DW6 Dian Wei

Dian Wei was my first choice as a character as I popped it in and got ready for a musou mode.  I figured, Wei is alway my favorite and Dian Wei is right below Zhang He as one of my favorite Wei generals.  He's always been dominant with his axe and I figured it'd be the same with his cool new wrecking ball.

 

Unfortunately I didn't realize the reach of his wrecking ball would be so awful.  Combine that with a hard to get used to Renbu where Dian Wei runs around like a bull and you have a character in severe decline. His musou is nice, but at the end he leaves himself vulnerable to enemies running back in and jabbing at him which is an issue when you're as slow as Dian is.

 

Hopefully either the reach issue is alleviated or maybe Dian will revert back to the axe-wielder of the past.   Until then, prepare for a character who will be an immense challenge for you if you go through on Hard - you almost surely will need to build up at some points in Free Mode.  Guan Du for example you might as well just go into it with the expectation that you won't be able to defeat generals quick enough to save Yan Jin / Bai Ma. 

 

How to Unlock - Dian Wei is an initial Wei character.