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F O R B I D D E N S I R E N A R C H I V E & P L O T G U I D E
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Forbidden Siren 2 Plot Guide by RaccoonCityPD (c).
All text copyright Jason Beks, 31 August 2006 (c).
Email questions to:
[email protected] (ensure 'Siren 2' is in the subject
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A R C H I V E I T E M S
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The list below features additional information about each archive item in
relation to the story:
1. Shintokumaru Magazine
Takeaki Misawa - 04:00/Gold Ming Co. Housing (Mission 2)
This article relates how Harumi Yomoda (Forbidden Siren 1) was rescued from
the Hanuda Village earthquake by Takeaki Misawa.
2. Ryuko's Diary
Soji Abe - 12:00/Yamijima Island/Shinari Mountain Trail (Mission 1)
Ryuko Tagawa shares her thoughts about her vague past, her friends and an
impending sense of doom.
3. News Paradox
Akiko Kiyota - 00:00/Yamijima Island/Houya (Mission 2)
Recounts Ryuko Tagawa's murder.
4. National Times
Akiko Kiyota - 00:00/Yamijima Island/Houya (Mission 2)
Recounts the latest news about Ryuko Tagawa's murder.
5. Radio News
Mamoru Itsuki - 22:00/Shinari Mountain/Pylon #4 (Mission 2)
Recounts the latest news about Ryuko Tagawa's murder.
6. Voice Recorder
Mamoru Itsuki - -03:00/Yamijima Harbour/Dolphin Pier (Mission 1)
Recording of Mamoru's conversation with the Sanzu Harbour boat crew. Shu,
Ikuko, Akiko and Soji can be heard in the background.
7. Mamoru's Company I.D.
Mamoru Itsuki - -03:00/Yamijima Harbour/Dolphin Pier (Mission 1)
One of the first documents you find reminds you that you are entering strange
territory. Mamoru's wallet contains an article about the division and
multiplication of infinite space and the wonder of multiple worlds.
8. Akiko's Pendulum & Map
Mamoru Itsuki - -03:00/Yamijima Harbour/Dolphin Pier (Mission 1)
Akiko's map is marked with an X prior to arriving on Yamijima Island. Although
Akiko and Soji fled to Sanzu Harbour to escape the police, Akiko was always
drawn to the island by Mother's presence.
9. Shikai News
Shigeru Fujita - 05:00/Yamijima Island/Fort Ruins #1 (Mission 2)
Recounts how the undersea cable supplying Yamijima Island was severed, despite
the fact that the cable was 310 metres below sea level. The article also
recounts how all of the island reisdents disappeared after the power failure.
10. Shikai News
Shigeru Fujita - -05:00/Yamijima Gold Dredge (Mission 2)
Recounts the disappearance of the ferry 'Bright Win' and the last vague
transmission mentioning something about 'the girl' (possibly Yuri or Kanae,
bringing to ferry aground).
11. Ohta Family Picture
Shu Mikami - -03:00/Aonoku Settlement/Mikami's House, 2nd Floor (Mission 2)
A photo of village head Tsuneo Ohta and his daughter Tomoe.
12. Missing Person Poster
Mamoru Itsuki - -03:00/Yamijima Harbour/Dolphin Pier (Mission 2)
Missing poster featuring Yuri Kishida, last seen at Sanzu Harbour.
13. Yamigame
Mamoru Itsuki - -03:00/Yamijima Harbour/Dolphin Pier (Mission 2)
The image on the Yamigame's back resembles a mask of rage, spawning the myth
that these turtles were inhabited by the vengeful spirits of those lost at sea.
14. Turtle Jelly Noodles
Mamoru Itsuki - -03:00/Yamijima Harbour/Dolphin Pier (Mission 1)
This local delicacy caused consumers to want to return to the sea (Yamigame
turtles were believed to be cursed. See archive #13). The advertising campaign
features Naoko Mihama (Forbidden Siren 1).
15. Kastori Weekly
Mamoru Itsuki - -03:00/Yamijima Harbour/Dolphin Pier (Mission 1)
A sensationalist magazine about the supernatural, specifically detailing
strange phenomena on Yamijima Island.
16. Exposition Medal
Mamoru Itsuki - -03:00/Yamijima Harbour/Dolphin Pier (Mission 2)
The amusement park sight was once home to the Earthernware and Peace
Exposition, a failed tourist attraction that was symbolised by the Jomon Tower,
a tower made from earthernware. This tower no doubt is a shade of the Spider's
Thread.
17. Mermaid Princess Story
Shu Mikami - -03:00/Aonoku Settlement/Mikami's House, 2nd Floor (Mission 1)
This tale, which Shu reads as a child, tells the story of a young mermaid who
falls in love with a human prince and thus regains her humanity.
18. Fisherman's Note
Shu Mikami - -03:00/Aonoku Settlement/Mikami's House, 2nd Floor (Mission 2)
Recounts the atmosphere of fear surrounding Kanae's presence on the island.
