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Onimusha Tactics Equipment Enhancing Guide (Gameboy Advance Game)

Version 1.01
Created on 12/30/2003
Last updated on 4/22/2004
Written by Victor Chou (yogi99)
email: [email protected]
copyright 2003 Victor Chou, all rights reserved.

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Table of Content
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I. Introduction
II. Weapon Enhancing Summary
 1. Sword
 2. Axe
 3. Spear
 4. Gun
 5. Bow
 6. Ninja Sword
 7. Ninja Throwing Weapon
III. Weapon Enhancing Detail
 1. Sword
   1) Spirit Sword
   2) Tiger Fang
   3) *Genma Slayer
 2. Axe
   1) Rockbreak
   2) Fire Axe
   3) *Thunder Axe
 3. Spear
   1) Long Spear
   2) Dragon's Tooth
   3) *Hayate Spear
 4. Gun
   1) Kunitomo Rifle
   2) Blast Gun
   3) *Dragon's Cannon
 5. Bow
   1) Moonglow Bow
   2) Lustrous Bow
   3) *Celestial Bow
 6. Ninja Sword
   1) Shadow Blade
   2) *Serpent's Tongue
 7. Ninja Throwing Weapon
   1) Windmill Knife
   2) *Phantom Blade
IV. Armor Enhancing Summary
 1. Male (non ninja) + Ageha
 2. Female (for Oboro, Okuni, Sakura)
 3. Ninja (for Kotaro, Saizo, Tsubame)
V. Armor Enhancing Detail
 1. Male (non ninja) + Ageha
   1) Combat Armor
   2) Wing Armor
   3) Thor's Armor
   4) Demonbane Armor
   5) *Oni's Armor
 2. Female (for Oboro, Okuni, Sakura)
   1) Yin-Yang Wear
   2) *Mumyou Robe
 3. Ninja (for Kotaro, Saizo, Tsubame)
   1) Secret Attire
   2) *Scale Mail
VI. Accesories
VII. Items
VIII. Conclusion

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I. Introduction
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This is a weapon and armor enhancing guide for Gameboy Advance game called
Onimusha Tactics.  It shows the souls required and the attack or defense
gained per level of enhance.  It also shows the special skills allowed by
the weapon when it is enhanced to a certain level.  It also contains an
accesories and items section.  The * by the weapon and armor name indicates
that the item is the strongest in its category.

The best way to get all the weapons, armors and accesories in Onimusha
Tactics is to play the Phantom Realm levels.  You can almost get a new weapon
or accessory when you play phantom realms especially from the level boss
toward the end of the levels.  The problem is to get all those souls needed
to enhance the weapons to max level, so choose the weapons to enhance
carefully.  But you can get more souls just by playing the phantom realms
repeatly.  You can get even more souls when you do issen on the enemies.


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II. Weapon Enhancing Summary
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1. Sword: Onimaru, Kabuki, Hikoichi, Oboro, Ageha, Shura, Sanjuro, Mitsuhide
- Short Sword(0), Katana (+10), Samurai Sword (+25)
- Spirit Sword (+20) -> Ultimate Sword (+44) // God of Wind (8 sp)
- Tiger Fang (+25) -> Tiger's Fury (+53) // Send to Sleep (22 sp)
- *Genma Slayer (+30) -> Genma Agony (+62) // Triple Slice (40 sp)

2. Axe: Kotetsu, Kaidomaru, Onikko
- Hand Axe (0), Broadaxe(7), Battleaxe (+22)
- Rockbreak (+17) -> Rock Crusher (+41) // Smash Down (15 sp)
- Fire Axe (+31) -> Inferno Axe (+57) // Full Smash (30 sp)
- *Thunder Axe (+45) -> Supreme Thunder (+71) // Critical Strike (20 sp)

