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Part 78
Ninja Gaiden

Part 78

Complete Ninja Gaiden Part 78 walkthrough, including Black Dragon Clone and Paz Zuu boss battles, and Golden Scarab locations.

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Complete Ninja Gaiden Part 78 walkthrough, including Black Dragon Clone and Paz Zuu boss battles, and Golden Scarab locations.

Open the chest in the hall to obtain a Life OTG (off the ground). Jump down and enter the newly opened doorway.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Defeat the BOSS BATTLE: BLACK DRAGON CLONE - PART 2. You will receive the ARMLET OF CELERITY.
  2. 2
    Leave the area and re-enter to trigger an Enemy Ambush in Peristyle Passage.
  3. 3
    Defeat all 100 WHITE PINCER FIENDS (on Very Hard Mode) to make a chest with a Life Of the Thousand Gods appear.
  4. 4
    Go between the pillars next to the Peristyle Passage entrance and use a continuous Bird Flip (a series of jumps and aerial maneuvers) to the top to find GOLDEN SCARAB #33.
  5. 5
    Approach the large statue at the end of the room. Perform a continuous Bird Flip and then a downward strike from the top to push the step button, unlocking the nearby door.
  6. 6
    Enter the Outer Sanctuary and kill the swarms of Ghost Fish with the Flails.
  7. 7
    Before exiting, look above to find a well-hidden chest on a high ledge. Use a continuous Wall-to-Wall Run (running and jumping between parallel walls) from the left side of the room to reach it and get a Life OTG.
  8. 8
    Enter the Underground Sanctuary and kill the Ogres.
  9. 9
    Enter the open doorway on the left. Inside, find GOLDEN SCARAB #34 next to a dead body.
  10. 10
    Use a continuous Wall Run from the right side of the entrance to reach the top ledge. Equip the Strongbow and shoot an Arrow at the shining medallion on the opposite ledge to lower a chained wall.
  11. 11
    Use a Wall Run on the chained wall to reach the ledge, take the stairs to the upper ledge, open the chest, and go around.
  12. 12
    Jump towards the branch and swing to the next ledge to grab the BRAND OF VALOR from a glowing mantle.
  13. 13
    Use the Save Point and SAVE your game.
  14. 14
    GOLDEN SCARAB #35 is right behind the Save Point.
  15. 15
    Jump down and place the BRAND OF VALOR on the engraving in the middle of the Sanctuary to trigger a boss battle.
  16. 16
    Defeat BOSS BATTLE: PAZ ZUU (Paz will have white pincer fiends assisting him on Very Hard Mode).
  17. 17
    Chapter 13: Path to Zarkhan begins. Approach the Save Point and SAVE your game. Open nearby chests for a MAP and a goodie.
  18. 18
    Eliminate the Green Fish in the water by shooting APFSDS Cores from the shore in First-Person view.
  19. 19
    Go to the large gateway next to the Save Point, swim under it to find an open gap with GOLDEN SCARAB #36.
  20. 20
    Swim under the water and through broken metal bars. Swim up and destroy the Copters. Use jumping water runs to shoot the fish.
  21. 21
    Dive down and swim through the underwater tunnel, avoiding spikes. Emerge, climb up, and approach Muramasa's Statue to restock.
  22. 22
    Grab the SPEAR GUN weapon next to the statue.
  23. 23
    Swim out of the cavern through the next underwater tunnel. Emerge and quickly use the Windmill Shuriken while running on water to destroy the Laser Copters.
  24. 24
    In the area with the Copters, look above the next waterway tunnel to find GOLDEN SCARAB #37.
  25. 25
    Swim through the next tunnel and emerge to find a Save Point. Destroy the Pincer Fiends.
Tips
  • Conserve your health items for the boss battles.
  • Pay attention to environmental cues for hidden items and paths.
  • Mastering the Wall Run and Bird Flip mechanics is crucial for reaching certain collectibles.

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