Sunken City (2)

Sunken City
Main Dangers:	Frog Trap, Arrow Trap, Goliath Frog, Regen Blocks

The Sunken City is the secret seventh world in Spelunky 2. It is accessed by riding the Qilin up Tiamat's throne and reaching the Olmec spaceship.

Reaching the Sunken City

The easiest, most sensible way to reach the Sunken City is by using the Qilin to fly up the Laser Trap section above Tiamat's Throne. To obtain the Qilin, one must obtain the correct Ushabti, which is located with the Tablet of Destiny, which is obtained after jumping through various hoops throughout the game. Below is a step by step guide on how to make it to the Sunken City. However, this is merely when a player rigorously follows the questline. Some of these steps can be skipped, like skipping the Udjat Eye and finding the Black Market without it's help to get the Hedjet, for example. For more information on specific steps, please refer to the articles written about the items/areas in question.

Step 1: Earn the Udjat Eye

The Udjat Eye is found in either level 1-2 or 1-3 of the Dwelling. One must take the Key to the Big Chest, which stores the Udjat Eye inside.

Step 2: Collect the Crown/Hold the Hedjet

The player now must get their hands on either the Crown or Hedjet. In terms of reaching the Sunken City, they are functionally identical.

Option 1; Collecting the Crown:

The Crown is found in Vlad's Castle, residing in Volcana. Placing the Udjat Eye in a socket in a Neo Babylonian structure at the top of one of the levels will cause a drill to bore it's way to the castle entrance. The Crown rests on a statue at the top of the castle, where Vlad resides.

Option 2; Finding the Hedjet:

The Hedjet is picked up in the Black Market, hidden behind the walls of The Jungle. When a player gets near the hidden entrance, the Udjat Eye on the HUD will begin opening and flashing blue. The closer a player is to the entrance, the more often the eye will flash. Once a player has deducted the location of the Black Market, they may bomb the entrance open. Within, they can purchase the Hedjet from a specific shopkeeper for $40,000, or even steal it if the player is willing to take the risk of almost certain death to the shopkeepers.

Tips and Tricks:

• Neither Vlad's Castle or the Black Market can spawn on either 2-1 or in the same level as the Moon Challenge.
• It is highly recommended to take advantage of the resources in either hidden area, such as Vlad's Cape, or anything that might be sold by Shopkeepers, such as Jetpacks or Bomb Boxes.

Step 3: Acquire the Ankh

The Ankh is obtained in the sub area of Olmec's Lair. In order to access the sub area, one must defeat Olmec by making him drop into the lava lake at the bottom of the level. As he sinks into the lava, the player will be able to enter the door to the sub area by standing on his head and waiting until it aligns with the doorway. From there, if they ascend to the top of the sub area, the Ankh will be waiting for them.

Step 4: Use the Ankh to reach Abzu/Duat

From Olmec's Lair, the player has a choice of entering either Tide Pool or Temple of Anubis. Within either of these worlds, they can use the Ankh to enter either Abzu or the Duat.

Option 1; Accessing Abzu:

Before moving to Abzu in 4-3, the player should pull Excalibur from it's stone from 4-2 using the power of the Crown/Hedjet, as the sword will prove invaluable once the player enters Abzu.

Abzu is entered through a hidden door inside of a massive lava lake in Tide Pool 4-3. The player should first leave Excalibur at the entrance of the level. This is a very important step.

After, they should locate a door to a sub area. Within the sub area, the player will be able to travel to the bottom of the level where they will find a one way door.

Once passing through, the player can find and trigger an idol trap that will cause the lava to fall. Once the lava kills the player, the Ankh will resurrect them and teleport them back to the level entrance, where they left Excalibur. With the lava lake out of the way, and Excalibur in hand, the player can make their way down to the bottom of the level near the normal level exit and search for the entrance to Abzu down below.

Entering the Duat with the help of the Ankh.

Option 2; Delving into the Duat:

The Duat is accessed by sacrificing oneself on the Altar in The City of Gold with the Ankh in their possession. To reach The City of Gold, the player will have to defeat Anubis in 4-1 and seize his Scepter. Afterward, they can find a golden door in 4-2. With the scepter, and either the Hedjet/Crown in their inventory, the door to the City of Gold will open.

The player, still with the Ankh and now in The City of Gold, can now sacrifice themselves on the Altar to enter the Duat.

Step 5: Defeat Kingu/Osiris for the Tablet of Destiny

Option 1; Defeating Kingu

Atop the depths of Abzu, the player can face Kingu. With Excalibur in hand, the player can use the sub area to ascend up Abzu to get on Kingu's shell. They can then repeatedly swing Excalibur until Kingu is dead, leaving behind the Tablet of Destiny. The player can now take the door to the Ice Caves.

Option 2; Overcoming Osiris

At the top of the Duat, a Spelunker will find the judger of souls, Osiris. A few seconds after his appearance, Anubis II will spawn to provide backup. If the player can manage to kill Osiris, he will explode into emeralds, drop the Tablet of Destiny, and leave behind a portal to the Ice Caves.

Step 6: Using the Tablet of Destiny to find the correct Ushabti

Within Neo Babylon 6-2, an entrance to a sub area will be available. Within it will be countless Ushabti. By reading the journal entry of the Tablet of Destiny, the player can deduce which one of the many to take with them to the next level.

If the player took the correct Ushabti to the next level (6-3), they may put it down on the ground, causing it to hatch into the Qilin.

Step 7: Riding the Qilin above Tiamat's Throne

If one successfully makes it to Tiamat's Throne with the Qilin still alive and well, they may use it's infinite flight to ascend past the laser traps at the top of the arena. They do not have to defeat Queen Tiamat.

If the Spelunker succeeds in their ascent, they will find Tun beside a door congratulating them for their progress. There will be a one tile door next to her that you must progress through, meaning you must leave the Qilin behind. Behind the door will be an Olmec spaceship which will, at last, take them to the Sunken City.

Geography

Sunken City Music

Sunken City dark music

7-1

This level always has the Mother Statue, next to the door to Eggplant World. Placing the Eggplant child in the Mother Statue's arms will open the door to Eggplant World. It is also possible to get 4 hearts by laying in her arms for 10 seconds.

Sun Challenge

The sun challenge will spawn in 7-1, 7-2 or 7-3 which is another challenge hosted by Tun. Note that the sun challenge is dangerous and you might die if you participate. The sun challenge consists of a narrow room with frog traps, Forcefields, and enemy spawners. The goal of the challenge is to survive a barrage of enemies for a limited time. When the time is up, noted by the text on the bottom telling you when there are 5 seconds left. After you survive the challenge you can pick up the arrow of light from a platform in the middle of the arena protected by timed lasers. note that even if you won the challenge the lasers will still turn on and off on a timer. You also win a bag containing a lot of bombs and ropes. The arrow of light is necessary to get to the Cosmic Ocean.

Dirk Tamaoka (character)

In 7-1 you can find a new character in a coffin. That is Dirk Tamaoka. He is a ninja with grey clothing and a face mask.

_{Dirk Yamaoka from the journal. People entry 18: A master Ninja always looking to hone his skills. When the moon called, he answered without hesitation.}

7-4

This level is always Hundun's Hideout.

Traps

Frog trap, Sticky Trap, Bone drop, Egg sac

Monsters

Frog Fire Frog Skeleton Tadpole Goliath Frog Grub Giant Fly Hundun