3. Spear: Ekei, Bomaru, Okuni
- Spear(0), Sickle Spear(+5), Great Spear(+15)
- Long Spear (+12) -> Tornado Spear (+32) // Triple Stab (12 sp)
- Dragon's Tooth (+16) -> Dragon Fang (+40) // Double Flash (32 sp)
- *Hayate Spear (+22) -> Raging Hayate (+50) // Quad Thrust (30 sp)

4. Gun (ranged weapon): Magoichi
- Handgun(0), Musket (+3), Grenade Gun (+8)
- Kunitomo Rifle (+5)-> Kunitomo Sniper (+15) //Assassin (25 sp)
- Blast Gun (+11) -> Blaster Cannon (+25) // Major Shock (30 sp)
- *Dragon's Cannon (+20) -> Triple Dragon (+35) // Triple Shot (25 sp)

5. Bow (ranged weapon): Yoichi, Hanpeita, Sakura.
- Wooden Bow(0), Longbow (+5), Power Bow (+13)
- Moonglow Bow (+10) -> Lunar Avenger (+20) // Arrow of Thunder (18 sp)
- Lustrous Bow (+18) -> Mindeater Bow (+32) // Arrow of Confusion (24 sp)
- *Celestial Bow (+28) -> Bow of Eternity (+46) // Arrow of Paralysis (28 sp)

6. Ninja Sword: for Tsubame, Saizo, Kotaro.
- Ninja dagger(0),  Ninja sword (+15)
- Shadow Blade (+21) -> Kiss of Shadows (+35) // Pocket Search (3 sp)
- *Serpent's Tongue (+33) -> Doom Tongue (+55) // Absolute Death (30 sp)

7. Ninja Throwing Weapon: for Tsubame, Saizo, Kotaro.
- Ranged Weapon: Ninja star (+11), Wedge Knife (+17)
- Windmill Knife (+15) -> Typhoon Knife (+25) // Stop Dead (20 sp)
- *Phantom Blade (+25) -> Phantom's Curse (+43) // Spell Binder (60 sp)

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III. Weapon Enhancing Detail
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1. Sword
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1) Spirit Sword (+20 atk) -> Ultimate Sword (+44 atk)
+1: 800 souls, +6 atk
+2: 1600 souls, +6 atk
+3: 2400 souls, +6 atk
+4 (Ultimate Sword): 3200 souls, +6 atk
+1-4: allows "God of Wind" skill (wind attack on a single enemy) [8 sp]

2) Tiger Fang (+25 atk) -> Tiger's Fury (+53 atk)
+1: 1000 souls, +7 atk
+2: 2000 souls, +7 atk
+3: 3000 souls, +7 atk
+4 (Tiger's Fury): 4000 souls, +7 atk
+1-4: allows "send to sleep" skill (attacking 1 enemy with sleep) [22 sp]

3) *Genma Slayer (+30 atk) -> Genma Agony (+62 atk)
+1: 1200 souls, +8 atk
+2: 2400 souls, +8 atk
+3: 3600 souls, +8 atk
+4 (Genma Agony): 4800 souls, +8 atk
+1-3: allows "Double Slice" skill
(technique for slashing 1 enemy twice) [24 sp]
+4: allows "Triple Slice" skill
(technique for slashing 1 enemy 3 times) [40 sp]

2. Axe
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1) Rockbreak (+17 atk) -> Rock Crusher (+41 atk)
+1: 1000 souls, +6 dmg
+2: 2000 souls, +6 dmg
+3: 3000 souls, +6 dmg
+4 (Rock Crusher): 4000 souls, +6 dmg
+1 to +4: allows "Smash Down" skill (a high-power attack on 1 enemy) [15 sp]

2) Fire Axe (+31 atk) -> Inferno Axe (+57 atk)
+1: 1200 souls, +5 atk
+2: 2200 souls, +6 atk
+3: 3400 souls, +7 atk
+4 (Inferno Axe): 4800 souls, +8 atk
+1-4: allows "Full Smash" skill (a full-power attack on 1 enemy) [30 sp]

