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Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered has 42 playable officers across Wu, Shu, Wei, and Other. Some are available immediately; the rest are reported to unlock through Musou Mode clears or specific battlefield objectives. Below is the full roster and each reported condition, with the unlock checklist attributed to Raider King’s October 3, 2026 guide rather than presented as an official publisher list.

How the roster and unlock information are sourced

KOEI TECMO’s official character roster names the officers, and the publisher’s Tokyo Game Show listing identifies 42 featured officers. KOEI TECMO America’s October 1, 2026 launch announcement says the remaster adds scenarios featuring officers obtained by meeting specific conditions. It does not provide a character-by-character checklist. The exact unlock conditions below are paraphrased from Skeith Ruch’s Raider King guide, published October 3, 2026.

The game launched October 1, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC via Steam. It combines the original Dynasty Warriors 3 with Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends content. The Nintendo Switch 2 product page is one official platform listing.

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Wu characters and reported unlock conditions

Character Reported unlock condition
Zhou Yu Available by default.
Sun Shangxiang Available by default.
Huang Gai Available by default.
Lu Xun Clear Musou Mode with a Wu character.
Daqiao Clear Musou Mode with a Wu character.
Sun Ce Clear Musou Mode with two Wu characters.
Sun Jian Clear Musou Mode with two Wu characters.
Xiaoqiao Clear Musou Mode with Zhou Yu or Daqiao.
Taishi Ci Make Taishi Ci surrender during Assault on Wu Territory.
Lu Meng Finish the Battle of Fan Castle with Lu Meng alive.
Sun Quan Defeat Cao Cao in the Battle of He Fei.
Gan Ning Trigger and defeat his surprise attack in the Battle of He Fei.

Shu characters and reported unlock conditions

Character Reported unlock condition
Zhao Yun Available by default.
Guan Yu Available by default.
Zhang Fei Available by default.
Zhuge Liang Clear Musou Mode with a Shu or Wei character.
Ma Chao Clear Musou Mode with a Shu character.
Wei Yan Clear Musou Mode with a Shu character.
Liu Bei Clear Musou Mode with two Shu characters.
Huang Zhong Clear Musou Mode with two Shu characters.
Jiang Wei Clear Musou Mode with Zhuge Liang.
Pang Tong Keep Pang Tong alive in Assault on Cheng Du by defeating Zhang Ren.

Wei characters and reported unlock conditions

Character Reported unlock condition
Xiahou Dun Available by default.
Dian Wei Available by default.
Zhang He Available by default.
Sima Yi Clear Musou Mode with a Wei or Shu character.
Zhenji Clear Musou Mode with a Wei character.
Xu Zhu Clear Musou Mode with a Wei character.
Cao Cao Clear Musou Mode with two Wei characters.
Xu Huang Clear Musou Mode with two Wei characters.
Zhang Liao Defeat Zhang Liao in the Battle of He Fei.
Xiahou Yuan Defeat Xiahou Yuan in the Battle of Mt. Ding Jun.

Other characters and reported unlock conditions

Character Reported unlock condition
Zhang Jiao Defeat Zhang Bao, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Jiao during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Diaochan Defeat Diaochan during the Battle of Hu Lao Gate.
Lu Bu Reach 1,000 KOs during the Battle of Hu Lao Gate.
Dong Zhuo Defeat both Diaochan and Lu Bu in the Battle of Hu Lao Gate.
Yuan Shao Defeat Yan Liang and Wen Chou before Guan Yu during the Battle of Guan Du.
Meng Huo Defeat him seven times during the Nanman Campaign.
Zhurong Defeat Zhurong during the Nanman Campaign.
Fuxi Clear Musou Mode as Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian.
Nuwa Clear Musou Mode as Daqiao, Xiaoqiao, Sun Shangxiang, and Zhenji.
Ziluan Clear Musou Mode as any character.

Which unlock route to tackle first

The reported requirements fall into two practical groups: Musou Mode progression and objectives inside named battles. The guide does not provide completion-time comparisons, so this is a way to organize the conditions, not a measured fastest-route ranking.

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Build toward several Musou Mode unlocks

Clearing Musou Mode with eligible faction characters can satisfy requirements for multiple officers. Wu, Shu, and Wei each have characters requiring one or two clears with that faction; Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi also accept clears with either of two factions. Some unlocks depend on a particular officer, such as Jiang Wei’s requirement to clear as Zhuge Liang. Fuxi and Nuwa have multi-character requirements spanning their listed officers.

Watch for specific battle objectives

Several characters are tied to a single named scenario, with conditions such as keeping an officer alive, forcing a surrender, reaching a KO threshold, or defeating a target. These objectives are more specific than a standard victory, so check the relevant row before starting the stage and prioritize the named action when it appears.

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How to use this checklist

  1. Check the roster first. Compare your available officers with the default characters listed above.
  2. Pick a target unlock. Note its faction, required Musou Mode clear, or named battle objective.
  3. Complete the stated requirement. For a stage condition, follow the precise action in the table rather than assuming a normal stage clear is enough.
  4. Verify the character appears as unlocked. If it does not, check that the required officer was used, survived, surrendered, or was defeated as specified; the cited guide does not document a separate in-game verification menu.

For the full reported checklist, see Raider King’s October 3, 2026 unlock guide. Character spellings here follow the official KOEI TECMO roster where the guide uses inconsistent variants, including Sun Shangxiang, Zhenji, Dong Zhuo, and Fuxi.

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