Ninja Gaiden 4 All Collectible Locations Guide

This guide shows all Ninja Gaiden 4 Collectible Locations which will earn you all associated trophies and achievements (Gourdies, Purgatory Trials, Health Upgrades, Missions, Accessories and Combat Skills).

Luckily nothing is missable. Chapters can be selected freely in a New Game+ and you can replay every chapter to get missing collectibles. You can play on the easiest difficulty for all of them, and it’s recommended not to play on the highest difficulties while going for all of the missions, as they often include strong mini-bosses or groups of enemies. Everything is saved to your profile once you reach a checkpoint.

Here’s an overview of all Collectibles and what Trophies & Achievements they unlock:

• 15 Gourdies –  Critter Collector – the Gourdies are small little beige creatures with sharp teeth that reesemble a gourd. They are two types of them, regular ones and blue ones. The regular gourdies will just be standing around and they will need to be captured by successfully entering a combination of different buttons. The blue ones are very skiddish and need to be caught from behind by surprise, so you will have to run up on them while their back is turned.
• 18 Purgatory Gates –  Annihilator &  Challenger of Challenges – you will find one purgatory gate per chapter (except Chapter 14) and they are usually not too hidden. Often simply walking into an optional area is enough to already find one. You can select the lowest difficulty for the Purgatory Gates and play on Hero for the boss trials, this will be enough for the “Challenger of Challenges” trophy. Completing ones you missed during your playthrough in the challenge section of the main menu will not unlock the Annihilator trophy!
• 13 Health Upgrades (23 Upgrade Items) –  Ninja Fortitude – they come in the form of the item Dragon Lord’s Grace when playing as Yakumo, which consists of 1x Black Scale and 1x Phantasmal Herb. As soon as you find you find at least one of each, the game will automatically combine them and craft a Dragon Lord’s Grace for you and extend your life bar. It is not possible to find the combined item or unlock it, you always have to find them one by one for the game to craft it. So in total there are 20 items that you need to find to get all 10 Health Upgrades. This guide will go over all of the ones you can find in chests, as all of the remaining ones will be acquired as a reward by completing missions. Ryu will have to collect the traditional “Lives of the Thousand Gods“, which is just a singular item. There are thankfully only three of them.
• 34 Missions – Ninja Business  & Work Horse  – this guide will go over all of the chapter specific missions in the game, as they are hidden in optional areas and can be overlooked if you just focus on the main story path. General missions can be completed in any chapter at any time. Always make sure to accept EVERY available mission whenever you interact with a DarkNest terminal. Make sure to also deliver the completed missions right away at the next terminal, as some of them are continuations of other missions.
• 7 Accesories – The accesories in the game are not requiered for any trophy, however they will grant useful abilities and as such are worth collecting. Most of them are automatic rewards for completing missions or combat trials, this guide specifically points out the ones you collect from chests, and the rest will come as automatic rewards.
• 13 Combat Skills – When playing as Ryu, you have to collect Combat Skills such as the Perfect Block or the Fatal Flash from chests. Yakumo can simply buy them. You will be rewarded with Master of Combat  once you have collected and bought them all.

Chapter 1: Bloodsoaked Tokyo

Mission #1 – Execute the D.D.O. distribution officers (Target Area: Sky City Tokyo): Once you get to the area with the massive mechanic doll head in the sky, turn right instead of following the story path to the left. You will have to go right and then left again (it’s the only path anyway) and wall run across two big gaps. You will end up in a dead end alley with a massive fan blade in the background. The officer is waiting for you here and you simply have to take out all the enemies.

Purgatory Gate #1: Just before you have to use the Caddis Wire for the second time to jump over a gap between buildings, turn left to see three dump trucks parked next to each other. Simply run past them and turn left in to a an alley where you can use the flying bird technique. Once you are up on the roof, the gate is located right in front of you.

Gourdy #1: From the previous collectible, jump back down to the main path and cross the gap with the Caddis Wire. Once on the other side, turn left instead of right and you will find the Gourdy in front of some boxes.

