***************************************************************************** Onimusha Tactics Faq/Walkthrough For the Gameboy Advance Version 1.2 (Last Updated 11/20/2003) By Stephen Gardiner (vivi0198@hotmail.com) Website, RPG Tactics (http://rt.square-era.com) This file is copyright 2003 Stephen Gardiner (Vivi0198), all rights reserved. ***************************************************************************** ======================== = 1. Table of Contents = ======================== 1. Table of Contents 2. Version History 3. Onimusha's Story 4. Game Basics A. Controls 1. Menu Controls 2. Exploration Controls 3. Battle Controls B. Basics C. Game Strategies 1. Battle Tips 2. Before Battles 3. Enhancing Equipment 5. Characters 6. Walktrhough 7. Equipment A. Items B. Stat Effecting Items C. Weapons D. Armor 8. Ending ***************************************************************************** ====================== = 2. Version History = ====================== 1.0 - 11/15/2003 - Started walkthrough and a couple of other sections, nothing complete yet. 1.1 - 11/18/2003 - Completed the character section and game basics and reached Episode 10 in the walktrhough. 1.2 - 11/20/2003 - Up to Episode 23 is complete and items list are almost complete plus fixed up a few errors. 1.3 - 11/23/2003 - Up to Episode 26 is complete and there is now a complete items and equipment list up. ***************************************************************************** ======================= = 3. Onimusha's Story = ======================= Onimusha was first introduced to all of us from Capcom on the Playstation 2 in 2001 when it hit shelves as a survival horror it made a big impact and was very popular. Then news from Capcom saying that there would be a sequel to Onimusha named Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny this was great news to the fans. Capcom still wasn't done with the series in 2003 when they announced that the series would be converted to the GBA as a strategy RPG, Onimusha Tactics and that is where we stand today. ***************************************************************************** ================== = 4. Game Basics = ================== =- A. Controls -= 1. Menu Controls Control Pad - Highlight menu options. Select Button - View detailed information about selected options. Start Button - Confirm action. A Button - Confirm action. B Button - Cancels action. L Button - Does nothing. R Button - Does nothing. 2. Exploration Controls Control Pad - Moves cursor around. Select Button - View detailed information about selected options. Start Button - Does nothing. A Button - Selects items. B Button - Cancels action. L Button - Cycle through characters (counterclockwise). R Button - Cycle through characters (clockwise). 3. Combat Controls Control Pad - Moves character around. Select Button - View detailed information about selected options. Start Button - Opens the System Menu. A Button - Confirm action. B Button - Cancels action. L Button - Reviews the last conversation. R Button - Does nothing. =- B. Basics -= Onimusha Tactics does not allow you to freely roam around the world map nor can you go back to a certain city and buy equipment instead you are forced to a certain area and you must make weapons from Genma Stones before a battle. To make weapons you will need the 'Recipe' in order to make that certain weapon and you also must have the correct amount of Genma Stones for the item. You can get 'Recipes' from the enemies that you kill. If you fight a battle and get 2 or more 'Recipes' then do not kill the last enemy in that battle instead Withdraw after only 1 enemy is left and then re-do that battle about 2 or 3 times to collect more 'Recipes' to increase the amount of equipment you can make. Once you have made equipment you can Enhance it with the souls you get after killing a enemy, each time you Enhance a piece of equipment it will gain new kills sometimes, it will get stronger as well and the number of souls to Enhance it will increase. You can only Enhnace each piece of equipment 4 times before it will be maxed out. After you make a item, find a item or steal a item be sure to equip it onto the apporprite character that you want to use it. If you are equipping a piece of armor, weapon or a accessory then you're stats will increase. If a stat has a minus sign (-) before it and is yellow then the stat will be decreased if the stat is blue then you know it will be increased. =- C. Game Strategies -= 1. Battle Tips During battles always make sure to try and steal from enemies using Forced Search and always use stat increasing skills such as Tortoise Defense, Strongman Mode, Target Mode, Dodge and Defender Mode I guarantee that with these skills being used you will have a much easier time completing the hard episodes. 