---GOLDEN AXE---
By: Super Ninja Boy
Copyright June 2000
E-mail: koffing66@hotmail.com
AOL Instant Messanger: EvilSNB
OK, where should I start? This is my first FAQ. I will do the best I can.
I'm doing one for Golden Axe because it's a classic game and I was surprised
that there was no FAQs for it. Please email me what you think of this. I
am planning to do one for Golden Axe II and hopefully, Golden Axe III (which
has almost nothing at GameFaqs) also. And, I will probably update this
frequently. OK, here goes nothing...
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TITLE> Golden Axe
DEVELOPER & PUBLISHER> Sega
GENRE> Hack n' Slash
# of PLAYERS> 2
CONTENT
I} The Heroes
II) The Enemies
III} Ride Beasts
IV} Walkthrough
V}My PointofView
VI} Closing
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SECTION I: The Heroes
AX BATTLER the Barbarian
Height> 180cm
Weight> 90kg
Story: His mother was killed by the Death Adder.
Weapon: Broad Sword
Magic: Earth
*Level 1 (1-2 pots) = Small ground explosions
*Level 2 (3-4 pots) = Small ground explosions
*Level 3 (5 pots) = Larger ground explosions
*Level 4 (6 pots) = One huge ground explosion, tossing out boulders
Dash Attack: Shoulder Charge
Special: Heavy Hit
Ax Battler is the average of the three heroes. He's in the middle both in
terms of strength and magic. A good character for beginner players. His
special, the Heavy Hit does double the amount of damage of a regular jump
cut. Your back must be facing the enemy in order for this to hit.
TYRIS FLARE the Amazon
Height> 172cm
Weight> ??kg
Story: Her parents were killed by Death Adder.
Weapon: Sword
Magic: Fire
*Level 1 (1-4 pots) = Phoenixes rushes out, fly around and causing the
ground to burn.
*Level 2 (5 pots) = Four pillars of fire bursts from the ground.
*Level 3 (6 pots) = Two fire spirits appears and merge to become one
and encircles around the battle field.
*Level 4 (7 pots) = A huge fire surges across the screen.
*Level 5 (8 pots) = A large mound of magma, spewing out lava chunks.
*Level 6 (9 pots) = A gigantic dragon appears to scorch the battle
field.
Dash Attack: Jump Kick
Special: Heavy Hit
Tyris Flare is the favorite among many players, because of her excellent
ability at using magic. She is, however, the weakest among the three
heroes. Her Special attack is not unlike those of Ax Battler's. You must
face away from your enemy in order to strike him/her/it. Because of her
great magic storage, Tyris is also a great character to be used by
beginners.
GILIUS THUNDERHEAD the Dwarf
Height> 160cm
Weight> 68kg
Story: His brother was killed by Death Adder
Weapon: Axe
Magic: Lightning
*Level 1 (1 pot) = A thunderbolt creates a barrier around Gilius
and amplifies lightning through the ground.
*Level 2 (2-3 pots) = Two lightnings dance back and forth across the
screen.
*Level 3 (4 pots) = Three thunderbolts shoot heavily down from
above.
Dash Attack: Headbutt
Special: Dodge Smash
Gilius Thunderhead has great strenght as well as range in his attacks. He
is the favorite of most advanced users. Be aware that he has VERY limited
magic of only four pots maximum. Novice should not use him to start with.
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Section II: The Enemies
HENINGER
Silver version Gold version
Attack> D Attack> C
Speed> C Speed> D
Purple version Dark version
Attack> C Attack> B
Speed> C Speed> B
Red version Bronze version
Attack> A Attack> B
Speed> B Speed> C
LONGMOAN
Silver version Gold version
Attack> D Attack> C
Speed> C Speed> B
Purple version Dark version
Attack> C Attack> B
Speed> C Speed> B
Red version Bronze version
Attack> A Attack> B
Speed> B Speed> C
AMAZON
Storchinaya Lemanaya
Attack> B Attack> A
Speed> C Speed> A
Strobaya Gruziya
Attack> B Attack> A
Speed> B Speed> B
SKELETON
Attack> B
Speed> B
GIANT
Bad Brother General Heartland
Attack> C Attack> A
Speed> C Speed> C
Sergeant
Attack> B
Speed> C
ARMOR KNIGHT
Lt. Bitter
Attack> A
Speed> B
Colonel Bitter General Bitter
Attack> A Attack> A
Speed> A Speed> A
DEATH ADDER
Junior Death Bringer
Attack> A Attack> A
Speed> B Speed> A
Death Adder
Attack> A
Speed> B
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Section III: Ride Beasts
One thing memorable about the Golden Axe series was the Ride beasts. You
try to knock their original owner off of them and then gain control of them.
