+--------------------+ | Dynasty Warriors 5 | | Zhang Liao | | By: Tony Chiu | +--------------------+ My e-mail is casnic@prodigy.net. Please contact me if there are corrections that need to be made in this guide. Contact me if there are any questions not covered in this guide in regard to Zhang Liao. Please make e-mails legible, or they will be discarded. --VERSION HISTORY-- v0.5 05/27/05 - Only half of the guide is done. I've completed section 3 and 5. I'll get the other half done as quickly as possible. ------------------- o*********************o | 0 | | TABLE OF CONTENTS | o*********************o 1. Introduction 2. Background 3. Moveset.......complete 4. Walkthrough...incomplete 5. Weapons.......complete 6. Costumes......incomplete 7. Set Ups.......not started 8. Credits 9. Copyright o****************o | 1 | | INTRODUCTION | o****************o Koei's main franchise, Dynasty Warriors, continues its PlayStation 2 legacy in its fourth installment, Dynasty Warriors 5. There are now 48 playable characters in Dynasty Warriors 5, each complete with a unique moveset and personality. One of them, Zhang Liao, is proud to be one of the playables. o**************o | 2 | | BACKGROUND | o**************o Zhang Liao, once under the only Lu Bu, serves as one of Wei's most important officers. His most famous stand was on the fields at He Fei, where he took down Sun Quan's giant army with small numbers. KongMing's Archives (www.kongming.net) provides the following biography: "It is said that Zhang Liao was the descendant of Nie Yi of the Eastern Han Dynasty. To avoid the envy and hatred of others however, the family name was changed to Zhang. Zhang Liao started his career as an Aid to Ding Yuan. When Zhang Liao returned to the Capital after recruiting soldiers for Commander-in-Chief He Jin, Wenyuan learned of his assassination and allied himself with Dong Zhuo, the general who occupied the territory. Zhang Liao was appointed as Cavalry Commander and helped Lu Bu after the death of Dong Zhuo. When Li Jue and Guo Si attacked and defeated Lu Bu’s forces, Wenyuan fled with his Lord to Xu Zhou. In the first year of Rebuilt Tranquility (AD 196), Zhang Liao took up the post of Chancellor of Lu Kingdom at the age of twenty-eight. On Lu Bu’s orders, Wenyuan fought against Liu Bei, Lord Cao and Yuan Shu. His skill in battle caught the eye of many, and after the death of Lu Bu, Zhang Liao accepted the post of Imperial Corps Commander under Lord Cao, and received the title of Lord of the Second Rank. In addition, Lord Cao also appointed him as Deputy General of the eastern forces. When Lord Cao was attacking Zhang Lu in Han Zhong, Sun Quan took the opportunity to invade He Fei. Zhang Liao defended so vigorously that the civilians and the people on the Xiaoyao ferry-way were in awe of his strength. For this, Lord Cao promoted Wenyuan to General Who Conquers the East. During the reign of Cao Pi, Zhang Liao was elevated to the rank General of the Forward Army and titled Lord of Jinyang. Zhang Liao died of natural causes in the year AD 222 in Jiangdu County. Zhang Liao was known as a brave and intelligent commander, his personal friends included Guan Yu, Xu Huang and Lord Cao himself (1). His son Zhang Hu continued to serve Wei as an officer. Cao Pi posthumously titled him Forthright Lord." o***********o | 3 | | MOVESET | o***********o Zhang Liao's moveset allows great coverage from all sides. His attacks are damaging and effective, which makes Zhang Liao a great character to use. The only place where he would falter is his significant Charge time and weapon speed. This can leave Zhang Liao open for time to time if not used properly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Regular Attacks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ His 6 regular attacks are wide but lack speed. The chart below explains each attack: S-STRING ======== .-----------------------------------------------------------. |Attack|Degrees| Description | |======|=======|============================================| | 1 | 210 |He slashes left to right slightly upwards. | | 2 | 210 |He slashes right to left slightly downwards.| | 3 | 0 |He pokes from behind. | | 4 | 180 |He slashes left to right horizontally. | | 5 | 190 |He slashes right to left diagonally up. | | 6 | 270 |He slashes left to right diagonally down. | | R | 180 |He slashes left tor right horizontally. | | J | 270 |He slashes right to left downwards. | | H | 180 |1. He slashes upwards on the right side. | | H | 180 |2. He slashes upwards on the left side. | | H | 180 |3. Repeat 1 and 2 depending on the weapon. | '-----------------------------------------------------------' R stands for running. J stands for jump. H stands for horse. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Evolution Attacks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ His 4 Evolution attacks are quick and wide. Refer to S-STRING and C-STRING for his Evolution attacks that are: S-1, S-2, S-3, and C-4. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charge Attacks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ His 6 Charge attacks Charge more slowly than some but are wide and powerful. The chart below explains each Charge: C-STRING ======== .