Oda Nobunaga The Demon King of SW

a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy shugo (military governor) with land holdings in Owari province.^[1][2] Nobunaga lived a life of continuous military conquest, eventually conquering a third of Japanese daimyo before his death in 1582.

Life

Oda Nobunaga was born on June 23, 1534, at Nagoya Castle and was given the childhood name of Kippōshi (吉法師, Kippōshi^?).^[1][2] His mother was Tsuchida Gozen, Nobuhide's wife, making him Nobuhide's first legitimate son; therefore, by the age of two, he became the ruler of Nagoya Castle. Through his childhood and early teenage years, he was well known for his bizarre behavior and received the name of Owari no Ōutsuke (尾張の大うつけ, Owari no Ōutsuke^? The Fool of Owari). With the introduction of firearms into Japan, though, he became known for his fondness of Tanegashima firearms. He was also known to run around with other youths from the area, without any regard to his own rank in society.

Unification of Owari Province

In 1551, Oda Nobuhide died unexpectedly and, during his funeral, Nobunaga was said to have acted outrageously, throwing the ceremonial incense at the altar.^{[citation needed]} This act alienated many Oda retainers, convincing them of Nobunaga's mediocrity and lack of discipline and they began to side with his more soft-spoken and well-mannered brother, Nobuyuki. Hirate Masahide, who was a valuable mentor and retainer to Nobunaga, was ashamed by Nobunaga's behavior and performed seppuku. This had a huge effect on Nobunaga, who later built a temple to honor Masahide.^[1]

Though Nobunaga was Nobuhide's legitimate successor, the Oda clan was divided into many factions. Furthermore, the entire clan was technically under the control of Owari's shugo, Shiba Yoshimune. Thus, Oda Nobutomo, as the brother to the deceased Nobuhide and deputy of Owari Province's shugo (who used the powerless Yoshimune as his puppet), was able to challenge Nobunaga's place as Owari Provinces's new ruler. Nobutomo murdered Yoshimune when it was discovered that he supported and attempted to aid Nobunaga.

To increase his power, Nobunaga persuaded Oda Nobumitsu, a younger brother of Nobuhide, to join his side and, with Nobumitsu's help, slew Nobutomo in Kiyosu Castle, which later became Nobunaga's place of residence for over ten years. Taking advantage of the position of Shiba Yoshikane, Yoshimune's son, as the rightful shugo, Nobunaga forged an alliance with the Imagawa clan of Suruga Province and the Kira clan of Mikawa Province, as both clans had the same shugo and would have no excuse to decline. Additionally, this also ensured that the Imagawa clan would have to stop attacking Owari's borders.

Even though Nobuyuki and his supporters were still at large, Nobunaga decided to bring an army to Mino Province to aid Saitō Dōsan after Dōsan's son, Saitō Yoshitatsu, turned against him. The campaign failed, however, as Dōsan was killed and Yoshitatsu became the new master of Mino in 1556.

A few months later, Nobuyuki, with the support of Shibata Katsuie and Hayashi Hidesada, rebelled against Nobunaga. The three conspirators were defeated at the Battle of Inō, but they were pardoned after the intervention of Tsuchida Gozen, the birth mother of both Nobunaga and Nobuyuki. The next year, however, Nobuyuki again planned to rebel. When Nobunaga was informed of this by Shibata Katsuie, he faked illness to get close to Nobuyuki and assassinated him in Kiyosu Castle.

By 1559, Nobunaga had eliminated all opposition within the clan and throughout Owari Province. He continued to use Shiba Yoshikane as an excuse to make peace with other daimyo, although it was later discovered that Yoshikane had secretly corresponded with the Kira and Imagawa clans, trying to oust Nobunaga and restore the Shiba clan's place. Nobunaga eventually cast him out, making alliances created in the Shiba clan's name void.

Battle of Okehazama

Main article: Battle of Okehazama

In 1560, Imagawa Yoshimoto gathered an army of 25,000 men^[1][3] and started his march toward Kyoto, with the excuse of aiding the frail Ashikaga shogunate. The Matsudaira clan of Mikawa Province was also to join Yoshimoto's forces. In comparison, the Oda clan could rally an army of only 1,800, and the forces would also have to be split up to defend various forts at the border. Under such dire circumstances, Nobunaga was said to have performed his favorite Atsumori dance, before riding off with only a few attendants to pray in a shrine.

The Oda clan's generals did not believe that they would win this impossible war. Only the night before, Shibata Katsuie had tried in vain to change Oda Nobunaga's mind about a frontal attack; he kept reminding Nobunaga of the joint army's complete lack of manpower compared to the Imagawa soldiers, who, according to rumors, numbered 40,000 men. Hayashi Sado no Kami Hidesada, the remaining advisor from Nobuhide's days, even argued for surrender without fighting, using the same reasoning as Katsuie. Upon this advice, according to the clan's chronicler, Nobunaga yelled:

"Imagawa has 40,000 men marching toward this place? I don't believe that. He 'only' has 25,000 soldiers. Yes, that is still too many. So, Sado, you want me to surrender. What if we do surrender? Will you get content with losing your life that way? Or what if we hold on like Katsuie wants me to? What if we stay here in this castle, lock it up, and wait until the Imagawas lose appetite and stop the siege and go home? We will be able to prolong our lives for 5 or 10 days, and what we cannot defend will still be undefendable. We are at the bottom of the pit, you know. And our fate is interesting. Of course the misery is too great, too. But this is how I see it: this is a chance in a lifetime. I can't afford to miss this. Do you really want to spend your entire lives praying for longevity? We were born in order to die! Whoever is with me, come to the battlefield tomorrow morning. Whoever is not, just stay wherever you are and watch me win it!"

Nobunaga was right; Yoshimoto deliberately leaked the highly exaggerated number of his soldiers out to scare the Oda clan, and the official chronicler of the Imagawas put it down as was usual in medieval battle records to exaggerate numbers.

