Ninja Gaiden II
System
Essence
- Enemies drop essence on death.
- Essence can have different colors and effects.
- Essence can be absorbed by holding Y, which makes Ryu gain a charge level instantly.
- On max essence charge, the charge attack changes its animation and power.
- Essence absorbed by charge attacks does not heal or give yellow essence points (needs confirmation).
Yellow Essence
- Yellow essence is a currency used at the Muramasa statues to buy items and weapon upgrades.
- The amount of yellow essence that is dropped depends on the enemy killed (this is static between difficultes).
- Big yellow essence from Chests gives 5000 points (tested on mentor, air ship chest).
Blue Essence
- Blue essence both heals the player and grants additional yellow essence currency depending on the enemy's yellow essence drop value.
- Small blue essence heal 125 HP.
Red Essence
- Red essence adds +1 Ninjutsu stock.
- Does NOT add additional yellow essence points (at least not if obtained from chests)
Green Essence
- Mission mode only
- Increases Karma multiplier
20-Hit Essence Rule
If the hit count is over 20, yellow essence is a guaranteed drop, preventing blue essence from dropping. Intentionally reducing hit count is necessary. It is unclear whether this is per enemy or total hit count. Source: wiki
Damage Analysis
Delimbs do NOT deal additional damage, eg. de-limbing with Dragon Sword lvl1 X will still deal only 80 dmg.
Items
- Life of the Thousand Gods: gives +150 max HP
Weapons
Shuriken
10 Damage (per Shuriken, max 4x10)
Dragon Sword
| Weapon Level | Damage Modifier |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 130 |
| 3 | 170 |
| 4 | 200 |
| Attack | Damage | AusklappenNote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | ||
Enemy Stats & Spawn logic
- Enemy HP is randomized and weighted between 3 values for most enemies. Enemy HP is the same for Acolyte & Warrior, but drastically increases on Mentor (Master Ninja untested).
- When enemies appear in groups, sometimes enemies in the distance (eg. flying enemies) will not engage but can still be attacked and are invulnerable. These are enemies that are not in an active enemy slot yet in memory.
- The following data lists the HP values followed by the spawn weight, meaning that lower %-numbers are less likely to occur.
Regular Enemies
Jigumo Ninja
Regular ninja with dual swords
- HP: 550/650/750
- Essence: 50
Jigumo Ninja (Bow)
Regular ninja with Bows & dual sword backup
- HP: 550/650/750
- Essence: 50
White Jigumo Ninja
Stronger ninjas with dual swords
- HP: 900/1000/1100
- Essence: 70
White Jigumo Ninja (Bow)
Stronger ninjas with bows & dual sword backup
- HP: 900/1000/1100
- Essence: 70
Oni Jigumo Ninja
The strongest version of regular ninjas with oni masks
- HP: 1700?
- Essence: 100
Hook Ninja
Dual claws
- Acolyte HP: 600/700/800 (15%/25%/60%)
- Warrior HP: 600/700/800 (12.5%/22.5%/65%)
- Mentor HP: 1200/1320/1440 (10%/25%/65%?)
- Essence: 50
Dark Hook Ninja
Black & gold version of Hook Ninjas
- HP: 1000/1100/1200
- Mentor HP: 1200/1320/1440 (10%/25%/65%?)
- Essence: 70
Oni Hook Ninja
The strongest version of Hook Ninjas
- HP: 1800/1900?
- Essence: 100
Phantom Ninja
Ninja mages
- HP: 500-700?
- Essence: 100
Gold Phantom Ninja
Stronger, green-gold Phantom Ninjas
- HP: 900?
- Essence: 150
Oni Phantom Ninja
The strongest Phantom Ninjas with oni masks
- HP: 1300/1400?
- Essence: 150
Armored Ninja (Submachine gun)
Splinter Cell Ninjas with submachine guns & dual swords
- HP: 800/900/1000
- Essence: 100
Armored Ninja (Rocket launcher)
Splinter Cell Ninjas with rocket launchers, submachine-guns and swords
- HP: 800/900/1000
- Essence: 100
Armored Ninja (9-Pod)
Splinter Cell Ninjas with a cluster rocket launchers, submachine-guns and swords
- HP: 800/900/1000
- Essence: 100
Dog
Regular dog. Some carry tantos in their mouth?
Jigumo Ninja Dog
Equipped with some ninja gear. Some carry tantos in their mouth.
- HP:600?
- Essence: 50?
