Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Walkthrough :
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Walkthrough - Richiter Mode FAQ_______________________________________________________________ | | \ ------------------------------------------------------- / | | | | | | | | | | | | / / Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin \ \ | | | | | | Richter Mode | | | | | | | | | | | | | | \ \ / / | | By: Carlo | | | | carlo_yaman@yahoo.com | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------ | / \ |______________________________________________________________| This is copyrighted material and may only be used for fellow game players. Use of this guide in any other site without permission is prohibited. Alright as of now this is my second faq that I have been working on. Feel free to correct me for errors by e-mailing me. Since there was no faq about this I decided to make one myself. Take note that like most extra modes from previous games this mode does not have any storyline so no spoilers here :) _________________________ | | | Contents: | | | | 1.Version History | | 2.Intro | | 3.Characters | | 4.Abilities | | 5.Strategies | | 5.1)Bosses | | 5.2 Nest of Evil | | 5.3)Leveling Tips | | 5.4)Survival Tips | | 6.Glitches | | 7.FAQ | | 8.Contacts | | 9.Credits | | | |________________________| _________________________ 1. Version Hisory _________________________ ver 0.1 (9 December 2006) - Started this faq, most strategies and abilities incomplete ver 0.5 (15 December 2006) - Added most strategies and abilities for Richter and Maria ver 0.8 (27 December 2006) - Finished most of the guide. Only left is the Nest of Evil ver 1.0 (7 January 2007) - Added a few more facts including the Nest of Evil. Officially Complete ver 1.2 (11 January 2007) - Added strategies and tips submitted to me by other gamers. Corrected a few typos ver 1.5 (18 January 2007) - Added the Glitches section ver 2.0 (30 July 2007) - Added the FAQ section and some more useful information, corrected a few errors ____________________________ 2. Intro ____________________________ If you loved Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo, then you'll love this game mode. You basically play the game as the dynamic duo, Richter Belmont and 12 year old Maria Renard. Richter mode is one of the three unlockable modes when finishing the game. To unlock this mode, You must get the good ending in Jonathan mode by casting sanctuary on the vampire sisters when fighting them both. After the battle they will offer to unlock the vampire killer's true power within. Simply defeat the boss afterwards and finish the game. Richter mode will now be unlocked. First of all no, there are no more item crashes for you to use in this one (which is a little disappointing) so you'll have to rely on your normal attacks and use of subweapons to survive. Subweapons are already selectable from the start and no longer needs finding. Basically this is similar to Julius Mode from Dawn of Sorrow. In Richter mode (Yes, RICHITER that's how it's spelled in-game, one of the many typo's found in the US release. Apparently, this was fixed in the PAL version of the game) You control both Richter and child Maria both from Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night. Like Julius mode in Dawn of Sorrow and Sisters mode, You cannot get any items in the game but you can still find HP max ups and MP max ups scattered across the castle. You can get hearts which recover MP. You will also gain experience and level up by defeating enemies. Like Jonathan and Charlotte, you can summon your partner to aid you in battle. Both of them are limited to a few abilities. Using subweapons also cost MP. By pressing select, You are able to switch subweapons and abilities. You can also use your partner's current sub weapon by pressing R. Take note that both characters can still be inflicted with status ailments. You can also play this in hard mode with all three level caps. Only after you have over 888% map percentage or defeat all eight bosses from the eight portraits including castle bosses (someone please confirm this) will the Nest of Evil be unlocked near the entrance to the castle. It turns out, the Nest of Evil opens only after defeating Brauner and the percentage won't matter like with the main game. Thanks for Seele, for confirming this. Basically since there is no plot in this mode, all you have to do is go reach the top of the castle and defeat Dracula by defeating the bosses in each portrait since the throne room will only be unlocked once you clear all 8 portraits (excluding the NoE) and defeat Brauner. The final battle is quite hard, but not that much. I advise you to go through the all the areas and defeat as much enemies as you can to gain a few levels.You must rely on your timing skills and keep in mind the boss patterns in the game. Since the only way to heal is via save point, HP max ups (which are limited) and Maria's special attack, the game can be very challenging at certain points, most especially in the Nest of Evil and the final boss battle. This actually makes the game