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Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Faq/Walkthrough
By: Shift
Version  1.50
Last Updated: August 2, 2005
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Recent Updates:
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Version  1.50: 06/07/05-08/02/05 (12k)
-Added Item Search
-Improved Navigation
-Improved Formatting
-Updated Introduction
-Updated Section Help
-Updated Items
-Updated Bosses
-Updated Secrets
-Miscellaneous Updates
Version  1.18: 08/23/04-08/26/04 (4k)
-Improved Formatting
-Miscellaneous Updates
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.  Introduction.........................................[INRO1]
2.  Basics...............................................[BASC2]
3.  Walkthrough..........................................[WLKT3]
4.  Section Help.........................................[SHSH4]
5.  Items................................................[ITM05]
6.  Enemy List...........................................[ENML6]
7.  Bosses...............................................[BSS07]
8.  Secrets..............................................[SCR08]
9.  Frequently Asked Questions...........................[FUQS9]
10. Version History......................................[VERH0]
11. Contacts/Credits/Copyright...........................[CCC11]
Extended
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1.  Introduction.........................................[INRO]
2.  Basics...............................................[BASC]
3.  Walkthrough..........................................[WLKT]
a) Prelude to the Dark Abyss........................[WLKA]
b) The House of Sacred Remains......................[WLKB]
c) The Garden Forgotten by Time.....................[WLKC]
d) Anti-Soul's Mystries Lab.........................[WLKD]
e) Completing the House.............................[WLKE]
f) Return to the Garden.............................[WLKF]
g) The Fire Whip....................................[WLKG]
h) Recap 1..........................................[WLKH]
i) Ghostly Theatre..................................[WLKI]
j) Dark Palace of Waterfalls........................[WLKJ]
k) Loose Ends.......................................[WLKK]
l) Recap 2..........................................[WLKL]
m) Pagoda of the Misty Moon.........................[WLKM]
n) Item Hunting.....................................[WLKN]
o) Prison of Eternal Torture........................[WLKO]
p) Endgame..........................................[WLKP]
4.  Section Help.........................................[SHSH]
a) Castle Entrance..................................[SHSA]
b) House of Sacred Remains..........................[SHSB]
c) Garden Forgotten by Time.........................[SHSC]  *INCOMPLETE*
d) Anti-Soul's Mystries Lab.........................[SHSD]
e) Ghostly Theatre..................................[SHSE]
f) Dark Palace of Waterfalls........................[SHSF]  *INCOMPLETE*
g) Pagoda of the Misty Moon.........................[SHSG]  *INCOMPLETE*
5.  Items................................................[ITM0]
a) Event............................................[ITMA]
b) Normal...........................................[ITMB]
c) Orbs.............................................[ITMC]
d) Relics...........................................[ITMD]
e) Whips/Armours....................................[ITME]
f) Accessories......................................[ITMF]
g) Stat.............................................[ITMG]
6.  Enemy List...........................................[ENML]
7.  Bosses...............................................[BSS0]
a) Main Bosses......................................[BSSA]
b) Optional Bosses..................................[BSSB]
8.  Secrets..............................................[SCR0]
a) Item Duplication.................................[SCRF]
b) Boss Rush Mode...................................[SCRB]
c) Crazy Mode.......................................[SCRC]
d) Hidden Character One.............................[SCRD]
e) Hidden Character Two.............................[SCRG]
9.  Frequently Asked Questions...........................[FUQS]
10. Version History......................................[VERH]
11. Contacts/Credits/Copyright...........................[CCC1]
Section Search
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To go to any of these sections, simply highlight or double click the four or
five letter search code inside the brackets and search.  For example, if you
wanted to go the Walkthrough section you would highlight:  WL*KT  (with out the
*).  Once highlighted press ctrl+c (to copy), then ctrl+f (to find), then
ctrl+v (to paste) and then finally hit enter to go to the desired section.  If
a search code is found in the text, it will be listed as: Section XX*XX.  These
codes will work only if you remove the '*' character.
Item Search
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Looking for a particular item?  Hit ctrl+f (to find) and type -ITEM NAME- then
hit enter to go to info on the desired item.  It is important that you use the
'-' character, without spaces both before and after the item name.  For
example, typing:  -Blue*Orb-  (with out the *) into the find field would be
correct.  Not all items are listed, but most are.
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1. INTRODUCTION                                                          [INRO1]
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Lament of Innocence was produced by the same team who made; Harmony of
Dissonance, Aria of Sorrow, and the critically acclaimed and cult classic
Symphony of the Night.  All of which owe some homage to the NES game Simon's
Quest.
In Lament of Innocence you play as Leon Belmont, an 11th century nobleman and
one of two knights who lead one of the most successful companies of the
crusades.  Mathias Cronqvist, the companies' tactician and Leon's childhood
friend, comes home after a campaign to find his wife, Elizabetha had died
while he was away.  He became stricken with grief, and fell onto his sickbed.
During this time Leon's domain became overrun with monsters, and his
betrothed, Sara, has been kidnapped.  Mathias tells Leon that these monsters
are tied to a vampire who lives in a castle in the Forest of Enternal Night.
