Changes: A Prelude

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A Prelude is the first chapter of The House of the Dead 2.

Synopsis

During a rainy day on February 26th, 2000, AMS agents James Taylor and Gary Stewart drive into the heart of an unnamed city. They intend to meet their partner G in a nearby library. Suddenly, they are waylaid by a flying imp-like creature named Zeal, who threatens them by saying "I've already taken care of G! This is only the beginning. You're next!" He then flies away, but not before commanding the creatures below to "Get them!".

The duo kill the creatures before making their way into the library, where an injured G is hiding himself away. He tells them that fellow AMS agents Harry Harris and Amy Crystal are coming to back them up. With a final note, he hands the pair his journal containing illustrations and the designated weak points of various creatures. James bids him well before the pair depart.

After killing more creatures and saving many civilians, Zeal reveals himself once again, antagonizing the agents for not heeding his warning. He flies aside as a giant, headless suit of armor named Kuarl appears by slashing at two cars in his way with a large axe.

With the help of G's file, the agents discover that Zeal and Kuarl are in fact a deadly duo telekinetically linked together called Judgment. While Zeal attempts to use himself as a distraction as Kuarl menacingly approaches the agents, they shoot Zeal enough times to seriously injure Kuarl, who falls over and leaves the imp to defend on his own. Despite being a fast adversary, the agents defeat Zeal, who calls out "Sir...Gold..." before falling to a crumpled heap.

After the fight, James and Gary encounter Amy and Harry; the latter remarks that the citywide incident is similar to the 1998 Curien case. After a brief recourse, James and Gary split from the two, left to their own devices to continue forward.

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Characters	James Taylor • Gary Stewart • Amy Crystal • Harry Harris • Caleb Goldman • G • Thomas Rogan • Civilians
Creatures	David • Steve • Johnny • Kageo • Randy • Ebitan • Bob • Max • Mickey • Ryan • Keith • Gregory • Ken • Ricky • Patrick • Peter • Lance • Franklin • Eric • Moowl • Devilon • Bouere • Murrer • Buyo • Mofish
Bosses	Judgment • Hierophant • Tower • Strength • Magician • Emperor
Chapters	A Prelude • Muddy • Darkness • Despair • Dawn • Original Sin
Spin-offs	English of the Dead • The Pinball of the Dead • The Typing of the Dead (Featuring Rakuten Minna no Shushoku Katsudou Nikki) • Zombie Da: Flick of the Dead
Other pages	Lore (AMS • City • Caleb Goldman's headquarters) Game modes (Boss Mode • Original Mode • Training Mode) Guidebooks (The House of the Dead 2 G's File • The House of the Dead 2 Perfect Guide) 2 & 3 Return • Action figures • Original Soundtrack • The House of the Dead 1 & 2 Music Collection • Original Sin prototype • Unused content

