Gundam Seed Destiny For Game Boy Advance General Strategy Guide By nekonekosama Copyright 2004 by Nekonekosama aka Melody Lam psychogirl.mewmew*nospam*[at]gmail.com (Remove *nospam* before emailing me) Email me if you need help or have additions. Version History: 0.30-First Guide!!! 0.50-Added Clyne Costumes and New Gundams, Point Corrections, FAQ updates, Battle Updates, color changes ************************** Gundam Seed Battle Assault and Gundam Seed Destiny are copyrighted to Bandai and Sunrise. ************************** Table Of Contents: (Control-F and search by the 3 letter code) 1: Intro [INT] 2: Controls & Gameplay Basics [CON] 3: Gundam Seed Destiny Battle System Points [DES] 4: The Suits [SUT] 5: Move Lists [MOV] 6: Special Modes [MOD] 7: Main Story Mode [MSM] 8: FAQ [FAQ] ************************** 1: Intro [INT] ************************** Gundam Seed: Destiny is the sequel to the hit Gundam Seed: Battle Assault. Basically that's it. As Destiny is still running in Japan, most of the suits here in the game are spoilers, just like Battle Assault was for the US. If you've seen Destiny, then the beginning of the game is not a spoiler-you start off with the stolen ZAFT suits (Stellar's, Sting's, and Auel's) and the ZAFT army suits (Lunamaria's, Rey's, and Shinn's). Also, you start off with 6 of the Seed originals- Aegis, Strike, Buster, Blitz, Duel and CGUE. Key Changes To Gameplay 1. Save function! Yes, no more passwords. There is now automatic save after each opponent in Main Story Mode, and at the end of any point-gaining game. 2. Oh, yeah, points. Now, to unlock most things such as new suits, you need to gain points. More on that later. 3. Time Limit Mode is now replaced by Challenge Mode. 4. Obviously, new mobile suits. 5. New unlockables. Now you can change colors, find new places, and even unlock the original GS: Battle Assault. 6. No background story for suits. There is still the talk at the end of the battle, though. Cosmetic Changes Kira and Athrun's Avatars for Aegis and Strike and Freedom, Clotho's, Orga's, and Shani's Avatars have changed. Seed Attacks accompany voice clips and a picture of the pilot that performs it. End poses have changed- one for winning one round and the other for the 2nd round in the battle, and the 2nd one comes with a voice clip too. ************************** 2: Controls & Gameplay Basics [CON] ************************** If you've played GS: Battle Assault, then you know the controls already! The control system hasn't changed, and it's just as easy to make attacks in normal mode. The learning curve is easy. Controls (Normal Mode): Up: Jump Down: Duck Left& Right: If you're facing the opposite way, then it's block/shields, with A, B, L it makes an attack. A: Long Range Attack (Usually Laser Gun) B: Short Range Attack/Melee Attack (Punch and Kick) Left/Right +B: Sword Attack (Most Gundams) Down + B: Low Kick/Sword Attack L: Special Move Left/Right + L: Special Move Alternative (Some Gundams) Down +L: Activate Seed Mode (Berserk: Your Gundam glows and PS Armor goes down) Press a second time to activate Seed Attack (You can only use it once unless you unlock Infinite Seed/Special Moves) R: Thrusters Before Battle: The MS Select screen shows the MS's you've unlocked. Locked ones cannot be selected. To change colors, push L or R if you see "1P COLOR" with the pilot. The New Gundams are on the left, the Classics on the right. After selection, you choose what mode your Gundam is in. Normal Mode is the easiest, with two button presses to execute attacks. Manual Mode is the gameplay used in most arcade or most fighting games, where multiple pushes execute an attack. I will be using Normal Mode as many people who play it use this mode as it is easy. Then you choose your location. The "?" mark is the random one. Go to this square and push A to pick a random one. A customization screen comes up. The only adjustable bars are HP and PS. Increasing either one takes away thrusters, so be careful. The max HP or PS you can have is 150%. Update: Increasing PS after 100% takes away any customization you have on