Dynasty Warriors 6 – Ling Tong Guide
Xbox 360
Ling Tong Guide by Devilotrade
Version: 1.0. | Updated: 04/11/2008
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VERSION 1.0
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CONTENTS:
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1. Introduction (INT10)
1.1. Copyright/Disclaimer (CPR11)
1.2. Dynasty Warriors 6 (DW612)
1.3. Version History (VSH13)
2. Ling Tong's bio (BIO20)
3. The new Ling Tong (NEW30)
3.1. Renbu System (RNB31)
3.2. Ling Tong's skill tree (SKT32)
4. Ling Tong's moves (SST40)
5. Ling Tong's weapons (WPN50)
6. Ling Tong's Musou Mode (MSU60)
7. FAQ (FAQ70)
8. Credits (WOOT!)
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1. Introduction (INT10)
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Hello. My name is Kevin and this is another of my FAQs, on the Wu character
Ling Tong. He's back and ready to kick butt again
, with more attitude and a
huge halberd. Koei went overboard with his personality giving him a somewhat
stereotypical lazy demeanor. I like that! Also, he looks a bit less formal
now and has the attitude to match Gan Ning. Although his nunchuks are gone
he can still hold his own...not bad.
NOTE: Email me only for these reasons:
* This FAQ is on a website other than the ones listed in the Copyright.
* This FAQ is being SOLD for personal profit.
* Someone else claims they made this FAQ.
* I have made a mistake in something e.g. attack, typos etc.
* You want information on something that I have NOT mentioned in the
FAQ, about Ling Tong.
* You have suggestions on what to put in on my next update
* You have CONSTRUCTIVE critisism.
If your information is helpful/useful I will put your name in the Credits
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words; please try to use proper grammar. Also, put your email as the subject
"Ling Tong FAQ" or something along those lines. Thank you
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1.1. Copyright/Disclaimer (CPR11)
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This FAQ is copyright Kevin Li/Deviloftrade. It should only be on the
following website(s)
*GameFaqs @ www.gamefaqs.com
It's only one so far, but I may put it on more. Please keep it like that,
and DO NOT steal my FAQ or claim you wrote it, as it has been made by
people's hard work.
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1.2. Dynasty Warriors 6 (DW612)
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Dynasty Warriors 6 (and all from 2-5) is the videogame based on the novel
by Luo Guanzhong based on the events of the three kingdoms era in China,
one which has captured the hearts (or attentions, at least) of millions of
Chinese people. Being Chinese, I had an obligation to read it; so, I did!
Buy the HUGE abridged version today! It's a good read! Anyways, DW6 is the
fifth, technically sixth as there was already a 2D fighter game called that
before the one we know and love came out. I've played Dynasty Warriors
since (drumroll!) 4 came out on the PC! Wow! But still, I'm pretty
experienced!
Dynasty Warriors 6 has introduced some very drastic changes to the series,
with nearly all of the characters getting a makeover and changing their
weapons. The Renbu System has also been introduced, as has the skill tree.
<Horror>Characters are now mostly clones (in moveset only) and Unique (4th)
Weapons, Items, Edit Characters and Bodyguards have all been cut.</Horror>
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1.3. Version History (VSH13)
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Version 1.0: Got in his amazing biography, an intro to the Renbu System,
his moves, his weapons and his skill tree, as well as a Musou
Mode
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2. Ling Tong's Bio (BIO20)
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NAME: Ling Tong (I'm not sure how to pronounce his name in Mandarin
Chinese. Possibly Lhingh Thon with a 'silent' G)
STYLE NAMES: Gongji
LIFE: AD189-AD237
SERVED: Wu (Sun)
BIOGRAPHY: NOTE - This biography is based on his TRUE life, not the portrayl
of him in the Luo Guanzhong novel
Ling Tong was born in Yuhang. His father, Ling Cao, joined Sun Ce in his
path of conquest (seeing as Yuhang was in a Wu area). Cao was a brave man
and often charged in front of his army. However, in an expedition against
Jiangxia, Ling Cao was shot with an arrow by Gan Ning, and died. Tong was
very young at the time, and was crushed. Out of pity, Sun Quan gave him his
father's old position. So Ling Tong took over his father's command.
Later, in the next assualt on Jiangxia, he was leader of the vanguard. Tong
sailed to the western part of the river and attacked, beheading Zhang Shuo.
With Lu Meng's help, they took the city. After this, Sun Quan promoted Tong.
He mainly defended Wu from Wei, on one occasion defeating Cao Ren.
His next noteable appearance was at the battle of He Fei. He played a major
role, saving Sun Quan from Zhang Liao's ambush with only a few hundred
troops. He fought Zhang Liao until all his troops were dead and he himself
was wounded, but seeing Quan safe, he fled. However, he was devastated at the
loss of his troops. Sun Quan told him to move on, and he was promoted again.
Ling Tong nearly died - however he had some good medicine, and still lived
on.
Ling Tong died while trying to persuade people to join Wu's cause, of
natural illness. Sun Quan was reduced to tears. He mourned and fasted for
him. You should note that although he never liked Gan Ning, he was not
nearly as vengeful towards him than it is portrayed in the book and game.