Leon tries to get help from the Church, but refusing to let Leon use his
company for anything besides the crusades, he is forced to renounce his title
and enter the forest alone and unarmed.  This is the beginning of how the
Belmonts became hunters of the night.
This is my first full length FAQ/Walkthrough.  The goal of this guide is to
provide comprehensive coverage of the game, Castlevania: Lament of Innocence,
while giving away as little as the story as possible, but by no means is this
guide spoiler free.
In August 2005, this guide recieved it's last large update.  It should now
provide enough helpful information to guide you through your first time playing
this game.  As well as provide you with enemy and item indexes and basic
information regarding the game's numerous alternative game modes.  All in an
(hopefully) easy to navigate format.
-Shift
*Warning* This guide does contain spoilers.
This document is Copyright 2003, 2005 Joseph Mingoia.  This document cannot,
in whole or in part, or in anyway, be reproduced without my written
permission.  For more copyright information as well as hosting information,
check out Section CC*C1 below.
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2. BASICS                                                                [BASC2]
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Topics Covered: Game Profile, Controls, Characters, Skills, Subweapons,
Rinaldo's Shop, General Tips.
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- GAME PROFILE
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Title:         Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Platform:      Sony Playstation 2
Developer:     Konami
Publisher:     Konami
Genre:         Action-Adventure
Rating:        T for Teen
Players:       1
Memory Card:   ???
Playtime:      5-10 Hours(Average)
Release Dates: JP: 11/27/03
NA: 10/23/03
EU: ??/??/??
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- CONTROLS
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Function       | Button                 |
---------------|------------------------|
Move           | Left Analog            |
Jump           | X                      |
Weak Attack    | Square                 |
Strong Attack  | Triangle               |
Subweapon      | Circle                 |
Guard          | R1 or R2               |
Strafe         | R1 or R2 + Left Analog |
Real-time Menu | D-pad or Right Analog  |
Pause Menu     | Start                  |
Map Screen     | Select                 |
Orb Menu       | L1                     |
Relic Menu     | L2                     |
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* MOVE (Left Analog):  Allows you to move around.
* JUMP (X): Allows Leon to jump very high, press X again in midair to jump
even higher! Pressing Square while jumping and Leon will swing his whip,
this is refered to as a 'Whip-jump' and is essential to beat the game.
* WEAK ATTACK (Square): A quick snap of the whip that deals low to moderate
damage.
* STRONG ATTACK (Triangle): A wide swing of the whip that deals high damage
over a large area.  Use after a couple of weak attacks for maximum damage.
* SUBWEAPON (Circle): Use Leon's current subweapon.
* GUARD (R1 or R2): By utilizing his Alchemy-charged gauntlet Leon is able to
block most attacks.  However, his guard can be broken by a strong hit or
consecutive weak ones.  Guarding at the exact time a blow lands will result
in a Perfect Guard.  Perfect Guards will give you MP and Hearts, and cannot
be broken.
* STRAFE (R1 or R2 + Left Analog): Allows you to slowly strafe in the desired
direction, not useful for combat, but needed to beat the game.
* REAL-TIME MENU (D-pad or Right Analog): Allows you to view/equip/use your
items in the mists of combat.
* PAUSE MENU (Start): Allows you to view Leon's Physical and Game Statistics,
as well as all your items, equipment, orbs, and relics (but you CANNOT
use/equip them, you must do this through the Real-Time, Orb, or Relic
menus).
* MAP SCREEN (Select): Allows you to view your map coverage of the current
level.  Blue rooms you have visited, gray you have yet to.  Once every room
in a given stage has been entered a 'COMPLETE' icon will appear under the
map percentage.  You can also place Marker Stones for reference.
* ORB MENU (L1): Allows you to select an Orb on the fly.
* RELIC MENU (L2): Allows you to change your relic on the fly.
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- CHARACTERS
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Leon Belmont:
The hero of this story.  As a powerful and respected baron, Leon tried to use
his influence with the Church to enlist their aid in rescuing his betrothed,
but they refused.  Casting away his title, and his sword that is bound to it,
he ventures alone and unarmed into the Forest of Enternal Night.
Sara Trantoul:
She is Leon's betrothed.  She was abducted by a vampire, and taken into the
Forest of Enternal Night.
Rinaldo Gandolfi:
An old man living in the Forest of Enternal Night.  He is a talented alchemist
and as such, creates the Whip of Alchemy and gives it to Leon.  He also
maintains a shop, which always carries a full stock of potions and other
items.
Mathias Cronqvist:
A close friend of Leon.  He served in Leon's company during the crusades.  But
after returning home from a campaign, he finds that his wife, Elizabetha had
died.  He becomes stricken with grief, and falls to his sickbed.
Walter Burnhard:
A powerful vampire, and ruler of the Castle residing in the Forest of Enternal
Night.
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- SKILLS
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Note: I'm not sure how excatly skills are aquired.  It could be total number
of kills, how many different types killed, or how many times a base skill is
used.  But rest assured you'll end up learning them by the end of the game.
When cursed you cannot use skills.
-Extension: Square, Square, Square, Square
Additional combo attack.
-Draw Up: Square, Triangle, Triangle
Draws in lightweight enemies for attack.
