.hack//G.U. Volume 1 - Rebirth
- Walkthrough and stuffs.
- by Zer0
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This guide is written and compiled by Zer0. This is not a sole work of just
Zer0 though, by any stretch of the imagination. Many people from the
dothackers.net forums helped me write this guide. Their forum is so awesome,
I came up with this idea November 1st, and a couple hours later, I already
had a lot of it done thanks to them. Check them out: www.dothackers.net
Special Thanks to:
Akunaeru (For re-writing my horrible doppleganger FAQ)
OlinMercury (For the weapon list)
.circum//FERENCE (Wrote that giant AIDA/Avatar thing herself x_x and for getting the levels for weapons and accessories.)
matrix3 (For reminding me that the arena has a shop -_-;;;)
NeoPhoenixTE (For his write-up on the Abyss Quest)
Dekronoth (For finding that stupid mantis nail :p)
Dark_Hacker (For finding the Spin Locust x_x)
weblink11265 (For finding the Spell Omen)
thegreekking2000 (For finding a better location of the Qi Lin)
MournBlade (For finding the Alternate Holy Potion locations)
Lon3wvlf (For finding Gan Bezel's and correcting my spelling)
vblackodragon (For finding that Mind Egg ><)
limeownsj00 (For finding the Magic Crest)
Manuel Garcia C. (For finding what was wrong with the Lucky Animals. :D)
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Topic Codes
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1. Introduction/FAQ .................. INTRO
2. Item/Accessory Guide .............. ITAM
3. Ryu Books ......................... RYU
4. Bounty Hunter Guide ............... HUNT
5. (Un)Lucky Animals ................. LUCKI
6. Mecha Grunty ...................... MECHA
7. Chim Chim Guide ................... CHIMC
8. Weapons/Armor Guide ............... ARMOUR
9. Monster Guide ..................... MONSTA
10. People Hunt Guide ................ POOPLE
11. AIDA/Avatar Battle FAQ ........... AIDA
12. Conversion ....................... CONVRT
13. Doppleganger ..................... DOPP
14. Abyss Quest ...................... AQUEST
15. Walkthrough (Not done yet) ....... WALK
16. Credits/Contact Info ............. CREDIT
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Phase 1 - Introduction/FAQ (INTRO)
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Congratulations! You've got your hands on one hell of a game. .hack//G.U. is the industrial revolution of the previous 4 games. Before we go on to the rest of the fun stuff, there's some stuff I'd like to address. This is my first walkthrough of any sort, so excuse me if parts of it suck. :)
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Why don't I have the keywords listed in this guide?!
A. Keywords can be unlocked in two ways. You will collect some from reading the Forum and emails, but the majority are earned from scoring an A or S rank when you've cleared an area. Unfortunately, there's no way to collect all the items and monster data you need using the keywords you collect from the Forum and your emails, so if you don't have a keyword that is listed in this guide, go clear out a few areas and aim for high rankings.
Q: How do I change weapons really fast? I saw it in a trailer!
A: Unfortunately, that ability is not available in Volume 1 of .hack//G.U. It is available in Volume 2 though.
Q: What happens if I convert/don't convert my saved data from the old .hack games?
A: Check the Conversion section (Ctrl + F and type CONVRT)
Q: What is the Terminal Disc?
A: The Terminal Disc is a DVD that explains the previous four .hack games, and brings people up to speed on .hack. As you play along the three .hack//G.U. games, more videos become unlocked, and you can watch more and more. Unfortunately, the Terminal Disc was only included in the Pre-Order Special Edition of .hack//G.U. Volume 1 - Rebirth. You might be able to find it on E-Bay.
Q: Where can I get the Haseo Action Figure?
A: The Haseo action figure was also a Pre-Order Special Edition only exclusive. Sorry. Don't worry, you're not missing out on much.
Q: How can I level up my weapons faster?
A: In the town Mac Anu, there is a person named Corporal Yano. He is a human tribal grappler. Once you find him, trade with him. He usually has a beginner book or beginner text, which level up your weapons quite fast. Trade with him, and then use them to raise your weapon level. After you trade with him, go fight some baddies or walk around for a bit, and then find him again to trade again. You can also trade with Henako, a female harvest cleric. She has the same items. (Credit to Dark_Hacker and Kuukai from the dothackers.net forums for this)
Q: What's the max level I can get?
A: 50.
Q: What's the max weapon level I can get?
A: 10.
Q: What are the blue and yellow people in the Area Status at the Chaos Gate?
A: The blue number is the people at the location you're about to warp to. The pink people are the number of people you've already met out of the blue number.
Q: This guide rocks! Are you going to do a guide for Volume 2 when it comes out?
A: Of course! Look forward to it, we should do a better job this time since we know how everything works now :P
Current version:
- 0.1 - November 1st, 2006
- Begin Item List
- Finished Ryu Book Section
- Started FAQ section
- Started Weapon/Armor Guide
- Begin Accessory List
- Begin Monster List
- Finished Accessory List
- Finished Monster List
- Finished Bounty Hunter Guide
- Begin Lucky Animals Guide
- Finished Mecha Grunty Guide
- Finished Chim Chim Guide
- Finished Conversion Guide
- Finished Doppleganger Guide
- 0.2 - November 3rd, 2006
- Revamped the Item Guide
- Completed everything but the Alchemy help and Walkthrough.
- Need a few monsters here and there.
- Scrapped Glitch and Alchemy.
- 0.3 - November 4th, 2006
- Revamped Weapon, Armor, Accessory, and (Un)Lucky Animals Guides
- 0.4 - November 5th, 2006
- Broke a controller, had to buy a new one :p
- 0.5 - November 7th, 2006
- Completed Monster guide
- Completed Item Guide
- Completed Armor Guide
- 0.6 - November 8th, 2006
- Taking a small break, will begin the new people hunt section soon :)
- 0.7 - November 9th, 2006
- Fixing misc. spelling errors
- Added People Hunt Section
- 0.9 - November 19th, 2006
- Sorry for taking so long, lots of stuff has been happening lately :/
- This one contains a bit more info in the Lucky Animals section.
- The next update should be the LAST one.
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Phase 2 - Item Guide (ITAM)
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NOTE: An item name surrounded by brackets [] means that it cannot be bought/gained without buying the armor and de-equiping the item.
