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T  E  Z  U  K  A        O  S  A  M  U  '  S        D  O  R  O  R  O
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BLOOD WILL TELL
FAQ/Walkthrough
Copyright (c)2005-2010 DomZ Ninja
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Author: DomZ Ninja
E-mail: domzninja[at]hotmail[dot]com
Updated: 05/03/10
Version: 1.3
NOTE: This guide does contain spoilers!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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See that series of numbers to the right of each section? If you want to find
a specific section in the FAQ, press CTRL + F to open a search box. Type in
the series of numbers for the desired section that you're trying to find and
press Enter. Whabam! The search function will take you there in an instant.
1] - Version History.................................. [0100]
2] - Controls......................................... [0200]
3] - Walkthrough...................................... [0300]
3.01] Prologue................................. [0301]
3.02] Chapter 1................................ [0302]
3.03] Chapter 2................................ [0303]
3.04] Chapter 3................................ [0304]
3.05] Chapter 4................................ [0305]
3.06] Chapter 5................................ [0306]
3.07] Chapter 6................................ [0307]
3.08] Chapter 7................................ [0308]
3.09] Final Chapter............................ [0309]
4] - Optional Fiends.................................. [0400]
4.01] Chapter 1................................ [0401]
4.02] Chapter 2................................ [0402]
4.03] Chapter 3................................ [0403]
4.04] Chapter 4................................ [0404]
4.05] Chapter 5................................ [0405]
4.06] Chapter 6................................ [0406]
4.07] Chapter 7................................ [0407]
5] - Body Parts....................................... [0500]
5.01] Digestive System......................... [0501]
5.02] Muscular System.......................... [0502]
5.03] Skeletal System.......................... [0503]
5.04] Immune System............................ [0504]
5.05] Respiratory System....................... [0505]
5.06] Circulatory System....................... [0506]
5.07] Oral Cavity.............................. [0507]
5.08] Appendages............................... [0508]
5.09] Sensory System........................... [0509]
5.10] Nervous System........................... [0510]
5.11] Endocrine System......................... [0511]
5.12] Spiritual................................ [0512]
6] - Scrolls.......................................... [0600]
7] - Items............................................ [0700]
8] - Bestiary......................................... [0800]
8.1] Demons.................................... [0810]
8.2] Fiends.................................... [0820]
9] - Game Review...................................... [0900]
10] - Thanks/Credits.................................. [1000]
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1] VERSION HISTORY                                                     [0100]
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FAQ/Walkthrough #7
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Version 1.0 (10/30/05) - Completed up to Chapter 4.
Version 1.1 (11/11/05) - Done with everything. Yay!
Version 1.2 (02/10/06) - Updated the format and some minor changes.
Version 1.3 (04/28/06) - Added my review of the game.
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2] CONTROLS                                                            [0200]
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|  D-Pad                      |  Select Menu Option                          |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|  Left Analog Stick          |  Move, Dash (Click)*                         |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|  Right Analog Stick         |  Move Camera, Focus Off of Boss              |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|  Start                      |  Pause Game                                  |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|  X Button                   |  Jump, Double Jump                           |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|  Square Button              |  Light Attack                                |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|  Triangle Button            |  Heavy Attack                                |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|  O Button                   |  Command Dororo                              |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|  R1 Button                  |  Fire Arm Cannon                             |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|  R2 Button                  |  Ready Leg Cannon                            |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|  L1 Button                  |  Center Camera                               |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|  L2 Button                  |  Switch Weapons                              |
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* = Must acquire Left Leg first (Obtained at the end of Chapter 1)
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3] WALKTHROUGH                                                         [0300]
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I don't know where else to list them, but here is a list of some useful
combos. The legend is as follows:
[] = Square
/\ = Triangle
The names for the combos are all made up by me and will be used in the
walkthrough frequently.
Arm Blades
----------
[], /\             = Stab Combo
[], [], /\         = Puncture Combo
[], [], [], /\     = Flipping Combo
[], [], [], [], /\ = Helicopter Combo
Sword
-----
[], [], /\             = Thrust Combo
[], [], [], /\         = Slasher Combo
[], [], [], [], [], [] = Assault Combo
And here's the walkthrough!
