Koei Tecmo has made a surprise announcement at the latest Weekly Famitsu magazine where they confirmed that Dynasty Warriors 9 will have unique NPCs (Non-playable characters). Although they are not usable by the player, these characters will play major roles in the game’s storyline. They will also have casual clothing just like the 90 playable characters in this game. This batch introduces four unique NPCs which are Xiahouji, Dong Bai (pictured above), Hua Xiong, and Yuan Shu.
Xiahouji is the niece of Wei general Xiahou Yuan who was married to Shu’s Zhang Fei. Legends said that when Xiahouji was out playing in the forest, she met the brash Zhang Fei who fell in love at the first sight and immediately made her his wife. She would be the mother of Zhang Bao and Xingcai, and her familial relation was said to be one of the factors considered by Xiahou Ba when he deserted Wei and went to serve Shu. Dong Bai is the granddaughter of the tyrant Dong Zhuo. She was given her own territory, a number of retainers and advisors, and the title Lord of Wei Yang by her grandfather before she even reached the maturity age of fifteen. When Dong Zhuo was finally murdered by Lu Bu, all of his relatives were also executed, so it was assumed that Dong Bai was killed together with her family in this incident.
Hua Xiong is a general under Dong Zhuo’s army and is famous in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel for guarding the Sishui Gate in front of the larger Hulao Gate. He wa...