2. Before Battles Before a battle make sure to save you're game, this is very important. Also after you push 'Start' on the main menu be sure to properly equip and make weapons from the new 'Recipes' you acquired from the battle before and if you used a certain item from the last battle equip another one just in case. 3. Enhancing Equipment I would suggest that you do not Enhance armor unless it is the best one in the game for that character, the defense boost just isn't great enough to be wasting Souls on armor that will become obsolete once you get better 'Recipes'. It's totally opposite for weapons though, I suggest that you Enhance you're weapons up to level 2 you should get a 10-15 attack boost from that but once you get the weapons start enhancing like crazy to get the best attack possible and best skills possible. ***************************************************************************** ================= = 5. Characters = ================= =- Onimaru -= Rating - 10 - 10 Weapon - Swords Armor - Armor Skills - Shock (12 SP) Frenzy Slice (38 SP) Onimusha Attack (1/2 Max SP) A very powerful character with high HP, Attack and Defense also he has some of the best skills in the game. =- Oboro -= Rating - 7 - 10 Weapon - Swords Armor - Clothes Skills - Minor Recovery (10 SP) Secret Light (35 SP) Oboro is one of the few healers in the game but she is also the first so feed her Power Orbs and she will be your best later in the game. =- Hikoichi -= Rating - 8 - 10 Weapon - Swords Armor - Armor Skills - Defender Mode (8 SP) Weakling Mode (8 SP) Hikoichi has extremely high defense and has a very useful skill called Defender Mode, it increases a ally's defense. =- Bomaru -= Rating - 5 - 10 Weapon - Spears Armor - Clothes Skills - Dodge (8 SP) Recover Health (14 SP) Bomaru became obsolete for me when I was at Episode 15. I wouldn't suggest him as you're 'Spear' character through the game as there is better. =- Hanpieta -= Rating - 4 - 10 Weapon - Bows Armor - Armor Skills - Arrow of Sleep (15 SP) Arrow of Poison (12) Like Bomaru, Hanpieta becomes obsolete as you get better stronger characters. =- Tsubame -= Rating - 6 - 10 Weapon - Ninja Weapons Armor - Ninja Armor Skills - Strike Thunder (12 SP) Lightning Flash (25) Tsubame, will be a good character for you if you like to steal alot of items but if you like a powerhouse team pick someone else she is very weak. =- Kabuki -= Rating - 9 - 10 Weapon - Swords Armor - Armor Skills - Strongman Mode (8 SP) Paralyze (15 SP) Kabuki will be you're second powerhouse (first was Onimaru) his HP and Attack will go sky high as he levels up and he also comes with a very useful skill, Strongman Mode. =- Magoichi -= Rating - 7 - 10 Weapon - Guns Armor - Armor Skills - Target Mode (8 SP) Blind Mode (8 SP) Tiger Salvo (35) Magoichi is one of the most useful character that you get because in Episode 7 he learns the awesome Tiger Salvo skill, it shoots 6 times long distance at a enemy. Also he comes with a very high attack power if you level him up. =- Kotetsu -= Rating - 9 - 10 Weapon - Axes Armor - Armor Skills - Stupid Mode (8 SP) Head Butt (10 SP) Another powerhouse, Kotetsu comes with very high HP and attack but his defense is poor but thats not a problem with his high HP. At the end of the game for me Kotetsu has the highest attack power. =- Yoichi -= Rating - 6 - 10 Weapon - Bows Armor - Armor Skills - Arrow of Wind (16 SP) Phoenix Arrow (16 SP) Yoichi is only slightly better then Hanpieta because he has alot better skills but even so he will still become obsolete and not powerful enough to contend in the later episodes. =- Okuni -= Rating - 7 - 10 Weapon - Spear Armor - Clothes Skills - Partial Recovery (20 SP) Nightmare (15 SP) I much prefer Oboro over