Dynasty Warriors 5 Cao Pi Jiyu Aifu Version 1 -------------------- ----- Contents ----- -------------------- 1. Introduction 2. Cao Pi 3. Move Set 4. Musou Mode 5. Weapons 6. Movies 7. Models 8. Credits 9. Update History 10. Contact Info 11. Copyright ---------------------- ---- Introduction ---- ---------------------- I've long been a fan of Dynasty Warriors ever since 3 came out. Upon playing this game, I first played as Cao Pi. I did this because I admired his personality and appearance as well as his historical background. After using him, he has become a favorite character of mine and I have thus decided to write a FAQ to describe any aspects dealing with him. Cao Pi is an available character at the beginning of the game so there is no need to worry about unlocking him. ---------------- ---- Cao Pi ---- ---------------- Surname: Cao Given Name: Pi Style: Zihuan Born: 187 Died: 226 Cao Pi was the second son of Cao Cao. He was very shrewd and skilled in the arts and in warfare and fought alongside his father from an early age. Cao Pi loved literature and poetry like his father, and wrote over a hundred articles on various subjects. During the fight against Yuan Shao, Cao Pi met two women after conquering Ye. He had planned on killing them, but he instead put away his weapon. One of the women was Lady Liu, the wife of the late Yuan Shao and the other was Lady Zhen, the wife of Yuan Xi, Yuan Shao's second son. Cao Pi saw great beauty within Lady Zhen and when she was brought before Cao Cao. Cao Cao said she was the perfect one to be Cao Pi's wife and so Zhen Ji was taken as Cao Pi's wife. After the defeat of Yuan Shao, Cao Pi spent most of his career in guarding the city of Xu Chang with half a million soldiers. Cao Cao was considering both Cao Pi and Cao Zhi to be appointed as his heir, but Jia Xu, who happened to be a friend of Cao Pi's, convinced Cao Cao that Cao Pi was the most reasonable choice. Cao Pi succeeded his father, Cao Cao, when he died. There were a few minor conflicts between his brothers once Cao Pi ascended power. Once Cao Cao died, Cao Pi's younger brother, Cao Zhang made an attempt to secure the Imperial Court before his brother could, but he was too late and sent his soldiers back and went to pay homage to his brother instead. Cao Pi's younger brother, Cao Xiong, was often ill and he could not attend his father's funeral because he was ill. Cao Pi summoned him to the court, and out of fear of his brother, Cao Xiong committed suicide. Cao Pi also always held suspicion against Cao Zhi though he never intended to contend for the throne. After some complaints about Cao Zhi, Cao Pi wanted to punish him, but his mother insisted that he not harm his brother. Cao Pi then decided to test Cao Zhi's poetic abilities. Cao Zhi was to comprise a poem within a set number of paces. And after pulling this off, Cao Pi assigned Cao Zhi as the Lord of Anxing and he was not allowed to participate in political affairs. And after his loss against Guan Yu, Cao Pi put Yu Jin to shame, causing him to become ill and die. Cao Pi's most notable achievement is becoming the first Emperor of Wei. In the year 220, Wei became an established power and controlled the Han court. So Cao Pi deposed Emperor Xian and ascended the throne as the Emperor of Wei, which ended the 400-year rule of the Han Dynasty. Cao Pi also had his wife, Zhen Ji, commit suicide. She began to act strangely and after some slander from his concubine, Lady Guo, he became irritated and ordered her to commit suicide. He then named Lady Guo as the new empress and she was to take care of her step-son, Cao Rui, the son of Lady Zhen. Lady Guo did not favor Cao Rui, but Cao Pi insisted that he would be named heir. In the year 224, Cao Pi led a massive fleet, numbering more than three hundred thousand, to attack the kingdom of Wu. Cao Pi led the fleet to cross the Great River at night, but they were scared off by a fake wall made by Xu Sheng of Wu. Cao Pi ordered the fleet to turn around, but the winds were so strong that his boat was brought down. He was rescued by his officers, but not long after, they were ambushed by Sun Shao and his force. Though Sun Shao's force was small, Cao Pi could not withstand the attack and many of his soldiers were slain. He was rescued by Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, but as they retreated up the river, they were ambushed by Ding Feng. Cao Pi managed to escape, but Zhang Liao was hit in his loins with an arrow