Harmony of Despair Stage 2

Lord of Unseen Strings
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Boss(es)	Puppet Master
Environment	Garden Village Ballroom Guest room
Music	After Confession (default)
◄ Previous stage	Caught in the Cradle of Decay
◄ Previous stage	Caught in the Cradle of Decay
Next stage ►	The End of Chaos
Next stage ►	The End of Chaos

Lord of Unseen Strings is the second chapter in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. It is an amalgamation of The Lost Village, the Demon Guest House, and the Garden of Madness from Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow.

Overview

Lord of Unseen Strings has a multitude of iron maidens that will damage the player character if one is entered. Along with the maidens, there are movable wooden crates that can be used to block the maidens from being used by the Puppet Master. Levers are scattered across the stage that need to be pressed in order to advance into the boss room. When the Puppet Master is activated, he will crawl across the stage to the locations of unblocked iron maidens. When he arrives, he will try to place one of his puppets into the maiden, teleporting a player inside. The only way to reach him in time without abilities such as the Yorick soul is by using the Bone Pillars as platforms.

Hidden item

Castlevania Harmony of Despair - Secret Item 2

Secret item 2.

The Crown is the hidden item in this level. To unlock it, just play the following notes in this order:

Charlotte: "Isn't music fun?"

Enemy Data

Enemy Data: Chapter 2 Enemies
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
	3. Skeleton (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A skeletal corpse controlled by magic.	Strong: Pierce, Ice, Darkness Weak: Strike, Fire, Holy	Bind: Summon Skeleton Soul: Red (2.80%) Throw bones.	Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 7, Chapter 9	Abil: Bone Throw (arc)
	4. Ghost (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A small spirit doomed to wander the castle grounds for all eternity.		Soul: Blue (2.80%) Summon a Ghost as a familiar.	Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 4
	5. Axe Knight (Axe Armor) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A zombie warrior in heavy armor, equipped with a devastating axe.	Strong: Pierce, Ice Weak: Strike, Lightning, Petrify, Curse, Poison	Drop: Axe (8.30%) Axe Knight Shield (2.30%) Soul: Red (2.80%)	Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 7	Weapons: Axe, Axe Knight Shield
	10. Spittle Bone (Artibatirae) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A four-legged skeleton that crawls on walls.	Strong: Pierce, Darkness Weak: Strike, Fire, Holy	Bind: Raging Fire Soul: Red (2.80%) Spew fire while spinning around.	Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 4, Chapter 5
	11. Bone Pillar (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	Stacked dinosaur skulls, animated by a demonic force.	Strong: Darkness Weak: Strike, Fire, Holy	Bind: Fireball Soul: Yellow (1.30%) Increase CON.	Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 7, Chapter 9
	13. Une (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	An eerie plant that feeds on blood.	Strong: Lightning, Holy Weak: Fire, Darkness	Soul: Red (4.30%) Plant Une in the ground.	Chapter 2
	14. Man-eating Plant (Man-Eating Flower) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A carnivorous plant that grew and developed a taste for human flesh.	Strong: Lightning, Holy Weak: Slash, Pierce, Fire, Darkness	Bind: Demonseed Soul: Red (3.30%) Send pollen flying.	Chapter 2, Chapter 9
	15. Moldy Corpse (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A human consumed by evil after eating a cursed mushroom.	Weak: Slash, Petrify, Curse	Drop: Amanita (5.30%) Bind: Poison Spores Soul: Red (2.80%) Fling poisonus spores.	Chapter 2, Chapter 7
	16. Treant (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	An ancient tree animated by a purely malevolent will.	Strong: Lightning, Holy Weak: Slash, Pierce, Fire, Darkness	Soul: Yellow (3.30%)	Chapter 2, Chapter 9
	17. Persephone (Proserpina) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	The count's demonic maid. She seems to have bought a new vacuum cleaner.	Weak: Slash, Pierce, Petrify, Curse, Poison	Drop: Forget-Me-Not (5.30%) Heart Brooch (2.30%) Soul: Blue (2.80%)	Chapter 2, Chapter 4
	18. Frozen Shade (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A wraith that can freeze the air.	Strong: Ice Weak: Strike, Fire, Petrify, Curse, Poison	Drop: Pudding (5.30%) Bind: Ice Needle Soul: Red (2.80%)	Chapter 2, Chapter 8
	19. Ectoplasm (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A substance created by souls who cannot rest.	Weak: Holy	Drop: Uncurse Potion (5.30%) Summon Spirit (4.30%) Soul: Yellow (2.30%)	Chapter 2, Chapter 4, Chapter 6
	20. Imp (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A tiny demon who loves mischief.	Strong: Darkness Weak: Pierce, Petrify, Holy, Poison	Bind: Sickle Moon Soul: Yellow (2.30%)	Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6
	21. White Dragon (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	The bones of a long-necked dinosaur, animated by a demonic force.	Strong: Pierce, Darkness Weak: Strike, Fire, Holy	Bind: Raging Fire Soul: Blue (2.30%)	Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 5
	22. Aliorumnas (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	Witches banished by the Gothic king Filimer.	Strong: Fire, Ice, Lightning, Holy, Darkness Weak: Slash, Pierce, Petrify, Curse, Poison	Drop: Kiwi (5.30%) Steal: Ignis, Grando, Fulgur Soul: Yellow (2.30%)	Chapter 2, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 8
	23. Yorick (Soccer Boy) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A skeleton that ceaselessly chases its own skull.	Strong: Pierce Weak: Strike	Soul: Red (2.80%)	Chapter 2
	24. Glasya Labolas (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A demonic dog with large powerful wings.	Strong: Strike Weak: Slash, Ice, Petrify, Curse, Poison	Bind: Acidic Bubbles Soul: Red (2.80%)	Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4
	28. Succubus (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A demon that assumes the form of a beautiful maiden to drain vitality.	Strong: Fire, Ice, Lightning, Darkness Weak: Slash, Pierce, Petrify, Holy, Curse, Poison	Drop: Tiramisu (5.30%) Succubus Boots (1.80%) Soul: Yellow (0.80%)	Chapter 2, Chapter 6
	38. Sea Demon (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	An evil demon of the sea, skilled in ice magic.	Strong: Ice Weak: Slash, Pierce, Fire, Holy	Drop: Rahab's Frost (2.30%) Bind: Ice Fang Soul: Red (2.80%)	Chapter 2 (Hard), Chapter 5, Chapter 6
	39. Mimic (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A creature that disguises itself as treasure, then awaits its prey.	Weak: Fire, Petrify, Holy, Curse, Poison	Soul: Yellow (2.80%)	Chapter 1 (Hard), Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6
Boss
	47. Puppet Master (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	The cursed king of dolls and master of manipulating dimensions.	Weak: Strike, Fire, Holy	Drop: Holbein Dagger (Normal - Alucard only) Muramasa (Hard - Alucard and Soma only), Thief Ring (Hard), Healing Mail (Hard - Jonathan, Shanoa, Julius, Richter and Getsu Fuma only) Soul: Red (0.30%)	Chapter 2

Gallery

Maps

Chapter Select Map

Start screen

Background-only

Trivia

• The notes that have to played on the piano to unlock the hidden item are an excerpt of "Bloody Tears".
• It is possible that The Lost Village used in this stage is the same as the town of Jova from Castlevania II: Simon's Quest.

See also

• Caught in the Cradle of Decay - The previous chapter.
• The End of Chaos - The next chapter.

External links

• Castlevania Crypt - Source for map

References

• Destructoid