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Purgatory Gate

Purgatory Gate

Purgatory Gates are challenge rooms in Ninja Gaiden 4. They allow the player to enter in Purgatory, where they can receive NinjaCoin and Weapon EXP for successfully completing a series of harsh battles. Upon completing the story, any of the Purgatory Gates can be replayed from Challenge Mode section in the main menu.

While in Purgatory, combat results do not affect the score for a stage, and NinjaCoin and Weapon EXP are not earned when defeating enemies.

Difficulty[]

Each Purgatory challenge, the player can wager their life essence and sacrifice a portion of their health to increase the potential reward. The sacrificed health cannot be healed during the challenge. Once you are outside of the challenge, your health will be back to normal.

  • Realm of Gods: No Health Sacrifice
  • Realm of Man: -15% Health
  • Realm of War: -30% Health
  • Realm of Beasts: -45% Health
  • Realm of Hunger: -60% Health
  • Realm of Hell: -75% Health

Purgatory Gates[]

There are a total of 18 Purgatory Gates. Each Chapter has one, except for Chapter 14.

Bloodsoaked Tokyo[]

  • Location (Chapter 1): You will learn how to use Caddis Wire. After using it for the first time, you will have to use it few seconds later. Instead, turn left and head to the end, then climb up. On top you will find the Purgatory Gate.
  • Reward: 5000 to 15000 NinjaCoin and 3000 to 9000 Weapon EXP

Haunted District[]

  • Location (Chapter 2): You will reach a section where Yakumo will see a Security Drone and comment it may be useful. The game will also teach you to use Caddis Wire on the drones and then attack. After clearing the area and climbing up, you will see some wide stairs with two flying drones and a DDO Soldier with a cannon. Instead of going up the stairs, head left of them, where there are some blue containers. Behind them you will see a pipe. Hop onto it and it will lead to a dead end with the Purgatory Gate.

Phantom Pleasure Quarter[]

  • Location (Chapter 3): At the start of the stage, proceed forward and you will have your first encounter. Right after that you will have to use the Flying Bird Technique to climb up. Once on top, you will see a bridge ahead with a raven left of it. Instead, turn around and proceed until the dead end to find a Purgatory Gate.

Pilgrim's Windswept Path[]

  • Location (Chapter 4): After you drop into a crashsite after using the Dragonfly Glider, you will swing from a tree branch and then climb up. Two Tengu enemies will then show up, and to proceed you need to use Flying Bird Flip. However, instead of doing that, turn around and follow the path until the end, where you will find a Purgatory Gate.

Raging Valley[]

  • Location (Chapter 5): After the flying section, you will reach Umi and Tyran's shop. After that you will drop down and climb up. In this are to proceed you will have to go up some stone stairs and pass under a torii gate. You will be standing on a broken wooden bridge and will need to grapple to the other side. Instead, jump down and head right. After a bit, the Purgatory Gate will be on the left, up some stone stairs.

Guiding Winds[]

  • Location (Chapter 6): You will reach a section with Tyran and Umi's shops and to proceed you will to slide on a large rope. After the slide, you will need to catch a wind and glide on a platform with three green fires. As you land, turn right and you will see a branch on which you can swing. Follow the path and it will lead to a dead end with the Purgatory Gate.

Altar of the Mountain God[]

  • Location (Chapter 7): Soon after the start, you will reach an Umi and Tyran shops with a stairway leading up for the boss fight. Instead take the right path going down and follow it, it will lead to a dead end with the Purgatory Gate.

Drowned District[]

  • Location (Chapter 8): After you obtain the Pond Strider, you will use it and reach a disco room with two portals spawning enemies in the corners. In the room after that, instead of going down the water, turn right and follow the path, and it will lead to a Purgatory Gate.

Realm of Silent Dead[]

  • Location (Chapter 9): You will open a gate and then you will reach some water, where you need to use Pond Strider. Use it and follow the left wall. It will lead to a dead end with a Purgatory Gate.

Bounding Spirits[]

  • Location (Chapter 10): Right at the start, you will see some enemies ahead of you and Umi and Tyran's shops. Facing the Umi's shop, look behind it on the right side, there will be a garage gate opened. Follow the path there and it will lead to a Purgatory Gate.

Infiltration[]

  • Location (Chapter 11): After the second rail section, you will be in a section with E-4 written on the wall ahead of you. Once you climb up, you will need to jump on another rail with a speedboosting ring. While riding it, a train will force you to go to the right rail. Right as the train pass, immediately jump on the left rail and follow it. It will lead to a dead with the Purgatory Gate.

Dragon's Maw[]

  • Location (Chapter 12): After the room with the two D-0037 Vanguards (stationary rocket launchers), exit through the door and you will need to use the rail. This will lead to a room with two Heavy Infantry enemies. After you defeat them, don't go through the door. Instead standing 10 meters away from it, look left and you will see that you can jump down and swing. Follow that path and it will lead to a Purgatory Gate.

Clash of Convictions[]

  • Location (Chapter 13): At the start, turn back and head down the two set of stairs. Then turn left and you will see a hook point above you. Take the left path and continue following it. This will lead to a Purgatory Gate.

Fanged Gate[]

  • Location (Chapter 15): After you exit the underwrold, you will be in a disco room and fight some enemies. After that you will jump down and fight a large fiend, and then will be standing on the edge with a interdimensional portal at the bottom. Instead of jumping straight to it, jump on the platform on the left and go down the spiral staircase. At the bottom, then go right inside the tunnels. Then again go right and open the gate of the left to enter a disco room with a Purgatory Gate.

Downpour[]

  • Location (Chapter 16): After using the lift up, you will soon come out and see the geisha head in the far distance and a Muramasa's Shop slightly to your right. Turn right and follow the path. This will lead to a Purgatory Gate.

Howling Ravine[]

  • Location (Chapter 17): At the start, next to Muramasa's Shop, don't go up the stairs. Instead head downstairs (to the right) and follow the path. This will lead to a Purgatory Gate.

Darkness Reborn[]

  • Location (Chapter 18): After the elevator, you will fight two Van Gelfs, then reach a room with another Van Gelf. To proceed you need to head upstairs, instead, left of the stairs there will be some barricades that can be destroyed. Destroy them and follow the path, which will almost right away lead to a room with a Purgatory Gate.

Ebon Wings[]

  • Location (Chapter 19): Same place as the previous Purgatory Gate. After the elevator, you will face a Flare Shadow, and then two Flare Shadows. In that room with the two Flare Shadows, break the barricade on the left of the stairs and proceed to find a Purgatory Gate.
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