___ _ _ / _ \ _ __ (_) _ __ ___ _ _ ___ | |__ __ _ | | | || '_ \ | || '_ ` _ \ | | | |/ __|| '_ \ / _` | | |_| || | | || || | | | | || |_| |\__ \| | | || (_| | \___/ |_| |_||_||_| |_| |_| \__,_||___/|_| |_| \__,_| ____ _ _ | __ ) | | __ _ __| | ___ | _ \ | | / _` | / _` | / _ \ | |_) || || (_| || (_| || __/ |____/ |_| \__,_| \__,_| \___| __ __ _ \ \ / /__ _ _ __ _ __ (_) ___ _ __ ___ \ \ /\ / // _` || '__|| '__|| | / _ \ | '__|/ __| \ V V /| (_| || | | | | || (_) || | \__ \ \_/\_/ \__,_||_| |_| |_| \___/ |_| |___/ # # ###### ###### ######### ########## ########## # # # # # # # # # # ########## ########## # # # # # # # # # ######## ######## # # # ## ## # # ## # # ## ## # # ## ## ## # ## ## #### ######## ## ## ## # # # ### #### # # # ####### ## ########## # ###### # ## # ######### # ### # ########## ########## ## # # # # #### ########## # # ## # ######## # # # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # # # ## ######### # # # ## # # # ## ####### #### # # ###### ########## # # ## ## ## Onimusha: Blade Warriors/Onimusha Buraiden by Capcom Copyright (c) 2004 Wei General Xu Huang (James cVeigh) Date Created: August 26, 2004 Version Number: 1.0 System: Playstation 2 LEGAL NOTICE: Onimusha: Blade Warriors/Onimusha Buraiden is a registered trademark of Capcom. Onimusha Buraiden is a (c) 2003 Capcom (Japanese copyright). Onimusha: Blade Warriors is a (c) 2004 Capcom (American/European copyright). All rights are reserved. This document is only for your own use. It is under copyright law, which means that you can't use this to earn profit. You can't also copy this document and place it in either your website or someone else's website. If you want to put this at your website other than Gamefaqs, pls. e-mail me at johnny_Blood09@hotmail.com for permission. Use of this guide at any website or as part of public display is prohibited and is a violation of the copyright law. Type of Document: In-depth FAQ (Character - Ekei) The following websites are authorized to post this document: http://www.gamefaqs.com http://www.cheats.de http://faqs.ign.com http://www.neoseeker.com PLEASE BE ADVISED This guide is also compatible with Onimusha Buraiden CONTACT LINE: Please contact me at my e-mail, which is Johnny_blood09@hotmail.com, if you have the following - Questions - Suggestions - Corrections - Comments - Tips - Things that I may have missed out Don't forget to put OBW/OB: Ekei FAQ as the subject of your e-mail or to me-..'Tis spam. (In other words, when you have to ask/comment/suggest/correct/ hint/tell me something in the e-mail, it has to be something that's not either found in this FAQ or what should be in this FAQ. Thank you very much.) Table of Contents: I. Version II Overview of FAQ III Who is Ekei? IV Access V Ad-libs VI Background VII. Weapons VIII Upgrades IX Items X Techniques XI Combos XII. Stage Map XIII Strategies XIV Boss Tactics XV Credits I. Version 1.00 - My 1st version of this FAQ II. Overview of FAQ This FAQ was made for players who wish to Use Ekei to his full potential. I made this FAQ because the polearm characters seem unappreciated, and I wish to change that. III. Who is thE mONK?? Ekei Ankokuji is a Valiant warrior Monk who fought Nobunaga with Yagyu Jubei. He has since worked for the Mouri family. A Fighter gifted with the use of a Spear, he also has a good head on his shoulders, and has a taste for the good life. Conversely, he isn't the most graceful character. no way. Apperances: In support of the heroes - Onimusha:2 Samurai's Destiny Solo - Onimusha: Blade Warriors IV. Access Starting character. V. Ad-libs Before a fight "Wait 'till you see what I can do with a spear!" "Women and drink await. OUTTA MAH WAY!" After a fight "Nothin' can stop mah Spear." "Phew, Time for a drink, methinks." VI. Background Not much to say here about Ekei. Except