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                   Samurai Warriors 2 - Mitsuhide Akechi
                              Playstation 2
                              Version : 0.
                             By : Ounslaught


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Table of Contents
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1 . Introduction
2 . Character Personality
3 . Unlocking Mitsuhide Akechi
4 . Status
5 . Move List
6 . Mitsuhide Akechi's Story
   Retreat from Kanegasaki - Oda-Tokugawa Forces
   Siege of Odani Castle - Oda Forces
   Assault on the Saika - Oda Forces
   Incident at Honnoji - Mitsuhide Forces
   Battle of Yamazaki - Mitsuhide Forces
   Mitsuhide Unites Japan - Mitsuhide Forces (Dreams)
7 . Weapon List
8 . Tips and Tricks
9 . Mitsuhide's Vault and Bonusses
10. Frequently Asked Question
11. Version History
12. Thanks and Credits
13. Contact Me
14. Copyright

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1. Introduction
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Hello, this my other FAQ on Samurai Warriors 2 US version. Don't expecting much
from this guide, because I'm still newbie and may be there are so much fault.
With this, I try to introduce yourself with a Samurai in age of State Chaos

Mitsuhide is a loyal retainer serve under Nobunaga Oda who wield a Katana. His
first met with Nobunaga is when Nobunaga strike the Imagawa in Okehazama.

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2. Character Personality
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Akechi Mitsuhide (Akechi Mitsuhide, 1528 July 2, 1582 Japanese calendar 6th
month 13th day), nicknamed Jubei, was a samurai who lived during the Sengoku
period of Feudal Japan.

Mitsuhide was a general under daimyo Oda Nobunaga, although he later betrayed
Nobunaga and caused him to commit seppuku.

Born in Mino province (now Gifu prefecture) as a descendant of the shugo Toki
clan, Mitsuhide began serving Nobunaga after Nobunaga's conquest of Mino
province in 1566 and received Sakamoto (in Omi, 100,000 koku) in 1571. Although
Nobunaga rarely put too much trust in his retainers, he particularly trusted
Katsuie Shibata, Hideyoshi Hashiba and Mitsuhide Akechi. After Mitsuhide
received Sakamoto he moved to pacify the Tamba region by defeating several
clans such as the Isshiki of Tango.

In 1579, he captured Yakami Castle from Hatano Hideharu by promising Hideharu
peace terms. This accomplished Mitsuhide's goal, although Nobunaga betrayed the
peace agreement and had Hideharu executed. Naturally this did not make the
Hatano family happy and a short while later several of Hideharu's retainers
murdered Akechi Mitsuhide's mother. The situation was fueled through several
public insults Nobunaga had directed at Mitsuhide, that even drew the attention
of some Western observers. Mitsuhide blamed Nobunaga for his mother's death and
the attack at Honnoji on June 21, 1582 (Japanese: 6th month 2nd day) Mitushide
exacted his revenge.

He has been credited with killing Oda Nobunaga; while Mitsuhide did not execute
Nobunaga personally, he did force him to commit seppuku for his betrayal and
subsequent murder of Mitsuhide's mother. When they found out about the
assassination, both Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu rushed to be the first to
avenge Nobunaga and take his place. Hideyoshi got to Mitsuhide first, and
Mitsuhide's allies such as Hosokawa Fujitaka, who was related to Mitsuhide
through a marriage, betrayed him. Mitsuhide survived for 13 days, until he was
defeated by Hideyoshi at the Battle of Yamazaki. Mitsuhide is rumored to have
been killed by a peasant warrior with a bamboo spear by the name of Nakamura
(some say such an ignominious death was but karmic reward for killing his
lord). However, there were also rumors that he was not killed, but rather
started a new life as a priest called Tenkai.



Source : http://en.wikipedia.com/

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3. Unlocking Mitsuhide Akechi
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It's quite simple to unlock him to be playable. Just insert the disc and you'll
unlock him (Initial Character).

