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This is a walkthrough guide from Muse City to Kuskus Town for Suikoden 2 HD Remaster. Check out what you need to do in each area to progress the story, as well as a list of recruitable characters along the way!
| ◀ Previous Guide | Next Guide ▶ |
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| Ryube Village to Toto Village | South Window City to Lakewest Town |
List of Contents
| 1 |  After leaving Toto Village, travel northwest toward Muse City. When you arrive, the guard at the entrance will inform you that you need an Entry Permit to enter. |
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| 2 |  Head east to the White Deer Inn. Step inside the Inn and speak with Hilda to sleep for the night. |
| 3 |  As you leave the Inn, you'll overhear Hilda's husband, Alex, mention that he has an Entry Permit. He offers to trade the pass in exchange for your help in finding treasure within the Sindar Ruins. |
| 4 |  Before heading to the Sindar Ruins, make sure you're well-prepared, as the ruins are filled with enemies and culminate in a boss battle. There is a Peddler and a Runemaster in the Inn. |
| 5 |  When you're ready, enter the Sindar Ruins by going to the path beside the Inn. |
| 1 |  Approach the door and let Alex unlock it. Inside, interact with the panel beside the next door so he can open it again. |
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| 2 |  Once you're in Sindar Ruins, take the left path to find chests containing Mega Medicine and a Stone of Magic. Be ready to fight enemies along the way! ▶︎ Sindar Ruins Dungeon Guide |
| 3 |  Head north, then turn right just before the bridge. Follow the path down the left side of the canal to obtain an Angry Blow Scroll from a chest. |
| 4 |  Cross the bridge and move north to obtain Gauntlets from a chest. |
| 5 |  Go beneath the bridge, turn left along the right side of the canal, and proceed north into the next area. |
| 6 |  You'll find a door with a circular hole in it. Interact with it, and Alex will mention that you need to put something in the slot. |
| 7 |  Head left to an area with statues. Push the misplaced statue to the right to unlock the door. |
| 8 |  Enter the room to collect the Round Plate from the stand and Shoulder Pads from the chest. |
| 9 |  Place the Round Plate in the slot to open the door. Upon entering, you will come across a statue of a two-headed snake. |
| 10 |  Cross the bridge to the left of the statue. At the first corner, you’ll find the Triangle Plate. Continue to the very end of the path to obtain the Fire Lizard Orb. |
| 11 |  Return to the statue and go north to reach an intersection with a bridge on the left. Turn right toward the bridge, then climb the staircase and use the Triangle Plate to drain the water from the canal, allowing you to walk through it. |
| 12 |  Head back to the intersection and proceed north to cross the canal, where you'll find a chest containing Chain Mail. |
| 13 |  Step down into the canal, turn left, and continue south until you reach the bridge next to the door with the Round Plate from earlier. |
| 14 |  Turn left at the next corner to obtain the Square Plate. You can also head further south to open a chest containing a Water Orb. |
| 15 |  With the Square Plate in hand, return to the two-headed snake statue and take the path to its right. Use the Square Plate to unlock the door and obtain the Magic Absorb Orb and Old Book Vol. 2 from the chests inside. ▶︎ List of All Old Books and How to Use Them |
| 16 |  Return to intersection and cross the bridge on the left. Save your progress at the nearby Journeyman Orb. Place the Square Plate in the slot next to the door and step inside. ▶︎ How to Save Progress |
| 17 |  Prepare for an upcoming boss battle by making sure your party is fully healed and properly equipped. When ready, interact with the Stone Tablet next to the door to have Alex open it. |
| 18 |  Enter the room and face Double Head. The boss is weak to fire, so use fire-based attacks and spells to take it down. ▶︎ Double Head Boss Guide |
| 19 |  After defeating Double Head, go forward to claim the treasure of the ruins: a Healing Herb. With Alex disappointed by the find, make your way back to the White Deer Inn. |
| 20 |  As you leave Sindar Ruins, Alex tosses the Healing Herb on the ground next to the entrance. Keep this in mind for later. |
| 21 |  Upon returning to the Inn, you'll find that Hilda has fallen ill. |
| 22 |  Go back to the entrance of Sindar Ruins, retrieve the discarded Healing Herb, and bring it to Hilda to cure her. |
| 23 |  Grateful for saving his wife, Alex will give you the Entry Permit, allowing you to finally enter Muse City. |
| 1 |  Return to Muse City and present the Entry Permit at the entrance. However, the guard becomes suspicious and arrests your party, sending you to jail. |
