[| Dynasty Warriors 4 | Meng Huo Character Guide |]
"Attacking alone? What are you? Stupid?!"
FAQ Guide by OneWinged Dragon
[tamisking@ffwa.org]
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[| Contents |]
-[1:Who Is Meng Huo? ]
-Information
-Unlocking
-[2:Weapons ]
-Weapon Information
-10th Weapon
-[3:Movesets ]
-Move Description
-Move Evaluation
-[4:Usage ]
-How To Use
-Equip Setup
-[5:Questions and Answers ]
-[6:Credits ]
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-[1:Who is Meng Huo? ]
-Information
| Style Name: --- |
The King of Nanman. He controlled the lands south of Shu, but
lead a rebellion against them. He fought with Zhuge Liang,
who had come on an expedition, but was no match for Zhuge's
wit. He was captured seven times, and Zhuge Liang released
him each time. This impressed him so much that he agreed to
serve Zhuge Liang and the Shu Kingdom.
-Unlocking
Defeat Meng Huo and Zhu Rong in a Duel on Nanman Campaign in
Musou Mode.
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-[2:Weapons ]
"This is really really it!"
Note: I know I got maybe about 23-78 of these weapons wrong, so if
you have the correct information, please inform me.
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Level 1: ----
+20 Attack
0
Level 2:
+23 Attack
1000 exp.
Level 3:
+26 Attack
2000 exp.
Level 4: ----
+31 Attack
3000 exp.
Level 5:
+34 Attack
4000 exp.
Level 6:
+37 Attack
5000 exp.
Level 7: Beast Master
+43 Attack
6000 exp.
Level 8:
+46 Attack
7000 exp.
Level 9:
+49 Attack
8000 exp.
Level 10: King of Beasts
+58 Attack
-10th Weapon
| Stage : Battle of Cheng Du |
Defeat Zhao Yun, Yue Ying, Ma Chao, Jiang Wei, Guan Yu, and
Zhuge Liang in any order. Message "Meng has earned Ultimate
Weapon 'King of Beasts'!" will appear to confirm.
-Note
Ma Chao's appearance is triggered when the player reaches the
West end of the stage. Guan Yu's appearance is an ambush point
near Ma Liang's position.
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-[3:Moveset ]
"My wife's gonna kill me!"
-Move Description
S6 - Regular - Powerful punching and strike attacks
C1 - T - Dash attack
C2 - ST - Double fisted uppercut; standard low juggler
C3 - SST(T) - Spinning punches; stun
C4 - SSST - Belly flop onto the enemy; knockback
C5 - SSSST(T) - Bearhug followed by 2 headbutts and a forceful
slam to top off; non-standard juggler with
Charge Drive
C6 - SSSSST - Earthquake attack
Dash Attack - Belly slide; stun
Jump Attack - [Normal] Belly flop
[Charge] Belly drop
Mounted Attack - [Normal] Alternating left/right swings
[Charge] Fires gauntlets like short range rockets
[Musou ] Wild flailing version of Normal
Musou - Pounds the ground repeatedly, causing multiple
earthquakes ala C6
True Musou - Musou-style, with Fire and extra earthquakes
added at the end.
-Move Evaluation
Meng Huo. Slow. Ugly. Power.
First off, forget about using his C4 attack. It leaves you too
open to attack during charge up and recovery. If you want a sneak
peek at Meng Huo's crotch, ladies, stick to his dash attack. Might
as well skp C2 as well.
Second off, we need to address Meng Huo's biggest, glaringest,
ugliest weakness. He is slow. What do we do? Got no horse? Spam
T. The dash takes you to places that would have taken 5 minutes,
and the charge up time is low. As an attack, C1 is also quite
useful, as you can often charge into crowds with no pain.
As for Meng Huo's regular attack, it's somewhat effective, in that
S6 ends in a spinning lariat, and his attacks boast considerable
power. But I'll tell you this.... you ain't gonna see much of it.
Not that it sucks, but Meng Huo has more power in other moves.
C3 is absolute destruction. It cuts through crowds like Meng Huo
through your Shu/Wu forces in Nanman Campaign. The range is short,
but you'll be surprised about how many soldiers you can nail with
this attack, esp. on the harder stages.
C5, although not terribly useful, is very fun to use. I'll just
leave it at that, because connecting on the first hit is very
difficult.
C6 is what made Meng Huo the war machine he was in DW3 (well, half
of it, anyhow), and it makes him the war machine in DW4. A 360
ground pound that effectively clears the field. However, it has
been weakened in that it no longer gives Musou Charge, but C6 is
great to use over C3 when you want range over hits.
