Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow - Strategy Guide (Page 03)

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Head back to -2.

-2
Now you can use Malphas ability and the Flying_Armor[G] soul to get the
Hoop_Earring. You can also get several items you have missed so far.

 - High_Mind_Up (and Anti-Venom if you didn't go to  before)
 - Power_Belt
 - Long_Sword

When you finish collecting items, you will have to go back to
, -2. Remember that there was a platform you couldn't
get to? Now you can reach it with Malphas ability.

(Continue to , -2)

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(Continued from ,  or , )

-2
Now you can pass the wall using the Puppet_Master[B] soul. Collect the
High_Mind_Up if you haven't done so. Simply go to .


This is a very large room and you will see some items you can't get now.
While dropping down to the bottom you will meet a lot of enemies so be
careful. Open up the gate by standing on the switch and proceed to the
next area of the game, .

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[Legend]

c = 'C'handelier (can be used as a footing)
k = Piano 'K'ey

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Monsters Found: None
Items Found: Orlox's Suit


Monsters Found: No.112 Paranoia (Boss)
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.112 Paranoia (Boss)
Items Found: Mana Prism (certain soul required - see Spoiler)


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.101 Iron Golem
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.31 Ghost Dancer / No.46 Skelerang / No.59 Malachi
              / No.92 Flame Demon 
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.12 Student Witch / No.41 Persephone / No.42 Witch
              / No.44 Lilith / No.86 Succubus
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: 107. Puppet Master (Boss)
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.68 Mimic
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.39 Killer Doll
Items Found: Magic Seal 3


Monsters Found: No.34 Quetzalcoatl / No.43 Buer / No.44 Lilith
              / No.45 Killer Clown
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.39 Killer Doll
Items Found: UMA News 2-2


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: UMA News 2-4 / War Fatigues


Monsters Found: No.46 Skelerang
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.45 Killer Clown / No.48 Devil
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.39 Killer Doll / No.46 Skelerang
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.41 Persephone / No.86 Succubus
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.31 Ghost Dancer / No.37 Valkyrie / No.44 Lilith
              / No.45 Killer Clown
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.39 Killer Doll
Items Found: $2000


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


Monsters Found: No.44 Lilith / No.46 Skelerang
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.45 Killer Clown / No.48 Devil
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.45 Killer Clown / No.46 Skelerang
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.43 Buer / No.44 Lilith / No.46 Skelerang
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.41 Persephone / No.48 Devil
Items Found: UMA News 1-2


Monsters Found: No.39 Killer Doll
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.39 Killer Doll
Items Found: High Potion


Monsters Found: No.40 Waiter Skeleton
Items Found: Crown (Hidden - see Spoilers)


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: Rune Ring (Bat Company[G] required)


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: Ring_Mail
           / Dracula's Tunic (certain soul required - see Spoilers)


Monsters Found: No.31 Ghost Dancer / No.44 Lilith / No.46 Skelerang
              / No.48 Devil
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: Mina's Talisman


Monsters Found: No.41 Persephone
Items Found: None
*Hidden wall exists.


Monsters Found: No.41 Persephone
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None
*Sliding puzzle is found.


Monsters Found: No.44 Lilith / No.53 Bone Pillar
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.41 Persephone
Items Found: $1000


Monsters Found: No.41 Persephone / No.46 Skelerang
Items Found: High Mind Up (Malphis ability required)


Monsters Found: No.7 Axe Armor
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.4 Skeleton / No.6 Peeping Eye
Items Found: None

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There is a hidden room above this room but you can't access it yet. 
Persephone[G] soul can be very useful when you are low on HP or when you
want to absorb enemy's magic attacks. Take her soul and then torture her
with her very own soul...OK, enough sexual harassment, go to . *grins*


A cut scene ensues. You will receive Mina's_Talisman from Arikado. Advance
to .


Devil[G] soul will increase your attack dramatically, but will consume your
HP constantly. If your HP is low, don't use it. Lilith will send out a heart
and when you get in contact with it you will get cursed(status effect) and
your MP will drain very quickly.

You can expand your map clear rate and collect some items by visiting 
and other small rooms, or you can simply proceed to . You can stand on
the chandelier. There is a save room to the right.


This room has same structure as , so watch out for monsters and proceed.
This is one of the best places to get the Valkyrie[G] soul. Killer_Clown[B]
soul is useful if you can obtain it.

If you want $2000 money bag go to .
If you want a new copy of UMA_News go to .
If you want a Crown go to .

There is a gate blocking your way to the room above, so when you finish
collecting items go back to .


You can go all the way only to find that the wall with a small hole is
blocking your way again. Head back to .


If you get hit by Killer Dolls you will get cursed and your MP will be
depleted all. Pick up the $2000 money bag and get back to .


Devil appears out of nowhere if you carelessly go towards Persephone. If you
manage to kill Devil near Persephone she will...*cough*

Well, pick up your copy of UMA_News_1-2 and get back to .


There is a Crown hidden in this room. See Spoilers. Waiter_Skeleton[B] soul
is very useful against some bosses so try to get at least one. Go back to
.


