Game: Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires
Character: Zhao Yun FAQ
By: CheesyCharlie ([email protected])
Version: 1.3
Created on: 18/06/05
Last updated on: 08/08/05

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Contents
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1. Version History
2. Introduction
3. COntrols
4. History of Zhao Yun
5. Why Should I use Zhao Yun?
6. Move Set
7. Weapons
8. Strategies
9. Equipping Zhao Yun
10. Zhao Yun's models
11. Copyrights
12. Credits
13. Contact Me!

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1. Version History
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Version 0.5(18/06/05) - Thought of the idea of a Zhao Yun FAQ.
Created the skeleton of this guide.

Version 0.6(28/06/05) - Detailed the guide and looked for
information on Jiyu Aifu's imformative guide.

Version 0.7(06/07/05) - Included the controls section.

Version 0.8(07/07/05) - Added strategies on how to use Zhao
Yun and how to equip Zhao Yun.

Version 0.9(10/07/05) - Found history on Zhao Yun from
kongming.net

Version 1.0(26/07/05) - Changed a bit of Zhao Yun's
moveset description.

Version 1.1(27/07/05) - Changed some of the wrong information
in the moveset section. Not much to do until people start
asking me questions, then I can create a Q&A section.

Version 1.2(01/08/05) - Changed a few things and also added
which websites I allow to use my FAQ.

Version 1.3(08/08/05) - Changed a few grammatical errors.

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2. Introduction
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Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires is a game that involves strategy
and button-mashing. This guide is based mostly off the
diffuctly setting of normal.This guide is my first and is
based purely on my experience and any help is appreciated.
So now, let’s move on to the next section.

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3. Controls
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Well, the controls are very tedious, and it takes a very long
to to remember. No, I'm just joking, this game's control is
very simple and easy. During the part where you are choosing the
strategy and all, the X button will be the button that makes all
the choices, and the triangle button allows you to go back to a
previous step if you think you did something wrong. But be
careful, some steps cannot be changed and so always be carful.
Now, when you are in battle, all you got to do is mash the
buttons X and triangle, string them together to create a sort
of combo. That's all for this section, on to the next one.

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4. History of Zhao Yun
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Information from kongming.net with some changes:

Zhao Yun (AD 168–229) hailed from Zhending of Changshan
(present day Hebei Zhending). Zhao Yun was originally under
Gongsun Zan and when Gongsun Zan ordered Liu Bei to assist
Tian Kai to fend off Yuan Shao, Zhao Yun followed along as
Liu Bei’s main cavalry forces. During the time when Liu Bei
was pursued by Cao Cao’s forces at Dangyang Changban, Liu Bei
abandoned his wife and child to flee south. Zhao Yun carried
the young child, who was Liu Shan and also protected Lady Gan,
the mother of Liu Shan, hence all of them were able to escape
the dangers. Zhao Yun was later appointed as General of the
Standard. While Liu Bei entered the Shu region, Zhao Yun remained
in Jingzhou.

In the thirteenth year of JianAn (AD 208), Liu Bei was defeated
in Changban of Dangyang and was forced to flee south with only tens
of cavalry and also had to abandon his family in the process. Upon
seeing that, Zhao Yun turned back and headed north into the
enemies midst to locate Liu Bei’s family. At that time, someone
told Liu Bei that Zhao Yun was heading north to surrender to Cao
Cao. Liu Bei reacted by hitting the person with a halberd in his
hand and said that Zhao Yun would never abandon him. Not long after,
Zhao Yun, despite the dangers, came back carrying the Future Lord
(Liu Shan) and also protected the Future Lord’s mother Lady Gan
from the dangers. Before the battle of Chibi, Liu Bei gave Zhao
Yun the rank of General of the Standard.

After the battle of Chibi, Zhao Yun joined Liu Bei in pacifying the
various states and provinces in Jingzhou. Liu Bei gave Zhao Yun
the rank of Lieutenant-General and ordered him to replace Zhao
Fan as the governor of Guiyang Commandery (present day Hunan Chen
Province). Zhao Fan had a widowed sister-in-law that was very
beautiful, and he had desired to marry her to Zhao Yun in order
to pull ties. Zhao Yun strongly rejected the proposal and someone
tried to persuade him. In reply, Zhao Yun explained that Zhao Fan
was forced to surrender and thus his motives were not known.
Besides that, he argued that there are many women around, thus
why risk with taking this woman. Not long after, Zhao Fan indeed
escaped.

