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The Australian dollar lost ground to close weaker yesterday afternoon as the US dollar firmed against major currencies.
The local currency was trading at US74.55c compared with Friday's close of US74.92c. It traded between US74.35c and US74.84c.
Bank of America dealer Harry Kendy said the local unit had waned against a firmer US dollar. "The Australian dollar has traded on the back of the US dollar's [strength] against the other currencies," he said.
"The euro came off a bit, the US dollar/yen came up a bit and we've just traded on the back of that."
ANZ Banking strategist Craig Ferguson said the bank's weekly Australian dollar sentiment survey found the number of its domestic clients who expected the Australian dollar to rise had increased from 31 per cent to 39 per cent this week, with 22 per cent saying they expected it to fall.
"However, we tend to think that both Australian and New Zealand dollars will edge lower this week anyway, as the market retraces the rallies from US72.50c and US63.50c respectively," he said.
The dollar was at ¥80.06 from ¥80.23 at Friday's close and at €60.87c from €60.42c.
Australian bonds finished firmer yesterday, with prices ratcheting up on the back of some weakness in sharemarkets.
The yield on the Commonwealth Government May 2013 bond was at 5.345 per cent from 5.375 at the close of Friday's trading and the yield on the November 2006 bond was at 4.965 from 4.995 per cent.
It was an uneventful day in local bond trading, Bank of America's Mr Kendy said.
"Bond futures [strength] is just on the back of the equity weakness we saw - it's just a couple of ticks though, so the market itself is not doing too much," he said.
He said domestic bonds would probably track US Treasuries overnight and, with no significant data due out there, equity movements would once again determine direction.
The debt market has drifted off from last week's strong rally, brought on by traders opting for safe-haven investments after the recent train bombing in Spain and escalating terrorist threats.
Overnight, Chicago Federal Reserve president Michael Moskow was due to speak on the US economy.
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I suppose if you absolutely insist on wearing black lace flares, a fringed band tee, a flannel shirt, and a backwards cap all at once, somewhere, some way, some how, a Courtney Love concert might just be the right (or only) place to do it. Right, Lana Del Rey? [Photo: Fame/Flynet]

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Mike Briggs (author Patricia Briggs' husband) blogs about the dangers of books - looks familiar?
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This is on the front page, so it probably will go away at some point - not too soon, I don't think. Very funny, mostly because it's true...
Books, I postulate, must warp space-time in a non-Newtonian fashion, creating virtual wormholes to other books. How else could the few that I bring into the house multiply in such an astounding and alarming fashion? I begin to suspect that the secrets of mass and time and inter-dimensional travel are contained in books. Not in their pages, per se, but as an integral component of their construction.
Freakin' brilliant!
LOL - I have long known that books alter the space-time continuum; how else is it that when I open a book for just five minutes, the next time I look at the clock it's at least a half to a whole hour later?
The bookshelves in our house, once filled with a few nick-knacks and a decorative smattering of books gradually, almost imperceptibly fill up.
Well, that's what they're for. What kind of idiot doesn't undertsand that book shelves are for books? Anyone who has room for nick-nacks doesn't deserve the title of 'reader'. Books are there to be read, not to be decorative!
I'd amend that to "books are there to offer you something to read". There is no way I could read all our books, and I refuse to stop buying books just because I can't read them all.
I've given up. There must be at least 500 books in our library that I really, really want to read, not to mention a couple of thousand that probably would be nice to read. My current pace is 40-45 a year. My TBR shelf holds about 25 books...
It's really good for a person to have more things to look forward to than they can possibly do in one lifetime. They get creative and they keep looking in the right direction.
It should probably be mentioned that MikeBriggs is also a long-time member of LT and poster to Talk.
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Kelly Bensimon Does Some Old-Fashioned Shoe-To-Pavement Reporting
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Two Worlds, Two Tales - Poem by Opsy Coucchy
For only a meager time have I been above this crust
So short but yet so long experiences
One crust was red, stony and dusty
The other was green, grassy and chilly
One had kids clumsily chasing bare-footed across its face
The other had kids merrily skiing warm-footed across its face
Two distant tales from two distant worlds
For only a measly time have I lived on this terrestrial ball
So little but yet so numerous encounters
One ball was a widely acclaimed jungle where good never transcends
The other a broadly hyped paradise where all good descends
One had beautiful kings and queens, robed in gorgeous ankara attires
The other had careful princes and princesses, dressed in sumptuous skirts and suits
Two distant tales from two distant worlds
For only a little longer will I remain on this surface
Only a numbered years before my soul fades
Then will I have a friend to tell
About the whites and about the blacks
Sharing my long tales as I yell
Two worlds, Two tales I'll see no more!
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That's about it from the Emmy live blog.
Behind the Candelabra swept the mini-series and telemovie category as anticipated, and The Colbert Report took the bulk of the variety awards, but the comedy and drama gongs were a mixed bag. Every one of Breaking Bad, The Newsroom, Homeland, The Hour, House of Cards and Boardwalk Empire won in the Drama categories. While the comedy awards were spread across Modern Family, Veep, The Big Bang Theory, 30 Rock and Nurse Jackie.
The producers ducked the potential for a backlash over a Cory Monteith memorium by having five deaths noted in detail while the In Memorium segment covered the rest, yet the Modern Family team clearly felt that dragged the tone of the evening down, by the sound of their "saddest Emmys ever" reference in the second last speech of the evening.
At the other end of the scale Neil Patrick Harris worked his magic as a presenter (and producer) inserting more music and dancing into the show than previous incarnations, along with a gratuitous use of the word vagina, a host-a-palooza (and a host intervention), and a cunningly executed opening video that one suspects will be increasingly clever the more times you watch it.
It wasn't all plain sailing, there were some clunky hosts, lots of music played over speeches and Elton John's number bore no relation to the man or genre he was notionally memorialising.
Merritt Weaver gets the award for best speech on the night, though Tony Hale should get an award for Best Supporting Speech after he shadowed Julia Louis Dreyfus so well.
Despite the copious memoriums and host-references, it was actually a fun show to watch, and Neil Patrick Harris has proved he is indeed the host of the moment.
Thank you for all your attention today and I look forward to seeing you the next time we glorify the gongs.
How did you do?
Well, you nailed it with your predictions of the Best Drama but the 33% of you who named Big Bang Theory for Best Comedy ruined it for the 32% who tipped Modern Family.
The Breaking Bad creator thought the award was going to go to House of Cards he says, before suggesting it could have gone to any of the nominees or in fact any of the shows not nominated, which seems a bit of a stretch.
Bryan Cranston looks pumped and in fact is pumping his fists with joy.
NPH says thank you and that's it, and he's right, that's it!
"This may be the saddest Emmys of all time but we could not be happier," says the Modern Family creator.
It's not clear exactly what he's digging at there but the response in the room is muted and a bit cold.
He also thanks the gym teachers and bullies from school, without whom "we never would have gone into comedy."
Will is applauding the speech. Then he wont' let his "son" go to the bathroom.
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Mad Men
And the Emmy goes to: Breaking Bad
NPH promises these are the last awards of the night as he introduces Will Ferrell.
Will is in t-shirt and shorts and has brought three children with him. He appears to have had a baby sitter crisis.
"They called me literally 45 minutes ago. I couldn't find child care. It doesn't matter, it's great to be here."
This is a bit of a running gag as Ferrell had his secret wife with him at another awards.
The Big Bang Theory
Modern Family
30 Rock
And the Emmy goes to: Modern FamilyBack to top
Cranston and Danes get to do another award. And it's another gimme at this point.
American Horror Story: Asylum
Behind the Candelabra
The Bible
Phil Spector
Political Animals
Top of the Lake
And the Emmy goes to: Behind the Candelabra
"This was a two-hander" says Douglas which given the subject-matter of the biopic gets a bit of a laugh.
"And you're only as good as your other hand, so Matt, you deserve half of this. Do you want the bottom or the top?"
That gets a bigger laugh and we learn that Matt would choose top.
Then it gets serious.
He thanks his children, and particularly his older son Cameron "I hope they'll allow me to see him soon."
He gives a shout out to Lee (Liberace).
He does not mention Catherine Zeta-Jones.
"I smell a three-way" says NPH as he introduces Bryan Cranston and Claire Danes who play two of the darker characters on TV.
"Congratuations for your win by the way" says Bryan. Claire goes to return the compliment before realising he didn't win. Awkward.
"I've still got my fingers crossed for my category" quips Cranston. Nice.
Michael Douglas (Behind the Candelabra)
Matt Damon (Behind the Candelabra)
Toby Jones (The Girl)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Parade's End)
Al Pacino (Phil Spector)
And the (least surprising) Emmy goes to: Michael Douglas (Behind the Candelabra)
Sodebergh is short and sweet, like a man who has received significantly higher acclamation for this movie.
