Mikhail's Introduction
| Mikhail's intro begins with a panning of his camp and his purpose for being in the middle of nowhere right now. He and his army are hunting monsters while back in Loanne, Baron Godwin is planning a coup to remove Mikhail from being the Marquis. Soon Monica is shown riding her horse towards Mikhail's camp to warn him of the coming events. The horse refuses to continue, and Monica is forced to walk to Shinon. The scene shifts to the next day when Monica along with Harid, Julian, Ellen, Thomas, and Sara arrive in Mikhail's camp. Mikhail thanks the group for bringing Monica to him. He then asks them to escort her to Podol in the north which is under control by the Vampire Earl Leonid. Mikhail asks them to be very careful because he doesn't want Monica returning as a vampire. Before the party leaves, Mikhail asks Harid to come with him to Loanne and help him fight. Harid agrees and leaves Julian and the others to join Mikhail. |  |
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After Julian and the rest leave, Mikhail reveals that Baron Godwin's rebellion was actually in his plan so that he could wipe out him and his traitorous gang once and for all. Back in Mikhail's tent, a meeting is held to determine what the proper course of action should be taken. We learn that one of Loanne's best generals, General Radom, is fighting on Godwin's side. Shortly after this relevation, a soldier bursts in and tells everyone that goblins, which Baron Godwin has summoned, have invaded the territory. Mikhail decides to attack them, and Harid will accompany him. Now the battle against the Goblin King will begin. |
| (Note: for indepth strategies for later battles, go to the minigames
section and click on War Game)
Battle 1: Since Mikhail will have many more battles in the War Game to participate in, it is recommended to try your best in these battles so that you may get the feel for them. I will also list the recommended tactics you should attempt to gain after each battle. In this battle you may obtain the formation, Backwater, by moving back to the far right side of the battlefield then charging and killing your opponents. Well now for the tactics- I perfer the straight formation in this battle due to the Goblin King's scattered formation. Now charge until you meet the goblins head on then use All Defense. Wait until the goblin's morale has plummeted (orange or red preferably) then use All Charge. |
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Once you've killed a fair amount off, Radom's calvary will come in and
kill quite a few of the goblins. He'll realize his errors and help
you in your battles against Godwin. Now continue your charge and watch
the goblins die very quickly. Note: If you want the rare formation
Backwater, follow these steps:
1) Kill all the goblins except for the Goblin King 2) Use Move Back to get to the very edge of the screen 3) Kill the Goblin King |
| Congratulations, you just gained Backwater!
I recommend grabbing F Row Exchg if at all possible. If you didn't get Backwater and choose to just go for a second tactic, try to get Speed Atk Fwd. Another recommended combination, which seems really rare, is Gush Wind and Speed Atk Fwd. This combination makes most of the other battles laughable later. |
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Battle 2:
Mikhail (4000) vs Godwin (4000, Wave Shield) Godwin's Wave Shield formation has 3 rows. Often, he'll rotate his calvary and his infantry to pummel you. If you have F Row Exchg then this battle will take a good while but won't be too difficult. If you have F Row Exchg then use Def Wave as your formation. If you lucked out and got Gush Wind and Speed Atk Fwd then just use Speed Atk Fwd and push them off the screen. Anyways the F Row Exchg tactic works like this: use your calvary to face Godwin's infantry. Use your infantry to face his calvary. When he defends switch to the proper unit type then attack him. Eventually you should be able to push him off the screen for an ugly defeat. By doing it this way, you should be able to grab 2 tactics unless Mikhail was wounded. Godwin generally retreats if he has lost over 2500 troops or if you take a long time. I usually try to get Gush Wind out of this battle or a Recover Form type skill. Now you'll arrive at Loanne which is littered with monsters. You should kill the goblins around town to get a bit stronger first. Next go into the castle and keep going up towards the throne room. Katrina will run from the jail and join you. Now, if you've played as Harid, Katrina, Julian, or Monica then you'll recognize this guy on the throne. He'll say that Godwin has served his purpose and that the throne belongs to the Holy King. Then he'll attack. |
| Evil Demon
The Evil Demon is strong and can do significant damage if you aren't careful. Begin the battle by having Katrina use Awaking to change the Masquerade into a Big Sword. After using Awakening, have Katrina use Moulin Rouge to do a hefty amount of damage to the demon. Harid should use Demi Rune, and Mikhail should use Snake Shot. Mikhail will be your healer for this battle because he possesses the Life Cane. Beware of Face Hit- this attack will hit everybody for around 60-80 damage which is crippling when its half of your max HP. Use the salves if needed, basically, don't hold back After the Evil Demon is killed, you'll be presenting the awards ceremony. Both Mikhail and Monica thank everyone that helped during the turbulant times. After the ceremony, Mikhail will have audiences with Harid, Katrina, and Monica. Now you can either begin the ruling game by sitting on your throne (see minigames) or leave Loanne. To leave Loanne, go up to the 2nd floor and Mikhail's room (the area in the middle with 2 doors) through the right door. Mikhail also has quite a nice armory that is in storage too. Chose Call Shadow, and Shadow, Mikhail's body double will appear and run things while you're gone. Now you may leave Loanne and continue your journeys. Now the game begins...
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