Samurai Warriors 2
Mitsunari Ishida FAQ
Made by LordofWei
Version 1.00
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Contents
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1. Introduction
2. Biography of Mitsunari Ishida
3. Unlocking Mitsunari Ishida
4. Move List
5. How to use Mitsunari effectively
6. Mitsunari's Tale
Chapter 1: Battle of Yamazaki
Chapter 2: Battle of Shizukatage
Chapter 3: Battle of Komaki-Nagakute
Chapter 4: Siege of Odawara Castle (West)
Chapter 5: Battle of Kusegawa
Chpater 6: Battle of Sekigahara
Mitsunari's Dream: Edo Campaign
7. Weapons
8. Obtaining 4th Weapon
9. Stats
10. Final Words
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1. Introduction
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This FAQ is dedicated to Mitsunari Ishida, a new character introduced in SW2.
Mitsunari is not one of my favorite characters, but I like to play as him often.
Maybe that's because I like to hear his quotes, I don't know >_>.
What makes Mitsunari as interesting character, is that he is loved and hated by
many. I believe this is because some of us love his arrogance (like me) while
some of us just can't stand it. But even more important factor is, of course,
his moveset.
Like I mentioned earlier, Mitsunari is arrogant person and doesn't really care
about others. Despite that he respects Hideyoshi and his decisions, Mitsunari
can't tolerate Hideyoshi's wife, Nene (play Nene's Story mode and you'll
understand) and he's always fightning with Kiyomasa Kato and Masanori Fukushima,
who eventually decide to destroy Mitsunari by joining with Eastern Army after
Hideyoshi's death. However, later Mitsunari becomes friends with Kanetsugu Naoe,
Yukimura Sanada and Sakon Shima. Thanks to these three, Mitsunari learns that
in order to win against Ieyasu, he's going to need the help and respect of the
people.
Mitsunari uses a fan called tessen as his weapon. It's short and small, but can
deal damage and block attacks because it's made of steel. Mitsunari's moveset is
tricky to use. He probably has the slowest attacks in the game and some of his
attacks are useless, but when used right he can be quite effective character.
Just proceed to 'How to use Mitsunari effectively' section if you want to find
out more.
Version/Update History:
01/14/07 - I started writing this FAQ
01/22/07 - Version 1.00 finally finished. It took some time because I was busy
with my other projects and I didn't want to publish this FAQ before
I was done with all sections. Enjoy!
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2. Biography of Mitsunari Ishida
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Ishida Mitsunari was born in 1560 and was the son of Ishida Masatsugu. He was
one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Five Administrators (Gobugyou). The other 4 were
Asano Nagamasa, Maeda Gen-I, Natsuka Masaie and Mashita Nagamori. Most
importantly though, Mitsunari was the leader of the Western army during the
Sekigahara campaign.
Ishida Mitsunari skills in performing the Japanese tea ceremony was what first
attracted him to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Soon after, in 1578, Hideyoshi recruited
Mitsunari into his army. For the most part, Mitsunari was far more talented at
handling civil affairs than commanding troops. Although Mitsunari would
participate in some of Hideyoshi's campaigns, such as at Shizugatake, he was
more often employed to do administrative duty. During the Korean Campaign,
Ishida Mitsunari was fielded as a troops inspector, rather than an officer.
Outside of war, Mitsunari assisted Hideyoshi in governing Japan. For his
services, he was given Sawayama Castle in his home province and a fief worth
200,000 koku. Ishida's brother, Masazumi, would help Mitsunari govern Sawayama
until Kobayakawa Hideaki overran the castle in AD 1600.
When Hideyoshi died while the second Korean campaign was underway, Mitsunari was
one of the most powerful men in Japan. Deciding that Tokugawa Ieyasu was a
threat and might ambitiously try to wrest power from Hideyoshi's son Hideyori,
Ishida recklessly attempted to assassinate Ieyasu in 1599. Although Mitsunari
failed, he managed to survive and, following this incident, Mitsunari assembled
a coalition to fight against the Tokugawa clan.
