***************************************************************************** Castlevania: Circle of the Moon FAQ/Walkthrough For the Gameboy Advance Version 1.55 (Last Updated 8/14/2001) By Devin Morgan This file is Copyright (c)2001-2006 Devin Morgan. All rights reserved. ***************************************************************************** Table of Contents 1. What's New 2. Introduction 3. Story 4. Controls 5. Walkthrough 6. Enemies 7. Bosses 8. DSS Cards 9. Items 10. Equipment 11. Battle Arena Guide 12. Max Increase Items 13. Secrets/Tips and Tricks 14. Credits 15. Copyright Notice ***************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -= 1. What's New -= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Version 1.55 (8/14/01): Made a few corrections, thanks to SHPAZA(at)aol.com once again! Version 1.5 (7/28/01): Added an Enemies list, thanks to Hylianhero! Version 1.45 (7/27/01): Made a correction in the Venus + Unicorn DSS combo, and added a powered-up summons trick, thanks to SHPAZA(at)aol.com and his seemingly endless contributions to this guide! Version 1.4 (7/22/01): Added information on the Defense Armband, as well as a trick to replay rooms in the Battle Arena, thanks to SHPAZA(at)aol.com once again! Version 1.35 (7/17/01): Added some tidbits of information here and there, thanks to bb88(at)3xl.net. Version 1.3 (7/7/01): Made a small correction regarding when the Trick/Scary Candles appear, and corrected a mistyped e-mail address in the Credits section. Version 1.25 (7/5/01): This update includes information on the Mirror Armor and Sage Armband equipment, and the Heart Ex and Mind Ex items, thanks to SHPAZA(at)aol.com once again! Also, I added information on the Double Grips, courtesy of angemoon(at)lineone.net! Version 1.2 (7/1/01): Added information on the Dark Armor, Needle Armor, Sage Robe, Ninja Garb, the Bear Ring, and the Potion Ex. Also, the secret to using DSS in the Battle Arena was added as well. The people who submitted that information are credited appropriately. Version 1.15 (6/20/01): Added information on the Gambler Armband, courtesy of lucaeon(at)hotmail.com. Version 1.1 (6/18/01): Added some information on the Mimic Candle and Lilith enemies (see the Secrets section for more details). I added some information on the Unicorn DSS card, as well as information on the Diamond Armor, thanks to the guy that e-mailed me that little tidbit. Version 1.05 (6/17/01): Added a few little things here and there. I'm still missing some items and the Unicorn card, so that is yet to be added here. Version 1.0 (6/16/01): The walkthrough is finally completed, as I have beaten the game! There are still a few minor things here and there I have yet to find, but when I do, they will be added to this guide as well. Version 0.9 (6/15/01): I covered the whole Observation Tower area in the walkthrough, and added several more little things here and there. However, the actual walkthrough is leading through the Battle Arena, since I chose to do a rundown of that before going to fight Dracula, so that area isn't complete yet. With the next update, I hope to complete that and the rest of this guide! Version 0.8 (6/14/01): The first version of this FAQ. It's not yet complete, but it has alot of information so far for the time being. ***************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -= 2. Introduction -= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Castlevania: Circle of the Moon is the newest game in the Konami-made series for the Gameboy Advance. By all means, this game is EXCELLENT! The graphics are great, the gameplay is wonderful, and the whole game is just great! Although it doesn't make much use of the GBA's 3D capabilities, it's still a great game, so I highly recommend you get it soon, if you haven't already! ***************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -= 3. Story -= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The year is 1830. In an ancient castle on the outskirts of the Austrian empire, a demon lord that would unite the powers of darkness was being resurrected at the hand of a field yearning for chaos. At this demonic castle, Camilla, one of Dracula's minions, began the incantation of a ritual to bring her lord Dracula back to life. The vampire hunter Morris and his two apprentices, Nathan and Hugh, sensed an abnormality in the balance of nature and rushed to prevent Dracula's unholy reemergence. "That unholy monster must never return!" However, they arrived too late to prevent Dracula's return from his confinement. Dracula used his magical powers to imprison Morris, and cast Nathan and Hugh into a graveyard underneath the demonic castle. Together the two began to search through the castle in order to vanquish Dracula and to rescue their master. ***************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -= 4. Controls -= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Control Pad: Move, select options Start: Pause game, bring up sub-menu A: Jump, confirm options on menu screens Down + A: Slide, fall through thin ledges B: Attack with standard weapon, cancel selections on menu screens Up + B: Use current sub-weapon L: Use selected DSS Card ability Select: View map screen during game ***************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -= 5. Walkthrough -= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Introduction ------------ The game opens up, telling the story of Dracula, to give you some background information on the game. A scene opens up where a girl by the name of Camilla awakens Dracula. Then, three men run in: Hugh Baldwin, Nathan Graves (the character you control), and Morris Baldwin, their teacher. Dracula will create a hole, sending Nathan and Hugh down below to the Catacomb, leaving the Master to deal with Dracula. When Nathan and Hugh land, they decide to go and find the Master. Hugh will run off, giving you control of Nathan. This is where the actual game will begin. Start by going right and dropping into the next area. Continue by dropping down the ledges throughout this area, defeating the Skeleton Bombers along the way to gain some experience and maybe even the Salamander DSS Card. When you get to the bottom, head right to enter the Catacomb area. Catacomb -------- When you enter this area, head right and defeat some more Skeleton Bombers, and the Bats and Bone Heads on the ceiling up ahead. Go down the decline and continue left. Defeat more enemies, including the giant Poison Worm group on the ceiling. Try not to touch them, as you'll be poisoned if you do. Slide through whatever worms are on the ground (Down + A), then continue left and jump to the upper ledge. Go left and into that room, then press Up when standing under the giant orb, and you'll recover your health and save your game. Leave the room and go right, defeating the enemies until you gain an experience level. You may also gain the Mercury DSS Card by beating the Bone Head enemies. If you get the two DSS Cards I mentioned above, you'll have your first card combo to use (check out the DSS section later in this guide for more details). Continue left and down through this area, then hit the torch on the wall to get a Knife. Use it by holding Up while pressing B; be careful as you lose a Heart each time you throw a Knife. Anyway, keep going right into the next room. Here, go right and you'll encounter a tough flying enemy, the Earth Demon. Jump up and attack it with your whip while jumping over its earthquake attacks. Repeat that pattern until you beat it, then continue all the way right to find the Dash Boots (use them by pressing Left or Right twice). Now, go back left a little and jump onto the ledge in the air. Defeat the Bats and get to the second ledge, then dash and jump to the right. Next, follow the path right and defeat the Bats, then go through the door into the next room. Here, go right and defeat the Skeletons, Zombies, and Poison Worms along the way. You may also gain another level or so by fighting all these creatures, so that's a good thing for you. Pick up any items dropped (for me, I received Cotton Clothes and a Magic Gauntlet by fighting these enemies), and equip them, then keep going right all the way to the following room. In this room, go right and drop down to the ground, then run right to the next area. Keep on going right and defeat the Earth Demon you encounter. After you beat it, go right and slide through the low passage and collect the Heart Max Increase. Now, slide back out of this room and head all the way left to the next room. Go left and jump up to the ledge in the air. Defeat the Skeleton Spear enemies standing around, and collect any items they drop as well. Dash and jump to another couple of ledges, then get to a platform on the left side of the room (there's a Skeleton Spear enemy standing on it). Defeat the enemy and hit the wall with your whip to reveal a hidden room. Go through it and defeat the Skeleton Bombers, then grab the MP Max Increase. Now, leave this room and head right, then dash and jump to the ledge in the air. Get across to the ledge directly opposite of the room you just came from. Defeat the Skeleton Spear there and continue into another room. Kill the Bats and Skeleton Bombers here and go downward, then slide to the right under the low passage. Make your way up through this room, and collect the very much needed HP Max Increase at the top. Now, go back down and slide through the passage, then get up and out of this room. Go left and dash and jump up a few more floating ledges, then jump to another ledge connected to the right wall. Go right on it and into the next room, where you can recover and save your game. After you're done there, leave the room and continue all the way to the top of this room by dashing and jumping from platform to platform (don't jump through the hole in the ceiling just yet). Jump to the left ledge and go left into that room. There, defeat the endless numbers of Spirits and grab the MP Max Increase bottle. Now, leave this room and jump up through the ceiling into another room. Hold right as you jump through so you land on the ledge upon entering the room. In this room, go all the way right and defeat the various enemies you come across. Collect the MP Max Increase bottle at the end, then go back to the left and defeat the Mudman and Spirit enemies there. Keep going all the way to the left and dash jump over the pit, then continue left. Defeat the Skeleton Bombers and go up the small incline, then jump onto the floating ledge. Defeat another enemy and jump to the next ledge, then slide through the small passage into the next room. Here, get to the left side of the room and drop down the platforms to make your way towards the bottom of the area. Be sure to destroy the torches on the walls along the left side of the room, as one of them contains an Axe for you to use in place of the Knives you had from earlier. When you get to the very bottom ledge on the left side of the room, go left and into the next room. Defeat the Skeleton Spear, then grab the HP Max Increase bottle there. Leave the room, then get across to the other side of this large room, and then continue into another room. There, jump onto the higher platform and slide under the wall, then head right to the next room. Here, get across the room and enter the room where you can save your game (use the map if you need help finding this room; it's the red room on the map). Now, leave this room after saving, then get to the top of this room and jump through the ceiling into the following room. Land on the ledge to the right, and defeat the Skeleton Bomber there. Go right and jump onto the higher ledge, then jump up the ledges to the top ledge. Now, continue left and defeat more enemies, then continue all the way to the next room. In this room, go left and down and defeat the Mudman enemies along the way. Defeat the Skeleton enemies as you make your way to the left, then jump up the ledges to the higher ledge at the top. From there, dash and jump to the left and get to the room in the upper-left part of this room. Save your game if needed, then leave the room and continue downward and left into the following room. Here, go down and land on the ledge directly below the entrance to this room. Go right and enter another room, then defeat the Skeleton Bomber and grab the Hearts Max Increase sitting there. Now, exit this room and continue downward through this room while defeating the Gremlins flying around. When you reach the bottom, go left and jump to the higher platform, then left into the next room. In this room, go left and defeat the Mummies and Coffins along the way. The Mummies will keep coming until you destroy the floating Coffins, so keep that in mind when dealing with these creatures. Go all the way to the left and destroy the torch in the air to get some Holy Water to replace the Axe. Since you can't go any further in here for now, head all the way right and back to the previous room. Here, start going upward along the ledges while defeating the Gremlins and Skeletons along the way there. Get onto the first ledge to the left about halfway up, and enter that room. Defeat the Hoppers and take the MP Max Increase bottle at the end, then go back right out of this room. Keep on going upward and through the door at the top to reach the room where you'll fight a boss. Go left and you'll meet Cerberus, which is the first boss in the game you'll fight. Read the Bosses section for help on defeating this creature. After you beat it, go left and into the next room. Go left and collect the Double Magic Item, which allows you to make 2 consecutive jumps before landing. Now, go back right to the previous room and continue all the way to the following room. Drop down through this room to the bottom, then go left into another room. Go all the way left through here while defeating the Mummies and Coffins along the way. At the end, double jump to the higher ledges, and continue doing that to reach the top. There, jump up and hit the right wall with your whip to reveal a hidden room. Enter that room and defeat the Coffin and Mummies, then grab the HP Max Increase bottle. Now, leave this room and double jump to the left to the top ledge, then go through the door to enter the Abyss Stairway. Abyss Stairway -------------- When you enter this new area, drop downward into the next area. There, go left and jump across to the other side, then go back up to the Abyss Stairway on the other side of the middle wall. Go left and start jumping up the floating ledges. After you get onto the second middle platform, double jump to the right and hit the wall with your whip to reveal a hidden room. Enter that room, defeat the Slime and Axe Armor enemies, then grab the MP Max Increase bottle and leave the room. Now, continue heading upward until you get to the ledge on the right with an Axe Armor enemy on it. When you get there, defeat the enemy and continue into the next room. Here, go right and onto the first floating platform. Drop through it and land on the middle one below. Jump left onto the smaller ledge, and enter the room there. Defeat the Skeleton and take the HP Max Increase, then leave this room. Now, drop all the way down to the next area and jump left to the other side. Then, make your way all the way up to the top of the left half of this room, but instead of going right on the ledge with the Axe Armor, continue upward to the following room. In this room, double jump your way up the ledges and defeat the Bone Heads along the way. Ignore the first door to the right and jump onto the floating gray block, then quickly jump to the higher ledge, as the gray block will crumble underneath you. Keep going up and enter the next room to the right, where you can recover and save your game. After you save, leave that room and continue your journey upward through this room. Enter the next room to the right since you can't go higher for now. Here, repeat what you've been doing and head upward here while defeating the Skeletons and Gremlins along the way. Keep going up until the path leads up and to the right. Don't go through the door it leads to; instead continue onto the next higher ledge. Go left and hit the wall with your whip to reveal a hidden room. Enter it and defeat the Skeleton Soldier, then take the Hearts Max Increase. Leave the room and continue upward all the way until you reach the Audience Room. Audience Room ------------- When you enter this area, go up and right, then jump to the higher ledge to the left. Jump up the gray platforms quickly to reach the top, then go left and defeat an Axe Armor enemy before continuing into the next room. In the next room, head downward while defeating the Skeletons along the way. When you're able to go left, take the path left and up some more ledges. When you get to the very top ledge in the left corner of this room, whip the wall to find a hidden area. Enter that room and grab the Hearts Max Increase item after defeating the Skeleton Soldier in your way, then leave the room. Continue to the right and defeat some more Skeletons, then go through the door into the next room. Here, go right and defeat some Axe Armors and Skeleton Soldiers along the way. When the path splits, take the middle path directly right into the next room. You can recover and save your game here if you like. After you save/recover, leave that room and jump upward to the higher ledge. Get up to the next higher ledge, then jump towards the wall and whip it to reveal another hidden area. Enter that room and defeat the enemy, then take the MP Max Increase bottle. Now, exit that room and continue right to the following room. There, follow the path down and right while defeating the Skeleton Soldiers along the way. There's a pit at the end you can jump across if you want, so get a good dashing start, then double jump across. You'll most likely make it across in one shot (if you happen to fall, follow the path southwest to the following room, which you'll be more familiar with). From there, go right into the next room. Here, defeat the Axe Armor and grab the HP Max Increase bottle, then leave the room. Head left, but this time drop into the pit and land below. Go right and pick up the Hearts Max Increase item, then head back to the left. Make your way down the ledges to the bottom, while defeating the Skeleton enemies along the way down. When you get to the bottom, go left a bit and watch out for the Electric Skeleton, among others, then continue into the next room. Jump up a few ledges to get to the middle of the room, then enter the room to the right and save your game again if you feel like it. Otherwise, continue to the very top of the room and head right to the next room. This time, go right and jump up to the higher platform. Follow the path up and defeat the enemies around, then go left and jump to the next ledge. Continue up through this room until you reach the very end, then jump up to the next area, which is the Outer Wall. Outer Wall ---------- In this area, go right and double jump onto the first column. Defeat the Skeleton and Will O' Wisp enemies around, then continue jumping across the columns until you reach the last one (there are four altogether in this room). When you reach the last one, jump off the right side of it and land on the ground below. From there, go right almost to the wall (defeat any enemies around before doing this) and hold B to spin your whip. You'll reveal a hidden room in the ground. Drop into that room and go right, defeat the Axe Armor and Skeleton, then take the Hearts Max Increase. Now, go back left and up out of this room. Back outside, head all the way to the left, defeating the various Skeletons along the way. When you can't go any further, double jump up to the first column, defeat the enemies up there, then jump across them to get back across the room. Make your way to the ledge at the end, then continue right into the next area. Here, jump across some more columns and defeat the enemies you encounter. After you get onto the highest column where the Brain Floats are right above you, use the Mercury/Serpent DSS combo to freeze the floating enemies with your whip. Use the frozen enemies as steps to make your way upward to a really high place (NOT the first ledge to the left; keep going straight up). When you get there, double jump up to the top ledge and go right, defeating the Skeletons there. Go right and drop down a couple ledges, then continue to the right. Double jump over a column after beating the enemy atop it, then take the HP Max Increase bottle sitting there. Now, go