Okuni because Okuni's healing skills are not as good as Oboro's and Oboro is much stronger. =- Ekei -= Rating - 7 - 10 Weapon - Spears Armor - Armor Skills - Cross Flash (18 SP) Maxi Thrust (28 SP) Ekei is the 'Spear' wielder to take with you if you choose one. His Defense and skills are great addition but still becomes obsolete and not as strong as some of the other characters. =- Shura -= Rating - 6 - 10 Weapon - Swords Armor - Armor Skills - Confuse (15 SP) Phoenix (8 SP) Shura would be a great character but his Defense and HP are very poor so pick a much stronger character who can take a few hits. =- Agetha -= Rating - 9 - 10 Weapon - Swords Armor - Armor Skills - Cast a Spell (10 SP) Straight to Hell (20 SP) Phoenix Ripper (35 SP) Agetha is the best female in the game and is also one of the best overall characters. Her attack, defense and movement make her great but her HP is very poor so give her some Power Orbs to fix the problem. =- Saizo -= Rating - 6 - 10 Weapon - Ninja Weapons Armor - Ninja Armor Skills - Forced Search (5 SP) Sword of Gales (25 SP) Saizo is very weak like his other Ninja parters but has a very useful skill, Forced Search. This skill will allow you to steal items from enemies if they have any but if you are not gonna steal then do not use him. =- Kaidomaru -= Rating - 7 - 10 Weapon - Axes Armor - Armor Skills - Head Butt (10 SP) Sword of Winds (12 SP) Dragon Attack (35 SP) A very strong character but for some reason he became obsolete for me and I was never able to use him to the end of the game, I think it was because his movement was very low. =- Kotaro -= Rating - 5 - 10 Weapon - Ninja Weapons Armor - Ninja Armor Skills - Flame Thrower (12 SP) Blaze Thrower (25 SP) A very weak character just like the other ninjas. Don't use him use another more powerful character. =- Sanjuro -= Rating - 7 - 10 Weapon - Swords Armor - Armor Skills - Deadly Poison (10 SP) God of Thunder (8 SP) A pretty strong character for his age and has a few good skills but there is much stronger characters that you can choose from. =- Sakura -= Rating - 6 - 10 Weapon - Bows Armor - Clothes Skills - Partial Recovery (20 SP) Major Recovery (25 SP) Another healer who isn't as good as Oboro but if you are looking for another healer take Sakura as her skills are great healing skills. =- Mitsuhide -= Rating - 10 - 10 Weapon - Swords Armor - Armor Skills - Fire of Purgatory (26 SP) Summon Thunder (26 SP) Tortoise Defense (40) Mitsuhide has great Attack, Defense, Movement and skills but his HP is only ok so give him some Power Orb's and he will most definately be you're best character with the awesome Tortoise Defense skill. =- Onniko -= Rating - 10 - 10 Weapon - Axes Armor - Armor Skills - Whirlwind (26 SP) Wrath of God (26 SP) Onniko is the only secret character of the game, you can acquire him by beating the Phantom Realm's 16 levels. He is easily one of the best characters but he starts at level 1 and most people don't want to raise him but if you do I guarantee he will be great. ***************************************************************************** ================== = 6. Walkthrough = ================== =- Episode 1: Genma -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru. Difficulty: 1/10 Enemies - Genma Pawn X2 NPCs - None Tactics: This Episode is basically a test Epsiode to show you how to battle and how to use skills and that sorta thing. After you learn how to battle just attack each Genma Pawn twice to kill them off. =- Episode 2: The Battle For Iga -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru. Difficulty: 3/10 Enemies - Genma Pawn X4 Jaid X1 Nobunaga X1 NPCs - None Tactics: Keep you're party together and don't break them up when a enemy comes close be sure to get all you're character to attack him, eventually you will eliminate all the enemies. =- Episode 3: The Young Chief Of Saiga -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru. Difficulty: 4/10 Enemies - Genma Pawn X3 Musaid X2 Gozales X1 NPCs - Tsubame Tactics: Tsubame will join the battle as a NPC at the start of turn 3 she should make the battle go much quicker as for you're characters just get them to all attack 1 enemy at a time and then move on to the next once you get to Gozales use everything you got because he is