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Sun Jian Character Guide for Dynasty Warriors 4 Xtreme Legends
By deathgrave (el brado)
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Version 1

Table Of Contents

1) Version History
2) Background
3) Vital Statistics
4) Moves and Analysis
5) Unlocking
6) 10th Level Weapon Acquisition
7) 11th Level Weapon Acquisition
8) Costumes
9) Sun Jian and Orbs
10) Recommended Equipment
11) Sun Jian Legend Stage ( Under construction )
12) Thanks
13) Legal Stuff


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1) Version History

01/10/2004 - Started it today - My first FAQ of the year!

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2) Background  Sun Jian (Wentai)  Taken from www.kongming.net

Sun Jian came from a poor family in the south and was presumably the son of a
merchant. When his mother was pregnant, she dreamed that her intestines
came out of her and wound up at the Chang Gate of Wu. She was frightened
because she did not know whether it was a good sign or not. When Jian was born,
he was a boy of no ordinary appearance; he was generous, intelligent and fond
of unusual behavior.

When Sun Jian was a young man, he was appointed as junior civil officer in the
county administration. When Sun Jian was seventeen, he accompanied his father
on a trip to Qiantang, where a local pirate Hu Yu had taken control of the
waterway. Sun Jian grabbed his sword and climbed up the bank towards the
pirates. When he came in sight of the pirates, Wentai pretended to give orders
to troops for deployment. This scared the pirates and they scattered, Sun Jian
pursued and cut off one man’s head as evidence of his victory. Around this time
(AD 171), a rebellion broke out in Kuai Ji lead by Xu Chang; a man who was said
to have supernatural powers. Sun Jian raised troops in Wu county and was
appointed as Major. During the battles, Sun Jian attracted the attention of the
Imperial Protector of Yang, Zhang Min, who recommended Sun Jian to the court.
Wentai was then appointed Assistant of Yandu County in Guangling Province
(presently Yancheng in Jiangsu Province).

At this point in his life, Sun Jian was nineteen years old and married to the
Lady Wu. The Lady’s family was originally from Wu County but migrated to
Qiantang. Wentai was captivated by the Lady’s beauty and character and asked
to marry her. The Wu family was reluctant, but Lady Wu was able to smooth
things over and convinced them that it was her risk to take.

Sun Jian continued to serve as Assistant in three different counties, first in
Yandu, then at Xuyi and later at Xiapi. Sun Jian remained in Xu Province to
serve as Imperial officer. Wherever Sun Jian went, he gained a good reputation
and the people loved him. Many of his old friends and young adventurers came
to visit him, and Wentai treated them as family.

Ten years later (AD 184), Zhang Jiao of Julu county began a large scale
uprising against the Imperial Han Court, known as the Yellow Turban rebellion.
Among the people sent out to fight the rebellion was Zhu Jun, a man from Kuai
Ji. Zhu Jun recommended Sun Jian’s appointment as Associate Major. Sun Jian
once again raised troops in his region and marched out to join Zhu Jun’s army
with a thousand soldiers under his command. Sun Jian followed Zhu Jun in all
his battles and it was said that wherever he went, Wentai was always successful
in his battles (6). Together with Zhu Jun, Sun Jian defeated the Yellow Turbans
at Wan castle; which was the rebels’ last stronghold north of the Yangtze. At
the end of the year, Sun Jian was memorialized several times to the crown as
promoted to major With Separate Command.

Through the recommendation of Zhu Jun, Sun Jian then served Huangfu Song and
later Zhang Wen as assistant (7). Though the Yellow Turbans had been defeated,
a new uprising occurred in Liang Province, where Qiang tribes’ people and
non-Chinese auxiliary forces rebelled against the crown and headed towards the
ancient capital of Chang An. Together with Dong Zhuo; Sun Jian fought a hard
battle against the northerners but were eventually very successfull. Upon his
return to the capital, Wentai was promoted to Gentleman Consultant.