His plan in the campaign against the Tokugawa was initially to have his allies
in the East, the Uesugi clan led by Kagekatsu, try to attack territories near
Ieyasu's capital of Edo. Meanwhile the Western Army could move forward on other
fronts and pincer Ieyasu. Naoe Kanetsugu, an Uesugi general, did manage to
capture a few castles of the Tokugawa, but was held up by the Date and Mogami
clans, allies of the Tokugawa, in the East. Because the Date and Mogami were
able to defeat the Uesugi at Hasedo, Ishida's initial scheme had failed. The
greatest mistake that Mitsunari made before marching out to confront Ieyasu was
with the handling of hostages. Mitsunari had tried to make the wives and
families of various Tokugawa loyalists hostage, but his schemes were upset by
the wife of Hosokawa Tadaoki, a Christian woman named Donna Gracia. Gracia,
rather than be placed under arrest, had a servant kill her. Her suicide caused
such a buzz in Osaka Castle that Mitsunari decided to place only minimal troops
to guard the hostages he had taken earlier. As a result, many of the hostages he
had taken succeeded in escaping.
Ishida Mitsunari's first military move against Ieyasu was to march against
Fushimi Castle. The defenders of the fortress, the Torii clan, were brave and
stalwart samurai, and Mitsunari soon realized that the castle would be difficult
to take down. After 10 days, Mitsunari threatened the family of one of the
Torii's retainers with death by crucifixion. The vassal who Mitsunari threatened
turned traitor against the Torii and burned down one of the towers of Fushimi
Castle. Eventually the whole castle was up in smoke, which allowed Mitsunari to
seize it. Mitsunari afterwards ordered Tachibana Muneshige and Mori Motoyasu to
take Otsu Castle from the Kyogoku, while a Western army commanded by Onoki
Shigekatsu besieged Hosokawa Yusai, another Tokugawa loyalist, in Tanabe Castle.
Sometime before these sieges, the Western general Mori Hidemoto had managed to
conquer Annotsu Castle from Fukuda Nobutaka. Tokugawa victories in the sieges of
Gifu and Kiyosu would somewhat weaken Mitsunari's position, and in the end
Mitsunari decided to move his army from his headquarters in Ogaki Castle to the
nearby village of Sekigahara. He left 7,500 men behind him to defend Ogaki.
Since much of the Eastern army was guarding Ieyasu's headquarters, the
positioning of the Western army troops at Sekigahara was actually superior. In
the battle itself, the Eastern forces would charge against the Western Army but
would be driven back by cannonades ordered by Ishida Mitsunari. Anthony J.
Bryant, the author of the book 'Sekigahara 1600,' states that Mitsunari's men
"must have fought surprisingly well to have held their position so strongly."
Mitsunari would later attempt a counter-attack against the Tokugawa, but would
lack support from several Western commanders (including Shimazu Yoshihiro).
Though Ishida Mitsunari pleaded with his supposed ally, Kobayakawa Hideaki, to
charge from his position and attack the Eastern forces, Kobayakawa merely held
his position on Mount Matsuo and kept a neutral stance. The Shimazu, the Kikkawa
and numerous other clans that had allegedly allied with the West, all did very
little to help the Western Army forces at Sekigahara, yet Western Army forces
led by Konishi Yukinaga, Otani Yoshitsugu and Ukita Hideie fought so well that
a stalemate developed between the armies of Mitsunari and Ieyasu.
The tide of the battle ultimately turned when Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered gunmen to
shoot at Hideaki's unit, which then defected over to the Tokugawa camp. When
Kobayakawa defected it shattered the morale of Ishida's forces and the Western
Army forces fell apart. In the aftermath of the battle, Mitsunari was taken
prisoner and sent to the Rokujôgahara execution grounds. When offered a last
meal, Mitsunari declined on the grounds that it would give him bad digestion.
Konishi Yukinaga warned Mitsunari that this should be the least of his worries,
but Mitsunari wittily replied, "On the contrary: No matter what the situation,
you never know how things are going to end up." Things ended up bad for
Mitsunari unfortunately, as just a few hours later he and several of his
comrades were beheaded (a legend states that Mitsunari was buried up to his head
in sand and beheaded with a blunt blade, although it is unclear if this is true
or not).
Written by SlickSlicer
(http://sengoku-database.tripod.com/ishidamitsunari.htm, link is currently
unavailable)
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3. Unlocking Mitsunari Ishida
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You don't need to unlock Mitsunari, because he's one of the initial characters
in game. But when you complete his Story Mode, you unlock Hideyoshi Toyotomi and
Sakon Shima.
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4. Move List
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Type: Special
The main development is found in the increase of Special Move strength.