tough. =- Episode 4: The Young Chief Of Saiga -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru. Difficulty: 4/10 Enemies - Musaid X 3 Jaid X2 Gozales X1 NPCs - Matsunaga Magoichi Tactics: Like always once a enemy gets close enough get all your characters to jump it and take him out before they start on the next enemy. Also if enemies get close together then use Onimaru's Shock skill against them. =- Episode 5: The Assault On Saiga -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru or Magoichi. Difficulty: 6/10 Enemies - Musaid X4 Jaid X3 Gozales X1 NPCs - Magoichi Tactics: Before you start this battle make some Spirit Swords and enhance them 2 times before entering this battle I guarantee it will make things alot easier. Same thing like the last 5 missions, stay together and attack enemies in packs and make sure to kill the enemy before moving onto the next. =- Episode 6: The River Kizu Kabukiman -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru or Kabuki. Difficulty: 3/10 Enemies - Jaid X4 Musaid X3 NPCs - Kabuki Tactics: Easy as pie is this mission, like always stay together and attack the enemies at the same time and kill them before you move onto the next enemy. By the way, Kabuki a powerhouse will join you're party after the battle be sure to use him from now on so make him a Spirit Sword when you get the chance. =- Episode 7: The Keeper Of The Gates Of Hell -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru. Difficulty: 6/10 Enemies - Oni X6 Yama X1 NPCs - None Tactics: This battle can be a pain in the ass if all you're sword users don't have a Spirit Sword but if they do the battle should be the same as as all the others just stick together and take out enemies 1 at a time. Once you reach Yama I want you to use Kabuki's Strongman Mode skill on Onimaru and use Hiroichi's Defender Mode on the weakest attacker probably Oboro once you've done that the next turn you can go in give Yama all you got hopefully you can kill him in one turn. =- Episode 8: The White Tiger Camp -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru Magoichi. Difficulty: 8/10 Enemies - Nanaid X3 Jahinoon X4 Dollikeen X1 NPCs - None Tactics: This battle is really hard because the 3 Nanaid sitting on top of the hill just sit there and shoot Thunder Bullets at characters which hits for about 70 HP. So first thing to do is stay close to the left side of the map and take out the enemies sitting right in front of you then continue up the hill in a tigh pack and kill the Jahinoon then use Kabuki's Strongman Mode to increase Onimaru's attack and send him and another high HP character after the Nanaid's kill them then heal before you go after Dolikeen after everyone is healed send everything you got after Dollikeen and he should witin 1-2 turns. =- Episode 9: The White Tiger Camp: Conclusion -= Misson: Kill the two Genma Lords. Defeat: Death of Onimaru or Magoichi. Difficulty: 8/10 Enemies - Jahinoon X3 Nanaid X3 Gullikeen X1 Dollikeen X1 NPCs - None Tactics: Two hard battles in a row! Start off by giving everyone Herbs before the battle. Once the battle has started take the HP high characters down the hill and send the low HP character up the hill, make sure to split these two groups 4 a piece and also make sure Magoichi is in the downhill group. Kill off all the Genma that are uphill and then drop Gullikeen's HP low enough for a one or two hit kill but do not kill him. Once the down hill party is there make them take out the Nanaid's as quick as possible and then to drop Dollikeen's HP to a one or two hit kill. Now that all the Genma are dead accept the Genma Lords, kill them but make sure you do it in the same Player Phase or the other will revive the other one. =- Episode 10: Human Or Genma? -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru. Difficulty: 5/10 Enemies - Genma Samurai X6 Jorda X3 NPCs - Kotetsu Tactics: You will finally meet Kotetsu in this battle as he is the only NPC, with my game he was my most strongest character attack wise and his HP sky rockets so use him when he joins. Like always use Defender Mode and Strongman Mode and make sure to take out a enemy before you move onto the next. Also 4 Genma appear on turns 4 and 5 so don't kill all the enemies until they appear. =- Episode 11: Striptease