The reason why I love Dynasty Warriors so much is because of these kinds of moments. In a world filled entirely with nothing but badasses, there are still those that manage to stand out in the best way possible. Great video, great games.
Dude by the time Lu Bu came up at #2 I was thinking, "Wait there's no way he forgot about Xiahou Dun getting shot in the eye, eating it, then carrying on like the badass he is. Well deserved #1 spot! Great list, but I'd also put Sima Yi staring down Lu Xun's archer's arrow without flinching as it wounds him in 3. That's got to be in my top three. Only time the series shows blood and it worked so damn well! So many badass moments in these games it's hard to pick. By the way the new transitions and editing are SLICK
Very solid list. Was expecting Huang Gai lighting Cao Cao's fleet on fire at Chi Bi to make the list. In Dynasty Warriors 9, it was accompanied with one of the very few times when the English dub actually nailed the delivery. "Cao Cao! On behalf of the entire Sun family, I've come to offer you OUR WARMEST GREETINGS!!!! HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!"
I can't say I'm surprised that Zhang Liao would end up being most of the moments on a list like this, he is without a doubt one of the most badass characters in all of dynasty warriors hell in all of the three kingdoms era even so it makes sense for him to have so many moments of badassary.
one of the most badass moments is at the Ending of Wei when Cao Pi goes to greet his men with Zhenji, and Sima Yi dose that evil stare at them with that sadistic music, and as Cao Pi turns around, Sima Yi is standing normally, giving you the foreshadowing of what Jin's story is to come. 10/10
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Another solid af list! Like I genuinely don’t have a single complaint - cheers to my boy Zhang Liao making so many appearances because he’s a bamf, Sima Yi’s betrayal is chef’s kiss, and cheers to Xiahou Dun beating out Lu Bu’s scary butt because I genuinely didn’t know which way you were gonna lean between the two of them; either way, super stoked with how this list came out! All of the kudos!
"I think Dynasty Warriors 4 is the only real game where they, like, explicitly show him eating it." Did you see what this madman does in his DW1 ending? XD
@@TheNightowlGaming LOL! Nah, they just show the entire thing there, with the eye on an arrow and the eating process itself. Despite the PS1 graphics, it looks quite disturbing if not vomit-inducing 😅
Ah, another relatively quieter day at work ... another good video. Love the way you titled every entry. That's the way, man, expressing your personal opinion on top of the great stuff. 😅👍 A bit of overlapping of stuff, but hey, it's DW, so it's all good. P.S. Played DW5 by 1 character per kingdom, then another character of another kingdom, picking up special items and 4th weapons, but stopped after playing Huang Zhong. Not a fun character in DW5 (I cannot decide between AAC or AAAC combos) and I got his 4th weapon by sheer luck (trading blows with Xiahou Yuan until I accidentally wondered into Zhang He territory, and sort-of accidentally chaining Zhang He once, which almost killed him. And yet Xiahou Yuan ... recovers HP, like another time? Damn.) Even Dong Zhuo is way more fun than Huang Zhong, my god. Well, at least cleared the Shu 5 Tigers, and 4 of each kingdoms. Maybe will pick up at a later time again.
Awesome list! Personally my list would be totally different but I won’t waste time on that. Personally for me Nightowl the intro to each of your numbers for this video I think is your best and I hope you keep it. You saying the cutscene and then showing a video of it is just great! Hope you keep it up man!