19. Robo Beast
Shu Mikami - -03:00/Aonoku Settlement/Mikami's House, 2nd Floor (Mission 2)
Despite resembling a panda bear, Robo Beast makes a sound more like a sea
creature. Did the sound emitted by Robo Beast have any connection with the
sound of the Siren?
20. Helicopter Transmitter
Mamoru Itsuki - -03:00/Yamijima Harbour/Dolphin Pier (Mission 1)
Recounts how the self-defence force soldiers arrived on the island.
21. Mermaid's Tear
Shu Mikami - -02:00/Yamijima Island/Aonoku Settlement (Mission 1)
Shu Mikami contributes to Yamijima folklore by writing two romantic novels
under the title 'Mermaid's Tear', no doubt inspired by his relationship with
Kanae who appeared from the sea like a mermaid.
22. Shu's Drawing
Shu Mikami - -02:00/Yamijima Island/Aonoku Settlement (Mission 2)
Shu's bright drawing depicts Kanae under some ominous clouds. Note the absence
of the sun.
23. Shu's Cassette
Shu Mikami - -02:00/Yamijima Island/Aonoku Settlement (Mission 1)
Recording of Kanae's song. Note how Ryuhei is arrested by the mysterious tune.
24. Letter to Ryuhei
Shu Mikami - -02:00/Yamijima Island/Aonoku Settlement (Mission 1)
A letter of condolence from Omihito Takeuchi, the father of Tamon Takeuchi
(Forbidden Siren 1).
25. Takeaki's I.D.
Yorito Nagai - -01:00/Yamijima Amusement Park/Custodian's Shack (Mission 2)
26. Signboard Graffiti
Yorito Nagai - -01:00/Yamijima Amusement Park/Custodian's Shack (Mission 1)
The signboard graffiti reads 'Seven Gates' (the original Forbidden Siren game
featured a 26-symbol code that corresponded with the letters in the English
alphabet. Siren 2 however features a symbolic code that only translates into
Japanese).
27. Portable Radio
Kanae - -01:00/Yamijima Harbour/Old Road (Mission 2)
Reports of heavy rain and flooding are broadcast over the radio. A tsunami?
28. Employee's Journal
Kanae - -01:00/Yamijima Harbour/Old Road (Mission 2)
Details the closure of the mine and the resistance of the Yamijima anti-
development group.
29. Protest Sign
Kanae - -01:00/Yamijima Harbour/Old Road (Mission 2)
The sign indicates that the Yamijima islanders were concerned about protecting
the environment, but realistically they were probably more concerned about
intruders tainting the sanctity of the island.
30. Shikai News
Yorito Nagai - 14:00/Gold Mining Co. Housing/C-102 (Mission 2)
Recounts the recovery of Noriko Kifune, sole survivor of the Bright Win.
31. Old Scroll - Chapter 1
Mamoru Itsuki - 00:00/Yamijima Island/Uryuga Forest (Mission 1)
Poses a theory behind the phenomena of sightjacking. The creatures who dwell
below gaze at the world above through the eyes of those they wish to corrupt.
32. Police Notebook
Mamoru Itsuki - 00:00/Yamijima Island/Uryuga Forest (Mission 1)
Shigeru's notes regarding the island's strange history. Strange how he is
investigating a rumour that is 20 years old. For some reason this obscure
objective brings Shigeru back to his birthplace.
33. Stone Ball
Mamoru Itsuki - 00:00/Yamijima Island/Uryuga Forest (Mission 2)
The ebony ball supposedly pre-dates civilisation. What function it play is a
mystery. Perhaps a symbol of the eclipse, or of the time when the earth was
covered in darkness? Or maybe a map of the earth showing how certain realities
intersect?
34. UMA Encyclopaedia
Mamoru Itsuki - 00:00/Yamijima Island/Uryuga Forest (Mission 2)
Recounts how the Yamipikaria Cat is fond of bright objects, explaining why it
was preoccupied with Tomoe's hair ornament in the ventilation duct (see archive
#51).
35. Hair Ornament
Mamoru Itsuki - 00:00/Yamijima Island/Uryuga Forest (Mission 2)
A powerful symbol representing Tomoe's attachment to her father and her vanity.
36. Akiko's Driver's Lisense
Akiko Kiyota - 00:00/Yamijima Island/Houya (Mission 1)
37. Robo Zoo
Akiko Kiyota - 00:00/Yamijima Island/Houya (Mission 2)
Despite resembling a panda bear, Robo Zoo makes a sound more like a sea
creature. Did the sound emitted by Robo Zoo have any connection with the sound
of the Siren?
38. Yami Akebi
Akiko Kiyota - 00:00/Yamijima Island/Houya (Mission 2)
Yami Akebi is a hallucinoghenic laxative fruit that is indigenous to Yamijima
Island. This local fruit no doubt enabled the villagers to experience alternate
realities and states of mind.
39. Ichiko's Student I.D.
Ichiko Yagura - 01:00/Bright Win/Freight Room (Mission 1)
40. Origami Letter
Ichiko Yagura - 01:00/Bright Win/Freight Room (Mission 1)
Recounts Ichiko's concerns about her friend, Noriko, and introduces the idea
that Noriko may have been pregnant (see archive #45 & #87).