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3.01] PROLOGUE                                                         [0301]
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Your game starts off in black and white (don't worry, your TV is fine, it's
supposed to be black and white) with Hyakkimaru in a desolate town. Follow
the voice's commands. He'll simply tell you the basics of the game and go
over the controls with you. Once you've got everything down, head through the
gate to the next area. For future reference, the green bar at the top of the
screen is your health, the blue bar is your spirit meter, the red numbers are
your cannon ammo, and the blue numbers are your arm gun ammo.
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You start off with some enemies ahead. Practice simple slash attacks on the
enemies. You can combine light and heavy attacks together for vicious combos.
The enemies in the area show up on red dots on the map.
Take out the skeletons with sword slices and the birds by performing a midair
slash (jump and press either attack button). Defeat all the enemies to gain as
much EXP for your weapons. I suggest that you focus more on the arm blades
than the sword at first. Head to the new area after the coast is clear.
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Head towards the shiny umbrella-looking thing ahead. This is a save spot (and
Hyakkimaru annoyingly needs to remind you every time you step in one). Step
inside and open up the menu by pressing start. Here you can now save your
game. Save and proceed into the village to watch a cutscene.
Your task now is to slay all the demons in the vicinity before you can
continue on. Fortunately for you, only seven carrion beetles stand in your
way. If you have it, try out your spirit attack to wipe most out in one
devastating blow. Finish them off to gain access to a new area. Head through
the town towards the exit.
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TSURIGANE VALLEY
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No enemies here, woo! Save your game and head through the canyon to the shiny
spot on your map. Once you're there, watch the cutscene and get ready for
your first boss fight!
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| FIEND BATTLE: Great Horn                                       | Lvl. 1  |
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|                                                                          |
| First thing's first, the camera is different in boss battles. They focus |
| on the boss at all times, and if you don't like it that way, click the   |
| Right Analog to change it back to normal. The normal view is good for    |
| scrounging around the area for breakable objects.                        |
|                                                                          |
| Bosses' health consist of three bars, a blue one, then a yellow one,     |
| then a red one. Deplete the blue one to start on the yellow one, and so  |
| on. Once the red bar is depleted, the boss is dead. Three bars, one      |
| boss, one battle.                                                        |
|                                                                          |
| This boss is somewhat tough for your first fiend encounter. Take out the |
| carrion beetles so they don't get in the way after. The boss is most     |
| dangerous when you're close by. His first attack is to swipe at you with |
| his claws several times. Avoid it by staying away from the front of him. |
|                                                                          |
| Great Horn will also slam his hands into the ground and create a tremor. |
| You can't really do anything about staying away from him, because if you |
| keep your distance, he will jump over to you. You're going to want to    |
| attack his back, where you are least vulnerable. Wait for Great Horn to  |
| get ready so swipe at you, then run behind him and use a combo or just   |
| repeatedly slash him. Stay away before he turns and slashes at you.      |
|                                                                          |
| Once you deplete the yellow meter, Great Horn uses a new attack. He will |
| engulf himself in flames and hurt you if you're too close. Wait for the  |
| flames to go down, then resume attacking him. Don't bother using either  |
| your gun or cannon; save the ammo for more important uses. Once you      |
| deplete the red meter, Great Horn dies and you retrieve your first body  |
| part, your vocal cords! Now you don't sound like a robot anymore!        |
|                                                                          |
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| BODY PART OBTAINED: Vocal Cords                                          |
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Break the urns to collect various pickups, then proceed to the bridge for
another juicy cutscene. Kill the eight Wandering Skulls ahead on the bridge.
Make sure not to get surrounded and just slash away. Once they are all dead,
Dororo, the self-proclaimed "World Famous Thief", will follow you around.
You can't do anything with her now, so just let her tag along. Hey, at least
she helps you out in battles!
Head across the bridge and to the right down the ravine. Take out the
Specters ahead and head into the river. Take out more Specters and Carrion
Beetles in the riverside, then head to the shiny spot on your map for your
next fiend fight!
