Live A Live: Imperial China - How Should You Train Your Disciples?
The Imperial China chapter, which focuses on the Earthen Heart Shifu, is perhaps the most tragic story in Live A Live. Your choices during the first half of the chapter will have a major impact on the story's outcome, and will also determine which disciple can join the battle against Odio at the end of the game.
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This guide breaks down everything you need to know about the disciple training sequence and the best approach to choosing a successor. Only one of the three trainees will become the Earthen Heart Master, so choose carefully!
This guide contains major spoilers for Live A Live.
When the Shifu returns home with his three disciples - the bandit Lei Kugo, the thief Hong Hakka, and the youth Yun Jou - you will battle each of them in turn to assess their abilities. These first three battles don't affect any character's growth, but give you a preview of each disciple's fighting style.
After the initial training bout, three days of sparring will follow. On each day you will be able to participate in four fights with your disciples, in any order and combination you choose. Each time you fight a disciple, they will gain experience and a stat boost. The Earthen Heart Shifu himself is already a master of his art, and can never gain experience or level up.
The stat boosts that a disciple gains in addition to their growth from leveling up are determined by the day on which they are trained:
If the Shifu loses a sparring match against one of his disciples, no character will gain any experience or stat boosts, but the fight will not count against your daily allotment of four matches. You are required to try again until the Shifu has won four matches to end each day.
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