"No matter what we all did ... if Michael and Matt don't turn up with those performances we don't have a movie, so gentleman I thank you. Salut."
Then another award.
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Asylum
Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals
Charlotte Rampling, Restless
Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolias
Imelda Staunton, The Girl
And the Emmy goes to Ellen Burstyn
Fox8 reminds us all that these are the primetime Emmys but we sure aren't getting prime time ads.
And now, back to the reason we're all here.
Steven Soderbergh (Behind the Candelabra)
Julian Jarrold (The Girl)
David Mamet (Phil Spector)
Allison Anders (Ring of Fire)
Jane Campion and Gerard Lee (Top of the Lake)
And the Emmy goes to: Steven Soderbergh (Behind the Candelabra)Back to top
Loved the "in memoriam". Deborah Raffin, Julie Harris, Jack Klugman, Larry Hagman. So many awesome, luminous stars lost this year.
Um. James Cromwell's wife is Donna Love from Another World. Andy Mercado, did you see that?
The Hour? Fark. They're right. No one is winning their #Emmy ballot.
The Colbert Report. To be candid, not as good as Dynasty II: The Colberts of California.
The president of the Emmys and Kaley Cuoco from The Big Bang Theory come on stage to tell us what the organisatoin does.
Kevin Spacey takes a moment to upstage them by hamming for the camera. I wish he'd do that more.
They then introduce the full In Memorium segment.
A single cello accompanies the black and white photographs that are projected. They are photos of;
Sir David Frost, Dennis Farina, Annette Funicello, Eydie Gorme, Dale Robertson, Larry Hagman, Leslie Frankenheimer, Conrad Bain, Maxine Stuart, Lee Thompson Young, Preston Davis, Alan Kirschenbaum, James Loper, Lou Myers, Milo O'Shea, Fran Bascom, Lois Smith, Roger Ebert, Emily Squires, Bonnie Dore, Eileen Brennan, Bonnie Franklin, Russell Means, Milt Hoffman, Jack Shea, Jeanne Cooper, Allan Arbus, Henry Bromell, David Connell, Charles Durning, Richard Matheson, Harry Carey Jr, Ken Venturi, Pat Summerall, Steve Sabol, Alex Karras, Jack Klugman, Jenni Rivera, Eddie Michaels, Michael Ansara, Charles Lisanby, Fay Kanin, Emenuel Steward, Ray Dolby, Julie Harris, Deborah Raffin, Patti Page and finally Andy Williams.
The voice of the Emmys tells us - as James meanders up - that he is the only person to ever say the words "Star Trek" in Star Trek.
How very important and informative.
James thanks all he should thank.
Anna Faris and Allison Janney continue with another award.
James Cromwell (American Horror Story: Asylum)
Zachary Quinto (American Horror Story: Asylum)
Scott Bakula (Behind the Candelabra)
John Benjamin Hickey (The Big C: Hereafter)
Peter Mullan (Top of the Lake)
And the Emmy goes to: James Cromwell (American Horror Story: Asylum)
Abi is serious and earnest and carefully thanks everyone she should before adding:
"When I came through immigration, the very nice immigration man didn't believe I was coming to the Emmys. I might be able to show him I did come."Back to top
NPH says ... something ... as we return from an ad but technical issues mean only those in the room know what it was.
Richard LaGravenese (Behind the Candelabra)
Abi Morgan (The Hour)
Tom Stoppard (Parade's End)
David Mamet (Phil Spector)
Jane Campion and Gerard Lee (Top of the Lake)
And the Emmy goes to: Abi Morgan (The Hour)
We've seen all the Drama awards except the big one. Will Breaking Bad and House of Cards miss out on the big gong as well?
Edie Falco comes on stage to remember James Gandolfini.
She points out that many people struggle to believe Tony Soprano wasn't who he was.
She says he was kind, uniquely generous and uncomfortable with the attention he got.
"Over the years I was particularly moved by Jim's devotion to his family."
"You all knew James Gandolfini the actor, I was lucky enough to know Jim the man. For ten years as his close colleague and pretend life partner. It's Jim the man, the very dear man, that I will miss most of all."
"It's a cliche to say 'it's an honour to be nominated' but it's more than that, it's a lie," says Colbert. "This is way better."
Colbert thanks Jon Stewart who he says never told him how good this feels.
NPH introduces Alyson Hannigan and Cobie Smulders who may or may not have been smuggled in as part of his contract to do this gig.
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
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* Canadian dollar at C$1.0866 or 92.03 U.S. cents * Bond prices higher across the maturity curve TORONTO, June 18 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar was little changed versus the U.S. currency on Wednesday as traders awaited the results of a two-day meeting of Federal Reserve policymakers, with expectations the U.S. central bank could take a more hawkish tone than expected. Data showing Canadian wholesale prices rose twice as fast as expected in April had no noticeable impact ahead of the release of Fed economic and interest rate projections and the next step in its bond-buying program. "If the overall sense is that they're a bit more hawkish on the outlook, that could see a bit of strengthening of the U.S. dollar and in return a weakening of the Canadian dollar against it," said Greg Moore, senior currency strategist at Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto. At 10:20 a.m. (1420 GMT), the Canadian dollar was at C$1.0866 to the U.S. dollar, or 92.03 U.S. cents, down a touch from Tuesday's close of C$1.0864 or 92.05 U.S. cents. The currency has traded in a narrow band over the past week but could accelerate its losses if it crosses resistance at C$1.0880, or 91.91 U.S. cents, said Moore. "If we do get through there, there's the potential of a larger move towards some of the (U.S. dollar) highs we saw a week and a half ago in the mid C$1.09 area," he said. Looking past the Fed, Canadian market watchers will be waiting for domestic inflation and retail sales data due on Friday for any signs of price pressures that could prompt the Bank of Canada to revise its own take on rates. Currently, market players don't expect a rate hike until well into 2015. Canadian government bond prices were higher across the maturity curve, with the two-year up 28 Canadian cents to yield 1.098 percent and the benchmark 10-year up 25 Canadian cents to yield 2.287 percent. (Reporting by Cameron French; Editing by James Dalgleish)


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Jake Gyllenhaal On Trail Of Nightcrawler
With Rene Russo and Dan Gilroy
The Bourne Legacy may not quite have kicked the franchise in the robust new direction hoped for, but it certainly gave a boost to the professional clout of writer Tony Gilroy. He's now producing the indie thriller Nightcrawler, the directorial debut of his brother Dan Gilroy. Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo will be heading his cast.
Dan also wrote the film, which involves "a driven young man who discovers the nocturnal world of freelance crime journalism in LA". So nothing to do with blue mutants that go BAMF! then. Nor the Scottish techno band; telekinetic Twilight Zone military units; or that Brian Thompson guy in Cobra. Oh wait, he was the Night Slasher. Makes all the difference.
Gilroy (Dan) was the co-writer on Legacy and has the "story" credit on Shawn Levy's Real Steel. He also wrote The Fall (directed by Tarsem, who appears elsewhere in news this morning), and, much earlier, the '90s cult oddity Freejack. He's been married to Rene Russo since 1992.
...A Hollywood warhorse who knows his way around a genre screenplay, in other words. There are scant further details on Nightcrawler at this stage, but Variety believe it's evidence of a darker, more "story-driven" and more adult direction for Gyllenhaal since his move to new representation at WME. No more Prince Of Persia then.


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The Emeritus Archbishop of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Desmond Tutu, has retired from public life after 50 years working for the Anglican Church and campaigning against injustice. The former clergyman was instrumental in efforts to dismantle the Aparteid regime in South Africa, which saw a racist government persecute black citizens in the country.
Archbishop Tutu is a patron of numerous foundations, projects and charities, but will now begin to slow down his efforts. Nomfundo Walaza, CEO Desmond Tutu Peace Centre, said:
"We are now more determined than ever to ensure that his legacy and the legacy of peace makers globally are honored through the development of the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre."
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ROME (Reuters) - An Italian prosecutor is seeking life prison terms for a Mafia mobster and three other men for the 1982 murder in London of Roberto Calvi, known as "God's banker" because of his ties to the Vatican.
Calvi, head of the collapsed Banco Ambrosiano, was found hanging from a noose under Blackfriars Bridge in 1982, with bricks and 15,000 dollars in cash stuffed in his pockets.
His death was first ruled a suicide. The case was reopened in 2003 as a murder inquiry, with four chief suspects, after new forensic evidence from Italian experts and British police concluded Calvi was strangled and his suicide was staged.
