Castlevania: Harmony of Despair Walkthrough

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
FAQ and Achievement Guide V0.75
Written by Paul Acevedo
Created on: 08/06/10
Updated on: 08/30/10
Contents:
1.  Introduction
2.  Version History
3.  Basic Gameplay
4.  Stats, Attributes, and Ailments
5.  Characters
6.  Chapters
7.  Bosses
8.  Chest Contents
9.  Monsters
10. Items
11. Shops
12. Secrets and Unlockables
13. Achievements
14. Downloadable Content
15. Special Thanks
16. Contact Information
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1. Introduction
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This FAQ and Achievement Guide covers Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
for Xbox Live Arcade. The game is a 360 megabyte downloadable
file that costs 1200 Microsoft Points, or $15 US dollars.
Harmony of Despair is the first true multiplayer-focused Castlevania
game (we won't count Castlevania Judgment on Wii). The game supports
up to six players. Solo play is possible (and recommended for some
characters), though building up in multiplayer first is usually a
good idea.
The game does a poor job of explaining its various systems and the
menus are archaic as well. Thus this guide will help you learn to
play and succeed in bringing Dracula and his minions down.
You may also enjoy my Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Achievement
Guide, which can be found at
http://faqs.ign.com/articles/777/777167p1.html or GameFAQs.
People who want to learn more about the entire
Castlevania series should visit the Castlevania Dungeon at
http://www.castlevaniadungeon.net
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2. Version history
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08/06/10  Version 0.3 FAQ created.
08/10/10  Version 0.31 update. Added in-game descriptions for all
characters. Charlotte's Complete Shop added (will stick the
rest in soon.) Corrected errors in attributes list as well
as the infamous ELE error (darn Notepad not matching
cases!).
08/13/10  Version 0.35 update. Updated secrets and unlockables section
with all six secret items and map images. Updated
Achievements with new tips.
08/16/10  Version 0.6 update.
Basic gameplay section completed!
Chapters section updated with information about every
chapter (more to come in future updates).
Monsters list complete except for minor details.
08/24/10  Version 0.7 update. Chapters section: Normal enemies
alphabetized and counted; Chapter 5 walkthrough added.
Chest Contents updated. Basic Gameplay updated with
Grimoire and Changing items between chapters tips.
08/30/10  Version 0.75 update.
Chest Contents updated with tons of new items and fixes.
Secret Item 5 instructions updated. A few Achievement tips
tweaked.
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3.  Basic Gameplay
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Moves
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Attack: Press X (and also Y for some characters). Each character's
basic attack can be upgraded in a unique way, detailed in the
Characters section of this guide.
Slide kick: Down + X. Slide kicks are very weak, though their damage
does increase a bit with a high ATK stat. Their primary
use is to dodge attacks. Slide kicks are also needed
to earn the Slick Kick Achievement.
Double jump: Press A once to jump and then press it again in the air.
Jump kick: After double jumping, press Down + A while still in the
air. With proper timing, you can jump kick enemies repeatedly
without taking damage. Jump kicking off of enemies, other
players, or Soma's Yorick skull is often required to reach
high platforms.
Back dash: Left Bumper. This is a useful dodging tool. It can also
be used for back dash canceling, in which a player back
dashes while attacking repeatedly, thus attacking more
rapidly than otherwise possible.
Personal skill: Right Bumper. Each character's personal skill is
unique. Their utility varies; poor Jonathan's guard
skill is fairly useless.
Hunter skill: Up to four hunter skills can be assigned at once:
One each to B button, Down + B, Up + B, and
Forward + B. Each character's hunter skills are unique.
Hunter skills cost MP (the blue meter) to use.
Adjust camera: Click the Right Thumbstick to toggle between
various levels of camera zoom. By default 3 zoom
levels are available, though a fourth can be enabled
in the Camera Settings menu.
Phrases: Press Back button and then select from several phrases to
communicate with your team. It is far, far better to use
a headset, of course.
Use Item: Hold Left Trigger and press Right Trigger to use whatever
item you have equipped.
Dual Crush: These two-player special moves require 80 MP from each
player to perform. Press Right Trigger while standing
next to another player. If he or she also presses it
(and everyone has the MP, natch) the move will execute.
You must use this to get the Grim Synergy Achievement.
Grimoires
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A grimoire is a textbook of sorcery and magic, according to Dictionary.com.
Within the game's story, the Grimoire contains the entire history of
Castlevania: all of its monsters and heroes alike. In each chapter,
players spawn at one or more Grimoires. From here, you can change
your equipment, equip items, and view the Monster and Item Compendiums.
