

Diao Chan will happen to be guarding the gate to Luo Yang where Dong Zhuo resides in one of the districts with some of his other generals. Successful or not, the gate will still open, and eventually Lu Bu will charge out, and often challenge the player to a duel, but it's possible to avoid him by moving past him. The player must then escort a battering ram that appears as soon as allied forces converge onto the very central rendezvous to break down Hu Lao Gate. The other two gates that have not opened yet by the time one gate opens will automatically do so when the player opens them from the other side (from the center field). The gate in the east is Qin Long Gate (青龍門, Seiryūmon), the north gate being Xuan Wu Gate (玄武門, Genbumon) and the south gate being Zhu Que Gate (朱雀門, Suzakumon mis-localized as "Zhu Qiao Gate"). The gate's names reuse the Four Gods naming motif for them but only Bai Hu Gate (白虎門, Byakkomon) is exempt. Sun Jian and Yuan Shao's main camp in the east, Liu Bei in the north, and Cao Cao in the south are to break through their respective gates guarded by Dong Zhuo's vanguard in order to advance on the gate. This is also the installment where both Hu Lao Gate and Si Shui Gate became separate stages, and remained so in the fifth entry. This installment also has Luo Yang in a few miles, directly lie past Hu Lao Gate's camp via another gate leading into the city. The area just beyond the gate shows nearly the whole capital as opposed to just Dong Zhuo's camp, where Dong Zhuo resides in one section of the city out of four.
#The warriors gate series#
The Dynasty Warriors 4 version of the stage makes it part of the Luo Yang series of stages (along with the Tong Gate and The Imperial Seal stages), and the whole eastern side of the map series is used, with some portion leading out to Tong Gate's area as Dong Zhuo's escape point.

#The warriors gate free#
This version of the stage is also famous for being the requirement to unlock Lu Bu, being to rack up 1000 KOs on either the Musou Mode or Free Mode version of the stage on any difficulty. Most likely, depending on the player's speed and the stage's difficulty, Lu Bu will often defeat Yuan Shu's forces very quickly. During the battle, Yuan Shu's forces are assaulted by Lu Bu, all while not giving Sun Jian the supplies needed (making this battle a composite version of both Si Shui Gate and Hu Lao Gate in all). If Guan Yu makes contact with Hua Xiong, an event will occur where he easily kills Hua Xiong.

The third installment uses a less-intricate map (which is reused for Dynasty Warriors Advance), with Liu Bei's forces on the east side, and both Sun Jian and Cao Cao converging on Si Shui Gate (incorrectly-localized as Fanshui/Fan Shui Gate in the Western ports) guarded by Hua Xiong. The second game in the series involves opening four gates named after the Four Gods themselves in order to advance to the main area Lu Bu is guarding. In the first installment, this is usually Lu Bu's home stage. The atmosphere of the stage in various portrayals is well-known for its snowy weather. In most games, Lu Bu remains the last challenge before entering the gate, but can often be avoided by taking another path or simply running past him. In this series, the allied forces are usually split into three pronged attacks headed by Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei, while Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and others remain behind and normally charge when the forces gain an advantage. Beginning a reign of terror, Dong Zhuo is declared a traitor of the Han empire and Yuan Shao raises a call to form a coalition to bring down the tyrant. Taking advantage of the turmoil caused by the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo seizes the opportunity and usurps control of the imperial court through the force of his army.