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| 2 |  After a cutscene in prison, Viktor and Flik arrive to bail you out. You're then free to explore the city. ▶︎ Muse City Guide |
| * |  Head to an alleyway northeast of the city, to the right of the Appraisal Shop, you will trigger an event with Elza and Clive. If you miss this event, you will not be able to recruit Clive. ▶︎ Clive's Quest Walkthrough |
| * |  Go to the city entrance, where you'll encounter Elza again and receive Sound Set #1. ▶︎ How to Get and Use Sound Sets |
| 3 |  Make your way north to City Hall. Viktor will join the party, then talk to Anabelle in her office on the upper left. |
| 4 |  After speaking with Anabelle, enter the room to the right. Jess will task you to spy on Luca's army. You can get a Book when you interact with the nearby bookshelves. |
| * |  Before heading out, you can recruit Tuta, who is just south of City Hall. Talk to him, and after a conversation with Huan, he will join your party. Once you're outside, talk to Huan again and receive a Recipe #3. |
| * |  You can also recruit Anita in Leona's Tavern, located southeast of the city. Repeatedly enter and exit the tavern while speaking to her each time. Continue doing this until you can finally ask her to join your party. |
| 5 |  Leave Muse City and head north to the Muse-Highland Checkpoint. |
| 6 |  Speak to the guards at the gate to gain entry, then turn right toward the forest. Be ready to fight enemies along the way! ▶︎ Highland Garrison Duengeon Guide |
| 7 |  Follow the right path and continue east until you reach a chest containing a Circlet. |
| 8 |  Take the northwest path at the fork to find another chest containing a Belt of Strength. |
| 9 |  Return to the fork and head to the northeast path, following the trail upward until you reach the Highland Garrison. |
| 10 |  Once inside the garrison, make your way to the brown tent in the upper-right corner. A Highland Soldier will question you but ultimately allow you inside. |
| 11 |  After investigating the tent, Rowd exposes your cover and alerts the soldiers. Before making your escape, open the chest near the tent to obtain a Fire Sealing Orb. |
| 12 |  Run to the large white tent in the center of the garrison, where Jillia will step in to hide you both from Rowd. |
| 13 |  Escape the garrison, but just as you're about to leave, Rowd catches up to you, triggering a battle against the Highland Soldiers. |
| 14 |  Following the battle, Jowy decides to stay behind and leave your party to buy you time to escape. |
| 15 |  Meet up with Nanami at the forest, where you will be ambushed by another group of Highland Soldiers. Defeat them to survive! |
| 16 |  Return to Muse City and head to Anabelle's office in City Hall. An official will stop you, so make your way to Leona's Tavern to meet up with Viktor and Flik. |
| 17 |  Head back to City Hall again and speak with Anabelle in her office. |
| 18 |  After talking with Anabelle, exit the city and talk to Nanami. You can choose to wait for Jowy with Nanami or wait at the tavern. Choosing to wait with Nanami will unlock additional dialogue. She will occasionally ask if you still want to wait with her, choose to stay each time. Eventually, Pilika will join in, and Jowy will arrive later to reunite with your party. |
| 19 |  The next day, head northwest of the city to go to Jowston Hill for the Hilltop Conference. |
| 20 |  Following the lengthy conference, return to Leona's Tavern, where Anabelle will ask you to slow down the Highland Army. |
| 21 |  Before proceeding, be sure to save your game. When you're ready, speak with Viktor to initiate the Army Battle. Note: Consider unequipping Jowy's powerful equipment and Runes as well, should he have any. |
| 22 |  While you can engage enemy units, the best strategy is to focus on survival. Use your unit's Bright Shield Rune to heal nearby allies. Eventually, Miklotov's unit will arrive, forcing the enemy to retreat. ▶︎ Army Battle Guide |
| * |  You can recruit Gilbert by attacking him. You cannot control his unit until this happens. If Gilbert's army unit dies, you will not recruit him and complete the 108 Stars of Destiny. |
| 23 |  After the battle, speak with Nanami and rest for the night. The next morning, visit Annabelle’s office to speak with her, then head back to Leona’s Tavern. |
| 24 |  Follow Jowy to the right side of City Hall and confront him. This will trigger a cutscene with Viktor and Annabelle. |
| 25 |  From the tavern, return to City Hall in the evening and head through the corridor and enter the private room. |
| 26 |  After the cutscene, run back to Leona’s Tavern to retrieve Pilika, but be prepared to fight Highland Soldiers along the way. |
