

In between stages there are some dramatic cutscenes, in which the character will express his/her thoughts on the situation, adding a more personal touch and keeping the player updated on the events. Therefore, characters will start at different points in time and they may never have opportunities to encounter some of the other characters (e.g.: will never meet or in his Musou Mode). Instead of participating in the entire set of their kingdoms' events, the characters appear only in certain battles that they had fought in, as according to the novel or factual history. In Dynasty Warriors 5, a relatively more realistic Musou Mode is introduced for each character.


As for the other characters not from either of the Three Kingdoms, their Musou story modes are purely fictional since in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, most or all of them were eliminated until only the Three Kingdoms were left. Each scenario can have different win/lose conditions, but the common losing conditions (defeat of the, health bar reaching zero and maximum time limit reached) still hold.
