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                           BUSHIDO BLADE - FAQ v1.0

                           By ZyXx ([email protected])
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   Welcome to my Bushido Blade FAQ. It's a great game so I decided to write
 this FAQ. It's far from complete so any help from all you Bushido Blade fans
 are appreciated. E-Mail me at ([email protected]) and check out my homepage for
                       the latest version of this FAQ.

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                                 WEAPON CHART
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         +-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------------------+
         |   Weapon    | Range | Speed | Power | Best Character(s) |
         +-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------------------+
         | Katana      |   3   |   3   |   3   | Kokuren, Utsusemi |
         | Rapier      |   1   |   5   |   1   | Kokuren           |
         | Naginata    |   5   |   1   |   3   | Mikado            |
         | Hammer      |   2   |   1   |   5   | Tatsumi, Kanuki   |
         | Nodachi     |   4   |   2   |   3   | Mikado, Utsusemi  |
         | Long Sword  |   2   |   4   |   2   | Hotarubi          |
         | Saber       |   1   |   5   |   1   | Hotarubi, Tatsumi |
         | Broad Sword |   2   |   1   |   5   | Kanuki            |
         +-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------------------+

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                                 ABRIVIATIONS
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    u - Up          H - High Attack (Triangle)     "-"  - Then..
    d - Down        M - Mid Attack (Circle)        ","  - Pause and Then..
    f - Forward     L - Low Attack (X)             "+"  - And..
    b - Back        G - Guard (Square)             "/"  - Or..

                     ( )  - Comments     [ ]  - Requirements

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                                GENERAL MOVES
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 WHILE STANDING
  f             - Step Forward
  b             - Step Backward
  u             - Sidestep Left
  d             - Sidestep Right
  f-f           - Dash Forward
  b-b           - Dash Backward
  u-u           - Diagonal Sidestep Left
  d-d           - Diagonal Sidestep Right
  f-f-f         - Double Dash Forward [High Stance]
  b-b-b         - Double Dash Backward [All Stances]
  D             - Defend
  H             - High Attack
  M             - Mid Attack
  L             - Low Attack
  b-f+L         - Jumping Impale
  R1            - Raise Stance
  R2            - Lower Stance
  R2            - Dodge Move [When weapon is hit]
  direction+L1  - Run
  direction+R1  - Climb
  f+R2          - Crouch Step
  f+R2          - Pick Up thrown Sub-Weapon

 DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2)
  R1            - Jump
  R1,H/M/L      - Jump Slash (Change Stance)
  M             - Throw Sub-Weapon
  R2            - Throw Dirt

 WHILE RUNNING (direction+L1)
  H             - Running Slice
  M             - Running Slash (Stop Running)
  L             - Running Spin Slash (Stop Running)

 WHILE ON YOUR KNEE
  f/b/u/d       - Move
  H             - Raise Slash
  M             - Mid Slice
  L             - Low Slice
  G             - Guard
  f+R2          - Throw Dirt
  f+M           - Throw Sub-Weapon
  f+M,H         - Throw Sub-Weapon, Falling Strike
  f-f+H         - High Strike
  R2            - Lay Down (->Face Up)
  Select        - Surrender

 WHILE LAYING DOWN FACE UP
  u/d           - Side Roll
  f/b           - Get Up on your Knee
  b+M           - Get Up Strike [While Face Up]
  H             - Low Slash
  M             - Low Slice
  L             - Falling Slash (->Face Down)

 WHILE LAYING DOWN FACE DOWN
  u/d           - Roll Over
  f/b           - Crawl Forward and get up on your Knee

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                                 KATANA MOVES
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 HIGH STANCE
  H,M          - Down Slice, Advancing Backhand Swing
  M-H          - Dropping Mid Swing, High Slice
  L-H          - Spinning Low Swing, Jumping Down Slice
  u+M          - Left Side Stepping Swing (Stance -> Medium)
  d+M          - Right Side Stepping Swing (Stance -> Medium)
  b+H,H        - Retreating Block, Advancing Down Slice
  b+M          - Retreating Mid Swing
  f-f+M        - Advancing Ground Stab
  f-f+L        - Advancing Low Swing
  b-f+M        - Advancing Slice
  ------------
  f-f+H-H,M    - Multiple Down Swings         [Kokuren]
  f-f+M        - Advancing Mid Swing          [Kokuren]
  f-f+L        - Advancing Spinning Low Swing [Kokuren]
  f-f+H        - Upward Swing                 [Utsusemi]
  b-f+H        - Full Swing                   [Utsusemi]