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Item | Effect | Location
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Health Drink |Recovers 100 HP |Magic Item Shop
Healing Serum |Recovers 200 HP |Magic Item Shop
Healing Rain |Recovers all allies' HP by 100 |Medic Clerk Guild Shop
Revive Rain |Recovers all allies' HP by 200 |Medic Clerk Guild Shop
Sprite Drop |Recovers 50 SP |Magic Item Shop
Sprite Rain |Recovers all allies' SP by 50 |Medic Clerk Guild Shop
Weird Black Tea |Recover an ally's HP and SP by 50 |Trade with Aryosha
Holy Potion |Recover all allies' HP and SP by 50 |Trade with Blue Eye Samurai
Antidote Soda |Cures Poison |Magic Item Shop
Stimulant Soda |Cures Sleep |Magic Item Shop
Blessing Soda |Cures Curse |Magic Item Shop
Revival Medicine |Revive an ally with 25% HP |Magic Item Shop
Asian Mango |Recover HP by 60 |Magic Item Shop
Caramel Sauce |Recover SP by 30 |Kiosk
Fire Storm |Range (small): fireball falls from the sky |Magic Item Shop
Tidal Wave |Single (small): toss an enemy with water |Magic Item Shop
Tornado |Range (small): create a tornado |Magic Item Shop
Earth Spike |Range(small): boulder falls from the sky |Magic Item Shop
The Death |Inflict Poison on one enemy |Trade with Quasar
The Moon |Inflict Sleep on one enemy |Trade with Tiphereth
The Devil |Inflicts Curse on one enemy |Trade with Mile
Warrior Blood |Temp increase physical attack by 3 |Dancing Doomed Bum
Knight Blood |Temp increase physical defense by 3 |Trade with TomCat
Wizard Blood |Temp increase magical attack by 3 |Kernel Store
Astrologer Blood |Temp increase magical defense by 3 |Trade with Aryosha
Warrior Seal |Temp decrease enemy's physical attack by 3 |Dancing Doomed Bum
Knight Seal |Temp decrease enemy's physical defense by 3|Creeping Tragedy's Hand Song
Wizard Seal |Temp decrease enemy's magic attack by 3 |Trade with Wang Lin
Astrologer Seal |Temp decrease enemy's magic defense by 3 |Trade with Boltz
Smoke Screen |Escape from battle |Medic Clerk Guild Shop
Fairy's Orb |Show everything on the map |Medic Clerk Guild Shop
Return Feather |Warp to the last platform |Medic Clerk Guild Shop
Fire Mouse Skin |Weapon Ability: fire attack |Material Shop
Olm Shell |Weapon Ability: water attack |Material Shop
Wing Of Lufu |Weapon Ability: wind attack |Material Shop
Soil Bug Antenna |Weapon Ability: earth attack |Material Shop
Scorpion Tail |Weapon Ability: adds poison to attacks |Arena Town Store
Midoro Flagellum |Weapon Ability: adds curse to attacks |Arena Town Store
Sleeping Powder |Weapon Ability: adds sleep to attacks |Arena Town Store
Mantis Nail |Weapon Ability: critical attack + 10% |Immovable Blazing Two Wings
Bear Paw |Weapon Ability: backstab |Empireo Clerk
Turtle Shell |Armor Ability: lower physical damage 10% |Arena Town Store
Turtle Crest |Armor Ability: Decrease magic damage 10% |Arena Town Store
Cleansing Pill |Armor Ability: nullify Poison |Arena Town Store
Jinx's Bane |Armor Ability: nullify Curse |Arena Town Store
Caffeine Drink |Armor Ability: nullify Sleep |Arena Town Store
Poison Leaf |Armor Ability: Counter with poison when hit|Arena Town Store
Curse Plant |Armor Ability: Counter with curse when hit |Arena Town Store
Dream Wood Leaf |Armor Ability: Counter with sleep when hit |Arena Town Store
Body Egg |Armor Ability: Increase maximum HP by 10% |Dancing Doomed Bum
[Mind Egg] |Armor Ability: Increase maximum SP by 10% |Trade with Shirochan in Lumina Cloth (Demon Jiongjia)
Body Scale |Armor Ability: maximum HP + 50 |Material Shop
Mind Scale |Armor Ability: maximum SP + 50 |Material Shop
Fire Resist Seal |Armor Ability: Decreases fire damage 50% |Lucky Animal Quest
Aqua Board |Armor Ability: Decreases water damage 50% |Buzzing Blazing Resort
Calm Propeller |Armor Ability: Decreases wind damage 50% |Rough Song Dusk's Hand Song
Dustproof Lens |Weapon Ability: Decreases earth damage 50% |Trade with Lieutenant Okada
Iron Shell |Armor Ability: physical damage - 25 |Black Market Shop, behind the Arena
Iron Crest |Armor Ability: magic damage - 25 |Black Market Shop, behind the Arena
Red Sun Stone |Accessory: Arts SP -10% / other SP + 5 |Material Shop
Blue Moon Ore |Accessory: Attack SP - 10% / other SP + 5 |Material Shop
White Star Sand |Accessory: Recovery SP - 10% / other SP + 5|Material Shop
Gray Comet Dust |Accessory: Status SP - 10% / other SP + 5 |Material Shop
Gold Snake Skin |Accessory: acquired GP + 10% |Trifle Clerk Guild Shop
Dowsing Rod |Accessory: drop rate + 10% |Trifle Clerk Guild Shop
Amber Dragon Eye |Accessory: EXP + 10% |Trifle Clerk Guild Shop
Beginner's Text |Increase weapon level points by 50 |Trade with Henako or Corporal Yano
Beginner's Book |Increase party's weapon level points by 50 |Trade with Henako or Corporal Yano
Text of Power |Increases physical attack by 3 |Quest Shop
Text of Stamina |Increases physical defense by 3 |Quest Shop
Text of Wisdom |Increases magical attack by 3 |Quest Shop
Text of Sense |Increases magical defense by 3 |Quest Shop
Word of Vigor |Increases HP by 50 |Quest Shop
Word of Spirit |Increases SP by 50 |Quest Shop
Life Scroll |Learn Repth |Magic Item Shop
Antidote Scroll |Learn Rip Duk |Magic Item Shop
Dawn Bird Scroll |Learn Rip Mumyn |Magic Item Shop
Priest Scroll |Learn Rip Maj |Magic Item Shop
Hellfire Scroll |Learn Vak Don |Magic Item Shop
Tidal Scroll |Learn Rue Kruz |Magic Item Shop
Tornado Scroll |Learn Zan Rom |Magic Item Shop
Avalanche Scroll |Learn Gan Bolg |Magic Item Shop
Chim Crown |Crown sometimes dropped by King Chim Chim |King Chim Chim
Coupon |A discount coupon for guild shops |From special encounters with people
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Accessory | Effect | Level | Location
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Simple Bracelet |Fire + 1, Wind + 1 |1 |Equipment Shop
Simple Necklace |Water + 1, Earth + 1 |1 |Equipment Shop
Seal of Yu Wang |Fire + 2, Water - 1 |1 |Kestrel Guild Shop
Crown of Lu Ming |Fire - 1, Water + 2 |1 |Moon Tree Guild Shop
Medic Badge |Wind + 2, Earth - 1 |1 |Medic Clerk Guild Shop
1 Line Reference |Wind - 1, Earth + 2 |1 |Trifle Clerk Guild Shop
Secret News Book |All Elements + 1 |1 |Empireo Guild Shop
Simple Fire Idol |Fire + 5, Water - 3 |15 |Equipment Shop
Simple Water Idol|Fire - 3, Water + 5 |15 |Equipment Shop
Simple Wind Idol |Wind + 5, Earth - 3 |15 |Equipment Shop
Simple Earth Idol|Wind - 3, Earth + 5 |15 |Equipment Shop
Simple Steam Ring|Fire + 3, Water + 3 |15 |Save Mecha Grunty 5 times
Simple Gloves |Fire + 3, Water + 3 |20 |DXArmor Shop
Simple Earrings |Water + 3, Earth + 3 |20 |DXArmor Shop
Steam Bracelet |Fire + 5, Water + 5 |20 |Save Mecha Grunty 20 times
Simple Pendant |All Elements + 3 |24 |Trifle Clerk Guild Shop
Simple Fire Bell |Fire + 15, Water - 7 |30 |DXArmor Shop
Simple Water Bell|Fire - 7, Water + 15 |30 |DXArmor Shop
Simple Wind Bell |Wind + 15, Earth - 7 |30 |DXArmor Shop
