Special names:
Create a general and enter one of the following names to get an increase in one or more of his or her stats. Note: Some of the names only have an effect in the Japanese version of the game.

Damascus (increased stats)
Doji (increased stats)
Guan Yu
(Sword/Naginata/Horse/Archery bonus)
Honda (Sword attack power bonus)
Kabuki (Spear/Naginata bonus)
Kato (Sword and Spear attack power bonus)
Kojiro (Weapon bonus)
Kondo (Spear attack and defense bonus)
Kotarou (Sword and Horse attack power bonus)
Musashi (increased stats)
Musashi (Spear and Ranged defense, Horse attack power bonus)
Musasibou (Sword, Spear, and Horse attack bonus)
Okita (Sword & spear attack bonus)
Oyu (Spear/Horse/Archery bonus)
Sakamoto (Sword and spear attack bonus)
Sakon (Sword and Spear attack power bonus)
Sasaki (Spear attack and Ranged defense power bonus)
Shizuna (Jump, Speed, Archery bonus)
Zhang Fei (Spear bonus)

Alternate costumes:
Successfully complete Story (Musou) mode with any character, then highlight that person at the character selection screen and press B.

Get a 100% completion with all fifteen default characters and a created character. Then, choose the alternate costume for your character, and all your opponents will also wear their alternate costumes.

To unlock four more models for a created character, train a new general and get any weapon to an attack rating of 55 by the fourth month. Defeat the Strike Ninja that appears to challenges your school, the complete your training. This may be done up to three more times to unlock a total of four new models for your created character.

Fight as Goemon:
Successfully complete Okuni's campaign.

Fight Hattori Hanzo in New Officer Mode: If you have 130+ Jump and you select Combo Training, you may encounter Hanzo. If you defeat him you get the rare item, Provisions (Battle Rations or something similar) which revives you from death once in a battle and restores your health to half. This is the only way to get this item. Information in this section was contributed by Cody Cates.