and died of his wounds soon after. Cao Pi's campaign against Wu was a failure and he died two years later at the age of thirty-nine. During his reign, Cao Pi continued his father's wars against Shu and Wu, but was unsuccessful. And though Wei prospered under Cao Pi's rule, much of the peace and wealth can be attributed to Cao Cao's foundation of Wei. *This information was partly written with help of Cao Pi's Comprehensive bio on Kongming's Archives. http://www.kongming.net/novel/kma/caopi.php ------------------ ---- Move Set ---- ------------------ Key: S = Square T = Triangle O = Circle X = X S- A downaward, diagonal slash. SS- A horizontal slash to the right. SSS- A horizontal slash to the left going slightly upward. SSSS- A horizontal slash to the right. SSSSS- A horizontal slash to the left with a little spin move. SSSSSS- A powerful, downward, diagonal slash. T- Forms a ball of ice that explodes and either knocks nearby enemies back or freezes them. ST- A powerful, upward, diagonal slash. SST- First, a downward, diagonal slash, but if continually pressed it goes into a series of 6 alternate slashes using each blade, followed by a powerful last strike. SSST- A powerful, horizontal slash. SSSST- Cao Pi slams both blades into the ground sending a wave of energy up all around him which knocks all nearby enemies into the air. SSSSST- A powerful, downward, diagonal slash. Running Attack (S while running)- Cao Pi spins around and performs a slashing attack. Jump Attack (X,S)- Cao Pi spins around and slashes downward. Jump Charge Attack (X,S,T)- Cao Pi spins around and gives 3 alternate strikes. Horse Attack (S while mounted)- A series of downward strikes. Horse Charge Attack (S,T while mounted)- Cao Pi uses both blades for a powerful slash on each side. Horse Musou Attack (O while mounted and with full Musou Gauge)- Cao Pi uses a series of quicker, more powerful, downward strikes. Musou Attack (O with full Musou Gauge)- Cao Pi slashes with each individual blade followed by a spin attack with both blades together. True Musou Attack (O with full Musou Gauge and Life Meter in red)- Cao Pi alternately uses upward and downward strikes, ending with 2 quick strikes and a spin with a pulse wave. If you pick up an evolution weapon, indicated by a blue circle by the weapon name, you will be able to perform 9 attacks instead of 6. However, you need a full Musou Gauge in order to perform them. The first 5 attacks are the same as mentioned above, but the 6th changes. Here are the evolution attacks. SSSSSS- A downward, diagonal slash. SSSSSSS- A horizontal slash to the right. SSSSSSSS- A horizontal slash to the left going slightly upward. SSSSSSSSS- A powerful, horizontal slash to the right. Cao Pi also receives an extra charge attack after his 9th strike with his evolution weapon. Obviously, you'll need a full Musou Gauge to perform this as well. SSSSSSSSST- Cao Pi releases a red energy orb which will explode with a puff of red smoke, heavily damaging nearby enemies. This orb takes on the properties of the Shadow Orb, therefore it will attempt to instantly kill nearby enemies, but not generals, at the expense of emptying your Musou Gauge. -------------------- ---- Musou Mode ---- -------------------- Cao Pi has 5 levels in his Musou Mode. They are as follows. 1. Battle of Guan Du 2. Battle of Chi Bi 3. Battle of Jie Ting 4. Battle of Wu Zhang Plains 5. Battle of He Fei Castle Completing Cao Pi's Musou Mode unlocks Cao Ren. I will give a basic stage layout for each level as well as my recommendation as to how to complete each level. Each of my strategies were done on the Normal difficulty, and there may be variations to how the battle progresses with each battle, but these strategies' purposes will only be to explain a good way to dominate the map by defeating all officers and taking all bases which should net you a hefty sum of points if you also take time to kill enemy soldiers. --------------------- - Battle of Guan Du - --------------------- Cao Cao's Forces VS Yuan Shao's Forces Conditions: Victory: Defeat Yuan Shao Defeat: Cao Cao is defeated or Guan Du Castle is taken -Cao Cao's Forces- -Yuan Shao's Forces- Cao Cao Yuan Shao -Guo Jia -Tian Feng Xiahou Dun -Guo Tu Cao Pi -Ju Shou -Yu Jin Zhang He -Yue Jin -Gao Lan Guan Yu Zhen Ji Liu Yan Liu Bei -Jia Xu -Jian Yong Li Dian Yan Liang Cao Hong -Han Meng Zhu Ling Wen Chou -Lu Wei Kuang Yuan Tan -Gao Gan -Xun Chen Yuan Xi -Lu Kuang Yuan Shang -Lu Xiang Chunyu Qiong When the stage