In the seventeenth year of JianAn (AD 212), Liu Bei began to attack
Liu Zhang and ordered Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to assist
him in Shu. Zhao Yun led his troops from Jiangzhou (present day
Chong Qing) to Jiangyang (present day Sichuan Luzhou) and prepared
to attack Chengdu. When Liu Bei conquered Chengdu, he appointed
Zhao Yun as General of the Flying Army.

In the twenty-fourth year of JianAn (AD 219), Zhao Yun went with
Liu Bei to attack Hanzhong. After the Shu army had killed Xiahou
Yuan, Cao Cao gathered a large army to Hanzhong in response. There
was an incident whereby the Cao army was transporting a large
supply of grain to the bottom of the Northern Mountain. Huang
Zhong saw that as an opportunity to intercept the food supply and
he led his followers as well as Zhao Yun’s to attack the food
supply chain. When Huang Zhong failed to return by the scheduled
time, Zhao Yun brought along some light cavalry to assist Huang
Zhong. After a short period of journeying, they met up with Cao
Cao’s main force. Zhao Yun fought with Cao Cao’s vanguard but
the latter’s troops were quickly reinforced in large amounts,
forcing Zhao Yun to beat a retreat. The Cao army had Zhao Yun’s
troops surrounded and by the time Zhao Yun managed to break out of
the enemies’ lines, he realized that his subordinate Zhang Zhu
was injured. Zhao Yun charged back into the enemies’ midst to
rescue Zhang Zhu before they retreated back to their camp. At that
time, the governor of Mianyang county Zhang Yi was helping to
defend the camp. When he saw the size of the Cao army coming,
he shut the gates and refused to defend. Zhao Yun realized of
the immensity of the enemy’s troops and found it impossible to defend
the camp. Thus he ordered for the gates to be opened, the flags
taken down and the beating of drums ceased. When the Cao army
arrived at the camp, they suspected of a possible ambush and
retreated hastily. Zhao Yun then ordered for the drums to be beaten
and also arrows be shot. The Cao army was taken by surprise by
the sudden noise and was put to disarray and stampeding and many
were drowned in the River Han nearby. The next day, Liu Bei came
to Zhao Yun’s camp to inspect the outcome of the battle and could
not help but praise Zhao Yun for his bravery. From then on, Zhao
Yun was nicknamed among the Shu army as General of Tiger Valor.

In the first year of ZhangWu (AD 221), Liu Bei commanded his troops
to attack Wu. Zhao Yun petitioned that, “The traitor of the country
was Cao Cao and not Sun Quan, thus Wei should be annexed first
and following that, Wu would surrender willingly. Although Cao
Cao had passed away, his son Cao Pi had ascended the throne amidst
the wrath of many. Hence, it is best to annex Guanzhong, conquer
the Yellow River, Shangyou of the Wei Waters, followed by an
eastern expedition to force the Guangdong troops into action. Thus,
it was best not to leave Wei untouched in a bid to fight Wu.
Should the war between Wu and us start, it would be difficult to
cease.” Liu Bei did not heed his advice and since Zhao Yun had
brought up this proposal, Liu Bei did not allow him to take part
in the coming battle and left him to be in charge of two
provinces in Jiangzhou. After Liu Bei was defeated, Zhao Yun was
too late in bringing in the reinforcements whilst the Wu army
had retreated.

In the first year of JianXing (AD 222), Zhao Yun was appointed as
General Who Protects the Center and General Who Conquers the
South, given the title of Marquis of Yongchang. In the early
days of Liu Shan’s ascent to the throne, the diplomatic relations
between Shu and Wu was very unstable and so subsequently Zhao
Yun was appointed as the General Who Guards the East to be in
charge of the army stationed at Ba. In the fifth year of JianXing
(AD 227), he was stationed in Hanzhong with Zhuge Liang. In the
next year, when Zhuge Liang went on a northern campaign, Zhao
Yun and Deng Zhi’s troops went under cover to Jigu. After the
retreat, Zhao Yun was demoted to General of the Centre Army.

