Maken X - Strategy Guide (Page 06)

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So what do you say, Maken?  Are you willing to go to India 
for us, or not?  -YES

(NOTE:  She says this when you go straight to Hong Kong from 
the Rhinocdon.  Even though the wording is different, the 
point is still the same.)
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A few stages later, you'll end up in Amsterdam.  Here, 
you'll meet Blademaster Devon, who'll ask you some 
questions.  After some speech, he'll get to the point:

C)  Blademaster Devon:  You must defeat Geist's people so we 
can go on protecting this worthless world.  -YES
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After the Amsterdam stage, Kei Sagami will ask you a 
question in the World of PSI.

D)  Do you fight with Geist because you believe it's your 
duty?  -NO
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After you deal with Hakke Margaret by using Blademaster 
Devon, Kei will ask you another question.

E)  Would this world be a better place if only 'superior' 
people lived in it?  -NO
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Now, go to Lyon, France, where you will meet up with 
Blademaster Tyrus.  After his little speech, he'll finally 
ask you his question:

F)  Blademaster Tyrus:  Will you devote yourself to save the 
human race?  -YES
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After the Lyon, France stage, Kei will ask you another 
question.

G)  Do you think personal happiness is the most important 
thing?  -NO
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Now, go to London and Brainjack Samuel Smith to get the 
information that leads to Hakke Don Regalia's hideout.  Now, 
go there with Tyrus.

Once you defeat Hakke Don Regalia with Blademaster Tyrus, 
Kei will ask you yet another question, after some speech:

H) Kei:  You don't think I'm wrong for wanting this, do you?  
-NO
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Use Hakke Don Regalia's body to get into the Jeanne D'Arc 
Palace, and defeat Hakke Ray with him.  After that battle, 
Kei will ask you a question.

I)  Kei:  Do you have any regrets regarding the battles 
you've had so far?  -NO  
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Now, go to Athens, Greece, through Istanbul, Turkey.  When 
you talk to Blademaster Alys in Athens, she'll go through 
the usual Blademaster routine and ask you a question:

J)  Blademaster Alys:  Are you willing to lend us your power 
to defeat Geist's people?  -YES
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After the Athens stage, Kei will ask you another question.

K)  Kei:  What do you think?  Did my mother sacrifice her 
life, just like Alys did?  -YES
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Go back to Istanbul and Brainjack Hakke Dal's daughter, 
Bianca, in order to get the information to his whereabouts.  
When you get to Transylvania, defeat Dal with Tyrus.  After 
that battle and the stage, Kei will ask you another 
question.

L)  Kei:  I want to help you all I can.  Is that okay with 
you?  -YES
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Now, go to Lisbon to meet Kou Yamashiro and Blademaster 
Kitty.  Once you get there, they'll ask you a couple of 
questions after a small conversation.

M)  Kou:  Forget Geist.  Let's go see Dr. Guinness right 
now!  -YES

N)  Blademaster Kitty:  I hate doing this, but I have a 
favor to ask of you.  Defeat Geist.  -YES
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Now, you'll end up in Arabia.  Defeat Hakke Yusuf.

Once that's done, you'll be in the Amazon in Brazil to talk 
to Dr. David Guinness.  There won't be any choices to make 
here, since you're on the Path of Law.

After that, you'll be in Washington D.C. to defeat Hakke 
Brown.  Do that.

Finally, you'll be in the Forbidden City in China to defeat 
Geist, who's Brainjacked the body of Sectory-General Leung.  
Defeat him, and enjoy the best ending in the game.

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[---SACRIFICE---]

If you are on the Path of Law, this ending is available.  
Once you get to Lisbon, answer the questions differently and 
you'll go on a different path.
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Now, go to Lisbon to meet Kou Yamashiro and Blademaster 
Kitty.  Once you get there, they'll ask you a couple of 
questions after a small conversation.

A) Kou:  Forget Geist.  Let's go see Dr. Guinness right now! 
-YES

B) Blademaster Kitty:  I hate doing this, but I have a favor 
to ask of you.  Defeat Geist.  -NO
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After that, you'll head straight to Brazil to meet Dr.  
Guinness.  After some dialogue, he'll ask you a question 
that'll determine the fate of Maken.

C)  Dr. Guinness:  Maken, will you choose death in order to 
save Kei?  -YES
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Now you'll head to The Forbidden City with Kou in his new  
body armor to defeat Geist.  When you reach Geist, defeat 
him in order to see this ending.  As the story path name 
implies... well, you'll see it for yourself.

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[---THE PATH OF CHAOS---]

A)  Fu Shou Lee:  So are you willing to destroy them in 
order to stop this mad conspiracy?  -NO
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During the Rhinocdon incident, Brainjack Gou Inaba and go to 
Hong Kong.  When you meet Blademaster Fei Shan Lee, talk to 
her.

B)  Blademaster Fei Shan Lee:  So what do you say, Maken?  
Are you willing to go to India for us, or not?  -NO

Then kill her with Gou Inaba.
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Now, a few stages later, you'll meet Blademaster Devon.  
When you see him, he'll ask you a couple of questions.

