Dynasty Warriors 5ฎ All Encompassing FAQ and Walkthrough By DarkArchAngel646: Twistedmind646@gmail.com Dynasty Warriors 5ฎ/Shin Sangoku Musou 4ฎ Written April 12, 2005 Version 2.5 ______________ Table of Contents --------------------- -Introduction Welcome to Dynasty Warriors 5ฎ -Updates Informing You of... Well, updates. -Controls How to Direct your Dynasty Warrior -Main Screen Options Where to Go -Challenge Mode Are You a True Warrior? -Initial Characters Who's Who and What They Do -Bodyguards Who's Got Your Back? -Dim Sum And Musou Wine Drinking Age 21 (Damn America) -Unlocking Unleash New Warriors -Other Characters The Rest of Your Ass-Kicking Ensemble -Rare Items and Orbs The Finest Jewelry in All the Land -Tips and Tricks Get Ahead of the Game -FAQs Ask All of Your Dynastic Questions -Contact Information How to Get In Touch -Thanks Who's Helped Along The Way -Future Updates Planning the Dynasty Ahead -Copyright Information Touch My Stuff And I'll Kill You. __________________________________________________________________ Introduction - Welcome to Dynasty Warriors 5ฎ __________________________________________________________________ "My Kingdom. My Life." "The place is the vast lands of China. The time is the turn of the 2nd Century. This is the story of the Three Kingdoms, which has been passed down for generations. A story of Peace, and Chaos. Prosperity, and Decline. A story of brave Heroes, and Treacherous Villains. Witness the tales of these warriors, for the stories of yesterday are the history of tomorrow." Welcome all new players, both to the series and to the game itself. If you're new to the series, the main menu can be quite intimidating, I know it was to me when I first got DW4 (good game I recommend this as well for new players.) This game, although not all too different from those in the past, brings in a lot of new elements from Koei. New characters, which is brought into almost all of their newest games, new arsenal of weapons, new attacks, longer attacks, stronger attacks, redesigned levels and battlefields, unique storylines for each character as well as new items, bodyguard system and much more. I would also like to take this moment to show a legend for later in the game: S (S1 - S6) are Square attacks Charge is Triangle True Musou is the stronger Musou, (Musou used with bodyguard, Item, Musou Rage or Almost dead. Note: All Walkthroughs for Musou Modes, unless otherwise stated, were completed in Normal difficulty. All Fourth weapons were attained in Free mode. __________________________________________________________________ Updates Informing You of... Well, updates. __________________________________________________________________ 4/12/2005 - Guide created, blah. 4/14/2005 - Dim Sum locations and bodyguard information provided. 4/15/2005 - FAQ, first character stages and bodyguard info undated. 4/19/2005 - More first character stages, as well as Dim sum and Musou locations. 4/20/2005 - Added Bios for the rest of the characters in the game, except for Zuo Ci, some 4th weapon information as well. 4/21/2005 - More 4th weapon info, more Musou info, and some walkthrough information. 5/9/2005 – Finally have my computer back up, after two weeks of fighting with the damn thing. Updating all the characters I played as, doing 4th weapon, and the rare item section is up and running. Sorry it's so far behind. Soon I will be changing this entire FAQ around. 5/11/2005 – finished most of rare item section, and added more of the characters walkthroughs and move sets. FAQ overhaul coming soon. 5/12/2005 – not too much today, been busy, but did get a few character guides finished. 5/17/2005 – More character walkthroughs and 4th weapons. Enjoy. 5/19/2005 – Created the Items section, and added most of them. 5/21/2005 – More Chars and Walkthroughs, been adding for a while, just haven't been updating the update section. Heh. 5/23/2005 – Updated Items section, and fourth weapons (along with characters). 5/24/2005 – Updating more items and 4th weapons and character Info. 6/16/2005 – Haven't updated the "update" section in a while, lol, anyways, been doing a lot, all of the rare items (saddles, items and orbs) are completed, I have unlocked every character, and have completed Zuo Ci, and I have to say, he's worth it all. Numerous amounts of characters have been updated as well. This is now version 2.5. I think I'll still wait awhile to revamp this thing, it's the end of school now, have regents to take, and a summer job, but I'll be working on this when I can. __________________________________________________________________ Controls - How to Operate your Dynasty Warrior __________________________________________________________________ The controls are easy, and probably have a 5-minute learning curve, if that. X button - Jump, mount and dismount horse or elephant, Jump attack (X + S) OR (X + /\) S (Square) button - Standard attack button, can be used up to nine times, also can be paired with /\ (S+/\) (SS+/\) Etc. (P.S. keep hitting /\ till attack stops, some attacks require multiple /\ taps) O (Circle) button - Musou Attack and Charge Musou Gauge Use with Musou Rage for stronger attack Use when close to death (life is in the red) Use when close to bodyguard with charged Musou (lightning bolt will appear between character and bodyguard) /\ (Triangle) button - Charge Attack, Charged Horse attack Press repeatedly, multiple attacks occur with certain characters Start button - Pause Game, Skip movie, Display Information Don't recommend skipping movies unless you've viewed them already Select Button - Change bodyguard orders Sword is attack Shield is defend Hand is remain stationary L1 - Guard, shift camera front, parry Press button to guard in front of you, or to counter attack L2 - display life and name of generals and enemies L3 - Nothing R1 - Bow attack (hold button down) S Attack /\ Increased strength attack O Volley (only with full Musou gauge) R2 - toggle map Zoomed or entire map visual R3 - Musou rage Must acquire Musou Rage token first (more powerful Musou attack and faster character) Left Analog Stick - Use stick to move character Directional Pad -Same as Left Analog Stick Right Analog Stick - Nothing __________________________________________________________________ Main Screen -Where to go __________________________________________________________________ Camp - Check Officer, Item and Bodyguard stats Free Mode - Play and map that you've already played or unlocked again, with any character you wish. Musou Mode - Play the Characters individualized storylines. Options - Set visual, sound and other controls, Duh. Encyclopedia - Read up on the story of the Three Kingdoms, officer backgrounds and stories inside. Challenge Mode - Complete various challenges with any officer __________________________________________________________________ Challenge Mode - Are You a True Warrior? __________________________________________________________________ Challenge Mode is quite simple, choose a challenge, pick an officer, and bash away! Time Attack - Defeat 100 enemies as fast as possible Initial Record - Zhao Yun - 3'30''00 How to beat? - Easy, Ling Tong, just bash away, one hit usually kills, Watch out for Lu Bu though, he can take a big chunk of your time. Site Record - Zuo Ci - 1'16''93 Rampage - Defeat as Many Enemies as Possible Initial Record - Zhen Ji - 1000 KO's How to beat? - This one is possibly the easiest challenge, pick a character, and kill. I used Zhen Ji and Cao Pi, excellent crowd clearers, Use their charge attack, its wonderful. Site Record – Zuo Ci - 3838 Sudden Death - Defeat as many enemies as possible without being hit. Initial Record - Huang Zhong - 300 KO's How to beat? - Use Huang Zhong or Xiahou Yuan's charge attack, the arrows attack from a distance and no need to get up close, AKA in range of a sword. Site Record – Meng Huo - 1032 Bridge Melee - Knock off as many enemies as possible in the time given. Initial Record - Zhuge Liang - 100 knocked off How to beat? - Enemies don't die, and if you fall off time ends. Zhao Yun is great at this, especially his charge attack, watch out you don't fall over if you use it though. Site Record – Sima Yi - 448 All ratings can be posted online at < www.koei.com/ranking/ > __________________________________________________________________ Initial Characters- Who's Who and What Do They Do? __________________________________________________________________ The game starts off with 18 warriors to choose from, 6 in all Wu, Shu and Wei. There are no officers in unaligned forces, they all must be unlocked. Each includes 5 warriors from games past, and one new officer to play as. All officers' weapons start with 4 consecutive attacks. ------------------------------------------------- Wu - "Warriors who fought for family..." "Blessed with rich and fertile lands, the Kingdom of Wu strives to bring peace to the chaotic land. Descendants of the legendary strategist Sun Tzu (historically impossible to prove though) the strength of their family bond remains strong in the face of adversity. Will this family of warriors from Jiang Dong be able to realize their burning ambition? Only time will tell." ------------------------------ -Zhou Yu ------------------------------ Brilliant strategist, responsible for Chi Bi, and skilled in literature and music. Has been friends with Sun Ce since he was a young, and sometimes becomes frustrated and loses his cool. Musou Mode: First battle - Battle of Si Shui Gate - I don't recommend doing Zhou Yu first, especially if you're new to the Dynasty Warriors Series, Lu Bu is here, and boy is he pissed. But, if your stubborn like me, and want to do it, I recommend a good bodyguard, one with the slightly higher attack power, and a close range weapon. Knock Lu Bu down, get behind him and when he stands up, hack away. Kill as many troops as possible, as always, and when fighting Lu Bu, if your Health gets dangerously low, run, there is a pot to the left of the gate with a full heal, but don't stay away too long, or those bastards you call allies will take your kill. Second Battle - Battle of Jing Province - You start off just below the center, in the main base, Soon a cut scene will show, even if you know the history here, it cannot be prevented, I tried. Go in the center, take out the base, kill all who get in your way. This map is easy, no way to really die, if you get close to Sun Ce, another cut scene will show. Just kill here, try to get as many kills as you can, it's a fun map. Third Battle - Battle of the Wu Territory - You start the battle with a cut scene, then you start to kick some ass. There is a set of two crates, (weapon and item) in front of you, grab them. Kill enemies, and defeat the officer guarding the gate, kill the officer controlling the fort in front of you, and rush off to kill Yan Baihu. When that's done, Sun Quan should be asking for help, go kill all officers and units inside the base he was ambushed in. Then go kill Taishi Ci. This map is also easy, kill as many as possible. Fourth Battle - Battle of Xia Kou - Payback on Huang Zu. The battle starts with a cut scene, once again obsessing over Sun Ce's death. You start off by killing anyone in front of you, rush through enemy lines. Kill off officers, then go after Cai Mao, take him out to prevent ships from sailing. Then fight your way out of that area, Xiao Qiao should be following you this mission, she'll keep saying stuff like "your so awesome!" its very annoying. Attack your way through; kill Gan Ning, yadda yadda. You can also get a high number of kills here. Fifth Battle - Battle of Chi Bi - really no strategy here, just kill. When someone needs help, go save him or her. Get a lot of kills. Fight all officers, and clear the two bridges. Attacks: Charge: Shoots out a ball of red energy that explodes after a few seconds, a couple in succession are a good crowd clearer. Jumping Charge: Jumps, kicks off a circle thing, and slams into ground, knocking enemies down. S: Swings sword. S2: Swings Sword, then swings upward. S3: Swings Sword, swings upward, then swings horizontally once more S4: Swings Sword, swings upward, swings horizontally once more, and then swings upward again. S5: Swings Sword, swings upward, swings horizontally once more, swings upward again, then does a spin attack. S6: Swings Sword, swings upward, swings horizontally once more, swings upward again, does a spin attack then swings once more. (More attacks can be triggered if attacking enemy. C1: Swings sword, then charges sword and swings upwards. C2: Swings sword, swings upwards, then dances around, spinning and attacking back and forth about 5-6 times. C3: Swings Sword, swings upward, swings horizontally once more, then jumps in the air, does a 360 attack in the air. C4: Swings Sword, swings upward, swings horizontally once more, swings upward again, and then jumps up, creating a whirlwind. C5: Swings Sword, swings upward, swings horizontally once more, swings upward again, does a spin attack then does a charged swing, taking out the 180 in front of him. Musou: flails sword around in front of him, finishes with a twirling whirlwind. True Musou: flails sword around in front of him, finishes with a twirling whirlwind, sending out an attack taking a nice amount of damage out of all around him. Starting Weapon - Bronze Sword - 3 power 2nd Weapon - Iron Sword - 7 power 3rd Weapon - Elder Sword - 11 power 4th Weapon - Ancients Sword - 34 power - (17 charge, 16 bow, 15 defense, 16 attack, 18 Musou) How to Get 4th weapon: (Battle for Wu Territory) extremely easy, just kill Wang Yan Baihu and Wang Lang, thus taking the fortresses. When you're done, a note saying "Valuable Item Discovered" will appear. The weapon is just atop the stairs of the wall on the fortress at the bottom, by the checkpoint inside the castle, to the left. ------------------------------ -Lu Xun ------------------------------ - Another brilliant mind of Wu, his strategy brought the initial downfall of Shu, and was revered by many, including Zhou Yu and Lu Meng. Started in the military at a young age, seeks for a land under a single rule. Musou: The Invasion of Nan Zhong – Charge forward, taking out the enemy attack base. When that's done, had after Jinhuan Sanjie's sub generals, Ahui Nan and Dong Tu Na. Then, charge Zhu Rong and Jinhuan Sanjie in the bottom. Take Zhu Rong's elephant, and march north, through the defense base, and take over the neutral attack base in the north. When that's done, march back south, and take over the attack base, next to where you killed Zhu Rong and Jinhuan. When that's done, march forward, triggering Meng Huo's "the moron fell for it!" decree. Kill Meng You, then Rush back to the allied main base, and destroy the beast masters, which appeared where the barricades next to the base once were. When that's done, rush through the enemy camp, past Meng Huo, and kill King Duosi, and the two bases you come across in their camp. Take out any gate, and enemy you come across as well. When that's done, then go after Meng Huo. Battle of Fan Castle – Head forward, and take the supply base ahead of you. When that's done, head past to the second supply base, killing Liao Hua on the way. Destroy the gate to the east of the second supply base, and move west, killing the defense base, and Guan Xing. Move down, back to the main camp (taking down Guan Suo on the way), then clear out the designated gate, to allow Wei reinforcements to come. Then head west, destroy the defense base, and assault Fu Shi Ren and Mi Fang. When Meng Da arrives, kill him and Liu Feng as well. Mi Fang should have defected to your side by now, so head up and kill Guan Ping, AND THOSE ANNOYING ARCHERS. Zhang Fei shows up, you know what to do, and if you even think of saying you don't, I will spend all my money just to hunt you down and beat you senseless. (P.S. don't forget his Sub-general, Zhang Bao.) Now, take out the last defense base in the middle, head for Zhou Cang, Ma Liang and the other three bases on the top left. Then head for Fan Castle, where Guan Yu should have already rushed. Slay him, and congrats you win. Battle of Yi Ling – Charge forward to the supply base ahead of you, and just have fun killing until Zhu Ran is ready to initiate the fire attack. When Wu Lan, Guan Suo, Ma Dai, Guan Xing and Li Yan get in your way, slay them. The death of Li Yan will trigger Liao Hua to attack you, take him out as well. Hurry up to Zhu Ran when the bridge layers activate, to protect him, and make sure the fire attack is carried out. Keep fighting, and charge through the maze, (cut scene triggers) and seek out Liu Bei's main base. Now, you can do one of two things, just kill Liu and get it over with, or have fun and slay the rest of the officers and troops on the screen. I choose, and recommend the latter, as because Zhuge Liang is a major pain in the ass. Have fun. (Note: easy way through the maze, follow the enemy troops, if you keep running into fresh troops, your doing good.) Battle of He Fei Castle – Head forward, and attack the gate captain, opening He Fei's west gate. Head inside (if you have a bodyguard, instruct him to stay right now), around the castle to behind the inner front gate. Kill any officer (Cao Xiu, Cao Zhang, Xiahou Hui and Cao Zhen.) Destroy the first defense guard, taking out the catapults, then the Cao Ren, then the next defense guard. Then jump over the wall, (even if you have a horse, just leave it for now) and protect the ram. The gate should open soon, and then you may get your horse back, if you left it. Charge Xu Zhu in the center, then go after Cao Hong, (Sub-Gen: Xiahou Shang) and Wang Lang (Sub-Gen: Wen Pin) if the units that take the path opened by the rock slide advance to far, take them out as well (that's why I instructed you to make your bodyguard stay, he should help take out some of them.) Now, when Sima Yi says "the wind is just right" go to the top ships of the fleet to the right of the map, and kill the task force. Now, kill Cao Rui, Sima Zhao, Sima Yi (cut scene), and finally, Cao Pi. (Side Note: Zhen Ji's "save the princess" comment is triggered when any Wu soldier getting close to Xu Zhu. If you can get inside the chamber that Cao Pi and Sima Yi are in soon after that, a cut scene and ambush will trigger.) Battle of Bai Di Castle – Starts out with an awesome movie, then you head forward, killing enemy peasants, and attempting to surround the castle. Move up to Wang Ping, killing him and his officer, Huang Zhong (you may also want to kill Yan Yan before heading to Wang Ping, seeing as how he's another of Huang Zhong's Sub-gens). Charge past up, up to the supply base up top, tramping it. Then head back down, taking over that supply base, and the attack base too. Take out Ma Chao (watch out, he's super charged) when he shows up, and any other officers on the way (Guan Suo, Ma Dai and Guan Xing). Then take the attack base in the bottom right corner, moving up to the supply base in the middle right, and kill Yang Yi to open the eastern gate of Bai Di castle, and storm in (P.S. Watch out for the arbalests in the castle, they are a real pain in the ass!!!!!!). Take out the two gates on top and bottom, along with Jiang Wei, Xing Cai, and if you feel like it, Zhang Bao and Zhang Yi. Ignore Liu Chan till the very end (watch out enemy reinforcements will show up a few minutes after you enter the castle). Congrats, you win. Attacks: Charge: Shoots out a ball of red energy that explodes after a few seconds, a couple in succession are a good crowd clearer. Jumping Charge: Jumps, and kicks out a circle of energy in front of him. S: Slashes with left saber. S2: Slashes with left saber, then with right saber. S3: Slashes with left saber, then with right saber, then stabs forward. S4: Slashes with left saber, then with right saber, stabs forward, then slashes in an X shape. S5: Slashes with left saber, then with right saber, stabs forward, slashes in an X shape, then still in the stance after the X slash, slashes forward. S6: Slashes with left saber, then with right saber, stabs forward, slashes in an X shape, then still in the stance after the X slash, slashes forward, and then stabs forward once more. (Evolution attack triggered now, if acquired.) C1: Slashes with left saber, then slashes both sabers into the air. C2: Slashes with left saber, then with right saber, then spins, jumping into air in mid spin, then does a forward spring, slashing, and finishes off by slashing both blades in front of him while landing. C3: Slashes with left saber, then with right saber, stabs forward, then does a backward flip while slashing, and finishes by landing, and slashing forward. C4: Slashes with left saber, then with right saber, stabs forward, slashes in an X shape, then spins, slashes, creating a whirlwind. C5: Slashes with left saber, then with right saber, stabs forward, slashes in an X shape, then spins a couple times while slashing. Musou: spins, slashing upwards to the left, and finishes by slashing downwards to the left. True Musou: spins, slashing upwards to the left, and finishes by doing one more slash while jumping into the air, and shooting a fireball forward. Weapons: Starting Weapon - Twin Sabers - 3 power 2nd Weapon – Wing Sabers – 7 power 3rd Weapon – Eagle – 11 power 4th Weapon – Falcon – 34 power (Fill 15, Luck 18, Speed 20, Attack 15, Musou 19) How to get fourth weapon – Battle of Bai Di Castle – Ok, main thing here, until you receive the weapon, stay the hell out of Bai Di Castle, and stay the hell away from Xing Cai. Start off by charging after Huang Zhong, to save Huang Gai from any embarrassment that the old man will try to deal to him. When that's done, just slay the little peon peasants until Ma Chao shows up, kill him, and rush through the maze (move around to the center, take out the golden statue, then kill all the enemies that appear), and slay Jiang Wei. The Valuable item will show up in the top right corner of the stone sentinel maze. After this, go after Liu Chan, beat him, Xing Cai will now rush you and if you stay in the castle too long, Yue Ying's reinforcements will appear, (after she appears, if the valuable item has not yet shown up, it won't appear at all). ------------------------------ -Taishi Ci ------------------------------ - Extremely loyal and powerful, will fight off anyone who tries to disrupt Wu. Developed strong ties with Sun Ce, and fought on with Wu, even after Sun Ce's death. Musou Mode: 1. Battle of the Wu Territory - start off killing every officer, troops and base you can. Take over bases, When Sun Quan is trapped, kill him, and if you see Zhou Tai, kill him on the way. Take out Zhou Yu, hes a major pain in the ass. So, just kill off troops, get a high KO rate, and kill Sun Ce when you feel like it. When you encounter him, a cutscene will play. 2. Battle of Xia Kou - Kill Huang Zu. Start off the battle, by rushing to Cai Mao, Killing any officer on the way. If you brought a body guard, leave him behind, as he can take alot of your kills. Kill Cai Mao, and the other officer near him, and fight your way out. You can rack up alot of kills here, so have fun. 3. Battle of He Fei - start off by taking over the defense base in front of you, and the supply base beyond that. When Zhang Liao shows up, rush to Sun Quan to save him. Kill off Xu Huang when he shows up, to make sure he doesn't flank the bottom. Kill Zhang Liao when he appears again. Take out Pang De on the way, to or from the bottom, and any bases in the way. Kill Zhang Liao when he appears again, then rush up top, and slay Cao Cao. 4. The Invasion of Nan Zhong - Kill Dong Tu Na, Ahui Nan and Jinhuan Sanjie right off the bat, and slay any pesky peon that gets in your way. Kill Zhu Rong, and take her elephant, take out the defense base on the left of the map, and capture the attack base up top. March into the allied base with the elephant, knocking down the walls on both sides. When the task force shows up, take him out, don't let him knock out the bridge, and kill the beast masters. Then march through the enemy camp, I recommend long way, as to kill more troops, and kill Meng Huo. Don't let anyone too close to Meng Huo, until the beast master and task force have been taken care of, or he'll appear close to the main camp. 5. Battle of He Fei Castle - Whoo, I don't like this one. Start off by eliminating Xu Huang, and those annoying troops in your way. When Lu Xun gives the command, rush around the left side, killing Cao Zhang and Cao Xiu on the way. Of course, attack soldiers on the way. Kill the defense captains manning the catapults, (have a little fun flying down the stairs with your jump charge attack) and kill the gate captain, letting everyone in! When the task force appears on the ships, kill them before they set the ship on fire, also don't forget, kill all officers you come across. Wrap it up by killing as many soldiers as possible, then go after Cao Pi. Attacks: Triangle (charge) - stamps the ground, knocking enemies down. Jump + Triangle - flies at ground, stabbing ground and slamming enemies around. Musou - stabs repeatingly with left and right rod. Finishes with attacking in two X shaped motions, and finishing with stabbing forward with both rods at same time. True Musou - Same as Musou, except stronger, and finishes with a swipe up, and jumps down, slamming ground. Square - Swings right rod. Square X2 - Swings right rod, and stabs with left rod. Square X3 - Swings right rod, stabs with left rod, then attacks while before a spin around, and swipes with right rod again. Square X4 - Swings right rod, stabs with left rod, then attacks while before a spin around and swipes with right rod again. Square X5 - Swings right rod, stabs with left rod, then attacks while before a spin around and swipes with right rod again, then swings with left. Square X6 - Swings right rod, stabs with left rod, then attacks while before a spin around and swipes with right rod again, then swings with left, then with right once more. (Evolution attack is now triggered, if acquired) C1 - Swings right rod, then spins and charged attack upwards. C2 - Swings right rod, stabs with left rod, then stomps around, slamming rods down at ground repeatedly, finishes with a spin and attack. C3 - Swings right rod, stabs with left rod, then attacks while before a spin around, And swipes with right rod again, then spin and charged double stab. C4 - Swings right rod, stabs with left rod, then attacks while before a spin around and swipes with right rod again, then stabs ground with both rods, clearing entire area around him. C5 - Swings right rod, stabs with left rod, then attacks while before a spin around and swipes with right rod again, then swings with left, stabs with right rod twice, then spins rods around and attacks from both sides. Starting Weapon - Twin Rods - 5 power 2nd Weapon – Spiral Rods – 10 power 3rd Weapon – Wolf Slayer – 16 power 4th Weapon - Tiger Slayer - 38 power (Charge 15, Horse 15, Bow 15, Defense 18, Life 18) How to Get 4th weapon: (Battle for the Wu Territory) This one is EXTREMELY easy. Start out just killing troops, wait for Sun Quan to get trapped and kill him off before Zhou Tai saves him. Once he's dead just kill off Zhou Tai, and the valuable item will appear up top, to the left of Sun Ce, in front of the gate on the ship. From there on, just kill and maim until you feel like taking on Sun Ce. Watch out if the enemy infiltrates the main camp. Kill Zhou Yu off, that's a major help. ------------------------------ -Sun Shang Xiang ------------------------------ - Daughter of Sun Jian, sister of Sun Ce and Sun Quan, and very talented in martial arts. She was so interested in war that even her chambermaids knew how to fight. Musou Mode: 1.Battle of Jing Province – start off by taking the two attack bases in the center, don't kill a lot of soldiers, and just take them. If your strong, feeling brave, and on red hare, you can attempt to take out Huang Zu, and save your father, but it takes speed. Once that's done, take out the defense base to the east, and clear out the outer castle courtyard, move back out to the area before the main gate, if they're still fighting. Then just move your way inward, killing any officer that gets in your way. 2.Escape from Chi Bi – I recommend you have a horse for this battle, preferably Red Hare. Chase after Cao Cao, that's it. Take out any officer that gets in your way, not any ON your way, any that gets in your way. The main ones there are Xiahou Yuan, Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, and sometimes Liu Yan, Xiahou Dun and Zhang Liao. Cao Cao will stop his marches sometimes, nail him when he stops. Also watch out for the bridge collapsing in the beginning, which takes a lot of time off of catching Cao Cao. 3.Battle of He Fei – Start out by taking the gate and the supply base in front of you. Start moving upwards, taking out the defense base, and when Xu Huang shows up, quickly route him, to prevent him from flanking the main base. Work to the center, and take out Zhang Liao when he appears. Move up to the top right corner, and destroy the defense and supply base, and kill Zhang Liao when he appears once more. Move towards the castle, taking out that supply base in the middle top, and move down to the supply//defense combo just below that. When Zhang Liao shows up once more, kill him, and move up, take the supply base if it already hasn't been. If you feel like it, kill Zhang Liao for the last time, but I didn't, he got on my nerves. Take out Cao Cao and you win. 4.Invasion of Nan Zhong – Kill Ahui Nan and Dong Tu Ne, and go after Dailai Dongzhu. When He's dead, go after Zhu Rong (Take her elephant), take out the attack base next to her, and go capture the attack base in the north. Take out the supply base on the way. Destroy the walls that are enclosing the main camp, and march down at Meng Huo the long way, through his camp. 5.Battle of Yi Ling – Start off by making your bodyguard stay, unless your severely underpowered. Defeating enemies here should be a snap. Defeat enemies, officers and gate captains while waiting for the fire attack. Once that's done, go around the field, eliminating any rogue officers that pose a threat, kill off enemies, and close gates. Finish it by killing off her love, Liu Bei. A cutscene will show once you meet with him. Attacks: Triangle (charge) – does three cartwheels, attacking anything she hits. Jump + Triangle - jumps, throws chakrams at the ground, and gets them back, like a boomerang. Musou – throws chakrams around in front of her, finishing off with a couple roundhouses. True Musou – same as Musou, except finishes off with one large beam emanating round house. Square – Swings chakram left. Square X2 – Swings chakram left then right. Square X3 - Swings chakram left, right, then squats and attacks from behind. Square X4 – Swings chakram left, right, squats and attacks from behind, then spins back around, doing a 180 attack. Square X5 - Swings chakram left, right, then squats and attacks from behind, spins back around, doing a 180 attack, then uses both chakrams and does a full 180 swipe. Square X6 - Swings chakram left, right, then squats and attacks from behind, spins back around, doing a 180 attack, uses both chakrams and does a full 180 swipe, then kicks high into air. (Evolution attack can be triggered, if acquired) C1 - Swings chakram left, then charges and attacks in an uppercut motion. C2 - Swings chakram left, right, then a couple of roundhouse attacks. C3 - Swings chakram left, right, squats and attacks from behind, then throws chakrams in front of her, and they spin in somewhat of a figure 8. C4 - Swings chakram left, right, squats and attacks from behind, spins back around, doing a 180 attack, then kicks into air, creating rose petal whirlwind. C5 - Swings chakram left, right, then squats and attacks from behind, spins back around, doing a 180 attack, uses both chakrams and does a full 180 swipe, then throws chakrams, and they spin circles around her. Excellent Crowd Clearer. Weapons: Starting Weapon -Chakram - 2 power 2nd Weapon - Moon Chakram - 6 power 3rd Weapon - Luna Chakram - 10 power 4th Weapon – Sol Chakram – 32 power (Luck 19, Bow 15, Speed 19, Defense 17, Life 15) Warning, this thing is a Heavy Weight. Bastards. How to get 4th weapon: 4th Weapon Requirement- Kill all Officers and Sub Generals. (The Invasion of Nan Zhong) – Start off by taking the attack base in the top left. Then head down to Meng Huo, triggering an ambush, and let the bridge get knocked down, then head to Sun Quan, and a scene is triggered, with a message Sun Quan Has Been Rescued! Then kill Mang Yachang and King Mulu; they should be inside the allied base. Kill Zhu Rong and Dailai Dongzhu, as they get in the way. Head to Jinhuan Sanjies sub-generals, Ahui Nan and Dong Tu Na, and once their incapacitated, kill Dailai. Head around the Nanman camp, killing Meng You, King Duosi and finishing off with Yang Feng. The valuable item appears to the bottom left of the attack base you were supposed to occupy in the beginning. Finish Meng Huo and you've won. ------------------------------ -Sun Quan ------------------------------ - Son of Sun Jian, ruled after the death of both his father and brother, the fate of Wu rests on his shoulders. Has a remarkable leadership skills. Musou: Battle of Xia Kou – head forward, destroy the attack base, Zhang Hu, Chen Sheng, Lu Gong, the supply base, then head to the southwest, defeating the defense base. As soon as you are in the base, rush past everyone, to Cai Mao, and kill him, defending the main base from his fleet. Now, go after Wen Pin, the supply base inside the enemy's base, and the defense base to the left. Go