Great video brother honestly would love to have a sit down with you to discuss a whole load of dynasty warriors stuff and its history man keep up the videos they sure are improving massively
Yeah i love sitting down and just discussing DW things, if you become a member there's an idea im goin to do eventually with my members where I sit down and talk to them, if they want to
@@TheNightowlGaming Again, maybe cause I'm biased cause Dun was my 1rst character ever. It's the idea of eating one's own away that makes it crazy. Most would just discard it
I saw the comment before it was edited hehe and yeah Sima Shi's eye thing was an illness but the game has it as an injury so it's slightly different :)
How about the scene in DW5 when Liu Bei learns about Guan Yu's death from and injured soldier and decides to go to war against Wu. I know there's no "action" in that scene but man, you can feel the tension, then the music picks up🤘 Zhao Yun trying to stop him. Mmm. Best scene imo. "Vengeance before Virtue" is the name of the scene.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the ships on fire at the battle of Chi Bi. It's one of the most iconic moments in the 3 kingdoms era. The Nanman forces introducing the elephants is also really badass. All the opponents are in awe at that moment.
For me Zhang Liao defending He Fei Castle is what solidified him as one of my favorite Wei officers if not my actual favorite. In DW8: Xtreme Legends his twin axes make any stage really damn easy to clear because of the whirlwind effect. I'd say my top 3 are Zhang Liao defending He Fei, Zhang Fei defending the bridge as Zhaou Yun jumps over him, and Lu Bu at Hu Lao gate. There's a reason why most versions of that stage have Lu Bu as an officer that can kill you in 2-3 hits if you're low leveled
Tbh I always loved Shu's Pov of Guan Yu's death in fan castle in dw 7, 8 and 9, seeing Guan Yu and the rest facing off the armies was really badass for me
2 moments I didn't see here that I enjoyed was Sun Ces clash with L u Bu also another hypothetical path moment but in Dw 8 hypothetical when Liu Bei defeats Cao Cao to to win the war and instead of him joining Liu Bei he just remained in his burning castle brose to Badass he said "I am a man I shall live and die walking my own path " 🔥
I actually like Zhang Liao's dual axes, so not sure why you considered them the weakest of his weapons, unless you meant that game made his weapons crap overall. Can't remember if it was DW8, WO3(or 4), but his moveset with the dual axes was great. Using his one special move that made him attack faster constantly made him a beast.
I have been looking for a game that I remember playing on PS2 exactly like dynasty warriors style but the Characters models are chibi and you play as a group of characters they keep following you and fight along with you. It has been literally years and I still didn't find the name of that game... please does anyone know ?
@@TheNightowlGaming naaah sadly.. I recall it featuring chibi cartoonish/anime characters, yet playing similarly to Dynasty Warriors. You find yourself on an open field battling hordes of enemies, facing everything from giant trolls to generals wielding banners.
Not specific order, here is my favorite moments -DW3 Guan Yu's escape mission Xiahou Dun. After he defeats Guan Yu , Guan Yu says take his head to Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun's response is: "I have no need of your head. Besides your beard is in the way." 😄 -DW8 Lu Bu campaing. Lu Bu's bad ending. Cao Cao cuts Lu Bu's head. -DW7 Hu Lao Gate Wu side. Lu Bu jumps from wall with Red Hare -DW8 Jin hypothetical route final conflict at Chi Bi. Jiang Wei blabbers about benovelence and Sima Yi and his sons calls him imbecile 😄 -DW7 and 8 Guan Yu's death in Wei story. -DW8 Wei story Hu Lao Gate. Dian Wei stops Lu Bu. -DW7 Death of Dian Wei. -DW8 Battle of Tong Gate. Xu Zhu stops Ma Chao. -DW7 Zhang Liao being awesome in He Fei -DW7 Zhang Liao being awesome in Changban
The reason why I love Dynasty Warriors so much is because of these kinds of moments. In a world filled entirely with nothing but badasses, there are still those that manage to stand out in the best way possible. Great video, great games.
Absolutely! Appreciate the kind words, a wholesome comment 🔥💪
Dude by the time Lu Bu came up at #2 I was thinking, "Wait there's no way he forgot about Xiahou Dun getting shot in the eye, eating it, then carrying on like the badass he is. Well deserved #1 spot! Great list, but I'd also put Sima Yi staring down Lu Xun's archer's arrow without flinching as it wounds him in 3. That's got to be in my top three. Only time the series shows blood and it worked so damn well! So many badass moments in these games it's hard to pick.