back over and up to the highest platform again. Go left and drop down the pit all the way down to the ground again. After you land, get back onto one of the columns there and jump to the right across them all. At the end, hit the torch to get the Knife if you want, otherwise drop into the pit to get back to the Audience Room. Audience Room ------------- Back inside, head down and right, then drop down to the lower ledge. Go left and drop down to an even lower place, then dash and double jump to the left to get onto another high platform. Beat the enemies there and head up and left into the next room, which is the first warp room you'll encounter. These are very important later on, so it's good to understand how to use them. Enter the room and step in the middle of it, then press Up to warp elsewhere (open warp rooms are marked as yellow rooms on the map screen). Anyway, use this warp to get to another one in the Audience Room. At the other end, go right to the next room. Jump on the switch there to make the barrier to the right explode, allowing you to pass. For now, go back into the previous room and warp back to the other warp room. Once there, leave the room and go right, then drop to the lower area. Go right and double jump to the higher ledge, then continue all the way to the right. When you can either jump to another ledge or go down, jump to that ledge and continue into the next room. Here, just grab the MP Max Increase bottle, then leave. Go left and down, then double jump to the right to reach another room. Recover your health and save your game in that room, then exit. In this room, head all the way to the far left end of the room, defeating the Axe Armor and Devil Tower enemies along the way. At the end, pick up another MP Max Increase bottle. Now, head all the way to the right to where you started, then continue to the right to another room. In this room, drop down to the ledge below you, then jump to the left wall. When you land on the next platform, whip the wall to find another hidden room. Go in there and defeat the Devil Towers, then pick up yet another MP Max Increase bottle. Go back to the right and out of this room, then continue dropping down the ledges to the bottom of the area. There, go right and defeat the enemies that fall on you from above. Then, double jump up to the higher platform and continue getting up to the next couple of platforms as well. Make your way up and right to find a Hearts Max Increase item. Now, drop back down and head all the way left into the next room. There, go all the way to the left, defeating the Devil Towers and Axe Armors along the way. When you reach the left wall, jump and whip it to reveal a hidden room. Enter that room and defeat the Axe Armor to get the HP Max Increase bottle. Then, leave this room. Back in the previous room, double jump up the ledges nearby and continue to the left there all the way to the next room. In this room, go left and down to the bottom of the room, then head right into the next room, which is a save room. Save and recover here, then leave the room. Go left and defeat the enemies, then jump back to the higher ledges. When you get to the last high ledge, quickly jump from platform to platform before they crumble beneath you. After you get to the high ledge to the left, double jump to the higher one. Defeat the Devil Towers and jump to another platform, then go right and destroy the torch on the wall to get the Axe subweapon. Now, go left and drop down to the lower ledge. From there, go down and left into the next room. Go left and you'll meet the Necromancer. He'll tell you that the Master is being held captive, then he'll fight you. Read the Bosses section for help on defeating this boss. After you win, go left into the next room, where you'll find the Tackle Magic Item (use by pressing R while moving forward). Now, leave this room and continue out of the boss's room as well. Here, go right and drop all the way down to the very bottom of this large room. From there, jump onto the ledge and go left and into a new room. Go left and defeat the enemies, then use your new Tackle ability to destroy the cracked block in your way. Continue left through this room, defeating the enemies and tackling through the blocks until you reach the end, then continue into the next room. Double jump up from platform to platform, then head to the left through this room. Defeat the Axe Armors and Slimes, then go through the door into the following room. In that room, head downward through the room until you reach the first path heading to the left. Take that path left and up a couple of ledges, then go left and through the door into another area. Here, go left and tackle the block, then continue through the room. Defeat the Skeleton Knight and Zombie Thief enemies, as they sometimes drop items you can make use of. Make your way all the way left through this room while defeating the enemies along the way. Take the path up and right at the end, all the way until you enter the Machine Tower. Machine Tower ------------- In this new area, go left and defeat the Fox Archers shooting at you. Go all the way to the left and jump onto the moving platform when it comes down towards you. Ride it to its highest point, then double jump from ledge to ledge all the way to the top, while defeating the enemies along the way. At the top, collect the Hearts Max Increase item. From there, drop down to the ledge below you and Tackle the block to get through. Drop down to a lower ledge, then jump across the moving platforms to the ledge at the other side. Go down and right into that room, where you can save your game and recover your HP and MP. After that, go back to the previous room and jump onto the moving platforms to the left. Double jump across to the ledge at the other side, then wait for the next moving platform above you to come down. Ride it upward, then jump onto the ledge to the right. Hit the torch there and you'll get the Stopwatch subweapon, which you can use to freeze any enemies for 10 seconds, at the cost of 20 Hearts per use. Watch out for the Medusa Heads floating around here, as they can turn you into stone with one hit (break free by pressing Left and Right repeatedly), and go right into another room. Here, go right and drop down to the very bottom of the area, where you'll find a HP Max Increase bottle. After that, jump up the moving platforms to the very top of the room, then go left and defeat the enemies. Tackle through the block and continue left to the next room. Dash and double jump to the moving platform to the left, then use it to reach the next couple of moving platforms above you. Continue upward as you jump from platform to platform until you reach the top. Jump onto the left ledge at the top and defeat the Fox Archer, then whip the wall to reveal a hidden room. Enter it and take the MP Max Increase bottle inside. Defeat the Heat Shade enemy in there, and it'll possibly drop the Jupiter DSS Card (if not, just keep leaving/reentering the room until you get it). This creature also gives lots of experience, so it's good practice for you! Anyway, after you do that, leave the room and get to the right ledge with help from the moving platform in the middle. From there, go up and double jump into the next area. Here, jump up to the higher area and head left onto a moving platform. Defeat the Heat Shade, then keep going and defeat another one. Get onto the next moving platform, and jump to the one going up and down when it gets close enough to you. Ride it upward, then jump onto the left-to- right moving platform. Jump to the left ledge and enter that room to save your game and recover if needed. Then, leave the room and get onto the next moving platform going upward. Double jump up to the left ledge before you get there, being careful not to hit the electricity on the ceiling. Defeat the Fox Archer there and continue up and right through this room. Jump onto another moving platform to the right and watch out for the flying Medusa Heads. Get to the ledge at the far right side of the room, then from there, slide through the passage and into the next room. Here, drop down to the ground and defeat the Thunder Demon that immediately shows up. Then, jump to the right and across to another ledge, and defeat the Skeleton there. Get to the wall in the corner and whip it to find a hidden room. Enter that room and defeat the Fox Archer, then take the HP Max Increase bottle. Now, leave the room and continue downward through this large room. Defeat the enemies along the way until you reach the bottom, then defeat another Thunder Demon. Next, get onto the moving platform and go left and up across them. When you reach the highest ledge, go left into another room. Defeat the Stone Armor there and take the HP Max Increase bottle there too. You can get the Cockatrice DSS card from this enemy, so keep leaving/entering the room and fighting the Stone Armor until you get it (another great way to build experience, too). After that, leave the room and jump down the moving platforms to the lower area. Then, go left and slide into another room. Back in this room, make your way all the way left and up the moving platforms to the larger section of the room. Once there, get to the top-left area of the room by jumping from platform to platform. When riding the top-left platform to the left, squat down to avoid the electric shock on the ceiling. At the end, get on the ledge and whip the wall to reveal a hidden room. Enter that room and go all the way to the bottom, defeat an Earth Armor, then get the Hearts Max Increase item. Now, get all the way up and out of this room, then drop down to a lower ledge. Go right and onto the moving platforms again, but this time make your way to the upper-right area of this room. From there, go right and into the next room. Go right and drop down to the lower area, defeat the enemies there, then continue to the right and tackle the block in the way. Defeat the Fox Archer at the other side, then double jump to the upper ledge and enter the room to the right. Defeat the Stone Armor and grab the MP Max Increase there, then exit the room. Go left and up the path, then double jump to the higher ledge. Tackle the block to the right and jump to another ledge. Jump up and to the left and tackle the block there, then go left and defeat the Heat Shade. Jump up and go left, then down and left into another room. Head all the way left, defeating the Stone Armors and Fox Archers along the way. Pick up the Hearts Max Increase item at the end, then go back right to the previous room. Go right and drop down to the bottom of the room, then defeat the enemies and go to the right. Tackle the first block and go up a couple ledges and tackle the next block you come to. From there, jump to the next couple ledges and onto a block that's halfway into the wall to the left. Instead of tackling it this time around, jump on it and double jump to the higher ledge. Defeat the Heat Shade and jump onto the block on the ledge you're on, and double jump to another ledge above you. Make your way to the left and into the next room. In this long room, go all the way to the left while defeating the enemies you come across, especially the Earth Armor enemies. When the path splits, take the lower path into the next room, where you can save and recover. After you finish saving/recovering, leave the save room and take the upper path into the following room. Make your way up through this room while defeating the enemies along the way. At the top, go right to the wall, then jump and whip it to find a hidden room. Enter it to get a MP Max Increase bottle, and hit the torch to get the Cross subweapon to replace whatever you have currently. Then, leave the room and continue down and right while defeating the Fox Archers and Heat Shades along the way. At the end, go through the large blue door into the next room. Go right and you'll meet the Iron Golem, which is the boss of this area. Read the Bosses section for help on defeating it. After you win, Hugh Baldwin will run in and talk for a moment, then he'll run off again. After he leaves, continue right into the next room and collect the Kick Boots Magic Item at the end of the path. Jump onto a wall and press R to kick off of it, so you can reach higher areas. Now, go back through the past couple of rooms to the room before the boss one. Fight the enemies here and go left, then tackle the block and drop down to the next area. Go down and left into the save room and save your game, then leave that room. Head all the way right through this room, defeating the enemies along the way. At the end, go through the door into the next room. Here, go right and defeat the Heat Shade and Fox Archer enemies there. Go right and down a couple ledges, then go right through the door you passed earlier to enter the Audience Room. Audience Room ------------- In this area, go right and use the new Kick Boots to jump up to the higher area. Then, go left, up, and right, and defeat the Were-Wolf and Hyena enemies around. Continue all the way to the right, then down into the next area. Keep dropping down the ledges while defeating the Gargoyles until you reach the bottom, then continue to the following room. There, keep going down to the more familiar area, then go left into the next room (if you're low on health, head right first and enter the save room). When you enter the next room, go left and down through this room as well, defeating the Skeletons along the way. At the bottom, go right, then up some ledges and into another room. Here, go right and drop all the way down and into the Abyss Stairway. Abyss Stairway -------------- In this area, go down some more ledges and make your way to the right side of the room. Instead of going through the door you see, kick up the wall to move upward, where you'll find another door. Go through it and you'll enter the Eternal Corridor. Eternal Corridor ---------------- When you enter this area, head to the right and defeat the Gorgon (giant bull enemy) and the Ectoplasms flying around. Make your way all the way right through this room while defeating those two enemies until you enter the next room. Here, go right and fight the Flame Demon flying around. You'll gain LOTS of experience for beating it, so try and stay in good shape and defeat it! After that, continue to the right and defeat some more Skeleton Knights before heading into the following room. Here, defeat the Were-bears and Beast Demons you encounter as you get through this room. Defeat them all and continue into the next room. In this next room, get through it and defeat the Evil Hands and another Flame Demon flying around. Head all the way right into the following room, which will be much safer than the previous bunch of them. Go right and drop down to the lower area, then head right and whip the wall to reveal a hidden room. Enter that room and defeat the Bone Towers, then grab the Hearts Max Increase item. Leave the room and go left, then kick jump the walls to get back up again. Then, go right and defeat the enemies you come across until you reach a split in the path. Take the path going downward for now, and enter the room to the right and you'll uncover a new warp point for later. Anyway, ignore it for now and continue downward through the main room while defeating the Bone Towers and then the Ghouls along the way. At the bottom, go to the left wall and double jump, then whip the wall to reveal another hidden room. Enter it and defeat the Gorgon, then take the HP Max Increase and leave the room. Continue upward by double jumping and kick jumping the wall, while defeating the Skeleton Boomerangs along the way. When you reach the top, take the Hearts Max Increase item there. Now, head back down the ledges to the bottom, then go right and defeat some Ghouls. Go right and up a bunch of ledges towards the top of the room again, then when you get to the top, go through the right door to enter the Chapel Tower. Chapel Tower ------------ When you enter this area, go right and defeat the Skeleton Knights and Flame Armors (the Flame Armor is another new enemy here, but it isn't as tough as the other new ones you saw in the Eternal Corridor). Continue to the right and defeat those two types of enemies all the way through. When you see a hole in the ceiling which leads to another room, jump up it to reach the next room. Watch out for the Bloody Sword enemy that attacks you shortly after arriving in that room. Take the path to the right and into the next room, where you can save and recover at this point. After you do that, leave the room and go left and double jump to the higher ledge. Go left and jump to the next one, then go up the stairs and jump to the next ledge above you. Go right and defeat the Bloody Swords and Flame Armor, then continue right and double jump to the next ledge. Dash and double jump left to another ledge, then defeat more enemies there. Go left and up the steps, then whip the wall and enter the hidden room. Defeat the Hyena inside and take the MP Max Increase bottle, then leave the room. Now, go right and jump to the next ledge. Defeat the enemies there as you head to the right, then double jump to the next couple of ledges to reach the top of the room. Go all the way to the left and into the next room. Here, go left and down, defeating the Ghouls coming out of the ground. At the far left, use the Mercury/Serpent DSS combo and freeze the Brain Floats. Then, jump on them to get up through the room. Double jump from the last one to the next ledge. Continue by kicking against the wall all the way to the top, where you'll find a Hearts Max Increase. Take it, then go all the way down to the ground again. There, go right towards the exit of this room, but jump up and kick jump to the higher ledge. Continue doing that, while stopping to defeat the enemies on the ledges. At the top, go left and defeat another Beast Demon, then take the MP Max Increase bottle sitting behind it. Now, head back right and drop down the pits to the very bottom, then go right out of this room. Go right and up the steps, then double jump up to the following room. In this room, go right and defeat another Bloody Sword, then double jump to the next ledge and left to another one. Go left and defeat the Bloody Swords (you can get the Mars DSS Card from these swords, if you haven't already) and Marionettes (watch out, the Marionettes can curse you, disabling your whip and subweapon use for a period of time). Continue up onto the next ledge, then double jump straight up and kick up the wall to reach the otherwise unreachable ledge. Whip the wall and enter the hidden room, then defeat the Bloody Sword and get the MP Max Increase bottle. Leave, then continue down to the lower ledge and head right along it, then jump to the following one at the end of the path. Double jump up the next bunch of ledges to reach the top, then go left and defeat more enemies. Go left into the next room and save your game and recover at this time. After that, leave the room and jump to the higher ledge. Go right and up the steps to the end, then jump into the next room. In this room, go left and defeat the Thunder Demon that flies down to attack. After that, continue into the next room. Go left and defeat the Beast Demons and Were-panthers that attack you along the way. You can also get the Thunderbird DSS Card from the Were-panthers if you're lucky, too. Continue to the left until you reach the end, then jump up to the higher area of the room. From there, head right and defeat more enemies, then continue to the next room. Here, go right and double jump over the pit and defeat the Thunder Demon that appears. Then, go into the following room. Here, use the Mercury/Serpent DSS combo and freeze the Bloody Swords. Use them to reach the higher ledge, then freeze the Brain Floats to make your way to the top of this room. At the top, take the MP Max Increase item there. Now, drop down all the way to the bottom and head left out of this room. Go left and defeat the Thunder Demon, then jump the pit and go left a little more. Jump up to the higher ledge and into another room. Here, go right and up a few ledges, defeating the rather simple enemies along the way. After going up the few ledges there, go to the right wall and kick up the wall to reach the higher area. On the way up, whip the right wall to reveal a hidden room. Jump into that room somehow and defeat the Gorgon, then grab the HP Max Increase item. Leave that room and double jump up and to the left onto the higher ledge. Go left and kick up another wall to reach the top of the