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Mar 29, 2012 · In This Guide. Brütal Legend. Double Fine Oct 13, 2009. Rate this game. Overview Basics Walkthrough Collectibles Maps. Brutal Legend at IGN: walkthroughs, items, maps, video tips, and...
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- Overview
- Welcome to the Age of Metal
- Exploited in the Bowels of Hell
- Kill Master's Mercy
- Lair of the Metal Queen
- To the Slaughter
- Battle for Bladehenge
- Tour of Destruction
- Fists Shall Fall
- Pilgrimage of Screams
This walkthrough covers all twenty-two story missions in Brütal Legend, on Brütal difficulty. As such, it contains spoilers, and players should read on at their own risk.
Achievement: Got a Car and a Date Complete the mission
Eddie Riggs, roadie for the band Kabbage Boy, is seen tuning a guitar. The guitarist approaches him and tries to wind him up, but Eddie simply hands back his fixed guitar and the guitarist storms off in a huff. Then the lead singer talks to Eddie about building a new stage that would speak more to the band's 'tween demographic', before going on stage to sing "Girlfriend". Eddie speaks to another roadie, wishing that he was born earlier. Eddie then spots the guitarist on top of the Ormagöden statue from which he soon falls off, forcing Eddie to rush into action to catch both the guitar and its player. After the guitarist runs off, Eddie is crushed underneath the Ormagöden stage, which collapses. Blood soon ends up on his belt buckle, and the real Ormagöden appears, kills the band (except for the bassist, who manages to escape) and takes Eddie away...
Eddie then wakes up in the Temple of Ormagöden, where red-hooded Druids are worshipping something. Eddie tries to talk to them but they draw daggers and advance on him.
Gameplay: Go down the stairs to the floor below, run over to the axe embedded in the ground and press Y to pick it up. If you want, you can walk around avoiding the Druids to hear Eddie trying to pacify them, though they ignore him of course.
When you have it, use A to attack and kill the Druids, then head back up the stairs to kill one trying to pick up your guitar. Grab the guitar with Y, then use X to hit the Druids with Shocker lightning strikes, or hold X down to blast them off the ground with a Pyro attack. Use your axe and guitar attacks to kill them and you will eventually learn how to block attacks (B) and how to perform the Earthshaker (A+X). Druids will constantly gate in as you kill them, so take as long as you want to get used to using your axe and guitar. When you are ready, use the Earthshaker 3 or 4 times to collapse your surroundings and trigger a cutscene.
Cutscene: The camera zooms out and Eddie sees that he is on a huge skull pile in the middle of some strange new land. A walking altar comes up one side of the pile and Eddie sees what looks like a nun on it, but he knows better and calls it out as a demon. The demon, a Battle Nun, turns around, comes down off the altar and roars at Eddie, breaking his contemplations on how sexy it is.
Achievement: Start A Revolution Complete the mission
Gameplay: You are technically able to free-roam after you are told how to use the map, and how the spotlight marks your current destination as set on it. Ophelia will start complaining if you start wandering around, so to save yourself the trouble, follow the road and head over to the light, and you will end up in Bladehenge.
Cutscene: Ophelia introduces Eddie to Lita and Lars Halford and they soon get to talking about Eddie's job over a meal. Eddie mentions that his belt buckle was responsible for bringing him to this world and it is revealed that the buckle is a depiction of Ormagöden, the legendary creator of the Brütal Land. Lars, Lita and Ophelia talk about a legend that says Ormagöden will bring a warrior into their world that would be either their saviour or destroyer. Eddie also learns that even though Lars would like to fight back against the demons, General Lionwhyte has taken the men of the army and turned them into slaves and the women have been taken as slaves in his "pleasure tower". Eddie decides to help them, starting by freeing the men enslaved in Lionwhyte's Crushing Pit mine.
Gameplay: When you start, a Tab Slab will be right in front of you, which when read with Y, gives you the power to summon your Druid Plow, or Deuce, anytime you want it with a guitar solo. Each Tab Slab you find teaches you a new solo, so be on the lookout for them around the world.
