Dynasty Warriors 3 - Character Guide Zhen Ji: Beautiful, Gorgeous, kills All ...okay, maybe not. FAQ Guide by OneWinged-Dragon tamisking@swirve.com This Guide (Copyright 2002) was made entirely on the experiences of OneWinged-Dragon. This Guide may not be altered in any way without my consent, and may not be distributed without my name as author on. This FAQ may be distributed, but not sold. Failure to follow those simple rules will result in something horrible, preferably something bad. Guide best viewed in courier new font. __________________ Contents: 1) Who is Zhen Ji? 2) Why Should I Use Her? 3) Moves and Weapons 4) Overview 5) Stage Strategy 6) Questions and Answers __________________ 1) Who is Zhen Ji? A woman of peerless beauty. She was married to Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi. However, when Cao Cao captured the Ji Province, his son, Cao Pi, fell in love with her at first sight and immediately made her his wife. 2) Why Should I Use Her? Zhen Ji has some very devastating moves, and can be a fun character to use. __________________ 3) Moves and Weapons Regular Attack: Zhen Ji's regular attack consists of kicks and flute smacks that do a decent job of handling the crowds. T : Spinning kick that knocks away anyone who comes near. ST : High back kick. Standard juggler. SST : A spinning kick that stuns all around Zhen Ji. SSST : A thrust kick that sends a single foe flying back. SSSST(T) : Double kick. Standard juggler. Press T for a followup attack. SSSSST : Destroys all who look at her wrong with a powerful flute blast. Mounted Attack: Like every other mounted attack in the game(save for those few good ones). Standard right-to-left swinging, although the T consists of a spinning kick that lacks range. Dash Attack : A jumping double kick. Jump Attack : Spinning kick attack. Musou Attack : Plays the flute, sending out multiple high pitched tunes that stun and kill those who look at her wrong. True Musou : Fire element added, plus extra flute blasts added at the end. The stun effect is lost. Weapons: Iron Flute Attack +13 4 Hits (Varying Stats) Steel Flute Attack +28 5 Hits (Varying Stats) Moon Flute Attack +37 6 Hits (Varying Stats) Dark Moon Flute Attack +37 6 Hits Speed +23 Defense +52 Bow Attack +50 Mounted Attack +50 Reach +25 Weapons are obtained randomly in each stage. The later the stage, and harder the difficulty, the better the weapon you will receive. However, 4th weapons must be obtained in a precise manner. Stage: The Battle at Jie Ting Requirements: Defeat Jiang Wei. One of the more difficult 4ths to get, due to those fuggin' crossbowmen, and their field power bonus of +99999999 on Hard difficulty. Anyhow, defeat Jiang Wei, then a Precious Item should pop up in Zhuge Liang's HQ. It's recommended to kill everyone else in the stage before proceeding to grab the weapon. An easy way to complete 4th weapon quests is to have a fresh character(one who is not leveled up) be first player, and a stronger character be second player. It does not matter who the 4th weapon is for, or who kills the supply captain/gets the item. The objective is what's needed to be completed. __________________ 4) Overview Zhen Ji has a rather short range, and weak attacks. She will miss some to most of her Bow Attacks, and aside from the Speed, Range, and Defense upgrade, her 4th weapon is absolutely horrible. On the bright side, it's not so hard to get decent 3rd weapons. Zhen Ji's SSST is also rather crappy, and her Musou and SSSSST have a slight delay time that gives anyone enough time to block. Still with me? Not drooling at some polygons? Good. Zhen Ji has a rather fast attack speed, and her SST is a great move, as it can hit a lot of people and stun them. SSSSST, despite the delay, can still hit many soldiers and deal extensive damage. Her Musou, being the same move, is more devastating, and should be abused when neccessary. Stick to her SST, SSSSST, and Musou, and Zhen Ji will be an efficient killer. When fighting officers, don't even bother with SSSSST. I don't care who they are, how much life that have left, you don't do her 6th charge, because every officer will block it. So you're saying, "Her Musou sucks then." Not really. Abuse SST, then chain with Zhen Ji's Musou for maximum killing against officers. Also, it's a great counterattack in sticky situations. Something to note is that the only move Zhen Ji can combo with her Musou is SST and SSSSST, so keep that in mind while you build her up. Recommended Equipment: Speed Scroll/Red Hare Saddle Peacock Urn Dragon Amulet/Way of Musou Elixir/Wind Scroll Tortoise Amulet __________________ 5) Stage Strategy 1. Raid on the Rogue Fortress Run to either gates and look for a Lieutenant(shouldn't be hard; all other regular troops are private-class). Kill them to open the gates, then run in and clear out any Lt Commanders in the area. Find the Lieutenant guard- ing the gate and take him out. Clear out any Lt Commanders in the area, then run up the West stairs and head North past the other stairs. Jump off the edge leading into the Northern section, then take out the sole Lt Commander there. When the gate opens up, rush in and kill off the Commander. 