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| FIEND BATTLE: Homonculus                                       | Lvl. 2  |
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|                                                                          |
| The battle will start off with the short, ugly thing grabbing Dororo.    |
| Homonculus is extremely slow; you should have absolutely no trouble      |
| avoiding his attacks. He starts off only blowing smoke at Hyakkimaru.    |
| Simply avoid him when he starts to inhale. Run to his back and start of  |
| hack away. Once you take out his first health bar, Dororo breaks free.   |
|                                                                          |
| Homonculus is a bit faster now, and he has some new attacks. Now with    |
| both of his arms free, he can punch and headbutt Hyakkimaru if you get   |
| in too close. His headbutt is really strong, with such a big noggin, so  |
| avoid the front of him close up at all times.                            |
|                                                                          |
| Simply run behind him and use a flurry of sword strikes on him. This     |
| fiend is a lot easier than Great Horn, and should go down quite fast.    |
| Once you kill Homonculus, you receive your left eye.                     |
|                                                                          |
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| BODY PART OBTAINED: Left Eye                                             |
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That's the end of the Prologue. Save when you are given the chance and
proceed to Chapter 1.
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3.02] CHAPTER 1                                                        [0302]
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Watch the creepy cutscene that starts off for Chapter 1 until you regain
control again. Yay, the world is so colorful now! You can now command Dororo
to do specific commands. You can set her to stay close to you, attack
enemies, search the area, or collect items. The riverside is a very big area,
so set Dororo to search or collect items so you can keep your attention on
the demons.
Take out the enemies along the way while destroying urns for pickups. You'll
find some new enemies here, such as Water Devils and Drecks, as well as the
normal Specters. As you proceed through, you will reach a large stone. Walk
up the side of it to reach the top, where you can find a new sword. Equip it
and move on.
Keep slashing away as Dororo picks up the Jyukai's Medicines along the way.
Once you reach the save point, save your game and head up the steep pathway to
the new area.
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Take out the Cursed Weeds and get the medicine before you head up the stairs.
It's a long way to the top of the stairway, and it's littered with Wandering
Skulls and birds along the way. Once you reach the top, cross the bridge and
destroy the urns for pickups. Take out the Specters and Wandering Skulls and
continue on to reach a town and start up another cutscene. After the cutscene
occurs, a fiend battle starts up.
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| FIEND BATTLE: Scourge                                          | Lvl. 3  |
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|                                                                          |
| Wow, your first tough boss. Scourge is an extremely large beast with     |
| hundreds of tentacles covering its face. It also has a long tail and a   |
| large tongue used for smacking you, which means that staying the hell    |
| away from it won't work. Start off by equipping your arm blades and      |
| using combos to damage the monster.                                      |
|                                                                          |
| The best combo I found is by pressing Square four times, then Triangle.  |
| Hyakkimaru should slash the best four times, then jump in the air and    |
| spin around like a helicopter. I'll call this the Helicopter combo from  |
| now on, and it seems to be the most useful one.                          |
|                                                                          |
| Using the Helicopter combo constantly isn't the smartest thing. You will |
| find yourself being smacked to the side by Scourge's long tail. This is  |
| a perfect time to use up your ammo. Press L2 to ready your leg cannon,   |
| then aim the target at the boss. Press Square or Triangle to fire a      |
| cannon, taking a nice portion off of the boss's meter. Use your spirit   |
| attack also to damage the beast significantly.                           |
|                                                                          |
| When you deplete the yellow meter, Scourge starts to run on the wall.    |
| Use your arm gun and fire as it runs in circles. It will stop and pause, |
| ready to shoot an energy beam at your position. When it stops, run far   |
| away so you don't get hit by the blast. When it returns to the ground,   |
| resume slashing its side, not its head. When you face Scourge's head, he |
| will shoot out his tongue at you, knocking you down.                     |
|                                                                          |
| There are urns scattered around the whole area, so change camera views   |
| and stock up on Health and Ammo before you fight again. This is best     |
| done when Scourge is running on the walls, because he doesn't have time  |
| to chase you when you have your back turned. Once you deplete the red    |
| meter, you will defeat Scourge, who retreats.                            |
|                                                                          |
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| BODY PART OBTAINED: None                                                 |
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Watch the cutscene after the battle to play as Dororo! (she sucks, haha)
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YUDAI'S MANOR - BASEMENT
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Crawl through the small tunnel until you reach a large room. Jump up on the
first step, then watch the next ones. Spikes pop out of the steps after a
couple seconds. Jump onto the step, but stay on the tip where you will be
safe. Wait for the spikes to come up and retract, then run across and jump up
to the tip of the next step.
