Part 42: Chapter 19 - Maniac
Maniac Mode, chapter 19Before we go into the chapter proper, let's do some preparations.
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This is the conversation that unlocks the Triangle Attack, it'll be important later.
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We also forge a strong bow. We had a Gandhichan lance so why not? The Japanese version has a 7 character limit for forge names by the way, not that it really matters at all.
Now, on to the chapter proper.
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Not too interesting. There are a few units with effective weapons (Longswords, Hammers, Knight Killers) and a few with Killer Weapons as well. Not much of a problem though. Some of the Paladins on the top of the map charge you right off the bat, so watch out for that.
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Oddly enough, both Homasa and Naesala have the same stats as they had on Hard. But for some reason they have 10 more Hit/Avoid. I have no idea how that works, hidden commander stars or something?
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Another weird thing is that the Ravens are trying their hardest to avoid me. I really don't know why.
While you can't really see it, I haven't fielded Janaff or Ulki for this chapter. That's because going the Diplomacy Route isn't my thing. So let's start out with luring Naesala over to us.
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I use Mordecai for this, since he's a great tank. He has 5 extra DEF and RES from his supports making him very hard to hurt.
After we lure Naesala out, we surround him like this:
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Oscar takes aim...
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We glow a bit...
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We activate the Triangle Attack which gives us an automatic crit, killing Naesala in one shot. It ignores his critical immunity and I'm pretty sure it's a 100% hit rate as well.
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Naesala flops lifeless onto the ground until you end your (unit's) turn, after which he just jumps up and flies away.
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After that, the Ravens turn into Other units for some reason.
And just because I can...
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The Triangle attack is pretty cool, don't you agree?