 MEDIUM STANCE
  H-M-H        - Down Slice, Mid Swing, Advancing Down Slice
  H-M-M        - Down Slice, Mid Swing, Rising Mid Swing
  M-M          - Double Swing
  M-M,f+M      - Triple Swing
  u+M          - Left Side Stepping Swing
  d+M          - Right Side Stepping Swing
  b+H,H        - Retreating Block, Down Slice
  b+M          - Retreating Mid Swing
  f-f+H        - Advancing Down Slice
  f-f+M        - Advancing Power Thrust
  f-f+L        - Advancing Swing
  b-f+H        - Advaning High Slice
  b-f+M,H      - Sword Swat, High Slice
  b-f+M,M      - Sword Swat, Thrust

 LOW STANCE
  H-L          - Down Slice, Low Swing
  M-M          - Advancing Double Swing
  L-M          - Rising Slice, Charging Thrust
  b+L          - Retreating Spin Swing
  f-f+L        - Upward Stab
  b-f+H        - Advancing Swing
  b-f+M        - Advancing Up Slice
  ------------
  f-f+L        - Turnaround Thrust         [Utsusemi]
  b-f+M,M(x4)  - Windup Swing, Swing Combo [Utsusemi]

 DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2)
  L            - Low Swing
  L,H          - Low Swing,Down Slice [Kokuren, Utsusemi]
  H            - Springing Swing      [Mikado, Kokuren, Utsusemi]
  R1,L         - Jumping Upward Slice [Hotarubi, Kokuren, Utsusemi]

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                                 RAPIER MOVES
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 HIGH STANCE
  H-M           - Slice and Thrust
  M-M           - Double Stab
  u+M           - Left Dodging Stab
  d+M           - Right Dodging Stab
  b+H           - Retreating High Poke
  b+L           - Dramatic Sweep
  f-f+H         - Advancing Slice
  f-f+M         - Advancing Thrust
  b-f+H         - Diving Upslice
  ------------- -
  f-f+H         - Turning Stab [Kokuren]
  b-f+M         - Lunging Thrust [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado, Kokuren]

 MEDIUM STANCE
  H-L,H,M-M     - Flurry of Blows
  u+H           - Left Dodging High Stab
  d+H           - Right Dodging High Stab
  b+M           - Retreating Slash
  f-f+H         - Advancing High Stab
  f-f+M         - Advancing Thrust
  b-f+M         - Lunging Upward Thrust
  ------------- -
  b-f+H         - Lunging High Thrust [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado, Kokuren]
  b-f+M         - Spearing Thrust [Kokuren]

 LOW STANCE
  H-H           - Advancing Double High Stabs
  L-M           - Low & Spinning Stabs
  u+M           - Left Dodging Slash
  d+M           - Right Dodging Slash
  b+M           - Spinning Slash
  b+L           - Ducking Low Slash
  f-f+H         - Advancing High Stab
  f-f+M         - High Stab
  f-f+L         - Lunging Low Slash
  b-f+H         - Spinning High Thrust
  b-f+M         - Lunging Stab
  -------------
  M-M-M         - Double Lightning Sword Attack [Kokuren]
  f-f+H-M-L,M-M - Advancing Stab Combo [Kokuren]

 DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2)
  L             - Upward Slice [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado, Kokuren]
  R1,L          - Jumping Upward Slice [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado, Kokuren]

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                                NAGINATA MOVES
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 HIGH STANCE
  H-H,H         - Double Chop & Slice
  M,M           - Double Slash
  u+M           - Left Dodging Slash
  d+M           - Right Dodging Slash
  f+L           - Ducking Low Slash
  b+H           - Retreating Slice
  f-f+H         - ?
  f-f+M         - Advancing Slash
  b-f+H         - Running Upslice
  b-f+M         - Running Slash
  -------------
  H-H,M         - ? [Mikado]

 MEDIUM STANCE
  H-M           - Slash and Shake
  M,L           - Medium & Low Slash
  u+M           - Left Dodging Slash
  d+M           - Right Dodging Slash
  f+M           - Jab
  f+L           - ?
  b+M           - Retreating Jab
  f-f+M         - Ducking Head Swipe
  b-f+H         - ?
  -------------
  f+M-M-M       - ? [Mikado]
  f-f+T         - ? [Tatsumi]
  f-f+T         - ? [Mikado]
  b-f+M         - ? [Mikado]
  b,f+H-L,R1-L  - ? [Mikado]

