Vandal Hearts 2 Ending Guide by ReyVGM www.VGMuseum.com Facebook.com/vgmuseum1 Twitter.com/vgmuseum1 _/_/_/_/ Introduction _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the endings. First of all, despite what some FAQs might say, there are ONLY FOUR ENDINGS. Not six, not eight, only four. There are 8 paths you can take, but the actual endings are only 4. Thankfully, if you open the Vandal Hearts 2 disc with notepad, you can find the entire dialogue in plain text. That was helpful in determining if there actually were more endings or variations. The only choices that affect the endings are: 1) If you 'Make Amends' or 'Excuses' to Adele after Battle 22 in Chapter 3. 2) If you tell Clive "I'll protect her" or "You protect her" after battle 44 in Chapter 4. 3) If you enter the Yuri battle with or without the Vandal Hearts Sword (V-Hearts) in Chapter 4. Some FAQs say that the answers to the questions Nicola asked you way back on the Prologue Chapter (1-Live Freely, 2-Make a Girl Happy, 3-Become the King, 4-I don't know) change the outcome of the story when it comes to the endings, but it doesn't. I checked the script inside the disc and there are no other variations. _/_/_/_/ Endings _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Here's how the endings play out, and how to obtain each one: Ending Zero ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This initial part of the ending will always play, regardless of what choices you have made throughout the game. After beating the last boss, Goddard comes back, the Hero stops his magic with his sword while his companions escape. The Nigran Cathedral collapses, and then the Hero shows up and explains that he was helped by Franz. The hero and his companions talk and then leave. You get a prologue explaining how the Twin empire and Vernantze went to war after the collapse of the church. Also that things became worse with civil wars, and future still looked bleak. Then comes a scene with a butterfly and the text that says that a caterpillar can't become a butterfly without first becoming a cocoon. Then you see the credits and what happened to each of your battle companions. Ending screenshots: http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/psx/a/vh2.htm Again, all of this plays on every ending. After those scenes, that's when you get the different endings and its variations. ||||| vvvvv Ending A ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ -After the credits, it shows Adele as queen, trying to get a peace accord to pass. Dukes and Emperors are placing blame on each other. The queen goes outside, the hero appears, they kiss. You get a scene that says "END" and you see 4 circles on the bottom-right. The first circle (leftmost) is lit. **Additional Scene** If you got 100% Weapon Find, Instead of getting the "END" scene, you see the hero trying to return the V-Hearts Sword, and Ash from the first game appears. You get an image says that says "You are the weapon master" and you'll also get a code to unlock Advanced Mode. If you finish the game in Advanced mode, instead of a code, you'll get a congratulatory message from the developers. This additional ending and the developer message can only be seen by getting the best ending. It will not play out in any other ending. Ending screenshots: http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/psx/a/vh2a.htm -How to get this ending? 1) 'Make Amends' to Adele after Battle 22 in Chapter 3. 2) Tell Clive "You protect her" after battle 44 in Chapter 4 (Clive will live). 3) Enter the Yuri battle with the V-Hearts Sword in Chapter 4 (Yuri will live). Note: this will guarantee that your childhood friends (Adele, Clive, Yuri) will live and you will be in good standing with all of them. Ending B ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ -After the credits, it shows a kid calling out to the hero, who is now a mayor. He says that the hero's wife, Rosaly, is giving birth. The kid asks if he was really a knight and the hero tries to convince that being a hero is not about killing people. You then get the "END" screen, the second circle is lit. **Additional scene** If Yuri is alive the ending will play exactly the same, except the kid mentions Yuri near the middle of the ending. Ending screenshots: http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/psx/a/vh2b.htm -How to get this ending? There are three ways. First path: 1) 'Make Amends' to Adele after Battle 22 in Chapter 3. 