Dynasty Warriors (PSP)/Officers

Players can bring up to four different officers as bodyguards, each with their own unique traits and biographies. Capacity points dictate the quantity and quality of the player's party. Generic officers are mediocre yet affordable while unique characters offer superior bonuses to compensate for their expensive upkeep. Battles must be won in order to earn more officers, though certain individuals are only unlocked by fulfilling specific conditions.

In the first PSP title, officers who share the same birthplace yield lower costs when deployed together. The difficulty setting also determines how much stats a character acquires through their officers. Clearing the game on Easy reduces stat growth by 20% whereas Hard and Chaos add a 20% and 50% bonus respectively.

The sequel allows players to gain more capacity points for their characters through repeated playthroughs, enabling them to further customize their party. Officers are also obtained by clearing Musou Mode, raising a stage's completion rate to 100%, and playing 8 subsequent stages in Free Mode; the third method, when done under the Chaos difficulty setting, can be used to unlock 5 rare officers.

Officer Traits
Officers come with unique traits that make them a valuable asset to any party. Some are able to provide tactical support via abilities, buff the player with passive boosts, or offer skills that prove handy in difficult situations; the directional pad is used for toggling officer skills and activating them, though a cooldown time is enforced to prevent skill abuse.

Unit Types
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Passive Skills
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Boosts

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Active Skills
Skills are toggled and activated through the directional button. Press up or down to select between different officers and press right to use their skills.

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Officer Combinations
In Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2, players can boost their character's stats even more by deploying certain officers together in their party. This includes the player's own character as well, giving them room to come up with more than one combination.