Dynasty Warriors 5 - Yuan Shao FAQ By: Wolfewood (Colt Lookado) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version History: 29 April 2005 Version 1.0 - Completed guide. 2 MAy 2005 Version 1.2 - Added Thank You's and Credits Section 4 January 2006 Version 1.3 - Added some additional information in the Movest, Weapons, and Musou Mode Sections along with updating my contact information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents 1.) Copyright 2.) Introduction 3.) About Yuan Shao 4.) Why Should I use Yuan Shao? 5.) How to Unlock Yuan Shao 6.) Yuan Shao's Moveset 7.) Yuan Shao's Weapon Progression 8.) Musou Mode Walkthrough 9.) Frequently Asked Questions 10.) Contact 11.) Thank You's/Credits 12.) Wrap-up ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 1.) Copyright This document is the property of Wolfewood (Colt Lookado) and is created solely for use on www.gamefaqs.com and may not be reproduced without my consent in any way, shape, or form. This document is to be used privately. If you see this FAQ on any site other than GameFAQs, please inform me immediately so I can open up a can. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 2.) Introduction Hello one and all and welcome to the ultimate Yuan Shao FAQ! This is my first FAQ I've ever written in my life, but I think it'll turn out good. I'm usually a reviewer but I decided to help inform people more by creating something that might help them when they actually get the game. Now, onto the FAQ about everyone's favorite rich dude, Yuan Shao! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 3.) About Yuan Shao Yuan Shao ?-202 *A member of the distinguished Yuan Family, he became the leader of the coalition forces in the movement against Dong Zhuo. Following Dong Zhuo's death, he fought against Cao Cao, who was trying to take control of the central plains. However, despite his large army at the Battle of Guan Du, internal strife and various other troubles such as the attack of his supply depot led to a major defeat. * = taken from Encyclopedia found in DW5. Yuan Shao was a very distinguished man but was not much of a leader. His army at Guan Du, yet vast was unorganized which eventually brought about the burning of his supply depot, Wu Chao Compound, which sealed his fate that night. Yuan Shao died a only two years after his loss due to illness. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 4.) Why Should I Use Yuan Shao? You might be asking yourself "Why should I use Yuan Shao?" Well, one reason may be that you have to if you want to unlock everything in the game. I like Yuan Shao because of his odd manner. He's kind of dimwitted and has some rather unorthodox moves which make him interesting to play with. He has a cool sword and armor too. Always a plus. He does sweet head butts too, including his air charge where he pretty much faceplants into the ground. How much more manlier can you get? Even more important, after hearing that, how could you NOT want to play as this guy? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 5.) How to Unlock Yuan Shao To unlock Yuan Shao, simply complete Cao Cao's Musou Mode. This of course means you have to have Cao Cao unlocked already. Unlock him by completing 4 Wei Officer's Musou Modes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 6.) Yuan Shao's Move Set Like all characters, Yuan Shao can perform 6 attacks once he gets his 3rd weapon and 10 attacks if his equipped weapon allows him to perform an Evolution Attack. S = Square Button, T = Triangle Button. Standard Attacks ++++++++++++++++ -S: A left to right slash that covers 180 degrees in front of Yuan Shao and travels diagnoly upwards. -SS: A right to left slash that covers 180 degress in front of Yuan Shao that travels diagnoly downwards. -SSS: A left to right slash that covers 180 degrees in front of Yuan Shao that travels horizontally. -SSSS: A right to left slash that covers 180 degrees in front of Yuan Shao that travels diagnolly upwards. -SSSSS: A left to right slash that covers 180 degrees in front of Yuan Shao that travels horizontally. -SSSSSS: A quick right to left slash that covers a more than 180 degrees and travels horizontally. Charge Attacks ++++++++++++++ -T: Yuan Shao lunges forward and hits any enemies in his way with a wicked head butt of fury. Does okay damage but can be hard to aim. -T while in the air: Yuan Shao slams into the ground at a angle with his sword straight out in front of him. I used to think he was headbutting the ground but after closer examination I found that to be wrong. -ST: Yuan Shao does a little jump and hits his opponent into the air, like all other characters in the game. -SST (T repeatedly): Yuan Shao swings his sword very fast while traveling in the direction you're holding the analog stick or just straight if you're not holding the stick. Keep tapping triangle to keep going until you reach its limit. At the end of the combo, Yuan Shao will spin twice, with the second spin activating his Element. This works very well with Fire since it leaves the opponent dazed while ablaze and it opens up a huge window for you to combo the unfortunate victim to maximize that burn damage. -SSST: Yuan Shao swings his sword in an arch over his head activating his element. It's not a very good crowd clearer