41. Riko's Record
Ichiko Yagura - 01:00/Bright Win/Freight Room (Mission 1)
Riko's vinyl record contains strange messages about killing.
42. Trophy
Ichiko Yagura - 01:00/Bright Win/Freight Room (Mission 2)
The tournament trophy on the Bright Win was reportedly cursed for having
killed a student.
43. Tomoe's Diary
Mamoru Itsuki - 00:00/Yamijima Island/Uryuga Forest (Mission 2)
Recounts Tsuneo's preoccupation with Kanae and the Ohta family's obligation
to protect the island.
44. Ikuko's Lisense
Ikuko Kifune - 08:00/Underworld (Mission 1)
It is interesting to note that Ikuko was once a marine radio operator. Did
Ikuko adopt this role in an effort to gather information about Mother?
45. Heart-shaped Letter
Yorito Nagai - 02:00/Bright Win/Portside Corridor (Mission 1)
Noriko's letter to Ichiro implies that she may be pregnant with his child (see
archives #40 & #87).
46. Tournament Announcement
Yorito Nagai - 02:00/Bright Win/Portside Corridor (Mission 1)
The reason Ichiko's school mates were aboard the Bright Win was to compete in
the Prefectural Tennis Tournament.
47. Passenger's Videotape
Yorito Nagai - 02:00/Bright Win/Portside Corridor (Mission 1)
The tape shows Yuri Kishida's body being plucked from the sea. Strangely, the
tape belongs to Tomoko Maeda (Forbidden Siren 1).
48. Shikai News
Yorito Nagai - 02:00/Bright Win/Portside Corridor (Mission 1)
A young vagabond is accused of arson when the Yamijima Grade/Middle school is
burned down. The suspect says he was warding off a strange creature with his
lighter.
49. Shigeru's Apology Letter
Ichiko Yagura - 01:00/Bright Win/Freight Room - (Mission 2)
Explains why Shigeru has returned to the island, in the hope of redeeming
himself for past mistakes.
50. Scrap of History Book
Mamoru Itsuki - 03:00/Yamijima Amusement Park/Coffee Cup Ride (Mission 1)
The lyrics (or seven keys) to Yuri's song that unlock the seven gates.
51. Kastori Special DVD
Mamoru Itsuki - 03:00/Yamijima Amusement Park/Coff Cup Ride - Maze (Mission 1)
The Yamipikaria Cat, a mythological bipedal feline native to Yamijima Island
may be the cat hiding in the ventilation duct when Mamoru sends the Stone
Ball down the chute (you can sightjack this cat and look at Tomoe's hair
ornament lodged in the chute). Several other mysterious felines appear at
certain locations in the game, but most are too swift to study.
52. Mother's Scale
Mamoru Itsuki - 03:00/Yamijima Amusement Park/Coff Cup Ride - Maze (Mission 2)
Mother's scale emits a soft light, an advantageous feature for a being who
resides in the deep, dark ocean.
53. Yorito's I.D.
Yorito Nagai - 02:00/Bright Win/Portside Corridor - Discord (Mission 2)
Contains a letter from Yorito's mother acknowledging his friendship with
Sergeant Okita.
54. Afternoon Prince
Soji Abe - 03:00/Yamijima Island/Fort Ruins #1 - Stand-in (Mission 1)
Provides an insight into the scale of Shu's fame as an author.
55. Da Gama Magazine
Soji Abe - 03:00/Yamijima Island/Fort Ruins #1 - Stand-in (Mission 1)
Provides an insight into Shu's personal history and acknowleges his disability.
56. UMA Fossil
Soji Abe - 03:00/Yamijima Island/Fort Ruins #1 - Stand-in (Mission 2)
Upon gazing at the fossilised remains, Shu recalls Kanae's words: 'The ruler
died. My Mommy was born. Lots of them were born'. There are many ways to
interpret this obscure passage.
57. Military P.R. Magazine
Takeaki Misawa - 04:00/Gold Ming Co. Housing - Apparition (Mission 1)
This magazine reveals that Takeaki was unstable and preoccupied with ominous
visions before arriving on Yamijima Island. His brush with Harumi Yomoda and
the Hanuda incident may have been the catalyst for his madness.
58. Yaminabe
Takeaki Misawa - 04:00/Gold Ming Co. Housing - Apparition (Mission 2)
Yaminabe is a local delicacy that is best enjoyed under the moonlight (or
in the absence of sunlight, the preferred conditions of the Yamibito). The dish
features the hallucinoghenic laxative fruit, Yami Akebi (see archive #38).
59. Soji's Cigarettes
Soji Abe - 03:00/Yamijima Island/Fort Ruins #1 - Stand-in (Mission 2)
The cigarettes contain a business card, possibly Akiko's.
60. Tsukasa's Dog Collar
Shigeru Fujita - 05:00/Yamijima Island/Fort Ruins #1 - Reunion (Mission 1)
61. Letter to Shigeru
Yorito Nagai - 14:00/Gold Mining Co. Housing/C-102 - Rescue (Mission 1)
Recounts how Shigeru's son, Asako, is disappointed with his father and wishes
to distance himself.
