[| Dynasty Warriors 4 | Meng Huo Character Guide |] "Attacking alone? What are you? Stupid?!" FAQ Guide by OneWinged Dragon [tamisking@ffwa.org] This guide (copyright 2003) was made entirely on the experiences of OneWinged-Dragon. This guide may not be modified 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 (unless I get 100% of the profit). 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 Meng Huo? ] -Information -Unlocking -[2:Weapons ] -Weapon Information -10th Weapon -[3:Movesets ] -Move Description -Move Evaluation -[4:Usage ] -How To Use -Equip Setup -[5:Questions and Answers ] -[6:Credits ] __________________ -[1:Who is Meng Huo? ] -Information | Style Name: --- | The King of Nanman. He controlled the lands south of Shu, but lead a rebellion against them. He fought with Zhuge Liang, who had come on an expedition, but was no match for Zhuge's wit. He was captured seven times, and Zhuge Liang released him each time. This impressed him so much that he agreed to serve Zhuge Liang and the Shu Kingdom. -Unlocking Defeat Meng Huo and Zhu Rong in a Duel on Nanman Campaign in Musou Mode. __________________ -[2:Weapons ] "This is really really it!" Note: I know I got maybe about 23-78 of these weapons wrong, so if you have the correct information, please inform me. [----] Level 1: ---- +20 Attack 0 Level 2: +23 Attack 1000 exp. Level 3: +26 Attack 2000 exp. Level 4: ---- +31 Attack 3000 exp. Level 5: +34 Attack 4000 exp. Level 6: +37 Attack 5000 exp. Level 7: Beast Master +43 Attack 6000 exp. Level 8: +46 Attack 7000 exp. Level 9: +49 Attack 8000 exp. Level 10: King of Beasts +58 Attack -10th Weapon | Stage : Battle of Cheng Du | Defeat Zhao Yun, Yue Ying, Ma Chao, Jiang Wei, Guan Yu, and Zhuge Liang in any order. Message "Meng has earned Ultimate Weapon 'King of Beasts'!" will appear to confirm. -Note Ma Chao's appearance is triggered when the player reaches the West end of the stage. Guan Yu's appearance is an ambush point near Ma Liang's position. __________________ -[3:Moveset ] "My wife's gonna kill me!" -Move Description S6 - Regular - Powerful punching and strike attacks C1 - T - Dash attack C2 - ST - Double fisted uppercut; standard low juggler C3 - SST(T) - Spinning punches; stun C4 - SSST - Belly flop onto the enemy; knockback C5 - SSSST(T) - Bearhug followed by 2 headbutts and a forceful slam to top off; non-standard juggler with Charge Drive C6 - SSSSST - Earthquake attack Dash Attack - Belly slide; stun Jump Attack - [Normal] Belly flop [Charge] Belly drop Mounted Attack - [Normal] Alternating left/right swings [Charge] Fires gauntlets like short range rockets [Musou ] Wild flailing version of Normal Musou - Pounds the ground repeatedly, causing multiple earthquakes ala C6 True Musou - Musou-style, with Fire and extra earthquakes added at the end. -Move Evaluation Meng Huo. Slow. Ugly. Power. First off, forget about using his C4 attack. It leaves you too open to attack during charge up and recovery. If you want a sneak peek at Meng Huo's crotch, ladies, stick to his dash attack. Might as well skp C2 as well. Second off, we need to address Meng Huo's biggest, glaringest, ugliest weakness. He is slow. What do we do? Got no horse? Spam T. The dash takes you to places that would have taken 5 minutes, and the charge up time is low. As an attack, C1 is also quite useful, as you can often charge into crowds with no pain. As for Meng Huo's regular attack, it's somewhat effective, in that S6 ends in a spinning lariat, and his attacks boast considerable power. But I'll tell you this.... you ain't gonna see much of it. Not that it sucks, but Meng Huo has more power in other moves. C3 is absolute destruction. It cuts through crowds like Meng Huo through your Shu/Wu forces in Nanman Campaign. The range is short, but you'll be surprised about how many soldiers you can nail with this attack, esp. on the harder stages. C5, although not terribly useful, is very fun to use. I'll just leave it at that, because connecting on the first hit is very difficult. C6 is what made Meng Huo the war machine he was in DW3 (well, half of