============================================ FRONT MISSION 3 CHARACTER GUIDE by Skysenshi http://www.coolay.com ============================================ v1.0 May 13, 2000 Missing some info on Jose Astrada v1.1 May 21, 2000 Added some info on Jose, thanks to Rowena Lim Lei ================================================ I. INTRODUCTION ================================================ Hiyee and welcome to my Front Mission 3 Character Guide. Actually I just feel so obsessed about this game that I dream about it. I even want to play it four times. So to keep myself from doing so, I just decided to write a character guide, sort of a shrine for my favorite FM3 characters. I'm almost thinking of writing an in-depth walkthrough, but I hate spoilers so I think people would hate it too (hey, if you're a true gamer you wouldn't rely on walkthroughs at all!). Anyhow, the contents are as follows... ================================================ II. TABLE OF CONTENTS ================================================ Main Character Guide (listed according to) 1. Name of Character 2. Character Description 3. Recommended Weapons 4. Recommended Skills Storyline Description Story-Based Character Guide (listed according to) 1. Name of Character 2. Character Description 3. Recommended Weapons 4. Recommended Skills Credits ================================================ III. MAIN CHARACTER GUIDE ================================================ The main characters I'm talking about are the characters who are always with you regardless of what storyline you choose. There are only two: ** KAZUKI TAKEMURA Description: Kazuki is this young Japanese wanzer-tester (I don't remember exactly how they called his job), who has a split personality ^^;; Actually, in the Alisa mission he's kind of like Rekka in Rekka no Honou (all hot air most of the time) and he gets upstaged by other characters most of the time. But in Emma, he's more calm and a better fighter. Recommended Weapons: His default weapon is shotgun, keep it that way. In Alisa I gave him a melee weapon on the other hand, except during the last few battles in Japan, in which I switched to a shield. It is highly enouraged that you give him a shield from the start. Recommended Skills: Aim-Body (Shunwang arm) & ROFUPIII (Yongsai arm). ** RYOGO KUSAMA Description: I loooove Ryogo! He's quite a ladies man, making funny jokes all the time and hitting on the girls (most frequent in Emma mission). I like him better than Kazuki, especially as he's a fast learner and a great pilot. He's my only player in Alisa who reached level S. Recommended Weapons: His default weapon is machine gun, keep it that way, and add a shield on the other hand. Recommended Skills: Aim-Body (Shunwang arm) & ROFUPIII (Yongsai arm). ================================================ IV. STORY-BASED CHARACTER GUIDE ================================================ EMMA STORYLINE - I played this storyline after I finished with the Alisa Mission, and all I could say is that this is one heck of an easy game. I got a lot of Platinum medals and most of them are ranked more than 100+%. The downside: sucky ending (but I won't tell you guys what the ending is, it just sucked). I recommend playing the Alisa mission first so you won't get shocked with the Alisa mission after the easy time you've had with Emma's mission. HOW TO GET THIS STORYLINE: Go with Ryogo to check up on the wanzers when he asks you on the first part of the game. -- EMMA STORYLINE CHARACTERS -- ** EMIR KLAMSKY (Emma) Description: The USN scientist who created the thing (no spoilers, ne?) that started the whole mission. Love her personality. All spunk, beauty and intelligence (Kazuki's opposite). Recommended Weapons: Default weapon is missile launcher on the left arm. Equip a melee on the left arm as well and a shield on the right arm. Why shield on the right arm? Well, the shield gets the brunt of all the opponents' attacks so if it gets destroyed and it's on the left arm, say bye bye to your missile launcher. Recommended Skills: Arm Smash (Foura arm) & Shield Atk II (Lanze arm). I would recommend Shield Atk III (Lenghe arm) but since Smash arm already occupies four slots, Shield Atk II would probably do. ** DENNIS VICARTH Description: USN agent. Nothing much to say except his default weapon sucks. If you use him all the time, he'll develop into a great fighter. But he's basically average. He has a permanent case of bad hair day. Recommended Weapons: Default weapon is rifle. Rifles suck (they always miss unless the enemy is using them). You might want to change it to machine gun, and give him a shield on the other hand. Recommended Skills: Aim Body (Shunwang arm) and ROFUPIII (Yongsai arm) if you chose to switch to the machine gun. ** JOSE ASTRADA Description: A former soldier for the Philippine military, but he quit because his family was killed in one of their "missions". I didn't get him, I got Xian Mei Li instead. Rowena Lim (http://www.animetric.com) told me he's a slow learner, she also told me that if you want to get him, when you're made to choose in the Taal Base, go through the Alpine gate, although I don't know why you'd want to. Recommended Weapons: He started out with Rifle, but maybe it would be good to switch him to machine guns. Choice of melee or shield on the other hand. Recommended Skills: Aim-Body (Shunwang arm) & ROFUPIII (Yongsai arm). ** MARCUS ARMSTRONG Description: A USN Commander and a loving father. I love you, Marcus!!!! Well, he's a fast learner and those skills activate (plus combo) all the time even if you put just a regular COM on him. I didn't use him much but in all those times I used him, he all made it worth while! Recommended Weapons: Default weapon is melee, but you might want to put a shotgun on his other arm. Recommended Skills: Skill +2 (Grapple legs) & ROFUPIII (Yongsai arm) & whatever else you put there. Alternative can be Tackle III (Lanze body) & Random Smash (Mingtian arm) Mingtians, along with Lenghe are considered rare (I got a lot of them, doh). So if you can't find the skills you're looking for, anything will do 'cause Marcus activates them all the time and makes a lot of combos out of them. ** YUN FAI LAN Description: Gotta love this gal! She's a hacker with the nick Moneymaker. Quite young but very adept and a fast learner. She reminds me of Pham in Alisa's mission, in terms of battle abilities. She's my only player in Emma I had who reached Level S, simply because she loves slaughtering all those gigantic wanzers (her ROFUPIII's activate all the time and she does it almost three times per activation, go figure!) Recommended Weapons: Default weapon is shotgun. Just add a shield on the other hand. Recommended Skills: Fast Atk (Jinyo legs), Chaff (Drake body - for those nasty missile launchers), & ROFUPIII (Yongsai arm) ** Xian Mei Li Description: He's a former member of the Rapid Reaction Force and has almost the same story as Jose's (same reason for quitting). If you want to get him, you should not have Jose, which means if you're in the Philippines' Taal Base mission, choose to go through the Front Gate. He's pretty average when it comes to learning skills, but when he learns them, he makes use of them all the time. Recommended Weapons: Default weapon is machine gun. Just add a shield on the other hand. Recommended Skills: Aim-Body (Shunwang arm) & ROFUPIII (Yongsai arm). ** Linny Barilar Description: One of the weirdo Barilar family from Sulawesi Island who invented the disgusting methane wanzers. I thought he was gonna use that wanzer when he joined my group, but fortunately he came armed with a Foura ^^;;; His learning ability sucks (so unlike his cousin Pham from the Philippines). Recommended Weapons: Default weapon is missile launcher on the left shoulder. Equip the left hand with a melee and the right hand with a shield. Recommended Skills: Arm Smash (Foura - great with missile launchers) & Shield Atk II (Lanze arm). I would recommend Shield Atk III (Lenghe arm) but since Arm Smash already occupies four slots, Shield Atk II would probably do. *** *** *** ALISA STORYLINE - I had some rough time with some of the missions here, especially on my first encounter with a grenade launcher (where Pham was the only one left standing with a body HP of 8 ^^;; -- good thing the last two enemy wanzers held always-missing rifles). I like the Alisa storyline better than Emma though. Better ending, better challenge. And Pham's there! Go Pham!!! -- ALISA STORYLINE CHARACTERS -- ** ALISA TAKEMURA Description: Systematic gal, that's how I would describe her. She's pretty like her counterpart Emma, and she also has brains (lots of it). ^^;; Recommended Weapons: Default weapon is missile launcher on the left shoulder. Equip the left hand with a melee and the right hand with a shield. Don't put the shield on the missile launching arm if you want your missile safe and sound. Recommended Skills: Arm Smash (Foura - great with missile launchers) & Shield Atk II (Lanze arm). I would recommend