S = Square
T = Triangle
FC = Fan is closed
FO = Fan is open
Normal attacks:
SSS(FO): Mitsunari strikes vertically to his left side, then horizontally to
right side and again vertically to left side.
SSS+SSSSS(FC): Mitsunari strikes vertically to his left side, then horizontally
to right side and again vertically to left side, then he starts
spinning with his fan vertically and holds it above him. Finally,
he turns around and does a wide horizontal strike to left side.
X+S(FO): Mitsunari throws his fan downwards.
Dash+S(FC): Mitsunari does a wide strike to his right side.
Charge attacks:
T(T): Mitsunari shoots a small white cloud, which stays on the air for a while
and is quickly followed by laser beam.
S+T(T): Mitsunari throws his fan upwards and if the attack connects, he jumps up
and throws his fan downwards, which damages all enemies below him.
SS+T(T): Mitsunari turns around while doing a vertical strike downward. Then he
opens his fan and releases a small explosion around him.
SSS+T(T): Mitsunari throws his fan and it goes around him two times.
X+T: Mitsunari opens his fan and slams it on the ground damaging all enemies
near him.
Special attacks:
Special 1 (R1+S[SS])
Description: Place a mine on the ground.
R1+S: Mitsunari is able to place two mines on the ground.
R1+SS: Mitsunari is able to place four mines on the ground.
R1+SSS: Mitsunari is able to place six mines on the ground.
Special 2 (R1+T[TT])
Description: Explode mines previously set. (Breaks the guard of enemies)
R1+T: Mitsunari blows up 1st mine.
R1+TT: Mitsunari blows up 2nd and 3rd mines. This explosion has Fire element and
throws enemies into air.
R1+TTT: Mitsunari blows up 4th, 5th and 6th mines. This explosion has Lightning
element and tosses enemies away.
Mounted attacks:
SSS+SSSSS: Mitsunari does quick strikes to his right side and in the end spins
his fan in his right hand.
S+T: Mitsunari opens his fan and does upward slash to his right side, lifting
enemies into air.
SS+T: Mitsunari throws a smoke bomb, which stuns enemies around him.
SSS+T: Mitsunari throws his fan around the horse one time.
Musou attacks:
Level 1: Mitsunari's fan is open and he throws it back and forth in front of
him.
Level 2: Stronger attack and better reach.
Level 3: Numerous mines explode around Mitsunari while he keeps throwing his fan
back and forth.
True Musou: When your life is at critical or you have Awakening 2, you are
able to perform True Musou. Fire element is added to your
attacks and Mitsunari does his S,S and SSS+T attacks in the end.
Double Musou: This is performed when you and your bodyguard or 2nd player have
Musou bar full. Double Musou is just like True Musou,
except Lightning element is added to your attacks.
Ultimate Musou: The most powerful Musou attack in game. Can only be used with
level 3 Awakening skill. Your attacks have Demon element.
Other attacks:
Deadlock: Mitsunari stabs his closed fan into opponent, spins it vertically and
does a wide horizontal strike to his left side with his fan open.
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5. How to use Mitsunari effectively
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Mitsunari's true strenght lies in his Charge attacks and strong S string.
Despite that they are really slow, the damage they deal is pretty high. However,
if you use the wrong moves in wrong situations, you'll be in big trouble sooner
than you think. His Musou attack is great help when you want to deal with bigger
enemy crowds and level 3 Musou gets the job done faster. S+T(T), SS+T(T) and
SSS+T(T) are also useful against crowds, but T(T) should be saved for enemy
officers. S string is good against both crowds and officers, but you mainly want
to stick with his Charge attacks. If you get into tight situation with
Mitsunari, one of the best things to do is to rely on your horse. His S string
is extremely fast, Charge attacks take out bigger enemy troops and attack range
is long. Always stay near your horse.
So what sucks in Mitsunari? I mentioned it above: "Strong, but SLOW S string and
Charge attacks." I'm not kidding here, they indeed are really slow. This makes
Mitsunari as one of the worst one-on-one fighters in game. To make things worse,
Koei didn't bother to give him anything to help in that area, except his T(T)
and level 3 Musou attack, which you are going to use often. Musou attack does
help you a little, but if enemy officer manages to block it, you're just going
to waste it. How about his Special attack? Err... no. You place a mine, officer
hits you. You blow up the mine and officer probably manages to hit you again.
