Samurai Warriors 2 Ginchiyo Tachibana Jiyu Aifu Version 1 ************ * Contents * ************ 1. Introduction 2. History Lesson 3. Unlocking Ginchiyo Tachibana 4. Move List 5. Ginchiyo's Tale Chapter 1: Conquest for Kyushu Chapter 2: Siege of Odawara Castle Chapter 3: Battle of Kusegawa Chapter 4: Battle of Sekigahara Chapter 5: Pursuit of Yoshihiro Ginchiyo's Dream: Edo Campaign 6. Weapons 7. Stats 8. Movies 9. Credits 10. Update History 11. Contact Info 12. Copyright ******************************************************************************* ** 1. Introduction ** ******************************************************************************* Ginchiyo, the female warrior with a serrated blade. She's very easy to use and also very effective. It's nice to have another female character aside from Ina that's a true warrior with a serious weapon. Her character design isn't all that impressive, but her weapon is. That's what originally drove my attention to her and she was the first character I played. She has a great warrior's personality and a fitting voice for that role. Her moveset is pretty effective and well rounded, especially if you have a Lightning element on your weapon. Ginchiyo is a good character to use if you're a beginner to the game and a fun character to use if you're not. ******************************************************************************* ** 2. History Lesson ** ******************************************************************************* Ginchiyo Tachibana (1569-1602) the head of the Japanese clan of Tachibana during the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. Ginchiyo was the daughter of Dosetsu Tachibana, retainer of the Otomo (which were rivals of the Shimazu at the time). Due to the fact that Dosetsu had no sons, Ginchiyo ironically took the position as the new head of the Tachibana following his death. After about five years, Ginchiyo was married to Muneshige Tachibana who followed in becoming the head daimyo of the clan not too long after their marriage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginchiyo_Tachibana ******************************************************************************* ** 3. Unlocking Ginchiyo Tachibana ** ******************************************************************************* To unlock Ginchiyo, you must buy, rent, or borrow the game. She is a playable character from the beginning. ******************************************************************************* ** 4. Move List ** ******************************************************************************* This is a description of Ginchiyo's moveset. Move Lists start out small and then increase with newer attacks as you level your character. I first listed her 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. Comment: Ginchiyo's moveset will be more effective if you have a weapon with the Lightning element as most of her attacks already have a lightning base. Type: Normal The main development is found in the number of linked attacks. Initial Move List: Normal Attack- S - S - S - S \ \ \ Charge Attack- T T T T Special 1- R1 + S Summon lightning to strike enemies Special 2- R1 + T Increase the strength of weapon attacks Final Move List: Normal Attack- S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Charge Attack- T T T T T T T T Special 1- R1 + S Summon lightning to strike enemies Special 2- R1 + T Increase the strength of weapon attacks Normal Attacks: Ginchiyo's normal attack set is relatively the same attack repeated so I just split it up into where it gets a subtle change. SSSSS: Slashing attacks from side to side. SSSSS+SS: Slashing attacks from side to side, followed by two stronger side to side slashes. SSSSS+SS+SSSSS: Slashing attacks from side to side, followed by two stronger side to side slashes, followed by five charged slashing attacks from side to side. The first four normal charged attacks are weaker, but have elemental effects useable, while the last one is stronger with an elemental effect useable. Running + S: Ginchiyo does a backflip while slashing her sword forward. Comment: This move seems a little awkward while she's doing her backflip, but it's still an interesting attack. Jump + S: A downward slash. Charge Attacks: T: Ginchiyo summons three lightning bolts to strike down around her. S+T: A powerful upward diagonal slash. SS+T: A powerful downward slash. SSS+T: A