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Automatic items[edit]

These items appear when regular enemies are defeated. You can stock up on them by collecting as many as you can, and they will be used automatically whenever they are needed.

Key Red orb
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Throughout each stage, you will encounter a series of doors. Each of these doors is locked, but you can obtain keys to open these doors by defeating enemies. Each key can only open one door. When you exit from the room, the door locks behind you. You can enter the same door again, but it will require another key.
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If you collect a red orb, one will be added to your inventory. Every time you completely run out of health, you will automatically use red orbs to obtain more health. If you have more orbs than bars, you will only use as many orbs as you need. If you have more bars than orbs, you will use up all of your orbs to fill your health meter as much as possible.
Black orb Phoenix
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Like red orbs, black orbs affect your health. They will increase the length of your health meter by one bar. You can extend your health meter to a maximum of eight bars. The effect of the black orbs will only kick in when your run out of health with your current meter.
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If you happen to drop off of a ledge and wind up falling into a pit at the bottom of the screen, you will be rescued by a phoenix as long as you have one of these tiles. Once you are rescued, you can control the phoenix for a few seconds and direct it to carry you wherever it is capable of flying to. When time is up, the phoenix will disappear, and you will fall to the ground below.

Immediate items[edit]

Certain items will appear when an enemy is attacked in a particular way. As soon as you collect them, they go into effect for a limited period of time. Note that the effects of some scrolls take priority over others.

Multidirection throw Speed
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Upon collecting this item, you become capable of expelling four projectiles from your being in four different directions. When you throw, your projectiles will fly out to the left and the right, as well as the two upward diagonals
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The item grants the gift of great speed. Upon collecting this item, you will be able to run faster and fly forward through the air with more speed than usual. While the boost in speed is useful, remain cautious and do not allow yourself to run into danger.
Shadow trails Power increase
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In addition to providing you with invincibility, this item causes you to be followed by a trail of two shadow versions of yourself. Both shadows attack when you attack, and move when you move, although with a slight delay. You cannot be harmed while this item is in effect. Take advantage of the invulnerability that it provides you with.
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Collecting the shuriken will increase the power of your attacks. There is one shuriken found behind a locked door in every stage but the first. All shurikens except the second will extend your power meter. The second shuriken extends the distance that you can throw projectiles. If you collect five shurikens, you will begin throwing a new powered up projectile, and a sixth shuriken changes your projectile into a final form.
Floating Buddha
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This extra life item may be the only one copied right out of Fudo Myououden. Like in that game, whenever you enter a door and find a tall Buddha statue holding nothing, try standing on top of the exit, and slash the wall with your sword five times, and it may appear in the palm of tall statue.

Special powers[edit]

Special powers are obtained from inside rooms behind locked doors. Either the item will be presented to you in the hands of a statue, or you must defeat a mini-boss to obtain it. You can store them up, and each use will use up one stock.

Protective fire Lightning
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Using this item will cause a small two flames to rotate around your body and protect you from harm. If an enemy is struck by a flame, it will suffer damage as if you attacked it. It is very useful to protect yourself from attacks from behind.
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A powerful attack, this item will summon lightning that strikes down every enemy on the screen. However, you are forced to remain stationary during its use.
Wave beam
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With this item, you generate a giant wave of light which can be sent forth in the direction you are facing in order to attack the enemy. This wave can only be sent out in one direction at a time.