The prosecution says the Mafia killed Calvi for stealing money he was supposed to launder. He also stole money from Licio Gelli, former head of the secret Masonic lodge P2 which had links to the business and political elite in Italy, it says.
Prosecutor Luca Tescaroli began his conclusions on Wednesday by saying Calvi was killed "to punish him for taking large quantities of money from criminal organisations and especially the Mafia organisation known as the 'Cosa Nostra'," court sources said.
He wants life sentences for convicted Mafioso Pippo Calo, once known as the Mafia's "Treasurer"; Sardinian financier Flavio Carboni; alleged Rome crime boss Ernesto Diotallevi; and Calvi's bodyguard Silvano Vittor. All of them deny involvement.
Carboni's defence lawyer Renato Borzone said the prosecutor had pre-announced the sentence he would request "to disguise the lack of evidence in a case that for 25 years has repeated things already shown and proven dozens of times".
Carboni's former girlfriend Manuela Kleinszig, an Austrian, would be acquitted, the prosecutor said.
Calvi's death in such mysterious circumstances cast a long shadow over the Vatican, which was implicated financially in the collapse of Banco Ambrosiano shortly before Calvi's death. At the time it was Italy's largest private banking failure.
The Vatican Bank owned a small part of Banco Ambrosiano and magistrates said it bore some responsibility for the 1.3 billion dollars in bad debts left by its collapse. The Vatican denied any wrongdoing and said it had been deceived by Calvi.
The new evidence included tests showing Calvi had never touched the bricks in his pockets and had neck injuries suggesting he had been killed before being hanged.
Calvi was appealing against a four-year sentence for the Ambrosiano collapse when he secretly headed to London in 1982 with a case full of documents. His bodyguard Vittor says he left London before Calvi's death.


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I hope to be transferred to the American air service as soon as possible, returned the smiling Don Hale.
These ingenious air service men do all their repairing on the spot.
But, in the air service, we have a program that I believe will be more to your liking.
The commanders of the air service did not hesitate to take the risk.
Supply tanks, machine-shop tanks, ground forces of the air service, concentrate here!
How many atmospheres were there for the air service to conquer?
The air service has its own advantages, its own trials, and its own marks of distinction.
You know that his record in the air service has been almost perfect.
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_______________________________________________________________ | | \ ------------------------------------------------------- / | | | | | | | | | | | | / / Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin \ \ | | | | | | Richter Mode | | | | | | | | | | | | | | \ \ / / | | By: Carlo | | | | email@example.com | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------ | / \ |______________________________________________________________| This is copyrighted material and may only be used for fellow game players. Use of this guide in any other site without permission is prohibited. Alright as of now this is my second faq that I have been working on. Feel free to correct me for errors by e-mailing me. Since there was no faq about this I decided to make one myself. Take note that like most extra modes from previous games this mode does not have any storyline so no spoilers here :) _________________________ | | | Contents: | | | | 1.Version History | | 2.Intro | | 3.Characters | | 4.Abilities | | 5.Strategies | | 5.1)Bosses | | 5.2 Nest of Evil | | 5.3)Leveling Tips | | 5.4)Survival Tips | | 6.Glitches | | 7.FAQ | | 8.Contacts | | 9.Credits | | | |________________________| _________________________ 1. Version Hisory _________________________ ver 0.1 (9 December 2006) - Started this faq, most strategies and abilities incomplete ver 0.5 (15 December 2006) - Added most strategies and abilities for Richter and Maria ver 0.8 (27 December 2006) - Finished most of the guide. Only left is the Nest of Evil ver 1.0 (7 January 2007) - Added a few more facts including the Nest of Evil. Officially Complete ver 1.2 (11 January 2007) - Added strategies and tips submitted to me by other gamers. Corrected a few typos ver 1.5 (18 January 2007) - Added the Glitches section ver 2.0 (30 July 2007) - Added the FAQ section and some more useful information, corrected a few errors ____________________________ 2. Intro ____________________________ If you loved Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo, then you'll love this game mode. You basically play the game as the dynamic duo, Richter Belmont and 12 year old Maria Renard. Richter mode is one of the three unlockable modes when finishing the game. To unlock this mode, You must get the good ending in Jonathan mode by casting sanctuary on the vampire sisters when fighting them both. After the battle they will offer to unlock the vampire killer's true power within. Simply defeat the boss afterwards and finish the game. Richter mode will now be unlocked. First of all no, there are no more item crashes for you to use in this one (which is a little disappointing) so you'll have to rely on your normal attacks and use of subweapons to survive. Subweapons are already selectable from the start and no longer needs finding. Basically this is similar to Julius Mode from Dawn of Sorrow. In Richter mode (Yes, RICHITER that's how it's spelled in-game, one of the many typo's found in the US release. Apparently, this was fixed in the PAL version of the game) You control both Richter and child Maria both from Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night. Like Julius mode in Dawn of Sorrow and Sisters mode, You cannot get any items in the game but you can still find HP max ups and MP max ups scattered across the castle. You can get hearts which recover MP. You will also gain experience and level up by defeating enemies. Like Jonathan and Charlotte, you can summon your partner to aid you in battle. Both of them are limited to a few abilities. Using subweapons also cost MP. By pressing select, You are able to switch subweapons and abilities. You can also use your partner's current sub weapon by pressing R. Take note that both characters can still be inflicted with status ailments. You can also play this in hard mode with all three level caps. Only after you have over 888% map percentage or defeat all eight bosses from the eight portraits including castle bosses (someone please confirm this) will the Nest of Evil be unlocked near the entrance to the castle. It turns out, the Nest of Evil opens only after defeating Brauner and the percentage won't matter like with the main game. Thanks for Seele, for confirming this. Basically since there is no plot in this mode, all you have to do is go reach the top of the castle and defeat Dracula by defeating the bosses in each portrait since the throne room will only be unlocked once you clear all 8 portraits (excluding the NoE) and defeat Brauner. The final battle is quite hard, but not that much. I advise you to go through the all the areas and defeat as much enemies as you can to gain a few levels.You must rely on your timing skills and keep in mind the boss patterns in the game. Since the only way to heal is via save point, HP max ups (which are limited) and Maria's special attack, the game can be very challenging at certain points, most especially in the Nest of Evil and the final boss battle. This actually makes the game more fun, because a lot of gamers prefer to have a challenge. Keep in mind this is nowhere as hard as Old Axe Armor Mode. Since you probably already know your way around the castle, I will only be explaining strategies to easily go through the game. This mode is pretty much straight-forward and there are no quests or items to collect aside from HP and MP max upgrades. For a list on where to find them throughout the castle, refer to the other FAQs for this game. ----------------------------- Controls ----------------------------- Controls are almost the same as Jonathan and Charlotte mode so you should easily get used to them. D-Pad : Move your characters Start : Pause the game Select : Switch current subweapons L : Backdash R : Perform partner's subweapon X : Switch main characters Y : Attack A : Summon/Dismiss current partner B : Jump, press again while in the air for a double-jump Up + Y : Perform current subweapon Down + A: Summon your partner to stay put in an area Down + B: Do a slide that can damage enemies Touch the touch screen to move your partner manually _____________________________ 3. Characters _____________________________ ------------Richter Belmont----------- The last of the Belmonts to wield the legendary Vampire Killer, he is also the one Jonathan fights to unlock the Vampire Killer's true power within. Richter has a higher attack damage and physical defense compared to Maria. Richter has an array of subweapons, typical vampire killer stuff like previous Castlevania games. He has a long range of attack due to his whip and fast running speeed. Richter also has the super jump. Richter retains most of his subweapons except for the stopwatch and also gains the Grand Cross ability similar to Julius from Dawn of Sorrow. Like in SotN, Richter can still brandish his whip. Overall, he's pretty average, but very useful in certain situations. --------------Maria Renard------------ Child Maria returns from Rondo of Blood. Isn't she cute? Believe it or not, this 12 year old girl is a very powerful vampire hunter. Maria is as strong as ever just like in RoB and can easily overpower Richter. She has weaker physical defense compared to Richter but makes up for her higher magic defense. Her attacks consist of hurling different types of animals to enemies. These attacks are spammable making her ideal for bosses. Her different subweapons also have elemental properties. Unlike Richter, she has no super jump but can fit through small areas. In PoR, her attack range has widened, and can now be done in rapid succession (she's typically a walking crissaegrim!) though she can no longer attack while walking around. Her MP regeneration speed is worth mentioning, as her's is even faster that Charlotte's! She's more powerful than Richter, that's for sure. Here is the summary of the pros and cons of Richter and Maria ------------------------------ Richter ------------------------------ +strong against holy attacks +higher STR +long range of attack +attack does holy damage +higher defense +faster speed +can super jump +can jump slide +super jump causes damage -weaker magic defense -attacks don't cause multiple hits -wont fit on small places -slower MP regeneration speed -slower and shorter slides and backdashes ----------------------------- Maria ----------------------------- +strong against holy attacks +higher magic defense +long range of attack (slightly upward) +spammable attacks +attacks cause multiple hits +subweapons with different elemental attributes +can fit on small places +faster MP regeneration speed (even faster than Charlotte's!) +faster and longer slides and backdashes +she's quite short, meaning easier to dodge attacks -lower defense -lower STR -lower speed -does not have super jump Basically I prefer Maria over Richter when fighting bosses. Her subweapons are very useful when dealing with mobs. Due to her attacks having multiple hits she can really overpower Richter and her normal attacks are ideal for destroying enemy projectiles. I usually use Richter when I'm speeding through the castle and for transportation purposes using his super jump. ____________________________ 4. Abilities ____________________________ ---------------------------- Richter Belmont ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Subweapons ---------------------------- Richter, as a vampire hunter uses subweapons as seen in previous games. All of these subweapons are pretty much the same as what Jonathan uses. 1)Throwing knives: Throw three knives at foes. Goes through targets. Can hit up to three times. 