Dynasty Warriors 3 - Character Guide Liu Bei: Jedi Knight ...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. Most of this info can be used for Yuan Shao as well. __________________ Contents: 1) Who is Liu Bei? 2) Why Should I Use Him? 3) Moves and Weapons 4) Overview 5) Stage Strategy 6) Questions and Answers __________________ 1) Who is Liu Bei? Style name Xuande. The first Emperor of the Shu Kingdom. Along with his sworn brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he participates in the campaign against the Yellow Turbans. After fighting in various battles, he establishes the Shu Kingdom, signifying the beginning of the Three Kingdom era. His aim is to restore the Han Dynasty, thereby bringing peace to the troubled land. __________________ 2) Why Should I Use Him? Liu Bei is a great all-around character that most people can use with ease. __________________ 3) Moves and Weapons Regular Attack: Liu Bei's regular attack moveset focuses mainly on taking out the front side, but some hits can cover his back. T : Spinning slash. Good coverage. ST : Standard juggler. SST : Forward slash. Stuns, and has a fairly decent range SSST : Downward slash, plus knockback effect. Not good at broad clearings. SSSST(T) : Standard high juggler. Press T for a followup attack. SSSSST : Fires a circular shockwave that hits everyone around him. Ace. Mounted Attack: Like every other mounted attack in the game(save for those few good ones). Standard right-to-left swinging. Dash Attack : Slides forward, slashing his sword. Good attack. Jump Attack : Downward slash. Musou Attack : Liu Bei swings his sword back and forth, then ends with extreme light sabre action!!!111 True Musou : Fire element added, plus extra extreme light sabre action!!! 111 Weapons: Broad Sword Attack +17 4 Hits (Varying Stats) Long Sword Attack +32 5 Hits (Varying Stats) Gold Dragon Attack +40 6 Hits (Varying Stats) Gold Moon Dragon Attack +40 6 Hits Speed +20 Musou Max +70 Mounted Attack +44 Mounted Defense +52 Luck +22 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 of Yi Ling Requirements: Defeat Sun Shang Xiang. If you're religious, plead for help from your all-seeing mighty superior. Definitely one of the harder weapons to get, mainly because it's on Yi Ling Shu side. If you can survive the bloodshed, the Precious Item report will show up near Sun Quan's Northeast Gate Captain. 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 Liu Bei's 4th weapon sucks period. Liu Bei's SSST is cruddy(but it's cool). Okay, bad stuff aside, let's look at some of the more positive aspects of Liu Bei's 4th. The Speed juice definitely helps out, and oh boy, gotta love that Musou increase. Being one of the Musous that leaves your foe standing up, that's a lot more damage being dealt. The Luck is definitely helpful, as it means more Battle Axes, Chain Armor, and Meat Buns, which translates to making up for all those yummy stat increases Liu Bei could've had. The Mounted modifiers aren't exactly that useful for Liu Bei, although if you like using someone other than Sima Yi/Zhuge Liang as a Mounted Attacker, it helps. Liu Bei's 6th charge is godly, as it's full 360 coverage, nice range, and with Liu Bei's effective regular attack set, hard for him to get inter- rupted. With a good Wind Scroll, Liu Bei's SST becomes much more useful, as it can stun the front lines. Liu Bei's Musou is definitely awesome. You get maximum range on it, and that means you can hit lotsa more people. True Musou lets you hit everyone around you. Dueling generals, if you don't have Way of the Musou, use short 2-4 hit bursts of Liu Bei's Musou, unless you're godly at weapon locks. With WotM, you can expect at least half of an officer's life drained in a full combo from Liu Bei. Overall, if Cao Cao didn't have his DEA, Liu Bei would definitely be the best overall ruler-type character in the game. Recommended Equipment: Speed Scroll/Red Hare Saddle/Hex Mark Saddle(You KNOW you want cool points!) Peacock Urn Dragon Amulet/Way of Musou/Wind Scroll Elixir Tortoise Amulet __________________ 5) Stage Strategy 1. The Yellow Turban Rebellion Pretty simple. Take out all officers around your area first, then work clockwise to take out the rest. Take the opportunity to kill Zhang Jiao every chance you get before he teleports north, for some decent powerups. 2. The Battle at Hu Lao Gate Defeat the two sub officers outside the gate, then eliminate Hua Xiong, Niou Fu, and Xu Rong. With Gongzun Zan, Cao Cao's, Sun Jian's, and your 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 hor- rendous 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. 3. The Battle at Chang Ban Start by clearing out Zhang Liao and Xiahou Dun at the top. Head south and take care of Xu Zhu. Head West and kill Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He. Go North to take out Xu Huang's forces. Cao Cao's force should have arrived by now, so proceed to shut off any remaining gates, take out Cao Cao's subofficers, and then Cao Cao himself. Exert any anger onto archers to prevent future anger-inducing attacks. 