No-pickup solo chaos run, recorded and edited by me. Enemies do less damage to you now compared to the pain they brought in WO, but their defense is about the same. Cao Ren's offensive efficiency is still noteworthy. He's back to sniper mode and better than ever.

This is mainly a maximization video intended to demonstrate the efficiency and self-sustainability of Cao Ren's -ex specials. For varied, combo-based Cao Ren Warriors Orochi 2 gameplay, refer to the PhoebusDionysos channel. tetsuo9999 has video of Cao Ren with Tenbu.

With this setup, C2-ex will one-shot typical generics. Boar guys and hyper generics should eat a C3-ex instead. C3-ex can theoretically one-shot anything, as demonstrated against Shin Orochi. Da Ji is usually an easy KO, but I misjudged the distance and fired too early. I haven't yet mastered the art of getting C3-ex to juggle high-defense boss critters every time. It seems to be a matter of proper distance and aiming off to one side so the boss critter in question will get whacked by two bullets from each round.

C2-ex is excellent at Absorbing back musou, thanks to that initial elemental buckler swing. Absorb activates on C3-ex as well. Because Cao Ren's -ex charges are so powerful, a healthy musou supply is far more important to his best offense than some other attack boosting element.

I'd also like to note that Cao Ren did well on high difficulty long before I maxed him, his weapon, or my ability set. Though his C3 only activates elements on the last round, it is strong by default and infrequently blocked. Until I could drain back musou efficiently, I just saved his -ex charges for special occasions. Stats are much more important in this game, and Cao Ren's naturally high defense really comes in handy.

And now for some crappy news. Cao Ren still suffers from the S string flinch bug that afflicted him in WO, along with Taishi Ci, Xing Cai, and Xu Zhu. (Those characters also seem to have retained the bug in MO:MS.) Watch closely at 2:50 as the initial C2-ex strike passes through a peon and the peon keeps on swinging. This wasn't a major issue for him in WO. It's even less of a problem now due to the explosive and ranged nature of his staple attacks and also because the Charge Bracer enchantment prevents him from getting hit out of the C2-ex. It still annoys me on principle because it is such a stupid shortcoming for a character to have. So I can mop the floor with an entire battlefield, but I can't even out-prioritize a peon. Chewbacca does not make sense.

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Abilities

Potence 攻撃強化
Fortitude 防御強化 (not really needed)
Impulse 速度上昇
Boost 特殊強化
Technique 技型強化
Conserve 消費軽減
Awakening 必殺強化

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Weapon

Bolt 雷
Flash 陽
Slay 斬
Absorb 吸活
Air 破天
Range 旋風
Agility 神速
Might 極意

Musou Refill 賦活
Charge Bracer 頑強
Nanman Armor 金甲

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Audio

Disco Dan - "Blue Lightning"
Sivak Drak - "Mega Man 4 - Victory over Wily" (less info)