2)Axe : Throw an axe upwards. Use it to kill hard-to-reach enemies. 3)Bible : A bible will circle around the area, both damaging and absorbs enemy fire. Can cast two at once. Does holy damage. 4)Holy Water : Throw a bottle of holy water on the ground. Hits multiple times. Does holy damage. 5)Cross : Throw a cross forward. May hit multiple times. Can cast two at a time. Does holy damage. 6)Grand Cross : Summon the grand cross, dealing multiple holy damage. During the animation, Richter will be invincible. Sucks and absorbs enemy projectiles. Costs a lot of MP. ---------------------------- Special Attacks ---------------------------- Richter now has two additional attacks for him to use, the Spin Kick and Combo Attacks, which weren't available in previous games. Brandish Whip : If you hold the Y button after attacking and press the directional buttons, you can control the movement of your whip (along with some cool special effects) Useful for destroying enemy projectiles. Forward Slash : Richter will do a quick slash forward. Hits twice. ( up, left, down, right + Y ) Jump Slide : When sliding, pressing the jump button lets Richter slide in an upward direction damaging enemies. Back Hop : While jumping, pressing down + L lets Richter jump further to the back. Use it to avoid certain attacks. Spin Kick : Richter performs a spinning kick damaging nearby foes. ( right, down, left, right + Y ) Combo Attack : Richter performs a series of combo attacks. ( right, down, left, up, right + Y ) ---------------------------- Maria Renard ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Subweapons ---------------------------- Unlike in Rondo of Blood, Maria no longer has her Song Book and Egg subweapons (They were pretty much useless anyway) She uses her four main animal friends as her subweapons. Take note that these are spammable. 1)Dragon : Hurls a dragon. Goes through targets. Deals ice damage. 2)Red Bird : Red Birds fly above you, dealing fire damage. 3)Cat : Throw a cat, dealing lightning damage. Goes through targets. 4)Turtle : Maria will hide in a shell, her CON and MIND increased. Use it to avoid powerful attacks. ---------------------------- Special Attacks ---------------------------- Dark Ego Attack : Maria still has her alter ego attack. Unfortunately, it's not as strong as ever compared to her RoB version. Maria will have a double of herslef attack in front of her. This attack actually asorbs HP from the enemy, which is the only way to heal aside from save points. Short range. ( up, left, down, right + Y ) Extra pose : Hold up as Maria for a few seconds. She will do a cute twirling pose which is actually her item-crash stance in RoB. Brings back memories. ____________________________ 5. Strategies ____________________________ Basically if you go on with the game like Jonathan and Charlotte mode and finish all the areas you probably won't have a difficult time with all the bosses due to the levels you gained so far. If you rush on things however and have a difficult time you may want to level you characters more. Basically I used Maria most of the time due to her rapid attacks. Also, since you most probably finished the game with Jonathan and Charlotte, these bosses should be familiar with you so they shouldn't be too much trouble. --------------------------- 5.1 Bosses --------------------------- The City of Haze --------------------------------------- | Dullahan | | | | HP: 600 | | EXP: 500 | | SP: 40 | | ATK: 20 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses: Strike, Whip, Thunder | | Strengths: Ice | | | --------------------------------------- "A beheaded knight who carries his sevred head." He shouldn't be much of a problem. He will frequently try to stab you with his lance. Avoid it by ducking. If you see him kneel down a bit it means he is about to jump towards you with his lance, causing a tremor where he is facing. Immediately jump to the other side when he does this and hack away since he will be stunned for a short period of time. If his head flashes he will hurl dark balls towards you which you can avoid by jumping around with no problem. The following attack he will throw his head and you will be showered by smaller balls of darkness. Use Maria for this fight and use her cat subweapon since it deals electric damage he should go down in no time. Entrance --------------------------------------- | Behemoth | | | | HP: 800 | | EXP: 1000 | | SP: 45 | | ATK: 36 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses: slash, fire, holy | | Strengths: dark | | | --------------------------------------- "A beast who rebelled against heaven; fought on even after it was killed." This is the one from eariler. It has several attacks which can be easily avoided if you know it's pattern. If you see it snort and stomp it will try to ram you simply jump over it. It will run over to the other side and eventually come back out from the side it came into. If you see it growl it will throw bloody balls at you. Sometimes it will raise its head upwards a little which means it's about to jump at you. Simply run to the other side. If you see it open it's mouth it will try to hit you with bloody tentacles. Use Richters subweapons since most of them deal holy damage. Maria's fire bird subweapon might not be a good idea beceause it hits in an upward direction. Another easy win. The Great Stairway --------------------------------------- | Keremet | | | | HP: 666 | | EXP: 2000 | | SP: 50 | | ATK: 39 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses: fire, ice, electric | | Strengths: none | | | --------------------------------------- "A demon that lives in small,enclosed spaces." First have Maria attack the pot, since Keremet will only come out when hit a certain amount of times and since her attack hits rapidly. I used Maria's dragon subweapon for this one. Keep attacking the pot when Keremet goes back in. He will constantly be summoning green slimes in the battle but they should not be a problem. Keremet's only attack is to hurl a big ball of darkness in the top area. Since you can only attack it in the top be careful not to be hit by it. Eventually it will go down. The Sandy Grave --------------------------------------- | Astarte | | | | HP: 1500 | | EXP: 3000 | | SP: 50 | | ATK: 48 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 50 | | Weaknesses: Strike,Whip,Slash,Holy | | Strengths: fire,ice, electric,dark | | | --------------------------------------- "A woman of irresistible beauty. No man can defy her will." She is strong against elemental attacks so Maria is best used for support only. Her attacks include a normal lunge, which can be avoided by staying away from her or by jumping. She will also jump and shower green lightning in front of her. She also has a tornado attack that she will do from time to time, which can be avoided by a double jump. Her most dreadful attack is Temptation where a number of hearts will appear near her and and try to charm Richter in case he's on the screen. Since Richter is best used for this fight, simply remove him from the screen once you hear her say "temptation" and switch to Maria. Nation of Fools --------------------------------------- | Legion | | | | HP: 2000 | | EXP: 4000 | | SP: 50 | | ATK: 51 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses: Fire,Slash,Holy | | Strengths: Dark | | | --------------------------------------- "The one who is many." A classic Castlevania boss. Anyway, Maria is best used for this fight. start out by destroying its outer core. Maria's red bird subweapon is very effective in this fight since it deals fire damage and attacks directly above her. Have Richter as support so he can kill the naked bodies on the floor. From time to time it's tentacles will shoot a beam which can be avoided by staying in between the tentacles. Once the outer core is fully destroyed it will start using another attack where it will shoot out fiery beams in all directions while rotating. Avoid this by always staying in between the tentacles while rotating. It will die eventually. Tower of Death 1 --------------------------------------- | Stella | | | | HP: 2500 | | EXP: 0 | | SP: 0 | | ATK: 102 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses:Fire,Slash,electric,whip| | Strengths: Ice | | | --------------------------------------- "Loretta's twin sister. She's a skilled swordmaster." Unlike most enemies, colliding with her doesn't take damage at all. Stella uses a varriety of wind techniques. Her Hurricane attack will send forth a wave of air towards you. Avoid this by double-jump. Another attack is where she shouts "Furious Wave". This is a larger version that moves toward you on the ground. Once she takes enough hits, she willl use Crescent Moon. Basically she will spread the room with crescent-shaped projectiles which will home in towards you. Double-jump to avoid and slide when neccessary. She's quite strong and hard to hit against magic so Richter may be the best choice here. Have Maria as support and keep whipping her to death. She will go down eventually. Forest of Doom --------------------------------------- | Dagon | | | | HP: 1800 | | EXP: 6000 | | SP: 55 | | ATK: 60 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 20 | | Weaknesses: electric,Holy | | Strengths: Ice, Dark | | | --------------------------------------- "A creature of the swamp." This boss only has a few moves. It will jump from side to side from time to time. Immediately run to the other side. When it starts sucking all the water, it is about to blow it all out slowly towards half the screen and then down again. To avoid this, keep jumping in the water until the water is full. It will