is that much strong and that character is this much strong, but decent list nonetheless, also about Dun, historically he didn't have much of big victories and actually suffered lots of defeats but he was greatly loved by his subordinates and people in the kingdom for his generosity and kindness, in games though diffeently one of those people you don't want as enemy

[@TheNightowlGaming]

For sure 100% any list like this made is definitely a subjective one, I would love to hear your thoughts and on who you think the top 5 are or who do you think would be switched and why

[@windofchaosblows]

@@TheNightowlGaming I agree with your top 5, and the rest of it probably the only character I would remove from the list entirely is Jiang Wei, I would move everyone lower than him up and give 20 place to either Yue Jin or Ling Tong

[@TheNightowlGaming]

@@windofchaosblows Gotcha, I could definitely see that for sure

[@-Unguardian-]

Regarding Gan Ning, I read he was killed by Shamoke with an arrow and that Zhou Tai chased after him and killed Shamoke in retaliation.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

In history, I dont think its true, but it does happen in a few of the games!

[@-Unguardian-]

@@TheNightowlGaming the earlier games has a warrior glossary on the roster. According to the three Roman kingdom, Shamoke shot an arrow in the head of Gan Ning and Zhou Tai retaliated and killed Shamoke. The historical history Gan Ning never participated in the battle of Xiaoting and died two years before the battle. Zhou Tai also did not kill Shamoke.

[@josephjoestar995]

Ma Chao arguably has the best character design

[@TheNightowlGaming]

One of the best 100%

[@paradonkeyz]

19. Han Dang 19. Cao Ren 19. Jiang Wei 15. Zhou Tai 15. Wei Yan 15. Zhang Liao 15. Sun Ce 14. Sun Jian 10. Xiahou Dun 10. Taishi Ci 10. Gan Ning 10. Pang De 8. Zhang He 8. Dian Wei 5. Zhao Yun 5. Ma Chao 5. Guan Yu 2. Huang Zhong 2. Xu Zhu 2. Zhang Fei 1. Lu Bu

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Wow what an interesting ranking, Zhang Liao that low and Han Dang is in, very interesting! 🤗

[@paradonkeyz]

@@TheNightowlGaming It's only fighting skill in their peak. not commander skill. For fighting commander ranking: 18. Dong Zhuo 18. Zhang He 18. Deng Ai 14. Xiahou Dun 14. Pang De 14. Huang Zhong 14. Lu Meng 11. Taishi Ci 11. Wei Yan 11. Cao Ren 9. Xu Huang 9. Gan Ning 8. Zhang Fei 5. Xiahou Yuan 5. Ma Chao 5. Zhang Liao 4. Sun Ce 2. Sun Jian 2. Lu Bu 1. Guan Yu npc: 18. Hua Xiong 11. Gongsun Zan 11. Yan Liang 9. Gao Shun 9. Wen Chou 8: Xu Rong ============================ For grand commander ranking: 21. Sima Zhao 19. Sun Jian 19. Zhang Liao 18. Liu Bei 17. Sima Shi 15. Xun You 15. Chen Gong 13. Fa Zheng 13. Zhong Hui 12. Lu Su 9. Xu Shu 9. Cao Cao 9. Lu Meng 8. Deng Ai 7. Jiang Wei 5. Pang Tong 5. Zhuge Liang 4. Jia Xu 2. Sima Yi 2. Lu Xun 1. Zhou Yu npc: Cheng Yu Yang Hu Han Sui Zhuge Ke Chen Tai Lu Kang Shen Pei Ju Shou Tian Feng

[@TheNightowlGaming]

@@paradonkeyz Very Interesting 🔥🔥

[@kylewillis9732]

Respect for the list. I may not agree on everyone 100%. But i don't think your wrong on anyone

[@TheNightowlGaming]

appreciate it, updated list in the pinned comment, Top 50 👍👍

[@TheStrategist314]

Lu Bu is like Akuma/Hehachi/Rugal tier of power. You just know that regardless of the game, he’s probably one of if not the strongest characters. The OG Dynasty Warriors hidden character.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

100% dude's OP

[@truboiitrillest9106]

I wonder which of the three kings would be the strongest. I’m very glad to see them not listed because let’s be honest.. their body guards were the real force of nature. All of the top 5 were body guards to them. 😂

[@TheNightowlGaming]

😂 100%

[@WiseToTheLies]

This was a great list, can tell you actually give a shit and are a fan. The only changes I would make are the two arrow guys. They are more like skilled warriors and less “strongest”. The rest of the list was well thought out and accurate asf dude

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Appreciate the kind words so much, definitely a hardcore fan and it was definitely a hard list to make 🙏

[@Y0sh1no5am]

"You got no chance against me!" - Gan Ning!