Simple Earth Bell|Wind - 7, Earth + 15 |30 |DXArmor Shop
Simple Pouch |Fire + 10, Wind + 10 |35 |Trifle Clerk Guild Shop
Simple Head Band |Water + 10, Earth + 10|35 |Sometimes a reward for saving people from PKers
Simple Watch |All Elements + 10 |40 |Trifle Clerk Guild Shop
----Key Item
Canard Key - Guild master's key to enter Canard's @HOME
Kestrel Key - Guest key to enter Kestrel's @HOME
Moon Tree Key - Guest key to enter Moon Tree's @HOME
Icolo Key - Guest key to enter Icolo's @HOME
Raven Key - Guest key to enter Raven's @HOME
Hunter's Symbol - An ID for bounty hunter (After you pass the bounty hunter test)
Lucky Ball - Collects lucky data from Lucky Animals
Leaflet Bundle - A bundle of flyers given by Bikman
AIDA-011 - AIDA <Anna>'s structure data (After you data drain AIDA)
Phase 7 Epitaph - Tarvos' structure data (After you data drain Tarvos)
Phase 3 Epitaph - Magus' structure data (After you data drain Magus)
Phase 6 Epitaph - Macha's structure data (After you data drain Macha)
Azure Flame God - Azure Flame God's structure data (After you data drain Azure Flame God)
Own King - Proof that you defeated Doppleganger (After you beat Doppleganger)
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Phase 3 - Ryu Books (RYU)
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Also called the Book of 1000, this keeps tracks of many interesting statistics in your game. Each book keeps track of different things, and as you fufill certain requirements, you unlock movies, wallpapers, and greeting cards. When you complete a book, it's rank is raised. When you have raised the rank of all the books, your guild rank goes up, and unlocks a new guild function. The guild level is capped at 3 in Rebirth.
----Ryu Book 1 - Battles
Description: This keeps track of how many battles you have won, how many successful suprise attacks you've done, how many Rengeki attacks, and how many Awakenings you have used.
Strategy: Don't really need a strategy, just keep fighting monsters. The level doesn't matter.
----Ryu Book 2 - Trades
Description: This book keeps track of your trades with Party Members, how many times you've invited a party member to join you, how many gifts you've given a party member, and how much all the gifts are worth.
Strategy: Give your party members a bunch of crap, over and over. It'll get your gift amount up real fast. :)
----Ryu Book 3 - Treasures
Description: This keeps track of how many times you've opened Beast Temple Treasures (The treasure chests at the end of the level, in front of the floating statue), how many normal treasure boxes you've opened, how many trap boxes you've successfully opened, and how many objects (jars, muchrooms, etc) you've destroyed.
Strategy: Go into a dungeon and play through it, opening every treasure chest and object you see.
----Ryu Book 4 - Items
Description: Keeps track of all items, weapons, armors, and accessories you've ever had in your inventory.
Strategy: Use the Item/Accessories List (Press Ctrl + F and type ITEM to find it) and the Weapons/Armor List (Ctrl + F and ARMOR)
----Ryu Book 5 - Play time/Warps
Description: Keeps track of Play Time, and the number of fields you've gone to.
Strategy: For play time, you can leave your PS2 on overnight, and for the other 3 entries, just warp to different types of places.
----Ryu Book 6 - Arena
Description: This book keeps track of how many Arena Matches you've fought in, how many times you've counterattacked (Using Rengeki), and how many Winner Points (WP) you've acquired.
Strategy: Fight in the arena a whole lot to get your Arena matches and WP up. To get your counterattack up, when the match starts, wait until someone (probably the leader) begins to glow, and then hit R1 and attack that person. Then back up, and wait for them to do it again. Repeat this process as many times as you wish.
----Ryu Book 7 - Monsters
Description: This book keeps track of how many types of monsters you've fought.
Strategy: Use the Monsters list (Ctrl + F and MONST)
----Ryu Book 8 - Drive Time
Description: This book keeps track of how long you are on your bike, and how many times you've crashed.
Strategy: Get on your bike, then ride around the town. Or leave your PS2 on overnight while on your bike.
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Phase 4 - Bounty Hunter Guide (HUNT)
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Basically, if you go to any area with the last word as Beserker, you're more likely to get a Player Killer once you enter a battle area. There are many areas that will give you a battle right next to where you warp, such as Protected Wraths Berserker (Submitted by johucoba) or Counting Red Plum's Berserker (Submitted by Kirby).
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Phase 5 - (Un)Lucky Animals (LUCKI)
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Most fields and dungeons contain at one unlucky or lucky animal. You can determine which animal it is based on the fact that lucky animals have a musical note above their heads.
NOTE: The lucky animal you find in each location depends on your party. If these keywords don't work for you, try switching to Solo or Partying with Kuhn and Pi.
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Animal Name |Description |Location
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Gold Bird |Objects turn into treasure boxes |Dancing Doomed Bum
Moon Rabbit |All members recieve 200 EXP |Elegant Superior Exile
Leviathan |Recieve 3 items |Paling Dusk's Bum
Sleipnir |Sleipnir will help you in next 5 battles|Buzzing Blazing Resort
Tsutsuga |Saves you from Game Over 3 Times |Graceful Starting Holy Relic
Ganesha |Max HP/SP increased for next 5 battles |Halberd Daybreak's Berserker
High Wolf |Gives you an item set |Creeping Tragedy's Hand Song
Fate Worm |Gives you 2000 GP |Counting Red Plum's Beserker
Totetsu |Objects turn into treasure boxes |Lazy Marble's Generation - 2nd Block
Kudan |Gives you 150 EXP |Disputing Blazing Dark Tree
Tengu |Recieve 2 items |Sacred Unlimited Scud
Chimera |Chimera will help you in next 5 battles |Lazy Kourin's Nemesis - At the very bottom
Qi Lin |Saves you from Game Over 2 Times |Endless Advice's Metal Doll
Tohkoh |Max HP/SP increased for next 4 battles |Peaceful Black Freedom
Baku |Gives you an item set |Fly Away Military Resort
Ouryu |Gives you 1500 GP |Unknowing Doomed Beserker
Nue |Summons King Chim Chim |King Chim Chim Crown Quest (Chasing Cupid's Phantom)
Two-tailed Fox|Takes some money away from you |Rough Song Dusk's Hand Song
Malice Cat |Max HP/SP will be half for next battle |Agonizing Wrath's Nemesis
Dark Goat |Max HP/SP will be half for next battle |Sacred Unlimited Berserker
Black Sleipnir| |Animal Mania Quest
You can get your rewards for collecting them by visiting Dr. Pao in the Alchemy District.