also release seed-like pods which float in the water. They do quite amount of damage. destroy them when necessary. Take note that only it's upper head is vulnerable to attacks. Use Maria for this fight. She will take less damage from the water spitting than Richter. Her Cat subweapon is also best used against it. Keep tossing cats over its head and you will win the fight. Tower of Death 2 --------------------------------------- | Death | | | | HP: 4444 | | EXP: 0 | | SP: 0 | | ATK: 66 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 70 | | Weaknesses: none | | Strengths: Dark | | | --------------------------------------- "Dracula's confidant." During the fight he will keep switching his weakness from magical to physical attacks. When he is silvery white in color, he is weak against physical attacks. keep attacking him in this form. When he is in his normal dark color, he is weak against magic. He will occasionally try to slash you with his scythe. His position is a clue on how to avoid his When he's floating above you, he is about to slash you vertically. If he slashes. is floating beside you, he is about to slash you horizontally. During the fight small scyhtes will also be spread across the room. Destroy them to avoid getting hit. He has another attack where he will lock his scyhte in a chain-like cage, with will be spinning across the cage. The scyhte is easily avoided with a double-jump. If you happen to break the chain, he will stop this attack. He has one attack that can be quite damaging if not taken care of. Four voids will appear in the screen, after which a chain will burst out and try to grab you one by one. If you happen to get caught, simply use your partner to try and break the chains. If not in time he will lunge at you with his scythe dealing massive damage. If you know his attack pattern he shouldn't be too hard. Master's Keep --------------------------------------- | Stella | | | | HP: 2500 | | EXP: 0 | | SP: 0 | | ATK: 102 | | DEF: 60 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses:Fire,Slash,whip,electric| | Strengths: Ice | | | --------------------------------------- "Loretta's twin sister. She's a skilled swordmaster." --------------------------------------- | Loretta | | | | HP: 2500 | | EXP: 0 | | SP: 0 | | ATK: 102 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 60 | | Weaknesses: Fire,Slash,whip | | Strengths: Ice | | | --------------------------------------- "Stella's twin sister. She's a powerful witch." You fight both twins in this fight. No need to worry about using sanctuary because you have to defeat them in this fight. Stella is strong in both defense and strength but weaker to magic. Loretta is strong in magic and defense but weaker to physical attacks, you get the idea. You will also not take any damage when colliding with them. Stella will only occasionally slash you while Loretta casts her ice spells. During the fight you should focus more on Loretta. She has three spells. During blizzard Storm, She will call forth a storm of ice towards you. You can avoid taking any hits by attacking as it will be blocked. During Freeze Bite, She will summon wolves made of ice and will rush towards you. Avoid this by a slide and double-jump. During Icicle Drop, she will summon icicles to fall towards you. This attack can only be interrupted once Loretta gets hit at least times. They also have co-op attacks. One is where Loretta will form a huge chunk of ice above you which will then be destroyed by Stella. Avoid this by running from side to side. Take note that the ice particles damage you. Another attack is when Loretta will be surrounded with ice meaning she is forming a blizzard sword for Stella. This attack can be quite damaging but easy to miss. Stella will try to smash you with her blizzard sword three times. Again, I used Maria for this fight because you will most likely be hit by Loretta's magic. You can go for Loretta and keep hitting her multiple times or you can go for Stella and use Maria's Cat subweapon which sould deal a decent amount of damage. Dark Academy --------------------------------------- | The Creature | | | | HP: 4000 | | EXP: 5000 | | SP: 60 | | ATK: 100 | | DEF: 25 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses: whip,Slash | | Strengths: electric | | | --------------------------------------- "An artificial being created by a mad scientist." He shouldn't be a problem. Use either Richter or Maria for this one. Both their subweaponds do decent damage. His attacks include a lightning attack where he will raise his hands and lightning will form out of them. To avoid this, stay near him and duck because it attacks from afar. If he raises one hand, he is about to grab one of your characters. Simply back away from it. If he raises his elbow he will either shoot a missile which does a decent amount of damage or spread the area with machine gun-like bullets. Both can be easily avoided by jumpting to the other side as soon as you see him raise his elbow. He'll go down before you know it. Forgotten City --------------------------------------- | Mummy Man | | | | HP: 4500 | | EXP: 5000 | | SP: 60 | | ATK: 100 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 50 | | Weaknesses: Fire,Slash,Holy | | Strengths: Dark | | | --------------------------------------- "A member of a royal family who became a mummy in search of everlasting life." This has got to be the most ridiculous boss in the game, mostly because of it's name. Just keep attacking him, really. His attacks are pretty easy to avoid anyway. He has an attack where a homing bandage follows you. Pretty easy to avoid becasue it moves slowly. Another attack is where he will send forth tablets that will rush towards your character. He also has an attack where three tablets will push you to one side then get impailed by spikes. Simply jump over the tablets as they push you towards the side. Keep attacking him and soon you'll win the battle. 13th Street --------------------------------------- | Wherewolf | | | | HP: 4500 | | EXP: 6000 | | SP: 60 | | ATK: 110 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses: Fire,Slash,Holy,whip | | Strengths: strike | | | --------------------------------------- "A cursed man who transforms into a ferocious beast when the moon is full." Another easy boss. His attacks include throwing one of the lamp posts in the background, easily avoided by crouching. He will frequently lunge at you with his claws and can be avoided by backing away. He will also rush towards you dealing an uppercut. Sometimes he will summon wolves to aid him in battle. Destroy them since they only take a hit. Use Richter for this battle because of his holy elemental attacks and have Maria as support and hack him to death. Burnt Paradise --------------------------------------- | Medusa | | | | HP: 3500 | | EXP: 6000 | | SP: 50 | | ATK: 150 | | DEF: 0 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses: Holy | | Strengths: Dark | | | --------------------------------------- "A monster who turns her victims to stone. One of three gorgon sisters." Use Richter for this fight and Maria for support since most of his attacks deal holy damage. Her attacks include the trademark Stone Gaze where she will shout "Petrify". To avoid turning to stone, turn your back against her. She will also giggle and then have her body slither into most of the ground which can be avoided by staying in between them. She will also turn into a snake head which means she is about to bite you and can be avoided with a simple double-jump. If you see her raise her hands prepare for a lunge attack with her snake-like hands. Occasionally, she will also cover her face and summon medusa heads that can petrify. Keep hitting her and she's dead. In case you get petrified, switch to your partner and hit the petrified partner to remove him/her from stone status. --------------------------------------- | Brauner | | | | HP: 6000 | | EXP: 0 | | SP: 0 | | ATK: 93 | | DEF: 44 | | MND: 66 | | Weaknesses: Holy | | Strengths: Dark | | | --------------------------------------- "An artist who became a vampire and renounced humanity." Defeat all the bosses in the previous paintings and you can enter his painting. As an artist, he uses deadly art techniques to you. He will yell "Blood Art Technique" which he will have the sreen painted with blood. The paint will stay in the screen and can damage you when touched. Remove the paint by attacking it to make the battle easier. He will eventually yell "A painting for the Soul!" where in a fountain of blood surrounds him. Avoid this attack by staying out of range within the fountain. When he yells "I'll make you my masterpiece!" Either a swarm of petrifying heads will rush towards you which can be destroyed easily with Maria's attack, Two large demons will head straight to you which can be avoided by jumping over the first demon or two large poisonous fan-like demons will rotate in the screen. The latter is quite hard to dodge but can be avoided by staying in between the blades. Brauner will also turn into a painting from time to time which sweeps across the room. He will usually charge towards you and can be avoided by paying attention to his movements. This is your opportunity to damage him the most as his attacks are easy to dodge. I used Richter and had Maria for support. Eventually he will go down for good. Final Battle --------------------------------------- | Dracula and Death | | | | HP: 6666 | | EXP: 0 | | SP: 0 | | ATK: 130 | | DEF: 44 | | MND: 99 | | Weaknesses: Holy | | Strengths: Dark | | | --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- | True Dracula | | | | HP: 6666 | | EXP: 0 | | SP: 0 | | ATK: 140 | | DEF: 66 | | MND: 66 | | Weaknesses: Holy | | Strengths: Dark | | | --------------------------------------- "The true master of the castle." This battle rquires a little bit of luck. I suggest leveling up to at least level 50 before facing the final boss. This battle is quite hard especially due to the inability to heal. During the fight with Dracula and death, Dracula will be teleporting throughout the room while casting fire and dark balls at you and Death will be floating across the room, trying to slash you with his scythe downwards. You will have to attack either one of them since they share the same HP while having to dodge the balls and slashes. To dodge the fireballs, have Richter attack with his whip and circle it around to absorb any projectiles. To dodge the dark balls simply jump over and duck and repeat. If you see death raise his hands above you it means he is about to slash you downwards. Dracula will sometimes yell "Bat Form" where in he will charge as a swarm of bats dealing massive damage if nearby and can be avoided by using the super jump. They both have a co-op attack and only use it when their HP has been reduced enough. Death will spread the screen with a lot of smaller scythes. Destroy them quickly or Dracula