Nobunaga's scouts reported that Yoshimoto was resting his troops at a place called Dengaku-hazama, near a little village named Okehazama. It was countryside that Nobunaga knew well. Dengaku-hazama was a narrow gorge, an ideal place for a surprise attack if the conditions were right. The scouts added that the Imagawa army were celebrating their victories with food and drink while Yoshimoto viewed the heads. So Nobunaga moved up towards Imagawa's camp, and set up a position some distance away. An array of flags and dummy troops made of straw and spare helmets gave the impression of a large host, while the real Oda army hurried round in a rapid march to get behind Yoshimoto's camp. Fortune, and the weather, favoured Nobunaga, for about mid-day the stifling heat gave way to a terrific thunderstorm. As the Imagawa samurai sheltered from the rain Nobunaga deployed his troops, and when the storm ceased they charged down upon the enemy in the gorge. So sudden was the attack that Yoshimoto thought a brawl had broken out among his men. He realized it was an attack when two samurai charged up. One aimed a spear at him, which Yoshimoto deflected with his sword, but the second swung his blade and cut off Imagawa's head.

Rapidly weakening, the Imagawa clan no longer exerted control over the Matsudaira clan. In 1561, an alliance was forged between Oda Nobunaga and Matsudaira Motoyasu (later Tokugawa Ieyasu), despite the decades-old hostility between the two clans. Tradition dates this battle as the time that Nobunaga first noticed the talents of the sandal bearer who would eventually become Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Personal items guide

Notes: The purpose of this guide was to provide everyone with one source for the requirements to collect all characters personal items (PI).

Version 2.2
- Added KO requirement for Da Ji
- Added English names of the ambushing Orochi officers for Orochi's PI
- Revised notes for Ina's & Mitsuhide's PI
- Confirmed KO count for Zhu Rong's PI

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- The information contained in this guide was gathered from posts by GameFAQs members such as Cheng, Uzume, opfer_gv & others (including some from here ).

- I have only gathered the general requirements to get each character's PI, not in-depth step-by-step walkthroughs (Mitsuhide is the exception). For in-depth help, please consult the Unlocking in Musou Orochi Help Thread. Wherever possible, however, I've listed some helpful tips including item locations, time limits, etc.

- Do to the difficulty of obtaining certain characters' items, namely Mitsuhide Akechi, Nobunaga Oda & Lu Bu, I have posted recommended methods for these characters. There is no plan at this time to add methods for all characters.

- Please note, I have not personally confirmed all of these methods. Again, if you experience any trouble or need help in any way, please consult the Unlocking in Musou Orochi Help Thread. If you notice any errors, please PM me or post in the Help thread.

- Every effort has been made, and continues to be made, to make sure that the EXACT requirements are listed. This is not an easy task as it involves thorough testing of requirements that were originally written for the import version, Musou Orochi. With that said, there may be some characters that have more than the necessary requirements listed. In those cases, following the guide should still get you the item.

- The characters are grouped according to their "new" WO affiliation (e.g. Hanzo Hattori is listed w/ Wu), roughly in the order in which they are unlocked/available by stage. Also, despite traditional naming conventions, I have arranged names in the order they would appear in the game (e.g. Lu Bu & Sakon Shima) (sorry BlackKite).

How to read this guide:
Example:
Sun Ce (Wu Story 4) - The Sun Bin Scrolls --> Required stage & Item Name
Within 5 minutes, do the following: --> Time requirement (if needed)
• Rescue Sun Jian
• Defeat Pang De --> Requirements (generally these are in the order of fulfillment)
• Defeat 500 (no time limit)
Note: Item will be at Cao Ren's main camp. --> General notes, tips

General Info on Personal Items

- Enhances type action for that character (R1 abilities enhanced) + 4th Gallery picture

- Can be obtained on ANY difficulty level in either Free or Story mode

- You CAN obtain certain characters personal items at the same time

- When you have completed the requirements successfully, you will receive "A unique item has reportedly been discovered! Hurry to claim it!"

- The item location can be found by checking the history and highlighting the "unique item" message

- The color of the boxes may differ from the JP import version. I tried to verify the colors today for both SW & DW characters. For both, I got a black box with golden trim. Previously, I got items from a box that looks like Goemon's treasure boxes in Shu 4-X. In any case, the box will look different than the ones normally laying around the levels. Break it open to reveal the ITEM bag icon.

- To verify that you have the item, you can check the lower right-hand corner of the Team Info screen (select the character) & it will display the unique item & its name. Also, on the character select screen, a little box shows up to the right of the character model icons. Finally, the 4th picture in the Gallery will show up once you have the item.

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Wei Characters

Cao Pi (Wei Gaiden 2-X) - The Dian Lun
Within 5 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat Yukimura ASAP
• Defeat Nan Zhong Reinforcements (Zhu Rong & generals + Meng Huo & generals)
• Defeat 400 (no time limit)
Note : Do not defeat Zhao Yun. Item appears in the northeast.

Zhang Liao (Wei Gaiden 3-X) - Legend of the White Horse
Within 3 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat Kotaro Fuma, Hanzo Hattori & Kunoichi
• Defeat 300 (no time limit)
Note: Speed is essential, just rush to NE fort & defeat Hanzo & Kotaro when they spawn, then rush back to N path to defeat Kunoichi. Item appears on the alter in the ally main camp.

Xu Huang (Wei Story 1) - Silken Headcloth
• Defeat in order Xu Zhu, Xiahou Yuan & Zhang Jiao
• Defeat 500
Note: Item appears in the northeast fort where Da Ji is

Xu Zhu (Wei Gaiden 4-X) - Silk Neckerchief
• Defeat the 4 generals in the center fortress
• Defeat Shingen, Kenshin & Kanetsugu within 4min of their arrival
• Do not allow the workers to enter the center fortress
• Defeat 300 before Yoshimoto appears
Note: Item report near the spot where Yoshimoto appears

Mitsunari Ishida (Wei Story 3) - The Three Teacups
• Defeat Ranmaru within 2 minutes of his arrival
• Defeat 300 (no time limit)
Note: Ranmaru appears when Sun Ce arrives at north middle fort (You may have to lure him). Item appears in the middle of the map near the river.