more fun, because a lot of gamers prefer to have a challenge. Keep in mind this is nowhere as hard as Old Axe Armor Mode. Since you probably already know your way around the castle, I will only be explaining strategies to easily go through the game. This mode is pretty much straight-forward and there are no quests or items to collect aside from HP and MP max upgrades. For a list on where to find them throughout the castle, refer to the other FAQs for this game. ----------------------------- Controls ----------------------------- Controls are almost the same as Jonathan and Charlotte mode so you should easily get used to them. D-Pad : Move your characters Start : Pause the game Select : Switch current subweapons L : Backdash R : Perform partner's subweapon X : Switch main characters Y : Attack A : Summon/Dismiss current partner B : Jump, press again while in the air for a double-jump Up + Y : Perform current subweapon Down + A: Summon your partner to stay put in an area Down + B: Do a slide that can damage enemies Touch the touch screen to move your partner manually _____________________________ 3. Characters _____________________________ ------------Richter Belmont----------- The last of the Belmonts to wield the legendary Vampire Killer, he is also the one Jonathan fights to unlock the Vampire Killer's true power within. Richter has a higher attack damage and physical defense compared to Maria. Richter has an array of subweapons, typical vampire killer stuff like previous Castlevania games. He has a long range of attack due to his whip and fast running speeed. Richter also has the super jump. Richter retains most of his subweapons except for the stopwatch and also gains the Grand Cross ability similar to Julius from Dawn of Sorrow. Like in SotN, Richter can still brandish his whip. Overall, he's pretty average, but very useful in certain situations. --------------Maria Renard------------ Child Maria returns from Rondo of Blood. Isn't she cute? Believe it or not, this 12 year old girl is a very powerful vampire hunter. Maria is as strong as ever just like in RoB and can easily overpower Richter. She has weaker physical defense compared to Richter but makes up for her higher magic defense. Her attacks consist of hurling different types of animals to enemies. These attacks are spammable making her ideal for bosses. Her different subweapons also have elemental properties. Unlike Richter, she has no super jump but can fit through small areas. In PoR, her attack range has widened, and can now be done in rapid succession (she's typically a walking crissaegrim!) though she can no longer attack while walking around. Her MP regeneration speed is worth mentioning, as her's is even faster that Charlotte's! She's more powerful than Richter, that's for sure. Here is the summary of the pros and cons of Richter and Maria ------------------------------ Richter ------------------------------ +strong against holy attacks +higher STR +long range of attack +attack does holy damage +higher defense +faster speed +can super jump +can jump slide +super jump causes damage -weaker magic defense -attacks don't cause multiple hits -wont fit on small places -slower MP regeneration speed -slower and shorter slides and backdashes ----------------------------- Maria ----------------------------- +strong against holy attacks +higher magic defense +long range of attack (slightly upward) +spammable attacks +attacks cause multiple hits +subweapons with different elemental attributes +can fit on small places +faster MP regeneration speed (even faster than Charlotte's!) +faster and longer slides and backdashes +she's quite short, meaning easier to dodge attacks -lower defense -lower STR -lower speed -does not have super jump Basically I prefer Maria over Richter when fighting bosses. Her subweapons are very useful when dealing with mobs. Due to her attacks having multiple hits she can really overpower Richter and her normal attacks are ideal for destroying enemy projectiles. I usually use Richter when I'm speeding through the castle and for transportation purposes using his super jump. ____________________________ 4. Abilities ____________________________ ---------------------------- Richter Belmont ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Subweapons ---------------------------- Richter, as a vampire hunter uses subweapons as seen in previous games. All of these subweapons are pretty much the same as what Jonathan uses. 1)Throwing knives: Throw three knives at foes. Goes through targets. Can hit up to three times. 2)Axe : Throw an axe upwards. Use it to kill hard-to-reach enemies. 3)Bible : A bible will circle around the area, both damaging and absorbs enemy fire. Can cast two at once. Does holy damage. 4)Holy Water : Throw a bottle of holy water on the ground. Hits multiple times. Does holy damage. 5)Cross : Throw a cross forward. May hit multiple times. Can cast two at a time. Does holy damage. 