How to Unlock Artoria (W/ Video)

As some people are having trouble with the other guides on here on how to unlock Artoria, I decided to make a video guide so you can see exactly how I did it.

This guide was completed in Arc 1, Chapter 4. This can also be completed in the other Arcs aswell on different chapters. If required, I will make some videos for them too

Video Walkthrough

This video is only sped up in places instead of being cut to show the full process.

If you feel that you need a video guide for the three other Arcs, let me know and I will make some.

Text Walkthrough

The following walkthrough can be used in each of the 4 Arcs at different areas:

• Flame Poem Arc, Area D
  
• Orchid Words Arc, Area J
  
• Dawn Arc, Area E
  
• Golden Poem Arc, Area H

You can check which area is which with the large map in the pause menu.

This walkthrough will reference the Flame Poem Arc as that is what the video was done in, however a similar process is used for each arc.

0) Useful Equips

• Install Skills with item drop rate increase

0.5) Requirements

• The side mission from Artoria (Will be a silhouette if you havent already unlocked her)

1) Lose control of the Areas
If the Area that you need to go to (D for Flame Poem) is in your control, proceed with the main objectives so that the area can be taken by an Agressor Plant. Leave the area alone until it is fully taken over by the enemy. Two of the Arcs are in this situation where you must wait for it to be taken. You could go there immediately in the Arcs where this is not the case.

2) Take damage
Once you get to the corresponding area for the Arc, let the enemies damage you until you get to around 1/3 health. I personally wait until the health bar has red. You must go this low otherwise the Yakisoba-Pan that you need to eat will not drop.

3) Kill enemies to drop Yakisoba-Pan
The image to the left is what the Yakisoba-Pan look like. You need to eat 5 in the corresponding area for each Arc. It is best to not pick them up until all 5 have dropped. This may be a time consuming process, however it is sped up with lower health and item drop rate install skills.




4) Eat the Yakisoba-Pan
Once all 5 have dropped, go ahead and eat them all. Once you have eaten them, you will get a message from Artoria at the bottom (will be a silhouette if you havent already unlocked her) with the "Side Mission Complete" text above.
If it did not appear, that means one of three things.

1. You did not eat 5 Yakisoba-Pan
   
2. You did were not in the correct area (All 5 must be eaten in the correct area)
   
3. You did not have the side mission accepted

5) Complete the Regime Matrix
You can now move on to finish the Regime Matrix like normal. Just do whatever you want to complete it. The area for eating the Yakisoba-Pan can now be claimed as your own.

6) Fight Artoria
Once the Regime Matrix is complete, go back to the corresponding area as soon as possible. Wait here for all the conversations at the bottom to finish and she will spawn there. You must defeat Artoria. DO NOT DEFEAT THE BOSS SERVANT (Jeanne in Flame Poem Arc)

7) Defeat the Boss Servant
Once you have defeated Artoria, you may kill the boss servant to complete the mission. If you do not complete the mission, you will not unlock Artoria and must start again.

Conclusion

Follow these guides and you will be able to use Artoria in free battle and complete her side story.

This is my first Guide that I have written on Steam, so any feedback would be much appreciated!

[Purplish]

Clear and concise. Thanks a bunch :)

[steelerfan214]

I knew Artoria was in here, and looked through other guides, but could never really seem to get her until I came across this one. The other ones were kind of confusing. Thanks to you, I'm finally able to play as my favorite character from the TV show. :D


(P.S: I tried to get back to Saber in time after triggering the Jeanne boss fight, and it kinda worked; the only problem being that Jeanne followed me down there anyway, and I just about died 10 different times fighting those two, after spending 30 minutes just trying to get Artoria lol. That was a hell of a fight. I don't know if this is normal, but I would suggest maybe putting a disclamer about it in the guide? xD)

[SnuGGlezZ]

well, you sure didi take your time writing this and going out of you way - i can respect this
Thanks for the detailed guide :)

[king salmon]

thanks my dude. I kept trying to eat the pans outside the D area (Flame Poem) to no effect.
really well made guide.