Phantom Blade Zero character guide

Wan Jun.

Wan Jun, the Coppermaul, is the Mandate Encampment's gatekeeper and wields a hammer. Defeat him to obtain the Bashpole Phantom Edge.

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Key points

At a glance

  • The camp's gate guard. Standing at the Mandate Encampment's main gate, Wan Jun must be passed before you can get to the Three Towers further in.
  • Raw power, with scars from Transcension. An enormous hammer-wielder, he is marked all over with scars from Transcension and relies on sheer strength in battle.
  • Devoted to Huangxing. Nobody before Huangxing had expected anything from him, and from that point Wan Jun stayed at his side.
  • Where Bashpole comes from. Your prize for winning is the Bashpole Phantom Edge, a tool that can smash frail floorboards to reveal secret routes.
Boss

Overview

The Coppermaul, Wan Jun, is a massive hammer-wielder who protects the Mandate Encampment's main gate.

Conversation is not on offer; he is a boss. Transcension, an implant that pumps artificial Sha-Chi through the body and drains the mind in exchange, has left scars all over him. A long pole tipped with a mace is what he swings, and it splits stone and rattles the earth at the point of impact.

Reaching the Mandate Encampment's early stretch, after the lengthy trek from the cliffs and across the battlefield, brings you to his fight, and the reward is the Bashpole.

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Minor spoilers

Background

The Man Who Pigeons Perched On

His strength frightened Wan Jun's relatives and fellow disciples, or his slowness earned their contempt. Only pigeons were kind to him, settling on his arms as though he were a tall tree.

Huangxing recognised that power. He showed Wan Jun the dragon body technique and pledged that it would clear his thinking, bring him only benefit and eventually turn him into the Wulin's pride. Admiration was never something Wan Jun hoped for, yet nobody before had counted on him for anything.

Story spoilers

Role in the Story

Guarding the Camp Gate

Each day, Sha-Chi clouds Wan Jun's mind a little further by the time Soul shows up. Even so, he obeys the orders of Huangxing and holds his post at the camp gate.

After crossing the Mass Grave toward the battlefield, you meet him. As he falls, the assurance that the art would cost nothing flickers through his dimming thoughts.

Gear and Transport

Bashpole is the weapon Wan Jun uses: an iron mace the shape of a melon, fixed atop a lengthy pole. Once he is defeated it becomes yours as a Phantom Edge, capable of crushing frail floorboards, including the one on the approach to the encampment, and so exposing secret passages.

Quick answers

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Wan Jun fight?

Look for him at the Mandate Encampment's main gate. Getting into the region means unlocking the barred gate in Village of Lu with the Mandate Encampment Outer Gate Key, a find from Pangzhen.

Which item does Wan Jun drop?

The Bashpole Phantom Edge.

Away from combat, what is the Bashpole used for?

Weakened floorboards are broken by it, exposing hidden passages.