Accessing a Grimoire is the only way to do these things during a
chapter, so you may want to backtrack to one if the need arises.
Each chapter except for Six has more than one Grimoire, though, so
you'll often have the opportunity to visit one on your way to the boss.
Changing gear between chapters
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Many beginning players don't realize they can change their equipment
and items while in single- and multiplayer lobbies. Simply choose
Preparations and then Main Menu to access the equipment menus, etc.
Chests
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There are six kinds of chests in Harmony of Despair. When playing
multiplayer, opening any non-blue chest will cause all living players
to receive an item or money from it. The item received is random
(from a certain pool for that chapter, difficulty level, and character).
Skeletal players cannot receive items. The Luck stat does not affect
non-boss chests.
Blue: In multiplayer, blue chests always contain a Water of Life.
Only the person who opens the chest receives it, and you can
only carry one at a time. Never open a blue chest when you
already have a Water of Life!
In single-player, blue chests have the same random items
as green chests.
Red: These contain varying amounts of money.
Brown: Holds food items or other low value gear. In Chapter Six on
Normal and all Chapters on Hard, these can also be Mimic
enemies, so watch out!
Green: Contains common gear.
Purple: Contains uncommon gear. There are less purple chests in
each chapter than green ones. These sometime hold very
strong items and weapons.
Gold: This chest only appears in a boss room after the boss has been
defeated. Many of the best items in the game only come from
gold chests. Soma can also find boss's souls in these chests.
Be warned that a high Luck stat actually reduces the chance of
receiving a rare item from gold chests, as it increases the
chance of getting an uncommon one instead. Rare boss drops are
more likely to occur if a player did not take damage during the
chapter and/or if the chapter is completed in a short amount
of time.
Skeleton players
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In multiplayer games, when a character dies, he or she becomes a
skeleton. Skeletal players can still move, jump, and attack by
throwing bones. They cannot slide kick or jump kick. Skeletons only
have 100 HP and very low defense. If a skeletal player dies, the team
loses 3 minutes from the chapter timer. Thus it is often best for
skeletal players to stay out of harm's way, especially during boss
fights.
Reviving dead players
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A skeleton player can be revived using the Water of Life item.
These come from blue chests, of which there is a finite supply (3-5)
in each chapter. If a player holds a Water of Life, an icon will
appear next to his or her character portrait at the top of the screen.
To use the good water, stand close to a skeleton and press Right
Trigger. He or she will be revived and restored to full health and MP.
Remember, never open a blue chest when you have an unused Water of
Life because that wastes one of them! Since there are so few Water of
Life items available, it's often best to prioritize which player you
revive. A dead player who possesses a Water of Life or a highly skilled
player should receive priority over other players.
After a boss has been defeated, you can still revive dead players as
long as a living player has a Water of Life or one remains in the
chapter. That way the dead player can still get an item from the
boss chest.
Game Over conditions
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Single-player: if the player's HP reaches zero, the game ends.
Multiplayer: the game will end if all players become skeletons.
Single- and multiplayer: the chapter timer in the top-right corner
of the screen starts counting down from 30 minutes. Should it reach
zero it's game over, man. Whenever a skeletal player dies the timer
decreases by 3 minutes, so keep your team's skeletons safe!
Unlocking chapters
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Initially you can only choose to play Chapter One. Complete it in
single- or multiplayer to unlock the next chapter, and so on. When
you complete Chapter Six on Normal difficulty, Chapter One of Hard
difficulty will unlock. Unlocking Hard chapters works the same way
as Normal chapters.
In multiplayer games, the team can only access the highest chapter
number that has been unlocked by every single member of the party.
If one person has only gotten as far as Chapter Two, for instance,
then that's the highest chapter the party can select. The same applies
to Hard difficulty chapters. It's not a huge deal if you're willing
to be patient. As long as a few party members are pretty strong,
they can help weaker party members unlock chapters in no time.
Sharing items between your characters
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There is no trading of items between players, probably because it would
lead to item duplication exploits. However, all of *your* characters
share the same item pool. So if you find an armor with Alucard that
is also wearable by Jonathan, feel free to equip it on Jonathan. The
same item can even be equipped to multiple characters, which is handy.
Not every character can use every item, though. Many are restricted
by gender or simply to specific characters. If a character cannot
see a particular item you own, that means he or she can't use it.