Wait for the spikes to retract and head to the platform. Statues will shoot
flames at you from afar. Dodge the flames and head to the left into the next
room.
Here, punch the skull statue to make platforms appear over the pit. They will
disappear quickly, so first jump to the right. Collect the sword floating in
midair, then continue across to the other side. Destroy the urns in this room
and kill the Guardian Dogs. Watch out, for they spit fireballs and poison gas
at you. I recommend jumping up and dropkicking them repeatedly. Once they are
all dead, walk on the elevator to the upper floor of the manor.
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YUDAI'S MANOR - YUDAI'S BEDROOM
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Go behind the changing board thingy to find Max HP upgrade. Head past the bed
towards the door to start up a cutscene. Yay.
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Smash the urns here and look on your map towards the exit. Head there in the
game and slash the wall to uncover a secret pathway. Head through to the
village.
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Follow the barricade around the manor and smash all of the pots lining the
wall of the manor. Take out the Wandering Skulls on the way, and you should
find a new sword at the south side of the manor by a dead end. Head to the
gate and defeat the enemies in the way, then exit to the village. Head around
the barricade to the back of the village to find an entrance to the Ancient
Bamboo Thicket. Save at the save point and enter the forest.
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Your task here is to follow the spirit of the Troll to the shiny spot. His
spirit will be floating in the air and glowing gold. When you get near him,
he disappears and reappears farther away. Keep following him to the end of
the path. First, I'll have to pull you off course for a nice find. Smash the
urns in the area and follow the Troll. When you get to the next area, take
out the Specter Lords and head over to the waterfall.
You will find a scroll. This is a new spirit attack technique. Equip it to use
a new attack when your spirit meter fills up. Follow the Troll to the next
area and take out the tentacles blocking your path. You will find the Troll at
the end of the area near the shiny spot and he disappears for the last time.
Head to the shiny sport to start a cutscene.
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YUDAI VILLAGE
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You will have to reach Dororo's location before the time runs out. You may
look at the map and see how far you are and think, "I'll never get there in
time!". But then you see the time limit. You have 3:30 to get there. 3 and a
half minutes is MORE than enough time to get there. Head to Dororo's
location, but don't get caught up in fighting too many demons. Just take out
the ones in your way. You will witness a cutscene when you reach his location.
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Return to the shiny spot once again. You can get the scroll this time if you
didn't before. Once you get to the shiny spot, you'll witness another
cutscene and another fiend.
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| FIEND BATTLE: Hellcrusher                                      | Lvl. 4  |
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|                                                                          |
| This large fiend holds a club in one hand and a staff in the other. His  |
| main attack is where he swings his club at you. This only occurs if you  |
| are right in front of him. Hellcrusher's next attack is mostly used when |
| you are far away. He uses his staff to hurl fireballs at you. Wait until |
| a magic symbol appears, then run away from your former position to avoid |
| the attack. He can also jump and slam down on the ground, making an      |
| earthquake that can damage you.                                          |
|                                                                          |
| Don't waste any ammo on this battle, just stick to swords. Use either    |
| your arm blades or sword; the battle is easy enough for either. Run up   |
| to Hellcrusher's back and attack, preferably with the Helicopter combo.  |
|                                                                          |
| When you deplete the yellow meter, Hellcrusher starts to use a new magic |
| technique. He now unleashes three blue fireballs towards your position.  |
| When the symbol appears, strafe and run side to side to avoid all three. |
| Return to pummeling him from behind. Don't get too caught up on the      |
| beating, as he can easily turn around and smash you with his club. There |
| aren't any urns to break here, so be aware of your health. Once you kill |
| Hellcrusher, you obtain a new body part.                                 |
|                                                                          |
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| BODY PART OBTAINED: Esophagus                                            |
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After the cutscene, head forward wand drop into the hole leading to the Well
Room.
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Smash the urns for pickups and jump down the well again.
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YUDAI'S MANOR - BASEMENT
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Crawl through the tunnel again and head past the stairs, avoiding the spikes.
