======================================================================= Soul of The Samurai FAQ Version 1.02 (C) Konami. ======================================================================= (Lin FAQ) Written by Godhand. 12 October 1999. Contents : ------------- -Disclaimer. -About this FAQ -FAQ Existence -Lin Walkthrough -Lin's Skills -Lin Weapons -Lin Items -Medicines -Tips -Secrets -Credits -End Note : Lin is known as Hyaku is the japanese version. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Disclaimer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No portion from this article can be re-edited , modified, used or selled without any permissions from the owner. This FAQ is for personal use only . If you want to put my FAQ somewhere ,please contact me first. Please keep in mind that uauthorized modification is illegal under copyright law. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Im glad i did not use any guides or FAQ to finish and reveal this game secrets. And of course im not one of those cheaters.If you want to know, im not interested of any cheats, codes or FAQ. Im sure they will spoil my game. This FAQ is only about Lin, the female ninja as the main heroine character. This FAQ was made by my playing experience. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FAQ Existance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.GAMEFAQS http://www.gamefaqs.com 2.SOUL OF THE SAMURAI SHRINE http://ggn.consolenation.com/samurai ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Walkthrough ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The story begins at the end of Edo period in japan. Now let me explain first about Edo period. In 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun, and founded the Edo Shogunate. The period till the fall of the shogunate in 1867 is called the Edo Era. During this period, the sovereignty was strongly hold by shogun . The shogunate closed the country, and Japan prospered isolated from the most of the world. There was no civil war, people admired the peace. During the two and half centuries, major wars occured only twice. Bushi fought no longer, but governed the country as the bureaucracy instead. Chapter I.Ninja --------------- A Ship laden with the Shogun's gold dissaperaed. A ninja , Shin was dispatched to investigate. When contact was lost with him, the shogunate sent three more spies. Unbeknownst to them was the presence of a fourth ninja, Lin, Shin's younger sister. Save : Butcher-bird is gone I frown that no longer can I hear the bird sing. Chapter II.Treachery -------------------- Hanzo, a ninja sent after Shin, manages to brief Lin despite his grave injury. He directs her to seek out a safe house as his life ebbs away. But he succumbs before he could inform her of Shin. Lin is left to seek the others and her brother alone. Save : The high autumn sky after losing one's calmness the thrush will return not. Chapter III.Raven ----------------- Lin runs, aghast at the news of Genzo's death as told by the ronin she had met before. She is confronted by Genzo who has been transformed. Having killed her former ally, Lin heads to the sea, taking a winding path through a forest of ravens. Save : Walk the many roads dance and turn to blow away the dews on the way. Save : Rice plans been peck on scarecrow chases birds away it is just his job Chapter IV.Madness ------------------ Lin fends off the concerted attacks of ninjas in the guise of ravens as she races through their forest. She is challenged by Karasu, the leader of the ravens. Defeated by Lin , the dying ninja confides that Shin can be found at the beach. Save : The storm blows strongly among the waves up and down blobs the helpless boat Save : Swallows in sunset with dreams Never coming true Thin clouds remain calm. Save : In the sunset sley The swallow flies far away Beyond the thick clouds. Chapter V.Demons ---------------- Lin finds her brother Shin perched a top the beached ship. But infected by a soul bug, her once loving brother turns on her with only murderous rage. Despair tearing at her sanity, Lin lifted her sword to face the only family she had known. Save : Devouring the souls of evil ghost and goblins earthworms making cries. Chapter VI.Despair ------------------ The village had been turned into a charnel house of the dead and demons. Lin, dazed and broken by her brother's death, is beset by the unholy hordes. Without feeling, she becomes a ruthless and efficient exterminator In the end, she stands as she started, all alone. Save : Tohjo Castle evil presence in the dark fills the air and night. Last Save : Meaning no hatred kill with the sword to make bloom of the patrinia Conclusion ASCENDANCE --------------------- A homecoming ronin and a shogunate ninja seeking her sibbling, brought tohether by cruel twists of fate, are united in righteous anger to end the nightmare. Before their eyes, a stairway appears ,inviting them to come face to face with the ultimate evil. Save : The storm is now gone colors of the sunset sky paint your cheeks bright red. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lin's Skills ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.AGANE Mp : 1 Press : R1 + Up + Circle 2.NIGHT QUEEN Mp : 2 Press : R1 + Down + Circle 3.ANARYLLIS Mp : 3 Press : Square 5 times .... *Only can be used when Lin is heavily wounded. 4.CHERRY BLOSSOMS Mp : 3 Press : Square rapidly 5.CRIMSON PEACOCK Mp : 1 Press : R1 + Left + Circle *Only can be used with Weapon RAIMEI 6.FLAME LILY Mp : 1 Press : R1 + Right + Circle *Only can be used with Weapon RAIMEI Note : 1.Command are for the default key setting. 2.Do the skills before you launch your last hit combo. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Weapons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.REIMEI Lin's favorite ninja sword. It is short and suited for concealment. Its sharpness leaves much to be desired. Sharpness : Dull 2'3" 26oz 2.SHIGURE For a ninja sword, Shigure is relative large. It appears to have been made with emphasis on fighting. Sharpness : Dull 2'7" 28oz From : After beating Genzo 3.RAIMEI The sword used by Shin. It is said to summon ligtning bolts everytime it tastes blood. Sharpness : Good 2'3" 18oz From : Shin corpse 4.BYAKUYA Said to be created by a feared wizard. It is a finely crafted sword that is extremely easy to use. Sharpness : Good 2'2" 25oz From : Refer to my Secret section below. 