6)Grand Cross : Summon the grand cross, dealing multiple holy damage. During the animation, Richter will be invincible. Sucks and absorbs enemy projectiles. Costs a lot of MP. ---------------------------- Special Attacks ---------------------------- Richter now has two additional attacks for him to use, the Spin Kick and Combo Attacks, which weren't available in previous games. Brandish Whip : If you hold the Y button after attacking and press the directional buttons, you can control the movement of your whip (along with some cool special effects) Useful for destroying enemy projectiles. Forward Slash : Richter will do a quick slash forward. Hits twice. ( up, left, down, right + Y ) Jump Slide : When sliding, pressing the jump button lets Richter slide in an upward direction damaging enemies. Back Hop : While jumping, pressing down + L lets Richter jump further to the back. Use it to avoid certain attacks. Spin Kick : Richter performs a spinning kick damaging nearby foes. ( right, down, left, right + Y ) Combo Attack : Richter performs a series of combo attacks. ( right, down, left, up, right + Y ) ---------------------------- Maria Renard ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Subweapons ---------------------------- Unlike in Rondo of Blood, Maria no longer has her Song Book and Egg subweapons (They were pretty much useless anyway) She uses her four main animal friends as her subweapons. Take note that these are spammable. 1)Dragon : Hurls a dragon. Goes through targets. Deals ice damage. 2)Red Bird : Red Birds fly above you, dealing fire damage. 3)Cat : Throw a cat, dealing lightning damage. Goes through targets. 4)Turtle : Maria will hide in a shell, her CON and MIND increased. Use it to avoid powerful attacks. ---------------------------- Special Attacks ---------------------------- Dark Ego Attack : Maria still has her alter ego attack. Unfortunately, it's not as strong as ever compared to her RoB version. Maria will have a double of herslef attack in front of her. This attack actually asorbs HP from the enemy, which is the only way to heal aside from save points. Short range. ( up, left, down, right + Y ) Extra pose : Hold up as Maria for a few seconds. She will do a cute twirling pose which is actually her item-crash stance in RoB. Brings back memories. ____________________________ 5. Strategies ____________________________ Basically if you go on with the game like Jonathan and Charlotte mode and finish all the areas you probably won't have a difficult time with all the bosses due to the levels you gained so far. If you rush on things however and have a difficult time you may want to level you characters more. Basically I used Maria most of the time due to her rapid attacks. Also, since you most probably finished the game with Jonathan and Charlotte, these bosses should be familiar with you so they shouldn't be too much trouble. --------------------------- 5.1 Bosses --------------------------- The City of Haze --------------------------------------- | Dullahan | | | | HP: 600 | | EXP: 500 | | SP: 40 | | ATK: 20 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses: Strike, Whip, Thunder | | Strengths: Ice | | | --------------------------------------- "A beheaded knight who carries his sevred head." He shouldn't be much of a problem. He will frequently try to stab you with his lance. Avoid it by ducking. If you see him kneel down a bit it means he is about to jump towards you with his lance, causing a tremor where he is facing. Immediately jump to the other side when he does this and hack away since he will be stunned for a short period of time. If his head flashes he will hurl dark balls towards you which you can avoid by jumping around with no problem. The following attack he will throw his head and you will be showered by smaller balls of darkness. Use Maria for this fight and use her cat subweapon since it deals electric damage he should go down in no time. Entrance --------------------------------------- | Behemoth | | | | HP: 800 | | EXP: 1000 | | SP: 45 | | ATK: 36 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses: slash, fire, holy | | Strengths: dark | | | --------------------------------------- "A beast who rebelled against heaven; fought on even after it was killed." This is the one from eariler. It has several attacks which can be easily avoided if you know it's pattern. If you see it snort and stomp it will try to ram you simply jump over it. It will run over to the other side and eventually come back out from the side it came into. If you see it growl it will throw bloody balls at you. Sometimes it will raise its head upwards a little which means it's about to jump at you. Simply run to the other side. If you see it open it's mouth it will try to hit you with bloody tentacles. Use Richters subweapons since most of them deal holy damage. Maria's fire bird subweapon might not be a good idea beceause it hits in an upward direction. Another easy win. The Great Stairway --------------------------------------- | Keremet | | | | HP: 666 | | EXP: 2000 | | SP: 50 | | ATK: 39 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses: fire, ice, electric | | Strengths: none | | | --------------------------------------- "A demon that lives in small,enclosed spaces." First have Maria attack