Dynasty Warriors 4 Liu Bei FAQ
Written by: Mike Weiss (AKA acidfreeze30)
Version 1.01
Updates / Version History:
1.01: Apparently I can't spell. =P
1.0: I already have all of the information listed, so the FAQ is finished for
the most part. Unlike my other two character FAQs, I don't have the names of
all of Liu Bei's weapons, since I started writing this after having gotten
Liu Bei's level 10 weapon already.
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Table of Contents:
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1) Introduction
2) Unlocking Liu Bei
3) Pros and Cons of Liu Bei
4) Liu Bei's Moves
5) Liu Bei's Level 10 Weapon
6) Liu Bei's Costumes
7) Items, Orbs, and Saddles
8) Frequently Asked Questions
9) Credits and Thanks
10) Contact Information
11) Copyright Information
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Introduction:
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Name: Liu Bei
Style Name: Xu Ande
Born: 161 A.D Died: 223 A.D.
Liu Bei was distantly related to the Han Emperor line, which is why he
claimed to have a legitimate claim to the thrown. He dreamed of restoring the
Han to its former greatness, and named his kingdom Shu Han to further prove
his goal.
Along with his sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei went to serve
the imperial army during the Yellow Scarves Rebellion. He also helped fight
against Dong Zhuo. Liu Bei then went on to wander with no land to call his
own for a while.
After being betrayed by Lu Bu, he joined with Cao Cao to help capture Lu Bu.
Lu Bu offered to join Cao Cao, but Cao Cao had him put to death after Liu Bei
reminded him of Lu Bu's history of turning on his masters. Liu Bei escaped
from Cao Cao eventually, and joined with Yuan Shao. He left him too after
finding that Guan Yu was still alive.
Liu Bei went on to conquer the lands of Shu, under the advice of Zhuge Liang.
He eventually declared himself Emperor of Shu Han. When he died, he left his
son Liu Chan as his heir, but told Zhuge Liang that "If my son is not fit to
rule, I want you to take the throne."
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Unlocking Liu Bei:
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Liu Bei is a character that can be used from the moment you turn the game on.
Being the leader of Shu, he can be used in free mode and Shu's musou mode
immediately.
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Pros and Cons of Liu Bei:
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Pros:
-Balanced stats
-Nice move set
-Leader character, so you won't have to worry about your commander dying in
most stages
-Charge 6 is awesome for crowd clearing
-Nice Musou (LIGHTSABER!)
Cons:
-His charge 1 is awkward
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Liu Bei's Moves:
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S = Square, T = Triangle
SSSSSS: A series of slashes. I prefer his charge 6 for its crowd clearing
ability and elemental attack.
T: Liu Bei slides one way and then another. This is awkward to use.
ST: An upward slash designed for juggling purposes.
SST: A series of rapid slashes. Stuns the enemy with the last slash. This
move is great.
SSST: A powerful frontal slash. Does good damage, and is great before you get
a level 4 or higher weapon.
SSSST: An upward slash designed for juggling. You can press T again to follow
up with a jumping slash.
SSSSST: A spin slash that makes Link from Legend of Zelda wet his pants! This
move is awesome for crowd clearing, especially with a Vorpal orb and Liu
Bei's level 10 weapon.
Running Attack: A sliding slash. Not bad as far as running attacks go.
Jumping Attack: A downward slash. Not bad.
Jumping Charge: A back flip followed by a down stab. This creates a small
shock wave and hurts enemies near you. Avoid it like the plague near archers
though.
Musou Attack: A series of normal slashes followed by three longer ranged
lightsaber esque slashes. Very cool.
True Musou: The same as his Musou, but with fire added and an extra
lightsaber slash set.
Horse regular attack: Standard side to side slashes.
Horse charge attack: A slash to each side, the usual horse charge.
Horse Musou: Stronger side to side slashes. The horse will stop running
momentarily when the attack ends, so keep that in mind when using it.