Xiahou Dun (Wei Story 6) - Blinding Arrow
• Defeat 200
• Defeat Oichi +2 officers with her
• Within 4 minutes after defeating Oichi, defeat the 2 guard captains on the top of the castle.
Note: You want to get close to 200 KO before approaching Oichi (make sure Yoshikage Asakura does not arrive), then complete the other requirements & get to 200 KO within the 4 minute time limit. Item appears on the wall.

Xiahou Yuan (Wei Gaiden 6-X) - Bow of Xiahou
Within 8 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat all of the 6 magicians
• Defeat fake Cao Pi
• Defeat 100
Note: Item appears in the northeastern base

Pang Tong (Wei Story 5) - Embroidered Facescarf
Within 4 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat Hideyori Toyotomi when he ambushes on the left of the map
• Defeat Sun Jian & Cao Cao
• Defeat 100 (no time limit)
Note: The time limit does not begin until after you defeat one of the officers named above. Item appears in the lower right of the map

Huang Gai (Wei Story 4) - Draught of Wu
• Defeat Xiahou Dun
• Defeat 100
Note: Item appears in the stone sentinel maze

Nagamasa Azai (Wei Story 7) - Medal of Odani
• Defeat 100
• Defeat both Sima Yi & Zhuge Liang (after defeating one of them, a 1:40 time limit begins & you must defeat the 2nd within that time limit)
Note: You want to have 100 KOs before the 2nd of the two officers listed above are defeated. Recommend defeating 100 first, then defeat Sima Yi while making your way to Mt. Tenno to defeat Zhuge Liang since the item will appear on Mt. Tenno.

Oichi (Wei Gaiden 5-X) - Bag of Red Beans
Within 5:50 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat Dong Zhuo
• Defeat 300
• Form an alliance with Diao Chan after defeating Dong Zhuo
Note: Item appears in the middle of the map

Gan Ning (Wei Gaiden 7-X) - Eagle Feather
Within 3 minutes, do the following:
• Save the 2 yellow generals (where Tadakatsu will appear)
• Defeat Lu Bu
• Defeat 400 (no time limit)
Note: After initially saving Honda's officers, you don't need to keep them all alive. Item appears in the middle of the map.

Dian Wei (Wei Gaiden 8-X) - Banner of the Coming Evil
• Defeat Lu Bu within 2 minutes after he charges
• Defeat 300
Note: Item appears in the northwest, south of the enemy gate

Cao Cao (Wei Story 8) - Journal of Cao Cao
Within 5 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat Masamune Date
• Defeat Keiji Maeda after he has left the fort
• Defeat 200
Note: Item appears in Koshi castle, at Orochi's camp

Zhang He (Wei Story 2) - Silver Mirror
Within 9 minutes, do the following:
• Defend all 3 storehouses by defeating Mitsuhide Akechi, Ittetsu Inaba, Morinari Ando, Bokuzen Ujiie, Ujisato Gamo and Huang Gai
• Defeat 300
Note: Basically, defeat all initial officers besides Toshiie Maeda (and Nobunaga of course). Item appears in northeast corner.

Nene (Wei Gaiden 8-X) - The Taikôki
• Defeat Keiji Maeda when he appears
• Defeat Lu Bu (before or after he charges)
• Defeat 500
• Allies must survive
Note: The rock event is not necessary, but ram event is required. The conditions can be fulfilled before the gate is knocked open. Item appears in northwestern area.

Yoshimoto Imagawa (Wei Story 4) - Pillow Book
• Defeat the engineer to prevent the bridge from being built.
• Defeat Pang Tong before he escapes into the stone sentinel maze
• Defeat 150
Note: Item will appear in the west side of the map.

Diao Chan (Wei Story 7) - Lu Bu's Comb
Within 7 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat southeastern enemy reinforcements including all ambushes
• Defeat 100
Note: Take the eastern path to the enemy camp to trigger the 1st two ambushes. Defeating Sima Yi will cause Da Ji to defect, defeat her and continue to the SE & defeat the remaining ambushes that appear after Dong Zhuo talks. Item will show up in the empty south eastern fort.

Zhen Ji (Wei Story 5) - Ancient Lyre
• Defeat Hideyori Toyotomi (Human Officer & not Orochi Officer that shows up as an ambush on the Left Side)
• Defeat Sun Jian
• Defeat the Cannon Guard Captain (inside the castle first floor)
• Defeat all 3 Orochi Officers that show up as reinforcements
• Defeat 200
Note: Item appears inside the castle, in the room before the cannon control room.

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Wu Characters

Sun Ce (Wu Story 4) - The Sun Bin Scrolls
Within 5 minutes, do the following:
• Rescue Sun Jian
• Defeat Pang De
• Defeat 500 before approaching Cao Ren (no time limit)
Note: To get Pang De to appear faster, go through the main door (the one Sakon tells you to avoid). After rescuing Sun Jian, all ambushes should trigger, including Pang De. Item will be at Cao Ren's main camp.

Ieyasu Tokugawa (Wu Story 1) - History of the Tang Dynasty
Within 10 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat the ambushes
• Defeat 200
• Trigger Sun Ce & Ranmaru event
Note: Sun Ce can NOT be in your party. Item appears on right passage.

Hanzo Hattori (Wu Story 6) - Scroll of Iga Ninjutsu
• Lure the 4 generals (Keiji, Zhen Ji and 2 generics) into the castle, & defeat them there (do not defeat them outside the castle)
• Defeat Cao Ren & the officers around him
• Defeat the 2 guards around the bridge
• Defeat the generals on the East Side (not including Zhou Tai)
• After bridge collapsed event defeat Zhou Tai.
• Defeat 300
Note: Item will appear on right side of map

Zhou Yu (Wu Story 3) - The Divided Kingdom Scrolls
• Escort Sakon to the middle of the map
• After Sakon succeeds with his plan, the 4 Shimazu troops will charge, you must defeat them personally within 4 minutes of their arrival
• Defeat 100
Note: Do NOT advance to the bottom right & open the door. Item appears on the eastern central side, south of Ling Tong's position.