And even if it hits, the damage it deals is really low. You can't even use
juggling as your advantage, because Mitsunari's slow S string doesn't allow you
to keep enemis long time in the air. SSS+T(T) is easily guarded by officers,
SS+T(T) works sometimes (when your levels are 40-50) and have fun with his
S+T(T). So if you ever are forced to face two or more hyper generals at the
same time (such as Tadakatsu and Ina), good luck, you're going to need it.
Only attacks which actually can help you are his T and level 3 Musou attacks.
The white cloud floats in the air for a while and officer often tries to block
this, which isn't possible because T(T) attack always breaks the guard and if
they roll, their guard is open from behind. Use this moment as your advantage to
get some extra hits to opponent. Then there's your level 3 Musou too, which is
great. The mines that explode around you don't toss officers away and since your
S string is faster with Musou attack, you can actually juggle them. Excellent
attack with Awakening 3.
Overall, Mitsunari is a character who has decent crowd clearing moveset, but
poor Special attack and is really bad in one-on-one fights. He's not one of the
best characters in game, but not one of the worst either. Also, he's tricky
character to use and requires some practice, so those looking for challenge
should like playing as him, at least I do.
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6. Mitsunari's Tale
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NOTE: No spoilers here, just a walkthrough for each stage.
Chapter 1: Battle of Yamazaki
Hashiba Army vs. Akechi Army
Victory Conditions: Defeat Mitsuhide.
Defeat Conditions: Hideyoshi or Hidenaga is defeated.
Strategy: When the battle begins, head to east where Kaneaki Mimaki is and
defeat him. Secure the gate in the south and approach Shoryuji in the
east. You get a mission to seize Shoryuji but don't do it just yet.
Head to north where Akechi officers Yasuie Namikawa and Masachika
Matsuda are (secure the gate along the way). Defeat them and go
capture Mt. Tennoh. After you have captured Mt. Tennoh, Sakon Shima
appears in the south as reinforcements and Hideyoshi orders Kiyomasa
Kato to send his troops to Mt. Tennoh. Approach Kiyomasa and you
unlock the mission to escort him. Just clear the enemy troops out of
his way and he'll be fine. Get back to Shoryuji and help Masanori
Fukushima to seize it. Mitsuhide soon launches an ambush party in the
south and Mt. Tennoh. Defeat Nobuharu Tsuda in the south first and
then go defend Mt. Tennoh by defeating Kunitsuga Yasuda and Sadaoki
Ise. The last ambush party led by Toshimitsu Saito and Katsusade
Shibata should have appeared in the north of Shoryuji already. Meet up
with those two and you get your last mission, which is to defeat them.
Secure the remaining gates and take out remaining officers. If
Kiyomasa still hasn't reached to Mt. Tennoh, help him and finally
defeat Mitsuhide. Congrats, you have finished Mitsunari's first stage!
Chapter 2: Battle of Shizukatage
Hashiba Army vs. Shibata Army
Victory Conditions: Defeat Katsuei.
Defeat Conditions: Hideyoshi is defeated.
Strategy: Your first goal is to seize more garrison than Masanori Fukushima
and Kiyomasa Kato. There are four garrisons, so try to seize at least
three of them. Defeat Yasumasa Sakuma right in front of you and
advance to the garrison in the east. Defeat Hideaki Tokuyama there.
Kanetsugu should have appeared by now, but don't mind him. Proceed to
the garrison in the northwest and annihilate Katsumitsu Fuwa there.
Seize the 3rd garrison in the northeast by defeating Nagayori Hara.
Now you have seized enought garrisons. Hideyoshi wants you to go to
talk Toshiie, but it's not necessary. Instead, go after Morimasa
Sakuma who is attacking to your main camp. Defeat Morimasa Sakuma and
Shogen Yamaji, who defected to Shibata Army and defend your main camp.
You probably noticed that Katsuei ordered Toshiie to advance and
Hideyoshi tells you to face him. Approach Toshiie, who is attacking
from the west side of your main camp and you get the mission to defeat
the Maeda army. Complete the mission by defeating Toshiie and
Toshinaga Maeda. However, Kanetsugu, who appeared soon after the
battle started, has already begun his advance towards your main camp.
If you think you don't have enought time to defeat Maeda army before
Kanetsugu reaches your main camp, leave them be and go get Kanetsugu.