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Liu Bei's Level 10 Weapon
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Gold Moon Dragon - Attack + 52 (also allows you to use elements without
having your musou meter full)
Acquiring it: You must be playing in hard mode and already have Liu Bei's
level 9 weapon. Play the Battle of Ru Nan. Note that it's called the battle
of Ru Nan. It's a hidden stage that must be unlocked by first playing Shu
Musou mode through once, and then start a new one. Skip the battle of Shi
Shui Gate, and clear Hu Lao Gate without killing Lu Bu and make sure you kill
Dong Zhou rather then let him escape. You should play the stage after Hu Lao
Gate.
First, meet up with Zhao Yun. He appears about 30 seconds into the stage. Go
near him and you should see a cut scene. Kill Li Dian. Go inside the fort and
meet up with Zhang Fei (he should say something to you). Kill Xiahou Yuan
when he appears in the east, before Guan Yu appears. Now kill every other
officer besides Cao Cao, including Xiahou Dun when he shows up. The weapon
message should appear after you kill the last of them. I killed Yue Jin last,
but I don't think it matters. Now finish the stage, and the weapon is your's.
Make sure you're playing the battle of Ru Nan, and not Bo Wan Po.
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Liu Bei's Costumes:
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Costumes are unlocked as you increase in rank. Hit max rank and you'll have
all six.
1) His standard greenish costume
2) Similar to his first costume, but a lighter green with some white thrown
in.
3) His first costume, but with a different hat thing on his head.
4) This is to his second costume what his third costume is to his first.
5) His Dynasty Warriors 3 costume. OLD SCHOOL!
6) His DW3:XL Extra costume. It's like his 5th, but darker overall.
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Items, Orbs, and Saddles:
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Liu Bei starts with 2 item slots, and earns three more as you advance through
the ranks. You also have an element orb slot and a saddle slot. Here I'll
list some item combos to take a look at once I get all of the items. For now,
I'll just put what I use.
Items:
Peacock Urn: Increases your max HP. This keeps you alive longer, which is
nice, but defense > HP when it comes to how long you stay alive. Not a bad
choice, but I would never take this over the Tortoise Amulet if I had to
choose between the two.
Dragon Amulet: Max Musou up. I don't use this, since I'd rather have a
shorter but faster charging musou meter. The choice is your's, more hits or
faster charging.
Tiger Amulet: Attack up. Not a bad choice at all. More attack = things die
faster = less things beating on you.
Tortoise Amulet: Defense up. Equip this, always. This is a great item.
Speed Scroll: Speed up. Don't waste an item slot on this. Liu Bei isn't slow,
and you can always equip a saddle if you need to get from point A to point B
faster.
Wing Boots: Jump higher. No. Don't even bother with this.
Huang's Bow: Bow attack up. I personally don't find this useful, since I
don't use my bow much. In DW3, you had to snipe archers out of towers, but
now you can just knock the towers down by slashing them. As a result, the Bow
is less useful.
Nanman Armor: Bow defense up. Archers aren't as annoying or powerful as they
used to be, but this is still useful on certain stages which are full of
archers. I don't use this unless I know I'm going to end up being a pin
cushion in a certain level.
Horned Helm: Mounted attack up. Don't waste an item slot on it.
Calvary Armor: Mounted defense up. Yuck.
Seven Star Sash: Luck up. Luck makes enemies more likely to drop meat buns
and whatnot. Some people love this item, but I don't find it to be effective
enough to warrant an item slot.
Elixer: Faster Musou charge. This is awesome. I always equip mine.
Herbal Remedy: Charge attack power up. I don't find this to be all that
effective. I'd rather use the Tiger Amulet.
Art of War: This doubles the length of temporary items you pick up in battle.
While having 2 minutes of max musou in Chang Ban is fun, this item isn't
worth a slot.
Survival Guide: Doubles your attack when you're low on life. Not very useful.
It can save your life, but not often enough to warrant using it.
Way of Musou: Always use your True Musou, even when your life isn't in the
red. Very nice item, but annoying as hell in two player mode. My friends and
I have banned this for multiplayer, but I always use it in single player.
Bodyguard Manual: This makes your bodyguards stronger. I can't quite tell if
it makes them do more damage or take less damage, or what, but its effects
aren't all the great if you ask me.
Power Scroll: Tired of losing weapon locks? With this, you never will again!
I don't use it, but I can see why some people would. I find weapon locks much
harder to win now compared to DW3.
