Weak points

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

Chariot (Type 27) - Exposed glowing-red part of right breastplate (with armor); whole body (without armor).

Hangedman (Type 041) - Whole body.

Hermit (Type 6803) - Head.

Magician (Type 0) - Pulsating arm and leg muscles (listed as "Unknown").

The House of the Dead 2

Judgment (Type 28) - Zeal (small flying creature); Kuarl (armored behemoth) for chip damage.

Hierophant (Type B 05) - Heart.

Tower (Type 8000) - Open mouths.

Strength (Type 205) - Head.

Magician (Type 0) - Pulsating arm and leg muscules.

Emperor (Type α) - Chest organ/weak points of Zeal from Judgment, the Heirophant, a Tower serpent, and Strength (can transform).

The House of the Dead III

Death (Type 0011) - Head.

Fool (Type 0028) - Clawed feet.

Sun (Type 8830) - Tentacles, human head-studded trunk, and serpent heads that emerge from petals.

Wheel of Fate (Type 0000) - Glowing sun-like emblem on chest; listed as "Analysis is Impossible".

The House of the Dead 4

Justice (Type 0053) - Tongue.

The Lovers (Type 6805) - Male spider atop the much larger female.

The Empress (Type 1210) - Head.

Temperance (Type 0483) - Head.

The Star (Type 0001) - Scarred chest and head.

The World (Type β) - Heart.

The House of the Dead 4: Special

Justice (Type 0053) - Tongue.'

Magician (Type 0) - Pulsating arm and leg muscles (listed as "Unknown").

House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn

Chariot (Type 27) - Left shoulder (first part of fight); exposed portion of armor (second part of fight; whenever the player's RPG rocket hits).

Hangedman (Type 041) - Whole body.

Priestess (Type unknown) - Eyes.

Moon (Type unknown) - Third eye (listed as "Unknown").

The House of the Dead: Overkill /Extended Cut

Boss	Weak Point	Overkill Diagram	Extended Cut 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).