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Part 18
Ninja Gaiden Black

Part 18

Complete Ninja Gaiden Black Part 18 walkthrough, including finding Crystal Skull 12, the Bridge Gate Key, and the Art of the Flame Phoenix.

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Complete Ninja Gaiden Black Part 18 walkthrough, including finding Crystal Skull 12, the Bridge Gate Key, and the Art of the Flame Phoenix.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    After defeating Gaja, notice Ryu's health does not regenerate yet.
  2. 2
    Near the gondola, use the Gatling Gun on jellyfish in a water alley to make Ryu's health regenerate.
  3. 3
    Find Crystal Skull #12 hidden underwater in the alley previously guarded by jellyfish.
  4. 4
    Use Water Run to cross the canal to the other side of Pantheon Path.
  5. 5
    Save your game at the Save Statue inside a building with an open gap.
  6. 6
    Proceed to the Bridge Gate area.
  7. 7
    Go up the stairs and defeat the Van Gelfs.
  8. 8
    Find the BRIDGE GATE KEY inside a chest in a room with a half-opened door on the opposite side of your exit.
  9. 9
    Approach Muramasa's Statue to stock up.
  10. 10
    Use the Bridge Gate Key to open the Bridge Gate.
  11. 11
    Defeat the wolves that emerge from the castle using Wind Blades Ninpo.
  12. 12
    Enter the arena, turn left, and work your way down the path, defeating more wolves.
  13. 13
    Open a chest at the end of the path for a goodie.
  14. 14
    Exit outside to a dead end.
  15. 15
    Equip the Fiend's Bane Bow and shoot the two glowing spheres under the bridge to open the drawbridge.
  16. 16
    Take the left zipline, cross it, and jump down.
  17. 17
    Open the chest to find a Life OTG (Off the Ground).
  18. 18
    Jump down to the water and run towards the water wheels, dodging Gaja.
  19. 19
    Run under the middle of the water wheels and turn left to find a dry wooden ledge.
  20. 20
    Kill the Gaja from this ledge using Izuna Drops.
  21. 21
    If you killed all Gaja in the water, Exploding Jelly Fish will spawn near the water wheel.
  22. 22
    Jump and swing on the metal bars of the large water wheel.
  23. 23
    Swing and jump off the bar when the wheel reaches the upper platform.
  24. 24
    Jump on top of the other water wheel to emerge in the Clock Tower Gears area.
  25. 25
    Jump towards the metal bars on the large rotating wheel above and let it rotate to the other side.
  26. 26
    Jump down to the platform and find a chest with a Lives OTTG (Off the Top). Equip it.
  27. 27
    Exit the area and proceed to the Waterfall Garden.
  28. 28
    Approach the stairway, and defeat the wolves that emerge.
  29. 29
    Approach the Save Statue.
  30. 30
    Enter the garden and defeat the Gaja using Izuna Drops and On-Land Charge Ultimates.
  31. 31
    The waterfall will turn off, revealing a new path.
  32. 32
    Enter the Wine Cellar and defeat the ambush of Gaja and Van Gelfs using Wind Blades Ninpo.
  33. 33
    In the next room, find a Muramasa Statue to the left and a chest with a goodie to the right.
  34. 34
    Continue down the hall, defeating more Gaja and Van Gelfs.
  35. 35
    Go up the nearby stairs and fight Gaja and Van Gelfs.
  36. 36
    At the end of the upper hall, find a chest containing the COPPER KEY.
  37. 37
    Use the Copper Key on the metal gate to find a dead body with the ART OF THE FLAME PHOENIX Scroll.
  38. 38
    Go back to the previous hall, turn right, and defeat more Gaja and Van Gelf enemies.
  39. 39
    Continue up the stairs to a dead-end cellar.
  40. 40
    Open the nearby chest for a goodie.
  41. 41
    Use a downward strike on the wooden platform covering a large well.
Tips
  • Fighting Gaja on the dry wooden ledge using Izuna Drops is faster than fighting them in the water.
  • Use the Gatling Gun to quickly dispatch jellyfish.
  • Obliterations are effective against Van Gelfs.
  • Wind Blades Ninpo is useful against groups of wolves and Gaja/Van Gelf ambushes.
  • On-Land Charge Ultimates are effective against Gaja after using Izuna Drops.

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