Ninja Gaiden Sigma Any% Normal Notes & FAQ

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Ninja Gaiden Sigma Any% Normal Notes & FAQ

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Terms

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X = Light attack

Y = Strong attack

ET = Essence Technique = charge attack Lv1

UT = Ultimate Technique = charge attack Lv2

Ki = Red stocks designated for Ki use

Essence = Orbs: yellow (currency), blue (health), red (ki)

-Get Red Essence by contact, not absorption

Essence absorption = absorb Essence using charge attack to speed up the charge

(block to avoid absorbing Essence when not needed)

Rolljump = Cancel roll into jump (return stick to neutral to change direction of jump)

Wind Run = A + X (jumps to enemy near player)

Parry = Counter Attack

Wallrun = Flying Bird Flip

Footstool = Wind Path (jump off of enemy)

Dual Swords = Dragon's Claw & Tiger's Fang

Rise to Heaven = 360 + Y with Dual Swords

Flying Crane = 360 + Y with Dragon Sword

FS = Flying Swallow

CS = Crescent Strike (forward + Y with Lunar) do twice (forward + Y Y and X in air, add Y after if for everything except Doku)

 

 

 

Small Elixir = Elixir of the Spirit

Great Elixir = Great Spirit Elixir

Small Devil = Elixir of the Devil Way

Great Devil = Great Devil Elixir

 

Spirit Devil = Spirit of the Devils

 

Fire Wheels = the Art of the Fire Wheels

Inferno = the Art of the Inferno

Inazuma = the Art of the Inazuma

 

 

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Chapter 1

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-Rolljump your way into the Ninja Fortress picking up Elixir of the Spirit x2

-Battle 1: Charge ET 5 times to kill the Brown Ninja

-Go through rooms, break the hanging scroll in the tokonoma

-Fall down to the cave

-Get Fangs of the Samurai

-Go up and get Talisman of Rebirth

-Insert Fangs of the Samurai on the statue, get Elixirs

-Go through both hanging scrolls

-Go to Inner Sanctum

-Battle 2: Break candle in upper-right, jump lower and charge ET to kill the White Ninja

 

BOSS: Murai

-Bait roll, Wind Run (A + X), Y in air

 

-Bait roll, Scarlet Dragon (Forward + Y [hold]), jump away, jump back and Y, repeat

 

 

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Chapter 2

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-Go get Flying Swallow, Lives of the Thousand Gods

-Rolljump down to the Altar, get Art of the Fire Wheels

-Go down the elevator, get Smoke Bomb

-Jump on slide, run on water

-Go to Hayabusa Village to meet Ayane, get Bow and drop down

**Buy Art of the Inferno, get Elixir and Elixir of the Devil Way**

-Go through door, get Arrows from corpse

-Equip Bow and Art of the Inferno, use Lives of the Thousand Gods

-Battle 1: Use Inferno & UT to knock off the horsemen, UT to finish

-Get Great Elixir from corpse

 

BOSS: Masakado

-Use B to shoot arrows at him, X or UT if he's close

 

-Get Counter Attack scroll

-Go through burning building, lose on purpose

 

 

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Chapter 3

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-Get Small Devil

-Go to Living Quarters, 2nd door to the left, get Airship map, return

-Battle 1: Kill 4 SAT Commandos, get Wing Key

-Go through double doors, right to Crew Compartment

-Battle 2: Jump and ET the Commandos, parry if necessary

-Go down 2 elevators

-Battle 3: Jump and ET, Scarlet Dragon the Commandos

-Get ID card and Dragon's Claw & Tiger's Fang

-Go up the elevator and through the doors straight to Middle Cabin

-Get arrows from box on left

-Break box for orb, turn crank

-Battle 4: Charge ET with orbs from boxes to kill Commandos

-Turn crank

-Shoot arrows on barrels when Commandos run next to them

-Jump on pole and climb

-Kill Commando

-Destroy electrical room

-Go through door, return to Crew Compartment

-Go through Gas Compartment Passageway, get Great Elixir

-Equip Dual Swords and Fire Wheels

-Pull lever, climb ladder

 

BOSS: General Dynamo

-Jump next to him, Rise to Heaven (360 + Y), Fire Wheels

-Block his backhand, roll the grab, repeat

 