powerful downward spinning slash. SSSS+T: Ginchiyo sends an electric ball to the ground which explodes and causes enemies to be thrown into the air. SSSSS+T: A wave of electricity emits from Ginchiyo. Comment: This is an excellent crowd clearing move. SSSSSS+T: A forward sword thrust which sends a very powerful streak of lightning through the enemy if they are hit with the sword thrust. Comment: This is a very good attack. SSSSSSS+T: Ginchiyo charges forward with a lightning coating and ends with a horizontal slash. Jump + T: Ginchiyo throws an exploding lightning ball at the ground and tumbles once she lands. Special Attacks: R1 + S: Summons lightning to strike enemies. The lightning bolts are continuous and keep striking for a short period of time in random areas around Ginchiyo. R1 + T: Increase the strength of weapon attacks. This not only increases weapon strength, but also increases attack speed and range. Comment: Ginchiyo's special attacks are very useful, especially her second one. 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 Ginchiyo's own Musou. One Gauge: Ginchiyo hovers in the air while enemies around her are electrocuted by her surrounding wave of electricity. She then follows up with an area attack. Two Gauges: Ginchiyo hovers in the air while enemies around her are electrocuted by her surrounding wave of electricity. She then follows up with an area attack. The range, power, and length of this one is increased. Three Gauges: Ginchiyo hovers in the air while enemies around her are electrocuted by her surrounding wave of electricity. Bolts of lightning will also strike down all around her. She then follows up with an area attack. The range, power, and length of this one is increased. Double/True Musou: This is just like her regular musou except the damage is increased with an extra lightning element charge and before she does her area attack she performs a few swings of her sword. Comment: Ginchiyo's Musou is not very good. It has terrible range and that is troublesome since she cannot move during her Musou. In most cases you'll be better off using her normal attacks for her Musou. However, it is useful to use on an enemy officer since you'll be juggling them in your electrocution wave and at higher levels the damage shouldn't be that bad. ******************************************************************************* ** 5. Ginchiyo's Tale ** ******************************************************************************* In this section I will walk you through Ginchiyo'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. "Onward, to unconditional victory!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Chapter 1: Conquest for Kyushu - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Shimazu are my lifelong enemy. I will show them no mercy." Toyotomi Army VS Shimazu Army Ginchiyo Tachibana was the daughter of Dosetsu Tachibana, a powerful lord of Kyushu. As his only child, she had been raised like a son, and following his death, she succeeded him as the head of the Tachibana clan. At the time of her succession, the Tachibana were already losing territory to their rivals, the Shimazu. And although Ginchiyo fought many battles against them, eventually her clan was pushed to the brink of annihilation. However, things changed when Hideyoshi Toyotomi, conqueror of most of Japan's main island, came down from the north. Hideyoshi sided with the Tachibana. Backed with fresh reinforcements and supplies, Ginchiyo led a new charge to reclaim her clan's lost dominance. Conditions: Victory: Defeat Yoshihisa, Yoshihiro, and Toshihisa. Defeat: Hideyoshi or Ginchiyo is defeated. -Toyotomi Army- -Shimazu Army- Hideyoshi Toyotomi Yoshihisa Shimazu Mitsunari Ishida Yoshihiro Shimazu Sakon Shima Iehisa Shimazu Ginchiyo Tachibana Toshihisa Shimazu Hidehisa Sengoku Toyohisa Shimazu Motochika Chosokabe Arinobu Yamada Nobuchika Chosokabe Nobumitsu Saruwatari Tadatsune Shimazu Tadanaga Shimazu Tadamune Ijuin Reinforcements- Tadamoto Niiro Hisatora Ei Kakuken Uwai Hisataka Kabayama 1) Immediately go straight and cross over the bridge. After a short time, the bridge will be destroyed and Hidehisa Sengoku will be ambushed by Iehisa Shimazu and Tadamoto Niiro. Defeat them and Nobumitsu Saruwatari as well. He should swing on by at this point. Take out the Reserve Captain in the north as well. 2) Since you're right there, you may as well clear out the northeast garrison. So head on over there and defeat Arinobu Yamada, Tadanaga Shimazu, and the Reserve Captain. Since he's getting ganged up on by your allies, Tadamune Ijuin will probably be defeated soon and the central garrison taken. 