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The Hollows
Darksiders

The Hollows

Follow this Darksiders walkthrough for The Hollows to defeat the Griever, navigate flooded rooms, light gas pipes, find the Beholder's Key, and obtain the Tremor Gauntlet.

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Follow this Darksiders walkthrough for The Hollows to defeat the Griever, navigate flooded rooms, light gas pipes, find the Beholder's Key, and obtain the Tremor Gauntlet.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head out the right-hand door into the courtyard for a boss encounter with the Griever.
  2. 2
    Dodge the Griever's laser beams. Pick up the Angelic Gun nearby and shoot the boss in the face. Dodge when it fires lasers again, then repeat the process until it flees.
  3. 3
    After the Griever leaves, check behind the clock at the far end of the room for a Blue Soul Chest.
  4. 4
    Go through the door on the left and up the stairs for another Blue Soul Chest.
  5. 5
    Exit through the door onto the balcony and find a Blue Soul Chest at the far end.
  6. 6
    Drop down and enter the door on the other side of the room.
  7. 7
    Pick up health from the Green Soul Chest if needed and proceed along the hallway.
  8. 8
    Use the demon growth to cross the pit and enter the door to the left.
  9. 9
    After a short scene, jump down into the flooded room below.
  10. 10
    Defeat the green Duskwings.
  11. 11
    Pick up an inert bomb and toss it onto the red crystal on the balcony to the left.
  12. 12
    Dive underwater and swim through the north-westernmost tunnel to find demon growth leading to a platform above.
  13. 13
    At the top, use the action button on the generator to light the gas pipe in front of you.
  14. 14
    Using your cross-blade, target the flame on the first gas pipe, then the second gas pipe to the left, lighting both.
  15. 15
    Jump back down to the platform with the bomb plant and repeat the task to light the gas pipe next to the platform with the red crystal.
  16. 16
    Climb back up the demon growth and use the nearby rope to cross to the other side of the room.
  17. 17
    Use the next rope to slide down to the platform with the red crystal.
  18. 18
    Use the fire here to detonate the bomb with the cross-blade and enter the door behind it.
  19. 19
    Head down the stairs. When you see the blue crystal, drop onto a ledge to the left to find another Blue Soul Chest.
  20. 20
    Drop into the water below, kill the Demon Fish, and dive down to find Artefact: Soldier.
  21. 21
    Resurface and use the black and yellow striped scaffolding to climb out.
  22. 22
    Go through the door next to the blue crystal into a large fan area.
  23. 23
    Kill the three Spiny Minions to unlock the door and proceed to the next room.
  24. 24
    In the next room, turn right. After defeating the initial demon seal and enemies, more Spiny Minions will appear.
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    After defeating 5-6 Spiny Minions, a Blue Dragon will emerge from a wall.
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    Behind the broken wall where the dragon appeared, find a Green Soul Chest.
  27. 27
    Once the room is clear, look for another broken wall opposite the one with the Green Soul Chest.
  28. 28
    Inside this second broken wall, open the chest for the sixth piece of the Abyssal Armour Set [6/10].
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    Proceed to the end of the room and jump into the water.
  30. 30
    Dive down, kill the Demon Fish, and swim to the end of the tunnel. Surface and exit the water to find a locked door and another pool of water.
  31. 31
    Bellyflop into the second pool. Ignore the platform in front of you and dive to the bottom.
  32. 32
    Continue down the tunnel, take the first right, and swim to the surface. Jump out and open the chest for the Enhancement – Reaper.
  33. 33
    Jump back into the water and continue down the passage. Take the second left and exit the pool into the room.
  34. 34
    Collect the chest to the right for a Wrath Shard and open the Blue Soul Chest before activating the nearby switch. Return to where you first entered the water.
  35. 35
    With the switch activated, access the upper area of the tunnels. Kill the Demon Fish and grab the treasure chest in the room at the end for the Beholder's Key.
  36. 36
    Return to the locked door and open it.
  37. 37
    Enter the large circular room. Destroy the lock on the demon statue to obtain the Tremor Gauntlet.
  38. 38
    A Greater Dragon will appear and attack. As you fight, skeletal soldiers and spiny minions will join the fray. Eliminate all enemies.
  39. 39
    A second, similar battle will occur.
Tips
  • The Griever can be damaged by shooting its face with the Angelic Gun.
  • Use the demon growth to navigate across pits.
  • In the flooded room, use bombs to detonate red crystals and light gas pipes with your cross-blade.
  • Look for Blue Soul Chests, Green Soul Chests, Artefacts, Abyssal Armour pieces, Enhancements, and Wrath Shards throughout the level.
  • The Tremor Gauntlet can break blue crystals.
  • Artefact: Soldier
  • Abyssal Armour Set [6/10]
  • Enhancement – Reaper
  • Wrath Shard
  • Beholder's Key
  • Tremor Gauntlet

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