Samurai Warriors 2 Tadakatsu Honda Jiyu Aifu Version 1 ************ * Contents * ************ 1. Introduction 2. History Lesson 3. Unlocking Tadakatsu 4. Move List 5. Tadakatsu's Tale Chapter 1: Battle of Anegawa Chapter 2: Battle of Mikatagahara Chapter 3: Siege of Ueda Castle Chapter 4: Battle of Kusegawa Chapter 5: Battle of Sekigahara Tadakatsu's Dream: Tournament of Champions 6. Weapons 7. Stats 8. Movies 9. Credits 10. Update History 11. Contact Info 12. Copyright ******************************************************************************* ** 1. Introduction ** ******************************************************************************* Tadakatsu, the mighty warrior serving Ieyasu Tokugawa. Tadakatsu is very powerful with a strong sense of honor and justice. The only difference between him and everyone else in that area is he doesn't go yelling about how important honor is. Instead, he focuses on how important the might of a warrior is. He's unique from the other "mighty" warriors in that he has strong morals, a firm warrior code, and is generally a good, loyal person. I like him for such reasons. I also find him to be a very good looking man with a very intricate character design. Aside from how good their move set is, or how cool their personality is, a marvelously designed appearance also adds to the enjoyment of playing a certain character. Tadakatsu is like a tank. Literally. He's extremely powerful and he just tears up the battlefield. When you fight him, it can sometimes even be difficult to interrupt his charge attacks, which will kill you. He even has a special move that allows him to plow right through enemies. Add that to his attack range and you have yourself quite an impressive character. ******************************************************************************* ** 2. History Lesson ** ******************************************************************************* Tadakatsu Honda - 1548-1610 Also called Heihachiro Honda, Tadakatsu is a native of the Mikawa Province. He served Ieyasu Tokugawa all his life and participated in nearly all of his battles with his famous spear, Tonbo-Giri, one of the "Three Great Spears of Japan". He first gained distinction when he led troops in the second rank at the Battle of Anegawa (1570), aiding in the defeat of the Azai and Asakura armies along with the Tokugawa's ally, Nobunaga Oda. In the battle before the actual Battle of Mikatagahara (1572), Tadakatsu and Tadayo Okubo made contact with the advancing Takeda army and were able to escape due to Tadakatsu's skillful leadership. In the struggle afterward, he commanded the left wing of Ieyasu's army and faced off with one of the Takeda's most notable generals, Masatoyo Naito. The battle ended in defeat, but Tadakatsu was also present at the Battle of Nagashino, three years later. He commanded a rank of riflemen and combined with Nobunaga's highly effective strategy of firing in cycling volleys, the Oda-Tokugawa force annihilated the Takeda army. During the Komaki Campaign (1584), he was left at Komaki while Ieyasu went out to engage the Toyotomi at Nagakute. Tadakatsu observed a huge host, under Hideyoshi himself, move out in pursuit. With a handful of men, Tadakatsu rode out and challenged Hideyoshi from across the Shonai River. Hideyoshi outnumbered Tadakatsu by 50 or 60 to 1, but was said to have been so moved by the bravery of this warrior, that he ordered that no harm come to him or his men. In 1586, Tadakatsu accompanied Ieyasu on a trip to Kyoto and was given the title, "Nakatsukasa-taiyu". He accompanied Ieyasu in the Siege of Odawara and was present at Hideyoshi's Korean Invasion Headquarters in Kyushu (1593-94). Tadakatsu commanded troops in the Battle of Sekigahara (1600), where Ieyasu defeated the Western army led by Mitsunari Ishida, giving Ieyasu control of Japan and bringing the Sengoku era to a close. Afterward, he was promoted from daimyo of the Otaki, with a fief in Kazusa (100,000 koku), to daimyo of the Kuwana, with a fief in Izu (150,000 koku). In addition, his son, Tadatomo Honda, became daimyo of the Otaki. Tadakatsu retired in 1609, and his son, Tadamasa Honda took over his role as daimyo of Kuwana. His other son, Tadatoki Honda married the granddaughter of Ieyasu, Sen. Tadakatsu became increasingly estranged from the Tokugawa Shogunate as it evolved from a military to a civilian political institution and in 1610, he passed away. A few legends sprang forth due to Tadakatsu's impressive skills in battle. It is often said that he never once received a wound from any of the many battles he participated in. It was also said that his spear, Tonbo Giri, was so sharp that when a dragonfly rested on its blade, it was split it half. This is where the spear gets its name, which translates into "Dragonfly Cutter". Tadakatsu was easily recognizable in battle with a helmet adorned with deer antlers and along with Naomasa Ii, Yasumasa Sakakibara, and Tadatsugu Sakai, Tadakatsu Honda was one of the "Four Guardians of the Tokugawa". Nobunaga Oda praised him, "Samurai in Samurai", and Hideyoshi Toyotomi praised him, "Tadakatsu Honda in the east, Muneshige Tachibana in the west." Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadakatsu_Honda http://www.samurai-archives.com/tadakatsu.html ******************************************************************************* ** 3. Unlocking Tadakatsu ** ******************************************************************************* To unlock Tadakatsu, you must complete Story Mode with Ieyasu Tokugawa. Or you can also have him unlocked automatically by having Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends data saved on your memory card. ******************************************************************************* ** 4. Move List ** ******************************************************************************* This is a description of Tadakatsu's moveset. Move Lists start out small and then increase with newer attacks as you level your character. I first listed his original moveset and then followed with what it becomes at its maximum growth. The Move List's type refers to what type of attack the character's main development reflects. And as a note, S refers to the Square button and T refers to the Triangle button. Type: Charge The main development is found in the increase of charge attack strength. Initial Move List: Normal Attack- S - S - S - S \ \ \ Charge Attack- T T T T Special 1- R1 + S Regain one division of the musou gauge Special 2- R1 + T Damage enemies simply by running into them Final Move List: Normal Attack- S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S \ \ \ Charge Attack- T T T T | | | | T T T T | | | | T T T T Special 1- R1 + S Regain one division of the musou gauge Special 2- R1 + T Damage enemies simply by running into them Normal Attacks: Tadakatsu's normal attack set is relatively the same attack repeated so I just split it up into where it gets a subtle change. SS: Tadakatsu swings his spear from side to side. SS+S: Tadakatsu swings his spear from side to side, then thrusts the end of his spear forward. SS+S+SSSS: Tadakatsu swings his spear from side to side, then thrusts the end of his spear forward, followed by four charged swings from side to side. SS+S+SSSS+S: Tadakatsu swings his spear from side to side, then thrusts the end of his spear forward, followed by four charged swings from side to side, and ending with one last powerful swing. Running + S: A powerful horizontal swing. Jump + S: Tadakatsu swings his spear downward. Charge Attacks: T: Tadakatsu charges his spear and swings it around. T+T: Tadakatsu charges his spear and swings it around, followed by a forward thrust which shoots a small wave of energy forward. T+T+T: Tadakatsu charges his spear and swings it around, followed by a forward thrust which shoots a small wave of energy forward, and ending with a powerful swing which sends a slightly larger wave of energy forward. S+T: Tadakatsu bats the enemy in the air with his spear. S+T+T: Tadakatsu bats the enemy in the air with his spear, and then smacks them back down. S+T+T+T: Tadakatsu bats the enemy in the air with his spear, and then smacks them back down, followed by rushing forward with two swings of his spear. SS+T: A powerful horizontal slash. SS+T+T: A powerful horizontal slash, followed by a powerful upward slash which slightly throws the enemy above you. SS+T+T+T: A powerful horizontal slash, followed by a powerful upward slash which slightly throws the enemy above you so you can jump back and bring your spear down on them. Comment: The last part of this move is not easy to connect with the enemy. SSS+T: Tadakatsu hits the ground which emits a small pulse of power forward. SSS+T+T: Tadakatsu hits the ground which emits a small pulse of power forward, then swings his spear from side to side. SSS+T+T+T: Tadakatsu hits the ground which emits a small pulse of power forward, then swings his spear from side to side four times and ends with spinning his spear around in front of him a pulse of power emits from him when he finishes. Comment: It indicates to press Triangle three times, but you'll have to press Triangle for each time he swings his spear once he gets to that part. So it's really more like an SSS+T+T+T+T+T in the end. Jump + T: Tadakatsu slams his spear into the ground. Special Attacks: R1 + S: Regains part of the Musou Gauge. It's pretty self-explanatory. R1 + T: Damage enemies simply by running into them. I told you he was a tank. It works sort of how it does on a horse. It's an entertaining skill, seeing enemies just get knocked down because Tadakatsu walks through them. Musou Attack: Samurai Warriors 2 has a new feature. Instead of filling one Musou Gauge, there will be a maximum of three gauges to fill. Each one higher will give a stronger Musou attack than the last. You'll start off with one and as you level your character it will grow into the next two. You may still also tap the O button to perform normal attacks with the Musou effect or you may hold the O button to perform the character's own Musou attack. This here is Tadakatsu's own Musou. One Gauge: Tadakatsu quickly swings