Accessory #1 (Cobalt Ring): After you complete another Cadis Wire jump, you will encounter your first surveillance drone (the ones you can hook onto) with some big flat screens behind it. Normally you have to proceed through a gate on the left, however for this one you want to go right. Follow the path until you end up in an alley with a dead end and a chest. In that chest, you will find the Cobalt Ring.

Mission #2 – Find the data chip in Sky City Tokyo (Target Area: Sky City Tokyo): Once you get to the area with the troop carrier air craft on a helicopter pad, you can see three chests next to each other in the far right corner, right in front of you. Left of the chests, you will find the data chip with a blue glow on the floor. You pretty much have to walk by it to proceed with the main path, so it’s quite hard to miss. (Reward: Phantasmal Herb)

Chapter 2: Haunted District

Purgatory Gate #2: Once you enter the stage with the flying D.D.O. enemies and the drones, use the Cadis Wire to scale the large building in front of you, turn right and make your way through the blue shipping containers, to get to a different monorail track in a broken down building. The track does not glow orange. Skate on the track until you have to jump off and simply make your way up some stairs to find the gate.

Health Upgrade #1 (Black Scale): After the big fight with the flying D.D.O. enemies and the surveillance drones, you will get to a new monorail track that you could skate on, but instead turn left and open the chest in front of you.

Mission #3 – Execute the D.D.O. bodyguards (Target Area: Sky City Tokyo): After the second main monorail section, you will end up in an area with the two regular shops and a flying bird jump area. Once you performed the jump, turn around instead of going straight. Now simply jump the gap to your left and hop onto another monorail section. At the end of this, you will encounter several enemies in the air and on the ground. Once the battle has been finished, you will complete the mission.

Gourdy #2: Keep going with the story until you end up in a square shaped room with a broken yellow monorail track on the left side and the regular vendors on the right. Simply climb up the shipping containers here in order to find the second Gourdy of the game.

Chapter 3: Phantom Pleasure Quarter

Purgatory Gate #3: After using the flying bird flip to get up the shaft right after the beginning of the mission, turn around and follow the alley instead of crossing the bridge in front of you as you would have to for the main story path. The gate is located yet again in a dead end.

Mission #4 – Find the rotting charm in Sky City Tokyo (Target Area: Sky City Tokyo): Once you have made your way into the temple and the main door leading to the second phase of the Daemon boss fight closes in your face, you are forced to take a detour to the left. Wall run across the gap and you will find your first small demon fight here, head up the stairs shortly after and go behind the shipping container on the right. You will find a chest with the charm in it hidden behind it. (Reward: Black Scale)

Mission #5 – Execute the food thief (Target Area: Sky City Tokyo): After the previous mission, head down and underneath the higher floor you were just on. Open the gate to your left and you will find the thief at the end of the dead end corridor you just opened up. Keep Izuna dropping him for a quick and easy fight.

Health Upgrade #2 (Phantasmal Herb): After your first Burabura lantern daemon encounter, simply turn right and walk up the narrow stairs. There is a chest with a Phantasmal Herb right at the top.

Gourdy #3: There will be a section where you need to use a wall run to reach a higher platform to continue with the main story path. Simply drop down and head on straight to find the Gourdy in a small room filled with trash.

Mission #6 – Execute the renegade D.D.O. soldiers (Target Area: Sky City Tokyo): There will be a section where you need to use a wall run to reach a higher platform to continue with the main story path. Simply drop down and turn right down a corridor. At the end you will find the D.D.O. soldiers you need to kill.

Chapter 4: Pilgrim’s Windswept Path

Health Upgrade #3 (Black Scale): You will be in a stealth area with 3 different officer enemies after you had to smash a wooden barricade. Once you completed the stealth section, go left instead of following the story path to the right. You will have to wall run up a wall and you will find a chest with the Black Scale in it, right in front of a massive tengu statue.

Mission #7 – Execute the tengu leaders (Target Area: Fuuhaku Sanctum): Right after unlocking the Dragonfly Glider, ignore the broken bridge in front of you and head right to take a detour through a canyon. You will have to use wall runs and your Caddis Wire and cross a fallen tree trunk acting as a bridge. At the end of this passage you will end up in front of a large shrine gate and the Tengu leaders will spawn in. Kill them to complete the mission.