Ranmaru Mori (Wu Story 2) - Nobunaga's Belt
Within 7 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat all generals on your way up to Sakon Shima
• Cross the bridge a bit to Sakon to initiate enemy fire plan, then defeat the task leader
• Defeat ambush that include Ling Tong and generic generals
• By now Zhou Yu will order you to defeat Sakon, do so
• Lu Xun will order Gan Ning to ready his ambush, defeat Gan Ning before he succeeds
• Defeat all officers (except Lu Xun) and achieve 300 KO
Note: Item appears in the northwest

Taishi Ci (Wu Story 5) - Declaration of Loyalty
• Within 4 minutes, capture all the cannons
• Personally defeat Ina (twice), Sun Shang Xiang & Da Qiao
• Defeat 300
Note: Item appears in the southeast corner of the map

Lu Meng (Wu Gaiden 7-X) - The Way of the Warrior
Within 4 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat Tadakatsu Honda
• Defeat 100
Note: Item appears in the southern middle passage

Sakon Shima (Wu Gaiden 8-X) - The Catalog of Shadows
Within 15 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat the generals at the South area
• Defeat guard captains protecting the boats (they're on the boats)
• Succeed in fire attack
• Defeat Masamune Date
• Defeat 300
Note: You can defeat Date before or after the fire attack. Item appears on the middle west side.

Sun Shang Xiang (Wu Story 7) - Liu Bei's Armband
• Rescue Sun Jian & Sun Quan
• Defeat Zhang He, Sima Yi, & Dong Zhuo
• Defeat 300
Note: After fulfilling all requirements, clear out all remaining enemy generals in the middle area. Item appears near the middle of the map.

Ina (Wu Gaiden 6-X) - Headscarf of Purity
Before 10 minutes remain in the stage, do the following:
• Protect all reinforcements (total of 6)
• Gather all allies around Keiji (do NOT defeat Shigenaga Honjyo)
• Open the gate
• Defeat 300
Note: Reinforcements are summoned by hitting the drum in the main camp after Lu Meng speaks. Recommend clearing as much of the enemy out before hitting the drum since your allies will have less to deal with on their way towards Keiji. Item will show up in the lower left hand corner.

Zhou Tai (Wu Story 7) - Leather Hood
Within 7 minutes, do the following:
• Save Sun Jian & Sun Quan (use the bottom path)
• Meet up with Da Ji & defeat Sima Yi to open the gate
• Defeat 200
Note: Defeating Sima Yi is not a requirement to get the item, but you will need him to open the gate. Item appears in the southern middle fort in a dead-end room to the right after going upstairs.

Sun Quan (Wu Story 8) - History of the Sun Family
• Occupy all cannon bases
• Defeat all enemy officers outside Koshi castle
• Defeat Lu Bu (you should get locked in alone with him)
• Defeat 300
Note: Item appears near Da Ji's starting position

Sun Jian (Wu Story 8) - Imperial Seal
Within 15 minutes, do the following:
• Successfully invade the castle (defeat all generals outside castle)
• Defeat Lu Bu ASAP after he issues challenge (you should get locked in alone with him, if not you will not get the item)
• Defeat 300
Note: Do not let any of the Sun family die. They must NOT be in your team (Sun Ce, Sun Quan & Sun Shang Xiang)

Kotaro Fuma (Wu Story 6) - Fuma Blood Seal
• Do NOT lure officers to the castle
• Defeat Zhen Ji & Keiji
• Defeat Cao Ren
• Defeat 300
Note: Bridge must not be destroyed. Item appears in southern middle area.

No (Wu Gaiden 2-X) - Bejeweled Dagger
Within 8 minutes, do the following:
• All supply captains must reach main camp (total of 3)
• Defeat 150
Note: Item appears in the south west near Fuma's starting position

Kunoichi (Wu Gaiden 5-X) - Golden Incense
Before the enemy officers reach Da Qiao, do the following:
• Defeat 100 before Da Qiao's reinforcements arrive
• Trigger Zhang He ambush before Sima Yi orders the attack on Sun Ce
• Defeat Zhang He within 2 minutes
• After you have done the above, meet with Da Qiao ASAP
Note: Item appears after Sun Ce meets Da Qiao & after her reinforcements arrive in the upper right corner of the map

Da Qiao (Wu Gaiden 4-X) - Moon Comb
• Get all the presents dropped after each successful escort
• Defeat 300
• Ieyasu Tokugawa's health must be 50%+
Note: Item appears after Zhen Ji arrives

Keiji Maeda (Wu Gaiden 3-X) - Journal of a Wandering Warrior
• Defeat 100
• Defeat Dong Zhuo, Zhen Ji, and Masamune Date
Note: Make sure Masamune Date is not the last officer you defeat or the stage will end. No's health must be above 50%.

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Shu Characters

Zhao Yun (Shu Story 7) - Zhuge Liang's Silk Purse
Within 10 minutes, do the following:
• Succeed in the fire attack for the main keep, just head upwards and defeat Zhang Fei to enter, then defeat Guan Yu
• Defeat 3 ambush officers (allows you to leave castle)
• Defeat 100
Note: Item will appear in the southeast corner of the courtyard

Xing Cai (Shu Story 1) - Zhang Fei's Necklace
Within 5 minutes, do the following:
• Take the left path and head to the escape point
• Defeat Zhang He to open the door
• Defeat 100
Note: Item will appear right above the escape point. Also, Zhao Yun must NOT be in your party or you will not get the item. Recommend not having Yoshihiro Shimazu in your party since he will protect Zhao Yun. Also, meeting Ginchiyo to form an alliance will help protect Zhao Yun.

Yoshihiro Shimazu (Shu Gaiden 2-X) - Hanafuda Cards
• Successfully complete Jiang Wei's ambush plan by luring the two sides of enemy soldiers (one in the NW & the other in the SE)
• Defeat Zhang He within 2 minutes after completing Jiang Wei's plan
• Defeat 300
Note: You don't have to defeat the officers once the ambush is complete. Just ignore them & hurry to defeat Zhang He. Item appears in NW corner.

