Changes: Weak points

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CreatureWeakPoint — A weak point diagram all regular humanoid creatures. This image was used in arcade cabinet artwork and manuals for the first two *House of the Dead* games.

His tongue was his weakness.
Kate Green to G before fighting Justice.^[src]

A weak point is an area of an enemy or boss's body that is vulnerable to damage. The term has been used in the main House of the Dead video game series, the spiritual successor Vampire Night, and the spin-off The House of the Dead: Overkill.

Identification

Each game in the series identifies boss weak points differently, either by blueprints on a field journal or a PDA.

The first two games featured a field journal containing blueprints given by a wounded character (a wounded scientist in the first game, and AMS agent G in the second). While the first game showed only the blueprint, the sequel showed the journal flipping pages to the blueprints of the boss encountered.

The field journal does not return in the next three games, III, 4 (along with its Special expansion), and Scarlet Dawn. Due to evolving technological advancement, it was replaced by a PDA developed by the AMS, which contains a camera/scanner that photographs/scans a boss and digitally analyzes and identifies its weak point by beeps.

In The House of the Dead: Overkill, blueprints for the bosses' weakpoints are shown in the loading screens before the boss fight.

The House of the Dead 4: Special

House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn

The House of the Dead: Overkill /Extended Cut

Boss	Weak Point	Overkill Diagram
Jasper Guns	Head.
Coco and Sindy (Extended Cut only)	Coco.	[Does not appear]
Screamer	Head and chest.
Nigel and Sebastian	Sebastian.
Meat Katie (Extended Cut only)	Cow-like udder.	[Does not appear]
Crawler	Arms (Overkill) or eyes (Extended Cut).
Lobber	Arms and head.
Brutus the Ruthless	Weaponized right arm.
Mother	Head (listed as "Unknown" in Extended Cut).

Changes: Weak points

Revision as of 15:40, 19 May 2020

Contents

Identification

Boss weak points (By Game)