-Vertical High: Square, Square, Square, Triangle
Tosses enemy into the air by slamming the ground.
-Rising Shot: Square during 'Vertical High'
An upward attack during a jump.
-Fast Rising: Triangle follow quickly by Square
First Attack becomes Rising Shot.
-Spinning Blast: Square during 'Draw Up'
Slams whip energy into the ground while spinning in a jump.
-Energy Blast: Triangle druing 'Rising Shot'
Slams whip energy into the ground after a Rising Shot.
-Sonic Edge: Rotate left analog + Triangle
Unleashes sonic lashes in all directions.
-A Extension 1: Square, Square, Square in midair
A midair combo attack with the whip.
-A Extension 2: Square, Square, Square, Square, Square in midair
A more advanced midair combo attack.
-Step Attack: During 'Quick Step' Square or Triangle
An attack during a Quick Step.
-Falcon Claw: X during double jump
A diving kick from a double jump.
-Quick Step: Guard button + X
Moves quickly in the direction of the left analog stick to possibly avoid
attacks.
-Quick Step 2: During 'Quick Step', guard + X
Takes further evasive action after a Quick Step.
-Perfect Guard: Guard at impact
Blocks most enemy attacks while gaining MP and Hearts.
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- SUBWEAPONS
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Subweapons gain their true power when combined with an orb.  Most orbs are
given to you after you kill a boss.  For more information on what the orbs do
with the subweapons, check out the orb section.
Note: Number in parentheses is Heart Cost with the Heart Brooch accessory
equiped.
KNIFE
Hearts: 1
A knife made of silver.
This is your initial subweapon, you throw high-speed knifes at a single
opponent for low damage.  Cheap but sucks without an orb.
-Orb Combos:
Blue:   Needle Claws   4  (3)
Green:  Force Cannon   4  (3)
Purple: Magic Missile  8  (6)
Yellow: Astral Knife   10 (7)
Red:    Triple Dagger  3  (2)
White:  Spread Gun     6  (4)
Black:  Blade Serpent  12 (9)
CRYSTAL
Hearts: 3
A stone that stores holy power.
Leon sets big green floating crystals that explode when touched by an enemy.
-Orb Combos:
Blue:   Hail Crystal   8  (6)
Green:  Drain Stone    8  (6)
Purple: Shatter Plane  20 (15)
Yellow: Satellite      15 (11)
Red:    Mash Crystal   4  (3)
White:  Judgement      20 (15)
Black:  Vanish Storm   12 (9)
HOLY WATER
Hearts: 4
Water purified at a church.  Bursts into flame near evil power.
Throw it on the ground for a small burst of flames in a 180 degree arch. Has
decent power, but very short range and not too useful.
-Orb Combos:
Blue:   Energy Gazer   5  (3)
Green:  Flame Sparks   4  (3)
Purple: Cross Blazer   8  (6)
Yellow: Holy Symbol    4  (3)
Red:    Roaring Flames 6  (4)
White:  Aqua Disk      10 (7)
Black:  Energy Wave    8  (6)
AXE
Hearts: 4
An axe made of silver.
Hurl two axes in front of you, capable of piercing multiple enemies.
-Orb Combos:
Blue:   Spinning Edge  6  (3)
Green:  Hi-speed Edge  5  (3)
Purple: Axe Tornado    10 (7)
Yellow: Spirit Ripper  12 (9)
Red:    Spiral Axe     6  (4)
White:  Axe Trap       10 (7)
Black:  Rapid Slash    8  (6)
CROSS
Hearts: 4
A cross imbued with a pious prayer.
Has two cross rotate around you, serving as a shield for about 10 seconds.
-Orb Combos:
Blue:   Divine Cross    8  (6)
Green:  Holy Light      6  (4)
Purple: Michael's Sword 10 (7)
Yellow: Grand Cross     12 (9)
Red:    Double Cross    6  (4)
White:  Agnea           12 (9)
Black:  Six Saints      15 (11)
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- RINALDO'S SHOP
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Note: with the Member Plate accessory equiped you get 10% off!
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Item             |Price  |Availability              |
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Potion           |$200   |Start                     |
High Potion      |$800   |Start                     |
Serum            |$100   |Start                     |
Uncurse Potion   |$100   |Start                     |
Magical Ticket   |$200   |Start                     |
Memorial Ticket  |$800   |Start                     |
Diamond          |$10000 |Start                     |
Ruby             |$3000  |Start                     |
Sapphire         |$2000  |Start                     |
Opal             |$1000  |Start                     |
Turquoise        |$800   |Start                     |
Zircon           |$400   |Start                     |
White Bishop     |$3000  |Start                     |
Music Box        |$3150  |Complete Normal Mode once |
Earth Plate      |$1000  |Uncover 20% of the map    |
Meteor Plate     |$2000  |Uncover 40% of the map    |
Moonlight Plate  |$4000  |Uncover 60% of the map    |
Solor Plate      |$15000 |Uncover 80% of the map    |
Sacrificial Doll |$2000  |Start                     |
Jade Mask        |$999   |Complete Normal Mode once |
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- GENERAL TIPS
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* Save whenever possible, not only do you save your progress, you will be heal
to full health.  Note that saving will not fill your MP.
