10 Best Dynasty Warriors Characters

10. Lu Bu

Well, let's just go ahead and get this out of the way here – Lu Bu's on the top ten list. He should be on all top ten lists if he's being designed correctly. He was the final boss of the original fighting game, regardless of which side you were fighting on, and his involvement in one of the opening battles – Hulao Gate - is a major story point. “Do not pursue Lu Bu”, anyone?

Known in the novel the whole series is based on as the greatest warrior of the age, Lu Bu was a betrayer of many, but also an indomitable warrior, armed with his trademark crescent-bladed trident halberd in the early games, and given a weird bladed tire iron (for lack of a better descriptor) in DW6. Koei, thankfully, have given him back his old halberd in the more recent games.

Consistently strong, if not outright overpowered, with good combos and destructively locking musou abilities makes him an all-around badass. Which he should be.