3) Go on down to Tsuruga Castle and you'll get a mission to capture it. Take out the Reserve Captain north of it for the hell of it, then go in and defeat Yoshihiro Shimazu and the Reserve Captain to complete the mission. 4) Head over the little area in the east and you'll get ambushed by Toshihisa Shimazu and an avalanche will block the path you took to get there. Defeat Toshihisa Shimazu, Tadatsune Shimazu, and Hisatora Ei as well as the Reserve Captains in the area. Around this point the Geyser will recede, opening a path for the Shimazu to attack your main camp. The Volcano will also start spewing molten rocks out. 5) When you enter the southeast garrison, another ambush will appear around Tsuruga Castle. When you approach one of the ambush officers, a mission to defend Tsuruga Castle will activate. Defeat Kakuken Uwai and Hisataka Kabayama to complete the mission. 6) Go over to Toyohisa Shimazu and prevent him from entering thr Toyotomi main camp by defeating him. 7) Now enter the Shimazu main camp. When you do, Yoshihiro, Toshihisa, and Iehisa will return and they'll all be in hyper mode. Defeat all three of them and then finish off Yoshihisa Shimazu to clear the stage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Chapter 2: Siege of Odawara Castle - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I shall follow the path that I believe most just, wherever it may lead me." Toyotomi Army VS Hojo Army Hideyoshi defeated the Shimazu, and the island of Kyushu was brought into his domain. Thankful for Ginchiyo's help, he praised her ability highly, and the Tachibana name became famous throughout the land. A few years laters, only two forces remained not yet under Hideyoshi's control. They were the Hojo clan in Kanto and the Date clan in Oshu. Hieyoshi wanted to show the Hojo how powerful he had become and gathered all of his strongest retainers to attack their main castle in Odawara. Ginchiyo was among them, marching from the east. In the midst of the battle, a messenger appeared to report the arrival of Masamune Date. The powerful young lord of the north wished an audience with Hideyoshi, so he could express his desire to serve him... Conditions: Victory: Defeat Ujimasa and Ujinao. Defeat: Hideyoshi is defeated. -Toyotomi Army- -Hojo Army- Hideyoshi Toyotomi Ujimasa Hojo Ieyasu Tokugawa Ujinao Hojo Tadakatsu Honda Ujiteru Hojo Ina Ujimitsu Hojo Ginchiyo Tachibana Naosada Hojo Masamune Date Ujitaka Hojo Yoshihiro Shimazu Ujifusa Hojo Kojuro Katakura Naohide Matsuda Toyohisa Shimazu Tanenaga Hara Norisada Ueda Ujinori Uesugi Yoshitake Mibu Naoshige Chiba Masataka Kasahara Ujinaga Narita Masayo Ito Yasusato Matsuda Hiroteru Minagawa Reinforcements- Ujitada Hojo Yasuhiro Ogasawara Kotaro Fuma 1) A short while into the stage, you'll get a mission to defend a siege ramp. As it comes down, a Hojo ambush will appear. Fight off the enemies before the ramp is destroyed and then go take out that Reserve Captain while you wait for it to get into position. 2) Once inside, you'll get a mission to stop the enemy cannon fire. Defeat Naohide Matsuda to do so and kill the Reserve Captain hanging around by him. You'll then be prompted to locate the enemy storehouse. Don't worry about that for now. You'll also be given a mission to open all the castle gates. Work on that. 3) Begin by defeating Yasusato Matsuda and Ujifusa Hojo. Knock off that Reserve Captain nearby as well. 4) Then go and defeat Naoshige Chiba and Ujinaga Narita to open the south gate. While you're there, help Yoshihiro out by defeating Yoshitake Mibu as well. There's a Reserve Captain closeby as well that you might want to defeat. You can go after the storehouse now as well. Refer to step 9. 5) Head up north and take out Masataka Kasahara and Ujinori Uesugi to open the north gate which will complete that mission. Then assist Masamune and defeat Norisada Ueda. Also defeat the Reserve Captain up there. 