Pass the statues, avoiding the fire and cross over the pit again by punching
the skull. take out the Guardian Dogs and ride the elevator to the manor.
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YUDAI'S MANOR - YUDAI'S BEDROOM
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You can pick up the Max HP behind the changing board if you didn't before.
Head to the door opposite the bed and press Circle to open the door.
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YUDAI'S MANOR - 2ND FLOOR
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Head down the hallway, ignoring the first shiny spot. There's a guard past
the door, so you can't enter yet. Head down the hall, defeating any enemies
in your way, and head into the door leading to the next shiny spot on your
map. Enter the room and defeat the Wandering. Pick up the shiny object on the
counter to obtain a Silver Key. Exit the room and head through the hall down
the stairs.
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When you come down the stairs, turn right and head down the hallway. You
should see a large silver door at the end. Walk up to it and press O to use
the Silver Key. The door opens, so head inside. Kill the Wandering Skulls
inside and approach the chest for a cutscene. After the scene, grab the smoke
bombs, then return to the second floor.
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YUDAI'S MANOR - 2ND FLOOR
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Return to the first shiny point that I told you to ignore. When you see the
silhouette of the person on the other side of the door, equip your smoke
bombs (press start, click on "items", and replace rocks with smoke bombs).
Throw a smoke bomb at the door to knock out the guard. Enter the room and
grab the Gold key. Return to the first floor.
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This time, take a left and head down the hall, defeating the assorted
enemies. Open the gold door at the end of the hallway and proceed towards the
far wall to watch a cutscene. Head back upstairs once the scene ends.
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Continue through the second floor back to the bedroom, defeating the enemies
on your way.
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Approach the right side of Yudai's bed to start up a shocking cutscene!
*gasp* >_>
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YUDAI VILLAGE
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There we go; back to playing as Hyakkimaru. Smash the urn in front of you for
a sword and take out the enemies here. Head around the manor towards the
bamboo thicket. Save in front of the thicket and enter.
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Head north around the rock and take out the Specters. Break the urns and chop
down the bamboo to enter the circular arena for a cutscene and a battle.
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| FIEND BATTLE: Scourge                                          | Lvl. 5  |
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|                                                                          |
| The Scourge is pretty much the same as you last encountered him, but he  |
| lost and gained an attack. Instead of the energy blast, he now summons a |
| bunch of bamboo sticks and slams them into the ground, usually in a      |
| straight line. When you see the bamboo hovering in the air, run to the   |
| side of Scourge to avoid impact.                                         |
|                                                                          |
| It is as dangerous as last battle, so stay away from the tail again. It  |
| can easily smack you around with the big thing, and he can stick out his |
| tongue so hit you with it. Attack Scourge with the Firestorm spirit      |
| attack up close to take off a lot of damage. Once you deplete the blue   |
| bar, you will see a cutscene.                                            |
|                                                                          |
| Use your leg cannon ammo if you have any left, as well as your arm gun.  |
| Use the Helicopter Combo on his side and back away before you get hit by |
| his tail. Attacking the tail is more effective than attacking the head,  |
| but it is more dangerous. Follow the strategy used in the other battle   |
| to beat this fiend. Once again, when it is defeated, it will run away    |
| and you won't get a body part.                                           |
|                                                                          |
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| BODY PART OBTAINED: None                                                 |
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YUDAI VILLAGE
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Save your game once again and head to the shiny spot to watch a cutscene.
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Take out the Wandering Skulls and revisit the silver room for a new sword.
Head to the stairs and go up them to the next floor.
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Head down the hall, where you will find stronger enemies, the Skeletal
Warriors. These guys are like Wandering Skulls, but stronger. Destroy the
Guardian Dogs near the bedroom and head through the door to the next area for
a cutscene.