Gourdy #4: Just after exiting a short cave before you have to use the Dragonfly Glider for the second time, turn right instead of using the glider. The blue Gourdy will be on a ledge below you. The blue ones frighten when they see you get close to them, so you have to sneak up on them. For this one, you have to jump on the pillar behind it using the Caddis Wire. Jump off the cliff and spam the Caddis Wire button immediately, since it will also spot you if you fall long enough and then pull yourself up. Now simply jump down behind it and capture it.

Mission #8 – Find the secret supplies in Fuuhaku Sanctum (Target Area: Fuuhaku Sanctum): After using the Dragonfly Glider for the second time, you will end up in an area with a freight train that crashed. In the rubble, you will find two orange chests and a blue one, which will count as the secret supplies. (Reward: Black Scale)

Purgatory Gate #4: Making your way through the canyon with the Caddis Wire, you will end up on a narrow cliff and you are meant to use the flying bird flip to scale a rock wall, however turn around and walk away from the mission path. Following this narrow path you are on will lead you to the gate for this chapter.

Chapter 5: Raging Valley

Gourdy #5: In the cave system you will get to an intersection with 3 green torches right above you and a wall to your left with a lot of yellow flowers growing on it. Wall run up this wall and then take a left and slide underneath a rock wall, to end up in a tunnel with the Gourdy at the end of it.

Mission #9 – Execute the troublemaker (Target Area: Fuuhaku Sanctum): In the cave system, you will get to a large area with a temple at the end of the path to the left. Instead of heading there, go right and interact with a wooden door. The troublemaker is located in the next area you get to.

Purgatory Gate #5: There will be a section with the ruin of a temple that you can access and find a chest inside. Moving onto the next area, you are meant to jump over a revine, however simply jump down into the valley right below it. Down there keep following the path back to the main mission until you find the next purgatory gate at the top of a small set of stairs.

Mission #10 – Execute the rampaging daemons (Target Area: Fuuhaku Sanctum): In the area with a large courtyard between several temples, head over to the right side and jump onto the roof. After that proceed straight through a passage in the mountain and use the flying bird flip to scale up a cliff. Once you are up here, you will find a massive tree surrounded by the rampaging daemons you have to kill.

Accessory #2 (Ashen Pipe): In the area with the 4 temples, make your way up the stairs in the middle. Underneath the temple roof in front of you, is a rope which you need to hit to ring a bell. You need to ring it once for your first hidden chest, another 3 times to spawn some enemies you have to kill and then a fifth and final time to spawn the second hidden chest, with the accessory in it.

Gourdy #6: Moving on from the previous accessory and the bell, simply turn right when facing the temple and look up. You will a Caddis Wire spot with a wall run that will take you to the next Gourdy. Be careful as it is a blue one which has to be caught without being spotted by it.

Accessory #3 (Crimson Ring): During the Dragonfly Glider section, you will pass through a canyon with some wooden platforms and a wall run at the end to get back into the air stream, however you want to jump onto the two poles to the right of that section. Simply Caddis Wire across the gap and you will jump onto a ledge that has a chest with the ring in it.

Mission #11 – Retrieve the heirloom knife in Fuuhaku Sanctum (Target Area: Fuuhaku Sanctum): After yet another Dragonfly Glider section, you will be in a canyon with two tengu fights and eventually you will be shot at with fire balls by one of the large metal tea pot enemies. Make your way over to the tea pot enemy and kill it, to find the heirloom knife behind it on the ground. It has a blue glow to it. (Reward: Phantasmal Herb)

Mission #12 – Find the tengu offering in Fuuhaku Sanctum (Target Area: Fuuhaku Sanctum): Right after the boss fight, leave the boss arena and turn left. You will find it laying in the corner in front of you. (Reward: Phantasmal Herb)

Chapter 6: Guiding Winds

Health Upgrade #4 (Black Scale): At the very start of the mission you will land on a rope bridge after a flying section. Instead of crossing the bridge normally, go the other way. The health upgrade is inside the chest on the broken bridge to the left of the shops.

Purgatory Gate #6: After finding another set of shops, you will use the Dragonfly Glider very briefly to land on some wooden platforms in a canyon. Instead of proceeding left, use the Caddis Wire on the right to swing across the gap. Follow the path until you end up at the next purgatory gate.