6) Kotaro Fuma will begin a march onto your main camp. The northeast gate will open so now loop around and chase down the officers heading for your camp. Defeat Ujitaka Hojo, Tanenaga Hara, and Masayo Ito to complete this mission. Go ahead and remove that Reserve Captain you passed now. 7) When you or an ally first entered the area in the middle, cannon fire would have begun. Now go and stop that. Head into the middle area and enter the castle. Defeat Hiroteru Minagawa and Naosada Hojo to deactivate the bomb corridor. 8) Exit from the west gate of the castle and an ambush will spring. Defeat 100 enemies to open the gates and continue. 9) The storehouse is in the southwest corner. Once you approach it, you'll be prompted to seize it. Defeat Ujitada Hojo and Yasuhiro Ogasawara. You may do this after opening the south gate as well since it is nearby. 10) Go up north and defeat Ujiteru Hojo and Ujimitsu Hojo as well as the Reserve Captain. 11) Enter the castle again and go up to the second floor where Kotaro Fuma will greet you. Defeat him and move on to the third floor. 12) Defeat Ujimasa Hojo and Ujinao Hojo to finish the stage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Chapter 3: Battle of Kusegawa - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Honor in battle is defined by the victors." Western Army VS Eastern Army Odawara Castle fell to Hideyoshi and control of the land went to his clan, the Toyotomi. However, the Toyotomi's rule only lasted as long as Hideyoshi did. After his death, the scramble to seize control of Japan was reignited. In the year 1600, the land's most powerful lords were divided into two forces: an Eastern Army under Ieyasu Tokugawa and a Western Army under Mitsunari Ishida. Ginchiyo remained with the Western Army along with her sworn enemy, Yoshihiro of the Shimazu. The two were ordered to stand together against the Eastern Army at Kusegawa. Kusegawa was where the two great armies would first meet. Whichever side could win the river would have the advantage in the greater battle that was yet to come... Conditions: Victory: Defeat all enemy officers. Defeat: Any allied officer is defeated. -Western Army- -Eastern Army- Mitsunari Ishida Kazutada Nakamura Sakon Shima Kazuhide Nakamura Yoshihiro Shimazu Toyouji Arima Ginchiyo Tachibana Noriyori Arima Toyohisa Shimazu Tanomo Noisshiki Teruzumi Akashi Reinforcements- Yoshimasa Tanaka Kojiro Sasaki Tadakatsu Honda Moritsuna Watanabe Ina Naomasa Ii Tadatomo Honda Tadayoshi Matsudaira Hanzo Hattori 1) You'll first get a mission to prevent the Eastern Army's escape. Defeat Kazuhide Nakamura, Tanomo Noisshiki, and Noriyori Arima to complete this mission. 2) Now go block off the Eastern Army's escape route by defeating Yoshimasa Tanaka and Kojiro Sasaki. 3) Go defeat Kazutada Nakamura now. Then a whole bunch of officers should arrive for the Eastern Army. 4) Start off by taking out Naomasa Ii and Moritsuna Watanabe. Defeat the Reserve Captain down there as well. 5) Now go attack the force that's heading for your main camp. Defeat Tadakatsu Honda and Tadatomo Honda. Hanzo Hattori will also show up and head for Mitsunari. Defeat him. 6) Finish off the remaining officers by defeating Tadayoshi Matsudaira and Ina. Defeating Ina is a mission. This will complete the stage. This is not a very complicated stage other than maybe keeping your allies alive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Chapter 4: Battle of Sekigahara - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "To a Tachibana, the only victory worth winning is absolute victory." Western Army VS Eastern Army The Western Army was victorious at the Battle of Kusegawa. Not wanting to lose momentum, Mitsunari wasted no time and continued to push his army forward. The Eastern Army was eager to redeem themselves and headed toward Osaka, where they hoped to capture Hideyoshi's son and heir to the Toyotomi throne, Hideyori. Despite objections from his generals, Mitsunari continued pursuit. However, this was just what Ieyasu wanted. He made camp at Sekigahara and prepared to assault Mitsunari's forces the moment they arrived. Discontent toward Mitsunari's behavior ran rampant in the Western Army. Ginchiyo paid no attention to this and simply prepared for the oncoming battle... Conditions: Victory: Defeat Ieyasu. Defeat: Mitsunari is defeated. -Western Army- -Eastern Army- Mitsunari Ishida Ieyasu Tokugawa Sakon Shima Tadakatsu Honda Ginchiyo Tachibana Hanzo Hattori Yoshihiro Shimazu Ina Yoshitsugu Otani Naomasa Ii Yukinaga Konishi Nagamasa Kuroda Hideie Ukita Tadaoki Hosokawa Hideaki Kobayakawa Takatora Todo Ekei Ankokuji Yoshimasa Tanaka Hiroie Kikkawa Terumasa Ikeda Hidemoto Mori Yoshiaki Kato Yasuharu Wakisaka Sadatsugu Tsutsui Toyohisa Shimazu Tadayoshi Matsudaira Masanori Fukushima Yoshinaga Asano Kazutoyo Yamanouchi Reinforcements- Magobei Fuse Hideaki Kobayakawa Hidemoto Mori Hiroie Kikkawa Yasuharu Wakisaka 1) Capture the northwest garrison by defeating Tadaoki Hosokawa and the Reserve Captain. 