unless the entire crowd is in front of you, but it can provide breathing room if you hit an officer with it. -SSSST: Yuan Shao stabs his sword into the ground causing all enemies immediately in front of him to fly into the air while taking damage from your equipped element. This also works well with Fire since you can juggle your opponent(s) in the air and get the most out of that fire attack. -SSSSST: Yuan Shao releases a wave from his sword that surrounds him 360 degrees. Absolutely awesome when your in a crowd and can provide some elbow room when in close quarters. This attack also activates his equipped Element. ++++++++++++++++ Evolution Attack ++++++++++++++++ If your equipped weapon has a little blue thing next to its name, that means you can do an Evolution Attack. Evolution Attacks are doen by simply doing your basic SSSSSS combo but an extra few hits will be tacked onto the end after your 5th attack. These are usually altered or the same moves from your regular combo but are more powerful and feature charge attack properties. Yuan Shao's Evolution Attack is pretty much his basic combo with a spin attack, and his 2nd, 3rd, and 6th attack tacked onto the end. It's pretty boss and it's awesome at juggling and clearing crowds. Mounted Attacks: Yuan Shao swings his sword on the left and right sides of the horse just like most of the characters in the game. His charge attack is this same thing only more powerful. His Mounted Musou is a fast string of attacks that do a lot of damage. -Musou: Yuan Shao swings his sword from side to side while moving in the direction you're holding the stick. He ends it with his SSST attack so don't expect too much. It does its job though. -True Musou: Here's where it's at. Yuan Shao does the same as in his normal Musou but at the end, he leaps into the air and rides his sword into the ground sending out a huge shockwave. This attack also has the Fire element attached to it automatically. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 7.) Yuan Shao's Weapon Progression Like all characters in DW5, Yuan Shao has 4 weapons, Noble Sword, Regal Sword, Sword of Honor, and finally, the Sword of Kings. Noble Sword Power - 3 Attacks - 4 Weight - Medium Attributes - None This is the sword you start out with. Not too impressive, but none of the characters first weapons really are though are they? It starts with no attributes but you'll get one later that has some. Regal Sword Power - 7 Attacks - 5 Weight - RANDOM Attributes - RANDOM It's better than Regal Sword but still nothing to really be proud of. I doubt you'll be using it for long though. The weight and Attributes you get on this weapon are random. Sword of Honor Power - 11 Attacks - 6 Weight - RANDOM Attributes - RANDOM This is where we start to get good. Yuan Shao's third weapon is pretty good considering that the average power for 3rd weapons is right around 11. Like first and second weapons you pick up, it has random attributes and weight. However, if you pick up a sword of honor with a blue symbol next to its name, that means it's capable of Evolution Attacks. See Section 6 for more on Evolution Attacks. Sword of Kings Power - 34 Attacks - 6 Weight - Medium Attributes - Fill: 15, Horse: 15, Bow: 15, DEF: 18, Musou: 17 Not bad, not bad at all. Sword of Kings is the weapon you'll mostly be using since it's the best you can get. It's not exactly the best fourth weapon but it's cool in its own right. It is also capable of Evolution Attacks. However, you don't get this weapon by random, you have to unlock it by performing a certain task in a certain stage. Here's how.... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Unlocking the Sword of Kings: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Must play on Hard or Chaos mode. Battle of Guan Du, Yuan Shao's Side (Duh!) Open the gates to Guan Du Castle while Wen Chou and Yan Liang are still alive. Sound simple? Well it is. First thing you should do is be on a horse and ride down to the Attack Base next to Bai Ma castle where Guan Yu and Liu Yan start in. After a couple minutes, you'll get a message saying Guan Yu is moving. If Guan Yu reaches Yan Liang before you, he'll kill him in seconds and you'll have to try again. Cut Guan Yu off before he can get to Yan Liang and wail on him hard until you beat him. By doing this, you save Yan Liang and Wen Chou from certain demise and take out a big potential threat to your army. After defeating Guan Yu it's pretty much smooth sailing from there. This is a really easy battle, even on Hard mode. You can now pick off generals at your leisure or go for the weapon now. After doing what ever you want to do, head towards Guan Du Castle and your Siege Towers should show up. After a few minutes, some of Cao Cao's soldiers will open the East and West gates, however this is not what you need to do to get the weapon. Wait until the MAIN GATE in the front of the castle opens so proceed to KILL while waiting. After this happens, you'll get a message saying a valuable item has been discovered. Waltz into the castle through the main gate and take the stairs to your left leading up to the catapults. You should see a fancy yellow and red box. Break it and take the red Weapon Case inside it. You got weapon! Now all you have to do is beat the stage by killing Cao Cao. After the battle, be sure that you keep the Sword of Kings and not discard it or you'll have to go do this all over again. DOH! >_< ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 8.) Musou Mode Walkthrough Now, before you begin Yuan Shao's Musou Mode, I should tell you one thing, it's really frikkin' easy. I'm not kidding, this has to be the easiest Musou Mode in the game. You only have 4 Battles and all but one are one star difficulty. Try playing it on Hard or Chaos to spice it up. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Battle 1 - The Battle of Ji Province Yuan Shao's Forces vs. The Yellow Turbans Conditions: Victory - Defeat Zhang Jiao Defeat - Yuan Shao is defeated or the Main Camp is taken If you lose your main camp in this battle, you lose. However, as long as you take out officers along the way, it'll never even be close to being in danger. Since you may or may not have Yuan Shao leveled up, I suggest equipping the Tiger and Tortoise Amulets first to help beef up his stats. After a new slot opens, I'd put the Peacock Amulet on. After that it's really all about what you prefer. One suggestion is that if you have the Serpent Earrings, make that one of the first equips you do since it will level up Yuan Shao's attack a lot faster than normal. As for an element, I prefer Fire since Yuan Shao seems like the kind of guy who digs fire. All this is just a suggestion of course, so equip items as you see fit or like. You start out right next to an Attack Base so take it out to save yourself some casualties to your army. A couple minutes later, Zhang Jiao will brew up some tornadoes to halt your march towards his main camp but they're nothing to worry about right now. Just head in that direction and slap Bo Zhang around. After this, Zhang Bao will head to the alter to give Zhang Jiao "More power!!" but it's nothing to worry about. Keep going and take out He Yi and get a +2 Attack bonus. If you need Health, there's a pot containing a +400 Health Recov. along the right side wall. Ride up to the tornado and you should see a tree with a crate next to it. There's a Musou Rage Token in it and a +100 Health Recov. in the near by pot. Be careful not to get hit by the tornadoes though because it can hurt A LOT. Continue north and you'll find the altar with Zhang Bao and Pei Yuan Shao waiting for you. Defeat them to earn +10 Health and +2 Defense bonuses. Once you do this, the tornado will stop. There's a checkpoint Southwest from the altar. Occupy it to stop their troops and flood them with your own. From here you can either go to the Northwest part of the map or head East. I prefer to got Northwest and then double back so I can maximize my KO Count and take the nearby Checkpoint and Defense Base so we'll continue as if we're doing that. Just outside the base on the left hand wall is a crate. Break it open to pick up a weapon then proceed in taking the base. At this point, Zhao Yun will come to give you a hand. After taking the base, you can either turn around or just barge through Zhang Jiao's main camp. I just go through and kill on the run. Just outside the base's South entrance, Zhang Liang stands guard so show him who's boss and pick up the +2 Attack his humiliated self leaves. Continue moving and take the southern base and kill anyone who gets in your way to get the maximum amount of points you can. Remember that there's a Checkpoint right by the base so take it out to cut off their troops. The crate and jar next to the checkpoint hold arrows and All Recov. Full items. There's nothing left to do now so head for Zhang Jiao and put this baby to bed. Zhang Jiao is nothing special so this should be easy. Ok, you cleared the first battle, only 3 to go. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Battle 2 - The Battle of Si Shui Gate Allied Forces vs. Dong Zhuo's Forces Conditions: Victory - Defeat Hua Xiong Defeat - Yuan Shao is defeated At the beginning of the battle, head for Fan Chou and take him out. Occupy the Checkpoint while you're here and then head north and take the Defense Base. At this point, Sun Jian will say that his men are exhausted and need to rest. Yuan Shu will chime in saying that a base is blocking the supply route. Ride back around through where you came so you don't head through the mass of red in the middle or just maraud through the enemy like I like to do and head towards Yuan Shu. We'll continue though as if you went the safe way. Officers Niu Fu and Hu Zhen will be outside the base blocking the route so take them out to get a +10 Life and +4 Attack bonus. After you take the base, Sun Jian and company will continue their march. Wang Fang will be inside the base so take him out too for a +4 Defense bonus then occupy the checkpoint north of the base. The nearby jar contains a Musou +10 bonus so grab it. Trot through the base you just took and you'll be facing some troops, 3 crates, and a jar. Inside the crates are a Weapon, Item, and +10 Arrow while the jar holds a +200 Life Recov. From here, head south to the middle and Occupy the nearby Checkpoint. The crate next to it contains a Musou Rage Token so grab it if you need it. Now head for the Attack Base in the center. Before you get there, you'll find three crates and a jar. The crates hold +10 Arrows, a Weapon, and