It's often very difficult to keep them for long, as they make you a bigger
target. Another thing is that once they have been knocked down for a number
of times, or once they regains conscience by themselves, they'll run away.
Ride beasts are truly valuable. Therefore, you must protect them well, even
at the expense of one of your magic pots!!
CHICKEN LEG
Length> 270cm
Weight> 340kg
>>One of my personal favorites :) !! And their only appearance is in stage
>>one :( ... The Chiken Leg attacks using his tail to whip his enemies.
>>Once he does that, he is turned to the other side. Be aware of this
>>especially when you are surround it by a lot of enemies.
BLUE DRAGON
Length> 326cm
Weight> 552kg
>>The second most powerful beast in the game. He breathes out a cloud of
>>fire to whomever unlucky enough to get in his way. He is perfect for
>>trapping enemies in the corner.
RED DRAGON
Length> 326cm
Weight> 552kg
>>The Red Dragon is considered the best ride beast of the three. His attack
>>is spitting out fireballs at his enemies. Keep a distance from your
>>enemies when riding this beast.
*The attack power of a ride beast is equivelent to that of a vertical cut.
Also, don't use only their regular attacks. Charging is safer and produce
the same great damage.
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Section IV: Walkthrough
STAGE I, The Wilderness
As soon as you make a few steps, you will encounter a silver Heninger and a
silver Longmoan. No problems there. Just vertical cut one of them and use
the special on the other. If only one remain, use the special. After you
defeat them, another pair will soon appear, this time in purple. Do the
same to them. You will now encounter a blue thief. Quickly take two pots
from them. Remember, thieves move very fast. In order to be precise, try
walking towards them and hit them. Not recommended are dash attacks and
vertical cuts. Now you are presented with another silver Heninger and the
Amazon Storchinaya. The Amazon is riding on a Chicken Leg!! Unmount her by
using dash attack. Then take the Chicken Leg for yourself :) ! If there
are still two enemies left, use the Chicken Leg's dash attack. Otherwise
you may use the tail whip. Now the level splits into two. If you are
playing with a friend, get the character who has the Chicken Leg to go the
high level, and the other goes through the lower. The thief at the top will
give out one magic pot will the one at the bottom gives more. Proceed
further and a silver Heninger and Longmoan appears. Kill them both and the
first boss fight begins. The two Bad Brothers will not attack unless
attacked. Of course, after you finish dishing out with the two Heningers,
they'll take actions. Make sure you steal the second Chicken Leg here. Do
not hesitate to use magic here if you are Ax or Gilius.
CAMP>>> The thief here gives you two magic pots. Be forewarn. Thieves
only appear for a limited amount of time. And they'll run away if you fail
to take all of their pots.
STAGE II, Turtle Village [Pt. 1]
Be careful at the beginning of the stage. There is a pit at the bottom
left. You will meet a red Heninger first, then a red Longmoan. After that,
another pair of the same, but this time, they try to sandwich you. Just
vertical cut one of them and "Special" the second one. Proceed and you will
find a silver Heninger and two Strobaya Amazons. One of them is riding a
Blue Dragon. You may use magic to halt the action for a bit until you get
the Blue Dragon. The next thief will give you three pots. Boss time after
that! One silver Heniger and two Strobaya Amazons. The Strobayas, like the
two Bad Brother boss last stage, won't move at the beginning. Use this as
you advantage. After you have dispose the three, the real battle takes
place. One skeleton and two Amazons. One of them is riding a Red Dragon!!
Use magic here to aquire the Red Dragon more easily. At first, use the
dragon's dash attack. You may use the fireball attack when all the enemies
are on one side of the screen. Remember to stay far away from them when
riding the Red Dragon.
CAMP>>> The blue thief here gives you three pots. The green one gives you
one meat.
Stage III, Turtle Village [Pt. 2]
A silver Heninger, Longmoan, and a Amazon appears. The Amazon is riding on
a Blue Dragon. You might want to use magic to unmount her and take it for
yourself. When you get to the turtle's head, make a dash jump over the
crack (Hey, you CAN'T afford to loose the beast, right :) ) The next thief
gives you three pots. If you are playing with a friend, get the unmounting
player to hit him. Otherwise, breath fire on him from the other side of the
crack. After that, you meet two Amazons [Green]. Stand of the wooden
platform and use the Special against them. Next, a Sergeant will rush out
from the door. At this time, don't advance too forward or the second
Sergeant will come out. After disposing the two Sergeants, you will find
two thieves. One will give you two pots, while the other gives you three.