Ginchiyo Tachibana (Shu Story 5) - Dosetsu's Heirlooms
Within 7 minutes, do the following:
• Discover the 3 ambushes in the empty forts:
East fort - Destroy the 4 towers & defeat enemies who fall from it
Middle fort - Defeat the single lone soldier
West fort - Talk to the single lone soldier & follow him around until the ambushes appear.
• Defeat Dong Zhuo (no time limit)
• Defeat 300 (no time limit)
Note: Only "ambush officers" need to be personally defeated. Item appears in the northwest corner near the northern middle base.

Yue Ying (Shu Story 3) - Wooden Puppet
• Defeat all 10 of the messengers
• Take the back route to the castle (not necessary, but logical)
• Defeat 300 (before or after Yukimura, it does not matter)
• Defeat Yukimura Sanada after he charges
Note: Yellow army must survive. Item appears in the middle base.

Magoichi Saika (Shu Story 4) - Saika Overcoat
Within 8 minutes, do the following:
• Rescue all allies
• Defeat 300
Note: Item appears in mid-west area

Wei Yan (Shu Gaiden 4-X) - Wolf Mask
• Find all 10 Goemon boxes in less than 2 minutes
• Defeat 300
• Defeat Kotaro Fuma and Musashi Miyamoto
Note: You can use 2P to help locate the boxes, but make sure that only 1P or 2P defeats both Kotaro & Musashi

Yukimura Sanada (Shu Story 7) - Six Coins
Within 8 minutes, do the following:
• Gain access to the top floor of the main keep
• Defeat Zhang Fei & Guan Yu
• Defeat 300 (no time limit)
Note: Best to get 300 KO before entering the main keep since the Item shows up on the top floor of the main keep after defeating Guan Yu

Meng Huo (Shu Gaiden 6-X) - Crown of Nan Zhong
• Personally defeat Zhang He, Ina, Lu Bu (in this order)
• Defeat 300
• All swordsmen must stay alive, flood gate event not necessary
Note: Item appears in east middle area

Zhu Rong (Shu Gaiden 5-X) - Wings of the Fire God
Before pincer attack is successful, do the following:
• Defeat Sun Shang Xiang
• Defeat 300
Note: Item appears in the western middle path

Yuan Shao (Shu Gaiden 7-X) - Crest of Nobility
• Defeat Dong Zhuo within 2 minutes of his arrival
• Defeat 300
Note: Before he arrives, you should get close to 300 KOs. Defeat him before you reach 300, then defeat the remaining. Because of time, be careful to not let all peasants die. Item report at bottom right of map. Make sure to grab the item BEFORE the peasants escape.

Guan Yu (Shu Gaiden 8-X) - The Spring and Autumn Annals
• Secure enemy supply line (you must personally defeat officer in northeast base [Zhang Lu] before supplies are replenished twice)
• Defeat Lu Bu
• Ally counterattack must occur (see Notes)
• Defeat 300
Note: Similar to Zhang Fei requirements. Ally officers can be defeated. You only need to personally defeat the officer guarding the supply base & Lu Bu. To trigger ally counterattack, defeat the following officers: Zhang Lu, Lu Bu, the 2 Orochi officers that start on the map - they are near Lu Bu [US version translates them to: Diamondback & Coachwhip], Yuan Shu & Ji Ling. Item will appear in the area right outside the enemy base.

Zhang Fei (Shu Gaiden 8-X) - Elixir of the Peach Garden
Within 10 minutes, do the following:
• Secure enemy supply line (you must personally defeat officer in northeast base before supplies are replenished twice)
• Defeat Lu Bu
• Defeat 11 or more officers (possibly not including Lu Bu)
• Defeat 300
Note: Similar to Guan Yu requirements. Ally officers can be defeated. You only need to personally defeat the officer guarding the supply base & Lu Bu. Item will appear outside of Orochi's camp (north).

Zhuge Liang (Shu Story 8) - The Chu Shi Biao
Within 15 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat Lu Bu, Keiji & Da Ji (to get to Da Ji, see below)
• Defeat 100
Getting to Da Ji - Foil all of Da Ji's plans to provoke her, including:
• Taking the northern & western fortresses
• Defeating the phantom troops in the northeast
• Defeating Lu Bu and Keiji
Note: Similar to Liu Bei requirements, but item will appear in Orochi's castle after defeating Da Ji. If done right, you can get both Zhuge Liang's and Liu Bei's item at the same time.

Liu Bei (Shu Story 8) - Straw Sandals
Within 15 minutes, do the following:
• Get Orochi to appear (appears after defeating Da Ji, see below)
• Defeat 150
Getting to Da Ji - Foil all of Da Ji's plans to provoke her, including:
• Taking the northern & western fortresses
• Defeating the phantom troops in the northeast
• Defeating Lu Bu and Keiji
Note: Similar to Zhuge Liang requirements, but item will appear at the main camp after Orochi appears. If done right, you can get both Liu Bei's and Zhuge Liang's item at the same time.

Jiang Wei (Shu Gaiden 3-X) - The Twenty-Four Scrolls
Within 4 minutes, do the following:
• Save all the 5 Hojo generals (yellow) and have Pang De praise you
• Defeat Cao Ren (because of time, ignore nearby officers)
• Defeat 300 (no time limit)
Note: The Hojo MUST survive, other allies may be defeated. Having Wei Yan on your team & pausing during speeches to save additional time. The 1st 2 steps must be done before the message that "enemies will charge the yellow forces" appears. Item appears in the top portion of the map where Orochi's officers are.

Pang De (Shu Story 1) - Headstone
• Defeat Zhang He
• Defeat 300
Note: Just follow & protect Zhao Yun until Zhang He shows up. Zhao Yun's health must be 90%+ when you defeat Zhang He. Zhao Yun can NOT be on your team. Item report in the northeast.

Goemon Ishikawa (Shu Story 2) - Ivory Incense Burner
• Rescue Yue Ying within 4 minutes
• Defeat Zhuge Liang
• Defeat 300
Note: Item report near the base where Pang De appears

Masamune Date (Shu Story 6) - Dragon's Pipe
Within 10 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat Cao Ren & his generic
• Defeat Diao Chan
• Defeat Sima Zhao
• Defeat 100
Note: Ally guarding the fire attack area can die & you can defeat Diao Chan before she charges. Fire attack does NOT need to succeed. Item appears near Sima Yi's new location, near the castle wall.

