Several major characters from both Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors either aligned themselves or were subverted by Orochi, fighting in his name. Each of them were focused on assimilating smaller resistance forces spread throughout the land into their own forces.Orochi Army The Orochi Army consists of pale-skinned troops that behave similarly to regular troops of the protagonist forces. Even in this most dire of circumstances, the three refuse to work together against Orochi.
Is the first to rebel against Orochi, under the guidance of, and much to the disapproval of his siblings, andSamurai Warriors story In this story, and each maintained a resistance force against Orochi's army. Orochi demanded that rebel leaders and officers be turned over in exchange for the release of the captives. Though Cao Pi obediently obeys Orochi's every command, he has an ulterior motive that he is planning as the story progresses.Wu story In the story, Orochi uses the captive and other Wu officers to blackmail the Sun family into servitude. Under the new alliance, Orochi orders Cao Pi to suppress all those who oppose him. There were a few Wei officers who refused to surrender, or ended up joining other forces opposing Orochi. His son, took up leadership of the Wei clan and allied himself with Orochi, under the offer sent by his strategist, Da Ji. Zuo Ci revealed startling news to Zhao Yun, which led him to embark upon a quest with help from unexpected allies.Wei story In the story, had disappeared in his battle against Orochi's forces. Was captured by Orochi's forces and held prisoner in. Many Shu officers were captured by Orochi, went missing, or joined other forces. However, the character selection screen still places all the characters in their original positions.Shu story In the story, the Shu forces were in shambles after their battle with Orochi. Because of the storyline, most of the characters have split from their respective factions in the original games and have been forced into other scenarios. Characters from different factions band together in each subplot to confront Orochi. Each subplot is named after one of the Three Kingdoms, and one from the perspective of the Samurai Warriors characters. More characters are unlocked as the player progresses through the story or satisfies certain conditions in certain stages. Each subplot starts the player with three characters. By creating a twisted new world and bringing together warriors from the of and the of (more than 1,300 years apart in history), Orochi wished to test the might of the warriors of these two eras.The story is told in four separate but related subplots. See also: andThe fictional events of the game begin when the Serpent King created a rift in time and space. A version was released in North America on March 25, 2008. The game was ported to the, released in Japan on February 2008, March 25 in North America, and March 28 in Europe. The game came out for the Xbox 360 in Japan on September 13, and the European version came out on the same date as the PlayStation 2 version in the North America. It is a of two of Koei's popular video game series, and (specifically and ) and the first title in the Warriors Orochi series.The game was released on March 21, 2007, in Japan, September 18 in North America, September 21 in Europe, September 27 in Australia and September 28 in New Zealand.