By the way the new transitions and editing are SLICK
Appreciate it G! Yeah that was the best one
In my opinion, Dynasty warriors 7 has the best character death scenes and overall most of them are very good
1000% Dynasty Warriors deaths were on another level in dw7
And reactions to deaths Liu Beis reactions to the death of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
Very solid list. Was expecting Huang Gai lighting Cao Cao's fleet on fire at Chi Bi to make the list. In Dynasty Warriors 9, it was accompanied with one of the very few times when the English dub actually nailed the delivery. "Cao Cao! On behalf of the entire Sun family, I've come to offer you OUR WARMEST GREETINGS!!!! HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!"
Youre right! That wouldve been a good hm, didnt even think about it, DW9 did it well
Nothing to do with the moment but were you too disappointed with how 9 handled that battle?
I can't say I'm surprised that Zhang Liao would end up being most of the moments on a list like this, he is without a doubt one of the most badass characters in all of dynasty warriors hell in all of the three kingdoms era even so it makes sense for him to have so many moments of badassary.
Dude's a legend!
one of the most badass moments is at the Ending of Wei when Cao Pi goes to greet his men with Zhenji, and Sima Yi dose that evil stare at them with that sadistic music, and as Cao Pi turns around, Sima Yi is standing normally, giving you the foreshadowing of what Jin's story is to come. 10/10
Definitely a top 20 moment if I made the list longer 🔥
another honorable mention: Zuo Ci's scene in the Uprising of Xuchang, his first appearance after three games!
Haha nice 😎
The novel ramped up Zuo Ci's trolling of Cao Cao even more.
This is the best content ever. I love this content. Please keep uploading these videos, they give me a reason to live.
simp
Zhang Liao defending He Fei from Wu forces is just simply *damn* we could've pulled this off, but they got the " I am *HIM* there "
Lol ultimate trap card lol
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Another solid af list! Like I genuinely don’t have a single complaint - cheers to my boy Zhang Liao making so many appearances because he’s a bamf, Sima Yi’s betrayal is chef’s kiss, and cheers to Xiahou Dun beating out Lu Bu’s scary butt because I genuinely didn’t know which way you were gonna lean between the two of them; either way, super stoked with how this list came out! All of the kudos!
Appreciate uuuu 💪
Great list, all fantastic moments and my boys Sima Yi and Zhang Liao making the list, always nice to see.
some of the best moments come from them for sure
Legend has it that Wen Yang was so powerful, Sima Shi gained a new weapon just witnessing him.
he was a beast
Ah yes. The Hulao Gate in DW5.
My first Lu Bu trauma
Haha yezzzzzzzzzir
All these characters are legends
100% so many good characters
"I think Dynasty Warriors 4 is the only real game where they, like, explicitly show him eating it."
Did you see what this madman does in his DW1 ending? XD
i have not 👀👀 what does he throw some seasoning on it first before eating it? lol
@@TheNightowlGaming
LOL!
Nah, they just show the entire thing there, with the eye on an arrow and the eating process itself. Despite the PS1 graphics, it looks quite disturbing if not vomit-inducing 😅
Ah, another relatively quieter day at work ... another good video. Love the way you titled every entry. That's the way, man, expressing your personal opinion on top of the great stuff. 😅👍
A bit of overlapping of stuff, but hey, it's DW, so it's all good.
P.S. Played DW5 by 1 character per kingdom, then another character of another kingdom, picking up special items and 4th weapons, but stopped after playing Huang Zhong. Not a fun character in DW5 (I cannot decide between AAC or AAAC combos) and I got his 4th weapon by sheer luck (trading blows with Xiahou Yuan until I accidentally wondered into Zhang He territory, and sort-of accidentally chaining Zhang He once, which almost killed him. And yet Xiahou Yuan ... recovers HP, like another time? Damn.) Even Dong Zhuo is way more fun than Huang Zhong, my god.