HP, then thrusters. Tip: If you have a hard time beating a suit in Story Mode, reset the game and then change your settings after selecting continue. IN Battle: HP bars go green, then red, then black. PS Armor is the yellow, then red, then empty. When PS Armor is gone, the suit takes more damage. PS Armor is drained either by being in Seed Mode, taking hits from certain attacks, or using some attacks such as Buster's Large Beam Attack (push L) or Freedom's Large Beam Attack (push L). Most of CGUE's attacks drain opponent's PS very quickly! IF you see something like feathers come out, then you broke their shields and can freely attack them while they're vulnerable. Only short range attacks can do this. Seed Attacks can be interrupted/blocked by jumping or attacking or blocking. Most Seed Attacks will not commence if there is no one in their target. ************************** 3: GS: Destiny Battle System Points [DES] ************************** Points that you earn allow you to buy things from Lacus Clyne in the Shop. Basically, completing these things earn points: (Still In Progress) Clear Main Story Mode with a Gundam: Easy: 240 Normal: 480 Hard (estimates): 720 Very Hard (estimates): 980 Survive 20+ Levels in Survival Mode: 400 points Completing Time Trial: 400 points Completing Challenge Mode: ? points At the Shop, you can buy things. Basically it's to unlock certain Gundams, color changes and locations. Also you can unlock alternative pilots for some Gundams. Color Changes (indicated with two Gundam Heads, with an arrow): 100-200 points Gundams: 500-1000 points Locations (indicated by Saturn picture): 400 points GS: Battle Assault: 10000 points (It's US Gundam Seed Mode) Pilots-1200 points You can unlock Callgali Yura Attha (Strike), Dearka Elsman (Gunner Zaku), and Mu La Flaga (Strike) as pilots this way. (Push L/R) Lacus Clyne Costumes (designated A-D): A: 300 B: 800 C & D: 1000 She wears them randomly. There are some others things you can buy, but I can't translate them. ************************** 4: Suits (Still in Progress) [SUT] ************************** There are different types of suits, but as the Japanese game now lists the pilot at the top, I can't really tell you the name of the suit. You start off with the Aegis, Duel, Buster, Blitz, Strike, CGUE, Lunamaria, Rey, Stellar, Shinn, Sting, and Auel. NONE of the original suits in Battle Assault have changed attacks. 500 Points- Clotho, Orga, Shani 1000 Points-Blast Gundam, Sword Gundam Time Trial <10 minutes: Freedom Surviving 100 times (previous times count): Justice Beating Astray in Main Story Mode: Astray (appears randomly) Update: I got it in Normal Mode. I think its easier to get him if you do harder levels. Beating Providence in Very Hard: Providence Astray Appears in the Middle of Story Mode Providence Appears in the End of Story Mode (basically like a boss) Transformers Suits Stellar Sting Athrun's Aegis Clotho's Raider Sting Auel Savior Long Range Suits (Mostly Long Range Attacks) Dearka's Buster Kira's Freedom Orga Providence Auel Blitz Shinn's Blast Impulse I Love My Sword! (Sword Moves) CGUE Strike Rey Stellar Athrun's Aegis Shani Auel Athrun's Justice Astray Providence Sting Yzak's ZAKU Sword Impulse Kick and Punch, Man! (Short Range) Lunamaria Astray Justice Twins? Strike and Impulse look similar and have similar moves, although have different Seed Attacks. Freedom and Blast Impulse are also similar, but Shinn's short range has a farther reach and his shoulder gun (press L) is yellow instead of red. Shinn's Seed Attack is only 26 hits while Freedom is 32 hits. Rey and Lunamaria are both ZAKUs, but have different attacks and colors. Rey and Yzak have similar ZAKUS, but Yzak's is purple. Color Changes (In progress) Push L or R to change colors when you've unlocked them. Lunamaria & Stellar: Golden Yellow Aegis: Purple Buster: White & Purple Shinn: Blue Astray: Bright Green ************************** 5: Move Sets [MOV] (Still in Progress) ************************** These are the ones I know for sure. I assume you're facing right. If not, reverse directions for button