the pot, since Keremet will only come out when hit a certain amount of times and since her attack hits rapidly. I used Maria's dragon subweapon for this one. Keep attacking the pot when Keremet goes back in. He will constantly be summoning green slimes in the battle but they should not be a problem. Keremet's only attack is to hurl a big ball of darkness in the top area. Since you can only attack it in the top be careful not to be hit by it. Eventually it will go down. The Sandy Grave --------------------------------------- | Astarte | | | | HP: 1500 | | EXP: 3000 | | SP: 50 | | ATK: 48 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 50 | | Weaknesses: Strike,Whip,Slash,Holy | | Strengths: fire,ice, electric,dark | | | --------------------------------------- "A woman of irresistible beauty. No man can defy her will." She is strong against elemental attacks so Maria is best used for support only. Her attacks include a normal lunge, which can be avoided by staying away from her or by jumping. She will also jump and shower green lightning in front of her. She also has a tornado attack that she will do from time to time, which can be avoided by a double jump. Her most dreadful attack is Temptation where a number of hearts will appear near her and and try to charm Richter in case he's on the screen. Since Richter is best used for this fight, simply remove him from the screen once you hear her say "temptation" and switch to Maria. Nation of Fools --------------------------------------- | Legion | | | | HP: 2000 | | EXP: 4000 | | SP: 50 | | ATK: 51 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses: Fire,Slash,Holy | | Strengths: Dark | | | --------------------------------------- "The one who is many." A classic Castlevania boss. Anyway, Maria is best used for this fight. start out by destroying its outer core. Maria's red bird subweapon is very effective in this fight since it deals fire damage and attacks directly above her. Have Richter as support so he can kill the naked bodies on the floor. From time to time it's tentacles will shoot a beam which can be avoided by staying in between the tentacles. Once the outer core is fully destroyed it will start using another attack where it will shoot out fiery beams in all directions while rotating. Avoid this by always staying in between the tentacles while rotating. It will die eventually. Tower of Death 1 --------------------------------------- | Stella | | | | HP: 2500 | | EXP: 0 | | SP: 0 | | ATK: 102 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses:Fire,Slash,electric,whip| | Strengths: Ice | | | --------------------------------------- "Loretta's twin sister. She's a skilled swordmaster." Unlike most enemies, colliding with her doesn't take damage at all. Stella uses a varriety of wind techniques. Her Hurricane attack will send forth a wave of air towards you. Avoid this by double-jump. Another attack is where she shouts "Furious Wave". This is a larger version that moves toward you on the ground. Once she takes enough hits, she willl use Crescent Moon. Basically she will spread the room with crescent-shaped projectiles which will home in towards you. Double-jump to avoid and slide when neccessary. She's quite strong and hard to hit against magic so Richter may be the best choice here. Have Maria as support and keep whipping her to death. She will go down eventually. Forest of Doom --------------------------------------- | Dagon | | | | HP: 1800 | | EXP: 6000 | | SP: 55 | | ATK: 60 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 20 | | Weaknesses: electric,Holy | | Strengths: Ice, Dark | | | --------------------------------------- "A creature of the swamp." This boss only has a few moves. It will jump from side to side from time to time. Immediately run to the other side. When it starts sucking all the water, it is about to blow it all out slowly towards half the screen and then down again. To avoid this, keep jumping in the water until the water is full. It will also release seed-like pods which float in the water. They do quite amount of damage. destroy them when necessary. Take note that only it's upper head is vulnerable to attacks. Use Maria for this fight. She will take less damage from the water spitting than Richter. Her Cat subweapon is also best used against it. Keep tossing cats over its head and you will win the fight. Tower of Death 2 --------------------------------------- | Death | | | | HP: 4444 | | EXP: 0 | | SP: 0 | | ATK: 66 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 70 | | Weaknesses: none | | Strengths: Dark | | | --------------------------------------- "Dracula's confidant." During the fight he will keep switching his weakness from magical to physical attacks. When he is silvery white in color, he is weak against physical attacks. keep attacking him in this form. When he is in his normal dark color, he is weak against magic. He will occasionally try to slash you with his scythe. His position is a clue on how to avoid his When he's floating above you, he is about to slash you vertically. If he slashes. is floating beside you, he is about to slash