In Dynasty Warriors: Origins, like its predecessors, you'll engage in thrilling combat across ancient China alongside various warlords before ultimately pledging allegiance to one. This guide explains faction selection.

Understanding Factions in Dynasty Warriors: Origins

The game unfolds in chapters. The first two chapters feature the Wanderer (your character) assisting Sun Jian, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei without committing to a specific faction. You'll participate in key events like the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Battle of Hulao Gate.

Chapter 3 presents the crucial decision: choosing a faction. Before this point, you'll have opportunities to familiarize yourself with each warlord.

Choosing Your Allegiance

To ally with a faction, you must complete a specific number of missions: three for Sun Jian, two for Liu Bei, and one for Cao Cao. Upon completion, a new mission will trigger, forcing you to select an ally. Only factions with completed missions will be selectable. You can, however, complete all faction missions before making your final choice.

Your decision is permanent. The unchosen faction becomes unavailable for the remainder of the game; you can no longer accept side quests from their officers, hindering skill point acquisition. Faction choice impacts difficulty; for example, allying with Liu Bei initially limits officer interaction and side quest opportunities.

Each faction offers unique missions. To experience all content, create a save before choosing a kingdom and reload to explore other paths.

Faction selection in Dynasty Warriors: Origins is now clear. The game is available on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S.