After Tatsuzou's defeat, Gozen is awakened as a four-legged monster to conquer the player. Tatsuzou is then transformed by Gozen into a Detested Hunter, a deformed demon. The Earth Dragons soar to Torifune, leaving severe ground fissures behind from where they ascend. When the player party has reached the chamber of Utena, they find that Tatsuzou has slain all four New World Order executives as sacrifices for Gozen to initiate the Dragon Ritual. The larger circles on the floor also mark the turning point of the path. The pattern is hinted at by the golden lithograph "Form of Reverse Souryu Henbai" next to the entrance. Either way, Katsuya Suou finds it ironic that the puzzle correlates figures from different religions or mythologies, and wonders if this is due to the power of rumors.īehind the locked door is the second puzzle which requires the player to walk in the specific path of "Henbai" to reach the other door. Perseus was picked for this replacement probably due to his constellation being located in the northern sky, which the Big Dipper is commonly known as the "Seven Stars of the North Dipper" in Taoism. The English version replaced it with Perseus, the Greek hero who slew Medusa. He is related to this puzzle because Sonjōō represents Polaris. In the Japanese version, it is Sonjōō ( ソンジョウオウ / 尊星王 *) ?, the alternative name of Myoken, the Shingon Buddhist Bodhisattva. The figure differs between Japanese and English versions. Combining the 7 Kotodamas correctly according to the order of the lithographs which are represented by the stars of the Big Dipper will result in a mythological figure's name to access the locked door at 2/F to the Chamber of Henbai. It requires the player to collect 7 "Kotodamas" (characters) from the 7 lithographs scattered within the castle.
This act will enrage the Earth Dragons across the world to ascend from the underground, causing pole shift.Ī puzzle related to the Big Dipper (Ursa Major) is blocking players from accessing the Utena.
Tatsuzou Sudou with his New World Order executives arrives at the Utena (roof terrace) of the castle to prepare the Dragon Ritual in order to release the Kegare. In the actual event of the game, when Torifune, the gigantic spaceship underneath Sumaru City, lifts the whole city into the air, Sumaru Castle emerges from the underground of Honmaru Park where Kiyotada Sumaru's mummy (head only) was unearthed by the New World Order executives decades ago. It is shaped like an old-fashion Japanese castle.Īccording to the in-game legend (actually a rumor manipulated by Nyarlathotep), Sumaru Castle was burnt down to the ground during the conflict between Kiyotada Sumaru (Gozen), Tatsunoshin Suou, Maihime Amano and Junnosuke Kuroda in Warring States. Sumaru Castle (珠閒瑠城) is a dungeon found in Persona 2: Eternal Punishment.