At Himeji Castle -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru or Okuni. Difficulty: 5/10 Enemies - Genma Samurai X5 Jorda X4 Bistora X1 NPCs - Okuni Tactics: Make sure to take at least one character with a movement of 6 into this battle. First you start off by using Defender Mode on the movement 6 character and then send her/him up to where Okuni is hopefully the Genma Samurai there will attack you instead of her. After those Genma are taken out and Okuni is safe start on the rest of the enemies by using the take out 1 enemy before starting on the other enemies tactic. =- Episode 12: Disaster On Awaji Island -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru. Difficulty: 7/10 Enemies - Genma Samurai X3 Jorda X4 Hyujaid X2 Gyurossoss X1 NPCs - None Tactics: These type of battles made me wish I used archers but I still managed. Anyways start of by sending characters up the hill make sure to use Strongman Mode and Defender Mode on the forward characters. After that just use the same tactics as always attack enemies in packs and make sure there dead before you start on the next enemy. Before going after the lone Gyurossoss make sure that you're strongest characters and the characters that are attacking have the Strongman Mode and Defender Mode used on them because Gyurossoss has the ability to put you're characters asleep so it's best to take him out in one Player Phase. =- Episode 13: The Flooding Of Takamatsu Castle -= Misson: Destroy the Genma Pumps. Defeat: Death of Onimaru. Difficulty: 4/10 Enemies - Genma Pump X3 Hyujaid X4 Beoziekel X1 NPCs - None Tactics: This is a fairly easy battle with only 1 tough enemy the lone Beoziekel will be tough but either then that stick to the tactics that I have told you 30 times over but before you get to the Beoziekel split you're party up so that they are all not bunched up Beoziekel has a attack that can hit 5 people long range. After he is dead go after the powerless Genma Pump. =- Episode 14: Guildenstern's Secret Lab -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru or Agetha. Difficulty: 7/10 Enemies - Hyujaid X6 Dorogand X2 NPCs - Agetha Shura Tactics: Just follow Agetha's lead and double team enemies like always but once you get to a Dorogand watch out because after you kill them they explode damaging everyone around them for about 60 HP so make sure to have alot of HP before killing them. =- Episode 15: Castle Beneath The Sand -= Misson: Wipe out the Zombie Genma. Defeat: Death of Onimaru. Difficulty: 5/10 Enemies - Gyumposs X8 NPCs - None Tactics: This battle can be very easy and short or extremely long and annoying it all depends on how fast you can take out your enemies. First start off with the usual Strongman Mode and Defender Mode and then for the first time launch an all out attack on the dead Genma split party members up and just kill them as fast as you can if enough of them have a turn then half you're party will be put to sleep which will make the battle extremely long and annoying. =- Episode 16: The Battle For Kozuki Castle -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru. Difficulty: 6/10 Enemies - Dorogand X3 Bi-Gozales X4 Beoziekel X1 NPCs - None Tactics: I hope you've been using the character who have high HP because this battle consists of some very strong enemies. First start with a Strongman Mode and Defender Mode on the lead character and use the tactics that I have told you before, stick together and move in a group but like before when you reach Beoziekel spilt up because he has attack that can hit 5 characters who are together. =- Episode 17: The Person Of Destiny -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru or exceeding 12 turns. Difficulty: 6/10 Enemies - Dorogand X5 Bi-Gozales X2 Ragnossoss X1 NPCs - None Tactics: You have only 12 turns to defeat the enemy so sticking together is not a option but you should have about 2-3 characters who can stick together and rush through the map to get to the last enemy and kill him and let the party who was left behind take care of the rest. Watch your HP though because the enemies are strong in this level. =- Episode 18: The Phoenix Camp -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru or Agetha. Difficulty: 3/10 Enemies - Ore Nanaid X6 Bi-Gozales