he wanted to become a feudal lord for his daughter. I can't fully describe..best to play onimusha 2. VII. Weapons Spear: Description - a spear. Location - Ekei's first weapon. Info - You should make use of this, until you get something else. Houtengeki: Description -A halberd. What, it ain't named? Location - Treasure chest in Chapter 5- must have used a continue Info - no reason not to use it. Why? Why not! Halberd: Description - This sword combines great beauty and deadly precision Location - After finishing Phantom Realm 1 Info - a regular halberd. booring. Snake spear: Description - A snake spear. Ability - Special gauge damage (Life gauge) Location - After finishing Phantom Realm 2 Info - Pop quiz, hotshot! Can you name a warrior who used a Snake spear? Answers at the bottom of the FAQ. VIII. Upgrades Levels 1- Outfit the first levels 2-3- Outfit the second. IX. Items Herb - Purchase from Gate Keeper for 3 Victory Souls Medicine - Purchase from Gate Keeper for 6 Victory Souls Power Jewel - Complete the 5th floor of Phantom Realm 1 - Purchase from Gate Keeper for 30 Victory Souls Secret Medicine - Purchase from Gate Keeper for 10 Victory Souls Talisman - Purchase from Gate Keeper for 15 Victory Souls X. Techniques Finisher- Jump and press down and square while jumping over downed enemy. * Not the best finisher at all. rarely use. Charge Attack - Hold Square and release it only when your weapon flashes *Not the best move Ekei has. Shoryuken - Press Up and Square together * Very good move indeed. hits infront and behind. use for breathing room. Kick - Press Triangle * same as anyones kick really. Disarm - Hold R1 and press Triangle * Use this to make a distraction. or when an enemy has an orb you want. The CPU will always go for its weapon. use the time wisely. Trip - Hold Down and press Square * Use this for time, but only when you don't have enough room for a disarm. Stab - Hold R1 and press Square * Use this before starting a combo- the stab goes into a combo- useful. Dash Attack - Press Forward, Forward and Square * Suprise! Hit a fleeing foe with this. Hadouken - Hold Square until weapon flashes, hold towards enemy and release Square * Ekeis Hadouken is good because it floats, not slides. use it well. Jump Attack - Press Square after jumping * us for hitting archers while plane shifting, and soul absorbers. Flame Ball Slash - Hold R1 and press Triangle when in possession of a Fire Tactical Orb * OOh yeah! Two powerful blats garenteed to lightly toast your enemy. Tornado - Hold R1 and press Triangle when in possession of a Wind Tactical Orb * Send them flying. By the wya, if you hold down circle during this, he will absorb almost straight after it finishes. this way you save time to get those victory souls you want. Lightning Combo - Hold R1 and press Triangle when in possession of a Thunder Tactical Combo * Send the enemy stabbity death. this can easily hit two enemys with the entire combo. XI. COMBOS Basic Combo - Square, Square, Square, square (rythematically) * Even if it's slow, it's damaging. final stab can hut more than one opponent. Super combo!- Mash sqaure as fast as humanly possable. * not as powerful as his rythemic combo but each hit will always hit..mostly.. Fair damage and useful for keeping out of the fray in multiplayer. Charge Attack to Finisher Move (Easy combo) - Hold Square until the weapon starts to flash, release Square, jump over the enemy and hold Down and push the Square button again. * fair attack- But Ekeis finisher ain't that great. Charged Stab to Finisher Move (Easy combo) - Hold Square until the weapon starts to flash, hold R1 and release Square, jump over the enemy, hold Down and push Square. * See above. not owrth the trouble. Combo to finisher - square rythemically until stun, then do finisher. *hrm..not