his spear from side to side, followed by an area attack. Two Gauges: Tadakatsu quickly swings his spear from side to side, followed by an area attack. The range, power, and length of this one is increased. Three Gauges: Tadakatsu quickly swings his spear from side to side, accompanied by bolts of power striking down all around him, followed by an area attack. The range, power, and length of this one is increased. Double/True Musou: This is just like his regular musou except the damage is increased with an extra lightning element charge and before he does his area attack he swings his spear a few more times. ******************************************************************************* ** 5. Tadakatsu's Tale ** ******************************************************************************* In this section I will walk you through Tadakatsu's Story Mode. I will show the story for each stage, the victory and defeat conditions, the officers attending the battle, and I will give a step by step guide on a good way to proceed through the battle. And note that these stages were done on the Normal difficulty setting. Other difficulties and circumstances may change the way the stage goes for you, but these will just provide a basic guide. Feel free to play the stages however you want to though. "Only conflict remains." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Chapter 1: Battle of Anegawa - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "When a true warrior enters the battlefield, enemy numbers mean little." Oda-Tokugawa VS Azai-Asakura Tadakatsu Honda was one of Ieyasu Tokugawa's finest warriors. Armed with his great spear called the "Tonbo-giri", he was a formidable warrior on any battlefield. In the year 1570, Ieyasu and his ally, Nobunaga Oda, became bitter enemies with the Azai and Asakura. Ieyasu joined his ally Nobunaga in the invasion of the Azai territory of Anegawa. While the Oda forces engaged the smaller Azai clan, Ieyasu was forced to deal with the Asakura, who had an army three times the size of his own. Despite these seemingly insurmountable odds, Tadakatsu showed no signs of fear or trepidation... Conditions: Victory: Defeat Nagamasa and Yoshikage. Defeat: Nobunaga or Ieyasu is defeated. -Oda-Tokugawa- -Azai-Asakura- Nobunaga Oda Nagamasa Azai Ieyasu Tokugawa Yoshikage Asakura Hideyoshi Hashiba Oichi Magoichi Saika Kazumasa Isono Katsuie Shibata Masazumi Azai Tadakatsu Honda Sadayuki Atsuji Hanzo Hattori Naoyori Shinjo Tsuneoki Ikeda Naotsune Endo Nobumori Sakuma Kiyotsuna Akao Yoshinari Mori Tsunachika Kaiho Masahisa Sakai Kagenori Asakura Tadatsugu Sakai Jinpachiro Maeba Masanobu Honda Kagetake Asakura Yoshimune Kawai Nagashige Tomita Kagekata Uozumi Naganori Yamazaki 1) Begin by defeating Nagashige Tomita and Kagenori Asakura. Also defeat that Reserve Captain nearby as well. 2) You'll be prompted to head for the central garrison. Once you arrive you'll get a mission to defeat Yoshimune Kawai and seize it. Do so, and also defeat the Reserve Captain. 3) Now head for the Asakura main camp and defeat Kagekata Uozumi, Naganori Yamazaki, and Jinpachiro Maeba. 4) Now the Asakura will be weakened. Enter the camp and defeat Kagetake Asakura and Yoshikage Asakura to defeat the Asakura army. Take out that Reserve Captain in their camp too. 5) Oichi and other officers will begin marching to stop the Tokugawa. Punish Tsunachika Kaiho, Naotsune Endo, Kiyomasa Akao, and Oichi. 6) Nobunaga Oda and his main camp should be in danger from Nagamasa Azai, but hopefully Nagamasa will tire out from fatigue now. Race on over there to assist Nobunaga. Defeat all remaining officers and finish off Nagamasa. If he has exhausted by fatigue then you'll only have to beat him once, otherwise he'll keep coming back until he tires. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Chapter 2: Battle of Mikatagahara - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A samurai has but two options in battle. To live, or to die." Oda-Tokugawa VS Takeda Army It was due to Tadakatsu's mighty strength that the Battle of Anegawa was won. Some said his skills were comparable to that of the legendary Zhang Fei of ancient China. After returning to his homeland, Ieyasu found himself once again in danger. The Tiger of Kai, Shingen Takeda, was now on the move. Ieyasu, to prove how brave a warrior from Mikawa was, set out to stop Shingen's journey towards the capital. However, Shingen had anticipated such a move and ambushed Ieyasu at Mikatagahara. Tadakatsu rose once again, this time to fight Shingen and protect his lord... Conditions: Victory: Defeat Shingen or Ieyasu and Tadakatsu arrive at the Escape Point. Defeat: Ieyasu is defeated. -Oda-Tokugawa- -Takeda Army- Ieyasu Tokugawa Shingen Takeda Tadakatsu Honda Nobutoyo Takeda Hanzo Hattori Nobukimi Anayama Yasumasa Sakakibara Masatane Hara Tadatsugu Sakai Moritomo Saegusa Kazumasa Ishikawa Nobufusa Baba Tadazane Honda Masatoyo Naito Nobumori Sakuma Nobushige Oyamada Hirohide Hirate Masatsugu Tsuchiya Reinforcements- Reinforcements- Yoshinobu Natsume Katsuyori Takeda Tadatsugu Matsui Kotaro Fuma Kyuzaburo Suzuki Masanobu Kosaka Masakage Yamagata Nobukado Takeda Sakon Shima 1) Basically, you should be travelling with Ieyasu Tokugawa for this stage until he reaches the Escape Point. Nobushige Oyamada will start to pursue him. Defeat him, and knock out that Reserve Captain up top as well. 2) Once Ieyasu reaches the open area just below Shingen Takeda's camp, Katsuyori Takeda will ambush him. Defeat Katsuyori. 