Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow - Strategy Guide (Page 02)

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When you enter the room and approach to the ice, a giant laser beam
penetrates the ice blocks and opens the passage.
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== Boss Fight : Balore ==
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*Attacks*

1. It shoots a giant laser beam across the room from its eye.
2. It raises its fist then slams it down.
3. It retracts its fist then raises its fist to the ceiling.
4. It holds its fist in front of its face briefly and punch two times
   horizontally.

*Strategy*

This battle can be very easy once you master the patterns, although the size
and the powerful attacks of the boss can throw your guard off at first. Its
fist can't hurt you unless it is in attack motion, so don't worry about
bumping into it while attacking. When it shoots the giant beam, simply duck.
To dodge attack 2, move close to the face. To dodge attack 3, move away from
the face(in other words, move towards the gate on your right). Attack 4 can
be easily dodged by ducking first, and jumping. Recommended weapons of
choice is anything that can swing overhead such as an Axe or a Claymore.
Manticore[G] soul will help a lot. Stay close to the face and keep attacking
while dodging its attacks, and you will win in no time. You will receive
Balore ability when you defeat the boss.


After the fight, head back to the right. The ice blocks are there and you
can try your newly gained ability on them. Simply touch the screen to break
the blocks, and come back to -2.

-2
Save if you wish, and head to -2.

-2
If you want to collect a Combat_Knife then head to  through .
Combat_Knife will allow you attack faster but is a fairly weak weapon.

If you want to advance to next area, go to .


Lots of ice blocks are blocking your way. Keep breaking them using the
touch screen and go to .


Break the ice blocks and go to .


You will find Combat_Knife on the ground. Pick it up and head back to -2.


Simply advance to .


Don't break the first set of ice blocks. You can step on them to reach the
moving floor. However don't do it yet. Instead, break the rest of ice blocks
in the room and take the moving floor. If you want to access to hidden room
, just break the ceiling above the 6th~7th Armor Knight from the left.
Then go out of the room and come back. This time, keep breaking the ice
blocks until you reach the ice blocks above the 6th Armor Knight from the
left. Then ride the moving floor, step on the ice blocks, jump and go to
.

You will have to duck at the end of your ride on the moving floor. When you
are done go to .


Collect Foie_Gras and go back to .


Open the door, and you will advance to next area of the game,
.

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w = 'W'ater (Rahab ability required to pass)

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Monsters Found: No.17 Une / No.28 Corpseweed / No.46 Skelerang
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.17 Une / No.18 Skeleton Ape / No.27 Ghoul / No.47 Fleaman
              / No.55 Wakwak Tree
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.17 Une / No.28 Corpseweed / No.46 Skelerang
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: Ninja Suit


Monsters Found: No.106 Dario (Boss)
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.21 Rycuda
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.21 Rycuda
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.17 Une / No.18 Skeleton Ape / No.21 Rycuda
              / No.22 Mandragora / No.28 Corpseweed
Items Found: Elfin Robe
*Hidden wall exists.


Monsters Found: No.20 Mollusca
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.35 Treant / No.58 Barbariccia
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.17 Une / No.23 Yorick / No.26 Catoblepas
              / No.46 Skelerang
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.17 Une / No.26 Catoblepas / No.28 Corpseweed 
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.17 Une / No.18 Skeleton Ape / No.22 Mandragora
              / No.24 Skeleton Farmer / No.26 Catoblepas / No.68 Mimic 
Items Found: None
*Doppleganger ability is found.


Monsters Found: No.17 Une / No.26 Catoblepas / No.28 Corpseweed
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.17 Une / No.18 Skeleton Ape / No.22 Mandragora
              / No.23 Yorick / No.26 Catoblepas / No.28 Corpseweed 
Items Found: Breastplate / Treasure Chest


Monsters Found: No.20 Mollusca
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.20 Mollusca
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.17 Une / No.18 Skeleton Ape / No.22 Mandragora
              / No.21 Rycuda / No.23 Yorick / No.28 Corpseweed / No.68 Mimic
Items Found: Handgun


Monsters Found: No.17 Une / No.28 Corpseweed
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.18 Skeleton Ape / No.46 Skelerang
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.35 Treant
Items Found: Magic Seal 2


Monsters Found: No.17 Une / No.46 Skelerang
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.22 Mandragora / No.26 Catoblepas
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.17 Une / No.46 Skelerang
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.23 Yorick
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: Three 7's


Monsters Found: No.35 Treant
Items Found: Small Sword

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Watch out for Unes because they are hard to be seen sometimes. Skelerang
will throw two boomerangs. They can reach pretty far and are not
destructible so take Skelerangs down quickly. There is a save room on the
left. Proceed to .