after Gan Ning and the attack base on the far left, then head up after Huang Zu. Battle of Chi Bi – head forward, and take out the gate right ahead of you. Head forward even more, and defeat Wang Lang, taking down the east bridge, right as the announcement goes out. Then go after Yu Jin and keep on fighting in that little area for a while. When Zhen Ji comes down, kill her and Xu Shu, then head west, to 'help' the overpopulation of enemy troops. On the way, kill of Xun You, Wen Pin and Man Chong. Next, go after Zhang Liao, who is probably trying to raid Zhuge Liang's prayer by now. Now, go back easy, and kill off Xiahou Yuan, who ventured a little far into your territory, and for that he must pay. Now, the ships are probably set aflame by now, head up through the western bridge (the one you were supposed to destroy, but I didn't for a good reason, this) to go after Cao Hong in a hurry. After Hong, Go after Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and Cao Pi. Finish off with Jia Xu and finally, Cao Cao. Battle of He Fei – start off by rushing the defense base in the center of the map (straight ahead of you). Man Chong should be inside the base, so take him out as well. When you're done, head outside the base and take care of Niu Jin and Pang De (Niu Jin first, cause he'll run when Pang De is defeated). While fighting them, Cao Zhang should show up with reinforcements, so feel free to take him out as well. Now, take out the gates that are right below the defense base. Zhang Liao's ambush should have shown up by now, so rush over there and take him out, the arrogant bastard. Next, head for the supply base above the defense base you defeated, then go for the next defense base to the left of the defeated defense base you conquered, the one right above where Xu Huang's ambush. Now, go south, and take out the supply base, Xu Huang and Yue Jin, along with the gate and soldiers, of course. By now, Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong's reinforcement units have shown up, along with the annoying Zhang Liao, take them out, along with Li Dian and Yu Jin who up there as well, and don't forget the defense base and two supply bases up top, along with taking out the supply base below He Fei Castle on the way. Head back to the southwest, and defeat Zhang Liao who appeared once more to the bottom, and head to the top. Take Zhang Liao out one last time, and defeat Cao Cao. Battle of He Fei Castle – start off by charging ahead and defeating the gate captain, watch out, troops appear from behind and may attack you by surprise. Storm into the castle, and kill Wen Pin, and go north, taking out Wang Lang. Go around the castle, to the inner castle, and take out Xiahou Shang and Cao Hong on the way. In the castle, kill Cao Zhen, Cao Ren and if you feel like venturing farther north, Xu Zhu. But, first, take out the catapult's Defense captains (who are on top of the castle walls, on each side of the inner castles front gate). If you accidentally jump, fall or are knocked over the wall (for example, you knock Cao Zhen over the wall on accident and jump over cause you are not letting that bastard escape O=) Ahem,) just wait at the front gate, by the ram, and wait for the door to open, it shouldn't take too long. Next, fight through the western indirect route into the castle (where Cao Zhang is//was), and route the troops over there, and when you see Zhen Ji, get rid of her. Now, leave out of the side of the castle, and go down, and right, past the outer castle's main gate, over to the ships, and seek out Cao Rui, Man Chong and the Task Leaders. Next, head up to Sima Yi and Cao Pi, and kill them. Battle of Bai Di Castle - Head forward, killing anything in your way, in an attempt to surround the castle. Go after Yan Yan, and trample the attack base above him. Now, attack Wang Ping, killing him and his officer, Huang Zhong. Charge up to the northern most supply base, and trample it. Then head back down, taking over that supply base (If Huang Gai already hasn't). Now, go back to your main base, and attack any troops there, and wait for Ma Chao. Take out Ma Chao (watch out, he's super charged, and he's looking for you) when he shows up, and then head for the other officers, Guan Suo, Ma Dai and Guan Xing. Then take the attack base in the bottom right corner, moving up to the supply base in the middle right, and kill Yang Yi to open the eastern gate of Bai Di castle, and storm in (P.S. Watch out for the arbalests in the castle, they are a real pain in the ass!!!!!!). Take out the two gates on top and bottom, along with Jiang Wei, Xing Cai, and if you feel like it, Zhang Bao and Zhang Yi. Ignore Liu Chan till the very end (watch out enemy reinforcements they show up a few minutes after you enter the castle). Attacks: Charge: Stamps the ground, knocking enemies down. It does not do good damage at all, but it is useful for making escapes, and getting ready to nail the enemy. Jumping Charge: jumps, flips, and slams sword into ground. S: Swings sword left. S2: Swings sword left, then right. S3: Swings sword left, and then right, then left again. S4: Swings sword left, then right, then left again, then upwards in an uppercut motion. S5: Swings sword left, then right, then left again, upwards in an uppercut motion, and then right once more. S6: Swings sword left, then right, then left again, upwards in an uppercut motion, and then right once more, and then a 360-spin attack. (Evolution attack triggered, if acquired.) C1: Swings sword left, then upward in an uppercut motion. C2: Swings sword left, and then right, then swings back and forth, in a diagonal slash, finishing with a slash right, then downwards. Keep hitting triangle for a longer attack. C3: Swings sword left, then right, then left again, then downwards, brings sword right, making a loop and slashing. C4: Swings sword left, then right, then left again, upwards in an uppercut motion, and then spins, and hits sword up through ground, making a huge red explosion. Great crowd clearer. C5: Swings sword left, then right, then left again, upwards in an uppercut motion, and then right once more, and then a couple 360 spin attacks. Musou: Swings sword back and forth continuously, finishing by slashing in front of him with force. True Musou: Swings sword back and forth continuously, finishing by raising his sword into the air and lightning floods the area, devastating everyone around him. Weapons: Starting Weapon - Wolf Sword - 3 power 2nd Weapon – Wolf Claw – 7 power 3rd Weapon – King Wolf – 11 power 4th Weapon – Master Wolf – 34 power (Charge 17, Fill 15, Bow 15, Attack 16, Musou 18) How to get 4th Weapon – Battle of Chi Bi – Go forward, and take out the gate, and the bridge straight ahead (by killing Wang Lang), when that's done go take out the western bridge (By killing Cai Mao). If Pang Tong starts to struggle, watch out, at least until his cut scene shows, which is soon after the collapse of both bridges. Now, go over to the land on the left side of the map, and kill anyone that gets close to Zhuge Liang (Mainly Xun You and Wen Pin). Also make sure to close the gate just above Zhuge's position. Go up; take out Zhang Liao, and probably Xiahou Yuan who will get in your way and any minions in your way. When Huang Gai is summoned, make sure nothing major is in his way. If you go through all three of the cut scenes (Zhuge's "there is no magic here" speech, Huang's "flames of Wu" speech and Pang Tongs genius gloating) then the valuable item will appear on the large ship right below Cao Cao's large ship, to the left of the gate. Now, go take out Zhen Ji, who has been causing trouble on the right side of the map, move up to the rest of the officers, and finish off Cao Cao. As always, don't forget your weapon. ------------------------------ -Ling Tong ------------------------------ - Son of Ling Cao, Ling Tong is an excellent fighter always raring to go. Although a little bit cynical, his bravery carries him long distances. When his father was killed by the pirate Gan Ning, he grew indifferent towards him, constantly competing with him, on and off the battlefield. (*Recommended Wu Starter) I recommend you start any Musou Mode with him, because he is pretty easy. He's extremely fast, he is pretty strong and is easy to learn the game with. Charge attack isn't too useful, but his (SSS+/\) attack is a great crowd clearer. Another reason I recommend him, is to get the Tiger Amulet, that is possibly the best item in the game, it is extremely useful. Side Note: strengthen up, the battle of He Fei is quite annoying and I tried many times before defeating, just a warning. Battle of the Wu Territory - His first battle is easy, just hack, slash and kill, no real way to lose. Use your (SSS+/\) as mentioned above, and have fun with it. When Sun Quan is ambushed, go help him. Watch out for Taishi Ci, he killed me first try cause I was careless. Save a Musou rage to deal with him, that'll fix his ass. Battle of Xia Kou - This one can be quite annoying. Your father will die here, make no mistake about that. When he does, Ling Tong becomes enraged, this is when you go after Gan Ning, kill him, and just keep killing officers. Fight your way to the center, and take out Cai Mao before he launches the fleet, and any other officer on your way. then fight up to Huang Zu. Kill a lot here, battle of He Fei, as stated earlier, is quite hard. Battle of Chi Bi - I royally screwed this up the first time, Zhuge Liang never called the wind, but Huang Gai did set their ships on fire however, that was good. Anyway, if Zhou Yu is defeated here, he dies, and Sun Quan lets off some speech saying to avenge him, yadda yadda yadda. Either way, don't let Wei get too far. Start off by eliminating all officers near to you. That is about two or three. Then go clear off those bridges, kill Xiahou Yuan on the other side of bridge one, it's easy. When this is all done, just slay until the fire attack proceeds. Kill Cao Cao when the times right, and you win. Battle of He Fei - this one isn't too easy, but it can be done first try, but I wouldn't know, I died like 5 times. First, head for Pang De, kill him, and take out the officer on the way. Then, after him, take out Cao Zhang (he appears behind him) and if you want, the base just above him. Then head towards Sun Quan, taking out Man Chong and the base. When you get to Sun Quan, chances are Zhang Liao is there, Rape him. Jump and hit him off the horse, and kick his ass. Don't let a soldier or your bodyguard kill him, it was your kill rightfully. Then head north, kill soldiers. Wait for Zhang Liao to appear, and kill him once more. Head to the bottom left, and kill soldiers there, and wait for Zhang Liao to show up, and kill him, once more. When this is finished (you should probably have a Musou rage by now) and wait to the right of the fort, and wait, Zhang Liao will show up once last time, Musou rage him, and kill him off. Head into the fortress, and kill units and work your way over to Cao Cao. Battle of Yi Ling - Pshaw, what a joke. Only a few pointers for here, make sure Zhu Ran doesn't die, and kill Liu Bei. Easy. If you go near Gan Ning, you'll trigger a cut scene. When your inside the sentinel maze, your map will disappear, just follow the trail of soldiers to kill. It's easy to get over 1000 kills here. Have fun here, take out all the enemy officers, not that difficult. Attacks: Charge: Running kick at an enemy, I don't recommend this, it sucks. Jumping Charge: Kicks an enery disk at the enemy. Good for knocking people off of horses, and clearing enemies in front of you. S: Swings Nunchaku. S2: Swings Nunchaku, then in opposite direction. S3: Swings Nunchaku, then in opposite direction, then in opposite direction again. S4: Swings Nunchaku, then in opposite direction, then in opposite direction again, then opposite direction once more. S5: Swings Nunchaku, then in opposite direction, then in opposite direction again, then opposite direction once more, then spins around, flailing Nunchaku. S6: Swings Nunchaku, then in opposite direction, then in opposite direction again, then opposite direction once more, spins around, flailing Nunchaku, then charges and swings it at dead in front of him. (Can trigger an evolution attack.) C1: Swings Nunchaku, then charges and kicks with both feet upwards, doing a backflip. C2: Swings Nunchaku, then in opposite direction, then does three roundhouse kicks. C3: Swings Nunchaku, then in opposite direction, then in opposite direction again, then does a front flip, slamming into ground. Good crown clearer. C4: Swings Nunchaku, then in opposite direction, then in opposite direction again, then opposite direction once more, then swings it in front of him, causing a whirlwind. C5: Swings Nunchaku, then in opposite direction, then in opposite direction again, then opposite direction once more, then spins around, flailing Nunchaku, then causes a fire whirlwind, turns around, and turns back. Musou: flails the Nunchaku in front of him, finishes off by doing a 360. True Musou: Flails the Nunchaku in front of him, and finishes a few more stronger hits in front of him, finishes with an emitted beam. Weapons: Starting Weapon - Wood Nunchaku - 4 power 2nd Weapon - Iron Nunchaku - 8 power 3rd Weapon - Rising Phoenix - 12 power 4th Weapon - Dragon Fury - 36 power - (Charge 16, Luck 16, Speed 19, Attack 17, Life 15) How to Get 4th weapon: (Battle of He Fei) this one isn't too easy, but it can be done first try, I did. First, head for Pang De, kill him, and take out the officer on the way. Then, after him, take out Cao Zhang (he appears behind him) and if you want, the base just above him. Then head towards Sun Quan, taking out Man Chong and the base. When you get to Sun Quan, chances are Zhang Liao is there, Rape him. Jump and hit him off the horse, and kick his ass (Make sure its YOU that kills him, not your bodyguard, or another soldier.) Then head north, kill soldiers. Wait for Zhang Liao to appear, and kill him once more (Again, make sure its YOU that kills him) Head to the bottom left, and kill soldiers there, and wait for Zhang Liao to show up, YOU kill him, once more. When this is finished (you should probably have a Musou rage by now) and wait to the right of the fort, and wait, Zhang Liao will show up once last time, Musou rage him, and kill him off. The fourth weapon will appear on top of the bottom wall of the fortress Cao Cao is in, once you have it, kill off Cao Cao. ------------------------------------------------ Wei - "Warriors who sought to conquer..." "With the rise of the Hero of Chaos, Cao Cao, a new era had been ushered in. Will the land come to know peace under his ambitious rule? Or will their oppressive rule simply increase the feelings of unrest throughout the land? The Kingdom of Wei strives to prove that its brand of government is what's best for the people." ------------------------------ -Xiahou Dun ------------------------------ - A man of intense fury, virtue and emotion, and a capable warrior on the battlefield as well. Cousin to Cao Cao, he fights to unite China under Wei. Musou: Battle of Xia Pi – Head forward, and take out the defense base ahead. Then head up, don't cross the bridge to your north, go around, you should run into Zang Ba, who you'll kill, on the way. After Zang Ba, head east, and kill the supply base that you'll eventually run into, along with Cao Xing and Zhang Liao. Then head to Gao Shun, and the Flood gate is right ahead of him, you'll notice it by the giant churning wheel, well, to capture it, kill Gao Shun. Now, Hou Cheng and Song Xian will defect, so move into the castle, when the upper gate opens, slay, kill and maim, and fight to Lu Bu. Battle of Guan Du – Head forth, and defeat the attack base. Lu Wei Kuang should be there, so take him out as well. Now, head out of the base, going north, and take out Wen Chou, and the defense base right above him. Chances are, Lu Xiang will charge you here too, so kill him. Not hard. When Wu Chao opens up, charge in and kill every one in your way, excluding Zhang He, he defects after Wu Chao is set aflame. But, if you wish to kill him, it's always good to get extra points at the end of the battle. Take out Yuan Shang, and finally, Chunyu Qiong, he triggers the base being set on fire. Now, head after the four remaining officers (Zhen Ji, Liu Bei (sub: Jian Yong), Yuan Tan (sub: Xun Chen), and Yuan Xi (sub: Lu Kuang). When everything's safe, and all enemies are done, go after Yuan Shao, who should have charged by now, and you win. (Note: DO NOT LET GUAN DU CASTLE FALL!!!!! If a distress signal is sent out, haul ass down there, pronto!) Guan Yu's Escape – This one is not a real good battle for attaining KOs. Rush forward, and attack any one and anything that gets in your way. The order enemies appear in should be: Liao Hua, Zhou Cang, Zhao Yun, Guan Ping, Zhang Fei, and finally, Liu Bei. Defeat all them, then finally go after Guan Yu, and you win. Defeat the carriage before you go after Guan Yu though, as because its escape means your loss. P.S. if you run across Guan Yu, and you haven't defeated them all yet, just charge past him. Battle of Chang Ban – charge forward, attack the peasants if you wish, they do no harm to you. Head forward, and kill Zhang Fei, the toll for passage is death, His. If you don't defeat him in time, and Zhao Yun shows up, ignore Zhang Fei for now, and charge Zhao Yun, but as soon as your done, go back after that arrogant Zhang Fei. Now, go over, take out Song Qian and Mi Fang, and the gate up top as well. Now, head down, taking out the supply base on the lower route, and head down the enemy defense base next. Rush over to the Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei and Guan Yu trio, to attack them, and finish the game. If you start to feel uneasy here, rush over to the neutral defense base at the end, to help cut them off. Battle of He Fei – Go forth, and take over the supply base and defense base ahead of you (Use Red Hare here!!!). When that's done, kill Zhu Ran, (and Chen Wu) who is outside of your defense base, and pissed off cause his slow ass couldn't get to it. Ha ha, loser. Anyways, kill him and defend the base. Now, kill Taishi Ci who is up there as well. Now, when that's done, charge to the southeast, and help over take that base that Wu quickly acquired. I killed Ma Zhong, Pan Zhang and Ding Fend on the way down, but that's only cause the bastard Ma Zhong knocked me off of my horse, and killing him for revenge just wasn't good enough, so I recommend you do this too. Once that defense base is taken down, and Lu Meng (if he's there) has been taken down, rush north to protect Cao Cao from Gan Ning. When that's all done and over with, charge the succession of Defense bases in the middle, go to the top defense base, and charge down, to the supply base, ending at Sun Quan. Take his head, and you have won. Battle of Fan Castle – go forth, and kill the two supply bases, in succession over to Guan Ping. Kill him to end the water attack ploy. Right outside of the dam, should be Meng Da, take him out too. Just to the south of the dam, is a defense base, you know what to do. After that, chase down Liu Feng, who should have gone to the dam. Now charge the defense base in the center of the map, then to the supply bases on in the bottom right. Then head for Ma Liang and the defense base in the middle of the south, then after Mi Fang and Fu Shi Ren if they haven't defected. Then head after Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Attacks: Charge: charges ahead with sword at his side, and then swings left, then right. Keep hitting triangle to make attack longer. Jumping Charge: jumps, flips, swings sword while hes still upside down, knocks enemies into air, and swings. If he misses enemies, he'll swing twice then fall. S: slashes left. S2: slashes left then right. S3: slashes left, then right, then downwards. S4: slashes left, and then right, then downwards, then does a 360-spin attack. S5: slashes left, then right, then downwards, does a 360 attack, then another 360-spin attack. S6: slashes left, then right, then downwards, does a 360 attack, then another 360-spin attack, then a slash left. (Evolution attack now triggered, if acquired.) C1: slashes left then swings in an uppercut motion. C2: slashes left, then right, then does circular swings to his upper right, finishing with a jump and circular swing. Keep hitting triangle to make attack longer C3: slashes left, and then right, then downwards, then a charged slash. C4: slashes left, then right, then downwards, does a 360 attack, then slams scimitar into ground, creating a giant blue and purple explosion, sending enemies flying. C5: slashes left, then right, then downwards, does a 360 attack, then another 360-spin attack, then does a circular swing over head, and finishes with a 360 spin attack. Musou: continuous full bodied X swings while stepping forward, finished by a powerful swing forwards. True Musou: continuous full bodied X swings while stepping forward, finished by emitting blue shockwaves, and doing an extremely powerful swing of the scimitar. Weapons: Starting Weapon – Scimitar – 4 power 2nd Weapon – Great Scimitar – 8 power 3rd Weapon – Kirin Blade – 12 power 4th Weapon – Kirin Fang – 36 power (Charge 17, Horse 16, Defense 17, Attack 17, Musou 16) How to get fourth weapon – Battle of Fan Castle - go forth, and right away, kill Guan Ping, he can get his Musou rage going, so watch it. Then, if you wish to, just rush down to Guan Yu, cause the valuable item appears in his base anyway, and defeat him then. I recommend bringing a bodyguard that can heal you. But, if you're going to finish the rest of the battle: If you are going to beat the entire battle, Defeat the two supply bases that are next to each other outside the dam, then go back to the dam. Right outside of the dam, should be Meng Da, take him out too. Just to the south of the dam, is a defense base, you know what to do. After that, chase down Liu Feng, who should have gone to the dam. Now charge the defense base in the center of the map, then to the supply bases on in the bottom right. Then head for Ma Liang and the defense base in the middle of the south, then after Mi Fang and Fu Shi Ren if they haven't defected. Then head up Zhang Fei, don't forget the valuable weapon and go after Guan Yu. ------------------------------ -Dian Wei ------------------------------ - Nicknamed 'The Coming Evil' for his almost super human strength, Dian Wei is Cao Cao's most trusted bodyguard. Starting Weapon - Hand Axe - 5 power Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: ------------------------------ -Xu Zhu ------------------------------ - Incredibly strong, he has been compared to Dian Wei with his strength on the battlefield. He is slightly dull, but an excellent fighter. ~*~*--Incredibly, incredibly, INCREDIBLY slow, caution when using.--*~*~ Starting Weapon - Club - 5 power Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: ------------------------------ -Zhang Liao ------------------------------ - A former officer of Lu Bu, Zhang Liao constantly strives to perfect his might, now serves under Cao Cao. Starting Weapon - Pole Blade - 4 power Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: ------------------------------ -Zhen Ji ------------------------------ - Enchanting wife of Cao Pi, this beauty will hates being left behind, and proves herself on the battlefield quite often. -She is an ok game starter, her Charge attack is strong, but her weapon range is short, watch out! First Battle - Battle of Guan Du - Easy, use your charge attack to clear enemies out. Save attack bases and generals if you can, and take out Guan Yu. When the siege towers appear, protect them if possible. Search out Cao Pi for a cutscene. Second Battle - Battle of Chi Bi - Kill Huang Gai! You can kill Zhuge Liang as well, but if you kill Huang Gai first, there is no need. They are the main perpetrators of the fire, after that, just kill, maim and murder your way through the masses to beat Sun Quan. Third Battle - Battle of Jie Ting - So easy, battle your way up to Ma Su, kill him and take the base, (a cutscene should appear, telling you when to attack, till then, just kill anyone in the center.) Then battle your way through other enemies to get to anyone who comes close to Cao Pi, and kill Zhuge Liang. Take out Ma Chao when he shows up, he can become quite a pest. Fourth Battle - Battle of Wu Zhang Plains - If you haven't beefed her up by now, this will be hard. Head to the right side of the map, to the bottom of the three passages there, and kill the defense guard, or w/e the hell his name is, that will end all supplies getting to the middle. Once that's finished, take out the two attack bases in the middle, and defend all defense bases till Zhuge Croaks (cutscene), then go to the bottom center place, take out the arbalests (cutscene,) and advance with the rest of the army to kill Jiang Wei. Watch out for explosions; take out the task team on the bottom right. Fifth Battle - Battle of He Fei Castle - Medium difficulty, just kill your way till the army attacks Sun Quan's Boat. Save Sima Yi if he starts struggling, and watch Cao Pi. Lu Xun usually attacks you, so be wary of him. Also take out Ram's, they are annoying as well. When that's all done and over with, go after Sun Quan, killing Zhou Tai on the way. Attacks: Charge: plays flute, the note explodes after a few seconds. (Note: I recommend this for the first battle, three of these in succession will clear the large groups of enemies that surround you.) Jump and attack: Plays flute in air (great for knocking enemies off horse) Musou: Plays flute, attacking anything in range True Musou: Same as Musou, except stronger, and she plays 4 flute notes at end, finishing off any normal enemy. Square: swings flute S2: attacks, then 360-spin attack S3: attacks, then 360-spin attack, then attacks downwards S4: attacks, then 360-spin attack, then attacks downwards, then 360 kick S5: attacks, then 360 spin attack, and then attacks downwards, then 360 kick, then another 360 kick S6: attacks, then 360 spin attack, then attacks downwards, then 360 kick, then another 360 kick, then charged flute swing a (a few times if evolution attack occurs) C1: attack, then strong slash upwards. C2: attacks, then 360-spin attack, then slaps back and forth about 4-5 times. C3: attacks, then 360 spin attack, then attacks downwards, then kicks backwards. C4: attacks, then 360 spin attack, then attacks downward, then 360 kick, then whirlwind in front of her, knocking enemies into air C5: attacks, then 360 spin attack, then attacks downwards, then 360 kick, then another 360 kick, then plays flute note, (one note of her Musou attack) Weapons: Starting Weapon - Flute - 2 power 2nd Weapon - Iron Flute - 6 power 3rd Weapon - Moon Flute - 10 power 4th Weapon - Dark Moon Flute - 32 power (Fill 20, Horse 17, Bow 18, Def 18, Life 17) How to Get 4th weapon: (Battle of He Fei Castle) Oh god, if this were any easier… Just kill at least 300 (hell, I got over 1100) people and go by Cao Pi, you'll get an intermission movie, where Zhen Ji is killing troops with her Musou. To do this, just run through the castle killing, simple as that, kill troops, officers, whatever, there are more then enough. Watch out for ambushes and whatnot, kill rams when they show up, and destroy any officer who gets close to an important general. Item appears just past Zhou Tai on Sun Quan's ship. When Lu Xun shows up, use a Musou rage, when your done killing his little squad, another Musou rage token should show, use that on Sun Quan. ------------------------------ -Cao Pi ------------------------------ - Son of Cao Cao, extremely intelligent and level headed, future of Wei is in his hands. Began his legacy at the battle of Guan Du. (*Recommended Wei Starter) -----I recommend you start the Wei Musou Mode with him, he's strong, fast, and his first battle is quite easy. First Battle - Battle of Guan Du - Just destroys the towers when Cao Cao tells you to (if this event occurs). I cannot emphasize this enough, USE YOUR CHARGE ATTACK, it's an effective crowd clearer, and when your Musou gauge is filled, it freezes enemies. Kill as many as possible, map is extremely simple. Second Battle - Battle of Chi Bi - KILL HUANG GAI! If you have Red Hare by now, after you kill Huang Gai, haul ass over to Zhuge Liang, and kill him as he retreats, triggering a special item. Other then that, just kill here, if you take down Huang, that definitely swings the tide of battle in your favor. Kill officers for extra points, and just slay, slay, slay. Third Battle - Battle of Jie Ting - head to the center, just at the foot of the mountain, and kill people, take out officers and whatnot, and just have fun. When Zhen Ji says to head to the mountain and slay Ma Su, do so. Kill him, and Zhuge Liang will show up. Make your way through the area, killing officers for the extra points, kill units, try to get over 1000, I know it's damn well possible. Fourth Battle - Battle Of Wu Zhang Plains - Goddamn does this game like this battle, I don't know how many people have this battle as one of their Musou battles, but I know that two orbs, and countless 4th weapons are attained here. Anyway, start the battle off by taking out the two attack bases in the center, boy are their catapults annoying. Then rush over to the right side of the map and take out the defense captain, quelling supplies being delivered to the center. Kill any Wood Ox on the way. Till Zhuge Liang dies, and they retreat, kill enemies. When they do retreat, chase after them, and when the Arbalests show, go up there and kill them, watch out for the juggernauts. Take the left way to Jiang Wei, killing the task guards out, thus taking out the explosives as well. Use the Musou rage that I KNOW you attained during the battle (because I know of at least two on the battlefield) on Jiang Wei, and voila, the battles your bitch. Fifth Battle - Battle of He Fei Castle - Slay all who have entered your castle! Damn them Wu Bastards, rush through the castle courtyard slaying troops and officers, as well as getting items and weapons in the crates that you see. It is so easy to get over 1000 kills here. Kill the rams when they show, and kill Lu Xun as soon as he enters the castle. Watch out for the Ambush that appears in the top left, and middle right. Then just go down and take out Zhou Tai and Sun Quan. Attacks: Charge: Shoots out a ball of blue energy that explodes after a few seconds, a couple in succession are a good crowd clearer. When Musou gauge is full, it can also freeze enemies. Jump attack: swipes at ground, bringing enemies into air. If misses, he hits twice and falls, if he hits an enemy (or two, or hell, five) he keeps swinging back and forth. Does significant damage, especially to officers. Musou: Disconnects his blades and swings back and forth consecutively. Finishes off with connecting the blades and doing a powerful spin attack. True Musou: Disconnects his blades and swings back and forth consecutively. Finishes off with connecting the blades, doing two powerful lunging attacks, and emits a pulse wave. S: Swings downward. S2: Swings downward, then horizontally. S3: Swings downward, horizontally, then horizontally in the opposite direction. S4: Swings downward, horizontally, horizontally in the opposite direction, then horizontally in the other direction again. S5: Swings downward, horizontally, horizontally in the opposite direction, horizontally in the other direction again, then spin attack. S6: Swings downward, horizontally, horizontally in the opposite direction, horizontally in the other direction again, spin attack, then attacks upward. (Can trigger evolution attack, after nine attacks, and count nine attacks, press triangle to release a red ball of energy, explodes in black smoke, does great damage.) C1: Swings downward, charges then swings up. C2: Swings downward, then horizontally, then disconnects weapon, and does a lunging attack forward about 5 times. Attack is similar to the ending of True Musou. C3: Swings downward, horizontally, horizontally in the opposite direction, then jumps to the side, charges, and lunges diagonally forward, attacking. C4: Swings downward, horizontally, horizontally in the opposite direction, horizontally in the other direction again, then stabs disconnected swords into ground, sending out blue waves of energy all around, throwing enemies away. C5: Swings downward, horizontally, horizontally in the opposite direction, horizontally in the other direction again, spin attack, then charged spin attack. Weapons: Starting Weapon - Twin Blade - 3 power 2nd Weapon - Dual Fang - 7 power 3rd Weapon - Pure Havoc - 11 power 4th Weapon - Chaos - 34 power (Fill 15, Speed 19, Def 15, Attack 15, Musou 19) How to Get 4th weapon: (Battle of Wu Zhang Plains) Holy hell is this hard, I must have tried at least 4 times to get this (yes, I know that's not a high number for most of you, but considering I only tried once on the rest of them so far, that's bad for me. To get this, you must kill 3 generals, NOT SUB GENERALS, right off the bat. This is easily done, seeing as how there are four generals right below the middle. Don't go for the Wang Lang, Liao Hua special, for the first two kills, I tried that, it don't work, cause Ma Dai and Wei Yan just head for the middle, making the kill time shorter. Instead, go for Wei Yan and Ma Dai, killing them, and then head on to Liao Hua. Once this is done, Zhuge Liang will croak, and you just have to wait for the Arbalest ambush to appear. During this time, I suggest killing the Supply Line's Defense Guard, and maybe take down an attack base. When the