* When your low on MP, enter a room with some Armor Knights (or their kin) or
Astral Fighters.  These enemies will constantly use attacks that will fill
your MP, which are also easily perfect guarded.
* Use Marker Stones and the Map to your advantage, they are very useful.
* Set your healing items in the Pause Menu so that they are easily accessed
via the Real-time Menu, you don't want to be fumbling through the menu when
you really need a potion.
* You can go back and forth to Rinaldo's Shop for the low, low price of $1000.
First find a save point and save, then use a Magical Ticket($200) to warp to
the shop, then use a Memorial Ticket($800) to warp back to the save point.
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3. WALKTHROUGH                                                           [WLKT3]
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This walkthrough is ment to be used from beginning to end.  Since there is so
many different paths you can take, this one follows the one I believe to be
the easiest and most effective way to get to 100%.  This guide makes use of
the in game map as well as the Marker Stone items to help navigate the levels.
If you need help on a specific section(Search code: SH*SH) or item(IT*M0), use
their respective sections below.
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3a. PRELUDE TO THE DARK ABYSS                                             [WLKA]
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Items: Whip of Alchemy, Marker Stone 1, Marker Stone 2, Svaorg Statue,
Marker Stone 3, Map 1.
Note: Any items listed here and in the following subsections of the walkthrough
are obtained via this visit, and is not a complete listing for the
section.  If you need a specific section list or item, see their
respective sections below.
After the opening cut-scene head up the winding path to the castle gate.  Enter
and head through the west door(break the candles along the way to gain some
hearts).  Head through this hall to the unlocked door.  This now starts the
small tutorial:  In the first room grab Marker Stone 1, jump up grab the potion
and go to the next room.  Grab the serum and whip jump onto the west balcony to
get Marker Stone 2.  Go on, kill the enemies and move on the fourth room.
First fall down and grab the uncurse potion, then defy gravity as you whip jump
to the other side, grab the magical ticket and exit.  Run to the middle, grab
the Svaorg Statue, and block the Golden Knight's attack to fill up your MP.
Active your new relic and run circles around him, now exit and head back to the
main room.
This time go east, save your game in the room to the south, then continue east.
As you enter this next room, the camera pans over to show you five small warp
pads.  This is the castle's hub to the 'bothersome' five bosses and the areas
they guard.  Go to the southwest corner to get Marker Stone 3.  Ignore the
south door for now, and head up the stairs to the warp pads.
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/       \
|   1   |
\_______/
_______                     _______
/       \                   /       \
|   2   |                   |   5   |
\_______/                   \_______/
_______                                           _______
/       \                                         /       \
|   3   |                                         |   4   |
\_______/                                         \_______/
1: House of Sacred Remains/Map 1
2: Garden Forgotten by Time
3: Anti-Soul's Mystries Lab
4: Ghostly Theatre
5: Dark Palace of Waterfalls
Run up to the pad with Map 1, and enter the House of Sacred Remains.
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3b. THE HOUSE OF SACRED REMAINS                                           [WLKB]
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Items: MP MAX Up, HP MAX Up(x2), Marker Stone 6, White Tiger Key, Bloody Cape,
Blue Orb.
Kill the Skeletons and head out the door.  Kill the two Skeletons that spawn
and head through the east door that unlocks.  Kill all the enemies here(go for
the archers first, they can be pain) and head through the next door.  Step on
the first verticle switch(left) and head back to the hallway.  Go south, you'll
be locked in a room with zombies, dispatch them and continue south.  Kill the
two Skeletons and save if you need to.
Now exit via the east door.  Destroy the enemies and jump up to the catwalks
on three sides of the room, to get two 250$ bags and a high potion.  Take the
exit east.  Purge the room, and then destroy the yellow candle to get the
crystal subweapon.  Jump onto the east catwalk and you'll see a door that looks
unaccessible because of a grate.  This jump can be made if your first jump is
out, then turn toward the door with your second and whip the railing.  If you
can't make it after a few tries, mark the room 'blue' and skip the next
paragraph.
As you head down the hallway, kill the Bats, but don't worry about the Red
Skeleton-all you can do is knock them down, they dont die.  Grab the MP MAX in
the next room and continue through the next hallway.  You'll end up in a room
with half a dozen Skeletons and a Heavy Armor, kill them, and grab the HP MAX
from the floor, and the serum and uncurse potion from the catwalk.  Go up to
the bookcase on the east wall (has black circular marks on floor near it).
Push on it's right side and go into the hidden room with the first triangle
switch(topleft).
Now head back to the hallway adjacent to the save room.  Head through the west
door, kill the enemies and grab the two 250$ bags and the neapolitan from the
catwalks, head west.  Get the 250$ bag on the east catwalk, switch out for an
axe and head to the west catwalk for the next room.  In the room after the hall
way check the lofts for 500$ and continue on.  In the next big room, again grab
the money off the lofts and kill the Heavy Armor to unlock the door.  Go in,
grab Marker Stone 6 and hit the second triangle switch (topright).