Go defeat Katsumasa Shibata who is advancing from his garrison and the
Maeda army, if you still didn't finish them off. Only Katsuei and few
of his officers remain anymore. Defeat them and you have cleared
Mitsunari's Chapter 2.
Chpater 3: Battle of Komaki-Nagakute
Hashiba Army vs. Tokugawa Army
Victory Conditions: Defeat Ieyasu.
Defeat Conditions: Hideyoshi is defeated.
Strategy: Hope you have a good horse, because you have to be pretty fast in this
battle. Take out Nobumasa Okudaira who is the first officer you
should encounter. Soon, a soldier reports that Ikeda and his buddies
are being attacked near Iwasaki Castle (located in southeast).
Hideyoshi tells Hidemasa to go help them, but he never makes it in
time because he's too slow so it's best that you go there yourself.
You should go aid them ASAP. The detached unit rarely even lasts one
minute before they are defeated. Anyways, rescue them by defeating
Naomasa Ii and Ujishige Niwa. Now, Hideyoshi tells you to capture
Iwasaki Castle, but instead return to frontlines and deal with the
remaining enemy officers there (Tadayo Okubo, Masanobu Honda and
Tadatsugu Sakai). Proceed to southwest and you'll find Kazumasa
Ishikawa and Tadasuke Okubo guarding the gates. Defeat them as well
and retun back to Iwasaki Castle. Seize it by defeating Yasumasa
Sakakibara. Ieyasu relocates his main camp and Tadakatsu attacks to
Iwasaki with Ina. However, ignore them both for now and head back to
North Rampart (the place where you started). Hanzo appears there and
tries to assasinate Hideyoshi, so your mission is to prevent him from
entering to your main camp. You can go back to Iwasaki Castle and
complete the mission there by defeating Tadakatsu and Ina. They are
formidable pair though, so be prepared. If you think they're too
much for you, just advance to southwest, defeat Moritsuna Watanabe and
Nobukatsu Oda and finally Ieyasu to end the battle.
Chapter 4: Siege of Odawara Castle (West)
Toyotomi Army vs. Hojo Army
Victory Conditions: Defeat Ujimasa.
Defeat Conditions: Hideyoshi is defeated, or Main Camp is captured.
Strategy: Now then, how to defeat the big bad Hojo who are hiding in their huge
castle? By using siege ramps of course! Start by seizing the north
garrison, defeat Hiroteru Minagawa to succeed in this. Exit from
east gate of the garrison and siege ramp appears. Best way is to ride
around it and keep enemies away with your horse Musou. Once siege ramp
is placed at the wall, defeat Naohide and Yasusato Matsuda. Gates to
Odawara Castle are now open, but first go to south and defeat three
officers there (Ujinaga Narita, Naoshige Chiba and Yasuhiro
Ogasawara). Enter to Odawara Castle from the center enterance, advance
to south and defeat Naosada Hojo along the way. Enter to the
storehouse where Ujitada Hojo is and seize it by defeating him. When
Hideyoshi enters to the courtyard of Odawara Castle, Hojo
reinforcements appear outside the castle and head to your main camp.
At the same time, Kotaro ambushes Hideyoshi. You should first help
Hideyoshi, because Kotaro is in hyper mode and his morale is higher
than Hideyoshi's. Don't worry about your main camp, there are few
officers defending it, who buy enought time for you. After you have
taken care of Kotaro, defeat all enemy officers near your main camp
(Ujinao, Ujitaka and Ujifusa Hojo). Head back to castle and defeat all
remaining Hojo officers. Once you have done that, head to the top of
Odawara Castle where Ujimasa Hojo is. Be careful though, because
Kotaro appears again once you have reached the top and he's pretty
strong. Defeat him and Ujimasa so that Japan can belong to Hideyoshi.
Chapter 5: Battle of Kusegawa
Western Army vs. Eastern Army
Victory Conditions: Defeat all enemy officers.
Defeat Conditions: Any allied officer is defeated.