ambush does show up, kill all the Arbalests, then the weapon will show up in the center of the area you just killed the Arbalests. (P.S. if either Sima Yi or Cao Ren dies in this battle, the weapon will NOT show up.) ------------------------------------------------------- Shu - "Warriors who fought to preserve virtue..." "The way of the master and servant, the affection of the people, a peaceful life. These important virtues have been forgotten in the chaos of war. Liu Bei and his followers will keep fighting in order to restore the glory of the Han and return peace to the land. Even if there are some who scoff at their desires, they believe in a future after the fighting is finished." ------------------------------ -Zhao Yun ------------------------------ - Brave young soldier who once traveled the land, Zhao Yun now serves under Liu Bei, and seeks to end the chaos and unite the land. Once saved Liu Bei's son, Liu Chan, from death, when he was left behind at an abandoned castle overrun with enemy forces. (*Recommended Shu Starter) -----I recommend starting the Shu Musou mode with him, his Charge attack is an effective crowd clearer, his attack is long range, and he's quite powerful. Musou Stages: Battle of Ji Province - Kill Zhang Bao, Zhang Liang then kill Pei Yuan Shao, and follow the message to the precious item at the bottom, easy way to acquire Fire arrows in the beginning. On your way to these enemies, slay as many troops as possible, I got well over 1000 kills here, and you can too. Don't worry about the tornado's, they don't affect you none. Zhang Jiao can be quite annoying, watch out. Battle of Hu Lao Gate - A word of advice for the battle ahead: STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM LU BU!! He is souped up good, and a pain to beat, so just avoid him all together. Just fight your way through, that's all I can say, its not too hard if you avoid Lu Bu. Zhang Liao is annoying, but easy. When your fighting Dong Zhuo, however, Lu Bu may rush to his aid. Battle of Chang Ban – Don't rush, it's easy. Casually fight your way out, killing everyone in the way, but make sure you get to Liu Bei to trigger a cutscene that raises allied morale. When that's done, rush back up top and kill kill kill. Its OK, Liu Bei will make it to the escape point safely. When Cao Cao appears, kill him to end the battle. Extremely easy to get over 1000 KO's. Battle of Cheng Du – Start off and charge the gate ahead of you, kill Lei Tong to open it. Once inside, kill Fei Guan and Deng Xian, and finally Liu Xun. To the north of the castle is the gate captain, open the castle's northern gates. Now, move out of the left castle gate, to Li Yan, kill him and the soldiers in that little area, and then move into Cheng Du castle. Once Cheng Du is cleared out, head north, and kill Zhang Ren, if Pang Tong hasn't already died, you just saved him. Now, go in front of Cheng Du, to clear out Yan Yan and Wu Lan. Eventually, the inner gates of Cheng Du Castle will open, go inside, clear the gate in there, and finally defeat Liu Zhang. Ends with a cut scene. Battle of Yi Ling – one major thing in this battle: KILL ZHU RAN. DO NOT LET THE FIRE ATTACK COMMENCE, IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. Rush through enemy territory, don't risk waiting till the bridge drops, you may be too far away. Kill Ling Tong and Gan Ning on the way, piece of cake. From there on, just slay, kill and mutilate till you win. Take care of Lu Xun, he's a major pain. Attacks: Triangle (charge) – lunges forward, stabbing with spear. Jump + Triangle – jumps and swipes, if he misses he swipes twice, but if he hits, he swipes continuously. Does considerable damage. Musou – spins around, and finishes off with a swipe covering a good percentage of the area around him. True Musou – like normal Musou, except stronger, and finishes with a jump in the air, and an air pocket driving enemies into air. Square – Swipes with spear. Square X2 – Swipes then stabs. Square X3 – Swipes, stabs then 360 attack. Square X4 – Swipes, stabs, 360 attack, then slashes downward. Square X5 – Swipes, Stabs, 360 attack, slashes downward, then another 360 attack. Square X6 – Swipes, Stabs, 360 attack, slashes downward, another 360, then a strong frontward slash. (Evolution attack can be triggered, if acquired) C1 – Swipes, then uses butt of spear to nail upwards. C2 – Swipes, Stabs then strong slashes upwards and downwards, finishing with a 360 attack. C3 – swipes, stabs, 360 then charged 360. C4 – Swipes, Stabs, 360 attack, downward slash, then spins around and a charged downwards slash, slamming ground. C5 - Swipes, Stabs, 360 attack, slashes downward, another 360 attack, then jumps, spins and swipes. Weapons: Starting Weapon - Bronze Spear - 4 power 2nd Weapons – Great Spear – 8 power 3rd Weapon – Dragon Spear – 12 power 4th Weapon – Fierce Dragon – 36 power (Charge 16, Defense 17, Attack 17, Musou 17, Life 17) How to get 4th Weapon: (Battle of Cheng Du) – Extremely simple, just take the entire southern base. Kill Lei Tong, Fei Guan and then Deng Xian, not necessarily in that order, (except for Lei Tong) but you need them dead before Liu Xun. When they are dead, kill the gate captain at the to, and the guard captain at the bottom of the base. Then go after Liu Xun, and kill the gate captain too. It will give you a notice "Luo Castle has been captured!" and the valuable item will appear right in the center of the castle. Note: excellent starter, hes strong, he kicks ass, and his first Musou mission gets you a rare item! Start it off with the (SSSS) attack, that's his best crowd clearer, but test out the rest, his charge is wonderful too. ------------------------------ -Guan Yu ------------------------------ - The God of War, he embodies virtue, justice and loyalty. Sworn brother of Zhang Fei and Liu Bei, this warrior made a name for himself during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Musou Stages: Battle of Si Shui Gate – start off moving upwards, take out the gate all the way to the top east, defeating Hu Zhen on the way. P.S. the pot nearby the gate contains a Musou wine. Move west, and take down the defense base, watch out for Niu Fu inside. Once this is done, head to the middle, taking down Dong Min, Jia Xu, Guo Si and the attack base. If you feel fast, you may also wish to take the defense base at the bottom, the one Sun Jian is heading towards. When that's done, head to Si Shui gate, killing Li Jue, and if your fast enough you can open the gate up, instead of going around, here's where it changes: (A) If you hurry up, and the gate opens, a cut scene showing Lu Bu will show, and you have to defeat him. Don't worry, he's not that hard here, unlike the next part, but it does take some time to get him, I recommend a bodyguard here. (B) If you have to go around, watch out for the ambush that will appear, kill them all, and the officers, usually Liu Bei, Sun Jian and Gongsun Zan are there to help. By now, you will have reached Huang Zu, when you reach him, a cut scene will play, and you have to defeat him. Finished. Battle of Hu Lao Gate – Red Hare is a big help here. Charge forward, only killing a couple of that huge group there, and head up to Xu Rong, kill him and take the gate which he's by. From there on, take the attack base, killing anyone in your way, and head to the supply base. Head to Hu Lao Gate, killing Hu Zhen, when you see him. Take out the gate that you pass when you first come into the opening, and clear out a ton of units, including officers: Guo Si, Zhao Cen, Li Jue, Wang Fang, Li Meng and Gao Shun when he come out. DO NOT KILL THE GATE CAPTAIN BY HU LAO GATE! LET SOMEONE ELSE DO IT. Go clear the gate on the other side of the clearing, where Li Jue is, which can give you quite a bit of kills. When Lu Bu finally is unleashed, if your feeling a little brave, charge him. Wait for the cut scene, and flee, go help Cao Cao defeat Li Ru, and let your brothers take care of Lu Bu for awhile. When you come back, he should have a sizable portion of his health taken out. Help them take him on, til your close to death, then just don't risk it, take off. Be warned, STAY AWAY FROM HIM WHEN HE GLOWS RED OR GOLD, HE WILL KILL YOU IF HE ATTACKS, EVEN FROM JUST ONE!!!! If you didn't kill him, head up through Zhang Liao, kill him, listen to the little conversation, and head for Dong Zhuo. Watch it, he will call for help from Lu Bu, so eliminate him fast. Battle of Guan Du – Watch out here, this battle is easy to start screwing up in. Start off by pushing forward through the castle, and heading towards Yan Liang. Leaving your STRONG bodyguard at the top gate of the castle, to protect from invaders, head towards him, slaughtering him as you get near. You may also want to stop off to the left of the castle first, to kill his sub-general, Han Meng (If your going to go this way, get rid of that damn attack base above you, as its extremely annoying). Once this is done, just continue fighting, and Liu Bei shall move towards you. When you get close enough, a cut scene will play, showing Liu Bei fighting, and Guan Yu rejoicing, having found his brother. Head after him and defeat him and Jian Yong. What? It's an officer kill, worth good points. Any who, head to Yuan Tan, and slaughter him, and work your way west, and take down the attack base. Kill Yuan Shang, but during the battle, try to ignore Zhang He, as he will defect later on, making a good ally. From here on, just go after Zhen Ji, defeat her, destroy the rams and arrow towers, and protect Cao Cao. Guan Yu's Escape – This is quite possible the EASIEST stage ever. Unless you suck at life, and can't play worth shit, you'll win. Just eliminate anyone that comes near to the carriage, and take down the officers that stand in your way. At the end, when the carriage stops and Xiahou Dun challenges you, ride back and take him down. Escape from Chi Bi – Well, this is why Guan Yu is known as the God of War, his extreme loyalty, and codes of virtue. He owed Cao Cao big, so he let him live after this. If he had killed Cao Cao, history would have been SOOO different. Anyway. I recommend you have a horse for this battle, preferably Red Hare. Chase after Cao Cao, that's it. Take out any officer that gets in your way, not any ON your way, any that gets in your way. The main ones there are Xiahou Yuan, Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, and sometimes Liu Yan, Xiahou Dun and Zhang Liao. Cao Cao will stop his marches sometimes, nail him when he stops. Also watch out for the bridge collapsing in the beginning, which takes a lot of time off of catching Cao Cao. Battle of Fan Castle – This Battle can be Quite Difficult. Start off by rushing forwards and taking out the base in front of you, then rush up top, kill Yue Jin and Niu Jin, and protect the site of the water attack, until about 4 minutes in, when the attack commences. When this is complete, go kill Pang De, to stop him from preventing the allied fleets preparations, kill Yu Jin, Dong Heng and Dong Zhao, and take out the supply and defense bases on the way. Xu Huang will have arrived by now, and a cut scene will play, kill him before you go on the bridge. When you proceed to the bridge, move in and kill Cao Ren. Now, kill Lu Xun and Lu Meng, when they come up top watch out for them, they are annoying. Also, watch out, a couple of your officers will defect to Wu when they show up, if they affect you too much. And if you hold out long enough, Zhang Fei will show up with reinforcements. (P.S. You can lead Pang De into the ditch around Fan Castle just before the water attack commences, so you wont have to deal with him) Attacks: Charge: Lunges forward, swirling his blade. Jumping Charge: Jumps, slashes and slams ground. S: Slashes. S2: Slashes, then again in the opposite direction. S3: Slashes, slashes in opposite direction, then stabs forward. S4: Slashes, slashes in opposite direction, stabs forward, then slashes again. S5: Slashes, slashes in opposite direction, stabs forward, slashes again, then slashes downwards. S6: Slashes, slashes in opposite direction, stabs forward, slashes again, slashes downwards, then a charged slash. (Can trigger an evolution attack.) C1: Slashes, then charges uppercut slash. C2: Slashes, then in opposite direction, then charged uppercut slashes from both sides, finishing off with a strong normal slash. Keep pressing triangle to prolong attack. C3: Slashes, slashes in opposite direction, then stabs forward, then a 360 attack. C4: Slashes, slashes in opposite direction, stabs forward, then slashes again, then finishes with a whirlwind. C5: Slashes, slashes in opposite direction, stabs forward, slashes again, then slashes downwards, then finishes by stamping the ground, emitting a blue beam, that stuns enemies temporarily. Musou: Spins continuously, finishing with a stronger spin. True Musou: Spins continuously, finishing by raising spear into the air, and knocking all enemies into air with a teal whirlwind. Weapons: Starting Weapon - Crescent Blade - 5 power 2nd Weapon – Moon Blade – 10 power 3rd Weapon – Blue Dragon – 16 power 4th Weapon – Blue Moon Dragon – 38 power (Charge 16, Horse 16, Defense 17, Attack 18, Life 18) How to get 4th Weapon – (Battle of Fan Castle) – Start off by Rushing towards Yue Jin and Niu Jin (Cao Ren's sub-generals) and killing them. You must kill them before the river overflows. Watch out for Yue Jin, his movements can be a little tricky, but he tends to move below the defense base in the top middle. When the report "the river is getting too high// the Wei Army is moving to Higher Ground" watch out, you don't have much time left, maybe 20 seconds. The water attack sets off Around 4 minutes (I had 4'03"73.) If you finished early, haul ass over to pang de, and lure him into the drooping land around the castle, when there are only a few seconds left, (hopefully you have red hare) haul ass to higher ground, and the cutscene will play, and surprise, you don't have to deal with Pang De! The Valuable item will appear on one of the building in Fan Castle, lead to by the bridges within. The cutscene with all the ships appearing will play, and just go get your weapon and kill Cao Ren! If you didn't have enough time, or you didn't succeed in killing Pang De with the water, then when the water attack commences, Finish the battle by killing, maiming and hurting until the Shu Navy gets into position. Kill Pang De and Yu Jin [especially Pang De], as they can become a nuisance. Ignore Xu Huang, unless he comes after you. Move in, kill Cao Ren, then Lu Meng. Don't forget to get your Weapon before the battle is up. Congrats. ------------------------------ -Zhang Fei ------------------------------ - Originally a meat butcher, Zhang Fei made a name for himself during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which is where he met his future "brothers" (they never actually made an oath), he went on to create the kingdom of Shu with them. His major feat, is when he held off Cao Cao's army at the battle of Chang Ban, so that Liu Bei, may escape: "At the sound of this thunderous voice, a terrible quaking fear seized upon Cao Cao, and he bade them take the umbrella away. Turning to his followers, he said, "Guan Yu had said that his brother Zhang Fei was the sort of man to go through an army of a hundred legions and take the head of its commander-in-chief, and do it easily. Now here is this terror in front of us and we must be careful." As he finished speaking, again that terrible voice was heard, 'I am Zhang Fei of Yan; who dares fight with me?'" Although depicted as a violent alcoholic, Zhang Fei was actually an extremely intelligent man, and showed great respect for his superiors, but the same cannot be said about his inferiors. He later became one of Shu's five tiger generals. Musou: Battle of Hu Lao Gate - Red Hare is a big help here. Charge forward, only killing a couple of that huge group there, and head up to Xu Rong, kill him and take the gate which he's by. From there on, take the attack base, killing anyone in your way, and head to the supply base. Head to Hu Lao Gate, killing Hu Zhen, when you see him. Take out the gate that you pass when you first come into the opening, and clear out a ton of units, including officers: Guo Si, Zhao Cen, Li Jue, Wang Fang, Li Meng and Gao Shun when he come out. DO NOT KILL THE GATE CAPTAIN BY HU LAO GATE! LET SOMEONE ELSE DO IT. Go clear the gate on the other side of the clearing, where Li Jue is, which can give you quite a bit of kills. When Lu Bu finally is unleashed, if you're feeling a little brave, charge him. Wait for the cut scene, and flee, go help Cao Cao defeat Li Ru, and let your brothers take care of Lu Bu for a while. When you come back, he should have a sizable portion of his health taken out. Help them take him on, till your close to death, then just don't risk it, take off. Be warned, STAY AWAY FROM HIM WHEN HE GLOWS RED OR GOLD, HE WILL KILL YOU IF HE ATTACKS, EVEN FROM JUST ONE!!!! If you didn't kill him, head up through Zhang Liao, kill him, listen to the little conversation, and head for Dong Zhuo. Watch it, he will call for help from Lu Bu, so eliminate him fast. Battle of Xia Pi – go forward, and attack the Defense, base, then the attack base above that (make sure you don't keep your bodyguard around the attack base, or they'll eventually die, in fact, I suggest that you command your bodyguard to stay before you go down the flight of stairs). By the attack base is Yin Li, so kill him too. Now, head back up the stairs, and kill off Wei Xu, and head into the castle, closing the gate and killing Diao Chan. Now, as you'll notice, those damn doors won't open. Damn, so head around the castle, over to the defense base that Cao Hong is struggling to defeat, and destroy all those pesky bases in that area, including Song Xian and Hou Cheng, who are to the left of the defense base. Now, head north, and kill Zang Ba, and the gate up by him. Next, head east, and kill Cao Xing then Zhang Liao, along with the supply base. Next, head to Gao Shun, and along with his defeat, is the collapse of the dam. Now, just head into the castle, slay the soldiers, and kill (or capture) Lu Bu. P.S: If you fail to take the dam in time, and Yuan Shu's reinforcements show up, don't worry, they're in the southeast corner, just go and kill him. Battle of Chang Ban – Here is the stuff of Zhang Fei's legends. You start off on a very historical bridge, the one whose toll for passage, is death. Kill anyone who attempts to pass the bridge, just stay n' slay, your one stop shop for carnage and death. After the advancements from the west stop, if you're feeling brave, you may advance on the gate above you, and destroy that. Next, move westward, and kill the attack base, WHILE BEING CAUTIOUS, DO NOT LET ANY TROOPS PAST THAT BRIDGE!!! Watch out, Cao Zhang arrives with reinforcements, right above the bridges position. When that area is safe from invasion, head farther west, and take out the gate and Yu Jin, finishing off with the left-most gate. Now, the north should be safe for a while, so head south, to Xu Huang's unit and the supply base, to defeat them. Head farther south to the defense and attack bases, and destroy them, along with Cao Hong and Jia Xu (sub-generals: Jia Kui and Yue Jin are there as well). Now, you have two choices: -A.) Help Liu Bei escape, in which case, just kill till he reaches the end, Or -B.) Go up and kill Cao Cao, ending the battle right there. Battle of Cheng Du – Start off and charge the gate ahead of you, kill Lei Tong to open it. Once inside, kill Fei Guan and Deng Xian, and finally Liu Xun. To the north of the castle is the gate captain, open the castle's northern gates. Now, move out of the left castle gate, to Li Yan, kill him and the soldiers in that little area, and then move into Cheng Du castle. Once Cheng Du is cleared out, head north, and kill Zhang Ren, if Pang Tong hasn't already died, you just saved him. Now, go in front of Cheng Du, to clear out Yan Yan and Wu Lan. Eventually, the inner gates of Cheng Du Castle will open, go inside, clear the gate in there, and finally defeat Liu Zhang. Ends with a cut scene. Battle of Fan Castle - This Battle can be Quite Difficult. Begins with a cut scene. Start off by charging forward, and taking out the defense base, continue heading forward and take out the supply base, defeating the gate captain and Sun Li on the way. Now, head forward more, and kill Jiang Ji, and the gate ahead even more, there is another one just below Jiang Ji's position, so destroy that too. Head north, and destroy the two supply bases that are in succession, and head left, destroying that final one. If the last two defense bases are still standing, take them out as well. Now, go kill Yu Jin and finally, Pang De (and with his death, you may now enter Fan Castle). Xu Huang will eventually show up, so slay him as well. Lu Meng (along with Xu Sheng) will show up when you meet up with Cao Ren, so now Kill Cao Ren (sub-generals: Yue Jin and Niu Jin). If you wish, you may ignore Cao Ren, so that you may head for Lu Meng (Sub-generals: Lu Xun and Jiang Qin). Attacks: Charge: Stamps the ground, knocking enemies down. It does not do good damage at all, but it is useful for making escapes, and getting ready to nail the enemy. Jumping Charge: jumps, flips, and then falls down, stabbing the ground with spear and creating a huge explosion. S: slashes right. S2: Slashes right, then attacks left with butt of the spear. S3: Slashes right, then attacks left with butt of the spear, then slashes right again. S4: Slashes right, then attacks left with butt of the spear, slashes right again, and then slashes left with the blade. S5: Slashes right, then attacks left with butt of the spear, slashes right again, slashes left with the blade, and then slashes right with blade once more. S6: Slashes right, then attacks left with butt of the spear, slashes right again, slashes left with the blade, slashes right with blade once more, and then spins and stabs forward with blade. (Evolution attack now triggered, if acquired.) C1: Slashes right, then attacks upwards in an uppercut fashion. C2: Slashes right, then attacks left with butt of the spear, then slashes in an X pattern repeatedly, finishing by slamming butt of the spear on the ground, emitting a blue energy wave. Attack is longer if you keep pressing triangle. C3: Slashes right, then attacks left with butt of the spear, slashes right again, and then does a 360-spin attack. C4: Slashes right, then attacks left with butt of the spear, slashes right again, slashes left with the blade, and then jumps and slams ground, making an explosion. C5: Slashes right, then attacks left with butt of the spear, slashes right again, slashes left with the blade, slashes right with blade once more, and then stamps ground, making an explosion. Musou: slashes in an x pattern continuously, finishing by jumping, spinning and slashing forward. True Musou: slashes in an x pattern continuously, finishing by jumping, spinning and slashing forward, then stamping the ground as the enemies fall to the ground, creating an explosion. Weapons: Starting Weapon - Bronze Pike - 5 power 2nd Weapon – Iron Pike – 11 power 3rd Weapon – Serpent Blade – 17 power 4th Weapon – Viper Blade – 39 power (Fill 16, Horse 16, Defense 15, Attack 19, Musou 17) How to get 4th weapon – Battle of Chang Ban – Bring a STRONG bodyguard to this battle, and command them to Stay at the bridge. Now, successfully defend your bridge, don't let anyone across. Kill anyone who attempts to pass the bridge, just stay n' slay, your one stop shop for carnage and death. After the advancements from the west stop, if you're feeling brave, you may advance on the gate above you, and destroy that. As Xiahou Dun and Wen Pin come, slay them. Once Cao Zhang's reinforcements have arrived, and you've defeated them (of course) go after Xiahou En, Yu Jin's sub-general. When the three generals are dead, the valuable item will appear right on the bridge that you defended. Now, just protect Liu Bei until he escapes, or Kill Cao Cao when he appears. ------------------------------ -Ma Chao ------------------------------ - Eldest son of Ma Teng, he travels the land seeking revenge against Cao Cao for the death of his father. One of the five tiger generals of Shu. Note: He is EXCELLENT on a steed; his moves are fantastic for killing and charging through enemy lines. Musou: Battle of Liang Province – Oh My God is this easy. Just kill enemies. Simple as that. Get a lot of kills, as many as you can, follow the orders and whatnot at the bottom of the screen, and you'll win easily. Just fight your way to Dong Zhuo in the bottom of the screen, and you'll win easily. Battle of Tong Gate – Like I said for the previous battle, you need a sizable amount of kills and upgrades for him here. It helps if you have a horse here. Where you start, tell your bodyguard to stay, that is a major help to the gate right there. Start killing the enemies in front of the gate, kill Cao Hong, and take out that attack base. Once that's done, rush up top and take over those the three bases, (supply, defense and attack.) As you rush past Cao Cao, just ignore that cut scene. Once the bases are taken over, kill Jia Xu and Xu Huang, which ends any future trouble right there. When that's all done and over with, take the path through the main area where the enemy started, back to tong gate. Take over the supply base, and kill off Xiahou Yuan, Zhu Ling, Zhang He and Xu Zhu on your way. When it's all safe, just have fun overtaking gates, till you work back to Cao Cao. Battle of Yi Ling - one major thing in this battle: KILL ZHU RAN. DO NOT LET THE FIRE ATTACK COMMENCE, IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. Rush through enemy territory, don't risk waiting till the bridge drops, you may be too far away. Kill Ling Tong and Gan Ning on the way, piece of cake. From there on, just slay, kill and mutilate till you win. Take care of Lu Xun; he's a major pain. Watch out for Zhao Yun, as he has a tendency to get killed here. Another thing, watch out how far out you get, I died a lot in this battle, and you will too if you don't watch it, so when you go out after Zhu Ran, try to have a full Musou gauge, a full life bar, and a Musou rage. Try to have the 3rd or 4th weapon by now, you can get it from the previous battle. Not too hard. Battle of Jie Ting – start off by going after Deng Ai, and fight to Cao Hong, killing Zhen Ji at the same time, and take out the supply base to the east. Fight into the middle of the map, killing Fei Yao and Wang Lang. If Sima Yi gets too annoying for you, just charge him and kill him, but take off fast, cause Ma Su needs help. Fight up to Ma Su, Kill Cao Zhen and his two sub generals, Zhang Hu and Xin Pi (Zhang Hu starts on the path that you should take to Ma Su.) and save Ma Su. When that's over with, fight to Zhang He, and then go kill Cao Pi. Battle of Bai Di Castle – Start off by charging to Zhou Tai, he becomes a major pain in the ass, and yes, I shouldn't have to say this by now, but kill Xu Sheng (PUT HIM IN THE NEXT DW KOEI) on the way. When the peasants appear, go and save them, that's a major boost for ally morale. Make sure Jiang Wei doesn't die, and when Gan Ning shows up, take care of him, so he doesn't take care of Bai Di Castle. Other then that, have fun killing and saving generals and troops. Attacks: Charge: Spins on his spear, finishes by leaping into air and landing. Jumping Charge: Jumps, and flies forward, twirling, and spinning his spear with him. (Good for knocking people off of horses.) S: Slashes forward. S2: Slashes forward, then spins and attacks with butt of spear. S3: Slashes forward, spins and attacks with butt of spear, then turns back around and slashes again. S4: Slashes forward, spins and attacks with butt of spear, turns back around and slashes again, then slashes once more. S5: Slashes forward, spins and attacks with butt of spear, turns back around and slashes again, slashes once more then slashes downwards. S6: Slashes forward, spins and attacks with butt of spear, turns back around and slashes again, slashes once more, slashes downwards, then stabs forwards. (Can trigger an evolution attack.) C1: Slashes, spins and does an uppercut slash. C2: Slashes forward, spins and attacks with butt of spear, then stabs a couple time, doing multiple combo attacks with each stab, and finishes with a 360 attack. C3: Slashes forward, spins and attacks with butt of spear, turns back around and slashes again then finishes with one stab. C4: Slashes forward, spins and attacks with butt of spear, turns back around and slashes again, slashes once more then finishes with whirlwind. C5: Slashes forward, spins and attacks with butt of spear, turns back around and slashes again, slashes once more slashes downwards then spins, emitting a blue beam, which stuns enemies. Musou: continuously stamps forward, twirling spear, then switching arms. Finishes with a spin on the spear (like the Musou) jumps down and slashes forward with spear. True Musou: Same as Musou, except finishes by falling to ground, and jumping back up, creating a teal whirlwind, knocking enemies into air. Weapons: Starting Weapon - Iron Spear - 5 power 2nd Weapon - Stallion Spear - 10 power 3rd Weapon - Silver Stallion - 16 power 4th Weapon - Stallion Fury - 38 power (20 Horse, Speed 15, Defense 16, Attack 17, Life 15) How to get 4th weapon - Battle of Tong Gate - This is pretty easy, and fast. Just run over to Cao Cao, knock him off the horse, (you'll run into a cut scene with Xu Zhu stopping you) and hit him a few times. When this is done, a valuable item will appear up top, near a base. On your way, take the two unoccupied bases, and watch out for Xu Huang. Attack Cao Cao as he comes up, and if he starts to run, chase him down and kill him. Extremely easy. ------------------------------ -Huang Zhong ------------------------------ - A master archer, this old man one served Hua Xuan. Now serving under Liu Bei, he is one of Shu's five tiger generals. He is the reason of Xiahou Yuan's death, and lived to a ripe old age. Musou: Battle of Cheng Du – Rush into the forest, and kill any ambushes, should the get in your way. Rush over to Zhang Ren (an ambush appears as you ride up), and kill him, to prevent Pang Tong's death (Hell, if you do it before he dies, you get a valuable item! [The Hex Mark Saddle]). Now, you may go back into the forest, and kill the rest of the ambushes that appear (Liu Hans, Leng Bao's and Zhang Yi's ambush), and clear the three gates within the forest. Next, move to the eastern gate of Cheng Du castle, and slay everyone in the area outside of it, then move inside the castle, slaying everyone within. By now, Zhang Fei and//or Zhao Yun should have reached and opened the southern gate, so wait for the inner castle gate to open, move in, kill the gate up top, then take care of Liu Zhang. Battle of Mt. Ding Jun – Head forward, and kill the gate captain (a pot with a Musou wine is next to the gate) and Xiahou Shang. Now, take out the supply base, and Xiahou De, who is right next to the base. Now, that Mount Tian Dang has been captured, a cut scene will play, (which seems familiar if you played this battle with a Wei officer) and march north, to where Zhao Yun is, and take the defense base ahead of him. Cao Xiu is right on the other side of it, so kill him as well. Li Dian is next, and then head for Zhang He (rush past Xiahou Yuan to kill Zhang He first, because Zhang He will interfere in that fight sometimes), then kill off Xiahou Yuan, and finally, the attack base. If Yue Jin hasn't been defeated, go after him too. Now, (if Cao Zhang hasn't been killed, take him out as well) head up to the enemy main camp, and kill Guo Huai, and wait for Cao Cao, and his "Liu Bei you Bastard" Comment, and slay Cao Cao. Sweet, huh? Conquest of Nan Zhong – Head forward, and take out the defense base and go to the center of the attack//defense base, and kill King Mulu. Now, if the attack base hasn't been conquered yet, go help with that. Kill Meng Huo when he appears again, and head down to Ahui Nan and Dong Tu Na, kill them, and then to the (Right on the map, Left coming from the top) there is a secretive path, its noticeable by a hole in the wall covered by a tree. Now, head over there, past Wei Yan, and take down the attack base ahead of him, making the swamp travelable, kill Meng Huo as he reappears. Kill king Duosi, Jinhuan Sanjie, and move into the next large area. To the top of the large area, is another secret path, take that to kill Meng Huo, who has raided Ma Su. Now take down the attack base, hit pots to make them explode and to make killing those armor troops easier. To end the Armor Troop assault, kill Wu Tugu, and if you feel like it, his sub- officer, Mang Yachang. Kill Meng Huo, as he reappears... again... Now, kill Zhu Rong as she rushes the area, and Dalai Dongzhu and Yang Feng's reinforcements, and take the next hidden path (in the bottom of that same area) to the bottom path, and pincer the Defense base. Now, move onto the Supply base, take Meng Huo out for last time(s), and move onto the main camp, Take him out one last time, and you beat the stage. Battle of Chen Cang – Charge forward into the field, and kill all of the sub officers, whom are: Wang Shuang, Fei Yao and Zhang Hu. Just keep on clearing enemies out here for a little while, and then head over to Xiahou Wei, who is in front of the gate with the spinning defense on the left side of the map. Stay over there, and kill off the rest of the troops on that side, then head back to the center, and kill them off for awhile. Xiahou Ba should be in the center by