Shield Atk III (Lenghe arm) but since Arm Smash already occupies four slots, Shield Atk II would probably do. ** HEI FONG LIU Description: He's a puppet, that's what. I didn't use him much because he always misses. As soon as I got Pham, he got ditched. Recommended Weapons: Default weapon is a rifle, which was why Liu sucked. But if you want to get the best of him, you might want to switch to a machine gun. Recommended Skills: Since I recommend a machine gun on him, after you switch make him learn Aim-Body (Shunwang arm) & ROFUPIII (Yongsai arm). ** MIHO SHINJO Description: A witty and charming police officer who joins you after being attacked by the JDF. I didn't use her much because of her initial skill (Hit or Miss), which irritated the heck out of me. Recommended Weapons: I forgot her default weapon, but I made her switch to machine gun (or is she already using a machine gun?). Recommended Skills: Aim-Body (Shunwang arm) & ROFUPIII (Yongsai arm). ** PHAM LUIS Description: A snotty daughter of one of the richest families in the Philippines. Also a member of the Philippines' rebel forces. At first I really hated her because she reminds me of Neon Genesis Evangelion's Asuka Langley, whom I hated with a passion. And her wanzer's PINK! for heaven's sakes!!! But, hey, she's Filipina (just like me), and she sure can hold her gun well! She also loves baiting Ryogo and making him angry with her snotty remarks. I think they'd make a good couple ^^;; I kinda warmed up to her when she learned all those skills so fast (even better than Kazuki! and they had the same stats). She also has a good (albeit un-expressed) side to her... and she's definitely not as bad as Asuka Langley. Recommended Weapons: A shotgun in one hand. Add a melee in the other. She's great with both. And please change her wanzer color. Pink is an eyesore. Red would be a good color alternative. Recommended Skills: Fast Atk (Jinyo legs), Chaff (Drake body - for those nasty missile launchers), & ROFUPIII (Yongsai arm). She kind of reminds me of Yun ^^;; NOTE: In the first few battles that you have with Pham, her butler, Pierre Wells goes into battle with you. That's a good extra wanzer. Too bad he doesn't join you in Taiwan. ** XIAO HUA LAN Description: Is it just me, or is her story so similar to Li's and Jose's? Well, she quit the Rapid Reaction Force because of her family or something -_-;;; But hey! When you get her, her flame thrower skill is already in Level F. Too bad I have not much use of flamer throwers. And it also irritates me that she dishes out a lot of damage when you fight her, and becomes sissy when she joins you. Kind of reminds me of Jose in that aspect. Recommended Weapons: Flamer thrower, d-uh? (Why'd you want to change it if it's already in Level F???) Add either a melee or a shield on the other hand. Recommended Skills: Revenge III (Getty Body) & Firing Squad (Getty arms) ** MAYER EDWARD Description: Gad, I love this girl! CIU Intelligence officer of OCU or something like that but she sure is good with a missile launcher. She's also got a funny personality combined with a seductive charm. Recommended Weapons: Missile launcher already equipped by default on the left shoulder. Just add a melee on the left arm and a shield on the right shoulder. Recommended Skills: Arm Smash (Foura - great with missile launchers) & Shield Atk II (Lanze arm). I would recommend Shield Atk III (Lenghe arm) but since Arm Smash already occupies four slots, Shield Atk II would probably do. ================================================ V. CREDITS ================================================ I would just to thank Rowena Lim-Lei for giving me tips about the game, especially with those blasted grenade launchers (it's all a matter of using anti-F ^^;;;), and for giving me information about Jose. You can contact Rowena at http://www.animetric.com Also, thanks to my boyfriend Ichi, who also gave me tactics tips (this is my first tactic game), so now I beat him at getting more Platinums ^^. You can contact Ichi at http://www.ngeek.com ================================================ VI. DISCLAIMER ================================================ Under no circumstances can the content of this FAQ sheet be copied. If you want this on your page, please give this site proper credit. The Kraiders Otaku Fridge http://geocities.com/kraiders Front Mission 3 is copyright of Squaresoft and Sony Play Station. I am neither an authorized distributor of the CD or a contributor in the creation of the game.