Dynasty Warriors: Origins – How To Unlock All Officer Companions Including Lu Bu

Although you face tens of thousands of enemies throughout your travels in Dynasty Warriors: Origins, you’re still bound to make a few friends. Some, in particular, might join your side as valuable allies. Here’s our guide on how to unlock all companions in Dynasty Warriors: Origins.All officer companions in Dynasty Warriors: OriginsThere are 10 officer companions in Dynasty Warriors: Origins. Prior to the start of certain missions, you’ll be able to select one of them to accompany you. However, in most cases, this may depend on the faction/force that you’re with at that given time. Can you pick any companion for any battle?This is possible, but only after completing a campaign. There are also some caveats:After finishing the campaign, you can load your clear save file and check the Inn. If you look at the Story tab, you will see that there are chapter replay points and battle replays.Chapter replay points let you restart from a specific portion of the campaign. The battles you tackle at this stage are still related to progression, so you can only pick a few officers depending on the faction that you’re with.Battle replays allow you to pick engagements that you’ve already completed beforehand. These are one-offs (not related to progression). As such, you can choose any companion that you’ve unlocked. For instance, you can have Zhao Yun help you as part of Sun Ce’s forces in a fight against Liu Yao and Yan Baihu. What are the functions of officer companions?The Dynasty Warriors: Origins companions offer several benefits in combat:Battle arts chains – If a companion is right next to you and you activate a battle art, they may also perform one of their own, causing extra damage.Extreme musou – If an officer’s musou gauge is full, you can activate your own musou while the two of you are linked. This triggers an even more devastating ultimate ability.Officer switch and musou rage – When an officer’s gauge is 100% filled, you can gain control of them temporarily. You’ll be able to use their weapon skills, musous, and musou rage.Additional survivability – In some instances, an officer needs to survive a battle. If you select them as your companion, then they’ll follow you around wherever you go, lowering the risk that they’d get surrounded by foes. Shu-Han officer companionsThese Dynasty Warriors: Origins companions are part of Liu Bei’s force:Guan YuWeapon: Green Dragon (Crescent Blade)Skills: Azure Dragon Bellow, Divine Energy Domain, Relentless Whirl Slash (sp), and Rising Cloud Crusher.Zhang FeiWeapon: Serpent of Yan (Lance)Skills: Battle Cry Blast, Inner Fire Fury, Crouching Tiger Strike (sp), and Crushing Earth Gambit.Zhao YunWeapon: Dragon Heart (Spear)Skills: Earth Shatter, Flying Dragon Rend, Aerial Assault (sp), and Dragon Flash. Cao-Wei officer companionsThese Dynasty Warriors: Origins companions can join you while doing missions for Cao Cao:Xiahou DunWeapon: Qilin Blade (Podao)Skills: Immortal Blade, Sharp Fang Flurry, Sea of Flames (sp), and Burgeoning Devastation.Guo JiaWeapon: Sword of the Savant (Sword)Skills: Tornado Dance, Flying Dragon Slash, Absconding Slash (sp), and Divine Eagle Dance.Zhang LiaoWeapon: Twin Raptor Pikes (Twin Pikes)Skills: Spinning Gale, Battle Roar, Wings of the Phoenix (sp), and Furious Dual Rush. Sun clan-Eastern Wu companionsIf you buddy-up with the Sun family often, then these officers can join you in bouts:Zhou YuWeapon: Flaming Lotus StaffSkills: Furious Tiger Dance, Double Wave Slam, Chaotic Flurry (sp), and Vaulting Leap.Sun ShangxiangWeapon: Heaven and Earth (Wheels)Skills: Flying Ring Rend, Triple Tempest, Tornado Slam (sp), and Twin Tiger Blast.Huang GaiWeapon: Raging Tiger Claws (Gauntlets)Skills: Raging Tiger Rampage, Hurricane Kick, Ardent Energy Strike (sp), and Heaven and Earth’s Wrath. How to get Lu Bu as a companionLast but not least, yes, it’s certainly possible to have Lu Bu as a companion in Dynasty Warriors: Origins. All you need to do is complete the campaign. Since you mostly fight against Lu Bu in the story, you can select him as a companion in one-off battle replays.Weapon: Peerless HalberdSkills: Valiant Steed Blitz, Hellraiser, Boundless Launch (sp), and Divine Wrath.That does it for our guide on how to unlock all companions in Dynasty Warriors: Origins. You can learn more about the aforementioned redoubtable general in our Lu Bu guide.From the mountainous regions of the north to the great rivers of the south, you’re bound to face numerous foes as you travel across China in Dynasty Warriors: Origins. If you need more help, you can visit our guides hub.