you horizontally. During the fight small scyhtes will also be spread across the room. Destroy them to avoid getting hit. He has another attack where he will lock his scyhte in a chain-like cage, with will be spinning across the cage. The scyhte is easily avoided with a double-jump. If you happen to break the chain, he will stop this attack. He has one attack that can be quite damaging if not taken care of. Four voids will appear in the screen, after which a chain will burst out and try to grab you one by one. If you happen to get caught, simply use your partner to try and break the chains. If not in time he will lunge at you with his scythe dealing massive damage. If you know his attack pattern he shouldn't be too hard. Master's Keep --------------------------------------- | Stella | | | | HP: 2500 | | EXP: 0 | | SP: 0 | | ATK: 102 | | DEF: 60 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses:Fire,Slash,whip,electric| | Strengths: Ice | | | --------------------------------------- "Loretta's twin sister. She's a skilled swordmaster." --------------------------------------- | Loretta | | | | HP: 2500 | | EXP: 0 | | SP: 0 | | ATK: 102 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 60 | | Weaknesses: Fire,Slash,whip | | Strengths: Ice | | | --------------------------------------- "Stella's twin sister. She's a powerful witch." You fight both twins in this fight. No need to worry about using sanctuary because you have to defeat them in this fight. Stella is strong in both defense and strength but weaker to magic. Loretta is strong in magic and defense but weaker to physical attacks, you get the idea. You will also not take any damage when colliding with them. Stella will only occasionally slash you while Loretta casts her ice spells. During the fight you should focus more on Loretta. She has three spells. During blizzard Storm, She will call forth a storm of ice towards you. You can avoid taking any hits by attacking as it will be blocked. During Freeze Bite, She will summon wolves made of ice and will rush towards you. Avoid this by a slide and double-jump. During Icicle Drop, she will summon icicles to fall towards you. This attack can only be interrupted once Loretta gets hit at least times. They also have co-op attacks. One is where Loretta will form a huge chunk of ice above you which will then be destroyed by Stella. Avoid this by running from side to side. Take note that the ice particles damage you. Another attack is when Loretta will be surrounded with ice meaning she is forming a blizzard sword for Stella. This attack can be quite damaging but easy to miss. Stella will try to smash you with her blizzard sword three times. Again, I used Maria for this fight because you will most likely be hit by Loretta's magic. You can go for Loretta and keep hitting her multiple times or you can go for Stella and use Maria's Cat subweapon which sould deal a decent amount of damage. Dark Academy --------------------------------------- | The Creature | | | | HP: 4000 | | EXP: 5000 | | SP: 60 | | ATK: 100 | | DEF: 25 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses: whip,Slash | | Strengths: electric | | | --------------------------------------- "An artificial being created by a mad scientist." He shouldn't be a problem. Use either Richter or Maria for this one. Both their subweaponds do decent damage. His attacks include a lightning attack where he will raise his hands and lightning will form out of them. To avoid this, stay near him and duck because it attacks from afar. If he raises one hand, he is about to grab one of your characters. Simply back away from it. If he raises his elbow he will either shoot a missile which does a decent amount of damage or spread the area with machine gun-like bullets. Both can be easily avoided by jumpting to the other side as soon as you see him raise his elbow. He'll go down before you know it. Forgotten City --------------------------------------- | Mummy Man | | | | HP: 4500 | | EXP: 5000 | | SP: 60 | | ATK: 100 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 50 | | Weaknesses: Fire,Slash,Holy | | Strengths: Dark | | | --------------------------------------- "A member of a royal family who became a mummy in search of everlasting life." This has got to be the most ridiculous boss in the game, mostly because of it's name. Just keep attacking him, really. His attacks are pretty easy to avoid anyway. He has an attack where a homing bandage follows you. Pretty easy to avoid becasue it moves slowly. Another attack is where he will send forth tablets that will rush towards your character. He also has an attack where three tablets will push you to one side then get impailed by spikes. Simply jump over the tablets as they push you towards the side. Keep attacking him and soon you'll win the battle. 