Dynasty Warriors 4: Extreme Legends Version 1.2 August 31, 2004 Suggestions or ideas? New material? Maybe I missed something? E-mail me at kevin_bevin@hotmail.com FAQ/Character FAQ done by Kevin Kao ---------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents I. Updates II. Introduction III. Pros and Cons of Meng Huo IV. Moveset V. Outfits VI. Level 10 and 11 Weapons VII. Good items for Meng Huo VIII. DW4: XL easy leveling up IX. Thanks, credits and any legal things ---------------------------------------------------------- I. Updates Ver. 1.0 April 15, 2004 - First version of this FAQ Ver. 1.10: April 20, 2004 -Added neoseeker.com as a site that is allowed to use my FAQS Ver. 1.2: August 31, 2004 - Added DW4 methods ---------------------------------------------------------- II. Introduction Meng Huo is the Nanman tribe king. He is one big huge hunking powerhouse. To bad he's so unbelievably SLOW!!!! But thats why they made saddles. Also he is like Xu Zhu, slow attack start up. So always keep that in mind. Unfortunately there are now biographies of Meng Huo that I could find. So this biography may not be 100 % accurate. E-mail me if I missed something. By the way, this information was summarized from http://www.threekingdoms.com Meng Huo - Style name: unkown Lifespan: ?-? Meng Huo was the most influencial ruler of the Nanman tribe south of the lands of Shu-Han. Before embarking on his first northern expedition, Zhuge Liang wished to eliminate any threat he would have from the rear, so he began his Nanman campaign. The idea of the campaign was "to make the Nanman surrender from their hearts." But Meng Huo was not ready to just roll over and pledge allegiance to Shu. He decided to resist the Shu forces and began a war. In the first encounter Meng Huo was captured through the efforts of Zhao Yun, Wei Yan and many others. After which he was taken to the Shu camp and after a brief talk was released with a guide to return to his own camp. His second capture was due to him beating an officer named Dongtu Na. Causing him to rebel and capture Meng Huo. Upon his second release, Meng Huo was given a tour of the Shu camps and he returned to his own camp and ready to utilize his new data of the camps. Then in the third encounter, Meng Huo tried to raid Zhuge Liang's camp, in which he was surronded and captured. Again he was released, but not before being scolded by the Shu generals. Then in the fourth capture, Meng Huo fell to a ruse of pits, prepared before hand. For the 5th capture, Meng Huo hid in the bald dragon ravine, which was guarded by 4 springs that were full of disease. Some of the soldiers were then poisoned by it, and Zhuge Liang had to find a cure. It was then that Meng Jie -Meng Huo's older brother- gave him the remedy for the disease. It was then at a banquet set up by Yang Fang, that Meng Huo and his companions were captured again. Again Meng Huo was released. Before the sixth encounter, Zhu Rong took to the battlefield and captured two generals of Zhuge Liang's. They were Zhang Ni and Ma Zheng. Then Zhuge Liang prepared counter measures to retrieve his generals. He told Wei Yan and Zhao Yun to lead her into a narrow road where Ma Dai had set up an ambush and then they captured her. She was then exchanged for Zhuge Liang's two generals. Then in the sixth battle, King Mu Lu took on Shu. He used many animals to destroy Zhao Yun and Wei Yan's units in the first skirmish. Then in his counter attack, Zhuge Liang unleashed his fire breathing contraptions. It was not stated if they were the juggernauts or not, but they could be. Effectively killing King Mu Lu. Then Meng Huo tried to use a ploy by allowing himself to be captured by Chief Dai Lai. However, Zhuge Liang knew of it, and captured all of Meng Huo's clan. However, Meng Huo was released one more time. Now Meng Huo was furious, so he sent an envoy to enlist the help of Wutu Gu. The king of the Wuguo tribe. He brought with him a rattan armour wearing army of 30 000. It was then that Zhuge Liang told Wei Yan that he would have to be defeated 15 times and give up 7 camps for his plan to work. Now it was the 7th battle and the Nanman troops were of high morale. It was then that they were lead into a barren valley, full of mines that set the rattan army on fire. Effectively wiping out the Wugou tribe. Then Meng Huo went to check on the armies and it was there that he was captured for his 7th and final time. It was in his camp, that Zhuge Liang was lamenting on his fire attack, and Meng Huo was touched deeply by that act, and finally surrendered to Shu. Then Zhuge Liang restored all of the land back to the Nanman, and left the Nanman in charge. It was then said that Meng Huo defended the Nanman country for a long time, I think up until his death. ---------------------------------------------------------- III. Pros and Cons of Meng Huo Pros -Huge powerhouse -True musou can use orb affect on every hit, if you have lvl 10/11 or 10/60 sec musou -C6 can cover enemies from the back -He is the king of an entire culture, always fun to be that kind of figurehead Cons -Slow attack start up -Just plain SLOW, always use saddle or speed scroll -C5 is very hard to connect -Only 4 item slots Those are the only ones that stand out to me. Like always, take into account the slow start up for your attacks so always start a little earlier than you normally would. Kind of treat him like Xu Zhu. If you have to run, spam the C1. ---------------------------------------------------------- IV. Moveset Key: S: Square T: Triangle T (C1): A 4-legged running attack, pressing T a few more times seems to prolong the running a bit. The last dash will have the orb element. S,T (C2): One hit, and then a kind of uppercut with two hands. Slow and waste of time. Don't try this often. Uppercut has orb element. S,S,T (T,T,T) (C3): 2 hits followed by a spinning punch. The number of T's pressed determines the number of spinning punches, maxing out to a six hit combo. Last spinning punch has orb