There is a $1000 money bag. Head back to .


You can see a High_Mind_Up but the passage is blocked for now. Go back to
.


Simply proceed to .


This is a sliding puzzle room. Bright coloured parts are the passages and
you can pass through it. At first the passages lead you to top-left corner
 which eventually leads to the boss. Top-right room  has an item and
bottom-left passage  will lead you to . By solving the
sliding puzzle and matching passages, you can visit them all. When you come
back to  you can reset the puzzle and go through other passages as well.
If you want 100% map completion, you will have to pass through all the
rooms. You don't have to visit them all at once: come back to  and solve
the puzzle again so you can visit the rooms you haven't visited later. The
room with no number will have passages to four ways, so use it wisely. Some
of the rooms contain items as well, so you will want to visit every room to
make sure you didn't miss any of them. The list of rooms that have items
goes as follows:

1 - Cestus
5 - Cutall
8 - Turquoise_Stud
9 - Justaucorps
12 - Great_Sword

When you finish collecting all the items and/or visited all rooms, proceed
to .


Another giant mirror here. Pick up the Ring_Mail and get back to the puzzle
rooms.


You can go back to  by going through here. You will be
able to collect High_Potion from , , if you go back.
When you are done or don't want to go back for now, head back to .


Lots of killers dolls are spotted. Be prepared not to get cursed. Simply
advance to .


If you want to collect some items head to .
If you want to proceed the game then go to .


There are piano keys laid on the ground, and stepping on a key will play
according note. What do you do with it? Play this:

EDC(pause)DEFG(pause)AHCHAG(pause)AHCHA(jump)GAHCGFE

Congratulations, you just played the first verse of Noel by jumping just
once. What's your reward, you ask? Nothing. The keys are just there so you
can have some fun with it. If you find some other songs you can play, DO NOT
send it to me, since I am determined not to include more than one song in
this guide(heh). Go to .


This is the best room to collect Bone_Pillar[E] souls. If you kill about 6
Bone Pillars from the first column, step on the first column, kill about 2
from the next column, step on it, then you can access . When you fall,
make a passage to  as quickly as possible and get back to .


Break the ice blocks to make your way to the top of the room. you will find
UMA_News_2-4 and a War_Fatigues. Get back all the way to .


Buer[G] soul provides a good guard when maxed out. Go to .


If you want a High_Potion then drop down to . Note that you can't get the
High_Potion in  if you enter the room from . When you are done, head
to .


Quickly pick up the High_Potion on the ground and get back to  before
the Killer Dolls wake up and chase after you.


There is a portal to the left. Watch out for Devil since it doesn't show
itself until you get close to it. Get to  through either 
 or .


Nothing special here. Simply advance to .


Nothing special here. Simply advance to .


Lots of enemies will leave you almost no space. Try to avoid them if your
HP is running low. Go to .

If you want to pick up another copy of UMA_News go to .
Otherwise go to .


Pick up the Magic_Seal_3 and get back to .


Pick up the UMA News 2-2 and get back to .


To the right is a save room. Save and prepare for another boss battle.


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== Boss Fight : Puppet Master ==
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*Attacks*

1. It shoots out many small floating dolls from its mouth.
2. It creates an puppet on one of its hands, tries to place it in an
   iron maiden and switch you into that iron maiden.

*Strategy*

You should know where to attack. Suggested weapon is again the ones that
can attack overhead. The giant head in the centre is the weak point, but you
should check one of its hands when it makes weird noise. If you see a puppet
in its hand, destroy it quickly or you will receive huge damage. You will
have to hit the puppet twice(in normal mode. In hard mode you have to hit it
four times) regardless of the damage you inflict: hit it fast with second
set of weapon or start bashing it early. Puppet Master itself doesn't attack
you and you will not get hurt by bumping into its body part unlike you do
with other bosses. If you have Rycuda[B] soul then those annoying floating
dolls can be easily destroyed. Equip souls that can attack upwards too, such
as Mandragora[B], Axe_Armor[B], Spin_Devil[G] or even Hell_Boar[B]. If you
are focusing on physical attacks then the Golem[E] soul is recommended,
while the Lilith[E] soul is a better choice when you want your magic attacks
to be more powerful. This boss can be tough at first but take your time to
observe its attack patterns, and you will have your victory eventually. You
will gain the Puppet_Master[B] soul once you defeat the boss.


Now that you have the Puppet_Master[B] soul, you are given a bit of freedom
to choose next area to go. You can also collect the High_Mind_Up in  now
but you will have to either climb back a long way to a portal or walk a long
way to go to the next area, so go back for it later.

If you...
* want to be able to swim in the water
* want an easier route 
* want to level up a bit
* feeling a bit adventurous and want to explore the castle

then your next area should be . To get to
, go to ,  and use the
Puppet_Master[B] soul to pass the wall. Open the door, and you will be in
. (Skip to )

If you...
* want to be able to shoot a giant laser beam
* are confident in your skills
* don't want to waste time
* ready to fight harder bosses right now

then you want to go to . To get to ,
go to , -2.


