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Part 24
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux

Part 24

Progress through Part 24 of Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux, obtaining the Horkos Buster and unlocking new DEMONICA abilities.

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Progress through Part 24 of Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux, obtaining the Horkos Buster and unlocking new DEMONICA abilities.

  • Wilder and Megami demons in stock.
  • Return to Mastema after obtaining the required demons.
  • Access to the Lab on the Red Sprite.
  • Access to the Carina sector.
Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Use the passwords "thor" (for Nymph and Angel) and "Wilder Jueyuan" (for Beast and Snake) to summon low-level demons. Note that spaces are important.
  2. 2
    Return to Mastema with a Wilder and a Megami demon in your stock.
  3. 3
    Hand over the demons to Mastema, who will transform them into the [Shibboleth].
  4. 4
    Take the Shibboleth to the Lab on the Red Sprite to obtain the [Horkos Buster] key item.
  5. 5
    Travel to Carina and proceed to the location of Jimenez and Horkos.
  6. 6
    Use the Horkos Buster on Horkos.
  7. 7
    After the scenes, go to 1F where Mastema was previously located; Horkos will now be there.
  8. 8
    Use the Horkos Buster on Horkos again to receive [Chakra Pot x1], [Sacrifice x1], and [Findite] (a rare Forma).
  9. 9
    Take the Findite Forma to the Lab on the Red Sprite to upgrade your DEMONICA's unlock ability to [Unlock B].
  10. 10
    With Unlock B, you can revisit Antlia and Bootes.

Antlia:

  • Unlock the door in the north part of 1F.
  • If you completed EX Mission "The injured little fairy," a High Pixie here will offer EX Mission: Faerie land establishment I.
  • Other colored locked doors are present but cannot be opened yet.

Bootes:

  • Unlock yellow doors with Unlock B.
  • Behind a door in northeast 1F (outside the palace) find [Bead x1] and [1500 Macca].
  • In southeast 1F, Dionysus offers EX Mission: Death distilled.
  • In the southwest part of 1F, you can trigger an EX Mission with Strike Team members, but you must fight Fiend David, who is stronger than the area boss and uses instant death and fear spells. He is weak to Elec.
  • EX Mission: Escape plan requires the route: Right, Left, Back, Right.
  • Completing EX Mission: Escape plan rewards [Death Omen], which creates the Sub App Fiend Converter.
  • [Summon Stone x1] is behind a door on 4F's east side.
  • 5F's east side contains [Sacrifice x1].
  • 5F's west side contains [Bead Chain] and [Ag Incense x1].

Carina:

  • Explore other floors and areas behind yellow taped doors.
  • Behind the 1F east door, find [Soma Drop x1], [Revival Bead x2], and [3200 Macca]. This area also contains a terminal and stairs.
  • Take the south stairs on 1F to 4F to find [Amrita Soda x2].
  • The elevator on 4F leads to a terminal and a gate portal.
  • Go up the stairs to 2F in east 1F.

Carina 2F:

  • West of the heal spot, on the south wall, find a portal.
  • Go through the portal to find Horkos in a small room.
  • Use the Horkos Buster on Horkos again to receive [Bead Chain x1] and [Vi Incense x1].
  • Horkos flees to a room east of your current location.
  • Use the Horkos Buster on Horkos again to obtain the [Graviton Radio].
  • Return the Graviton Radio to the Red Sprite's Lab.
  • After scenes, you will be introduced to Louisa Ferre, and Mission: Carina's Rosetta will be added.
  • To complete Mission: Carina's Rosetta, go to Carina, follow Horkos to 2F, and retrieve the [Swine's Hoof] he drops.
  • Return the Swine's Hoof to the ship's Lab to unlock [Phase Shift A] for your DEMONICA.
  • Use Phase Shift A to travel through space manipulation devices.
  • Phase Shift A opens a part of 2F via the south stairs in 1F, where you can find [Lu Incense x1] and [Tetraja Stone x2].
  • Shifting back in the same area reveals [Chainsaw x1] and a direct link to other areas.
  • Find [Mental Drink x1] and stairs up in this area.
  • East of the stairs, a secret portal door leads to [Soma x1].

Carina 3F:

  • In the dark rooms, take the middle door, go south 4 tiles, west, then 2 tiles and open south to find [St Incense x1].
  • Return to the dark room, go east 2, south 3, east 1, and open south.
  • Explore this area, then return to the dark room. Go west 1, south 3, and open east.
  • At the dead end, search to find a portal.
  • Go through the portal. At the fork, the west path has a hidden portal leading to a space manipulator. The south path leads to [Chakra Drop x3].
  • Shift over using the space manipulator.
  • Explore to find [Bead x2]. In the east area, find stairs and a door to a dark area.
  • In the dark area: go south 1, east 1, south 1, and enter the door south.
  • Go west all the way, then north all the way and open west.
  • Explore this phase-shifted area to find stairs up, [Summon Stone x1], and a terminal.
  • Up the northeast stairs before the dark area leads to nothing.
  • Up the newly discovered stairs past the dark area, Horkos's location will be marked on the map. A terminal and a clear path to him are available.
Tips
  • Remember that spaces are crucial in the passwords "thor" and "Wilder Jueyuan".
  • The Fiend encountered in Bootes is significantly stronger than the area boss and uses instant death and fear attacks.
  • The Graviton Radio is a key item obtained after Horkos flees for the second time in Carina 2F.
  • Phase Shift A allows you to navigate previously inaccessible areas by manipulating space.
  • The path to Horkos on Carina 3F becomes clear after using the newly discovered stairs.

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