will turn them all into dark balls and spread them towards you dealing wide-spread damage. Another deadly co-op attack is where Death will turn himself into a large scythe and Dracula will strike it in the ground causing a massive explosion dealing multiple damage. This is an instant K.O. attack because you wont be able to take enough hits to survive.Immediately after Death turns into a scythe, run to the far end of the room to avoid instant death. I highly reccommend using Grand Cross when both Dracula and Death are nearby so that they will both take damage. You can also use it as a life saver in case you are in a dire situation. Keep whipping Dracula and dodge Death as well. Fortunately, Dracula's second form is much easier than the fight with Death. After taking enough damage Dracula will absorb Death's power and become True Dracula. If he closes his wings he is about to lunge towards you. Super jump to the other side to avoid this. If he starts flapping his wings twice, he is going to shower the room with fireballs. During this attack slowly move towards him and keep whipping him as you stay in between the fireballs. He also has a knee attack where in he will charge towards you. He will also smash the ground with his fists causing moderate damage. His most devastating attack is when he will fly to the middle of the room and claws will surround you. Have Richter attack one while Maria attacks the other. If unable to stop his attack it's an instant K.O. Keep using Grand Cross at him and have Maria as support and attack him until he goes down. Beware of his other attack, where he will hurl a scythe-like object towards you which is pretty damaging. Be sure to avoid them by doing a super jump. Hopefully, you should be able to beat him. Take note that I am sure that there are better strategies for this battle. Feel free to contact me for an easier way to defeat these two. You will be credited, of course. Here is an alternate strategy courtesy of Jai: This is the strategy I used to beat Dracula/Death and True Dracula: First thing I did was to dismiss Richter. While he hits harder, the fact that Maria's special move hits just as hard and gives her back life outwieghs Richter's strength. When Dracula appears in the corner and throws either the three fireballs or the lightning ball, time your strike so that when he throws the second volley, she'll go through it and get in two quick hits. When he appears in the middle of the screen, lure Death over to one side so he'll waste an attack and try to jump over Dracula so you can attack him freely from behind. When Dracula does his Bat Form attack, time it so that right as he finishes saying, "Bat Form" Maria does her special. Dracula will fly right through you and she'll rack up at least five hits and get a good chunk of your life back if you've made any mistakes. When you see Dracula appear in the middle of the room and Death hovers above him, Death will call a large amount of scythes together in an "S" pattern. The more of them that you destroy, the less of the lightning balls that Dracula will call out by opening his cape. If you choose, you can switch to Richter and attack them from a distance otherwise, Dracula will smack you good with his cape as he opens it. When their life gets low, Death will move to the middle of the throne room. This is your chance to quickly run to whatever side the Draula isn't. Death will turn into a large scythe and fly to Dracula's hand. He'll then shout out, "This ends now!" and the screen will fill with a large explosion. If you can see Dracula when he says that, get ready to go to the game over screen. Their deathbomb attack will fill all but a small portion of the throne room. Keep this up and they'll both go down. Leaving you only to deal with True Dracula. Quickly switch back to Maria and dismiss Richter, you won't be needing him for a while. Dracula has five attacks in this form. 1. He'll dash at you which he'll telegraph by crossing his arms. Slide under this and counter with Maria's special attack. 2. He'll try to land on you with a ground pound. Backdash or simply back away and when he's recovering, counter with Maria's special attack. You should be able to attack him twice when he does this. Once before and once after. 3. He'll flap his wings and will rain fireballs down on you. If you can get to the outside of them, then just stay ahead of them. If not, they're easily dodged by standing inbetween them. 4. He'll turn his arm into a large scythe and swing it at you three times. The first time, it will go along the ground and arc up at the last minute. Avoid this by double jumping towards Dracula. The next two will go too high to bother you. Just make sure that you stay on the ground. 5. He'll move into the background and will open his wings. The claws will come onto the screen and attempt to crush you. Switch to Richter and attack the claws as fast as you can. If you finish them in time, then the claws will retract and Dracula will go back to his ground pound. If not, have Grand Cross ready and time it so that you'll have something to protect you from it. Otherwise, it's back to the game over screen. Keep hacking away at him and he'll go down. Be patient and victory will be yours. -------------------------- 5.2 Nest of Evil -------------------------- You probably know this already but I'll explain it anyway. The Nest of Evil is a straight-forward area similar to a arena full of powerful monsters and bosses. Some monsters only appear in the Nest of Evil and most bosses here were all from Dawn of Sorrow. The dungeon is composed of six "courses" with one boss at each the end. At the end of a course there will be a warp point giving you a chance to heal and save at the top. At the end of the dungeon is the doppelganger, the 7th and last boss in the whole dungeon. You don't get any reward at the end though but it's still an accomplishment. All enemies and bosses in this area may be fought multiple times. Course 1: The enemies are quite easy but watch out for the skeleton arks because their energy balls deal large amounts of damage. You fight balore at the end. Boss : Balore will occasionally swipe you with his fists which easy to dodge. He will also shoot a large beam from his eye which you can avoid by crouching. Just hit and avoid those attacks and he'll go down before you know it. Course 2: The enemies are slightly harder, but still easy to kill. Be careful about the cave troll. They have a muliple shockwave attack that can be an instant kill when hit. For the iron golem, use Maria's subweapons because it's weak against elemental attacks. You fight Gergoth at the end. Boss : Use Maria for this fight. Crouch in front of him and start attacking. If he jumps towards you, do a quick slide to the other side. He has a beam attack that can be avoided by crouching really close to him. He also releases petrifying gas which can deal decent amounts of damage when petrified. You can destroy it by hitting it with Maria's normal attack. He'll should die sooner or later. Course 3: Monsters are still quite easy. Take note of the golden skeletons. They are strong against elemental attacks so just whip them as Richter. In the room with a swarm of double-axe armors, use Maria's cat subweapon against them. You fight Zephyr at the end. Boss : Zephyr will usually swipe you with his scissor hands. Avoid it by jumping. He will also throw daggers at you from different angles which you should avoid by not staying in place. If he stops time and showers daggers above you quickly stay in between them. He will also stop time to do a quick swipe at you. Keep attacking him. He Shouldn't be too hard. Course 4: The course is much harder than the previous floors. Things to take not of is Amducias. He has quite an amount of HP and deals massive damage with his shock attack. He's weak against ice so use Maria's dragon against it. There are also golden skeletons and bone arks in further rooms. Avoid their attack as much as possible. You fight Aguni at the end. Boss : Aguni is a fire monster so use Maria's dragon against it. He will usually glide towards you so crouch when near him to avoid collision and taking damage. He'll also spit flames which flow in the ground. Avoid them by jumping in between them. he will also fly above and try to dive towards you. Be sure to move to a different spot away from where he went up. One last attack is when he will usually claw you. You can avoid this by sliding to a different spot. Keep hurling dragons at him and he should die. Course 5: This is probably the most difficult floor in the entire dungeon. You fight two "The Creatures" just in the first room. To make things worse, you fight a swarm of cave trolls waiting in the next room. To make things easy, kill only one at a time. You fight Abaddon in the end. Boss : All Abaddon will do is summon swarms of locusts towards you. Take note of the way he conducts to know the next formation of locusts. When hit by a swarm, you get hit multiple times so try to avoid this by hitting the swarms and destroying them. He'll go down much faster if you spam Maria's normal attack against it. Course 6: Much easier than the previous floor, but take note of the Amducias and cave trolls in further rooms. You fight the trio from Symphony of the Night, Fake Trevor, Grant, and Sypha in the end. Boss : Take out Trevor first to make the battle much easier. All he can do is whip you anyway. Grant will stay in the ceiling most of the time hurling daggers at you when in place while Sypha will be casting spells that aren't quite strong and easy to dodge. She will also summon zombies for help. I reccommend to take Sypha out for second. If you keep spamming attacks on her, her spells can get interrupted easily. Once both of them are gone go for Grant. Fighting all three at once may be too difficult so always focus one at a time. Here is an alternate strategy courtesy of Michael Scott: When fighting the zombie trio, have only maria out then run to 1 side. Wait for Trevor to follow. After he is all the way on one side run to the other wall then spam the cat (or electro neko, as I call it), then when Trevor gets close, jump over and repeat. If you run out of magic, just do the same without using using magic, you'll get the magic back soon enough. Sypha stays in the middle, so I fight her last, but she is simple just spam the axe, if you hit her enough she just stops and takes it. For Grant it is best to use the phoenix, if you hit him twice with the phoenix he will drop and won't attack. In the last floor there is a save point and a warp point. You fight Doppelganger in the next room. --------------------------------------- | Doppelganger | | | | HP: 2000 | | EXP: 2000 | | SP: 99 | | ATK: 130 | | DEF: 30 | | MND: 0 | | Weaknesses: Slash | | Strengths: None | | | --------------------------------------- "A demon who assumes the form of its intended victims before killing them" He