In the year AD 187, Sun Jian was sent south to serve as Grand Administrator of
Chang Sha. Though prosperous, the region of Chang Sha was plagued by rebels
and caitiffs. Sun Jian took command of the Prefecture, with his base in
Linxiang, and successfully eradicated the rebels Ou Xing, Zhou Chao, Guo Shi
and Guan Gu. Though Sun Jian was responsible for the military safety of Chang
Sha, he had no business in defeating rebels in other prefectures. Wentai did
not care much for these formalities and ensured the safety of all surrounding
prefectures. The court approved of his attitude and granted him the title of
Marquis of Wucheng.

Sun Jian remained as administrator for two more years and his success against
the rebels justifies his position. Wentai was a valued supporter of the court
and when civil war tore up the country in AD 189, he prepared an army to aid
the Emperor in the north.

Along his way to the north, Sun Jian killed Wang Rui the Inspector of Jing,
and Zhang Zi the Grand Administrator of Nanyang. Sun Jian joined Yuan Shu’s
forces in Luyang and was appointed as Gentleman of the Household and
recommended as Acting General Who Smashes the Caitiffs and Inspector of Yu
Province. Sun Jian relinquished his title as Grand Administrator and accepted
the authority of Yuan Shu. Sun Jian volunteered to take the vanguard in the
attack against Dong Zhuo as Yuan Shu’s Chief Lieutenant.

Sun Jian’s success was enormous and even though he got no real support from
the other lords, he was able to drive back Dong Zhuo’s attacks. But when Sun
Jian wanted to advance further on Luo Yang, Yuan Shu cut off supplies when
one of his officers hinted that Wentai might rebel if he takes the Capital.
Sun Jian rushed back to Yuan Shu’s base at Luyang to reassure him. Dong Zhuo
became desperate and sent men to bribe Sun Jian with promises of promotion.
Sun Jian wanted nothing to do with Dong Zhuo and said, Dong Zhuo has turned
against the heavens and defies all law. He has destroyed the Imperial House
and overturned its power. I shall not be able to rest until I have killed you
and all your families, as a sign to the world. How can I make peace and
alliance with you?

Sun Jian pressed his advance and fought Dong Zhuo personally at Dagu Pass
among the graves of the former Han Emperors. Dong Zhuo’s army was beaten and
retreated to Mianchi. After one final skirmish with Lu Bu, Sun Jian’s forces
were able to march into the capital. Among the ruins of the city, Sun Jian
found the Imperial Jade Seal, the token of Han Legitimacy and a national
heirloom. Abandoning the desolate capital site, Sun Jian went back to Yuan Shu
in Luyang.

Sun Jian continued to fight under Yuan Shu and was sent to attack Zhou Yu
in Yangcheng together with Gongsun Yue. Relations between Yuan Shu and
Yuan Shao broke down and Shao made a strategic alliance with Liu Biao in the
south. To deal with this new threat, Yuan Shu again appointed his most
successful commander to lead the attack.

Sun Jian routed Huang Zu in Xiang Yang and sent his forces back over the Han
River. However, Sun Jian was the victim of a surprise attack when leading a
small contingent into the wilderness and was killed in battle.

Wentai’s body was taken in possession by the enemy, but was brought back to
Sun Jian’s relatives by Huan Ji; a follower of Sun Jian during the latter’s
time in Chang Sha. Sun Ben and Sun Jing gathered Sun Jian’s forces and went
back to Yuan Shu. Sun Jian was buried at Qua in Danyang Commandery; the grave
was called Gaoling or The High Mound.

Sun Jian, a brilliant military strategist and leader of his successful
family, earned the respect of many by his continued excellence in the field
of battle. His second son Quan eventually became an Emperor in AD 229, and
Jian was memorialized as Martially Great Emperor.

He effectively started the Wu Dynasty although not as much as Quan and Ce.