room. Now, go left and down the ledges, defeating the enemies in the way. Continue down and left, then down some more ledges, until you reach the end. Then, kick jump up the walls to the top of the room. From there, go left and down several more ledges and defeat the enemies there too. Continue along the path until you reach the next room. Here, continue down and left until you reach the bottom-left corner of the room. At that point, double jump and kick up the walls while defeating the Marionettes along the way until you reach the top, where you can take a Hearts Max Increase. After that, drop down to the bottom again and head right and up the hill. Double jump onto the higher ledge near the top, then double jump from ledge to ledge while defeating the enemies along the way up. Continue up the ledges until you reach the very top of the room, then go left and defeat yet some more Marionettes and Bloody Swords. When the path splits, take the path directly to the left and into the next room. Here, head all the way to the left while defeating the various enemies along the way. When you reach the wall, whip it to find another hidden room. Enter it and defeat the Were-bear and Hyena, then take the HP Max Increase bottle. Leave that room, then kick up the wall to get to the higher area. Once there, jump to the left ledge and enter that room, where you can recover and save your game again. After saving, leave that room and head right, jumping across all the pits along the way. Continue right into the following room. Here, go right and open the boss door, and you'll see Hugh run out. Talk to him and he'll give you a bad attitude like before, then you'll walk into the boss's room. Read the Bosses section for help on defeating Adramelech, the boss of this area. After you defeat it, go right and double jump to the higher ledge and into the next room. There, jump on the switch to destroy the statue in your way. Doing so will also destroy all similar statues throughout the game. After that, go right into the next room and grab the MP Max Increase bottle. Leave that room and continue left through the next few rooms all the way to the save room again. Save and recover from the boss battle there, then leave the room when you're ready. Now, head right and over the pits, then drop down the last pit and continue out to the next room. There, go right and down the ledges while defeating the enemies along the way. When you get to the bottom of the room, go right and up a couple ledges, then right into the following room. Go up several ledges and defeat the enemies there, then go right and drop all the way down to the platform below. From there, go right and down, then left and down into the next room. Go down and right, then drop down to the lower area of the room. Continue right some more to get to the next room. Continue downward through the next couple rooms full of ledges and enemies, all the way until you reach the very bottom room, which is a long room going left and right. There, go left and defeat the Thunder Armors, then continue left to reach the Eternal Corridor again. Eternal Corridor ---------------- When you enter this area, go all the way left and into the following room. Head left through this long room, defeating the Gorgons and Beast Demons along the way. Near the end, drop down the pit and go left into the next room. Continue left and you'll enter the Underground Gallery area. Underground Gallery ------------------- Upon entering this new area, head left and defeat several Imps along the way. Go left and down the ledges to find a switch. Jump on it to make a moving platform appear on the track below. Now, quickly get down to the bottom of the room and go right, then double jump to the higher ledge. Get on the moving platform when it comes by and ride it to the right, defeating the Brain Floats along the way. When you get to the end, slide through the passage and get the Hearts Max Increase item. After that, slide back out of that area and go all the way left to the next room. Here, go left and defeat the flying Harpy, then continue left through this room and jump to the higher ledges when necessary. Defeat the Imps and another Harpy, then keep going all the way left to reach the next room. In this room, defeat the Specters and jump up the crumbling platforms to reach the top of the room. Then, go right into the next room, where you can save your game and recover. After that, leave the save room. Drop down to the very bottom of this room, then take the door to the right into the following room. Go right and defeat the Death Mantis and King Moth, then tackle through the cracked block in your way. Continue right and defeat some more enemies, then go through the door into another room. There, jump across and into the next room. Go right and defeat another Death Mantis and a Harpy, then tackle through another block. Continue to the right, defeating the next bunch of enemies along the way, then head into the next room. Go right and defeat the Thunder Armor, then take the MP Max Increase bottle and leave the room. Head all the way left through this room like before, then when you get to the following room, drop down to the lower area and head right to the next room. Go right through this room, defeating the Killer Bees and Evil Hands along the way. Slide under the low passage when you get there, and continue right and defeat the Man Eater, along with more Killer Bees. Keep going right all the way through here until you reach the room at the end. Defeat the Poison Armor, then take the HP Max Increase bottle. Now, leave this room and make your way back through the previous room, with all the annoying Killer Bees around. When you get through it and end up in the next room, go directly across and through the door into another new room. Here, make your way left through here while defeating the Man Eaters and Killer Bees along the way. When you reach the end, go left into the next room. Here, go left and drop down to the lower area, then go left and defeat the Myconid enemies. Go left and double jump up to the higher ledge, then whip the wall and enter the hidden room. Defeat the Death Mantis inside and collect the Hearts Max Increase item, then leave that room. Go right and double jump to the higher ledge, then continue going up to another one. Jump to the left and go through the door into the next room. As soon as you enter this room, the long bridge in front of you starts to crumble, so jump on and run across to the end. At the end, slide under the wall and whip the left wall, then continue into the next room. Here, go left and run across another crumbling bridge, then slide under the wall at the end. From there, drop down a couple ledges and go right to get a MP Max Increase bottle. Now, jump up to the higher ledge and slide under the wall. From there, double jump up a few ledges and go right to the previous room. Go right and slide under the wall, then drop to the lower area when the bridge crumbles. Defeat the Myconids, then go right and jump up to the higher ledge. Then, continue to the next room. Here, go right and jump to the ledge, then defeat the Poison Armor enemies. Continue right and into the next room straight ahead. In this room, head upward by jumping from ledge to ledge. Enter the first room to the left, where you can save and recover. After you do that, leave the room and continue upward to the very top of the room you're in. Go through the door to the left to reach the next room. Go left and through the boss door, then get ready to fight another boss creature, the two Dragon Zombies! Read the Bosses section for help on defeating these creatures. After you win, jump up the ledges and go left into the next room. There, take the Heavy Ring Magic Item, which lets you push away blocks you couldn't previously move. Now, leave the room and continue right out of the boss's room as well. Continue right to the following room, then drop down to the lower ledge and enter the first room to the left. You can save and recover at this point, too. After you save, leave the save room and drop down through the next room to the very bottom, then go left and into another room. Jump to the left ledge and make your way to the other side of the room while defeating the 2 Poison Armors on the platform. When you get to the other side, go through the door to reach the next room. When you enter the next room, quickly jump to the left and run across the crumbling bridge and slide under the wall at the end. From there, kick up the walls to go all the way up, then left, being careful of the Poison Armor at the top. Defeat it and continue left, then push the block out of your way and continue to the Abyss Stairway. Abyss Stairway -------------- When you enter this area, go left and into the following room. There, head left and jump to the next ledge, then continue left while defeating the enemies along the way. Continue jumping up the ledges to reach the top, then jump up the hole at the top to enter the Audience Room. Audience Room ------------- Upon enter this place again, go up the path and jump up to the next ledge and up the 3 crumbling platforms to the top. Then, jump to the left and continue all the way while defeating the Succubus enemies. After that, go into the next room. Here, drop down a few ledges until you're able to go left. At that point, go left and through the door to enter Triumph Hallway. Triumph Hallway --------------- When you enter this area, head left while defeating all the simple enemies around here. When you reach the wall, jump onto the left ledge and whip the wall to find a hidden room. Enter it, then defeat the Fleaman enemies and grab the HP Max Increase bottle. Now, leave the room and continue going down through this room. When you reach the bottom, head to the right and push the block out of your way. Drop down the pit to the right to enter the Underground Warehouse. Underground Warehouse --------------------- When you enter this new area, drop straight down to the bottom of the room. Defeat the Hipogriff flying around, then go right into the next room. Defeat the Wights, the Fox Hunter, and then the Arch Demon. After you beat it, push the block to the right until it drops down to the ground, then continue right and take the MP Max Increase bottle after beating another Fox Hunter. After you get it, go all the way to the left to the previous room. There, go left and down the hill, then push the block to the right and use it to reach the higher ledge. From there, go left into the next room. Here, take the bottom path and tackle the cracked block, allowing the other 3 blocks to drop down a little. Now, go around and up to the higher level, then push the block to the left until it falls. Then, continue left and defeat the King Moth before heading to the next room. In this room, go left and onto the higher ledge, then defeat the Thunder Armor along the way. Go left and down, then right and defeat the Poltergeist. Then, continue all the way down through this room while defeating the enemies along the way. When you reach the very bottom, go left and into the next room, where you can save your game and recover your HP/MP. Leave that room and go all the way right to the following room. There, defeat the King Moths flying overhead and go right, then jump to the upper ledge. Here is a pretty interesting puzzle you must complete to progress through this area. On the upper ledge, stand on the cracked block and push the top block down to the ground below. Drop down to the bottom area and tackle the cracked block to get rid of it, then push the block that was next to it to the right. Get back to the upper ledge and tackle the other cracked block, then push the last block right and down the small drop. Finally, jump on the pile and slide right under the wall to continue. From there, go right through the door into the next room. In this next room, head right and down all the ledges to the bottom area of the room, while defeating the Bone Towers along the way down. Jump to the right ledge and go right, then up the right side of the room, defeating the Thunder Armors along the way. When you get to the top, push the block to the left until it falls. Now, push that block down each of the ledges until you get to the very bottom, then push it to the right a bit. Stop it under the second torch to the right, then jump on it and double jump to the ledge with the Hearts Max Increase item above you. After that, get back down and go left. Double jump to the higher ledge and continue left to the next room. In this room, go left and jump to the upper ledge, then go left. Tackle the cracked block, then jump onto the block at the edge of the platform and double jump to the high left ledge. Defeat the Fox Hunter and double jump right to another ledge. There, defeat another enemy and push the block there to the left so it falls to the platform below. Get back down there, then push the left block down to the ground, then push the other block on top of it. Now, slide under the wall and continue to the next room. Here, go left and jump up to the higher ledge, Continue going up all the ledges while defeating the Fox Hunters on each ledge until you get to the top. There, whip the right wall and enter the hidden room, then defeat the Poltergeist and collect the Hearts Max Increase item. Now, leave this room and go left, then drop down to the ledge below you. Defeat the Fox Hunter, then push the block about halfway to the left so it sticks out the side of the wall. Continue down a couple more ledges to the other block in the wall, and push that one halfway to the left as well. Now, get to the bottom of the room and defeat the 2 Holy Armor enemies here, then go left and jump up to the higher ledge. Go up the ledges and defeat the Fox Hunters, then use the blocks sticking out of the wall to progress to the top of the room. When you get there, take the MP Max Increase bottle sitting behind the Fox Hunter. Now, drop all the way down to the bottom of the room again and go left into the next room. Here, go left and drop down to the ledge directly below you while defeating the enemies flying around here. Whip the right wall on the that ledge, and enter the hidden room you opened up. Defeat the Grizzly and Fox Hunter, then go right and take the Hearts Max Increase item. Now, go back left and out of this room, then in the previous room, drop all the way to the very bottom of the room. When you get there, go through the door to the right to enter the next room. There, go right and double jump to the upper ledge. There, go right and over the giant block area and defeat the Bone Tower at the other side. Tackle the cracked block to the right and push the block off the platform to the area below. Drop down there and push that block against the right wall, then push the nearby block against the first one. Now, get back up to the upper ledge and tackle all the cracked blocks up there. Then, push the regular block to the right and off the edge to land on the other two blocks below. Get to the left side of that block and push it to the right wall, then jump on it and slide under the wall. Then, continue right and into the next room. In this room, go right and defeat the Poltergeist there. When you reach the edge, dash and double jump to the high ledge to the right. Whip the wall there and enter the hidden room. Defeat the Hipogriff and take the MP Max Increase bottle, then leave this room. Drop down to the lower area and go left, then defeat the Forest Armor and Poltergeist that comes down at you. Continue left and into the next room, which is a save room. Save and recover here, then leave the room and continue to the right through the previous room. Go right and down, then to the left while defeating the enemies along the way. When you reach the bottom of the room, continue all the way right to the following room. Here, go right and defeat some more new enemies, including the Golem and Dryad. Continue right to the end, then double jump to the higher ledge. Get all the way to the top and you'll get a HP Max Increase bottle. After that, get back down and go all the way left to the previous room. Here, go to the left and defeat the Forest Armors, then continue to the following room. There, just go left and into the boss's room, where you'll fight Death. Read the Bosses section for help on beating this boss. After you win, go left into the next room and take the Cleanse Magic Item. After you get the new item, whip the left wall and enter a hidden room. Defeat the Golem and get the HP Max Increase bottle, then leave that room. Now, head back right through the next few rooms until you reach the large room with the Forest Armors. There, take the lower path down and to the right, defeating the enemies along the way, then continue into the next room. There, go right and defeat the Golems and Dryads until you reach the end, then slide through the wall at the end to get to the Catacomb again. Catacomb -------- When you enter this area, go right and defeat the Skeleton Bomber, then continue all the way down to the bottom of this room. Then, go right into the next room. Go right and defeat the Grizzly and Arachne enemies that now inhabit the Catacomb. When you see the upper ledge above you, jump to the left ledge and then up into the Abyss Stairway. Abyss Stairway -------------- Back in this area, head left and all the way up through this room by jumping from ledge to ledge. Continue all the way to the top, then up into the next room. There, go up a little more and through the first door to the right. Head right through that room and continue into the Underground Waterway. Underground Waterway -------------------- When you enter this area, go right and drop down to the lower ledge where the water is pouring into the room. As soon as you step into it, the Cleanse Magic Item takes effect, cleaning the water in this room for you to travel in. Go left and down to the bottom corner of the room, then whip the wall to reveal a hidden room. Enter it and defeat the Frozen Shade, then take the Hearts Max Increase item there. Then, leave that room and continue to the right through the water area of this room. Defeat the endless numbers of Mermen that show up, and get to the ledge above the water to the right. From there, jump to the right ledge and continue to the next room. In this room, go right and across the water area, then hit the switch on the ledge. Doing so will make the large steps throughout the entire level turn into flat surfaces, and vice versa if you hit the switch again. Hit the switch once to be able to pass to the right, then defeat the Ice Armors and continue right. Hit the second switch to lower the steps again, then go left and up to the higher area. Defeat a couple more Ice Armors and continue up to the top, then jump to the right ledge. From there, jump to another ledge and hit the switch there to flatten the steps. Now, continue to the right through this room and defeat the enemies along the way. When you get to the far right end, defeat the Ice Armor and get to the higher ledge up and to the left. Defeat yet another Ice Armor and hit the switch to make the steps appear once again. Go back down and left, then take the steps all the way up and left to the wall. Whip the wall and enter the hidden room, then defeat the Frozen Shade and take the MP Max Increase bottle inside. Now, leave that room and jump up the ledges in front of you to reach the above room. Go up to the higher ledge and use the Mercury/Serpent DSS combo to freeze the Brain Floats. When you get to the top of the room, defeat the Frozen Shade and take a HP Max Increase bottle. After that, drop all the way down and into the previous room. Go all the way down the steps and go right, then down, while defeating the Ice Armors along the way. Get to the bottom-right area of the room, then continue right to the following room. Hit the switch in front of you, then go back to the previous room. Go up the ledges and head all the way left to another room. There, defeat an Ice Armor and take the HP Max Increase bottle. Jump up onto the ledge and walk straight through the wall, where you'll find a Hearts Max Increase as well. Take it, then go back right and leave the room, then go back right and down to the following room. In this room, hit the switch again to flatten the steps, then head right and defeat the Frozen Shade floating there. Continue right and defeat the Abiondarg enemies, Mermen, and the Frozen Shade, then hit the switch all the way to the right to lower the steps again. Now, go back to the left and head up the steps. Jump up