Well, at least cleared the Shu 5 Tigers, and 4 of each kingdoms. Maybe will pick up at a later time again.
Ayeee glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome list! Personally my list would be totally different but I won’t waste time on that. Personally for me Nightowl the intro to each of your numbers for this video I think is your best and I hope you keep it. You saying the cutscene and then showing a video of it is just great! Hope you keep it up man!
Noted! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great list and the transitions are a lot more smooth
Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🙏
Great video brother honestly would love to have a sit down with you to discuss a whole load of dynasty warriors stuff and its history man keep up the videos they sure are improving massively
Yeah i love sitting down and just discussing DW things, if you become a member there's an idea im goin to do eventually with my members where I sit down and talk to them, if they want to
@@TheNightowlGaming that would actually be a very perfect thing I would enjoy that
Great video, really loving the new format for countdowns
Appreciate that very much!
Perfect list Nightowl👏
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You should make a full movie with EVERY cutscene throughout all the games. It was once done but I can’t seem to find those videos anymore.
All the games? Like Empires and Xtreme legends too? That might be interesting
At number 4, you missed out on putting that scene from Zhang Liao before Wu attacked Hefei in DW5
the one where he cuts the bridge?
When the Wei Messenger delivered the info to Zhang Liao
I’m suprised you didn’t include guan yu’s death that was amazing
that was a badass moment
That is so sad too, surrounded by b*tches
I agree with the video on the badass moments in dynasty warriors and sima yu always be my favorite badass in the games hahaha ❤️❤️
haha nice!
Number 0: DW6 lubu stopping the flood using his weapon 🌚.
LOL oh yeah just casually showing how useless the flood was even though it was devastating!
I knew #1 would be #1
Was always my first pic in any Dynasty warriors
Interesting! I dont think many would think of that as #1, I figured most would think about Lu Bu
@@TheNightowlGaming Again, maybe cause I'm biased cause Dun was my 1rst character ever. It's the idea of eating one's own away that makes it crazy. Most would just discard it
@@FrankieGSRK and thats what makes it so crazy!
Sima Shi was shot in the eye by an arrow and didn’t remove it like Xiahou Dun has.
I saw the comment before it was edited hehe and yeah Sima Shi's eye thing was an illness but the game has it as an injury so it's slightly different :)
@@TheNightowlGaming I see.
When I played DW6 with SIMA YI (my favorite ever) I stayed in shock for many many days. That it PURE CINEMA!!
ABSOLUTE INSANITY
Hell yeah, giving Wen Yang some love!
He's dope! He's gonna get some more love in the next top 10 vid 🤙
No doubt that you picked the right #1 and 2! Lu Bu and Xiahou Dun have the best moments. Guan Yu's death in 8 were also a pretty badass moment to me!
yeah it was such great moments !
Great list honorable mention. Pang de, a warriors resolve
For sure!
How about the scene in DW5 when Liu Bei learns about Guan Yu's death from and injured soldier and decides to go to war against Wu. I know there's no "action" in that scene but man, you can feel the tension, then the music picks up🤘 Zhao Yun trying to stop him. Mmm. Best scene imo. "Vengeance before Virtue" is the name of the scene.
Definitely one of the best moments, it made my top 20 best moments from DW5, I think it was top 5? I cant remember
I'm surprised you didn't mention the ships on fire at the battle of Chi Bi. It's one of the most iconic moments in the 3 kingdoms era.
The Nanman forces introducing the elephants is also really badass. All the opponents are in awe at that moment.
@@gk2370 yeah those are some good ones, some good honorable mentions!