3) Continue following Ieyasu and once you get to Masatsugu Tsuchiya's position, Kotaro Fuma will appear and attempt to assassinate Ieyasu. Thwart his attack by defeating him and take out Masatsugu as well. 4) I would leave Ieyasu for a moment and quickly loop up and defeat Moritomo Saegusa, Masatane Hara, and Nobukimi Anayama. Once you get up there, you'll get a mission to protect the Oda Army's retreat. Doing this will help them in their retreat, but Ieyasu is more important so rush back down to his side. 5) Once Ieyasu reaches that area in the southwest, Masanobu Kosaka, Masakage Yamagata, and Nobukado Takeda will ambush him. If you took the time to do step 4, then hopefully you did it fast enough so Ieyasu could survive. Defeat the three officers mentioned to protect your lord. 6) You'll get a few allied reinforcements about now. Yoshinobu Natsume, Tadatsugu Matsui, and Kyuzaburo Suzuki will arrive and each of them will claim to be Ieyasu Tokugawa to distract the Takeda Army and help the real Ieyasu escape. However, they will probably be slain soon after. 7) As you head along with Ieyasu, defeat Masatoyo Naito. Once you get to Hamamatsu Castle, you'll find Sakon Shima guarding it. Defeat him so Ieyasu can escape. The rest of your remaining allies will begin to fall back as well. 8) You can follow Ieyasu into the castle, but where would the fun be in the that? Instead, ride up the Takeda camp and confront Shingen Takeda. Defeat Nobutoyo Takeda and Shingen to complete the stage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Chapter 3: Siege of Ueda Castle - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "No strategy can defend a warrior as well as his own might." Tokugawa Army VS Sanada Army Ieyasu managed to survive the Battle of Mikatagahara. Later, Shingen died due to illness before he could reach the capital. Soon thereafter, Nobunaga tried to take control of the land but was assassinated at Honnoji. Following Nobunaga's death, Ieyasu made an alliance with the Hojo. They moved their forces into the land of Shinshu to make it their own. In response, Masayuki Sanada and the Uesugi Army rose to stop them. The battle between Tadakatsu and Masayuki was to take place at Ueda Castle... Conditions: Victory: Defeat Masayuki and Yukimura. Defeat: Ieyasu is defeated. -Tokugawa Army- -Sanada Army- Ieyasu Tokugawa Masayuki Sanada Tadakatsu Honda Yukimura Sanada Hanzo Hattori Kanetsugu Naoe Mototada Torii Nobuyuki Sanada Nagamori Okabe Shigenori Suzuki Naomasa Ii Yorisada Yazawa Tadayo Okubo Genba Karasawa Yasumasa Sakakibara Shigenaga Honjo Tadatsugu Sakai Tomonobu Saito Chikayoshi Hiraiwa Yataro Onikojima Tadataka Okubo Takahiro Kitajo Chikanori Suibara Nagazane Irobe Reinforcements- Zushonosuke Yumoto Mino Kaneko Bitchu Kozuki Kotaro Fuma 1) Head straight and take out the Reserve Captain. Continue on and defeat Nagazane Irobe. You'll get a mission to seize the southeast garrison and an ambush unit will appear behind you as well. Defeat Zushonosuke Yumoto and Mino Kaneko. Then enter the garrison and defeat Takahiro Kitajo to capture it. Also defeat that Reserve Captain. 2) Head up to the east garrison and defeat Shigenaga Honjo. Another ambush will spring. Defeat Bitchu Kozuki. 3) Many of your allies will act on a false call for reinforcements and head up to Naomasa Ii. However, this was the Sanada's ploy. Ueda Castle's floodgate will open and force a good amount of your allies to retreat. 4) Go through the cave that Bitchu Kozuki appeared in to arrive at Ueda's south gate. Defeat Genba Karasawa and Yorisada Yazawa. Then complete the mission to defeat Yukimura Sanada. He's pretty tough here, but you should be able to manage with Tadakatsu. If not, then you can ignore him for now and take Ueda Castle behind his back. Me, I like to beat him up. ^_^ 5) Kanetsugu Naoe will start advancing as well. Chase after him and defeat him. 6) Now just for fun, head up to the northwest. Wipe out all the Reserve Captains along the way if it pleases you. It pleases me. Then seize control of Toishi Castle by defeating Chikanori Suibara and Yataro Onikojima. 7) Head back to Ueda Castle and defeat the Defense Captain to open the door. Get rid of Nobuyuki Sanada when he comes out. 8) Take the left path into the underground main keep and defeat Shigenori Suzuki. Kotaro Fuma will also appear on the top floor with Masayuki Sanada. 