good... usually the regular combo won't hit totally... super combo to finisher - Mash square intil stun, then do finisher *slightly better... not that great still. Comboyuken - do combo until stun, quickly shoryuken. *ah, my main atack. probably Ekeis best attack. except.. Supercombyuken -Super combo until stun, shoryuken then add a finisher if you so desire *NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! Ekei at his finest. XII. Stage Map Chapter 1 Ankoku-ji Temple Destroy all enemies Chapter 2 Bamboo Forest Defeat 20 in 3 Chapter 3 Yagyu Village Absorb 7 in 2 Chapter 4 Silver Grass Plain Defeat Ozric Chapter 5 Imajo Village Destroy all enemies Chapter 6 Mystic Forest Defeat 30 in 3 Chapter 7 Pipe Corridor Absorb 12 in 4 Chapter 8 Three-story Pagoda Defeat Hecuba Chapter 9 Upper Tower Destroy all enemies Chapter 10 Demon's World Defeat Nobunaga -Breaking point! use no continues, be on normal, and on chapter 5 the story will change. Chapter 5 Waterfall Defeat Ekei Chapter 6 Imajo Village Team up with Jubei Chapter 7 Three-story Pagoda Defeat Hecuba Chapter 8 Upper Tower Destroy all enemies Chapter 9 Demon's World Defeat Nobunaga XIII. Strategies Real World Strategies: - Ekeis ain't graceful. He is a power monster. Just overpower the enemy. - Use a shoryuken or a disarm to stop an enemys attack cold. plan your move from there. - Ekeis ain't doing this for combos. JKust get those stabs in. - Try to do massive damage with the tactical orbs, especially with the fire and thunder orbs, up close to the enemy so that you can kill them right away. - Shoryuken is his best attack- best orb is lightning. watch for those babies. - Use the Hadouken when you're facing enemies in a single plane. charge it up well, and it will become hard to dodge because it floats. - Combo's are the way to go against Nobunaga. There is really not much else you can do. A super combo to a shoryuken stops his from getting close. disarm to stop his orbs. - Use the dash attack to stop fleeing fools. Phantom Realm Strategies: - Keep charging. usually if you lkill qu9ick, you wil have a short break to Charge your attacks. - Always try to stab more than one opponent. - If you can, Issen. - Use the kick. It will make sure your orbs will hit. - Never forget to plane switch. charge while doing so- stalling tactics. - Use all Items you can. even a kunai dagger thrown could kill the Marcellus. It doesn't take a second to throw it. - During your fight with the triple Marcelluses, Lightning orb is your best buddy. If you can shoryuken them while they are stunned from super combo to focus on one Marcellus at a time. - So the enmy has an Item you want/ didn't want them to get? Disarm them. XIV. Boss Tactics Chapter 4 - Ozrick Easy fight. super combo never hurt anyone except him here. If you see him charge up, be ready to switch plane the instant he moves to yours.Take out the archer to stop him interupting your combos. Chapter 8 - Hecuba This lady doesn't seem to like your shoryuken. Keep defensive and always use shoryuken- she hates it to bits. Chapter 10 - Nobunaga The only advice here is super combo-shoryuken. if he jumps to your platfrom, shoryuken him. stay where you are. let him come to the spear, not vice vera- he is invunerable to the traps, so don't follow him into them. XV. Credits I would like to thank the following: Capcom - for developing and producing the game Gamefaqs - for posting this FAQ Kenji Inafune and the rest of the crew - for creating the game http://www.network-science.de/ascii/ (ASCII Generator) - for providing the ASCII text You - for taking your time to read my FAQ God - For being god. Ominae - For letting me use his guides as a template Those who give me pointers for this guide - in advance Oh by the way, It was Zhang Fei who used the Snake Spear. Read up on him. Hoo-hah!