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4. Status
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  Initial Status
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  Lv.     : 1
  Exp     : 0
  Title   : Mino Nobleman

  Life    :  118
  Musou   :  90
  Attack  :  89
  Defense :  91
  Ride    :  93
  Speed   :  106
  Dex     :  100
  Luck    :  87

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  Move List Type : Normal

  Normal     S - S - S - S
               \   \   \
  Charge     T  T   T   T

  Special 1  R1 + S
  Special 2  R1 + T
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  Final Status
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  Lv.     : 50
  Exp     : 99999
  Title   : Bringer of Peace

  Life    :  292
  Musou   :  270
  Attack  :  183
  Defense :  186
  Ride    :  182
  Speed   :  171
  Dex     :  165
  Luck    :  182

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  Move List Type : Normal

  Normal     S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S
               \   \   \   \   \   \   \
  Charge     T  T   T   T   T   T   T   T

  Special 1  R1 + S
  Special 2  R1 + T
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5. Movelist
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Mitsuhide Akechi has Normal Moveset type, which he can use normal attack up to
12 times, and consist of 8 charge attack, that can't be extended. Only some of
charge attack that can be extended it's hit. To complete his movelist, you must
level him up until level 19. Musou Attacks not include.


Normal Moveset
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S            : Horizontal slash to the right
SS           : Horizontal slash to the right, then left
SSS          : Horizontal slash to the right, left, diagonal slash
SSSS         : Horizontal slash to the right, left, diagonal slash, horizontal
              slash to the right
SSSSS        : Horizontal slash to the right, left, diagonal slash, horizontal
              slash to the right, then diagonal slash to the left
SSSSSS       : Horizontal slash to the right, left, diagonal slash, horizontal
              slash to the right, diagonal slash to the left, then right
SSSSSSS      : Horizontal slash to the right, left, diagonal slash, horizontal
              slash to the right, diagonal slash to the left, right, then left
SSSSSSSS     : Horizontal slash to the right, left, diagonal slash, horizontal
              slash to the right, diagonal slash to the left, right, left, and
              diagonal upward slash to the right (elemental)
SSSSSSSSS    : Horizontal slash to the right, left, diagonal slash, horizontal
              slash to the right, diagonal slash to the left, right, left, and
              diagonal upward slash to the right, then left (elemental)
SSSSSSSSSS   : Horizontal slash to the right, left, diagonal slash, horizontal
              slash to the right, diagonal slash to the left, right, left, and
              diagonal upward slash to the right, left, then right (elemental)
SSSSSSSSSSS  : Horizontal slash to the right, left, diagonal slash, horizontal
              slash to the right, diagonal slash to the left, right, left, and
              diagonal upward slash to the right, left, right, left(elemental)
SSSSSSSSSSSS : Horizontal slash to the right, left, diagonal slash, horizontal
              slash to the right, diagonal slash to the left, right, left, and
              diagonal upward slash to the right, left, right, left, finished
              by heavy horizontal slash to the right(elemental)
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Comments     : Pretty useful, but not a crowd killer, but rather a single enemy
              killer.
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Running S    : Slow his runs and does an upward slash that knock the enemy
Jump S       : Spin himself and slash the enemy to the right
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Charge Moveset
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T(T)      : Charge his sword, and faster his run. Pressing T again to do double
           diagonal upward swing followed by slow upward slash that knock the
           enemy. Pressing S will make his slow upward swing instead of 3
           swings
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Comments  : Not that useful, just faster your running speed.
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ST        : Horizontal slash to the right, then upward slash that launch the
           enemy to the air
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Comments  : Another charge that not pretty useful. Knock the enemy to the air,
           but can't be extended.
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SST       : Horizontal slash to the right, left, then diagonal slash that
           dizzies
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Comments  : Works well to dizzies enemy, but not much.
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SSST      : Horizontal slash to the right, left, diagonal slash, and horizontal
           slash to the right that knock the enemy away (elemental)