2. The Battle at Hu Lao Gate Run down the path towards the top of Fan Shui Gate and plow through Fan Chou and Niou Fu. Head down the stairs and clear out Hua Xiong and Xu Rong. With Liu Bei, Gongzun Zan, Cao Cao's, and Sun Jian's forces ready to go, advance southward. By now, Yuan Shu's dead. Either engage Lu Bu, or just avoid him. Take out Li Meng, run through the ambush, then protect the Assault Captain. Sometimes, the game is cheap, and a horrendous group of archers appear on the southern wall of Hu Lao Gate. Once the gate is down, standard buttkicking. If Li Jue and Guo Si's forces pop up, ignore them if Yuan Shao's morale is pretty high. 2. The Battle at Wan Castle Clear out any archers in the surrounding area, then kill off any subofficers if you need powerups and such. Head towards Jia Xu and hold off his forces until Cao Cao passes by, at which head towards Hu Che Er's forces and kill him off. Secure Cao Cao's area, then head towards Jia Xu and defeat him. Now run to Zhang Xiu and ignore him; instead, shut off his Gate Captain. Once that's done, get rid of Zhang Xiu's remaining forces and finish the stage. 3. The Battle at Chang Ban If you have Red Hare, you can easily clear this stage in 5 minutes provided your character isn't allergic to archers. If you want to take your time, then kill off Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang. Chase after Liu Bei and plow down Chen Zhen, as he'll be in your path. If you've caught up to Liu Bei, you could decide to massacre the Peasants. Assuming you do, zoom past Liu Bei and slaughter every Peasant you see. Kill Sun Qian, Ma Liang, Jian Yong, Mi Fang, and Liu Feng. That's a lot of dead people. If Liu Qi shows up, kill him ASAP, so Liu Bei doesn't escape. Now after killing all those poor peasants (and getting Liu Bei's speech about 10 times or so), defeat Liu Bei. 4. The Battle at Chi Bi If you have Red Hare or decent Speed, ride towards the Place of Prayers, and seek out Lu Meng/Lu Xun. Kill him off. If you don't have Red Hare, then you'll have to seek out Zhou Yu/Huang Gai and kill them, unless you want to take a huge Morale hit. From that point on, you can either take a clockwise or counterclockwise path to take out all the remaining officers, who should be concentrated on either the boats or the East/West sides. 5. The Battle at He Fei Start out by killing Lu Xun at your start point, then go towards the middle and kill Zhou Tai and Cheng Pu. Ignore Taishi Ci, Zhang Liao will take care of him. Head Southwest and attack Lu Meng from the rear. If Gan Ning's forces pop up, rush over to HQ, clear out any crossbowmen, and kill Gan Ning as best as possible. Get rid of any other subofficers in the middle of the map, then charge for Sun Quan. If reinforcements for Wei pop up, Sun Quan will charge for HQ to end the stage quickly, so be sure you have a reliable horse to chase him down with. If you go into Lu Su's territory, be prepared for lotsa archers. 6. The Battle at You Ting Start by aiding Zhang He in the East. Take out Quan Zhong and Da Qiao. Once that's down, go West and help Zhang Pu by killing Xu Sheng and Xiao Qiao. Head South and mop up Zhu Huan and Sun Shang Xiang. When Zhou Fang defects, attack his forces. Attack Sun Quan's base from the East and kill off Zhuge Jin and Lu Xun. Shut off the Gate Captain, exert unneccessary violence onto all archers, and finish off Sun Quan. 7. The Siege of He Fei Castle Start by killing Zhen Ji in the West. Do it quickly and you'll be able to save the Gate Captain. Next, work on eliminating Lu Xun, and then Lu Meng. There's two Imperial Seals nearby, one by each officer, so use those if you need help. If Sun Shao and Zhuge Jin have entered the castle already, kill them off. Next, head east and kill Sun Shang Xiang and Gan Ning. Shut off any remaining active gates, then charge for Sun Quan. Kill his Gate Captain, then attack Sun Quan. Exert any and all anger onto any surviving crossbowmen that happen to hang around. __________________ 6) Questions and Answers Q: Zhen Ji's blue dress was made in a sweatshop. A: That's not a question. And that's mean.:( Q: I fufilled the requirements for Zhen Ji's 4th weapon, but no Precious Item? A: You sure you're playing on Hard? Q: Are you asking me a question? You're supposed to answer. A: It's, uh, rhetorical. Q: I grabbed the Precious Item, but all I got was this cruddy 1st/2nd/3rd weapon. A::PpP, you used Gameshark/Sharkport save that has basic 4th Weapons. Start a brand new game file, or use EvilR's Weapon Customizable FAQ on GameFAQ.com to fix the problem. Q: My Zhen Ji does no damage! A: 3rd time you didn't ask a question.:p Refer to above and get yourself a +20 Tiger Amulet somehow. Q: Where do I get 2nd/3rd weapons and good items? A: I shop at You Ting Wei side for weapons, Wu side for items. Hard mode for best results. Q: This FAQ is horrible. A: Make a better one then. Q: I just did. A: >_< __________________ 7) Super Duper Secret Stuff There's a reason this wasn't on the contents. Zhen Ji is just POLYGONS. Bwahahahaha, I just crushed your feeble little heart.