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Thats right 😎

[@NumberZero3693]

you took a lot of footages from DW5, i like that. It's still a DW game i'm playing in 2024

[@TheNightowlGaming]

such a classic good one

[@lolonoazolo8918]

When it comes to duel, historically I would say 1 Dian Wei 2. Xu Chu 3. Zhang Liao 4. Ling Tong (he took down 70 soldiers solo when he was retreating in He Fei battle) 5. Zhao Yun or Zhang Fei Lu Bu was a bum in real life. Ma Chao was scared of Xu Chu. Guan Yu was scares of Gan Ning

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Mmmm Idk about that lol Guan Yu being scared of Gan Ning? Maybe.. and Ma chao dueled xu zhu and drawed out and then Lu Bu was a menace, "among men Lu Bu..."

[@lockstarkingding]

before even watching lu bu , gwan yu, ma choa. i forget the one who wrote the art of war name with the red armour

[@B1az1ngSuN]

Does anyone know which game the scene @ 19:30 is where Zhao Yun is sparing the kid? Ive never seen that scene

[@TheNightowlGaming]

DW4 before chengdu

[@mattmcnewskate]

Just gonna say, a little hypocritical with the "Jiang Wei vs Zhao Yun" stance and then putting Huang Zhong ahead of him. I get it though. I would've definitely added Hua Xiong to this list. Dude was crushing everyone until Guan Yu stepped in.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

For sure, definitely a hard to list to make plus Zhao Yun was an old man when Jiang Wei dueled him so I took a little away, Huang Zhong wouldve wrecked him imo. As for Hua Xiong definitely strong, maybe top 30 or 40 strongest

[@drasticmeasures4136]

I some what agree with most of this list but putting Dian Wei above Zhao yun is actually nuts

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Idk about nuts but I get what youre saying lol 😁

[@rgm2225]

All my favorite characters were on the list, guess i always had good taste😎 Ma chao Zhou tai Jiang wei Guan Yu Love your content👍🏻

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@ryujinvstheoni6688]

I wonder where he would rank Ding Feng.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Mmmmm maybe like top 40-50, there are some pretty strong characters and I had to narrow it down to just 20 🤙

[@ChaolaoFueChi]

Note: Ignore my entire comment, it because anew rambling agian. Just a little note about Guan Yu, he was more based of my ancestor known as Chi You Di. What's more interesting about his background history is that Chi You's and Guan Yu's has three different burial grounds separated in province's. Both of them were both betrayed by their own men, shot by an arrow and was involved during a flood attack on him. They are both also known as the God of War. Though Guan You may not have been much to gain the title as is with his feats, as the same person, Chi You takes it and it so long apparently mixes up history along the way. Though it was unfortunate that my ancestors were to suffer the wrath of the Han, Emperor and any other clans, so much so that up until the late 1970's and still possibly going on to this day back in southern Asia is that, even kiddnapping a woman and banging her makes her their wife. It just happens so much back then because sometimes. We were a sort of special people of our own because; though we were Asians, we and a few other's in Mongolians, Siberia people and possibly(?) the Native Americans sometimes usually have blue eye's and blond hair, though we don't show any albinism at all, unless of course it's outside the community of ours.

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Interesting 😁

[@adamjarvis8621]

I agree. I was wondering at Zhang Liao at 5 but I agree had Dian Wei lived he would have been 4th. I agree Guan Yu second. In the games and tbe book he is just the goat. After Lu Bu death he was thr best so makes sense

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Yep! it was hard to choose between zhang liao and zhao yun for 5th just because of both of their incredible feats, but I went off of Zhao Yun never losing a duel and in some records it was said he was never even scratched so I gave the advantage to Zhao Yun!

[@davidtogi5878]

Not gonna touch about the lore but if we speak about the game then Xu Zhu doesnt get much love and recognition not because of his looks, but rather because his move sets and speed are trash. For comparison Dong Zhuo is also a slow fat pig but since his move sets are borderline okay he somehow became playable. Love and recognition in DW is all about playability. 😉

[@TheNightowlGaming]

Oh 100% like the Xu Zhu in Total War is totally badass but in DW he's a bit exaggerated lol which definitely leads to people not wanting to play him. But 100% he's one of the strongest character in the game