Strategy: Cross the bridge and proceed north. Defeat the first officer you
encounter, Kazuhide Nakamura. Yoshimasa Tanaka appears soon in the
southeast and tries to secure an escape point for Eastern Army. Ride
there immediately and prevent him from doing this. Defeat Yoshimasa
Tanaka and Kojiro Sasaki who appeared as reinforcements. Now you have
cut off Eastern Army's escape route and they have no choice but to
attack. Enter to the garrison in the west and defeat Kazutada
Nakamura there. More Eastern Army reinforcements appear soon. Naomasa
Ii and Moritsuna Watanabe are right next to you, so take care of them
first. If you are fast enought, you might make it in time to prevent
Tadakatsu from reaching your main camp. He's super strong and with
Tadatomo Honda, so you probably want to Interim save before facing
him. Go back to north and help Sakon by defeating Hanzo Hattori and
Tanomo Noisshiki. Ina and few Eastern Army officers are still left.
Defeat them in the north with the help of Yoshihiro and prepare for
the final showdown at Sekigahara.
Chapter 6: Battle of Sekigahara
Western Army vs. Eastern Army
Victory Conditions: Defeat Ieyasu.
Defeat Conditions: Main Camp is captured.
Strategy: The battle which decides the fate of Toyotomi clan is about to begin.
From your main camp, ride to the center of the battlefield and
immediately defeat Nagamasa Kuroda and Sadatsugu Tsutsui. Next step is
to capture Eastern Army cannons before they begin to fire. Go to
northeast and capture the first cannon (defeat Defense Captain).
Proceed to northwest and capture the second cannon. Now you may have
time to defeat only one officer, because soon Magobei Fuse appears
with his rifle units and heads to Mt Matsuo. Go after him immediately,
otherwise he starts shooting Kobayakawa and you don't want that to
happen. Defeat Magobei and Kobayakawa is safe, for now. Ieyasu refuses
to give up and sends Hanzo after him from the northeast. Head to the
garrison in the northeast where Ekei Ankokuji is being assaulted by
Tokugawa officers. Take the western route and Interim save. If you get
too close to garrison, Kikkawa and Mori will defect. To avoid this,
lure Tokugawa officers and approaching Hanzo away from the garrison.
Defeat all of them with the help of Ekei and your bodyguard. There are
still some Tokugawa officers in the center, but there's also Ina in
the northwest corner. Defeat as many Tokugawa generals in the center
as you can, but go after Ina when she is fightning at the stronghold
next to Yoshihiro Shimazu to prevent her from reaching your main camp.
Get back to center and take out remaining Tokugawa officers. Ginchiyo
should still be fightning against Tadaoki Hosokawa in the northwest,
so go help her. From there, head to Ieyasu's garrison, which gates are
guarded by Tadakatsu. Defeat him with the help of your allies and
destroy Ieyasu to bring peace back to the land.
Congrats, you have completed Mitsunari's Story Mode! Only his Dream
stage remains and if you still haven't played as Kanetsugu, you
unfortunetly can't play it yet.
Mitsunari's Dream: Edo Campaign
How to unlock: Complete Mitsunari's and Kanetsugu's Story Mode.
Western Army vs. Eastern Army
Victory Conditions: Defeat Ieyasu.
Defeat Conditions: Hideyori or Mitsunari is defeated.
Strategy: If you need help with this stage, proceed to "Obtaining 4th weapon"
section.
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7. Weapons
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1st: Folding Fang
Base Attack: 20
Element: Random
Stats: Random
2nd: Fuji's Grace
Base Attack: 29
Element: Random
Stats: Random
3rd: Open Valor
Base Attack: 37
Element: Random
Stats: Random
4th: Golden Frill
Base Attack: 45
Element: Ice
Stats: Musou +36, Defense +38, Musou Charge +33 and Range +37
My thoughts about Golden Frill:
The base attack is good and so are the attributes and element, but you can
immediately note that this is defensive weapon. If you are not that great player
with Mitsunari, this weapon suits you well. Range and Defense boosts with Ice
element make fightning against officers easier, while MuCha and Musou
boosts allow you to use your Musou longer and more often. But if you're player
who prefers offence over defense, you don't want to use this weapon.
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8. Obtaining 4th Weapon
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IMPORTANT: You must play on Hard or Chaos in order to obtain Mitsunari's 4th
weapon.
Stage: Edo Campaign (Mitsunari's Dream)
Requirements: Succeed in 'Rescue Hideie Ukita', 'Open Edo Castle's east gate',
'Defeat the traitors quickly', 'Defeat all enemies within the
castle', 'Protect Ekei Ankokuji' and 'Prevent Kotaro Fuma from
entering the main camp' missions. Finally, enter to Edo Castle
from the north enterance.
Valuable item report: On the bridge, which connects the inner and main keep of
Edo Castle.