9) Defeat Kotaro and then Masayuki to complete the stage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Chapter 4: Battle of Kusegawa - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A warrior's greatest battle is always his next battle." Eastern Army VS Western Army The Battle of Ueda Castle ended in victory for the Tokugawa Army, who then established peace with the Sanada. Eventually, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, who had avenged Nobunaga's death and seized the land, died himself. It was at this moment that Ieyasu decided it was time for him to rule the land. Mitsunari Ishida opposed this and mobilized his troops to stop Ieyasu. Mitsunari's Western Army and Ieyasu's Eastern Army clashed at Kusegawa. This battle was to determine who would rule the land. With his cunning tactics, the commander of the Western Army, Sakon Shima, was poised to eliminate the Eastern Army once and for all... Conditions: Victory: Defeat Sakon. Defeat: Kazutada, Kazuhide, Toyouji, and Tanamo are defeated, or Tadakatsu is defeated. -Eastern Army- -Western Army- Tadakatsu Honda Sakon Shima Ina Musashi Miyamoto Naomasa Ii Hideie Ukita Kazutada Nakamura Yukinaga Konishi Kazuhide Nakamura Tamehiro Hiratsuka Toyouji Arima Satoie Gamo Tanomo Noisshiki Teruzumi Akashi Shigemasa Toda Reinforcements- Yoshitsugu Otani Yoshikatsu Otani Ginchiyo Tachibana Yoritsugu Kinoshita Yoshihiro Shimazu Toyohisa Shimazu 1) First, let me just clarify the defeat conditions. You're told to keep those four allies alive. However, if some of them are defeated, you will not lose the stage. Only if all four of them are slain. With that in mind, go forward and take out Teruzumi Akashi. 2) When you continue forward, you'll get a mission to rescue Kazuhide Nakamura. Defeat Satoie Gamo and Shigemasa Toda to allow him to retreat to the south garrison. 3) Yoshitsugu Otani and Yoshikatsu Otani will arrive in the west and Ginchiyo Tachibana and Yoritsugu Kinoshita in the south. 4) Go assist Tanomo Noisshiki's retreat first by defeating Yoshikatsu Otani. Then defeat that Reserve Captain. 5) Then defeat Yoshitsugu Otani and that Reserve Captain by him. 6) Run back down to the south garrison and defend it by defeating Ginchiyo Tachibana and Yoritsugu Kinoshita. Make sure you take that Reserve Captain out down there if that gate was taken by the enemy. The flow of troops could end up killing your allies down there. 7) Yoshihiro Shimazu and Toyohisa Shimazu will arrive soon. Since you're already down there, defeat Toyohisa Shimazu. 8) Now you've left the north garrison dangling long enough. Go help Toyouji and Ina, (If they're still there), and defeat Yoshihiro Shimazu, Yukinaga Konishi, and Tamehiro Hiratsuka. 9) Head down to the Western Army's main camp and defeat Hideie Ukita and Musashi Miyamoto. Then enter and finish off Sakon Shima to complete the stage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Chapter 5: Battle of Sekigahara - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The loss of one's blade pains like the loss of a friend." Eastern Army VS Western Army The Battle of Kusegawa was won by the valiant efforts of Tadakatsu. The Eastern Army wished to finalize their victory, while the Western Army hoped to avenge their earlier loss. The two forces gathered at Sekigahara to determine who would emerge victorious. This would be the last battle for Tadakatsu and his beloved spear, the Tonbo-giri... Conditions: Victory: Defeat Mitsunari. Defeat: Ieyasu is defeated. -Eastern Army- -Western Army- Ieyasu Tokugawa Mitsunari Ishida Tadakatsu Honda Sakon Shima Ina Yoshihiro Shimazu Naomasa Ii Musashi Miyamoto Masanori Fukushima Satoie Gamo Nagamasa Kuroda Yoshitsugu Otani Tadayoshi Matsudaira Hideie Ukita Yadaoki Hosokawa Yukinaga Konishi Yoshiaki Kato Teruzumi Akashi Nagachika Kanamori Hideaki Kobayakawa Hirotaka Terasawa Suketada Ogawa Kazutoyo Yamanouchi Yasuharu Wakisaka Terumasa Ikeda Toyohisa Shimazu Ekei Ankokuji Reinforcements- Hiroie Kikkawa Magobei Fuse Hidemoto Mori Hideaki Kobayakawa Morichika Chosokabe Suketada Ogawa Masaie Natsuka Yasuharu Wakisaka Shigemasa Toda Hiroie Kikkawa Tamehiro Hiratsuka Hidemoto Mori Reinforcements- Ginchiyo Tachibana 1) This battle can be pretty chaotic with all the missions that appear pretty much all at once as well as the large amount of enemies that gather in the center. If worst comes to worst, just by all means keep Ieyasu Tokugawa alive. 2) First capture the Western Army's cannons as they can be a nuisance. Defeat the two indicated Defense Captain and take out the Reserve Captains as well. 3) Help a few allies out in the middle by defeating a couple of enemy officers. Masanori Fukushima and Naomasa Ii will need the most help. Don't spend a lot of time doing this. 4) Ginchiyo Tachibana will show up in the north and go after your main camp. Prevent her from entering by besting her in combat. 5) Magobei Fuse will arrive to force Hideaki Kobayakawa to defect. Go down and escort him to Mt. Matsuo. Defeat Masaie Natsuka and Morichika Chosokabe who should be in his way. Also defeat that Reserve Captain. Once Magobei begins firing bullets upon Mt. Matsuo, Hideaki Kobayakawa, Suketada Ogawa, and Yasuharu Wakisaka will defect to the Eastern Army. This is very helpful. 6) Defeat Ekei Ankokuji to get Hiroie Kikkawa and Hidemoto Mori to defect to your side. 7) Yoshihiro Shimazu will start to retreat. Prevent him from doing so by defeating him and Toyohisa Shimazu. 