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                              X E N O G E A R S
                          A Guide to the RPS Badge

                              by Kuro Madoushi
                                Version 1.1
                             Completed 5/20/01

                            kuromadoushi@aol.com

                      for use with the Sony Playstation
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LEGAL NOTICE - This document was written by me, Ian Eddington. It is protected
               by the U.S. Copyright Law. It is for private, personal use ONLY.
               It may not be reproduced in any way, shape, or form, be it part 
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               not be used in any way other than its original intent without 
               the author's (me) permission. All copyrights and trademarks not
               mentioned are acknowledged, respected, and in effect. Copyright
               2001 by Ian Eddington. 

               Xenogears is (c) Squaresoft and Sony Entertainment of America.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
I.   Introduction
II.  Preparing to face the RPS Guy
      -How to raise money in Lahan
      -The game Rock, Paper, Scissors
III. Facing the RPS Guy
IV.  Other Badges
      -The Hide-and-Seek Badge
      -The Tag Badge
V.   Version History
VI.  The End & Credits

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INTRODUCTION

 You're at the beginning of the game, Xenogears, still in the first village. 
 There's a man in the small house called the RPS Guy. He's devoted his  life 
 so much to the  game Rock, Paper, Scissors  that even his wife is depressed 
 over  the  matter. You talk to him. He says that defeating him 5 times in a 
 row will yield a special prize.

 The prize is the RPS Badge, a prize that will  later get you some nifty 
 items. However, it's extremely difficult to  beat him 5 times in a row.
 I'd rather fight Redrum, Id, and Deus all at once. Most people play for
 a while, then give up. Rarely will they  devote the time to win the RPS
 Badge. 

 You can get the other  two  badges,  but  it  is  useless.  The only way to 
 get the items later in the game is for you to  present  all  three  badges.
 The items aren't even all that great, but if you're a completist, you'll be 
 driving your skull into the wall over this matter. 

 And no one else has accurately explained it with much detail.  So  here  I
 present to you a guide to beating the RPS Guy and achieving the RPS Badge.
 Enjoy it.

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PREPARING TO FACE THE RPS GUY
 !!!How to Raise Money in Lahan!!!

 So I didn't mention one thing. Each attempt at a round of RPS forces  you  to
 make a bet of 50 G. If you win a round, he complains and gives you  50 G.  If
 you lose a round, you give him 50 G. Don't fear, however. There are plenty of
 ways to get LOTS of G in Lahan. Let's go over them. 

 1 - There is 200 G in Fei's bed. When you gain control of him, examine the 
     bed for the money.

 2 - In the Village Consultant's house (the big one with the little  girl  in 
     front of it) there is a bald man talking about fighting techniques. Talk
     with him a bit to earn 80 G. 

 3 - Jump in the well in the center of town to get an Eyeball (described as a 
     "weird item"), an Aquasol S, and a Power Ring. Go to the item shop (lady
     with green hair standing in front of it) and sell the  Eyeball  and  the 
     Aquasol S. Trust me, you won't need them. Also, if you want,  you  could 
     sell the Power Ring, but I never do. 

 4 - Finally, in the RPS House itself, go downstairs and tell the old lady 
     that you like Lahan to receive 120 G. 

 At this point, you should have quite a bit of cash. Go outside of town and
 SAVE THE GAME. Now you're ready. If you know how to play RPS, skip to  the 
 section titled "Facing the RPS Guy". If not, read on. 

 !!!The Game Rock, Paper, Scissors!!!

 Know how to play? Well, if you followed instructions, then you  should  be 
 ahead at the next section if you do. So if you're here, you don't know how
 the game runs. I'll explain it.

 On the count of three, two players each throw their hands out at  the   same 
 time, in a fist shape  for  Rock,  and  a  horizontal  "peace"  symbol   for 
 Scissors, and a flat palm for Paper. Rock smashes Scissors, so if you  throw
 Rock and your opponent throws Scissors, you win that round. Scissors  cut up
 Paper, so you'd win if you did Scissors and the opponent did Paper. Finally,
 Paper wraps around Rock, so you'd win if you used Paper and  opponent   used
 Rock.

 If you both do the same symbol, it is a tie, and you re-do that round. Now,
 onward!