Mixing up single-player and multiplayer
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Harmony of Despair is a multiplayer-oriented game, but that doesn't
mean you should only play multiplayer. Progress and items are
shared between both modes, so anything found or unlocked in one is
also available in the other. Having trouble beating a chapter by
yourself? Hop online and recruit some friends or strangers to help
overcome the challenge. Some characters actually build up and
increase their powers better in single-player:
-Charlotte has a much easier time learning spells from enemies when
no one else is killing them. It's a very good idea to learn some
spells offline before hopping online with her.
-Shanoa needs enemies to be alive in order to acquire their Glyphs,
so you may want to grab them offline before switching to
multiplayer.
Use a headset in multiplayer!
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Remember, multiplayer is all about teamwork. If you can't hear or
speak to other players, you are a liability to your team. Dracula's
back, so it's no time to be shy! If you don't own a headset, you
should probably spend some time thinking about what you did wrong
with your life. Get everything in order, turn over a new leaf, and
go buy one already!
Xbox 360 controller got you down?
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It's a well-known fact that the official Xbox 360 controller has
a very inaccurate direction pad. It can make jump kicking, performing
Alucard's weapon-specific special moves, and Jonathan's martial arts
far more of a chore than necessary.
What can you do? Simple! Buy the Hori EX Pad 2 from Amazon or another
online retailer. It has the best d-pad of any Xbox 360 controller,
making fighting game-style motions a breeze. It also has turbo
and autofire functions, which can be helpful for attacking rapidly
in this game (ya cheater). Trust me, Hori Pads make many 2D Xbox
360 games far more enjoyable.
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4.  Stats, Attributes, and Ailments
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Stats
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Before we look at characters or items, let's establish what teach
stat does. Hey Konami, don't make us figure them out next time!
HP: Hit Points, of course. Lose them all and you turn into a skeleton.
MP: Magic Points. MP fuels spells, glyphs, and subweapon use.
Recharges over time.
ATK: Attack. The character's attack power.
DEF: Defense. Defense against physical attacks.
STR: Strength. Boosts ATK when physical weapons are equipped.
CON: Constitution. Every two points of constitution raises a
character's DEF by one. May also affect status ailment
recovery time.
INT: Intelligence. Affects the power of magical attacks.
MND: Mind. Magic resistance. Mind also affects Shanoa and
Charlotte's glyph/spell acquisition success rates.
Neither MND nor INT affect MP regeneration.
LCK: Luck. Affects the chance of enemies dropping items or souls for
Soma. Luck does NOT affect chests or boss drops in any way.
Each point of Luck raises an enemy's item/soul drop rate
percentage by .01. Most characters start with 5 points of luck,
so if a drop rate is 1.6% with 5 luck points, then 15 luck
points increases the drop rate to 2.6%. It may not seem like
much, but it can make a difference.
Attributes
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There are also several icons, called attributes, which represent
specific types of damage and damage resistances. Each character's
base attributes are zero but can be increased or decreased
by equipping items. In the Monster Compendium, red attributes are
an enemy's weaknesses and blue attributes are its resistances.
Name          Icon            Abbreviation
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Strike        Hammer          STR
Slash         Dagger          SLA
Pierce        Trident         PIE
Fire          Flame           FIR
Ice           Snowflake       ICE
Lightning     Lightning       LIT
Petrify       Stone           PET
Holy          Sparkle         HOL
Darkness      Dark swirl      DAR
Curse         Eye             CUR
Poison        Skull           POI
Ailments
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Some enemy attacks and items cause negative status effects.
The Remedy item cures all ailments, while some items cure only a
single ailment.
Petrify:
A petrified character turns to stone and cannot move. Pressing the
buttons rapidly and/or wiggling the analog stick or d-pad is the
only way to recover.
Poison:
A poisoned character flashes purple and loses health for several
seconds. Aminita mushrooms and Rusty Food Tins cause poison,
so don't eat them. The Anti-Venom item, as you might think,
cures poison.
Curse:
A cursed character flashes yellow and loses all MP and cannot
regenerate MP for several seconds. Uncurse Potions will fix a curse.
Could have used those in Drag Me to Hell!
Charm:
Two enemies can charm players: Imps and Dracula.
Imps do so by latching onto a player's head. Defeat the Imp and
its victim will regain control.
Only female characters can be charmed by Dracula's third form.
Once charmed, they cannot control their actions and will attack
other players.