 

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Chapter 4

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-Rolljump to Military Gate

-Battle 1: Go next to right Turret, Rise to Heaven, ET 3 Commandos

-Rolljump through other door

-Go straight, right, get Lunar

-Go back and right to Clock Tower Plaza until cutscene plays, equip Inferno

-Battle 2: Go next to first corner, Rise to Heaven & UT 4 Commandos

-Go up the stairs, get Spirit of the Devils and use it

-Rolljump through green dot door

-Go right, wallrun and get orbs from chest, open door

-Go to alleyway, get Great Devil and pull lever

-Go through jewel door to Han's Bar

-Battle 3: Inferno the bike Commandos

 

 

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Chapter 5

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-Rolljump to Monastery Plaza near shop

-X2 the 3 Commandos, get Dworku Monastery Key

-Return to Monastery Plaza

-Battle 1: ET the Shadow Fiends

-Enter Dworku Monastery

-Go to Altar Hall, right door to Archive

-Battle 2: ET the Ninja

-Go touch the paintings

 

 

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Chapter 6

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-Get Talisman of Rebirth

-Go back to Clock Tower Plaza, use Lily Key

-Rolljump to Drawbridge Square, enter dot door

-Get Pegasus Key from chest

-Return to Drawbridge Square, open Pegasus door, pull lever

-Cross the drawbridge, go left to Monastery Plaza shop

**Upgrade Dragon Sword & Dual Swords, buy the Armlet of the Sun**

-Equip Dragon Sword and Armlet of the Sun

-Go to right corner in plaza, ET 4 Commandos

-Go to Monastery Inner Clearing

-Battle 1: Jump to corner and Inferno the bikers, UT

-Battle 2: Inferno x2 and UT the Dinos (use Great Devil)

 

BOSS: Hydracubus

-Equip Dual Swords, Shuriken & Fire Wheels

-FS & Helm Splitter spam to break tentacles

-Fire Wheels, Rise to Heaven X3, UT, Rise to Heaven

 

 

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Chapter 7

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-Cross the bridge

**Upgrade Dual Swords**

-Get Small Devil

-Enter Altar Hall

-Get Small Devil from left, enter door on right, equip Dragon Sword

-Battle 1: Air Destruction Slash (forward jump + X) the Monk Fiend, Fiend Sieler (Y on downed enemy), ET Rise to Heaven the rest

-Get Small Elixir, Stone Tablet (Right) & Indenciary Shuriken

-Walljump on top floor, wallrun across the other side, equip Incendiary and Inferno

-Use Incendiary on wall

-Go to Monk's Room, safe dial: 2R, 7L, 1L, 2R

-Battle 2: ET and Rise to Heaven Monks and Shadows

-Insert Book of Eons on altar

-Go down the cave, get Incendiaries from corpse

-Break wall, run from ball

-Get Great Elixir, jump down next to Bone Dragon

-Go through Pill Bug room, go out and drop to bottom

-Go through Tombs of the Eons, activate elevator, kill Fiends

-Get Vigoorian Flail from chest, equip it

-Battle 3: Inferno & Incendiary Pill Bugs, UT Ghuls

-Get Holy Grail and return to Bone Dragon

-UT Ghuls, re-activate elevator, equip Dual Swords after

 

BOSS: Bone Dragon

-Spam 360 Dual Katana or Vigoorian Flails (X, X Y Y)

 

 

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Chapter 8

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-Go left to Drawbridge Hill, pull lever

-Go through blue door

-Go to Great Bridge Square

-ET 1st wave, UT x3 2nd wave

 

BOSS: Gamov

-Run up, roll over and Y for grab, Y

 

 

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Chapter 9

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-Get Lives of the Thousand Gods

-Go right

-Jump down right of the save statue over the Bone Dragon body, enter door

**Upgrade Dragon Sword**

-Jump down, enter blue door

-Wallrun, walljump, shuriken, Y, press blue eye

-Get Great Elixir, arrows

-Go to red door

-FS on the wall to traverse over water fast, press red eye

-Get Great Elixir

-Go to boss door

 

BOSS: Hydracubus 2

-Same as 1st one

 