The House of the Dead

The House of the Dead 2

The House of the Dead III

The House of the Dead 4

The House of the Dead 4: Special

House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn

The House of the Dead: Overkill /Extended Cut

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+{{article type|universe}}
 [[File:CreatureWeakPoint.png|thumb|220x220px|A weak point diagram all regular humanoid [[creatures]]. This image was used in arcade cabinet artwork and manuals for the first two ''[[The House of the Dead (franchise)|House of the Dead]] ''games.]]
-A '''weak point '''is an area of an [[Enemies|enemy]] or [[Bosses|boss]]'s body that is vulnerable to damage. The term has been used in both the main ''[[The House of the Dead (franchise)|House of the Dead]] ''series and the spin-off ''[[The House of the Dead: Overkill]]''.
+{{Quote|Quote = His tongue was his weakness.|Attribution = [[Kate Green]] to [[G]] before fighting [[Justice]].|Source = The House of the Dead 4 Special}}
+A '''weak point '''is an area of an [[Enemies|enemy]] or [[Bosses|boss]]'s body that is vulnerable to damage. The term has been used in the main ''[[The House of the Dead (franchise)|House of the Dead]] ''video game series, the spiritual successor ''[[Vampire Night]]'', and the spin-off ''[[The House of the Dead: Overkill]]''.
 == Identification ==
-Each game in the series identifies boss weak points differently, either by blueprints on a field journal or a PDA.
+Each game in the series identifies boss weak points differently, either by blueprints on a field journal or a [[PDA]].
-The first two games featured a field journal containing blueprints given by a wounded character (a wounded scientist in the [[The House of the Dead (1996 video game)|first game]], and AMS agent [[G|"G"]]  in the [[The House of the Dead 2|second]]). While the first game showed only the blueprint, the sequel showed the journal flipping pages to the blueprints of the boss encountered.
+The first two games featured a field journal containing blueprints given by a wounded character (a wounded scientist in the [[The House of the Dead (1996 video game)|first game]], and [[AMS]] agent [[G|G]] in the [[The House of the Dead 2|second]]). While the first game showed only the blueprint, the sequel showed the [[G's file|journal]] flipping pages to the blueprints of the boss encountered.
-The field journal does not return in the next three games, ''[[The House of the Dead III|III]]'', ''[[The House of the Dead 4|4]]'' (along with its ''[[The House of the Dead 4: Special|Special]]'' expansion), and ''[[House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn|Scarlet Dawn]].'' Due to evolving technological advancement, it was replaced by a [[AMS PDA|PDA]] developed by the AMS, which contains a camera/scanner that photographs/scans a boss and digitally analyzes and identifies its weak point by beeps.
+The field journal does not return in the next three games, ''[[The House of the Dead III|III]]'', ''[[The House of the Dead 4|4]]'' (along with its ''[[The House of the Dead 4: Special|Special]]'' expansion), and ''[[House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn|Scarlet Dawn]].'' Due to evolving technological advancement, it was replaced by a PDA developed by the AMS, which contains a camera/scanner that photographs/scans a boss and digitally analyzes and identifies its weak point by beeps.
 In ''[[The House of the Dead: Overkill|The House of the Dead:]]''[[The House of the Dead: Overkill| ''Overkill'']], blueprints for the bosses' weakpoints are shown in the loading screens before the boss fight.
 == Boss weak points (By Game) ==
 === ''[[The House of the Dead]]'' ===
+<gallery columns="2" hideaddbutton="true">
-{| class="article-table"
+ChariotWeakPointDiagram.png|[[Chariot]] (Type 27) - '''Exposed glowing-red part of right breastplate (with armor); whole body (without armor).'''
-|'''Diagram'''
+HangedmanWeakPointDiagram.png|[[Hangedman]] (Type 041) - '''Whole body excluding wings.'''
-|[[File:ChariotWeakPointDiagram.png|thumb|165x165px]]
+HermitWeakPointDiagram.png|[[Hermit]] (Type 6803) - '''Head.'''
-|[[File:HangedmanWeakPointDiagram.png|thumb|160x160px]]
+MagicianWeakPointDiagram.png|[[Magician]] (Type 0) - '''Pulsating arm and leg muscles; listed as "Unknown".'''
-|[[File:HermitWeakPointDiagram.png|thumb|181x181px]]
+</gallery>
-|[[File:MagicianWeakPointDiagram.png|thumb|178x178px]]
-|-
-|'''Name'''
-|[[Chariot]] (Type 27)
-|[[Hangedman]] (Type 041)
-|[[Hermit]] (Type 6803)
-|[[Magician]] (Type  0)
-|-
-|'''Weak point'''
-|Exposed glowing-red part of right breastplate (with armor); whole body (without armor).
-|Whole body.
-|Head.
-|Exposed arm and leg muscles (listed as "Unknown").
-|}
 === ''[[The House of the Dead 2]]'' ===
+<gallery hideaddbutton="true">
+Judgment.png|[[Judgment]] (Type 28) - '''Zeal (small flying creature); Kuarl (armored behemoth) for chip damage.'''
-{| class="article-table"
+bwd3.png|[[Hierophant]] (Type B 05) - '''Heart.'''
-|'''G's File entry'''
+bcq3.png|[[Tower]] (Type 8000) - '''Open mouths.'''
-|[[File:Judgment.png|thumb|200x200px]]
+bpo0.png|[[Strength]] (Type 205) - '''Head.'''
-|[[File:2bwd3.png|thumb|200x200px]]
+Hotd2MagicianGsFile.png|[[Magician]] (Type 0) - '''Pulsating arm and leg muscles.'''
-|[[File:3bcq3.png|thumb|200x200px]]