starts a scene will play with Cao Cao riding out his camp and Cao Pi will ask him if that is safe, but he'll ride out anyways with Guan Yu. Once you begin, head straight and capture the gate. Then go north and capture the enemy base and defeat Lu Kuang. Then take the other base, a little north from there. Guan Yu should kill Yan Liang around this point. Head towards Zhen Ji and when you encounter her, you will get a scene with Cao Pi trying to convince Zhen Ji to join him. Then defeat Zhen Ji. Guan Yu should hear of Liu Bei's whereabouts around now and both he and Liu Bei will pull back. Now take the nearby gate and defeat Yuan Xi. Take the path towards the east and defeat Lu Wei Kuang. Capture the base to the north and defeat Wen Chou. Yuan Shao will order the Wu Chao supply depot to open. Go inside and pick up the Musou Wine from one of the barrels behind Chunyu Qiong. Then defeat Chunyu Qiong. Afterwards, a scene will play with Yuan Shao and Wu Chao will be up in flames. Exit and take the nearby gate and base and defeat Xun Chen. Zhang He should defect to your side around this point. Yuan Shao's forces' morale will plummet and his officers will begin to drop like flies. Defeat any you are able to and take any bases and gates that are left over. Don't forgot about Jian Yong and Liu Bei in the northeast corner. Your forces won't advance toward them. Go up and defeat them. Afterwards, Guan Yu will withdraw. Now head into Yuan Shao's camp and defeat Tian Feng, Guo Tu, Ju Shou, and then finish off Yuan Shao. -------------------- - Battle of Chi Bi - -------------------- Cao Cao's Forces VS Allied Forces Conditions: Victory: Defeat Sun Quan Defeat: Cao Cao is defeated -Cao Cao's Forces- -Allied Forces- Cao Cao Zhou Yu -Jia Xu -Ding Feng -Man Chong -Zhang Cheng Xiahou Yuan -Zhu Zhi -Zhu Ling Zhou Tai -Cai Mao -Zhu Ran Zhen Ji -Han Dang -Yu Jin -Chen Wu Cao Pi Zhuge Liang -Yue Jin Cheng Pu Zhang Liao -Quan Zong -Wen Pin -Zhu Huan Pang Tong Pan Zhang Cao Zhen -Xu Sheng Cao Xiu -Jiang Qin -Cheng Yu Reinforcements- Zhuge Jin -Dong Xi Sun Quan -Lu Su A scene will play where Cao Pi criticizes ho his father chained the ships together. He then decides to clean up after him. Go straight forward and defeat Chen Wu and take the gate near him. Pang Tong will defect to the Allied Forces around this point. The bridges connecting Wu's ships and your ships will collapse. Go and defeat Han Dang. Now circle back up and defeat Zhu Huan and Quan Zong. Then go south and capture the gate and defeat Cheng Pu. Zhou Yu will now send Huang Gai to initiate the fire attack. Chase after him and defeat Huang Gai before he reaches his destination. Now that the fire attack has failed, Zhuge Liang will retreat. Now, defeat Zhu Ran and then Zhou Tai. Take the gate in the center and defeat Zhang Cheng. Defeat Pang Tong and take the gate near him. Now head down the western path and defeat Xu Sheng, Jiang Qin, Pan Zhang, and take the gate in the bottom corner. Then head onto the ships and take the gate in the south. Now go and defeat Ding Feng and Zhu Zhi. Zhuge Jin and Sun Quan will arrive as reinforcements for the Allied Forces. Defeat Lu Su and then head over to Zhuge Jin and defeat him and Dong Xi. Now get Zhou Yu out of the way and defeat him. Then head over to Sun Quan, take the gate, and defeat him. ---------------------- - Battle of Jie Ting - ---------------------- Wei Forces VS Shu Forces Conditions: Victory: Defeat Ma Su Defeat: Cao Pi or Sima Yi is defeated -Wei Forces- -Shu Forces- Cao Pi Ma Su -Wang Shuang -Li Yan Sima Yi -Jian Yong -Sima Zhao -Chen Shi Zhang He Jiang Wei -Sun Li -Zhang Yi Zhen Ji Wang Ping Cao Zhen -Guan Xing Gao Xiang -Liao Hua Ma Dai Zhang Bao Reinforcements- Wei Yan Xing Cai Ma Chao Zhuge Liang First, a scene plays where Sima Yi criticizes Ma Su's abilities and sends Zhang He to battle. Begin by defeating Liao Hua and Gao Xiang. Then take the gate in the center area and pick up the Musou Wine from one of the barrels next to it. Then go and defeat Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, and Wang Ping and take that gate. Now the mountain summit will be surrounded, so go and defeat Li Yan, Jian Yong, and Chen Shi, then take out Ma Su and take his base. The stage is not over yet. Now go and defeat Zhang Yi and Ma Dai. Then run back over to Jiang Wei and defeat him. If Shu's reinforcements have not yet arrived, take the remaining gates while you wait for them. Wei Yan, Xing Cai, Ma Chao, and Zhuge Liang will begin