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Comments  : His pretty useful movement for crowd killer and actived elemental
           Kill some enemies in front of you.
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SSSST     : Horizontal slash to the right, left, diagonal slash, horizontal
           slash to the right, then jumping spinning slash that cause a
           whirlwind arround him that launch the enemy to the air (elemental)
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Comments  : Another useful crowd killer, and more useful, as it has more reach
           than his SSST.
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SSSSST(T) : Horizontal slash to the right, left, diagonal slash, horizontal
           slash to the right, diagonal slash to the left, then a quick
           consecutive stabs to the enemy, finished by stabbing his sword to
           the ground that dizzies (elemental)
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Comments  : His only one consecutive attacks that useful against single enemy.
           Cause a lot of damage plus make them dizzies.
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SSSSSST   : Horizontal slash to the right, left, diagonal slash, horizontal
           slash to the right, diagonal slash to the left, right, then stabs
           the enemy with his sword (unblockables), ended by diagonal slash
           (elemental)
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SSSSSSST  : Horizontal slash to the right, left, diagonal slash, horizontal
           slash to the right, diagonal slash to the left, right, left, then
           charge his sword, and perform a jumping 360 degrees slash that
           has great range and knock the enemy away and break through guard
           (elemental)
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Comments  : Greatest crowd killer, because this move will give you advantages
           in term of reach and power, but most generals intend to dodge over
           it than block it
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Jump T    : Jump and stab his sword to the ground, cause small ground shockwave
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Special Stance Attacks
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R1        : Sheath his sword to his sword case
R1 + S    : Sheath his sword to his sword case, and perform a quick slash to
           the right with Death element while dashing forward, leaving his
           shadow
R1 + T    : Sheath his sword to his sword case, and step forward. During the
           step, if he get attacked, he will do a counter attack, consist of
           upward swing with his sword case, followed by dashing diagonal
           upward slash. If he get attacked after his step, the enemies will
           be dizzy
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Horseback Moveset
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S         : Slash towards back of the horse
SS        : Slash towards back and front of the horse
SSS       : Slash towards back, front, then back of the horse
SSSS      : Slash towards back, front, back of the horse, followed by a stab
SSSSS     : Slash towards back, front, back of the horse, followed by 2 stabs
SSSSSS    : Slash towards back, front, back of the horse, followed by 3 stabs
SSSSSSS   : Slash towards back, front, back of the horse, followed by 4 stabs
SSSSSSSS  : Slash towards back, front, back of the horse, followed by 5 stabs
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T         : Pull up the horse to stomp to the front side
ST        : Slash towards back and upward slash that launch the enemy to air
SST       : Slash towards back, front, then back slash that dizzies
SSST      : Slash towards back, front, back, then front that knock enemy away
Running T : Pull up the horse to jump and stomp to the front side
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Musou Attack
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Level 1   : Slash horizontally from left to right, then from right to left, and
           so on. Indicated by blue aura
Level 2   : Slash horizontally from left to right, then from right to left, and
           so on. The power is stronger and the reach is increase. Indicated
           by light green aura
Level 3   : Slash horizontally from left to right, then from right to left, and
           so on. The power and reach are increase dramatically. During his
           musou, multiple of whirlwinds appear from the ground and launch the
           enemy to the air. Indicated by yellow aura
True Musou: Same as above, but every hit enchant with fire element. Finished by
           three diagonal slashes.
2 Musou   : Same as above, but every hit enchant with lightning element. Ended
           by three diagonal slashes.
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6. Mitsuhide Akechi's Story
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Mitsuhide's story consists of 5 stages and a dreams stages. Each stage will
become progressively harder than the last. The first being the easiest and
dreams being the hardest. These are his tales.

