Dynasty Warriors 3 - Character Guide Zhang Fei : Drunkard for the Ages ...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 Zhang Fei? 2) Why Should I Use Him? 3) Moves and Weapons 4) Overview 5) Stage Strategy 6) Questions and Answers __________________ 1) Who is Zhang Fei? Style name Yide. A member of the Five Tigers. Sworn brother of Liu Bei and Guan Yu. At the Battle of Chang Ban, he alone rode out on the Chang Ban Bridge and gave a powerful shout, frightening off one million of Cao Cao's troops, who were in pursuit. A lover of wine and drink, it often leads to his defeat in battle more times than not. __________________ 2) Why Should I Use Him? Zhang Fei is a polearm user who boasts tremendous power. __________________ 3) Moves and Weapons Regular Attack: Zhang Fei's regular attack consists of strikes alternating from the pike head to the hilt, ending with a few crowd clearout moves. T : 360 strike with the hilt. Good coverage. ST : Attacks with the hilt of the pike. Standard juggler SST : Brings the pike downward. Stuns. SSST : A reverse thrust of the hilt, with a knockback effect. SSSST(T) : Standard high juggler. Press T for a followup attack. SSSSST : A stomp that knocks down all around Zhang Fei. Mounted Attack: Like every other mounted attack in the game(save for those few good ones). Standard right-to-left swinging. Dash Attack : Headbutt of doom, with knockback effect. Jump Attack : Horizontal swing. Musou Attack : Zhang Fei does some rapid pike uppercuts, ending in a clear out slash that takes out everyone around him. True Musou : Fire element added, plus extra pike attacks added at the end. Weapons: Spear Attack +14 4 Hits (Varying Stats) Long Spear Attack +29 5 Hits (Varying Stats) Snake Blade Attack +47 6 Hits (Varying Stats) Viper Blade Attack +47 6 Hits Attack +29 Defense +58 Mounted Attack +56 Mounted Defense +57 Musou Charge +24 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 Chang Ban Requirements: Defeat Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, do the Chang Ban Bride yell event. This is a tricky 4th to get, mainly because if you take too long, you might not be able to do the yell event because Liu Bei will escape. When you fufill the requirements, a Supply Team will appear from Xu Zhu's initial position and head North. 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 Zhang Fei is slow. He has bad bow defense, and his stomp attack is VERY weak. It barely does any damage on the later stages. At the end of his regular attack, Zhang Fei is extremely vulnerable to attack, as he has a long delay. Also, Zhang Fei's SSST, a regular staple move for most other characters, is useless. Fortunately, Zhang Fei also has bad arrow accuracy. Still with me? Yay! Zhang Fei packs a mean punch in his attack, and can easily kill soldiers with ease in his regular attack. His Musou's also good for dealing with crowds, especially the clearout hit. However, on the higher difficulties, Zhang Fei MUST have a Musou Charge of some sort to survive on most stages, mainly because of his regular attack set. On the harder stages, when you pull off Zhang Fei's attacks, you need to kill everyone or fill up your Musou gauge, because once that 6th S comes down, lotsa soldiers are gonna come down on you. If you like Mounted Attackers, Zhang Fei's got some nice Mounted modifiers on his 4th. Dueling generals, Zhang Fei has no unique moves that stand out, so stick to infinite combos and his regular attack set. Recommended Equipment: Speed Scroll/Red Hare Saddle Peacock Urn Dragon Amulet/Way of Musou Shell Armor/Elixir Tortoise Amulet __________________ 5) Stage Strategy 1. 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 Liu Bei'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 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 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 Mountain Bandit Campaign Start by attacking the Lt Commander in the West and take him out. Head to the Lt Commander in the middle and kill him. Head North to shut off the Gate Captain, then defeat the Lt Commander in the East. Once the head bandit pops up, kill him off. 7. The Nanman Campaign When the level starts, clear out the West side. Meng Huo should pop up around there sometime soon, so smack him around. Next head East to aid Ma Chao's forces. Eliminate any officers in the vicinity, and smack Meng Huo again. 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 considerably. 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. __________________ 6) Questions and Answers Q: Zhang Fei's a drunk punk who sings bad karaoke. A: That's not a question. And that's mean. :( Q: I fufilled the requirements for Zhang Fei's 4th weapon, but no Supply Team? 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 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 Zhang Fei 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. You see, back in the RtK period, sex change operations were common. So that's why you hear Zhang Fei singing with such a nice voice...