Unlocks & Secrets

Unlocks and secrets in Advance Wars: Dual Strike. Contains spoilers for those adverse to such things.


Unlocking COs
Campaign Secrets
Wallpapers and Costumes
Special Maps
Gallery and Sound Room
Survival Mode Unlockables
Combat Mode Unlockables

Unlocking COs:

  • Nell: Complete the campaign
  • Hachi: Complete the campaign
  • Sasha: Complete Mission 22 “Crystal Calamity”
  • Grimm: Complete Mission 22 “Crystal Calamity”
  • Javier: Complete Mission 22 “Crystal Calamity”
  • Flak: Complete the campaign
  • Adder: Complete the campaign
  • Lash: Complete the campaign
  • Hawke: Complete the campaign
  • Jugger: Complete the campaign
  • Koal: Complete the campaign
  • Kindle: Complete the campaign
  • Von Bolt: Complete Hard Campaign

Campaign Secrets:

  • Black Boat Lab Mission: Capture the closest city to your HQ in Mission 10 “Black Boats Ahoy!”
  • Black Bombs Lab Mission: Capture the city on the top-right of the map in Mission 13 “Frozen Fortress”
  • Piperunner Lab Mission: Capture the city on the small island in the bottom right in Mission 16 “Snow Hunters”
  • Unlock Ooziums for Design Maps: Complete Mission 22 “Crystal Calamity”
  • Hard Campaign: Complete the campaign to unlock it.

Wallpapers and Costumes:

  • CO Wallpaper: Complete the campaign with that CO as one of the top three
  • Advance Wars 1 Wallpaper: Load up the game with Advance Wars 1 (US/EU) or Advance Wars 1 + 2(Jpn)
    in the GBA Slot and buy it
  • from Hachi’s Shop
  • Advance Wars 2 Wallpaper: Load up the game with Advance Wars 2 (US/EU) or Advance Wars 1 + 2(Jpn)
    in the GBA slot and buy it from Hachi’s Shop
  • Girl’s Holiday Wallpaper: Obtain all 300 Medals.
  • Alternate Costumes: Rank up a CO to Level 10. They will gain an alternate
    outfit that is accessible in CO Edit.

Special Maps:

  • Nell’s Land: Load up the game with Advance Wars 1 (US/EU) or Advance Wars 1 + 2(Jpn)
    in the GBA slot and buy it from Hachi’s Shop
  • Hachi’s Land: Load up the game with Advance Wars 1 (US/EU) or Advance Wars 1 + 2(Jpn)
    in the GBA slot and buy it from Hachi’s Shop
  • Lash’s Land: Load up the game with Advance Wars 2 (US/EU) or Advance Wars 1 + 2(Jpn)
    in the GBA Slot and buy it from Hachi’s Shop
  • Sturm’s Land: Load up the game with Advance Wars 2 (US/EU) or Advance Wars 1 + 2(Jpn)
    in the GBA slot and buy it from Hachi’s Shop
  • Advance Wars DS Map: Go to design maps at the menu and press A to load the map
    editor. Before it loads, Hold down L+R to access the ‘Advance Wars DS Map’

Gallery and Sound Room:

  • Unlock Picture Gallery: Complete Campaign
  • Unlock Sound Room: Complete Campaign
  • Picture 39: Complete Campaign, choose to shoot Von Bolt
  • Picture 40: Complete Campaign, choose not to shoot Von Bolt
  • Picture 41: Complete Hard Campaign

Survival Mode:

  • Champion Money Survival: Complete Basic Money Survival
  • Champion Turn Survival: Complete Basic Turn Survival
  • Champion Time Survival: Complete Basic Time Survival

Combat Mode:

  • Hard and Brutal Difficulties: Complete Normal Combat
  • Adder: Complete Normal Combat
  • Flak: Complete Normal Combat
  • Lash: Complete Normal Combat
  • Hawke: Complete Normal Combat