Mission 46: Futile Search

Mission Overview

Situation: Damnit... we've got more Bandits after us! Look, I know the Alba is valuable and all... but you assholes aren't stealing it! Objective: Annihilate all enemies.	3D Map:

Enemies

	Bandit Chief (Andoras ATAC)
	HP: 107			Level: 13			Money: 2000
	BAS: 14	POW: 14	DEX: 8	AGL: 8	DEF: 7	WEP: 17	Spirit: 54	Range: 4	Speed: 4.98
	Equipment: Great Axe, Garnet			Attacks: Slash, Strike, Tackle, Str. Slash, Kick, Quicksand			Dormant Abilities: None
	Bandit 1 (Barazaph ATAC)
	HP: 85			Level: 10			Money: 2000
	BAS: 10	POW: 11	DEX: 6	AGL: 7	DEF: 6	WEP: 10	Spirit: 45	Range: 4	Speed: 4.58
	Equipment: Gradius, Emerald			Attacks: Slash, Thrust, Tackle, Str. Slash			Dormant Abilities: None
	Bandit 2 (Barazaph ATAC)
	HP: 85			Level: 10			Money: 2000
	BAS: 10	POW: 10	DEX: 7	AGL: 8	DEF: 6	WEP: 9	Spirit: 45	Range: 4	Speed: 4.82
	Equipment: Gradius, Emerald			Attacks: Slash, Thrust, Tackle, Str. Slash, Kick			Dormant Abilities: None
	Bandit 3 (Andoras ATAC)
	HP: 83			Level: 9			Money: 2000
	BAS: 10	POW: 10	DEX: 7	AGL: 6	DEF: 5	WEP: 9	Spirit: 42	Range: 4	Speed: 4.34
	Equipment: Hand Axe, Onyx			Attacks: Slash, Strike, Tackle, Str. Slash, Kick			Dormant Abilities: None
	Bandit 4 (Andoras ATAC)
	HP: 79			Level: 9			Money: 2000
	BAS: 9	POW: 11	DEX: 6	AGL: 5	DEF: 5	WEP: 11	Spirit: 42	Range: 4	Speed: 4.06
	Equipment: Hand Axe, Turquoise			Attacks: Slash, Strike, Str. Slash			Dormant Abilities: None
	Bandit 5 (Andoras ATAC)
	HP: 83			Level: 9			Money: 2000
	BAS: 10	POW: 10	DEX: 6	AGL: 7	DEF: 5	WEP: 9	Spirit: 42	Range: 4	Speed: 4.58
	Equipment: Hand Axe, Opal			Attacks: Slash, Strike, Tackle, Str. Slash, Fireball			Dormant Abilities: None
	Bandit 6 (Andoras ATAC)
	HP: 79			Level: 9			Money: 2000
	BAS: 9	POW: 10	DEX: 8	AGL: 6	DEF: 5	WEP: 9	Spirit: 42	Range: 4	Speed: 4.30
	Equipment: Hand Axe, Beryl			Attacks: Slash, Strike, Str. Slash			Dormant Abilities: None
	Bandit 7 (Barazaph ATAC)
	HP: 71			Level: 11			Money: 2000
	BAS: 6	POW: 7	DEX: 8	AGL: 4	DEF: 5	WEP: 12	Spirit: 48	Range: 4	Speed: 3.70
	Equipment: Preshuze, Aquamarine			Attacks: Slash, Thrust			Dormant Abilities: None
	Bandit 8 (Barazaph ATAC)
	HP: 77			Level: 10			Money: 2000
	BAS: 8	POW: 12	DEX: 8	AGL: 6	DEF: 7	WEP: 13	Spirit: 45	Range: 4	Speed: 4.26
	Equipment: Preshuze, Aquamarine			Attacks: Slash, Thrust, Str. Slash, Ice Shards			Dormant Abilities: None
	Bandit 9 (Barazaph ATAC)
	HP: 81			Level: 10			Money: 2000
	BAS: 9	POW: 11	DEX: 8	AGL: 6	DEF: 7	WEP: 13	Spirit: 45	Range: 4	Speed: 4.30
	Equipment: Preshuze, Aquamarine			Attacks: Slash, Thrust, Str. Slash, Ice Shards			Dormant Abilities: None

Important Battlefield Events:

29 turns after the start of the battle, Bandit Chief and Bandits 7, 8 and 9 join the battle from the northern cliff, proceeding to run down and rough you up.

Strategy

You begin the mission not quite surrounded.. but close. But they are BANDITS, for crying out loud.. how much harm could they possibly do? The answer is not much, but Bandit 5 has Fireball and he knows how to use it, so take him down first by moving Andrew in. Keep him busy with Andrew's attacks, and he will never get a chance to blast you with the burning ball of blistering.. ahh, crap.. ran out of B words. Run up behind with Andrew and give Bandit 5 a few good swats in the back to bring him to his knees.. just don't expect him to do anything nasty. Once the Andy man is done his thing, move him in to the rest of your team and concentrate on Bandits 3, 4 and 6. 1 and 2 will sneak up behind you, but they most likely won't even hit you. Bandits 3, 4 and 6 aren't much to worry about, but let the lower leveled guys on your team catch up by scoring them some kills. Once the weak Andoras piloting Bandits are dealt with, concentrate on the not-much stronger Barazaph ones. You probably won't be able to finish the bandits off before the NEXT group of bandits show up, but that's okay; keep at it anyway. It takes a while for the Chief and his cronies to reach you, anyway. Once they're dealt with, march your ATACs up the hill right before the point where the cliff shoots up, as indicated in this screenshot, and wait for the bandits to approach. The Bandits will not be able to reach you before you reach them in this position, and you will have a nice advantage in the form of a preemptive attack. Take down the powerful Bandit Chief first, and give his kill to whoever you wish to gain a lot of EXP. Remember though; keep your character levels close! Bandits 8 and 9 are a little dangerous, so deal with them after the Chief. 7 is hardly the lucky one; check his statistics. Looks like someone didn't read up on the How to Play section.. for shame!

Now that the mission is complete..

- Bastion begins the next mission in the TIC-TAC ATAC! - You move on to Mission 47

Before beginning Mission 47, save, load stats from Options screen and then Interview. The Shop is open, so buy new weapons for Barlow, Reyna and Andrew. Buy Level 3 stones for Barlow and Reyna, but not Andrew, because he has one already. Don't buy Bastion anything aside from maybe an amulet, because he has brand new equipment and a brand new ATAC in the next mission. Check the Briefing for an overview of what's next, and when you're ready, head to Mission 47: TIC TAC!