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Golden Axe: The Duel FAQ version .85
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INTRODUCTION
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Golden Axe: The Duel is the third game in the Golden Axe line. Instead of
being a side scrolling two player fighter, The Duel is now a one-on-one
fighter ala Street Fighter 2, although it borrows much of it's fighting
elements from Samurai Shodown. This FAQ is based on the Sega Saturn Japanese
import version of Golden Axe: The Duel, and may change if a US release ever
surfaces.
I basically wrote this thing up because I didn't like to continually thumb
through the Japanese instructions that came with Golden Axe: The Duel. As
you can see the moves come straight from there, but since I can't read
Japanese not all of the moves have been successfully translated, so any help
would be appreciated.
Send any comments, additions, corrections, etc. to:
Bill Caughey at wcaughey@peganet.com
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THINGS OF INTEREST
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TWO PLAYER QUICK SELECT
In versus mode when a player has been declared victorious, press start to
pause the game with either controler and then press the R + L buttons. Use
left and right to select each persons character, then press R + L again, and
then unpause the game. The next duel will use those two characters and won't
bother switching to the character select screen or change stages, thus
speeding up loading times.
BLOCKING
Blocking is as simple as pushing the joystick away from the attack.
DASHING
Tap forward twice to dash forward, and twice back to dash backward.
THROWING
Simply press the joystick forward with a medium or fierce punch or kick
to throw. There are both air and ground throws.
THIEVES
During a duel, very small people carrying sacks over their backs will run
back and forth across the screen. When you attack these creatures they will
drop magic pots. If you have the LIFE UP option turned on (Option Menu),
there will be green thieves which carry meat that can restore some health.
MAGIC POWER BAR
At the bottom of the screen for each player there is a magic troft. This is
where magic pots or vials that you pick up are stored. When you collect 5
magic pots you can use your magic. To use your magic you either press all
three punches or all three kicks. At this time your character will be
flashing and can inflict more damage than before. You are also able to
perform your character's magic move.
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GUIDE TO MOVES
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Jump Slashes: Jab = x
Jump Back O O O Jump Forward Strong = y
\ | / Fierce = z
Back O- -O Forward
/ | \ Kicks : Short = a
Crouch Back O O O Crouch Forward Forward = b
Crouch R.house = c
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THE CHARACTERS
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Kain Blade
Kain Blade is the same kind of Conanesque character that appears in the two
previous games, although he seems a bit younger. He wields a large sword in
much the same way as Hoahamaru of Samurai Shodown fame wields his sword.
,_ Special Moves ________________________________________________________,
| | | |
| Flaming Sword | | \ -O Punch | A fireball flies straight across |
| | O O | the screen parallel with the |
| | | floor. |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Flaming | -O | \ Punch | Kain does a rising slash move |
| Uppercut Slash | O O | much in same way that Ryu or Ken |
| | | do a Dragon punch. |
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| Flip Kick | | / O- Kick | Kain does a flip kick that you |
| | O O | can add several more kicks to |
| | | for a 3+ hit combo. |
|________________________________________________________________________|
,_ Magic Move ___________________________________________________________,
| | | Kain does a tremendous rising |
| Magic Flaming | -O | \ -O O Punch | slash with a great flame trail |
| Uppercut | O O / | sending the opponent swirling |
| | | through the firey air. |
|_________________|___________________|__________________________________|
MILAN FLARE
A female conanesque character probably with some kind of relation to Tyris
Flare of the original Golden Axe. She wields a smaller sword than Kain, but
is much quicker.
,_ Special Moves ________________________________________________________,
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| Spinning Blade | O- -O Punch | Milan runs forward rapidly |
| Attack | Charge | spinning her sword. |
| | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Knee Blade | .O- -O Kick | A blade flies parallel with the |
| | | ground toward her opponent. |
| | | |
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
| | | |
| Spinning Blade | | O Punch | Milan jumps upwards while |
| Uppercut | .O | | rapidly spinning her sword. |
| | | |
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
| | | Milan jumps high into the air |
| Tornado Attack | | O Kick | directly over opponent, and |
|
| | .O | then | when she is in range she attacks |
| | Punch | sending her opponent into a spin |
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,_ Magic Move __________________________________________________________,
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GILLIUS
Gillius Thunderhead, one of the only two original Golden Axe character returns
to fullfil his role as the great Axe wielder.
