Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow - Strategy Guide (Page 06)

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Nothing special here. Find a save room on the left and head upward to .


This room is the best place to collect the Bugbear[E] soul. The
Amalaric_Sniper[B] soul or souls that move forward will help a lot. Go to
-2 when you are done.

-2
Nothing but the stair. Are you ready for the final battle(for the normal
ending)? Proceed to .


Final Guard will not go down easily. You can simply fly over them if you
want. Taking it down from behind is a good tactic too. Try lots of different
souls and find a best way that will work for you. A save room is near, so
use it while you are collecting its soul and your HP or MP is running low.
After collecting the money here, go back to -2.


There is a hidden room above this room. Break the ceiling to find a hidden
Room, . When you are ready to fight the boss, go into .


Find a Fragarach and a Satan's_Ring here and get back to .


Depending on the ending you want to see, you will have to fight different
bosses. For the normal ending, you have to fight...

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== Boss Fight : Dario ==
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*Attacks*

1. He shoots out three small fireballs 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.
5. He lets out two flame dragons that will form a sideways 8.

*Strategy*

He is the last boss of a normal ending route. Sadly, he only has one new
attack and even it is easy to dodge. His fireball attack is also upgraded
but keep the distance and you will be able to dodge them easily. When he
shoots out the flame dragons, simply find a space between them and stand
there to avoid them. Recall the first fight with him and you will emerge
victorious fairly easily.


Congratulations! You just beat the game. Enjoy the ending and staff credits.
However, know that the game is not finished yet... Challenge yourself to
other endings, which will add more to the storyline.

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To see the bad/good endings, you need to perform a certain action with
a certain soul equipped (see Spoilers). You will fight...

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== Boss Fight : Aguni ==
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*Attacks*

1. It runs towards you, slams its hand downwards and quickly repeats it two
more times.
2. It shoots out small flame waves (usually three times).
3. It swings low towards you (usually two or three times).
4. It flies straight up out of the screen and smashes itself to the ground to
   cause a giant flame wave.

*Strategy*

Now this feels more like a boss fight than the fight with its counterpart.
Wyrm Robe will significantly reduce the damage you receive from this boss
if your level hasn't reached 50. Also the Frozen_Shade[B] soul is the most
powerful soul attack against this boss if you can hit it. But You will
generally want to use souls that shoot upward. To dodge attack 1, just run
around. You can even change your running direction and it will just follow
you. To avoid flame waves, simply double jump. When the boss just hover
around to hit you, duck. Let the boss attack, dodge the attack and jump &
attack with a long ranged weapon such as the ones in a spear series. Win
and you will receive the Aguni[B] soul which is very helpful.


Come out of the mirror world. A cut scene ensues. When it is done, go to .


Find Magic_Seal_5 on the ground. Now your next destination is the centre of
this castle. Head to , . You can tackle this room
from either 
 or . Refer to Spoilers section to find out how you can
see bad/good endings. If you want to see a good ending, you will have to
find  under  after you visit
, .

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Monsters Found: No.93 Tanjelly
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.96. Slogra
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.93 Tanjelly / No.96. Slogra
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.87 Ripper / No.93 Tanjelly
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.96. Slogra
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.87 Ripper / No.96. Slogra
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.90 Giant Slug / No.93 Tanjelly
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.93 Tanjelly / No.96. Slogra
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.75 Bugbear / No.96. Slogra
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.95 Gaibon / No.96. Slogra
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.93 Tanjelly / No.95 Gaibon
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.90 Giant Slug / No.95 Gaibon
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.93 Tanjelly / No.96. Slogra
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.90 Giant Slug
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.93 Tanjelly
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.114 Death (Boss)
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None

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Nothing is here. Proceed to .


A Slogra and Tanjellies are waiting at the bottom of the room. One thing
you should remember in this area is that you should not drop down all the
way to the bottom of the rooms carelessly. There is almost always something
waiting for you at the bottom of rooms, so be careful. Go to  through
 to find a save room. Otherwise go to .


Slogra is easy to deal with. Go to  to find a save room.


This is an another room filled with Tanjellies. They have fairly high HP
and they will poison you if they hit you, so be careful. Find a save room
through the top left corner exit and get back to .


Yet another room with a lonely Slogra. You will see rooms setup like this
a lot in this area.


Rippers are waiting at the bottom. They are just as annoying as the Fleamen
and they throw knives at you, so watch out. Go to .


There is a Ripper on the bottom floor. Go to .


If you drop down all the way to the bottom without a caution, a Giant Slug
will poison you and Tanjellies will attack you at the same time. Go to .


You can find a Bugbear and a Slogra. Go to .


An another room with Tanjellies and a Slogra. Go to .


Gaibon will change its status upon taking some hits from you. When it gets
mad(or when it goes red), its flame attack will be stronger. If you get
Gaibon[G] and already have Slogra[B], you have an another soul combination
to toy with. Go to .


You will find lots of Gaibons floating around in this room, so either kill
them quickly or avoid them to go to .