C) Blademaster Devon:  You must defeat Geist's people so we 
can go on protecting this worthless world.  -NO

After that, he'll talk a little more, then ask you his final 
question:

D) Blademaster Devon:  Hearing this, do you still refuse to 
defeat the Hakke in Europe?  -YES

Now, you'll fight him. 
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After you defeat Blademaster Devon, head to Lyon, France to 
talk to Blademaster Tyrus.  When you meet him, you'll notice 
that his attitude towards you has changed, and he'll ask you 
his question:

E)  Blademaster Tyrus:  Will you devote yourself to save the 
human race?  -NO

After that, he'll talk a little more, and then he'll ask you 
his final question.

F)  Blademaster Tyrus:  So tell me Maken, do you want to be 
an enemy of the human race?  -YES

Then, you'll fight him.  Defeat him.
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After that, head to Athens, Greece to talk to Blademaster 
Alys.  Then after some conversing, you'll see that her 
attitude towards you has changed as well.  Then, you'll 
answer her question.  

G)  Blademaster Alys:  Are you willing to lend us your power 
to defeat Geist's people?  -NO

After some more talking, she'll ask you her final question:

H)  Blademaster Alys:  So, what do you say Maken?  Do you 
still refuse to help us?

Then defeat her.
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Afterwards, you'll end up in Lisbon, Spain to talk to 
Blademaster Kitty and Kou Yamashiro.  They'll ask you their 
questions as well:

I)  Blademaster Kitty:  Are you going to side with Geist or 
us?  Make up your mind.  -NO

After a little talking, Kou will ask you his request to see 
Dr. Guinness:

J)  Kou:  So...   go see him right away.  -NO

Then you'll fight both Blademaster Kitty and Kou.  
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Now you'll travel to the Oil Palace in Arabia to talk to 
Hakke Yusuf.  After some talking, he'll ask you his 
question:

K)  Hakke Yusuf:  Maken, why don't you join forces with us, 
and we will build a utopia.  -YES

You will head to Kunlun, which will be your last stage in 
this path.  Enjoy the ending once you defeat The Last 
Blademaster....
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[---NEUTRALITY---]

If you are on the Path of Chaos, this ending is available.  
Once you get to Hakke Yusuf, answer the questions 
differently and you'll go on a different path.
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Hakke Yusuf:  Why don't you join forces with us, and we will 
build a utopia.  -NO

Hakke Yusuf will question your actions, and then you'll have 
to fight him.
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Afterwards, you'll go to Washington D.C., and then straight 
to the Forbidden City from there to defeat Geist.  Enjoy the 
ending.

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[---THE FATE OF KEI---]

If you are on the Path of Law, this ending is available.  
Once you get to Dr. Guinness in Brazil, answer the question 
differently and you'll go to another path.
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A)  Dr. Guinness:  Maken, will you choose death in order to 
save Kei?  -NO

After this, you'll head to Washington D.C.
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After defeating Hakke Brown, you'll head to the Forbidden 
City in China to defeat Geist.  However... Geist has 
something different in mind when you meet him.  After some 
dialogue, he'll get to his point.

B)  Geist:  Why don't we call a truce?  Will you accept my 
offer, or not?  -YES

If you say yes, the ending will have Kei saved, but with a 
slight twist to it.  But...
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C)  Geist:  Why don't we call a truce?  Will you accept my 
offer, or not?  -NO

You'll fight Geist.  In the ending, Chief Hiro Sagami will 
be alive, but... well, just check out the ending.  You 
probably know what I'm going to say.  

The interesting thing about this route is that 2 endings 
stem from one question alone.  Hmm...
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[---A QUESTIONABLE FUTURE---]

If you are on the Path of Law, this ending is available.  
Once you get to Lisbon, Spain, answer the questions 
differently and you'll go on a different path.
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A)  Kou:  Forget Geist.  Let's go see Dr. Guinness right 
now!  -NO

B)  Kou:  Don't you want to help Kei?  -NO

After this, you'll head to Arabia to defeat Hakke Yusuf.
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After the battle with Hakke Yusuf, you'll head to Washington 
D.C., then after that you'll head to the Forbidden City in 
China.  However, once you get midway-through the stage, 
there will be a certain person waiting for you there.  After 
that, head to Geist, defeat him, and enjoy the ending.
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That's it!  All 7 endings...  next, there's a section 
that'll list out all of the available characters on each 
route.

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((((Character Availability Lists))))

Basically, this is just a section showing the availability 
of characters throughout the story routes.  Pretty simple to 
understand, I hope...