---------------------------------------------------------------------. |Charge|Degrees| Description | |======|=======|======================================================| | 1 | 360 |1. [Dash] He spins weapon. | | 1 | 200 |2. He slashes right to left horizontally. | | 2 | 120 |He slashes left to right upwards. | | 3 | 200 |1. [Rush] He slashes right to left diagonally down. | | 3 | 180 |2. [Rush] He slashes left to right diagonally down | | 3 | - |3. [Rush] Repeat 1 and 2 depending on the weapon. | | 3 | 240 |4. He slashes left to right slighty upwards. | | 4 | 270 |He slashes right to left horizontally. | | 5 | - |He spins upwards for whirlwind. | | 6 | - |He slashes left to right diagonally for big whirlwind.| | J | - |He slashes left to right for disc. | | H | 180 |1. He slashes upwards on the right side. | | H | 180 |2. He slashes upwards on the left side. | '---------------------------------------------------------------------' J stands for jump. H stands for horse. ~~~~~ Musou ~~~~~ His Musou attack is quick, wide, powerful, and juggling. The chart below explains his Musou and True Musou attack: MUSOU ===== .-----------------------------------------------------------------. |Swing|Degrees| Description | |=====|=======|===================================================| | 1 | 210 |He slashes left to right diagonally down. | | 2 | 210 |He slashes right to left diagonally down. | | 3 | - |Repeat 1 and 2 depending on Musou bar. | | 4 | 270 |He slashes left to right horizontally. | | 4 | 190 |[TM] He slashes left to right slightly upwards. | | 5 | - |[TM] He slashes right to left upwards for fireball.| '-----------------------------------------------------------------' TM stands for True Musou. o***************o | 4 | | WALKTHROUGH | o***************o ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Battle of Si Shui Gate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Allied Forces VS Dong Zhuo's Forces Side: Dong Zhuo's Forces ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Battle of Hu Lao Gate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Allied Forces VS Dong Zhuo's Forces Side: Dong Zhuo's Forces ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Battle of Xia Pi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cao Cao's Forces VS Lu Bu's Forces Side: Lu Bu's Forces ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Escape from Chi Bi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Allied Forces VS Cao Cao's Forces Side: Cao Cao's Forces ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Battle of He Fei ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wu Forces VS Wei Forces Side: Wei Forces o***********o | 5 | | WEAPONS | o***********o ~~~~~~~~~~ Pole Blade ~~~~~~~~~~ Power---3| Attacks-4| ---------' 2 ATTRIBUTES ~~~~~~~~~~~ Great Blade ~~~~~~~~~~~ Power---5| Attacks-5| ---------' 3 ATTRIBUTES ~~~~~~~~~~~ Blue Wyvern ~~~~~~~~~~~ Power---11| Attacks-6 | ----------' 4 ATTRIBUTES ~~~~~~~~~~~ Gold Wyvern ~~~~~~~~~~~ Evolution | Power---38| Attacks-6 | ----------' Life---17 Attack-17 Fill---15 Horse--18 Luck---15 [Getting Gold Wyvern] Battle-Battle of He Fei Side---Wei Forces Goal---Your goal is to attain 750 kills or kill 9 officers before Cao Ren arrives as reinforcements. Method-Killing 9 officers is the easiest method. First, head to the right of base in front of you and kill Man Chong, which is an officer serving Pan Zhang. Next, head past the base to meet Ding Feng and kill him as well. Now, cross the bridge and kill Pan Zhang. After killing Pan Zhang, head to the supply base and kill Zhou Fang. Head over and around the base where Zhu Huan is and kill him. By this time, Zhu Zhi should have crossed into your area. Kill him and go north across the bridge to the northmost bridge where Zhu Ran and Chen Wu should be. Kill them and if Gan Ning hasn't showed up yet wait for him to. When he shows up near the north center checkpoint, kill him, but watch out because he is in hyper mode and is ready launch Musou Rage. After that, Cao Cao should be safe from being killed, and the weapon should appear south of where the you earlier destroyed the bridge. The weapon is accessible from the south side so go there, get it, and kill Sun Quan. o************o | 6 | | COSTUMES | o************o ~~~~~~~~~ Costume 1 ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Costume 2 ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Costume 3 ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Costume 4 ~~~~~~~~~ o***********o | 7 | | SET UPS | o***********o o***********o | 8 | | CREDITS | o***********o Special thanks to: GameFAQs, for hosting this guide Koei, for making a great game KongMing Archives (www.kongming.net), for Zhang Liao's biography o*************o | 9 | | COPYRIGHT | o*************o This guide is copyrighted (c) by Tony Chiu. This guide is intended solely for private use. This guide may not be redistributed in any shape or form without permission from the author. This guide is exclusive to GameFAQs only. If this guide is seen anywhere else, please contact me right away. Thank you.