At this point you are on free roam, so you can explore as much or as little of the surrounding land as you want. Try finding a few Bound Serpents, Artifacts of Legend, Landmark Viewers or Lightning Plug Jumps, which will grant you Fire Tributes, the game's currency. You can spend these at a Motor Forge, one of which is along the road leading from Bladehenge to the Crushing Pit. Raise them up with a Relic Raiser solo, then drive in to access the store.
When you are ready to start the mission, drive over to the spotlight and talk to Lars.
Cutscene: When Eddie arrives back at Bladehenge, the Headbangers have arrived and met Lars and Lita. Ophelia is absent but just as Eddie wonders where she is, she appears, badly wounded. Lars sees the only way to save Ophelia's life is to take her to the Kill Master, a reclusive medicine man living on Tophat Mountain. Lita protests, but Lars sets off, with Eddie following.
Gameplay: Drive to the spotlight, taking time to stop in at a Motor Forge if you wish to purchase anything with your current Fire Tributes. You can also earn Fire Tributes by helping any of your troops on patrol around the world defeat enemy patrols they encounter. Anyway, when you reach the spotlight, talk to Lars to start the mission.
Cutscene: Lars will tell Eddie a little about the Kill Master and the Metal Spiders he keeps with him. He also informs Eddie that there are Lionwhyte loyalists blocking the path up, but Eddie is more than ready to take care of them if they get in the way.
Gameplay: You will find yourself at the foot of the mountain, with Lita and a group of Headbangers who have shown up to help. Move up and you will soon be confronted by Hairbangers. Kill them, and remember that you can Double Team with both the Headbangers (they crowd around Eddie in a mosh pit) to easily dispatch these enemies. Lita and Lars don't yet allow you to Double Team with them (Lars is carrying Ophelia and Lita just refuses).
Follow the path up, defeating Hairbangers, and you will soon encounter new enemies, a Punishing Party, standing out of reach on a high rock. The Dominatrices (girls) will throw spears at you from a distance, but the Slave (large guy with a ball gag) does not attack, so feel free to ignore him. Block their attacks and run forward between blocks until you are close enough to use guitar attacks on them. Use Shockers to stun and kill them one by one, or use Pyros to knock them off the rock for your allies to attack. When all the Dominatrices are dead, the Slave will finish himself off.
Continue up and repel the next ambush, which contains a few Bouncers, so target and kill them off first. Once you go a little further, someone will call out 'Stampede!' which is a prompt for you to get all your Headbangers into a mosh pit Double Team, as in a few moments, a horde of charging Raptor Elk will come down the mountain. Move to one side, using the mosh pit to knock out any elk who comes too close.
Achievement: Thick As A Baby's Arm Complete the mission
Gameplay: Lita and Lars are still arguing, so you will be doing this mission alone. Head down the mountain (you can summon the Deuce now) and follow the road towards the spotlight. You will pass a Motor Forge as you go, and because the Metal Spiders you will face on this mission don't burn, you may want to stop here if you are using the Eternal Fire axe treatment and swap it for the Razor's Edge one.
As you approach the spotlight, you will see a Tab Slab nearby, which will teach you the Facemelter solo. This solo is a very quick and short riff that is extremely potent against groups of enemies, so pick it up and test it on the Hairbangers who spawn.
Once you are done, head over to the spotlight and talk to the bassist there for a quick cutscene where Eddie tries to make him care about the fact he is going into the Metal Queen's lair.
When you regain control, walk as far into the lair as you can until you are ambushed by metal spiders. These will close the distance with you by using a jumping attack, so block it and retaliate with your axe or guitar. Keep in mind that Metal Spiders can't burn, so don't bother with Fire Chords or other fire attacks.
Move on and you will be attacked by 3-4 swarms of tiny spiders. These will try to crawl onto you, but you can only reliably kill them with an Earthshaker. Wait for a group to start jumping on you, then perform one to kill them off.