2) Head over to that Reserve Captain nearby and then go down and defeat Tadayoshi Matsudaira. Now silence the Tokugawa cannons by defeating the two indicated Defense Captains. Defeat the Reserve Captains while you're there. 3) Ina should appear in the northwest. Go defeat her before she enters the Western Army main camp. Hideaki Kobayakawa will betray you sometime around this point. You can prevent him from doing so by stopping Magobei Fuse from harrassing him. 4) Hidemoto Mori, Hiroie Kikkawa, and Yasuharu Wakisaka may also defect around this point. Right now just focus on clearing out all those enemy officers in the center. 5) Hanzo Hattori should be advancing on your main camp. Go defeat him. Take out Hideaki Kobayakawa and Yasuharu Wakisaka as well, filthy traitors. 6) Go up and defeat Tadakatsu Honda and then Ieyasu Tokugawa to complete the stage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Chapter 5: Pursuit of Yoshihiro - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Shimazu, is this the path that you believe most just?" Toyotomi Army VS Shimazu Army The Battle of Sekigahara was won by the Western Army and Ieyasu fled back to Edo. However, after the battle, Yoshihiro left the ranks of the Western Army and marched his troops toward Osaka. It was his intention to capture Hideyori and ultimately eliminate both Mitsunari and Ieyasu. In addition, Masanori Fukushima and others who were loyal to the Toyotomi chose to side with Yoshihiro. Swearing to take out her longtime enemy once and for all, Ginchiyo set out with Mitsunari to stop Yoshihiro's ambitions... Conditions: Victory: Defeat Yoshihiro. Defeat: Either Mitsunari or Sakon is defeated, or one of the Main Camps is captured. -Toyotomi Army- -Shimazu Army- Mitsunari Ishida Yoshihiro Shimazu Ginchiyo Tachibana Toyohisa Shimazu Sakon Shima Masanori Fukushima Yoshitsugu Otani Nagamasa Kuroda Hideie Ukita Yoshinaga Asano Morichika Chosokabe Terumasa Ikeda Tadaoki Hosokawa Yoshiaki Kato Reinforcements- Kojiro Sasaki Kotaro Fuma Yoshihisa Shimazu Tadatsune Shimazu Hisataka Kabayama Arinaga Yamada Tadamoto Niiro Shigetaka Togo 1) Head southeast toward Shoryuji and defeat that Reserve Captain and Yoshiaki Kato. When you enter, you'll get a mission to seize it. Defeat Masanori Fukushima to do that. Then get rid of that Reserve Captain. 2) Kill the Reserve Captain in the middle of the map just because. 3) Once Sakon enters Shoryuji, he'll be locked in with Kojiro Sasaki. Defeat one of the Defense Captains to open the gates and rescue Sakon by defeating Kojiro. 4) Kotaro Fuma will appear and head for the western main camp. Defeat him. 5) Now the eastern main camp will probably be in trouble so hurry up there and defeat Terumasa Ikeda and Yoshinaga Asano. 6) Stop the cannon fire by defeating Tadaoki Hosokawa and Nagamasa Kuroda. 7) Now it's time to pick off all these officers that just showed up. Start with Arinaga Yamada. Yoshihisa Shimazu should come after you too so take him out as well. 8) Now jump down and defeat Tadamoto Niiro. Then start circling around and defeat Shigetaka Togo, Hisataka Kabayama, Tadatsne Shimazu, and Toyohisa Shimazu. 9) Time to scale up Mt. Tenno, defeat Yoshihiro Shimazu, and end the stage. Completing this stage unlocks Ginchiyo's final movie, Worthy of Respect. It also unlocks her Dream stage and Yoshihiro Shimazu as a playable character. If this is the first Story Mode you completed you'll also unlock the Credits 1 movie. "Onward, from the depths of the heart." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Ginchiyo's Dream: Edo Campaign - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "My path is my own. My honor is my own." Western Army VS Eastern Army Yoshihiro was captured at Yamazaki and defeated. Th Western Army turned its focus back toward Ieyasu in the east. Mitsunari's friends Kanetsugu Naoe and Yukimura Sanada heard the news and set forth with their armies to assist him. Meanwhile, Ieyasu, who had allied himself with Masamune Date, lord of Oshu, waited for his enemies to come to him in Edo. Once again, Ginchiyo was there to fight with the Western Army. When this battle was finished, it was her hope that the land would finally know a much needed peace... Conditions: Victory: Defeat Ieyasu. Defeat: Hideyori or Mitsunari is defeated. -Western Army- -Eastern Army- Hideyori Toyotomi Ieyasu Tokugawa Mitsunari Ishida Masamune Date Ginchiyo Tachibana Tadakatsu Honda Satoie Gamo Masanobu Honda Yoshitsugu Otani Naomasa Ii Hideie Ukita Yasumasa Sakakibara Yukinaga Konishi Yoshiaki Mogami Hideaki Kobayakawa Takatora Todo Hiroie Kikkawa Nagachika Kanamori Hidemoto Mori Terumasa Ikeda Hidetada Tokugawa Reinforcements- Ietsugu Sakai Ekei Ankokuji Hideyasu Yuki Kanetsugu Naoe Naotaka Ii Yukimura Sanada Shigenaga Katakura Yoshinobu Satake Shigezane Date Hidemune Date Reinforcements- Hideaki Kobayakawa Hiroie Kikkawa Hidemoto Mori Toranosuke Aoyama Kotaro Fuma 1) To start things off, defeat Naotaka Ii and that Reserve Captain. 2) Enter the castle and save Hideie Ukita from the rifle unit by defeating Shigenaga Katakura. 3) Go to that little area west and defeat Masanobu Honda and take out that Reserve Captain. 4) Exit the castle and go toward the west gate and defeat that Reserve Captain. Then open the west gate by defeating Terumasa Ikeda. 5) Ieyasu will signal some of your allies to defect. They are Hidemoto Mori, Hiroie Kikkawa, and Hideaki Kobayakawa. (Again) When you approach one of them you'll get a mission to defeat all these nasty traitors. Start off with Hiroie Kikkawa. You will also be prompted to search for Ekei Ankokuji. Forget about him for now. 6) Kanetsugu Naoe and Yukimura Sanada will arrive as reinforcements around this point. Run down and defeat Hidemoto Mori and Nagachika Kanamori. Also defeat that Reserve Captain at the bottom as well as the other one nearby. 7) Now go defeat Hideaki Kobayakawa and Yoshiaki Mogami. That will complete the mission to defeat the traitors. 8) Enter the castle from the west gate and defeat Naomasa Ii and that Reserve Captain. 9) Defeat Shigezane Date. Head toward the south gate and knock out that Defense Captain to open the south gate as well. 10) Defeat Takatora Todo and that Reserve Captain near his position. 11) Ignore the Defense Captain by the Keep for now and move up to defeat Ietsugu Sakai and that Reserve Captain. Also defeat the Defense Captain to open the east gate. 12) Defeat that Defense Captain near the Keep to open a door which will reveal Ekei Ankokuji. You'll get a mission to escort him to the Toyotomi main camp. As he moves along, Toranosuke Aoyama will show up to ambush him. Defeat him. After that, Ekei should be able to make the rest of the way himself as long as you opened the south gate already. So just continue on now. 13) Kotaro Fuma will arrive around this time. Defeat Yasumasa Sakakibara and that Reserve Captain up there. 14) Defeat the Defense Captain to open the northern inner gate and then head over to Kotaro and dispose of him. You can't get upstairs from the Main Keep so you'll have to travel back down to the Keep. 15) Enter the Keep and defeat Hidemune Date. Go upstairs and defeat Masamune Date. You should have the help of Yukimura and Kanetsugu which will make things a little easier. Just don't let them steal your kill. 16) Travel along the little path into the main keep and encounter Tadakatsu Honda. Tadakatsu is tough here. Take advantage of Yukimura and Kanetsugu's help and abuse Ginchiyo's second special move to increase her weapon strength. Hideyasu Yuki should be nearby too so defeat him as well. 17) Now go upstairs and finish off Ieyasu Tokugawa. And that completes Ginchiyo Tachibana'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 Ginchiyo's weapons, including how to obtain the fourth. Serrate Blade- Base Attack- 19 Lightning Sword- Base Attack- 28 Thunder's Roar- Base Attack- 36 Heaven's Bite- Base Attack- 44 Element- Lightning Life +18 Musou +18 Attack +20 Defense +17 Speed +18 Luck +19 Musou Charge +20 Range +17 ----------------------- Obtaining Heaven's Bite ----------------------- You must play Ginchiyo's first stage in Story Mode, "Conquest for Kyushu" on the Hard difficulty after completing her Story Mode. 1) Head straight across the bridge before it gets destroyed and you'll encounter an ambush by Iehisa Shimazu. Defeat Iehisa. 2) Move on to the northeast garrison and defeat Tadanaga Shimazu. 3) Now head down to Tsuruga Castle and defeat Yoshihiro Shimazu. 