-Get Lives of the Thousand Gods

-Equip Dragon Sword, Bow, use Lives of the Thousand Gods

-Walljump up, get Jewel of the Demon Seal

-Get Wolf, Deity of Wisdom, Skull Key

-Run on water, dive to elevator

 

Battle 1: ET, Scarlet Dragon

 

BOSS: Alma 1

-Jump forward, Y, roll, X + Scarlet Dragon, X X Y, Art of the Inferno, repeat

 

 

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Chapter 10

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-Go to Monastery Plaza

-Battle 1: FS or Footstool + ET the soldiers

-Go to Drawbridge Hill, get arrows from body, pull lever

-Go down left to Moat Road, walljump near end of corridor to avoid helicopter bombs

-Go through door and up stairs, get Stone Tablet (Top)

-Go to Military Gate

-Battle 2: Aerial Bow and FS ground soldiers, shoot gunners with aerial Bow

-Shoot RPG soldier in window

-Get Strongbow, arrows and equip Dual Swords

 

BOSS: General Alternator

-Wind Run, Rise to Heaven spam, roll attacks

 

 

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Chapter 11

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-Rolljump to warehouse

-Shoot Turrets x2, get Warehouse Key, Explosive Arrows

-Go to warehouse, equip Dragon Sword & Shuriken, get Small Devil

-Do warehouse skip (Air Destruction Slash, Shuriken, Y)

-Get Shutter Control Card Key, jump down

-Equip Explosive Arrows, go to Locomotive Turntable

-Battle 1: Shoot 11 Soldiers

-Go to Military Supply Base

 

BOSS: Tanks

-Go to box, get APFSDS Cores and equip them

-Stand next to box, shoot driver and tank 1

-Aerial Bow x2, Inferno tank 2

-Shoot arrows driver, tank

 

-Go up elevator

-Shoot Soldiers x2

-Get APFSDS Cores

 

BOSS: Helicopter

-Shoot manually x16, get arrows during bridge cutscene

 

-Get Explosive Arrows & equip them, walljump up

-R1 camera reset, shoot 9 lights on tower, heal if about to die

-Get Great Devil

-Go down elevator, open door and go back

-Battle 2: Inferno Soldiers

-Get Small Devil & Control Room Key

-Go down elevator

-Pull lever

 

 

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Chapter 12

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-Get Explosive Arrows

-Go to next room, wait for enemy spawns (Thanks Team Ninja)

-Go to sewers

-Go to 2nd door

-Go down to The Hall of Balance

-Wallrun, ledge climb, get Key of the Insect

-Go to Aquaduct B2 Insect Key door

 

BOSS: Electric Eel

-Charge ET, Flying Crane

-Get The Art of the Inazuma

 

-Get Red Tablet of the Stream, Great Elixir

-Go down, to Red Water Reservoir, get Spirit of the Devils and use it

-Use Red Tablet of the Stream

-Go down, back to Aquaduct B2, get Statue of the Water Spirit

-Use Statue of the Water Spirit on middle door

 

BOSS: Electric Eels x2

-Same as 1st boss

 

-Get Great Devil

-Get Blue Tablet of the Stream

-Get Indenciary Shuriken

**Upgrade Lunar to max, buy Small Devil x2**

-Go up, use Blue Tablet of the Stream

-Go down to Peristyle Passage, activate button

-Go to Underground Sanctuary, shoot target with Bow

-Get Brand of Valor, place it on the ground

 

BOSS: Paz Zuu

-Equip Lunar, Incendiary Shuriken, Fire Wheels, use Jewel of the Demon Seal on Inazuma, Spirit Devil

-Run next to boss, Crescent Strike on head, dodge attacks

-Use Fire Wheels when it gets stunned

 

 

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Chapter 13

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-Equip Dragon Sword, Explosive Arrows, Inazuma

-Run on water, Air Destruction Slash, dive

-Avoid spikes x3, get air

-Avoid spikes x2, get air, run on water, dive

-Run on water, dive, pull lever

-Dive and get Oxygen Cylinder

-Get Key of Triton, run on water

-Go through door

-Battle 1: Jump shoot drones and Mermen, Inazuma when out of ammo

-Run on water, dive

-Equip Lunar

 

BOSS: Doku

-Jump, ET to bait floor attack, jump

-CS

 