combos. I also assume you're in Normal Mode/Play. Some moves come from Challenge mode, like Sword Attack Up from Blast Impulse. Lunamaria (ZAKU) A: Throw Grenade (Right or Down) + B: Punches/Kicks Left + B: Mid-Kick that sends opponent flying to opposite side L: Axe Move (Sweeping axe move) Right + L: Sweeping Up Axe Move Seed Attack: Throws 5 hit grenades, then follows up with beam attack from a gun. Max: 8-13 hits if done correctly. Notes: Lunamaria's suit is very weird. Not only does the sword moves come from the L button, she has no laser gun except in Seed Attack. Grenades and her melee moves are the driving force. Great for people who like close range attacks. This is great against Providence if you're good enough. Her close partner is Rey, who also pilots a ZAKU. Athrun (Aegis) Right + A: Laser Gun Right + B: Slash B: Kicks and Punches Left+ B: 3 hit Semi-Fast Sword Attack Up + B: Slash down L: Fast Sword Attack Right + L: Mobile Armor Attack (changes into a point and drives into opponent) Up + L: Beam Attack (Mid Air) Seed: Pushes Opponent to the right, then shoots 2 beams then drives into opponent. 10-12 hit max. Notes: Athrun's Mobile Armor Attack is great for going across the screen to meet your opponent while damaging them. His beam Attack is not that great on the ground unless you can time it correctly so that it actually gets the opponent on the ground. (Just hold it and he'll go down gradually.) The 3 sword attacks are great; here's my combo: Hold Left and push L and then B. Or do the opposite way. 13 hit max. His Mobile Armor Attack is your best friend. Nice against Providence; just pummel Providence with Mobile Armor Attacks and avoid Providence's blade attacks. Dearka (Buster) Right + A: Laser Gun (green) Left+A: Laser Gun (Yellow) B: Sweeping gun move Right + B: Large Sweeping Gun Move- sends opponent flying L: Large Laser Beam (yellow) Up+L: Mid-Air Attack-sends pulses of laser beams at opponent Seed Attack: Like Mid-Air except for 11 hits max. Notes: Dearka likes guns. That's about it. B moves are not that great except as a starting combo for an A or L attack. Mid-Air is great if you want to catch the opponent off guard, and is great against Stellar in her dog form. Haven't tried it against Providence yet. Update: It's hard against Providence. Use L and both A attacks to finish him off. Be careful of Providence's sword. Lowe (Astray) A: Bullets B: Punches/Kicks Up + B: Sword Swipe Down Right + B: Short Sword Attacks Left + B: Arm Thrust (Breaks Shields) L: Sword Swipe Up Right + L: Rush Swipe Left + L: Long Sword Swipe Up Seed: Quick series of all of the attacks except for A & L attacks. 12 hit max. Notes: Very close range fighter. It's nice against any long range Gundam/Attack because most long range attacks don't work under close range. Nice way to attack is to alternate between sword and punches/kicks as long as your opponent is in range. If you have a hard time attacking because of shields, use thrust to catch the Gundam off guard then attack quickly before they shield again. A is useless as Astray has no real long range attack except for Rush Swipe which is useful if you're on the other side of the field. Gundams go quickly down under a barrage of those attacks. With Providence, be careful when you swipe up b/c Rau might swipe down and catch you off guard. Stay in close range with Providence and keep attacking to send him down. *These Moves Are Incomplete* Stellar: Regular Form Right + A: Laser Gun Right + B: Sword Left + B: Sword, except slower and in the middle L: Transforms from Gundam to Dog (yes, it looks like a dog) Seed Attack: Sword then Dog Doggy! (It's the short, animal like form) (My English teacher would like Stellar) Right + A: Laser Gun (Low) B: Rush Right + B: Rabid Dog Attack (!): Rush then sweep up then sweep down. 4 hit max L: Change Back Seed: Unknown Notes: While Stellar is in her Dog form, she doesn't have thrusters and her PS Armor goes down. Also she cannot jump, except while attacking, and when attacked, transforms back. She's similar to Athrun, except her Dog form is very hard to attack, and