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Phase 6 - Mecha Grunty (GRUNT)
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Mecha Grunty is a robot grunty who needs Chim spheres in order to fly away. Every time you give him chim spheres, the net time he'll need one more than that. Mecha grunt lies facedown in dungeons and on the field, and has a sweat sign above his head. To get rewards for Mecha Grunty, go to the Harbor and enter the house near the ship.
Hint: To finish this quest fast, warp to Counting Red Plum's Berserker. There's a Battle Area right by you for the PK quest. If you look to the right, there's a warp that will take you to the next island. Mecha Grunty is right by the gate once you teleport. If you need Chim Chims, there's two trees on the original island. Just kick one, get all the Chim Chims, then kick the other one, get the Chim Chims, then go back to the other tree, and kick it. Repeat until you have enough Chim Chims. This is what I did :]
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Phase 7 - Chim Chim Guide (CHIMC)
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Chim Chim carry the main form of energy used in the game, chimspheres. There are 4 kinds of Chim Chims, and you kick them to get the chimspheres they have:
Chim Chims - The blue ones, worth one Chimsphere each.
Rare Chim Chims - The yellow ones, worth ten Chimspheres each.
King Chim Chim - The large golden ones. Be careful, they will attack you by trying to squish you. Move out of the way and kick it three times. Move out of the way again, then kick 3 times. Do it a few times, and it will give you 50 Chimspheres and sometimes a Chim Crown, which you can sell.
Chim Assassin - These don't actually have chimspheres, they take them away if you stay in a dungeon too long. When red chimspheres start flying around you, watch for these black and red Chim Chims, and kick them right away. Otherwise, they'll start taking Chimsphere from you.
You can get rewards for your Chim Chim kicking abilities by visiting Dr. Kubo in the Mercenary District.
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Phase 8 - Weapons/Armor Guide (ARMOUR)
NOTE: An item name surrounded by brackets [] means that it cannot be bought/gained without an accessory item.
NOTE2: Sometimes the Guilds don't have the armors and items you might want. If they don't, go do a few quests or a level up a bit, then check back.
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Weapon Name | Type | Level |Location
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Spin Gai Gu |Spin |1 |Starting Weapon
Spin Kouga |Spin |4 |Mercenary Area Weapon Shop
Spin Man Que |Spin |8 |Mercenary Area Weapon Shop
Spin Rasetu |Spin |14 |Mercenary Area Weapon Shop
Spin Corpse |Spin |18 |Trade with Ninjato
Spin Locust |Spin |23 |Sometimes a reward for saving people from PKers
[Spin Ban Mu] |Spin |26 |Kestral Guild Merchant (Water Ban Mu)
Spin Piney |Spin |30 |Buy from DXWeapon Shop Alchemy Sector
Spin Axe |Spin |35 |Buy from DXWeapon Shop Alchemy Sector
Spin Needle |Spin |35 |Buy from Kestral Guild Merchant
Ripper's Blade |Spin |45 |Kill all of the Blacklisted PKers
Broad Demon |Broad |1 |Mercenary Area Weapon Shop
Broad Wheel |Broad |10 |Mercenary Area Weapon Shop
Broad Maiden |Broad |15 |Mercenary Area Weapon Shop
Broad Legged |Broad |20 |Recieve after completing Job Extension
Broad Zhen |Broad |25 |Buy from DXWeapon Shop Alchemy Sector
Broad Tu Wan |Broad |30 |Buy from DXWeapon Shop Alchemy Sector
Flame Sword |Broad |32 |Receive after the 2nd Arena Tournament
[Broad Wings] |Broad |43 |Trade with IGA (Wrath Wings)
Gun Steel |Gun |1 |Mercenary Area Weapon Shop
Gun Fu Yue |Gun |8 |Mercenary Area Weapon Shop
Gun Waves |Gun |24 |Buy from DXWeapon Shop Alchemy Sector
Gun Ocher |Gun |31 |Buy from DXWeapon Shop Alchemy Sector
Water Bayonet |Gun |13 |Trade with Kuhn
[Gun Hong] |Gun |41 |Trade with Sidewinder (Fire Hong)
Blade Guifei |Blade |1 |Mercenary Area Weapon Shop
Blade Fern |Blade |4 |Mercenary Area Weapon Shop
Blade Thorns |Blade |10 |Mercenary Area Weapon Shop
Blade Thread |Blade |17 |Buy from DXWeapon Shop Alchemy Sector
Blade Sun |Blade |35 |Buy from DXWeapon Shop Alchemy Sector
Tiger Fist |Fist |14 |Trade with Pi
[Fist Altair] |Fist |32 |Trade with Mihirogi (Poison Altair)
Golden Spear |Lance |15 |Trade with Piros the 3rd
Lance Yantie |Lance |24 |Buy from DXWeapon Shop Alchemy Sector
Lance Law |Lance |42 |Trade with Aralagi
Spell Xialin |Spell |1 |Mercenary Area Weapon Shop
Spell Xinzhu |Spell |15 |Mercenary Area Weapon Shop
Spell Baiyan |Spell |32 |Buy from Kestral Guild Merchant
[Spell Omen] |Spell |38 |Trade with NAOO (Wind Omen)
Magic Amber |Magic |1 |Mercenary Area Weapon Shop
Magic Hosei |Magic |15 |Mercenary Area Weapon Shop
Magic Nymph |Magic |28 |Buy from DXWeapon Shop Alchemy Sector
[Magic Crest] |Magic |37 |Trade with Nagare (Sleep Crest)
----Armor Guide:
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Armor Name | Type | Level |Location
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Sub Gear |Robe |1 |Equipment Shop
Sub Robe |Robe |10 |Equipment Shop
Sub Gown |Robe |20 |Delta Blurry Cursed Pure Bred
[Sub Attire] |Robe |28 |Moon Tree Guild Shop (Vigil Attire)
Sub Yin Yang |Robe |36 |DXArmor Shop
Sub Garment |Robe |42 |Trade with Nogmung
Wild Robe |Robe |47 |Complete the Lucky Animal Quest
Loose Sash |Light Armor |1 |Equipment Shop
Loose Guard |Light Armor |10 |Equipment Shop
[Loose Kimono] |Light Armor |20 |Moon Tree Guild Shop (Remedy Kimono)
Loose Vest |Light Armor |28 |Graceful Humbling Holy Relic
[Loose Plate] |Light Armor |36 |Trade with DOMINATOR (Dry Plate)
Loose Sheath |Light Armor |42 |Trade with Encephalon
Rough Armor |Heavy Armor |1 |Equipment Shop
Rough Shell |Heavy Armor |10 |Equipment Shop
Steam Plate |Heavy Armor |20 |Complete the Chim Chim Quest
Rough Mail |Heavy Armor |20 |Equipment Shop
[Rough Defense] |Heavy Armor |27 |Moon Tree Guild Shop (Wall Defense)
[Rough Jiongjia] |Heavy Armor |35 |Moon Tree Guild Shop (Haunt Jiongjia)
Steam Armor |Heavy Armor |35 |Mecha Grunty Quest
Rough Metal |Heavy Armor |42 |DXArmor Shop
Rough Alloy |Heavy Armor |47 |Trade with -COOH
Black Armor |Heavy Armor |48 |Complete Abyss Quest
Steam Suit |Heavy Armor |50 |Complete Mecha Grunt Quest
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Phase 9 - Monster Guide (MONSTA)
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Note: If you imported data from a previous .hack game, Kite will be named whatever your character was named in the previous games.
