List of factions in Total War games

This article features a list of the factions in the "Total War" series of strategy games by Creative Assembly.Note: The rebels (grey) are a recurring feature in every Total War game. They are supposedto be completely unplayable. They are not the same as the Rebels of the Eastern/Western Roman Empires, who are distinguished "real" factions. Also, unplayable factions are often made playable by player created mods.

"" (2000, 2001)

*Playable factions: Hōjō, Imagawa Tokugawa, Mori, Oda, Shimazu, Takeda, Uesugi/Date,
*Playable factions (Mongol Invasion Expansion Pack): Mongols, Hōjō
*Non-playable factions (original and expansion): Rebels and Ronin

"" (2002, 2003)

*Playable factions (original game): Almohads, Byzantines, Danes, Egyptians, English, French, Germans, Italians, Polish, Russians (unplayable in the Early Age), Spanish, Turks
*Playable factions (expansion pack):
** Viking Invasion Campaign: Irish, Mercians, Northumbrians, Picts, Saxons, Scots, Vikings,
** Added to original campaign: Aragonese, Sicilians, Hungarians
*Non-playable factions: Burgundians, Golden Horde, Papacy, Rebels, Swiss

"" (2004, 2005, 2006)

*Original game:
**Playable factions: Brutii, Julii, Scipii
**Unlockable factions: Britannia, Carthage, Egypt, Gaul, Germania, Greek Cities, Parthia, Seleucid Empire
**Non-playable factions: Armenia, Dacia, Macedon, Numidia, Pontus, Scythians, the Senate, Spain, Thrace, Rebels

*Barbarian Invasion add-on:
**Playable factions: Allemanni, Eastern Roman Empire, Franks, Goths, Huns, Sarmatians, Sassanid Empire, Saxons, Vandals, Western Roman Empire
**Non-playable factions: Berbers, Celts, Lombards, Ostrogoths, Romano-British, Roxolani, Rebels, Slavs, Western and Eastern Roman Rebels
*Alexander add-on:
**Playable factions: Macedon
**Non-playable factions: Dahae, India, Persia, Rebels

"" (2006, 2007)

*Original Game
**Playable factions: England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Venice
**Unlockable factions: the Byzantine Empire, Denmark, Egypt, Hungary, Milan, the Moors, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Sicily, the Turks
**Non-playable factions: the Papal States, the Mongols, the Aztecs, the Timurids, Rebels
*Kingdoms Expansion
**Playable Factions: Ireland, Wales, Norway, The Teutonic Order, Novgorod, Lithuania, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Principality of Antioch, Mayans, The Apachean Tribes, The Chichimec Tribes, Tlaxcalans, Tarascans, Aztecs, New Spain, Byzantine Empire
**Non-playable factions: The Baron's Alliance, The Mongols.