You can always go back and forth to the other paths, although doing so will
waste some time.

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(Continued from , )


Persephones will greet you here. Advance to .


This room has a same structure as  or  but has more powerful monsters.
Step on the switch on the bottom floor to open a passage to . Go to .


This is the best place to collect the Mimic[E] soul. Go back to .


What is this room? Nearly all female characters in the game can be found
here(but not every one of them). Since being a vampire WOULD attract the
opposite sex, this makes sense...no? (heh) Collect some souls here or get
back to .


Here you will find an Iron Golem. No matter what weapons or souls you use,
you will only inflict damage of 1 only. The fastest way (not the most
effective, mind you) to kill this monster is to use the Imp[B] soul, which
changes the HP and MP of the monster. Equip a weapon that will attack very
fast or that allows you to attack from a distance if you don't want to get
hurt. Souls that work as a mine also works great. If you can't get its soul
after hours of labour, don't worry: you are among many frustrated soul
collectors. Iron Golem would not give up its soul easily. You also need its
soul to synthesize weapons as well, so you will need at least two if you
want to have synthesized weapons and 100% of souls. The horror! Think of
the children, Konami!

Get back to .


You have seen those pink walls with monsters engraved on them, right?
If you are still not sure about what to do, refer to the Spoiler section
of this guide. Lots of candle holders are found, so fill up your MP and
advance to .


Be ready for another tough boss battle. Enter .


When you walk in front of the mirror, the boss will appear from inside of
the mirror.

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== Boss Fight : Paranoia (1) ==
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*Attacks*

1. It follows you and draws a knife at you.
2. It goes inside of the mirror, manipulates the four small mirrors placed
   on each corner of the room and shoots a laser beam. The small mirrors
   will flash in an order such that they reflect the beam.

*Strategy*

This boss is easy comparing to what's waiting in the next room. Hack away
with your weapon, back dash to dodge its knife attack and duck to avoid
the laser beam. You will have to place yourself well when you duck,
otherwise the beam could hit you. Look for the order the mirrors flash and
try to position yourself between the beams or use the Bat_Company[G] soul to
stay in the mid-air to avoid the laser beam. When you finish the boss, the
door to  opens. Enter  and you will fight the second form of the boss.


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== Boss Fight : Paranoia (2) ==
===============================

*Attacks*

1. It hovers above you for a while and kicks downward.
2. It goes inside of the mirror, manipulates the four small mirrors placed
   on each corner of the room and shoots a laser beam two times. The small
   mirrors will flash in an order such that they reflect the beam.

*Strategy*

Nothing much has changed except the size of the boss and the fact that it
will shoot larger laser beam, two times. You will want to use the
Bat_Company[G] soul to avoid the laser beam this time. Do not jump when it
is staying above you: wait(or attack upward) and lure it down to attack.
Weapons that swing above your head or souls that will shoot upward will
help. Using the Ukoback[B] soul is also fun thing to do. When you defeat it,
you will get the Paranoia[B] soul which will allow you to enter the mirrors.


Now you have ability to go into the mirrors, you can go back to the rooms
with giant mirrors and find items. First, go to  to collect the
Orlox's Suit and don't forget that the first room that you fought with small
Paranoia also has a giant mirror on the wall.


Find the Orlox's_Suit. Get back to , . You can also
backtrack a little to find other items in the mirrors.

(Continue to , )

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Monsters Found: None
Items Found: Tower Key


Monsters Found: 
8: None
7: No.72 Disc Armor
6: No.47 Fleaman
5: No.47 Fleaman
4: None
3: No.43 Buer
2: No.80 Great Axe Armor
1: No.109 Gergoth (Boss)
*1~8 will disappear after defeating No.109 Gergoth in -1
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.47 Fleaman
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.43 Buer
Items Found: UMA News 2-3


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.18 Skeleton Ape / No.91 Werewolf
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.18 Skeleton Ape / No.80 Great Axe Armor
Items Found: Estoc


Monsters Found: No.50 Draghignazzo
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.72 Disc Armor 
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.50 Draghignazzo
Items Found: Mind Up / Silver Stud


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.50 Draghignazzo
Items Found: Tasty Meat (Bat Company[G] required)


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None

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Nothing here, simply proceed to .


Draghignazzo will attack you suddenly from mid air. Wait for its signal to
attack (it stops hovering around) and dodge then attack it. There is 
Tastey_Meat on the top of the room but you can't reach it yet. Go to -8.

-8
Nothng here but candles. Advance to .


If you want another cut scene, go to . Otherwise pick up a Mind_Up and
head upward. Take a Silver_Stud and go to -7.


There are a certain condition that you can miss the cut scene, but don't
worry about it and enjoy it now(revealing that condition will spoil the
story for you). After it's done head back to .

-7
Disc Armor can be tough if your level is low or your HP is running low. The
best strategy here is getting close to it: crouch before it and attack
there. When it hurls the disc out, jump over it and keep doing the routine.
You won't get hurt this way. Did I mention that this is the best room to
collect the Disc_Armor[B] soul? It will disappear once you defeat the boss
of this area, however. Make your way to .