 

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Chapter 14

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-Enter teleport

-Break stone and get Mysterious Stone Tablet

-Place it and enter teleport

-Battle 1: ET and counter - stand next to Dino and UT x2

-Lose on purpose

 

 

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Chapter 15

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-Equip Dragon Sword, Shuriken

-Pull lever

-Rolljump to Ice Cavern

-Go up, down, break ice wall x2, get Shield of Vigoor

-Wallrun x2, walljump, Y to go up

-Use Shield of Vigoor

-Get Stone Tablet (Left)

-Avoid steam, Air Destruction Slash, Shuriken, Y to get over gap

-Wallrun over wall

-Wallrun, jump, Shuriken

-Activate lava pouring

-Wallrun x2 back to Ice Cavern

-Get Cog of Vigoor

-Break ice floor, equip Lunar

 

BOSS: Yotun

-Roll, spam CS

 

-Equip Dragon Sword, get Eye of Ice

-Use Cog of Vigoor

 

BOSS: Flame Worms x2

-Flying Crane, ET

-Get Eye of Flame

 

-Activate button

-Equip Lunar

-Open door

 

BOSS: Smaugan

-CS spam, roll to avoid attacks

-Heal before dying, Inazuma

-Get Lives of the Thousand Gods and use it

 

 

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Chapter 16

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-Wallrun x13

-Go to Drawbridge Hill

-Go through blue door

-Break wall with Lunar

-Place Stone Tablets and teleport

-Wallrun up the shop house

-Teleport

 

BOSS: Alma 2

-Wind Run, Y, FS, Flying Crane

-Flying Crane when she gets up, repeat

 

 

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Chapter 17

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-Equip Incendiary Shuriken, throw it on wall

-Battle 1: Flying Crane, counter the Vigoorian Berserker, roll the berserk mode

-Roll in corner next to left Berserker, charge Flying Crane and release when Berserk activates

-Get Serpent, Deity of Creation

-Rolljump to middle path, get Great Elixir

-Teleport

-Battle 2: Inazuma x3, Flying Crane the Shadow Fiends

-Get Griffon Key, teleport

 

**Buy Small Devil, APFSDS Cores**

-Go through double doors

-Jump tech to avoid Ghost Fishes

-Go left

-Battle 3: Air Destruction Slash the Ghost Fishes, Inazuma the Bast Fiends

-Get Key of the Lion

-Open Lion door

-Go right, left x2

-Get Key of the Lioness

-Open Lioness doors

 

BOSS: Spirit Doku

-Roll his attacks, Flying Crane

 

 

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Chapter 18

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-Get Raptor, Deity of Sentiment

-Rolljump left, get Great Devil

-Go further left, open door, get Key of the Decayed Soul, Great Elixir

-Go back through ribcage bridge, enter The Core of the Imperial Palace

-Battle 1: Inazuma the Dinos x3, UT rest, place statue (use Devils if necessary)

-Air Destruction Slash to avoid Ghost Fishes

-Battle 2: Inazuma x3

-Battle 3: Inazuma x4

-Battle 4: Inazuma, Flying Crane the Ariochs, repeat x3

-Enter teleport

-Battle 5: Inazuma x2, Flying Crane charged

 

BOSS: Hydracubus 3

-Equip Shuriken, FS tentacles, Flying Crane spam

 

-Battle 6: Inazuma x4

-Equip Lunar

 

BOSS: Yotun 2

-Same as 1st one

 

-Equip Dual Swords, APFSDS Cores

 

BOSS: Marbus

-Inazuma when he does the charge

-Rise to Heaven spam

 

-Get Demon, Deity of Destruction

-Equip Fire Wheels, Dragon Sword

-Teleport, use statue, go up stairs

 

BOSS: Vigoorian Emperor

-Charge Flying Crane on Emperor's shoulders and chest

 

-Jump, jump to lava, run in front of the Emperor, aim up with Bow, one-shot the head ~4s after the laugh plays

 

 

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Chapter 19

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-Go up the volcano, get Dark Dragon Blade

-Jump to Rachel

 

BOSS: Fiend Murai

-Jump left, Fire Wheels, Flying Crane

-Roll the grab

 

-Easy strat: Inferno, Flying Crane or X Y Y