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3. The new Ling Tong (NEW30)
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As I earlier mentioned (and as you know), Dynasty Warriors 6 has changed a
lot of the game, with Renbu, skill tree and just general character changes.
The new Ling Tong is a clone of Cao Ren, Lu Meng, Xu Huang and....(Guan
Ping). Ugh. Cao Ren, Xu Huang and Lu Meng are pretty cool, but...
Anyway, Ling Tong has, interestingly, has a pre-built ice element with his
Running Charge, T4 and T5, as well as musou. Cao Ren has lightning. Lu Meng
has nothing (sigh) and I'm guessing that Xu Huang or that guy...ugh...has
fire element. I'm hoping it's Huang.
NOTE: To unlock Ling Tong, in the Battle of Shi Ting, Wei Forces, complete
battle objective 1 (defeat Xiao Qiao, Gan Ning and Ling Tong in 10
minutes).
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3.1. Renbu System (RNB31)
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So, what is this new Renbu system, you may ask? Well, here are the answers
you seek. This is a drastically different fighting system that claims to
revolutionise the game (or make it more realistic, at least). Note that the
Renbu gauge reverts to zero for a character after every battle.
Here is my crude drawing of the bottom left corner of the game screen.
| (BIG NUMBER)chain: The number of hits made
| (BIG ) without actually being hit
| (NUMBER) (NO): The Renbu. It levels up when the
| chain Renbu gauge fills. Its maximum is 2 but it
| can go higher
| RENBU: The Renbu gauge, filled by hitting
| (NO)RENBU enemies
| RENBU PICTU (Level): The level you are
| RENBU PICTURE (Level) PI: The item needed to use your character's
| RENBU PICTUREPI S S PI CT skill (Tome)
| PICTUREPICT S S CT
| PICTUREPI BARBARBARBAR
| PICTURE BARBARBARBAR
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The gauge fills up when you attacking enemies, and the Renbu will rank up
once the gauge fills. The chain number is how long you have been fighting
the enemy without being hit by a strong attack. The higher the chain the
more your Renbu will increase, it appears. The Renbu gauge goes to 3, then
infinite, but you need to have unlocked parts of your skill tree to go to 3
or infinite.
So, what's the point of Renbu, eh? Well, the characters' attacks become
better as Renbu increases. S-String will increase in length, as do weak
charges, and strong charges get special effects or increased distance. Also,
as Renbu increases, attack reach, attack speed and attack power will
increase a small amount, depending on what sort of weapon you have.
The Renbu gauge will fall if you don't keep fighting or if you are hit by a
powerful attack. So use it well!
Also, there are special moves unlockable by finding an item on the
battlefield. They obviously help you in some way. Ling Tong's is True Speed,
which enables him to dash and use his running attacks. He goes really fast.
If you're on a horse the same effect occurs.
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3.2. Skill Tree (SKT32)
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01 02 03-04 05-06 07-08
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09 / 10--11 \ / 12-13
/ / \ /
14---15---16 17-18-----19
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20 21 22--23 / 24----25
/ \ / \ \ /
26 27 28 29 \ 30-------31 32------33
\ / / \ / \ \ / \ /
34 35 36 37 38 39
/ \ \ / \ /
40 41 42 43 44------45-----46
\ / \ /
47 48-49
1. Defense+ 8. Infinite Renbu 15. Attack+
2. All+ 9. Fire Resist 16. Attack+
3. Attack++ 10. Attack++ 17. Life++
4. Shadow 11. Extension 18. Third Renbu
5. Musou+ 12. Life++ 19. Musou+
6. All+ 13. Swift-foot 20. Attack+
7. Life++ 14. Attack+ 21. Life+
22. Stamina 29. Defense++ 36. Musou++
23. Musou+ 30. Life+ 37. Water Sense
24. Musou++ 31. Life+ 38. Musou+
25. Hinder 32. Defense++ 39. Life+
26. Defense+ 33.`Pouch 40. Defense+
27. All+ 34. Attack+ 41. All+
28. Ward 35. Defense+ 42. Attack++
43. Adrenaline
44. Defense++
45. Musou++
46. Bonus Special
47. Defense+
48. Musou++
49. Stamina+
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4. Ling Tong's Moves (SST40)
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Usual stuff, S for Square, T for Triangle
Renbu 1: 4 attacks (before repeat)
Renbu 2: 8 attacks (before repeat)
Renbu 3: 11 attacks (before repeat)
Renbu 4: 17 attacks (before repeat)
S - A left to right swing
SS - A right to left hit with the rear end of polearm
SSS - A left to right swing with upwards slant, slightly
SSSS - A left to right swing with more upwards slant
SSSSS - A spin around right, with another upwards slash
SSSSSS - A slash down
SSSSSSS - Another hit with the rear end of polearm
SSSSSSSS - A stab with the rear end of polearm
SSSSSSSSS - A left to right swing with slight downwards slant
SSSSSSSSSS - A right to left swing, opposite to before
SSSSSSSSSSS - A 270-degree right swing
SSSSSSSSSSSS - Swings his blade left in the air, 360 degrees
SSSSSSSSSSSSS - Swings his blade left in the air, 360 degrees
SSSSSSSSSSSSSS - Swings his blade left in the air, 360 degrees
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS - Swings his blade left in the air, 360 degrees
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS - Swings his blade left in the air, 360 degrees
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS - Swings his blade left in the air, 360 degrees
T - A powerful swing left
TT - A powerful swing right
TTT - A powerful swing left
TTTT - A powerful swing right with an ice fin shockwave
TTTTT - A powerful ice vibrating shockwave (like in his musou)
Held T - A powerful downwards right swing, with a small dash forwards. Kneel
before my abuse of 'powerful'!