now and Xiahou Hui will eventually show up too, so you can kill him off. Reinforcements (Cao Xiu) will appear in the bottom left, so go rush to them, and rescue the troops there. A fire arrow unit will appear, so quickly dispose of them as well. Cao Hong will appear in the southeast with reinforcements, so kill him, and them, off quickly. From there, charge north through the mountain path, watching out for the ambush (multiple ambushes if the units there haven't made it too far). When you get to the top of the mountain, another ambush should appear in the bottom left. On your way down the mountain, to save them, Guo Huai should show up on the bottom right, so kill him, then rush over to the right, (killing Xu Zhu's reinforcements, who appear in the center) and kill off Cao Zhen to save them, again. On the way there, if Zhang He (who is now in the center) hasn't been killed, take him out. Charge into the castle in the now destroyed gate, and kill Hao Zhao, Cao Ren, Wang Lang and finally, Sima Yi (and his sub officers, Jia Kui and Sima Zhao). Battle of Bai Di Castle – Head forward, and attack the gate ahead of you. Now move on to the enemy supply base (Defeating Zhu Huan and Quan Zong on the way) to the south. Huang Gai should rush there, so kill him, and the gate at the very tip of the southeast corner. Move on to the attack base to the left, behind Huang Gai's starting position. Now, move on to Sun Shao, taking out the gate on the way. Now, move up to Ma Chao, and help him save the Peasant Militia, kill Jiang Qin when you see him. Zhou Tai will eventually work his way down to you, so kill him as well, and that saves the militia. Now, move over the the attack base on the right (Han Dang is there, kill him), then go back after Ding Feng. Take out Zhuge Luo and the base in the bottom left corner, then move up to Lu Xun, who is at the top, and has probably worn off the effects of the Stone Sentinel Maze by now. Kill Lu Xun, and head back down the way you came up, killing Pan Zhang on the way. Go after Gan Ning's troops, who have appeared at the bottom right, and prevent him from entering the castle. Now, go after the supply bases on top (if they haven't already been), Sun Quan reappears on bottom, so go after him, kill him, and you win. Attacks: Charge: Shoots multiple arrows from a crossbow multiple times. Keep pressing triangle to make attack longer. This move is spectacular, a great crowd clearer, and just screams abuse me. Jumping Charge: Jumps, and flips forward, and while upside down in the air, shoots arrows from crossbow at the ground. S: Slashes left. S2: Slashes left, then slashes right. S3: Slashes left, slashes right, and then stabs forward. S4: Slashes left, slashes right, stabs forward, then slashes diagonally S5: Slashes left, slashes right, stabs forward, slashes diagonally, then slashes left once more. S6: Slashes left, slashes right, stabs forward, slashes diagonally, slashes left once more, then spins and stabs forward. (Evolution attack triggered, if acquired. C1: slashes left, spins and slashes in an uppercut fashion. C2: Slashes left, slashes right, and then shoots out arrows, similar to normal charge, ending with a set of arrows with yellow energy surrounding them. Keep pressing triangle to make attack longer. C3: Slashes left, slashes right, stabs forward, then does a 360-spin attack, usually triggering Musou. C4: Slashes left, slashes right, stabs forward, slashes diagonally, then hauls off and slams ground with weapon, creating an explosion. C5: Slashes left, slashes right, stabs forward, slashes diagonally, slashes left once more, and then does two 360-spin attacks. Musou: spins around and around in a 360 spin attack fashion continuously, and finishes by one final slash forward, stumbling forward when that's done. True Musou: spins around and around, in a 360 spin attack fashion continuously, and finishes by knocking enemy into the air, shooting an arrow about 2 feet in front of him, and the arrow explodes just as the enemy (enemies) hit the ground, sending them flying. Weapons: Starting Weapon - War Sword - 4 power 2nd Weapon – Veteran Sword – 8 power 3rd Weapon – Sage Sword – 12 power 4th Weapon – Oracle Sword – 36 power (Fill 18, Horse 15, Bow 20, Defense 15, Musou 15) How to get fourth weapon – Battle of Mt. Ding Jun – Hurry up and kill Xiahou De (kill a lot of the units around him, a Musou Rage appears), and rush down the mountains upper right side path, to Xiahou Yuan. Watch out for him, he's super charged, and quite annoying, and you need to kill him within three minutes of the capture of Mt. Ding Jun (kill a lot of units around him as well, two Musou rages should appear). Now, after Xiahou Yuan dies, a valuable item will appear near Zhao Yun, ignore that, it's an item (Way of the Musou), not a weapon. Go on to kill Zhang He before Cao Cao arrives. When Cao Cao finally arrives, the valuable item will appear at the bottom of the hill that you rode down on, after Xiahou Yuan. Now, just get your weapon, and ride up to Cao Cao, and kill him. ------------------------------ -Xing Cai ------------------------------ - Daughter of Zhang Fei, she carries on the family's excellent legacy of warriors. She is calm under pressure, and skilled in battle (ha, yeah, Ok). Starting Weapon - Long Fork - 4 power Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: __________________________________________________________________ Bodyguards - Who's Got Your Back? __________________________________________________________________ Bodyguards are an essential part of the Dynasty Warriors Series. On countless occasions, this game and past, they have saved my ass from ruin, as well as saved the map. You start the game with 4 bodyguards, Liu Ren, Cao Wu, Sun Chun and Lu Hua, all C rated officers, and yes, they suck. But, have no fear, there are more to recruit. Notice that there are 8 slots for potential bodyguards, and you can fire those awful officers later on. Now bodyguards fall under 4 categories: Veteran - Starts strong, but their stat growth is restricted Remarkable - Starts average, and growth is average Brilliant - Starts low, and growth is significant Superior - Starts high, and growth is significant (the best, obviously) And these categories fall under another 4 categories, this guarantees growth in four attributes, Attack, Musou, Defense and Life: C - One of the four attributes grow rapidly (known in one kingdom) B - Two of the four attributes grow rapidly (known in two kingdoms) A - Three of the four attributes grow rapidly (Known in three kingdoms) S - Four of the four attributes grow rapidly (Known throughout the land) Bodyguards can have a total of 6 weapons, Spears, Swords, Bows, Crossbows, Fans and Staffs (magic rod, these units are also spectacular defense) this has a lot to do with your fighting type, for people like Lu Bu, it might be better to get someone with a sword, or spear, so when the combined Musou is set off, they both attack the same circle. Huang Zhong or Xiahou Yuan might use a crossbow or Bow unit, so their long-range attack nails in numbers. I'll get more into this later. The bodyguard also differs from DW4 by its level up system. Kills no longer mean the only experience, yes they still do count with experience, but even if they get none they gain some. Yes, confusing, I know, but this is how it is. But, there is good news; Officers can now obtain skills and attributes! Another list here people: Attributes: -Fire (causes more damage when hit) -Ice (freezes enemy, so you can hit) -Ying (Light Attacks) -Yang (Dark Attacks, uses Musou for chance of automatic death) Skills: -Heal (Can be Obtained when general reaches level 3) (*One of three*~!) The bodyguard will heal them self, and you if in distance, when health is low. -Rage (Can be Obtained when general reaches level 3) (*One of three*~!) When health is low, their attack power will double. -Wall (Can be Obtained when general reaches level 3) (*One of three*~!) When health is low, defense will double. -Fame (Can be Obtained when general reaches level 5) (*One of three*~~#) Players army's morale is less likely to decrease. -Link (Can be Obtained when general reaches level 5) (*One of three*~~#) Less powerful attacks can wield more powerful weapons. -Hire (Can be Obtained when general reaches level 5) (*One of three*~~#) After battle, bodyguard is guaranteed to join. -Item (Can be Obtained when general reaches level 6, can be rare, if stat growth is incomplete by this time, this will not be learned) (*One of two*~~~@) One extra item is guaranteed when battle is over. -Find (Can be Obtained when general reaches level 6, can be rare, if stat growth is incomplete by this time, this will not be learned) (*One of two*~~~@) One extra weapon is guaranteed when battle is over. Levels are increased with, as you guessed it, experience! Here's another fun little information session. Level increasing: Level Two - 1000exp Level Three - 2000exp Level Four - 4000exp Level Five - 7000exp Level Six - 10000exp The select button, as mentioned in the Controls - How to Direct Your Dynasty Warrior section above. The sword is attack, attack any and all troops near you, the shield is defend, kill anyone who touches you or touched you, and the hand is stay, they remain in one area, and kill anyone in range. The last one, stay, is extremely helpful. When I was playing Cao Pi's Musou, mission 4, Battle of Wu Zhang Plains, I commanded the officer to stay at the right hand defense station at the peak of enemy attacks, (she was strong by the way) she staved off the entire force for a long time, she lived the entire battle as well, I even called her down to help me take care of Jiang Wei. As mentioned before as well, a Musou teeming bodyguard can also boost your Musou power, instead of normal, you now use your True Musou (True Musou: only usable with an item, or when your life is in the red, and Musou is automatically filling.) Extra tidbit of information: The bodyguard's color depends on your affiliation. Wu officers: Red Wei officers: Blue Shu officers: Green Unaligned officer colors are all different as well. Lu Bu: White Diao Chan, Dong Zhuo, Zhu Rong, Meng Huo: Purple Yuan Shao, Zhang Jiao: Yellow Zuo Ci: Green P.S. didn't think of anywhere above to put this, but bodyguards are gained randomly, every time you beat a battle, there is a chance of obtaining one, no set way to get one, or a certain leveled one. __________________________________________________________________ Dim Sum And Musou Wine - Drinking Age 21 (Damn America) __________________________________________________________________ In almost every battle, there are two Dim Sums, and one Musou Wine. Missions sorted alphabetically. (If you find one not mentioned here, please notify me. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Bai Di Castle ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Shu): Dropped by Huang Gai. Dim Sum (Wu): Dropped by Jian Yong. Musou Wine: Southwest part of map, by the hump, your right coming from the south. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Chang Ban ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Shu): Dropped by Yu Jin. Dim Sum (Wei): Dropped by Guan Yu. Musou Wine: Near the southeastern gate captain. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Chang Shan (Chang Mountain) ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Yuan Shao): Dropped by Yu Du. Musou Wine: Southwest corner of map, by Zuozi Zhangba's starting place. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Chang Shen ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Dong Zhuo): Dropped by Yu Du. Dim Sum (Yuan Shao): Gongsun Yue. Musou Wine: Southeast corner of map. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Chen Cang ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Shu): Dropped by Cao Ren. Dim Sum (Wei): Dropped by Jiang Wei. Musou Wine: Southeast corner, inside the castle's outer wall. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Cheng Du ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Shu): Dropped by Meng Da. Musou Wine: In front of the gate captain, in the top middle of the northwestern castle, at Liu Zhang's starting place. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Chi Bi ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Allied): Dropped by Cai Mao. Dim Sum (Wei Forces): Dropped by Dong Xi. Musou Wine: the left most of Cao Cao's fleets largest boats, go down one. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Fan Castle ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Shu): Dropped by Pang De. Dim Sum (Wei): Dropped by Guan Ping. Dim Sum (Wu): Dropped by Guan Xing. Musou Wine: Northeast corner of map, where Cao Ren starts. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Guan Du ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Yuan Shao): dropped by Liu Yan. Dim Sum (Wei): Dropped by Chunyu Qiong. Musou Wine: Just above the horizontal path just above the river in the center of the map. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of He Fei ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Wu): Dropped by Cao Hong. Dim Sum (Wei): Dropped by Sun Shao. Musou Wine: to the right of the base just below Cao Cao's fortress. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of He Fei Castle ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Wu): Defeat Sun Li. Dim Sum (Wei Forces): Dropped by Taishi Ci. Musou Wine: Near the guard captain guarding the southwestern entry point. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Hu Lao Gate ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Allied): Dropped by Fan Chou. Dim Sum (Dong Zhuo): Dropped by Jian Yong. Musou Wine: Southeastern gate by the center north base. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Ji Province ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Allied): Dropped by Zhang Bao. Dim Sum (Yellow Turbans): Dropped by Yuan Xi. Musou Wine: to the right of the altar. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Jie Ting ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Shu): Dropped by Cao Zhen. Dim Sum (Wei): Dropped by Wang Ping. Musou Wine: In front of the guard captain, who is just northwest of the figure '8' shaped road in the middle of the map. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Jing Province ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Liu Biao): Unknown. Dim Sum (Wu): Dropped by Huang Zu. Musou Wine: left (west) of the center attack base. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Liang Province ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Allied): Dropped by Hua Xiong. Dim Sum (Dong Zhuo): Unknown. Musou Wine: just below the northern center of the map, by a small tent. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Mt. Ding Jun ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Shu Forces): Dropped by Xiahou De. Dim Sum (Wei Forces): Dropped by Huang Zhong. Musou Wine: Near the guard captain at the center of the map. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Nan Zhong ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Nanman Forces): Dropped by Bo Zhang. Dim Sum (Yellow Turbans): Dropped by Ahui Nan. Musou Wine: west of the center base. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Si Shui Gate ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Allied Forces): Dropped by Niu Fu. Dim Sum (Dong Zhuo's Forces): Dropped by Yuan Shu. Musou Wine: End of the valley in the upper northeastern part of the map, near the gate captain. Musou Wine (Allied Forces): dropped by Hu Zhen ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Tian Shui ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Wei Forces): Dropped by Zhao Yun. Dim Sum (Shu Forces): Dropped by Liang Xu. Musou Wine: Inside An Ding Castle, close to the southeastern entry point. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Tong Gate ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Allied Forces): Dropped by Xu Zhu. Dim Sum (Wei Forces): Dropped by Ma Dai. Musou Wine: Southern area of map, near an entry point to the left. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Wan Cheng ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Wei Forces): Dropped by Zhang Xiu. Musou Wine: Northeast corner of the map. ---------------------------------------------- Battle for Wu Territory ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Allied Forces): Dropped by Sun Quan. Dim Sum (Sun Ce's Forces): Dropped by Yu Mi. Musou Wine: Inside the fort Wang Lang starts in, toward the southwest corner. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Wu Zhang Plains ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Wei Forces): Dropped by Wei Yan. Dim Sum (Shu Forces): Dropped by Xu Zhu. Musou Wine: Next to the 2nd attack base inwards, to the bottom left of the field. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Xi Liang ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Dong Zhuo's Forces): Dropped by Zhuge Liang. Musou Wine: Northeast corner of the map. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Xia Pi ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Wei Forces): Dropped by Cao Xing. Dim Sum (Lu Bu's Forces): Dropped by Xiahou Yuan. Musou Wine: Northwest from the guard captain at the southern center of the map, within close view of the gate and before the road. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Xia Kou ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Huang Zu's Forces): Unknown. Dim Sum (Wu Forces): Dropped by Gan Ning. Musou Wine: Right center gate. ---------------------------------------------- Battle of Yi Ling ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Shu Forces): Dropped by Gan Ning. Dim Sum (Wu Forces): Dropped by Zhuge Liang. Musou Wine: Inside the stone maze, in a pot to the east. ---------------------------------------------- Escape from Chi Bi ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Allied Forces): Dropped by Xiahou Dun. Dim Sum (Wei Forces): Dropped by Sun Quan. Musou Wine: Just above the bottom foot of the curving valley in the middle of the map, at the end of the road. ---------------------------------------------- Final Engagement on Nan Zhong ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Nanman Forces): Dropped by Wei Yan. Dim Sum (Shu Forces): Dropped by Wu Tugu. Musou Wine: Along eastern side of map, second entry point down from the top. ---------------------------------------------- Guan Yu's Escape ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Guan Yu's Forces): Dropped by Xiahou Dun. Dim Sum (Wei Forces): Dropped by Zhou Cang. Musou Wine: South of the stretch of wall on the right side of the third gate (Southeast of the third gate door). ---------------------------------------------- Invasion of Nan Zhong ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Nanman Forces): Dropped by Zhu Ran. Dim Sum (Wu Forces): Dropped by Zhu Rong. Musou Wine: Near the gate captain west from the fort in the center of the map. ---------------------------------------------- Struggle for Nan Zhong ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum: Dropped by Yong Kai. (?) Musou Wine: Pot next to the gate in the northwest. ---------------------------------------------- Sun Ce's Conquest ---------------------------------------------- Musou Wine: Central eastern area of the map. ---------------------------------------------- Yellow Turban Rebellion ---------------------------------------------- Dim Sum (Allied): Dropped by Zhuge Liang. Dim Sum (Yellow Turban): None. Musou Wine: Northern part of the map, in the dead end trail. __________________________________________________________________ Unlocking - Unleash New Warriors __________________________________________________________________ There are 48 characters total in this game, and you only start out with 18, what a gyp, right? Well, other characters are unlocked through various completed Musou modes and what not. Want to know how to unlock them? Too bad. Ha, Just kidding, here is the information. Wu Officers: Da Qiao complete Sun Ce Musou mode Gan Ning complete Ling Tong Musou mode Huang Gai complete any 3 Wu Musou modes Lu Meng complete any 2 Wu Musou modes Sun Ce complete Sun Quan Musou mode Sun Jian complete any 4 Wu Musou modes Xiao Qiao complete Zhuo Yu Musou mode Zhuo Tai complete any 1 Wu Musou mode Wei Officers: Cao Cao complete any 4 Wei Musou modes Cao Ren complete Cao Pi Musou mode Pang De complete Ma Chao Musou mode Sima Yi complete any 1 Wei Musou mode Xiahou Yuan complete Xiahou Dun's Musou mode Xu Huang complete any 3 Wei Musou modes Zhang He complete any 2 Wei Musou modes Shu Officers: Guan Ping complete Guan Yu Musou mode Jiang Wei complete any 2 Shu Musou modes Pang Tong complete any 3 Shu Musou modes Liu Bei complete any 4 Shu Musou modes Wei Yan complete Huang Zhong Musou mode Yue Ying complete Zhuge Liang Musou mode Zhuge Liang complete any 1 Shu Musou mode Unaligned Officers: Diao Chan complete Lu Bu Musou mode Dong Zhuo complete Diao Chan Musou mode Lu Bu complete 1 Wei, 1 Shu, and 1 Wu Musou modes Zhang Jiao Complete Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian's Musou Meng Huo complete Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun's Musou Yuan Shao complete Cao Cao Musou mode Zhu Rong complete Meng Huo's Musou Zuo Ci Complete: WU Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, Sun Quan, Sun Ce, Sun Jian, Ling Tong WEI Xiahou Dun, Cao Pi, any other two Wei officers, Cao Cao SHU Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Liu Bei OTHERS Lu Bu, Diao Chan, Meng Huo (In other words, just UNLOCK, not complete, everyone's Musou, above are the orders in each kingdom, and the fastest way to do so. I recommend starting with the first of those in each kingdom, (1 Shu, 1 Wu, 1 Wei, to unlock Lu Bu, then beat him to unlock the edit movie) then finishing off one kingdom at a time, but no matter what, finish off with Other Forces. __________________________________________________________________ Other Characters - The Rest of Your Ass-Kicking Ensemble __________________________________________________________________ Above, I only mentioned 18 characters in this game, but there are a total of 48 warriors. Where did the rest go? How the hell should I know? But I'll be nice and bring them back here. Wu's Officers: The Warriors in Red -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ -Zhuo Tai ------------------------------ - Former pirate captain received an admirable scar on his face when he rescued Sun Quan from danger. As Sun Quan's bodyguard, he has saved his life numerous times. Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: ------------------------------ -Lu Meng ------------------------------ - A steadfast warrior and scholar, Lu Meng was fair and righteous, and enforced his policy firmly. Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: ------------------------------ -Huang Gai ------------------------------ - One of the deciding factors behind Chi Bi, Huang Gai served the Sun family all the way back to Sun Jian. Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: ------------------------------ -Sun Ce ------------------------------ - Son of Sun Jian, became ruler of Wu at 17 after his father died. Nicknamed "Little Conqueror" for the success on expanding the territory of Wu. Sworn brother of Zhou Yu. Musou: The Yellow Turban Rebellion – Head forward, and kill Yan Zheng, and even farther ahead, Zhang Man Cheng. Take the path to the left, and kill Zhang Bao, go down, and take out the attack base (if it already hasn't been.) Now, head back to the area that you killed Zhang Man Cheng and Yan Zheng in, and take the right path, to Zhang Liang, (to avoid the tornados) and kill him. If you feel like it, go after He Yi as well, by taking the path on the left of the castle. Now, inside the castle, and on top of the altar, are four weird looking torches, with energy emanating from then, destroy them all, to find the true one, which will stop the phantom troops. Now, seek and kill Zhang Jiao. Battle of Si Shui Gate – go forward and kill Fan Chou, and all of the soldiers in the area before the defense base, which is well over 100, because I got 100 kills in less then a minute. Now, take over the defense base, and head into the middle, and kill all of the officers in there, which are Guo Si (sub officers: Xu Rong and Li Meng), Jia Xu and Dong Min. Ji Jue's sub officer, Li Su is also at the top left of that area, so kill him too, and don't forget the attack base in the center. When the call goes out to defeat the Defense base up top, stop whatever you are doing, and go defeat the base fast, then rush back to what you were doing. Zhao Cen will show up as your fighting your way to the Si Shui Gate, so kill him off as well. Lu Bu will show up from the gate too, and he's strong, but not unbeatable, just take your time and slowly take him out, but watch out, when he turns yellow, two swipes can take you out. If you don't defeat him in time, and your allies are forced to go around the gate, then head down and take care of the supply base, and Li Ru. When Lu Bu is finally dead, (and the second route is clear) go into the base, take out enemies at leisure, and finally kill Hua Xiong. Battle of Jing Province – Note: To follow my walkthrough here, you need Red Hare. Right off the bat, charge Huang Zu, don't let him get close to Sun Jian, and If he does, then kill him before he gets close to the castle. Now that Sun Jian has been saved, go into the center, and decimate the attack and supply base, and kill Cai Mao. Now that the bases have been taken down, and the main door has opened, move inside and crush Kuai Liang, move over to Lu Gong (who's death triggers the opening of the outer eastern gate) leave the castle, killing many soldiers as you can. By now, the reinforcements have arrived, and you SHOULD be on the right side of the map, so head for Chen Sheng, and kill him and his troops. Head out Shang Xiang if she hasn't broken through the defense base by now as well. Now, move back on to the inner castle, and eventually the inner sanctum (where Liu Biao is) kill off the soldiers, and finally, Biao himself. Battle for the Wu Territory – Head forward, and capture the neutral base. Continue heading forward, charging through the area, to the next neutral base, procuring that as well. Then head back, to where Chen Heng and Wang Lang (sub officer: Zhou Xin) are, and slay them, capturing that area. Now that all of them have been killed, chances are that Sun Quan has been caught in the trap already, so rush over to his aid, save him, by killing all of the officers in that base, which are: Fan Neng and Yu Mi. As your wrapping that up, Zhou Yu should have finished of Yan Baihu and Xue Li up top, allowing you to move on to the bottom base, from which Liu Yong has fled from, and Taishi Ci holds the key to battle. Move on to the defense base in the southeast corner, and move on to the castle, kill Taishi Ci (a cut scene occurs) and finish the battle. Side Note: watch out, Taishi Ci is a pain in the ass. The Trials of Sun Ce – Charge ahead, attack Yu Ji, and kill the phantom. Some dialogue, and four phantom Yu Ji's appear, kill them as well. Phantom soldiers appear, and since you can't do anything about them, ignore them on your quest to continue killing all of the Yu Ji's that appear. After about the sixth phantom you kill, the phantom soldiers disappear, but now your own soldiers have been turned against you, so regretfully, kill them. after about 50 KO's, four MORE phantoms appear, this bastard's really starting to get old. He now makes your wife (Da Qiao) and your father (Sun Jian) and they aren't here to help you. Kill them two off, and watch the cut scene. A lot more Yu Ji phantoms appear (8, I think), so slay them all, and watch out, he's making them stronger. To deal with them, attack groups of soldiers to get your Musou up, and keep using it on him, a couple Musou rage tokens appear, so use them up as they come. He keeps getting stronger, the pain in the ass. Yu Ji finally appears! You can tell the real one by the extra long health bar, and the lightning that is emitted from his body. When you finally kill him, the battle ends, Phew. It's a tiny battle, and relatively easy, but it sure is annoying. Battle of Xia Kou – Starts with a cut scene, then head forward, destroy the attack base, Zhang Hu, Chen Sheng, Lu Gong, the supply base, then head to the southwest, defeating the defense base. As soon as you are in the base, rush past everyone, to Cai Mao, and kill him, defending the main base from his fleet. Now, go after Wen Pin, the supply base inside the enemy's base, and the defense base to the left. Go after Gan Ning and the attack base on the far left, then head up after Huang Zu. Attacks: Charge: Stamps the ground, knocking enemies down. It does not do good damage at all, but it is useful for making escapes, and getting ready to nail the enemy. Jumping Charge: jumps air, stays in one spot while flips, and slams his tonfas into the ground, making a shock around him. S: Swings tonfa right. S2: Swings tonfa right, then left. S3: Swings tonfa right, then left, then stabs both forward. S4: Swings tonfa right, then left, stabs both forward, and then does a roundhouse kick. S5: Swings tonfa right, then left, stabs both forward, performs a roundhouse kick, and then a diagonal slash (left to right) with the tonfa. S6: Swings tonfa right, then left, stabs both forward, performs a roundhouse kick, then a slashes diagonally (left to right) with the tonfa, and then leaps into the air and kicks forward. (Evolution attack triggered, if acquired) C1: Swings tonfa right, then does a backward flip with a kick. C2: Swings tonfa right, then left, then repeating smacks with the tonfa, finishing by leaping forward with a roundhouse kick. Keep pressing triangle to make attack longer. C3: Swings tonfa right, then left, stabs both forward, and then spins, charges tonfa, and spins again, this time attacking with tonfa. C4: Swings tonfa right, then left, stabs both forward, performs a roundhouse kick, and then throws body and arm forward, making an explosion. Great crowd clearer. C5: Swings tonfa right, then left, stabs both forward, performs a roundhouse kick, then a slashes diagonally (left to right) with the tonfa, then stabs continuously with tonfa's, left then right, and finishes with one final charged stab forward. Keep pressing triangle for a longer attack. Musou: Spins tonfa in his hand, spins around, then spins tonfa around in his hand with opposite hand continuously, finishes by spinning the tonfas around in his hands, and jumps into the air, spinning around. True Musou: Spins tonfa in his hand, spins around, then spins tonfa around in his hand with opposite hand continuously, finishes by jumping back, emitting a blue shock wave, and then leaping forward, creating a giant explosion. Weapons: Starting Weapon – Tonfa – 4 power 2nd Weapon – Studded Tonfa – 8 power 3rd Weapon – Conqueror – 12 power 4th Weapon – Overlord – 36 power (Charge 15, Speed 18, Attack 18, Musou 15, Life 15) How to get fourth weapon – The Trials of Sun Ce – Head forward, and defeat the Yu Ji. Now, attack the phantoms Yu Ji's, until you find the real one, and the Phantom Soldiers are summoned. Keep fighting the phantom Yu Ji's, ignoring the soldiers, and they will eventually disappear, but your soldiers will appear, and they are against your. Now, Kill 50 of your soldiers, and more Yu Ji's will appear. When they are defeated, Sun Jian and Da Qiao will appear, and on Yu Ji's side, even worse. Kill them, and continue to fight the phantoms. If you aren't that good of a fighter, save now, and continue saving from now on, every time you defeat a Yu Ji. Multiple Phantom Yu Ji's will now appear, and you must kill them all, and watch out, he makes them progressively stronger, but Musou Rage tokens appear a couple of times. BE CAREFUL! Don't kill the real Yu Ji; you'll know him by the near 2 bars of health. If you killed all of these within 10 minutes of the stages beginning, the valuable item will appear in the north quadrant, on the left side of the gate. ------------------------------ -Sun Jian ------------------------------ - Nicknamed "The Tiger of Jiang Dong," Sun Jian first gained recognition when he outsmarted a band of pirates at age 17. Gaining even more recognition in The Yellow Turban Rebellion and in the campaign against Dong Zhuo, he set in motion the power of the Sun family, which would later become one of the Three Kingdoms. Musou: The Yellow Turban Rebellion – I hope you have, and are on red hare by now. Charge up, past Sun Ce, Huang Gai and Han Dang, and kill Yan Zheng, and even farther ahead, Zhang Man Cheng. Take the path to the left, and kill Zhang Bao, go down, and take out the attack base (if it already hasn't been.) Now, head back to the area that you killed Zhang Man Cheng and Yan Zheng in, and take the right path, to Zhang Liang, (to avoid the tornados) and kill him. If you feel like it, go after He Yi as well, by taking the path on the left of the castle. Now, inside the castle, and on top of the altar, are four weird looking torches, with energy emanating from then, destroy them all, to find the true one, which will stop the phantom troops. Now, seek and kill Zhang Jiao. Battle of Si Shui Gate - go forward and kill Fan Chou, and all of the soldiers in the area before the defense base, which is well over 100, because I got 100 kills in less then a minute. Now, take over the defense base, and head into the middle, and kill all of the officers in there, which are Guo Si (sub officers: Xu Rong and Li Meng), Jia