element. S,S,S,T (C4): 3 hits followed by a massive belly flop, it sends people flying. Don't use it often as the start up and recovery time are horrible. The belly flop has orb element. S,S,S,S,T (T) (C5): 4 hits followed by a big bear hug grabbing motion, then he headbutts them twice, the second one launching them in the air. If you pressed T twice, after the headbutts, Meng Huo will follow up with a big 2 handed slam. The 2 handed slam contains the orb element. It's very slow. S,S,S,S,S,T (C6): 5 hits followed by a big earthquake caused by Meng Huo slamming his fist into the ground. Similar to his musou. The earthquake has the orb element. S,S,S,S,S,S: Left-right swing, right-left swing, double handed uppercut, backhand slap with his left hand, bear hug motion with both hands, and the last his is a spinning double handed punch. It's not to bad, good power. Musou: Lots of earthquakes, followed by a big earthquake. The last one seems to have more range. True Musou: Just like his musou but with extra hit at the end. If you have lvl 10/11 weapon or unlimited musou, this can be very deadly with a vorpal orb. Horse attacks S (S,S,S,S,S): Left-right standard swings. T: Launches his gauntlets forward, like projectiles. Musou: Standard special left-right swings. Jump attacks S: A small belly flop, and he bounces back to his feet. T: A big belly flop with a big earthquake. Funny to watch. Painful to watch. Dash attack: A falling belly flop from the ground. He gets up by himself. It stuns whoever is hit. ---------------------------------------------------------- V. Outfits Outfit 1: Standard DW4 costume. He's in dark brown fur with something like a crown on his head. Outfit 2: Similar to 1, with different colours. Outfit 3: Same brown fur but the crown is now a helmet with horns on the side. Outfit 4: Similar to 3, with different colours. Outfit 5: His original DW3 costume. He's got longer hair and a less extravagant fur robe. Kinda like a caveman. Outfit 6: Similar to 5, with different colours. ---------------------------------------------------------- VI. Level 10 and 11 weapons (credits to muni shinobu's level 10 FAQ and The Left Wings for his lvl 11 weapon FAQ, both on gamefaqs.com) These are the DW4:XL methods Level 10 Weapon Prerequisites: Must have your level 9 weapon, you must be playing on HARD or EXPERT Meng Huo Stage: Meng Huo's Legend Weapon : King of Beasts Attack : +58 Method : Achieve 300 KO Count in under 4 minutes. Learned King of Beasts. Level 11 Weapon Prerequisites: You must have your level 10 weapon, you must be playing on EXPERT, you must finish the level with an S rank Meng Huo Name: King of Nanman Map: Nanman Territory Stage: Meng Huo's Legend Restrictions: No bodyguards Defeat Xiahou He, Xiahou Hui, Xiahou Wei, Zhong Hui and Deng Ai. All allies must be rescued. Added items: lv 17 tortoise amulet, lv 15 speed scroll, lv 16 jump scroll, lv 20 herbal remedy DW4 Methods Meng Huo Weapon = Hundred Beast King Attack = +58 Stage = Battle of Cheng Du Method = Defeat all playable enemy characters on the stage Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Yue Ying, Jiang Wei, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu Meng Huo earns Hundred Beast King message. Muni Comment = Guan Yu will appear as ambush troop general in the Mian Zhu Forest. Ma Chao will appear as back-up troop general within the top middle castle. ---------------------------------------------------------- VII. Good items for Meng Huo Legend/Musou/Free mode Meng Huo only has 4 item slots so choose carefully. I'll usually go with these: Red Hare Saddle Vorpal Orb Peacock Urn (Lots of health = lots of playing) Tiger Amulet (More attack = more kills) Tortoise Amulet (More defense = no flinching) Speed Scroll/Way of Musou/whatever you want The last item I frequently change. If you have a saddle, don't use a speed scroll. If you don't have lvl 10/11 weapons, don't use Way of Musou. Secret of Orbs may also be good to put on for your 4th item. Xtreme Mode Red Hare Saddle Vorpal Orb Peacock Urn Tiger Amulet Tortoise Amulet Way of Musou These are the ones I always use. I have Way of Musou on there because in Xtreme Mode, I find that there are lots of 10 sec. unlimited musou's, this gives you orb elements in your true musou, but you can change it if you want. ---------------------------------------------------------- VIII. DW4: XL easy leveling up For attack and weapon experience, Xiao Qiao's Legend Stage: On Normal 8 generals that drop attack +4, then Xiahou Yuan who drops another attack +4, In total that is +36 attack at the end of the level. On normal 9 generals times 409 exp. plus 5 times 818 exp. (Cao Cao) In total that is 3681+4090 = 7771 exp (not counting juggles) On Hard its 9 times 8 = attack + 72 For defense, the best legend would be Dong Zhuo's Legend Stage: On normal, it's 6 Eunichs times defense +2 = defense +12. Also add in Yuan Shao with a defense +4 (If its a duel, its defense +8) the grand total of defense on normal is then 16 or 20 On hard the grand total is 24+8 = 32 defense On Hard the weapon exp is a total of about 16 000 (this is not counting combos that are 8+) ---------------------------------------------------------- IX. Thanks, credits and any legal things Thanks/credits go out to: Muni Shinobu for his guides on Level 10 weapons The Left Wings, for his guide on Level 11 weapons. The translated version Koei: For making DW4:XL Legal Things: This FAQ should only ever be posted on gamefaqs.com If you see it on any other site, its a little something called plagiarism You may use this FAQ as long as: a) You don't change anything on it, including my name b) Ask me c) You don't make any money off of it d) If any info you got was off of this, credit me This FAQ should only be found on: gamefaqs.com neoseeker.com Copyrights All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. This FAQ is the sole property of Kevin Kao. It cannot be reproduced, in any way, shape, or form, without my express written permission.