Backtrack to the room just west of the saveroom(save if you need to).  This
time head south.  After two hallways and an enemy locked room, you'll come to
another enemy locked room with an east and west exit.  Mark this room 'red' and
take the east door.  This room will have two exits north, take the one thats
farther west.  The next main room is locked, wipe them out and go east.  This
next room has both a north and south exit, if you check the map you'll realize
they're just hallways connecting two rooms you've been before.  Make sure to
set foot in both(needed for map completion) and take whichever way back to the
room you marked 'red'.
Head west and you'll see a small cut-scene of a bunch of Fleamen, kill the
little bastards and follow the hall south.  In this next room there are small
dark shadows that move along certain sections of the floor, as long as you keep
moving they can't hurt you.  Gather up the money and head out the south exit
(not the one the money trail leads to).  After the hallway you'll be in a room
that has a bunch of spikes shooting out of the track in the floor.
Take the west door and hit the second verticle switch(middle).  Go back into
the spike room and take the east exit.
The next main room will have both a north and south exit, mark the room 'red'
and take the north door.  Save, and turn east at thecross section, switch out
to holy water and exit east.  You'll come to another dark shadow room, grab all
the money (don't forget the 1000$ bag in the northeast corner, right near the
camera) and take the exit.  Once you enter the spike room follow the path
around and enter the first door you see.  Mark this hallway  'white'(the door
at the end is locked) and leave.  Follow the path to the east door and hit the
final vertical switch(right), now head back to the room you marked 'red'(south
of save room).
Once there grab the potion off of the south loft(whip jump to the lower level
on either side) and take the south door.  The next room has the vertical door,
which will be flashing green if you've hit all the switches so far, continue
on.  In this room kill all the enemies (holy water works great against the
Vassagos), get the 400$ bag from the loft and take the west door.  Take this
path to it's end(make sure to get the potion from the first room's loft) and
hit the final triangle switch(bottom).  Backtrack until you can go south again.
You'll enter a long room with an alter and a locked door to the east.  Stand on
the switch in front of the alter, the camera will pan out showing you what to
do-whip jump from each arch to the next until you safely pass over the
impressive lightning field.  Quickly enter the east door and switch out to a
cross.  Now enter basement floor one.
Proceed through the hallway and kill the ever annoying Astal Fighters, take the
east exit.  At the end of the hallway is the triangel door.
Note: if you didn't make the first floor jump (should be marked 'blue' on your
map) you won't have the door unlocked, so mark this room 'yellow' and exit.
Continue down the path and grab the White Tiger Key, now exit whence you came.
Now head west, watch out for the Executioner in the next room, and go west
again.  Hang onto the cross, and enter the statue room.  Hit the heads so that
Horse, Lady, Horse, Lady, Lady, are facing out.  Enter the now unlocked south
door and grab the HP MAX Up.  Now unlock the west door by hitting: Lady, Horse,
Horse, Lady, Horse.  Follow this path to it's end to obtain the Bloody Cape,
equip it and head back to the room with the Executioner.  This time head south.
You'll come to a room with lasers patrolling sections of a bridge.  If you need
some hearts, drop down, otherwise wait for openings to cross the bridge, don't
try jumping because you'll fall through the floor.  Now save your game, kill
the Executioner and enter the red boss door.
Boss: Undead Parasite:
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Hit Points: 1200 (+300 or so per 'eye')
Tolerance:  None
Weaknesses: Holy Water, Cross
Recommend Equipment: Cross
There are five holes in the 'ground' four of them have 'eyes' sticking out of
them.  Turn on the cross to keep the Souless away and thrash them.  When
attacking the two nearest to the door, be careful of the snake blindsiding you.
After your finished (and a little light show) some red...thing pops out of the
middle hole.  Use the same strategy as the eyes, but watch out for the snake
spiting flames.  Every so often the red blob of whatever it is will switch
holes.  After it's defeated grab the Blue Orb and take the portal back to
Rinaldo's house.
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3c. THE GARDEN FORGOTTEN BY TIME                                          [WLKC]
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Items: Earth Plate, White Bishop, HP MAX Up, Map 4, Jewel Crush,
Marker Stone 5, Ring of Thunder, Whip of Lightning, Red Phoenix Key.
Enter the shop and buy the Earth Plate(1000$), White Bishop(3000$), max out
your Potions(1000$+) and MAKE SURE you have at least one Magical Ticket(200$)
and one Memorial Ticket($800).  Seriously you'll be kicking yourself later if
you don't.  Equip the Earth Plate, save, head back to the Hub room, and step
onto the pad second from the left.
Briefly enter the south door, mark it 'yellow'(another locked door) and exit.
Go through the east door and follow this path until you come to a hallway with
a door leading west.  Inside is the first horizontal switch(middle), exit and
continue south.  After the next room is a hallway with a west door, enter and
the camera will pan out showing a series of jumps.  You can attempt them if you
wish, but this guide will skip it until later.  Either way drop to the lower
level and collect the 400$ bag and the HP MAX Up(under stairs) mark the room
'blue' and exit.  Switch out for an axe, go east and follow this to a save
room.
