You can make your hero much stronger by finding all 8 necklace locations in Onimusha 2 Remastered. Each necklace is a hidden treasure that gives you a helpful boost. This guide will show you where to go, what to do, and how to grab each one with easy steps.
All 8 Necklaces Locations in Onimusha 2 Remastered
Here is a list of all necklace names in Onimusha 2 Remastered:
- Orange Necklace
- White Necklace
- Green Necklace
- Red Necklace
- Purple Necklace
- Yellow Necklace
- Blue Necklace
- Black Necklace
#1 Orange Necklace
- Effect: Allows you to find and absorb hidden Red Souls.
- How to Get:
- Items Needed: Chalk, Tale of the Heike, Emblem, Cantaloupe.
- Steps:
- On your second visit to Imasho Town (after the Gold Mines), go to the shop next to the bar and talk to the leftmost NPC to get Chalk.
- Enter the bar next door, give Chalk to Ekei (left side), get the Tale of the Heike.
- Give the Tale of the Heike to Magoichi (right table in bar) for the Emblem.
- Go upstairs, give the Emblem to the man near the cooking pot for a Cantaloupe.
- Return to the shop, give the Cantaloupe to the NPC who gave you Chalk.
- On your third visit to Imasho (after Gifu Castle), talk to the new NPC in the shop to receive the Orange Necklace
#2 White Necklace
- Effect: Restores HP while idle.
- How to Get:
- Buy every item from the shop next to the bar in Imasho Town across your first, second, and third visits. The shop’s inventory changes, and some items are missable. Once you’ve bought everything, the shopkeeper will give you the White Necklace before leaving town
#3 Green Necklace (Magoichi only)
- Effect: Lets you see invisible demon treasure chests.
- How to Get:
- Befriend Magoichi (give him gifts like Western Boots, Taiheiki, Sake, etc.).
- On your second visit to Yagyu Village, Magoichi gives you a Saiga Bomb.
- Use the Saiga Bomb on the rocks left of the Dragon Shrine (where you got Buraitou) to reveal a chest containing the Green Necklace
#4 Red Necklace (Oyu only)
- Effect: Increases Red Soul drops, blocks other soul types.
- How to Get:
- Befriend Oyu (gifts: Bouquet, Cameo, Fish Rice, Music Box, etc.).
- In the Oni Sacred Palace’s Wing, after getting the Circle Key as Jubel, find Oyu in the corridor.
- Defeat two demons and a bull-headed demon, enter the hole in the wall, and open the chest for the Red Necklace
#5 Purple Necklace
- Effect: Reduces magic requirement for Magic Attacks by one-third.
- How to Get:
- In Gifu Castle’s eastern section, find the Green Wedge near the stairs.
- Use Buraitou to break the seal on the nearby door, then use the Green Wedge at the light spot to enter the Green Phantom Realm.
- Clear the realm and claim the Purple Necklace from the chest at the end
#6 Yellow Necklace (Ekei only)
- Effect: Allows absorption of yellow souls from living demons.
- How to Get:
- Befriend Ekei (gifts: Ashura Garment, Blue Parrot, Grilled Fish, etc.).
- In the Oni Sacred Place, use the wind weapon to power the elevator.
- Go underground, enter the steel container room, trigger a cutscene, defeat the enemy, and open the chest for the Yellow Necklace
#7 Blue Necklace (Kotaro only)
- Effect: Speeds up soul absorption.
- How to Get:
- Befriend Kotaro (gifts: Black Pills, Brown Chick, Lemon, etc.).
- In the Demon Cave (second zone of Dark Caverns), trigger the cutscene with Kotaro chasing Oyu. Afterward, open the chest for the Blue Necklace
#8 Black Necklace
- Effect: All basic attacks are critical hits, but drains your health.
- How to Get:
- Collect 3 Fossilized Bones (one each from Ekei, Magoichi, Kotaro) by giving them “B rank” gifts. Save before gifting, as the reward is random.
- Ekei: Dumpling Cake, Frog, Gourd, Oolong Tea, etc.
- Magoichi: Abacus, Brown Chicken, Calligraphy Kit, etc.
- Kotaro: Black Pills, Brown Chick, Lemon, etc.
- Take the bones to the Ancient Bone door in the Oni Secret Palace (Onigashima passages) near the end of the game.
- Use the bones to unlock the door and claim the Black Necklace
- Collect 3 Fossilized Bones (one each from Ekei, Magoichi, Kotaro) by giving them “B rank” gifts. Save before gifting, as the reward is random.
To collect all 8 necklaces in Onimusha 2 Remastered, make sure you talk to every ally and give them gifts. Save your game before giving gifts, since rewards can change. Some necklaces only work for certain characters, so plan who you want to be your main ally.