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Name |Class |Location
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Goblin Rookie |Ogre |Great Forbidden Empire
Goblin Guard |Ogre |Graceful Past's Cathedral
Goblin Knight |Ogre |Protected Wrath's Beserker
Goblin Mage |Ogre |Buzzzing Wrath's Two Wings
Goblin Sage |Ogre |Protected Wrath's Berserker
Goblin Abyss |Ogre |Delicious Humbling Snow Caps
Gun Giant |Ogre |Buzzing Aster's Shadow
Baz Giant |Ogre |Graceful Humbling Holy Relic
Gigamouth |Ogre |Essential Bustling Generation
Apititer |Ogre |Protected Idling Globe
Wight Ride |Ogre |Abyss Quest
Poisoned Dead |Ogre |Abyss Quest
Living Corpse |Ogre |Abyss Quest
Gurugon |Ogre |Defeat Gurugon Quest
Carrie |Demon |Paling Dusk's Bum
Carrianne |Demon |Counting Red Plum's Beserker
Fat Lancer |Demon |Playing Unlimited Offerings
Gaze Knight |Demon |Roaring Doomed Snow Caps
Angelic Gore |Demon |Creeping Tragedy's Hand Song
Holy Eater |Demon |Counting Red Plum's Beserker
Cernunnos |Demon |Abyss Quest Boss
Spear Fish |Sea Monster |Unknowing Advice's Metal Doll
Lance Marine |Sea Monster |Counting Red Plum's Beserker
Vak Bezel |Supernatural |Submissive Love's Puddle
Rue Bezel |Supernatural |Creeping Tragedy's Hand Song
Zan Bezel |Supernatural |Elegant Superior Exile
Gan Bezel |Supernatural |Rough Song Vane Vagabond
Vak Juggler |Supernatural |Roaring Superior Exile
Rue Juggler |Supernatural |Crying Blazing Two Wings
Zan Juggler |Supernatural |Saddened Gray Metal Doll
Gan Juggler |Supernatural |Roaring Superior Exile
Chickie |Avian |Creeping Tragedy's Hand Song
Chickie Dada |Avian |Endless Aster's Resort
Raven Claw |Avian |Unknowing Obsessive Vagabond
Black Raptor |Avian |Spring's Red Plum's Gate
Trainee Owl |Avian |Rough Song Vane Vagabond
Hermit Owl |Avian |Counting Humbling Holy Ground
Scalvenger |Avian |Maze Of The Bird Monster Quest
Onion Mash |Plant |Wealthy Heretic's Cathedral
Truffle |Plant |Rising Joyous Puddle
Crumple Tree |Plant |Buzzing Blazing Resort
Elder Growth |Plant |Paling Blazing Alga Grass
Vak Fang |Demon Beast |Truthful Marble's Bum
Rue Fang |Demon Beast |Elegant Superior Exile
Zan Fang |Demon Beast |Warm Superior Exile
Gan Fang |Demon Beast |Wealthy Military Malt Town
Vak Ziger |Demon Beast |Entwined Season's Drunkard
Rue Ziger |Demon Beast |Counting Heretic's Frog Lake
Zan Ziger |Demon Beast |Unknowing Advice's Metal Doll
Gan Ziger |Demon Beast |Counting Dusk's Cathedral
Bravo Nose |Demon Beast |Wealthy Dusk's Bum
Don Elephant |Demon Beast |Agonizing Failing Dark Tree Boss
Wild Kettle |Mecha Beast |Buzzing Blazing Resort
Buster Kettle |Mecha Beast |Dancing Doomed Bum
Steam Shell |Mecha Beast |Rough Song Dusks Handsong
Metal Fist |Mecha Beast |Concealed Leading Bulwark
Knuckleman |Mecha Beast |Steam Scientest's Invention Quest
Lizard Hunter |Dragon |Buzzing Wrath's Two Wings
Lizard Assassin |Dragon |Paling Dusk's Bum
Fever Horse |Dragon |Graceful Wrath's Shadow
Blaze Drake |Dragon |Protected Wrath's Berserker
Drygon |Dragon |Blurry Cursed Camellia
Dryas |Dragon |Roaring Doomed Snow Caps
Ruby Cutter |Crustacean |Courting Starting Nightmoon
Fate Crab |Crustacean |Spring's Red Plum's Gate
Hecatonfoot |Crustacean |Dancing Doomed Bum
Horn Archelon |Crustacean |Spring's Red Plum's Gate
Mad Jaws |Crustacean |Disputing Gray Tiny Beast
Great Jaws |Crustacean |Crab Monster Party Quest
Kite (See Note) |??? |Final Boss
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Phase 10 - People Hunt Guide (POOPLE)
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There's not enough room in the post for it! XD
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Phase 11 - AIDA/Avatar Battle FAQ (AIDA)
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--About AIDA and Avatars
Without giving too much away, AIDA is an "entity" you will see a lot of in the //GU series. It's represented in the game thus far by strange black dots, and sometimes manifests strange bug-like creatures that you will eventually fight. Its official purpose and role in the //G.U. universe is as of yet still a mystery. Contact with AIDA can cause comas in normal player characters.
An Avatar is basically data from one of the original eight Phases of Morganna (those of you who played the original .hack games should be familiar with them) that has been attached to certain player characters in The World: R2. This special data gives those characters the ability to summon the Avatar data in the form of one of the Phases, and control that data to some extent. These characters are known as Epitaph Users, and can summon their Avatars to collect information on and quarantine AIDA. However, sometimes you will find yourself using Haseo's Avatar, Skeith, to battle other Avatars as well.