4) When the doors open, exit from the east gate and head south to encounter another ambush. Defeat Toshihisa Shimazu. 5) Now run down to the Shimazu main camp and Iehisa, Toshihisa, and Yoshihiro will return. You must defeat the three of them exactly in that order. First, Iehisa. Second, Toshihisa. Third, Yoshihiro. It makes it a little more difficult that all three of them are in hyper mode, but this is not a difficult weapon to obtain. In fact, it is probabaly the easiest. This is Ginchiyo's first stage so it's not that difficult even on Hard mode and she should be leveled pretty well by now after completing her Story Mode anyway. 6) Once you defeat the Shimazu trio in the correct order, the Supply Team will appear at a gate northeast of you and it will head west. Chase it down and defeat the Supply Captain. Pick up the weapon and return to the Shimazu main camp and defeat Yoshihisa to complete the stage. Be sure not to defeat him earlier as you will not be able to get the weapon before the stage ends. ******************************************************************************* ** 7. Stats ** ******************************************************************************* These are Ginchiyo's stats. First I will show her beginning stats followed by her stats when they are maxed. Beginning Stats: Life 108 Musou 102 Attack 84 Defense 87 Ride 90 Speed 124 Dex 126 Luck 93 Maximum Stats: Life 267 Musou 306 Attack 169 Defense 174 Ride 178 Speed 194 Dex 196 Luck 189 ******************************************************************************* ** 8. Movies ** ******************************************************************************* Ginchiyo has four movies. Each of them is unlocked by progressing through her 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. ---------- -Deadlock- ---------- Unlocked at the beginning of "Conquest for Kyushu" Mitsunari Ishida tells Hideyoshi Toyotomi about Kyushu and Yoshihiro Shimazu. Yoshihiro is battling against an army when Ginchiyo Tachibana rides up on a horse. Yoshihiro takes the horse down with his hammer, but Ginchiyo comes down upon him and splits his helmet in half. He is impressed by her ability and surprised to find she is a woman. Ginchiyo introduces herself and charges at Yoshihiro and the two end up in a deadlock. -------------- -Late Arrival- -------------- Unlocked at the beginning of "Siege of Odawara Castle" The reason for the upcoming battle is explained and then Masamune Date's arrival is announced. He walks up to Hideyoshi Toyotomi in his tent, passing by all of his officers, and bows to him with an apology. He sees Hideyoshi hold a sword to his neck, but it turns out to only be a folding fan. Hideyoshi says, "I would take your head, but it's worth more where it is now." Then he shouts to make the enemy beg for peace. ------------------------ -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. ------------------- -Worthy of Respect- ------------------- Unlocked after completing "Pursuit of Yoshihiro" Ginchiyo Tachibana stands above a defeated Yoshihiro Shimazu. He admits his defeat and asks that she allow his soldiers to go on to live their lives and in return, the Shimazu clan will follow her. She tells him what it means to lose. "You're soldiers die, your lands burn, your people suffer." But she then says that the Tachibana are different and she would be honored to lead such admirable opponents. ******************************************************************************* ** 9. Credits ** ******************************************************************************* Credits to Koei, W-Omega Force, and any others involved in the making of this great game. Also credits to the real Ginchiyo Tachibana for being worthy enough to be included in this game. Also thanks to: Wikipedia for information on Ginchiyo. (www.wikipedia.com) EChang for information on obtaining Ginchiyo's fourth weapon. My dear friend, OniWar, for pointing out a few grammatical errors. ******************************************************************************* ** 10. Update History ** ******************************************************************************* September 26 Version 1- Original completed layout. September 28 Version 1- Edited a few minor 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 Ginchiyo Tachibana 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)