to show up. Defeat them as they come and that will complete the stage. ----------------------------- - Battle of Wu Zhang Plains - ----------------------------- Wei Forces VS Shu Forces Conditions: Victory: Defeat Zhuge Liang Defeat: Cao Pi is defeated or the main camp is taken -Wei Forces- -Shu Forces- Cao Pi Zhuge Liang Sima Yi Jiang Wei -Guo Huai -Jiang Wan -Xiahou He -Yang Yi Cao Ren Yue Ying Xiahou Ba -Gao Xiang Xiahou Hui -Chen Shi Xiahou Wei Wei Yan Xiahou Mao -Li Yan -Guan Xing Reinforcements- -Zhang Bao Zhong Hui Wang Ping -Deng Ai Liao Hua Liu Ye -Fei Yi Ma Dai Reinforcements- -Zhang Yi Jian Yong Guan Suo First, there's a scene where Cao Pi kills some Shu soldiers and says that he'll destroy Shu for good. Head straight and defeat Zhang Bao. Then defeat Guan Xing and take the attack base near him. Zhong Hui and Deng Ai should arrive at this point and Zhang Yi will ambush them. Defeat Zhang Yi and take all the bases and gates in that western area. Capture the other attack base in the center. Defeat Li Yan and occupy the gate near him. Defeat Wei Yan, Ma Dai, and Wang Ping. Zhuge Liang should then die and Jiang Wei will take command of the Shu army. Travel down the eastern path and take all the gates and bases along that path. Also seal off the enemy supply line and defeat Gao Xiang. Jian Yong will arrive as you are doing all this and the enemy will unleash their Arbalests. Guan Suo will also then arrive. Defeat Yue Ying and take the gate down there. Then take the enemy base just northwest of that area. Liu Ye will arrive around this time. Head toward the Shu camp from the western path and take the base and gate over there. Defeat Jiang Wan and Yang Yi and take the gate inside the Shu camp and the one just outside. Then eliminate Jiang Wei to complete the stage. --------------------------- - Battle of He Fei Castle - --------------------------- Wei Forces VS Wu Forces Conditions: Victory: Defeat Sun Quan Defeat: Cao Pi is defeated -Wei Forces- -Wu Forces- Cao Pi Sun Quan -Zhen Ji -Zhuge Jin Sima Yi -Zhuge Luo -Xin Pi Lu Xun -Jia Kui -Zhu Zhi Xu Zhu -Han Dang -Wen Pin -Zhou Fang Cao Xiu Taishi Ci Sun Li -Quan Zong -Zhu Huan Reinforcements- Zhou Tai Man Chong Cheng Pu -Ding Feng -Xu Sheng -Ma Zhong Reinforcements- Jiang Qin -Chen Wu Pan Zhang -Dong Xi Sun Shao -Zhang Cheng Cao Pi comments on Sima Yi's command of the army and leaves it to him for now. Begin by taking the gate and defeating Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Ma Zhong. Then take nearby gate. Defeat Cheng Pu and take the gate near him. Go back inside the castle and defeat Zhou Fang, Zhu Zhu, and Han Dang. Jiang Qin and Pan Zhang will arrive for Wu and Man Chong will arrive for Wei. Defeat Lu Xun and take the gate near him. Go back inside the castle and capture the other gate in there. Sun Shao will arrive around this point. Defeat Chen Wu and Jiang Qin. Defeat Zhu Huan, Quan Zong, and Taishi Ci. Defeat Dong Xi and Pan Zhang and occupy the gates on Wu's ships. Defeat Zhang Cheng and Sun Shao. Defeat Zhou Tai. Defeat Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Luo and occupy the gate. Then defeat Sun Quan. And thus ends the Musou of Cao Pi. Congratulations! Now enjoy his ending movie, A Second Chance. ^_^ ----------------- ---- Weapons ---- ----------------- Cao Pi uses two blades as his weapon which he will either used joined together or separately as swords. Twin Blade --Power- 3 --Attacks- 4 Dual Fang --Power- 7 --Attacks- 5 Pure Havoc --Power- 11 --Attacks- 6 Chaos --Power- 34 --Attacks- 6 --Musou Charge Lvl 15 --Defense Lvl 15 --Musou Lvl 19 --Speed Lvl 19 --Attack Lvl 15 --------------- Obtaining Chaos --------------- You must play as Cao Pi at the "Battle of Wu Zhang Plains" stage in either Musou Mode or Free Mode on Hard difficulty. I reccomend you do this in Musou Mode. It makes it slightly easier since it is his fourth stage. First, you must defeat any 3 generals quickly. This does not include subgenerals. There should be 4 in the middle, they should be good targets. I recommend Wei Yan, Ma Dai, and Wang Ping. Around this point, Zhuge Liang will die. Now you should go and seal off the enemy supply route and then use your time to capture enemy bases and gates. Soon, Jiang Wei will launch the Arbalest units out at your army. Now, run up there and destroy all the Arbalest units. The Special Item Box will appear right in the middle of that central platform near you. Pick up the weapon box and finish the stage. Cao Ren