Cutscene: Once Eddie arrives back at Bladehenge, he sees that the Kill Master has modded the trike Eddie built to create the Thunderhog, a bass-emitting vehicle for him and his riders to use. When he drives away, Eddie sees Ophelia, and asks if she is going to tell him how she got hurt. Ophelia refuses to, as she believes Eddie won't let her go back and finish the job if she does. But Eddie says he loves watching her fight, so Ophelia tells him to meet her at the Razor Plains - and not to say anything to Lars about it.
Head on over to the spotlight and it will turn into another cutscene with the girls Ophelia was trying to save. She says she's trying to teach them how to fight using the carcass of the Razorfire Boar, as when you take out its metal bones, it can be turned into a ranged weapon.
Eddie realises that this is what nearly killed her last time, so he says he'll help her out and just in case, he'll keep the Kill Master nearby. Eddie jumps into the back of the Thunderhog once the Kill Master arrives and they set out to herd the boars for Ophelia.
Gameplay: This is a simple mission and actually more of a tutorial teaching you how to use the Thunderhog's Double Team attack. Unlike the other Double Teams you may have been using so far, the Thunderhog controls as a vehicle, so drive it around as you would the Deuce. The Boars will attempt to avoid you while you are in a vehicle, so drive around them and chase them back towards Ophelia. Once you have them trapped between you and the steps, use A to unleash a bass reverb that will stun anything (like the boars) near you. If you hit them successfully, you will see Ophelia run down the steps and gut one, removing its husk. Once the short (and amusing) cutscene finishes, stun any other boars who you still have trapped near the stairs for Ophelia. If you run out, go back out into the field and round up some more for her. Note that the Stun Note attack has a cooldown, so if you see that the Thunderhog's amps are sparking, you will have to wait until they stop before you can use it again.
Once you have helped Ophelia harvest a couple more boars, you will complete the mission and receive a Brutal Victory.
Cutscene: With the Razor Girls suitably supplied with carcasses, Ophelia tells Eddie to meet her back at Bladehenge for a weapons demo.
Achievement: Hair Remover Complete the mission
Cutscene: When Eddie returns to Bladehenge, it will turn into another cutscene where the Razor Girls try out their new weapons, and they work perfectly. They are welcomed into Bladehenge and ask when they attack, and just then, Mangus (a previously unseen ally) shouts "ATTACK!". They see what looks like searchlights on the horizon and this apparently means Lionwhyte's army is heading in their direction.
Lars declares that Ironheade will stand their ground at Bladehenge and have victory, but Lita doubts this is possible, as Bladehenge isn't well-fortified. Eddie then says he can build something and tells Lars to bring his best engineer and meet him in the northeast field, as he has an idea. However, Lars has no idea what an engineer is, so he brings Mangus along (Whom has no idea what an engineer is either).
You will regain control at this point, so make any preparations you wish and then talk to Lars and Mangus at the staging area for the upcoming battle.
When Eddie gets to the fields, he asks Lars the direction he thinks Lionwhyte's troops will attack from, and on getting the answer, states this is where they will build a Megastage to put on 'possibly the biggest rock show ever.'
Lars is confused, and Eddie explains that where he is from, a guitar only makes noise - here on the Brütal Land, its noise blows stuff up, so the sheer power and noise of a full-on stageshow may be more than enough to repel Lionwhyte's incoming forces. He then sends Mangus to grab some friends, and in record time, the stage is constructed.
This mission requires you to have purchased the Machine Gun primary weapon for the Deuce before you can proceed. Head over to the nearby Motor Forge and buy it if necessary.
Cutscene: After Eddie tells Mangus to get things underway, the Ironheade troops file onto the bus and the Tour is ready to begin. However, Tick Choppers are observing from nearby and move in to intercept the bus.