THE PATH OF LAW

Kei Sagami
Hakke Andrey
Gou Inaba
Blademaster Fei Shan Lee
Hakke Shaja
Blademaster Devon
Hakke Margaret
Blademaster Tyrus
Samuel Smith
Hakke Don Regalia
Hakke Ray
Blademaster Alys
Bianca
Hakke Dal
Hakke Yusuf
Hakke Brown

SACRIFICE

Kei Sagami
Hakke Andrey 
Gou Inaba
Blademaster Fei Shan Lee
Hakke Shaja
Blademaster Devon
Hakke Margaret
Blademaster Tyrus
Samuel Smith
Hakke Don Regalia
Hakke Ray
Blademaster Alys
Bianca
Hakke Dal
Kou Yamashiro
Awakened Kei

THE PATH OF CHAOS

Kei Sagami 
Hakke Andrey
Gou Inaba
Blademaster Fei Shan Lee
Blademaster Devon
Blademaster Tyrus
Blademaster Alys
Blademaster Kitty

NEUTRALITY

Kei Sagami
Hakke Andrey
Gou Inaba
Blademaster Fei Shan Lee
Blademaster Devon
Blademaster Tyrus
Blademaster Alys
Blademaster Kitty
Hakke Yusuf
Hakke Brown

THE FATE OF KEI

Kei Sagami
Hakke Andrey
Gou Inaba
Blademaster Fei Shan Lee
Hakke Shaja
Blademaster Devon
Hakke Margaret
Blademaster Tyrus
Samuel Smith
Hakke Don Regalia
Hakke Ray
Blademaster Alys
Bianca
Hakke Dal
Hakke Brown

A QUESTIONABLE FUTURE

Kei Sagami
Hakke Andrey
Gou Inaba
Blademaster Fei Shan Lee
Hakke Shaja
Blademaster Devon
Hakke Margaret
Blademaster Tyrus
Samuel Smith
Hakke Don Regalia
Hakke Ray
Blademaster Alys
Bianca
Hakke Dal
Hakke Yusuf
Hakke Brown

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MISCELLANEOUS STUFF
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((((The Maken X/Megami Tensei formula))))

Alright, I'm sure some of you know the Megami Tensei series 
and the creators of the games, Cozy Okada and Atlus R & D 1.  
One of the things that this section will deal with is how 
Maken X uses the tried and true lessons that're passed on 
throughout most of the MegaTen games.  (Don't worry, this 
section will be short.)

In the majority of MegaTen games, they tell us that there 
really is no 'good' or 'bad' side, but instead it's 
indifferent.  Why?  It's all in the eye of the beholder... 
and if you've been observing closely, you can see that this 
is very true in Maken X.

The Blademasters believe in preserving the world 'for the 
good of humanity', but they want to kill off everyone who 
stands in the way of doing so.

The Hakke want to get rid of this old world and start anew 
'for the good of humanity', but they want to enslave humans 
so they can't become radicals like they once were. 

If you're Maken and decide to side with neither, you kill 
members from the Blademaster and Hakke societies.

All of these show that each side has no 'good' traits.  It's 
up to you to think what's right and to take action... and 
this has been shown in many MegaTen games before.

Also, if I really wanted to make some sort of analogy, I'd 
take some examples from Shin Megami Tensei, but that's 
something entirely different in terms of atmosphere, but 
very similar in formula.  

So... yeah.  Same 'ol stuff, brought to you by Cozy and 
Atlus R & D 1.  There's lessons to be learned here... 

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((((Other Stuff/Stupid Crap))))

->  The Sangokai Cannons sound like they're saying 'Toy 
Story' when they shoot at you.

->  The American seiyuu for Hakke Ray sounds like Bullwinkle 
the moose.

->  Ever notice how the Blademasters have elements that 
correspond to the 4 magic elements and effects in most of 
the MegaTen games?

Blademaster Devon- Bufu
Blademaster Tyrus- Jio/Zio
Blademaster Alys- Zan
Blademaster Kitty- Agi

I'm not entirely sure about Blademaster Fei Shan Lee, 
though.  Keep in mind that she's still a newbie to the 
Blademasters, which is why she doesn't have an 'official' 
element.

->  A lot of people already know this, but the 'Panzer 
Soldier' and 'Panzer Valkyrie' were wearing Nazi insignias 
on their uniforms.

->  Was Blademaster Devon an ex-Nazi?  On another note, I'd 
say that he definitely has potential to become a Hakke...

->  It's amazing how Blademaster Tyrus can fight with one 
foot... and that he sounds 'mechanical' when he gets hit.

->  Why is the Lyon in France?  

->  Why is it that whenever there's a Blademaster there's 
Sangokai members or common enemies to be found, even when 
you start the stage?  Don't they know the enemy is on the 
premises?

->  Dr.  David Guinness bears an unholy resemblance to 
George Clinton from the funk band Parliament... sans multi-
colored braids.

 I guess that concludes the Other Stuff/Stupid Crap 
section...

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CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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->  Cozy Okada, Atlus R & D 1, and Kazuma Kaneko for 
creating another kick ass game in the steps of MegaTen.

->  Dark Kyosuke for giving me tips on how to get the 
endings.  Without him, this FAQ/Walkthrough probably 
wouldn't be here.

->  Everyone on the GameFAQs Maken X boards.

->  Everyone on Summoner's Net!  Can't forget about them...
  
->  CJayC for hosting this FAQ.

->  Finally, anyone and everyone who's read and benefited 
from this FAQ/Walkthrough.

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"The balance between good and evil is nothing but fragile.  
One sides calls the other evil, and repeats the history of 
war.  That's because... basically the human mind is warped."

-Hakke Yusuf