can mimic both Richter and Maria in the start of the fight. Before the fight, try equipping subweapons which are quite weak and easy to miss as the doppelganger will use the current subweapon of the one he mimics. You can fight him multiple times as long as you leave the portrait and come back. He's much more easier when he mimics Richter instead of Maria since Maria's attacks are spammable. You may want to keep resetting until you get him to mimic Richter. The doppelganger's attacks are quite damaging but take note that he only has 2000 HP. He should fall within a couple of hits. -------------------------- 5.3 Leveling Tips -------------------------- If you find the last boss difficult or the Nest of Evil too challenging you better come back at a higher level. Still, it is possible to complete those tasks at a very low level. Here are some tips on how to level up: 1) Go over the whole castle If you aim for 1000% completion then you must go all over the castle, killing everything in sight. You should gain a lot of levels this way. 2) The Ripper Room The famous leveling spot in the 13th Street. You need to break a few walls to reveal this room full of Rippers. Use Maria and spam her Dragon subweapon across the room. Try to time your shot so that you are able to kill the Rippers before they start spreading across the room. Since Maria has fast MP regeneration, you shouldn't worry about running out of MP. There are other methods to level up quickly like killing Minotaurs in the Dark Academy or Burnt Paradise but the latter is much faster in my opinion. -------------------------- 5.4 Survival Tips -------------------------- 1) Take note of your surroundings. Sometimes it's better to use a different character depending on your location. Maria, for example is better used when going through the fiery ring traps in Nation of Fools because she has higher magical defense. 2) If you can't find a nearby save point to heal, you can always use Maria's special attack which absorbs HP. This is very risky during boss fights so only do it on weaker enemies. 3) When going through swarms of enemies, it's best to use Maria because most of her subweapons pass through enemies hitting them further. Take note that these have elemental attributes. You can easily defeat enemies by using the right kind of attack. 4) If your'e running out of MP switch to Maria because she has a higher MP regen than Richter. Hearts also restore MP so keep looking for breakable candles, etc. 5) During Richter's Grand Cross animation, he will be invincible for a short period of time. All enemy projectiles will also be sucked in by this attack. Useful for avoiding damage taken. Use this for your advantage. Take note it costs a lot of MP so only use when neccessary. 6) Maria's Turtle shell subweapon greatly increases her CON and MIND much like Jonathan's stonewall ability. Use it to lessen the damage taken from those "hard to dodge" attacks. 7) If one of your characters get inflicted with status ailments, switch to the other character to avoid the harmful effects. If he or she gets petrified, attack your partner to remove them from stone status. _________________________ 6. Glitches _________________________ Because of numerous e-mails I recieved, I decided to add this section. This section will cover the glitches that can be done in Richter Mode. These glitches can be used as an advantage in certain situations. Feel free to contact me in case there are more exploitable glitches out there and I will add them in this section of the FAQ. Take note that all of these glitches were done in the US version of the game, and MAY NOT work in the PAL versions due to some bug fixes. 1) The Maria-Only Mode Glitch This glitch makes you play the game as Maria and her alone, with no ally. To play Maria Only Mode, finish the game with Old Axe Armor mode unlocked and have a free save slot. In a clear file, save the game as Charlotte then go to the main menu and select new game+ for that file. When choosing the difficulty for that file, cancel the game and select a new file choosing Old Axe Armor mode. When starting the game, you will be playing as Maria, but with no Richter. This glitch is for fun only and cannot be finished due to Maria's lack of the super jump. 2) Enhanced Stats and Map Coverage at the Beginning of the Game This glitch can actually be done in all modes. It takes advantage of the status bonuses when completing hard mode and adding them in another file, making you more powerful. It will also retain all the HP max and MP max upgrades you recieved in Jonathan mode, as well as map coverage and percentage. Gold will also be transferred. To do this glitch, have a cleared hard mode file ( Lv.1 cap recommended ) in Jonathan Mode. Select new game+ for that file and when asked to choose the game difficulty, cancel by pressing B. Then, pick a free slot and choose the mode of your choice. All HP and MP upgrades will be transferred to the new file as well as gold and map percentage. Depending on the hard mode file in Jonathan mode that you used, if you used a Lv.50 cap file you get an instant +50 to your LUK. If you used a Lv.25 cap file, you get +50 to your INT and if you used a Lv.1 cap file, you get all status bonuses at once plus a +50 bonus to your strength. When starting your new file, you will notice Richter and Maria's attacks being much stronger compared to a normal new game file. 3) Jump up to Four Times This glitch can also be done in Jonathan mode. Since Richter already has the super jump, this glitch seems useless in this mode but here's how anyway. Have your partner double jump above by tapping the touch screen. Once high enough, press X to switch to the partner above. If timed correctly, you will be able to do an additional jump or two after switching characters. 4) Easily Skip the Battle with Two "The Creatures" in the Nest of Evil A lot of people have had a hard time defeating the two creatures in this mode mainly because their attacks are quite damaging and hard to miss. Fortunatley, I received an e-mail regarding a way to skip this battle. First of all, this can only be done in the room with two The Creatures, so don't even think of trying it out in other rooms. Have Maria as your main character and head to the door to the left. Once there, use her turtle subweapon and wait until one of those creatures try to smack you. When hit, Maria will be sent flying to the next room instantly skipping the battle. 5) Use the Grand Cross as Maria This glitch is quite useful, not only can you do it while moving, it sucks enemy projectiles as well. Since Richter is stationary when using this subweapon, you can use this glitch as Maria to damage enemies while moving. First, have Richter's Grand Cross subweapon selected, then switch to Maria. Press R to let Richter do his Grand Cross attack. During the animation, press A and the Grand Cross will transfer to Maria. While Maria has the Grand Cross, she is free to move around, attack and even use her subweapons. There is one drawback, however. When using the Grand Cross as Richter, he is invincible during the animation. As for Maria, she can still be damaged by attacks so take note of that. 6) The Backdash Cancel Trick This isn't really a glitch but it does make most of Maria's subweapons spammable. This trick was first introduced in DoS where Soma is able to spam his bullet souls. Luckily, you can still do the same here. Simply backdash, use your current subweapon, backdash and repeat. You will notice that the skill delay will be removed, allowing spammable attacks. This must be done repeatedly and quickly after doing a backdash or else it won't work. This can also be done with some of Richter's subweapons but it will be more difficult since he will most likely do a super jump instead of using his subweapons. _________________________ 7. FAQ _________________________ 1) Why did I make this FAQ? I made this FAQ because I love the Castlevania series. Playing RoB for the first time also inspired me to write a FAQ about it. 2) I can't access Richter mode! I'm sure I got all requirements to unlock it! Like all other modes, you must select a new file in order to play Richter mode. 3) It says RICHITER mode, not RICHTER. What gives? If you've already noticed, the US version of the game has numerous typos (Charotte, for instance) All of these were fixed in the PAL version. 4) What's up with Maria and her animals? These were her animal friends in Rondo of Blood. They actually represent the four Chinese animal gods, Suzaku the Red Phoenix, Genbu the Black Turtle, Byakko the White Tiger and Seiryuu the Blue Dragon. Why a 12-yr-old French girl has power over them is beyond my idea. 5) Why is the Whip's Memory Richter? If you look at the official CV timeline, you'll notice that Richter was the last Belmont to use the Vampire Killer before it was passed down to the Morris family. 6) What's all this I hear about Rondo of Blood? Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo, commonly known as Rondo of Blood, is the direct prequel of SotN for the PC-Engine. The game is regarded as one of the best in the series, along with SotN, for its excellent music, multiple endings, anime-style cutscenes and gameplay. Unfortunately, the game never made it outside of Japan. A similar game for the SNES was released called Dracula X. The game was a huge disappointment (Maria was no longer a playable charactr) A remake is coming for the PSP, along with the original and a port of SotN called the Dracula X Chronicles. 7) Where can I get a copy of the game? The game can reach a price of 100$ or even more in most online stores. Your best bet would be to wait for Dracula X Chronicles to come out for the PSP, sometime by fall, 2007. _________________________ 8. Contacts _________________________ Feel free to contact me for any errors or suggestions. My e-mail is email@example.com All contributions will be credited, of course |---------------------------------------------| | | | Copyright 2006 Olrac / Carlo Buenaventura | | | ----------------------------------------------- __________________________ 9. Credits __________________________ Thanks to: Myself, for creating this faq Seele, for confirming the Nest of Evil Michael Scott, for your tips and strategies with the trio and regarding Richter's Grand Cross attack which absorbs enemy projectiles Jai Polidore, for your alternate strategy in the final battle Colin Petersen, for pointing out that Death's weakness was the other way around Gamefaqs, for a wonderful site Konami, for another wondeful game those reading this faq right now who find it very helpful
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15 Hits Lifts Liberty over Gardner-Webb
Keely McMillon hit her first career grand slam and five different Lady Flames had multiple-hit games, as the Liberty Lady Flames took a 14-3 victory over Gardner-Webb, Friday afternoon in game one of a Big South doubleheader.