The best room to collect Mandragora[B] soul. You can't swim through the
water so there's nothing else to do here now. Go back to .


Treant is found here. Its punch and kick are fairly strong so watch out and
try to attack from the distance. You will find Magic_Seal_2 on the ground.
Practice if needed, and go to .


A portal is found on your left. Corpse Weed looks just like Une at first but
it grows up and attacks you. Activate the portal and simply advance to .


There is a Breastplate on the platform, so don't miss it. Skeleton Ape will
throw a barrel which can be destroyed. Keep your distance from it or destroy
the barrel. Go to .


Nothing special here. The gate cannot be opened since you don't have
matching Magic Seal yet. Mollusca can poison you. Go back to .


Catoblepas will petrify you with the cloud breath. Once petrified, you will
receive more damage so try to shake it off by pressing the controller left
and right quickly(or any other direction for that matter).

If you want to open a treasure chest and get a Fleuret then go to .
If you want the Doppleganger ability then go to .


There is a platform you can't reach yet. Rycuda will not attack you unless
you get close to it. Weapons that swing overhead will help here. Watch out
for the Mandragora and drop down to -2.

-2
Eliminate the Catoblepas and advance to the end of the platform. Open the
chest for some money and find the Fleuret on the platform. Go back to .


If you are entering from the top passage, watch out for the barrel that
Skeleton Ape throws. On the top platform of the room lies a new ability,
Doppelganger. It lets you equip two sets of weapons and souls. You need to
press X to change between the sets. This room is the only place you can find
the Skeleton_Farmer[E] soul. One of the seeds it throws is Mandragora, so be
careful. Watch out for Yorick's skull. If you take down the skull first, the
body will panic and will charge towards you. The blue chest in this room is
not a chest but a monster, Mimic. Avoid it if your HP is low. Go to .


Simply advance to .


If you want to pick up Three_7's(an armor which boosts your luck) head down
to . Otherwise go out of the room to the right to the next area,
.



Nothing special here. The gate cannot be opened since you don't have
matching Magic Seal yet. Mollusca can poison you. Go back to .


There is a statue blocking the way to . This statue is related to your
money...see Spoilers if you want to know how to open the passage to .
Enter  to get the Three_7's, and go back to  when you are done.


Simply pick up Three_7's and head back to .


You will find Yorick kicking its head in a small pitfall, so be careful when
you go down. You can't swim through the water so there's nothing you can do
here yet. Go back to .

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(Continued from , -2)

-2
Now that you can use Malphas ability to double jump, you can access the
upper part of the room. There is a Elfin_Robe on the ground. Pick it up and
Proceed to . You can also break the wall to find hidden room above this
room, but it cannot be reached yet.


Nothing special here. Advance to .


Treants and a Barbariccia are found here. Proceed with care and find a save
room to the right. Go up the ledge and head above to .


Kill the Rycuda and prepare to fight another dark lord candidate, Dario.


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== Boss Fight : Dario ==
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*Attacks*

1. He shoots out a small fireball from his palm.
2. He smashes down the floor to cause a flame wave.
3. He raises both his hands to create three pillars of flame.
4. He teleports to random place in the room.

*Strategy*

His attacks are powerful, but you can dodge them all very easily. To dodge
his first/second attacks, simply jump(or double jump). When he creates the
flame pillars, time it right and move over to the left or right a little,
wait for the sign of second pillar, then move over again. Third pillar seems
to be almost always between the first two, so you can attack him while the
pillars are burning. The weapon of choice is spear series, since they have
long ranges and powerful attacks.


After you beat him, another dialogue scene is presented. You will be able to
go to  now.


Nothing special here. Watch out for Skelerang and open the door, and you
will be in the next area, .


It seems like the gate is blocking the way here. Go back to .

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This room is very similar to . You can go to -2 to open the gate you
saw before, or head down to  to collect a Handgun.