an item. The Jar has +100 Health Recov. Enemy Officer Li Su might try to attack you whilst you traverse from the Checkpoint to the Base so slap him hard for a +4 Attack bonus then take the base. After that, take the Checkpoint next to the former Attack Base. Now head north towards Hua Xiong. Li Jue will try to stop you so stomp his ass and take his +4 Defense bonus. Shortly after this, Lu Bu should appear from Si Shui Gate. If you can or feel that you can take him on, go ahead or just run around him and take out Hua Xiong. You can take the Checkpoints if you want to but they really don't matter at this point. After you get to Si Shui Gate, Li Ru will appear to try and come from the southwest. However since you're Yuan Shao and not the AI, you don't need to worry about it since he won't be able to beat you. After you defeat or avoid Lu Bu you can either go take out Li Ru or just end the stage by beating Hua Xiong. Two down, two to go. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Battle 3 - The Battle of Chang Shan Yuan Shao's Forces vs. Gongsun Zan's Forces Conditions: Victory - Defeat Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan Defeat - Yuan Shao is defeated or the main camp is taken As in the Battle of Ji Province, if you lose your main camp, you lose the battle, but like in that battle, just take out officers and your main camp shouldn't come under fire. Start out by Occupying the Checkpoint literally right behind you then move on to defeat Qing Niujia by opening the gate and killing him. Be sure to pick up the attack bonus he drops as well. There are arrows and health in the crate and jar right behind the gate. Defeat Li Damu to get a Defense bonus. Keep going ahead and you'll run into Huang Long and Yu Du. Take them out for a weapon and Life +10 bonus. Around this time you should get a message telling you to eliminate Zhang Yan and rescue Lu Bu. Ride to his location and take him out and pick up the Attack bonus he drops. While you're on the side of the map, take out the Attack base, Checkpoint, and Guo Daxian. From here, I usually head north and take out the Defense Base and troops outside this part of the castle then go back to where all the officers and gates are leading into Gongsun Zan's Main Camp. While in this area, you'll encounter heavy resistance from both troops and officers of the likes of Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Liu Bei and some faceless generals so be ready for a fight. None of these guys are really that hard but can be a hassle if you recklessly run in. Just pick them off one at a time and be sure to pickup the upgrades, items and weapons they drop. By the time you finish them all off, your army should be dominating so just head to Gongsun Zan and kill his sorry self to end the battle. That's the end of Battle 3, only one remains. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Battle 4 - The Battle of Guan Du Conditions: Victory - Defeat Cao Cao Defeat - Yuan Shao is defeated There are no outside conditions to make you lose this battle so just protect yourself and you'll be fine. Start out by heading down to Yan Liang's location and take out Guan Yu so he can't rape your troops as he might do. After that, take Red Hare for a spin so you can traverse the battlefield faster. From here, take out the base you're more than likely near or inside then head back and take out Han Hao and Cao Hong who you probably passed up on the way to take on Guan Yu. After taking them both out, defeat Xun You than Liu Yan to take Bai Ma Castle. From this point, you can just lay waist to Cao Cao's ranks and pick up bonuses from defeated generals. If you pass in front of Guan Du castle, your Siege Towers will appear and take on the castle. This will drop Cao Cao's morale pretty good. If you take Yan Jin (the second base from the left in front of Guan Du Castle) you'll further hinder Cao Cao's Army. By this time, the battle is pretty much yours. Your only concern may be your supply depot, Wu Chao located in the center of the stage. If it comes under attack, be sure to go and protect it, as its burning will really hurt your army's morale and can make it a tough battle. Finish off Cao Cao and the battle is over along with Yuan Shao's Musou Mode. Congrats, well played my good wo/man. So this was pretty easy right? Of course, especially since you had me to help you along the way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 9.) FAQs. I seriously doubt anyone will have any questions but feel free to ask me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 10.) Contact. Feel free to contact me at redcometxiii@aim.com for any comments, questions, or corrections. You can also catch me on AOL Instant Messenger, my screen name is RedCometXIII. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 11.) Thank You's/Credits -Thanks to crimsonzeek for proofreading my FAQ. -Thanks Koei for making such a kick-ass game. Keep it up! -Thanks to a GameFAQs poster who posted all the methods to get everyone's 4th Weapons which I used to get Yuan Shao's. Let me know who you are! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 12.) Wrap-Up So that's it. Thanks for viewing my FAQ and happy warring. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colt Lookado AKA Wolfewood/RedCometXIII