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FACING THE RPS GUY
 
 This is it. A simple note before we begin. The RPS Guy has  many,  many, 
 patterns. Only one has been certified, and it will be the one  presented
 in this FAQ. When you play this game, you WILL lose a few times to   him
 while using this strategy. If you run out of money, just load the   save
 file. Eventually, he will start the first round using this strategy,  so
 just keep using it and you'll EVENTUALLY get this pattern. Even then the 
 strategy isn't 100% effective. However, it is the best way. 

 ROUND ONE   - The first round is completely random, but you shouldn't fear
               much. You'll beat him in quick time and you'll move  to  the 
               second round.
 
 ROUND TWO   - In this round, he will not use the option he lost with in the
               first round. So let us say that you used  Rock  and  he  used 
               Scissors on Round One. In Round Two, he  will  NOT  use Scissors
               because he lost with it. Therefore, he will either use  Paper
               or Rock. So you use the option that wins or ties. In this
               case, Paper. If you tie, he'll still only have two  moves, 
               so stick with Paper and you'll move on to Round Three.

 ROUND THREE - The easiest win of all. At this point, he will only have one
               option because he's lost with  two.  In  the  aforementioned 
               scenario, he'll have the option of Paper, so you use Scissors
               for a simple victory. Just use the option that will beat his
               remaining option to proceed to...

 ROUND FOUR  - The most difficult of all. Here, the pattern starts  over, 
               and it is random again. If you lose this one, you are sent
               sprawling back to the beginning. Cross  your  fingers  and
               select an option. If you get it, it's...

 ROUND FIVE  - The final round! Win this one and the RPS Badge is  yours! 
               The pattern applies here. It's the same as Round Two. Take
               the option that either ties or  beats  his  two  remaining 
               choices and stick with it.  

 If you got this far, congratulations! You've got the RPS  Badge and  now 
 you've made the man more determined! Well, at least it  worked  out  for
 you. You probably have a lot of steam to blow off, so send flames/thanks
 to kuromadoushi@aol.com.  Now see the section on how to  get  the  other 
 badges. 

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OTHER BADGES
 !!!The Hide-and-Seek Badge!!!

 This one is pretty easy, but takes a while. When you arrive in Bledavik, 
 after registering for the tournament and reporting to the nun, go to the
 north-western part of town in a secluded room. There's a boy there in  a
 yellow shirt that is willing to play hide and seek with you. Tell him to
 play and find him at these five locations:

 1 - On platform supporting one of the large arch gates
 2 - Near the entrance that you used entering, where walls meet into a point
 3 - Near Ethos workshop, behind the barrels outside
 4 - Through a small-arch doorway, hiding in the side, obscured by the door
 5 - Near well in south-western part of town.

 !!!The Tag Badge!!!

 The easiest badge to get. At the orphanage, talk to the chicken keeper and 
 agree to round up the chickens. They're around the  orphanage.  Press  [X] 
 to get it to follow you and WALK into the chicken pen. Round 'em up to get
 the final badge.

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VERSION HISTORY

 1.1 - MOST RECENT - Fixed inconsistencies

 1.0 - First version released

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THE END & CREDITS

 Well, you have all of the badges. Much later in the game, you get the items, 
 so don't worry about it. 

 It's been fun! Now I'd like to give credit where it is due.

 -CJayC, for hopefully posting this FAQ, and for giving us the Great World of 
  GameFAQs.

 -BloodBane, for instructing me of the RPS method and basically making the 
  whole guide possible. 

 -No one, for already writing a FAQ on this subject (^_^;)

 -Kao Megura, for existing and inspiring me among hundreds of other aspiring
  FAQ writers

 -Special thanks to MMusashi5Rings for informing me of inconsistencies.

 That's all I can think of. I would also like to thank all of my friends on 
 the boards, the old GameFAQs chat, and the new Veggie's server. Especially
 PandemoniaChick, Bloodbane, Aye (can anyone actually consider  him  a 
 friend?), Eyedol, and maybe Raggert. Thanks, everyone!

 C'MON PEOPLE! Send in your theories/methods/patterns! There's a lot of 'em
 and surely this isn't the only one known! I don't want a two-line version
 history!

Remember, if you find some guy bragging about how much he can whip everyone
at RPS, don't challenge him, just beat the bahjeezus outta him. 



             
      