,_ Special Moves _______________________________________________________,
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| Emerald Bomb | O- / | \ -O Punch | Gillius rams his axe into the |
| | O O O | ground sending a glowing green |
| | | spere toward his opponent. |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Shoulder Charge | | \ -O Kick | A classic short range ram your |
| | O O | opponent with your shoulder. |
|_______________________________________________________________________|
| | | |
| Spinning Viking | | / O- Kick | Gillius leaps into the air to |
| Dive | O O | come spinning down onto his |
| | | opponent head first. |
|_______________________________________________________________________|
| | | |
| Power Punches | -O O- -O Punch | Gillius rapidly throws green |
|
| | (close range) | gemstones at his opponent. |
| | | |
|_______________________________________________________________________|
,_ Magic Move __________________________________________________________,
| | | Gilius rams his axe into the |
| Magic Emerald | -O \ | / O Punch| ground causing an explosion that|
| Blast | O O O / | sends green gems flying across |
| | | the screen. |
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ZOMA
Zoma is a blue skinned creature that wields a magic staff. He has the
ability to fly, as well as the power turn his opponent into a frog.
,_ Special Moves ________________________________________________________,
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| Magic Frog Ball | | \ -O Punch | Zoma tosses a rolling spell |
| | O O | that turns the opponent into |
| | | a frog. |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Magic Blast | O \ Punch | Zoma shoots a blast of magic |
| (in the air) | \ O (in air) | from the air at his opponent. |
| | | |
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| Spinning Blade | Punch Repeatedly | Zoma repeatedly thrusts his |
| Uppercut | | staff at his opponent. |
| | | |
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| | | |
| | | Zoma leaps into the air and can |
| Airwalking | -O | \ Kick | maintain flight for about 5 sec.|
|
| | O O | Press down to come down faster. |
| | | |
|________________________________________________________________________|
,_ Magic Move ___________________________________________________________,
| | | Zoma hits his opponent into the |
| Magic Staff | | \ -O | \ -O Punch| air with his staff and raises |
| Strike | O O O O | the staff up into the air while |
| | (close range) | several firey streams juggle the|
| | | victim. |
|_________________|____________________|_________________________________|
JAMM
Jamm is a young female that wears the skins of some wild beast, similar to
a sabre tooth tiger. A bear sleeps in the background on any stage in which
she fights.
,_ Special Moves _______________________________________________________,
| | | |
| Fireball | | \ -O Punch | Jamm throws a fireball at her |
| | O O | opponent. |
| | | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | Jamm throws a charged fireball |
| Firebeast Ball | | \ -O Punch | at her opponent. A low medium |
| | O O (charge) | fireball if you charge for two |
| | | seconds, and a large firebeast |
| | | ball if you charge for 3+ secs. |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | Jamm charges spikes first into |
| Spike Lunge | .O- -O Punch | her opponent, the closer the |
| | | range the more hits. |
| | | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| Zippy Kicks | Kick Repeatedly | Jamm repeatedly kicks at her |
| | | opponent. |
| | | |
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,_ Magic Move __________________________________________________________,
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| Firebeast | .O- -O | \ Punch | Jamm glows and launches herself |
| Ressurection | O O | into her opponent, if connecting|
| | | her skin flies up into the |
| | | center of the screen and a huge |
| | | firebeast appears shooting fire |
| | | at the opponent. |
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KEEL
Keel carries two sais and can manipulate the air to use ice (or crystal?)
attacks and water teleports. He is quite fast and has a diverse amount of
moves making him quite formidable.