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Retreat from Kanegasaki
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Overview  : Mitsuhide serves under Nobunaga Oda, who had been attacked by the
           Asakura and the Azai. He comes to rescue his lord in Kanegasaki

Conditons

Victory   : Nobunaga Oda reach Escape Point
Defeat    : Nobunaga Oda is defeated

Walkthrough
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From your starting point, go north and Kazumasa Isono and Masazumi Azai. Then,
continue forward and defeat Nagayori Shinjo, who's attacking Hideyoshi Hashiba.
Now, Nobunaga Oda should be retreat, so you must accompany him. Beat Jinpachiro
Maeba and Tsuchanika Kaiho along the road to the west. You have to clear every
enemy or captain, so Nobunaga can execute his escape faster. It worth to save
Ieyasu Tokugawa, so kill Sadayuki Atsuji. Now, Nobunaga should be say about
blocking road, and ambush appear. Unfortunately, when I'm making this FAQ, I
already gone to northeast garrison. Instead of Kagenori Asakura alone, Nobutaka
Magara will arrive. Mission to seize northeast garrion appear, so kill them.

Now, save Nobunaga Oda from Kazekata Uozumi and Nagashige Tomita. You'll be
ambushed again. They are Kagetake Asakura and Yoshimune Kawai. Continue
forward. When Nobunaga march again, 2 ambush unit appear. They are Naotsune
Endo and Kiyotsuna Anao. Go to Naotsune first, because he's closest to your
position, then Kiyotsuna. There's a mission to stop their assault. After
completing this, the Azai main army appear. Defeat Oichi first, and Yoshikage
Asakura will appear. Then Nagamasa Azai. He's quite strong, but no major
problem. Now, go to Asakura, kill him, and wait until Nobunaga reach escape
point.
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Siege of Odani Castle
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Overview  : After escape jaws of death, Nobunaga avenge his lost in Anegawa.
           Not satisfied yet, he decided to take Nagamasa Azai once and for
           all in Odani Castle

Conditons

Victory   : Defeat Nagamasa Azai
Defeat    : Nobunaga Oda is defeated

Walkthrough
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You start from southwest. Make your way forward to the north, and defeat some
generic officers, they are Nagashige Tomita, Yoshitsugu Maeba, and Kagekata
Uozumi. Then travel north until you reach northwest garrison. Inside here, kill
Kagetake Asakura and Yoshikage Asakura. It'll trigger Hideyoshi come out with
an idea. Now, an engineer (spy captain) appear and head towards Fort Yamada. It
is a mission to make sure he get to Fort Yamada. Near to Fort Yamada south
gate, an ambush appears, so kill Yoshimune Kawai for good. Then leave him alone
until he reach Fort Yamada.

Backtrack to Oichi and help her against Kageakira Asakura. Since you're already
near Kingo Ward, why not help Katsuie Shibata? Go to Kingo Ward. A mission pop
up to seize Kingo Ward. Defeat Keijun Miyabe, and you'll claim this ward. After
this, Kazumasa Isono and Kiyotsuna Akao appear and head towards your main camp.
Go after them and teach not it's not good to charge through your camp.

Back to Fort Yamada, and go to north of Inner Ward. You'll receive a mission to
seize the Minor Ward from Sadayuki Atsuji. Then, backtrack to the Inner Ward,
open the gate and seize it from Naoyori Shinjo. Nagamasa Azai desperate after
this moment, and open the gate to Odani Castle. It's a trap, but overcome it.
You have to defeat Masazumi Azai and Tsuchanika Kaiho, instead of with
Nagamasa. Look outside, and he will appear right in Kingo Ward towards your
main camp. Defeat those two, open the gate, and after Nagamasa. Now, he will be
a major pain, and his power is increase, not so much. Defeat him, and you beat
the stage
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Assault on the Saika
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Overview  : After win on Odani Castle, Nobunaga makes his move to obliterated
           the Saika Mercenaries, a band of elite rifleman who often lend
           their strengh to Nobunaga's opposition.

Conditons

Victory   : Defeat Magoichi Saika
Defeat    : Nobunaga Oda or Main Camp is captured

Walkthrough
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Right in front of you, Morishige Tsuchihasi awaits you. Lead him to his death,
and travel east. Along your journey, Saika Renegades ambush you. Better to beat
them down, then continue east. In central garrison south gate, defeat Shigetomo
Suzuki and a peasant, then continue east towards southeast garrison. Here, you
will receive a mission to seize northeast garrison, by defeating Magoroku
Saika. Later, Yoshiro Sakai will appears inside garrison. You must kill them.

Now, backtrack and kill every single peasant outside the central garrison.
After you have helped Katsuie and the other, Nobunaga summons Nobumori Sakuma
to do the fire tactic. Rush over him and help him. Along the way, Yoshimasa
Satake will distract him, so defeat him. Near southeast garrison Yuunken Mitsui
appears and wait for his destiny. Just charge him to his death.

After Nobumori Sakuma succeed fire tactic, entrance to central garrison open,
while Magoichi Saika hiding somewhere. Inside central garrison, defeat
Yoshimasa Oka and Ujiyoshi Horinouchi. Go to east gate, where 2 peasants are. A
mission appears "Defeat the fleeing Saika Renegades" that mean these peasants.
After that, Hyobu Miyamoto appears in northeast stronghold, Genshiro Matoba
appears near  to southeast garrison, and Kamon Seki appears in north of central
garrison. Get rid of them and back to northern path to your main camp. After a
moment, their leader, Magoichi Saika, appears. Now, it's the time to defeat him
once and for all, and to beat this stages
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Incident at Honnoji
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Overview  : He can't bear Nobunaga's method to bring freedom to the entire
           Japan he betrayed his master, while he was sent to help Hideyoshi,
           Honnoji is under attack.