 LOW STANCE
  H,L           - Hi-Lo Slash
  M,M           - Slash & Stab
  L,M           - Low Slash & Strike
  u+M           - Left Dodging Slash
  d+M           - Right Dodging Slash
  f+L           - Low Stepping Strike
  b+M           - Spinning Strike
  b+L           - Retreating Low Jab
  b-f+H,M,L     - Triple Jabs
  -------------
  b,f+M         - ? [Utsusemi]
  b,f+M         - ? [Mikado]
  b,f+H-M-L-M   - ? [Mikado]

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                                 HAMMER MOVES
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 HIGH STANCE
  H-H,H,H       - Hammer Flurry
  u+M           - Left Dodging Swing
  d+M           - Right Dodging Swing
  b+H           - Smash and Retreat
  f-f+H         - Advancing Smash
  f-f+M         - Advancing Swing
  f-f+L         - ?
  b-f+H         - Leaping Smash
  b-f+M         - Lunging Backswing
  -------------
  f-f+L         - Twirling Upswing [Hotarubi, Tatsumi fall?]
  f-f+H         - ? [Tatsumi]

 MEDIUM STANCE
  H-H           - Double Smash
  M-H-M         - Swing, Smash, Swing
  u+M           - Left Dodging Swing
  d+M           - Right Dodging Swing
  b+M           - Retreating Backswing
  f-f+H         - Advancing Smash
  f-f+M         - Advancing Swing
  b-f+H         - Mauling Smash
  b-f+M         - Spinning Swing

 LOW STANCE
  H-H           - Double Smash
  L-H           - Low Swing & Smash
  u+M           - Left Dodging Hammerspin
  d+M           - Right Dodging Hammerspin
  b+L           - Retreating Low Backswing
  b-f+M         - ?
  -------------
  b-f+M         - ? [Tatsumi]
  b-f+M-H       - ? [Kanuki]
  M-M,M,M       - ? [Kanuki]

 DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2)
  H             - ? [Tatsumi]
  H             - ? [Kanuki]
  L             - Low Sweep [Utsusemi, Kanuki]

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                                NODACHI MOVES
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 HIGH STANCE
  H-H,f+H       - Slices & Jumping Slice
  H-L           - Slice & Upslice
  M-M           - Double Slash
  L-H           - Low Slash & Slice
  u+M           - Left Dodging Slash
  d+M           - Right Dodging Slash
  f+L           - ?
  b+H           - Retreating Slice
  b-f+H         - Lunging Slash
  b-f+M         - Slash & Spin
  -------------
  f-f+H         - ? [Mikado, Utsusemi]

 MEDIUM STANCE
  M-M,f+H       - Double Slash & Overslice
  u+M           - Left Dodging Slash
  d+M           - Right Dodging Slash
  f+L           - Low Slice
  b+M           - Retreating Slash
  f-f+M         - High Slash
  b-f+H         - Lunging High Blow
  b-f+M,M       - Sword Flick & Slash
  -------------
  b-f+M,M       - ? [Mikado, Utsusemi]

 LOW STANCE
  H-L           - Slice & Low Slash
  M-M           - Double Slashes
  L-H           - Upslice & Downslice
  u+M           - Left Dodging Slash
  d+M           - Right Dodging Slash
  f+L           - Low Slash
  b+L           - Retreating Slash
  f-f+M         - Advancing Slash
  f-f+L         - ?
  b-f+H         - Lunging Slice
  b-f+M         - Winding Slash
  -------------
  L-L           - ? [Mikado]
  b-f+M         - ? [Utsusemi]
  b-f+H,H,H,H   - ? [Utsusemi]

 DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2)
  H             - ? [Mikado, Utsusemi]

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                               LONG SWORD MOVES
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 HIGH STANCE
  H-L           - Slice & Low Slash
  M-M           - Double Slash
  u+H           - Left Dodging Slice
  d+H           - Right Dodging Slice
  b+H           - Retreating Slice
  b-f+H         - Spinning Slice
  b-f+M         - Spinning Slash

 MID STANCE
  H-L           - Hi-Lo Slice
  M-M           - ? Double Slashes
  u+M           - Left Dodging Slash
  d+M           - Right Dodging Slash
  f+M           - Lunging Thrust
  b+M           - Retreating Slash
  b-f+H         - Lunging High Blow
  -------------
  f+H           - ? [Hotarubi]
  f-f+L         - ? [Hotarubi]
  b-f+M         - ? [Hotarubi]