In the next main room grab Map 4, take the east exit and grab the potion on
the floor.  Go back through the door you entered and head south.  After the
hallway you'll fight three Gargoyles.  Watch out for their magic attack as it
can petrify you, and you need to perfect guard to stop it.  Keep going south
through the T-intersection.  After a couple of rooms you'll end up on a locked
door mark it 'white' and head back up to the T-intersection.  Head east, in the
next room you'll fight six Axe Armors and a couple Evil Stabbers, destroy them
and move on.  You'll enter another T-intersection, go south grab the 400$ bag
from the first room.  After the next two rooms you should be in another
T-intersection near a save room.  Save, and take the north exit out.  Complete
the next three rooms (grab the 400$ from the third) and head back to the save
room.
Save again if you need to, then head east.  In this next room is a huge
Man-Eating Plant and a Mist.  Kill the Mist(it can poison you) and lure the
maneater inbetween the vines the north side of the room.  Once there do a
couple of short combos on it until it opens up.  Now use it as a step to the
platform above, grab the 400$ and enter the door.  Collect the Jewel Crush and
hit the first triangle switch (bottomleft) exit and go east.  Alright, another
T-intersection (love that level design) hold onto your axe and head south.
Follow this path to it's end to grab Marker Stone 5 and hit the second
horizontal switch(bottom).  Return to the last T-intersection. Head north until
you reach another Man-Eating Plant room, kill 'em all(don't worry about the
platform just yet...) mark the room 'pink' and continue north.  After the
second room the doors lock, kill all the enemies and take the north(left) door.
After the hallway is the second triangle switch(bottomright).  Hit it and head
back down the hallway to the main room, this time take the east(right) door.
The triangel door is here (still locked) mark it 'red' and go towards the
south door.  A tree is blocking the way, but as you approach the blue arrows
will light up to the right, exit via the grate.  Grab the Ring of Thunder,
SAVE if you need to or not.  Now head back to the room marked 'pink'.
This time keep the Man-Eater alive, and lure it to the east side, near the
vine.  After a couple of short combos it opens up.  Now use it as a step to the
platform above, and exit.  Be care of the Thunder Swords in this hallway, they
can paralyze you.  Once in the room with two statues, hit the switch behind the
one closest to the door(a bunch of spirit will appear, ignore them) and then
the one behind the other.  A platform briefly gives access to the door, so
hurry up and exit.
This next room is the broken bridge room, clear it of enemies and grab the
semi-hidden Heart MAX Up by the grate on the east side.  You can't access the
east room yet, so mark this room 'pink' and go south.  Head up the winding
staircase (fill up your MP on the way) and exit at the top.  Hit the final
triangle switch(top) and take th east door. Head through the next hallway, kill
the Axe Armor, heal to at least 3/4 your HP, and enter the green boss door.
SubBoss: Thunder Elemental:
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Hit Points: 1500
Tolerance:  Lightning
Weaknesses: Knife, Axe
Recommend Equipment: Axe, Ring of Thunder, White Bishop
He will start out by doing strings of slashes, one will break your block(unless
perfect guarded) so quick step out of the way.  He will also charge and slam
his spear into the ground creating a decent size shockwave, do a couple quick
steps back and use spinning edge(axe + blue).  Once you wear him down to his
yellow bar he will cast pillars of lightning, by either raise his spear or
jumping and slaming it into the ground.  Stay a medium distance away and hit
him with spinning edge.  Every now and again he charges, but these are easily
dodged.  As long as you have the Ring of Thunder he's a pushover.
Once defeated the Whip of Lightning spawns in the middle of the room, grab it
and use the MEMORIAL Ticket I told you to buy earlier.
You should be in the save point just south of the room you marked 'red'.  If
not go the the northeast room out of the rooms in a 2x2 formation.  Enter the
now unlocked triangle door and grab the Red Phoenix Key.  Now use a MAGICAL
Ticket.
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3d. ANTI-SOUL'S MYSTRIES LAB                                              [WLKD]
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Items: Meteor Plate, Ancient Text 4, Map 2, Marker Stone 4, Wolf's Foot,
Heart MAX Up, HP MAX Up, Yellow Dragon Key, Megingjord, Arctic Ring,
Ancient Text 3, Ancient Text 1, MP MAX Up, "e'Tablet', Red Orb.
Step into the shop and buy the Meteor Plate(2000$), max out your Potions
(1000$+) and MAKE SURE you have at least one Magical Ticket(200$) and one
Memorial Ticket($800).  Equip the Meteor Plate and the Whip of Lightning. Save,
head back to the Hub room, and step onto the pad first from the left.
Kill the Skeletons then step through the east door.  After a hallway and a
large room, you'll enter another hall with both an east and west exit.  Take
the west, and save in the adjacent room.  Return to the hall and go out the
east door.  This room is filled with Frost and Flame Zombies, take them out.
On the east side is a statue, you can't do anything to it yet so mark it 'pink'
and head south.  Switch out for a cross and continue on.  Purge the next room
and head east.  You've entered a corridor that has four south doors.  Enter the
first one from the east (first you see), kill the Zombies and grab Ancient Text
4.  Skip the second room for now, grab Map 2 from the floor, and enter the
third room. Kill the Axe Armor, pick up Marker Stone 4 and leave.  Enter the
next room get the 400$ and head back to the room I had you skip.  Now head up
to the second floor.