8) Now finish off any remaining enemy officers that you have not already taken out in the middle. Musashi Miyamoto will have charged out as well and he'll be in hyper mode. 9) March on over to the Western Army's main camp and defeat Sakon Shima to open the gates. Enter and defeat Mitsunari Ishida to claim victory. Completing this stage unlocks Tadakatsu's final movie, To Rest at Last. It also unlocks his Dream stage and Ina as a playable character. If this is the first Story Mode you completed you'll also unlock the Credits 1 movie. "Only the final conflict remains." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Tadakatsu's Dream: Tournament of Champions - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Might perfects the samurai, the samurai perfects not might." Tokugawa Guardians Amidst the chaos, some of the most powerful warriors in the land gathered for a little competition. The free-spirited fighter, Keiji Maeda, the master swordsman Musashi Miyamoto, the elusive and enigmatic Kotaro Fuma. And the legendary warrior, Tadakatsu Honda. These mighty warriors strove to prove once and for all who the best warrior in the land truly was. It was a battle the likes of which had never been seen before in history... Conditions: Victory: Defeat all enemy officers. Defeat: Any allied officer is defeated. -Tokugawa Guardians- -Rival- Tadakatsu Honda Swordsmen- Naomasa Ii Musashi Miyamoto Yasumasa Sakakibara Kojiro Sasaki Tadatsugu Sakai Tadaaki Ono Munenori Yagyu Shigetaka Togo Miscreants- Keiji Maeda Dokyu Yamagami Danemon Ban Matabei Goto Shigenari Kimura Ninjas- Kotaro Fuma Hanzo Hattori Nene Genba Karasawa Koroku Hachisuka Minor Lords- Hideyoshi Toyotomi Ieyasu Tokugawa Masamune Date Ujinao Hojo Yoshihisa Shimazu 1) The other three Tokugawa Guardians are here to join you in this battle. They don't do anything but guard the three garrisons located on the map though. Four waves of enemies will come to challenge you, each of them will try to break into the three garrisons and attack your comrades. If any of them with unique character models, like Musashi and Kojiro for example, enter a garrison, they will go into hyper mode. And the garrison each one attacks is not set. They can attack any of the three garrisons each time you play this stage, so keep that in mind as you decide what order to take everyone out. The ordering of what wave comes next can also be different. 2) The first wave is comprised of Swordsmen. Kojiro Sasaki and Musashi Miyamoto are the ones you have to worry about. In most cases, it seems a good idea to take out Kojiro first and then go after Musashi. It makes it easier if he's close by Munenori Yagyu and Shigetaka Togo when you go after him since you can distract them all from attacking your garrisons, but either way you'll want to get rid of Musashi next. Defeat the remaining three officers to defeat the Swordsmen. 3) Now for a wave of Miscreants. This wave is easy since Keiji Maeda is the only one you really have to worry about. Go after him first and then finish off the remaining officers to beat the Miscreants. 4) Next come ninjas. Try to lure both Kotaro Fuma and Hanzo Hattori at once so you can prevent them both from entering the garrisons. Hopefully, Nene will head for a garrison with a few soldiers to keep her busy while you're dealing with Kotaro and Hanzo. After those two, hurry and defeat Nene. Then defeat Genba Karasawa and Koroku Hachisuka to defeat the wave of Ninjas. 5) Now this is the tricky part. Another wave with three people you have to prevent from entering the garrisons and this time they're all in hyper mode already. Treat it similarly to the Ninjas wave. Hopefully Ieyasu Tokugawa will go after the central or west garrison. That way you can battle it out with him as well as Masamune Date. As for Hideyoshi Toyotomi, he will be rather tricky. Your troops standing guard outside the garrisons will probably already be depleted so he may be able to just walk right in while you're fighting the other two. And since he's already in hyper mode, entering a garrison will just make it worse. But, if that happens, it's no big deal. Just hope he doesn't defeat any of your allies before you can get rid of him. Defeating the remaining officers takes care of the Minor Lords which ends the stage and proves that Tadakatsu Honda is the greatest warrior in Japan. 