Musashi Miyamoto (Shu Story 6) - Book of Five Rings
• Defeat 1000
Note: Item appears in the northwest

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Sengoku (SW) Characters

Nobunaga Oda (Sengoku Story 1) - Painted Scroll of Atsumori
Before Cao Pi arrives, do the following:
• Defeat 500
• Defeat 6-7 officers personally
• Form an alliance with Guan Ping & Huang Zhong
• Huang Zhong & Guan Ping must have 80%+ life
Note: Defeating a certain number of officers (8) will trigger Cao Pi so keep an eye on how many officers you defeat. It does not matter if Guan Ping is ambushed or not, but watch his health. Item appears in the middle fort after the "allied forces are advancing" event.

Recommended Method from Lord Blade:
- Defeat Cao Ren before he talks (keeps Mitsunari outside the castle)
- Defeat a bunch of grunts in the middle area, as well as one of the two officers there (the one in the center fort, not the corner one)
- Go over to Guan Ping & wait for him to get ambushed, then defeat the two ambush officers
- Go over to Huang Zhong
- Go over to Mitsunari, & defeat a bunch of his goons (this should bring you up to 7 officers defeated)
- Defeated grunts until you get to 500

Recommended Method from Uzume:
- Head to meet Guan Ping first
- Go inside deal with Mitsunari & company
- Get 500 KO
- Around 475 KO, go defeat remaining officers for officer KO & trigger Cao Pi's arrival

NOTE: These are only recommendations & there are other ways to get the item, just make sure you fullfill the basic requirements. Also, triggering the "allied forces are advancing" counterattack event does NOT need to be done before Cao Pi arrives.

Mitsuhide Akechi (Sengoku Story 4) - Poetry of Atago Hyakuin
Within 12 minutes, do the following:
• Save and escort SAKON (he must not take ANY damage)
• Defeat 300
Note: If ANY officer enters your base, Sakon will go after Dong Zhou instead of escaping. Sakon can receive damage even if he stays on the horse the whole time. Recommend doing this on Easy difficulty (this may be required but has not been confirmed yet). Item appears in NW corner.

Recommended Method from Uzume:
Clear all red on lower path & work right until you reach the northeast. Next defeat Zhang Fei & generic so that Sakon will start moving. Immediately defeat Fuma when he arrives. Dong Zhuo will order 4 of his officers to attack your north gate, defeat them while you are waiting for Sakon to escape. I did not defeat Zhang Liao and let him cross to the west side with Dong Zhuo.

Recommended Method from opfer_gv:
1) Defeat Guan Yu & anyone around on East of Tong gate, & steal his horse (Red Hare) if needed.
2) Run to the east & defeat everyone, close all gates. But DO NOT GO NEAR Dong Zhuo, also leave at least one officer around him.
3) When you're done, retreat back to Tong gate & defeat all the officers & Zhang Fei at north of gate.
4) When Sakon begins to move, RUN all the way to NE corner & defeat Kotaro and clean up mobs.

Hideyoshi Toyotomi (Sengoku Gaiden 8-X) - Nobunaga's Sandals
Within 7 minutes, do the following:
• Take over Bai Di castle
• Defeat 100
Note: Item appears in southeast entrance/exit of maze

Guan Ping (Sengoku Gaiden 5-X) - Headband of Honor
• Within 12 minutes, escort all 3 cavalry
• Defeat Cao Ren only when Cao Pi commands him to attack the cavalry
• After Naoe Cavalry appears, defeat Zhou Tai
• Defeat 200 (with Guan Ping only)
Note: You may fail to protect cavalry once. Item will appear in front of enemy main camp

Huang Zhong (Sengoku Story 2) - Longbow of Yore
• Escort Toshiie Maeda to the fire attack site
• Once fire attack succeeds, defeat the officer that appears in that location to stop the fires
• Defeat the following officers in this order: Dong Xi, Zhou Yu, Sun Shang Xiang, & Da Ji
• Defeat 300
Note: You must defeat Dong Zhi before defeating the unique officers or else Toshiie will not move to the fire location. Make sure there is at least one enemy general left or the stage will end when you defeat Da Ji. Don't let any allied officers be defeated. Item appears in an area just south of your starting position.

Okuni (Sengoku Gaiden 4-X) - Izumi Dancing Shoes
• Defeat all 3 transport units
• Defeat Lu Bu within 1-2 minutes of his arrival
• Defeat 150
Note: Item appears near Lu Bu's starting point

Xiao Qiao (Sengoku Gaiden 7-X) - Sun Comb
• Make sure all the messengers survive & escape stage
• Defeat Zhang He
• Defeat 300
Note: Item appears in central position

Zhang Jiao (Sengoku Story 5) - The Way of Peace
Within 4 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat the magician
• Defeat Diao Chan
• Defeat the 3 generals in the Southeastern Fortress
• Defeat 300 (no time limit)
Note: Item appears in the northwest corner

Ling Tong (Sengoku Story 6) - Tunic of Forgiveness
Within 5 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat Zhang He
• Defeat 100
Note: Item appears in the middle of the map

Kanetsugu Naoe (Sengoku Story 5) - Letter to Ieyasu
Within 4 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat Da Qiao & Diao Chan
• Defeat 300 (no time limit)
Note: Item will appear in south eastern base

Shingen Takeda (Sengoku Story 8) - Takeda War Fan
• Defeat Lu Bu ASAP when he charges
• Within 2 minutes after defeating Lu Bu, defeat Da Ji
• Defeat 500
Note: You need to keep Zhou Yu's troops (yellow troops) alive. Item appears in the northwest base (not the cannon base).

Kenshin Uesugi (Sengoku Story 8) - Chalice of Bishamonten
Within 8 minutes, do the following:
• Occupy all cannon fortresses
• Defeat 500 (no time limit)
Note: Item will appear in the room where Orochi is

Ma Chao (Sengoku Gaiden 3-X) - Silk Reins
• Rescue Lu Xun & escort him to ally main camp
• Defeat 300
• Defeat at least 11 officers (perhaps all 1st & 2nd wave officers?)
Note: You do NOT have to personally defeat the officers with Ma Chao. It has been reported that your allies can steal officer KOs, but you should try to defeat them yourself. Item will appear at the south middle bridge.

