Lu Bu FAQ by Rockman CXDEZ (guardianharupyuia@yahoo.com) Dynasty Warriors 5/Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Version 1.4 3-7-05 Updated on 3-18-05. Just added a little more info on his moveset Updated on 4-7-05. Added the names of the weapons (US version) Updated on 4-19-05 Added a character bio provided be Ryan Lee. and a little info provided by Geist Schattenfaust. Added Neo Seekers to list of site allowed to use this faq. Added a list of things to come. Added a little the Q&A Updated on 6-28-05. Added a little to the Q&A. and some info in the contact section. ------------------------------------------------ Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------ 1. Introductions 2. Copyrights 3. Lu Bu character bio 4. Why Should I use Lu Bu? 5. Unlocking 6. Move set 7. Weapons 8. Musou Mode 9. Lu Bu's models 10. Q&A 11. Checklist of things to come 12. Credits 13. Contact ------------------------------------------------- 1-Introduction ------------------------------------------------- At the time of me writing this FAQ, I only have the Japanese version of the game(Shin Sangoku Musou 4) and my Japanese is very poor, so I may have some trouble with names and such. Other FAQs I've written for GameFAQ's are also based on characters from the game Shin Sangoku Musou 4/Dynasty Warriors 5 and they are Guan Ping Ling Tong Ma Chao Pang Tong This FAQ is being written based on my experiences playing the game Dynasty Warriors 5/Shin Sangoku Musou 4, playing as the character Lu Bu. Through out this FAQ I’ll cover thing such as his, move set, musou mode stages, weapons, models ect. ------------------------------------------------- 2-Copyrights ------------------------------------------------- You may not reproduce this FAQ under any circumstances except for personal, private use. (Copyright 2005 Patrick Stevens) You may not use this FAQ on any website with out permission from me. You may not reproduce this FAQ and sell it publicly and you may not claim this FAQ as your own, doing any of these will be a violation of copyright. Site allowed to use this FAQ Gamefaqs.com Neoseekers.com ------------------------------------------------- 3-Lu Bu Character bio ------------------------------------------------- A warrior without equal, his life was an eassy in betrayl. he was first convinced by Li Su to betray Ding Yuan, his adpoted father, to join Dong Zhuo. he killed Ding Yuan and joined Dong Zhuo, rececving Red Hare in the process. his strength of the battle field was proven when at Hu Lao Gate he stoped and killed officers from the allied forces. he was about to kill Gongsun Zan, but Zhang Fei came to his rescue, the two fought without either giving way, Guan Yu joined the fight, but still Lu Bu did not yield, finaily Liu Bei joined in, the was to much, even for Lu Bu. so he feld. he would later be convinced by Wang Yun to kill Dong Zhuo and take Diao Chan for himself, he did, but Dong Zhuo's former officers attacked him causing him to flee, after a breif war with Cao Cao, he settled into Xu, which was under the control of Liu Bei, durning Liu Bei's abence, he took Xia Pi, this caused both Liu Bei and Cao Cao to attack him. although strong Lu Bu was dumb and did not listen to his advisor, Chen Gong, so he was defeated at Xia Pi, losing everything he had to Cao Cao and Liu Bei, including his life. ------------------------------------------------- 4-Why Should I use Lu Bu? ------------------------------------------------- Lu Bu is a pure monster in just about every way. Lu Bu is capable of reaching the attack and defence cap for characters. He's got good speed. He's one of the best(if not the best) crowd controllers in the game. His musou could use a little work, but his true musou is great. Simplely put, if you want to mow through just about anything, Lu Bu's your man. ------------------------------------------------- 5-Unlocking ------------------------------------------------- Beat a musou mode with 1 character from each of the three kingdoms, and one of the characters had to have faced him in there musou mode. edit* you only need to beat the game with 1 from each kingdom, you don't have to fight Lu Bu. ------------------------------------------------- 6-Move Set ------------------------------------------------- Keys: S = Square button, T = Triangle button, C = Circle button S- A slight downward slash to the left SS- A slight downward slash to the right SSS- A straight downward slash SSSS- A slash to the right SSSSS- Lu Bu jumps in a circle slashing evertying around him SSSSSS- A slight downward slash to the left Alternate SSSSSS- A slight downward slash to the left