Is it just me or is the background tile set getting repetitive? Go to .


You will find a portal if you go to  through the right exit. Otherwise
go to 
.


Nothing here, just find a portal and get back to .


Another Giant Slug is waiting on the bottom. Go to .


A save room is found through bottom right exit. Save, and head to .


Nothing special here. Be ready for a boss battle, practice drawing
Magic Seal if needed, and advance to .


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

1. It charges towards you and swings its scythe, once vertically and once
   horizontally.
2. It throws its scythe which breaks itself into many small sickles.
3. It starts to flash its hands, makes three copies of itself mid-air.
   Those copies will shoot down laser beams and disappear.

*Strategy*

What Castlevania game is a Castlevania game without one of its signature
bosses, Death? (OK, I haven't verified that actually heh) You have to learn
its patterns. The patterns are not that hard but the damage you receive
from each of the attacks could be devastating so observe well. If the boss
tries to come near you for attack 1, let it come. When it pauses briefly to
slash you with its scythe, back dash or just run away to avoid it, then duck
to dodge its second attack. Use weapons or souls that have a wide attack
range to destroy small sickles from attack 2. Position yourself between the
copies as soon as you see the boss start to flash to dodge attack 3.
Generally this form of the boss should not give you much trouble. After
taking some beating from you, the boss will transform into its second form.

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== Boss Fight : Death (2) ==
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*Attacks*

1. It disappears, shows up next to you and swings its scythe once or twice.
2. It spins its scythe and throws it around the room. Small sickles appear
   in the middle of the air and fly towards you.
3. It shoots out four energy balls to the side of the room. About the time
   it shoots out the third one out, a huge skull comes out from the side of
   the room that the first ball went out and tries to bite you. It is
   followed by another skull from the opposite side of the room, and that
   skull will be followed by another one from the opposite side and such.
   There will be four of those skulls.

*Strategy*

This form makes Death a more formidable foe. It still tries to slash you
with its scythe, but with a different pattern. You will have to duck first,
then jump to avoid its second slash. When you see the boss start to spin
its scythe, get either very close to the boss or very far from it. If you
choose to get near it, double jump to avoid the scythe while watching out
for the sickles that suddenly appear in the mid-air and fly towards you.
If you get far enough, the circulating scythe will not reach you and you
simply have to pay attention to the flying sickles, but you will miss a
chance to attack the boss since it is vulnerable during the whole attack
sequence. At this time in the game, you can use some of the Guardian souls
that makes you invincible such as the Bone_Ark[G] soul(what did you expect,
Valkyrie[G]? heh). When you see the boss holding out its hands to the sides
and shooting energy balls to the sides of the room, remember which way the
first ball went. Count the balls and when you count three, be ready to run
to the opposite way that the first ball went out. A giant skull will come
out from the side and will attack you. When you avoid a contact with the
first one, quickly change your direction to the opposite side as the second
skull is coming out very soon from the other direction. Repeat this again
and again until you avoid all four skulls. This attack is very lethal, so if
you are not confident in your control or can't time it right, you can
alternatively either float in the air to dodge using the Bat_Company[G] soul
or the Medusa_Head[G] soul, or use souls that make you invincible. Using the
Final_Guard[G] soul, however, would look more like a waste of MP here.
The Axe_Armor[B] soul will be your best friend, and familiars can help too.
When you finally defeat the boss here, you will be rewarded with the 
Death[G] soul.


Go back and save if you want, or proceed to .


There is a door leading to the last area of the game, . This
door works like a portal. Enter.

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Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.94 Arc Demon
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.47 Fleaman / No.92 Flame Demon
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.62 Heart Eater / No.89 Mud Demon
Items Found: None

 
Monsters Found: No.100 Alastor
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.89 Mud Demon
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.85 Erinys / No.89 Mud Demon
Items Found: None
*Hippogryph ability is found.


Monsters Found: No.54 White Dragon / No.86 Succubus
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.85 Erinys / No.93 Tanjelly
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.70 Frozen Shade
Items Found: ??? (see Spoilers)


Monsters Found: No.90 Giant Slug
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.85 Erinys / No.92 Flame Demon / No.97 Stolas
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.88 Black Panther / No.101 Iron Golem
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.98 Final Guard
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.85 Erinys / No.92 Flame Demon / No.97 Stolas
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.54 White Dragon / No.59 Malachi 
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.88 Black Panther / No.99 Malacoda
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.99 Malacoda
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.85 Erinys / No.89 Mud Demon
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: No.115 Abaddon (Boss)
Items Found: None


Monsters Found: None
Items Found: None

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You will find yourself standing in a remote room that is not related to the
castle. However exploring this area also counts towards the whole map
completion so if you want 100% map you have to visit every room in this
area, which is not that hard since this area is more like one way passage.
Drop down to .


An Arc Demon will greet you here. There is a save room on the left so use
it if necessary. Some of the floor tiles look different than the other
tiles. When you go near the reddish tile, a flame pillar will erupt to the
ceiling. The pillar will cause great damage so stay away from it. Go to .