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| FIEND BATTLE: Ogress                                           | Lvl. 6  |
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|                                                                          |
| The Ogress likes to float around a lot, which is kinda lame. She's       |
| quick, and you will find yourself chasing her around a lot. Her          |
| close-range attack is a spinning punch, so you can't easily just run     |
| behind her to avoid it. Slash at her back with short combos, such as the |
| Flipping Combo, because she will most likely fly away in the middle of a |
| long one.                                                                |
|                                                                          |
| Her second attack is where she charges up and unleashes a lightning bolt |
| at you. It doesn't home on; just merely hits your position. When she     |
| charges up, run over to her to get a nice long combo on her to smack a   |
| lot of HP off of her. The Ogress is most vulnerable from behind, so      |
| always attack her back when necessary. When she floats in the air, do a  |
| midair slash to damage her.                                              |
|                                                                          |
| After you deplete the yellow bar, you will see a cutscene. The Ogress    |
| changes her attack pattern after the scene. She will float high in the   |
| air, so high that you have no chance of reaching her with your swords.   |
| Use your arm gun or leg cannon to damage her. Ogress will summon some    |
| Wandering Skulls to fight you, but ignore them.                          |
|                                                                          |
| Next, she will charge up and unleash a giant beam towards you. Run on    |
| either side of it to avoid the blast, and she may even hit an enemy or   |
| two. After she uses her beam, she will float back down to the ground,    |
| where you can continue your assault. When the Ogress is killed, you will |
| receive your left leg. The left leg lets you dash by pressing R3 (this   |
| is probably the most useful move you have now).                          |
|                                                                          |
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| BODY PART OBTAINED: Left Leg                                             |
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With the death of the Ogress, Chapter 1 ends. Watch the cutscene and save when
prompted. Next up, Chapter 2!
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3.03] CHAPTER 2                                                        [0303]
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This area is a lot different compared to Yudai Village. Oh well, head down
the dusty trail and take out the Hellhounds that approach you. You'll
encounter Spirit Wheels, one of the most annoying friggin' demons in the
game. They are covered in flames, so use the long reach of your sword to kill
them, as opposed to your arm blades. Once you kill all of the demons here,
save and head on through the gates.
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MUJOU FIELDS
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Watch the next cutscene and get out your sword. Take down all the Wandering
Deaths in the area here and hop on the stone across from the entrance. Hop
over the stone and take out the Hellhounds. Continue down the path, killing
more Zombies and Wandering Deads, then break the urn for a new sword. Equip
it; it's the Sword of Clarity. Start heading backwards and jump on the ledge.
Hop across to the other one and up to the platform. Take out the Zombies here
and move through to the next area to watch a cutscene.
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| BOSS BATTLE: Masterless Samurai                                | Lvl. 6  |
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|                                                                          |
| Note that this says "Boss Battle" as opposed to "Fiend Battle". This     |
| battle is a non-lethal battle. Since Hyakkimaru was raised to kill only  |
| demons, not humans, he cannot kill the samurai. You can only use your    |
| sword in this battle, and you can't use your arm/leg cannon or spirit    |
| attacks. Dororo cannot help you, but does he really ever?                |
|                                                                          |
| The samurai only has one attack: a three-hit combo. Run behind him and   |
| give him a combo of your own. After a combo, keep your distance so he    |
| doesn't turn and slash you. The samurai sometimes shoots you with fire,  |
| so dash to either side to avoid. When the samurai rushes in for a combo, |
| run around and slash him again. When you take out the yellow bar, he     |
| starts to get faster. This battle is very easy, so you should have       |
| little problem. Once you defeat him, a cutscene will start.              |
|                                                                          |
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After the cutscene, you gain control of Dororo. (ugh...) Save the game and
take out the  Spirit Wheels. Use smoke bombs to stop the bastards in their
tracks, making it easier to damage them without getting burnt. Jump on the
ledge to the right of the save point and jump up the mountain wall. Leap onto
the bridge and head across. Take out the Specters here and grab the scroll on
the ledge. Drop down near the save point and leap up onto the rocks.
Once you're at the top, head across the stone bridge on the far side of the
area. Break the urns and take out the enemies. Go back across the bridge
again and jump to the rock pillars. If you fall down, you'll end up in a
large area filled with spirit wheels.
Just take the path back to the save point and head up the rocks again. Once
you hop across the pillars, jump to the other side and battle the Cursed
Weeds. Break the urn for a rice ball and chase after the samurai to the
northern exit.
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Approach the samurai to the left of the village to start a battle. The
samurai won't attack you on normal conditions, and will only walk away from
Dororo. You must hit the samurai's back to damage him. If you hit him in the
front, he will counterattack and automatically hit you.