Lu Xun (Sengoku Story 7) - Scroll of the Tiger
Within 12 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat the generals controlling the falling rocks on the East & West
• Defeat Masamune Date
• Defeat 300
Note: Item appears in the central fort where Keiji was

Dong Zhuo (Sengoku Story 3) - Goblet of Paradise
Within 5 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat in order, Sakon Shima, Xiao Qiao, and Okuni.
• Defeat 300 (no time limit)
Note: Item appears southeast of Sakon's starting position, between the base and the bridge

Cao Ren (Sengoku Gaiden 6-X) - Unbreakable Armor
• Defeat 2 fleeing Orochi officers before they set off ambush
• Defeat central stronghold ambush (Sun Shang Xiang & Ina) within 2 minutes of each other
• Defeat 300
Note: Item appears on the southeast castle grounds (storehouse in SW2)

Sima Yi (Wei Story 6) - The Works of Sima Xian
• Defeat 200
• Defeat the 2 guard captains on the top of the castle
• Defeat Oichi within 3 minutes after defeating guard captains
Note: Yoshikage Asakura must not arrive as reinforcements for Oichi. Item appears on the east interior castle wall (need to take the stairs).

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Other Characters

Zuo Ci (Wei Story 8) - The Treasury of Tao
• Defeat Lu Bu
• Defeat 300
Note: Item appears in the northwest fort

Tadakatsu Honda (Sengoku Story 7) - Deerhorn Helmet
• Defeat all enemy officers (except Da Ji)
• Kenshin Uesugi, Shingen Takeda & Kanetsugu Naoe must survive
• Defeat 300
Note: Your allies can steal officer KOs. Item will appear near Da Ji.

Lu Bu (Wu Gaiden 8-X) - Hero's Armor
Within 9 minutes, do the following:
• Defeat 1000
Note: For the JP version, the easiest way to do this is to use Sakon Shima's grab glitch on Masamune & the guard captain near him. For the US/EU version, it is easier to use 2P & combine KO counts.

Recommended Method for 1P from JFunk_316:
- Requirements: Really just Impulse (speed) 20, & hopefully your character speed is maxed as well.
- Move to use: Just one, his C4 with maxed range I hope (Bolt & Flash definitely help)
- Objective: Ultimately get to Masamune's base & get around 650 KOs in 4.5 minutes

When you start the battle, go up & defeat the first 15 troopers you see, then turn left at the top, & wipe out everything you see that comes with Lu Kuang, Chen Lan, & Lei Bo in that order ASAP. Work your way to the left bottom corner take out the base captain. However, leave Sidewinder alive, in fact, completely ignore him. When you reach the bottom, Lu Xun will join your squad, let the A.I. take care of him. I will explain shortly why you must do this.

Once the base captain in the bottom is gone, run or ride a fast horse, whichever you prefer & get to Cao Xing on the top FAST. Defeat anything that comes to you, but don't go out of your way to defeat one or two, its not worth it. At this point, you pretty much fight your way up to the area where the defense captain is holding the entrance to Lu Bu's area. Of course you wanna ignore them, but in that area, I believe there are 3 generals with good amount of troops, you can get a few quickies in before the next step.

As I said earlier, to keep Sidewinder alive on the bottom for Lu Xun, the reason why that is a must is because it buys you time to get from the bottom to the top & anything you defeat along the way. If you defeat the bottom 4 generals ASAP, Sakon Shima will send out the engineers right away which forces Masamune to charge, this is not the best way to maximize the onslaught at his base.

You shouldn't over kill at the top area, just whatever comes at you or around you, unless the enemies in the next area comes to you, don't go for them if you can. On this stage, time is your only enemy keep that in mind. The next step is crucial in my strategy, it is the key to your success or failure. As you run to Masamune's base, you will come across Tsunenaga Hasekura, you should annihilate him and all his man, but more importantly, this is precisely the time where you want Sakon Shima to send his engineers. If Sakon sends the engineers too soon, Masamune will take all the soldiers from that base to the frontline which lessens the respawn rate of the that base, if he sends them too late, you will have to waste time wait for him to leave. If you time it perfectly, you should run into that base just as Masamune is out, so that you can lure the base captain away & start to build up your KO. I would recommend you to have around 325-350 KOs & time around 56-55.45, otherwise you would have a difficult time to get enough KOs in time. On top of that, when the base respawns at full capacity, you should get 2 sets of footmen & 1 set of the blueish servant of the serpent king. That means 15 of them must come out continuously from the very start, if not, you have no chance. According to my calculation, you can get about 150-160 KOs per minute if all of them regenerate.

Some of you might be wondering why all of a sudden that base stops sending out troops, that is because Masamune has broke through the coalition frontline & took over a base down there, if he gets in too deep his men will no longer respawn from that base.

I actually got mine on hard, because you can build up bigger KOs easier before you even reach Masamune's base. I wouldn't really recommend doing this on Easy, at least Normal. However, it could work. I tried it on Easy, & got around 950 KOs in 9 minutes.

Da Ji (Sengoku Gaiden 2-X) - Sacrificial Alter
• Defeat enemy reinforcements (Ieyasu Tokugawa & Dong Zhuo)
• Defeat 200
• Defeat Sima Yi
Note: When the gate to Sima's camp opens, make sure that you defeat him before the peasants escape or the stage will end. Item appears north of the peasant's escape point.