The Runnin' Bulldogs led for the first four innings, until the Lady Flames took control with four runs in the fifth and six runs in the sixth.
Liberty improves to 16-18 overall and 6-3 in the Big South, having won four of its last five league contests. Gardner-Webb, who was playing in its ninth-straight league game, falls to 11-20 and 3-6 in conference play.
The Runnin' Bulldogs struck first, scoring two runs on three hits in the bottom of the first. Samantha Meenaghan led off with an infield single, and advanced to second on a sac bunt by Jordyn Arrowood. She came home when Morgan Baker singled up the middle, and Baker scored when McKenzie Morenus traded places with her with a double for a 2-0 Gardner-Webb lead.
The Lady Flames recorded their first hits in the top of the third, when Ashley Bensinger and Jenny Law pieced together back-to-back singles. But they never advanced, as Kaylee West struck out and Jill Stephens grounded out.
After four quiet frames for both teams, Meredith Crisante led off the top of the fifth with a single to left. One out later, she stole second, then, the Lady Flames started a two-out rally. Keely McMillon stepped up and ripped a two-run homer down the left field line to tie the game. Kelly Strickland drew a walk, and advanced to third on a Bensinger infield single. Both runners crossed home on a double by Jenny Law, giving the Lady Flames a 4-2 advantage.
The Bulldogs responded with a run of their own in the bottom of the fifth, cutting Liberty's lead in half. With one out, Melinda Dulkowski singled to center field, and moved all the way to third an out later when Arrowood singled to the pitcher. Dulkowski then scored on a wild pitch by Tiffani Smith, bringing the score to 4-3.
The Lady Flames padded their lead in the top of the sixth, putting six runs on the scoreboard. Stephens led off with a walk, and was replaced at first by pinch-runner Katie Zavodny. Crisante then reached on a bunt single and Zavodny moved to second. Zavodny then scored when Amber DePasquale singled through the left side.
The Lady Flames kept things rolling, as Shivock tapped a bunt back to the pitcher, who started to make the play at third, then stopped herself. Before she could make the throw to first, Shivock was already safe and the bases were loaded with no outs.
Next up, McMillon drilled her second home run of the game and her first career grand slam, giving Liberty a comfortable 9-3 lead.
Liberty didn't stop there, as Strickland singled through the left side, and moved to third when Bensinger doubled to right center. Next, Strickland scored when Law grounded out to second, giving Liberty a 10-3 advantage.
Four more Liberty runs gave the Lady Flames a 14-3 lead in the top of the seventh, when Strickland ripped a three-run homer, and Law drove in another run with her second double on the day. Bensinger scored on that play, and she reached on an infield single.
The Bulldogs couldn't muster any more runs in the bottom of the seventh, and Liberty walked away with the 14-3 win.
For the second game in a row, Liberty's bats came alive, as the Lady Flames pounded out 15 hits, with 13 of the 15 base hits coming during the final three frames. Liberty finished the game with 14 runs, the most the team has scored since a 14-1 victory over Rhode Island on March 3, 2007.
McMillon led the Lady Flames, batting 2-for-3 with two homers and a career-best six RBIs. Bensinger was 4-for-4 at the plate, while Law was 3-for-5 with a career-high four RBIs.
Bensinger's career-best effort in the contest tied a school record with four hits. The senior is now 6-for-6 during the last two games and has reached base in seven straight at bats.
Gardner-Webb was led by Morenus, who was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Smith picked up the win in the circle, her second in a row, improving to 6-10 on the year. She gave up eight hits and struck out six batters in six complete innings.
Jessica Childers (7-9) took the loss, giving up eight hits and striking out five in five innings of work.
The two teams face off again this afternoon for the second game of the doubleheader.


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Hi, On Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 12:47:10AM +1100, Andrew Morton wrote: > Andi Kleen wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 10:08:02AM +0100, Andrew Morton wrote: > > > Lots of interesting things here. > > > > > > - eepro100 generates more interrupts doing TCP Tx, but not > > > TCP Rx. I assume it doesn't do Tx mitigation? > > > > The Intel driver (e100.c) uploads special firmware and does it for RX and > > TX. > > eepro100 doesn't. Perhaps you could measure that driver too? That's about RX mitigation, where a special hardware assistance is required. For TX interrupts, the current driver arbitrarily asks for a TX interrupt every forth packet (to do garbage collection). > Sure. Anyone have a URL for intel's driver? ftp://download.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/ e100-*.tgz > > > > > > > - Changing eepro100 to use IO operations instead of MMIO slows > > > down this dual 500MHz machine by less than one percent at > > > 100 mbps. At 12,000 interrupts per second. Why all the fuss > > > about MMIO? > > > > iirc Ingo at some point found at some monster machine that the IO operations > > in the eepro100 interrupt handler dominated some Tux profile. The same was reported by kumon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I think that serialization effects of IO instructions lead to them staying at the top of profile. Best regards Andrey
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Teen Mom star Jenelle Evans and Courtland Rogers got married in December after a month of dating, announced she's already pregnant at only six weeks and then immediately started tweeting baby bump photos as well as paternity tests from his kid with his ex, so almost all the pieces for a healthy, well thought-out relationship are in place here. Except this seemingly perfect wonderland turned to Mountain Dew shits yesterday when Jenelle started tweeting that Courtland is cheating on her which in turn prompted him to accuse her of cheating on him with Gary Head, her ex-fiance that used to beat her blah blah Jerry Springer blah blah. Which is why today, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, I'd like to propose legalizing involuntary drive-by abortions performed by third parties with little to no medical training. I already rented one of those stair cars, so you might as well say yes.
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Hayden Panettiere and Wladimir Klitschko Want to Settle Down Southern Style
Hayden Panettiere's putting down some Southern roots… permanently.
The Nashville star and her hubby-to-be Wladimir Klitschko are planning more than just a wedding. They're ready for yet another big step in their relationship. Buying a home.
The New York native and the Ukranian-born boxer have gotten used to the Southern hospitality of Music City.
"That's a big investment and a big commitment for something that can be very fleeting," the 24-year-old actress told PEOPLE at the CMT Artist of the Year awards Tuesday of her co-stars making the Tennessee capital their home.
"But after a year and a half of living here, I felt that I had enough personal investment here, that I want to have a grounding here, even if something happens to the show. Knock on wood it won't!" she added. "But I have amazing friends here and this just feels good as a home base."
Despite his overwhelming stature (he's 6'6"-tall and she's 5'-tall!) Panettiere's positive the heavyweight champion will blend in just fine: "He fits in anywhere. He's a very worldly man!"
Since the couple reunited earlier this year after breaking up in May 2011 and confirmed their engagement in October (with some massive bling) she's pictured her dream day, but nothing's set in stone: "There are many ways to get married," said Panettiere, "and we'll figure one out that is comfortable for both of us."
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"With both of our schedules, it's crazy trying to schedule anything, much less a wedding," she said, adding that being the center of attention is something she'll have to get used to.
"I'm very shy in some ways," she said. "Obviously I'm in the spotlight professionally, but to be that vulnerable, standing up in front of people doing something so personal, that's kind of a new thing for me and not exactly in my comfort zone."


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