Complete the following stages of the game in the indicated Story mode to unlock the corresponding character.

Wei Forces

Unlock Xu Zhu:
Clear Wei Story - Stage 1

Unlock Zhang He:
In Wei Story - Gaiden 2 defend the HQ and Rescue Zhang He.

Unlock Pang De:
In Shu Story - Gaiden 3 rescue ALL of the Hojo generals.

Unlock Xiahou Dun:
Clear Wei Story - Stage 4

Unlock Xiahou Yuan:
Clear Wei Story - Stage 4

Unlock Dian Wei:
Clear Wei Story - Stage 7

Unlock Cao Cao:
Clear Wei Story - Stage 7

Unlock Sima Yi:
In Samurai Warriors Story - Gaiden 6 kill the two retreating Orochi generals to foil Sima Yi's strategy.

Unlock Zhen Ji:
In Wei Story - Gaiden 6 defeat ALL the magicians and fake Cao Pi.


Shu Forces

Unlock Guan Ping:
Clear Samurai Warriors Story - Stage 1

Unlock Huang Zhong:
Clear Samurai Warriors Story - Stage 1

Unlock Ma Chao:
In Samurai Warriors Story - Gaiden 2 ALL the peasants must escape and Ma Chao survives.

Unlock Jiang Wei:
In Shu Story - Gaiden 2 initiate Jiang Wei's ambush plan successfully.

Unlock Yue Ying:
Clear Shu Story - Stage 2

Unlock Wei Yan:
Clear Shu Story - Stage 3

Unlock Pang Tong:
Clear Wei Story - Stage 4

Unlock Guan Yu:
Clear Shu Story - Stage 7

Unlock Zhang Fei:
Clear Shu Story - Stage 7

Unlock Zhuge Liang:
Clear Shu Story - Stage 7

Unlock Liu Bei:
Clear Shu Story - Stage 8


Wu Forces

Unlock Zhou Yu:
Clear Wu Story - Stage 1

Unlock Taishi Ci:
Clear Wu Story - Stage 2

Unlock Lu Meng:
Clear Wu Story - Stage 3

Unlock Xiao Qiao:
Clear Samurai Warriors Story - Stage 3

Unlock Lu Xun:
In Samurai Warriors Story - Gaiden 3 escort Lu Xun to your HQ.

Unlock Ling Tong:
Clear Samurai Warriors Story - Stage 5

Unlock Sun Shang Xiang:
Clear Wu Story - Stage 5

Unlock Huang Gai:
Clear Wei Story - Stage 5

Unlock Da Qiao:
In Wu Story - Gaiden 5 meet Da Qiao before the enemy.

Unlock Gan Ning:
Clear Wei Story - Stage 6

Unlock Zhou Tai:
Clear Wu Story - Stage 6

Unlock Sun Quan:
Clear Wu Story - Stage 7

Unlock Sun Jian:
Clear Wu Story - Stage 7


Other Forces

Unlock Diao Chan:
Complete 5th Wei Gaiden- Diao Chan must survive

Unlock Zhang Jiao:
Clear Samurai Warriors Story - Stage 3

Unlock Dong Zhuo:
In Samurai Warriors Story - Gaiden 4 stop ALL money supply troops reaching Dong Zhuo.

Unlock Zuo Ci:
Complete ALL 4 stories.

Unlock Meng Huo:
Clear Shu Story - Stage 4

Unlock Zhu Rong:
Clear Shu Story - Stage 4

Unlock Yuan Shao:
Clear Shu Story - Stage 5

Unlock Da Ji:
Clear ALL the stages in the game including the Gaiden stages.

Unlock Orochi:
Unlock ALL characters including Orochi.

Unlock Lu Bu:
Defeat him in ALL stories - Gaiden 8


Samurai Warriors 1

Unlock Mori Ranmaru:
Clear Wu Story - Stage 1

Unlock Saika Magoichi:
Clear Shu Story - Stage 2

Unlock Sanada Yukimura:
Clear Shu Story - Stage 3

Unlock Okuni:
Clear Samurai Warriors Story - Stage 3

Unlock Kunoichi:
In Wu Story - Gaiden 4 escort ALL the peasants.

Unlock Ishikawa Goemon:
In Shu Story - Gaiden 4 break ALL of Goemon's treasure boxes.

Unlock Maeda Keiji:
In Wu Story - Gaiden 6 make sure all ally reinforcements are alive and then reach Keiji's base. This must be done before the time limit shows 10 minutes remaining.

Unlock Oichi:
Clear Wei Story - Stage 6

Unlock Uesugi Kenshin:
Clear Samurai Warriors Story - Stage 7

Unlock Takeda Shingen:
Clear Samurai Warriors Story - Stage 7


Samurai Warriors 2

Unlock Tachibana Ginchiyo:
Clear Shu Story - Stage 1

Unlock Ishida Mitsunari:
Clear Wei Story - Stage 2

Unlock Fuuma Kotaro:
In Wu Story - Gaiden 2 defeat him when all the supply troops have reached your HQ.

Unlock Nene:
In Wei Story - Gaiden 3 defeat the two Nene clones in under 4 minutes after their appearances.

Unlock Shima Sakon:
Clear Wu Story - Stage 3

Unlock Imagawa Yoshimoto:
In Wei Story - Gaiden 4 stop ALL ploy troops from entering the village.

Unlock Inahime:
Clear Wu Story - Stage 5

Unlock Azai Nagamasa:
Clear Wei Story - Stage 6

Unlock Miyamoto Musashi:
In Shu Story - Gaiden 6. Open the dam and keep ALL the swordsmen alive.

Unlock Naoe Kanetsugu:
Clear Samurai Warriors Story - Stage 7

Unlock Honda Tadakatsu:
Defeat him in ALL stories - Gaiden 7

These weapons can only be obtained by collecting weapon boxes on any stage that has at least a 3 star rating with the difficulty on the Hard or Chaos setting. These are the most powerful weapons a character can possess.

Complete the following requirements in Stage 7 to unlock the corresponding stages.

Unlock Sengoku Stage:
Get 1,000 KO's.

Unlock Wei Stage:
Defeat the defected Da Ji in under 1 minute.

Unlock Shu Stage:
Escape from the burning castle in under 2 minutes (friendly officers included).

Unlock Wu Stage:
Rescue the Sun family in under 3 minutes.

Different endings can be unlocked depending on the story you complete. Below is a list of the possible endings and the corresponding story that has to be completed.

Unlock Sengoku (Samurai) Ending:
Complete the Samurai Warriors story.

Unlock Shu Ending:
Complete the Shu story.

Unlock Wei Ending:
Complete the Wei story.

Unlock Wu Ending:
Complete the Wu story.