Guardian Heroes - Strategy Map Written by Magnus Andersson, in August 2000 rubens.barrichello@swipnet.se http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/8867 -------------------------- About this walkthrough This document is a strategy map of the game Guardian Heroes for Sega Saturn. The game has plenty of levels, and there many several endings, and it could be fun to know where you will be brought when you chose various alternatives when people ask you a question, ask you for advice etc. This strategy map should cover all stages in the game. Please note that my English is far from perfect (I´m from Sweden), but I have tried my best. :) You may spread and copy this document in any way you like, and you may upload it anywhere on the Internet, as long as you don´t make any changes to it, and as long as you don´t sell it for own profit. If you play through all possible ways on level normal, you will get access to all hidden characters in the Versus mode (you will not get access if you play on level easy). -------------------- Stage 01 - Awakening -------------------- No matter which character you select in the beginning, you start the game on this stage. The first scene takes place in an inn, where the Guardian Heroes are talking about the sword. They are just about to eat, when Serena comes rushing through the door, and blue soldiers attacks the house. Everyone, except for your player, and Serena escapes. Here you can either exit to the right immediately, or fight the soldiers to get extra experience points. Next part of this stage takes place outside in a town. The guardian heroes are fighting some other blue soldiers and exit eventually to the right. In the third part, they meet prince Valgar for the first time. After some talking about the sword, a giant red robot attacks. Its HP is about 10000, but after about 500 HP damage, the golden undead warrior raises from his grave, and takes the sword from Han. Stage one ends here. -------------------------- Stage 02 - Prelude to Hope -------------------------- This stage is a very short one. After some talking, the team meets Zuru and a few soldiers. After beating these, a couple of skeleton raises from their graves, and after this, your player, and the golden undead warrior gets trapped between bars, with soldiers and a giant blue Golem. After defeating the Golem, the barriers vanishes, and the hero killes the witches. When they are defeated, they meet Valgar again, and then the team heroes have a little talk about the sword and the kingdom. After this, the team has three alternatives: "You may go to town without fear." "Go to a nearby small village" "Go to the forest and rest" The first alternative leads to Stage 4. The second alternative leads to Stage 5. The third alternative leads to Stage 3. -------------------------------- Stage 03 - Monster in the forest -------------------------------- In the forest, you are getting attacked by wolves, bees and brown goblins. You will also run across some green meat-eating plants, but they are of no greater danger. There will also be a green machine lying on the ground, which you need to destroy. Don´t stand too close to it, when it is about the explode, then you will get damaged. In the next scene, you will fight a giant plant (which actually is a transformed rabbit (and no, we are not talking about the rabbit from a certain Monty Python movie...). After defeating it, the team will meet Randy's master. After some talking, the master gets captured by Valgar and his soldiers. Valgar is just about to attack, when Katrina shows up, and lets her soldiers fight the team. But when the soldiers are defeated, Katrina tries to fight the heroes by herselves. When she is beaten, Valgar saves her. The master is saved again, and he talks a bit to the team about Kanon and the kingdom. From this place you have two alternatives: "Go save the village." "Head for the castle." The first alternative leads to Stage 6. The second alternative leads to Stage 8. ------------------------- Stage 04 - Wizard Weapons ------------------------- This place takes place in a town, and you first of all meet some troops of blue soldiers. After this, you head inside something which looks like a big storage, and more soldiers are avaiting you here. You will also face red robots and witches. When all these enemies are beaten, you will meet Kanon, but you will not fight him yet. Instead you will fight his robot, Silver. When he is beaten, you get two alternatives: "Close in on Kanon." "Retreat and go to the village". The first alternative leads to a little talk with Kanon (Serena shows up), and then Kanon vanishes. You get surrounded by a couple of red robots, that you have to destroy, when this is done, you will continue to stage 12. The second alternative leads to Stage 7. ------------------------------- Stage 05 - Powerless Resistance ------------------------------- This stage takes place outside a village. You first fight some soldiers, and will met some green soldiers, that are you allies (they are members of the resistance army). In the end of this part of the stage, there is a wooden sign. If you stand just next to it, in the very back row, then you will be brought to the area, where you can gain bonus experience points. When you continue, you will reach to the village, and will face Zuru, with his soldiers. You will fight him, the