In Game Bio -

A great hero who is descended from the legendary Sun Tzu. He made a name for
himself by defeating a band of pirates. After distinguishing himself in battle
against the Yellow Turbans, he became the governor of Chang Sha. He served as
the vanguard for the Allied forces against Dong Zhuo being the first to reach
the city of Luo Yang. Following the battle he found the Imperial Seal hidden
in a well and took it back home with.

Although not said above......

Historically he killed Hua Xiong and NOT Guan Yu as some people say.

He was killed by rocks crushing his skull in a ambush.

In accordance with his 2nd costume he had a helmet with purple on which made
him stand out in battle.

Little is known about Jian's father but if he was related to Sun Tzu, something
down the family tree must of gone wrong if Jian was poor as a child.

He was IMO better than his sons at basically everything. Quan was a leader and
Ce was a warrior but Jian was both.

He had a large and successful family which is obvious.

Sun Jian was 37 when he died.  155 - 192


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3) Statistics
-This is a starting level (Fresh) Sun Jian

Life: Average. He is a commander so it's ok.

Musou: Pretty standard as well with a ok musou.

Attack: A sword user so quite good.

Defense: He has very good defence for someone with a good attack.

Speed: Quite quick actually although not Zhang He-fast.

Reach: Not as good as Liu Bei's sword but still good.

Mounted Attack: Side to side attacks like most characters.

Overall: - The best all-round fighter in the game IMO.

Crowd Clearing: Average but with a Wind scroll its above average.

Dueling: Combination of all the above stats and how good you are.

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4) Moves -

Square button (s) - press it 6 times for a combo that goes left and right and
eventually ends up whacking everyone in about a 180 radius in front of him.
The last knock away hit does good damage.

Charge 1 - Triangle (t) - A double spin with sword out. Good if you can get it
to work as it's a instant knock away move if it hits. Low damage though which
may put people off this.

Charge 2 - s,t - The standard uppercut which is a floater for more hits.

Charge 3 - s,s,t - Sun Jian rushes his enemy(s) and goes berserk and whacks
them plenty of times finishing with a nice knock away move. Good for generals

Charge 4  - s,s,s,t - Does some sword hits then turns round and hits them
backwards. It looks stylish and does moderate damage yet knocks them away.
Use it on friends if you wanna look cool.

Charge 5 - s,s,s,s,t - The usual uppercut charge drive which ends up with you
in the air and them on the floor.

Charge 6 - s,s,s,s,s,t - 5 hits of Jian's sword and then a energy wave which
is high damage. Good for generals yet hard to aim at crowds.

Musou - Circle button when gauge is full - Many slashes with the sword which
ends with a dash through the enemy GanNing/ZhouTai style. Use this as much as
possible as it is very good.

True Musou - Circle when gauge is full and health is red - Same as above apart
from fire element is added and you get a few bonus spins to clear them crowds
just that little bit more.

Horse Attack - Usual slash right then left....yawn

Horse Charge - Chops right and left... with more punch than normal.

Air Strike - Just a slash in midair.

Air Charge - The usual jump up, slam weapon in ground attack.

Taunt - (R3 button) I will not falter!

Analysis of Moves - Stay on the ground of course and dish out charge 1 and
your normal square combo for crowds. Use charge 2 and 6 for generals and duels.
Finally musou is good for crowds and generals so use it to your best ability.
Horses are for Ma Chao and Zhou Tai almost exclusively and no-one is good at
always doing jump attacks. Although jumping is a good and underrated way of
escaping crowds.

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5) Unlocking
Sun Jian starts out selectable on DW4 XL

Sun Jian starts out selectable on DW4 as well.

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6) 10th Level Weapon Acquisition (Got to be on hard mode or higher)

DW4 Xtreme Legends way of getting it:

Name: Savage Tiger
Attack: +54
Stage: Sun Jian's Legend
Requirements: Defeat Hua Xiong, Hu Xin, and Lu Bu.