X2 NPCs - None Tactics: This is a really easy battle because the first set of enemies you come to are all together on a bride so start using Onimaru's Shock and any other characters long range attack that attacks more then 1 square. Once the first 4 enemies are dead take caution of the other Ore Nanaids because they have a very powerful skill just like the old Nanaids had accept they have a Fire Bullet instead of Thunder Bullet. =- Episode 19: The Phoenix Camp: Conclusion -= Misson: Kill Balahagi, the Genma Lord. Defeat: Death of Onimaru or Agetha. Difficulty: 8/10 Enemies - Ore Nanaid X4 Bi-Gozales X3 Balahagi X1 NPCs - None Tactics: The last battle was easy but this one sure isn't. You start off right by the enemies and the path is narrow so you must use you're high HP characters to lead the party. Like always start off with Defender Mode and Strongman Mode and then attack the enemies try and kill off at least 1 or 2 before the first Player Phase is over. After that use Orboro or Okuni or whoever your healer is to heal the wounded and then kill off the rest of the Genma around Balahagi after most of them are dead use all you're SP and you're most powerful skills on the Genma Lord to kill him before he can kill you. =- Episode 20: A Strange-Looking Man Appears -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Inability of Onimaru to fight. Difficulty: 2/10 Enemies - Genma Bushi X13 Magnossoss X1 NPCs - Kaidomaru Tactics: After a very tough battle comes a extremely easy battle. The Genma Bushi will appear all over the place in this episode but they only have 200 HP and 39 attack so most of them are one hit kills for the strong character and two kills for the weak. Once you get to Magnossoss be sure to keep Onimaru out of his way because if he uses Black Bubble on Onimaru then he is as the defeat says 'Inability of Onimaru to fight' so do not let it happen attack with other characters and not Onimaru. =- Episode 21: Hamamatsu Genam Farm -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru or Kotaro. Difficulty: 9/10 Enemies - Magnossoss X1 Gnomezop X5 Balamzop X2 NPCs - Kotaro Tactics: Be sure to have at least 1 Care Medicine on every character before starting this battle because the extremely annoying Balamzop cast Shocking Ray on multiple targets which causes Paralyze! Also take out all the Gnomezop before they have the chance to turn into there older and more annoying brothers, Balamzop also note that damage inflicted on a Gnomezop does not transfer over to the Balamzop who grew. As for the characters to take, I suggest long range characters (Hanpieta, Magiochi) and characters with very high movement 6 and 5 those are the best to take because they will be able to eliminate the Gnomezop before they use there skill 'Growthe'. =- Episode 22: The Battle Of Nagashino -= Misson: Destroy all the Gatling Guns. Defeat: Death of Onimaru. Difficulty: 8/10 Enemies - Genma Bushi X3 Genma Gatling X5 NPCs - None Tactics: If it wasn't for Onimusha or Defender Mode I think I would still be stuck in this episode because the Genma Gatling's are just brutal. First start off by having you're strongest highest movement character (not Onimaru) get Defender Mode and Strongman Mode cast on them and send him up as far as he can go. Now bring Onimaru up right behind the strong character but make sure a cross attack can't hit him and the strong character now push done with everyone else. On the enemy turn all the Genma Gatling should shoot you're strong character for 4 HP each and leave Onimaru alone if you did it right. Now send the strong character up to the Genma Gatling and attack with you're strongest attack then send Onimaru up and use the mighty Onimusha. On the next player turn no one needs healing so start bring the rest of the party up, make sure to put them in the cross shape so they all take a bullet each not one person for 4 bullets. Continue with this and you will beat quite possibly the hardest episode in the game with ease. =- Episode 23: The Skull Cup -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru. Difficulty: 4/10 Enemies - Genma Bushi X8 Filmereck X4 NPCs - None Tactics: This is a pretty basic battle so just keep you're character healthy and be sure to kill all the Filmereck as soon as you get a