Note:  The west side of the map is still grayed out, but don't worry you will
be coming back later.
Exit the first room, your in another corridor with four south exits.  Head west
and enter the first door, get the 400$ and exit.  Save and exit the hall from
the west door.  Grab the 1000$ from the chair and head north.  Use the Red Key
at the end of the hall and pick up the Wolf's Foot.  Head back to the south
hall.  Enter the only south door you haven't been to yet, pick up a high
potion, and mark the room 'yellow'.  Now exit the hall from the east door.
You'll enter a large room with a trolley. Jump on it, and then jump off at the
first platform to grab a potion, mark this point 'red' and fall to the ground
floor.  Kill the two Skeleton Flowers, and head to the very north end.  Run
behind the huge pillar to get a Heart MAX Up.  Go back up and wait for the
trolley at the north end.  Use it to access the east door for a HP MAX Up.
Exit the trolley room via the northwest door.
Follow the hallway to a room with a Red Ogre and a few Red Skeletons.  Take
the south door here (head north and save if you have to).  Head south through
the hall. In the next room DON'T go to the third floor yet, look for a yellow
floor panel a few yards away from the exit.  Stand on it, and decend to a
hidden room on the first floor housing the Yellow Dragon Key.  Now head to the
third floor.
Head north out of the first room.  Follow this path until your in the second
hall (heading east).  Equip the Wolf's Foot relic, and enter the next room.
Turn it on and run across the bridge as it crumbles behind you(if you screw up
just exit and come back).  Enter the east door for the Megingjord.  Equip it
over the Ring of Thunder and exit.  Drop down for a potion and a high potion.
Now return to the entrance to the floor.  This time head south to another
corridor with four south exits.  Head to the far east end of the hall,
there is a black painting here, that just happens to be a false wall.  Jump
through for the Arctic Ring.  Now start entering each room while heading west.
The first room has three Mad Drivers and the Ancient Text 3.  The second three
Axe Armors and a Super Potion.  The third has three Hellhounds and the Ancient
Text 1.  The last has a Flame Demon a few Red Skeletons and a MP MAX Up.  Take
the west exit out of the hall.
You should be in the observatory, hidden behind the northwest bookcase is a
shortcake, grab it then jump onto the loft.  Hit the switch and a series of
jumps will appear.  Complete them and enter the next room.  In the far room is
the "e'Tablet'.  Now go back down to the second floor.  Now head north. stop to
save, and equip the Whip of Alchemy.  Head through the red boss door.  Go to
the west side of the room and use the "e'Tablet', bringing the Golem to life.
Boss: Golem:
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Hit Points: 1500
Tolerance:  Lightning, Knife
Weaknesses: None
Recommend Equipment: Whip of Alchemy
First Form: He has the standard one, two punch.  A deadly jump attack that
sends a large shockwave, capable of paralyzing.  Finally a slam-the-fists-into-
the-ground-causing-boulders-to-fall signature move.  Fortunately, all of this
moves are easily dodge using your air combos (you may get unlucky and hit by a
random boulder).  Every now and again he'll cower into a fetal position, and
you won't be able to damage him.  Just wait him out and continue the thrashing.
Second Form: His right arm falls off revealing his shiny red core, guess what
you have to attack?  Stay a medium distance away while he does his quick
swipes.  When he raises his remaining arm, his fist will spin and then shoot
off.  Quickly dodge this and run up and do a combo on the core.  Repeat five
times, grab the Red Orb and enter the portal.
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3e. COMPLETING THE HOUSE                                                  [WLKE]
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Item: Black Bishop.
Restock your potions and head back the the House of Sacred Remains.
Note: if you made the jump earlier, skip the next paragraph.
Return to the room you marked 'blue'.  Kill all the monsters, and jump up onto
the west catwalk.  Use the Wolf's Foot and double jump towards the east door,
and whip just as you see the rail.  Enter the door and head down the hallway.
Grab the MP MAX in the next room and continue through the next hallway.  You'll
end up in a room with half a dozen Skeletons and a Heavy Armor, kill them,
and grab the HP MAX from the floor, and the Serum and Uncurse Potion from the
catwalk.  Go up to the bookcase on the east wall (has black circular marks on
floor near it).  Push on it's right side and go into the hidden room with the
first triangle switch (topleft).
Now head to the room you marked 'white'.  If you didn't mark it, go the east
spike room, and take the west door.  At the door use the Yellow Key and grab
the Black Bishop.
Note: if you made the jump earlier, skip this paragraph.
Go down into the basement and head east to through the room you marked 'yellow'
for the White Tiger Key.
Check your map, if a 'Complete' icon is shown under the map percentage, you're
done here.  If it doesn't make sure you've explored every hallway and room, use
Section Help below for what you may have missed.  Once completed, use a Magical
Ticket.
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3f. RETURN TO THE GARDEN                                                  [WLKF]
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Items: Saisei Incense, Purple Orb.
Again restock and make sure to have at least one Magical Ticket.  Save, and
head back to the Garden.
Head to the room you marked 'blue'(room with a series of jumps) make sure to
fill up your MP on the way.  Make the first jump to the next solid platform.