it, anyhow), and it makes him the war machine in DW4. A 360 ground pound that effectively clears the field. However, it has been weakened in that it no longer gives Musou Charge, but C6 is great to use over C3 when you want range over hits. Musou is what made up the rest of the 50% that made Meng Huo a war machine. It's still powerful, and it still cuts through soldiers like Nanman forces through Shu/Wu, so abuse it. __________________ -[4:Usage ] "Hahaha, I got 'em!" -How To Use To sum up the usage of Meng Huo... Abuse T when you don't have a horse. You move faster, and can nail some soldiers on the way. Abuse C3 and C6. The power is in the gauntlet. Abuse Musou. It kills effectively. Combo with Dash for maximum ownage. -Equip Setup Harness: Shadow Runner Orb : Vorpal/Lightning/Ice Item : Peacock Urn Item : Tortoise Amulet Item : Tiger Amulet Item : Elixir/Herbal Remedy/Wind Scroll This is the setup I use/would use for Meng Huo (would, as in my Nanman friend is not at 60k points yet, and as of the time of this FAQ composition, my PS2 is being borrowed). Some people would use different setups according to their playing style, which is fine by me, so if you don't like this setup, adjust it to your own tastes. __________________ -[5:Questions and Answers ] "I'm gonna stomp on you!" Q: Help, I'm not getting Meng Huo's 10th Weapon! A: Most 10th Weapons need to follow these requirements: -The character you are getting the 10th for needs to accomplish the tasks themselves. -All officer kills must be by the player; it will not count if the officer is killed by your bodyguards, or Lightning element. -The weapon must be at level 9 before trying to upgrade to 10. -Difficulty level must be set to Hard. -Character must be playing on their native Kingdom side. Q: How do I beat Nanman Campaign? Zhuge Liang/Lu Xun/Chef Boy/The Amazing Wu Midget dies on me! A: Play as Zhuge Liang or Lu Xun. Now you just have to protect yourself. Q: Chef Boy and The Amazing Wu Midget scuk like scuk scuking up some scuk! A: That ain't a question, but I'll be nice. Bust out Liu Bei/Sun Jian/Sun Ce/Sun Quan/Sun Shang Xiang, and you'll automatically become supreme commander, meaning no babysitting. Q: All those officers scuk too. How do you get good items? A: I usually shop at Jie Ting, Shu side, for my items. I kill Jia Kui and Xu Huang within about 30-40 seconds of each other, but don't pick up the Items. Save, reload, grab items and kill Sima Yi, not sastified with items, soft reset and reload. Hard mode for best results. Q: I cannot beat Cheng Du and I really want Meng Huo's 10th! Any tips? A: When I played Cheng Du on Hard as Meng Huo, it was very very easy. I killed everyone and cut through those soldiers like cheese. However, Yue Ying was super cheap with T. >_< Basically, my strat for Cheng Du: -Force Zhu Bao to defect by defeating 1 of his sub-generals. -Take Luo Castle and defeat Ma Su. -Head South and defeat Zhao Yun and Zhang Bao. -Head West and defeat Li Yan and Yue Ying. -Afterwards, or if during, defeat Ma Chao. -Attack Jiang Wei. -Attack Zhuge Liang. -Trigger Guan Yu ambush and defeat Guan Yu and Ma Liang. -Defeat Liu Bei to clear stage. Very easy... I only lost 1 officer (Zhu Rong) playing that stage on Hard. The problem is dueling Ma Chao. And those god-awful Juggernauts. >_< Q: My controller is spazzing out on me! And Lu Bu is about to use his C1! Help! A: Yes, well, it is a common bug in DW4... best to turn off Vibration to prevent another controller spaz out. Q: But, I need Vibration, to, well... A: Ew. Q: Your FAQ scuks. A: Make a better one then. Q: I did. A: Really? Q: Yeah. A: What is it on? Q: How your FAQ scuks. A: >_< __________________ -[6:Credits ] Muni Shinobu : God's Gift To Gamers. CJayC : Hard-working guy, gotta appreciate what he's done. My Dual Shock 2 : For not spazzing out on me while getting Meng Huo's 10th, unlike the other 256 times it has spazzed out on me. Koei : We love 'em. __________________ -[7:Super Duper Secret Stuff ] Yes, I am aware I don't have the costumes on this guide. Why? Well, I'll let you in on a secret. It's because