Mission #13 – Execute the man-eating daemons (Target Area: Fuuhaku Sanctum): Once you get to the two stores right after fighting 2 shield daemons. Before continuning with the main path, head back to the wooden pathway you landed on before and instead of going to the stores on the right, take a left and hop onto another air stream. You will ebnd up landing at a temple embedded in a mountain cliff and the oni daemons will spawn here.

Gourdy #7: You will get to an area that has two yellow flying brid flip sections back to back. Once you completed the second flip, turn around and look down onto the ledge on the right side. Jump over and collect Gourdy number 7.

Chapter 7: Altar of the Mountain God

Gourdy #8 + Purgatory Gate #7: At the start of the chapter, follow the stairs down to the right instead of going up the stairs of the main path. Once you reach the end of the path, you will find a purgatory gate and a gourdy sitting right behind it.

Chapter 8: Drowned District

Gourdy #9: Right at the start of the chapter, simply turn 90 degrees to the right. You will see the blue gourdy pacing around in circles through a closed gate. Wait for it to turn its back on you and then capture it.

Mission #14 – Execute the otherworldly messengers (Target Area: Drowned District): Once you made your way down the spiral staircase, instead of going right and following the mission path, go left and swing over to the opening of a pipe. At the end of said pipe, you will find an area with the otherworldy messengers.

Mission #15 – Find the antiquated currency in the Drowned District (Target Area: Drowned District): After obtaining the Pond Strider, you will surf along your first sewer tunnel. Towards the end of the tunnel you will pass by a disco ball in the water right before reaching a new big area which contains two enemy spawn gates. After entering, destroy the gate in the left corner and you will find a chest with the antiquated currency in it. (Reward: Black Scale)

Purgatory Gate #8: After you cleared the room with the two enemy spawn portals (a bit after unlocking the Pond Strider), walk through the door into the next area. Instead of going left, go right around a hallway, then use the flying bird flip and finally the Pond Strider to surf along a pipe. You will end up on a room that has the 8th purgatory gate of the game.

Chapter 9: Realm of Silent Dead

Purgatory Gate #9: Once you get to the area you can freely explore with your Pond Strider, simply jump into the water from where you start and surf along the left side of the area until you get to the entrance of a cave. Inside that cave you will find the purgatory gate at the end.

Health Upgrade #5 (Black Scale): In the large surf area you have to pass underneath a big orange gate in order to get to the next large area. As soon as you slide under the gate, stick to the left side of the area and keep surfing until you reach a tunnel. The tunnel will end in a small cave with some enemies spawning. Kill them and then open the right chest of the two, it will contain another Black Scale that you need.

Gourdy #10: After you jump over the ramp right at the end of the second surf area, you will end up in front of the a crystal cave entrance. Now instead of going inside, turn around and start surfing towards the left. You will run into some of the fiends covered in corals and you can use your Caddis Wire to pull yourself up a building. Keep advancing until you can fly over a large void with the Dragonfly Glider. You will land in an area with a chest and a gourdy hiding next to an AC unit right behind the chest.

Mission #16 – Execute the miscreant (Target Area: Drowned District): After you pass through the club section, you will end up in a tunnel with the first two shops of the chapter. Instead of going left, take the optional path to the right. Climb a ladder and at the end of the hallway, you will find an area with the miscreant.

Gourdy #11: The second time you return to the crystal alternative dimension, you will have to use the flying bird flip to get up a cliff. On top of the cliff, you are meant to advance straight ahead and surf again, however turn right and jump along the ledge until you get to a platform with a blue gourdy on it. Wait until it will turn its back to you, then jump over an capture it.

Mission #17 – Find 3 beautiful minerals in the Drowned District (Target Area: Drowned District) 1 out of 3: After jumping over the massive gap from the surfing section, stop on the small strip of land to your left. Take the optional path down the cliff on the left and then continue straight ahead towards some buildings. The mineral has the same blueish item glow as previous missions.

Mission #18 – Execute the enormous fiends (Target Area: Drowned District): From the previous beautiful mineral, you turn to the right and surf down a river. You will have to do another 3 Caddis Wire jumps, which will eventually get you to an area with two of the enormous fiends from earlier. Kill them to complete the mission.