For me Zhang Liao defending He Fei Castle is what solidified him as one of my favorite Wei officers if not my actual favorite. In DW8: Xtreme Legends his twin axes make any stage really damn easy to clear because of the whirlwind effect. I'd say my top 3 are Zhang Liao defending He Fei, Zhang Fei defending the bridge as Zhaou Yun jumps over him, and Lu Bu at Hu Lao gate. There's a reason why most versions of that stage have Lu Bu as an officer that can kill you in 2-3 hits if you're low leveled
3 great moments indeed, Liao is my favorite character too
Tbh I always loved Shu's Pov of Guan Yu's death in fan castle in dw 7, 8 and 9, seeing Guan Yu and the rest facing off the armies was really badass for me
definitely cool moments
DW6 Lu Bu deserves a mention. His story ends with him defeating a huge alliance of Wei, Wu, Shu, Yuans, Dong Zhuo AND the Yellow Turbans.
A great moment indeed
2 moments I didn't see here that I enjoyed was Sun Ces clash with L u Bu also another hypothetical path moment but in Dw 8 hypothetical when Liu Bei defeats Cao Cao to to win the war and instead of him joining Liu Bei he just remained in his burning castle brose to Badass he said "I am a man I shall live and die walking my own path " 🔥
Nice! The 2nd one is with Sun Quan, one of my favorite moments that define me as a creator, Check out my musou moment video I talk about it there
@TheNightowlGaming oh yeah your right it is Sun Quan my mistake
The eye escene is even more badass when you know whats hapen to the eye
after he eats that thang yeah crazyyy
"The essence of my father and the blood of my mother, I cannot waste it!"
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late comment, but rumor has it Xiao Dun actually ate his eyeball in history lol.
Yep! lol
I actually like Zhang Liao's dual axes, so not sure why you considered them the weakest of his weapons, unless you meant that game made his weapons crap overall.
Can't remember if it was DW8, WO3(or 4), but his moveset with the dual axes was great. Using his one special move that made him attack faster constantly made him a beast.
they're not weak, i dont remember if i said that, aesthetically they look bad, the ones in 6 were just right
@@TheNightowlGaming you probably meant it was weakest, as in terms of design then, that makes more sense.
I have been looking for a game that I remember playing on PS2 exactly like dynasty warriors style but the Characters models are chibi and you play as a group of characters they keep following you and fight along with you. It has been literally years and I still didn't find the name of that game... please does anyone know ?
Maybe Warriors Orochi? im not sure
@@TheNightowlGaming naaah sadly.. I recall it featuring chibi cartoonish/anime characters, yet playing similarly to Dynasty Warriors. You find yourself on an open field battling hordes of enemies, facing everything from giant trolls to generals wielding banners.
@youness4247 Mystic heroes perhaps
@@kumajin3621 OMG bro ! that's the ooooone !! I've been looking for It for ages, thank you so much
Zhang Fei went Super Saiyan 3
Not specific order, here is my favorite moments
-DW3 Guan Yu's escape mission Xiahou Dun. After he defeats Guan Yu , Guan Yu says take his head to Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun's response is:
"I have no need of your head. Besides your beard is in the way." 😄
-DW8 Lu Bu campaing. Lu Bu's bad ending. Cao Cao cuts Lu Bu's head.
-DW7 Hu Lao Gate Wu side. Lu Bu jumps from wall with Red Hare
-DW8 Jin hypothetical route final conflict at Chi Bi. Jiang Wei blabbers about benovelence and Sima Yi and his sons calls him imbecile 😄
-DW7 and 8 Guan Yu's death in Wei story.
-DW8 Wei story Hu Lao Gate. Dian Wei stops Lu Bu.
-DW7 Death of Dian Wei.
-DW8 Battle of Tong Gate. Xu Zhu stops Ma Chao.
-DW7 Zhang Liao being awesome in He Fei
-DW7 Zhang Liao being awesome in Changban
awesome moments for sure, les goo!
As much as I hate Zhang Fei, i admit the bridge segment is cool
bridge is always dopee
Wei have zhang liao but wu have gan ning!
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