Orochi (Sengoku Gaiden 8-X) - Serpent's Elixir
Within 8 minutes, do the following:
• Take the fastest route to Bai Di castle
• Defeat the officer guarding the door
• Enemy reinforcements will appear, defeat all of them personally:
- Tatsuoki Saito (west/middle); heads northwest
- Yoshimasa Oka (west/middle); heads northwest
- Baihu Yan (northeast);heads for Bai Di Castle
- Magobei Fuse (northeast); heads for Bai Di Castle
- Murashige Araki (east/middle); heads for Lady Noh
- Yan Pu (east/middle); heads for Lady Noh
- (2) Orochi officers (south/middle); heads for Oda (English names for Orochi officers are Patchnose & Hooknose)
• Defeat 200
Note: All allies must survive. Item appears in the middle path

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History

This section was created to provide a link to the Personal Item Analysis FAQ by Roahm Mythril. Basically, if you're interested in the history behind the names of the Personal Items, his guide provides plenty of information for each character. He also sites his sources of information in case you wish to do further research. It's a shame his guide was not able to be posted to GameFAQs since it is very informative, well organized & well written. I encourage all readers of this guide to check out the link below:

http://www.dragonsoftstudio.com/personal/wo_pi_analysis_faq.txt

If you would like to contribute to his FAQ, Roahm has listed ways to get in touch with him in his FAQ. I hope you enjoy reading it as I have!

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Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. What difficulty does it have to be to get personal items?

A. You can obtain personal items on ANY difficulty level but keep in mind that sometimes an easier difficulty means that your allies can die faster due to having shorter life bars.

Q. Can these be unlocked in Free mode?

A. Yes, personal items can be obtained playing either Story or Free mode.

Q. Do you need to only use the character you're getting the personal item for?

A. Yes, for completing certain requirements such as if it says to defeat certain officers or defeat a certain amount of people, then you need to use that character. Certain characters need to trigger events & that can be done using another character. Also, for KO requirements, you can use 2P to help (e.g. Lu Bu 1000 KOs can be 600 for 1P + 400 for 2P).

Q. How do you know you have the person’s PI?

A. First, you will receive a "unique item" message when you have successfully completed the requirements. Then you have to locate the item on the map & break open the box to collect the item bag. After the level is complete, it will display the name of the item & tell you that your character's abilities have been enhanced. After that, you can see the unique item listed under the Team Info screen in the bottom right corner or on the character select screen there will be a box to the right of the character model icons.

Q. I got the unique item message but I can't find the item?

A. Check the history & highlight the unique item message for the location

Q. Are you not allowed to load interim saves while getting a personal item?

A. No, you CAN use the interim save feature at any time while obtaining a character's personal item. Saving either before or after receiving the "unique item" message does not reset your progress, so you should still be able to retrieve the personal item successfully.

Q. I can't complete the requirements in time because people keep talking.

A. The Pause feature is your friend. If time is an issue & there are a lot of conversations or messages appearing on screen, pausing during a speech will allow the voices to continue while stopping the timer. Also, certain characters talk less than others, such as Wei Yan.

Q. The FAQ is wrong again, someone needs to update it.

A. Many apologies for the inconvenience, but with 79 characters and many thousands of people playing this game right now, someone is going to find something wrong at some point in time. I'll continue to update this as I am able to, & thanks again to Uzume, opfer_gv & everyone else who has provided the correct methods when the guide is in need of updating.

Q. Can you get multiple personal items in the same stage?

A. Yes, you can. Zhao Yun & Yukimura Sanada is a good example. I will leave the rest to you to figure out, though.

(Thanks to Mr.Honda for making this exclusive for KOEI Warriors...)

Sun Ce of Wu

Sun Ce (175 – 200) was a military general and warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era in ancient China. He was the eldest of five sons and one daughter of Sun Jian, who was killed in battle when Sun Ce was only sixteen. Sun Ce then broke away from his father's former overlord Yuan Shu and headed into Southeastern China to establish his own power base there. With the help of several capable men, including Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu, Sun Ce managed to lay down the foundation of the later Eastern Wu, of which his younger brother Sun Quan eventually became the first emperor. After Sun Quan declared himself emperor, he posthumously honored Sun Ce with the title Prince Huan of Changsha (長沙桓王, literally "the diligent prince").

In 200, when the rising warlord Cao Cao was away battling Yuan Shao in the decisive Battle of Guandu, Sun Ce was rumored to be plotting an attack against Cao Cao's capital of Xuchang. However, he was assassinated before he could carry out the plan.

The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms describes Sun Ce as handsome and full of laughter. He was also a generous and receptive man who could employ people according to their abilities. Thus his subjects were willing to risk their lives for him. One detractor named Xu Gong, in a letter to Emperor Xian, likened Sun Ce to Xiang Yu, the general renowned for overthrowing Qin Dynasty . As Xiang Yu was often referred to as the Conqueror of Chu, Sun Ce henceforth became known as the Little Conqueror in popular culture.

Video games

Sun Ce also appears as a playable character in the popular Dynasty Warriors video game series by Koei. In the third, fourth, and fifth installments of the game, he wields a pair of bamboo tonfa called the "Overlords," and is portrayed as energetic, outgoing, brash, and informal. Although charismatic and well-liked by his troops, he relies on the wisdom and responsibility of his friend, Zhou Yu, to keep him focused and on track. In Dynasty Warriors 5, Sun Ce meets his death due to a curse placed on him by the sorcerer Yu Ji, after Sūn orders his execution. He is succeeded by his brother, Quan, who in stark contrast to Ce, is stolid and detached. Sūn Quan often calls on the strength of his late father and brother during combat, attributing his ability and skill to the spirits of his fallen family guiding his hand.

In Dynasty Warriors 6, Sun Ce's weapon is a single-hooked spear and dons armor similar to that of the ancient Greek muscle cuirass. Although not having a storyline, he is one of the key characters to almost all the Wu storylines, as well as apprearing often in cutscenes. His death in the game commonly was due to arrow shots at the back, at the moment Sun Ce claimed victory.

Sun Ce also makes an appearance in the spin off game, "Warriors Orochi", a combination of the Dynasty and Samurai Warriors series. In the game, Orochi uses the captive Sun Jian to blackmail the Sun family into servitude. Sun Ce is the first to rebel against Orochi, under the guidance of Sakon Shima, and much to the disapproval of his siblings, Quan and Shang Xiang, but he would eventually get them back on his side and save their father. He also has an important role in the other storylines, thus making him one of the main protagonists in the game along with Zhao Yun, Cao Pi, and Oda Nobunaga.