5.RAKUYO A superb short sword that is favored by the first Shogun, Iyeyasu Tokugawa. Sharpness : Excellent 2'6" 17oz From : Refer to my Secret section below. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Items ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.SHURIKEN A small dagger that is also known as "KUNAI" .it is thrown at targets beyond reach. 2.EXPLOSIVES SHURIKEN A shuriken that is loaded with a small explosive charge. Although not powerful, it explodes on impact 3.HAPPOURINKOSHO Although it is actually a prayer item, it is also a powerful weapon that can pierce enemies. 4.HOUROKUDAMA An extremely powerful bomb that explodes on impact. It has no fuse, so it must be thrown. 5.ENMAKUDAMA When thrown, this item generates a thick, obscuring cloud of smoke on impact. 6.STORK CODE LETTER Lord Tohjo raided the Shogun's sship for its gold. He appears to be preparing for an uprising against the shogun. 7.CLOWN CODE LETTER Discovered Shin imprisoned in the forest. Rescue attempt failed. His survival is unknown. 8.PLAQUE A plaque cherised by a brother and sister. Considered a good luck charm by Lin (effect:Full recovery of HP & MP) 9.GOLD-FRAMED GLASSES A pair of eye glasses with a gold frame. 10.HELMET CODE LETTER Rakuyo safely recovered from the ship and delivered to Taka, a former ninja. Seek him at Beni, the village blacksmith shop. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Medicines ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.HEAL HERB A mix of mugwort and other plants that cures infection HP Recovery : Low 2.OINMENT An oinment that suppresses bleeding. Also prevents infection. HP Recovery : Medium 3.FOREIGN MEDICINE A medicine that instantly stops bleeding.Its ingredients are unknown. HP Recovery : High 4.ANTIDOTE A curative herb that neutralizing poison. It must be ground into a paste and igested. HP Recovery : Cures poison. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tips ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dont put your weapon up ready if you want to ignore that common enemies troops.Just keep your weapon at its place , and run over through the enemies screen by screen Beware, this is takes so much risk. Since Lin have the ability to high jump. So,you can use that to dodge the enemy attacks. And , try to back to the visited place , you will find some more medicines. Dont waste your medicines in boss fight. Just wanted you to know, your health will completely restored in each chapter Fun with blood colors, he he he.. in the chapter 1. Kill one villager, then go to option, change the blood color. Kill another one, choose different blood color, kill again ,repeat it, and you will see a very colorful murderous. XD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Secrets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.CHANGE CLOTHES ---------------- In chapter V, kill about more than 250 more zombie villagers and you should be able to fight 2 Giant Worms as a Boss. Beat em. After a few scenes. Search near there, and you will find a "GOLD-FRAMED GLASSES". Now go to Ito place, the only survival tailor in the town located at North-West from the town Square. He will ask you to give him back his glassess.Now Lin can change her clothes at there (Geez, Is Ito keep watching her too at there? what a lucky guy..) Here is the clothes type : 1.Your Normal Cloth. 2.Purple Cloth. 3.Black Ninja looking Cloth. 4.White Chinese woman dress. 5.Japanese Schoolgirl uniform. 2.WEAPON BYAKUYA ---------------- Same as above. 3.INFINITE SHURIKEN ------------------- In chapter V, you will be attacked by hundreds of zombie vilagers. Try to kill 300 zombies of them. And you will received an infinite Shuriken. No ! This is official cheats, not using the GS Code. If you still cant kill 300 zombies. Try to get weapon RAKUYO first. Since it have incredible speed, so get it, finish the game and save it. Play again using that save till you reach chapter V again. 4.WEAPON RAKUYO --------------- This took me a while to find it. Since it appear several times at the conversation in the game, so it makes me so curious. You know the safe house of Genzo ? Is at Chapter II.. when you seek a clue inside there, you will find something written like this : "Broken Lamp, Stone Pavement, Banner, Path of Guiding Light, and Temple." Now in last chapter (VI), go to the temple (The Eastest place from Town square, near the entrance ,1 screen after the entrance temple gate , try to search the temple broken lamp , made by stone , and they're stand like a path of guiding to the temple, in the right side. You will find a "HELMET CODE LETTER"... read it, now go to Beni blacksmith shop. 1 screen before you get into Raven Forest. You know,the place where you fight the first boss in chapter I. Go inside and you will receive this weapon from Taka. It said that RAKUYO is a weapon from the great legendary Shogun , Iyayashi. Yes, Iyayashi truly exist in japan history. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Credits ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Godhand (St.Evan Lee Yonny) For writing this FAQ. - My hand This what i need to write this FAQ. - Henry A Moriarty (http://mmcafe.syste.ms) For teach me about japanese history. - All Konami Staffs For creating this game. - God For letting me keep alive this far. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ End ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks for you participations, i hope im not spoiling your game. Feel free to email me at FAQ@Godhand.Net for your corrections or feedbacks. This FAQ is copyright Godhand Productions.Co.Ltd. 1999. ======================================================================= Godhand (Stevanus Lioni) FAQ@Godhand.Net Godhand Production. 885-3868. 17148. Bekasi Jawa Barat.Indonesia =======================================================================