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5.  Characters
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Soma
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Appearances: Aria of Sorrow and Dawn of Sorrow
Character Select Description:
The reincarnation of Dracula. He is mortal, but possesses an
amazing talent: the power of dominance over monsters' souls. By
collecting the Souls released by slain adversaries, Soma can
harness those creatures' power. A natural warrior, he is also
skilled with all types of weaponry.
Starting Stats:
ATK 9     DEF 3     STR 5     CON 5   INT 5   MND 5   LCK 5
HP 303    MP 100
Maxed ATK:
Alucard
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Appearances: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Symphony of the
Night, Aria of Sorrow, Dawn of Sorrow, Judgment
Character Select Description:
The dhampir son of Dracula who once fought and defeated his father
so that his mother's soul might find peace. Alucard can wield a
variety of Dark Magic by collecting the right scrolls.
Starting Stats:
ATK 4     DEF 3     STR 6     CON 5   INT 5   MND 5   LCK 4
HP 300    MP 100
Maxed ATK:
Jonathan Morris
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Appearances: Portrait of Ruin (John Morris in Bloodlines is
Jonathan's father.)
Character Select Description:
A young man whose clan the Belmonts entrusted with their sacred
whip, the Vampire Killer. While he comes across as less then
serious, he never backs away from his responsibilities; he chose
to fight Dracula even with the knowledge that the whip would steal
part of his life to make up for his lack of experience. Jonathan
can learn a variety of Martial Arts by collecting the right scrolls.
Starting Stats:
ATK 5     DEF 4     STR 5     CON 7   INT 3   MND 4   LCK 6
HP 300    MP 100
Maxed ATK:
Shanoa
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Appearances: Order of Ecclesia, Judgment
Character Select Description:
A sorceress in the Order of Ecclesia, an organization which
pledged to fight Dracula, Shanoa fought Dracula with the
magical Glyphs at her command. With the power of Magnes, she can
also cling to magnets. Her expressionless face belies the
great ower [SIC] within.
Starting Stats:
ATK 4     DEF 3     STR 5     CON 5   INT 6   MND 6   LCK 3
HP 300    MP 100
Maxed ATK:
Charlotte Aulin
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Appearances: Portrait of Ruin
Character Select Description:
A gifted mage hailed as a genius by some. She infiltrated
Castlevania and fought alongside Jonathan Morris as his counsel.
Charlotte has mastered a special art: by binding monster energy
to her book, she can then wield it in the form of Spells.
Starting Stats:
ATK 4     DEF 2     STR 4     CON 3   INT 7   MND 6   LCK 5
HP 300    MP 100
Maxed ATK:
*DLC*
Julius Belmont
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Appearances: Aria of Sorrow, Dawn of Sorrow
Maria Renard
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Appearances: Dracula X: Rondo of Blood, Symphony of the Night,
Portrait of Ruin, Judgment
Character Select Description:
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6.  Chapters
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This section focuses on strategies for the chapters themselves. For
boss strategies, see the Bosses section. To see what items can be
found in each chapter, head to the Chest Contents section.
Chapter One: Caught in the Cradle of Decay
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Based on: Dark Chapel, Cursed Clocked Tower, and Condemned Tower
areas from Dawn of Sorrow
Music (default): "Ruined Castle Corridor"
Boss music (default): "Into the Dark Night"
Normal Enemies:
Amalaric Sniper (4), Axe Knight (22) Bat (9), Bone Pillar (16),
Flea Man (13), Ghost (respawning), Merman (6), Minotaur (7),
Peeping Eye (5), Skeleton (11), Spittle Bone (5),  Zombie (respawning)
Hard Enemies: Coming soon!
Boss: Gergoth
Chests: 5 Blue     X Brown     X Green     X Red     X Purple
Breakable walls: 4
Players Spawn: Together (lower left corner)
-Zombies:
The zombies in the starting room will repawn for a little while
before stopping. Starting players should kill a few until one drops
the Hobo Clothes, and then run back to the Grimoire to equip the
armor.
-Scale room:
Just to the left of the Grimoire in the lower-right corner of the
map, there is a room with a gold scale. Above the left side of the
scale is a green chest, and a little past the right side is a purple
chest. Getting on either side of the scale raises the other side
until you jump off.
A single player can reach the green chest by jumping on the right
scale until it lowers all the way, then jumping to the left scale
and quickly hopping up to the platform.
The purple chest usually requires two people. One person fully
lowers the left scale and the other person hops onto the right one
and then up to the right platform. Soma players may be able to
reach the platform without help by equipping the Yorick soul
(found in Chapter 2) and then jump-kicking off of Yorick's skull.