13th Street --------------------------------------- | Wherewolf | | | | HP: 4500 | | EXP: 6000 | | SP: 60 | | ATK: 110 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses: Fire,Slash,Holy,whip | | Strengths: strike | | | --------------------------------------- "A cursed man who transforms into a ferocious beast when the moon is full." Another easy boss. His attacks include throwing one of the lamp posts in the background, easily avoided by crouching. He will frequently lunge at you with his claws and can be avoided by backing away. He will also rush towards you dealing an uppercut. Sometimes he will summon wolves to aid him in battle. Destroy them since they only take a hit. Use Richter for this battle because of his holy elemental attacks and have Maria as support and hack him to death. Burnt Paradise --------------------------------------- | Medusa | | | | HP: 3500 | | EXP: 6000 | | SP: 50 | | ATK: 150 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses: Holy | | Strengths: Dark | | | --------------------------------------- "A monster who turns her victims to stone. One of three gorgon sisters." Use Richter for this fight and Maria for support since most of his attacks deal holy damage. Her attacks include the trademark Stone Gaze where she will shout "Petrify". To avoid turning to stone, turn your back against her. She will also giggle and then have her body slither into most of the ground which can be avoided by staying in between them. She will also turn into a snake head which means she is about to bite you and can be avoided with a simple double-jump. If you see her raise her hands prepare for a lunge attack with her snake-like hands. Occasionally, she will also cover her face and summon medusa heads that can petrify. Keep hitting her and she's dead. In case you get petrified, switch to your partner and hit the petrified partner to remove him/her from stone status. --------------------------------------- | Brauner | | | | HP: 6000 | | EXP: 0 | | SP: 0 | | ATK: 93 | | DEF: 44 | | MND: 66 | | Weaknesses: Holy | | Strengths: Dark | | | --------------------------------------- "An artist who became a vampire and renounced humanity." Defeat all the bosses in the previous paintings and you can enter his painting. As an artist, he uses deadly art techniques to you. He will yell "Blood Art Technique" which he will have the sreen painted with blood. The paint will stay in the screen and can damage you when touched. Remove the paint by attacking it to make the battle easier. He will eventually yell "A painting for the Soul!" where in a fountain of blood surrounds him. Avoid this attack by staying out of range within the fountain. When he yells "I'll make you my masterpiece!" Either a swarm of petrifying heads will rush towards you which can be destroyed easily with Maria's attack, Two large demons will head straight to you which can be avoided by jumping over the first demon or two large poisonous fan-like demons will rotate in the screen. The latter is quite hard to dodge but can be avoided by staying in between the blades. Brauner will also turn into a painting from time to time which sweeps across the room. He will usually charge towards you and can be avoided by paying attention to his movements. This is your opportunity to damage him the most as his attacks are easy to dodge. I used Richter and had Maria for support. Eventually he will go down for good. Final Battle --------------------------------------- | Dracula and Death | | | | HP: 6666 | | EXP: 0 | | SP: 0 | | ATK: 130 | | DEF: 44 | | MND: 99 | | Weaknesses: Holy | | Strengths: Dark | | | --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- | True Dracula | | | | HP: 6666 | | EXP: 0 | | SP: 0 | | ATK: 140 | | DEF: 66 | | MND: 66 | | Weaknesses: Holy | | Strengths: Dark | | | --------------------------------------- "The true master of the castle." This battle rquires a little bit of luck. I suggest leveling up to at least level 50 before facing the final boss. This battle is quite hard especially due to the inability to heal. During the fight with Dracula and death, Dracula will be teleporting throughout the room while casting fire and dark balls at you and Death will be floating across the room, trying to slash you with his scythe downwards. You will have to attack either one of them since they share the same HP while having to dodge the balls and slashes. To dodge the fireballs, have Richter attack with his whip and circle it around to absorb any projectiles. To dodge the dark balls simply jump over and duck and repeat. If you see death raise his hands above you it means he is about to slash you downwards. Dracula will sometimes yell "Bat Form" where in he will charge as a swarm of bats dealing massive damage if nearby and can be avoided by using the super jump. They both have a co-op attack and only use it when their HP has been reduced enough. Death will spread the screen with a lot of smaller scythes. Destroy them quickly or Dracula will turn them all into dark balls and spread them towards you dealing wide-spread damage. Another deadly co-op attack is where Death will turn himself into a large scythe and Dracula will strike it in the ground causing a massive explosion dealing multiple damage. This is an instant K.O. attack because you wont be able to take enough hits to survive.Immediately after Death turns into a scythe, run to the far end of the room to avoid instant death. I