soldiers, and the city guard (who actually is fighting on your side, but which was reprogrammed by Zuru). After a while of fighting, Zuru retreats, but attacks again with new soldiers. When he and the soldiers are beaten, Serena shows up again, and tells that the royal family is a fake. After this, Zuru escapes. Now you have three alternatives: "Approach the castle from the forest." "Approach the castle from the town." "Avoid the battle in town." The first alternative leads to Stage 11. The second alternative leads to Stage 10. The third alternative leads to Stage 9. --------------------- Stage 06 - Royal Trap --------------------- The stage begins with a battle of a gang of thieves, that are trying to capture your golden undead warrior, but of course, they fail. A fight against them begins (cough and redhair). When you have won this fight, Zurus soliders arrives, and you escape. You will meet Zuru and his soldiers and you start fighting again. When he is beaten, Serena arrives, Zuru plays a silly joke with you *grin* and then he escapes. Now you have three alternatives: "Approach the castle from the forest." "Approach the castle from the town." "Avoid the battle in town." The first alternative leads to Stage 11. The second alternative leads to Stage 10. The third alternative leads to Stage 9. --------------------------- Stage 07 - Captured Kingdom --------------------------- The stage starts with that you get surrounded by red robots. After destroying them, the golden undead warrior almost gets captured under a spell, but breaks free from it. Valgar shows up with his soldiers, and fights you. When Valgar is beaten, people are fleeing, and Valgar vanishes. Pink soliders arrive. When these are beaten, the stage continues to the next part, which takes place outside the village (see Stage 5). You will fight some other pink soldiers, and some green soldiers from the resistance army helps you on the way. You meet Zuru. He talks some rubbish, and then he gets away, leaving you with wizards and a giant city guard to fight. When the fight is over, Serena arrives, Zuru plays a (another different) silly joke with you *grin* and then he escapes. Now you have three alternatives: "Approach the castle from the forest." "Approach the castle from the town." "Avoid the battle in town." The first alternative leads to Stage 11. The second alternative leads to Stage 10. The third alternative leads to Stage 9. -------------------------- Stage 08 - Earth in Sorrow -------------------------- You are first of all fighting grey/white soldiers and skeletons on this aceint battlefield. When these are beaten, you meet Valgar again. After some talk, a new white undead warrior raises, and knocks Valgar down. After that it starts attacking you. Be careful with it, because it has plenty of nasty surprises up in its sleeve. When is is beaten, Han gets a new fire-sword (like the one he had in the beginning of the game), and he raises *plenty* of levels!! After this, Valgar has recovered, and will fight you. When is beaten, Kanon thw wizard will appear. Then Serena appears. Kanon will tell you a story about the sky and earth spirits, and the kingdom. When his story is over, you have some alternatives about what you could reply to all this: "You are insane!" "Replacing the Khans was wrong!" "Upsetting the spirits is unwise." "Was force the only option?" "This is the way it must be." The first alternative leads to a fight against Kanon. When he is defeated, the game procceeds to stage 13. The second alternative leads to a fight as well, and then to stage 14. The third alternative leads to a fight as well, and then to stage 15. The fourth alternative does not lead to any fight against Kanon. Instead it leads to stage 16. It is the same thing about the fifth alternative, but instead it leads to Stage 17. ------------------------ Stage 9 - Den of Thieves ------------------------ This stage looks like a undeground graveyard, and maybe it is something like that (it is quite funny to destroy the skeletons on the ground, and they also give expereince points! ;) ). Black soldies, and some kind of flying slime is attacking you here. You will then meet Valgar, and after a little teasing, a fight begins. When Valgar has lost a lot of energy, you will get surrounded by some weird guys (I don´t remember their names), and you will be brought to their boss, (I don´t remember his name either). Valgar gets annoyed, and a *very messy* fight begins. After a while of fighting, the fight gets interruptes, and Serena arrives. She talks a bit about the sword. But Valgar gets enough of it, and escapes. And you leave as well. Now you will meet Kanon. He will tell you a story about the sky and earth spirits, and the kingdom. When his story is over, you have some alternatives about what you could reply to all this: "You are insane!" "Replacing the Khans was wrong!" "Upsetting the spirits is unwise." "Was force the only option?" "This is the way it must be." The first alternative leads to a fight against Kanon. When he is defeated, the game procceeds to stage 13. The second alternative leads to a fight as well, and then to stage 14. The third alternative leads to a fight as well, and then to stage 15. The fourth alternative does not lead to any fight against Kanon. Instead it leads to stage 16. It is the same thing about the fifth alternative, but instead it leads to Stage 