3) *Thunder Axe (+45 atk) -> Supreme Thunder (+71 atk)
+1: 1400 souls, +6 atk
+2: 2600 souls, +6 atk
+3: 3800 souls, +7 atk
+4 (Supreme Thunder): 5000 souls, +7 atk
+1-4: allows "Critical Strike" skill (attack 1 enemy's vital point) [20 sp]

3. Spear
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1) Long Spear (+12 atk) -> tornado Spear (+32 atk)
+1: 1000 souls, +5 dmg
+2: 2000 souls, +5 dmg
+3: 2600 souls, +5 dmg
+4 (Tornado Spear): 3200 souls, +5 dmg
+1-4: allows "Triple Stab" skill
(stab up to 3 enemies lined in a row) [12 sp]

2) Dragon's Tooth (+16 atk) -> Dragon Fang (+40 atk)
+1: 1200 souls, +6 atk
+2: 2400 souls, +6 atk
+3: 3200 souls, +6 atk
+4 (Dragon Fang): 4000 souls, +6 atk
+1-2: allows "Flash" skill (shoot out a shockwave to the front) [22 sp]
+3-4: allows "Double Flash" skill
(shoot out a shockwave to front and back) [32 sp]

3) *Hayate Spear (+22 atk) -> Raging Hayate (+50 atk)
+1: 1400 souls, +7 atk
+2: 2800 souls, +7 atk
+3: 3800 souls, +7 atk
+4 (Raging Hayate): 4800 souls, +7 atk
+1-2: allows "Twin Thrust" skill
(simultaneous attack on squares to front & back) [20 sp]
+3-4: allows "Quad Thrust" skill
(simultaneous attack on front/back/L&R squares) [30 sp]

4. Gun
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1) Kunitomo Rifle (+5 atk) -> Kunitomo Sniper (+15 atk)
+1: 2500 souls, +2 atk
+2: 2500 souls, +2 atk
+3: 2500 souls, +3 atk
+4 (Kunitomo Sniper): 2500 souls, +3 atk
+1-2: allows "Sniper Attack" skill
(attack 1 enemy's vital point from a distance) [20 sp]
+3-4: allows "Assassin" skill
(kill 1 enemy instantly from a distance) [25 sp]

2) Blast Gun: (+11 atk) -> Blaster Cannon (+25 atk)
+1: 2700 souls, +3 atk
+2: 2700 souls, +3 atk
+3: 2700 souls, +4 atk
+4 (Blaster Cannon): 2700 souls, +4 atk
+4: allows "Major Shock" skill
(shockwave attack on distant multiple enemies) [30 sp]

3) *Dragon's Cannon (+20 atk) -> Triple Dragon (+35 atk)
+1: 3000 souls, +3 atk
+2: 3000 souls, +4 atk
+3: 3000 souls, +4 atk
+4 (Triple Dragon): 3000 souls, +4 atk
+1-3: allows "Double Shot" skill
(shoot twice at 1 enemy from a distance) [15 sp]
+4: allows "Triple Shot" skill
(shoot 3 times at 1 enemy from a distance) [25 sp]

5. Bow
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1) Moonglow Bow (+10 atk) -> Lunar Avenger (+20 atk)
+1: 1000 souls, +2 atk
+2: 2000 souls, +2 atk
+3: 3200 souls, +3 atk
+4 (Lunar Avenger): 4400 souls, +3 atk
+1 to +4: allows "Arrow of Thunder" skill
(thunder attack on a single enemy) [18 sp]

2) Lustrous Bow (+18 atk) -> Mindeater Bow (+32 atk)
+1: 1100 souls, +3 atk
+2: 2200 souls, +3 atk
+3: 3400 souls, +4 atk
+4 (Mindeater Bow): 4600 souls, +4 atk
+1-4: allows "Arrow of Confusion" skill
(induce the effect of confusion on 1 enemy) [24 sp]