-Mirrors:
The mirror to the left of the green chest in the scale room is a
one-way transporter. Stand in front of it and press Right Trigger
to warp to the mirror on the opposite side of the wall. You can
also reach the other mirror by climbing the clock gears below it.
-Going under the boss:
If you proceed up and left from the mirror and clock gears room,
you will eventually reach a room with a Minotaur and a locked
door behind it. The switch to open the door is above that room.
To reach the lever, double back to the first Axe Knight room and
proceed right past the Merman room (this would require flooding
the Merman room or jump-kicking off another player or Yorick skull).
In multiplayer games, another person will usually open the switch
for the person who reaches the door.
The purpose of going through the door? You can clear the enemies
out below the boss. Otherwise you'll have to contend with them
during the boss fight, which is no fun for weaker players. The
first sub-boss room contains two Axe Knights and a flame blocking
the exit to the right. The flame stops intermittently. Pass
through when cuts off and you can start working your way up to the
boss itself.
-Merman rooms:
Intially there is a room containing water and two Mermen. Below
it is a room with no water and four Mermen. Pull the switch in
the water room to flood the lower room, this allowing players
to use the water to take the right exit of the lower room.
-Drawbridge:
Left of the Grimoire near the center of the map is a switch.
Surprisingly, pulling this switch lowers the drawbridge next to it.
-Lyre rooms:
A lyre is the part of a clock that looks like a pendulum.
Knowledge is power!
At the top center of the map there are two lyre rooms, one
above the other. Climbing the first is easy. Get on the first
crate and double jump onto the lyre.
The second room contains two lyres. Hop onto the bottom one.
Wait until it swings all the way to the left and then double jump
to the right and onto the top lyre.
-Elevator:
Unless you have a way to move really quickly (Winged Boots, for
instance) the green elevator at the top of the map
requires two people to operate. One or more players ride inside
while another player pulls the switch to lower and raise the
elevator. At the bottom is a Grimoire and a path that leads to
the rooms below the boss. Whoever rides the elevator can
clear out the rooms below the boss if they havem't been cleared
already or just ride back up and attack the boss from the top.
Bypassing the elevator completely works too.
-Swing points:
Two vertical rooms beside the boss room contain swing points.
Shanoa and Julius can use them to climb more easily,
but anyone can traverse the rooms by riding their moving platforms.
-Hard-to-reach chests:
Immediately down and left of the boss's starting position is
a room with a blue chest and a purple one. It can only be reached
after Gergoth breaks his room's floor. When he does this, quickly
hold left to fall into the room. If you miss it, you or another
player can fall from the top and try again.
-Red Licorice: Not as good as Twizzler's?
The bell room has a Red Licorice instant-use item in its top left
corner. Should you take the candy or not? It heals 15 HP and
temporarily adds 5 INT. But it also subtracts 5 LCK, which makes
it harder to get enemy drops or souls for Soma. Decide whether
you want high Luck or not (it's bad for boss drops, remember)
before grabbing it.
-Breakable walls:
1: In the room left of the room with four Mermen, the lower-right
corner of the wall contains a Tasty Meat.
2: The center of the map has a room with a large circular clock
gear, a moving platform, and spikes at the top. The room to
the right has a blue chest at the bottom. In this blue chest
room, the middle left wall hides a mouth-watering Roast Beef.
3: The vertical room immediately to the left of both lyre rooms
has a Tasty Meat along the left wall, near the top.
4: Three long vertical rooms are located to the right of the
boss room. The middle one has a Boneless Ham along its
top left edge.
-Secret Item: Bell
In the bell room on the far left edge of the map, slide under the
center bell, stand up inside of it, and jump. A Bell icon should
fall from the bell on the left. Grab it for points.
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Chapter Two: Lord of Unseen Strings
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Based on: Lost Village, Demon Guest House, and Garden of Madness
areas from Dawn of Sorrow
Music (default): "After Confession"
Boss music (default): "Into the Dark Night"
Normal Enemies:
Aliorumnas (4), Bone Pillar (22), Ectoplasm (2), Frozen Shade (4),
Ghost (respawning), Glasya Lebolas (1), Maneating Plant (4),
Moldy Corpse (11), Persephone (4), Skeleton (5), Spittle Bone (3),
Succubus (2), Treant (6), Une (5), White Dragon (3), Yorick (8)
Hard Enemies: Coming soon!