--Basic Avatar Controls
- Normal Mode:
[] button = Shoot
>< button = Slash
() button = Dash
- Protect Break Mode:
>< button = Data Drain
() button = Dash
--Basic Strategy
Skeith has a health bar, and so does your enemy. The obvious goal is to take the enemy's health down to zero by inflicting damage, thereby inducing Protect Break status, then put it down for good with a Data Drain attack.
Keep in mind that Skeith also has a set of stats for strength and defense, which are based on Haseo's current level. If you are having a stupidly tough time defeating an enemy during an Epitaph battle, take some time to level up Haseo and then attempt it again when Skeith will be a bit tougher.
If your current level isn't a problem, the most basic strategy for Avatar battles is to shoot the enemy with [] until it is stunned. Electricity will appear around the enemy, and the word "Stunned!" will appear on your screen. This is your signal to swoop in close to the enemy and use your friggin' huge scythe to slash at it with the >< button in order to do massive amounts of damage.
But it's not so easy as that. Every AIDA/Avatar enemy will have special attacks that can make it quite frustrating to get it to stunned status in order to get a few good whacks in. Luckily, these attacks are fairly predictible once you realize the pattern, and you should be able to weather them without too much damage to Skeith.
Once you manage to do enough damage to get the enemy's health bar down to zero, a timer will show up at the top of the screen. As it counts down, you have that time to attempt a Data Drain.
Again, it's not so easy. First, you have to press and hold the >< button. While avoiding various enemy projectiles, you must wait until your Data Drain is completely charged (you should hear a high-pitched, continuous sound when it's fully charged, and the Data Drain bar will light up at the top of the screen), and let go of the >< button when you've got a clear shot. If you get hit by a projectile while charging your Data Drain, you have to start over from 0 charge and redo it. If you let go of the button while the enemy is moving, you're unlikely to hit it, so make sure it's stopped before you let go, otherwise, back to the drawing board. If you don't manage to Data Drain it before the time limit is up, it's back to the beginning.
On to specific enemies...
--AIDA <Anna>
This is the first AIDA enemy you will encounter that you are able to fight. It looks like a microorganism that's been supersized. Not too tough, really, but they're just for practice before you get to the big, mean stuff.
-Attacks-
A. Normal Shot (small damage): <Anna>'s standard, run-of-the-mill projectile. Little energy balls spray out in a nondistinct pattern, aimed in Skeith's general direction.
B. Kobold Bullet (small-medium damage): <Anna> shoots three larger energy balls at Skeith that behave like missiles.
C. Agol Laser (large damage): <Anna> shoots out a huge laser beam directly in front of her. It can hit Skeith up to three times per go, and <Anna> cannot be stunned while performing this attack.
-Strategy-
This is pretty straightforward. Keep shooting until <Anna> is stunned, then close in to slash with the scythe. Dash to avoid the Normal Shot, and smack her Kobold Bullets away with the scythe when she uses the attack. When she starts gearing up for the Agol Laser attack, you'll get fair warning if you pay attention - not only does she stand still and start lighting up, but the attack name will appear on top of the screen for a good couple seconds before she lets go, along with the ever-helpful advice to "Dash to Evade." Not surprisingly, I highly suggest dashing to evade...
Once you get her health bar down to zero, start charging for Data Drain. This is actually kind of agitating. Since her Normal Shot is a spray, it can be very hard to evade... do your best to dash away from the spray while continuing to hold ><. You have 60 seconds to manage a successful Data Drain, and if you're patient, it's not a big deal. She'll wiggle back and forth for a while using random Normal Shots, and occasionally stop for about 2 seconds. Make sure to let go as soon as she stops, otherwise, you'll miss her and have to start over.
--TARVOS (Pi's Avatar)
When TARVOS becomes infected with AIDA and goes berserk, you get your first real taste of what the Avatar battles to come will be like. It's tough, but still more of a practice. TARVOS is interesting to look at, sort of an angel with her hands bound above her head.
-Attacks-
A. Normal Shot (small damage): Small energy missiles.
B. Orb of Revenge (medium damage): Big energy ball that stuns Skeith upon impact.
C. Strike of Death (medium to massive damage): TARVOS shoves a huge stake through Skeith. Damage dependent on how many stakes TARVOS conjures.
D. Data Drain (small to massive damage): A damage-over-time effect. Smash buttons wildly to curb damage done to Skeith.
-Strategy-
TARVOS is actually easier to stun than <Anna>. On the flip side of that coin, however, she's got some nastier tricks, too. She'll start off with a small Normal Shot, which in this case is a small burst of energy missiles. They're actually easy enough to avoid, just start moving Skeith forward after she shoots them at you. She sometimes closes her "wings" protectively around her main body, and while she can be stunned in this state, you won't be able to do damage, so try to avoid wasting your shots when she's in defensive mode.
As for the nastier stuff - after a few bursts of her regular Normal Shot, she'll send a round of bigger missiles. Bigger equals more damage, but luckily, you can swat at them with your scythe to destroy them before they hit you. She also has an attack called Orb of Revenge that sends a couple big nasty energy balls at you that stun Skeith if he gets hit. Smacking them each three times with the scythe will prevent them from doing major damage. Unfortunately she has two more attacks that are unavoidable - the first is Strike of Death, for which TARVOS will conjure up to three huge stakes and send them flying into Skeith's body. The amount of damage done is dependent on how many stakes she conjures. The final attack is her Data Drain attack, also unavoidable, but thankfully it can be a minor concern - just smash all the buttons as fast as you can, which will decrease the effect time considerably enough that Skeith will take little damage.
Wear her down to zero to get a Protect Break, and then it's Data Drain time. This one isn't hard at all. She'll send another barrage of small missiles, so just move forward to avoid them while pressing ><. Then, she'll wrap her wings around her body and float back and forth for a bit. Wait until she sits still for a while, and then she'll open her wings (I guess she's playing Peek-A-Boo)... as soon as she does, let go and you'll put her down for good.
--MAGUS (Kuhn's Avatar)
MAGUS is basically a really huge sprig of leaves with a head, torso, and arms.
-Attacks-
A. Normal Shot (small damage): Rapid bursts of energy.
B. Leaf Guard (small damage): Rotating shield that sprays out Normal Shots. While in place, MAGUS is immune to stun.
C. Unforgiving Bud (medium damage): floating energy mines that follow Skeith.
D. Flash of Green (medium damage): Lasers that surround Skeith and slice up and down.
-Strategy-
MAGUS doesn't do a great deal of damage, and he takes massive damage while stunned. The tough part is actually stunning him. He's quick, and has several skills that makes him immune to your shots. He'll start with a regular burst of his Normal Shot, which like <Anna>'s, tends to follow a nondiscriminant pattern in Skeith's general direction. You can dash out of the way, but that makes it harder to shoot him, so just try calmly moving back and forth while he tosses them at you, all the while doing your best to shoot him back. Next, MAGUS will bring Leaf Guard into place. This makes things more annoying, as he is surrounded by a rotating ring of green shields that make him immune to stun, while they each toss rounds of Normal Shot at Skeith. Shoot all of the green shields to destroy them. Next, he'll probably try using Unforgiving Bud, where he tosses about 10-15 floating mines at Skeith. Destroy them using the scythe before they can really hurt you.