,_ Special Moves ________________________________________________________,
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| Ice Blade | | \ -O Punch | Keel throws a sharp piece of ice |
| | O O | at his opponent. |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Ice Blade | | / O- Punch | Keel charges at his opponent with|
| Thrust | O O | sharp and heavy pieces of ice |
| | | thrust forward. |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Shadow Slide | | / O- Kick | Keel does a fast and low kicking |
| | O O | slide toward his opponent. |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Energy Ice | -O | \ Punch | Keel creates a sphere of energy |
| Sphere | O O | and ice that launches his victim |
| | | into the air. |
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| Puddle Teleport | -O \ | Kick | Keel melts into a puddle and |
| | O O | teleports somewhere else on the |
| | | screen depending on kick used. |
| | | A=away B=close C=behind |
|________________________________________________________________________|
,_ Magic Move ___________________________________________________________,
| | | Keel thrusts a large chunk of ice|
|
| Magic Blizzard | | / O- | / O- | at his victim dizzying them, then|
| | O O O O Punch| melts into the ground as a huge |
| | | ice creature appears and shoots |
| | | multiple beams of ice into the |
| | | opponent. |
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DOC
Doc carries a samurai sword and is very swift with two very fast dodging
moves.
,_ Special Moves _______________________________________________________,
| | | |
| Leaping Slash | | O Punch | Doc leaps straight up with one |
| | .O | | great slash of his sword. |
| | | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Hopping Slash | | Doc performs a short hop and |
| | -O \ | / O- | then slashes his opponent. |
| | O O O Punch | If you hold punch when you do |
| | | this you will get an extra hit |
| | | if you are close. The hop will |
| | | dodge most projectiles. |
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| Hopping Dodge | -O \ | / O- | Doc performs a short hop that |
| | O O O Kick | dodges most projectiles. |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Shadow Slash | | \ -O Punch | Doc zooms forward to slash his |
| | O O | opponents with a trail of |
| | | shadows. |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Triple Kick | -O | \ Kick | Doc does 3 quick standing kicks.|
| | O O | |
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,_ Magic Move ___________________________________________________________,
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| Energy Explosion| -O \ | / O- -O | Doc launches a ball of energy |
| | O O O Punch | which dizzies his opponent then |
| | | thrusts his sword into the |
| | | ground causing a great explosion |
| | | which hurls his victim into the |
| | | air. |
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PANCHOS
Panchos is a fat man that carries a mace. He also wears a shield to cover
his eyes from the explosions that he makes with his bombs.
,_ Special Moves ________________________________________________________,
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| Bomb Toss | | \ -O Punch | Panchos tosses a bomb at his |
| | O O | opponent that explodes on impact.|
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| Timebomb Toss | | \ -O Kick | Panchos tosses a bomb at his |
| | O O (hold) | opponent that will go off one |
| | | second after you release the |
| | | kick button. |
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| Redhot Knee | -O \ | / O- | Panchos glows with heat and jumps|
| Launch | O O O Kick | into the air knee first setting |
| | | his opponent a blaze. |
|________________________________________________________________________|
,_ Magic Move ___________________________________________________________,
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| Blazing Bomb | O- / | \ -O O Kick| Panchos does a Redhot Knee Launch|
| o' Fury | O O O / | into a roll that hits multiple |
| | | times and finally lands on his |
| | | victim setting off a bomb. |
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GREEN
Green is a huge creature that lives in the swamp. I can't figure out any of
his moves that are worth a squat.. so if anyone knows any moves I can add
here I'd be greatful.
,_ Special Moves _______________________________________________________,
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|_______________________________________________________________________|
,_ Magic Move __________________________________________________________,
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|_______________________________________________________________________|
DEATH=ADDER
Death=Adder returns as the big bad boss character carrying an axe and a
shield with a dragon's head that can spit fire. His shield will be broken
after several blocked attacks.
,_ Special Moves ________________________________________________________,
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| Dragon Fire | O- / | \ -O Punch | Death=Adder aims his shield at |
| | O O O | his opponent and the dragon |
| | | breaths fire at them. |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Energy Wave | .O- -O Punch | Death=Adder thrusts his axe into |
| | | the ground sending a wave of |
| | | energy toward his opponent. |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|________________________________________________________________________|
,__ Magic Move __________________________________________________________,
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THE FINAL BOSS
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After fighting all 10 selectable fighters in Golden Axe: The Duel, you will
fight the final boss whose name happens to be Golden Axe. He is a large
character dressed in golden armor. He has lots of special moves, and when
defeated turns into _the_ golden axe.
--
-] Bill Caughey - wcaughey@peganet.com [-