3) *Celestial Bow (+28 atk) -> Bow of Eternity (+46 atk)
+1: 1200 souls, +4 atk
+2: 2400 souls, +4 atk
+3: 3800 souls, +5 atk
+4 (Bow of Eternity): 5000 souls, +5 atk
+1-3: allows "Arrow of Spells" skill
(induce the effect of a spell on 1 enemy) [18 sp]
+4: allows "Arrow of Paralysis" skill
(induce the effect of paralysis on 1 enemy) [28 sp]

6. Ninja Sword
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1) Shadow Blade (+21 atk) -> Kiss of Shadows (+35 atk)
+1: 800 souls, +3 atk
+2: 1600 souls, +3 atk
+3: 2400 souls, +4 atk
+4 (Kiss of Shadows): 3200 souls, +4 atk
+3-4: allows "Pocket Search" skill (Rob the possessions of 1 enemy) [3 sp]

2) *Serpent's Tongue (+33 atk) -> Doom Tongue (+55 atk)
+1: 1000 souls, +5 atk
+2: 2100 souls, +5 atk
+3: 3200 souls, +6 atk
+4 (Doom Tongue): 4300 souls, +6 atk
+1-2: allows "Straight to Hell" skill
(likely to kill 1 enemy instantly) [20 sp]
+3-4: allows "Absolute Death" skill
(kill multiple targets instantly without fail) [30 sp]

7. Ninja throwing weapon
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1) Windmill Knife (+15 atk) -> Typhoon Knife (+25 atk)
+1: 1100 souls, +2 atk
+2: 2200 souls, +2 atk
+3: 3300 souls, +3 atk
+4 (Typhoon Knife): 4400 souls, +3 atk
+1-2: allows "Leave Stranded" skill
(leave 1 enemy stranded at one place) [10 sp]
+3-4: allows "Stop Dead" skill (leave 1 enemy stranded and attack) [20 sp]

2) *Phantom Blade (+25 atk) -> Phantom's Curse (+43 atk)
+1: 2200 souls, +3 atk
+2: 3300 souls, +4 atk
+3: 4400 souls, +5 atk
+4 (Phantom's Curse): 5500 souls, +6 atk
+1: allows "Stupid Mode" skill (reduce 1 enemy's evasive power) [8 sp]
+2-3: allows "Expose Mode" skill (reduce 1 enemy's defense power) [8 sp]
+4: allows "Spell Binder" skill
(poison, paralyze or confuse multiple enemies) [60 sp]

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IV. Armor Enhancing Summary
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1. Male (non ninja) + Ageha
- Half Plate (+10), Double Plate (+18), Commander Suit (+24),
Southern Armor (+28), Lion Armor (+32)
- Combat Armor (+30) -> Combat Armor +4 (+40)
- Wing Armor (+38) -> Wing Armor +4 (+50)
- Thor's Armor (+48) -> Thor's Armor +4 (+64)
- Demonbane Armor (+62) -> Demonbane Armor +4 (+74)
- *Oni's Armor (+72) -> Oni's Armor +4 (+90)

2. Female (for Oboro, Okuni, Sakura)
- Kimono (+8), Sacred Clothes (+15)
- Yin-Yang Wear (+25) -> Yin-Yang Wear +4 (+41)
- *Mumyou Robe (+40) -> Mumyou Robe +4 (+70)

3. Ninja (for Kotaro, Saizo, Tsubame)
- Ninja's Wear (+15), Chain Mail (+18)
- Secret Attire (+20) -> Secret Attire +4 (+34)
- *Scale Mail (+32) -> Scale Mail +4 (+60)

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V. Armor Enhancing Detail
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1. Male (non ninja) and Ageha Armor
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1) Combat Armor: +30 def -> +40 def
+1: 800 souls, +2 def
+2: 1600 souls, +2 def
+3: 2400 souls, +3 def
+4: 3200 souls, +3 def

2) Wing Armor: +38 def -> +50 def
+1: 1000 souls, +2 def
+2: 2000 souls, +3 def
+3: 3000 souls, +4 def
+4: 4000 souls, +3 def

3) Thor's Armor: +48 def -> +64 def
+1: 1100 souls, +4 def
+2: 2200 souls, +4 def
+3: 3300 souls, +4 def
+4: 4400 souls, +4 def

