Dynasty Warriors/Characters/The Rulersof Wei

A list of the rulers of the Wei Kingdom in the Dynasty Warriors series.

"The Azure Potentate"
"Voiced by: Yukimasa Kishino (Japanese), Douglas Rye (English)"

Born: 	155 Died: 	March 15, 220

Cao Cao is the leader of the Wei Kingdom. He is known for his cunning and ability to bring together legendary generals to fight for his cause. He is called the "Hero of Chaos" and the one man who can perhaps unite China in these turbulent times.

Relentless in his desire to end the land's chaos, he will use any means to achieve his plans, even if it makes him an enemy to the other kingdoms. Fueled by his ambition to rule the land, he believes his rule to be predestined and is undeterred when Shu or Wu call him a traitor to the Han Empire. -


 * Affably Evil - Even the heinous acts he commits are done with the intention of bringing order and safety to a chaotic world; the game does ignore quite a few of his uglier moments in this respect (for example, rooting out a conspiracy against him secretly backed by the Emperor).
 * Ambition Is Evil: In DW2-5.
 * Anti-Villain / Designated Villain - From DW6 on.
 * Badass Moustache
 * Beard of Evil - Even since turning nicer in every game, he hasn't lost it.
 * Cool Horse - Shadow Runner
 * Cool Sword - Sword of Heaven
 * Counterpart Comparison - To Oda Nobunaga in the crossover.
 * Dirty Old Man - It was said he lusted after both of the Qiao sisters and wanted to add them to his harem. A DW4: Xtreme Legends stage has the two Qiaos escaping from his horny clutches.
 * Most importantly, the claim of this was used in the novel by Zhuge Liang to convince Zhou Yu to support a war against Cao Cao.
 * Dishing Out Dirt - His Tome Special in DW6 is to drop boulders.
 * Foe Yay - With Liu Bei
 * Humiliation Conga - Suffers a few of these.
 * Magnificent Bastard
 * Playing with Fire - His Elemental Orb attack in DW5
 * The Rival - Liu Bei and the Sun family.
 * The Unfettered

"The Cunning Successor"
"Voiced by: Nobutoshi Canna (Japanese), Doug Erholtz (English)"

Born: 187 Died: June 29, 226

Cao Pi is the eldest son of Cao Cao and husband of Zhen Ji. He becomes the first emperor of Wei and strives to even surpass the dreams of his father. Though a loyal and respectful son, Cao Pi is also determined to surpass his father's image and realize his own goals.

To this end, he remains apathetic to Shu and Wu and is unimpressed by their efforts to oppose him. He shares an affinity with Sima Yi as their combined efforts soundly unites Wei's army after his father's death. At the same time, however, he loosely trusts his strategist's loyalty.

While he may seem cold and callous to others, he is gentle and even sweet to his beloved wife. -


 * An Ice Person - His Elemental Orb attack in DW5 and musou attacks in DW7.
 * Bifurcated Weapon - His dual swords connect to each other in 5.
 * Bishounen
 * Deadpan Snarker - Especially in Warriors Orochi.
 * Dual-Wielding - Twin broadswords in DW7.
 * Fan Nickname - "Bovine Urine," due to his name being pronounced in DW5 exactly how it's spelled.
 * Hey, It's That Voice! - RID Ultra Magnus in the localization, Guts in the domestic release.
 * Ho Yay - With Sima Yi
 * Hypercompetent Sidekick - During Wei's version of the Battle of Chi Bi, Cao Pi recognizes the danger of Wu's fire attack, though Cao Cao brushes it off. Since Cao Cao's the one in charge, Cao Pi's only able to move himself and his wife to stop the attack.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Rain of Arrows - His Tome Special in DW6
 * In the Warriors Orochi spinoffs, he makes arrow-rains come from the ground.
 * Stuck in Their Shadow - His father's, even in the crossover. In the novel, although he's the one to force the last Han Emperor's abdication and seize the throne, Cao Cao is retroactively canonized as the "Martial Emperor of Wei".

"The Imperial Flower of Beauty"
"Voiced by: Yuko Sumitomo (Japanese), Wendee Lee (English)"

Born: January 26, 182 or 183 Died: 221

Zhen Ji first served under Yuan Shao and was married to one of his sons. Cao Cao's son Cao Pi was taken by her great beauty and pursued her to be his wife after the Yuans' defeat.

Zhen Ji is a slightly arrogant woman who knows her status in society and isn't afraid to say it. She can sometimes come off as cold and aloof, even to her own husband. But she is loyal to Wei and she supports her father-in-law Cao Cao in his quest to unite the land.


 * Bare Your Midriff - DW3, 5 & 7
 * Battle Couple - With Cao Pi
 * Blue Blood
 * Designated Girl Fight - When there's one in a Dynasty Warriors game, she's usually in it.
 * Dragon Lady
 * Femme Fatale - If Dynasty Warriors has a bad girl, it is her.
 * Hey, It's That Voice! - Can be recognized in the domestic releases as Millia Rage.
 * Instrument of Murder / Musical Assassin - If she doesn't beat you to death with her flute, she'll play it so horrificly it kills you.
 * Lady of War
 * Michelle Ruff - DW4-5
 * Playing with Fire - Her Tome Special in DW6
 * Raven Hair, Ivory Skin, Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette - Varies from appearances
 * Rich Bitch
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Took a Level In Jerkass - Has notably become more crueler in DW5. Then again, given her husband made his debut in that game, and considering how Koei portrays him, this isn't such a stretch.
 * Whip It Good - Only in DW6