This FAQ was made by me and is property of Saiyans Rage(http://dragonballz-gt.freeservers.com)and Gundam Wing - The Unnoficial Site(http://run.to/gundamwing) and cannot be reproduced in anyway. Feel free to ask me any questions about this game by e-mailing me at reiko12@excite.com. Ben (Goku_549). 31 Steps to Beating "Destiny of an Emperor" Introduction This is a step-by-step guide that will walk you through Destiny of an Emperor, one of the more challenging RPG games for the NES. Capcom based the game on actual events that took place in China during the tumultuous second century, known as the Later Han Era, and retained the real names of the Chinese Warlords involved in the power struggle. The people at that time were plagued by a ruthless band called the Yellow Scarves. Three Warlords answered the peoples' cries for help and set out to restore peace in China. Defeat The Yellow Scarves Begin the game in the town of Lou Sang and follow these steps to find and defeat the Yellow Scarves. Step 1: Talk to everyone in town. Get money and food from one of the villagers . Step 2: Visit Xu Zhou, Qing Zhou, Mt. Da Xing and Tie Men Xia. At each place, search for weapons and armor and talk to everyone to get information about the Yellow Scarves. Step 3: Convert Han Zhong to add him to your party. Go to Qing Zhou Cave and enter to fight the three leaders of the Yellow Scarves, Zhang Jao, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang. Step 4: Return to Xu Zhou and go talk to the ailing Tao Qian, who lies in a bed behind the Throne Room. He will ask Liu Bei to serve as the acting Emperor, then he will give you information about Dong Zhou, who is terrorizing Lui Yang. Conquering Dong Zhou and Yuan Shu Step 5: Travel to Fan Shui Guan and search through Fan Shui Cave to find the Gold Key. Step 6: Next, go to Hu Lao Guan then continue to Luo Yang. Use the Gold Key in Luo Yang to get the Gemsword. Step 7: Go to Yang Zhou Castle and use the Gemsword to persuade Lu Bu to join you. Step 8: Continue through Yang Zhou Cave and then move on to Chang An. Defeat Dong Zhou in the castle there, then invite your emperor, Liu Bei, to the castle. Talk to him to get the latest news about Yuan Shu. Step 9:Journey to Yuan, Huai Nan and Chen Cang. At Chen Cang, get the letter of introduction, which you can use later to obtain information. Step 10: Go to Nan Yang, defeat Yuan Shu, then invite Liu Bei to the castle. Talk to everyone to learn what you can about Yuan Shao’s plans to avenge Yuan Shu’s death. Challenge Yuan Shao and Liu Du Step 11: Travel north from Nan Yang until you encounter Yuan Shao. You cannot defeat him at this point. After you’re defeated, try going north again. This time you’ll make it. Step 12: Go to Bo Hai Castle and get the Gun Powder. Use the powder in Bo Hai to free Xu Zhe, aka Dan Fu. Step 13: Return to Bo Hai Castle. Now that Xu Zhe is in your party, you’ll be able to exit through the upper castle area. Step 14: Journey to the village east of Bo Hai to get the Zhou Letter. Use it to recruit Zhao Yun at Guang Zong Castle. Step 15: Go to Ji Zhou, defeat Yuan Shao, then invite Liu Bei to the castle. He’ll ask you to stop the fighting in Jing Zhou. Step 16: Visit the following places in the order listed: Yi Ji’s house, Ma Shu’s house, Zhu Ge Liang’s house, Ma Liang’s house, Wu Ling, Chang Sha and Gui Yang. At Gui Yang, Zhao Fan will ask you to rest. Tell him "No" until he fights you. Step 17: To restore peace, go to Ling Ling and defeat Liu Du. Step 18:Find Zhu Ge Liang. He’s the best strategist in the game, and he must be a member of your party before you can enter Shu. If you go to his house, you’ll be told that he isn’t home. To find out more about him, go to Shui Jing’s house, where he’s known as Fu Long, and ask around. Someone there will put you on the path to finding him. Step 19: Travel beyond Shu and Shu Village to reach Fu Shui. Once there, rescue Liu Zheng from the prison, which you enter by the way of the Throne Room’s upper right door. To free him, stand next to the door, face up, and push up until the door breaks open. If it doesn’t open with the leader you’ve selected, try using one of your other generals, who may be in stronger condition. Step 20: Visit Lui, then go to the Mt. Gang Tai Cave to find the Iron Ore. Take the ore to the Blacksmith’s house. Step 21: Continue through Mt. Gang Tai Cave to Mian Zhu Guan, then journey to Cheng Du. Defeat Liu Zheng there, then invite Liu Bei to the castle and talk to him. Step 22: Return to the Blacksmith’s house for clues at this point. Step 23: Go back to Cheng Du and talk to Liu Bei. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will leave your party, and you will receive the news that Jing Zhou province is once again in trouble. Save Jing Zhou and Defeat Sun Quan Step 24: Talk to Guan Yu at Chang Sha and Zhang Fei at Gui Yang. Next, visit Wu Ling, Ling Ling and Cheng Du. Step 25: Talk to Liu Bei, who will send you after Sun Quan. When you return to Gui Yang after talking to Liu Bei, you’ll find a bridge that leads to the south. Step 26: Go to Jian An Castle to get the Deadwood and to Jian An Cave to get the Saltpeter. When you give both items to a man in the castle, he will blow up the canal south of the castle. Step 27: Travel through Hui Ji and Wu Castle to reach Wu Cave. Continue through Wu Cave to Po Yang and Jin Du. As an optional stap, you can defeat the pirates at the Pirate’s Inn to get the Qing Long Sword, which has the Attack Power of 240. Step 28: Now travel to Jian Ye and defeat Sun Quan. Invite Liu Bei to the castle and talk to him. He will ask you to take on Cao Pi. Step 29: Go first to Guang Ling, next to Hei Fei, then to Ru Nan. At Ru Nan, you will battle Cao Pi. When you defeat him, you will come up against Si Ma Yi. Step 30: Pick your way through first Ru Nan Cave then the Last Cave. When you reach Chen Liu, you’ll fight Si Ma Yi again. He will escape and head for Luo Yang. Step 31: Travel to Chin and use a Gullwing to return to Xu Zhou. From there, you can go to Luo Yang, where the final fight will take place. Congratulations! You have now beaten one of the most challenging games on the NES! This FAQ was made by me and is property of Saiyans Rage(http://dragonballz-gt.freeservers.com)and Gundam Wing - The Unnoficial Site(http://run.to/gundamwing) and cannot be reproduced in anyway. Feel free to ask me any questions about this game by e-mailing me at reiko12@excite.com. Ben (Goku_549).