 LOW STANCE
  H-M           - High Slice & Blow
  L-H,H         - Up & Down Slice, High Blow
  u+M           - Left Dodging Spin Slash
  d+M           - Right Dodging Spin Slash
  b+M           - Upslice
  b+L           - Retreating Upslice
  f-f+M         - Spinning Thrust
  b-f+H         - Impale
  -------------
  f-f+L         - ? [Kokuren]

 DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2)
  R1,L           - ? [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado]

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                                 SABER MOVES
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 HIGH STANCE
  H-M           - Slice & Slash
  u+M           - Left Dodging Slash
  d+M           - Right Dodging Slash
  b+H           - Retreating Slice
  f-f+H         - Advancing Slice
  f-f+L         - Sweep
  b-f+H         - Springing Slice
  b-f+M         - Thrust
  -------------
  H-M-M         - Slice & Slashes [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado]
  M-M-H         - Slash & Slice [Hotarubi, Tatsumi]
  f-f-f+M       - Roll Forward & Slash [Hotarubi, Mikado]
  b-f+M-M-M-M-M - ? [Tatsumi, Kokuren]

 MID STANCE
  M-M,H         - Double Slash & Slice
  L-H,M         - Low & Spinning Slashes
  u+M           - Left Dodging Slash
  d+M           - Right Dodging Slash
  b+M           - Retreating Slash
  f-f+M         - Lunging Thrust
  b-f+M         - Springing Slash
  -------------
  M-M-H,L       - ? [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado, Kokuren]

 LOW STANCE
  H-H           - Slice & Spin Slice
  u+M           - Left Dodging Slash
  d+M           - Right Dodging Slash
  f+L           - ?
  b+M           - Rearing Thrust
  b+L           - Retreating Slashes
  f-f+H         - Advancing Slice
  f-f+M         - Advancing Slash
  f-f+L         - Advancing Sweep
  b-f+H         - Spinning Slice
  b-f+M         - Lunging Thrust
  -------------
  M-L           - Slash, Rolling Slice [Hotarubi]
  L-H           - ? [Tatsumi, Kokuren]

 DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2)
  L             - Jumping Upslice [Hotarubi, Tatsumi, Mikado, Kokuren]

 ANY STANCE
  f-f           - Roll Forward [Hotarubi, Mikado]
  b-b           - Backflip [Hotarubi, Mikado]
  u-u/d-d       - Cartwheel [Hotarubi]

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                              BROAD SWORD MOVES
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 HIGH STANCE
  M-M           - ?
  L-L           - ?
  u+M           - ?
  d+M           - ?
  b+H           - ?
  f-f+H         - ?
  f-f+M         - ?
  f-f+L         - ?
  b-f+H         - ?
  b-f+M         - ?
  -------------
  H-H,H         - ? [Kanuki]
  f-f+H         - ? [Kanuki]
  f-f+L         - ? [Kanuki]
  b-f+H         - ? [Kanuki]
  b-f+H         - ? [Mikado]

 MEDIUM STANCE
  M-M           - ?
  u+M           - ?
  d+M           - ?
  b+M           - ?
  f-f+H         - ?
  f-f+M         - ?
  f-f+L         - ?
  b-f+M         - ?
  -------------
  f-f+L         - ? [Kanuki]

 LOW STANCE
  H-H           - ?
  u+M           - ?
  d+M           - ?
  b+M           - ?
  b+L           - ?
  f-f+M         - ?
  b-f+H         - ?
  b-f+M         - ?
  -------------
  M-M,H         - ? [Kanuki]
  L-H,M         - ? [Kokuren]

 DURING CROUCH STEP (f+R2)
  H             - ? [Kokuren, Kanuki]
  L             - ? [Kokuren, Kanuki]

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                                   SECRETS
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 Second Endings
 --------------
 - Get the first ending for a charcter
 - Play Story Mode with that charcter and run to the hole that leads down to
   the sewer. Don't Kill the first character you meet.
 - When you get there, injure your opponent's leg and jump into the hole
 - Beat the next five opponents honorably and by not getting a single hit
   The second ending for that character should now be played.

 Enable "Man with Gun"
 ---------------------
 - Beat all 100 opponents in "Chambara Mode"
 - He should now be available in Versus Mode in the spot next to Kanuki.

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                                   CREDITS
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 * Dr. Blasphemy ([email protected]) for his Katana FAQ
 * RuGal ([email protected]) for info from his Bushido Blade FAQ
 * mikelee ([email protected]) for info from his Bushido Blade FAQ


 If you have any additions, corrections or anything else, e-mail me!!!
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    WWW: www.kuai.se/~jockej

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