the ledges to reach the higher area of the room, then go right and defeat a Frozen Shade and Abiondarg. Then, go right and down the steps and continue to the right into the next room. Here, defeat the Witch flying around, as well as the other enemies around here as you make your way to the right end of this room. Hit the switch at the end to flatten the steps, then head back left to the previous room. Continue to the left and defeat the Frozen Shades along the way. Jump across the ledges to the flattened platform, then jump up some more ledges to reach the top of the room. Then, go right and across the other flat area and continue into the next room. Defeat the Ice Armor there, then grab the HP Max Increase bottle there. Now, leave that room and go all the way left and down, then right to the following room again. Continue to the right and ignore the switch you pass this time. This time, take the path downward and to the left into the water. Go through the water and defeat the Fishheads and Spearfish to the end, then double jump up and collect the MP Max Increase bottle. Go back to the right to the other side of the room, then onto the dry ledge there. Continue right into the next room, where you can recover and save your game. Then, leave the room and go up the ledges to the top of the room. At the top, go left and to the wall, then continue up a couple ledges while defeating the enemies along the way. Take the MP Max Increase bottle at the top, then go back down and right, then down to the switch. Hit it this time, then go back upward and go up the now lowered steps. Continue upward and hit the switch, then head right into the next room. There, go right and drop down through this room while defeating the Frozen Shades along the way. When you get to the bottom, continue right and defeat several more Frozen Shades. Hit the switch at the end to lower the steps, then go back left and up the steps to the higher area. Jump up to the higher ledge, then kick up the walls to get to the top. There, defeat the Siren and another Frozen Shade and continue right. Drop down to the lower area and 2 more Frozen Shades, then continue into the next room. In this room, go right and drop down to the bottom of the area. Hit the switch you see to flatten the steps from before. Then, continue to the right and defeat the Ice Demon and Lizardmen you encounter. Collect the Hearts Max Increase at the end, then go all the way to the left and up, then to the left into the previous room for now. There, go left and up while defeating the Frozen Shades and Sirens flying around. Then, continue right into the next room. In this room, head right and defeat the Ice Demon you encounter, and the Lizardmen further ahead. When you get to the end, take the MP Max Increase bottle sitting there, then head all the way left to the previous room. Go left and down while defeating the enemies along the way, then continue left into the following room. Go right and double jump across to the ledge to the right. Defeat all the Lizardmen along the way, then continue into the next room. Here, defeat the Evil Hands flying around and jump up to the higher ledges, then go right and defeat several more enemies. Head right into the next room, where you can recover and save your game if you want. After you save, leave the save room and head back left and down while defeating the Frozen Shades and Evil Hands along the way. When you get to the bottom area, go right and defeat the Lizardmen and more Evil Hands, then go through the door at the end to enter the next room. There, go right through the boss's door to enter the boss room. Upon entering that room, you'll automatically walk to the right to meet Camilla. You'll talk for a moment, then the real battle will start, so read the Bosses section below for help on beating Camilla. After you win, Camilla will give you a final warning before dying. Now, go right and into the next room. Go right and take the Roc Wing Magic Item, which will allow you to fly upward if you press Up + R. After that, leave this room and go left through the next couple rooms until you're in the room with the Lizardmen and Evil Hands again. There, go left and up, then right into the save room. Save and recover at this point before leaving again. After you leave the save room, use the Roc Wing and fly upward around the ledges along the way. You'll see an opening to the left about halfway to the top; land on the ledge next to it and double jump towards the right wall and whip it to find a hidden room. Enter that room and defeat the Wind Armor, then take the HP Max Increase bottle before leaving that room. After you leave that room, get across to the other side of this shaft and enter the left opening. Take the Hearts Max Increase there, then fly out of that room and continue to the very top of this area. There, go left and drop down to the platform below, then continue left to the Eternal Corridor. Eternal Corridor ---------------- When you enter this area, head straight up by jumping from ledge to ledge, defeating the enemies along the way. Take the first path going right into a warp room. Warp twice (when you get to the first area, press Up again to warp again). Then leave the room, and you'll be in the Audience Room. Audience Room ------------- Back here, go right and down and defeat the enemies that are in the way. Continue right and up, then left and up to reach the Outer Wall. Outer Wall ---------- When you enter this area, use the Roc Wing to go up, then make your way left through this area all the way to the following room. Here, go left and defeat the enemies you encounter, then use the Roc Wing about halfway through this room to shoot straight up to a really high ledge you normally couldn't reach. Go right and defeat the enemies, then fly up again and take the MP Max Increase bottle there. Now, go back down to the very bottom area of the room again and continue to the left. When you reach the wall, use the Roc Wing a few times to shoot all the way to the top of the room. There, go right and up into the Observation Tower. Observation Tower ----------------- When you enter this new area, start by heading left and kick up the wall, then double jump to reach the higher area. Defeat the Legions floating around, but try not to get hit by one, since you'll be cursed for a period of time. Anyway, double jump up a couple more ledges, then jump towards the left wall and whip it to open a hidden room. Enter it and defeat the Legion, then take the MP Max Increase bottle and leave that room. Continue to the right across this room while defeating the Legions along the way. Go all the way right, then down and right into the next room. Here, go all the way right while defeating the Wind Armors along the way. At this point, it's HIGHLY recommended you have the Neptune/Griffin DSS combo activated so you don't get hurt by any of the Wind Armors' attacks. When you get all the way to the right, use the Roc Wing to reach the upper half. From there, continue to the left all the way to the end, then grab the HP Max Increase bottle there. Now, go all the way right and down, then left out of this room. Jump up from ledge to ledge while defeating the Legions along the way until you get to the top. Then, go right and into the next room. In this room, head to the right and defeat the Evil Pillars and Minotaurs roaming around. Be careful of the Minotaur's strong and quick earth attacks; use the Neptune/Golem DSS combo for added protection here. When you get to the end, take the Hearts Max Increase item, then go all the way back left to the previous room. Go left and down a couple of ledges while defeating the Legions here again. When you can go left, head in that direction and continue up, then use the Roc Wing to get up to the next room. Here, make your way up several more ledges to get to the top of this room, while defeating the Evil Pillars and Sirens on the way up. When you get to the top, jump and whip the left wall to reveal a hidden room. Enter that room and defeat the Catoblepas, then take the Hearts Max Increase item and leave the room. Continue right through this room and defeat some more Sirens and an Evil Pillar, then enter the room to the far right. Save your game and recover at this point. After you've saved, leave the room and drop down through the holes in the floor to reach the lower area. Continue down to the very bottom of this room (where the Siren and Evil Pillars are), then go right and jump to the higher ledge. Whip the wall to reveal a hidden room, then enter it and head right. Defeat the Minotaurs along the way, then take the HP Max Increase at the end. After that, go back left to the previous room. Go left and use the Roc Wing to get to the upper ledge, then head right into the following room. In this room, go right and watch out for the Dullahans moving quickly back and forth. Wait until one comes close, then attack it. Use that method to defeat them all as you progress through this room. If you're lucky, one may also drop Platinum Armor for you to keep, too. When you get to the end, use the Roc Wing to shoot up to the next room. There, go right and use the Roc Wing to go up from ledge to ledge. Defeat the Heat Shade and Frozen Shade enemies along the way, too. At the top, go left and down some ledges, then go left into the next room. In this room, head left and defeat the Alraunes and Demon Lords along the way. When you get to the very end, collect the MP Max Increase item there, then head all the way right out of this room. Here, go up the ledges and defeat the Heat/Frozen Shade enemies, then go through the left door into another room. In this room, make your way to the left end of the room by using the Roc Wing to get over the tall ledges. When you get to the left, shoot upward and onto the top platform. Go right and defeat the 2 Dark Armors, then continue right and downward, then right and up with the Roc Wing. From there, continue to the next room. Here, go right and defeat another Dark Armor and an Evil Pillar, then go up the ledges to the top. Jump and whip the right wall to find a hidden room there. Enter that hidden room and defeat the Dark Armor, then take the HP Max Increase bottle. Leave this room and continue to the left while defeating the enemies you come across. Drop down the ledges to the bottom, then go left and up to another ledge, then left to another room. Defeat the Legions and Catoblepas as you make your way to the left end of the room. When you get there, take the Hearts Max Increase item and go all the way back out of this room. Back in the previous room, go right and use the Roc Wing to fly upward to the higher ledges. Take the first path to the left into the next room. Here, go left and you'll encounter the Devil enemy. Keep your distance and use lots of strong attacks, healing when needed, until you finally destroy this creature. After that, continue left into the following room. Drop down through this room, defeating the Evil Pillars and Legions along the way, then land on the lower ledge to the left. Whip the wall and enter the hidden room you just revealed. In that room, go left and defeat some Evil Pillars, then jump to the higher ledge and continue up through this room. Defeat the Dark Armors around and get to the upper-right corner of this room, where you'll find the Hearts Max Increase item there. After that, go back left and down to the bottom of this room, then go right out of here. Back in the tall room, continue to the bottom of the room and head left into a warp room. I highly advise you, since there isn't another save room further ahead in the Observation Tower, that you warp to another area with a save room nearby (the east half of the Audience Room). After you do what you wish to do as far as recovering/saving goes, get back to that warp room, and exit it. Use the Roc Wing to get up to the top of this room while avoiding the enemies on the way up. At the top, go right into the next room. Here, go right and either avoid or fight the difficult Devil once again, and continue right into the following room. Here, get to the highest ledge with the Roc Wing, then head right and defeat the Dark Armor there. At the end, fly up to the higher ledge and continue to the right, defeating another Dark Armor. Then, go left into the next room. Here, take the time to prepare yourself for the upcoming battle (Jupiter/Mandragora DSS combo to replenish your HP). When you're ready, go left and into the boss's room. You'll meet Hugh here, but Hugh has turned evil and wants to battle you. So, read the Bosses section for help on beating Hugh. After you win, Hugh will come back to his senses and explain to you why he acted the way he did. Now, continue left into the next room and claim the Last Key, which you need to enter the Ceremonial Room to meet Dracula. Now, leave this room and continue out of the boss's room as well. Before you leave this quiet room, heal yourself from the battle you just had so you don't die on the way to a save room. Then, go right and you'll be back in the large room with the Dark Armors. Go right and defeat the enemies, then drop down and continue to the left. Continue left and into the next room. There, go left and avoid the Devil if you're low on health, then keep going into the following room. There, drop all the way down to the bottom of the room and go left into the warp room. Now, use the warp room until you end up in the westmost warp room. Then, leave the room and you'll be in the Audience Room. Audience Room ------------- When you enter this area, head right until you're able to go upward. Then, jump to the higher ledge and go left through the door into the Triumph Hallway. Triumph Hallway --------------- In this new area, head left and defeat all the weaker enemies along the way. At the end, jump to the ledge and walk up to the left wall. Whip it and enter the hidden room, then defeat the Fleamen and take the HP Max Increase there. Leave that room and continue downward through the previous room, then go left through the door into another room. Go all the way left through this room while defeating the weaker enemies along the way, then continue into the following room. Here, go left and defeat the Flame Armor, then use the Roc Wing to shoot up to a high ledge. There, take the HP Max Increase bottle to the left, then drop back down and go right out of this room. Continue through the next couple of rooms while defeating all the weak enemies until you end up in the Audience Room again. Audience Room ------------- Back in this area, there isn't much left to do except to enter the nearby Ceremonial Room and take on Dracula. Before you continue, please check out the DSS Cards and Max Increase Items sections later in this guide, and try to collect as many of those items as you can; they'll really help you in this final fight with Dracula. Whenever you're ready, go right and down, then right into the next room. There, jump over the pit and open the door with the Last Key, then enter the Ceremonial Room. Ceremonial Room --------------- When you enter this final area of the game, go right and drop down to the bottom of this room. Spin your whip to make a hole in the floor, then fall into another room. Take the HP Max Increase bottle there, then use the Roc Wing to get out of this room. Now, continue all the way up to the top of this room, then go left through the blue door to meet Dracula. When you enter this room, Dracula will speak for a moment, then battle will begin after a short conversation. Read the Bosses section for help on beating Dracula the first time around here. After you beat Dracula's first form, he'll warp away, wanting more power. Then, Hugh will come and free the Master, and they'll both leave you to fight Dracula. Now, before you step into that warp to fight Dracula for the last time, it's advised you go find a save room and recover and save your game. After you do that, return here and step into the warp to fight Dracula for the last battle of the game. Read the Bosses section for help on beating him there, too. After that, congratulations on beating Circle of the Moon! ***************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -= 6. Enemies -= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Abiondarg Found: Underground Waterway Experience Points: 88 Items Dropped: Potion, Spicy Meat Card Dropped: N/A Alraune Found: Observation Tower Experience Points: 2500 Items Dropped: Magic Robe, Potion Ex Card Dropped: N/A Arachne Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 1300 Items Dropped: Heart Hi, Heart Mega Card Dropped: N/A Arch Demon Found: Underground Warehouse Experience Points: 1000 Items Dropped: Cursed Ring Card Dropped: Apollo Axe Armor Found: Abyss Stairway Experience Points: 31 Items Dropped: Leather Armor Card Dropped: Mandragora Bat Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 4 Items Dropped: Heart, Wrist Band Card Dropped: N/A Beast Demon Found: Eternal Corridor Experience Points: 260 Items Dropped: Arm Guard, Cursed Ring Card Dropped: N/A Brain Float Found: Outer Wall Experience Points: 10 Items Dropped: Mind Restore, Leather Armor Card Dropped: N/A Bloody Sword Found: Chapel Tower Experience Points: 200 Items Dropped: Arm Guard Card Dropped: Mars Bone Head Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 7 Items Dropped: Heart Card Dropped: Mercury Bone Tower Found: Eternal Corridor Experience Points: 160 Items Dropped: Heart, Heart Hi Card Dropped: N/A Catoblepas Found: Observation Tower Experience Points: 1800 Items Dropped: Heart Hi, Soldier Fatigues Card Dropped: N/A Clinking Man Found: N/A Experience Points: 21 Items Dropped: Prison Garb, Miracle Armband Card Dropped: N/A Coffin Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 3 Items Dropped: Heart, Cotton Clothes Card Dropped: N/A Dark Armor Found: Observation Tower Experience Points: 3300 Items Dropped: Platinum Armor, Double Grips Card Dropped: N/A Death Mantis Found: Underground Gallery Experience Points: 400 Items Dropped: Hard Ring Card Dropped: Cockatrice Demon Lord Found: Observation Tower Experience Points: 1950 Items Dropped: Potion, Strength Armband Card Dropped: N/A Devil Found: Observation Tower, Battle Arena Experience Points: 10000 Items Dropped: Potion Hi, Mirror Armor Card Dropped: N/A Devil Armor Found: Battle Arena Experience Points: 14600 Items Dropped: Potion Hi Card Dropped: Black Dog Devil Tower Found: Audience Room Experience Points: 17 Items Dropped: Potion, Wrist Band Card Dropped: N/A Dryad Found: Underground Warehouse Experience Points: 300 Items Dropped: Heart Hi, Heart Mega Card Dropped: N/A Dullahan Found: Observation Tower Experience Points: 2,200 Items Dropped: Platinum Armor Card Dropped: Thunderbird Earth Armor Found: Machine Tower Experience Points: 240 Items Dropped: Gauntlet, Gold Armor Card Dropped: N/A Earth Demon Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 25 Items Dropped: Magic Gauntlet Card Dropped: Serpent Ectoplasm Found: Audience Room Experience Points: 2 Items Dropped: Mind Restore, Wrist Band Card Dropped: N/A Electric Skeleton Found: Audience Room Experience Points: 30 Items Dropped: Leather Armor Card Dropped: Golem Evil Hand Found: Eternal Corridor Experience Points: 63 Items Dropped: Intelligence Ring, Prison Garb Card Dropped: N/A Evil Pillar Found: Observation Tower Experience Points: 480 Items Dropped: Steel Armor Card Dropped: N/A Fallen Angel Found: Battle Arena (area outside entrance) Experience Points: 6000 Items Dropped: Heart Ex Card Dropped: Saturn Fishhead Found: Underground Waterway Experience Points: 486 Items Dropped: Mind Ex, Chain Mail Card Dropped: N/A Flame Armor Found: Chapel Tower Experience Points: 280 Items Dropped: Heart Ex, Bronze Armor Card Dropped: N/A Flame Demon Found: Eternal Corridor Experience Points: 600 Items Dropped: Potion, Chain Mail Card Dropped: N/A Fleaman Found: Triumph Hallway Experience Points: 29 Items Dropped: Chain Mail, Rainbow Robe Card Dropped: N/A Forest Armor Found: Underground Warehouse Experience Points: 1280 Items Dropped: Chain Mail, Rainbow Robe Card Dropped: N/A Fox Archer Found: Machine Tower Experience Points: 53 Items Dropped: Cotton Robe, Silk Robe Card Dropped: N/A Fox Hunter Found: Underground Warehouse Experience Points: 272 Items Dropped: Potion, Meat Card Dropped: N/A Franken Found: Eternal Corridor Experience Points: 2100 Items Dropped: Ninja Garb, Soldier Fatigues Card Dropped: N/A Frozen Shade Found: Underground Waterway Experience Points: 1200 Items Dropped: Magic Gauntlet, Star Bracelet Card Dropped: N/A Gargoyle Found: Audience Room Experience Points: 3 Items Dropped: Heart Hi, Prison Garb Card Dropped: N/A Ghoul Found: Eternal Corridor Experience Points: 3 Items Dropped: Heart Hi, Prison Garb Card Dropped: N/A Golem Found: Underground Warehouse Experience Points: 1400 Items Dropped: Steel Armor, Night Suit Card Dropped: N/A Gorgon Found: Eternal Corridor Experience Points: 219 Items Dropped: Heart, Meat Card Dropped: N/A Gremlin Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 2 Items Dropped: Mind Restore, Wrist Band Card Dropped: N/A Grizzly Found: Underground Warehouse Experience Points: 960 Items Dropped: Spicy Meat, Strength Ring Card Dropped: N/A Harpy Found: Underground Gallery Experience Points: 271 Items Dropped: Stylish Suit, Star Bracelet Card Dropped: N/A Heat Shade Found: Machine Tower Experience Points: 136 Items Dropped: Stylish Suit Card Dropped: Jupiter Hipogriff Found: Underground Warehouse Experience Points: 740 Items Dropped: Meat, Heart Ex Card Dropped: N/A Holy Armor Found: Underground Warehouse Experience Points: 1700 Items Dropped: Platinum Armor Card Dropped: Serpent Hopper Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 8 Items Dropped: Cotton Clothes, Gauntlet Card Dropped: N/A Hyena Found: Audience Room Experience Points: 105 Items Dropped: Potion, Night Suit Card Dropped: N/A Ice Armor Found: Underground Waterway Experience Points: 1500 Items Dropped: Steel Armor Card Dropped: Neptune Ice Demon Found: Underground Waterway Experience Points: 4200 Items Dropped: Diamond Armor, Rainbow Robe Card Dropped: N/A Imp Found: Underground Warehouse Experience Points: 103 Items Dropped: Spicy Meat Card Dropped: Salamander Legion Found: Observation Tower Experience Points: 1590 Items Dropped: Cure Curse, Potion Hi Card Dropped: N/A Lilim Found: Machine Tower Experience Points: 8000 Items Dropped: Mind Hi, Dark Armor Card Dropped: N/A Lilith Found: Underground Warehouse Experience Points: 20000 Items Dropped: Mind Ex, Sage Robe Card Dropped: N/A Lizard Man Found: Underground Waterway Experience Points: 800 Items Dropped: Chain Mail Card Dropped: Mandragora Myconid Found: Underground Gallery Experience Points: 25 Items Dropped: Potion, Mind Hi Card Dropped: N/A Man Eater Found: Underground Gallery Experience Points: 700 Items Dropped: Heart Card Dropped: Diana Marionette Found: Chapel Tower Experience Points: 130 Items Dropped: Cure Curse, Mind Hi Card Dropped: N/A Medusa Head Found: Machine Tower Experience Points: 2 Items Dropped: Wrist Band, Hard Ring Card Dropped: N/A Merman Found: Underground Waterway Experience Points: 10 Items Dropped: Meat, Gauntlet Card Dropped: N/A Mimic Candle Found: Audience Room Experience Points: 6600 Items Dropped: Heart, Gambler Armband Card Dropped: N/A Minotaur Found: Observation Tower, Battle Arena Experience Points: 2000 Items Dropped: Spicy Meat Card Dropped: Golem Mudman Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 2 Items Dropped: Mind Restore, Cotton Clothes Card Dropped: N/A Mummy Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 3 Items Dropped: Heart, Cotton Clothes Card Dropped: N/A Nightmare Found: Outer Wall Experience Points: 2000 Items Dropped: Mind Restore, Needle Armor Card Dropped: N/A Poison Armor Found: Underground Gallery Experience Points: 820 Items Dropped: Antidote, Rainbow Robe Card Dropped: N/A Poison Worm Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 1 Items Dropped: Antidote, Magic Gauntlet Card Dropped: N/A Poltergeist Found: Underground Warehouse Experience Points: 510 Items Dropped: Mind Hi, Cursed Ring Card Dropped: N/A Scary Candle Found: Iron Golem Boss Room Experience Points: 900 Items Dropped: Heart Ex Card Dropped: Uranus Siren Found: Underground Waterway Experience Points: 880 Items Dropped: Mind Hi Card Dropped: Griffon Skeleton Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 4 Items Dropped: Potion, Leather Armor Card Dropped: N/A Skeleton Athlete Found: Audience Room Experience Points: 25 Items Dropped: Cotton Clothes Card Dropped: Griffon Skeleton Bomber Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 4 Items Dropped: Potion Card Dropped: Salamander Skeleton Boomerang Found: Eternal Corridor Experience Points: 112 Items Dropped: Miracle Armband, Stylish Suit Card Dropped: N/A Skeleton Knight Found: Audience Room Experience Points: 39 Items Dropped: Leather Armor, Bronze Armor Card Dropped: N/A Skeleton Medalist Found: Hidden room connected to first pit of the game Experience Points: 1500 Items Dropped: Toy Ring, Bear Ring Card Dropped: N/A Skeleton Soldier Found: Abyss Stairway Experience Points: 16 Items Dropped: Leather Armor, Bronze Armor Card Dropped: N/A Skeleton Spear Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 6 Items Dropped: Leather Armor, Cotton Robe Card Dropped: N/A Slime Found: Abyss Stairway Experience Points: 11 Items Dropped: Antidote Card Dropped: Venus Spearfish Found: Underground Waterway Experience Po=ints: 280 Items Dropped: Heart, Heart Ex Card Dropped: N/A Specter Found: Underground Gallery Experience Points: 3 Items Dropped: Mind Restore, Mind Hi Card Dropped: N/A Spirit Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 1 Items Dropped: Mind Restore, Wrist Band Card Dropped: N/A Stone Armor Found: Machine Tower Experience Points: 222 Items Dropped: Hard Ring Card Dropped: Cockatrice Succubus Found: Audience Room Experience Points: 710 Items Dropped: Intelligence Ring Card Dropped: Manticore Thunder Armor Found: Chapel Tower Experience Points: 800 Items Dropped: Gold Armor, Steel Armor Card Dropped: N/A Thunder Demon Found: Machine Tower Experience Points: 450 Items Dropped: Magic Gauntlet Card Dropped: Manticore Trick Candle Found: Cerberus Boss Room Experience Points: 1400 Items Dropped: Heart Mega Card Dropped: Pluto Were-Bear Found: Eternal Corridor Experience Points: 227 Items Dropped: Cotton Robe, Strength Ring Card Dropped: N/A Were-Horse Found: Machine Tower Experience Points: 1970 Items Dropped: Meat, Defense Armband Card Dropped: N/A Were-Jaguar Found: N/A Experience Points: 760 Items Dropped: Gold Armor, Ninja Garb Card Dropped: N/A Were-Panther Found: Chapel Tower Experience Points: 270 Items Dropped: Wrist Band Card Dropped: Thunderbird Were-Wolf Found: Machine Tower Experience Points: 140 Items Dropped: Meat, Gauntlet Card Dropped: N/A White Armor Found: Battle Arena Experience Points: 7000 Items Dropped: Potion Hi Card Dropped: Unicorn Wight Found: Underground Warehouse Experience Points: 4 Items Dropped: Silk Robe, Mind Hi Card Dropped: N/A Will O'Wisp Found: Outer Wall Experience Points: 9 Items Dropped: Mind Fix, Wrist Band Card Dropped: N/A Wind Armor Found: Underground Waterway Experience Points: 1800 Items Dropped: Potion, Potion Hi Card Dropped: N/A Wind Demon Found: Audience Room Experience Points: 3600 Items Dropped: Mind Hi, Sage Armband Card Dropped: N/A Witch Found: Audience Room Experience Points: 600 Items Dropped: Mind Fix, Magic Robe Card Dropped: N/A Zombie Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 2 Items Dropped: Potion, Cotton Clothes Card Dropped: N/A Zombie Thief Found: Catacomb Experience Points: 58 Items Dropped: Prison Garb, Luck Ring Card Dropped: N/A ***************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -= 7. Bosses -= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Cerberus Found: Catacomb HP: 600 Experience Points: 500 Strategy: This is the first actual boss of the game you must fight in order to continue through the game. It is highly recommended you have the Holy Water as your current sub-weapon (the weapon you use by pressing Up + B). Cerberus also changes colors every now and then, each comes with a new attack. When it's blue, it'll either jump at you or shoot an electrical ball that drops lightning bolts around for a period of time. When it turns red, it'll shoot a light beam at you to attack. When it's safe, get close and throw Holy Water at it (Up + B). The fire from the Holy Water will take lots of HP off Cerberus in one shot. Since Holy Water depletes your Heart count, hit the torches on the wall to get more Hearts if needed. Repeat the above pattern of attacking until you defeat this boss. Necromancer Found: Audience Room HP: 500 Experience Points: 2500 Strategy: This boss really isn't too tough if you know how to take it on. I recommend you're at least level 10 before fighting it as well. Anyway, Necromancer floats around the room with orbs circling around him. He'll send the orbs flying after a moment, so be careful not to get hit. He'll also summon Zombies out of the ground to attack you during the battle. Use a DSS card combo which raises your strength, and attack Necromancer as much as possible without getting too hurt. Continue attacking and dodging his attacks until you destroy its first form. In its place is a flying demon creature, which only summons Skeletons from the ground to attack. Also, watch out because it'll turn into a giant orb and spin around the room to hurt you, so be careful of that too. Kill the Skeletons and attack this flying boss often until you win the battle. Iron Golem Found: Machine Tower HP: 1000 Experience Points: 8000 Strategy: This boss is pretty tough if you're not prepared to fight such a creature. It's recommended you're between level 15-20 before fighting it. Anyway, it marches straight ahead and pounds the ground every couple moments, shaking gears from the ceiling to fall on you. If you get too close, it'll try to punch you or shoot a powerful electrical ball at you. Just keep attacking it often, and if you have the Cross as your subweapon, use it! Be careful, as this creature can regenerate its HP, making this a long and tiresome battle. Just keep attacking it often while avoiding its attacks and you'll eventually win this fight. Adramelech Found: Chapel Tower HP: 1800 Experience Points: 16000 Strategy: This boss is quite tough, so I highly recommend you activate a defense-boosting DSS combo for this battle. Adramelech shoots blue fireballs from the area around its head, so stay against one of the walls and jump when needed to avoid those. There are small orbs that come out of the ground, so you might want to destroy those as well. This boss also shoots flying skulls across the room from either of its hands, so you'll need to slide to get away from those. When you have a chance, attack the head to cause damage while avoiding all its other attacks. Keep at it and you'll eventually defeat this tough boss. Dragon Zombie (x2) Found: Underground Gallery HP: 1400 (each) Experience Points: 15000 (each) Strategy: This battle puts you against not one, but two of the giant and tough Dragon Zombies. This battle will be really tough, so it's recommended you're at LEAST level 25 or higher for this fight. Anyway, get in the area between the two dragons, preferably on the ground, and use the Mars/Mandragora DSS combo's rose sword to attack when one of the dragons' heads comes down towards you. As always, watch out for fireballs and energy balls that the dragons shoot on occassion, and watch for rocks that fall from the ceiling as a result of those shots. Avoid all those attacks and try to concentrate on attacking one dragon before the other. When you finish off the first one, go after the second. Be careful though, since the remaining dragon will come down and eat the dead one, recovering a few hundred HP at a time. After a long and tiresome battle, which you'll most likely have trouble surviving if you aren't strong enough, you'll beat these bosses. Death Found: Underground Warehouse HP: 1760 Experience Points: 60000 Strategy: This boss is the next one you'll encounter in this game, and it's going to take a bit more to kill this one off, too. It has a few different attacks that it will use against you, such as sending crescent-shaped things from the air to attack, shooting 3 arms at you in 3 directions, or shooting large energy balls at you. The attacks are pretty predictable, since when Death crosses its arms, it's about to shoot the 3 arms at you, so be ready. Just keep moving and jump to attack as much as you can while avoiding Death's attacks. After you cause enough damage, it'll transform into a ground-crawling creature. If you have the Cross as your subweapon, now is the best time to use it. Throw Crosses at it to attack and cause some nice damage as well, while avoiding the vacuum pull towards Death, along with the objects that appear to attack you. Continue the attack until you defeat this rather simple boss once you get the hang of it. Camilla Found: Underground Waterway HP: 1500 Experience Points: 80000 Strategy: This battle is a little tougher than past battles, but that's obvious because this is one of the last few bosses of the game for you to fight. Anyway, Camilla has a few attacks, including blue bubbles that follow you around, and a laser beam shot from the giant skull she rides on. When she uses the laser, duck down on the ground to avoid the hit. When you can, get to a high ledge and attack Camilla with your whip or Cross (if you have it), and use a good DSS combo to boost either your strength or defense. It isn't very safe to stand underneath Camilla either, as the skull shoots thunderbolts as it floats from side to side. Also, Camilla will sometimes swoop down from above to attack, or use a wind attack to cause widespread damage, so be careful! As I said above, the Boomerang would be your best method of attacking this boss. Just keep yourself in good shape with healing items and attack Camilla when you can until you win this battle. Hugh Found: Observation Tower HP: 2800 Experience Points: 120000 Strategy: Your fight with Hugh is basically a mirror of yourself as the enemy. Hugh has all your moves and comes equipped with all the subweapons, along with several special moves as well. Just run and jump over him when he charges, then attack him with your whip or a strong DSS combo (a combo that increases your strength is good for this fight). Avoid his many predictable attacks, as they're all alike to your own, and just keep attacking him. About halfway through, he'll float in the air and gain more power from Dracula. At this point, he'll move around faster and attack with more force. Use the same pattern as before and you'll be able to defeat him easily. Dracula (1st Round) Found: Ceremonial Room HP: 1200 Experience Points: 150000 Strategy: Dracula is very easy to defeat in his first form when you meet him in the Ceremonial Room. He slowly warps from one place to another in the room, then performs one of his attacks. His attacks consist of shooting 2 bats at you, one after another. He'll send 3 red bats in a column formation to attack you, but you can easily jump over them too. Finally, he'll shoot bats in all different directions to hit you. Attack him as soon as he appears after warping with your whip or a Cross from a distance. All his attacks are easy to avoid, so it's just a matter of you attacking him enough to win. Dracula (2nd Round) Found: Ceremonial Room HP: 3000 Experience Points: N/A Strategy: This is the final battle in the entire game with Dracula, and he is tough if you aren't strong enough to do battle. I highly recommend you should be at least level 50-55 before entering battle with Dracula here. Anyway, Dracula is huge in his real form, and he'll warp from one place to another before attacking. He'll either send a bunch of red bubbles after you, shoot lasers at you which you can jump over, or make giant rocks fall from the sky to attack you. I recommend you use the Jupiter/Serpent DSS combo to protect yourself from the bubbles he shoots. The time to attack is when the giant eye in Dracula's chest opens up, and that happens after he reappears after warping. At that point, jump and throw several Crosses and whip the eyeball to cause damage, watching out for whatever attack he throws at you. After you cause enough damage, Dracula will start to flash and charge really fast towards you. He'll then warp and charge again, so use the Roc Wing to stay high above and try to avoid that attack. Beware since Dracula can charge in the air as well to hit you unexpectedly. After he charges at you a few times, he'll turn into a floating eyeball surrounded by bats. Your ice shield will be able to protect you from the bats as they fly by. Follow the floating eye by using the Roc Wing, and whip it or throw Crosses to hit it. When Dracula regains his form and starts charging again, fly straight ahead to avoid it. Repeat this whole pattern while keeping your HP high until you win this battle and the game! ***************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -= 8. DSS Cards -= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= During the game, there are items known as DSS Cards that you can collect. Certain enemies drop certain cards, although the chances of you actually getting one is random (or depending on your Luck status), and once you get a card, you won't find it again. There are two types of cards: Action and Attribute. You can combine two DSS Cards together to make a special effect occur. Here, I'll list all the cards as I find them, along with the many combos and their effects. ========= Card List ========= Action Cards ------------ Apollo Get From: Arch Demon Found: Machine Tower Diana Get From: Man Eater Found: Underground Gallery Jupiter Get From: Heat Shade Found: Machine Tower Mars Get From: Bloody Sword Found: Chapel Tower Mercury Get From: Bone Head Found: Catacomb Neptune Get From: Ice Armor Found: Underground Waterway Pluto Get From: Trick Candle Found: Cerberus boss room after defeating Camilla; the odd looking candle in the middle of the room Saturn Get From: Fallen Angel Found: Area before entrance to Battle Arena Uranus Get From: Scary Candle Found: Iron Golem boss room after defeating Camilla; the odd looking candle on the wall upon entering the room Venus Get From: Slime Found: Audience Room Attribute Cards --------------- Black Dog Get From: Devil Armor Found: Battle Arena Cockatrice Get From: Death Mantis, Stone Armor Found: Underground Gallery Golem Get From: Electric Skeleton, Minotaur Found: Audience Room, Observation Tower Griffin Get From: Siren, Skeleton Athlete Found: Observation Tower, Audience Room Mandragora Get From: Axe Armor, Lizardman Found: Audience Room, Underground Waterway Manticore Get From: Succubus, Thunder Demon Found: Observation Tower, Chapel Tower Salamander Get From: Skeleton Bomber Found: Catacomb Serpent Get From: Earth Demon, Holy Armor Found: Catacomb, Underground Warehouse Thunderbird Get From: Dullahan, Were-panther Found: Chapel Tower Unicorn Get From: White Armor Found: Battle Arena =========== Card Combos =========== Apollo + Black Dog MP: 120 Status Changes: N/A Description: A giant black hole is thrown, and it spins around the room, damaging any enemies it hits. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Apollo + Cockatrice MP: 60 Status Changes: N/A Description: A couple of giant comets drop on the enemies to attack. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Apollo + Golem MP: 30 Status Changes: N/A Description: 5 large spikes come from below and stick straight up, hitting any enemies that pass by them. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Apollo + Griffin MP: 60 Status Changes: N/A Description: A tornado appears and shoots wind waves in different directions to attack. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Apollo + Mandragora MP: 40 Status Changes: N/A Description: A rose is thrown forward to attack distant enemies. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Apollo + Manticore MP: 10 Status Changes: N/A Description: A poisonous bomb is thrown, exploding in the air to cause damage to enemies that walk into the poisonous cloud. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Apollo + Salamander MP: 20 Status Changes: N/A Description: A bomb is thrown and explodes on impact with anything. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Apollo + Serpent MP: 20 Status Changes: N/A Description: An ice ball is thrown, which shatters and shoots in several directions on impact. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Apollo + Thunderbird MP: 80 Status Changes: N/A Description: A large ball of lightning is thrown to attack. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Apollo + Unicorn MP: 80 Status Changes: N/A Description: Light arrows fall from the sky, hitting all enemies onscreen. Diana + Black Dog MP: 32 Status Changes: N/A Description: When you attack, 8 shells of darkness shoot out of you, damaging anything nearby. Diana + Cockatrice MP: 16 Status Changes: N/A Description: When you use your whip, 3 rocks will shoot out and explode on impact. Diana + Golem MP: 16 Status Changes: N/A Description: When you use your whip, an earthquake attack shoots forward for added damage. Diana + Griffin MP: 128 Status Changes: N/A Description: When you use your whip, a wind wave shoots forward quickly to attack. Diana + Mandragora MP: 96 Status Changes: N/A Description: When you use your whip, 3 rose petals are shot in 3 directions in front of you. Diana + Manticore MP: 16 Status Changes: N/A Description: When you use your whip, a poisonous blob is shot to attack. Diana + Salamander MP: 32 Status Changes: N/A Description: When you use your whip, a fireball is shot straight ahead. Diana + Serpent MP: 64 Status Changes: N/A Description: When you use your whip, 3 cubes of ice are shot in 3 directions straight ahead. Diana + Thunderbird MP: 12 Status Changes: N/A Description: When you spin your whip, it becomes electrically charged (only while it's spinning). Diana + Unicorn MP: 48 Status Changes: N/A Description: A white shell is shot from your whip, and it homes in on an enemy and attacks them until defeated. Jupiter + Black Dog MP: 8 Status Changes: N/A Description: A black hole surrounds you, destroying anything it touches, but it gradually drains your HP since it places Poison status on you. Jupiter + Cockatrice MP: 8 Status Changes: N/A Description: You turn into stone, which makes you move really slow and unable to run, but you will be invulnerable to status changing attacks. Jupiter + Golem MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: When you get hit by an attack, you remain invulnerable for 4x as long as you normally would after getting hit. Jupiter + Griffin MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: When you dash, a sonic wave moves in front of you to protect you from head-on damage. Jupiter + Mandragora MP: 16 Status Changes: N/A Description: When you stand still, you slowly recover your health. Jupiter + Manticore MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: A cloud of poison surrounds you, causing damage to any enemies that come near. Jupiter + Salamander MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: 2 fireballs circle you, protecting you while causing damage to enemies that come near. Jupiter + Serpent MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: 4 ice blocks circle you, freezing any enemies they hit. Jupiter + Thunderbird MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: Makes you go flying whenever attacked, but you only take 1/2 damage from the attack. Jupiter + Unicorn MP: 8 Status Changes: N/A Description: A circular barrier will surround you, protecting you from enemy attacks. Mars + Black Dog MP: 32 Status Changes: Strength +100% Description: Use a gun to attack. It's slow to shoot, but its long range and high attack power makes up for it. Mars + Cockatrice MP: 12 Status Changes: Strength +20% Description: Attack with tonfers, which can turn enemies into stone. Mars + Golem MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: Use a giant hammer to pound the ground. It causes earthquakes, which can damage nearby enemies on the ground. Mars + Griffin MP: 16 Status Changes: Strength +40% Description: Attack with a sword. The intensity of the attack varies, depending on how long you hold the attack button before releasing. Mars + Mandragora MP: 10 Status Changes: Strength +10% Description: Attack with a rose sword, which can hit enemies directly above you as well as in front of you. Mars + Manticore MP: 8 Status Changes: Strength -10% Description: Attack with poisonous claws, which hits enemies with two separate blows. Mars + Salamander MP: 8 Status Changes: Strength +10% Description: Attack with a fiery sword. Mars + Serpent MP: 4 Status Changes: Strength -30% Description: Use an icy sword to attack, which can freeze some enemies. Mars + Thunderbird MP: 16 Status Changes: N/A Description: Perform martial arts punches on your enemies close to you. Keep pressing the attack button to perform punch combos. Mars + Unicorn MP: 32 Status Changes: Strength +70% Description: Use a holy sword to attack enemies from a distance. Mercury + Black Dog MP: 40 Status Changes: Strength +40% Description: Use a darkness whip to attack enemies. When an enemy is hit, a cloud of darkness follows the enemy and continues to damage them until defeated. Mercury + Cockatrice MP: 6 Status Changes: Strength +10% Description: Use a stone whip to attack enemies. You can turn some enemies into stone when you hit them with this combo, then use them as blocks to step on. Mercury + Golem MP: 8 Status Changes: N/A Description: Use an extended earth whip to attack enemies. Mercury + Griffin MP: 10 Status Changes: Strength -10% Description: Use a wind whip to continuously attack the enemies while the attack button is held. Mercury + Mandragora MP: 6 Status Changes: Strength +10% Description: Use a whip covered with thorns to attack enemies. Mercury + Manticore MP: 6 Status Changes: Strength -10% Description: Use a poison whip in the air, which sprays a mist of poison in front of you to damage enemies close to you. Mercury + Salamander MP: 6 Status Changes: Strength +5% Description: Use a fire whip to attack enemies. Mercury + Serpent MP: 2 Status Changes: Strength -30% Description: Use an icy whip to freeze enemies and use them as stepping stones to reach higher areas. Mercury + Thunderbird MP: 10 Status Changes: N/A Description: Use an electrically charged whip to attack. Hold the attack button down for a continuous attack. Mercury + Unicorn MP: 20 Status Changes: Strength +20% Description: Use a holy whip, which recovers some of your health each time you use it. Neptune + Black Dog MP: 3 Status Changes: N/A Description: When hit with a darkness attack, it heals your player, but it reduces some of your MP. Neptune + Cockatrice MP: 3 Status Changes: N/A Description: When hit with a stone attack, it heals your player, but it reduces some of your MP. Neptune + Golem MP: 3 Status Changes: N/A Description: When hit with an earth attack, it heals your player, but it reduces some of your MP. Neptune + Griffin MP: 3 Status Changes: N/A Description: When hit with a wind attack, it heals your player, but it reduces some of your MP. Neptune + Mandragora MP: 3 Status Changes: N/A Description: When hit with a plant attack, it heals your player, but it reduces some of your MP. Neptune + Manticore MP: 3 Status Changes: N/A Description: When hit with a poison attack, it heals your player, but it reduces some of your MP. Neptune + Salamander MP: 3 Status Changes: N/A Description: When hit with a fire attack, it heals your player, but it reduces some of your MP. Neptune + Serpent MP: 3 Status Changes: N/A Description: When hit with an ice attack, it heals your player, but it reduces some of your MP. Neptune + Thunderbird MP: 3 Status Changes: N/A Description: When hit with an electric attack, it heals your player, but it reduces some of your MP. Neptune + Unicorn MP: 3 Status Changes: N/A Description: When hit with a light attack, it heals your player, but it reduces some of your MP. Pluto + Black Dog MP: 5 Status Changes: N/A Description: You turn into a skeleton and can throw bones to attack. Every now and then, you throw a giant bone, which causes a huge amount of damage to any enemy. However, you will be killed if hit by an enemy in this state, so be careful! Pluto + Cockatrice MP: 6 Status Changes: Defense (varies) Description: Your defense increases depending on the elapsed game time in the file you're playing. Pluto + Golem MP: 8 Status Changes: N/A Description: Makes a clone of yourself appear, which will mimic all your actions. Pluto + Griffin MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: Your walking and dashing speeds are increased, allowing you to move much faster. Pluto + Mandragora MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: Increases the amount of experience earned from killing an enemy by 20%. Pluto + Manticore MP: 5 Status Changes: N/A Description: When you use a subweapon, it consumes MP instead of Hearts. Pluto + Salamander MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: You can perform an attack where you use whichever subweapon you currently have to attack. It also costs more Hearts than normal to use this combo, but the damage it causes is better than a regular subweapon attack, so that helps a little. Pluto + Serpent MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: Twice as many subweapons are thrown whenever you use a subweapon. Pluto + Thunderbird MP: 4 Status Changes: Strength (varies) Description: The amount of strength you have increases depending on the elapsed game time in the file you're playing. Pluto + Unicorn MP: 20 Status Changes: N/A Description: Your body glows with light and you cannot be damaged. However, you cannot damage enemies, either. Saturn + Black Dog MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: A small imp flies around with you, and it has a powerful blast that charges depending on how long you hold down the attack button. Saturn + Cockatrice MP: 6 Status Changes: N/A Description: A floating medusa head will appear and shoot at enemies whenever you attack, turning them into stone. Saturn + Golem MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: A giant hawk appears and flies by you, and dives to attack nearby enemies. Saturn + Griffin MP: 8 Status Changes: N/A Description: A wind sprite appears and shoots a ball to attack enemies whenever you hit the attack button. Saturn + Mandragora MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: An owl will appear and attack enemies whenever you hit the attack button. Saturn + Manticore MP: 8 Status Changes: N/A Description: A ghast appears and flies behind you, hitting enemies that it passes by. Saturn + Salamander MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: A bat appears and flies around, shooting a fireball straight ahead whenever you attack. Saturn + Serpent MP: 4 Status Changes: N/A Description: A ghost will appear and continuously attack nearby enemies until they're defeated. Saturn + Thunderbird MP: 16 Status Changes: N/A Description: An electrically charged crow will fly behind you, using a strong electrical attack on enemies that touch it. Saturn + Unicorn MP: 32 Status Changes: N/A Description: A small cherub flies around behind you, and shoots light beams whenever you press the attack button. Uranus + Black Dog MP: 100 Status Changes: N/A Description: A giant Black Dog is summoned to fly across the screen, flashing darkness on the whole screen to damage all enemies. It also heals you a little bit. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Uranus + Cockatrice MP: 200 Status Changes: N/A Description: A giant Cockatrice is summoned to fly across the screen, causing major damage to all enemies with a stone attack. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Uranus + Golem MP: 100 Status Changes: N/A Description: A giant Golem is summoned to attack all enemies onscreen with an earth attack. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Uranus + Griffin MP: 100 Status Changes: N/A Description: A giant Griffin is summoned to use a strong wind attack. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Uranus + Mandragora MP: 100 Status Changes: N/A Description: A giant Mandragora is summoned to attack with a strong plant attack. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Uranus + Manticore MP: 80 Status Changes: N/A Description: A giant Manticore is summoned to cause a poison rain attack, damaging all enemies onscreen. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Uranus + Salamander MP: 160 Status Changes: N/A Description: A giant Salamander flies across the screen, raining fireballs on all enemies. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Uranus + Serpent MP: 120 Status Changes: N/A Description: A giant Serpent is summoned to use a strong ice attack on all enemies. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Uranus + Thunderbird MP: 200 Status Changes: N/A Description: A giant Thunderbird is summoned to use a strong electrical attack on all enemies. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Uranus + Unicorn MP: 100 Status Changes: N/A Description: A giant unicorn is summoned and flies across the screen, healing you a bit before disappearing. Perform by pressing Down, Forward, Up, then the attack button. Venus + Black Dog MP: 8 Status Changes: Strength (varies) Defense (varies) Description: Increases your strength by 50%, while defense is lowered by 50%. Venus + Cockatrice MP: 2 Status Changes: N/A Description: It allows you to gain experience points by walking (does not work when you dash or jump). It only gives you 1 experience point each time you flash, so this is quite useless. Venus + Golem MP: 16 Status Changes: Defense (varies) Description: Increase the amount of your defense, depending on how much of the map you've uncovered. Venus + Griffin MP: 4 Status Changes: Intelligence +25% Description: Increases your intelligence by 25%. Venus + Mandragora MP: 4 Status Changes: Luck +25% Description: Increases the amount of luck you have by 25%. Venus + Manticore MP: 2 Status Changes: N/A Description: You gain twice the number of Hearts you collect. Venus + Salamander MP: 4 Status Changes: Strength +25% Description: Increases the amount of strength in your attacks. Venus + Serpent MP: 4 Status Changes: Defense +25% Description: Increases the amount of defensive power you have against enemy attacks. Venus + Thunderbird MP: 16 Status Changes: Strength (varies) Description: Increases the amount of attack power you have, depending on how much of the map you uncovered. Venus + Unicorn MP: 8 Status Changes: Strength (varies) Defense (varies) Description: Decreases your strength by 50% while your defense is raised by 50%. ***************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -= 9. Items -= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Magic Items ----------- Cleanse Found: Underground Warehouse Information: Allows you to purify the poisonous water in the Underground Waterway. Dash Boots Found: Catacomb Information: Allows you to dash/run by pressing Left or Right twice. Double Found: Catacomb Information: Allows you to jump 2 consecutive times in the air before landing. Heavy Ring Found: Underground Gallery Information: Allows you to push blocks that you couldn't move before. Kick Boots Found: Machine Tower Information: Allows you to kick against a wall to help reach higher areas. Last Key Found: Observation Tower Information: Allows you to unlock the door leading to the Ceremonial Room. Roc Wing Found: Underground Waterway Information: Allows you to fly upward if you hold Up and press R. Tackle Found: Audience Room Information: Allows you to destroy blocks in your way in certain areas. Use by pressing R while moving forward. Regular Items ------------- Antidote: Cures poison status. Cure Curse: Removes the Curse status from your player if cursed. Heart: Recovers 10 Hearts. Heart Ex: Recovers 50 Hearts. Heart High: Recovers 25 Hearts. Heart Mega: Recovers 100 Hearts. Meat: Recovers 50 HP. Mind Ex: Recovers all MP. Mind High: Recovers 50% of your total MP. Mind Restore: Recovers 30% of your total MP. Potion: Recovers 20 HP. Potion Ex: Recovers all HP. Potion High: Recovers 250 HP. Spiced Meat: Recovers 100 HP. Subweapons ---------- Axe Hearts: 2 Information: Throw an axe in the air and it'll come down, hitting anything in its path. Only one can be thrown at a time, however. Cross Hearts: 6 Information: Throw this at an enemy, and it'll come back to you. You can throw up to 3 consecutive Crosses at one time. Holy Water Hearts: 4 Information: This special water causes flames when thrown to the ground, which stay burning for a few moments, hurting any enemies that walk into it. Knife Hearts: 1 Information: This is the first and most basic subweapon you'll find. You can throw just one at a time straight ahead, and it causes minimal damage. Stopwatch Hearts: 20 Information: When used, it freezes most of the enemies onscreen for 10 seconds. Some enemies can't be frozen; they will be slowed down instead. Also, there are enemies that cannot be stopped or slowed at all. Use the Pluto + Salamander DSS combo to power up the Stopwatch, that way you can slow down previously unaffected enemies, and stop enemies that you couldn't stop before. ***************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -= 10. Equipment -= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Arm Equipment ------------- Arm Guard Status Changes: Defense +10 Bear Ring Status Changes: Strength -100 Defense -100 Intelligence -100 Luck -100 Cursed Ring Status Changes: Strength +30 Defense +30 Luck -100 Defense Armband Status Changes: Strength -25 Defense +100 Intelligence -25 Luck -25 Double Grips (must have one equipped on each arm to take effect) Status Changes: Strength +75 Defense +75 Intelligence +75 Luck +75 Gambler Armband Status Changes: Strength -25 Defense -25 Intelligence -25 Luck +100 Gauntlet Status Changes: Strength +15 Hard Ring Status Changes: Strength -10 Defense +60 Luck -10 Intelligence Ring Status Changes: Strength -10 Intelligence +50 Luck -10 Luck Ring Status Changes: Defense -10 Intelligence -10 Luck +50 Magic Gauntlet Status Changes: Intelligence +10 Miracle Armband Status Changes: Luck +10 Sage Armband Status Changes: Strength -25 Defense -25 Intelligence +200 Luck -25 Star Bracelet Status Changes: Strength +25 (if on the Right Arm) Defense +25 (if on the Left Arm) Intelligence +25 (if on the Right Arm) Luck +25 (if on the Left Arm) Strength Armband Status Changes: Strength +100 Defense -25 Intelligence -25 Luck -25 Strength Ring Status Changes: Strength +50 Defense -10 Intelligence -10 Toy Ring Status Changes: N/A Wrist Band Status Changes: Strength +5 Body Equipment -------------- Bronze Armor Status Changes: Defense +50 Chain Mail Status Changes: Defense +100 Cotton Clothes Status Changes: Defense +20 Cotton Robe Status Changes: Defense +25 Intelligence +100 Dark Armor Status Changes: Strength -10 Defense +550 Intelligence -10 Luck -10 Diamond Armor Status Changes: Defense +210 Gold Armor Status Changes: Defense +80 Leather Armor Status Changes: Defense +30 Magic Robe Status Changes: Defense +200 Intelligence +300 Mirror Armor Status Changes: Defense +300 Needle Armor Status Changes: Strength +10 Defense +400 Night Suit Status Changes: Strength +20 Defense +60 Intelligence +10 Ninja Garb Status Changes: Strength +30 Defense +80 Platinum Armor Status Changes: Defense +150 Prison Garb Status Changes: Strength +5 Defense +20 Rainbow Robe Status Changes: Defense +140 Intelligence +250 Luck +15 Sage Robe Status Changes: Defense +250 Intelligence +500 Shinning Armor Status Changes: Strength +10 Defense +500 Intelligence +10 Luck +10 Silk Robe Status Changes: Defense +40 Intelligence +140 Soldier Fatigues Status Changes: Strength +50 Defense +120 Luck +10 Steel Armor Status Changes: Defense +120 Stylish Suit Status Changes: Strength +10 Defense +40 ***************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -= 11. Battle Arena Guide -= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The Battle Arena is an optional area of the castle for you to go through, but it's a VERY tough place to get through, so I recommend you're at least level 50 before trying to get through it. You get there through the Chapel Tower (directions are below), and you are not allowed to use any DSS Cards in the Battle Arena, which makes things that much harder. Here's the directions for getting to the Battle Arena (from the warp room in the Eternal Corridor). Eternal Corridor ---------------- When you arrive in this area, head upward through this room to the top, then go right into the Chapel Tower. Chapel Tower ------------ When you enter this area, go right and defeat the Thunder Armors along the way. When you can go upward, jump up into the next room. There, go directly to the right and into the save room, then save and recover right now. After that, go back to the previous room, and make your way to the very top of the room while defeating the enemies along the way up. When you get to the top, go left and up into the following room. Continue upward through this room as well, making sure to stop at the save room about halfway up and to the left. Anyway, keep going up through this room to the very top, then jump onto the left ledge and go left into a previously unexplored room. Here, go left and push the block out of the way, then defeat the enemies there and take the HP Max Increase sitting there at the end. Now, go back right and exit this room, then go right and