Lu Xun FAQ by Lanky522 (lanky5222@yahoo.com)
Dynasty Warriors 5
Version 1.2
version History:
April 19, 2005- version 1.2 completed
Added Encyclopedia Information
Minor format changes
April 15, 2005- Version 1.0 completed
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Table of Contents
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1.    Introduction
2.    Why Should I use Lu Xun?
3.    Unlocking
4.    Move set
5.    Weapons
6.    Musou Mode
7.    Lu Xun's models
8.    Lu Xun's Encyclopedia Information
9.    Q&A
10.    Copyrights/Ownership
11.    Thanks & Credits
12.    Contact Information
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1-Introduction
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This is the fourth FAQ I’ve written for Dynasty Warriors 5.  I've
written the FAQs for Zhou Tai, Sun Ce, and Huang Gui for Gamefaqs.com
already.  I am no stranger to the Dynasty Warriors series.  I have
played DW3, DW3Xtreme, DW4, DW4Xtreme, and now DW5.  In my opinion,
DW5 has made some very significant advances from the previous games
and has become the best in the series.
I got the game the first day I could, and everything in the below text
is from my experience in the U.S. version of the game.
This FAQ contains my experience playing Dynasty Warriors 5 as Lu Xun.
Among things I’ll cover in this FAQ are his move set, weapon info
(including lvl 4 weapon information), musou mode stages, and models.
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2-Why Should I use Lu Xun?
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Lu Xun is quick, both attacking and moving.  He gets a decent final
weapon and can juggle or stun officers really well.  His crowd clearing
abilities may be lacking, but he makes up for it with the fact that he can
attack pretty much constantly since he's so fast.  His musou is pretty
decent for giving him the crowd control that he lacks, as well as taking
out officers at the same time.
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3-Unlocking
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Lu Xun is one of the starting Wu characters.
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4-Move Set
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Keys: S = Square button, T = Triangle button, C = Circle button
S- A slash with the left dagger.
SS- A slash with the right dagger.
SSS- A stab with the left dagger.
SSSS- An over-the-head chop with both daggers.
SSSSS- A forward lunge with both daggers.
SSSSSS- A spining slash with both daggers.
*Alternate SSSSSS- A stab with the left dagger.
*SSSSSSS- An over-the-head chop with both daggers.
*SSSSSSSS A forward lunge with both daggers.
*SSSSSSSSS- A spining slash with both daggers.
T- Lu Xun creates a floating fire ball that explodes knocking nearby
foes into the air.
ST- Lu Xun uses both daggers to throw enemies into the air.
SST(T)- Lu Xun does a tumble set with his daggers extended finishing
with and over-the-head chop with both daggers.
SSST- Lu Xun does a flip slashing with both daggers up then down.
SSSST- Lu Xun spins creating a wirlwind that sends foes into the air.
SSSSST- Lu Xun does a hard slash from left to right.
Jump attack- A downward slash with both daggers.
Jump Charge- Lu Xun launches a circular bolt that spins as it travels
towards enemies.
Running attack- Lu Xun does a slash to the side with both daggers
stunning enemies.
Mounted attack- Lu Xun does 6 downward slashes to the right and left of
the horse.
Mounted charge- Lu Xun attacks with both daggers on the right and left
side of the horse once.
Mounted Musou- Lu Xun does repeated downward slashes to the right and left
(his mounted charge attack but faster and longer).
Musou attack- Lu Xun spins in circles while swinging both daggers to the
left and right.  He finishes with one final chop with his right dagger.
True Musou attack- Pretty much the same as his Musou attack, except he
finishes by jumping, spinning in the air and launching a LARGE fireball
in the direction he is facing.
*Note: The alternate S6-S9 are only available if you have a weapon that is
at least level 3 with a light blue dot by the weapon title, as well as a
full musou gauge.  All 4th level weapons are Evo-capable.
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5-Weapons
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Stats-Twin Sabers
Base Attack 3
Number of attacks 4
Weight Random
Stats-Wing Sabers
Base Attack 7
Number of attacks 5
Weight Random
Stats-Eagle
Base Attack 11
Number of attacks 6
Weight Random
Stats-Falcon
Base Attack 34
Number of attacks 6
Weight Average
Musou Charge Lvl 15
Attack Lvl 15
Luck Lvl 18
Speed Lvl 20
Musou Lvl 19
Requirements for Obtaining Lu Xun's 4th
Stage- Battle of Bai Di Castle (Hard Difficulty)
Requirement- 1) Defeat Ma Chao and Jiang Wei before entering the castle
Strategy- First of all this is hard any way you chop it.  You could do it
in musuo mode, but Bai Di is one of Lu Xun's last missions, so I recommend
doing this in free HARD mode.  First, go up and kill Huang Zhong because
it relieves Sun Quan when you have to fight the final general later on.
Then attack some of peasants that appear at the Wu/Shu crossroads.  This
will aggrivate Ma Chao something fierce causing him to show up in Sun
Quan's camp in hyper mode.  Kill him with some effort, using musou tokens
and good skill.  Then go through the stone sentinel maze in the northern
part of the map.  Chop up the statue at the end of the maze, thus opening
all the doors.  Watch out for the arbelists around Jiang Wei.  Kill Jiang
Wei.  He isnt as bad as Ma Chao, plus Lu Xun trash talks him in a cut scene
before their fight.  After defeating Jiang Wei you should get a "precious
item report" in the northeast corner of the stone sentinel maze.  Go get
your weapon in the maze, and go kill Liu Bei's son.