Don't use a combo, because he may turn around in the middle of it and pull off
a counterattack. Punch once or twice, then keep following him. Once you defeat
the samurai, you will witness a cutscene. Ooh!
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You're still in the village, but now you are Hyakkimaru. Kill the zombies up
ahead and follow the path that you took with Dororo, around the left side of
the village. Smash the barrels along the way and break the urn near the save
point for a sword. Save and break the barrel past it for a rice ball. Climb
the stairs and destroy the Bloodweeds and Spirit Wheels. Enter the shrine to
start a battle.
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| BOSS BATTLE: Possessed Dororo                                  | Lvl. 8  |
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|                                                                          |
| This is a non-lethal battle again, and this time you're fighting Dororo  |
| whom is possessed by the Dragon Brood. Dororo is incredibly fast, and    |
| will flip around with his sword (why can't he flip around when you play  |
| as him? :x) His first attack is a simple slash attack which starts off   |
| with Dororo charging you, then attacking you.                            |
|                                                                          |
| Dash behind Dororo and attack him. Be careful when you are right behind  |
| Dororo, because he can do a backflip and slash you while doing so, so    |
| you aren't necessarily safe when behind Dororo.                          |
|                                                                          |
| The Thrust combo is very helpful here, because if used from behind, you  |
| will slash and thrust right in front of Dororo, evading his backflip     |
| attack. It's also the quickest combo, leaving him very little room to    |
| interrupt you. Dororo will also scream at you, which will stun you if    |
| you're caught in the blast. (err, letters...) That's the best time to    |
| get behind him and attack.                                               |
|                                                                          |
| Once Dororo is down to the red bar, he will start throwing his sword,    |
| which will home in one you, even if you jump over it. The only way to    |
| stop the sword is to get hit or to attack Dororo. When he throws the     |
| sword, try to get close to Dororo and attack him to stop the sword.      |
| Surprisingly, this is a very tough battle; it took me six tries to beat  |
| him. Don't worry if you are dying; you will get the hang of the battle.  |
| Once you defeat Dororo, a cutscene will occur.                           |
|                                                                          |
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Head out of the shrine and back down the stairs, killing the enemies in your
way. Smash the urn for a rice ball and save. Head through the newly opened
gate to the town square to start a battle.
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| FIEND BATTLE: Giant Fire Wheel                                 | Lvl. 10 |
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|                                                                          |
| First off, equip a sword that protects you from fire, such as Fire Sword |
| +1. You don't have to necessarily use it, but it will protect you from   |
| the flames. I had an easier time using my arm blades, so I recommend     |
| that you use them for this battle. When The Giant Fire Wheel tires to    |
| run you over, dash to either side to avoid collision.                    |
|                                                                          |
| Use your spirit attack and your leg cannon from a distance to start the  |
| battle off. Now, just start to slash at the side of the fiend, making    |
| sure to stay away from the front or back. It's very easy to touch the    |
| flames and get hurt, so this battle is frustrating.                      |
|                                                                          |
| Once you land a combo or two on the Giant Fire Wheel, it will spin out   |
| of control and land on the ground. When it starts to get up, attack it   |
| using long combos.                                                       |
|                                                                          |
| When you deplete Giant Flame Wheel's yellow bar, it gains a new attack.  |
| Now it will engulf itself in flames and start to spin around in a        |
| circle. This attack is very easy to avoid, so just stay away until it    |
| stops. When the flames die down, continue to attack the side. After      |
| depleting the last bar of health and killing Giant Fire Wheel,           |
| Hyakkimaru regains another body part.                                    |
|                                                                          |
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| BODY PART OBTAINED: Kidneys                                              |
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Go north and smash the urns for a sword. Go to the shiny spot for a nice
cutscene, then continue on your way. Head to the save point, taking out
Wandering Deaths along the way. Save and exit the town.
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Take out the Specters here and head north. Smash the urn near the cliff edge
for a rice ball and go through the canyon to start a cutscene and a battle.
(another one?!)
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| FIEND BATTLE: Demon Sword Dragon Brood                         | Lvl. 10 |
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|                                                                          |