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Eternal Life

Eternal Life

Obtained the Ankh.

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How to unlock the Eternal Life achievement in Spelunky - Definitive Guide

The Ankh is a special story item that will start you on the path to the City of Gold. It can be found in the Black Market, which is a hidden entrance somewhere (it's randomized) in Jungle. You will want to bring sticky bombs there if you want to be 100% sure you find the Black Market, as I've seen the entrance be in the ceiling...

In order to find the Black Market, you must be carrying the Udjat Eye, which is a special item you can find by unlocking the locked chest in the Mines. It's a randomized item that will sometimes be impossible to get, but whenever you find either the chest or the key, you should pick it up and bring it with you in the hopes that you'll find the other piece. This item must be obtained in the Mines, so you'll need to start over if you hit the Jungle without getting it. The chest always contains the Udjat Eye.

Once you get to the Jungle with the Eye, it will start making an obvious noise and a graphical effect will happen on your HUD as you get closer to the hidden entrance. You know you've found it when it's beeping and blinking like crazy, then just put down a bomb and you'll reveal the entrance.

The Ankh is $50,000 in the Black Market. If you go there with angry shopkeepers, you will probably not last, so try to get there without pissing anyone off! If you get there with happy shopkeepers but no money, you can steal the Ankh and get the achievement even if you get killed doing so.
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30 Jun 2012 07:14

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There is a small possibility this achievement will not pop when you get the Ankh. I had to do it twice for it to unlock :x
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By a tea tree on 07 Jul 2012 09:10
Same here - I bought it the first time and nothing happened. The second time I picked it up from a roomful of dead shopkeepers, and it unlocked immediately.
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By JadedJonty on 12 Jul 2012 00:02
It unlocked for me when I grabbed it from a shop and exited quickly. I immediately died afterwards (and was resurrected by the Ankh), but it seems to unlock once you exit the shop where you bought/stole it.
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By mrbellek on 12 Jul 2012 09:07
The cheevo didn't pop the first time i bought it :/
Guess it pops the second time you buy it
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By DanSh0wSt0pper on 12 Jul 2012 20:53
I stole it and it unlocked for me.
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By mrbellek on 13 Jul 2012 11:05
I stole it on my first try (and immediately died within seconds of obtaining it) and the achievement unlocked. :)
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By born4this on 15 Jul 2012 17:38
You can get into the black market without the eye, the door has the same appearance as the exit, but behind scenery. If you see it behind, just bomb it.
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By Commlal on 13 Aug 2012 01:44
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The Ankh is hide in the black market.
Ot reach it you need complete some things.

In the mines, find the udjat eye. It's in the unique chest who need a key to open it (in one of the four stages randomly, never in 1-1).
- Find the key, open the chest and take the Udjat Eye.
Then reach the jungle and run through levels. The Udjat Eye will bleep blue. Sign you are near the black market.
- Here destroy earth blocks to discover the door.
Then find the shopkeeper who have the Ankh. If you have enough money, buy it ! Or steal it and run :D

Look the video to view the entiere run !
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30 Aug 2012 10:38

To obtain the Ankh, you will first need to get the Udjat Eye which is located in a chest in the Mines. It is possible to do this without the Udjat Eye, but you'll have lots of trouble without it. Sometimes you won't get a stage with a gold key and chest, so you'll have to start from the beginning of the Mines again. If a stage spawns a chest, there will definitely be a gold key to open it. When you find the key, pick it up and carry it to the chest. The chest will give you the Udjat Eye.

Now you need to clear the Mines level. When you arrive in the Jungle, you'll need to find the Black Market. The Udjat Eye will blink blue and make a beeping noise when you are near the Black Market. Search every area of the Jungle stages until it starts beeping. You'll know you're getting closer to the Black Market when the Udjat Eye begins blinking and beeping faster. When it starts going very fast, place bombs around the terrain to reveal the door to the Black market. Sometimes you will have to dig deep into the ground, and sometimes it will be above you, so if you can, bring paste with you to the Jungle.

Once inside the Black Market, you will see many shops with most of the items in the game available to purchase. Be careful in here, because there are still traps and enemies. Look around until you find a shop dedicated to an object that looks like the one in the achievement tile. The Ankh costs $50,000, but you can just steal it and get the achievement even though the shopkeepers will kill you immediately. To reach the City of Gold you will need the Ankh, so if you're attempting to get there during this playthrough, you will most likely want to purchase it.

The Ankh will revive you upon death, but it will break and not be usable for the rest of that playthrough. You will need it for City of Gold. Once you pick up the Ankh, the achievement will unlock.

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Ankh can be purchased at the Black Market. Or steal it. You can get to the Black Market at levels 2-1, 2-2, 2-3. To more easily determine the location of the market, I advise you to go into the jungle with UchadEye.
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30 May 2014 18:26