62. Old Scroll - Chapter 2
Mamoru Itsuki - 03:00/Yamijima Amusement Park/Coff Cup Ride - Maze (Mission 2)
Provides a description of life on earth before light and order existed.
Creatures roamed the surface until God created light, and then they were
forced to seek shelter in the depths where they merged with the darkness.
To regain their former place in reality the creatures sent one of their own in
the form of a young girl to prepare conditions for their return.
63. Amusement Park Pamphlet
Ikuko Kifune - 08:00/Underworld - Escape (Mission 1)
64. Mbembe Cola Bottle Cap
Ikuko Kifune - 08:00/Underworld - Escape (Mission 1)
65. Space Cold War Poster
Ikuko Kifune - 08:00/Underworld - Escape (Mission 1)
This bizarre promotion is no doubt taking the piss out of the Star Wars series,
as it is also heavily laden with tedious, convoluted, political sub-plots. A
doll head shoved on a dildo? Go figure...
66. Yamijima History Book
Ichiko Yagura - 08:00/Yamijima Island/Shiofurihama - Lone Shadow (Mission 1)
Recounts the origins of the name 'Yamijima' and presents a brief overview of
the island.
67. Student's Picture Diary
Ichiko Yagura - 08:00/Yamijima Island/Shiofurihama - Lone Shadow (Mission 2)
The charred student's diary reveals that Yamijima corpses were buried with
a stick, or Mekkoju branch, imbedded in their bodies to prevent possession by
evil spirits (see archive #81).
68. Ikuko's Yearbook
Ikuko Kifune - 08:00/Underworld - Escape
(Mission 2)
Ikuko is clearly ostracised by the other students.
69. Photo of Soji and Ryuko
Soji Abe - 12:00/Yamijima Island/Shinari Mountain Trail - Dread (Mission 1)
This photograph changes after Soji's ENDING #3. In the final photograph, only
Soji is visible. Ryuko no longer exists.
70. Message Bottle
Soji Abe - 12:00/Yamijima Island/Shinari Mountain Trail - Dread (Mission 2)
Recounts the abduction of Yuri Kishida by a doppelganger.
71. Ke-uke-gen
Takeaki Misawa - 13:00/Yamijima Island/Fort Ruins #1 - Nothingness (Mission 2)
The Ke-uke-gen, a ghastly apparition covered in long hair, dwells in dark
humid places (like the weapons storage facility under the fort ruins). Takeaki
has a close encounter with this creature but it is never actually seen.
72. Golden Ohsho
Soji Abe - 12:00/Yamijima Island/Shinari Mountain Trail - Dread (Mission 2)
The Golden Ohsho, the cheap good luck pendant Soji presents to Akiko, is
rumoured to have origins in Atlantis. Perhaps the reason why Soji survives.
73. Fortune-telling File
Soji Abe - 12:00/Yamijima Island/Shinari Mountain Trail - Dread (Mission 2)
Akiko's fortune telling cards predict her unlikely partnership with Soji.
74. Jasper Bracelet
Yorito Nagai - 14:00/Gold Mining Co. Housing/C-102 - Rescue (Mission 2)
The bracelet Ichiko tore from Noriko's wrist when she fell overboard.
75. The Story Treasure Chest
Yorito Nagai - 14:00/Gold Mining Co. Housing/C-102 - Rescue (Mission 1)
The story of the Stolen Girl has echoes in Kanae's life and justifies the
villagers' fear of her. The story features a sea monster who can steal the
appearance of the dead.
76. Time Capsule Map
Yorito Nagai - 14:00/Gold Mining Co. Housing/C-102 - Rescue (Mission 1)
77. Vermillion Bracelet
Mamoru Itsuki - 15:00/Bright Win/Forward Deck - Hate (Mission 2)
The bracelet worn by Ichiko.
78. Security Monitor
Mamoru Itsuki - 15:00/Bright Win/Forward Deck - Hate (Mission 2)
The two characters in the footage are Ichiro Nakajima and Noriko Kifune,
Ichiko's friends on board the Bright Win. Noriko's note to Ichiko suggests that
Noriko may have been pregnant with Ichiro's child. Noriko's was the only
survivor of the Bright Win disaster, but having fallen into the sea as a
pregnant woman, may have compromised the baby's fate (see archives #40, #45 &
#87).
79. SN-AG1999 AGE MANIAC
Mamoru Itsuki - 15:00/Bright Win/Forward Deck - Hate (Mission 1)
The console that plays the Top Menu mini-game, Kunitoris.
80. Ryuhei's Notebook
Akiko Kiyota - 15:00/Yamijima Island/Aonoku - Wandering (Mission 1)
Recounts details about the Annunaki Remains (Claw), Ryuhei's apprehensions
about Kanae and her uncanny resemblance to his late wife.
