Introduction
This is a guide and translation to the character ranking system
found in the Japanese version of Virtua Fighter 4 for the Sony
Note that the English translations are based on the meanings of the
words in Japanese, and they are not the official English rank
names. Please contact me
if there are any errors in the guide.
The Ranking System in this guide applies to the Japanese and US
PS2 version, and Arcade Version C as of this moment.
Kyu Rankings
10th Kyu to 1st Kyu
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Ranks are gained here through experience points.
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For every 100 exp. points gained, you raise a rank.
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There is no rank demotion here.
Dan Rankings
1st Dan to 10th Dan
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Ranks are gained here from now on through victory
points. Experience points are no longer in use.
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You get +1 victory point for every win over a same rank
opponent. Lose to a same rank opponent, you get -1
victory point.
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For every +5 victory points gained, you raise a rank.
However, you lose a rank when you reach -5 victory
points.
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At 10th Dan, you can only gain to the next rank by
either having 10 consecutive wins over 10th Dan
opponents, or by simply defeating a Hero rank opponent.
Higher Rankings
Hero to Champion
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At Hero rank, defeat 10 10th dan opponents consecutively
to advance to Champion rank. However, if you lose to any
10th dan opponent, you instantly fall back to 10th dan.
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At Champion rank, defeat 5 Champion rank opponents
consecutively to advance to the next rank. You cannot
lose rank here.
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Depending on your win rate, you will get to go off to 2
different branches. Having 77% or less win rate when you
defeat the final (5th) Champion rank opponent, you will
advance to the Adept rank. Have 78% or more win rate,
you will get Conqueror rank instead.
Adept to Grand Master, Conqueror to Subjugator
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Two different group branches, but same conditions apply.
You cannot move from branch to branch.
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You get +1 victory point for every win over a same rank
opponent. Lose to an Adept, Master, Grand Master,
Conqueror, Vanquisher, Subjugator rank opponent, you
get -1 victory point.
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Defeat 5 same rank opponents consecutively to rise to
the next rank. However, you lose a rank when you reach
-5 victory points.
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At Grand Master or Subjugator rank, you will get to go
off to 2 different branches again. Collect +12 victory
points, you will advance to Demonlord. Defeat 10 same
rank opponents consecutively, you will get Stormlord
instead.
Demonlord to Battlelord, Stormlord to Dragonlord
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Again, two different group branches, but same conditions
apply. You cannot move from branch to branch.
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Defeat 10 same rank opponents consecutively to advance
to the next rank. However, you lose a rank when you face
2 consecutive defeats by any Demonlord, Shadowlord,
Battlelord, Stormlord, Thunderlord, Dragonlord rank
opponents.
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At Battlelord or Dragonlord rank, defeat 20 same rank
opponents consecutively to advance to the next rank.
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There are no branches here; Battlelord can only advance
to Emperor, and Dragonlord to High King.
Highest Ranking
Emperor, High King
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Once you attain the highest rank, you cannot lose it.
General Rules
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"Defeat xx same rank opponents" only means that you have
to continuously defeat opponents that are of the same
rank as you every time you meet them for xx number of
times. You can still lose to opponents with ranks that
are not equal to yours, or save and quit in between the
matches.
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Conqueror, Vanquisher and Subjugator ranks are considered
to be superior to Adept, Master and Grand Master even
though they are on the same levels in different branches
due to the higher difficulty in achieving to the former
ranks. This also applies to Stormlord, Thunderlord,
Dragonlord and High King for being higher than Demonlord,
Shadowlord, Battlelord and Emperor.
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Once your character has attained either Emperor or High
King ranks, he or she will no longer be able to change
ranks.
Unlockables
As you gain ranks, you will be able to unlock items for your
characters, as well as new stages. Below is a list of all the
unlockables that you can find, sorted by rank order in which you
can gain them.
Rank |
Reward |
9th kyu
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Coordinate 1
Second outfit color set.
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7th kyu
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Coordinate 2
Third outfit color set.
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5th kyu
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Coordinate 3
Fourth outfit color set.
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3rd kyu
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Coordinate 4
Fifth outfit color set.
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2nd kyu
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Old Win Pose 1
Press and hold P+K+G buttons before your character
does the victory pose.
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1st dan
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Training Stage 1
Selectable in Versus Mode.
VF1 Character Model
Press and hold P+K buttons right after
selecting your custom character.
Coordinate 5
Sixth outfit color set.
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3rd dan
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Old Win Pose 2
Press and hold P+K buttons before your
character does the victory pose.
Coordinate 6
Seventh outfit color set.
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5th dan
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Training Stage 2
Selectable in Versus Mode.
Coordinate 7
Eighth outfit color set.
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7th dan
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Coordinate 8
Ninth outfit color set.
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10th dan
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Coordinate 9
Tenth outfit color set.
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Champion
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Training Stage 3
Selectable in Versus Mode.
Coordinate 10
Eleventh outfit color set.
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Emperor, High King
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Hangar Stage (Dural's Stage)
Selectable in Versus Mode.
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Ranking Chart |
Emperor
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High King
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Battlelord
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Dragonlord
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Shadowlord
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Thunderlord
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Demonlord
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Stormlord
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+12 victory pts |
10 straight wins |
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Grand Master
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Subjugator
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Master
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Vanquisher
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Adept
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Conqueror
|
win rate < 78% |
win rate >= 78% |
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Champion
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Hero
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10th Dan
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9th Dan
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8th Dan
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7th Dan
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6th Dan
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5th Dan
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4th Dan
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3rd Dan
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2nd Dan
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1st Dan
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1st Kyu
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2nd Kyu
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3rd Kyu
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4th Kyu
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5th Kyu
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6th Kyu
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7th Kyu
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8th Kyu
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9th Kyu
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10th Kyu
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