Mission #17 – Find 3 beautiful minerals in the Drowned District (Target Area: Drowned District) 2 out of 3: Starting again from the small strip of land you have been standing on for the second mission in Chapter 9 (Mission #17), now you want to use the Pond Strider and actually jump the gap in the water. On the other side, get to shore and kill the portal spawning enemies. Behind it, you will see a ledge you can climb up. After that, you have to surf again and once you get to land again, you will see the mineral on your left.

Mission #17 – Find 3 beautiful minerals in the Drowned District (Target Area: Drowned District) 3 out of 3: Once you made your way down the raging river and destroyed a portal spawning the fiend dogs, you will have to use the Caddis Wire 3 times in a row to get up a cliff. Now before you use the Dragonfly Glider to proceed, simply look down on the floor to find the last mineral. (Reward: Phantasmal Herb)

Accessory #4 (Cultivation Omamori): Shortly after finding the last beautiful mineral for a side mission (after the wolf spawn enemy), you will get to a section where you have to use the Dragonfly Glider two times back to back and your goal is to land all the way on the elevated platform on the left, since you are not able to get up here any other way. The accessory is inside the chest on the platform.

Chapter 10: Bounding Spirits

Purgatory Gate #10: You will start the next mission in a tunnel with two stores and a few enemies you have to kill. Once you have killed them, take the optional path to your right past the stores, instead of staying in the main tunnel. At the end of this hallway, you will open a door and find the gate in the area you just unlocked.

Chapter 11: Infiltration

Gourdy #12: After using the flying bird flip, you will get to a railway track with some shipping containers in the back. Instead of riding the track, head around the containers and follow the path. The gourdy will be up a set of stairs.

Mission #19 – Execute the D.D.O.’s special defense forces (Target Area: Dragon’s Maw): You will find the second store of the chapter after doing a few more flying bird flips. Shortly after, you will rail-surf for the third time and eventually get to a section with 4 rails next to each other. After you perform the wallrun at the end of the 4 rail section, you will quickly have to jump on a rail to your left which will actually lead away from the other 2 main rails you have at this point. At the end of this path, you will land on a building with a few samurais that you have to kill. A troop carrier will fly in and spawn the special defense forces once you have killed all of the previous enemies.

Health Upgrade #6 (Phantasmal Herb): After the previous collectible simply hop onto the rail to continue. You will get to a station where you have to climb up onto a second level and then start riding a singular railway track again. You will glide by a station to your left you have to pull yourself onto with the Caddis Wire. Here you will find 4 chests in a row, the very last one contains the health upgrade.

Purgatory Gate #11: From the previous collectible, continue on the rail. You will have to dodge a train shortly after and normally you can stay on the rail you are now on to progress with the main path, however as soon as the train passed you, you want to hop left onto the rail the train was on. Now simply ride it until the end to find the gate.

Chapter 12: Dragon’s Maw

Health Upgrade #7 (Phantasmal Herb): In the area where you killed the first golem samurai of the mission. In the right corner of the room before going through the next door in the chest.

Accessory #5 (Fortune Omamori): You will get to your first hallway with red lasers that you have to pass. Instead of doing that, go to the right and look behind the cargo containers there to find the chest with the omamori.

Mission #20 – Execute the elite D.D.O. squadron (Target Area: Dragon’s Maw): You will use the flying bird flip to get into a massive open area. You are supposed to go straight ahead and cross a massive gap, instead turn around and walk down the path there. You will use a flying bird flip and then get onto a railway track again. Follow the track until you land in a new area. The fight against the squadron will start right away. Simply use the guillotine throw to kick them all off the map.

Gourdy #13: Once you are on the other side of the massive void area, keep following the main path. You will get to a part where you have to go up some small staircase and then use the Caddis Wire on two poles in a row. Instead of doing that, look by the cargo containers to the left of the stairs. There is also a chest with an item. The gourdy is waiting for you in the corner behind the chest.

Gourdy #14: After using the Dragonfly Glider and a railway track, you will land in an area with a few elite enemies and two D-0037 vanguards (the big turret enemies). Kill all of the enemies then walk through the gate. Now turn left to spot the blue gourdy. Time your advance well to surprise it from behind.