Gameplay: Your job here is to stay near the Tour Bus and destroy the attacking Tick Choppers with your machine guns (and your side flamers, if you purchased them as well). Tick Choppers that drive in front of the bus will be run over, so focus on the ones coming up on the sides and back.
Your machine guns will automatically target enemies that are directly in front of you, so get behind targets and hold down A to fire. If you can't see any in front of you, hold down X to light up your side flamers and you may torch a few Tick Choppers that try to pass you; switch to your machine guns if they get past. The Tick Choppers, for their part, will throw small Metal Ticks at the bus when they are close enough, and too many of these will destroy it, so you need to be quick in killing them. Be sure not to shoot the bus yourself!
From time to time, you may need to diverge off the road to chase Tick Choppers alongside paths or off jumps. Be aware of where the main road is going so you can get back to the bus quickly.
Once you reach the desert area at the end of the highway, the escort will be complete, giving you Brutal Victory.
STAGE BATTLE: vs the Hair Metal Milita at Battersmith
As before, the presence of the Megastage summons Fans from the nearby Fan Geysers - who in turn attract the Fan Leeches, large flying creatures who promptly fly down and clamp their mouths over the Fan Geysers, leeching out the Fans for themselves. This horrifies Ironheade's commanders and angers Eddie, but before they can act, Eddie falls to the ground, as again his back is in sudden pain. This time, the source of the pain is revealed: as his friends watch helplessly, huge leathery wings emerge from Eddie's back. When he finally raises his head, his eyes have yellowed and his skin has turned a deep red - yet as he rises to his feet, Eddie flaps his wings and proclaims how great he feels. At that moment, Bouncers pour from the gates of Battersmith and Eddie reassures them that despite how he looks, he's still the same Eddie as before and that they should take advantage of his new form for the coming battle. Lars agrees and Ironheade gets ready to meet the enemy attack. Although Ophelia is concerned for Eddie, Eddie brushes it off, saying that he always wanted wings. Gameplay: At this point, you will be taught how to use your greatest tactical option during a Stage Battle: the ability to fly. Get used to moving and looking around and then you will be granted your final squad command: Move To Beacon. Using this allows you to send your units to the Beacon that you can now set by holding down the Left Bumper and moving the white spotlight around the battlefield. Flying allows you to move around the battlefield much faster and also takes you out of range of melee attackers. You can also outrange ranged enemies easily by flying up and/or away from them. Flying gives you a wide view of a battlefield, letting you see where enemies are clustered, which allows you to swoop down and perform Facemelters, or any other attacks you like, before taking off again. You cannot attack in any way while flying, but you can recruit units and issue all your standard orders to your troops. The first thing you must do however, is paint a target with the Beacon - in this case, a Fan Leech, so bring up the Beacon and place it over the closest Leech to your Megastage (the beam will snap to it and enlarge when you have it marked). Then order your team to move to the Beacon and once they get to it, they will attack and drive off the Fan Leech, freeing the Fan Geyser for you. One thing to note here is that (at this point) you cannot effectively drive off Fan Leeches or attack enemy Merch Booths and buildings on your own. Either Double Team with an ally and use their Double Team attack, or send them in directly using the Beacon or Attack commands. Your new Summon Flag and Rally Army solos will help you marshal your units more effectively. Playing the Summon Flag solo will create a flag that any new units you create will head to. You can pick it up and carry it around on your back so that units will automatically come to you when spawned, or you can use Y to set it at a specific point that new units will group up at. This saves you having to go back near the Stage and ordering new units to follow you. The Summon Army solo will bring all your units on the field to your location. You can use it if you want to get them near an enemy position quickly or to pull back and defend a location, or just to regroup if they get scattered (which can happen in later Stage Battles). Anyway, note that you will need to build your forces up (your load limit is 40 from now on), as you only begin with