Weak points

Multiple universes
(Main series and Spin-offs)

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.

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 House of the Dead series identifies boss weak points differently:

The first game depicts boss weak points on research blueprints. Such element makes a return in the sequel, this time in a field journal from the wounded AMS agent G. Before each boss fight, the pages of the journal are seen flipping to the blueprints of the boss encountered.

A PDA developed by the AMS is used in III, 4, 4 Special, and Scarlet Dawn. The PDA 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 are used once again for the bosses' weak points, but are shown in the loading screens before the boss fight.

The weak points for the final bosses in the games are listed as unknown; in game this is because the journals don't have enough information on them or the PDA malfunctions when trying to scan them for weak points. The latter's case is first exhibited when the PDA lists Wheel of Fate's weak point as "analysis is impossible", but the 2003 and 2006 incidents still mark them as "unknown".

Vampire Night presents small 3D models of the bosses inside a revolving cube, with the weak point highlighted in red.

Sega Golden Gun highlights the bosses' weak points with a red sight locked on directly at the bosses themselves.

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 excluding wings.

Hermit (Type 6803) - Head.

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

The House of the Dead: Remake

A Type

Sam (Type A-1) - Head

Nail (Type A-2) - Head, right arm

Cyril - Head, torso

B Type

Kageo (Type B-1) - Torso

Bourbon (Type B-2) - Head

Ebitan A (Type B-3) - Head, torso

Ebitan B (Type B-4) - Head

C Type

Samson (Type C-1) - Head, torso, right arm

Bentley (Type C-2) - Torso

Burner (Type C-3) - Head, torso

D Type

Simon (Type D-1) - Torso

Gilmore (Type D-2) - Head, torso

Harris (Type D-3) - Head, torso

Robert (Type D-4) - Torso, lower left arm

E Type

Rubin (Type E-1) - Torso

Drake (Type E-2) - Torso

Moody (Type E-3) - Torso

Parlor (Type E-4) - Torso

F Type

Kenfis (Type F-1) - Chest

Saruzou (Type F-2) - Head, torso

Bueel (Type F-3) - Whole body

Devilon (Type F-4) - Whole body

G Type

Murrer (Type G-1) - Whole body

Name (Type G-2) - Whole body

Thalang (Type G-3) - Whole body'

Unknown Type

Hanzou (Type unknown) - Torso

Ebitan C (Type unknown) - Whole body

Ivan (Type unknown) - Torso

Shawn (Type unknown) - Torso

Vincent (Type unknown) - Whole body

Larry (Type unknown) - Torso

Bosses

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

Hangedman (Type 041) - Torso

Hermit (Type 6803) - Head.

Magician (Type 0) - Red 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 muscles.

Emperor (Type α) - Chest organ (listed as "Unknown")/weak points of Zeal from Judgment, the Hierophant, 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) - Mouth.

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

The World (Type β) - Heart; listed as "Unknown".

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; wherever the player's RPG rocket hits).

Hangedman (Type 041) - Whole body excluding wings.

High 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).

Sega Golden Gun

Zhang Jiao - Head

Gao Qiu - Himself

Da Ji - Tail

Vampire Night

Bathe'lemy - Head

Guillaume - Whole body

Rauoul - Himself

Diane - Upper body

Auguste - Whole body

Trivia

• In an interview, The House of the Dead developer Sega AM1 stated that they revealed boss weak points to help players who could not find them on their own.
• Although not mentioned, The Magician's right eye in The House of The Dead 2 is also one of his weakpoint.