All in under 5 minutes. You gotta be quick with Xiong and Xin as Lu Bu as we
all know is a monster sometimes.

Credit to Muni Shinobu

or the DW4 version of getting it is:

Stage: The Imperial Seal

Requirements: Defeat Li Jue, Zhang Liao, Diao Chan, and Lu Bu before
completing the stage.

Remember to complete the stage you have to smash lots of boxes so be quick if
ya dont trust your tracking box abilities.

Credit to Muni Shinobu

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7) 11th Level Weapon Acquisition

Name: King of Wu
Attack: +60
Add-on Items: Lvl 20 Tortoise Amulet, Lvl 10 Jump Scroll, Lvl 18 Nanman
Armour, Lvl 16 Herbal Remedy

Stage: Sun Jian's Legend
Map:  Fan Castle
Restrictions:  No Restrictions
Requirements:

1. Wait for Lu Bu to appear at 0:25 at the bottom right corner.
2. Defeat Lu Bu right away and steal is Red Hare.
3. Seal the gate near Lu Bu.
4. Defeat Hu Zhen and then Hua Xiong.
5. Seal top gate.
6. Go into the castle that has ambush in it and seal the gate.
7. Go straight to where Dong Zhuo is.
8. Complete within 6 minutes, that's when the gates of Chang Sha opens.
9. Level 11 message.

Note:  Staying alive against Lu Bu is not a problem.  Time is EXTREMELY tight.
Don't spend more than 45 seconds on Lu Bu as you'll get drawn into a fight and
lose precious time.


Credit to The Left Wings and Muni Shinobu for that info.

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8) Costumes

1. The original costume - Gold and red armour and clothes with a helmet
2. Same clothes - different colours - Has the historical purple helmet with
silver and red clothes
3. Same as costume one but has a weird looking helmet and a bigger sash/belt
4. Same as costume 3 with the colours of costume 2
5. DW3 costume more armour than clothes.
6. DW3 XL costume which is basically a silver costume 5


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9) Sun Jian and Orbs

This is my opinion on orbs. Some may work better for you.

In my personal favourite order

1. Fire - I seem to have all Wu generals using this
2. Lightning - Helps crowd control
3. Ice - Slows em down for a bigger ass kickin
4. Vorpal - Death to all
5. Blast - Damage when enemies are guarding sounds good but it isn't.
6. Poison - Don't use it at all


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10) Recommended Equipment

Saddle: Unfortunately you can't get Sun Jian's white horse so i suggest either
Shadow, Red Hare or Storm.

Shadow is good for hard missions
Red Hare for speed
Storm Harness to stand out as there is no white horse for him.


Orb: Fire/Lightning

Items: He has 5 slots but i'll list the best.
Tiger Amulet - Strength is king
Tortoise Amulet - Defence is very important too
Peacock Urn - Do you really want to die that fast?
Speed Scroll - Speed increases the speed of killing things
Wind Scroll - Increases range and therefore more dead people.
Secret of Orbs - More elemental is good
War Drum - Morale is important in long battles so use this.
Power Rune - The best defence is to go on the offensive.
Herbal Remedy - Charge Attacks are good
Elixer - Musou is good

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11) Sun Jian's legend

This is a extra stage at Fan Castle

Under Construction


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12) Thanks

Did i ever tell you i look like Sun Jian. I even have the beard!


Thanks to gamefaqs.com for making this all possible.
Thanks to Muni's Level 10 and 11 Weapons Guide for the information on getting
it.
Thanks to The Left Wings Level 11 Weapons Guide for the information on
getting it.
Thanks to kongming.net  for the biography information.
Thanks to Kaidyn for the FAQ layout.
Thanks to CJayC
Thanks to septmyou
Thanks to Koei
Thanks to the reader
Thanks to Sun Jian - A chinese legend and one of my heroes
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13) Legal Stuff
Copyright 2003 Brad Slater (El brado) (deathgrave)
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