17. --------------------------- Stage 10 - Town of Traitors --------------------------- This city has civilians walking around. If you kill them (which is quite brutal), they will try to escape. You will also face different kinds of soldiers here, and giant black cyclops. You will reach the castle, where Valgar awaits you. A fight with him begins, and when he is beaten, the fight continues outside. When he is beaten for a second time, Zuru arrives with some wizards. Zuru and Valgar goes away, leaving you and the wizards behind to fight. When the wizards are beaten, you catch up with Valgar and Zuru. Kanon arrives, and Zuru escapes. Serena appears. Kanon will tell you a story about the sky and earth spirits, and the kingdom. When his story is over, you have some alternatives about what you could reply to all this: "You are insane!" "Replacing the Khans was wrong!" "Upsetting the spirits is unwise." "Was force the only option?" "This is the way it must be." The first alternative leads to a fight against Kanon. When he is defeated, the game procceeds to stage 13. The second alternative leads to a fight as well, and then to stage 14. The third alternative leads to a fight as well, and then to stage 15. The fourth alternative does not lead to any fight against Kanon. Instead it leads to stage 16. It is the same thing about the fifth alternative, but instead it leads to Stage 17. ---------------------------- Stage 11 Uncertain Messenger ---------------------------- In this forest, you first of all fight some blue soldiers, and after that, you face Hans chief (I don´t remember his name), who will be your next opponent. When he is beating, you will go after Lucia, who is getting captured by some thieves. You need to defeat them to save Lucia. Valgar shows up, and gets serious to you, but Lucia explains that you saved her life. Kanon shows up. Valgar tells Lucia to escape, and she does. Then Serena appears. Kanon will tell you a story about the sky and earth spirits, and the kingdom. When his story is over, you have some alternatives about what you could reply to all this: "You are insane!" "Replacing the Khans was wrong!" "Upsetting the spirits is unwise." "Was force the only option?" "This is the way it must be." The first alternative leads to a fight against Kanon. When he is defeated, the game procceeds to stage 13. The second alternative leads to a fight as well, and then to stage 14. The third alternative leads to a fight as well, and then to stage 15. The fourth alternative does not lead to any fight against Kanon. Instead it leads to stage 16. It is the same thing about the fifth alternative, but instead it leads to Stage 17. ------------------------- Stage 12 - Head-On Charge ------------------------- This stage takes place in a city, and begins with a battle against yellow robots, and you will also face blue, yellow and white/gray soldiers as well. In the end of this part of the stage, there is a wooden sign. If you stand just next to it, in the very back row, then you will be brought to the area, where you can gain bonus experience points. When you continue, you continue to the next part of the city, where you fight various kinds of soldiers. You will eventually find Valgar, together with Kanon. Valgar threats you, but then his sister, Lucia, shows up, asking him to stop. Kanon almost kills Lucia, but Valgar saves her. Serena appears. Kanon will tell you a story about the sky and earth spirits, and the kingdom. When his story is over, you have some alternatives about what you could reply to all this: "You are insane!" "Replacing the Khans was wrong!" "Upsetting the spirits is unwise." "Was force the only option?" "This is the way it must be." The first alternative leads to a fight against Kanon. When he is defeated, the game procceeds to stage 13. The second alternative leads to a fight as well, and then to stage 14. The third alternative leads to a fight as well, and then to stage 15. The fourth alternative does not lead to any fight against Kanon. Instead it leads to stage 16. It is the same thing about the fifth alternative, but instead it leads to Stage 17. --------------------- Stage 13 - An opening --------------------- The team is brought up into the sky, and the sky spirits are asking them, if they would do them the favour to fight the Earth spirits. This gives you the follwing alternatives: "Fight the earth spirits." "Protect the kingdom first." "Disobey the spirits." The first alternative leads to Stage 18. The second alternative leads to Stage 19. If you use the third alternative, the sky spirits get angry, and shows an example of their powers. When the fight is won, you will see Valgar floating on the air (this part is the same as stage 20), and you get the three alternatives: "Vow to destroy all evil." "Tell them to leave you alone." "Refuse to kill Valgar." The first alternative leads to Stage 24. The second alternative leads to Stage 25. The third alternative leads to Stage 26. The sky spirits get annoyed, but Valgar realised that he was wrong all the time. ------------------------- Stage 14 - A Clan charges ------------------------- This stage takes place in a city, and after meetig some civilians, you will meet soldiers and magicians of different kinds. You will meet the resistance army, and you will get three altenatives: "Destroy the Earth spirits." "Raid the Castle" "Save the