Conditons

Victory   : Defeat Nobunaga Oda
Defeat    : Mitsuhide Akechi is defeated

Walkthrough
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From your starting position, head west and defeat Sadakatsu Murai. Then, head
north to defeat Nobutada Oda, and take control Nijo Castle.  Now, head to the
alley, and you'll receive a mission to seize north alley stronghold. Back track
and head north, and defeat Naori Azaka. Make your way to Kyoto main road, and
defeat Kagemune Susukida.

For next step, head towards west stronghold, where Jinsuke Yuasa is and defeat
him. Now, go to the central alley, save Toshimitsu Saito form Shoju Ogura, and
go to the central alley stronghold. You should receive a mission to seize the
central alley stronghold. Ranmaru Mori is here too. He's a bit annoying.  After
that, a mission to protect Toshimistu Saito pop up to escort him to an X mark
on the map. Escort him, and when a fire attacks begins, your morale increase.
Now, head to Honnoji main yard. You should attack from east side. Go to No
position, and kill her. Now reach Oichi position, kill her too, and Honnoji
Temple gates will open. Rush your ex-lord, defeat him, and brand your name with
a title "Filthy Traitor." Heh, just kidding, just defeat him for the sake of
people.
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Battle of Yamazaki
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Overview  : After branded his name a traitor, Hideyoshi quickly rush after him,
           to avenge Lord Nobunaga's death. In Yamazaki, either one of them
           will determine the one who will carry on Nobunaga's desire.

Conditons

Victory   : Defeat Hideyoshi Hashiba
Defeat    : Mitsuhide is defeated, or Main Camp is captured

Walkthrough
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First, defeat Shigetomo Takayama, and travel to south head to Soryuji. Defeat
Tsuneoki Ikeda and Nagahide Niwa, and for a period of time, Soryuji is safe.
Now backtrack to place where you defeat Shigetomo and head west to Hidenaga
Hashiba. Defeat him, and Mt. Tenno west gate will open. Before entering it,
Defeat Kanbei Kuroda and stop the cannons from attacking our main camp
(mission). Now, it's better defeat Kiyohide Nakagawa to open the east gate.
Now, you have to take Mt. Tenno from the monkey side, and turn the tides of
battle. Go and meet Mistunari Ishida, a man with jerk personality. He defends
the Mt. Tenno, so you must kill him (mission) to take Mt. Tenno.

Right after you made it, the Hosokawa and Tsutsui army appear. Head to Sakon
Shima and Junkei Tsutsui first, since they have a critical position to charge
your main camp. Sakon Shima is hard compare to the other, because he is unique
officer. He is strong and has good reach as well as his sense. Not long after
this, Hideyoshi order Hidemasa Hori and Magoichi Saika to take back Mt. Tenno.
A mission appears, prevent their job. It's better to distract Magoichi Saika
first, because he is the one who blame Nobunaga's death to you. Judgement time,
defeat him. He sure powerful, but not that much compare to Sakon. Now, Hidamasa
Hori is your next target.

You have turn the tides of battle to yours, so don't let Soryuji fallen to the
Hosokawa. Make your way to Soryuji, and defeat Tadaoki Hosokawa and Fujitaka
Hosokawa. Now, the only left are monkey and his wife. Defeat Nene first, then
teach Hideyoshi how a human fights, not an animal fights. Defeat him, abd you
just beat Mitsuhide Akechi's tales
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Dreams - Mitsuhide Unites Japan
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How to unlock it?
Beat Mitsuhide Akechi Story mode once, and you'll unlock this stage

Overview  : Ieyasu Tokugawa, doesn't agree with Mitsuhide as ruler of Japan. He
           build a Anti-Mitsuhide force. The two face a battle in Anegawa to
           decide who is the best.

Conditons

Victory   : Defeat Ieyasu Tokugawa
Defeat    : Main Camp is captured

Walkthrough
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Dreams, the hardest of all. Unfortunately, his 4th weapon is in this stages.
From your main camp, go south and defeat Narimassa Sassa, then Kazumasu
Takigawa in outside. Continue south and mission "Defeat the Date Army" appears,
so kill Shizegane Date, Kojuro Katakura, and Masamune date himself. When
against him, he will summon rifle units to ambush you.