chance. Enemies will also appear throughout the battle so keep a close eye on your heatlh because who knows when a monster will pop up right behind you. =- Episode 24: A Trap At Kiyosu Castle -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru. Difficulty: 4/10 Enemies - Genma Bushi X2 Filmereck X5 Zamnossoss X1 NPCs - None Tactics: Another fairly easy battle. First start off with sending some of you're mobile characters up the stiars on the left and send 2 less mobile character up the stairs to the right. Now just kill off the enemies on the stairs and when you have a chance to get everybody a on a enemy that is on the platform, then go for it. be sure to heal before you rush in though because the Zamnossoss is extremely strong. =- Episode 25: The Genma Beasts Of Kiyosu -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru. Difficulty: 8/10 Enemies - Belon X4 Belosk X4 Belozuna X1 Giramusaid X1 NPCs - None Tactics: I hate monsters that evolve :( anyways he Belon evolve into Belosk and then Belosk will evolve into a Belozuna and if I remember correctly a Belozuna will dis-evolve into 4 Belon which can cause trouble for you. So your tactics are to stay in one big group and do not by no means break up your party. Just hack away at them as they get close to you but watch when they evolve they are much stronger. This was my very first time dying in this game, this mission is hard. =- Episode 26: Tragedy Of Fate -= Misson: Wipe out the enemy. Defeat: Death of Onimaru. Difficulty: 8/10 Enemies - Genma Bushi X3 Genma Gatling X5 NPCs - None Tactics: If it wasn't for Onimusha or Defender Mode I think I would still be stuck in this episode because the Genma Gatling's are just brutal. First start off by having you're strongest highest movement character (not Onimaru) get Defender Mode and Strongman Mode cast on them and send him up as far as he can go. Now bring Onimaru up right behind the strong character but make sure a cross attack can't hit him and the strong character now push done with everyone else. On the enemy turn all the Genma Gatling should shoot you're strong character for 4 HP each and leave Onimaru alone if you did it right. Now send the strong character up to the Genma Gatling and attack with you're strongest attack then send Onimaru up and use the mighty Onimusha. On the next player turn no one needs healing so start bring the rest of the party up, make sure to put them in the cross shape so they all take a bullet each not one person for 4 bullets. Continue with this and you will beat quite possibly the hardest episode in the game with ease. ***************************************************************************** ================ = 7. Equipment = ================ =- A. Items -= Name Description Herb Restores 100 HP to one character. Medicine Restores 250 HP to one character. Divince Nectar Restores a charactes HP to max. Magic Water Restores 20 SP to one character. Magic Potion Restores 50 SP to one character. Magic Elixir Restores 100 SP to one character. Care Medicine Removes bad status effects. Perfect Medicine Removes bad status effects and recovers all HP and SP. =- B. Stat Effecting Items -= Name Description Power Orb Increases max HP by 5. Magic Orb Increases max SP by 2. Secrets of Wisdom Increases INT by 1. Power Secrets Increases ATK by 1. Defense Secrets Increases DEF by 1. Evade Secrets Increases AGL by 1. =- C. Weapons -= Name Attack Souls Skill Short Sword 10 0000 None Sword of Morepheus 15 0000 Send to Sleep Katana 20 0000 None Samurai Sword 35 0000 None Hand Axe 15 0000 None Broadaxe 22 0000 None Battleaxe 37 0000 None Spear 10 0000 None Sickle Spear 15 0000 None Great Spear 25 0000 None Wooden Bow 10 0000 None Longbow 15 0000 None Power Bow 23 0000 None Ninja Dagger 5 0000 None Ninja Sword 20 0000 None Ninja Star 16 0000 None Wedge Knife 22 0000 None Handgun 15 0000 None Musket 18 0000 None Grenade Gun 23 0000 None Spirit Sword 30 800 None Spirit Sword +1 36 1600 God of Wind Spirit Sword +2 42 2400 God of Wind Spirit Sword +3 48 3200 God of Wind Ultimate Sword 54 0000 God of Wind Tiger Fang 35 1000 None Tiger Fang +1 42 2000 Send to Sleep Tiger Fang +2 49 3000 Send to Sleep Tiger Fang +3 56 4000 Send to Sleep Tiger's Fury 63 0000 Send to Sleep Genma Slayer 40 1200 None Genma Slayer +1 