people." The first alternative leads to Stage 18. The second alternative leads to Stage 19. The third alternative leads to Stage 20. ---------------------- Stage 15 - Wizard Fort ---------------------- You will find yourself outside a castle, and blue soldiers, and blue giants are fighting you here. Inside the fort you fihgt various kinds of soldiers and wizards as well. You will finally find Valgar, talking to his father, the king. He is just about to kill his father! What are you going to do now??? "Administer a royal beating." "Help Valgar defeat the king." "Confront the king." "Stop him from killing the king." The first alternative will make the resistance army to arrive, and they kill the king. Valgar escapes, and you go after him, to stage 19. If you select the second alternative, the king vanishes, and Valgar is being brought up in the sky in a strange beam of light. Flying monsters appear, and you have to fight them. After that, you are brought to stage 20. If you select the third alternative, the king vanishes, and Valgar gets out of there. Flying monsters appear, and you have to fight them. After that, you are brought to stage 21. The fourth alternative leads to Stage 22. ------------------------- Stage 16 - Dark Labyrinth ------------------------- This stage takes place in a cavern, and you fight blue soldiers, blue giants, weird brown creatures, and goblins. When these are defeated, you will meet Kanon again (who escaped last time you met him). A fight is just about, when Valgar rushes in, and kills him. Valgar has realised that you were telling the truth all the time. From this point, you have three options: "Search Kanon´s lair." "Destroy Kanon´s army." "Ask about the earth spirits?" The first alternative leads to Stage 21. The second alternative leads to Stage 22. The third alternative leads to Stage 23. ------------------ Stage 17 - Revenge ------------------ This stage doesn´t have any fight at all. You will catch up with Kanon again, and Kanon gets killed by the Earth Spirit (it is first disguised as the king). The earth spirit wants to tell you a story, and you decide if you want to listen to it or not, with these three alternatives: "Don´t trust the earth spirits." "Return to the castle." "Listen to the whole story." The first alternative leads to Stage 21. The second alternative leads to Stage 22. The third alternative leads to Stage 23. -------------------------- Stage 18 - Resistance Wing -------------------------- This stage begins outside the castle. Blue soldiers and giant goblins are attacking you here. In the second part of the stage, you are inside the castle, battling a couple of troops of gray/white soldiers and magicians. After this, you will meet Valgar again, and an Earth spirit, which is disguised as the king. Valgar gets knocked down, and you get two alternatives: "Battle the source of evil." "Rid the kingdom of evil." The first alternative leads to Stage 24. The second alternative leads to Stage 25. (Zuru shows up, and his soldiers carries Valgar away) ------------------- Stage 19 - New Beat ------------------- (If you reached this stage from stage 13, then there is first another battle outside the castle against goblins, and blue soldiers) You will find yourself inside the castle again, and the stage is very similar to stage 15. The difference is only that you meet Valgar alone, with three alternatives: "Vow to destroy all evil." "Protect our kingdom from Valgar." "Make Valgar come to his senses." The first alternative leads to that Valgar gets knocked down by an Earth spirit, and you will continue to stage 24. The second alternative leads to Stage 25. If you use the third alternative, beasts from the earth spirits appears, and Valgar vanishes. When the beasts are beaten, the game continues to stage 26. ------------------------ Stage 20 - Determination ------------------------ This stage contains no fight at all. It is the same as the second part of Stage 13. You will be brought up to the sky, and the sky spirits will ask you to fight evil. You will also see Valgar, floating in the sky. You get the alternatives: "Vow to destroy all evil." "Tell them to leave you alone." "Refuse to kill Valgar." The first alternative leads to Stage 24. The second alternative leads to Stage 25. The third alternative leads to Stage 26. The sky spirits get annoyed, but Valgar realised that he was wrong all the time. ------------------------------------ Stage 21 - Battle in the Castle Town ------------------------------------ This stage takes place in something which looks like the castle dungeon. Green slimy monsters, goblins, skeletons, giants, and robots are fighting you here. When all these are beaten, you will meet the earth spirit in a new room. She wants to tell you a story (if you decided to not trust her on stage 17, she changes her word expression a little bit), and it gives you these alternatives: "Protect the kingdom first." "Stop Kanon´s soldiers." "Listen to the story." If you select the first alternative, a regretful Valgar shows up, and you are brought to stage 26. The second alternative leads to Stage 27. The third alternative leads to Stage 28. --------------------- Stage 22 - Steel Fort --------------------- You will find yourself in the castle, and you will fight gray soldiers and wizards. When they are beaten, you will face a golden robot, and he has kidnapped princess