+Fb2vp8.png|[[Emperor]] (Type α) - '''Chest organ (listed as "Unknown")/weak points of Zeal from Judgment, the Hierophant, a Tower serpent, and Strength (can transform).'''
-|-
+</gallery>
-|'''Name'''
-|[[Judgment]] (Type 28)
-|[[Hierophant]] (Type B 05)
-|[[Tower]] (Type 8000)
-|-
-|'''Weak point'''
-|Zeal (small flying creature); Kuarl (armored behemoth) for chip damage.
-|Heart
-|Open mouths.
-|}
-{| class="article-table"
-|'''G's File entry'''
-|[[File:4bpo0.png|thumb|200x200px]]
-|[[File:Hotd2MagicianGsFile.png|thumb|200x200px]]
-|[[File:Fb2vp8.png|thumb|200x200px]]
-|-
-|'''Name'''
-|[[Strength]] (Type 205)
-|[[Magician]] (Type 0)
-|[[Emperor]] (Type α)
-|-
-|'''Weak point'''
-|Head.
-|Exposed arm and leg muscules.
-|Chest organ. Also transforms into Zeal from Judgment, the Heirophant, a Tower serpent, and Strength; each have same weak points as before.
-|}
 === ''[[The House of the Dead III]]'' ===
+<gallery columns="2" hideaddbutton="true">
+DeathWeakPointDiagram.png|[[Death]] (Type 0011) - '''Head.'''
+FoolWeakPointDiagram.png|[[Fool]] (Type 0028) - '''Clawed feet.'''
+SunWeakPointDiagram.png|[[Sun]] (Type 8830) - '''Tentacles, human head-studded trunk, and serpent heads that emerge from petals.'''
+WheelOfFateWeakPointDiagram.png|[[Wheel of Fate]] (Type 0000) - '''Glowing sun-like emblem on chest; listed as "Analysis is Impossible".'''
+</gallery>
+=== [[The House of the Dead 4|''The House of the Dead 4'']] ===
-{| class="article-table"
+<gallery hideaddbutton="true">
-|'''Diagram'''
+JusticeWeakPointScan.png|[[Justice]] (Type 0053) - '''Tongue.'''
-|[[File:DeathWeakPointDiagram.png|thumb|207x207px]]
+TheloversWeakPointScan.png|[[Lovers|The Lovers]] (Type 6805) - '''Male spider atop the much larger female.'''
-|[[File:FoolWeakPointDiagram.png|thumb|207x207px]]
+EmpressWeakPointScan.png|[[Empress|The Empress]] (Type 1210) - '''Head.'''
-|[[File:SunWeakPointDiagram.png|thumb|207x207px]]
+TemperanceWeakPointScan.png|[[Temperance]] (Type 0483) - '''Mouth.'''
-|[[File:WheelOfFateWeakPointDiagram.png|thumb|207x207px]]
+StarWeakPointScan.png|[[Star|The Star]] (Type 0001) - '''Scarred chest and head.'''
-|-
+WorldWeakPointScan.png|[[The World]] (Type β) - '''Heart; listed as "Unknown".'''
-|'''Name'''
+</gallery>
-|[[Death]] (Type 0011)
-|[[Fool]] (Type 0028)
-|[[Sun]] (Type 8830)
-|[[Wheel of Fate]] (Type 0000)
-|-
-|'''Weak point'''
-|Head.
-|Clawed feet.
-|Tentacles, human head-studded trunk, and serpent heads that emerge from petals.
-|Glowing sun-like emblem on chest; listed as "Analysis is Impossible".
-|}
-=== [[The House of the Dead 4|''The House of the Dead 4'']]/[[The House of the Dead 4: Special|''Special'']] ===
+=== ''[[The House of the Dead 4: Special]]'' ===
+<gallery hideaddbutton="true">
+JusticeWeakPointScan.png|[[Justice]] (Type 0053) - '''Tongue.'''
-{| class="article-table"
+MagicianHOTD4SPWeakPointScan.png|[[Magician]] (Type 0) - '''Pulsating arm and leg muscles; listed as "Unknown".'''
-|'''[[PDA]] scan'''
+</gallery>
-|[[File:JusticeWeakPointScan.png|thumb|207x207px]]
-|[[File:TheloversWeakPointScan.png|thumb|207x207px]]
-|[[File:EmpressWeakPointScan.png|thumb|207x207px]]
-|[[File:TemperanceWeakPointScan.png|thumb|207x207px]]
-|-
-|'''Name'''
-|[[Justice]] (Type 0053; both ''4'' and ''Special'')
-|[[Lovers|The Lovers]] (Type 6805)
-|[[Empress|The Empress]] (Type 1210)
-|[[Temperance]] (Type 0483)
-|-
-|'''Weak point'''
-|Tongue. Legs and other parts of the body also inflict chip damage.
-|Male spider atop the much larger female.
-|Head.
-|Head.
-|}
-{| class="article-table"
-|'''[[PDA]] scan'''
-|[[File:StarWeakPointScan.png|thumb|207x207px]]
-|[[File:WorldWeakPointScan.png|thumb|207x207px]]
-|[[File:MagicianHOTD4SPWeakPointScan.png|thumb|207x207px]]
-|-
-|'''Name'''
-|[[Star|The Star]] (Type 0001)
-|[[The World]] (Type β)
-|[[Magician]] (Type 0)
-|-
-|'''Weak point'''
-|Scarred chest and head.
-|Heart.
-|Exposed arm and leg muscles (listed as "Unknown").
-|}
 === ''[[House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn]]'' ===
+<gallery columns="2" hideaddbutton="true">
+ChariotSDWeakPointScan.png|[[Chariot]] (Type 27) - '''Left shoulder (first part of fight); exposed portion of armor (second part of fight; whenever the player's RPG rocket hits).'''
-{| class="article-table"
+HangedmanSDWeakPointScan.png|[[Hangedman]] (Type 041) - '''Whole body excluding wings.'''
-|'''[[PDA]] scan'''
+PriestessWeakPointScan.png|[[High Priestess]] (Type unknown) - '''Eyes.'''
-|[[File:ChariotSDWeakPointScan.png|thumb|142x142px]]
+MoonWeakPointScan.png|[[Moon]] (Type unknown) - '''Third eye (listed as "Unknown").'''
-|[[File:HangedmanSDWeakPointScan.png|thumb|142x142px]]
+</gallery>
-|[[File:PriestessWeakPointScan.png|thumb|142x142px]]
-|[[File:MoonWeakPointScan.png|thumb|142x142px]]
-|-
-|'''Name'''
-|[[Chariot]] (Type 27)
-|[[Hangedman]] (Type 041)
-|[[Priestess]] (Type unknown)
-|[[Moon]] (Type unknown)
-|-
-|'''Weak point'''
-|Left shoulder (first part of fight); exposed portion of armor (second part of fight; whenever the player's RPG rocket hits).
-|Whole body.
-|Eyes.
-|Third eye (listed as "Unknown").
-|}
 === ''[[The House of the Dead: Overkill]]'' /''[[The House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut|Extended Cut]]'' ===
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 |[[File:Mother weakpoint.jpg|thumb|225x225px]]
 |}
+[[Category:Gameplay mechanics]]
-[[Category:Gameplay Mechanics]]