Koei Tecmo Games has recently posted a tweet on their official Twitter account that confirms the final number of Dynasty Warriors 9‘s character roster, which reads as follows:
The new characters that have been revealed for #DW9: Zhou Cang, Cheng Pu, Man Chong, Xun You, Xu Sheng, Cao Xiu & Xin Xianying. In total, there are 90 playable characters.
Koei Tecmo has been adding a brand-new character to the roster almost every month. However, with this announcement, it has been set in stone that Dynasty Warriors 9 will have a total of seven brand-new characters. The new characters are as follows:

Zhou Cang (Shu Kingdom) – A former Yellow Turban member who later became Guan Yu’s closest retainer.
Cheng Pu (Wu Kingdom) – A veteran general who, together with Huang Gai and Han Dang, served three generations of Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan. Xu Sheng (Wu Kingdom) – A general who was best known for setting up a fake long wall that tricked Cao Pi to withdraw his army.
Man Chong (Wei Kingdom) – Xu Huang’s old friend, a strategist who excels in overseeing defensive battles.
Xun You (Wei Kingdom) – Xun Yu’s cousin who together served Cao Cao as fellow advisors.
Cao Xiu (Wei Kingdom) – Cao Cao’s cousin who was infamous for being tricked by Wu’s Zhou Fang at the battle of Shi Ting.
Xin Xianying (Jin Kingdom) – A wise lady who lived through the establishment of Jin Kingdom and advised her family members suc...