Xu and Dong Min. Ji Jue's sub officer, Li Su is also at the top left of that area, so kill him too, and don't forget the attack base in the center. When the call goes out to defeat the Defense base up top, stop whatever you are doing, and go defeat the base fast, then rush back to what you were doing. Zhao Cen will show up as your fighting your way to the Si Shui Gate, so kill him off as well. Lu Bu will show up from the gate too, and he's strong, but not unbeatable, just take your time and slowly take him out, but watch out, when he turns yellow, two swipes can take you out. If you don't defeat him in time, and your allies are forced to go around the gate, then head down and take care of the supply base, and Li Ru. When Lu Bu is finally dead, (and the second route is clear) go into the base, take out enemies at leisure, and finally kill Hua Xiong. (side note: if you employ the gate KO trick, you can get a lot of KO's from this battle, from the gates at the bottom left, and the top right, no AI officers bother to take these out.) Battle of Jing Province – Head forth, and kill Huang Zu, that bastard normally kills you, but not this time. Kill him before he gets to the western gate of the castle, then just attack till get to that western gate, then turn away, and go and help in the middle. Destroy the attack and supply base, and kill Cai Mao. Now that the bases have been taken down, and the main door has opened, move inside and crush Kuai Liang, move over to Lu Gong (who's death triggers the opening of the outer eastern gate) leave the castle, killing many soldiers as you can. By now, the reinforcements have arrived, and you SHOULD be on the right side of the map, so head for Chen Sheng, and kill him and his troops. Head out Shang Xiang if she hasn't broken through the defense base by now as well. Now, move back on to the inner castle, and eventually the inner sanctum (where Liu Biao is) kill off the soldiers, and finally, Biao himself. Battle of Chi Bi – head forward, and take out the gate and defeat Wen Pin a Xun You. You started off near an entry point to the ships, so take that, and go right two ships, up one, and right one more, above that is a bridge, kill Cai Mao, to destroy the bridge. Next, fight your way over to Wang Lang (Cao Hong's sub general), and kill him, destroying the other bridge. Now, just fight your way around, protecting Zhuge Liang and Huang Gai most of all, and wait until the fire attack proceeds. Until then, you might want to take out Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Liao, possibly even Zhen Ji. When the fire attack commences, go up the left side of the map, and fight your way around, finishing off Cao Pi, and any other officers who haven't been defeated yet, finally finishing off with Cao Cao. Battle of He Fei - start off by rushing the defense base in the center of the map (straight ahead of you). Man Chong should be inside the base, so take him out as well. When you're done, head outside the base and take care of Niu Jin and Pang De (Niu Jin first, cause he'll run when Pang De is defeated). While fighting them, Cao Zhang should show up with reinforcements, so feel free to take him out as well. Now, take out the gates that are right below the defense base. Zhang Liao's ambush should have shown up by now, so rush over there and take him out, and save Sun Quan from the arrogant bastard. Next, head for the supply base above the defense base you defeated, then go for the next defense base to the left of the defeated defense base you conquered, the one right above where Xu Huang's ambush. Now, go south, and take out the supply base, Xu Huang and Yue Jin, along with the gate and soldiers, of course. By now, Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong's reinforcement units have shown up, along with the annoying Zhang Liao, take them out, along with Li Dian and Yu Jin who up there as well, and don't forget the defense base and two supply bases up top, along with taking out the supply base below He Fei Castle on the way. Head back to the southwest, and defeat Zhang Liao who appeared once more to the bottom, and head to the top. Take Zhang Liao out one last time, and defeat Cao Cao. Battle of Yi Ling - Charge forward to the supply base ahead of you, and just have fun killing until Zhu Ran is ready to initiate the fire attack. When Wu Lan, Guan Suo, Ma Dai, Guan Xing and Li Yan get in your way, slay them. The death of Li Yan will trigger Liao Hua to attack you, take him out as well. Hurry up to Zhu Ran when the bridge layers activate, to protect him, and make sure the fire attack is carried out. Keep fighting, and charge through the stone sentinel maze*, and seek out Liu Bei's main base. Now, you can do one of two things, just kill Liu Bei (Cut scene occurs when you get within range of him) and get it over with, or have fun and slay the rest of the officers and troops on the screen. I choose, and recommend the latter, as because Zhuge Liang is a major pain in the ass. Have fun. (*Note: easy way through the maze, follow the enemy troops, if you keep running into fresh troops, your doing good.) Battle of He Fei Castle – Go down a little bit, and to the left, and charge ahead and defeating the gate captain, watch out, troops appear from behind and may attack you by surprise. Storm into the castle, and kill Wen Pin, and go north, taking out Wang Lang. Go around the castle, to the inner castle, and take out Xiahou Shang and Cao Hong on the way. In the castle, kill Cao Zhen, Cao Ren and if you feel like venturing farther north, Xu Zhu. But, first, take out the catapult's Defense captains (who are on top of the castle walls, on each side of the inner castles front gate). If you accidentally jump, fall or are knocked over the wall (for example, you knock Cao Zhen over the wall on accident and jump over cause you are not letting that bastard escape O=) Ahem,) just wait at the front gate, by the ram, and wait for the door to open, it shouldn't take too long. Next, fight through the western indirect route into the castle (where Cao Zhang is//was), and route the troops over there, and if you see Zhen Ji, get rid of her. Now, leave out of the side of the castle, and go down, and right, past the outer castle's main gate, over to the ships, and seek out Cao Rui, Man Chong and the Task Leaders. Next, head up to Sima Yi and (Zhen Ji if she wasn't down below) Cao Pi, and kill them. Battle of Bai Di Castle – Go ahead, up towards Huang Zhong (taking out a few of those pesky Peasant militia's on the way, easy kills), killing his two sub-officers (Yan Yan and Wang Ping) before finally killing him. After killing Huang Zhong, take the path to the right of his location (before he died), down to the Attack base and Gate. Take those out, and kill troops for a little while, don't venture out too far, stay away from Xing Cai for now. Now, when Ma Chao shows up, head back to the allied main camp, and kick his ass, but watch out he's pissed off and super charged. When that's done, head north, and take out the stone sentinel maze (do this by going around the map, clockwise (top to right to bottom then up into the middle) and smashing the golden statue. This will trigger "maze guardians" to appear, kill them and the maze will bust wide open. Now, head back down to the ally base, and head east, destroying the Supply base, Attack base, Liao Hua, Guan Suo and Guan Xing, not forgetting the gate in the bottom right of the map. Allied reinforcements will show up (Gan Ning) and you may head north, entering the castle from the east. Destroy the Supply base directly behind, and head into the castle, watch out for the arbalests. If Jiang Wei hasn't been defeated yet, take him out, and watch for Yue Ying's reinforcements, and Xing Cai storms into the castle, extremely pissed off. Kill them, along with Liu Chan, and you win. Attacks: Charge: Lunges forward, spins and slashes. Jumping Charge: jumps, slashes left, then right, then flips and does a downward slash during the flip, then lands. S: Slashes right. S2: Slashes right, then slashes left. S3: Slashes right, slashes left, then right once more. S4: Slashes right, slashes left, slashes right once more, and then left once more. S5: Slashes right, slashes left, slashes right once more, left once more, and then slashes diagonally from upper left to lower right. S6: Slashes right, slashes left, slashes right once more, left once more, and then slashes diagonally from upper left to lower right, and then spins around and slashes horizontally. C1: Slashes right, then slashes in an uppercut motion, jumping slightly into the air as well. C2: Slashes right, slashes left, then swiftly slashes left and right, finishing with a horizontal slash and a dash forward. Keep pressing triangle to make attack longer. C3: Slashes right, slashes left, slashes right once more, and then turns around, and attacks backwards, stabbing the sword between his arm and body. C4: Slashes right, slashes left, slashes right once more, left once more, and then steps forward, and makes a stance, creating a huge explosion. Great crowd clearer. C5: Slashes right, slashes left, slashes right once more, left once more, and then slashes diagonally from upper left to lower right, and then slashes from right to left, charged. Musou: slashes left and right continuously, finishing by lunging forward, with one giant sword slash. True Musou: slashes left and right continuously, finishing by hauling off, and stamping ground, creating a giant explosion. Weapons: Starting Weapon – Tiger Sword – 4 power 2nd Weapon – Tiger Claw – 8 power 3rd Weapon – Lone Tiger – 12 power 4th Weapon – Savage Tiger – 34 power (Fill 18, Horse 16, Defense 16, Musou 15, Life 15) How to obtain fourth weapon – Battle of Si Shui Gate – Charge ahead, and get through the defense base ahead of you, and go up to the defense base on the left, in the upper right hand corner. Defeat that, and fight your way over to Si Shui Gate. When Lu Bu appears, kill him within five minutes of his appearance. Pointers, since this is one of the latter people you get, you should have high leveled Peacock amulets, tiger amulets and turtoise amulets, use them. When I obtained this, I only had three item slots, seeing as I only played two battles with Sun Jian. Make sure you have a Musou rage token, try to get the defense//attack X2's, and watch out for when he turns yellow. There is a Full Heal on the left side of the bridges, heading down to the long way around Si Shui, so if you need it, use it, and once you have Lu Bu's health down to one bar, save. When that's done, the valuable item will appear right in front of the Si Shui Gate. When that's done, you can choose to either slay, kill and maim, or just head straight for Hua Xiong. ------------------------------ -Da Qiao ------------------------------ - Wife of Sun Ce, her and her sister, Xiao Qiao were called "The Two Qiaos" for their astounding beauty. The older sister of Xiao. Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: ------------------------------ -Xiao Qiao ------------------------------ - Wife of Zhou Yu, she and her sister were sought after by Wei ruler Cao Cao. Younger sister of Da. ------------------------------ -Gan Ning ------------------------------ - "Gan Ning of the Bells," former pirate of Ling Jiang, once successfully lead a nighttime raid of Cao Cao's camp with only a 100 men, and didn't sustain a single casualty. Died years later from an arrow to the head, and as he lie dying under a tree, hundreds of crows surrounded his body, as if protecting it. Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: Wei's Officers: The Soldiers in Blue ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------ -Sima Yi ------------------------------ - Wei's tactical genius, his strategy knew no bounds. Said to rival that of Zhuge Liang, his son and grandson lead on Wei, defeating Shu and even convincing Cao Cao's descendent to give up the throne. Musou: Battle of Fan Castle – Start by heading left, and taking out the enemy supply base. Keep fighting left, and et to the dam and kill Guan Ping in a hurry, and Guan Suo on the way. When the water attack has been thwarted, just head south, defeating the supply base next to the damn first, then on to the defense base. Fight to the right, all the way through the defense base, and two supply bases, killing Meng Da on the way, if he hasn't already charged at you. Cut scene shows, Wu reinforcements show up, just keep going. Basically from the water attack on, it's extremely simple, just fight and kill. Finish Guan Yu to end the battle. Battle of Jie Ting – Head to the center, and take out Zhang Bao, Gao Xiang and Liao Hua, and any other troops in your way. Use your Charge attack, as it's an effective crowd clearer. When that's all over with, if you have the time, and feel like killing a lot more, head through the top way to Ma Su, and if not, just kill Ma Su right there, taking out Jian Yong on the way. When they're dead, just use a pincer attack on the troops up top. When the summit has been taken, ride the bridge down to where Wang Ping is stationed, and take him, and his sub general Guan Xing out. Eliminate the gate as well. Jiang Wei should have charged you by now, so defeat him, then rush over to help defeat Wei Yan and Ma Dai (ignore Xing Cai, shes useless anyway), as per the instructions. On your way back (Zhuge Liangs shown up by now) defeat Ma Chao, and if you feel like it, kill Xing Cai. Defeat Zhuge, and you win. Battle of Chen Cang – Rush forward out of the base, and take down the enemy's gate, and kill Zhang Yi and Liao Hua. After fighting enemies on the wall for about 20 seconds, jump down, and make quick work of Zhang Bao and Guan Xing. Be careful not to get overwhelmed too fast. When they're dead, quickly head to the top right of the castle, where Fei Yao is getting overwhelmed by enemy forces, and eliminate all those peons. Gao Xiang should be there, kill him, and fight your way out of the gate, and over to Wang Ping. Kill him. Continue fighting your way down the mountain path destroying any rams on the way, and you'll run across Ma Dai and Wei Yan, kill them, and head down to the Defense base on the bottom right. Defeat that and it will end all those annoying damn siege weapons. Watch out for the enemy reinforcements, it's not a large force; they're mostly just annoying. Fight your way through the defense base in the middle (that will stop siege ramps), to help defend the main gate of the castle, from Huang Zhong and Yan Yan. Kill Yue Ying and Chen Shi on the way. But, by the time you get to Huang Zhong, Zhuge Liang should have showed up already, so just kill him, and you win. Battle of Wu Zhang Plains – Start off by charging the two attack bases in the center, and eliminating as many troops as possible (might be smarter to defeat the right one first, seeing as how you have to go left next). Listen to Sima Yi's instructions, and rush over to help Zhong Hui into the castle, those catapults are a major help, do not let them slip away. After his safety has been assured, rush to the middle gate on the right side of the map, and defeat any of the wood ox you see on the way. Kill the defense captain, and take over the base while you're at it. Fight your way up, taking over the defense base and the gate up top, and move out middle, helping any base that might need it. Kill Ma Dai and Wei Yan. Go after Wang Ping, and kill any troops that might have made it past an attack base. When the cut scene plays, rush the center, but watch out, another cut scene will play, and you'll have to destroy the arbalests. Once they're gone, victory is almost assured, only way to lose, is die. Go after Yue Ying, destroy the Task Force, and then kill Jiang Wei. Battle of He Fei Castle – to start off, go around the castle walls, take either left or right, it doesn't matter, just get to the front main gate. When there, the ram should have appeared by now, destroy it. If not, have patience; kill some troops whilst you wait. Once it's gone, go on a killing spree, you're free to do so for a while, kill Taishi Ci or Cheng Pu. Now, a New Ram and the Wu navy will have showed up by now, Take down the ram first (which is on the enemy ship), then attack the Wu navy, which consists of Pan Zhang (Dong Xi) and Jiang Qin (Chen Wu). When the enemy on the hill attacks, the Wei army mobilizes, as the army gets pissed off and rushes at Sun Quan. Go after Lu Xun, he has entered the castle's left wing by now, and the army is heading at him (cut scene), so pincer him, and kill him. Then go after Sun Quan. Kill Zhou Tai, take over the gate on his ship, go after Sun Quan and you've won. Attacks: Charge: Shoots a blue energy ball, capable of freezing enemy. Excellent crowd clearer. Jumping Charge: jumps, and slams ground, emitting blue beams. S: Swings fan. S2: Swings fan then swings fan upwards. S3: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, then swings opposite way. S4: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, swings opposite way, then a 360 attack. S5: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, swings opposite way, and then swings horizontally. S6: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, swings opposite way, swings horizontally, and then swings upwards once more. (Can trigger an evolution attack.) C1: Swings and then directs fan into the air, knocking enemy into air. C2: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, then shoots blue beam. C3: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, swings opposite way, then sends long white slash out, dives back, and then flies forward, with fan encircling him. C4: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, swings opposite way, a 360 attack, then creates a giant black ball in air, sending any enemies in way up into air. C5: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, swings opposite way, a swing horizontally, then shoots out tons of blue beams in many different directions. Musou: sends out lots of strong blue beams in many directions, and finishes with a few being sent out in front of him, clearing all enemies ahead. True Musou: sends out lots of strong blue beams in many directions, and finishes by jumping into the air, and a giant Yin-Yang appears below him, knocking anyone in the way into the air. Weapons: Starting Weapon – Strategist's Fan – 2 power 2nd Weapon – Command Fan – 6 power 3rd Weapon – Black Feather – 10 power 4th Weapon – Dark Feather – 32 power (Charge 15, Fill 15, Defense 16, Attack 15, Musou 19) How to get fourth weapon – Battle of Chen Cang – Rush down to the defense base all the way on the bottom right. While defeating the gate guard for that base, Wei Yan gets in the way, so just kill him, that'll save a lot. Now, take that base. Move to the middle base, while taking that out, Jiang Wei gets in the way; dispose of him as you did Wei Yan. When that base is out of the way, take care of that last base, on the bottom left, Huang Zhong is in the way of that one, so, just let D้jเ vu set in, and you'll be set. The valuable item will appear in the castle, around where you started. Don't forget to grab the weapon before you kill Zhuge. ------------------------------ -Zhang He ------------------------------ - Narcissistic officer, he originally followed Yuan Shao, until his defection right before the Battle of Guan Du. He aided Sima Yi in capturing Jie Ting from Ma Su. Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: ------------------------------ -Xu Huang ------------------------------ - A cautious and careful general, he relied on discipline to fight. Defected to Cao Cao from Yang Feng, after being convinced by Man Chong, an old friend. Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: ------------------------------ -Cao Cao ------------------------------ - Ruler of Wei, nicknamed "The Hero of Chaos" Cao Cao led many successful campaigns against leaders and rulers. He gained most of his recognition in the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the campaign against Dong Zhuo. Usurped the power of the imperial court to his advantage, and had a weak spot for beautiful women. Musou: The Yellow Turban Rebellion – You should have red hare by now. Turn around, and head upwards, the path that Sun Jian is pointed towards. Charge up, past Sun Ce, Sun Jian, Huang Gai and Han Dang, and kill Yan Zheng, and even farther ahead, Zhang Man Cheng. Take the path to the right, over to Zhang Liang and kill him (do this to avoid the tornado's). Now, if the supply base between Zhang Liang and your starting postion hasn't been captured yet, take that out, them move up, towards the castle. From here out, kill every general and base and troop outside the castle, there is prime chance to get a lot of kills here, go over to the gate on the outside of the castle, to the left of it, and kill all the troops over there, that's a great kill zone. Once you move inside the castle, on top of the altar there are four weird looking torches, with energy emanating from them. Destroy them all and that will stop the phantom troops. Now, seek and kill Zhang Jiao, (taking out the gates and troops inside, as well). Battle of Hu Lao Gate – The beginning is hard here, seeing as how you're the only troops there. Head forward, and take out the Defense base ahead of you, and keep fighting up to the attack base and Li Ru. As your working your way up, Li Su will appear in the area between the defense base and Li Ru with an ambush, take that out too. Soon, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao will appear to help, but strangely I have yet to see Sun Jian. Keep fighting upwards, to the Hu Lao Gate, and kill as many soldiers as you can, IGNORE THE GATE GUARD IN FRONT OF THE HU LAO GATE! THAT TRIGGERS LU BU! Let someone else destroy that, then try to take him, (To take Lu Bu: knock him down, and get behind him and continuously attack him from there. I recommend having a Musou Rage, save when he's at the end of the first bar of health, and when he glows yellow, Get tf out of there. There is also a Full Heal next to the gate just below the Hu Lao Gate, use it if needed.) Now, when he's dead, and the second gate opens, ignore it, take the indirect route, this way you get more kills ^^. Now, head into the gate, kill Zhang Liao and Jia Xu on the way, and finish off Dong Zhuo. Battle of Xia Pi – Read the 4th weapon guide, it's easy to get, and if you do it, you'll know what's going on here. Move forward, and take out the enemy defense base. Move even farther ahead, to the bridge that takes you to an attack base, and Song Xian, and of course, kill them. Head back across the river, and move up, to Zang Ba, and the gate and troops up there. Kill them, and move over to Zhang Liao and the supply base, then go kill Gao Shun. Move into the castle, and save the the defected Wei Xu and Yin Li, and kill Diao Chan. Finally, move on to Lu Bu, I recommend killing him, so you get extra points, but if he runs, it provides an extra cut scene at the end, your choice really. Battle of Guan Du - Watch out here, this battle is easy to start screwing up in. Start off by pushing forward through the castle, and heading towards Yan Liang. Leaving your STRONG bodyguard at the top gate of Bai Ma Castle, to protect from invaders, head towards him, slaughtering him as you get near him. You may also want to stop off to the left of the castle first, to kill his sub-general, Han Meng (If your going to go this way, get rid of that damn attack base above you, as its extremely annoying). Once this is done, just continue fighting, and Liu Bei shall move towards you, Head after him and defeat him and Jian Yong, so that Guan Yu doesn't find him. What? It's an officer kill, worth good points, and the prick probably withdraws anyway. Any who, head to Yuan Tan, and slaughter him, and work you're way west, and take down the attack base. Kill Yuan Shang, but during the battle, try to ignore Zhang He, as he will defect later on, making a good ally. From here on, just go after Zhen Ji, defeat her, destroy the rams and arrow towers, and kill as many troops as you can. Yuan Shao might charge into the battlefield, but if not, just head up top to him and kill him. (Watch out that you don't get overwhelmed here easily, the battle does tend to do that sometimes.) Escape from Chi Bi – Oh boy, your life is at stake here. Head out, and an ambush appears, with Cheng Pu leading the assault, kill Dong Xi, and by then enemy reinforcements should show up. The enemy reinforcements (Han Dang) also appear behind you, using a pincer attack on you, so turn around, and kill him too, then go after Cheng Pu. Charge forwards, and head up, into the dead end peninsula, and destroy the pot at the beginning, which contains a Musou Wine. Now, its not surprising, there's another ambush, and this one consists of Zhu Zhi, and his sub officer Chen Wu, kill them and march forward. Now, Zhang Liao shows up, right next to Zhu Zhi, so you can take the choice to charce ahead, taking the upper path, or kill Zhu Zhi yourself. Now, Zhao Yun shows up with his sub officer, Mi Zhu, making life more of a hassle for you, kill him as well. Once again, Xiahou Dun arrives, and you have the choice of Fight or Flight. Now, Zhang Fei's ambush arrives, kill him and Jian Yong. Wen Pin arrives, and again, fight or flight. Now, guess who? Give up? Guan Ping and his lovely assistant, Zhou Cang! Kill em. Xu Zhu shows up next to help, but Guan Ping should be dead, or almost dead, by now. Sun Quan shows up at the BOTTOM now, with sub officers Zhuge Jin, Lu Su and Jiang Qin. Go down, and slay him. In a couple of minutes, Liu Bei will appear at the top with sub officers Sun Qian and Mi Fang. Kill him, and you win. But, as you make you way up, you run into Guan Yu, he'll let you escape, but screw that, kill him and get some extra points at the end. Battle of He Fei – go forward and kill Ma Zhong, and take down that defense base. Pan Zhang and Ding Feng are close by too, so take them down as well. Now, Yue Jin is probably in trouble, so go help him out, kill of the troops and whatnot. Xu Huang should show up soon, and help you take that whole area in the bottom, so just go along with it. If Gan Ning's reinforcement unit hasn't yet shown up, wait for him, and when they do, they show up right next to the castle in the northwest, so go kill Gan Ning. Next, move over to the right (taking out Chen Wu and Zhu Ran on the way), and take out Taishi Ci's group, Zhu Zhi's group and the two defense bases up top. Now, head down, take out the supply base, Zhuge Jin and Jiang Qin on the way. Kill Taishi Ci, and head on to Sun Quan, eliminating him. Battle of Wu Zhang Plains – Start off by destroying the gate below you, and the defense base below that. Now, Zuo Ci will show up, kill him, then charge the two attack bases in the center (right one first, then left), and eliminating as many troops as possible. Now, quickly, go defeat the Guard Captain on the right side of the map, he's right below the defense base in the middle, and next to the middle gate on the right side of the map, defeat any wood oxen you see on the way. Now, listen to Sima Yi's instructions, and rush over to help Zhong Hui into the castle, those catapults are a major help, do not let them slip away. After the catapult's safety has been assured, take over the defense base no the right, along with the other two gates on the right side (above the river). Fight your way up, taking over the defense base and the gate up top, and move out middle, helping any base that might need it. Kill Ma Dai and Wei Yan. Go after Wang Ping, and kill any troops that might have made it past an attack base. When the cut scene plays, rush the center, but watch out, another cut scene will play, and you'll have to destroy the arbalests. Once they're gone, victory is almost assured, only way to lose, is to die. Go after Yue Ying, destroy the Task Force, and then kill Jiang Wei. Battle of He Fei Castle - To start off, fight your way around the castle walls, take either the left or right path, it doesn't matter, just get to the inner main (front) gate. When there, the ram should have appeared by now, destroy it. If not, have patience; kill some troops whilst you wait. Once it's gone, go on a killing spree, you're free to do so for a while, kill Taishi Ci or Cheng Pu. Now, a New Ram and the Wu navy will have showed up by now, Take down the ram first (which is on the enemy ship), then attack the Wu navy, which consists of Pan Zhang (Dong Xi) and Jiang Qin (Chen Wu). When the enemy on the hill attacks, the Wei army mobilizes, as the army gets pissed off and rushes at Sun Quan. Go after Lu Xun, he has entered the castle's left wing by now, and the army is heading at him, so pincer him, and kill him. Then go after Sun Quan. Kill Zhou Tai, take over the gate on his ship, go after Sun Quan and you've won. Attacks: Charge: Shoots out a ball of red energy that explodes after a few seconds, a couple in succession are a good crowd clearer. Jumping Charge: jumps and slashes right, then left, then floats higher into the air, and slashes, sending out air attack disks. S: Slashes left. S2: Slashes left, then slashes right. S3: Slashes left, slashes right, then slashes upward. S4: Slashes left, slashes right, slashes upwards, then slashes right again. S5: Slashes left, a slash right, slashes upward, slashes right again, and then slashes left again. S6: Slashes left, slashes right, slashes upwards, then slashes right again, then slashes left again, and then spins and slashes. (Evolution attack now triggered, if acquired) C1: Slashes left, then slashes upward. C2: Slashes left, slashes right, then charges left and right, slashing with each charge continuously, finishing by slashing diagonally downwards. Keep pressing triangle for a longer attack. C3: Slashes left, slashes right, slashes upwards, then powerfully slashes right. C4: Slashes left, a slash right, slashes upward, slashes right again, and then steps forward, and slams sword into the ground, creating a giant black and blue explosion, great crowd clearer. C5: Slashes left, slashes right, slashes upwards, then slashes right again, then slashes left again, and then an extremely powerful slash to the right. Steps forward while performing the charge. Musou: spins and slashes twice, then spins and slashes twice again repeatedly, finishes with one slash forward. True Musou: spins and slashes twice, then spins and slashes twice again repeatedly, finishes by slashing forward and stamping ground, creating an explosion. Weapons: Starting Weapon – Broad Sword – 3 power 2nd Weapon – General's Sword – 7 power 3rd Weapon – Sword of Heaven – 11 power 4th Weapon – Wrath of Heaven – 34 power (Charge 17, Horse 17, Bow 15, Attack 17, Life 17) How to get fourth Weapon – Battle of Xia Pi – As soon as you start out on your red hare, charge at Gao Shun, for which you'll need to encompass the lake at the top. Get to him, and kill him before he says something about defending the dam, and you're still in the running (A message will appear that he is heading for them and reinforcing them and whatnot, but that is not the message). Now, go after, and kill Zhang Liao, and the valuable item will appear below Wei Xu's unit, to the left, just outside the castle wall. Now, just seek out Lu Bu, he's supercharged, watch out, and you win. I got this after the 2nd Musou mission, not hard. ------------------------------ -Cao Ren ------------------------------ - Strong in Archery and Cavalry skills, Cao Ren (Cao Cao's cousin) was long time faithful servant of Wei. Few could match his skills on the battlefield. Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: ------------------------------ -Pang De ------------------------------ - Friends with Ma Chao, helped him quell Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao, in protection of their homeland. Later joining Cao Cao, he proved to be a powerful ally. Pang De prefers no frills; he just wants to finish the job. Musou: Battle of Liang Province - Battle of Tong Gate - Battle of He Fei - Battle of Mt. Ding Jun - Battle of Fan Castle - Attacks: Charge: Stamps the ground, knocking enemies down. It does not do good damage at all, but it is useful for making escapes, and getting ready to nail the enemy. Jumping Charge: jumps and does a flip while swinging his halberds. S: Swings right halberd. S2: Swings right halberd, then left halberd. S3: Swings right halberd, left halberd, then swings both halberds left. S4: Swings right halberd, left halberd, swings both halberds left, then swings both halberds right. S5: Swings right halberd, left halberd, swings both halberds left, swings both halberds right, and then does a 360 attack. S6: Swings right halberd, left halberd, swings both halberds left, swings both halberds right, does a 360 attack, and then finishes off by slashing both halberds forward, making an X shape. (Evolution attack can be triggered here, if weapon has it) C1: Swings right halberd, then swings one halberd up, and the other to the left. C2: Swings right halberd, left halberd, then alternates swinging the halberds down, continuously, and finishes by swinging both halberds left. Keep hitting triangle to make attack longer. C3: Swings right halberd, left halberd, and swings both halberds left, then swings both halberds right again. C4: Swings right halberd, left halberd, swings both halberds left, swings both halberds right, and then slams both halberds into ground, creating a giant green and white explosion, with rocks flying out of it. C5: Swings right halberd, left halberd, swings both halberds right, swings both halberds left, does a 360 attack, and then swings halberds to side, and charges forward, clotheslining enemies with halberds. Musou: swings both halberds back and forth in front of him, finishing by swinging both halberds one more time, and lunging forward. True Musou: swings both halberds back and forth in front of him, finishing by jumping into air, and slamming halberds into ground, emitting shockwaves. Weapons: Starting Weapon – War Pick – 4 power 2nd Weapon – Sturdy Halberd – 8 power 3rd Weapon – Pole Ax – 12 power 4th Weapon – Heavenly Halberd – 36 power (Luck 15, Horse 17, Defense 15, Attack 16, Life 18) How to get 4th weapon – Battle of Mt. Ding Jun – Ok, going to need a horse here, and a foreword, I died A LOT here, trying to get this, damn old bastard gets in my way too many times. From the start, charge Wu Lan and his sub general, Chen Shi. After him, go down to Zhao Yun defeating them, and the sub officers Liu Feng and Zhang Yi. After that, go after Wei Yan and Meng Da, but do NOT cut through the hill, go back the way you came, or Huang Zhong will go after Xiahou Yuan. You should run into Lei Tong and Li Yan on the way back, so kill them too. When Wei Yan and Meng Da are dead, charge back to the bottom of the hill, where you killed Chen Shi, and kill Guan Ping and Yan Yan. Then, when they are dead, go after Huang Zhong, but be wary, he's a nasty ol' bastard (when he says "I'm prepared to fight to the death", and starts to glow yellow, get the hell away from him.) While fighting him, his damn archer units get extremely annoying, so take them out while still on your horse. After Huang Zhong's death, Cao Cao will show up, and so will the Valuable Item, which appears on the bottom, where you defeated Zhao Yun. When that's all done, charge the rest of the bases on the map, if you wish, take it easy, and kill Liu Bei. ------------------------------ -Xiahou Yuan ------------------------------ - Xiahou Duns brother, and Cao Cao's cousin, Xiahou Yuan was an excellent archer. He had a quick temper and was a fierce warrior. Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: Shu's Officers: The Fighters in Green ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------ -Zhuge Liang ------------------------------ - One of the most brilliant minds in the history of China, Zhuge Liang (a.k.a. Kong Ming, Sleeping Dragon) orchestrated the rise of Shu, and directed its warriors to the greatest heights. Orphaned as a young child, he was raised by his uncle, a governor in southern china. Soon hid himself away as a hermit, until Liu Bei visited him to recruit him. It was not until the third visit, that he joined Shu. Musou: Battle of Chang Ban – Rush forward, and take the neutral base ahead of you. If you're on a horse, which I recommend at all times, conquer the next two defense bases going down, then haul ass back up to the first one you conquered, and help kill, to prepare for the fire attack. Kill Li Dian and Zhu Ling. Cut scene. If you did as I told you, Liu Bei will do fine the rest of the battle, now it's your turn to get kills. Don't forget, his charge attack is invaluable; it's an excellent crown clearer. Head to the top of the map and clear out enemies till either Liu Bei escapes, or Cao Cao shows up and you kill him. You can get way over 1000, I did. Conquest of Nan Zhong – rush forward and take out the attack base. Cut scene, and then go take out that defense base, take out Meng Huo. Keep fighting down and you'll find a path behind a tree, there are four of these in this map. You'll run into Meng Huo a couple of times, so just keep fighting him. Take out all the officers on the way, and clear out defense base in the middle of the map, on the right, that will make a way for your bridge, but even if your on a horse, the poison affects you. Keep riding, when you get to the armored troops part, keep the task leaders alive, and kill Zhu Rong when she shows up. Take out the attack base in the center of there, and keep riding (there is a hidden path in that giant area, near bottom right.) keep fighting, take out supply base, and just head into the enemy base. Easy. Battle of Tian Shui – Capture Nan An Castle by capturing Xiahou Mao, once that's complete, rush over to An Ding Castle, and kill Cui Liang to capture it. When Jiang Wei starts to complain about Tian Shui (cut scene), just rush behind enemy lines to kick his ass. Then rush over to An Ding Castle, kill the reinforcements, and wait for Ma Zun to come out of his castle, PREVENT HIM FROM GETTING TO THE ESCAPE POINT!!! Stop him at any means necessary. You win. Battle of Chen Cang – start off by rushing forwards and killing Fei Yao, Zhang Hu and Wang Shuang, and tons of units. When the ambush in Huang Zhongs area comes, go and help, then rush to the mountain path to go in the side entrance of the castle, watch out for 3 ambushes. Get inside the castle, and slay, kill and maim everyone there, help Huang Zhong when another Ambush comes, and just keep on truckin'. Watch out for the ambush on the bottom right, it can take out that attack base, crippling your siege weapon usage. When everyone and everything has been taken care of, go after Sima Yi. Battle of Wu Zhang Plains – As long as your decent with Zhuge Liang, his attack and defense are strong, and you can handle him, you can win this! Look at the defeat conditions "Zhuge Liang is defeated." Oh, that's you! So, to start off, go forward and take out the two attack bases front and center. Take the gates on either side as well. Keep attacking, and slay any officer that comes out of the gate. Now, I recommend a horse for this battle, as cause your going to need him for here, enter the base, and Deng Ai is going to show up, KILL HIM FAST, for if he's allowed to get just behind the center supply base, he will set up catapults, major problem for the Shu army's march, but if you kill him after its set up, it goes away (kill him before to avoid a lowering of morale, and an annoying cut scene) now, back out of the gate, and keep slaughtering till Zhuge says back off, let the arbalests go, then go in for the kill. Bye Bye Sima Yi. Attacks: Charge: Shoots a brown energy ball. An Excellent crowd clearer. Jumping Charge: jumps in air, and shoots the 180 in front of him with beams. S: Swings fan. S2: Swings fan then swings fan upwards. S3: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, then swings opposite way. S4: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, swings opposite way, and then smacks left. S5: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, swings opposite way, smacks left, and then smacks right. S6: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, swings opposite way, smacks left, smacks right, and then does a 360. (Can trigger an evolution attack.) C1: Swings and then directs fan into the air, knocking enemy into air. C2: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, then shoots a circle surrounded by eight Chinese characters, that inches forward, temporarily stunning anything it hits. C3: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, swings opposite way, and then throws his fan, and it circles him 3 times, attacking anything nearby. C4: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, swings opposite way, smacks left, then creates a giant white ball surrounded by electricity in air, sending any enemies in way up into air. C5: Swings fan, swings fan upwards, swings opposite way, smacks left, and then smacks right, then releases a couple energy bombs (like his charge attack) that explode extremely fast. Musou: Levitates in air, slowly moving forward, and shooting out laser beams, finishes by shooting far back, and shooting large strong beams. True Musou: Levitates in air, slowly moving forward, and shooting out laser beams, finishes by shooting back, creating the 8 character circle (From C2) that shoots one large strong beam. Starting Weapon - War Fan - 2 power 2nd Weapon - Warlord Fan - 6 power 3rd Weapon - White Feather - 10 power 4th Weapon - Peacock Feather - 32 power (Charge 18, Fill 15, Bow 15, Defense 18, Musou 20) How to get Fourth Weapon - Battle of Tian Shui - This one is a little bit of a challenge, but not too hard. Start out by taking An Ding and the other fortress, (name escapes me right now), when that's done, rush over to Jiang Wei, and kill him when he starts to retreat, follow after him, don't cut through enemy territory to intercept. When that's done, hurry up and get your valuable item in the first base you took, time is of the essence. When that's all done chase down Ma Zun, and kill him. Good job, you've won. ------------------------------ -Jiang Wei ------------------------------ - Zhuge Liang's successor, Jiang Wei was a strategic and martial arts genius. He was recruited to Shu after Zhuge Liang tricked Wei into thinking Jiang Wei had defected. Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: ------------------------------ -Pang Tong ------------------------------ - Classmate and friend of Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong was a genius as well. Also known, as the "Fledgling Phoenix" Pang Tong's genius was never truly recognized, due to his premature death in a storm of arrows, being mistaken as Liu Bei. Musou: Battle of Chi Bi – The battle starts just after Pang Tong has linked Wei's ships together. Go forward, taking down anyone in your path, of course, and take out the gate (go up two ships, left one, and down one) then go after the next (go up, right four ships and down one). From there, its simple, save anyone in danger, seek out officers, and have fun. I killed over 1000 units here, it's simple. Battle of Cheng Du – Rush forward, into the forest, killing any and all ambushes that get in your way. Take out all of the gates in the forest, and rush up to Zhang Ren, be wary of his ambush, that's what killed Pang Tong in real life. Take out the arrows, and march downwards, into Cheng Du. Open up the upper gate, and if the other two haven't been opened, open them as well. When the castle is surrounded, the inner gates shall open, destroy the gate inside, and defeat Liu Zhang. Battle of Mount Ding Jun – go forward and attack the attack base (wow), and keep on going to the other attack base, killing Yue Jin on the way, and Zhang He just after the 2nd. Destroy the gate behind Zhang He's starting point. Head over to the supply base, and open a can of whoop ass on Xiahou Shang, Xiahou De, and the base. Head up, defeating all the officers, and when Cao Cao shows up, slay him as well. The Conquest of Nan Zhong - start off by heading forward and defeating the defense base ahead of you. When this is finished, head back up, past where you started, and go to the left, there is a hidden path there. Follow it through, taking the lower path and kill Ahui Nan and Dong Tu Ne; Meng Huo will get in the way. Head to the attack bases on the top, and defeat them. When that's finished, keep fighting down, (kill Meng Huo a couple of times, including once in a hidden path, once when he raids Ma Su I think it is, once in the armor troop area, and once in the second largest area from the end) until the Armor Troops show up, when they appear, kill Wu Tugu before Zhuge Liang's task force is defeated, hit the pots to make them explode, don't worry they wont hurt you. Zhu Rong will show up, all pissed off, so just kick her off, she'll run off with her little "I see you have some fire in you as well" speech. Bitch. Keep charging into the enemy main base. Easy to get over 1000 kills. Battle of Bai Di Castle – This battle is different in Musou mode and free mode, in Musou you start off in the cave above the castle, in free you start off next to Liu Chan. And way, head forward; kill Chen Wu and Zhou Fang, then Xu Sheng and Zhou Tai. When the peasant militia shows up, save them. Rush around, killing any enemy, saving any ally. When Gan Ning shows up, KILL HIM, he is a major strain on castle defenses. When you go near Sun Quan up top, he'll disappear, and reappear at the bottom of the map. The enemies here can be overwhelming at times, and quite annoying, so make sure you're strong when you start. Kill Sun Quan to end the map, and win the Musou. Attacks: Charge: Shoots a green energy ball. An Excellent crowd clearer. Jumping Charge: Jumps into the air, and onto his staff, and surfs along the air on it. Excellent for moving short distances, getting the hell out of a situation, getting back to a horse you strayed to far away from and just playing with. I know I did. S: 360-spin attack. S2: 360-spin attack, then turns around and attacks with butt of staff through his arm. S3: 360-spin attack, turns around and attacks with butt of staff through his arm, then smacks down with staff over his head. S4: 360-spin attack, turns around and attacks with butt of staff through his arm, smacks down with staff over his head, then falls on his head kicks over his body falling backwards. S5: 360-spin attack, turns around and attacks with butt of staff through his arm, smacks down with staff over his head, falls on his head kicks over his body falling backwards, then turns staff horizontally and pushes it forward. S6: 360-spin attack, turns around and attacks with butt of staff through his arm, smacks down with staff over his head, falls on his head kicks over his body falling backwards, turns staff horizontally and pushes it forward, then jumps forward into air spinning and attacks anything in way. (Can trigger an evolution attack.) C1: 360-spin attack, then throws the staff (which is rotating) into the air above him. C2: 360-spin attack, turns around and attacks with butt of staff through his arm, then does a back flip, and spins using his staff, ending on top of it. C3: 360-spin attack, turns around and attacks with butt of staff through his arm, smacks down with staff over his head, then does headstand lifts into air while the staff below him encircles him a few times. C4: 360-spin attack, turns around and attacks with butt of staff through his arm, smacks down with staff over his head, falls on his head kicks over his body falling backwards, then makes a green explosion in front of him sending enemies into air. C5: 360-spin attack, turns around and attacks with butt of staff through his arm, smacks down with staff over his head, falls on his head kicks over his body falling backwards, turns staff horizontally and pushes it forward, then finishes by twirling on head and creating a whirlwind. Musou: sits, levitating in air, spinning while holding staff over his head and spinning around, creating a whirlwind. Finishes with one final stronger one. True Musou: sits, levitating in air, spinning while holding staff over his head and spinning around, creating a whirlwind. Finishes by levitating higher into the air, stomach down, and one final strong whirlwind. Weapons: Starting Weapon – Vision Staff – 2 power 2nd Weapon – Mirage Staff – 6 power 3rd Weapon – Wind Staff – 10 power 4th Weapon – Tornado Staff – 32 power (Fill 18, Luck 15, Bow 16, Def 17, Life 15) How to get fourth weapon – Conquest of Nan Zhong – start off by heading forward and defeating the defense base ahead of you. When this is finished, head back up, past where you started, and go to the left, there is a hidden path there. Follow it through, taking the lower path and kill Ahui Nan and Dong Tu Ne, and head to the attack base on the top right, Defeat it. When that's finished, keep fighting down, (kill Meng Huo a couple of times) until the Armor Troops show up, when they appear, kill Wu Tugu before Zhuge Liang's task force is defeated. When this is complete, the valuable item appears right below the secret path I told you about. To finish, just fight your way, defeating Meng Huo various times, Zhu Rong and whatnot, and you'll do fine. ------------------------------ -Liu Bei ------------------------------ - Virtuous leader of Shu, his sole mission was the happiness of his people. Sworn brother of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, he made an oath with them to unite china in the interest of the people. Distant relative of the emperor, and was married to Sun Jian's Daughter, Sun Shang Xiang. Musou: The Yellow Turban Rebellion – You should have red hare by now. Turn around, and head upwards, the path that Sun Jian is pointed towards. Charge up, past Sun Ce, Sun Jian, Huang Gai and Han Dang, and kill Yan Zheng, and even farther ahead, Zhang Man Cheng. Take the path to the left, and kill Zhang Bao, go down, and take out the attack base (if it already hasn't been.) you did all of this to avoid the rockslides that Zhang Bao summons. Now, head upwards, and go straight across that path, to Huang Shao and Zhang Yan, and when they are dead, turn around and head for He Yi, who is probably in the bend that defers from the straight path. Now, if Zhang Liang hasn't been defeated by now, head south and kill him off, stopping the tornados. Head back north, destroy the four torches in each of the four corners of the altar, then go after Zhang Jiao, (kill his Sub Officers, Zhang Bao and Guan Hai, as well). Battle of Hu Lao Gate - Red Hare is a big help here. Charge forward, only killing a couple of that huge group there, and head up to Xu Rong, kill him and take the gate which he's by. From there on, take the attack base, killing anyone in your way, and head to the supply base. Head to Hu Lao Gate, killing Hu Zhen, when you see him. Take out the gate that you pass when you first come into the opening, and clear out a ton of units, including officers: Guo Si, Zhao Cen, Li Jue, Wang Fang, Li Meng and Gao Shun when he come out. DO NOT KILL THE GATE CAPTAIN BY HU LAO GATE! LET SOMEONE ELSE DO IT. Go clear the gate on the other side of the clearing, where Li Jue is, which can give you quite a bit of kills. When Lu Bu finally is unleashed, if you're feeling a little brave, charge him. Wait for the cut scene, and flee, go help Cao Cao defeat Li Ru, and let your brothers take care of Lu Bu for a while. When you come back, he should have a sizable portion of his health taken out. Help them take him on, till your close to death, then just don't risk it, take off. Be warned, STAY AWAY FROM HIM WHEN HE GLOWS RED OR GOLD, HE WILL KILL YOU IF HE ATTACKS, EVEN FROM JUST ONE!!!! If you didn't kill him, head up through Zhang Liao, kill him, listen to the little conversation, and head for Dong Zhuo. Watch it, he will call for help from Lu Bu, so eliminate him fast. Battle of Chang Ban – Start off, (On RED HARE, you SHOULD have him by now) by charging, and capturing every neutral base that you can. If you move fast enough, the enemy should only capture one base, don't worry about the one Zhuge Liang talks about, he'll capture that one easily. When that's done, head up the hard way, killing the defense base the enemy captured, and Cao Hong. Continue heading up, killing Li Dian as well, and move into the enemy camp. Just stay there awhile, killing and maiming, you can get quite a boat load of KO's in this battle. Don't forget to meet up with Zhao Yun, and defeat the Supply base near the defense base Zhuge captured too. Defeat the reinforcements when they show up (Xu Huang and Cao Zhang), and finally, Cao Cao when he shows up. Escape from Chi Bi – Charge after Cao Cao, that's as easy as I can put it. Watch out for collapsing bridges, enemy reinforcements, and Xiahou Yuan (he tends to have been the biggest problem for me). Xun You and Cheng Yu are annoying too, so you might have to take them out as well. This battle easy, I finished rather quickly (a little over two and a half minutes). Battle of Cheng Du – Rush into the forest, and kill any ambushes, should the get in your way. Rush over to Zhang Ren (an ambush appears as you ride up), and kill him, to prevent Pang Tong's death (Hell, if you do it before he dies, you get a valuable item! [The Hex Mark Saddle]). Now, you may go back into the forest, and kill the rest of the ambushes that appear (Liu Hans, Leng Bao's and Zhang Yi's ambush), and clear the three gates within the forest. Next, move to the eastern gate of Cheng Du castle, and slay everyone in the area outside of it, then move inside the castle, slaying everyone within. By now, Zhang Fei and//or Zhao Yun should have reached and opened the southern gate, so wait for the inner castle gate to open, move in, kill the gate up top, then take care of Liu Zhang. Battle of Yi Ling – Charge forward and take out the attack base ahead of you. When that's taken care of, turn around, and look on your map, slightly to the right of that supply base, is a road that breaks at a river, then starts again at the other side, you'll notice it by looking across and seeing a bridge that's ready to fall down, leave your bodyguard there, it's a help (You WILL need Red Hare here later). Now, head farther west, to where Ma Zhong (Ding Feng's sub-general) is, and go down, killing him and defeating the supply base below him. Now, move over to Han Dang, and kill him, then moving up to Ding Feng and the Supply Base. When you cross the bridge to the right of the supply base, bridge layers will lay down that bridge where I told you to leave your bodyguard, rush over there and KILL Zhu Ran. Do not let him set your camp on fire, do not let him collect 200$. Next on your list is Ling Tong and Gan Ning. Now, move to the force in the east, that is attacking upwards toward Sun Quan. You'll run into Sun Shiang Xiang, (Cut Scene) kill her, and keep moving up, towards the supply base, Lu Xun, and if the supply base to the west of the enemy main base hasn't been taken, take it. Now, go to Sun Quan, and defeat him. If you feel like, you can also take out Zhang Cheng and Zhou Fang, at the bottom right (reinforcements). Battle of Bai Di Castle – Head out of the castle, taking the eastern gate, and move down, past Huang Zhong and attack the gate ahead of him. Now move on to the enemy supply base (Defeating Zhu Huan and Quan Zong on the way) to the south. Huang Gai should rush there, so kill him, and the gate at the very tip of the southeast corner. Move on to the attack base to the left, behind Huang Gai's starting position. Now, move on to Sun Shao, taking out the gate on the way. Now, move up to Ma Chao, and help him save the Peasant Militia, kill Jiang Qin when you see him. When you meet up with Ma Chao, the militia will be saved. Zhou Tai will now work his way down to you, so kill him as well. Now, take out the entire bottom left, gates, troops and all (I even left my Bodyguard down there). Now, kill Gan Ning, His reinforcements have arrived in the bottom right, where you killed Huang Gai, take him out and then move on to the upper left. Up there, take out the Supply bases and troops, and clearing out the sentinel base of any intruders. After Lu Xun, Chen Wu, and any other troops are killed, go after Sun Quan. You'll have noticed, Sun Quan isn't up top anymore; he's down where I instructed you to make your area! He's screwed now, because he has gates attack him, and your charging him too! Kill him and win. Battle of Wu Zhang Plains – Go forward and defeat the attack base on the right side of the map, in the middle. Next, move on to the attack base in the middle, on the left side of the map, Wang Lang and Xiahou Mao should be close to this one, so kill them. Next, defeat the Gate Captain to the left of the left attack base, and clear out any troops on the way. Open up a path for the Supply line, and kill Cao Rui, who is going to try to destroy it. Before Zhong Hui gets too far, kill him, and then go after Cao Xiu, who is trying to do the same that Cao Rui did. Now, charge past enemy lines, and kill Deng Ai, then kill Cao Ren. Cut scene when Zhuge dies, then everyone gets pissed off and charges, so take out the three Supply bases that line the enemy base, and charge and kill each of the officers inside. Defeating the last two supply bases inside as well. Finish off by killing Sima Yi. Side note: watch out for the rockslide (left side) and the ambush (right side) leading up to Sima Yi. Attacks: Charge: turns and falls back, then charges forward, slashing. Jumping Charge: jumps and slashes twice, sending out airwaves, which slash away at the enemies ahead of you. S: Slashes right. S2: Slashes right, then left. S3: Slashes right, then left, then right once more. S4: Slashes right, then left, slashes right once more, then stabs forward. S5: Slashes right, then left, slashes right once more, stabs forward, then slashes right again. S6: Slashes right, then left, slashes right once more, stabs forward, slashes right again, and then spins and slashes right again. (Evolution attack now triggered, if acquired. C1: Slashes right, then slashes upwards, in an uppercut fashion. C2: Slashes right, then left, then dances forward slashing diagonally each way continuously, finishes by slashing horizontally from left to right. Keep pressing triangle to make attack longer. C3: Slashes right, then left, slashes right once more, then slashes downward. C4: Slashes right, then left, slashes right once more, stabs forward, then raises sword and arms into the air, creating a yellow explosion. C5: Slashes right, then left, slashes right once more, stabs forward, slashes right again, and then spins and emits a blue energy wave. Musou: Slashes back and forth continuously, and finishes by slashing a few more times, more powerfully ahead of you. True Musou: Slashes back and forth continuously, and finishes by slashing four times, and stabbing sword into the ground, creating an explosion. Weapons: Starting Weapon – Long Sword – 3 power 2nd Weapon – Imperial Sword – 7 power 3rd Weapon – Gold Dragon – 11 power 4th Weapon – Gold Moon Dragon – 34 power (Luck 20, Horse 15, Speed 18, Defense 18, Musou 15) How to get 4th Weapon – Battle of Yi Ling – Start off by charging east (on the map) and going over to Cheng Pu. Ignore him and head up, find and kill Sun Shiang Xiang (Cut scene). She will run, so catch and kill her. When that's done, rush back to base, and kill Ling Tong and Gan Ning, who have invaded by now, but watch out, they are next to each other, and more powerful then usual. Now, Lu Xun is moving towards your base, so rush past the rest of the officers, towards him, and slay him. The valuable item will appear just below the bridge on the right side of the map, below where you found Sun Shiang Xiang. Now, just kill people, or go kill Sun Quan. This mission was extremely easy, I got this after I only played Yellow Turban Rebellion and Hu Lao Gate. Didn't even reach the mission in Musou. ------------------------------ -Guan Ping ------------------------------ - Adopted son of Guan Yu, Guan Xing is pure at heart, and wishes to be as good as his father on the battlefield. Died protecting his father in Fan Castle. Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: ------------------------------ -Wei Yan ------------------------------ - Once served Liu Biao and Han Xuan, but defected to shu after killing Han (Han ignored Wei Yan.) Zhuge Liang never liked him, despite being the unofficial 6th tiger general. He saw arrogance and ambition, and knew that he would one day betray Shu. Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: ------------------------------ -Yue Ying ------------------------------ -Yue Ying, daughter of Huang Chen Yan. Brilliant in martial arts and academics, known for her spectacular inventions, which marveled anyone who saw them. She was said to be extremely unattractive, but Zhuge Liang saw beyond this ploy, which it was. It was used to drive off anyone who wanted her for beauty, and not for anything else. Her father considered Zhuge Liang a wonderful match for her, and quickly set up the marriage. When Zhuge Liang joined, so did she, helping Zhuge Liang with her inventions, and strategies. She died soon after her husband's death at Wu Zhang Plains; her last words were to her son, "Be loyal, and filial." Musou: 1. Battle of Chang Ban - Extremely easy, as soon as you start, head for the unoccupied base ahead. Take that over, head on through, and slaughter the enemy before you. Go ahead, test out her deadly skills, they're fun! Stay at the top of the map, go meet with Zhuge Liang once, swoop around that loop at the top left, and kill all reinforcements. I got over 1000 kills here, well worth the strategy. 2. Conquest of Nan Zhong - another simple stage, just not as much kills. Watch walls for secret passages, there are hidden passages behind trees here, and they help a lot. Kill off all troops and officers that get in your way, take down Zhu Rong when she appears, and just keep kicking Meng Huo's ass. He'll eventually give in. 3. Battle of Tian Shui - When you start, automatically head to the base ahead of you, and kill the officer inside. All units in the base will flee, and head to the other base Zhuge told you to conquer. When that's all done, take run through enemy territory to kill Jiang Wei, use a Musou rage, you'll have gotten one by now. When finished, retreat to allied territory, heal up, and kill what's-his-name when he tries to flee. Use a Musou rage that you'll probably find by then, he'll crumble at your feet. 4. Battle of Chen Cang - kill all officers and alot of troops in front of the castle defense wall. When the ambush on the bottom left side is enacted, rush in and help, then take the mountain path on the right side of map, (watch out for ambush's) Kill off enemies there, help the 2nd ambush on bottom left, and then swoop in for the kill. (I got 3475 kills here, Wow.) 5. Battle of Wu Zhang Plains – Got a little close for comfort here, but I did it. First, start off by killing Guo Huai, and rushing into the center to take out the attack bases, killing Wang Lang, Xiahou Wei, Cao Rui and as many troops as you wish, on the way. When that's done, rush down to help Zhuge Liang against Zhong Hui. Go back up, and enter the supply base, preferably the middle on the gate, so you can quickly take out Deng Ai when he shows up. After that, just help take out the rest of the bases, kill officers, listen to Zhuge whenever he talks, and you win. Attacks: Charge: Throws her spear, twirling it around about two feet in front of her. Keep pressing triangle to continue the assault for a few seconds longer. Jump Charge: Jumps up and swings any enemies in range, if it misses, she swings twice and falls, if she hits an enemy, she keeps swinging for about 5-6 swings. Does significant damage. Musou: Swings her spear around extremely fast, finishes off with an upwards slash. True Musou: Same as Musou, except stronger, and she finishes with an upward slash, that triggers a quite large whirlwind. S: Single slash with spear. S2: Single slash with spear, then slashes back. S3: Single slash with spear, slashes back, and then slashes upwards. S4: Single slash with spear, slashes back, slashes upwards, and then does somewhat of an uppercut of weapons. S5: Single slash with spear, slashes back, slashes upwards, uppercuts with her spear, and then does uppercut opposite way. S6: - Single slash with spear, slashes back, slashes upward, uppercuts with her spear, does uppercut opposite way, then slashes normally again, (Can go into Evolution attack, hitting the same way again, only charged.) C1: Single slash, then turns, and hits enemy with the bottom of spear, nailing them into the air. C2: Single slash with spear, slashes back, and then stabs at enemy, three times, doing multiple swirl hits each stab. C3: Single slash with spear, slashes back, slashes upwards, and then does a 360 slash. C4: Single slash with spear, slashes back, slashes upwards, does somewhat of an uppercut of weapons, then attacks up, creating whirlwind. C5: Single slash with spear, slashes back, slashes upwards, uppercuts with her spear, does uppercut opposite way, then does multiple 360 attacks, just like her Musou attack. Weapons: Starting Weapon - War Spear - 3 power 2nd Weapon - Martial Spear - 7 power 3rd Weapon - Horizon - 11 power 4th Weapon - Oblivion - 36 power (Charge 15, Mounted 15, Bow 16, Defense 17, Life 16) How to Get 4th weapon - Battle of Wu Zhang Plains - I had problems here, died a few times, but I did it! What you need to do is rush your way to the middle, killing all officers on the way. When that's done, rush down to help Zhuge Liang from Zhong Hui, then rush all the way back up to kill Deng Ai. MAKE SURE YOU KILL HIM BEFORE HE SETS UP THE CATAPULTS!! Then just go along like normal, killing everything in your way, saving generals, and keeping Zhuge alive. For help, refer to my Musou Mode walkthrough of this battle. (P.S. if you keep dying here, like I did, go to another battle, like Hu Lao Gate [Dong Zhuo's Forces] and kill a lot of people, just make sure you have the Serpent Earrings equipped) Unaligned Officers - The Purple, White and Yellow Combatants ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ -Lu Bu ------------------------------ - Adopted son of the tyrant, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu vigorously trained himself in martial arts and weapons. Along with his friend, Zhang Liao, they constantly trained themselves, and were always up for a challenge. Fell in love with the songstress Diao Chan, and murdered Dong Zhuo out of jealousy. Musou: Battle of Si Shui Gate – rush to the center, and take out the attack base, and all the little officers that are invading from there. Head over to Yuan Shu's location, and take him, and Ji Ling out as well, along with the defense base and the gate next door. There is a Musou wine in the jar next to the gate. Head down, eliminating the defense base below Yuan Shu's starting location, and the gate below that. If Gongsun Zan hasn't already moved to the middle, eliminate him too. When Cao Cao's ambush appears below Si Shui gate, move in and save Hua Xiong, by killing that usurping bastard. Go