Mad Demon Dog
Demon version of dogs. Some carry tantos in their mouth. Has a throw that explodes it. HP: 1500/1800/2000 Essence: 100
Vangelph
Thin, tall demons
- HP: 1400
- Essence: 100
Gorvangelph
Stronger Vangelphs with wings
- HP: 3200
- Essence: 150
Arch Vangelph
Golden, armored, winged Vangelphs
- HP: 5400
- Essence: 200
Werewolf
Can throw severed body parts at the player
- HP: 1900
- Essence: 100
Gold Fur
Stronger Werewolves
- HP: 2400
- Essence: 150
Gaja
Silver, spiked demons with tails and breasts. Can be grabbed.
- HP: 1200
- Essence: 100
Blood Gaja
Red, stronger versions of Gaja
- HP: 1200
- Essence: 150
Guazacoatl
Flying enemies with Predator-like jaws
- HP: 200
- Essence: 50
Vile Skeleton
Tiny skeletons that walk upside down on all fours
- HP: 600/800/1000
- Essence: 30
Hybrid Ogre Soldier
Giant Cyberdemon. Explodes on death, dealing damage.
- HP: 4200/4500/5000
- Essence: 200
Exetor (Machine Gun)
Armed cyborg with 4 legs and dual machine guns. Explodes on death, dealing damage.
- HP: 900/?/1200
- Essence: 200
Exetor (Rocket Launcher)
Armed cyborg with 4 legs, one machine gun and one rocket launcher. Explodes on death, dealing damage.
- HP: 900/?/1200
- Essence: 200
Hover Exetor
Flying version of Exetors. Explodes on death, dealing damage.
- HP: ?/1500/1800
- Essence: 200
Marionator
Melee cyborg looking like sewn-together puppets with 4 legs. Explodes on death, dealing damage.
- HP: 2500/3000?
- Essence: 150
Spriggan
Demon equipped with a chainsaw & a cannon. Continues to live even if decapitated.
- HP: 3200/3500/4000
- Essence: 500
Amazonian Death Worm
Giant worm. Can burrow into the ground.
- HP: 3000/3600/4500
- Essence: 500
Deep Throater
The big fish that can swallow Ryu. Official name.
Centaur
Charge at the player.
Dragon Garula
3-eyed, red dragon
- HP: 3200/3500/3800
- Essence: 200
Swarm Enemies
Vampire Bat
Chupacabras
Exploding Jellyfish
- HP: ?
- Essence: 10
Electric Exploding Jellyfish
Fog Fish
- HP: 1
- Essence: 100 (correct?)
Demon Fish
- HP: 1
- Essence: 100 (correct?)
Hellfire Fish
Amazon Trash
Yes, that is its official name according to the perfect guide.
Albino Trash
White, blue-eyed version of Amazon Trash.
Bosses
Black Spider Demon
- HP: 3000
- Essence: 1500
Red Spider Demon
From mission mode (maybe also appears late in Mentor / Master Ninja?)
- HP: 4500
- Essence: 500
Godomus
The grey giant encountered on the New York bridge
- HP: 4000
- Essence: 0
Sewer Boss
Needs name.
- HP: 3500
- Essence: ?
Water Dragon
- HP: 6500
- Essence: 0
Giant Skeleton
- HP: 4000
- Essence: 0
Boss Guazacoatl
Golden boss version of Guazacoatl
- HP: 2500
Essence: 0
Alexei
- HP: 6000
- Essence: 0
Volf
- HP: 7000
- Essence: 0
Zedonius
- HP: 7000
- Essence: 0
Elizébet
- HP: 7000
- Essence: 0
Genshin (Demon)
- HP: 7000
- Essence: 0
Dagra Dai
- HP: 8500
- Essence: 0
Difficulty
Difficulty affects these things (wip list):
- Starting HP
- Enemy count
- Enemy types (wave composition)
- Enemy AI (unconfirmed)
- Enemy HP, Mentor +20%; Master Ninja +50% compared to Acolyte / Warrior
- Weapon upgrade costs
Difficulty does NOT affect these things:
- Weapon damage
Way of the Acolyte / 忍の道
- Starting HP: 2100
Way of the Warrior / 強者の道
- Starting HP: 1950
Path of the Mentor / 悟りの道
- Starting HP: 1800
- Enemy HP modifier: +20% (confirmed for bosses)
Sources
- Individual research by ATG
- Ninja Gaiden II Perfect Guide
- japanese wiki