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Wei Yan 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) Overview/Strategy
10) Which orb for Wei Yan?
11) Recommended Equipment
12) Wei Yan Legend Stage ( Under construction )
13) Thanks
14) Legal Stuff


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1) Version History

12/10/2003 - Started it today -

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2) Background  Wei Yan (Wenchang) Taken from www.kongming.net

After the turmoil in the north had been subdued, the young Wei Yan enlisted
into the service as Liu Biao, the Imperial Protector of Jing Zhou. When Liu Bei
was being pursued through Jing Zhou, Wei Yan was the Prefect of Xiang Yang.
Wenchang intended to welcome Liu Bei into the city and add his forces to his
own. However Liu Bei went to Liu Qi instead. Seeing no future with Liu Biao,
Wei Yan was forced to go to Han Xuan in the south of Jing Zhou and offer his
service to him. Later on when Liu Bei attacked Changsha, Wei Yan and
Huang Zhong defended against the attack. However, Huang Zhong did not want to
fight Guan Yu and let him go. Han Xuan was enraged and planned to have Huang
Zhong killed under military law, however before that could happen, Wei Yan
killed Han Xuan and surrendered to Liu Bei with Huang Zhong.

Wenchang followed Liu Bei in the attack on Yi Zhou he was appointed as Garrison
Commander. When Liu Bei defeated Liu Zhang and took over the Imperial
Protectorate, he promoted Wei Yan to General Who Wages Successful War.

In the twenty-fourth year of Rebuilt Tranquility (AD 219), Liu Bei proclaimed
himself King of Hanzhong and subsequently appointed Wei Yan as the Prefect of
Hanzhong, and put him in charge of the defense of eastern Shu.

When Liu Bei ascended the throne as Emperor of Shu, Wei Yan was promoted to
General Who Guards the North. When Liu Shan succeeded his father as Emperor
two years later in AD 223, Wei Yan was titled Lord of the Capital Precinct.

After Zhuge Liang began his northern campaigns against Wei, Wenchang was
successively promoted to Corps Commander of the Forward Army,
Prefect of Liangzhou, Commander of the Ministerial Forces, Great General Who
Conquers the West and titled Lord of Nanzhen.

Wei Yan was a member of Zhuge Liang’s inner circle of friends and plays a
prominent role in the northern campaigns. Wenchang urges Kongming to strike
Chang An directly, however the cautious Kongming decided to maneuver through
Longyou instead and did not succeed in capturing any cities. Later many people
thought that perhaps Wei Yan’s plan had merit.

Though Wei Yan was one of the few who supported Zhuge Liang’s war policy,
Kongming does not trust him.  When Zhuge Liang launched a surprise attack
against Sima Yi at Shangfang gorge, Wei Yan was appointed as the Vanguard
general. Zhuge Liang intended to burn both Wei Yan and Sima Yi with a fire
attack, but the heavy rains prevented this. Sima Yi escapes and Wei Yan
protests against Zhuge Liang’s methods. Zhuge Liang then arranged to have
Wei Yan executed after his own death.

After Zhuge Liang died, Wei Yan intended to send his body home and continue
the attack on Wei. However, Zhuge Liang’s last orders were to turn the
vanguard into the rearguard and issue a retreat. Wei Yan refused the order
and a crisis erupts in the Shu camps. Eventually, Ma Dai slays Wei Yan on
account of treason.

In Game Bio -

He served under Liu Biao until his death, at which point he joined Liu Bei. At
that time, despite his rebellious spirit, and the dissaproval of Zhuge Liang,
Liu Bei took him in as one of his own, eventually promoting him.  He later
went on to continue the line of the Five Shu Tiger Generals with his bravery
and was a major force in the Shu efforts to take the north.

(Note: Wei Yan wasn't actually a Tiger General)


Wei Yan
175AD to 234AD (59 Years)

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3) Statistics
-This is a starting level (Fresh) Wei Yan

Life: He has alright life. It's not the highest, but still good.

Musou: Not great but good enough for his musou.

Attack: Pretty high for starting out. He can dish it out when he needs to.

Defense: With high attack comes defence loss.

Speed: Faster than you expected.

Reach: Good because of his weapon.

Mounted Attack: Side to side attacks like most characters.

Overall: - My best character by far

Crowd Clearing: One of the best in the game in my opinion.

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 around him. (Note that it only actually
hits forward but because of Wei Yan's weapons, it hits most things near him.
Charge 1 - Triangle (t) - Wei Yan does a double somersault into the enemy with
weapon flying. It's ok but low damage. Good for leading into small groups of
enemies with.

Charge 2 - s,t - Wei Yan hits them once and then uppercuts them with the other
end of his twin halberd. basic floater, allows combos after it. Low damage.
Not that good

Charge 3 - s,s,t - Wei Yan spins on the floor and is like a small chainsaw.
It makes Wei Yan invincible for a moment and it combos and leaves the enemy
stunned after the final hit if it didn't die. On an equal with Lu Bu's charge
2. One of the best move in the game.