If you have the Harpy[G] soul, use them to kill Fleamen. Watch out for the
flame pillars and proceed. Take care of the Flame Demons and go to .


Nothing here, simply go to .


Nothing here, simply go to .


Alastors will attack you here. The mud on the floor will hinder you. Kill
or avoid the enemies here and go to .


See the quick-sand like floor? If you brave it and drop down, you will find
Hippogryph ability. Now you can jump very high, pressing Up + L together.
Go to  trying the new ability out.


Heart Eater is bothersome if you don't take care of it quickly. Mud Demon
will fork out yet another ability, Mud_Demon, which allows you to move
freely when you are in the mud. This doesn't really help much though, since
The_Abyss is the only area you will find floors with mud and even so there
aren't many rooms with mud anyways. You will want to collect its soul for
100% soul rate though. Go to .


This is the best place to collect Mud_Demon ability since there is no pesky
Heart Eater. Use the bottom floor to go back and forth then the enemies are
replenished. Go to .


Nothing here, simply go to 
.


Nothing here, simply go to .


Take care of the Frozen Shades and go to .


Stolas can summon other monsters. If it draws three horizontal lines and
one vertical line going through them, it will summon an Erinys. If it draws
a triangle it will summon a Flame Demon. Stolas can be hard to face at this
moment depending on your skill and supplies. Either kill the enemies or
ignore them and proceed to .


Another Final Guard is guarding this passage. Go to .


Familiar enemies greets you here yet again. Go to .


Nothing here, simply go to .


Nothing here, simply go to .


A Malacoda attacks you when you enter the room. Use the new ability or the
Bat_Company[G] soul to proceed to .


A similar setup as the previous room is found here. There is a save room
on the right, so save and prepare for a boss fight. Open the sealed door
to enter  when you are ready.


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== Boss Fight : Abbadon ==
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*Attacks*

1. It hops a couple of times towards you or makes a big leap.
2. It commands a swarm of locusts to attack you by directing its baton in
   certain ways. There are four patterns that the locusts will appear.
2-1. The boss draws a horizontal line. The locusts will come in a straight
   line from the side of the room.
2-2. The boss draws a U shape. The locusts will fall from the ceiling of the
   room and will return to the ceiling in a U-like fashion.
2-3. The boss draws a sideways U. The locusts will swarm from the side of
   the room and will return to the same side while making a big sideways U.
2-4. The boss waves its baton in a waterfall like motion. The locusts will
   swarm you from top side of the room in same fashion the boss draw its
   baton.

*Strategy*

I have three words for you: Level 5 Buer[G].

Seriously, this boss fight is a cakewalk if you maxed out your Buer[G] soul
and use it. But not everybody is obsessed with souls like me(heh) or will
have time to collect all the souls, so here is a real guide. Bullet souls
that will work like a mine such as Waiter_Skeleton[B] or Une[B] help. The
former will work very well. Attack 2-1 can be easily dodged. Shoot anything
that goes forward such as Zombie[B], Larve[B], Malachi[B], Flame_Demon[B],
Frozen_Shade[B], Aguni[B], Gergoth[G] and many more. Attack 2-2 is dodged
by double jumping in the middle of the screen. You can also lean on the wall
then duck. Using the Bat_Copmpany[G] soul can help too. Attack 2-3 can be
also dodged by same way as 2-2, but you can also use souls here as well.
Attack 2-4 could be the hardest attack to dodge. As soon as you see the
boss draw the waterfall, jump to the direction that the locusts are coming
out and you may have a chance to dodge them. However, if you have the
Malachi[B] soul, you can shoot it and stay under the sphere to dodge the
attack very easily. Bone_Ark[G] or Spin_Devil[G] souls can help too. You
will receive the Abbadon[B] soul after you defeat the boss.


Proceed to .


Nothing here, simply go to .


Nothing here, simply go to .


You will face Black Panther for the first time in the game here. Its soul
lets you run very fast and will help you explore the castle. While you are
running, however, you become somewhat vulnerable. Black Panther is found
only here and in . Go to .


Another Stolas and its companies are blocking the way. Go to .


Another Iron Golem and a Black Panther is in your way. Go to .


Attack the Giant Slug either from the bottom or from the side. This is the
best place to collect the Giant_Slug[E] soul but its soul is not as useful
as it could have been have you had the soul earlier. What a predicament,
isn't it? Go to .


Nothing here, simply go to .


Nothing here, simply go to .


The Bat_Company[G] soul is your best friend if you are not skilled enough to
avoid the spikes by jumping. Take care of the monsters here and go to .


There is a portal on the right. Again, avoid the spikes, kill or avoid
enemies and go up to . 


Save room is on your right, so save and prepare for the last boss battle.
This is the moment that you worked hard for. Whenever you are ready,
advance to .


Go into the door. After a long dialogue scene, you will face the final boss
of the game.

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== Boss Fight : Menace (1) ==
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