after Sun Jian, Liu Bei and finally kill Yuan Shao. Battle of Hu Lao Gate – Ooh boy, is this one fun ^^. You start off right outside of Hu Lao Gate. All the advice that I can give you for this one is to kill. You can get well over 1000 KO's here, and its fun too! On thing here though, is that Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei gang up on you here, which triggers a cut scene. Oh yeah, Wen Chou and Yan Liang show up as reinforcements. Battle of Chang Shan – You've joined Yuan Shao! Head forward, killing Zuozi Zhangba, and all the troops you feel like, there is a Musou wine ahead of you in a jar. Head upwards, and an ambush will appear, some talking and whatnot. Head forward, destroy attack base, and kill Zhang Yan to end the ambush, gain Yuan Shao's trust back, and to get some reinforcements. Head forward on that path, and open the doors, go past Liu Bei, kill Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and then head for Liu Bei. Kill Zhao Yun as well, he's quite annoying. Fight all the little peons that think they can take you, and then head up to Gongsun Zan. If you killed Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu fast enough, the Red Hare Harness will appear. Battle of Xia Pi – Oh god, is this pretty damn annoying, but since you're the enemy commander here, you don't loose unless you die. Go forward, killing Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Liu Bei, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun (and all the little supply base on the way). Not necessarily in that order, but if you follow a path, that's who you run into first. That will save all of your troops, and Cao Cao will have shown up by now. Rush over; kill him and all his dumb little troops that he has the audacity to call 'reinforcements', and you win. Also, if you last out long enough, Yuan Shu will come to assist you, but watch out, if you're losing horribly, he'll leave quickly. In order to allow them to come, take the two gates in the southeast. Attacks: Charge: Two long, strong fiery slashes, finished by a slam on the ground with foot, emitting blue energy. Jumping Charge: Jumps, flips and slams the ground, finishing with a slash. S: Slashes. S2: Slashes, then slashes the opposite way. S3: Slashes, slashes the opposite way, and then slashes vertically. S4: Slashes, slashes the opposite way, slashes vertically, and then another slash. S5: Slashes, slashes the opposite way, slashes vertically, another slash, and then a 360 attack. S6: Slashes, slashes the opposite way, slashes vertically, another slash, a 360 attack, and finishes with a charged slash leftward. (Evolution attack can be triggered.) C1: Slashes, then runs forward a bit, and slams butt of spear into air. C2: slashes, slashes the opposite way, and then does continuous 360 attacks finished with stopping attack when spear is at his left, slashing right, and stamping ground, emitting blue shock waves. Excellent crowd clearer, and the attack can go longer if triangle is continually pressed. C3: Slashes, slashes the opposite way, slashes vertically, and then lunges forward slashing. C4: Slashes, slashes the opposite way, slashes vertically, another slash, finishes by slamming ground and brining up spear, the slam causes the earth to rumble, and a large red circle appears around him, with the earth flying upward. C5: Slashes, slashes the opposite way, slashes vertically, another slash, a 360 attack, and then slashes continually in front of him in a figure eight pattern, finishing by stamping ground. Continually hit triangle to make attack longer. Musou: Twirls spear in front of him, then spins around, flailing spear. Finishes by sticking spear in ground breaking the earth and sending enemies flying. True Musou: Twirls spear in front of him, then spins around, flailing spear. Finishes by sticking spear in ground breaking the earth and then slashing in front of him, emitting shock waves. Weapons: Starting Weapon - Halberd- 6 power 2nd Weapon - Great Halberd - 12 power 3rd Weapon - Sky Piercer - 18 power 4th Weapon - Sky Scorcher- 40 power - (Mountain 20, Defense 20, Attack 20, Musou 19, Life 19) How to Get 4th weapon - Battle of Chang Shan [Chang mountain] - this one is easy, just kill 1000 troops. Rush beyond Zhang Yan, to the gate, taking out the attack base on the way. Be careful to stay away from the gate captain, and just kill all enemies that come at you. The archers can get quite annoying, so destroy them, try to have it come crashing down on the enemies, that's a major help. When the weapon finally does appear, it is right inside the courtyard, to the right of the gate that leads to Gongsun Zan. ------------------------------ -Diao Chan ------------------------------ - Adopted daughter of Wang Yun, she helped him with a plot to overthrow the tyrant. She infiltrated her way into his army's ranks, and convinced Lu Bu to murder him. When it was over with, she ran off with Lu Bu. Musou: Battle of Si Shui Gate – rush to the center, and take out the attack base, and all the little officers that are invading from there. Head over to Yuan Shu's location, and take him, and Ji Ling out as well, along with the defense base and the gate next door. There is a Musou wine in the jar next to the gate. Head down, eliminating the defense base below Yuan Shu's starting location, and the gate below that. If Gongsun Zan hasn't already moved to the middle, eliminate him too. When Cao Cao's ambush appears below Si Shui gate, move in and save Hua Xiong, by killing that commandeering bastard. Go after Sun Jian, Liu Bei and finally kill Yuan Shao. Battle of Hu Lao Gate – This one is EXTREMELY simple, and very fun. You start off right outside of Hu Lao Gate; there is some bickering between Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo. Kill, that's the easiest advice for here. When enemies start taking the indirect route, you can go up and help Zhang Liao, kill off a lot of troops, its fun! You can get well over 1000 KO's here, and its fun too! Fight downwards, kill off Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Gongsun Zan, the reinforcements Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and finally kill Yuan Shao. Battle of Chang Shan – Guess what? You have joined Yuan Shao! Head forward, killing Zuozi Zhangba, and all the troops you feel like, there is a Musou wine ahead of you in a jar. Head upwards, and an ambush will appear, there is some talking and whatnot, between Lu Bu and Yuan Shao. Head forward, destroy attack base, and kill Zhang Yan to end the ambush, gain Yuan Shao's trust back, save Lu Bu, and to get some reinforcements. Head forward on that path, and open the doors, go past Liu Bei, kill Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and then head for Liu Bei. Kill Zhao Yun as well, he's quite annoying. Fight all the little peons that think they can take you, and then head up to Gongsun Zan. If you killed Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu fast enough, the Red Hare Harness will appear. Battle of Xia Pi – This is annoying, and even harder for Diao Chan, seeing as she has to protect Lu Bu as well. Well, Go forward, killing Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Liu Bei, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun (and all the little supply base on the way). Not necessarily in that order, but if you follow a path, that's who you run into first. That will save all of your troops, and Cao Cao will have shown up by now. Go help the rest of the troops on the map, killing soldiers and whatnot, go kill Cao Hong, and save Lu Bu. Then, go over; kill him and all his dumb little troops that he has the audacity to call 'reinforcements', and you win. Also, if you last out long enough, Yuan Shu will come to assist you, but watch out, if you're losing horribly, he'll leave quickly. In order to allow them to come, take the two gates in the southeast. Attacks: Charge: leg sweeps across the floor. Does ok damage, and is great for making a quick getaway from an enemy facing you. Jumping Charge: jumps up, flips, charges maces while in air, then slams ground. S: Swings mace. S2: Swings mace then stabs forward. S3: Swings mace, stabs forward, and then spins and swings mace. S4: Swings mace, stabs forward, spins and swings mace, and then does a roundhouse kick. S5: Swings mace, stabs forward, spins and swings mace, does a roundhouse kick, and then does a 360 attack. S6: Swings mace, stabs forward, spins and swings mace, does a roundhouse kick, does a 360 attack, and then finishes with another swing of the mace. (Evolution attack is now triggered, if acquired) C1: Swings mace, then does an uppercut motion with her weapon. C2: Swings mace, stabs forward, and then does continuous spins and aeronautical spins diagonally, finishes by doing a back flip and a 360 spin attack. C3: Swings mace, stabs forward, spins and swings mace, and then does a 360 spin attack with both maces, and a roundhouse kick. C4: Swings mace, stabs forward, spins and swings mace, does a roundhouse kick, and then finishes with a petal blossom whirlwind. C5: Swings mace, stabs forward, spins and swings mace, does a roundhouse kick, does a 360 attack, and then finishes by hurling two spinning wind disks in front of her. Musou: starts with a cartwheel kick, does continuous roundhouse kicks, and finishes by smacking in front of her with her maces furiously. True Musou: starts with a cartwheel kick, does continuous roundhouse kicks, and finishes by lifting her right leg behind her to get leverage to do a flip and lands, creating shockwaves. Weapons: Starting Weapon – Mace – 2 power 2nd Weapon – Great Mace – 6 power 3rd Weapon – Enchantress – 10 power 4th Weapon – Diva – 32 power (Fill 18, Luck 18, Speed 19, Defense 16, Musou 18) Note: This weapon is heavy, eliminating basically one of her only advantages. How To Get 4th Weapon – Battle of Xia Pi – Go forward, and kill Zhang Fei. When he is dead, go around the castle's top path, and kill the sub generals, Li Dian and Yu Jin. After that, go after Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Liu Bei then Guan Yu. Not necessarily in that order, but if you do it right, that's who you run into first (Unless Xiahou Dun's unit moves, then he's last). Do all this before Cao Cao and make sure that all of your allies survive, and you will get the weapon. When this is done, the valuable item will appear just above the supply base in the southwest. Just head in (you should have gotten a Musou rage by now) and kill Cao Cao. Congratulations. ------------------------------ -Dong Zhuo ------------------------------ - Evil, extremely selfish and ambitious. Tried usurping over the Imperial court, until Yuan Shao led a coalition to overthrow him. Died at the hands of his adopted son, Lu Bu. Musou: Battle of Xi Liang – Head forward; eliminate the attack base, and Deng Mao. When that's finished, go up the hill (dodging the tumbling rocks, they can be destroyed, but it takes precision timing). Cheng Yuanzhi is up there, acting all cocky, so just kill him and end his annoying cackling, and his rockslide. Take out the gate up there and head towards the next defense base, and kill Zhang Liang, ending his sorcery, and opening up the central bridge. Next, go after the supply base, ignoring the phantom troops (which I have to say, they did a much better job on in this game), the death of Zhang Bao will deal with that. Ma Chao and Pang De will show up as reinforcements by now, so... yeah. Go after Zhang Bao, and eliminate him and the phantom troops all in one shot. Now, just head forward and wipe out Zhang Jiao. Battle of Liang Province – Start off by destroying the base in the top right corner, kill Ma Chao on the way. Then go for the attack base to the right of the enemy main camp, the attack base below that, the defense base to the left of that and the defense base below that. By the time your done with the first two bases, your base at the bottom will need help, kill Yang Qiu, and defeat the attack base on your way. When this is done, resume your march on the other 2 bases. Now @&#^ Pang De up! He has his army around him, so watch out. From now on, just charge through enemy forces, killing any left over officers, and go after Ma Teng. Battle of Si Shui Gate – rush to the center, and take out the attack base, and all the little officers that are invading from there. Head over to Yuan Shu's location, and take him, and Ji Ling out as well, along with the defense base and the gate next door. There is a Musou wine in the jar next to the gate. Head down, eliminating the defense base below Yuan Shu's starting location, and the gate below that. If Gongsun Zan hasn't already moved to the middle, eliminate him too. When Cao Cao's ambush appears below Si Shui gate, move in and save Hua Xiong, by killing that commandeering bastard. Go after Sun Jian, Liu Bei and finally kill Yuan Shao. Battle of Hu Lao Gate – start off by eliminating all enemies and officers before the Hu Lao Gate. Charge the gate between the indirect route, to eliminate all the little bastards that the thing spews forth. Now, take down the attack base on the left bottom of the map, and go after the defense to its right next, by now, Lu Bu and Diao Chan should have defected. Bastard, kill the backstabbers, and finish the battle by killing the rest of the infidels that dare attack your dream of paradise, (they would be Sun Jian, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao.) Attacks: Charge: Stomps ground, stunning or knocking down enemies. Extremely weak, only useful to stop enemy attacks, or to make a quick getaway. Jumping Charge: jumps, flips and stomps ground. S: Slashes right. S2: Slashes right then slashes left. S3: Slashes right, slashes left and then slashes right again. S4: slashes right, slashes left, slashes right, and then slashes left. S5: Slashes right, slashes left, slashes right, slashes left, and then slashes right once more. S6: Slashes right, slashes left, slashes right, slashes left, slashes right once more, and then does a 360 attack. (Evolution attack triggered, if weapon has it.) C1: Slashes right, then slashes in an uppercut motion. C2: Slashes right, a slash left and then slashes continually in an X motion, finished by two slightly stronger X shaped slashes. C3: slashes right, slashes left, slashes right, and then turns around, reverses sword in hand, and stabs backwards, through his arm. C4: Slashes right, slashes left, slashes right, slashes left, and then stomps ground. C5: Slashes right, slashes left, slashes right, slashes left, slashes right once more, and then stomps ground, slamming down with sword as well. Musou: slashes left and right continuously, then jumps, flips and falls on ground on back, making shockwaves. True Musou: slashes left and right continuously, then finishes by throwing a bomb in the air, and doing a backwards somersault. Weapons: Starting Weapon – Tyrant Sword – 4 power 2nd Weapon – Great Tyrant – 8 power 3rd Weapon – Fear – 12 power 4th Weapon – Horror – 36 power (Luck 17, Horse 17, Defense 15, Attack 18, Life 15) How to get 4th weapon: (Battle of Liang Province) Start off by destroying the base in the top right corner, ignore Ma Chao. Then go for the attack base to the right of the enemy main camp, the attack base below that, the defense base to the left of that and the defense base below that. By the time your done with the first two bases, your base at the bottom will need help, kill Yang Qiu, and defeat the attack base on your way. When this is done, resume your march on the other 2 bases. When this is done, go after Ma Chao, and screw him up, he should be surrounded by allies, so he wont be hard. Now &@#^ Pang De up! He has his army around him, so watch out. The valuable item appears in the lower left quadrant of the cross roads on the left side of the map. When this is done, just charge Ma Teng. ------------------------------ -Meng Huo ------------------------------ - King of the Nanman to the south. A large man, he defended the south against the campaign of Zhuge Liang many times. But when he finally did lose, he realized Zhuge was not trying to take his land, but trying to ally with the south, he agreed. Musou: Struggle for Nan Zhong – start off by going forth, and attacking enemies trying to head into your base. Then head forward, attacking Dong Tu Na and the supply base. When they're taken care of, take over Ahui Nan, and take out the charging King Mulu. Now, move over to the attack base up north, and Jinhuan Sanjie's unit, taking them both down, now attack the charging Wu Tugu. When the south has finally united, Yong Kai, Gao Ding and Zhu Bao will come, kill them off to successfully defend your territory! First head to Zhu Bao, as he's closest to your base, and presents a huge threat. Next, Yong Kai, because Zhu Rong should be taking him head on by now, then Gao Ding. Battle of Nan Zhong – Start off by rushing north, and taking the attack base, ignore Zhang Jiao and Pei Yuan Shao, on the way there, but take him out on the way back. Now, take the neutral (if it already hasn't been) base in the bottom middle. Now, go save your base, by attacking the 'converted' (bastards defected) soldiers. Now, when more get converted, and respect drops, you just can't take that, so head north, and slay Zhang Bao, then head to the southeast, and slay Zhang Liang. Head through the enemy camp, and kill Bo Zhang on the way. Kill Zhang Man Cheng and He Yi on the way as well. Now, head back through the allied main camp, and take out Guan Hai. All you have to do now, is take out Zhang Jiao, and you win. The Invasion of Nan Zhong – Start off by taking over the gate right ahead of you. Now, take over the attack base ahead of you, and rose to the aid of Zhu Rong's troops in the center battlefield, taking over the attack base, killing Lu Xun, Zhou Tai, Xu Sheng and Zhu Ran. When they are all dead, the bridge shall be destroyed, now rush in from the left side of the map, and take over the enemy camp. Start off by killing Ding Feng, going up to Pan Zhang, and then taking out their leader, Sun Shiang Xiang. The beast unit shall take out the walls up top, so take out the defense base, the supply base, then Lu Meng, and finally Sun Quan. If you wish, you may also take out the reinforcements, which are made up of Gan Ning and Jiang Qin. Conquest of Nan Zhong – March forward, and take the attack base, and the gate on the way. Now, Wei Yan will charge you, so take care of him and Ma Dai, while protecting your main camp. Now, head to the attack base the next section up, and take that over, and kill the task leaders (4), Zhang Yi and Wang Ping. Keep moving, take out Huang Zhong and Yan Yan, and the attack base next to them, by the time you reach there, Guan Suo may also be there. Now, head up to the designated gate, and defeat it, allowing reinforcements. Head up top, and as soon as the "enemy reinforcements" log shows up, take out that gate!! Ignore everything except that gate; you can take out the enemies on the way back. Now, go take the attack base to the right, Yue Ying, Liao Hua, Zhang Bao and Guan Xing in the center, and the supply base to the right. When that's done, chase down Zhuge Liang, and you've won. Attacks: Charge: Gets down on all fours and charges forward, finishing with a body slam. Keep pressing triangle to make attack longer. Jumping Charge: Jumps on, and flips and stomps ground, then stomps ground once more. S: Slams with left gauntlet. S2: Slams with left gauntlet, then right gauntlet. S3: Slams with left gauntlet, right gauntlet, then left again. S4: Slams with left gauntlet, right gauntlet, left again, then backhands with left gauntlet. S5: Slams with left gauntlet, right gauntlet, left again, a backhand with left gauntlet, then slams both gauntlets together in front of him. S6: Slams with left gauntlet, right gauntlet, left again, a backhand with left gauntlet, slams both gauntlets together in front of him, and then an uppercut motion with left gauntlet. (Evolution attack can be triggered, if acquired) C1: Slams with left gauntlet, then an uppercut with right gauntlet. C2: Slams with left gauntlet, right gauntlet, then spins while attacking with left gauntlet, finishes by one last punch. Keep pressing triangle to make attack longer. C3: Slams with left gauntlet, right gauntlet, left again, then body slams ground, attacking anyone in front of him, flops a few times. C4: Slams with left gauntlet, right gauntlet, left again, a backhand with left gauntlet, then slams both gauntlets into ground, creating shock waves. C5: Slams with left gauntlet, right gauntlet, left again, a backhand with left gauntlet, slams both gauntlets together in front of him, and then Musou: stays still, slamming ground with each gauntlet, rotating continuously. Finishes by slamming ground with both. True Musou: stays still, slamming ground with each gauntlet, rotating continuously. Finishes by slamming ground with both gauntlets repeatedly extremely fast, about 5 or 6 times in 1 or 2 seconds. Powerful. Weapon: Starting Weapon – Nanman Gauntlet – 4 power 2nd Weapon – Beast Gauntlet – 8 power 3rd Weapon – Beast Master – 12 power 4th Weapon – King of Beasts (Charge 15, Fill 15, Horse 15, Attack 18, Life 19) How to get fourth Weapon – Conquest of Nan Zhong – I suggest Red Hare here. Head forth; ignore everything, except for Wei Yan. Kill him, then head up, slaying anything on your way, over to Huang Zhong. Use the hidden path to get up to him. Kill him, and then when the task force appears, kill all four of them. Then head up to Yue Ying, killing the designated gate on the way, to allow reinforcements (you can most likely ignore this, and Zhu Rong will take care of it). If you need a full heal, kill a supply base, preferably the one in the area with the exploding pots. Now, head up north, using the secret path, and kill Yue Ying fast,(this isn't required, but hurry up and kill the gate on the top left, to prevent reinforcements). Now, (assuming no one defected) the valuable item will appear in the bottom most secret path. Run down, grab it, then head back up, and finish off the rest of the soldiers, attack bases and Zhuge Liang. ------------------------------ -Zhu Rong ------------------------------ - Wife of Nanman ruler, Meng Huo, she was a fierce woman who always enjoyed a fight. Said to be a descendent of the fire goddess, her fiery intimidation on the battlefield helped the defense of her homeland. Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: ------------------------------ -Yuan Shao ------------------------------ - Ruler of a prestigious and noble family, Yuan Shao's only motivation was upholding the honor of his family's name. Gained quite a large army, and took over nearly all of northern China, until Cao Cao defeated him at the Battle of Guan Du. Attacks: Charge: Jumping Charge: S: S2: S3: S4: S5: S6: C1: C2: C3: C4: C5: Musou: True Musou: ------------------------------ -Zhang Jiao ------------------------------ - Leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he educated people on the "Way of Peace" to end all the chaos and fighting in China, which was also how he gained his power. Musou: Battle of Xi Liang – Begins with a cut scene. Ok, charge ahead, and kill off Dong Min, Niu Fu and Hu Zhen, taking over the neutral attack base on the way. Now, Zhang Liang has been isolated, and is in trouble! Oh no! Ok, so now we rush over there, kick Xu Rong and Li Ru's ass, along with the defense base, and as your doing that, Zhang Liang will be hauling ass back to the attack base you conquered. A giant rolling log will now be in effect, helping you tremendously. Now, Ma Chao will appear, and way to close to your main base. Go kill him and his pesky little troops, and do not let him kill Zhang Liang! When that area is certified Ma Chao free, head for Hua Xiong, and slay that bastard, along with clearing out that entire northwestern area. Now, take the eastern most path down (that path that DOESN'T have the giant log rolling back and forth) and kill Li Jue, the supply base and finally, kill off Dong Zhuo. Battle of Ji Province – Wow, now Yuan Shao is starting with you. Anyways, just one more arrogant idiot to take down. Start off by heading left, and clearing out the area of that altar, but watch out, those infidels have put a defense unit there, so kill the defense captain and capture the altar. Head further left, and defeat Yuan Shang and the attack base in the northwest. Now, go back right (defeating Tian Feng, and anyone else by the altar on the way, so that Zhang Bao may perform another ceremony), all the way to where you started, and head down, and take out Yuan Xi, the defense base, and Ju Shou. When at the bottom, head left (when you get all the way left, near Yuan Shao, Zhao Yun's reinforcement unit shall appear), and you now have two choice, head north, and defeat the defense and supply base, along with Wen Chou and Gou Tu then go after Yuan Shao, or just plain kill Yuan Shao. Battle of Nan Zhong – Ok, head out into the swamp, and kill Ahui Nan and King Duosi, there is an island close to where they are, so fight them on there, at least the poison will no longer hurt you. Watch out for the poisonous marsh, that deals a major blow to your health, but that will all be dealt with soon enough. Now, head to the southeast, and take out King Mulu and his sub general, Dong Tu Na. When that area has been "converted," head back up north, and save Zhang Bao from Zhu Rong (and Jinhuan Sanjie, who's probably appeared down there). Now, head to the northwest, and kill that pesky Wu Tugu. A phantom army shall appear to help you with the armor troops. When that area has been cleared, head south, and the converted Nanman, plus the rest of the officers shall help you take the main base. Kill off Dailai Dongzhu, Meng You, and finally kill Meng Huo. The Yellow Turban Rebellion – Start off, by heading forward, and killing Gongsun Yue. Now that the rockslide has been initiated, charge down to Zhang Bao's altar (killing Gongsun Zan and Zhu Jun on the way), and help him brainwash Cao Cao, don't kill any sub generals, if possible, cause once Cao Cao is yours, they are too. Next, go over to Zhang Liang's Altar, and help him brainwash Sun Jian, same thing here, kill no sub generals. Now, head back north, and kill Huangfu Song, who is right outside your castle. Head west, and kill off Guan Yu, Jian Yong and Liu Bei, then go south and take out the defense base and gate. Head to He Jin, and kill him, and once he's dead, head up to Dong Zhuo, and once he's taken care of, you win. Attacks: Charge: Raises his hands in the air, and the people around him are hit and fall to the ground. This attack doesn't do a lot of damage, its only good for quick escapes, or stopping an officers Musou attack. Jumping Charge: jumps and throws his staff, and him and his staff spin, as the staff spews fire. S: Performs a 360-spin attack with staff. S2: Performs a 360-spin attack with staff, then attacks with butt of staff through his arms. S3: Performs a 360-spin attack with staff, attacks with butt of staff through his arms, and then turns around and attacks in an uppercut motion. S4: Performs a 360-spin attack with staff, attacks with butt of staff through his arms, turns around and attacks in an uppercut motion, then smacks down the staff. S5: Performs a 360-spin attack with staff, attacks with butt of staff through his arms, turns around and attacks in an uppercut motion, smacks down the staff, and then smacks down in the same motion again. S6: Performs a 360-spin attack with staff, attacks with butt of staff through his arms, turns around and attacks in an uppercut motion, smacks down the staff, and then smacks down in the same motion again, and then swings it diagonally, from upper left to bottom right. (Evolution attack now triggered, if acquired.) C1: Performs a 360-spin attack with staff, knocking the enemy into the air behind him, then he turns around and hits the enemy with his staff. C2: Performs a 360-spin attack with staff, attacks with butt of staff through his arms, and then walks forward, while commanding the staff to attack upward and downward, finishes by emitting a blue wave. Keep pressing triangle to make attack longer. This is probably the best crowd clearing attack he has, when you can get it to work without enemies attacking you. C3: Performs a 360-spin attack with staff, attacks with butt of staff through his arms, turns around and attacks in an uppercut motion, then stands still and shoots fire from the end of his staff. C4: Performs a 360-spin attack with staff, attacks with butt of staff through his arms, turns around and attacks in an uppercut motion, smacks down the staff, and then raises his staff into the air, creating four diamonds with calligraphy appear in front of him, attacking enemies. C5: Performs a 360-spin attack with staff, attacks with butt of staff through his arms, turns around and attacks in an uppercut motion, smacks down the staff, and then smacks down in the same motion again, and then spins his arm around his body a few times, spraying fire. Musou: Jabs staff forwards shooting fire continuously, finishes by waving the staff ahead of him and spraying fire. True Musou: Jabs staff forwards shooting fire continuously, finishes by spins his arm around his body a few times, and spraying fire. Weapons: Starting Weapon – Magic Staff – 2 power 2nd Weapon – Mystic Staff – 6 power 3rd Weapon – Fire Staff – 10 power 4th Weapon – Volcano Staff – 32 power (Charge 16, Fill 9, Luck 15, Attack 15, Musou 17) How to get fourth Weapon – The Yellow Turban Rebellion – This one is hard, because Zhang Jiao Sucks. Ok, basically, Kill Gongsun Yue quickly, (he is in northwestern corner, Gongsun Zan's sub-general), and allow the rockslide to occur, there will be no cut scene, just a message in battle. Now, head to Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang's altars, and stay at the altars, waiting for the prayer to be finished, and cut scenes to occur. When Both Sun Jian and Cao Cao have been brainwashed, the valuable item will appear right below Zhang Bao's altar. If any of your allies have been defeated, the item will not show up. Now, just charge He Jin, kill him, and you win, but watch out for Dong Zhuo's reinforcements, he's royally pissed off. Since he showed up, now you have to kick his fat, arrogant, and annoying ass. ------------------------------ -Zuo Ci ------------------------------ - He was a virtuous man, who believed Cao Cao would save the land, but ended up provoking him too much, and was finally captured, and executed. But when he escaped the execution, he foretold of Cao Cao's death, and disappeared. He then turned to Liu Bei, and helped Shu, until Liu Bei fell ill and died. Zuo Ci finally turned to Zhuge Liang, and when he died, supposedly Zuo Ci turned into a dove and flew away. Some say he still exists even today, waiting for a noble and virtuous person to come and save the land. Now, I have to say, Zuo Ci rekindled my interest in this game. After Liu Bei, Sun Jian and Cao Cao's long ass 8 leveled Musou missions, I started to get a little tired of everything, but I have to say, ZUO CI KICKS ASS!!!! Oh my god he pwns everything and everyone. He is DEFINITELY worth unlocking. It's also nice to see someone else without the extreme drama, and goofy @#$*ing lines. Musou: The Yellow Turban Rebellion - You should damn well have red hare by now. Turn around, and head upwards, the path that Sun Jian is pointed towards. Charge up, past Sun Ce, Sun Jian, Huang Gai and Han Dang, and kill Yan Zheng, and even farther ahead, Zhang Man Cheng. Take the path to the right, over to Zhang Liang and kill him (do this to avoid the tornado's). Now, if the supply base between Zhang Liang and your starting postion hasn't been captured yet, take that out, them move up, towards the castle. From here out, kill every general and base and troop outside the castle, there is prime chance to get a lot of kills here, go over to the gate on the outside of the castle, to the left of it, and kill all the troops over there, that's a great kill zone. Once you move inside the castle, on top of the altar there are four weird looking torches, with energy emanating from them. Destroy them all and that will stop the phantom troops. Now, seek and kill Zhang Jiao, (taking out the gates and troops inside, as well). The Battle of Hu Lao Gate – Wow, this is easy. Ok charge ahead, leave the attack//defense base ahead of you alone, just get in front of the Hu Lao Gate. Stay there, as the rest of the units press forward, fighting enemies, and slaying mass quantities. You should have the 4th weapon by now (if you read my guide on how to do that) so if Lu Bu shows up, you know how to handle him. Just kill everyone, close all gates, kill all troops on the battlefield and whatnot, and have fun. Kill Dong Zhuo to end the battle. Battle of Guan Du – Go forward, and kill all enemies ahead of you. You'll eventually run into Han Hao and Cao Hong, and finally head into the castle there. Hurry off to the left, and kill Guan Yu (a cut scene occurs, but kill him anyway, it's good points) in a hurry. Now, head into the castle, and kill off all the troops in the castle, including Xun You and Liu Yan. Now, you may defeat the two bases in the center, head on to the far left, or just move to Guan Du Castle, just have fun kicking ass, and rack up some KO's. Battle of Chang Ban – Begins with a cut scene. Start off, (On RED HARE, you SHOULD have him by now) by charging, and capturing every neutral base that you can. If you move fast enough, the enemy should only capture one base, don't worry about the one Zhuge Liang talks about; he'll capture that