Wind Scroll: More range. Very nice. This gives Liu Bei a nice boost in his
crowd clearing skill. I love this item.
Fire Arrows: Makes your arrows have a fire element. Like Huang's Bow, I don't
use my bow enough to warrant an item slot devoted to this.
Charge Bracer: This makes it harder for enemies to interrupt your charge
attacks. This is fairly useful, but I personally get interrupted more while
doing _normal_ attacks then I do while doing charge moves. Meh.
Elemental Orbs:
Elemental orbs can be equipped to add an elemental attack to your charge
moves. They will take effect only when your Musou Gauge is full, unless you
have a level 10 weapon equipped.
Poison: Utter crap. When you hit someone with a charge move, they'll be
poisoned. While poisoned, they take increased damage. Sounds nice, eh? Well,
the poison lasts for such a ridiculously short period of time that this
element is near useless. The amount the poison lowers people's defense by
will increase with orb level.
Fire: Very nice. This does damage over time while your opponent is in the
air. The amount of damage dealt increases with the orb's level, and is quite
nice.
Ice: This will not always take effect. This will take effect at a set
percentage of the time which increases with orb level. Basically, it freezes
your opponents temporarily. The ice lasts long enough for you to take
advantage of it, but this doesn't kick in frequently. It's ok at level 4, but
there's better orbs out there.
Lightning: Another great orb. This will knock the target into the air, while
also knocking nearby enemies off their feet. Also, this will deal damage to
anything hit by the lightning, and the damage increases with orb level.
Lightning was pretty lousy in DW3 for all but a few characters, but it's been
highly improved. This is another great choice for Liu Bei.
Blast: This orb is a joke. It deals damage when enemies block your attacks,
but the damage dealt is extremely small. This is next to worthless, even at
level 4.
Vorpal: This increases your attack power. It also has a chance to cause
instant death (it won't kill officers, it'll take away 20% of their remaining
HP). The instant death won't kick in all that often unless the orb is at
level 4, but the increased attack power is nice. This is a decent choice.
Saddles:
Red Hare Harness: Red Hare is fast. Enough said. Use this when you need to
get to places quickly. Unless you absolutely need every last ounce of speed,
there are better saddle choices.
Hex Mark Harness: Increases your luck, and gives you a horse that is slightly
slower then Red Hare. Not great but not bad either.
Shadow Harness: This thing is awesome. It let's you start the stage on Shadow
Runner, a horse that not only looks cool, but is also only a little bit
slower then Red Hare. The great part though is that this harness prevents you
from being knocked off of any horses. Melee attacks, arrows, you name it.
Nothing will make you leave your mount except the X Button! I personally use
this saddle nearly all of the time.
Storm Harness: A quick horse and a mounted attack boost. Nice for when you
want to be able to hit things as you go by, but Shadow Runner is better for
mounted combat.
Elephant Harness: A tank, in animal form. Start any stage riding an elephant!
Bring the glory of Nanman where ever you go! These are fun, but I personally
prefer horses. TO each his own, I guess.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
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Q: Are you going to write anymore FAQs?
A: I just did. >_>
<_<
Q: How do I get <insert character here>'s 10th weapon?
A: If I haven't written a FAQ on that character, please consult Muni's FAQ.
It has excellent information, and is easy to follow.
Q: I can't get Liu Bei's 10th weapon! I'm playing at Ru Nan, but Zhao Yun
starts in the battle!
A: I get asked this so frequently that this gets a separate answer then the
above. You my friend are playing the wrong stage. You want the Battle of Ru
Nan, not the stage you start with that happens to be at Ru Nan. The battle of
Ru Nan is one of Shu's hidden stages, and can be unlocked by meeting set
requirements in their Musou mode.
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Credits and Thanks:
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Credit for actually writing this FAQ goes to me, of course. If anyone else
contributes anything to this, I'll give them credit and thank them here.
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Contact Information:
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Copyright Information:
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This FAQ is copyright (c) Mike Weiss 2003. Do not reproduce this FAQ in any
way, shape, or form without my express written consent. I wrote this, and
only I can give you permission to use it. If I catch anyone making a profit
off of anything I've written without my permission, there'll be hell to pay.