2) Tell Clive "I'll Protect Her" after battle 44 in Chapter 4 (Clive will die). 3) Enter the Yuri battle without the V-Hearts Sword in Chapter 4 (Yuri will die). Note: this is the path where you see Adele committing suicide before the last battle, she blames herself for Clive and Yuri's death. In this scenario, the ending will not mention Yuri. Even though all your friends are dead, you don't get the worst ending because you made amends with Adele. Second path: 1) 'Make Amends' to Adele after Battle 22 in Chapter 3. 2) Tell Clive "I'll Protect Her" after battle 44 in Chapter 4 (Clive will die). 3) Enter the Yuri battle with the V-Hearts Sword in Chapter 4 (Yuri will live). Note: in this path, you also see Adele committing suicide before the last battle, even though Yuri appears. She blames herself of Clive's death. In this scenario, the ending will mention Yuri. Third path: 1) 'Make Excuses' to Adele after Battle 22 in Chapter 3. 2) Tell Clive "I'll Protect Her" after battle 44 in Chapter 4 (Clive will die). 3) Enter the Yuri battle with the V-Hearts Sword in Chapter 4 (Yuri will live). Note: in this path, Adele doesn't commit suicide, but gets angry at the hero, and you actually fight and kill her in the last battle with Mahler. In this scenario, the ending will mention Yuri. Ending C ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ -After the credits, it shows the hero in front of Adele's grave. Clive and Rosaly appear, they talk, the hero takes off in his horse. Then you see the hero & horse on a cliff, he looks to the right and sees child versions of him and Adele. You then get the "END" screen, the third circle is lit. **Additional scene** If Yuri is alive the ending will play exactly the same, except Rosaly mentions Yuri near the middle of the ending. Ending screenshots: http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/psx/a/vh2c.htm -How to get this ending? There are three ways. First path: 1) 'Make Amends' to Adele after Battle 22 in Chapter 3. 2) Tell Clive "You Protect Her" after battle 44 in Chapter 4 (Clive will live). 3) Enter the Yuri battle without the V-Hearts Sword in Chapter 4 (Yuri will die). Note: Adele doesn't commit suicide, but gets angry at the hero, and you actually fight and kill her in the last battle with Mahler. In this scenario, the ending will not mention Yuri. Second path: 1) 'Make Excuses' to Adele after Battle 22 in Chapter 3. 2) Tell Clive "You protect her" after battle 44 in Chapter 4 (Clive will live). 3) Enter the Yuri battle without the V-Hearts Sword in Chapter 4 (Yuri will die). Note: Adele doesn't commit suicide, but gets angry at the hero, and you actually fight and kill her in the last battle with Mahler. In this scenario, the ending will not mention Yuri. Third path: 1) 'Make Excuses' to Adele after Battle 22 in Chapter 3. 2) Tell Clive "You protect her" after battle 44 in Chapter 4 (Clive will live). 3) Enter the Yuri battle with the V-Hearts Sword in Chapter 4 (Yuri will live). Note: Adele doesn't commit suicide, but gets angry at the hero, and you actually fight and kill her in the last battle with Mahler. In this scenario, the ending will mention Yuri. Ending D ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ -After the credits, it shows the hero as a tyrant emperor. Adele's ghost appears. Then an assassin tries to kill him, but it was all a ploy to have an excuse to invade another country. Then you get an epilogue saying how he was killed by a family member when he reached 85 years old. You then get the "END" screen, the fourth (and last) circle is lit. Ending screenshots: http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/psx/a/vh2d.htm -How to get this ending? 1) 'Make Excuses' to Adele after Battle 22 in Chapter 3. 2) Tell Clive "I'll Protect Her" after battle 44 in Chapter 4 (Clive will die). 3) Enter the Yuri battle without the V-Hearts Sword in Chapter 4 (Yuri will die). Note: Adele doesn't commit suicide, but gets angry at the hero, and you fight and kill her in the last battle with Mahler. Since you made excuses to Adele instead of amends in Chapter 3, then killed her at the last battle, and you also let Clive and Yuri die, then you get the worst ending. If you would have made amends, then you would have gotten Ending B. _/_/_/_/ Thanks _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Thanks to the guys from the forums for helping out with my questions. You can see more endings at www.VGMuseum.com And you can like my facebook page Facebook.com/vgmuseum1 And follow me on Twitter.com/vgmuseum1