Now, go to northern fort, where Keiji is right there. Defeat him and Kazumasa
Takigawa to save your ally. Now, go to Katsuie Shibata and Toshiie Maeda are.
Kill them, and make your way to east, towards Tadasuke Okubo and Tadayo Okubo.
Now, defeat Okuni and some of his allies. Then, go north where you fought Keiji
and distract Yukimura Sanada. He's tough, tough enough, and you'll be hate if
you bumped 3 on 1, the 3 is Yukimura, Kanetsugu, and Keiji, while you're the 1.
Forget it, that's why I make this. You only have to fight them 1 on 1. Fair.
After defeat him, continue to Kanetsugu. I think he must have march to your
main camp, so after him and defeat him.

Now is the time to open the gate. Ieyasu should be saying about Tadakatsu must
guard his gate. Kill Naomasa Ii and Yasumasa Sakakibara to break through east
gate, and Matotada Mori and Tadatsugu Saakai to break through north gate. The
guardian still standing there, with his might, Tadakatsu will charge you.
Defeat him, open the gate and teach Ieyasu not to make a mess with Lord of
Virtue. Don't forget about Kotaro Fuma who suddenly appear in Yokoyama Castle.
Congratulations, now you have complete Mitsuhide Akechi's Dreams.
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7. Weapon List
===============

Mitsuhide Akechi has four weapon in this game, the first three can be gotten by
defeating officer or pick it up from yellow boxes, the attribute slots may be
random, from 1 slot to 8 slots. The element may vary, but for low level, most
of them are non-elemental. The fourth weapon is an ultimate weapon. The element
and attribute are fixed, and usually stronger than the third weapon. To get it,
you must fulfill his requirements.


Initial Weapon
Katana
Base Attack + 20
Non elemental, no slot

List of weapons

Katana
Base Attack + 20
Attribute and elemental may vary
A standard katana with white hilt and white sword case

Masterpiece
Base Attack + 29
Attribute and elemental may vary
A katana with long edge, with a blue sword case

Hallowed Edge
Base Attack + 37
Attribute and elemental may vary
A long katana with dark blue and silver sword case

Gilded Talon
Base Attack + 45
Element: Lightning
Mus+19   Mus+17
Atk+18   Atk+16
Def+18   Def+17
Rng+20   Rng+17
A katana with golden hilt and sakura shape, and golden sword case with a relief
of head of lightning beast

Obtaining Gilded Talon
Stage : Dreams - Mitsuhide Unites Japan

Requirements
1. Have beaten his story once not including his dreams.
2. Must be playing in Story Mode
3. Must be required on Hard or Chaos Difficulty
4. Succeed your army to advance after Tadakatsu guard his gate to main camp
5. At least 4 allied officers alive
6. Must kill the supply captain before leave this map

Walkthrough
-----------

To succeed Tadakatsu guard the gate that lead to Ieyasu, you must kill the 6
unique officer and most of any generic officer. 2 Player modes is a good advice
to obtain his weapon, since in this stage, both you and your frineds can share
the kill of unique officers, that means you do not have defeat them personally.
They are Keiji Maeda, Katsuie Shibata, Kanetsugu Naoe, Masamune Date, Okuni,
and Yukimura Sanada. You can either use these guide below or guide above. And
you must preserve at least 4 allies alive (if you're the ones left, who will
charge his main camp?)

First, go defeat the Date Army, then go to Keiji is. Defeating him might be a
pain. Then to Katsuie Shibata. After Katsuie defeat, Yukimura Sanada should
advance to your camp, so defeat him. He is tough, as tough as Keiji, with more
speed (pain). Now, go to Okuni. Defeat her, and continue towards Kanetsugu
Naoe. Defeat him, too. Now the only matters left are open the gate. Open the
gates from two sides, which will help your morale. After you reach Tadakatsu
Honda, escape, to the place where you fought Keiji (Azai main camp???). Wait
message that tell you your army is advancing towards Ieyasu Main Camp, Kotaro
Fuma then will appear, and the supply captain too. Kill him, go to Kotaro and
defeat him, then to Tadakatsu Honda, followed by killing Ieyasu Tokugawa.