very agile. Only a few things can attack it: Athrun's Mobile Armor Attack barely hits her but gets your point across, and Lunamaria's Grenades can help also if thrown correctly. Her Dog form is the best to attack most Gundams as it's hard to attack her while she's down low. To dodge attacks in Dog Form use B, you attack and might catch the Gundam off guard while you're at it. Providence's Large Blade Sweep Down will get her, so attack Rau fast and hard while you're at it. Shinn Note: Shinn has 3 Gundams- Alpha (Impulse), Beta (Sword), Gamma (Blast) This is analogous to Strike's Aile, Sword and Blaster packs except that they are separate Gundams. Thanks to Duo Maxwell <dmax01d@hotmail.co.uk> for this. Alpha (Impulse Gundam) Right + A: Laser Gun B: Punch/Kick Right + B: Punch/Kick/Shield Attack with Sword L: Sweep Up with Sword Right + L: Rush Seed: Sword Sweeps, then Gun Attack While opponent is in mid-Air. 5 hit Max Shinn reminds me of Strike by its colors, but it's more different than you think. Shinn's Seed attack has the lowest hits (Strike is 5 hit also) but he's good at Melee. B is your friend with Shinn. Gamma (Blast) Right + A: Laser Gun (Right +)B: Sword Attack Down + Left + B: Sword Attack Up Hold Left + B: Large Swipe L: Shoulder Gun Up + L: Beam Gun (only in Midair) Seed: Shoulder Attack + Beam Attack (similar to Freedom) 26 hit max. Blast isn't that great (I can't get past Shani with this one) plus using L drains PS very quickly! The Sword Attack has a great reach (similar to Auel's) and that plus L will make a good combo. Freedom is much better than Blast Impulse. Justice Right + A: Laser Gun B: Punch/Kick Right+ B: Sword Attack Right + B + B: Spinning Sword Attack L: Laser Gun x 2 ?: Boomerang Justice is a hard suit to pilot. Wonder why? It's because when he uses L, he moves back a bit and then is vulnerable to attack. And getting the Spinning Sword Attack isn't easy when you're under pressure. ************************** 6: Special Modes [MOD] ************************** Here I'll list Special Modes that Seed Destiny has. Survival: Survive! It's a one-win battle, and after every round some of your HP and PS comes back. Opponents are random from what you've unlocked, but every 20 rounds (levels) Providence challenges you. Note: As you reach 100 levels (adding up from each time you play survival mode), Athrun's Justice Gundam appears to challenge you. Once you have 100 wins, Mirallia or the unknown girl will interrupt after the battle to tell you have unlocked Justice. Kira's Freedom Gundam then will be level 20's Gundam. Update: Justice becomes level 10's Gundam if you unlock him. Strategy: Don't use Seed. It's a test on how long you can endure, not a time rush. Seed saps PS Armor. Only in dire situations use Seed. Close range is good, and quickly kills the opponent. Athrun's Mobile Armor Attack and Dearka's Mid Air Beam Attack work very well also. Time Trial: Tests how fast you can defeat opponents. Depends on how many you've unlocked. Providence comes at the very end. Strategy: If you want to get Freedom, use Seed every round. Remember that to get Freedom you must beat trial mode under 10 minutes. Best Suits to use at the beginning of the game are Aegis, Buster, and Stellar. These pack a punch and are fast. Know the moves of your Gundam very well. You have to execute combos and don't let the opponent attack you. Challenge Mode: Challenge Mode tests how well you can do combos. There is a unique set of combos for each Gundam. This is very advanced. After each combo you go on to the next "mission" or level. Strategy: Watch the demos. To stop a demo, press Start. You can try as many times as you want with the Gundam until you get it. ************************** 7: Main Story Mode [MSM] ************************** Main Story Mode is basically how you get most of your points. The Story Mode is exactly the same from the game Battle Assault except there is no background story before the first battle like in BA. I can't currently tell if the Gundams are random or not, except for Astray and Providence which appear, respectively, at