Charge 4  - s,s,s,t - Wei Yan spins 270(?) degrees standing up with his halberd
outstretched knocking most enemies away from him in 1 blow.

Charge 5 - s,s,s,s,t - Wei Yan uppercuts them again but this time you can press
t again for a follow up attack, which is a slash uppercut from the opposite end
of his halberd.

Charge 6 - s,s,s,s,s,t - Wei Yan spins his halberd round his head and finishes
with a large spin slash. This is a 360 degree move so all enemies near him will
be hit.  Good for crowds.

Musou - Circle button when gauge is full - Wei Yan spins around like a madman
and bashes everything out the way. It only combos if you have the enemy up
against the wall.

True Musou - Circle when gauge is full and health is red - Wei Yan does the
same as above except he adds a few normal hits on the end of it and fire
element is added for extra smackdown

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

Horse Charge - Spins his halberd left then right

Air Strike - Just a slah from right to left in midair.

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

Taunt - (R3 button) ........Die

Analysis of Moves - For Wei Yan its best to get stuck in. Use the normal
square combo and charges 3 and 4 for high damage and crowd control. In duels
dont use charge 4 but stick with charge 3 for comboing ability and stun at
the end.
Musou should be used against crowds or if your very good try to combo a
general/commander. It is quite hard if you dont know how to control it.
I suggest ground combat for all occasions because he is pathetic on a horse.


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5) Unlocking
Wei Yan starts out selectable on DW4 XL

ON DW4 you have to unlock him by clearing chapter 4 of Shu musou mode. (This
can be done with any character of Shu).

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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: Comet Strike
Attack: +57
Stage: Wei Yan's legend
Requirements: Get 50 KO's in under 4 minutes

Credit to Muni Shinobu

or the DW4 version of getting it is:

Method = Defeat Xing Daorong, defeat Liu Du and Liu Xian, but do not defeat
Jin Xuan (decline duel). Defeat Han Xuan's sub general Yang Ling, and defeat
Huang Zhong. When Wei Yan and Huang Zhong defect, Wei Yan will earn the
Lv 10 weapon.

Credit to Muni Shinobu

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7) 11th Level Weapon Acquisition

Name: Meteor Strike
Attack: +60
Add-on Items: Lvl 18 Peacock Urn, Lvl 14 Nanman Armour, Lvl 16 cavalry armour,
lvl 19 Herbal Remedy

Stage: Wei Yan's Legend
Map:  Wu Zhang Plains
Restrictions:  No bodyguards
Requirements:  Before Zhuge Liang launches an attack at Wei Yan (2:00), defeat
Xiahou He, Xiahou Wei and Xiahou Hui in any order.

Note:  Try equipping a level 4 Vorpal Orb and the Power Rune because time is
very tight.  After getting the weapon, expose Xiahou Ba's ambush at the west of
the castle.  Defeat him and the level ends.  You don't need to fight the Shu
officers.

Alternate method:  Fail to defeat the three Wei officers.  Defeat all Shu
officers and get to 200 KOs after Zhuge Liang orders an attack on Wei Yan. If
you do not kill Wang Ping, you need to get an extra 100 KOs . There is a
certain time limit to kill Guan Xing and bridge the river.


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

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8) Costumes

1. The original costume - white skin - tribal looking
2. Same clothes - different colours - dark skin - white hair
3. Colours same as first costume - Wacky Hairdo
4. Colours same as second costume - Wacky Hairdo
5. Old school Wei Yan from DW3 - Looks more tribal with mixed colours.
6. DW3 XL costume - Same as fifth costume but black and green


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9) Orbs and Wei Yan

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

In my personal favourite order

1. Fire - Suits his personality
2. Vorpal - Killer
3. Lightning - Builds on his crowd cleaing abilities
4. Ice - Slows em down for a beating
5. Poison - Bit rubbish
6. Blast - Only if its the only orb you have.


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10) Recommended Equipment

Saddle: Use any horse saddle but dont use elephants as they are too slow.
Shadow is probably best and looks pretty good with Wei Yans 6th costume.

Orb: Fire

Items: He only has 4 slots but i'll list some of 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) Wei Yan's legend

This is a extra stage at the Wu Zhang plains.

Under Construction

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12) Wei Yans defection on DW4

I added this because people ask about it a lot.

It's on the Battle of Cheng Du

If you are Wei you can get Wei Yan to defect. To do this, do NOT go near Wei
Yan. Wait untill Yue Ying and Zhuge Liang scold Wei Yan for not following
orders, then take Luo Castle.

Credit to popemobile

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13) Thanks

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 Zhou Hui
Thanks to popemobile for the defection stage event.
Thanks to the reader
Thanks to Wei Yan - A chinese legend and one of my heroes
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14) Legal Stuff
Copyright 2003 Brad Slater (El brado) (deathgrave)
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