| 27 |  Escape the city through the south gate. A cutscene will play, showing you, Nanami, and Pilika resting under a large tree. |
| 1 |  You'll find yourself on the overworld map with Coronet Town just south of you. Enter the town. |
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| 2 |  Make your way to the port at the southern end, where a Highland Soldier informs you that no one is allowed to sail across the lake. ▶︎ Coronet Town Guide |
| 3 |  Head to the Inn near the northern entrance of town, where you'll reunite with Eilie, Rina, and Bolgan. The group catches up over lunch at the Tavern. |
| 4 |  From the Tavern, go to the southeastern part of town and enter the small hut to meet Yam Koo and Tai Ho. |
| 5 |  Tai Ho agrees to use his boat if you can defeat him in a game of Chinchirorin. This two-player dice game is played with three dice and a bowl. Be sure to save beforehand to avoid losing too much Potch. ▶︎ Chinchirorin Dice Minigame Guide |
| 6 |  Once you win, return to the Tavern, where Eilie, Rina, and Bolgan will officially join your party. |
| 7 |  Go back to the hut, and Tai Ho and Yam Koo will sail you across the lake to Kuskus Town. ▶︎ South Window City to Lakewest Town |
The cutscene in Muse City between Clive and Elza will start a series of 8 events that make up Clive's side quest. You must trigger these events within a certain playtime (within 20 hours) to finish this storyline. But in Suikoden 2 HD Remaster, a new feature allows you to stop the Event Timer, letting you finish the quest without rushing through the game.
However, you only need to trigger the first event for Clive to join your party later and become a part of the 108 Stars of Destiny.
| Character | Playable? | How to Recruit |
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 Tuta
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✔️ | After the fall of the Mercenary Fortress, speak with him in Muse City and he will join the team. |
 Anita
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✔️ | Anita appears in the tavern at Muse City, or the Inn at Banner Village. Speak to her several times, and try to meet her requests and flatter her. Eventually, she will become available to recruit. Alternatively, speaking with her in the inn at Banner Village with Valeria in her party will make her available. |
 Gilbert
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❌ | During the War event in Muse, damage his army unit. |
 Tai Ho
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✔️ | Agree to take Fitcher to Two River city, then win 5000 Potch from him in Chinchirorin |
 Yam Koo
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❌ | Joins alongside Tai Ho at Kuskus. |
 Clive
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✔️ | Speak to Elza in Muse city and take the items from her and leave for the boat. After she and Clive duel, you can speak to Clive to recruit him after having been on the boat. |
 Alex
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❌ | Speak with Alex on the second floor at the inn in South Window. |
 Hilda
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❌ | Hilda joins alongside Alex at South Window |
 Miklotov
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✔️ | Joins your party after the quest in Rockaxe. |
 Camus
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✔️ | Joins your party after the quest in Rockaxe. |
 Hauser
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✔️ | Defeat the Neclord. |
 Jess
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❌ | Accept Jess's Apology after defeating the Neclord |
List of All Characters and Recruit Conditions
 Recommended Level:12 |
| Tips to Defeat Double Head |
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・Use Great Blessing to heal all allies ・Use fire attacks and spell |
Double Head Boss Guide and How to Beat
100% Complete Walkthrough Guide
| Suikoden 2 HD Remaster Walkthroughs | |
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| 1 | Prologue to Kyaro Town |
| 2 | Ryube Village to Toto Village |
| 3 | Muse City to Kuskus Town |
| 4 | South Window City to Lakewest |
| 5 | Two River City to Greenhill Forest |
| 6 | Forest Village to Rockaxe |
| 7 | Radat Town to Rokkaku Hamlet |
| 8 | Coronet Town to Tigermouth Village |
| 9 | Tinto Mine to Greenhill City |
| 10 | Rockaxe Castle to Tenzan Pass |
Helpful note here: you can recruit Templeton and get your map immediately after fleeing Muse if you backtrack to Vicktor's fort and then return to the burnt village with the bridge.
Walkthrough Part 3: Muse City to Kuskus Town
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Helpful note here: you can recruit Templeton and get your map immediately after fleeing Muse if you backtrack to Vicktor's fort and then return Toto and talk to him again