Lucia, who is standing just behind him. This gives you three options: "Hope for a miracle." "Try to save Lucia." "Attack and sacrifice Lucia." The first alternative leads to a real miracle. A thunder destroys the gold-robot, and Valgar rushes in, destroying the other robot. You are then brought to stage 26. The second alternative leads to a fight against red robots (which you could see when making your decision) and then to Stage 27. The third alternative leads...no, you are not going to do this, are you...? Oh well. Valgar shows up and saves Lucia, and he is very upset about you (no surprise). Then he escapes with her, and you will fight two red robots. After this you meet the king, who actually is a transformed earth spirit. The spirit tells you that you need to fight the sky spirits, and fight for your freedom. You continue to stage 28. --------------- Stage 23 - Fate --------------- You find yourself underground, in something which reminds of hell. Yellow slimy creatures, goblins, flying creatures and giant of various kinds are fighting you here. When these are beaten, you will find yourself in a great hall, where you meet the earth spirit. Here you have two alternatives: "Destroy the rest of Kanon´s army." "Comfront the sky spirits." The first alternative leads to Stage 27. The second alternative leads to Stage 28. --------------- Stage 24 - Fate --------------- You find yourself underground, in something which reminds of hell. Dark meat-eating plants are first in your way, but you can simply run across them, if you don´t want to fight them. You will fight black goblins, and other weird slimy creatures. After this, you will find yourself in a great hall, and you will meet the Earth spirit, and fight it (or her, the spirit is a female). When you have beaten her, she transforms into an enormous demon, who is the final boss, if you have taken this way. When she is beaten, the game is completed. ----------------------------- Stage 25 - Insane Dance Party ----------------------------- In this cavern, you first some troups of pink soldiers, some wizards, and a couple of different robots. After this, you will meet Zuru again. he will talk some rubbish, and then you fight him. When he is defeated, he will talk with you, and you will get a couple of alternatives what to reply. It doesn´t matter which one you choose, nothing happens anyway. After a new meeting with Valgar, he gets new power and transforms into Super Zuru, which is the final boss, if you have taken this way. When he is beaten, the game is completed. ----------------------------------- Stage 26 - Scenario for Destruction ----------------------------------- This stage is similar to stage 24: It takes place underground, somewhere which looks like hell. Green and black goblins, strange yellow creatures, and flying creatures are attacking you here. When all these enemies are beaten, you will go to a great hall, where you meet the earth spirit, and after a talk, you will fight it. When it is beaten, you will be brought to stage 29. ----------------------------- Stage 27 - Clockwork Strategy ----------------------------- This stage takes place in another building, which looks a bit like a dungeon. Gray soldiers, witches, and robots await you here. You will also fight two blue city guards, and "Silver" from Stage 4. When these are beaten, you will reach Lucia again. Valgar appears and has realised that he was wrong all the time. You will continue to stage 30. ------------------------------- Stage 28 - Warrior in the Light ------------------------------- You are brought up to the sky, and will fight yellow soldiers and magicians here, and a bit further, you will also fight giants, and some white city guard robot. When these are beaten, a sky spirit appears. After some talking, you will fight him. When he is beaten, you will face Valgar once again, dressed in white. You will fight him, and he is the final boss, if you have taken this way. When he is beaten, the game is completed. ------------------- Stage 29 - Paradise ------------------- You will be brought up into the clouds, where you meet the sky spirit, who looks like an angel warrior. He tells you about how you were guided during all the fights, and then he challenges you. When is is beaten, he transforms into an enormous monster, who is the final boss, if you have taken this way. When he is beaten, the game is completed. ------------------------ Stage 30 - A New Journey ------------------------ Here you will only fight the final boss. The easiest way to beat him, is to let the undead golden warrior to go "Beserk!", and then you use all fire magic you have. When you have run out of fire, simply attask him like crazy, and when you have gotten some magic points, use new fire magic as much as possible. Repeat til that he goes down. When he is beaten, the game is completed. --- I hope that this strategy has been useful for you in some way. If there is anything that isn´t clear enough, just send me an e-mail, and I´ll help you out. :) Other walkthroughs I have written are "Mytaria - The Realms of Lore" and "Shining Wisdom" for Sega Saturn, "Tails Adventure" for Sega Game Gear, and "Prince of Persia" for Sega Mega CD. If you are interested in reading any of these, just e-mail me. :) Good luck with Guardian Heroes, and thanks for reading this strategy! :) Magnus Andersson rubens.barrichello@swipnet.se