Purgatory Gate #12: In the area where you fought the two D.D.O. heavy enemies (one with a launcher and a melee one), turn left and swing alongside a Caddis Wire section. On your optional path, keep going straight and then through a door. The gate is located up the stairs in the next room.

Mission #21 – Execute the strange oni (Target Area: Dragon’s Maw): You will find yourself in a massive open area with no floor after doing some wallruns, swings and rides. You are on a narrow ledge and have to walk through a gate in front of you, however turn left and do a few wallruns and Caddis Wire swings and a railway surf at the end. You will drop down into an area that has the humanoid enemy you have been fighting throughout the game in these missions. This time you will kill him for good for this playthrough. You will see him again in New Game+ however.

Mission #22 – Find the classified document in the Dragon’s Maw (Target Area: Dragon’s Maw): You will end up in a large room with flashing red lights and you have to hurry up to an elevator before the gates to it close. In that room, head to the exit, but first go right before leaving to find a blue chest with the documents in it in the corner. (Reward: Black Scale)

Chapter 13: Clash of Convictions

Purgatory Gate #13: At the very start of the chapter, turn around and walk down the stairs. Turn left and use the Caddis Wire to get up onto a walkway above you. Go left again and use two more Caddis Wire points to get onto a railway track. You will have to do some rail-surfing and wall-running to get to the end, where you will find the gate right in front of you, up a flight of stairs.

Chapter 14: Unholy Descent

No collectibles in this chapter.

Chapter 15: Fanged Gate

Skill #1 – Fatal Flash: This can be found in the first hallway of the chapter, after you go through the door in front of you. The game will also inform you about the collectible skills here. It’s basically unmissable.

Skill #2 – Perfect Block: In the large, open sewer area with the disco ball. Once you have walked through the main gate to get here, simply turn right and collect the chest in the corner. It’s not really hidden and directly on the main mission’s path.

Skill #3 – Mirage: Same room as the previous skill, however this one is located in the far right corner of the room. It can be seen clearly as soon as you enter the room.

Skill #4 – Perfect Fatal Flash: You will end up in the alternative crystal dimension with Ryu and have to fight some enemies and progress a bit. Once you stumble upon the first of Muramasa’s shops right by the shore of the soul lake, you have to start water-running across it. Just keep going straight until you land on a small island with a chest right in the middle of it. Very easy to spot as well.

Skill #5 – Art of Adornment Lv. 4: Starting from the same island as before, refocus your camera so it points you towards the large orange gate you have to slide underneath. Instead of doing that, turn to the right and start water-running down a tunnel. Once you reach land again, you should be able to spot the chest right in front of you.

Skill #6 – Perfect Block (Gleam Form): Now it’s time to pass the gate and follow the main story path. After sliding underneath, hug the right wall of the area and keep turning right, until you reach another small part of land. You will fight some fiends here. Once that is done, jump into the water again from the other side of the patch of land, not where you already came from. You will enter a tunnel shortly after and you also have to jump over an obstacle here. Once you get to the end, you will see the chest to the right of where you landed.

Mission #23 – Execute the spreading monstrosities (Target Area: Drowned District): From the previous collectible, backtrack a few steps towards the water and this time you will want to walk up the slope to your left instead of going right. At the top of this little incline, the monstrosities will start spawning.

Ryu’s Health Upgrade #1: After you fought your way through a disco sewer area, you will land in a circular room with a shop in front of you. Do a 180° turn, and you will see a chest in front of you by the wall. This is the first of the three “Lives of the Thousand Gods” item.

Skill #7 – Mirage (Gleam Form): Once you get to the next large circular room, you will be able to look down and see a spiraling staircase alongside the walls. You now have two options, jump all the way down on the left side and land on the very top of the staircase or pull yourself up a broken pipe sticking out of the wall in the middle of the room. Once you made your way down the staircase, you can turn right and head into a tunnel. Once inside, take the right hallway and follow it all the way until the end. You will enter a room with three circular dance floors. The chest with the skill is on the right platform.

Purgatory Gate #14: The gate is located on the left platform, in the same room as the previous collectible.