one easily. When that's done, head up the hard way, killing the defense base the enemy captured, and Cao Hong. Continue heading up, killing Li Dian as well, and move into the enemy camp. Just stay there awhile, killing and maiming, you can get quite a boatload of KO's in this battle. Don't forget to meet up with Zhao Yun, and defeat the Supply base near the defense base Zhuge captured too. Defeat the reinforcements when they show up (Xu Huang and Cao Zhang), and finally, Cao Cao when he shows up. Escape from Chi Bi – Begins with a cut scene. It's really quite simple here, just hunt Cao Cao down, this really isn't a battle to rack up K.O's. Watch out for his sub generals, they are a pain in the ass, and a collapsing bridge. Also beware of enemy reinforcements. I kicked this mission's ass in a matter of 2'03''40. I also got 130 kills. Battle of He Fei - Start off by rushing the defense base in the center of the map (straight ahead of you). Man Chong should be inside the base, so take him out as well. When you're done, head outside the base and take care of Niu Jin and Pang De (Niu Jin first, cause he'll run when Pang De is defeated). While fighting them, Cao Zhang should show up with reinforcements, so feel free to take him out as well. Now, take out the gates that are right below the defense base. Zhang Liao's ambush should have shown up by now, so rush over there and take him out, and save Sun Quan from the arrogant bastard. Next, head for the supply base above the defense base you defeated, then go for the next defense base to the left of the defeated defense base you conquered, the one right above where Xu Huang's ambush. Now, go south, and take out the supply base, Xu Huang and Yue Jin, along with the gate and soldiers, of course. By now, Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong's reinforcement units have shown up, along with the annoying Zhang Liao, take them out, along with Li Dian and Yu Jin who up there as well, and don't forget the defense base and two supply bases up top, along with taking out the supply base below He Fei Castle on the way. Head back to the southwest, and defeat Zhang Liao who appeared once more to the bottom, and head to the top. Take Zhang Liao out one last time, and defeat Cao Cao. Battle of Yi Ling – Begins with a cut scene. Charge forward and take out the attack base ahead of you. When that's taken care of, turn around, and look on your map, slightly to the right of that supply base, is a road that breaks at a river, then starts again at the other side, you'll notice it by looking across and seeing a bridge that's ready to fall down, leave your bodyguard there, it's a help (You WILL need Red Hare here later). Now, head farther west, to where Ma Zhong (Ding Feng's sub- general) is, and go down, killing him and defeating the supply base below him. Now, move over to Han Dang, and kill him, then moving up to Ding Feng and the Supply Base. When you cross the bridge to the right of the supply base, bridge layers will lay down that bridge where I told you to leave your bodyguard, rush over there and KILL Zhu Ran. Do not let him set your camp on fire, do not let him collect 200$. Next on your list is Ling Tong and Gan Ning. Now, move to the force in the east, that is attacking upwards toward Sun Quan. Head to the supply base, killing Sun Shiang Xiang on the way, and keep moving up, towards Lu Xun, and if the supply base to the west of the enemy main base hasn't been taken, take it. Now, go to Sun Quan, and defeat him. If you feel like, you can also take out Zhang Cheng and Zhou Fang, at the bottom right (reinforcements). Battle of Wu Zhang Plains – Begins with a cut scene. Go forward and defeat the attack base on the right side of the map, in the middle. Next, move on to the attack base in the middle, on the left side of the map, Wang Lang and Xiahou Mao should be close to this one, so kill them. Next, defeat the Gate Captain to the left of the left attack base, and clear out any troops on the way. Open up a path for the Supply line, and kill Cao Rui, who is going to try to destroy it. Before Zhong Hui gets too far, kill him, and then go after Cao Xiu, who is trying to do the same that Cao Rui did. Now, charge past enemy lines, and kill Deng Ai, then kill Cao Ren. Cut scene when Zhuge dies, then everyone gets pissed off and charges, so take out the three Supply bases that line the enemy base, and charge and kill each of the officers inside. Defeating the last two supply bases inside as well. Finish off by killing Sima Yi. Side note: watch out for the rockslide (left side) and the ambush (right side) leading up to Sima Yi. Attacks: Charge: Shoots out a ball of energy that explodes after a few seconds, a couple in succession are a good crowd clearer. Press charge once for a red (fire) energy ball, and more then once for a blue (ice) energy ball. Jumping Charge: jumps in the air, and glides down while a card (which he is holding in front of him) is spewing fire. S: swipes cards to the right. S2: Swipes cards to the right, then stabs multiple cards forward at the same time. S3: Swipes cards to the right, then stabs multiple cards forward at the same time, and then swipes cards diagonally from lower left to upper right. S4: Swipes cards to the right, then stabs multiple cards forward at the same time, then swipes cards diagonally from lower left to upper right, then swipes cards to the left. S5: Swipes cards to the right, then stabs multiple cards forward at the same time, then swipes cards diagonally from lower left to upper right, then swipes cards to the left, and then swings the cards to the right, and they do a 360 around his body. S6: Swipes cards to the right, then stabs multiple cards forward at the same time, then swipes cards diagonally from lower left to upper right, then swipes cards to the left, then swings the cards to the right, and they do a 360 around his body, and then spins and swipes to the right. (Evolution attack now triggered, if acquired.) C1: Swipes cards to the right, then the cards circle his body a few times while moving upwards, knocking multiple enemies into the air. C2: Swipes cards to the right, then stabs multiple cards forward at the same time, and then he commands the cards to converge and slice back and forth on a single spot ahead of him, finishes by sending them flying forward. Keep pressing triangle to make attack longer. C3: Swipes cards to the right, then stabs multiple cards forward at the same time, then swipes cards diagonally from lower left to upper right, then stamps the ground, and the cards surround his body, and blue beams shoot out from them. Excellent crowd clearer. C4: Swipes cards to the right, then stabs multiple cards forward at the same time, then swipes cards diagonally from lower left to upper right, then swipes cards to the left, and then sends a black vortex with cards swirling forward. Great for clearing enemies in a gate that you can't get to, this almost always does a 1 HIT KO, the move just screams "ABUSE ME!" C5: Swipes cards to the right, then stabs multiple cards forward at the same time, then swipes cards diagonally from lower left to upper right, then swipes cards to the left, then swings the cards to the right, and they do a 360 around his body, and then steps forward and slams the ground, making a fiery explosion, keep hitting triangle and he gathers energy (a la dragon ball z) and makes a blue and black explosion. Musou: He walks forwards, as the cards encircle his body, slicing anyone that gets near. He finishes by summoning purple lighting that attacks everyone nearby. True Musou: He walks forwards, as the cards encircle his body, slicing anyone that gets near. He finishes by sending out blasts of Fire ahead, then blasts of ice, then jumping into the air and summoning purple lightning, which attacks everyone nearby. Weapons: Starting Weapon – Cursed Deck – 6 power 2nd Weapon – Mystic Deck – 23 power 3rd Weapon – Crane Deck – 18 power 4th Weapon – Trump Deck – 40 power (Charge 15, Fill 20, Bow 15, Defense 15, Musou 20) How to get fourth Weapon – Battle of Hu Lao Gate – Oh My God, this is so easy, I only completed his first Musou mission and I got this. He is so unbelievably powerful, he can easily complete this, and I absolutely fell in love with his move set. Any ways, this is easy, rush to the Hu Lao Gate, open the gate, and kill Lu Bu. Simple as that, just watch out for Lu Bu when he turns yellow, save when you get him pretty low, and abuse your C3, C2 techniques and your Musou. The Valuable item appears on top of the wall, just take the stairs to the left as you enter the Hu Lao Gate. Now then, just kill Dong Zhuo, and the battle ends. __________________________________________________________________ Rare Items and Orbs - The Finest Jewelry in All the Land __________________________________________________________________ All of the items I acquired, I obtained in Free Mode, on Easy Difficulty, and I found that jacked up warriors with Spears on Horses (preferably Red Hare) worked best. So, my system here is [Name of the item – Battle Name//Force - Warrior I used – strategy] and below it, I put its description, and what it does. None of the items require a certain person to obtain it, so with that: __________ |Saddles | ---------- Red Hare – Battle of Chang Shan (Yuan Shao's Forces) – Zhao Yun – Start off by fighting your way through the gate to the north, fight all the officers in your way, and fight over to the front gate of the castle. If you wish, you may save Lu Bu; he is quite helpful in the battle. Anyways, kill all officers in the front gate until you reach Guan Yu (Mainly Zhao Yun, he's a pain while your trying to fulfill the requirement), when you meet with him, turn around, and run to the Right Gate of the castle, rush in, bring Zhang Fei's health down as low as possible, then lure his as far towards Guan Yu as you can, then slay him, slay Guan Yu, then slay Liu Bei. If you kill all three of the brothers within 3 minutes, the valuable item will show up on the left path, leading to the castle, right outside of the gate. Kill Gongsun Zan to finish the battle. Description: Begin Stage mounted on Red Hare Effects: Red Hare is insanely fast, the fastest means of transportation in the game. Storm Harness – Battle of Guan Du (Cao Cao's forces) – Ma Chao – You start the battle off in the castle on the right side of the map, so charge ahead, and kill Yan Liang as fast as you possibly can. As soon as he's dead, run left, and slay Wen Chou. Kill them all within 5 minutes of the stages beginning, and the valuable item will appear in the path to the right of Yuan Shao's main camp. Grab it, and slay Yuan Shao, congrats you have Storm Runner. Description: Begin Stage mounted on Storm Runner Effects: Gives a bonus on the points earned during stage Hex Mark Harness – Battle of Cheng Du (Shu Forces) – Lu Bu – Ok, you start near Pang Tong, as soon as you start, rush forward into the forest. Head up to the northwest, and kill Zhang Ren, if you kill him before he can kill Pang Tong, the Valuable Item will appear in the middle of the forest. When that's done, just head to the castle that Liu Zhang is holed up in, open all the doors, and keep killing until the doors open. When they do, kill him and it's all over. Description: Begin stage mounted on Hex Mark Effects: Raises your luck Shadow Harness - Battle of Liang Province (Allied Forces) – Lu Bu - This one is hard, due to its time requirements. Now, to do this, you MUST have red hare, and an insanely strong officer, hence Lu Bu. As soon as the battle starts, rush to the southwest corner supply base, and clear it out, rush to the southeast gate, close it, then the eastern gate, then at the northeast gate, do the same, then STAY AT THE NORTHEAST BASE (have some patience, this WILL take awhile.) After Dong Zhuo shows up, and calls in reinforcements (he will say "Ha, you think I come without a plan?!), Hu Zhen and Zhang Ji, kill them within 50 seconds of their appearance. Yes, you read that right, 50 seconds, ten seconds less then a minute. So, kill one, and rush STRAIGHT to the other. If you need to, use a Musou rage, or along the way if you see an attack x2 grab it, so you can get a 1hit kill. After this is all done, the valuable item will appear in the center of the stage, just grab it and play "kill the tyrant." Description: Begin stage mounted on Shadow Runner Effects: You cannot be knocked off of this horse Elephant Harness – Battle of Nan Zhong (Nanman Forces) – Zhao Yun – Rush forward, and defeat Zhang Jiao and Pei Yuan Shao. When they are out of the way, lots of crazy ****'s going to be going down, so you had better be ready. You should be on red hare, as with all of these missions, so head forward and occupy the attack base, then head back to the main base and kill as many soldiers that have been "converted" as you can, occupy the defense base on bottom while in the process. When Zhang Bao up top starts stirring things up, go and kill him, to save Wu Tugu. Next, ride down to Zhang Liang, who's starting his crap in the southeast, kill him to save King Mulu, and on the way, kill Bo Zhang, to save King Duosi. When all three have been saved, and if no enemies get inside the main camp, the valuable item will appear inside of the poisonous marsh, to the northeast of the gate on the right side. Now, just charge north, taking out the supply base, and kill Zhang Jiao. Description: Begin stage mounted on Elephant Effects: No weapon attacks on the elephant, it charges, stomps and causes some pretty good damage to enemy troops ________ | Orbs | -------- [Note: These MUST be done on Hard or Chaos mode.] Fire Orb – Battle of Si Shui Gate (Allied Forces) – Lu Bu – Simple, especially with Lu Bu, just kill 200 enemies within 2 minutes, now, if you got his 4th weapon, you know how simple it is. Rush to the center, slay, kill, maim, murder, commit genocide, ETC. The Valuable Item appears up top where Hu Zhen and Yuan Shu start out. When your finished, just rush to Hua Xiong, and kick his butt. Description: Add fire damage to attacks Effects: With certain attacks, the enemy will burn at the end, causing more damage. Ice Orb – Battle of Guan Du (Yuan Shao's Forces) – Lu Bu – Go forward, and rush through enemy lines, all the way to Guan Du Castle. Seek out Cao Pi, and kill him. When he's defeated (if you beat him within 5 minutes of the stages beginning) the valuable item will appear in the middle of the stage, inside of Wu Chao, in front of Chunyu Qiong. Now, if you feel like it, just slay all the officers on the battlefield, and finish off Cao Cao. Description: Enemies may be temporarily frozen Effects: Enemies that are frozen stay absolutely still for a few seconds, covered in ice, so that you may beat the crap out of them. If they die while encapsulated, ice breaks and they fall. Yang (Light) Orb – Battle of Wu Zhang Plains (Shu Forces) – Lu Bu – Bah, this one is annoying. You start off to the left of the plateau that later houses the Arbalests, so what do you do? Rush to the middle Supply base, in the sequence of three protecting the Wei main camp. First, you will meet Cao Ren, kill him and go left slightly, you'll bump into Xu Zhu, kill him. Ignore everyone on your way to them, and going from each to each, especially Deng Ai, he's just a pain in the but. Go right all the way, to the gate, and find and slay Zhen Ji. The valuable item will appear on a plateau, left of your starting place. But, on your way out, don't forget to payback Deng Ai for his interference, and kick his fat ass. Rush back into the enemy camp and kill Sima Yi. Description: Attacks break through the enemy's guard. Effects: Breaks enemy guard while doing charge attacks. Yin (Shadow) Orb – Battle of Wu Zhang Plains (Wei Forces) – Lu Bu – Easy, start off by taking the two attack bases in the center, and cutting off the supply line to the east, rush through the enemy lines, slaying Yue Ying along the way, and kill Jiang Wei, I recommend finding a Musou Rage first, that can be annoying. The Item appears in the middle of the field. If you want to end it fast, just seek out Zhuge Liang by going back the way that you killed Jiang Wei. Kill Zhuge and its over. Description: Empties Musou Gauge and enemies may be defeated in one blow. Effects: One Hit Kills baby. Uses Musou. _____________ |Rare Items | ------------- Serpent Earrings – Battle of He Fei (Wu Forces) - Ma Chao – Start off hauling ass to the south western corner of the map, killing all officers in the way, Xu Huang eventually shows up there, kill him within one minute of his appearance. Keep Fighting your way up top, and attack the second supply base in from the top right, and wait there for a little bit, Yu Jin will show up, kill him within a minute. Soon Zhang Liao will show up, take him on, and then head back up top and he will appear once more. Kill him and head to the gate in the northeast corner and kill off Xiahou Dun within a minute. The valuable item appears just below the defense base in the center of the map, by the gate. Now just charge Cao Cao (At least one of the gates to He Fei castle has take the base over as you wait, boring but this battle is all about waiting. Description: Attack increases for every 100 enemies defeated Effects: after every 100 kills, your attack is permanently increased (+2 I think) Arm Guards – Battle of Si Shui Gate (Dong Zhuo's Forces) -Lu Bu – I got this on accident! I was playing, and I completed the requirements without noticing. What you do is defeat Sun Jian before Cao Cao's reinforcements arrive. Pretty damn easy! Charge down to Sun Jian, kill him, and it's yours! The item (which I found on accident as well, never noticed the message) appears on top of the map, right ahead of Guo Si's starting position. Just rush, slay Yuan Shao and it's yours! Description: No Damage taken during charge attacks Effects: While using a charge attack, nothing can knock you down. Fire Arrows – Battle of Ji Province (Yuan Shao's Forces) – Zhao Yun – I got this on accident as well, it seems that all you have to do is Zhang Bao, Zhang Liang and Pei Yuan Shao (in that order) and it appears about where you started. Just rush to Zhang Jiao, and kill him. Don't worry about the tornados, they don't affect you personally. Description: Can use fire arrows Effects: The strength of arrows are increased, you can also see the fire on the tip of the arrow when shot. Art of War – Battle of Chi Bi (Cao Cao's Forces) – Ma Chao – MAKE SURE YOU HAVE RED HARE HERE. Rush down to Zhou Tai, killing any officer on your way. Wait there, and Huang Gai will show up, kill him before he gets to the ship. As soon as he's dead, rush over to Zhuge Liang's position (right below) and wait for him to retreat, when he says there's no need for him on the battlefield anymore, kill him. The Valuable item will appear on the fifth ship in, 2nd row of Wu Ships, left side, close to where Ma Chao began. Wait for Sun Quan and then kill him. Have fun killing Zhou Yu while you wait. (P.S. I recommend reading this, it's a great book.) Description: Ability boost items have longer effect Effects: As stated, temporary items last longer. Bodyguard Manual – Guan Yu's Escape (Guan Yu's forces) – Lu Bu – Don't be Guan Yu here, be someone else, that way you get one extra character. Defeat Zhang Liao and Xu Huang. That simple, you have to do it anyway! Just don't let someone else kill them. The item appears right before the first gate. Make sure the carriage isn't destroyed. Description: Bodyguards become stronger Effects: Bodyguards become stronger Green Scroll – Battle of Jie Ting (Shu Forces) – Lu Bu – Kill Zhang He, Cao Zhen, Xin Pi, Xiahou Wei and Sima Zhao. That will capture the foot of the mountain, saving Ma Su. When he shows up, seek out Xu Zhu, and defeat him. When he is dead, quickly go after Sima Yi, and kill him within three minutes of Xu Zhu's death. Don't stop to kill anyone on the way; don't kill anything unless you're on your horse and charging through. The valuable item appears in the bottom, at the end of the path going east from the Shu main camp, close to Deng Ai. When you're done, just finish off Cao Pi. Easy, just make sure you kill Xu Zhu first, then Sima Yi within 3 minutes. Description: Attack increases but defense decreases. Effects: Attack is stronger, but as a result, defense is weaker. Survival Guide – Battle of Hu Lao Gate (Dong Zhuo's Forces) – Lu Bu – Got this on accident as well, but for you, lets make it easy. Seek out, and kill Gongsun Zan, Sun Jian, Liu Bei and Cao Cao. The item will appear between Liu Bei and Sun Jian's starting point. Kill Yuan Shao to end the battle. Description: Attack doubles when knocked down and health is low Effects: when close to death, attack is increased by two. Musou Armor – Conquest of Nan Zhong (Nanman Forces) – Pang De – Rush up north, killing anything in your way, and find the juggernauts (the giant yellow machines with tiger faces that spit fire and fire balls) and kill all (There are seven throughout the area) within 5 minutes. The valuable item will appear below the supply base in the lower left corner of the map, by the opening of the secret path. Now, just seek out and kill Zhuge Liang and you win. Description: Wearer not stunned by bow attacks Effects: Just that, when an arrow hits you, you don't flinch, its just a tiny bit of damage, neat eh? No more of my days of HATING arrow men ^^ . Tiger Collar – Struggle for Nan Zhong (Meng Huo's forces) – Lu Bu – this can be a little intimidating, but you can do it (HAVE RED HARE!!! I CANNOT EMPHASIZE THAT ENOUGH) now, turn around, and head toward the supply base and go towards King Mulu, and kill all of the beast masters you see. There are three of them in there, and you have to kill all three within 1 minute (60 seconds) of the stages beginning. The valuable item will appear right in the allied main base, next to Meng You's unit. Before you rush back to get the item, kill King Mulu. Grab the item, kill King Duosi and Wu Tugu. Now, the three northerners will show up, kill them (Yong Kai, upper left corner, Gao Ding, upper right corner and Zhu Bao, lower right corner), and the battle ends. Description: Begin stage accompanied by a tiger Effects: You start the stage with a tiger at your side, you cannot control him, and he attacks whatever he likes. He has a variety of attacks, from a simple swipe, to a charged leap with flames shooting out. Tribal Remedy – Battle of He Fei Castle (Wei Forces) – Ma Chao – Its simple here, kill all of the ambushes and the rams. The ambushes consist of three people, Sun Shao (ambush next to Cao Pi's position, in top left corner) Pan Zhong and Jiang Qin (The ambushes on the ships to the right of He Fei Castle). When the battle starts, go kill Taishi Ci, and wait for the Wu Navy to show up. Go and kill Pan Zhong and Jiang Qin, and rush back to the inner castle main gate, and destroy the ram that has shown up. When that is clear, go up top, where Sun Shao's ambush has appeared on the hill, and take him out. By now, another ram has appeared (this time on the Wu Navy's Ships to the right), so go take that out. The valuable item will appear on top of the castle walls, on the right side, right by the end of the indirect route inside. Now just rush to Sun Quan, killing Zhou Tai on the way, and you've achieved this wonderful item. Description: Health recovers for every 100 enemies defeated Effects: a meat bun appears with every 100 enemies killed, recovers 50 life. Way of Musou – Battle of Mt. Ding Jun (Shu Forces) – Lu Bu or Pang De – Simple here, rush forwards and kill Xiahou Yuan. Slay him soon (and if your good, this won't even matter, but kill him before Cao Cao's arrival) and the valuable item will appear near Zhao Yun's unit. Just kill Xiahou De, Cao Cao arrives, and kill him, this is probably the easiest valuable item to get. Description: Can use True Musou regardless of health Effects: Even if your life is full, and your not using a Musou rage, you can use your strongest Musou. Wind Scroll – Battle of He Fei Castle (Wu Forces) – Lu Bu – Go forward, and kill the Gate Captain. When that's done, rush over to Cao Zhang, kill him and rush through the indirect route into the castle, and chase down Cao Ren, and kill him as fast as you can. Do this within 5 minutes, and the item will appear in the inner sanctum of the castle, on the right side of the area just before the stairs that lead down to a lower level, and near Sima Zhao. Kill Xu Zhu to open the doors to the inner sanctum, and when it's obtained, go kill Cao Pi. Congrats. Description: Attack range increases Effects: Your weapons attack range is longer. Demon Band - Battle of Xi Liang (Yellow Turban Forces) – Zuo Ci – I know, he doesn't have a spear, but his cards have the attack length of one, and his charge on a horse kicks ass. Any way, Charge forward, and kill anyone in your way. Take over the attack base, and go save Zhang Liang (just meet up with him). Now, Ma Chao will appear in the northeast, way to close to your base might I add, kill him within 3 minutes of his appearance, and the valuable item will appear right ahead of Zhang Bao's unit, on the altar. Now, just head to Dong Zhuo, and kill him. Description: Extends the length of Musou Rage. Effects: Makes the Musou Rage Token's effect last longer. __________________________________________________________________ Tips and Tricks - Get Ahead of the Game __________________________________________________________________ -Before battle, always check Preparations, (Weapons, Items, Bodyguards) -If a bodyguard is nearby, and you see Musou wine (the thing that fully restores all Musou) get him as close as possible when you touch it, then you both get full Musou, same goes for meat buns and full elixir. -Battles do not end until YOU kill the enemy general, no one else can kill him, even if he has no life and something else slashes him. -Find a characters best crowd clearing technique, and use it often, best for killing hundreds of those pesky soldiers. -When an officer has a video introduction (Zhang Liao in the battle of He Fei, Sun Quan in the battle of He Fei Castle, Lu Bu in the battle of Hu Lao Gate) if you run away from them, they will taunt you, and allied morale will go down. -Have a new officer? Want to test out his skills? Go to Free Musou and choose the 'Battle of Liang Province' (181 A.D.), the map is easy, simple, and lots of enemies to kill. -Try all of your Combo attacks (S+/\) (SS +/\) (SSS+/\) and later on with other weapons, even more (S+/\) techniques!! -Having trouble with a tough enemy? Use your Musou. When he's on the ground, run behind him, and attack as soon as he stands up, keep doing this until you've eliminated him. It's a bit cheap, but it gets the job done. -Strategist type generic officers tend to drop shields. -Warrior type generic officers tend to drop swords. -Officers with high morale emit energy, which doubles their strength and defense. The same goes for enemy commanders (regardless of their morale) -Tired of dying, and doing the same map over and over? Protect the main focus point. If your leader keeps dying, rush to his aid, and beat down some enemy ass. The same goes for preventing a castle from falling or any other objective. -Each different type of base has different weapons, Supply base warriors have pikes, Attack base warriors have double sabers, and Defense base warriors have shields and fork spears. -When anyone says any mission, even if its not directed to you, help out. Clear off a bridge, destroy a siege ramp, empty out an attack base, whatever! -This one is a bit personal. Whatever you do, no matter how bad the game pisses you off, no matter how much the enemy cheats, don't hit your PS2, don't slam your controller, and don't break the game. Take the anger out on something else... Don't ask... -Don't take up useless space for Musou saves, only make 4/5 save spaces on your memory card. 1 for Wu, 1 for Shu, 1 for Wei and 1 or 2 for the unaligned forces, it saves space that way. -Try and use your charge attack often, they are useful attacks. -Want to become a true warrior of the three kingdoms? (Achieved by killing 1000 troops) then stand at a checkpoint, just out of range for the guard to attack you, masses upon masses of unit will attack, and the base wont close, due to the guardian staying! -Save Musou Rages, don't use them as soon as you get them, they DO last till the end of the mission. Save it for a tight spot, or the enemy commander, and if you can have your Musou filled bodyguard nearby for maximum damage. -Bodyguards do help a lot; choose the one right for your fighting style. Are you an up close and personal fighter? Choose someone who will get right in there with you. Are you a cautious player? Choose a long-range attacker. -Are you completely new at Dynasty Warriorsฎ? Build your skills in Challenge mode first, granted it's a fully upgraded warrior, but its great for teaching how to attack, kill, block and use other combos. -Need health? Every map contains two Dim Sums (increases health by ten) and one Musou wine (increases Musou gauge by ten). Officers drop them, and random vases contain them. __________________________________________________________________ FAQs - Ask All of Your Dynastic Questions __________________________________________________________________ Q. Is there a CAW (Create a Warrior) Section of this game? A. No. Everyone Stop Asking. There is no CAW function, and bitching about it won't help. Q. I just started playing, is this all real? A. The game is based on historical events, yes. It's based on a book called 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms', also known as 'San Guo Yan Yi,' written by Luo Guanzhong, about the civil war period after the crumble of the Han Dynasty, (Approximately 180 A.D. to 280 A.D.) Q. My weapon has a blue circle next to the name, what is this? A. That symbol means that the weapon is capable of an evolution attack. An evolution attack is triggered by continually hitting the attack button (it will trigger after S6, you'll know because S6 is a charged attack). Q. Does the bodyguards HEAL skill heal your general as well? A. I'm sorry for jumping the gun on this too fast, yes, they do heal you. Recently I noticed a bodyguard, (has a stave) using heal, and it healed my officer 50 HP, so yes, it does. They tend to heal you when you get dangerously low, or if you've been damaged a lot recently. Gotta love 'em. Q. When I choose an officer, his stats are high, but when I go to the preparation screen in battle, his stats are lower. Why is this? And how do I fix this? A. Quite honestly, I never noticed this. But some people have complained, so I went to the GameFAQs board, and got some information (P.S. sorry for not adding credit to you, I forgot your SN, if you read this, please email me and give me your name so I can give you credit.) ~"The stats on the select character screen are for maxing the character with items attained in battle such as Attack+1, Defense+8, ECT. The stats bars on the item screen is for the stats bar with the character select plus the stats added with items. So if you put on a weapon with 20 life with a 20 peacock charm on someone with full life, you would max out the item stats bar."~ Q. Why should we listen to this FAQ? A. Because I said so, any questions? Good. __________________________________________________________________ Contact Information - How to Get In Touch __________________________________________________________________ Email - Twistedmind646@gmail.com GameFAQs ID - DarkArchAngel64 IGN ID - DarkArchAngel646 Aim SN - LOSTDarkArkAngel Feel Free to contact me, but only if you have a question that I have not yet covered in here, or if there is something you would like added to the FAQ. If there is something that I have covered in my FAQ, and you still inquire about it, be it updated FAQ or not, I will not respond. __________________________________________________________________ Thanks - Who's Helped Along The Way __________________________________________________________________ -Echangs 4th weapon guide for telling me the requirements. -Ultrace for sending me an email, informing me of the Lu Bu glitch on Hu Lao gate. - Alex Chua for giving me the weapon power on Zhen's second weapon. -The GameFAQs Dynasty Warriors 5 board, and all of its people, for the help they've provided. -Everyone who's sent me AN INTELLIGENT email; about a subject I've not yet covered. __________________________________________________________________ Future Updates - Planning the Dynasty Ahead __________________________________________________________________ I plan to give a walkthrough and hints for the first Musou mission of each character as I get on in the game, and play more. I also plan to give the history of each character, NAME each character, and give which of their moves are the best crowd clearers. I also plan on finding all the Musou wine and Dim Sum locations. Would like to give a brief way of obtaining 4th weapons for each character. -Would like to overhaul this whole thing, so it makes more sense. ________________________________________________________________________ Copyright Information - Touch My Stuff And I'll Kill You ________________________________________________________________________ This FAQ may not be reproduced under any circumstances, except for personal or private use, unless I otherwise state so. This FAQ may not appear on ANY website other then GameFAQS and IGN without permission from me, and Cheat CC, under no circumstances ever, is to use this FAQ. This FAQ may not be reproduced publicly, or sold without permission from me. 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