Musou is what made up the rest of the 50% that made Meng Huo a
war machine. It's still powerful, and it still cuts through
soldiers like Nanman forces through Shu/Wu, so abuse it.
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-[4:Usage ]
"Hahaha, I got 'em!"
-How To Use
To sum up the usage of Meng Huo...
Abuse T when you don't have a horse. You move faster, and can
nail some soldiers on the way.
Abuse C3 and C6. The power is in the gauntlet.
Abuse Musou. It kills effectively. Combo with Dash for maximum
ownage.
-Equip Setup
Harness: Shadow Runner
Orb : Vorpal/Lightning/Ice
Item : Peacock Urn
Item : Tortoise Amulet
Item : Tiger Amulet
Item : Elixir/Herbal Remedy/Wind Scroll
This is the setup I use/would use for Meng Huo (would, as in my
Nanman friend is not at 60k points yet, and as of the time of
this FAQ composition, my PS2 is being borrowed).
Some people would use different setups according to their playing
style, which is fine by me, so if you don't like this setup,
adjust it to your own tastes.
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-[5:Questions and Answers ]
"I'm gonna stomp on you!"
Q: Help, I'm not getting Meng Huo's 10th Weapon!
A: Most 10th Weapons need to follow these requirements:
-The character you are getting the 10th for needs to accomplish
the tasks themselves.
-All officer kills must be by the player; it will not count if
the officer is killed by your bodyguards, or Lightning element.
-The weapon must be at level 9 before trying to upgrade to 10.
-Difficulty level must be set to Hard.
-Character must be playing on their native Kingdom side.
Q: How do I beat Nanman Campaign? Zhuge Liang/Lu Xun/Chef Boy/The
Amazing Wu Midget dies on me!
A: Play as Zhuge Liang or Lu Xun. Now you just have to protect
yourself.
Q: Chef Boy and The Amazing Wu Midget scuk like scuk scuking up
some scuk!
A: That ain't a question, but I'll be nice. Bust out Liu Bei/Sun
Jian/Sun Ce/Sun Quan/Sun Shang Xiang, and you'll automatically
become supreme commander, meaning no babysitting.
Q: All those officers scuk too. How do you get good items?
A: I usually shop at Jie Ting, Shu side, for my items. I kill
Jia Kui and Xu Huang within about 30-40 seconds of each other,
but don't pick up the Items. Save, reload, grab items and kill
Sima Yi, not sastified with items, soft reset and reload.
Hard mode for best results.
Q: I cannot beat Cheng Du and I really want Meng Huo's 10th! Any
tips?
A: When I played Cheng Du on Hard as Meng Huo, it was very very
easy. I killed everyone and cut through those soldiers like
cheese.
However, Yue Ying was super cheap with T. >_<
Basically, my strat for Cheng Du:
-Force Zhu Bao to defect by defeating 1 of his sub-generals.
-Take Luo Castle and defeat Ma Su.
-Head South and defeat Zhao Yun and Zhang Bao.
-Head West and defeat Li Yan and Yue Ying.
-Afterwards, or if during, defeat Ma Chao.
-Attack Jiang Wei.
-Attack Zhuge Liang.
-Trigger Guan Yu ambush and defeat Guan Yu and Ma Liang.
-Defeat Liu Bei to clear stage.
Very easy... I only lost 1 officer (Zhu Rong) playing that
stage on Hard. The problem is dueling Ma Chao. And those
god-awful Juggernauts. >_<
Q: My controller is spazzing out on me! And Lu Bu is about to
use his C1! Help!
A: Yes, well, it is a common bug in DW4... best to turn off
Vibration to prevent another controller spaz out.
Q: But, I need Vibration, to, well...
A: Ew.
Q: Your FAQ scuks.
A: Make a better one then.
Q: I did.
A: Really?
Q: Yeah.
A: What is it on?
Q: How your FAQ scuks.
A: >_<
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-[6:Credits ]
Muni Shinobu : God's Gift To Gamers.
CJayC : Hard-working guy, gotta appreciate what he's done.
My Dual Shock 2 : For not spazzing out on me while getting Meng
Huo's 10th, unlike the other 256 times it has
spazzed out on me.
Koei : We love 'em.
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-[7:Super Duper Secret Stuff ]
Yes, I am aware I don't have the costumes on this guide. Why?
Well, I'll let you in on a secret. It's because
