When Koei Tecmo first added Xu Shu in Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires, it placed him in affiliation with Liu Bei and his Shu Kingdom. However, the strategist historically only assisted Liu Bei for a brief period before he was forced to serve under Cao Cao and his eventual Wei Kingdom. Dynasty Warriors 8 and 9 featured hypothetical scenarios where Xu Shu managed to stay with Liu Bei, so long-time series players may wonder whether a similar scenario exists in Dynasty Warriors Origins or not.
The answer to this question is, unfortunately, a No: There is no way for Xu Shu to stay with Liu Bei in Dynasty Warriors Origins. No matter what the player does in Liu Bei’s story route, Xu Shu will eventually leave his side and join Cao Cao.
At some point after the Battle of Xinye stage, Xu Shu will ask you a hypothetical question that alludes to his actual situation. However, no matter which answer you choose, his final decision will not change. Even when you choose the “No” answer in an attempt to dissuade him, he would only have a brief response before all answer branches converge into the same single conclusion. Your performance at the preceding Battle of Xinye will not matter either, regardless of whether you faithfully followed his orders or not.
As a side note, Liu Bei’s story route does have an alternate branch leading to the True Ending in a similar fashion to Cao Cao and the Sun family. However, it does not involve any efforts to make Xu Shu remain in Liu Bei’s faction. As such, we will explain the methods required to get it at another place.
Dynasty Warriors Origins is available worldwide on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC.
Published: Jan 21, 2025 07:15 pm