the middle and at the end of the suit's story mode. Update: Gundams you fight change with each difficulty- i.e. you might fight Freedom again with Normal but have totally different Gundams with Hard or Easy. Update: If you buy Destiny-related Gundams such as Blast Impulse, you do not meet Astray again if you unlock it. If you buy or unlock any classic BA Gundam and unlock Astray you will fight Astray. There is a pattern, though. The classic 6 suits you start with from BA do not battle anyone outside of BA except for the six new ones that you start with (and Providence). Update: Justice actually meets Shinn's new Gundam and Yzak's ZAKU during Story Mode. Astray meets Shinn 3 times, himself, Athrun's Savior Gundam, and Yzak's ZAKU. Therefore, Kira will not fight any other new Gundam (for example, Athrun's new Gundam that he gets from ZAFT in Destiny) except for Rey, Lunamaria, Shinn, Stellar, Auel, Sting and Providence. The new suits will fight new Gundams and some of the classics. Athrun and Yzak come back in new Gundams for Main Story Mode. Battle any of the new Gundams to see what they pilot. After each battle and before a new battle, the game automatically saves your point. To continue, select Main Story Mode and select continue. At the end, Mirallia from Seed will tell you your points if you played a Seed Character, and an unknown girl will tell you your points if you played a Destiny character. ************************** 8: FAQ [FAQ] ************************** Q: What does such and such pilot? A: For the new Destiny characters, I can't tell what their names of their Gundams are. For the classic BA ones: Athrun: Justice and Aegis Kira: Strike and Freedom Nicol: Blitz Dearka: Buster Yzak: Duel Orga: Calamity Clotho: Raider Shani: Forbidden Lowe: Astray Rau: CGUE Update: After some researching, I found out Shinn's Gundam (the one you start with) is Impulse Gundam Duo Maxwell sends this: Shinn: Sword Impulse and Blast Impulse Athrun's new Gundam: Savior Stellar: Gaia Sting: Chaos Auel: Abyss Lunamaria: Gunner ZAKU Rey: Blaze ZAKU Phantom Yzak: Sword ZAKU Phantom Q: You spell some of the character names wrong! DO you even watch Seed? A: Honestly, no. I don't have cable but I do love Gundam, and that's what counts. ^^ Q: What? I just bought something from the shop and now I can't tell what changed! A: I'm in the process of translating the Japanese. FYI: Saturn=Location Unlock Two Gundam Heads=Color Change (It says 2P in description) One Gundam Head=MS Unlock (it also says MS in the description) Pilot Helmet=Pilot Unlock (there's only 3) ?=Unknown thing/Mode Arm= Lacus Clyne shop uniforms (appear randomly after you buy them) Q: What do the pilots say when they do their Seed Attacks or at the end of each Battle? A: It's hard to tell with the GBA. It might be ha! or some cuss word for all I know. Q: Is Stellar a girl or a boy? A: She looks like Calgali. A girl probably. I know, you can't tell her sex from the picture. Update: From the sound clip, she sounds like a girl. Duo says she is a girl. Q: Are your attacks the real names for the attacks? A: No. They're descriptive names actually. They closely match the action. If you can't tell from the name, email me, and I'll make sure I put it in the FAQ. Q: Why don't you have move lists for such and such? A: Because 1: They're exactly the same as in BA (I put Athrun and Dearka in because I know exact ones) 2: You can find it in Seth0708's FAQ/Move List on Gamefaqs.com. He has the "offical" names of the moves for the classic ones. 3: I haven't unlocked it yet or found out how to execute the moves. Some of these take time, you know. Q: I've unlocked BA! Is this the exact same one? A: Yes. This is a carbon copy of the American BA. This is 10000 points at the shop. Credits: Bandai for making this wonderful game Duo Maxwell <dmax01d@hotmail.co.uk> for sending many corrections and the Gundam's names ************************** This FAQ can only be posted on Gamefaqs.com. You can use portions but you must email me before doing so. If I find that you've put this FAQ on another site I will ask you to remove it.