-2
This room is the only place you can find WakWak Tree. Isn't it neat that
Fleamen are born from a tree? When you open the gate you can explore the
castle again or simply head back to .


Kill(or ignore) Rycudas here and drop down to .


There are several Yoricks kicking their skulls around on the bottom floor,
and if you are not careful you will get hit by them. Go to -2.

-2
Watch out for a Mimic and pick up the Handgun. What is that? You already
went and bought the Silver_Gun? Well...*crickets chirping* 

Go back all the way to ,  if you want to proceed the
game. You can, of course, always explore the castle if you want.

(Continue to , )

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You can go to  to find a Small_Sword or visit other rooms to complete
the map. When you are done, head back to , .


Treant will attack you head on. There is not enough space to maneuver, so
kill it quickly. Pick up the Small_Sword and get back to .


(Continue to , )

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b = 'B'ell (can be used as a footing)
t = 'T'rap Ceiling
P = Passable with 'P'uppet_Master[B]

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Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.30 Tombstone
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.33 Mini Devil
Items Found: Anti Venom / High Mind UP (Malphas ability required)
           / Bell (Hidden - see Spoilers)


Monsters Found: No.30 Tombstone / No.33 Mini Devil / No.34 Quetzalcoatl
               / No.37 Valkyrie
Items Found: UMA News 3-2 / Kotetsu (Bat Company[G] required)
           / High Potion (Bat Company[G] required)


Monsters Found: No.3 Ghost / No.42 Witch
Items Found: Power Belt (Malphas ability required)


Monsters Found: No.104 Malphas (Boss)
Items Found: None
*Malphas ability is found


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: Hoop Earring


Monsters Found: No.105 Dmitrii (Boss)
              / No.34 Quetzalcoatl (After defeating No.105 Dmitrii in )
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.37 Valkyrie
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.38 Great Armor
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.25 The Creature / No.31 Ghost Dancer
              / No.36 Amalaric Sniper
Items Found: Potion (Flying Armor[G] required)


Monsters Found: No.33 Mini Devil / No.42 Witch
Items Found: Long Sword


Monsters Found: No.27 Ghoul / No.42 Witch  
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.58 Barbariccia
Items Found: $2000


Monsters Found: No.53 Bone Pillar
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.27 Ghoul / No.52 Hell Boar 
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.54 White Dragon
Items Found: Traverler Cape


Monsters Found: No.49 Guillotiner / No.53 Bone Pillar
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.26 Catoblepas  / No.49 Guillotiner / No.58 Barbariccia
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.52 Hell Boar / No.53 Bone Pillar / No.54 White Dragon
Items Found: Halberd (certain soul required - see Spoilers)


Monsters Found: No.58 Barbariccia
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: Red Scarf / Megingiord (certain soul required - see Spoilers)

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The best moment to kill Mini Devils is when they pause to create their sonic
boom like attacks. Find a save room and advance to .


Ahh...Witch, the best monster to look at, is here...how many hours have I
wasted slaying Ghouls, staring at you...*shudders* She won't attack you
unless you jump. Ghoul[E] soul sometimes comes in handy, such as the time
when you want to change Rotten_Meat into a High_potion. Go to .


If you want more souls or items appearing in front of you, then harvesting
and maxing out Ghost_Dancer[E] souls is highly recommended. If you get the
Amalaric_Sniper[B] soul, you can have your very first soul combination.
Equip the Skull_Archer[G] soul along with it and whenever the
Skull_Archer[G] soul is activated the Amalaric Sniper is summoned to help
out.

This is also the best room to collect The_Creature[E] soul for now, since
there's a candle holder to replenish your low MP; then again, that monster
is notorious for not giving up its soul, and its effect is not very helping,
so don't get frustrated if you don't get the soul right away(and consider
yourself VERY lucky if you get the soul with a couple of attempts). Actually
just avoid collecting its soul until you have more powerful souls to attack.

Using the Flying_Armor[G] soul, you can pick up a Potion. There's a portal
on the left.

If you want some items or want to level up a bit then head down to 
.
If you want to proceed the game then go to .


Hell_Boar[B] soul is very powerful if you dare get close to enemies. Its
fireball can be destroyed. Advance to .


If you want to collect $2000 go to .
If you want to pick up Traverler_Cape go to .
Otherwise proceed to .