up into the following room. Here, go left and defeat the Thunder Demon, then use the Roc Wing to fly straight up through a hole in the ceiling as a shortcut, then go left and up into the next room. In this room, go left and up the ledges, then make your way to the left ledge. Use the Roc Wing to fly straight up as a shortcut, then continue left and down and left into the following room. Here, go left and jump up to the upper ledges when you can. Continue up to the top of this room, then go left and down when the path splits. Go down and push the block to the left aside, then continue into the next room. In this room, go left and defeat the Hyenas and Were-jaguars as you make your way through this area. Keep going and you'll reach the next room, where you'll continue going left and defeating more stronger enemies. Continue left and you'll see the path split downward or to the left. Take the path going down, then go down and left into the next room, which is a warp room. There's no reason to warp right now, so just leave this room and go back up and left to the other new room. In this new room, start by using the Roc Wing to shoot to the top of the room. Jump onto the ledge there and take the MP Max Increase bottle you find. Then, drop down and land on a ledge to the left. Go left and drop down through this long room. Defeat the Legions along the way down, then when you reach the bottom, fight off more Legions and Fallen Angel enemies. You can get the Saturn DSS card from the Fallen Angel, so keep fighting them, leaving the room and returning, and fighting some more, until you get that card. Then, go towards the right and use the Roc Wing to get to another ledge, and go right and down to find a HP Max Increase bottle. Now, jump back up and left out of that little area, then drop back down and continue right into the Battle Arena. Battle Arena ------------ When you enter the Battle Arena, you'll be in a tall room with 5 torches along the way up. Each torch contains a subweapon (starting from the bottom: Knife, Axe, Holy Water, Stopwatch, Cross), and if you have a specific subweapon already, the torch you'd get it from will drop a Heart instead. Anyway, pick the subweapon you want (I took the Cross), and get to the top of the room. Before going through the blue door, you'll receive a warning about how you can't use DSS Cards in the Battle Arena, but you'll be rewarded if you complete it. When you're ready, go right and enter the arena. Below, I'll give you strategy for each of the rooms, telling you which enemies will be there, and what you should do about them. Room 1: There are 2 enemies here: a Were-jaguar, and a Were-wolf. Wait until the Were-jaguar charges at you, then jump back a little. Time it so when you land, it would've already attacked, giving you a chance to retaliate before it runs away. As for the Were-wolf, go towards it and jump when it runs at you, then turn around and attack it as it runs. Repeat that until you beat that enemy. Room 2: Here, there are 2 Hipogriffs and 2 Catoblepas in the room. Get away from the entrance quickly, and jump to attack the Hipogriffs as they fly by. When they stop to attack, get behind them and jump attack quickly to beat them. As for the Catoblepas, the steam they shoot in front of them will turn you into stone, so be careful. Attack from a distance with the Cross to defeat them quickly. Room 3: There are 2 Wind Demons and 3 Witches in this room, all flying around. Try to take one Wind Demon down at a time. Avoid its wind attack it shoots towards you, and jump to attack quickly from a distance. Jump and throw your Cross at it to score multiple hits. Use that strategy to beat both Wind Demons. As for the Witches, a couple of jump attacks will be enough to defeat them, so avoid their spread attack and defeat them first. Room 4: There are 3 Stone Armors and 12 Devil Towers in this room to fight. Try to jump and take out one column of Devil Towers at a time, because their attacks can be annoying when fighting the Stone Armors. Deal with one Stone Armor at a time from a distance with the Cross while avoiding the 3 stones it'll throw at you. When you defeat one, move on and defeat the next row of Devil Towers and the Stone Armor. Repeat the same strategy to defeat all the enemies here. Room 5: There are many different types of Skeleton enemies in this room. They're very easy to get rid of; a couple Crosses and regular attacks with the whip should be enough to handle them all. Room 6: There are 2 Flame Demons and several Bone Towers in here. Let both Flame Demons fly towards you, then jump up and attack them both as much as you can, while avoiding their flame shots and giant flame balls they send at you to attack. After you dispose of both Flame Demons, go left and defeat all the Bone Towers, one by one. Room 7: 5 Fox Hunters are lined up, one behind each other, in a low passage. Go right and duck down to avoid the arrows they shoot, and whip each one as you make your way to the right. Move right when they aren't attacking, then retaliate quickly. If you're strong enough, you can slide through each of them to kill them quickly. Room 8: There are 3 Poison Armors and several Bloody Swords in this room. Quickly defeat the Bloody Swords when they are flying in place, then move through the room and defeat the Poison Armors. Take on one at a time, keeping your distance to avoid the poisonous clouds they shoot. Use the Cross to take out each one from a distance, then repeat that pattern to defeat them all. If you happen to be poisoned, use an Antidote to quickly cure yourself. Room 9: There are many Abiondargs that are moving towards you, on both sides of a long middle platform. Defeat each one as it comes close to you, until you defeat them all, then jump to the upper ledge and slide to the right out of this room. Room 10: Here, there are many Marionettes and Legions moving around here. The danger of this is that they can all curse you, disabling your whip and subweapons if they come in contact with you. Try to stay at a safe distance from them all, and throw Crosses to attack them. If you get cursed, get away from the enemies and use a Cure Curse right away. Keep your health high if you get caught in close combat, and defeat all these enemies from far away. Room 11: This room is PACKED with Minotaurs! Before you enter this room, I HIGHLY advise you to equip stuff that will greatly boost your defense, and that you recover as much HP as you can. As soon as you enter the room, just let loose with your Crosses, while jumping to avoid the waves of attacks. Run and jump through the group, chucking tons of Crosses at them all until you slowly destroy a bunch. When there are just a few left, just keep hitting them with Crosses until they're all gone. Of course, you might not have much HP left, but at least you got through the room in one piece (I hope). Room 12: There are 3 Succubus and Arachne enemies in this room. I suggest taking out the Succubus enemies first, by jumping and throwing Crosses and whipping them every chance you get, while avoiding the webs that the Arachnes shoot at you. After you dispose of the Succubus, take on the Arachne, trying not to get hit by the web it shoots, which slows you down for a few moments. Repeat that pattern to defeat all these enemies in this room. Room 13: In this room, there are 5 Demon Lords and 2 Alraunes. As soon as you enter, chuck as many Crosses as you can straight ahead to kill off the first Demon Lord. Then, jump and repeat for the second one on the ledge. Ignore the Alraune for now and jump to the higher ledge, then left onto the ledge with the third Demon Lord. Squat down right in front of it so you don't get hit by its shots, and whip it until defeated. Go left and jump to the ledge in front of another Demon Lord, and repeat the same strategy as the previous one. After you beat that one, go left to the wall and drop to the ground, then throw Boomerangs to kill the Demon Lord on the ground to the right. After you do that, take on the Alraunes one at a time by jumping and attacking the small thing that sticks out from the top during its vine attack. Look for a safe place to stand, then jump and attack until you defeat it. Repeat that to defeat the other Alraune as well. Room 14: Here, there are 8 Hyenas; 4 on one side and 4 on the other, both sides facing each other. When there's a clear time when they're not shooting around, quickly drop down and slide through one side, then the other side quickly. Room 15: In this room, there are 3 Dark Armors and 12 Evil Pillars to take care of. To start, jump and destroy the first column of 3 Evil Pillars, then throw Crosses at the first couple of Dark Armors while jumping to avoid their attacks. After you take care of them, continue left and destroy more Evil Pillars. When you see the third Dark Armor, throw Boomerangs at it as well until defeated. Then, jump and defeat the remaining Evil Pillars to clear this room. Room 16: There are 3 White Armors in this room. They're very easy to take out if you know what you're doing, too. Go right and duck down and whip one with your whip, moving back when it gets too close. That way, the laser it shoots will miss you, and you can keep attacking. Repeat that pattern on the other White Armors to defeat them all. Room 17: This is the final room of the Battle Arena, and it's also the toughest. Here, you have to fight the Devil. You better have a good supply of Potions and Meat if you want to make it through here alive. Anyway, it's HIGHLY recommended you keep your distance from this enemy and throw Crosses at it when you have a chance. Just avoid its various dark attacks and retaliate when you can and you'll eventually win the Battle Arena. After you win, go to the next room to gain the Shinning Armor, which is the best armor in the game! ***************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -= 12. Max Increase Items -= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Throughout the course of this game, there are many upgrades to your HP meter, MP meter, and Heart meter that you can make. Here, I'll make a list of the locations of all those upgrades. Please note that my directions are relative to the map you can view by pressing Select during gameplay, so please try the best you can to understand them before asking me for further help. Thanks! ============================= Hearts Max Increase Locations ============================= Catacomb -------- 1. In the upper-right part of the large room north of the eastmost save room, use the Double Magic Item to jump to the high ledges and make your way to a Hearts Max Increase. 2. In the southmost room below the east save room (the room with the Earth Demon), go right and slide through the low passage to find the upgrade. 3. In the room directly across from the westmost save room (the one you need the Heavy Ring to move the block in), push the block out of your way and defeat the enemies. You'll find this item at the end. 4. In the large room directly below the middle save room, enter the second room to the right, and you'll find the upgrade there. Audience Room ------------- 5. In the large room that the western-most warp room is connected to, get to the top-left corner of that room. Whip the left wall while standing on the top ledge to the left to reveal a hidden room. Enter it to find your upgrade. 6. In the large room to the right of the west save room, there is a Hearts Max Increase item at around the middle point of the room. Reach it by jumping up ledges from the south path, or by falling from above on the north path. 7. In the large room below and to the right of the eastmost save room, double jump up to the higher platforms. Make your way up and to the right to find the upgrade. 8. In the same room as the previous one, come here with the Kick Boots and kick up the left walls to reach the very top. Then, go right to find the reward. 9. In the tall room above the eastmost save room, use the Roc Wing to fly straight up to the ledge with this upgrade on it. 10. In the tall room leading from the east exit of the Machine Tower, go down until you're able to go right. There, use the Roc Wing to shoot all the way up to an otherwise unreachable room. In that room, go all the way right, then use the Roc Wing to shoot up to a high ledge. Go left and you'll find this item. 11. In the room west of the one leading from the south entrance to Machine Tower, use the Roc Wing to shoot up to the top of the room, where you'll find this upgrade on the ledge there. Outer Wall ---------- 12. In the first area where you have to jump from column to column, get to the fourth column and jump to the right, landing on the ground below. Go right almost to the wall, then spin your whip (hold B) to reveal a hidden room below. Drop down to it, defeat the enemies, and take your prize. Machine Tower ------------- 13. In the first room of this place, go all the way left and ride the moving platform upward. Then, jump from ledge to ledge all the way to the top to find this upgrade. 14. In the upper-left area of the tower, there's a large room with many moving platforms and a save room connected to it on the left. Get to the upper left area of that room and whip the wall to find a hidden room. Enter it and go downward, then fight the Earth Armor and take your reward. 15. In the long room to the left of the room with the blocks you must tackle to get past, defeat all the Stone Armors and Fox Archers to find this item at the end. Eternal Corridor ---------------- 16. In the room after the long hallway areas, go right and drop down to the lower area. Whip the right wall and enter the hidden room you revealed. Defeat the Bone Towers and collect the item. 17. In the room that the warp room is connected to, make your way down and left, then up the other side. You'll find this item at the end of the path upward. Chapel Tower ------------ 18. In the second room of the tower with the Brain Floats to the left, head to the left side of the room. Use the Mercury/Serpent DSS combo to freeze the Brain Floats, then use them to reach the higher ledge. From there, kick against the walls to get to the very top, where you'll find this upgrade. 19. In the bottom-left corner of the large room with the Marionettes and Bloody Swords flying around (the room with the small opening in the bottom-left wall, coming from the Battle Arena), kick and double jump up the walls to reach a ledge with the item on it. Underground Gallery ------------------- 20. In the first room of the Underground Gallery, go all the way left and into the following room. Push the block away with the Heavy Ring, then continue left to find this item. 21. In the same room as mentioned above, you'll find a switch on a ledge on the left side of the room. Hit it to make a moving platform go across the track below. Quickly go down and right, then onto the higher ledge to reach the moving platform. Ride it to the right and slide under the wall at the end to get this item. Underground Warehouse --------------------- 22. In the large room following the one with the first block puzzle, you'll see this item on an unreachable ledge. Get to the upper-right side of the room and push the block you find there to the left. Push it down all the ledges until you get to the very bottom, then push it to the right a little bit. After pushing it, jump on it and double jump to the ledge with this upgrade. 23. In the room where you first meet the Holy Armor, get to the upper-right corner of the room. There, whip the wall to open a hidden room. Enter that room and get the item. 24. In the tall room after the first encounter with Holy Armor, drop down to the ledge below where you enter the room, and whip the wall to reveal a hidden room. Enter it and defeat the enemies there, then grab your reward at the end. 25. From the same tall room as mentioned above, drop down to the ledge below the one where you revealed the hidden room, and go right into another room. Continue right into the following room, then use the Roc Wing to shoot up and right to a high ledge. There, go left and whip the wall to find another hidden room. Defeat the Holy Armor and take the upgrade there. 26. In the same room as above (the large one you were in prior to entering the hidden room), get down to the lower area and you'll have to solve a block maze. Jump to the ledge with the left block, push it to the right, jump on it, then tackle the topmost cracked block. Now, go back down to the lower ledge and tackle the other 3 cracked blocks. Push the block in front of you into the pit, then get to the top ledge and push the other block down the ledges onto the other block. Then, slide under the wall and go into another room. There, continue right into the following room. In that room, go right and up to the top-right corner of the room, and you'll see the upgrade there. Underground Waterway -------------------- 27. In the bottom-left corner of the first room, whip the wall and enter the hidden room. Defeat the Frozen Shade and take your prize. 28. In the first large room, lower the stairs, then get to the bottom-left area of the room and into the next room. Hit the switch and come back to the previous room, then go up and all the way left to a room you missed before. Get the HP Max Increase, then go through the wall to find this item. 29. In the lower-right area of the large room with the Ice Demon and Lizardmen enemies, you'll find it at the far right of that room. Observation Tower ----------------- 30. In the first room where you meet the Evil Towers and Minotaurs, go all the way right to the end and you'll find this item. 31. In the second large room of this tower, get to the top of that room. Once there, whip the left wall to reveal a hidden room. Enter it and defeat the enemy, then claim your prize. 32. In the long room directly above the one with the Dark Armors, go left and defeat the Catoblepas and Legions, then claim this upgrade at the end. 33. In the long room that the north warp room is connected to, get onto the lower ledge on the left. Whip the wall and enter the hidden room, then get to the upper-right area of that room to find this item. ========================= HP Max Increase Locations ========================= Catacomb -------- 1. In the room directly below and to the right of the eastmost save room (it's shaped like a backwards "L"), get to the top of the room to find the upgrade. 2. In the same room as mentioned above, take the path above where you found the first HP Max bottle, then kick up the walls to the top of the room. Go right and you'll find this one. 3. In the bottom-left room, which is directly below the save room, double jump up the ledges and beat the enemies. When the path splits, jump to the right ledge and then up to another ledge. From there, you'll see several Brain Floats overhead. Use the Mercury + Serpent DSS combo and freeze the enemies, then jump along the frozen enemies to the top of the room, where you'll find your reward. 4. In that tall room (the first room where you're falling for a long time), get against the left wall and keep whipping it on your way down. About halfway down, you should reveal a hidden room in that wall (use the Roc Wing to keep trying to find it). Get into that room and you'll find this bottle there. Audience Room ------------- 5. From the west save room (directly to the left of the large room), take the north path up and right into the next room. Follow the path to the right until you reach the pit. Dash and double jump across to the other side, then enter the next room to find the upgrade. 6. From the large room down and to the right of the eastmost save room, go all the way to the bottom of that room and go left into another room. Follow the path left to the wall, then whip it to find a hidden room. Enter it to find the upgrade. 7. In the large room directly to the right of the westmost save room, get to the upper-right corner of that room. Go right into the next room, and tackle the block in your way to reach the bottle. 8. In the large room down and to the right of the eastmost save room, continue right and use the Kick Boots to get up to a higher area, then right into a new room. Go all the way right and defeat the Skeleton Athletes (this is the only enemy you can get the Griffin DSS Card from, by the way), then you'll find the bottle at the end. 9. In the tall room that the westmost save room is connected to, go all the way up to the top. Use the Roc Wing to get to the very top of the room, where you'll find this bottle on a ledge. 