andatory criteria: Must be using the EX character playing on Hard and above,

can be done in Story or Free Mode but must choose the

correct faction.
Note: All these conditions listed below are KOEI's official conditions,
I have added the path that you should be playing for stages that have
multiple paths (which KOEI did not indicate).
V1.1: Weapon Box location added.
V1.2: Added 5 new characters from the expansion.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Xiahou Dun
Battle of Fan Castle - Wei Forces
Prevent the defection of Yu Jin, Hu Xiu and Fu Fang before
assisting Fan Castle.
Weapon Box: South east of Xiahou Dun's starting location, near the area north
of the bridge.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:
Weapon Box:

Dian Wei
Battle of Wan Castle
Escape from Wan Castle within 8 minutes.
At the south east garrison on the battlefield.

Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Sima Yi
Pursuit at Wuzhang Plains
Defeat 300 members of the Shu Forces, including Zhao Zhi, Zhang Ni
[Zhang Yi] and Du Rui.
Weapon Box: From the pavilion, take the south wooden path then head west, it
is near the end of the wooden path.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Zhang Liao
Battle of Hefei - Wei Forces
Defeat Zhou Tai and Lu Meng within 12 minutes of starting the
battle.
Weapon Box: Near the center of Sun Quan's main camp.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Cao Cao
Battle of Baidi Castle
Open the gates to Baidi Castle within 14 minutes of starting the
battle.
Weapon Box: Inside Baidi Castle's southern area, near the dead end.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Zhou Yu
Battle of Nanjun - Sun Quan's Forces
Personally rescue Gan Ning within 5 minutes of starting the
battle.
Weapon Box: Inside the west garrison right outside Cao Ren's main camp.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Lu Xun
Battle of Yiling - Wu Forces
Defeat Liu Bei (1st time) within 5 minutes of Lu Xun giving the
order after Liu Bei's whereabouts become unknown.
Weapon Box: The north east corner of the battlefield.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Sun Shangxiang
Battle of Xiangyang - Sun Jian's Forces
Launch an assault on Xiangyang Castle and defeat Lu Gong within 2
minutes from when Sun Jian gives the order to attack.
Weapon Box: Small alley at the north east corner of the Xiangyang Castle.

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Condition:
Weapon Box:

Gan Ning
Battle of Hefei - Wu Forces [Zhou Yu]
Defeat Li Dian and Yue Jin before the ram is destroyed.
At the top of Hefei Castle's western wall.

Character:
Stage:
Condition:
battle.
Weapon Box:

Sun Jian
Assault on Xuchang - Wu Forces
Carry out the fire attack within 12 minutes of starting the
Near Xu Huang's starting location, in the center of the town.

Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Zhao Yun
Battle of Yiling - Shu Forces
Prevent the Wu Forces' plot and defeat Ling Tong, Gan Ning and
Zhou Tai within 9 minutes of Liu Bei giving the order to begin.
Weapon Box: Inside the path where Han Dang is walking towards to carry out the
fire attack.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Guan Yu
Battle of Hulao Gate - Liu Bei's Forces
Defeat Hua Xiong and Lu Bu within 14 minutes of starting the
battle.
Weapon Box: Along the burning alleyway inside Luoyang.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:
Weapon Box:

Zhang Fei
Battle of Changban
Defeat Jia Xu without having a single peasant escape.
On Changban Bridge.

Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Zhuge Liang
Battle of Chibi - Liu Bei's Forces
Prevent the Wei officers from entering the prayer ceremony
location until the ceremony is complete.
Weapon Box: Along the curved pathway towards the boat on the south.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Liu Bei
Defense of Xu Province
Prevent Zhang Liao and Xu Huang from entering Xu Province Castle
and defeat all of the fire attack units before they can set the
fire attack.
Weapon Box: Inside the garrison near the center of the battlefield.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:
Weapon Box:

Diaochan
Eliminate Dong Zhuo
Defeat Zhang Liao within 8 minutes of starting the battle.
Near Dong Zhuo's starting location.

Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Lu Bu
Xiapi Defensive Battle
Rescue Song Xian, Hou Cheng and Wei Xu, and prevent them from
defecting.
Weapon Box: Near the north east reinforcement gate on the battlefield.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Xu Zhu
Battle of Chibi - Cao Cao's Forces [Cao Pi]
Defeat Gan Ning within 7 minutes of starting the battle.

Weapon Box: South east of where Xu Zhu alights from the boat.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Xiahou Yuan
Escape from Luoyang
Arrive at the siege weapon testing grounds without Lu Bu smashing
a single gate.
Weapon Box: At the south of the castle there are 2 stairways that lead to dead
ends, take the eastern stairway to the dead end.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Xu Huang
Imperial Escort
Help the carriage break through the gates within 5 minutes after
Yuan Shu seals the gates.
Weapon Box: After passing through Yuan Shu's gate, north of the reinforcement
gate nearby, along the right side wall where the path divides.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Zhang He
Battle of Mt. Dingjun - Wei Forces
Defeat Zhao Yun, Ma Dai and Zhang Bao within 8 minutes of starting
the battle.
Weapon Box: In the center of the wooden path east of Zhuge Liang's main camp.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Cao Ren
Battle of Xu Province
Capture the catapults before they start attacking the capital, and
defeat Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun before they can reach the main camp.
Weapon Box: Near the dead end of the north east path on the battlefield.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Cao Pi
Battle of Guandu
Carry out the fire attack without a single officer of Cao Cao's
Forces being forced to escape.
Weapon Box: At the north west corner of Yuan Shao's castle.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:
Weapon Box:

Taishi Ci
Pursuit at Shouchun
Defeat Jia Xu's unit before it can enter the Wu Forces' main camp.
The garrison north of the center garrison on the battlefield.

Character:
Stage:
Condition:
Weapon Box:

Lu Meng
Battle of Fan Castle - Wu Forces
Defeat Guan Yu (1st time) within 3 minutes of starting the battle.
The north east area near Guan Yu's starting location, near the
bridge.

Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Huang Gai
Battle of Chibi - Sun Quan's Forces
Defeat the 8 officers of the Wei Forces' vanguard before they can
enter the allied main camp.
Weapon Box: North of the boat that Huang Gai is going to ride together with
Han Dang, can be missed if Huang Gai has already rode the boat to
Cao Cao's ships.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Zhou Tai
Battle of Shiting - Wu Forces
Defeat Sima Shi and Sima Zhao within 2 minutes and 30 seconds of
the successful use of the false surrender plot.

Weapon Box: Near Dai Ling's location when he appears as Sima Yi's
reinforcement.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Ling Tong
Battle of Ruxukou - Wu Forces
Capture all of the Wei garrisons within 5 minutes and 40 seconds
of Lu Meng giving the order to capture them.
Weapon Box: Right at the center of Wei's southern garrisons.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Sun Ce
Conquest of Wujun - Sun Ce's Forces
Defeat Taishi Ci (1st time, 2nd time) within 5 minutes of starting
the battle.
Weapon Box: Inside the southern garrison at the south of the battlefield.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Sun Quan
Battle of Liang Province - Coalition Forces
Defeat Ma Chao, Ma Dai and Han Sui without a single officer of Wu
being defeated.
Weapon Box: South of the center of the battlefield, inside the garrison.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:
Weapon Box:

Ma Chao
Ambush at Chang'an - Shu Forces
Find the maiden's sister within 5 minutes of starting the battle.
East of Cai Wenji's location, two rooms away.

Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Huang Zhong
Battle of Mt. Dingjun - Shu Forces
Defeat Cao Zhen, Wang Yi, Xu Huang, Cao Zhang and Du Xi, and
arrive at Mt. Tiandang before the Wei Forces' main unit arrives.
Weapon Box: The garrison west of Cao Cao's main camp.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Wei Yan
Battle of the Wuzhang Plains
Defeat Sima Shi and Sima Zhao within 12 minutes of starting the
battle.
Weapon Box: The area east of Liu Shao's starting location.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Guan Ping
Pacification of Nanzhong
Defeat Yang Feng and capture the catapult support base within 5
minutes of starting the battle.
Weapon Box: At the reinforcement gate east of Yang Feng's starting location.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Pang Tong
Battle of Chengdu - Liu Bei's Forces
Carry out the surprise attack and capture Luo Castle within 5
minutes of starting the battle.
Weapon Box: North of Li Yan's starting location.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Dong Zhuo
Chase at Hulao Gate
Defeat Yuan Shao within 7 minutes of Luoyang erupting in flames
without losing a single officer from Dong Zhuo's Forces.
Weapon Box: Near the reinforcement gate south west of Yuan Shao's starting
location.

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Condition:

Yuan Shao
Skirmish at Guandu
Prevent the withdrawal of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei and prevent Zhenji
and Zhang He from defecting.
Weapon Box: The north west garrison outside Yuan Shao's castle.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:
Weapon Box:

Zhang Jiao
Yellow Turban Conflict
Defeat Huangfu Song without losing a single Yellow Turban officer.
At the south west corner of the battlefield.

Character:
Stage:
Condition:
Weapon Box:

Zhenji
Uprising at Xuchang
Encounter Zuo Ci again within 8 minutes after he appears.
At Zhenji's starting location.

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Xiaoqiao
Assault at Xinye
Rescue the strange animals before Sun Quan can reach the first
checkpoint.
Weapon Box: After the first checkpoint, the path divides 3 ways, take the path
towards a dead end.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Yueying
Battle of Jieting - Shu Forces
Defeat 300 enemies and force Xiang Lang, Cao Xiang and Liao Hua to
retreat to the Shu Forces' main camp within 5 minutes of starting
the battle.
Weapon Box: Garrison east of Zhang He's starting location.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Meng Huo
Rescue at Baidi Castle
Defeat 3 of the following officers with a ballista within 8
minutes of starting the battle: Chen Jiao, Chen Wei, Cao Zhang or
Wang Shuang.
Weapon Box: The north area right outside Baidi Castle's wall.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Cai Wenji
Campaign for Jianye - Wei Forces
Defeat Lu Xun's and Lu Meng's assault unit before it can reach Cao
Cao's main camp.
Weapon Box: Near Lu Su's starting location.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Daqiao
Defeat Yu Ji [Gan Ji]
Defeat Yu Ji [Gan Ji] (1st time, 2nd time) within 8 minutes of
starting the battle.
Weapon Box: At the same area where Gan Ji appears for the 2nd time.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Jiang Wei
Invasion of Luoyang - Shu Forces
Escape Luoyang Castle within 10 minutes of the Luoyang main gates
closing.
Weapon Box: South east corner of the battlefield.
Character:
Stage:

Jia Xu
Battle of Xiapi

Condition: Defeat Chen Gong without losing a single Wei officer.

