DARK SOULS II

38 Achievements

1,000

Xbox 360

The Heir

See the ending Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked

100

How to unlock the The Heir achievement in DARK SOULS II - Definitive Guide

BLUEBERRYPETE

TrueAchievements

25 Mar 2014 16:58

You get this achievement for beating the game, it pops after the credits stop.

Here's a road map on how to beat the game.

You can still do everything after beating the final boss in the Throne of Want (you'll need a soul of a giant before the boss pops up in the Throne though). After beating the final boss, you can hit NG+ whenever you want by clicking the Majula bonfire. I recommend slaughtering every NPC you can for giggles and loot before NG+ The hag ladies you meet in the beginning of the game drop 8 human effigies if you kill them!

I finished the game around level 190 but only because I knocked off all the NG achievements first. Realistically most people finish the game around level 100-120.

25 Mar 2014 16:58

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Ok I finished NG, my question is will I get any special items by killing the giant lord before killing Nashandra? If so , is the item needed for any achievement? I actually have killed the giant lord first, then killed defender and watcher, but I was killed by Nashandra. So that respwaned and used the defender souls for the defender great swords , and when I come back to the final boss area , I don't see the duo bosses anymore , but just Nashandra and I killed her and received her souls, I am just wondering if I have missed any items , since technically I was not fighting her right after duo bosses?

By TheDayWalker888 on 23 Apr 2014 20:40

No you did not.

By bodaggit on 28 Oct 2014 07:42

In the solution you say that you need a Soul of a Giant for Nashandra to appear, but this is not the case. The Souls of a Giant merely lower King Vendrick's defenses and have no bearing on Nashandra.

However when you kill the Giant Lord in the Memory of Jeigh you'll receive, in addition to his soul, the Giant's Kinship "key". It is the Giant's Kinship that makes Nashandra appear after the Throne Watcher/Defender fight.

By AllOvaMyself on 04 Aug 2016 15:08

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FireRaiser1985

TrueAchievements

23 Mar 2014 13:13

This is a story related achivement and it can't be missed. It's for beating the game. The final bosses is located in Dragleic Castle, left to the bonfire "King's Gate". You must have the King's Ring equipped to open the gate.

As a side note: Don't worry if you haven't explored the whole world because when you beat the game you will be back at the bonfire at Majula and you can explore how much you want and travel between bonfires as usual.

If you want to start NG+ you can choose the option "Begin journey 2 to Dragleic" from the same bonfire in Majula.

Good luck!

23 Mar 2014 13:13

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Thank you! I was looking everywhere online, but couldn't find anything saying if NG+ starts right after the final boss or not.

By WattMade on 27 Mar 2014 01:08

Seraphim17

TrueAchievements

27 May 2014 20:12

Here is a playlist link to a full walkthrough of Dark Souls 2 with commentary. It features a powerful setup that allows players of all skill levels to adequately destroy the game with very little investment.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTaOHX8kEkD6a2rsteB61...

Hope this helps.

27 May 2014 20:12

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I'm assuming this is your guide considering you share the same user name. That being said you sound intelligent and knowledgeable about the game and I realize this isn't a blind play-through but some of your menu clicks are extremely fast without much explanation of what you're doing. I've watched all the way to Earthern Peak so far and I was wondering if you plan on imbuing any of your maces with anything. Also It would help if I knew a vague way that your distributing your SL points that best fits your build. I'm guessing hitting the soft cap of STR at 40 first and then dex and end?

Great guide and valid points in your commentary but I feel definitely directed at Souls veterans or advanced players due to the jargon you use. It took me forever to find out what scaling meant. Sorry if this sounds noobish or would have been better suited for a personal message.

By JasonsOkay on 29 Jul 2014 13:33

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TrueAchievements

12 Mar 2014 11:11

This achievement will unlock when you complete the game.

The name of this secret achievement is "The Heir", and the description reads "See the ending."

12 Mar 2014 11:11

jackanape

XboxAchievements

Story progression – can’t be missed. Once you have the Ashen Mist Heart you need to use it on the various inanimate giants in the Forest of Fallen Giants (one near ballista room, one past Pursuer fog gate location and one through King’s door you can now open). Once these are complete, go to the King’s door in Drangleic castle (to the left of the first bonfire) and head to the Throne of Want. You then have two boss fights, back to back, though you can do the first one BEFORE doing the memories of the giants to make your life easier. After the last boss is defeating you have completed the game and get the achievement. You can then choose to mop up anything you have missed or go into NG+ (if you chose the first option you can then select NG+ from the Majula bonfire).

Scheibler_Gabi

TrueTrophies

14 Apr 2020 15:08

Warning: heavy spoilers ahead for the end of the game!!

To get this achievement you must see one of the endings. There are two different endings, you can leave the room (Dark ending) or enter the kiln and take the throne (fire ending).

The final room is the Throne of Want, accessed through the King's Gate near the King's Gate bonfire. Before coming here, the previous boss you should have killed in the Giant Lord.