Boss: Puppet Master
Chests: 3 Blue     X Brown     X Green     X Red     X Purple
Breakable walls: 4
Players Spawn: Apart
-Mushrooms:
The Moldy Corpses in this chapter sometimes drop Amanita
mushrooms. You'll want to pick one up to fill out your Item
Compendium, but only once! They poison you for several seconds,
so avoid them after the first time.
-Iron Maidens:
This chapter contains several iron maidens, which are hinged
person-shaped torture devices. Step in one and it will close around
your character, causing massive damage. That does not rock! Many iron
maiden rooms also contain a pushable crate. Pushing a crate onto an
iron maiden serves two purposes: it keeps players from accidentally
stepping into it and prevents the boss from going to that particular
iron maiden's room.
-Bone Pillars:
Several locations in this chapter contain Bone Pillars can be used as
platforms to reach high places:
-Above ground, in the middle of the map there are two sets of Bone
Pillars. Use the left one to reach a room with a Succubus and chest,
and the right one to reach a room containing an Aliorumnas and
another chest.
-Up and right of the boss room is a red room with an
8 skull-high Bone Pillar and two chests. Kill a few skulls until
you can  jump onto the Pillar and reach the chests.
-Left of the boss room is a large purple room with two scales and
a Bone Pillar. Do not kill this Pillar! You may need to use it
to clim back up after the boss has left his room.
-Rotating platforms:
At the bottom-left part of the map is a large room with a
White Skeleton and four small platforms. The platforms rotate
when stepped on, so immediately jump after landing one to
reach the next one. The same type of platform also appears in a room
to the right of the boss room.
-Fire room:
To the right of the boss room is a red room with 3 sets of fire traps,
3 weighted switches, and a purple chest. If one player enters from
the bottom and another enters from the top, the flames can be safely
navigated. Step on the lower-right switch, allowing the top player
to grab the Purple chest and step on the next switch. Both players
can proceed to the left and reach the boss, but only if the
switch in a different room that unlocks the boss doors has been pulled.
-Reaching the boss:
Two rooms above the boss room there is a locked door. Head to the right
until you are below the top-right Grimoire and then continue down
and left. Just past the red room with the tall Bone Pillar is
the switch that opens the locked door.
After the door is open, go down to the room left of the boss.
The switch there opens the boss door as well as a door in the
room just below it. The lower door allows players to chase the boss
down after he leaves the room and to return to the boss room for
the chest once Puppet Master is defeated.
-Swing points:
Several rooms contain swing points. Most notably is the one in the
large purple room. Shanoa and Jonathan can use it to save time by
traveling to either top door of the room.
-Breakable walls:
1: In the lower-right corner of the map, one room left of the
White Dragon, is a room containing a Maneating Plant and a food
item in its top-right corner. But it's also got a breakable wall
in the top-left corner with a juicy Roast Beef inside.
2: Two rooms below the top-right Grimoire is a room with a Frozen Shade
and a chest. In the bottom-right corner lies a Tasty Meat.
3: Near the top-middle of the map is a blue chest room. Its lower-right
corner contains another Tasty Meat for your dining pleasure.
4: Left of the large purple scale room with the Bone Pillar is
a tall room with a chandelier at the bottom. The lower-left corner
possesses a Boneless Ham.
-Secret item: Crown
Defeat the boss and head down two levels to the Piano Room.
Most of the white piano keys are labeled but the black keys are not.
Here we will label the black keys as # (sharps) and b (flats).
Here is what it looks like:
[#]       [b]         [#]     [#]     [b]         [#]
[ - ][  C  ][  D  ][  E  ][  F  ][  G  ][  A  ][  B  ][  C  ][ - ]
The tune you need to play utilizes E flat (Eb) and B flat (Bb).
Jump on the keys in this order:
F, Bb, G, F, Eb, F, Bb, G
You can hop on the platform above the piano in between keys. The
crown will drop onto the center of the platform when the tune is
finished.
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Chapter Three: The End of Chaos
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Based on: Abyss from Dawn of Sorrow and
Skeleton Cave from Order of Ecclesia.
Trivia: The Cave Troll enemy, which first appears in this chapter, is
actually the Chupacabra in Japanese Castlevania games. The name
was mistranslated in Symphony of the Night and the mistranslation
has been used in every subsequent English appearance.
Music (default): "Phantom of Fear"
Boss music (default): "Piercing Battle Fury"
Normal Enemies:
Axe Knight (10), Bone Pillar (15), Cave Troll (11), Fire Demon