Weapon Box: Near the reinforcement gate next to Lu Bu's starting location.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Sima Shi
Guanqiu Jian & Wen Qin's Rebellion - Wei Forces
Return to the Wei Forces' main camp within 1 minute of Wen Yang's
surprise attack.
Weapon Box: The area where Wen Yang makes his surprise attack on the top of
the cliff.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Sima Zhao
Battle of Chengdu - Sima Zhao's Forces
Defeat Guan Suo and Jiang Wei in Chengdu Castle within 7 minutes
after Liu Shan temporarily withdraws.
Weapon Box: In the middle of the alleyway in the center of Chengdu Castle.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Deng Ai
Battle of Jiange - Deng Ai's Forces
Ensure the success of the decoy strategy and defeat Jiang Wei in
the main camp within 8 minutes of starting the battle.
Weapon Box: After the bottom half of the battlefield appears on the map,
north west area next the south east garrison on the battlefield.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Wang Yuanji
Battle of Jianye - Sima Zhao's Forces
Arrive at Sun Xiu's side within 8 minutes of Jianye Castle opening
its gates.
Weapon Box: Right outside the throne room, on the left corner of the walkway.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Zhong Hui
Battle of Taoyang - Sima Zhao's Forces
Defeat Hu Ji, Liao Hua and Zhang Yi within 5 minutes after Xiahou
Ba begins withdrawing.
Weapon Box: At the north west corner of the battlefield.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Zhuge Dan
Battle of New Hefei Castle - Sima Shi's Forces
Lure out Zhuge Ke from the main camp within 5 minutes after the
gates to New Hefei Castle open.
Weapon Box: In the west garrison right next to New Hefei Castle's south west
area.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Xiahou Ba
Capture of Chengdu - Sima Shi's Forces
Defeat Guan Suo and Guan Yinping before they can enter the Wei
Forces' main camp.
Weapon Box: At the center of the battlefield.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Guo Huai
Xiahou Ba's Journey
Defeat all of the Shu officers along the way and successfully
block the path twice within 8 minutes of starting the battle.
Weapon Box: Near Jiang Wei's starting location, towards the path to the dead
end.
Character:
Stage:

Ding Feng
Battle of Guangling - Wu Forces

Condition:

Successfully carry out the surprise attack and defeat Sima Yi

within 9 minutes.
Weapon Box: Along the stairway south of Zhang Liao's starting location.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Liu Shan
Capture of Wei - Shu Forces
Defeat Zhang Liao, Li Dian and Yue Jin within 10 minutes of
starting the battle.
Weapon Box: East of Jia Kui's starting location.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:
Weapon Box:

Xingcai
Battle of Tianshui - Shu Forces
Capture both Anding and Nan'an before Jiang Wei can reach them.
On the pathway west of Tianshui Castle, head south towards the
closed gate.

Character:
Stage:
Condition:
Weapon Box:

Lianshi
Battle of New Hefei Castle - Wu Forces
Defeat Man Chong before he arrives in the Wu Forces' main camp.
Inside New Hefei Castle's south east area where 2 ballistae are
located next to each other.

Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Ma Dai
Battle of the Wuzhang Plains
Complete your withdrawal without a single Shu officer being
defeated.
Weapon Box: Near Wang Ping's starting location.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Zhurong
Nanzhong Rescue Mission
After rescuing King Mulu, rescue Meng Huo before King Mulu appears
again.
Weapon Box: At the north west garrison on the battlefield.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Guan Suo
Battle of Fan Castle - Shu Forces [Guan Ping]
Personally defeat all of the Wu officers within 5 minutes after
the Wu Forces arrive.
Weapon Box: South east of Cao Ren's location, near the closed gate.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Bao Sanniang
Pacification of Nanzhong
Defeat Meng Huo, after he appears in the center of the
battlefield, within 8 minutes of starting the battle.
Weapon Box: The north west area right outside Meng Huo's main camp.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Pang De
Pursuit at Nanjun
Defeat Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun within 8 minutes of
starting the battle.
Weapon Box: From Guan Yu's starting location, head south, east, north then
east into the small area occupied by no one.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Wang Yi
Battle of Tong Gate - Cao Cao's Forces
Enter the Coalition Forces' main camp within 8 minutes of Ma
Chao's surprise attack on the main camp.

Weapon Box: The east area after passing through the third gate.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:
Weapon Box:

Guo Jia
Battle of Xinye - Cao Cao's Forces
Defeat Xu Shu within 8 minutes of starting the battle.
Inside the left entrance of the south side of the Eight Gates
Formation.

Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Xu Shu
Battle of Xinye - Liu Bei's Forces
Defeat Cao Ren, Yue Jin, Li Dian and Zhang He within 8 minutes of
starting the battle.
Weapon Box: Inside the bottom entrance of the east side of the Eight Gates
Formation.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Zuo Ci
Phantoms of Xuchang
Successfully place 3 of the altars and defeat Sima Yi without a
single phantom officer being defeated.
Weapon Box: Near Dong Zhao's starting location, at the south east corner of
the town.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Yue Jin
Battle of Yan Province - Cao Cao's Forces
Reach the northern river bank within 5 minutes of starting the
battle.
Weapon Box: On top of the cliff on the west side of the battlefield.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Li Dian
Battle of Hulao Gate - Cao Cao's Forces
Break through Hulao Gate without a single Coalition officer being
defeated.
Weapon Box: In the garrison south of Zhang Liao's ambush location.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Lu Su
Battle of Runan - Wu Forces
Defeat Zhang Chunhua and Wang Yuanji within 8 minutes of starting
the battle.
Weapon Box: West of Sima Zhao's wall of arbalests.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Han Dang
Defense of Jiangxia - Wu Forces
Successfully maintain the defensive lines without losing either of
the eastern garrisons.
Weapon Box: At the garrison where Sun Quan appears as reinforcement.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Guan Xing
Battle of Chencang - Shu Forces
Defeat Xiahou Wei before word of the Wei Forces' infiltration of
the castle can spread.
Weapon Box: On the north west corner on the top of Chencang Castle's wall.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Zhang Bao
Battle of Lukou - Shu Forces
Prevent all of the enemy fire attacks within 7 minutes of starting
the battle.
Weapon Box: East of the south reinforcement gate on the battlefield, at the

end of the path that leads to the top of a cliff.

Character:
Stage:
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Guan Yinping
Battle of Fan Castle - Shu Forces [Xu Shu]
Personally defeat all of the Wu officers within 4 minutes of the
arrival of the Wu Forces.
Weapon Box: The south east area outside Cao Ren's main camp, next to the gate.
Character:
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Condition:

Jia Chong
Final Conflict at Chibi - Sima Shi's Forces
Seize the Coalition Forces' ballistae before they can be used to
defeat a Wei officer.
Weapon Box: Near Dong Jue's starting location.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:
Weapon Box:

Wen Yang
Defend Chengdu - Sima Shi's Forces
Defeat Meng Huo without the central garrison erupting in flames.
Inside the garrison south east of the central garrison.

Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Zhang Chunhua
Defeat the Rebels - Sima Yi's Forces
Defeat Zhong Chan and Zhong Yao [Liu Yao] within 5 minutes of
starting the battle.
Weapon Box: Near Zhong Yi's starting location.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Yu Jin
Defense of Fan Castle [XL Only]
Carry out the Wei Forces' water attack within 9 minutes of
starting the battle.
Weapon Box: Near the entrance to Lu Meng's starting location.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:
Weapon Box:

Zhu Ran
Pursuit at Yiling [XL Only]
Defeat Zhang Bao within 15 minutes of starting the battle.
At the cross junction near the fire attack location.

Character:
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Condition:
Weapon Box:

Fa Zheng
Defense of Mt. Dingjun [XL Only]
Carry out the plot within 8 minutes of starting the battle.
At the garrison defended by Wang Shuang, south of Mt. Dingjun.

Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Chen Gong
Capture of Puyang [XL Only]
Carry out Tian family's false letter [plot] within 9 minutes of
starting the battle.
Weapon Box: At the top of the map, near the center right reinforcement gate.
Character:
Stage:
Condition:

Lu Lingqi
Looting of Xiapi [XL Only]
Before descending to the walls of Liu Bei's Xiapi Castle,
annihilate Liu Bei's 5 officers lured out by the diversion.
Weapon Box: Bottom left corner outside Xiapi Castle.