Yaaay! I got my Dissidia and PSP! -has picture-

Gabranth is really fun to use once you get his EX gauge full. I just wonder why they didn't give his normal mode SOME form of speed.

Getting ownt by exdeath (Almgast no less) is not fun.

Hey guys, how do I get Shantotto? I've defeated Chaos and have atleast 5 stories done, but she's still not for sale at PP shop.


I saw that Shantotto is really wicked, if used properly. Her EX Mode attack is friggin powerful!

Hey guys, how do I get Shantotto? I've defeated Chaos and have atleast 5 stories done, but she's still not for sale at PP shop.


I saw that Shantotto is really wicked, if used properly. Her EX Mode attack is friggin powerful!

You have to do the story that is unlocked after you beat Chaos. Shantotto is strong, but a lot of her attacks leave her vulnerable for quite some time and are easy to dodge. Bio is a pain in the arse though, if you get hit by it. I'm workin on leveling her lately, as she becomes more and more dangerous the more BRV she has (so higher level is obviously advantageous).

Shantotto is definitely a beast when you have 3000 or more brave. It can be hard to get brave as her though, since she only has 3 brave attacks that actually lower bravery (I count midair variations the same as ground versions). The only problem I found was that people can sometimes fall out of her linked HP attacks, or just straight up dodge out of them. When chaining Blizzard to Fire, her to projectiles, CPUs seem to dodge the Fire easy and end up only taking low brave damage. And since her best starting attack, Aero, links to Blizzard then Fire, it can be a bit annoying.

It is true though that Shantotto is also the easiest playable character to punish, with Chaos being the easiest overall. Her HP attacks alone are easy to dodge, and her only brave options are two melee attacks and Bio. If you really want to be good as Shantotto, get the Riposte ability and work on your guarding so you can punish to the extreme.

Shantotto is definitely a beast when you have 3000 or more brave. It can be hard to get brave as her though, since she only has 3 brave attacks that actually lower bravery (I count midair variations the same as ground versions). The only problem I found was that people can sometimes fall out of her linked HP attacks, or just straight up dodge out of them. When chaining Blizzard to Fire, her to projectiles, CPUs seem to dodge the Fire easy and end up only taking low brave damage. And since her best starting attack, Aero, links to Blizzard then Fire, it can be a bit annoying.

It is true though that Shantotto is also the easiest playable character to punish, with Chaos being the easiest overall. Her HP attacks alone are easy to dodge, and her only brave options are two melee attacks and Bio. If you really want to be good as Shantotto, get the Riposte ability and work on your guarding so you can punish to the extreme.

How do I master this? I don't have access to online battles so I'm only able to fight NPCs. There was once I was in the Duel Colosseum and I was made to fight Shantotto. He attacks like you said are easily dodgeable but I want her for her EXmode attack :>

Guarding is tricky to master for this game. I wouldn't say I'm amazing at it, but when you start getting the hang of it you can easily turn a battle in your favor with a well-timed block. First off, you can't block any HP attack with a normal guard. So if you see the bar appear at the top of the screen, prepare to dodge. Most brave attacks can be easy to see coming, simply watch the person's weapon/movements. If you see it start to move and there's no name give at the top, guard. WoL and Cloud are good to practice on, because all they got is their swords. Watch their swords, and when their weapons start to move guard. They'll stagger if you block their hit, and that's your chance to hit them. If you do a brave attack, there's a 50% chance that a hit will crit, and when combined with Riposte practically every attack will crit. Combined with the right accessories you can break them fairly easily with just a single counter. If you follow up with an HP attack, as long as it doesn't have a huge start up time, it will connect.

For projectiles, it's usually best to just dash through them then beat the crap out of the caster. However, if you do block a projectile, or any attack at all for that matter, you can use another guard without having to wait for the lag following a guard that didn't block anything. So if you're about to get hit with a multi-hit projectile, like Kefka's scatter spray Blizzaga or Ultimecia's swords, if you block the first hit, keep tapping R so that you block each hit after that.

If you find yourself having trouble guarding against a certain character, play as that character for a bit and learn their moves. When using the move, watch how the CPU reacts, then go try it for yourself on your main.

Oh, and another thing I found out is if you guard when someone dashes into you, it staggers them. So when they grind a rail or do a Quickmove over as a jump, get right in front of them and guard.