6) Remember that preventing the enemy officers from entering your garrisons is not required to complete the stage. It just makes it easier and gives you more experience or gold for completing missions. Defeating all enemy officers while keeping your allies alive is all you really need to do to complete this stage. And that completes Tadakatsu's Story Mode. If this was the first Dream stage you did, you'll unlock the Credits 2 movie. ******************************************************************************* ** 6. Weapons ** ******************************************************************************* Everyone has four weapons. The first three can be gotten randomly, though the increased difficulty and higher the Discern skill will increase your chances of finding a more powerful version of these three weapons. The fourth weapon can only be obtained on the Hard difficulty setting in Story Mode and you must have completed that character's Story Mode. You do not need to complete their Dream stage though. You will then have to fulfill certain requirements to obtain the fourth weapon. These are Tadakatsu's weapons, including how to obtain the fourth. Great Spear- Base Attack- 23 Tiger Slayer- Base Attack- 33 War Trident- Base Attack- 41 Tonbo-giri- Base Attack- 50 Element- Fire Musou +15 Attack +37 Defense +53 Musou Charge +33 -------------------- Obtaining Tonbo-giri -------------------- You must play Tadakatsu's Dream stage in Story Mode, "Tournament of Champions" on the Hard difficulty after completing his Story Mode. What you must do is prevent nine of the enemy officers from entering any of the three allied garrisons. The officers you must defeat are Musashi Miyamoto, Kojiro Sasaki, Keiji Maeda, Kotaro Fuma, Hanzo Hattori, Nene, Masamune Date, Ieyasu Tokugawa, and Hideyoshi Toyotomi. They show up in four waves accompanied by a few generic officers as well. It does not matter if the generic officers enter a garrison. You just have to prevent the ones mentioned from breaching the garrisons' gates. Now the flow of this particular stage can be random which makes it difficult to give an actual strategy of obtaining the weapon. You'll have to form your own strategy, but I do have quite a few useful tips which will help you strategize on how to obtain this powerful weapon. 1) First of all, having a second player help you is extremely helpful. Have them distract the other officers while you work on eliminating them. But you as Tadakatsu MUST be the one to deal the final blow to the officers you need to defeat. If you don't have a friend or sibling to help you, or you just want to do it on your own, then you may find this weapon to be very difficult to obtain, but not impossible. 2) Having Tadakatsu's stats maxed is a good idea. Especially his Musou and Attack. His level 3 Musou is deadly and will be a great help to defeat these enemies. Especially with that special move of his where he can gain a division of his Musou Gauge. That's a good way to defeat enemy officers quickly. 3) Equip a fast horse so you can get across the map faster. Tadakatsu is not very swift so this is essential. 4) Have a fully upgraded weapon. Extra Attack and Musou boosts will help greatly if you can get them. And if you can't, reset the game after you purchase the upgrades until you get a combination you want. 5) Save often. Preferably after each wave of officers you defeat. The reason being that each officer does not have a set garrison that they attack. Musashi may attack the west, he may attack the east, or even the central one. If they attack one that you are not prepared for then you can reset and try again. But make sure you save before the new wave arrives. You can also reset if they do infiltrate one of the garrisons. 6) Keep an eye on how many troops are still alive guarding the outside of each garrison. You only have a few stationed at each gate and they do not respawn if they are killed. If all the troops at one gate are gone then the enemy can just walk right into that garrison with no resistance. Use this to determine what garrison you want an enemy to attack as well so they can be resisted for a little bit until you can take out the other officers. 7) Though it is not required to prevent them from breaching your garrisons, watch out for the generic officers too. They can kill the troops outside your garrisons and ruin it for the next wave of enemies. 8) Though they do not have a set garrison to attack, they do have a set position they arrive at. They are as follows: Swordsmen: Musashi Miyamoto- Northeast Kojiro Sasaki- Southwest Miscreants: Keiji Maeda- Southwest Ninjas: Kotaro Fuma- Northwest Hanzo Hattori- North Nene- South Minor Lords: Hideyoshi Toyotomi- Southwest Masamuna Date- Northwest Ieyasu Tokugawa- Northeast 9) Ninjas and Minor Lords each arrive with three officers you are required to defeat. Try luring Kotaro Fuma and Hanzo Hattori together so you only have to worry about Nene and Masamune Date and Ieyasu Tokugawa together so you only have to worry about Hideyoshi Toyotomi. They are close by each other at their starting points and if Ieyasu doesn't attack the east garrison, he will be approaching Masamune. 10) Pick up any White Blade items, which double your attack for 30 seconds, that drop by any soldiers you happen to kill while attacking the officers, if any do drop. They will help you deal more damage to the officers you need to defeat. 11) The Minor Lords group is in hyper mode so be aware of that. The officers you need to defeat will also go into hyper mode if they do enter a garrison. So aside from the Minor Lords, if you see one in hyper mode, then you know you failed. 