His last attack, Flash of Green, looks a lot scarier than it actually is. When he pulls this one out, Skeith will be surrounded by green lasers. Once in place, the lasers will move first down, and then back up. When they go down, watch closely and move slightly to the right, in between the descending lines. When they start moving back up, move back to the left slightly, and they should completely miss you. MAGUS is immune to stun when he's using this attack, so just concentrate on avoiding the lasers until it's over.
Once you've stunned him a few times and manage some good whacks with the scythe (3-5 stuns is probably enough, dependent on Haseo's level), it's Data Drain time. Just charge up as per usual, and calmly move back and forth to avoid his Normal Shot (you shouldn't need to dash). The problem is that he barely stops moving long enough for you to actually hit him with a Data Drain, so watch him carefully and let go the moment he pauses.
--MACHA (Endrance's Avatar)
Definitely the spiffiest Avatar, MACHA is an AIDA-infected Avatar that looks like Mia from the first games dolled out in a bridal costume. With her plethora of attacks, she's definitely a bridezilla.
-Attacks-
A. Normal Shot (small damage): Flaming discs thrown at Skeith.
B. Scratch Attack (small damage): Two-slash rush attack.
C. Bolt of Love (small damage): Multiple laser attacks. MACHA's immune to stun while this is in effect.
D. Seductive Voice (no damage): Slows Skeith's movement if he's hit.
E. Bewitching Wind (small damage): Will knock Skeith back if he's too close and do some damage. MACHA's immune to stun while in effect.
F. Data Drain (small to massive damage): A damage-over-time effect. Smash buttons wildly to curb damage done to Skeith.
-Strategy-
MACHA is not an offensive powerhouse, but man is she tough, and incredibly fast. Her rapid succession of small attacks will wear Skeith down quickly if you're not careful. The best strategy is to take your time and just deal with what she throws at you, the only thing rushing to stun her will do is cause Skeith to massive amounts of health and possibly die.
She'll start by throwing her Normal Shot at you, which is a series of flaming discs that are really easy to avoid. Depending on your play style, you can either dash out of the way, or bravely stand your ground and move slightly left to avoid the first set, then slightly right to avoid the second. After that, things get sucky real quick. Her next move will probably be a Scratch Attack, which is a rush attack in which she dashes at Skeith and slashes at him two times. This is both a good thing and a bad thing. Unlike the previous Avatar Battles, this one doesn't plaster helpful advice all over the screen way before you have to do anything. The training wheels are off, so they give you a one second warning that you need to dash, and don't announce the attack type message at the top of the screen. Be prepared, and scoot Skeith out of the way as quickly as The good news is that whether you successfully avoid the attack or not, MACHA will be vulnerable to stun while her back is turned to Skeith, so shoot the crap out of her and then get a few good swings in (don't start celebrating yet, though, because it will take tons of stuns to take her down, as MACHA has incredibly high defense). After that, things get even suckier.
MACHA has a really annoying attack called Bolt of Love in which she conjures a number of sentinel-type objects that will hover agitatingly out of your reach as they shoot laser beams at you, then move close enough to attack, one at a time. Forget stunning her, as she's immune to it during this attack, and focus on the sentinels. Just keep moving in one direction (dash is unnecessary). The sentinel will start flashing, and then shoot the laser beam. If you're moving, it will harmlessly pass behind you, and then the sentinel will move close enough to destroy with the scythe. You can't move on to the next round until they're all gone, so just take them out one by one.
After all of that (if she doesn't bust this little nasty trick out previous to using Bolt of Love), she will start glowing with a white aura. Start dashing as soon as you see this. Soon after, a very long stream of glowing white rings will come after you, and if you get hit by it, you'll be sorry. This attack is called Seductive Voice, and will cause Skeith to move slower than frozen butter, making it a thousand times more difficult to deal with her next move, which is to immediately use her Bewitching Wind skill. Again, she is immune to stun during this time (while she is surrounded by the swirling red rose petals), so don't bother shooting at her, and just watch closely. She'll first throw a few rounds of her Normal Shot at you, which is harmless enough. Directly after, though, and with almost no warning, she'll use a Scratch Attack, which, coupled with Bewitching Wind, is particularly nasty. Watch for her to move upwards slightly, and the camera angle to change a little, and start dashing to avoid it. Then, shoot her from behind when the Bewitching Wind dissipates, and kick her butt as I'm sure you wish to do at this point.
MACHA also has Data Drain, and she is most definitely not afraid to use it. You could be hit with it several times if the battle lasts long enough, so get your button-mashing fingers prepared, and just deal with it as you did when TARVOS used it.
So, once you get her to Protect Break status, I suggest you end it as quickly as possible. If you're quick about it, you can manage to do this in 5 seconds or so. If you miss the first opportunity, you must avoid her barrage of Normal Shots and Cat Scratches until she stays still long enough to get a successful Data Drain off.
--Azure Flame God
Unless you're one of the lucky ones who speaks Japanese and has played further into the //G.U. series, you don't know much about this... evil, evil thing other than that it is somehow connected to Tri-Edge. Perhaps it's an Avatar, perhaps it's a chunk pure AIDA, who knows, who cares, we're just here to kick its ass (to be fair, it tried to kick ours first). Whatever this being is, it's big, it's mean, and it looks like a flaming blue cranked up stick-figure angel with antlers for wings.
-Attacks
A. Normal Shot (small-medium damage): a wave of energy balls.
B. Azure Fire Ball 1 (large damage): Large blue flame attack (close range).
C. Azure Fire Ball 2 (small-medium damage): burst of small flame attacks (long distance).
D. Azure Tiger Claws (medium damage): a series of spinning blades.
E. Azure Wild Flower (massive damage): very painful rush attack.
F. Data Drain (small to massive damage): A damage-over-time effect. Smash buttons wildly to curb damage done to Skeith.
-Strategy-
This is The Final Confrontation, and if you aren't level 50 for this battle, you might want to go level up a bit before going for it. You can probably manage to take him down a few levels lower, but even at level 50, he gives you a tough time. The Azure Flame God does not hold back - he has lots of attacks, all of which do some hefty damage, is ridiculously fast, is tough to stun, has a lot of defense, and will generally do a good job of wiping the floor with Skeith. If you're a masochist, by all means, go suffer through this fight using a non-maxed-out Skeith.
First off, you'll want to keep a fairly healthy distance between the Azure Flame God and Skeith throughout the battle. This will give you more reaction time, as well as preventing the first form of his Azure Fire Ball attack from smacking the crap out of you, as it's only effective at a close range.