The trickiest part of this is not getting sucked into going into the
castle.  This can be hard with all the arbelists around shooting you down,
and with Jiang Wei throwing you places, but there is a flatish peice of
land behind Jiang Wei's arbelist and at a lower elevation than the castle
arbelists.  Make use of this space, as Jiang Wei is much easier without
arbelists around.
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6-Musou Mode
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Lu Xun has 5 stages in his musou mode, The 5 stages are
1) The Invasion of Nan Zhong
Wu Forces vs. Nanman Forces
Strategy- Taking over the neutral attack base to the north might be useful
to do at the start of the mission, as later on it provides some defense/
offense against an ambushing Mang Yachang.  After that, basically advance
southward towards the Nanman camp in the southeast of the map killing
officers on the way.  When you finally get there Meng Huo charges up the
right side of the map and starts attacking Sun Quan.  Simply track Meng Huo
down from behind and kill him.
2) Battle of Fan Castle
Allied Forces vs. Shu Forces
Strategy- Ah yes the battle that enrages Liu Bei.  Clear out defense and
supply bases while taking out generals on your way to Guan Yu.  Take him
down to end the scenario.  Pretty straight forward.
3) Battle of Yi LIng
Wu Forces vs. Shu Forces
Strategy- Head southwards and take out Guan Xing and Ma Chao as they and
their subgenerals advance up the right (eastern) side of the map.  Then
head westward, killing all the generals in front of Liu Bei's fort.  You
can then advance westward and take out Zhao Yun and Shamoke or you can
just advance into the fort and kill Liu Bei.  Also having the fire attack
succeed here makes things much easier.
4) Battle of He Fei Castle
Wu Forces vs. Wei Forces
Strategy- Kill as many officers as you want as you advance into the castle
towards Cao Pi and Sima Yi.  Be careful however, as Zhen Ji shows up after
a while and charges straight down the west side of the map and across the
southern part of the map in an attempt to assasinate Sun Quan.  Either
take her out quick when this happens, or take Cao Pi out quick and end the
battle.
5) Battle of Bai Di Castle
Wu Forces vs. Shu Forces
Strategy- It may be of your benefit to first take out Huang Zhong as he and
his subgenerals can wreak havok on Sun Quan, especially when Ma Chao
mysteriously shows up in your camp area.  After defeating at least Huang
Zhong, and maybe Ma Chao too, take whatever path to the castle you prefer.
Beware of the arbelists though as they are everywhere in and around the
castle and they will mess your life up if you aren't carefull.
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7-Lu Xun's models
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Model 1- This model comes with Lu Xun.  It is mainly red with some gold
and blue.  He wears a red hat, and shows his stomach... attractive.
Model 2- Lu Xun unlocks this model when he get's about 6000 points.
This model is just his first model with different colors. The red
armor turns to purple.  Great.  Still showing his stomach.  Terrible
costume unless you are a lady gamer.  In which case, go ahead you lady
gamer, you are ahead of the evolution of women.
Model 3- Lu Xun unlocks this model when he get about 20000 points.
This is one of his DW4 models. He has on red armor with white pants.  He
is wearing a red hat, and has tails on his "coat."  Armor has gold designs
on it.
Model 4- Lu Xun unlocks this model when he get around 20000 points along
with his model 3.  This is another of Lu Xun's DW4 models. It is similar
to his model 3 except that he has no hat, and his armor has white in many
places where red was.
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8-Lu Xun's Encyclopedia Information
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Born 183 A.D.
Died 245 A.D.
A Wu officer who married Sun Ce's daughter.  A very thoughtful young man
whose distiguished service was rewarded with a promotion from Sun Quan.
In cooperation with Lu Meng, he managed to defeat Guan Yu and succeeded
in recapturing Jing.  At the Battle of Yi Ling, he served as Supreme
Commander, leading Wu to a carefully planned victory over Liu Bei and
the massive Shu Army.
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9-Q&A
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Since this is a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) this section will continue
to grow as people send emails containing questions about Lu Xun.
Q: Why can't I get his final weapon?
A: Make sure you are playing at Bai Di Castle from the Wu side on at least
HARD difficulty.  Then check to make sure you are killing both Ma Chao and
Jiang Wei BEFORE you enter the castle.
Q: What are the best items to equip Lu Xun with?
A: I have a red hare, ice orb, tiger amulet, tortoise amulet, peacock
amulet, way of the musou, and wind scroll on him right now.  The wind
scroll is the only one that is absolutely necessary.
Q: Why do Lu Xun's costumes all look so feminine?
A: As long as I can remember, KOEI has always made Lu Xun with a fairly
high voice and bright clothing.  I am pretty sure that he was very young
in the stories so that might be why as well.
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10-Copyrights/Ownership
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Do not reproduce this FAQ, sell it, or claim it as your own.
Please do not use this FAQ on any websites other than GameFAQs or Neoseeker
without my permission.  This guide was created by lanky522 (copyright
Tim O'Brien)
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11-Thanks & Credits
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Thanks to GameFAQs for being a great games resource.
Thanks to EChang for his very comprehensive/complete FAQ on 4th weapons.
Thanks to the guy at GameStop for getting me Dynasty Warriors 5 as
soon as possible.
Thanks to Patrick for introducing me to the series at Dynasty Warriors 3.
Thanks to Matt for Using Xu Zhu, oh my god is he slow.
Finally, Thanks to KOEI for always making quality Dynasty Warriors games.
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12-Contact Information
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If you have any questions, or suggestions for this FAQ please e-mail me
at lanky5222@yahoo.com.  You’ll be given full credit for want you add.
Thanks for reading.