81. Ryuhei's Research Notes
Akiko Kiyota - 15:00/Yamijima Island/Aonoku - Wandering (Mission 1)
Recounts how Yamijima corpses are buried with a stick, or Mekkoju branch,
imbedded in their bodies to prevent possession by evil spirits (see archive
#67). Legend has it that each Yamijima Islander is presented with a sacred
Mekkoju branch at birth, so they may be buried with it to keep evil spirits at
bay. The Mekkoju tree itself is not said to exist, yet it's fallen limbs may
found by the head of the Ohta family when the Mekkoju Walk ritual is performed.
The body of a possessed soul liberated by the Mekkoju branch transforms them
into a Mekkoju tree.
82. Photo of Father and Son
Akiko Kiyota - 15:00/Yamijima Island/Aonoku - Wandering (Mission 1)
83. Atlantis Special Issue
Yorito Nagai - 18:00/Shinari Mountain/Pylon #4 - Joint Struggle (Mission 1)
Poses the idea of a parallel universe.
84. Pylon Drawings
Yorito Nagai - 18:00/Shinari Mountain/Pylon #4 - Joint Struggle (Mission 1)
The crew who originally constructed Pylon #4 were haunted by an image of a
dark towering monolith that extended to the heavens.
85. Dog Whistle
Soji Abe - 19:00/Yamijima Gold Dredge - Agony (Mission 2)
If you study Soji's sightjack views in this level, you will observe Shu's
ghost providing you with clues as to the whereabouts of the whistle. Shu wishes
for Tsukasa to be with Soji.
86. Soji's Lighter
Soji Abe - 19:00/Yamijima Gold Dredge - Agony (Mission 2)
The fiery character on the lighter symbolises light, enemy of the Yamirei.
87. Yamijima Folklore
Ikuko Kifune - 20:00/Shinari Mountain/Pylon #4 - Yambito (Mission 1)
The islanders believed that it was unlucky for a pregnant woman to step into
the sea, or her child would be marked at birth (see archive #78). Mamoru has an
ex-girlfriend with a similar blemish, which explains how he became drawn into
the mystery (see archive #89).
88. Mamoru's Digital Camera
Ikuko Kifune - 20:00/Shinari Mountain/Pylon #4 (Mission 2)
Yuri can observed in the background, meaning that she was present at Sanzu
Harbour when the others boarded the boat to Yamijima Island. But is this the
real Yuri before being kidnapped or Mother posing as Yuri?
89. Mamoru's Notebook
Mamoru Itsuki - 22:00/Shinari Mountain/Pylon #4 (Mission 1)
Recounts Mamoru's nightmares and break-up with his girlfriend (see archive
#87).
90. The Ohta Family Code
Mamoru Itsuki - 22:00/Shinari Mountain/Pylon #4 (Mission 2)
Recounts the traditional duties of the Ohta family as the island's guardians.
91. Time Capsule
Yorito Nagai - 22:00/Grade/Middle School (Mission 1)
92. Annaki
Mamoru Itsuki - 22:00/Shinari Mountain/Pylon #4 (Mission 1)
The sword used to defeat Mother, supposedly the remains of a big heavenly fish.
Mother's natural enemy?
93. Photo of Shu and Kanae
Mamoru Itsuki - 22:00/Shinari Mountain/Pylon #4 (Mission 1)
94. National Sports
Yorito Nagai - 23:00/Yamijima Island/Shiofurihama (Mission 1)
Yamijima Island is a hotspot for missing sea vessels, similar to the Bermuda
Triangle. The rotting hull lying in the vacant lot beside the Grade/Middle
school is the 'National Sports', another vessel lost at sea.
95. Old Scroll - Chapter 3
Yorito Nagai - 22:00/Grade/Middle School (Mission 2)
Recounts how Otoshigo was separated from Mother when light came into being.
Otoshigo may have been the form seen briefly through the cabin window during
the opening tsunami scene.
96. Letter to Ikuko
Mamoru Itsuki - 22:00/Shinari Mountain/Pylon #4 (Mission 1)
Recounts how Ikuko and Ryuko are not only sisters, but estranged twins.
97. Yamibito's Picture Diary
Yorito Nagai - 23:00/Yamijima Island/Shiofurihama (Mission 2)
The text reads reads 'A Scary Monster Fell From The Sky', referring to Yorito
falling into the Yambito dimension in ENDING #1 (the original Forbidden Siren
game featured a 26-symbol code that corresponded with the letters in the
English alphabet. Siren 2 however features a symbolic code that only translates
into Japanese). This document ends speculation about whether or not Yorito was
projecting paranoid delusions onto reality. The drawing clearly shows a
permanently-eclisped sun like the one in the Yamibito dimension.
98. National Times
Soji Abe - 24:00/Yamijima Lighthouse (Movie Stage)
Watch this movie stage to unlock this item.
In the wake of Mother's death a new reality is imposed in which Soji is not
connected with Ryuko's death, nor does Ryuko even exist. Instead, Ichiko's
best friend Noriko is the new murderer and Ichiro the new victim.
99. Missing Person Poster
Kyoya Suda - 33.00/Yamijima Island - Mini-game
Once the final boss battle with Mother is complete, return to the Link
Navigator and check the column to the left of Otoshigo's. Open the uncleared
mission stage.
Kyoya Suda has been missing since embarking on his vengeful mission to elimiate
the evil in Forbidden Siren 1.