Grab Attack (L1 and S) - Hits the enemy, then pulls him/her back with
polearm and throws him/her into the sky with a hit
Grab Attack (L1 and T) - Two hits, then a spin around that sends people
flying!
Musou - Two swings, followed by a jump and an attack like his jump charge,
with an ice vibrating shockwave.
True Musou - Same as original musou but with fire element
Musou (Held Circle) - Same as original musou, but you can add an S-String
before it
Running Attack - A swing down with the rear end of polearm hitting
Running Charge - A powerful slash down, sending a vertical ice fin shockwave
forward
Jump Attack - A slash from left to right
Jump Charge - Stabs the ground, sending nearby enemies flying up
Horse Attack - (Slightly more slanted than usual) right slashes
Horse Charge - A powerful right slash
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5. Ling Tong's weapons (WPN50)
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As with everything else, changed have been made regarding the weapon
system. Say goodbye to unique weapons! Now, there are 3 types of weapon for
each character; Standard, Skill and Strength.
Standard Weapon
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NAME: Flying Nimbus
POWER: Medium
RENBU EFFECT: When Renbu is 2 or above, attack range increases during Renbu
attacks
Skill Weapon
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NAME: Lofting Nimbus
POWER: Weak
RENBU EFFECT: When Renbu is 2 or above, attack speed increases during Renbu
attacks
Strength Weapon
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NAME: Rising Nimbus
POWER: Strong
RENBU EFFECT: When Renbu is 2 or above, attack strength increases during
Renbu attacks
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6. Ling Tong's Musou Mode (MSU60)
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But...Ling Tong doesn't have a musou mode, I hear you say? Well, musou mode
is just a few levels with cutscenes plastered on, so I've invented a musou
mode for Tong based on battles he was historically in.
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6.1. Invasion of Xu Chang (Sun Ce Forces)
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6.2. Battle of Chi Bi (Allied Forces)
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6.3. Battle of He Fei (Wu Forces)
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6.4. Battle of Yi Ling (Wu Forces)
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6.5. Battle of Shi Ting (Wu Forces)
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6.6. Battle of He Fei Castle (Wu Forces)
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7. FAQ (FAQ70)
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General Questions
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Q: Which characters have Musou Modes?
A: Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, Sun
Shang Xiang, Gan Ning, Sun Jian, Dian Wei, Sima Yi, Xiahou Dun, Zhang
Liao, Cao Cao, Lu Bu and Diao Chan - 17 people.
Q: Which characters have been cut?
A: Jiang Wei (eat that scum!), Pang De, Da Qiao, Meng Huo, Zhu Rong, Zuo Ci,
Xing Cai.
Q: Which characters have been cloned?
A: Diao Chan and Zhen Ji, Pang Tong and Zhang Liao, Yuan Shao, Sun Quan and
Cao Pi, Sun Shang Xiang and Yue Ying, Zhou Tai (curse them), Huang Zhong
and Xiahou Yuan, Wei Yan (curse them), Xu Chu, Huang Gai and Dong Zhou,
Xu Huang, Cao Ren, Ling Tong, Lu Meng and Guan Ping, Ma Chao, Zhang He,
Taishi Ci and Sun Ce. That's 25 of the 41 characters!
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8. Credits (WOOT!)
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I would like to thank all these people for the making of this FAQ...this is
going to be one long list...
* Ling Tong and all three kingdoms people - for creating a great legend and a
great start for a great novel
* Luo Guanzhong - for writing a great (yet somewhat long) story about the
events of the three kingdoms
* Koei, Omegaforce and all - for creating such a repetitive yet amazingly
good and addictive game
* CJayC - for creating a great website known as GameFAQs
* Lonster's Figlet Server - for creating that figlet/huge title thingy at the
top of my FAQ - check 'em out at www.schnoggo.com/figlet.html
* Wikipedia - for helping me with some of the biography
* Kongming - for helping me with some of the biography
* DarkSeed of GameFAQs - for his extremely helpful advice and Renbu
explanation
* Muni Shinobu - for helpilng with the skill tree and clones
* My parents - for buying the game!
* Me - for writing the FAQ
...and last but not least.....
* YOU! for reading this FAQ and using it well. Bye bye, until next time!
Hopefully I will write more FAQs for DW6
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Copyright Kevin Li 2007
kevinli210@hotmail.com/deviloftrade@yahoo.co.uk
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