Turn on the Wolf's Foot and jump of the southwest corner towards the door.
Head down the hallway to hit the final vertical switch(top).  Now exit, grab
the axe out in the hallway and go all the way over to the room you marked
'pink' (broken bridge room).
Take out the Ghosts and jump up to the standing part of the bridge.  Use the
Wolf's Foot and jump to the east door.  Follow this path for the Saisei
Incense.  Now check your map and backtrack towards the last part of the first
floor that is still unexplored, which should be the northeast corner.  Exit
east from there and continue until you are in a room with several odd looking
statues.  Destroy the statue in the northeast corner to reveal a door.  Save,
and enter the red boss door.
Boss: Medusa:
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Hit Points: 2000
Tolerance:  None
Weaknesses: Axe
Recommend Equipment: Axe, Black Bishop,
Optional Equipment:  Perseus' Ring (rare drop by Gargoyles)
After her little speech, start dodging her attacks.  When shes close her hair
will try and bite you.  She can charge up and turn into a ball, and her gaze
will of course petrify you.  All of these are easily dodge with a couple of
quick steps.  Just keep dodging and throw spinning edges(axe + blue) right at
her face.  When you deplete her life to yellow, she will start spitting snakes,
turn on the black bishop and use an air combo.  She will also summon small
rocks around her that will shoot toward you after awhile.  Just keep dodging
and using spinning edge.  Once(if) you run out of hearts, just use the black
bishop and thrash her to death.  After the cutscene grab the Purple Orb, and
enter the portal.
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3g. THE FIRE WHIP                                                         [WLKG]
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Items: Ring of Fire, Heart MAX Up, Whip of Flames.
After the cutscene restock, save, and head to hub room.  Re-enter the Garden.
Enter to the room marked 'yellow'(south door out of start).  Head through the
horizontal locked door for the Ring of Fire.  Go back to the hub room via the
Garden's entrance.
Now enter the Anti-Soul's Mystries Lab.  Take the west door from the start, and
complete the map of the first floor.  Head to the second floor trolley room, to
the platfrom you marked 'red'(first one on right, riding north).  Move to the
south end and you should see a yellow pole of to the right.  Whip-jump it and
the next.  Grab the Heart MAX Up of the top of the pillar.  Equip the Ring of
Fire over the Bloody Cape.  Now enter the green boss door.
SubBoss: Fire Elemental:
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Hit Points: 1500
Tolerance:  Fire
Weaknesses: Ice
Recommend Equipment: Ring of Fire, Black Bishop
As you may have guessed he is just the fire version of the Lightning Elemental.
As such equiping the Ring of Fire makes him less of a boss and more like a
regular enemy.  He has the standard string of swipes, and the slaming of his
sword into the ground to make a shockwave(well more of a fire tornado).  When
at yellow bar he'll start shooting streams of flame across the ground.  No big
deal just wait for openings to use the black bishop and thrash him to death.
Once defeated, the Whip of Flames spawns in the middle of the room, grab it and
use a magical ticket.
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3h. RECAP 1                                                               [WLKH]
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Now that you are over half way through the game, take the time to make sure you
have the following:
HP: 240
MP: 240
Hearts: 110
Items:
-Event:  Marker Stones 1-6,
Maps 1, 2, 4
Ancient Texts 1, 3, 4
-Keys:   White, Red, Yellow
-Whips:  Whip of Alchemy, Whip of Flames, Whip of Lightning
-Armor:  Meteor Plate
-Relics: Black Bishop, Svarog Statue, Saisei Incense,
White Bishop, Wolf's Foot
-Orbs:   Blue, Red, Purple
-Accessories: Bloody Cape, Megingjord, Jewel Crush,
Arctic Ring, Ring of Fire, Ring of Thunder
House of Sacred Remains:  Completed
Garden Forgotten by Time: Cleared
Anti-Soul's Mystries Lab: Cleared
56.2% of map completed.  If you have more, you went down into the Castle
Entrance's basement.  If you have less, check to see you have all of the above.
If your still short, you probably missed a hallway somewhere.
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3i. GHOSTLY THEATRE                                                       [WLKI]
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Items: Map 5, Aroma Earring, Ancient Text 2, Black Turtle Key, Moonlight Plate,
Marker Stone 7, HP MAX Up(x2), Heart Brooch, MP MAX Up, Lucifer's Sword,
Curtain Time Bell, Brisingamen, Yellow Orb.
Now save and head back the the Hub room and enter the last pad from the left.
In the first room, start replenishing your hearts and head south.  After the
hallway you'll come to a rather large room with a winding catwalk guarded by a
skull statue that likes to spit lasers(ha, what a castle).  Anyway, drop down
for a heart repair and a few Skeleton kills.  Now head back up to the catwalk
and stand next to the statue.  Notice that whenever you look towards it the
laser stops.  So face hit, hold guard and strafe across, take the exit south.
Mark this intersection 'red' and take the west door.
Clear this room out, grab the potion near the base of the stairs and continue
west.  Follow the hallway around into another laser-spiting statue room.  Drop
down for a high potion, then navigate your way across the catwalk to the east