Dynasty Warriors 3 - Character Guide Zhao Yun: Zhou Yu: Zhao Yu: Zhou Yun ...okay, maybe not. This is Zhao Yun to clarify things. 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 Zhao Yun? 2) Why Should I Use Him? 3) Moves and Weapons 4) Overview 5) Stage Strategy 6) Questions and Answers __________________ 1) Who is Zhao Yun? Style name Zilong. Formerly a servant of Yuan Shao and later Gongsun Zan, he changed loyalties to Liu Bei, impressed by his virtuousness and personality. Bold and daring, he singled-handedly charged through the enemy army at the Battle of Chang Ban in order to rescue Liu Bei's son, Liu Shan. He is among the Five Tiger generals of the Shu Kingdom. 2) Why Should I Use Him? Zhao Yun is a well-rounded character that anyone can pick up and kick butt with, using relative ease. __________________ 3) Moves and Weapons Regular Attack: Zhao Yun's regular attack hits everyone around and behind him with extreme well-roundedness. T : Spinning spear strike. Large coverage. ST : Uppercut with the hilt of the spear. Standard juggler. SST : A downward strike that dizzies. SSST : Spinning spear strike that clears out all around Zhao Yun, plus knockback effect. SSSST(T) : Uppercut with the hilt of the spear. Standard juggler. Press T for a followup attack. SSSSST(T) : Multiple spear strikes that impale with extreme impality. Last hit has knockback effect. 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, swinging his spear to knock all before Zhao Yun. Jump Attack : Swings his spear horizontally. Musou Attack : Spinning spear attacks that end in a clearout slash.. True Musou : Fire element added, plus extra spear strikes added at the end. Weapons: Spear Attack +14 4 Hits (Varying Stats) Long Spear Attack +28 5 Hits (Varying Stats) Dragon Spear Attack +42 6 Hits (Varying Stats) Fierce Dragon Attack +43 6 Hits + Fire HP Max +74 Attack +25 Defense +52 Musou Max +80 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 Chang Ban Requirements: Defeat Xiahou Dun, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, and activate cutscene of Zhao Yun charging the enemy. Start out by killing off Xiahou Dun, and Zhang Liao. Now start fighting by Liu Bei's side and keeping him safe. Unless you have a horse at your command, keep Xiahou Yuan alive. Once Cao Cao pops up, kill Xiahou Yuan, steal his horse, and ride up near Liu Bei to activate a cutscene. You MUST be on a horse to activate it. Now kill Zhang He. A Supply Team should pop up around Zhang He's initial location, so seek out and kill them off. 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 Zhao Yun's only glaring weakness is that his 6th charge could be so much better.:( Overall, Zhao Yun is a very well balanced character. His regular attack and SSST and extremely effective at dealing with crowds. His Musou, although a bit hard to handle for comboing, is good at controlling crowds as well. Against generals, due to the fashion Zhao Yun does his ST and SSSST, it could be a bit tricky to do infinite combos depending on how far you're attacking your foe from. Not a problem though, since SSSST gets a nice Fire element from Zhao Yun's 4th. SSSSST is also a fun move to use, although it could be a bit hard to connect the last 3 hits if you get too greedy. Recommended Equipment: Speed Scroll/Red Hare Saddle Peacock Urn Dragon Amulet/Way of Musou Elixir/Wind Scroll Tortoise Amulet __________________ 5) Stage Strategy 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains Start out by shutting off the nearby Gate Captains, then take on Xu Huang and Zhen Ji. Try to fight them one at a time. With those two gone, go East and kill the Gate Captain, then attack Cao Ren/Zhang He in thr North. With him gone, aid Ma Dai and attack Xu Zhu and Cao Hong. Clear the Gate Captain to the East, then assist Zhang Fei in defeating Sima Zhao. Take out the Gate Captain North of Wei Yan, then kill Sun Li. Cao Xiu and Man Chong should arrive by now, so take them out. Taunt Sima Yi, then plow through Zhang Liao and clear out the two Gate Captains. Kill off any remaining crossbowmen, then kill Sima Yi for good. __________________ 6) Questions and Answers Q: Zhao Yun? Zhou Yu? I'm confuzzled! A: Calm down, grasshopper.:( Q: I fufilled the requirements for Zhao Yun's 4th weapon, but no Supply Team? A: You sure you're playing on Hard? Did you trigger the cutscene with a Shu character? Q: Are you asking me a question? You're supposed to answer. A: It's, uh, rhetorical. Q: I grabbed the Weapon Box, 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 Zhao Yun 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, time to help identification of Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu. Zhao Yun's style name, Zilong, means Little Dragon, so think something long and skinny, like a spear. Zhou Yu, he's the guy that shouts obnoxiously. Think of the u as a big open mouth shouting loudly. Also, think Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. 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