Zhao Yun died of illness during the seventh year of JianXing
(AD 229) and he was around the age of sixty-one. During the time
when Liu Bei was on the throne, only Fa Zheng was given an honorable
title after his death. During Liu Shan’s reign, due to the immense
contributions given by Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wan and Fei Yi, they
were also given posthumous temple names to commemorate their
efforts. The families of the deceased were also specially rewarded
and taken care of by the state; similarly, Xiahou Ba who came
from far was also rewarded an honorable title after his death. Guan
Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Pang Tong, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun
were all subsequently compensated with a title during Liu Shan’s
time and this title rewarding was deemed as a great honor. Zhao
Yun’s deeds were thus also commemorated and he was given the
posthumous temple name of the Marquis of Shunping in the fourth
year of Jingyao (AD 261)

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5. Why Should I use Zhao Yun?
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Now you might ask why should you use Zhao Yun. Well, the reason
is simple. Zhao Yun's S-String has an extraodinary reach and is
very good on crowds. His C4 works well on crowds as well. His
musou and true musou works well tapped or untapped.  Zhao Yun is a
well-rounded character and most of his moves are above average.
But one bad thing is that he has a bad C3 compared to the other
characters. So, remember, never use a C3 in the middle of a crowd.


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6. Move Set
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Key: S = Square button, T = Triangle button, O = Circle button,
X = X button

S- A slash to the right covering 250+ degree
SS- A straight stab
SSS- A 360 degree swipe with his spear.
SSSS- A downward slash
SSSSS- Another 360 degree hit that hits any enemies near him.
SSSSSS- A final slash to the left, covering about 180 degree.


T- Zhao Yun charges forward using his spear. Has invincibility
on this attack and is a good attack against archers.
ST- Zhao Yun uses the butt of his spear to launch his enemies
into the air.
SST- Zhao Yun does two continuous straight hits from up to
down and ends with a quick 180 degree slash to the left.
Can press T more times to do more straight hits.
SSST- Zhao Yun does a spin and then a 180 degree slash to the
right.
SSSST- Zhao Yun smashes his spear onto the ground causing a
“shockwave” that launches his enemies into the air.
SSSSST- Zhao Yun pierces his enemies with his spear multiple times.

XS- A downward slash covering about 180 degrees
XT- Zhao Yun does a stomp that has a 360 degree area of effect.

Mounted S- Zhao Yun does a series of 6 slashes starting from
the right and then to the left.
Mounted T- Zhao Yun does a series of 2 stronger slashes
going from either right to left or left to right.
Mounted O- Zhao Yun does a series of strong and fast slashes
going from right to left. The longer you hold O, the more
slashes he does.

Musou- Zhao Yun starts spinning around with his spear. Launches
up enemies. The longer you hold O, the longer Zhao Yun spins.
Ends with a 180 degree slash.
True Musou- Nearly the same, just with the fire orb effect on it.

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7. Weapons
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ALl characters have weapons and this section is going to
imform you of all the weapons that Zhao Yun can get. His
weapon will grow in level, and the highest level you can go
to.

Bronze Spear: Lv1
Weapon Attack: 15
Number of Attacks: 4

Bronze Spear: Lv2
Weapon Attack: 18
Number of Attacks: 4

Bronze Spear: Lv3
Weapon Attack: 21
Number of Attacks: 4

Great Spear: Lv4
Weapon Attack: 25
Number of Attacks: 5

Great Spear: Lv5
Weapon Attack: 28
Number of Attacks: 5

Great Spear: Lv6
Weapon Attack: 31
Number of Attacks: 5

Dragon Spear: Lv7
Weapon Attack: 40
Number of Attacks: 6

Dragon Spear: Lv8
Weapon Attack: 42
Number of Attacks: 6

Dragon Spear: Lv 9
Weapon Attack: 44
Number of Attacks: 6

Fierce Dragon: Lv10
Weapon Attack: 46
Number of Attacks: 6

Raging Dragon: Lv11
Weapon Attack: 49
Number of Attacks: 6
Dragon Amulet: Lv18
Cavalry Armor: Lv14
Elixer: Lv20
Herbal Remedy: Lv13


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8. Strategies
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In this chapter, we will be dealing with how to use Zhao Yun to
his maximum potential. Okay, let us begin.

Against Peons/Archers

Now, the most common enemies you will meet and fight are peons,
followed by archers. Zhao Yun has a very good S-String, and
using that alone, he can take out a large portion of the peons.
Of course, there are times you want to try something
different. His SSST is just the move for you. It is a 180
degree clear out move and can work well in crowds. There is also
his SSSSST, which is also a good move. With this move, he does a
great job of clearing the crowds. These would be his best moves.
His other moves are above average, but one move I would not
recommend using in the crowd is his SST and continue pressing T.
You may want to do it untapped, which would be a better choice.
His musou or true musou can be saved for officers, or if you really
are in a bad situation, just tap O to give yourself some breathing
room, remember not to hold. And against archers, you might want
to use his T to get close to them. Then, just unleash your S-String
or do another T and there you go.