100. Portable Stereo Player
Kyoya Suda - 33.00/Yamijima Island - Mini-game
Once the final boss battle with Mother is complete, return to the Link
Navigator and check the column to the left of Otoshigo's. Open the uncleared
mission stage.
The portable stereo player features Kyoya Suda's soundtrack, the music played
during the final movie in Forbidden Siren 1 and Kyoya's Annihilation stage in
Forbidden Siren 2.
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P L O T G U I D E
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Chronological time is warped in the Siren universe and it is often difficult
to logically comprehend how two characters, who are the same person, yet of
different ages, can coexist in the same time and place. Likewise, it is
difficult to keep track of the motivations and back stories of the many avatars
(possessed human beings) who are controlled by the supernatural deities in
Siren. As the game is deliberatly obscure in parts, there will always be debate
and conjecture about the storyline. For this reason I will only present the
facts, with brevity, as they are presented in the game.
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THE PAST (1976)
Yamijima Island - Young Shu Mikami lives alone with his father, Ryuhei, a
widowed archeologist. Shu's mother was lost at sea shortly after the Mikami's
settled on Yamijima Island.
One day while Shu and Ryuhei are exploring the island coastline, Shu discovers
the body of an unconscious young girl named Kanae. Kanae recovers and is
invited to live with the Mikamis. Shu and Kanae become inseparable playmates.
Ryuhei himself cannot deny Kanae's uncanny resemblence to his dead wife, and so
despite his reservations, allows Kanae to remain. The Yamijima residents
instinctively fear Kanae and are suspicious of her aversion to sunlight. The
Ohta's (Yamijima's oldest family) are especially concerned, as traditionally
they are responsible for keeping the island safe from harm.
Kanae (an avatar of Mother, an ancient water deity) secretly needs Shu to help
her open the seven gates on Yamijima Island that keep Mother imprisoned. Kanae
confides in Shu that once, long ago, 'the ruler died, her mommy was born, lots
of them were born'. Mother has sent Kanae to Shu to enlist his help (it seems
that only a true mortal human may open the seven gates, and no one is easier to
manipulate than a trusting child).
Tsuneo Ohta, the village Amimoto (fishermen's boss and village elder) and his
vain daughter, Tomoe, plot Kanae's capture at a town meeting. Tomoe tells the
villagers that she has seen Kanae down by the sea 'driving back something
horrible and nasty'. One night Shu is awoken by the island villagers who have
caught Kanae in the act of killing his father (Kanae needed Ryuhei out of the
way to have complete control of Shu). Shu discovers the body of his father
lying in the hallway of the family home, but is interrupted when his older
self, now blind, appears in the doorway of the Mikami house - time has folded.
Kanae manages to escape the villagers and reunites with Shu, but when the two
become cornered by the angry mob, the stone balcony that supports them gives
way and sends them into the sea. Shu manages to find safety in a small boat
but Kanae slowly sinks below the water, returning to the bottom of the sea.
The experience is so traumatic for young Shu that he loses his sight.
Foiled, Mother becomes infuriated and sends a tsunami to destroy the villagers.
Local authorities are at a loss as to explain how Yamijima's undersea power
cable was severed, or how the entire population of the island disappeared. When
the villagers recover (now inhabiting a parallel dimension where the events of
29 years ago are repeated), Shiryos (dark smokey spirits) have infested the
island and the dead return to life as Shibito. Tomoe Ohta runs for her life,
only to die in a horrific fall - her body is ripe for possession by the
Shiryos. Tsuneo Ohta returns to the Mikami house to investigate the body of
Ryuhei, but is pursued by Ryuhei, now himself a ravenous Shibto.
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PRESENT DAY
Ryuko Tagawa (Soji Abe's co-worker/flatmate and Ikuko Kifune's sister) has been
sent to earth to make preparations for the return of Mother. Ryuko finds the
human condition so comfortable that she neglects her mission and continues on
with life as a mortal. Yuri Kishida, an innocent young girl, has been kidnapped
by Mother and hidden in a warehouse in Sanzu Harbour. Mother assumes Yuri's
identity and sets out to punish Ryuko. Ryuko receives an unexpected visit from
her doppelganger, Yuri, and although startled by the resemblence, recognises
Yuri as one of her kind. Yuri asks Ryuko why she didn't return. Ryuko
apologises, but Yuri assures her that she will not be forgiven for abandoning
Mother. Yuri kills Ryuko and returns to Sanzu Harbour to watch her disparate
collection of victims board the vessel to Yamijima Island.
Soji Abe, Shu Mikami, Mamoru Itsuki, Ikuko Kifune and Akiko Kiyota are bound
for Yamijima Island, (the 'Island of Hate' or 'Island of the Dead'). Mamoru (a
magazine editor) wants to investigate the island for his magazine. Shu (now a
famous blind novelist) grew up on the island and wishes to return to the place
of his birth to retrieve his lost memories. Soji (a temp worker) and Akiko (the
heavily-disguised clairvoyant) are on the run together, trying to escape the
police who have mistakenly charged Soji with the murder of Ryuko Tagawa. Ikuko
(a psychic factory worker and former marine radio operator) is drawn to the
island by instinct. The weather grows dark and a large mass passes by the cabin
window (something 'horrible and nasty'?). A tsunami capsizes the vessel but the
passengers arrive safely on the shores of the island. Time folds as the tsunami
announces a shift in reality.