Method: Unlike with other characters, Mitsunari's Dream happens to be his 7th
stage, so you might find this stage a bit harder than other Dream
stages. When playing on Hard, you should be at least on level 35,
because Mitsunari isn't one of the strongest or fastest characters in
game. But let's get started then, shall we?
You start from the northeast corner. Head to north gate of Edo Castle
first and defeat Naotaka Ii. Hideie Ukita is lured to castle and
ambushed by Masamune's rifle units. Wait until you get the mission to
rescue him and defeat Shigenaga Katakura. Go to northwest corner of the
castle courtyard, secure the stronghold and defeat Masanobu Honda there.
Exit from the north gate and head to east side of Edo Castle. Your next
mission is to open east gate of Edo Castle, which is guarded by Yoshiaki
Mogami. When the gate opens, Kobayakawa (surprise, surprise), Mori and
Kikkawa defect to Eastern Army and you find out Ekei Ankokuji was
captured (you need to recue him later). Your mission is to defeat these
three before your allies lose hope. Take out Kobayakawa who is right
next to you, go south and defeat Hidemoto Mori, along with Nagachika
Kanamori. Only Hiroie Kikkawa remains, who is at west gate with Terumasa
Ikeda. When you have punished all traitors, return back to east gate of
Edo Castle (because Ieyasu locked all other gates) and before you enter
to courtyard, make sure you have secured all the strongholds outside.
Once you have entered to courtyard, your mission is to destroy all
officers within that area. Mitsunari also comments that Ekei is held
somewhere inside the castle. But first, head to north and you find
Yasumasa Sakakibara. Defeat him and secure the stronghold. Open the
northern inner gate by defeating Defense Captain. Head back to south and
defeat Ietsugu Sakai. Cross the bridge and you'll find Takatora Todo,
defeat him as well. There's Defense Captain close to you. You'll find
Ekei Ankokuji from the gate behind him and he needs to be escorted back
to Toyotomi main camp. Ieyasu's ninja officer Toranosuke Aoyama appears.
Defeat him to protect Ekei. Open Edo Castle's south gate, defeat
Shigezane Date and Ekei should be able to reach the main camp by
himself. Proceed to the west side of courtyard, open the western gate,
secure the stronghold and annihilate Naomasa Ii. Kotaro appears in north
and heads toward Hideyori (did you really think he was defeated in
Odawara?). Exit from Edo Castle's west gate and when you approach Kotaro
you need to prevent him from reaching your main camp. Complete this last
mission and finally it's time to head inside the Edo Castle.
Now pay attention: YOU MUST ENTER TO EDO CASTLE FROM NORTH ENTERANCE and
keep going until a fence blocks your path. Soon Ekei says: "If I
remember correctly, the main keep is connected to another keep, smaller
keep." After this quote, you get the valuable item report. It's on the
bridge, which connects inner and main keep. Destroy Hideyasu Yuki and
Hidetada Tokugawa before you head to smaller keep. Now all you need to
do is to defeat remaining enemy officers (Hidemune Date, Masamune and
Tadakatsu) and collect your valuable item (you can't miss it) before
killing Ieyasu Tokugawa.
NOTE: 1) Keep in mind that only the missions matter. It's ok if your allies or
bodyguard kill enemy officers.
2) You must enter to Edo Castle from the north enterance first. If you use
south enterance first, you enter to smaller keep and Ekei doesn't
mention about it when you use north enterance.
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9. Stats
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Level 1:
Life: 115
Musou: 92
Attack: 89
Defense: 89
Ride: 92
Speed: 106
Dexterity: 100
Luck: 87
Level 50:
Life: 289
Musou: 276
Attack: 183
Defense 183
Ride: 181
Speed: 171
Dexterity: 165
Luck: 183
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11. Final Words
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This FAQ is Copyright2006 LordofWei. Only GameFAQs (www.gamefaqs.com)
is allowed to use this FAQ and not any other site. If anyone else wants to use
this FAQ, suggest or ask something you can contact me in:
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I would like to say thanks to:
- Koei and Omega Force for creating one of the best games ever.
- GameFAQs and its members for helping me numerous times with different games.
- SlickSlicer for giving me permission to use his Mitsunari Ishida bio.
- KoeiWarriors (http://koeiwarriors.simgames.net), which is the best site
about Koei and hack'n slash games.
