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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.

A weak point is an area of an enemy or boss's body that is vulnerable to damage. The term has been used in both the main House of the Dead series 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.

Boss weak points (By Game)

The House of the Dead

Diagram
ChariotWeakPointDiagram
HangedmanWeakPointDiagram
HermitWeakPointDiagram
MagicianWeakPointDiagram
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

G's File entry
Judgment
2bwd3
3bcq3
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.
G's File entry
4bpo0
Hotd2MagicianGsFile
Fb2vp8
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

Diagram
DeathWeakPointDiagram
FoolWeakPointDiagram
SunWeakPointDiagram
WheelOfFateWeakPointDiagram
Name 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/Special

PDA scan
JusticeWeakPointScan
TheloversWeakPointScan
EmpressWeakPointScan
TemperanceWeakPointScan
Name Justice (Type 0053; both 4 and Special) The Lovers (Type 6805) 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.
PDA scan
StarWeakPointScan
WorldWeakPointScan
MagicianHOTD4SPWeakPointScan
Name 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

PDA scan
ChariotSDWeakPointScan
HangedmanSDWeakPointScan
PriestessWeakPointScan
MoonWeakPointScan
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 /Extended Cut

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