Mamoru washes up on the pier and explores the island. Mamoru discovers Yuri
hiding in a building, fearful for her life. Mamoru and Yuri are pursued by a
Shibito but Mamoru manages to incapacitate the creature. Yuri requests Mamoru's
help to find her mother, who she says is being confined on the island.
Mamoru and Yuri are discovered by lost soldiers, Takeaki Misawa and Yorito
Nagai. Strangely, Yuri has an inexplicable aversion to Misawa's flashlight.
As Mamoru and Yuri proceed, they are accosted by Tomoe Ohta, daughter of Tsuneo
Ohta, the island Amimoto. Tomoe believes that Yuri is Kanae and attempts to
apprehend her again.
Yuri leads Mamoru to the amusement park where the seven gates are located.
Yuri explains that the current reality they participate in tries desperately to
maintain it's form (the broken glass bird instantly becomes whole again), but
inevitably will soon collapse into the chaos of nothingness. Yuri's song and
dance provide Mamoru with the clues to unlock the seven gates. Mamoru complies,
believing he will avoid a catastrophe by doing so. Yuri leads Mamoru into the
Underworld and reveals her true monstrous form, Mother. Mamoru has been used.
A helicopter carrying Private Yorito Nagai, Captain Takeaki Misawa and Sergeant
Hiroshi Okita crashes on Yamijima Island. After death Hiroshi transforms into a
Shibito and Takeaki and Yorito attempt to escape the island. Takeaki is haunted
by strange visions of Harumi Yomoda, a young girl he rescued on a previous
mission in the village of Hanuda. The two soldiers board the ferry Bright Win
and Yorito saves Yuri from Tomoe Ohta, now transformed into a Yamibito.
Takeaki, becoming paranoid and unstable, manages to frighten Yuri away as she
attempts to exert psychic control over Yorito. Takeaki consumes some
hallucinogenic medication and becomes homicidal, intent on killing anyone he
regards as suspicious.
Shigeru Fujita, a down-on-his-luck police officer who grew up on Yamijima
Island, returns to investigate rumours about the sighting of a young woman on
the supposedly desolate island. When Shigeru is leading lost school girl Ichiko
to safety, he stumbles upon Tsuneo Ohta, the village Amimoto from 29 years ago.
Shigeru is dumbfounded that Tsuneo is still on the island after so many years.
Tsuneo transforms into a Shibito before his eyes and attacks Shigeru. Shigeru
and Ichiko manage to avoid Tsuneo for a while, but eventually Tsuneo corners
them in the fort ruins. Just as Tsuneo moves in for the kill, he unexpectedly
panics and runs away.
Shu Mikami returns to his family home on the island, and much to his surprise,
discovers his younger self grieving over the body of his dead father - Shu has
been transported back to the night of his father's murder. Tsuneo Ohta appears
but fails to recognise Shu in adult form. The body of Shu's father is
reanimated by a Shiryo and proceeds to chase Tsuneo. Shu manages to escape the
villagers, now Shibitos, who are cursed to search the island forever for the
murderous Kanae.
Soji loses Akiko but manages to reunite with Shu. The two explorers discover
the fossilised remains of a mysterious creature, possibly a Yamirei (Mother's
slug-like albino offspring). The two men end up at the amusement park where
Shu remembers Kanae and her plan to open the seven gates.
Ichiko Yagura (a young school girl) regains consciousness on board the Bright
Win, a ferry that has run aground on Yamijima Island. The Bright Win was lost
at sea during a tsunami and the last transmission included a vague report about
'a girl' (possibly Yuri or Kanae) causing the ship to run aground.
Ichiko and her best friend and schoolmate Noriko share matching bracelets
symbolising their friendship, but Noriko is nowhere to be found. Ichiko,
disoriented and lost, stumbles upon Yuri and goes into shock. Yuri's dead body
was plucked from the sea during Ichiko's school excursion - somehow Yuri is
still alive. Shigeru rescues Ichiko and takes her to Mikami's house, but
Ichiko believes that something is still hunting her. Shigeru and Ichiko escape
through the fort ruins but are pursued by Tsuneo Ohta. Tsuneo closes in on
Ichiko but is reluctant to attack. Ichiko laughs in his face and Tsuneo flees
in fear. Ichiko is possessed by Otoshigo, Mother's nemesis and father of the
Shiryos.
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THE SIREN - THE SEVEN GATES ARE OPEN
Eventually the entire group of mismatched venturers arrive at the amusement
park and descend into the pit - the seven gates are open. A giant tree, the
Mekkoju, stands proudly in the centre of the bottom of the pit. Mother appears
and reveals her true form. Mamoru falls victim to Mother's hypnotic power, but
Ikuko saves him by using her own psychic abilities to resist Mother's hold.