highly reccommend using Grand Cross when both Dracula and Death are nearby so that they will both take damage. You can also use it as a life saver in case you are in a dire situation. Keep whipping Dracula and dodge Death as well. Fortunately, Dracula's second form is much easier than the fight with Death. After taking enough damage Dracula will absorb Death's power and become True Dracula. If he closes his wings he is about to lunge towards you. Super jump to the other side to avoid this. If he starts flapping his wings twice, he is going to shower the room with fireballs. During this attack slowly move towards him and keep whipping him as you stay in between the fireballs. He also has a knee attack where in he will charge towards you. He will also smash the ground with his fists causing moderate damage. His most devastating attack is when he will fly to the middle of the room and claws will surround you. Have Richter attack one while Maria attacks the other. If unable to stop his attack it's an instant K.O. Keep using Grand Cross at him and have Maria as support and attack him until he goes down. Beware of his other attack, where he will hurl a scythe-like object towards you which is pretty damaging. Be sure to avoid them by doing a super jump. Hopefully, you should be able to beat him. Take note that I am sure that there are better strategies for this battle. Feel free to contact me for an easier way to defeat these two. You will be credited, of course. Here is an alternate strategy courtesy of Jai: This is the strategy I used to beat Dracula/Death and True Dracula: First thing I did was to dismiss Richter. While he hits harder, the fact that Maria's special move hits just as hard and gives her back life outwieghs Richter's strength. When Dracula appears in the corner and throws either the three fireballs or the lightning ball, time your strike so that when he throws the second volley, she'll go through it and get in two quick hits. When he appears in the middle of the screen, lure Death over to one side so he'll waste an attack and try to jump over Dracula so you can attack him freely from behind. When Dracula does his Bat Form attack, time it so that right as he finishes saying, "Bat Form" Maria does her special. Dracula will fly right through you and she'll rack up at least five hits and get a good chunk of your life back if you've made any mistakes. When you see Dracula appear in the middle of the room and Death hovers above him, Death will call a large amount of scythes together in an "S" pattern. The more of them that you destroy, the less of the lightning balls that Dracula will call out by opening his cape. If you choose, you can switch to Richter and attack them from a distance otherwise, Dracula will smack you good with his cape as he opens it. When their life gets low, Death will move to the middle of the throne room. This is your chance to quickly run to whatever side the Draula isn't. Death will turn into a large scythe and fly to Dracula's hand. He'll then shout out, "This ends now!" and the screen will fill with a large explosion. If you can see Dracula when he says that, get ready to go to the game over screen. Their deathbomb attack will fill all but a small portion of the throne room. Keep this up and they'll both go down. Leaving you only to deal with True Dracula. Quickly switch back to Maria and dismiss Richter, you won't be needing him for a while. Dracula has five attacks in this form. 1. He'll dash at you which he'll telegraph by crossing his arms. Slide under this and counter with Maria's special attack. 2. He'll try to land on you with a ground pound. Backdash or simply back away and when he's recovering, counter with Maria's special attack. You should be able to attack him twice when he does this. Once before and once after. 3. He'll flap his wings and will rain fireballs down on you. If you can get to the outside of them, then just stay ahead of them. If not, they're easily dodged by standing inbetween them. 4. He'll turn his arm into a large scythe and swing it at you three times. The first time, it will go along the ground and arc up at the last minute. Avoid this by double jumping towards Dracula. The next two will go too high to bother you. Just make sure that you stay on the ground. 5. He'll move into the background and will open his wings. The claws will come onto the screen and attempt to crush you. Switch to Richter and attack the claws as fast as you can. If you finish them in time, then the claws will retract and Dracula will go back to his ground pound. If not, have Grand Cross ready and time it so that you'll have something to protect you from it. Otherwise, it's back to the game over screen. Keep hacking away at him and he'll go down. Be patient and victory will be yours. -------------------------- 5.2 Nest of Evil -------------------------- You probably know this already but I'll explain it anyway. The Nest of Evil is a straight-forward area similar to a arena full of powerful monsters and bosses. Some monsters only appear in the Nest of Evil and most bosses here were all from Dawn of Sorrow. The