4. The Battle at Chi Bi Work through the stage in a counterclockwise manner, and you should be able to clear out most of the officers, save for the ones in the middle. If rein- forcements pop up, feel free to take them out, although they won't pose any threat at all. 5. The Assault on Cheng Du Work your way through the cotton field and take out Zhang Ren before he eliminates Pang Tong. Since you're out of the forest now, and have Pang Tong laying siege to Liu Zhang, head around and attack the rear of every officer's attack force and take them out. Clear out Liu Zhang's Gate Captain, and then exert any anger onto any archers still alive. Finish the stage. 6. The Battle of Mt. Ding Jun Take the West path and defeat Zhang He. Continue on and kill off Xiahou Yuan. Charge through the gate and take either the East or West path. Kill off the Gate Captain and any archers, eliminate any of Cao Cao's subofficers still idling around, and then defeat Cao Cao. 7. The Battle at Yi Ling Definitely one of the toughest stages in the game. Work on killing off Lu Meng as best you can. If you're playing on Easy or Normal, attack Zhu Ran's unit when it shows up. Otherwise, don't bother. After beating Lu Meng, head West and kill Sun Shang Xiang and Cheng Pu. If you were fast enough in beat- ing them and Lu Meng, you might've been able to preserve Huang Quan's, Huang Zuong's, and Zhao Yun's unit. Ma Chao's unit is probably dead by now, so go East and engage Gan Ning. When all that's done, lead the offensive into the Wu encampment and take out Lu Xun. There is a 10 sec. Musou near Lu Xun's initial position, so use that to your advantage. Once Lu Xun is gone, take out all the Gate Captains ASAP, and don't bother racking up the kills here. The rate at which crossbowmen respawn from those points is insane! Now all that's left is taking care of Sun Quan. A rather cheap tactic I picked up from LordKarasuman's FAQs involves letting the fire attack happen, which causes Lu Xun's unit to take the offensive and abandon their position. Now run up to the boat West of Lu Xun's initial spot, and snipe Sun Quan from there with arrows! It's a pretty good tactic, unless you got a horrible archer of a character. 8. The Nanman Campaign When the level starts, take out Meng Huo, then go aid Zhang Fei by clearing out the West side. Meng Huo should pop up around there, so smack him a second time. Next head East to aid Ma Chao's forces. Eliminate any officers in the vicinity, and smack Meng Huo a third time when he shows up. Now head to the Western fort, and clear out all enemy forces there. When dealing with the elephant troops, you can let other soldiers knock the rider off, jump attack the rider, use Arrows, or if you got a nice amount of life, take a hit, tap L1 in the air, and you should be in position to attack the rider. Anyhow, Meng Huo should pop up near HQ, so smack him again when you've cleared out the area. Next on the list is the Eastern compound. If all's been going smoothly, whatever enemy force was there before should've been dwindled con- siderably. Clear out the troops there. At this point, Meng Huo will appear in the Western fort, accessible only through elephant, or a VERY long walk around the map. Now lead the offensive(or catch up) to the South and clear out whatever forces remain. Meng Huo should pop up one last time near HQ, so smack him once more. After breaking through Zhu Rong(and those goshdarn annoying crossbowmen, and those goshdarn hot Amazons), show Meng Jie some butt kick, then advance torwards Meng Huo. Knock him off his elephant, kill the Gate Captain, then exert any and all stress accumlated in this level onto Meng Huo. 9. The Battle of Jie Ting Start off the level by killing Cao Zhen and Zhen Ji. Whoops, there goes most of the Wei offensive. Eliminate Zhang He next, then work your way into Sima Yi's camp and take out the Gate Captains. Exert any and all anger on remaining crossbowmen, then finish off Sima Yi. 10. The Battle of Wu Zhang Plains Whittle down Sun Li's forces and kill him off. At this point, Cao Xiu will show up with reinforcements. Bear with the sheer number of crossbowmen and kill Cao Xiu. Head North and take out Sima Zhao's forces to stop his catapult attack. At this point, Man Chong should show up, so take care of those reinforcements. Head West and work on Xu Zhu's and Cao Hong's forces. When they're gone, head south and attack Zhen Ji's and Xu Huang's army. Try to avoid getting into battle with them simultaneously. The only threat left would be Cao Ren/Zhang He, so eliminate their forces. Now, lead the offensive into Sima Yi's HQ. Be sure to taunt him; kill Zhang Liao, exert any and all anger onto the crossbowmen in the general area, take out the Gate Captains, and deal death to Sima Yi. __________________ 6) Questions and Answers Q: Liu Bei's light sabre scuks really scuky in a scuky manner. A: That's not a question. And that's mean.:( Q: I fufilled the requirements for Liu Bei's 4th weapon, but no Precious Item? A: You sure you're playing on Hard? Did you kill all the subofficers? 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 Liu Bei 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. Okay, this is one of the few 4th weapons that everyone agrees on one thing: not very useful. Don't feel afraid to customize one for yourself, just say to your- self, "It's for the better that I needlessly slaughter all in one hit, rather than several."