4) Demonbane Armor: +62 def -> +74 def
+1: 1200 souls, +3 def
+2: 2400 souls, +3 def
+3: 3600 souls, +3 def
+4: 4800 souls, +3 def

5) *Oni's Armor: +72 def -> +90 def
+1: 1300 souls, +3 def
+2: 2600 souls, +5 def
+3: 3900 souls, +5 def
+4: 5200 souls, +5 def

2. Female Armor (Sakura, Oboro, and Okuni)
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1) Yin-Yang Wear: +25 def -> +41 def
+1: 900 souls, +3 def
+2: 1700 souls, +3 def
+3: 2500 souls, +5 def
+4: 3300 souls, +5 def

2) *Mumyou Robe: +40 def -> +70 def
+1: 1200 souls, +7 def
+2: 2300 souls, +7 def
+3: 3400 souls, +8 def
+4: 4500 souls, +8 def

3. Ninja Armor (Tsubame, Saizo, Kotaro)
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1) Secret Attire: +20 def -> +34 def
+1: 700 souls, +3 def
+2: 1500 souls, +3 def
+3: 2300 souls, +4 def
+4: 3100 souls, +4 def

2) *Scale Mail: +32 def -> +60 def
+1: 1000 souls, +7 def
+2: 2100 souls, +7 def
+3: 3200 souls, +7 def
+4: 4300 souls, +7 def

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VI. Accesories
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- Telescope: Improve your attack hit ratio for Gun/Bow male.
[all gauntlets are for melee characters, can't be used by gun/bow users nor
ninja nor female chars except Ageha]
- Issen Gauntlet: Increase the chances of Issen for sword/axe/spear males,
female/Gun/Bow guy can't use it.
- Victory Gauntlet: slightly increase your defense power. (+15 def)
- Strike Gauntlet: increase the chances of a critical hit.
(for non gun/bow male and Ageha).
- Power Gauntlet: slightly increase your attack power. (+15 atk)
- Blue Bracelet: Max HP increases when worn. (+100 HP)
- Red Bracelet: Max SP increases when worn. (+20 SP)
- Power Helmet: attack power increases slightly when worn. (+10 atk)
- Defense Helmet: +10 def, for male.
- Evasion Helmet: +10 agl, evasive power increases, for male.
- Wise Helmet: Intelligence increases slightly when worn. (+10 int)
- Angel's Robe: Evasive power increases when worn. (for Sakura, Okuni, Oboro)
- Spirit Band: prevent malfunctions.
- Twisted Band: increase the chances of warding off an attack.
(for non gun/bow male and Ageha).
- Hell's Mirror: a mirror increasing the number of souls produced. (all char)
- Lucky Talisman: increase the chances of obtaining an implement.
- Talisman Doll: +6 to all attributes (atk, def, int, agl), for all char
- Blue Orb Trim: restores 50 HP per turn in battle.
- Red Orb Trim: restores 10 SP per turn in battle.
- Purple Orb Trim: recover 8 SP and 30 HP per turn in battle, (for all char)
- Crystal Bracelet: halve SP consumption. (for Sakura, Oboro, and Okuni)
- Recovery Tag: recover once from the inability to fight.

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VII. Items
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- Herb: restores 100 hp
- medicine: restores 250 hp
- Divine Nectar: restores 600 hp
- Magic Water: restores 20 sp
- Magic Potion: restores 50 sp
- Magic Elixir: restores 100 sp
- Care Medicine: recover from malfunctions
- Perfect Medicine: restores 999 hp and 999 sp, and recover from malfunction

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VIII. Conclusion
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I want to thank Capcom for releasing Onimusha Tactics for Gameboy Advance.
I also want to thank you for reading my third FAQ.  I hope this guide helps
you in enhancing your weapons and armors in this game.  Also want to thank
www.gamefaqs.com for posting my guide.


Copyright(c) 2003 by Victor Chou.  All Rights Reserved

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