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-|boss=[[Judgment|Judgment (Kuarl and Zeal)]]
+*[[David]]
-|civilians=7 (Including unsavable ones)
+*[[Ebitan]]
-}}'''A Prelude''' is the first chapter of [[The House of the Dead 2]]. It revolves around the beginning of the story.
+*[[Johnny]]
+*[[Max]]
+*[[Murrer]] (brown and green variants)
+*[[Randy]]
+*[[Steve]]
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+'''A Prelude''' is the first chapter of ''[[The House of the Dead 2]]''.
-==Story/Gameplay==
+== Synopsis ==
+During a rainy day on February 26th, 2000, [[AMS]] agents [[James Taylor]] and [[Gary Stewart]] drive into the heart of [[City|an unnamed city]]. They intend to meet their partner [[G]] in a nearby library. Suddenly, they are waylaid by a flying imp-like creature named [[Judgment|Zeal]], who threatens them by saying "''I've already taken care of G! This is only the beginning. You're next!''" He then flies away, but not before commanding the [[Creatures|creatures]] below to "''Get them!''".
-===Intro/Outside the Library===
-You start as James (First Player) with or without Gary (Second Player), who they are own their way to attend to meet G (Meetings). They are shortly interrupted by Zeal, who tells them that G is taken care of and now it is their turn to die. He orders Steve to kill them.
+The duo kill the creatures before making their way into the library, where an injured G is hiding himself away. He tells them that fellow AMS agents [[Harry Harris]] and [[Amy Crystal]] are coming to back them up. With a final note, he hands the pair [[G's file|his journal]] containing illustrations and the designated [[Weak point|weak points]] of various creatures. James bids him well before the pair depart.
-You will start off with two David's (or three for both players) coming to bite or attack you. After killing them, James and Gary proceeds to the library where G is at. There are four David's roaming around in the background.
+After killing more creatures and saving many [[Civilians|civilians]], Zeal reveals himself once again, antagonizing the agents for not heeding his warning. He flies aside as a giant, headless suit of armor named [[Judgment|Kuarl]] appears by slashing at two cars in his way with a large axe.
-===Inside the Library===
-[[File:G_THOTD2.jpg|left|G in chapter 1]]
-[[File:Johnnys.png|right|Johnny in Chapter 1]]
+With the help of G's file, the agents discover that Zeal and Kuarl are in fact a deadly duo telekinetically linked together called [[Judgment]]. While Zeal attempts to use himself as a distraction as Kuarl menacingly approaches the agents, they shoot Zeal enough times to seriously injure Kuarl, who falls over and leaves the imp to defend on his own. Despite being a fast adversary, the agents defeat Zeal, who calls out "Sir...[[Goldman|Gold]]..." before falling to a crumpled heap.
+After the fight, James and Gary encounter Amy and Harry; the latter remarks that the citywide incident is similar to the [[The House of the Dead (1996 video game)|1998 Curien case]]. After a brief recourse, James and Gary split from the two, left to their own devices to continue forward.
-After entering the Library, James and Gary find one Andrew and one David in there (For both players, there's one David and two Andrew's. Later on, one David and two Andrew's came out. G is finally found but in an severely injured state. He tells them that he tried and proceeds to hand out the "CONFIDENTAL" file. Johnny and David (Or two Johnny's in both players) then burst through the glass door. Killing them shortly, G says that Amy and Harry are waiting for them.
-===Garden===
-[[File:Chapter_1_Davids.png|centre|double doors scene]]
-James and Gary later encounters Johnny again but this time killing the second civilian (Chronologically, first civilian was already found dead at the Library).
-Before dying, he said, "I don't wanna die.". This horrify's James and Gary what it feels like to have a civilian be killed by a zombie. Walking straight, a lady appears and is chased by Andrew.
-====Save the Lady====
-(If this choice is chosen, refer to the The Well)
-James and Gary saves the lady. She begged them to save him too (Triggers another civilian).
-====Kill the Lady====
-(If this choice is chosen, refer to the Courtyard)
-James and Gary fails to save the lady. Two Andrew's and two David's began to attack them. Later, one Andrew and two Steve's burst through the Courtyard gate.
-===The Well===
-[[File:Unlucky_Guy.png|centre|Man being attacked]]
-Yet, again, another civilian is in trouble.
-====Save the Man====
-(If this choice is chosen, refer to the The Well Route)
-James and Gary yet again save the man. The man points them to a shorter route.
-====Kill the Man====
-(If this choice is chosen, refer to the Courtyard)
-James and Gary fail for the first time to save him. The lady cries, they told her that there was nothing they could do.
-Later, one Andrew and two Steve's burst through the Courtyard gate.
-===Courtyard===
-Upon entering the courtyard, they are soon met with bunch of Bouere's (Frog). Steve and Johnny comes up next.
-After getting out of the courtyard, James and Gary notices G's blood. A bunch of Brown Variant Murrer's busted out of the drain. Before they can reach to the bridge, Max interrupted them.
-===The Well Route===
-They soon encountered another civilian slowly crawling away from David. After getting out of the area, James and Gary notices G's blood. A bunch of Green Variant Murrer's busted out of the drain.
-====Save the Old Man====
-James and Gary managed to save him. He thanks them for their rescue. David and Johnny comes through.
-====Kill the Old Man====
-James and Gary fail to save him for the first time. David and Johnny comes through.
-===Street Town===
-James and Gary are yet again interrupted by Johnny on the second floor of the house. Once they got rid of him, they heard a splash from those two Ebitan's.
-Soon after, a child came through out of the door and two Johnny's are seen.
-Heading to another bridge, four David's and One Andrew are seen. They shot them off.
-Almost reaching out of the Street Town, James and Gary notices a woman clinging on the bridge ledge with Andrew preparing to throw the barrel at her.
-====Save the Young Woman====
-They save the woman and before the woman is able to thank them, David is about to get her.
-====Kill the Young Woman====
-They failed to save her. They proceed entering out of the Street Town.
-====Save the Young Woman #2====
-James and Gary successfully save her again. She thanks them and offered them a 1+ Life Reward to each of them. They proceed entering out of the Street Town.
-====Kill the Young Woman #2====
-James and Gary are unable to save her again. They proceed entering out of the Street Town.
-===Town===
-James and Gary are soon reunited with Zeal. Telling them that they should escape but warns them about Kuarl. Kuarl then pushes the two car with his giant axe.
-====Notes====
-Shooting Kuarl only does minimize damage on him. Shooting Zeal cause a great amount of damage to Kuarl as Zeal is linked to him and the host.
-After defeating Kuarl, Zeal is then preparing the move to hit them.
-Zeal can be seen in moving different ways of attacking them. Up and Down, Right and Left, Left to the Right Curve and Right to the Left Curve.
-===Defeating Zeal and Kuarl===
-After having defeated by James and Gary, Kuarl is then saying his dying word, "Sir G-O-L-D". James and Gary are then called by Amy and Harry. They tell them that the outbreak is similar to 1998 Curien Case.
-===Results===
-If you had saved all of the civilians, 1+ Life Reward is then given.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-Unlucky Guy.png|A man being attcked by Davids
+Unlucky Guy.png|A male [[Civilians|civilian]] being attacked by two Davids.
-Chapter 1 Davids.png|The Double - Doors Scene
+Chapter 1 Davids.png|2 Davids and an Andrew attacking through a doorway.
-Johnnys.png|Johnny's Debut In The Game
+Johnnys.png|Johnny's first appearance in the game.
-G THOTD2.jpg|Players Talking To An Injured G
+G THOTD2.jpg|James and Gary talking to G.
 </gallery>
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+[[Category:The House of the Dead 2 Chapters]]