Strongest characters in musou/warriors games?

[Farsala]

I would say Lu Bu for those as well. Except Ma Chao in 4 or 5 with his final weapon while mounted was really OP. All you had to do was take 2 or 3 swipes to officers and they dead, and for fodder you use charge attack and all automatically die around you. Not to mention that you are mounted and all of Lu Bu's suck mounted for the most part.

I did also like Gan Ning in DW3 as it is hard in DW3 when you get ambushed by a bunch of crossbowmen. If you Lu Bu, you can't just walk up to them at a normal rate or risk being 1 shot by a volley. With Gan Ning I just use Musou and 1 shot them while being invincible.

I can agree with 5,6, and 8. Though I didn't play 8. In DW7, I never really felt Zhong Hui as OP. I thought the game pretty balanced overall, but Wang Yuanji's damage and range was always interesting.

SW1 I think Uesugi Kenshin was really strong, and he ended up nerfed for later games. I have not played SW2 in a long time, but I remember extensively playing Fuma Kotaro. SW4 I think Yagyu Munenori is really strong, and is quite fun.

Dragon Quest Heroes: Terry is OP with his weapon.