SSSSSSS- A slight downward slash to the right SSSSSSSS- A straight downward slash SSSSSSSSS- Lu Bu charges forward a bit while doing a hard slash to the right. T- Lu Bu does a upward slash to the left, then charges forward and does a slash to the right. He finshes by stomping his foot into the ground causing a shockwave to hit anything around him. This move has a natural fire effect to it that will cause the enemies to burn and loose health until they hit the floor. ST- Lu Bu uses the hlit of his weapon to knock enemies in front of him into the air. SST(T)- Lu Bu does a series of 5 slashes to the left, followed by a slash to the right, he finshes by stomping his footinto the ground causing a shockwave to hit anything around him. (Best C3 in the game) SSST- Lu Bu charges forward a bit while doing a hard slash to the right. (this move is the same as his SSSSSSSSS) SSSST- Lu Bu does a straight upward slash, hitting the ground with his weapon causing an explosion that knockes enemies into the air. SSSSST- Lu Bu a seires of 6 downward slashes going left to right, he finshes by smashing his weapon into the ground causing a shockwave to hit anything around him. Jump Attack- A downward slash Jump Charge- Lu Bu smashes his weapon into the ground causing a shockwave to hit anything around him, he finshes with a slash to the right. Mounted Attack- Lu Bu does a series of 6 downward slashes going right to left. Mounted Charge- Lu Bu does a series of 2 downward slashes going right to left. Mounted Musou-Lu Bu does a series of downward slashes going right to left. Musou Attack- Lu Bu startes spinning around doing a series of downward slashes to the right. He finshes by smashing his weapon into the ground causing a shockwave to hit anything around him. Ture Musou attack- Pretty much the same as his Musou attack, only this time at the end Lu Bu smashes the hlit of his weapon instead of the blade, and afterwards Lu Bu does a slash to the left that also sends a shockwave to hit anything around him. It should be noted that from Alternate S6-S9 you need to have a weapon at least level 3 that's Evo-capable (aka the little blue dot near the weapons name) As well as a full musou bar to use. All 4th level weapons are Evo-capable. This info is credited to "Steven Liu" thanks for the info = -------------------------------------------------- 7-Weapons -------------------------------------------------- I have a hard time reading the names of the weapons in Japanese, so for now I’m just going to call them Weapon 1, Weapon 2 ect. Stats-Halberd Base power 6 Number of attacks 4 Weight Random Stats-Great Halberd Base power 12 Number of attacks 5 Weight Random Stats-Sky Piercer Base power 18 Number of attacks 6 Weight Random Stats-Sky Scorcher Base power 40 Number of attacks 6 Weight Average Mounted Lvl 20 Defense Lvl 20 Attack Lvl 20 Musou Lvl 19 Life Lvl 19 Requirements for Obtaining Lu Bu's 4th Stage- Battle of Chang Mountain (battle of Chang Shan) Requirement- Kill 1000 enemy troops Strategy- Snice this is just a kill mission (so to say) there's not really that much strategy needed. The best advice I can give you, is try not to kill any gate guards, generals or sub generals, or take any forts. You want as many troops on the field as possable. Really other then this, all I can say is, just keep killing, getting 1000 really isn't to hard. Once you get the 1000 the Precious Item report should appear in the enemy fort. Pick it up and finshes the stage. A saddle is not needed for this. Make sure your playing on hard mode Alternate Strategy added by Geist Schattenfaust A really easy way to get the 4th weapon is to fail the mission you're immediately given by disobeying orders. To do this, run to the main south gate and you will get the message, "Yuan Shao is suspicious of Lu Bu!" This will cause the entire army on your side to sit inside their camp on the south side until you've beaten Liu Bei, essentially allowing you to clear the mission on your own. I sat by the Checkpoint in the NW corner and killed up to 900 before moving on. I overdid it by a ton as well, I ended the stage with 1553 kills with 15 minutes left. -------------------------------------------------- 8-Musou Mode -------------------------------------------------- Lu Bu has 4 stages in his musou mode, The 4 stages are 1-Battle of Si Shui 2-Battle of Hu Lao Gate 3-Battle of Chang Mountain (battle of Chang Shan) 4-Battle of Xia Pi As soon as I get the US release of this game and can better read what's going on in the battles, I'll update with some stage strategies -------------------------------------------------- 9-Lu Bu's models -------------------------------------------------- Model 1- this model comes with Lu Bu. Lu Bu wears silver armor with some purple outlining. He has a red and gold piece of cloth acrosses his chest, and a red piece of cloth hanging from his legs. He has a gold , dark grey pants and brown shoes. He also has the best head piece in the game, a little gold crown with two huge antennas coming from them. Model 2- Lu Bu unlocks this model when he get's about 6000 points. This model is just his first model with different colors. His sliver armors get's a little brighter, and the purple outlining becomes a much darker purple. The red and gold piece of cloth hanging from his chest in now a kind of tan/white color. The red piece of cloth hanging from his legs is now a muddy brown. His pants are now more of a light grey, with grey and black shoes. His waist wrap is now purple and white. Model 3- Lu Bu unlocks this model when he get about 20000 points. This just Lu Bu's DW4 model. He loses all the clothes hanging from him and get a much more armored look. In this model he's wearing gold armor with red and purple outlining. He also wears a tan waist wrap with some purple outlining. He wears black pants and black and gold shoes. He has the same head piece has his first two models. Model 4- Lu Bu unlocks this model when he gains about 20000 points along with his model 3. This is Lu Bu's alternate DW4 model. His gold armor is now a sliver color, with gold outlining. His waist wrap is now purple with some red outlining. He wears white pants, and sliver shoes, with a little detail. His head piece crown gets a little larger and turns sliver with some purple feathers coming out of it. -------------------------------------------------- 10-Q&A -------------------------------------------------- Q: The requirement for obtaining Lu Bu's 4th lvl weapon isn't working? A: Make sure your playing on hard mode, other then that if you've got the 1000 kills you should have got the weapon. Check you history to make sure you didn't miss the Precious Item report. Q: Why does Lu Bu only have 4 stages in his musou mode? A: All other characters besides Zuo Ci, and Zhang Jiao (I think) has only 4 stages. Q: Do you have to have played Lu Bu's Musou mode and got his 2nd and 3rd weapon before you get his 4th? A: No, I have got many 4th weapons the first time I played the character. Q: How do I unlock the Red Hair Saddle? A: EChang wrote an awesome item FAQ and gave a pretty detailed strategy on how to obtain it. Check there. Q: What's the best stage to get high level items? A: I've been able to get 15-20 level items on any 4-5 star stage on hard mode or Shura/Expert Mode. The higer the diffuculty the better chance for a high level item. Also using a good Seven star sash (luck+) and a character with a high luck+ on his weapon ups the chances for a good item. Q: What will you except for your FAQ? And how will I know what I e-mailed you will get added? A: E-mail me anything, you'll know weather or not I'm going to add it if you get an e-mail back. If you don't get an e-mail back, I either didn't what to add it or am already working on it myself. -------------------------------------------------- 11-Checklist of things to come -------------------------------------------------- My strategy for using Lu Bu Strategies for Lu Bu's musou mode Lu Bu's Ending Lu Bu's qoutes More to come as I think of it. -------------------------------------------------- 12-Credits -------------------------------------------------- Fist off I’d like to thank CJayC for making this site, so I have a place to write my FAQ’s. EChang because I had to look at his FAQ in order to read the 4th lvl weapon stats, and learn the 4th level weapon requirements. Thanks for the great weapon FAQ. Steven Liu, for the info on the Evo-capable weapons Ryan Lee for all the character bios Geist Schattenfaust for the info on Lu bu's 4th. My sister for getting me into the Dynasty Warriors series My Mom for helping me with my horrible spelling (I know I still probably messed a few words up) KOEI for making the DW series so awesome -------------------------------------------------- 13-Contact -------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions, or suggestions for this FAQ please e-mail me at guardianharupyuia@yahoo.com. You’ll be given full credit for want you add. Updated: 6-28-05: I've been super busy in RL lately. So if you've sent me a e-mail and got a very late reply this is why. I'm sorry about this >_< but sometimes RL calls. Anyway, to solve this problem I'm gonna try and update the Q&A as much as I can, so you can (hopefully) get your answers there. Thanks for reading.