also must not be defeated and you, as Cao Pi, must be the one to destroy every Arbalest. ---------------- ---- Movies ---- ---------------- This section tells how to unlock the movies during Cao Pi's Musou Mode. The Movies can be accessed through the Options menu. I shall also give a description of what happens during these movies. ------ Events ------ Facing an Old Friend - Unlocks before the "Battle of Guan Du" stage. Guan Yu and Xiahou Dun are sparring and Cao Cao walks up and comments on Xiahou Dun's skills. Xiahou Dun then asks if they will be leaving soon and Cao Cao says yes and that they will leave to attack Yuan Shao and that this includes Guan Yu. Guan Yu then accepts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Me, Myself, and I - Unlocks before the "Battle of He Fei Castle" stage. Wu's fleet is approaching He Fei Castle. Sima Yi says Wu is finished once this battle is over and that Cao Pi's father's dream shall be realized. Cao Pi then holds his weapon to Sima Yi's throat. He says his father's ambition means nothing to him and that this land is his and his alone. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Shooting Star- Unlocks before the "Battle of Wu Zhang Plains" stage. Cao Ren is fighting enemy soldiers and says that he can no longer put up with Shu's ramblings of virtue. Sima Yi says that it won't last long and Zhuge Liang, along with Shu, will fall in this battle. Cao Ren then tells the army that victory shall be their's. ------------ Ending - Wei ------------ Cao Pi - A Second Chance - Unlocks once you complete Cao Pi's Musou Mode. Cao Pi and Sima Yi are walking down a road. A man bows as they pass. Cao Pi says that sometime soon the land will be in chaos again or their kingdom shall simply be taken away and that this is the time to form a kingdom they can be proud of. Sima Yi doesn't understand what he means. Cao Pi then says that if anything should happen to him, Sima Yi can do as he pleases. ---------------- ---- Models ---- ---------------- Like all characters, Cao Pi has alternate models. They are achieved as your character advances in rank and achieves a certain amount of points. Cao Pi has 4 different models like everyone else. Model 1 This is Cao Pi's default model. He wears a blue outfit with light, gray battle armor and a blue cape. He has long, brown hair tied into a ponytail. Unlocked- Already unlocke by default Model 2 This is the same thing as Cao Pi's first model, but there are some color variations. Instead of blue and gray, it's more white and silver. Unlocked- Once you achieve 6000 points Model 3 This is basically the same outfit as his first two models except it's a purple outfit with yellow armor and a red cape. And his hair is now tied up at the crown of his head and he also wears a crown. Unlocked- Once you achieve 20000 points Model 4 This is the same thing as Cao Pi's third model except the color is yellow. Unlocked- Once you achieve 20000 points ----------------- ---- Credits ---- ----------------- Credits to Koei, W-Omega Force, and any others involved in the making of this great game. Kongming's Archives (www.kongming.net)- Some information on Cao Pi's bio. EChang- Cao Pi's 4th Weapon Adam Berg- Cao Pi's 4th Weapon Tynan Mather- Spelling Errors Jonathan Leung- Cao Pi's Move Set ------------------------ ---- Update History ---- ------------------------ April 3 Version .80- Original layout. April 7 Version .80- Finished Cao Pi's moveset. Edited, his 4th weapon. September 20 Version .85- Finished Cao Pi's bio and altered his 4th weapon information a bit. Added the Battle of Guan Du. September 21 Version .90- Added the Battle of Chi Bi and the Battle of Jie Ting. September 24 Version 1- Completed Cao Pi's Musou Mode and added the Models section. This guide is basically complete now. I don't really see any need for anything else to be added, however, I may make updates on spelling or grammar mistakes or just slight variations to certain things. April 11 Version 1- Added an extra bit of information on the energy orb Cao Pi emits after his evolution attacks. ---------------------- ---- Contact Info ---- ---------------------- If you have found any errors, information, questions, or suggestions please e-mail me at jiyu_aifu@yahoo.com. Make sure you put in a subject and mention that the game is Dynasty Warriors 5 and Cao Pi is who you're referring to. Also write your e-mail so it can be read without any problems. 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