Dynasty Warriors 4 Empires – Yue Ying Character Guide By Chaplain Haperius Email: chaplainhaperius@hotmail.com Version 1.0 This guide copyrighted 2005 by Chaplain Haperius Table of Contents 1) Version History 2) Background 3) Yue Ying – The good and the bad 4) Moves 5) Weapon Info 6) Goals for Leveling 7) Maximizing Effectiveness 8) Legal Things ---------------- Version History ---------------- Version 1.0 - Got started on second FAQ ever. More Yay! ---------------- Background ---------------- Allegiance: Shu Lifespan: ? - ? Relations: Huang Chenyan, Father Zhuge Liang, Husband Zhuge Zhan, Son Zhuge Shang, Grandson Japanese Name: Getsu Ei Style Name: N/A Weapon: Nether Realm Yue Ying was born of the Huang family, daughter of Huang Chenyan. Huang Chenyan was known before for helping Lu Xun of Wu find his way out of Zhuge Liang’s Eightfold Maze. She was not particularly attractive, and many called her unattractive. She was extremely talented in all the academic arts, however, and she studied all kinds of books, from military strategy to magic and astronomy. Because of her ‘unattractive’ looks, Yue Ying devised a plan to find a husband. She first spread rumours of her looks, making her seem less than flattering, to say the least. Only one man saw through her ploy – Zhuge Liang. He saw her for her talents and battlefield abilities, which is exactly what Yue Ying wanted. She soon entered the service of Shu, inventing for them a fire breathing device – the juggernaut. Yue Ying outlived her husband for only a short time, with her last words being to her son: “Be loyal and filial”. * Thanks to yueying.net for some of the info above. ------------------------ Yue Ying’s Pros and Cons ------------------------ Yue Ying was my favourite character from Shu, as she’s good at destroying infantry. Pros Crowd clearing abilities Wide range Musou good for killing officers Cons Musou limited range for killing crowds Overall: /10 ------ Moves ------ S = Square T = Triangle (X) = repeatable by pressing T more times J = Jump S – Horizontal right slash SS – Above + horizontal left slash SSS – Above + vertical downward slash SSSS – Above + Diagonal down/right slash SSSSS – Above + Diagonal down/left slash SSSSSS – Above + 360º spin slash T – Yue Ying throws her halberd forwards like a boomerang, and then it spins upwards and back to you. You are able to rotate during this time. Excellent move for killing archers. ST – S + Yue Ying faces backwards and rams the end of her halberd into the opponent. They are then juggled a small way into the air. SST – SS + Yue Ying thrusts her spear into the opponent, spins the blade, and slices it right. SSST – SSS + a full 180º left slash. SSSST – SSSS + a diagonal up/right slash, juggling opponents in the air. More effective than ST. SSSSST – SSSSS + a full 720º swing with the halberd. Nice. JS – Yue Ying spins herself in the air, for a 270º spin. Weak. JT – Yue Ying frontflips in the air and sticks the top of her halberd (not the blade itself, though) into the ground. Good for attacking crowds, but officers will murder you when you use this. Running Attack – Yue Ying runs forward, and forces her blade up/right. Good range. Musou – Yue Ying lifts her blade into the air and spins it in a clockwise direction, moving a short distance every 360º spin. She then pushes herself into the air for the last spin. Would be better if you could move more. True Musou – Musou plus an extra 360º spin before the lift. Also has a fire element. Horse S (SSSSS) + (T) – Swings to the left and right, with two at the end for a T combo. Weak. Horse Musou – Stronger slashes, and the horse stops when you’re done. Never ever waste Musou like this. Ever. Elephant Attacks – The same as always. Trunk swings, stomps (my favourite!), and a combo if you use Musou. Please never ever waste Musou like this either. --------- Weaponry --------- In Dynasty Warriors 4 Empires, the weapon system works on a different basis, something to do with the levels. If anyone has any details on how it works, please tell me. Weapon Level – Name – Attack Bonus – No. of attacks - Effects 1: War Spear : +14 : 4 : N/A 2: War Spear : +17 : 4 : N/A 3: War Spear : +20 : 4 : N/A 4: Martial Spear : +24 : 5 : N/A 5: Martial Spear : +27 : 5 : N/A 6: Martial Spear : +30 : 5 : N/A 7: Horizon : +38 : 6 : N/A 8: Horizon : +40 : 6 : N/A 9: Horizon : +42 : 6 : N/A 10: Oblivion : +44 : 6 : N/A 11: Nether Realm : +47 : 6 : Tiger Amulet Lv. 18 Huang’s Bow Lv. 13 Horned Helm Lv. 14 Herbal Remedy Lv. 18 -------------------- Goals for Leveling -------------------- Each character has 4 goals for leveling up. Once you achieve 1, your level rises by one, and your stats and troop capabilities go up. Yue Ying’s goals are: 15000 pts 11 proposals accepted Govern Well Weapon Lv. 3 ------------------------- Maximizing Effectiveness ------------------------- Harness: Red Hare. Yue Ying can ride behind the enemy lines and wipe out huge crowds, then go backwards. That’s my strategy. Orb: Vorpal. Yue Ying now becomes deadly to Officers, plus has the ability to instantly kill anyone below and including the rank of Lt. General. Slot 1: Way of Musou. Extra killing power. Always have this one. Always. Alwaysalways. Always. Slot 2: Yue Ying needs extra life or attack, as she only has three slots, so you can pick between either Tiger Amulet or Peacock Urn – but if your Peacock Urn is a low level, use Tortoise Amulet instead. Slot 3: Wind Scroll. Makes Yue Ying fun at killing gigantic crowds. ------------ Legal Stuff ------------ This guide is copyrighted by ME – Adam Heap. You may not use it without my permission, even though I don’t really care. Nonetheless, you may not change or alter it in any way, shape or form. This FAQ can only be posted by GameFAQ’s, but you may ask for my permission. If I find out that you are using my guide, then I am going to personally take Yue Ying’s halberd and chop you many times, and slice off your head. You have been warned. My email, by the way, is chaplainhaperius@hotmail.com