Cao Hong - Officer and relative of Cao Cao with little to no character.

Guo Jia - Hermit who joins Cao Cao on the suggestion of Xun Yu.Attracted to Cao Cao for his 'manliness' and portrayed as a queer character. Yu Jin - General of Cao Cao who is overly flamboyant and portrayed as a joke.Has a rivalry with Guan Yu since they used to be close friends, but fell out after a duel over a woman. Zhang Liao - Trusted general of Cao Cao.Cao Ren - Powerful general and relative of Cao Cao.Cheng Yu - Warlord of Cao Cao who is constantly playing the role of ' scheming villain'.Killed by Zhang Fei in a duel in the early parts of the game. Xiahou Yuan - Cao Cao's most powerful general and warrior.One of the most powerful magicians in the game. Sima Yi - A wandering hermit who joins with Cao Cao later in the game to become his advisor and warlord.Hu Zhi - One of Cao Cao's strongest generals.Xun Yu - Female version of the historical Xun Yu.Himiko - Powerful sorcerer from a foreign land who serves Cao Cao.Former officer for the Han Empire who has set out to conquer the world.

Invents weapons and new equipment for Liu Bei. Huang Yue-Ying - Eccentric wife of Zhuge Liang.Xu Shu - Magician serving under Cao Cao who defects to Liu Bei.Jiang Wei - General who joins Liu Bei at the Battle of Tian Shui.Wei Yan - Native of Jing who joins Liu Bei after the Battle of Fan Zheng.Sun Li - Sister of Sun Quan, falls in love with Liu Bei and abandons her brother.

Cai Mao - Former officer of Cao Cao who gets tricked into joining Liu Bei.

Huang Zhong - Master of the bow and former officer of Liu Biao.

Pang Tong - Sworn brother of Zhuge Liang.

Zhou Cang - General of Liu Bei who helps turn the tide against Cao Cao.

Loosely based on Zhang's historical daughters Empress Jing'ai & Empress Zhang. Mei Mei is killed off-screen at the beginning of the game by Cao Cao's forces.

Li Li, Mei Mei and Luo Luo - Daughters of the Zhang Fei.

Diao Chan - Lover of Liu Bei, kidnapped at the start of the game by Cao Cao because she alone knows where the Mandate of Heaven exists.

Joins Liu Bei with the hope of restoring the Han Empire.

Zhao Yun - Head of the Han Imperial Bodyguard.

Zhuge Liang - Initially 'unaligned' in the conflict he later becomes Liu Bei's main advisor and warlord.

Former bandit who is hot-tempered and overfond of drinking.

Zhang Fei - Sworn brother of Liu Bei and Guan Yu.

Wields the Black Dragon and Liu Bei's greatest warrior.

Guan Yu - Sworn brother of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei.

Her character was created for the game and is a heavily fictionalized combination and interpretation of Lady Mi and Hu Sanniang.

Mei Sanniang - Long-time female friend of Liu Bei.

Liu Bei - Leader of the Shu forces and Lord of Xu.

The majority of characters are loosely based on characters found in the Chinese epic Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In battle, these characters are able to cause earthquakes, summon lightning storms and hurl fireballs. Koei introduces elements of magic, especially with the portrayal of notable strategists such as Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi as sorcerers. In addition to the fantasized theme, Kessen II departs from its realistic predecessor. A significant change to the story involves a romance between Liu Bei and the character Diao Chan, being a significant factor behind Liu Bei's decision to go to war, and Himiko, a semi-fictional sorceress (the historical Himiko ruled Wa ). The last of the Han dynasty family, Liu Bei, begins a rebellion against the kingdom of Wei led by Cao Cao, with much of the game's events being based on the novel with alterations due to the different storylines. Unlike Koei's other games based on the 14th century novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms ( Dynasty Warriors and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms game), the plot of Kessen II is a heavily fantasized version of the novel.

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