10. In the tall room west of the one leading to the south entrance of the Machine Tower, go down and right into the room below it. Push the block to the right with the Heavy Ring, then go right and defeat the Thunder Demon and take the bottle. Outer Wall ---------- 11. In the east half of this area, there are many Brain Floats flying above and below each other in a sort of line. Use the Mercury/Serpent DSS combo to freeze them and use them as stepping stones to get all the way to the very top of the area. From there, make your way right and down, then right again to the upgrade. Machine Tower ------------- 12. In the room directly to the right of the first save room of Machine Tower (the room's shaped like an upside-down "L"), get to the bottom of that room to find this bottle. 13. In the first room you encounter the Thunder Demon, get to the upper-right area of that room. Whip the wall to open a hidden area, then enter that room and find your reward. 14. After you get the Kick Boots Magic Item, go to the large room that the middle save room is connected to. From there, go down and left into another room. Go left and use the Kick Boots to go up through the room to the top, where you'll find the bottle you seek. Eternal Corridor ---------------- 15. In the large room that the warp room is connected to, get to the lower left corner of the room. Double jump against the left wall and whip it to reveal a hidden room. Enter it and you'll find the bottle there. Chapel Tower ------------ 16. In the long hall below the larger tower rooms, go all the way left to the next room. Go right and defeat the enemies, then use the Roc Wing to shoot up to the top of the room, and you'll find the bottle. 17. In the first large room (the one that the first save room is connected to), take the bottom-left path to the next room. Use the Heavy Ring to push the block out of the way, then continue left and defeat the enemies. You'll find the bottle at the end of this room. 18. In the room above the one with the Thunder Demon and Were-panthers, kick up the right wall when there aren't anymore ledges to jump to. Halfway up, whip the right wall to reveal a hidden room. Enter it, defeat the Gorgon, and take the prize. 19. In the room with the Were-bears, Hyenas, and Were-panthers around, get to the bottom-left corner of the room. Whip the wall and enter the hidden room you revealed, then defeat the enemies and take the bottle. 20. In the room directly above the second save room, go left and push the block out of the way with the Heavy Ring, then defeat the enemies and take the bottle there. Triumph Hallway --------------- 21. In the first room of Triumph Hallway, go all the way left to the wall. Jump on the highest ledge and whip the wall, then enter the hidden room and defeat the enemies to find the bottle. Underground Gallery ------------------- 22. In the first room of this area, take the lower-left path to the next room. There, go left a bit, then use the Roc Wing to shoot up to an otherwise unreachable area, then go right and claim this bottle. 23. In the first room, take the bottom-right path into the next room. There, push the block away with the Heavy Ring, then continue right and defeat all the enemies to find the bottle at the end. Underground Warehouse --------------------- 24. In the room with the Golems and Dryads, go all the way to the right, then double jump up all the ledges. When you get to the top, you'll find the bottle there. 25. In the tall room at the west end of the warehouse (the one after the room with the Holy Armors), use the Roc Wing to shoot straight up to a high ledge at the top. Defeat the Arch Demon there, then take the bottle. 26. In the same room that Hearts Max Increase #25 is located in (view the Hearts Max Increase list for instructions on getting to that room), get To the upper-left corner of that room, and you'll see the bottle on the ledge there. Underground Waterway -------------------- 27. This one is pretty annoying to get if you don't know what you're doing. In the first really large room with all the switches and stuff, hit the first switch you come across to make the stairs go up. Go right and hit another one to lower the stairs. Go up and right, then down into the next room. There, hit the switch to flatten the steps, then go back to the previous room. Go up and all the way left to another room. Defeat the Ice Armor and you'll find your reward there. 28. In the same large room I mentioned above, get to the very top-left area of this room and jump up the ledges to reach another room. Use the Mercury/Serpent DSS combo and freeze the Brain Floats, then get to the top of the room and find the bottle there. 29. In the large room to the left of the first save room, hit the switch on the ledge to flatten the steps (if the switch is already down, don't hit it again). Then, go all the way left to the next room and jump across the ledges. Continue left and up and to the right into another room. There, defeat the Ice Armor and get the upgrade. 30. From where you found the previous bottle, go left to the large room and use the Roc Wing to get up to the flattened platform (when the switch is down). There, spin your whip to make a hole in part of the ceiling, then jump up into a hidden room. Jump up the ledges to the top, then defeat the Siren and take the reward. 31. In the large room that the eastmost save room is connected to, use the Roc Wing to fly upward. About halfway up, you'll see an opening in the left wall. Land on the ledge at that point, then double jump to the right wall and whip it to open a hidden room. Fly back up there and enter the room, then defeat the Wind Armor and claim the upgrade. Observation Tower ----------------- 32. In the large room connected to the first save room, go all the way down to the bottom-right area of that room. Go right and onto the higher ledge, then whip the wall to find a hidden room. Enter it and defeat the Minotaurs, then take this bottle at the end of the room. 33. After you get through the room with the Dark Armors, go right and up along the right side of the room. When you get towards the top of that section of the room, whip the right wall to find a hidden room. Enter it and defeat the Dark Armor, then claim your prize. Ceremonial Room --------------- 34. In the first room, go all the way down to the very bottom, then spin your whip so it hits the ground, revealing a hidden room below. Enter that room and you'll find the bottle there. ========================= MP Max Increase Locations ========================= Catacomb -------- 1. In the large room that the east save room is connected to, get to the second lowest ledge on the left side of the room. Go left and to the wall and whip it to find a hidden room. Go in to find the upgrade bottle. 2. In the same room as the previous one, get to the highest ledge to the left, and go left into the next room. There, you'll find your upgrade. 3. In the bottom-left room (below the west save room), use the Double Magic Item to get to the higher ledges as you make your way up and left. You'll find the upgrade on the ledge at the end. 4. In the upper-right area of the room with the Earth Demon, enter the upper right room there. Tackle the blocks in your way and collect this bottle at the end of that room. Audience Room ------------- 5. From the first save room you come across when going through this area (the western one), take the upper path. Get to the highest ledge, then jump towards the left wall and whip it to find a hidden room. Go into that room and you'll find your reward. 6. In the upper-right area of the Audience Room, enter the room directly above the eastmost save room. You'll see the bottle sitting right there for you to take. 7. In the long room directly below the east save room, go all the way to the left to find it. 8. In the large room below the west entrance to the Outer Wall area, get to the bottom of the room and take the lower-right path to the next room. There, push the block forward and collect the upgrade. 9. In the tall room leading from the east exit of the Machine Tower, go all the way down until you can head into a side room to the right. There, use the Roc Wing to shoot all the way up into another room. There, continue shooting straight up with the Roc Wing, then go right and down and you'll find the bottle there. Outer Wall ---------- 10. In the first room of this area (the large room), get towards the middle of this room, then use the Roc Wing to fly to a really high ledge above. Go right and defeat the enemies, then fly upward again and you'll see this bottle there. Machine Tower ------------- 11. In the first large room of this place, get to the very top of the room and onto the left ledge. Defeat the Fox Archer there and whip the wall to reveal a hidden room. Enter it and defeat the Heat Shade enemy, then take the upgrade. 12. In the same room as mentioned above, get to the upper-right part of the room. There is a ledge you can get onto, and a door to the right that leads into another room. Go into that room and use the Kick Boots to go up through this room to find your reward. Chapel Tower ------------ 13. In the first large room where you encounter the Bloody Swords, get towards the upper-left area of the room. Stand against the left wall atop the second to last set of steps in the room, whip the wall to reveal the hidden room, enter the room, and you'll find what you wanted. 14. In the second room of the tower (the one with the Brain Floats flying along the left half), use the Kick Boots to make your way up the walls on the right side of the room. When you get to the very top, go left and you'll find it. 15. In the first room you encounter the Marionette enemies, you'll reach a set of steps against the left wall at the end of one of the lower ledges. Double jump to the higher ledge, then kick up the walls to reach a higher ledge. Whip the wall and enter the hidden room to find what you were looking for. 16. In the tall room connected to the room with the Thunder Demon, freeze the Bloody Swords and get to the higher ledge. From there, freeze the Brain Floats (use the Mercury/Serpent combo) and get to the top of the room, where you'll find the bottle. 17. In the room after the Adramelech boss room, hit the switch to destroy the statue and enter the following room. You'll find the bottle there. 18. In the tall room directly above the warp room, use the Roc Wing to shoot straight up to a high ledge at the top of the room with this bottle on it. Underground Gallery ------------------- 19. In the room to the right of the long room with the Death Mantis and Harpy enemies, defeat the Thunder Armor and collect this bottle. Underground Warehouse --------------------- 20. From the first room of this place, take the right path to the next room. Go right and defeat the enemies, then push the block out of your way and continue right to find the bottle. 21. In the room where you first encounter the Holy Armor enemies, go up the right side of the room first. Push the 2 blocks in the wall about halfway to the left so they stick out, then go back down and around to the left side of the room. Jump up the ledges and use those blocks to help you reach the top, where you'll find the upgrade. Underground Waterway -------------------- 22. In the first large room of this area, get to the top-left area of the room where there are 2 ledges leading up to another room. Jump and whip the left wall, then enter the hidden room you revealed to find the bottle. 23. In the room to the left of the first save room, take the path down and left through the water. When you get to the other side, jump onto the ledge and take the bottle. 24. In the same room as above, from the save room, go straight up and make sure the switch is down, then go up and left. Continue left and up to find the bottle on a ledge. 25. In the upper-right area of the large room with the Ice Demon and several Lizardmen, go all the way to the right and you'll find this bottle. Observation Tower ----------------- 26. In the first room, go left and up a few ledges. Jump at the left wall and whip it to open a hidden room, and enter it to find the bottle. 27. In the room with the Heat Shade and Frozen Shade enemies together, get to the lower-left area of the room. Go left to another room, then defeat the Alraunes and Demon Lords there. At the far left end of that room is this bottle. ***************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -= 13. Secrets/Tips and Tricks -= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ============ Fighter Mode ============ After you beat the game twice (the second time in Magician mode), you'll be given another password. Start another new game with "GRADIUS" as your name, and you'll have higher stats. However, there won't be any DSS cards available to obtain at all throughout the game, so there's the downfall. Note: The code must be listed in the file select screen in order for it to actually work. ============== Finding Lilith ============== The Lilith is another "hidden" enemy in this game, and by defeating this creature wins you 20,000 experience points! Anyway, the Lilith is located in the Underground Warehouse. Get to the tall room at the west end of the warehouse (the one with the Succubus enemies flying around). There's a hidden room below the top exit to this room; whip the wall to reveal it. Enter that room and you'll find this enemy. Defeat it while avoiding the darkness rings it sends at you, and you'll gain the experience (you'll also find a Hearts Max Increase upgrade at the end of this room if you haven't collected it already). ============================= Finding the Skeleton Medalist ============================= The Skeleton Medalist is an extremely fast and well-hidden enemy found in only one room in this whole game, and the room itself is pretty well-hidden, too. In the first room of the Catacomb where you're falling down the long shaft, stay to the left wall and use the Jupiter + Unicorn combo to reveal the room as you fall. There, take the HP Max Increase bottle, then jump and whip the ceiling to open another hidden room. That's where the Skeleton Medalist is located. Now, the secret to catching it is to stand at the entrance to the first hidden room and face left. Activate the Pluto/Griffin DSS combo to boost your speed here, too. Then, walk a little to the left and use the Roc Wing to shoot up into the new hidden room. As soon as you land dash and jump left and quickly catch up to the Skeleton Medalist and whip it to kill. Chances are it'll drop a Toy Ring, but it will also drop the elusive Bear Ring if you keep trying. ============= Magician Mode ============= After you beat the game for the first time, you will be given a password to enter as a new file. Start a new file and enter "FIREBALL" as your name. When you start the game, you'll have all DSS cards in your possession. Note: The code must be listed in the file select screen in order for it to actually work. ============ Mimic Candle ============ There is a third type of "odd" candle hidden in this game as well. I think it appears after you beat Camilla, just like the Scary and Trick Candles do. This one is located in the room with the Skeleton Athletes (view the location of HP Max Increase bottle #5 in the previous section of this guide for the location of this room). Go right through here and you'll find a candle on the wall that's placed a little lower than the other ones on the wall. Attack it and the Mimic Candle will jump out. This one is stronger than the Scary/Trick Candles, so you might want to really boost your strength so you can defeat this enemy quickly. It drops the Gambler Armband if you're lucky enough, too. ================== Powered-Up Summons ================== To power up a summon, simply use any summon you want and press Start just as you use it. Go into the DSS menu and pick a combo that gives you more Strength, then unpause. The summon you performed will take much higher amounts of damage than normal. ============================================== Replaying the Last 3 Rooms of the Battle Arena ============================================== There is a way to redo the last 3 rooms (or all of them) in the Battle Arena! When you are in the room with the Shinning Armor, stand in the middle of the exit and the left side of the armor stand, then face left and slide. If done correctly, you can turn around and slide back in! All of the doors will be open, so you can redo as many rooms as you want from end to start! Very useful for trying to get the Unicorn and Black Dog cards. =================== Scary/Trick Candles =================== Sometime later in the game, there are 2 fake candles that appear in 2 of the past boss rooms. Both these candles look odd compared to the background/other torches in the room, but when you attack the candles, the enemy will jump out and fall on the ground to disappear. Each of these candles drops a DSS Card, so that's why you should pursue these creatures. The Trick Candle (Pluto card) is in the Cerberus boss room (only after beating Camilla), and the Scary Candle (Uranus card) is in the Iron Golem boss room (only after beating the Zombie Dragon bosses). I recommend you use the Mars/Mandragora DSS combo, which is the rose sword, to attack these candles quickly before they disappear. Keep trying and you'll end up getting both cards from these creatures after a while. ============ Shooter Mode ============ After you beat the game 3 times (regular mode, Magician mode, then Fighter mode), you'll get another password. Enter "CROSSBOW" as your name, and you'll start with more Hearts than usual. Plus, your subweapons are more powerful, and you gain access to the Homing Dagger subweapon in this mode. Note: The code must be listed in the file select screen in order for it to actually work. ========== Thief Mode ========== After you beat the game 4 times total (once in each of the previous modes), you'll gain yet another password. So, start a new file with "DAGGER" as the name. Your stats will be lower than usual, but you'll have an amazingly high amount of luck, which means enemies will be more likely to drop items, cards, etc. Note: The code must be listed in the file select screen in order for it to actually work. ============================= Using DSS in the Battle Arena ============================= It IS possible to use DSS in the Battle Arena! This trick works best if you are over level 50, and have at least 10-15 Mind Highs or better. 1. Enter the Battle Arena with a summon combo equipped on your DSS button (Uranus + Cockatrice works best). 2. When you want to use your DSS cards, go to "Items" on the pause menu. Use a Mind High (or better, if you have it). Mind Restores will work too, but you'd need fingers of fury to pull it off! 3. IMMEDIATELY after exiting the pause menu, hit the DSS button to prepare, then quickly hit the summon combo (Down, Forward, Up, then attack). 4. If you were fast enough, the summon should work! Try this in the room with the Minotaurs, Skeletons, or the Marionettes. It really helps! ***************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -= 14. Credits -= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GameFAQs (http://www.gamefaqs.com): For the information on the Shooter, Fighter, and Thief modes. Rize_(at)email.msn.com: For sending me information on the enemies that drop some of the DSS Cards. SquirrelBoy2002(at)aol.com: For sending me information on the Diamond Armor. lucaeon(at)hotmail.com: For sending information on the Gambler Armband. rexhardcore(at)hotmail.com: For sending me information on the Sage Robe and Ninja Garb armors. SHPAZA(at)aol.com: For information on the Needle Armor, Mirror Armor, Sage Armband, Defense Armband, Bear Ring, Mind Ex, Heart Ex, and Potion Ex. Thanks for sending me a trick on replaying rooms in the Battle Arena! Also, thanks for sending corrections regarding the Uranus/Unicorn, Uranus/Black Dog, and Venus/Thunderbird DSS combos, as well as the criteria for making the Scary Candle appear. elemental_knight1(at)yahoo.com: For the secret to using DSS in the Battle Arena. t0adflaxxx(at)email.msn.com: For the information on the Dark Armor equipment. angemoon(at)lineone.net: For the information on the Double Grips. michaeljr915(at)yahoo.com: For sending more correct information on when the Scary/Trick Candles appear in the game. bb88(at)3xl.net: For sending me several corrections/additions here and there. Hylianhero: For allowing me to use his Monster Guide in this FAQ. ***************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -= 15. 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