48 2400 Double Slice Genma Slayer +2 56 3600 Double Slice Genma Slayer +3 64 4800 Double Slice Genma Agony 72 0000 Triple Slice Rock Break 32 1000 None Rock Break +1 38 2000 Smash Down Rock Break +2 44 3000 Smash Down Rock break +3 50 4000 Smash Down Rock Crusher 56 0000 Smash Down Fire Axe 46 1200 None Fire Axe +1 51 2200 Full Smash Fire Axe +2 57 3400 Full Smash Fire Axe +3 64 4800 Full Smash Inferno Axe 72 0000 Full Smash Thunder Axe 60 1400 None Thunder Axe +1 66 2600 Critical Strike Thunder Axe +2 72 3800 Critical Strike Thunder Axe +3 79 5000 Critical Strike Supreme Thunder 86 0000 Critical Strike Long Spear 22 1000 None Long Spear +1 27 2000 Triple Stab Long Spear +2 32 2600 Triple Stab Long Spear +3 37 3200 Triple Stab Tornado Spear 42 0000 Triple Stab Dragon's Tooth 26 1200 None Dragon's Tooth +1 32 2400 Flash Dragon's Tooth +2 38 3200 Flash Dragon's Tooth +3 44 4000 Double Flash Dragon Fang 50 0000 Double Flash Hayate Spear 32 1400 None Hayate Spear +1 39 2800 Twin Thrust Hayate Spear +2 46 3800 Twin Thrust Hayate Spear +3 53 4800 Quad Thrust Raging Hayate 60 0000 Quad thrust Moonglow Bow 20 1000 None Moonglow Bow +1 22 2000 Arrow of Thunder Moonglow Bow +2 24 3200 Arrow of Thunder Moonglow Bow +3 27 4400 Arrow of Thunder Lunar Avenger 30 0000 Arrow of Thunder Lustrous Bow 28 1100 None Lustrous Bow +1 31 2200 Arrow of Confusion Lustrous Bow +2 34 3400 Arrow of Confusion Lustrous Bow +3 38 4600 Arrow of Confusion Mindeater Bow 42 0000 Arrow of Confusion Celestial Bow 38 1200 None Celestial Bow +1 42 2400 Arrow of Spells Celestial Bow +2 46 3800 Arrow of Spells Celestial Bow +3 51 5000 Arrow of Spells Bow of Eternity 56 0000 Arrow of Paralysis Shadow Blade 26 800 None Shadow Blade +1 29 1600 None Shadow Blade +2 32 2400 None Shadow Blade +3 36 3200 Pocket Search Kiss of Shadows 40 0000 Pocket Search Serpent's Tongue 38 1000 None Serpent's Tongue +1 43 2100 Straight to Hell Serpent's Tongue +2 48 3200 Straight to Hell Serpent's Tongue +3 54 4300 Absolute Death Doom Tongue 60 0000 Absolute Death Windmill Knife 20 1100 None Windmill Knife +1 22 2200 Leave Stranded Windmill Knife +2 24 3300 Leave Stranded Windmill Knife +3 27 4400 Stop Dead Typhoon Knife 30 0000 Stop Dead Phantom Blade 30 2200 None Phantom Blade +1 33 3300 Stupid Mode Phantom Blade +2 37 4400 Expose Mode Phantom Blade +3 42 5500 Expose Mode Phantom's Curse 48 0000 Spell Binder Kunitomo Rifle 20 2500 None Kunitomo Rifle +1 22 2500 Sniper Attack Kunitomo Rifle +2 24 2500 Sniper Attack Kunitomo Rifle +3 27 2500 Assassin Kunitomo Sniper 30 0000 Assassin Blast Gun 26 2700 None Blast Gun +1 29 2700 None Blast Gun +2 32 2700 None Blast Gun +3 36 2700 None Blaster Cannon 40 0000 Major Shock Dragon's Cannon 35 3000 None Dragon's Cannon +1 38 3000 Double Shot Dragon's Cannon +2 42 3000 Double Shot Dragon's Cannon +3 46 3000 Double Shot Triple Dragon 50 0000 Triple Shot =- D. Armor -= Name Defense Souls Half Plate 10 0000 Double Plate 18 0000 Commander Suit 24 0000 Southern Armor 28 0000 Lion Armor 32 0000 Kimono 8 0000 Sacred Clothes 15 0000 Ninja's Wear 15 0000 Chain Mail 18 0000 Combat Armor 30 800 Combat Armor +1 32 1600 Combat Armor +2 34 2400 Combat Armor +3 37 3200 Combat Armor +4 40 0000 Wing Armor 38 1000 Wing Armor +1 40 2000 Wing Armor +2 43 3000 Wing Armor +3 47 4000 Wing Armor +4 50 0000 Thor's Armor 48 1100 Thor's Armor +1 52 2200 Thor's Armor +2 56 3300 Thor's Armor +3 60 4400 Thor's Armor +4 64 0000 Demonbane Armor 62 1200 Demonbane Armor +1 65 2400 Demonbane Armor +2 68 3600 Demonbane Armor +3 71 4800 Demonbane Armor +4 74 0000 Oni's Armor 72 1300 Oni's Armor +1 75 2600 Oni's Armor +2 80 3900 Oni's Armor +3 85 5200 Oni's Armor +4 90 0000 Yin-Yang Wear 25 900 Yin-Yang Wear +1 28 1700 Yin-Yang Wear +2 31 2500 Yin-Yang Wear +3 36 3300 Yin-Yang Wear +4 41 0000 Mumyou Robe 40 1200 Mumyou Robe +1 47 2300 Mumyou Robe +2 54 3400 Mumyou Robe +3 62 4500 Mumyou Robe +4 70 0000 Secret Attire 20 700 Secret Attire +1 23 1500 Secret Attire +2 26 2300 Secret Attire +3 30 3100 Secret Attire +4 34 0000 Scale Mail 32 1000 Scale Mail +1 39 2100 Scale Mail +2 46 3200 Scale Mail +3 53 4300 Scale Mail +4 60 0000 ***************************************************************************** ============= = 8. 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