He'll start by tossing his Normal Shot at you, which is a line of energy balls that come at you in a sort of wave pattern, alternating from each side. It comes at you real fast, and the recommended course of action is to just watch closely and slip between two of the balls as they come at you. This way, you can still manage to get in a few much-needed shots as the onslaught drags on. If you want to play it safe, though, you can dash out of the way in the opposite direction from the side the attack is coming from.
Then comes the Azure Fire Ball attack I mentioned earlier. He'll start by busting out with three large fireballs close to his body. If for some reason you are close to him when he does so, it will hurt Skeith a lot. After that, the fire balls divide into a bunch of little fire balls which come at you like missiles and can be harmlessly avoided by moving forward slightly.
He may toss his Azure Tiger Claws attack at you next. With this attack, do your best to slash like crazy at the spinning blades as they come at you, though I will not lie, it is extremely difficult to get them all, and it's likely you'll be hit by one or two. They occasionally will spin off the screen and then come out of nowhere at you like boomerangs. In the grand scheme of things, though, this is not so bad.
The Azure Wild Flower attack (aka "The Attack You Must Avoid At All Costs") will likely follow, though the order isn't always the same. Whenever you see the words, "Dash to Evade" pop up on the bottom of the screen, start dashing like a maniac to avoid this attack. If you don't avoid it, it does about 300 damage to Skeith (which you really can't afford). Even more fun is that he often does this attack several times in quick succession. Just keep on your toes and be prepared for him to turn around and rush you again.
He also uses Data Drain, but thankfully isn't as trigger-happy about it as MACHA was. Just deal with it by smashing buttons, dum dee dum...
When you get him stunned, dash in and slash until after many successful stuns, you get him to Protect Break status. And here's probably where it really starts hurting. As in all the other Avatar battles, the Azure Flame God will still throw his Normal Shot attack at you while you're trying to Data Drain him.... in a seemingly endless succession. If you try dashing to avoid them, you could miss the half-a-second opportunity you to get a successful Data Drain off. On the other hand, it is a real pain avoiding those energy balls in order to keep your Data Drain fully charged. I used the bob and weave through energy ball waves tactic... if you can manage to focus on the waves and slip between the energy balls while still keeping an eye on whether the Azure Flame God is moving, I recommend it to the "dash-like-a-madman and hope you can stop in time to get a good shot off and end this insanity" plan.
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Phase 12 - Convert (CONVRT)
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When you select the Convert option from the title screen, you can convert a saved game from one of the four .hack games and use it to unlock special features in .hack//G.U. If you use a save file from Part 1 - 3 (Infection, Mutation, and Outbreak), you'll recieve an E-Mail from Blackrose that was meant for Kite. Also, when you fight the final boss, he will have the same name you gave your character in the first four games. If you use saved data from .hack//QUARENTINE, you'll unlock those and another E-Mail from Hokuto (from .hack//ANOTHER BIRTH) to Rena (from .hack//LEGEND OF THE TWILIGHT BRACELET).
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Phase 13 - Doppleganger (DOPP)
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What is he?
The Doppleganger is a very rare monster that looks like a dark and twisted version of Haseo, surrounded by red flames. Doppleganger is ALWAYS 8 levels higher than you.
What if I've reached the level limit(50)?
He'll be 58.
Where do I find him?
It appears at random when you're in any area. Due to the extremely low chance of it appearing, the best method is to wait in an area for a while, 10 minutes should be enough.
After you're done waiting, walk around the area until you find a red arrow right next to Haseo (like when you've got a group of monsters close-by but not in the camera view). Follow this arrow and you'll find Doppleganger.
You'll know it's him when the edge of the screen glows red and a creepy song begins playing.
How strong is he exactly?
He has the exact same amount of health as you do, but all his stats are notably higher and he heals often.
He's slaughtering me! What should I do?
Zer0 suggests this:
First build up your morale gauge through normal fights before you encounter him.
Now get a suprise attack on him and immediately use Beast Awakening and "pound him like there is no tommorrow". If you've got decent equipment and don't do anything wrong, he should be dead or very close to it as soon as the Awakening wears off. Just hit him with everything you've got if he's still standing.
Why should I even bother fighting him?
1. Bragging rights.
2. Beating him yeilds the key item "Own King". This item can be used in .hack//G.U. Volume 2 to unlock Doppleganger's weapons (Twin blade and Edge Punisher) . They are lvl 50 weapons that are as powerful as the strongest weapons in the game, lvl 100 weapons.
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Phase 14 - Abyss Quest (AQUEST)
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Okay, here's the whole deal with the Abyss Quest.
It starts when there's a community forum post talking about a strange treasure chest at:
Choosing Superior Offerings (level 11 area with no monsters except at the end)
Just go kick the box, and it'll explode. This strange NPC will come walking out and go on a whole thing about mark of the offering, blah blah. I forgot the exact text, so feel free to read.
After you do this, you'll notice another new forum post talking about a "Confusing Event" that a player ran into. you'll have a chance to reply. Go ahead and pick the "give me more details" post. Log into The World and come back out (giving them "ample time" to reply). You'll see a whole string of replies, including another set of keywords:
Heartless Starting Pilgrim
The dungeon design is the same, no monsters except at the end. Like the last dungeon, I wiped the floor with them at level 50. The NPC goes rambling on again and takes off.
Once this is done, you'll notice yet -another- forum post, talking about "an irritating mob" and you'll have a chance to reply to this one as well. Ask about the NPC, then log in and out of The World to make them reply. The reply will give you yet another set of keywords:
Entwined Joyous Venom Fang
Guess what? Same dungeon design! Once again, at level 50, the mob at the end was nothing but a hole in the ground after my broadsword got done with them. Being "The Terror of Death" feels good!
Once you beat this mob, you'll get an email from CCCorp telling you that a new Abyss Quest by the name of "Lord of the Dead" has been added to the quest shop in Mac Anu. This is the big showdown!
The dungeon they send you to is level 47, and I'm gonna tell you that it took more than 5 hits to kill some of the mobs in here at level 50. Meaning if you're not maxed out in level, I would recommend taking as much healing junk with you as possible...and leave your sanity at @HOME (har), because this is gonna be a whopper of a boss.
I wont spoil the boss himself, because you gotta see this guy. You may need new pants after seeing him. ;)
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Phase 15 - Walkthrough (WALK)
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Coming in the next (and hopefully final) version of this guide.
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Phase 16 - Credits/Contact Info/E-Mails (CREDIT)
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Bandai - For the first four .hack games. Classics.
BandaiNamco - For the .hack//G.U. games which, of course, kick major ass.
d5t - For creating dothackers.net, the place that let me know .hack//G.U. even existed.
Piros The 3rd - For always being there when I needed a motivation.
Everyone on the dothackers.net forums - For all their work in this guide, they deserve just as much credit as I do.
Contact Info:
The most likely way to reach me is through Yahoo Messenger or by sending an E-Mail. My e-Mail is ZeroHeLL@GMail.com and my Yahoo Screen name is thezer0personage
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