Chapter 16: Downpour

Skill #8 – Art of Defense Lv. 5: From where you start the mission, simply walk forward and open the chest in front of the stairs. Quite impressive if someone manages to miss this one.

Purgatory Gate #15: In the area with the massive doll head in the sky, turn to the right and follow the way past a shop. You will have to perform a wall run and jump over a few gaps, but just keep following the path until you hit a dead end. Here you will find the next purgatory gate. This is the exact same location as in Mission #1.

Skill #9 – Fatal Flash (Gleam Form): Once you have used the four drones to make your way over the massive gap, you will find yourself right underneath the doll head. Instead of going straight, take the path to your left and swing across another gap. In this small area where you killed the kettle fiend, look to your left and walk up a few steps to the chest that contains the next combat skill.

Ryu’s Health Upgrade #2: From the previous chest, turn left and walk into the far corner. Very easy to spot as soon as you swing into this area.

Skill #10 – Reflect: Now back in the same area as chapter 3, you will once again enter the massive temple of the phantom pleasure quarter. Inside you will have to break purple doors to advance. After reaching the second door, turn 180° and keep going straight until you get to two large shipping container towers. The chest is located in the middle of them, hidden behind some boxes.

Mission #24 – Execute the rampant monstrosities (Target Area: Sky City Tokyo): After opening the previous chest, simply do a flying bird flip up the shipping containers. Keep following the corridor until you drop down into an area with the monstrosities in it. It’s some tengus and a large kettle fiend.

Skill #11 – Chain Link: In the exact same room as the previous mission. You will see it once you enter through the gate, right in front of you by the wall.

Skill #12 – Perfect Fatal Flash (Gleam Form): From the previous chest, turn around and go straight, climb up the ladder, turn around and wall run across the gap. Now on the second level, simply go straight until you hit a dead end with a chest.

Chapter 17: Howling Ravine

Purgatory Gate #16: At the start of the chapter, take the optional path to the right instead of going up the stairs. Use the Caddis Wire and then jump to the next platform. At the end of this path you will find the next purgatory gate.

Chapter 18: Darkness Reborn

Purgatory Gate #17: You will get to a white cube-shaped room with pipes on every wall. The main path leads you up a staircase, however you want to go through the metal barricades on your left. At the end of this short hallway, you will find the second to last gate.

Skill #13 – Reflect (Gleam Form): Same room as the previous collectible, but this time go up the stairs. Keep going until you get to a shaft you have to wall-run up. The chest is to your left as soon as you enter the room.

Accessory #6 (Focus God’s Orb): After reaching a new floor with some triangular-shaped steel beams, turn left to find the chest sitting in plain sight.

Ryu’s Health Upgrade #3:  Still in the same room as before, cross the bridge in the middle of the room and turn right instead of going left. The chest will be in front of you.

Chapter 19: Ebon Wings

Purgatory Gate #18: Same location as gate #17, only difference is that you are now playing as Yakumo and not Ryu.

Gourdy #15: You will get to the room with the triangular steel beams again. Cross the bridge and follow the path up a shaft. You will have to go through a door to get into the next room. Once in here, the gourdy can be found on the right side of the room between 3 crates.

Accessory #7 (Strife God’s Orb): Same location as the gourdy, but now you have to jump onto the shipping container in the right corner of the room.

Health Upgrade #8: After you have defeated Ryu in battle, you will start climbing the Dragon’s Maw. Once you reach the very first stores, you will get to a shaft you have to use the flying bird flip on. Instead of that, walk around the left corner of the shaft to find a chest sitting there.

New Game +

Load the savefile you beat the game with and accept all of the new missions now unlocked. The remaining missions are listed in chronological order of the chapters.

Chapter 1: Bloodsoaked Tokyo

Mission #25 – Use Kage-Hiruko to defeat the D.D.O. Commander (Target Area: All Areas): The D.D.O. Commander is the final boss of chapter 1 and you have to eliminate him with the Kage-Hiruko (  ). Alternatively you can also play chapter 12 and kill him there. You can now lower the difficulty as well to make this simpler. Equip the weapon before the fight starts and do not switch it out until you have defeated the boss.