OK, boss time! Two gold Heningers and one gold Longmoan. Kill them all.
Try not to use magic now. Now the real boss, Lt. Bitter appears--along with
a silver Heninger and a silver Longmoan. Use the magic to relieve the two.
Then concentrate on Lt. Bitter. Use QUICK dash attacks on him.
CAMP>>> Both of the green thieves only gives you one meat. The blue ones
also give you only one pot each.
STAGE IV, Fiend's Path
One red Heninger and two red Longmoan appears. Go to the uppermost level
and destroy them using the Special!! Be careful not to fall off the ledge
at the bottom!! One Skeleton appears in from of you! Kill it with your
special. Then another one appears before you on the next level. Kill it
before going further down. Then another one. You know the drill :) ! A
thief at the Fiend's Path?!!!! This one gives you two pots. Then, one dark
Heninger and two dark Longmoan appears. Kill them! Then another Skeleton
and dark Heninger appears. Next is one dark Longmoan and two Skeletons,
which appear right after the last enemies. You may, not may not need to,
use magic here. And... that's the boss for the stage :) !
CAMP>>> The green thief gives you one meat. The blue one gives you three
pots.
STAGE V, Castle of Death Adder
Drop down to the broken stone bridge as soon as the stage begins! Then try
to lure the enemies down so you can dash attack them, making them fall to
their doom!! Then, a red Amazon riding a Blue Dragon appears. Kill her and
take the beast. Then, a red Longmoan appears, the a red Heninger. After
that, it's two red Heningers and one red Longmoan. Boss time!! Two Colonel
Bitters! Use magic on them first. Then dash attack them one by one. If
you are by yourself, have each on one side. Hit one, then the other. The
do it hit the first one while the other is down. Then hit the second one
while the first is down. Repeat until they die.
STAGE VI, Death Adder's Court
Three thieves appear at the beginning. Each holds two pots. Get them!
Then it's one red Heninger, one red Longmoan, and General Heartland. After
General Heartland fell, two Skeleton rushes in and Death Adder Junior comes
out. You may use magic here. Hit Junior with the vertical cut when he is
getting powered up for his yellow energy blast! After the fight, you rescue
the pricess and the lord. Then you are requested to enter the castle!
STAGE VII, Inside Death Palace
A purple Heninger and Longmoan appears just before the hole. Try making
them fall into it using the dash attack! A Skeleton will appear from the
other side. This part is VERY tricky! You must make a DASH JUMP to make it
across the hole. Two Skeleton appears. But if you stick to the bottom of
the screen, chances are that they'll fall down the two holes before you even
notice them :) . Now a dark Heninger, Longmoan, and Amazon appears. There
are also holes on both side of the screen. So try to push them off! Now
it's one Skeleton and one dark Amazon. Now a whole bunch of thieves will
appear, followed by a dark Longmoan. After you have had your "Pot-a-mania"
enjoyment, proceed to find two more Skeletons, which can very easily be
pushed off the ledge. Now the statue of bronze Heninger and Longmoan comes
to life. And you know what to do now! Uh oh, two General Bitters!! No
sweat! Push them BOTH down the ledge.
STAGE VIII, The Final Battle
Death Bringer and two Skeletons! Use all the magic that you've got!!! Be
aware that Death Bringer can also use magic too!! Furthermore, the
Skeletons are indestructable. Use the same strategy of Junior on Death
Bringer!! And beware of his special attack, which amplifies energy through
the ground! Use a lot of Specials too. Good Luck!!
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Section V: My point of View
Golden Axe is a REALLY old game. I could remember when I was five years old
(1989), seeing my 6th grade cousins (who are all fresh out of college now,
mind you) playing it! I used to remeber how they can ride a Blue Dragon all
the way to the last boss (and fry him to death with it). Now that I'm 15
(as of February 2000), playing it reminded me how suck modern games are
compared to older classics such as this.
Anyway, to get to the point---
I think the Golden Axe series is a true classic. Too bad they didn't do a
rerelease/remixed version for the Sega Saturn. It could have been good.
But who knows, maybe such game will pop up as a Dreamcast title. Golden Axe
Trilogy, anyone?
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Section VI: Closing
Well that's it for my first FAQ. Hope you have enjoyed it! Again, if there
is anything about this you'd like to comment about, please email me
(koffing66@hotmail.com). I will try to update this file as often as I can.
Oh, and one last thing. This is MY work! No one shall steal it. You may
reproduce it electronically and distribute this however you like as long as
I (along with Sega) have been given credit for it. And this file may not be
sold for profit (Can't believe anyone would be dumb enough to do that!!).
OK, guess that's all I have to say.
... Super Ninja Boy