Lars, Lita and Ophelia. Set them on the Leech and as they move in, you will see a short cutscene where a Bouncer runs out and begins operating a mortar cannon. At the moment, you are still out of range, but you will need to take care of him, so using your flying ability, head to the top of the gate while your allies take care of the Fan Leech. Kill the Bouncer operating the mortar and fly back, as by then, the Fan Leech should be driven off and the Fan Geyser free for your Fan Tribute. There are three other Leeches on the battlefield and by now, you may see that the Hair Metal Militia has driven off the one directly in front of the gate, claiming the Fan Geyser for themselves. They will usually try to go for the Leech on the far right next, so either intercept them, beat them there or go for the other one first, whichever you choose. Either way, your objective is to break down the gates to Battersmith, so whether you want to capture all the Fan Geysers first or just send squads directly to the gate is up to you. This is generally a simple Stage Battle, so experiment until you find an approach that you like. Once you destroy the gates, you will win the Stage Battle and achieve Brutal Victory. Cutscene: Furious at the Bouncers' failure to hold Battersmith, Lionwhyte fires them and retreats, leaving the poor oafs unemployed. Lars stops Eddie from attacking them further, seeing that they are no longer Ironheade's enemies, as they no longer work for Lionwhyte. Eddie reverts to his human form and the group makes their way inside Battersmith, heading for the Cleave of the Impaler. Lars, who is taking point, moves ahead of the others and unwittingly activates one of the Impaler Towers guarding the way through. It fires at him, but with surprising swiftness, a Bouncer dives across and pushes Lars out of the way. At that point, several stealthy figures walk out of the Cleave, carrying huge boxes on their backs. Although Lita suspects them of being Lionwhyte's men, Ophelia reveals that they work with her, smuggling Razor Girls out of the Pleasure Dome in their boxes. The fact that they are good at hauling things, that they stay in the shadows, wear only black and are hard to see from a distance leads Eddie to conclude the men are Roadies. With 'some monster amps', Eddie states that they will be able to get the army through the Cleave and into Lionwhyte's Pleasure Dome. Ophelia mentions that a place called The Screaming Wall has amps like that, so Eddie instructs her and the Roadies to meet him there to collect some.
Achievement: French Kiss Instructor Complete the mission
Cutscene: When he arrives, Eddie asks Ophelia what the two Bouncers are doing there. She replies that they only want to help now, so after cracking a joke about their hands, Eddie sets off down the trail, with Ophelia, the Bouncers and a squad of Ironheade troops in tow.
Gameplay: Head down the cliff trail. After you walk a little, you will see the impact of the wall, where it blows up a seagull just by its noise, and sends a shockwave powerful enough to open up molten lava, which a few Hairbangers blunder into, much to the amusement of your Headbangers.
Proceed a little further and you will encounter a group of Hairbangers and Groupies waiting for you. It is important to protect the Roadies during this mission, making sure they are fully healed (Double Team with the Thunderhog to speed this up) before moving on. If they are killed, you will fail the mission.
As you proceed, Lionwhyte will appear and try to tempt your Bouncers back into the Hair Metal Militia with the promise of new uniforms. They will refuse and he will fly off, so keep on walking. You will see further down the path are some Bouncer-like figures blocking the way. These are Glitter Fists, who are the Bouncers that opted to go back to the Militia and so have the new 'uniforms' Lionwhyte offered.
As you approach, the lava stream will break open like before, but this time, the enemies will jump over it and attack, so fight them off, paying special attention to the Glitter Fists who may try to target your Roadies.
Follow the roadie Eddie Riggs as he is send by a belt buckle of the eternal Firebeast Ormagöden into a alternative world of heavy metal. Equiped with an axe,...
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Brütal Legend Walkthrough: 1: Walkthrough overview 2: General hints and tips; 3: Story walkthrough; 4: Side Missions; 5: Collectibles; 6: Online; 7: DLC Achievements
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Brütal Legend Walkthrough: 1: Walkthrough overview; 2: General hints and tips; 3: Story walkthrough 4: Side Missions; 5: Collectibles; 6: Online; 7: DLC Achievements