Chapter 2: Haunted District

Mission #26 – Find the flower kunai in Sky City Tokyo (Target Area: Sky City Tokyo): After the second main monorail section, you will end up in an area with the two regular shops and a flying bird jump area. Once you performed the jump, turn around instead of going straight. Jump over to the ledge on your right. The kunai has a very bright purple glow and should be easy enough to spot. (Reward: Black Scale)

Mission #27 – Execute the otherworldy invaders (Target Area: Sky City Tokyo): From the previous collectible, start again at the top of the flying bird flip spot. Now simply jump the gap to your left, go through the gate and then hop onto another rail section. At the end of this, you will encounter several enemies in the air and on the ground, which were tied to mission #3 in your first playthrough. Now you want to go up the stairs and use your Dragonfly Glider which you did not possess previously. Open the door and walk into the corridor to spawn the invaders.

Chapter 5: Raging Valley

Mission #28 – Use Magatsuhi to defeat Sanzeon (Target Area: All Areas): Sanzeon is the final boss of chapter 5 and you have to eliminate him with the Magatsuhi (  ). You can now lower the difficulty as well to make this simpler. Equip the weapon before the fight starts and do not switch it out until you have defeated the boss.

Chapter 6: Guiding Winds

Mission #29 – Execute the possessed swordsman (Target Area: Fuuhaku Sanctum): When you follow the main story path, you will eventually get to a section where you have to wall run over a gap while one of the kettle fiends is shooting fireballs directly at you. After that you will see some bamboo trees leading up a cliff and at the top of the cliff, you have to perform a flying bird flip. Instead of doing that however, stay at the bottom and look for a chest to your right side. Behind that chest, you can see water flowing in a canyon. You can now use your Pond Strider which you did not have the last time you were here. Simply surf down the small river and you will land right in front of the swordsman boss battle. Completing this will also unlock the trophy Consumed by Corruption .

Mission #30 – Find the flower kunai in Fuuhaku Sanctum (Target Area: Fuuhaku Sanctum): Throughout chapter 5 and 6 you have to smash massive tengu stone statues to proceed with the story. At the very end of chapter 6 after having a long battle against some kettle fiends, tengus and onis, you will smash the last tengu statue. Walk through the pathway you created and drop down the ledge. Now turn around and you will see the kunai to your left in plain view. After that use you dragonfly glider to finish the chapter. (Reward: Phantasmal Herb)

Chapter 8: Drowned District

Mission #31 – Find the flower kunai in the Drowned District (Target Area: Drowned District): The first time you enter the underground disco, Umi will make the remark “So loud!”. There is one large dance floor right in front of you and behind that is the stage with the turntables on it. Once you have killed all the fiends in this room, you will go through the door behind the turntables to progress the story. After dropping down the hole in the next area, you will see some rusty cargo containers close to you. The kunai is on top of the three stacked containers on the right. (Reward: Black Scale)

Chapter 9: Realm of Silent Dead

Mission #32 – Use Yatousen to defeat Veilotl (Target Area: All Areas): Veilotl is the final boss of chapter 9 and you have to eliminate him with the Yatousen (  ). You can now lower the difficulty as well to make this simpler. Equip the weapon before the fight starts and do not switch it out until you have defeated the boss.

Chapter 11: Infiltration

Mission #33 – Find the flower kunai in the Dragon’s Maw (Target Area: Dragon’s Maw): After you complete the very first rail section of the chapter, you will land in a white room with 6-7 samurai. After you have killed them, you can go through the door in the next area. As soon as you walk through the door, turn left to find the kunai in the corner. This is right before the flying bird flip. (Reward: Phantasmal Herb)

Mission #34 – Use Takeminakata to defeat the D-1018 Chariot (Target Area: All Areas): The D-1018 Chariot is the final boss of chapter 11 and you have to eliminate him with the Takeminakata (  ). You can now lower the difficulty as well to make this simpler. Equip the weapon before the fight starts and do not switch it out until you have defeated the boss.

 

More Ninja Gaiden 4 Guides:

• Missions Guide
• Bosses (Master Ninja Difficulty)
• Purgatory Trials
• Combat Trials
• Trophy Guide