dungeon is composed of six "courses" with one boss at each the end. At the end of a course there will be a warp point giving you a chance to heal and save at the top. At the end of the dungeon is the doppelganger, the 7th and last boss in the whole dungeon. You don't get any reward at the end though but it's still an accomplishment. All enemies and bosses in this area may be fought multiple times. Course 1: The enemies are quite easy but watch out for the skeleton arks because their energy balls deal large amounts of damage. You fight balore at the end. Boss : Balore will occasionally swipe you with his fists which easy to dodge. He will also shoot a large beam from his eye which you can avoid by crouching. Just hit and avoid those attacks and he'll go down before you know it. Course 2: The enemies are slightly harder, but still easy to kill. Be careful about the cave troll. They have a muliple shockwave attack that can be an instant kill when hit. For the iron golem, use Maria's subweapons because it's weak against elemental attacks. You fight Gergoth at the end. Boss : Use Maria for this fight. Crouch in front of him and start attacking. If he jumps towards you, do a quick slide to the other side. He has a beam attack that can be avoided by crouching really close to him. He also releases petrifying gas which can deal decent amounts of damage when petrified. You can destroy it by hitting it with Maria's normal attack. He'll should die sooner or later. Course 3: Monsters are still quite easy. Take note of the golden skeletons. They are strong against elemental attacks so just whip them as Richter. In the room with a swarm of double-axe armors, use Maria's cat subweapon against them. You fight Zephyr at the end. Boss : Zephyr will usually swipe you with his scissor hands. Avoid it by jumping. He will also throw daggers at you from different angles which you should avoid by not staying in place. If he stops time and showers daggers above you quickly stay in between them. He will also stop time to do a quick swipe at you. Keep attacking him. He Shouldn't be too hard. Course 4: The course is much harder than the previous floors. Things to take not of is Amducias. He has quite an amount of HP and deals massive damage with his shock attack. He's weak against ice so use Maria's dragon against it. There are also golden skeletons and bone arks in further rooms. Avoid their attack as much as possible. You fight Aguni at the end. Boss : Aguni is a fire monster so use Maria's dragon against it. He will usually glide towards you so crouch when near him to avoid collision and taking damage. He'll also spit flames which flow in the ground. Avoid them by jumping in between them. he will also fly above and try to dive towards you. Be sure to move to a different spot away from where he went up. One last attack is when he will usually claw you. You can avoid this by sliding to a different spot. Keep hurling dragons at him and he should die. Course 5: This is probably the most difficult floor in the entire dungeon. You fight two "The Creatures" just in the first room. To make things worse, you fight a swarm of cave trolls waiting in the next room. To make things easy, kill only one at a time. You fight Abaddon in the end. Boss : All Abaddon will do is summon swarms of locusts towards you. Take note of the way he conducts to know the next formation of locusts. When hit by a swarm, you get hit multiple times so try to avoid this by hitting the swarms and destroying them. He'll go down much faster if you spam Maria's normal attack against it. Course 6: Much easier than the previous floor, but take note of the Amducias and cave trolls in further rooms. You fight the trio from Symphony of the Night, Fake Trevor, Grant, and Sypha in the end. Boss : Take out Trevor first to make the battle much easier. All he can do is whip you anyway. Grant will stay in the ceiling most of the time hurling daggers at you when in place while Sypha will be casting spells that aren't quite strong and easy to dodge. She will also summon zombies for help. I reccommend to take Sypha out for second. If you keep spamming attacks on her, her spells can get interrupted easily. Once both of them are gone go for Grant. Fighting all three at once may be too difficult so always focus one at a time. Here is an alternate strategy courtesy of Michael Scott: When fighting the zombie trio, have only maria out then run to 1 side. Wait for Trevor to follow. After he is all the way on one side run to the other wall then spam the cat (or electro neko, as I call it), then when Trevor gets close, jump over and repeat. If you run out of magic, just do the same without using using magic, you'll get the magic back soon enough. Sypha stays in the middle, so I fight her last, but she is simple just spam the axe, if you hit her enough she just stops and takes it. For Grant it is best to use the phoenix, if you hit him twice with the phoenix he will drop and won't attack. In the last floor there is a save point and a warp point. You fight Doppelganger in the next room. |
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