12) This goes without saying, but be careful not to knock the officer through the garrison's gate while you're fighting them. Whether this weapon is difficult or easy for you, let your love for Tadakatsu or your obsessive need to get everyone's fourth weapon be your motivation to keep trying if you fail. ******************************************************************************* ** 7. Stats ** ******************************************************************************* These are Tadakatsu's stats. First I will show his beginning stats followed by his stats when they are maxed. Beginning Stats: Life 128 Musou 82 Attack 96 Defense 96 Ride 94 Speed 90 Dex 90 Luck 93 Maximum Stats: Life 317 Musou 246 Attack 200 Defense 200 Ride 184 Speed 150 Dex 150 Luck 189 ******************************************************************************* ** 8. Movies ** ******************************************************************************* Tadakatsu has five movies. Each of them is unlocked by progressing through his Story Mode. I will show the name of each movie, what stage you get them from, and give a brief description of what happens in them. -------------------------- -Patience and Persistence- -------------------------- Unlocked at the beginning of "Battle of Anegawa" The Tokugawa army is preparing for battle and one of Ieyasu Tokugawa's officers (I'm going to guess Tadatsugu Sakai) mentions how the Oda outnumber the Azai, but the Asakura outnumber the Tokugawa. Ieyasu tells him that they will endure and Tadakatsu Honda asks him why they are enduring so? Ieyasu tells him and the whole army, that they will endure so all Japan may know their strength. --------------------- -The Heaviest Burden- --------------------- Unlocked after completing "Battle of Mikatagahara" Ieyasu Tokugawa frantically rides through a gate and falls off of his horse. He mourns the loss of all the men that died due to his lack of vision. Tadakatsu Honda comes up and hands him his helmet, saying that those men died for something greater than their own lives, they died for a future they fought to realize. Ieyasu sees what he must do. He must carry the burden of fighting for a future of peace. --------------------- -Incident at Honnoji- --------------------- Unlocked at the beginning of "Siege of Ueda Castle" This movie just explains that Nobunaga Oda perished at Honnoji temple in Kyoto after Mitsuhide Akechi betrayed him. ------------------------ -Showdown at Sekigahara- ------------------------ Unlocked at the beginning of "Battle of Sekigahara" The Western Army is marching and Tadakatsu Honda tells Ieyasu Tokugawa of their formation. He laughs and declares that the progress he has made to attain peace cannot be stopped and he will win, as he was meant to win. His army cheers. ----------------- -To Rest at Last- ----------------- Unlocked after completing "Battle of Sekigahara" Tadakatsu Honda rests his Tonbo-giri, his greatest ally through countless battles, in the ground and says, "Your job is done, as is the era." ******************************************************************************* ** 9. Credits ** ******************************************************************************* Credits to Koei, W-Omega Force, and any others involved in the making of this great game. Also credits to the real Tadakatsu Honda and all the achievements he made to make him the famed warrior he is today. Also thanks to: Wikipedia for information on Tadakatsu. (www.wikipedia.com) Samurai Archives for information on Tadakatsu. (www.samurai-archives.com) EChang for information on obtaining Tadakatsu's fourth weapon. ******************************************************************************* ** 10. Update History ** ******************************************************************************* October 1 Version 1- Original completed layout. October 14 Version 1- Fixed a few typing errors. ******************************************************************************* ** 11. Contact Info ** ******************************************************************************* If you have found any errors, information, questions, or suggestions please e-mail me at jiyu_aifu@yahoo.com. Make sure you put in a subject and mention that the game is Samurai Warriors 2 and Tadakatsu Honda is who you're referring to. Also write your e-mail so it can be read without any problems. If your e-mail does not contain a subject, mention the game, or is ineligible, then it may be ignored. Also, if you ask about anything mentioned in this guide or even not mentioned you will also be ignored. If you require further help on something or don't understand something then by all means ask for help and I'll help if I can, but please don't ask me how to do something clearly mentioned in the FAQ. ******************************************************************************* ** 12. Copyright ** ******************************************************************************* Copyright 2006 Giona Balvega This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. Sites with permission to use this guide: GameFAQs (www.gamefaqs.com) Neoseeker (www.neoseeker.com)