There are three potential NPC summons before the fog gate.

There are two different bosses that you must fight, and a third optional boss that gives you the new ending.

These all occur in the same location, you can either fight them all one after the other without much of a pause, or you can use homeward bone (or other things with the same effect) which will allow you to replenish your estus. Once you have defeated a boss the next will be there when you go back.

1. Throne Watcher and Throne Defender:

These two bosses come at you relentlessly. The Throne Watcher is nimble and has a longer reach than you might expect. The Throne Defender is larger and tougher, but much easier to dodge. They have separate health bars much like the Twin Dragonriders, and when they reach half health they will apply a resin to their weapon. Summoning a phantom can help shift some pressure off you.

2. Queen Nashandra:

Nashandra is a large dark skeletal figure with a huge scythe. At the start of the fight she summons a few orbs which inflict curse when nearby (similar to the curse urns), you can hit these to remove them (they die from any hit, no matter how weak). I suggest you take care of these as quickly as possible otherwise your health bar will diminish quickly. The easy way to beat her is to stand just outside of her scythe reach to provoke an attack where she fires a laser at you. She will raise her left hand and charge for a second, just roll out of the way then charge her, hit her until her attack ends, then repeat.

Note: if you have not met Aldia (Giant fire face guy) in the Undead Crypt or the Dragon Shrine because you skipped/missed the bonfires, and/or if you did not kill Vendrick before fighting Nashandra then the game will end here with the original ending cutscene (light ending).

3. Aldia, Scholar of the First Sin:

Aldia only appears as the final boss if you met him at the fourth primal bonfire (you will miss this if you do the Shrine of Winter skip), at the first bonfire as you enter the Undead Crypt, and at the bonfire in the Dragon Shrine (just after the bridge). Furthermore, you must have killed Vendrick before defeating Nashandra (see 'Vendrick' guide for assistance).

If the above conditions are met then after you defeat Nashandra, Aldia will talk for a bit then appear. He has fairly basic attacks and is quite weak. Do not attack him (mêlée) while he is surrounded by fire. He has a tree attack where tree spikes come out of the ground, easy to dodge. He also teleports, when he comes out of the teleport the flames are not around him, so hit him a couple of times, but they come back fairly quickly. If he charges a fireball above his head then you can attack him safely for a longer period of time, but be careful the fireball does immense damage (insta killed me at full health, 30 vitality), so once you have hit him a bit distance yourself and dodge the fireball, which has moderate speed. He also has some more attacks but they are rarer and of little consequence.

Once you have defeated him you will be presented with a choice, to either leave the way you came, or go towards the kiln. Make your choice and thetrophy should pop, along with credits that may be unskippable (I couldn't).

14 Apr 2020 15:08

QuantumMercury

PlaystationTrophies

After using Ashen Mist Heart to acquire the 4 Soul of a Giant you will be able to challenge the final boss of the game. 3 of them are in the Forest of Fallen Giants and 1 is in the Black Gulch. Below is the path you will need to take to see the ending of the game:

1. Find all 4 Soul of a Giant
2. Defeat Throne Watchers
3. Defeat Nashandra.

The only boss you really need to worry about is Nashandra, she can curse you quickly which makes you lose your humanity / health so destroy the hexes she places around herself to prevent being cursed. Watch out for her hand beam attack which deals a lot of damage when you are far away. If she approaches you then she will attack with her Scythe, be aware of that as well. She seems to take damage evenly from everything so use your strongest spells/weapons on her, she is an easy boss in the end. Video guides outlining the walkthrough and bosses are below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7IeGDjsmaA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X65feoTi3Nk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yweszzvPx_w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CaIFFSKda4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGwgc6r47TA

Credit to Video Games Source and QuantumMercury for the videos.

ArtisTHorroR

stratege.ru

04 May 2014 21:06

This guide was translated automatically.

Give at the end of the credits, after the last boss of the game. You can't scroll through the credits (it seems). After them, a free play mode is available, and NG+ can be done through a fire in Majula, so don’t be afraid to finish the game)

04 May 2014 21:06

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On the first playthrough (NG), it is impossible to skip the credits, but on subsequent playthroughs (Ng+, Ng++) you need to click on x to skip the credits. And by the way, after the credits you can be given one of two items:
A. Illusory Ring of Exaltation - makes the weapon in the right hand invisible, to obtain it you need to complete the game without resting at the fire (exceptions are fires after the bosses: Forgotten Sinner, Old Iron King, Rotten, Duke's Favorite Freya, to make sure that you have lit the right one bonfire, instead of the inscription the bonfire is lit, the inscription the main bonfire will be restored). Lighting bonfires also does not count.
B. Illusory Ring of the Conqueror - makes the weapon in the left hand invisible; you cannot die to receive it. (Putting a curse effect on a character does not count).
However, obtaining these rings is optional.

By Mr_Rurik on 09 Jul 2017 23:36

ArcadeHero20

PSNProfiles

28 Jul 2020 00:00

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