Gladius - Strategy Guide (Page 22)

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Greater Bears are very large; they take up several squares in the arena.  Their
attacks are pretty strong, too, and they can attack both squares in front of
them.  The best way to kill a Greater Bear is to have a Secutor move behind him
and use Surprise Attack.  One or two Surprise Attacks will kill a Greater Bear.
If you don't use a Secutor, have Heavy characters surround the bear and use
combos until he dies.


GREATER PLAINS CAT

Use the same strategy as with the Greater Bear - use Surprise Attack from the
back, or surround him and use combos relentlessly until he falls.  Just be
careful, because he can attack both squares in front of him, so try to have
only one person on each side of him when attacking.


GREATER WOLF

Similar to the Greater Cat and Greater Bear.  Surprise Attack works very well.
Otherwise, surround him and use combos.  Despite their large size, Greater
Wolves don't really do that much damage.  They have a couple of powerful moves,
but their regular attacks aren't too bad.


GUNGNIR

Gungnirs are strong at long-range, but weaker at close range.  If you have your
own ranged characters, attack them with Long Throw or Long Shot to bring them
down quickly.  If not, have a strong character quickly move into close range
and attack with combos.  When they're at close range, they'll probably change
into a bear.  The Gungnir bears are weaker than regular bears, though, so just
use a combo to kill them.


IMPERIAL CITIZEN

You'll rarely see citizens in the games, but they're incredibly weak.  They are
Light enemies, and they have no armor and use a stick for a weapon.  Save them
for last while you take care of the stronger enemies.  Then take down the
citizens with one combo from a Medium character.


LEGIONNAIRE

Legionnaires are Medium characters, and will fall very quickly if you attack
with Heavy characters.  One combo will kill a Legionnaire.  They don't really
have any strong attacks, but they can kill your Light characters, so keep them
away.


MINOTAUR

Minotaurs are strong.  Rampage will probably kill you in one hit if it hits
you.  The worst part is that they're immune to back attacks, so Surprise Attack
won't work.  You're only real option is to hit them hard with combos from other
Heavy characters until they go down.


MONGREL

Mongrels are really weak.  Just use combos with Medium characters to kill them.
They have no strong attacks to speak of.


MONGREL SHAMAN

Mongrel Shamans have high defense, but low attack power.  They won't really be
able to damage you, so send one of your characters to attack him.  Combos work
well; one or two combos will kill a Mongrel Shaman.


MURMILLO

Murmillos have very high evasion, so make sure you get critical hits.  They
will counterattack if you miss, too.  Have Heavy characters use combos on them
to kill them, just make sure you get critical hits.  They can hit you from a
distance using Throw Shield, so be careful.


NORDAGH CITIZEN

Like Imperial citizens, you'll hardly ever see them.  But when you do, they're
really easy.  Save them for last since they can't really hurt you, and use one
combo with a Medium character to kill them.


OGRE

Ogres are Heavy, so either use combos with your Heavy characters or Surprise
Attack to kill them.  They'll be able to kill your Medium characters pretty
easily, though.  They don't really have any attacks that you need to watch out
for, just attack them with combos or Surprise Attack to bring them down.


PELTAST

Like Gungnirs, Peltasts are powerful at long range.  Either take them out from
a distance with your own long-range characters, or have one person move into
close range and attack them there.  Once you're right next to them, they can't
really hurt you, so use combos or skills to kill them.


PLAINS CAT

Plains Cats are Light, so use Medium characters against them.  Watch out for
their Petrification attack.  They can also use Swipe to stun you.  A few combos
with Medium characters will kill one.


SAMNITE

Samnites are Heavy enemies.  Use Surprise Attack against them for best results,
or just attack them using combos from your Heavy characters.  They have attacks
that will push you out of the way, so don't count on cornering a Samnite.


SATYR

Satyrs are very weak Light characters.  One Medium character will be more than
enough to bring down a Satyr.  One combo will do the trick.


SCARAB

Scarabs are tough Heavy beasts.  Surprise Attack works, but the best way to
deal with them is to use Heavy characters.  A combo or two from a Heavy
character will kill a Scarab.  Watch out for Poison Spittle and Fiery Spittle,
which can hit you at medium range.


SCORPION

Scorpions are Light beasts and they're very strong.  Poison Flick can hit you
from several squares away, and will deal a huge amount of damage.  Venom will
also do a lot of damage, but it's a close range attack.  You can kill them
quickly by using Running Attack with a Heavy character, then following up with
a combo.


SECUTOR

Secutors are Light characters, so use Medium characters to fight them.  Try not
to let them attack your side or back, because Surprise Attack will do a lot of
damage that way.  A combo or two from a Medium character will kill them.  Just
make sure you get critical hits, or you'll probably miss.


SOUTHERN EXPANSE CITIZEN

Citizens are very weak and can hardly damage you at all, so save them until the
end, then kill them with one combo attack from a Medium character.


SUMMONER

Summoners will gather affinity on their first turn, then summon a skeleton or
a beast.  Ignore whatever it is they summon, just focus on killing the
Summoner.  Once you kill the Summoner, the beast will disappear.  Any attacks
from any character will work against them, but combos from a Heavy character
will do the most damage.


UNDEAD LEGIONNAIRE

Undead Legionnaires are strong against long-range attacks.  Use your Heavy
characters to attack them.  Combos from a Heavy character will work well, and
affinity attacks are very effective against them.  Watch out for Fear of Death,
which will inflict Fear on your characters.  They will also poison any nearby
characters when they die.


UNDEAD SUMMONER

As with Summoners, ignore the summoned skeletons.  Undead Summoners will take
some of their own HP to get affinity.  Then you can attack them using combos
from a Heavy character or affinity attacks to kill them.  Once the summoner
dies, the summoned skeleton will disappear as well.  Once again, long-range
attackers are not effective against them.


WINDWARD STEPPES CITIZEN

Like the other citizens, they are very weak and hardly do any damage.  Kill any
other enemies first, then attack them with a Medium character to kill them.


WOLF

Wolves are Light beasts.  Attack them with Medium characters for best results.
Also, make sure you get critical hits against them, or your attacks will
probably miss.  They have high HP, but it will go down quickly after a couple
combos.  Their only really strong attack is Tear Throat, which can cause quite
a bit of damage and bleeding.


YETI

Yetis are Heavy, so use your own Heavy characters against them.  Combos are
effective.  Also, while you have a Heavy character attacking a Yeti, you can
have a Secutor move behind it and use Surprise Attack to kill it.  Yetis will
use Cry of Anger to boost their attack power.

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CREDITS/THANKS

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CJayC - For all his hard work creating and maintaining the #1 site on the
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Jmaneuv011 - A big thanks to him for his help on the character classes section.
     He calculated everyone's Speed stat and gave an exact rating, which is a
     lot more accurate than the ratings I had before.  He also listed the
     affinity of each character's final weapon, which was a big help.

OldSkoolKamikaze - His Side Quest FAQ was useful for completing a few of the
     side quests in the game.

Sczoyd and Hell PhD - Their information on recruiting classes on the Gladius
     message board was helpful.  Also thanks to Hell PhD for reminding me about
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