Koei Tecmo has updated the official website of Dynasty Warriors 9, which introduces four more returning characters as well as explaining the battle system in more detail.
Xu Shu

Xu Shu (courtesy name Yuanzhi) is the pupil of Sima Hui, which means he also used to study together with Zhuge Liang. What distinguishes him from the latter is that he also learned about swordsmanship, not just strategy. He offered his stratagems to Liu Bei in the battle of Xinye, but not for long due to certain reasons, after which he would recommend Liu Bei to find Zhuge Liang in his stead.
In what would be perhaps the most controversial decision made by Koei Tecmo in Dynasty Warriors 9 so far, Xu Shu is no longer wielding his iconic Fencing Sword he had been using ever since his debut in Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires, and he is instead being assigned the General Sword, which is the same weapon type used by Cao Cao. Lu Meng

Lu Meng (courtesy name Ziming) is the third governor-general of the Wu Kingdom after he inherited the position from Zhou Yu and Lu Su. He is known as a boorish, serious, and hard-working person. He used to be a general focusing just on military might, but after being admonished by his liege, Sun Quan, he went off for a while to study, and would later grow to a commander with both wisdom and courage.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel, Lu Meng would be most famous for his confrontation against Guan Yu in the Battle of Fan Castle. In Dynasty Warriors 9, Lu Meng i...