Officers/Sub-officers

Well, this people are not your normal peons whom you can kill
in one to two hits. They are powered up, know how to block and
also will take chances, if you give them any. Well, Zhao Yun
has a few options. If he is alone with that officer, he
can choose to pull off his SST, continuing to press T is up to
you, and try to dizzy him at the end. After that just try
and juggle him with a SSSST and follow up with a full musou.
This should take a chunk of the officer’s life away, and maybe
even kill him. If however, you are in a crowd, try to pull
of his S-String. It should take out the crowd and do some damage
to the officer as well. Then you can damage the officer with
the above combo. But what if, there is a never-ending crowd?
Well, use his SSST as many times to damage the officer and at the
same time clear the crowd. You could also use a full musou.
Remember to block as well and slowly, but surely, the officer
will get defeated.

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9. Equipping Zhao Yun
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Zhao Yun works well with nearly anything,after all, he is a well
rounded character. It's up to you on how you equip him, but below
are some of the item set-ups I use on my Zhao Yun.

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Zhao Yun, All Rounder
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Saddle: Red Hare Harness
Orb: Fire/Vorpal
Item: Dragon Amulet
Item: Peacock Amulet
Item: Tiger Amulet
Item: Tortise Amulet
Item: Way Of The Musou

This set-up will make Zhao Yun, as the name suggests, an great all
rounder. His stats will be near maxed. The Red Hare is for quick
transportation, but you can choose other saddles. Zhao Yun works well
both with the fire or vorpal orb, so choose between them. The Way
Of The Musou allows him to use his True Musou at all times which has
a great 360 degree ender. This is a good set-up for any type of stage.

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Zhao Yun, Tiger General
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Saddle: Red Hare Harness
Orb: Blast
Item: Tiger Amulet
Item: Tortise Amulet
Item: Herbal Remedy
Item: Power Rune
Item: Way Of The Musou/Dragon Amulet

This second set-up, will give Zhao Yun insanely high attack, especially
on charge moves. In this, Zhao Yun sort of exchanges his life and
musou stats, and a bit of his defence to gain an even higher attack.
The last item is for you to choose between having a higher life or
a chance to use his true musou anytime. The blast orb is there so as
to ensure that his now deadly charge moves will always connect, due
to the orb's ability to do damage even when the enemy is blocking.
This is a great set-up if you want to kill enemies especially quick.

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Zhao Yun, Noob Period
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Saddle: Storm Harness
Orb: Fire (if you have it)
Item: Tiger Amulet
Item: Tortise Amulet

This set-up is for gamers out there who have not used Zhao Yun at all.
Use the Storm Harness and fire orb if you have them. The two most
basic items you should equip on any character are the tiger and
tortise amulets, so always equip that on any fresh character, this
includes Zhao Yun. This is a great set-up for a fresh Zhao Yun, maybe
level one and two. Once you advance to level three or higher, use one
of the above two setups.

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10. Zhao Yun's models
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Zhao Yun’s model is very cool looking. The colours are mostly white
with a bit of blue or gold detail here and there. He wears a white
wrap with gold details around his chest. He wears white pants black
shoes. He wears a green headband. His hair is let down.

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11.Copyright
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You may not reproduce this FAQ under any circumstances except for
personal, private use. You may not use this FAQ on any website without
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.

Websites allowed to use this FAQ: Gamefaqs
                               : Neoseeker

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12. Credits
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To KOEI for creating this game.
To my computer for not spoiling this few days in which I was
creating this guide.
To GameFAQs for this wonderful site.
To Jiyu Aifu for information on Zhao Yun's weapons.
To you people for taking the time to read this guide.

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13. Contact Me!
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I'm often on the DW boards, especially on the tier list topic,
so if you have any useful information, you can post there and
hopefully, I will answer you post. If you need to e-mail me, my
e-mail is [email protected]. If you are e-mailing
to correct or contribute something, please label "Zhao Yun
FAQ" as your title or else I will take it as thrash and not
answer to it.

P.S.My username is CheesyCharlie.

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