Using the Barbariccia[G] soul transforms you into giant dashing devil. You
become invincible while charging but your MP will deplete quickly. Collect
$2000 money bag and head back to .


White Dragon can be annoying. Its fireball can be destroyed. Pick up the
Traverler_Cape and go back to .


Guillotiner separates itself into two parts. Attack either part and you can
kill it easily. 

If you have Skeleton[B] and want Halberd, go to .
If you want Red_Scarf then go to .

When you are done, head all the way back to .


Watch out for the trap ceiling which falls down. A wall with small hole is
blocking the passage. You can't pass it now, so just head back to  for
now.


Eliminate the monsters here. See the pink wall with Skeleton carved on it?
What does it mean? How can you pass it? It's the mystery of the century!
OK, enough sarcasm, but see Spoilers section if you really don't know the
answer. Pick up a Halberd and get back to .


Watch out for the trap ceiling and a Barbarccia. Simply go to .


Another giant mirror on the wall is here. Just pick up the Red_Scarf here
and get back to  for now.


This is the only place you can find Great Armor. Its soul appears as
familiar, and attacks after split second of your attack. It also drops a
Ring_Mail, which is better than the Breastplate. Go to .


This is the first time you will see a Valkyrie. Her soul has similar effect
as the Barbarccia[G] soul. Proceed to .


You will have to use the moving floor to access higher platform. There is
an item in sight but you can't get it now. Simply advance to .


On the top left is a save room.

If you want an Anti_Venom then go to . You will have to come back to this
room eventually so fighting the boss first is recommended.
If you want to fight the boss then go to .


Tombstone[E] soul is useful later in the game. Go to .


Mini Devils are found. You can stand on the bells. The Anti_Venom is found
on the top left floor. There is also High_Mind_Up but you can't get it now.
A Bell is hidden in this room(see Spoilers). Head back to .


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== Boss Fight : Dmitrii ==
==========================

*Attacks*

1. His initial soul attack is Malachi[B]. He shoots giant spinning ball
   towards you.
2. He will copy whatever soul you attack him with, and will use it.
3. He draws a knife at you.

*Strategy*

He can be very easy or very challenging depending on what souls you have and
how you attack him. His Malachi[B] soul attack can be dodged by jumping and
using the Flying_Armor[G] soul. Once you attack him with one of your souls,
he will stop using the Malachi[B] soul and start using the soul you just
attacked him with. The souls he uses are at Lv 1 though, so give him
something that you can easily dodge. Some of the examples that are easily
dodged ones are Une[B], Warg[B], Student_Witch[B], Bomber_Armor[B], even
Yorick[B], and a lot more. You can experiment with different souls. He will
also copy Guardian souls should you choose to give him them(except some
souls such as Barbariccia[G], Valkyrie[G] and Skull_Archer[G]), so familiars
or attacking Guardian souls are not suggested for an easy battle. Of course
there's no stopping you from setting up some challenges...*grins*

Notice that if you use Zombie[B] you can't slay his zombies. Also once he
gains the dominance over one of your souls and if you give him another one
then he will not use the one you gave him before again, even if you try to
give him that soul again. For example, once you attack him with Skeleton[B],
attack him with Une[B], attack him with Skeleton[B] again, then he will
still use Une[B] instead of using Skeleton[B].


One dark lord candidate down, one more to go. Proceed to .


There is a ring but you can't get it now. Prepare to fight another boss,
Malphas.


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== Boss Fight : Malphas ==
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*Attacks*

1. It comes down to ground, summons crows to itself, jump and shoots them
   out towards you.
2. It shoots out feathers to the side.
3. It shoots out four black energy balls.
4. It flies around the room.

*Strategy*

At first this boss can be tough, but you will have no problem eventually.
The trick is to stay below it, but just a little to the left or right.
Attack with weapons that swings overhead or use the Axe_Armor[B] soul. When
you see the boss gather power to shoot out energy balls, move as far away as
possible and jump to the other direction to dodge them. If it comes down to
ground, attack until it goes back to the middle of the air, then simply walk
towards it as it shoots out the crows to the empty space. When it moves
around, just run around to avoid it. Again, there's no tough boss in this
game once you know their attack patterns. You will receive Malphas ability
upon defeating it. Now you can double jump to the higher platforms.