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8. Tips and Tricks
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Some tips won't hurt you, so perhaps it will be useful to manage your survival
in battles.

1. When on low level (1-5), maximize your R1 + S, because it's your best move.
  You can kill officer quickly, but watch it's recovery time. Many officer in
  story, like Nagamasa Azai, use this recovery time to attack you.
2. When facing an officer with many peons, it's wise to use SSSST or SSSSSSST,
  since these two attacks has a good reach. When facing a few peons, maximize
  your R1 + S or SSSSST(T). These two attacks will leave the enemy vulnurable
  to your attack.
3. Use counter stance often when facing unique power type officer, like Keiji
  or Tadakatsu. They have a relative longer time to execute attack, so use
  this opportunity. When they're charging, never block it, just use your
  counter stance.
4. Max out your Discern, Prodigy, and Potence, since these three is the first
  essential skills to Mitsuhide.
5. Deal most hit in every stages. Not only increasing your rank in the end of
  stage, but also improve your money and exp that you'll gotten. You can
  easily execute it with lightning element weapon and use SSSSSSST. It will
  deal so many hit. Or, bring your musketeer, wait until you level up (5 secs
  infinite musou) and execute double musou.
6. While running, try to use his T. It'll increase his movement speed.

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9 . Mitsuhide's Vault and Bonusses
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When you have complete his story mode and his dreams as well, you will unlocked
some bonusses in vault, as a tribute of your victory. This is a complete set
of Mitsuhide's vault

Vault
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Weapons

Katana
Base Attack + 20

Masterpiece
Base Attack + 29

Hallowed Edge
Base Attack + 37

Gilded Talon
Base Attack + 45
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Move List

  Move List Type : Normal
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  Normal     S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S
               \   \   \   \   \   \   \
  Charge     T  T   T   T   T   T   T   T
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  Special 1  R1 + S
  A quick lightning forward slash of the sword
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  Special 2  R1 + T
  Counter the enemy for attacks for a period time
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Movies

Mitsuhide Akechi's
1. A Chance of Meeting
2. Nobunaga's Desire
3. Peace Aftermath
4. Onward to Honnoji
5. Parting Swords
6. Mitsuhide's Desire

KOEI's
2. Credits 1
3. Credits 2
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Completing Mitsuhide Akechi Story will unlock Magoichi Saika, the mercenary, to
be playable in any modes

  Magoichi Saika

  Lv.     : 1
  Exp     : 0
  Title   : Loner

  Life    :  113
  Musou   :  92
  Attack  :  88
  Defense :  89
  Ride    :  87
  Speed   :  102
  Dex     :  106
  Luck    :  93

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10. Frequently Asked Question
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1. Q : Why about Mitsuhide's FAQ, not the other?
  A : Well, I'm make it for fun, and use the character that simple.

2. Q : I can't get his 4th weapon in your method. Can you explain it?
  A : Well, may be my method has many fault, since I get it by 2 player modes.

3. Q : Your language is bad.
  A : Please understand that I'm not English user, so forgive me for so much
      mispell, or wrong grammar.

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11. Version History
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October 26 - Version 1.00 - All contents complete.

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12. Thanks and Credits
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I'm truly grateful and thanks to

1. God, still give time to live and write this down
2. Parents, for give me time to use computer
3. My Friends, who helped me to unlock all of the 4th weapon
4. Rampidzier (Gamefaqs), for giving specific information about 4th weapon
5. KOEI and Omega Forces, to create such inovative games

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13. Contact Me
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If anyone noticed ther some mistakes inside of it, you can contact me at
[email protected]. But please, if you can, contact me in message board or
private message in Gamefaqs. I rarely open my e-mail, except there's something
that very important. Please add your Subject Samurai Warriors 2. It's pleased
to me having an correction or any of them.

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14. Copyrights
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This FAQ is only made for Gamefaqs, and only for Gamefaqs. None of any other
links without my permission using this FAQ. If anyone see, please contact me at
[email protected]. Please to anyone who read it, don't distribute it without
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Any who without my permission using this FAQ at their links, shall be punished
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Samurai Warriors 2 - Mitsuhide Akechi
Copyright by Rido R. 2006
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