Soji sees Mother as his murdered flatmate, Ryuko. Shu sees Mother as his lost
childhood friend, Kanae, and is lost forever in Mother's grip. Only Akiko and
Ikuko can see Mother for what she is - a monster.
Yorito and Takeaki are fortunately beyond Mother's reach, but the Siren
threatens to overwhelm them. Ichiko hovers over the lifeless body of Shigeru,
dazed and covered in blood - was she capable of his murder?
Mother, now free, gives birth to hundreds of Yamirei - ravenous albino slugs
who pursue the helpless party back up to the surface. Just as Ikuko and Mamoru
are about to perish, the Shiryos (spirits that animate the Shibito) come
pouring down into the abyss and clash violently with the Yamirei. The natural
enemies fight to the death, providing the humans with an opportunity to escape.
Mamoru and Ikuko manage to evade the warring Yamirei and Shiryo factions. The
amusement park is now overrun with Yamireis and Shiryos, the light-sensitive
Yamirei now bound in protective shrouds. Ikuko successfully destroys the seven
gates, preventing the Underworld from spewing forth any more Yamirei. As Mamoru
and Ikuko escape through the amusement park they becomes surrounded by Yamirei.
All hope seems lost until a crimson light (the dawn?) bathes the scene and the
Yamirei are vanquished. Ikuko, plagued by painful memories of being taunted and
ostracised for being 'different' (psychic), abandons Mamoru in favour of a
solitary path.
When the Siren sounds, Ichiko turns on Shigeru and stabs him to death. After
Shigeru's death, Ichiko stumbles around, lost and disoriented. Ichiko recalls
falling overboard on the Bright Win, her hand sliding Noriko's bracelet from
her wrist as she loses her grip and falls into the sea.
Ichiko sinks to the bottom of the sea, dead. But she is soon resurrected in a
new state and returns to the surface as Otoshigo, Mother's mate and father of
the Shiryos. Ichiko has a sudden yearning to return to the sea, to Mother. As
Ichiko escapes through the school yard she becomes surrounded by Yamirei. All
hope seems lost until a crimson light (the dawn?) bathes the scene and the
Yamirei are vanquished.
Shigeru reawakens and becomes a Yamibito.
Takeaki, exhausted, regards the sky and catches a glimpse of his former reality
through the clouds. Yamibito appear - humans fused with Yamirei, clad in black
robes to shield them from light. Takeaki leads Ichiko safely through the fort
ruins, but detects something strange about her. As Takeaki demands answers,
Yorito appears, and fearing for Ichiko's life, shoots Takeaki dead.
Yorito conceals Inchiko in the safety of the Gold Mining Company Housing but
they are set upon by a dog Yambito. Ichiko flees, but when Yorito finally
finds her again she has become possessed by Otoshigo and embarks on a mindless
killing spree. Yorito finds Ichiko's bracelet and uses it to bring Ichiko
back to her senses. Ichiko wrestles with the demons inside her, but eventually
recovers her own will (albeit temporarily).
Mamoru boards the Bright Win in an attempt to defeat the Yamirei and the
Yamibito. Tomoe Ohta has transformed into a dog Yamibito and terrorises the
ship.
Soji and Akiko escape through the mining settlement, but are arrested by the
crimson light and the sudden appearance of a giant tower of scaffolding that
pierces the sky. Akiko follows a psychic trail that leads her to the place
where Shu and Kanae plummeted into the sea. Shu contacts Akiko from beyond the
grave and asks her to save his father, Ryuhei, who has transformed into a Kou-
Yamibito, a grotesque human/Yamirei abomination. Shu leads Akiko to the shrine
where the Mekkoju branch is kept (legend has it that each Yamijima Islander is
presented with a sacred Mekkoju branch at birth, so they may be buried with it
to keep evil spirits at bay. The Mekkoju tree itself is not said to exist,
yet it's fallen limbs may found by the head of the Ohta family when the Mekkoju
Walk ritual is performed). Akiko also finds a mysterious artifact, the Anunnaki
Remains (claw).
Akiko destroys Ryuhei and plunges the Mekkoju branch into his face, freeing his
soul and transforming him into the mystical Mekkoju tree. Akiko receives a
final psychic impression, the night Kanae murdered Ryuhei. In the vision,
Kanae flees covered in Ryuhei's blood, but she notices Akiko's reflection in
the mirror instead of her own - the two are one. Akiko, no longer able to
resist Mother's power, transforms into Kanae.
Soji runs into Ikuko and recognises her face - not from the boat, but from
elsewhere - Ryuko's older sister? Soji reunites with Tsukasa, Shu's dog, and
Tsukasa demonstrates her loyalty by retrieving his lost lighter. Soji looks to
the tower on the horizon and a series of explosions erupt around the base.
Ikuko realises that the Yamirei and the Shiryos have been waiting in the dark
for millenia, hating humans and waiting to return to the earth plane. An
anonymous being presents Ikuko with the Mekkoju branch reserved for Shigeru
Fujita, now also a Kou-Yamibito. Ikuko discovers Anunnaki Remains (claw) lodged
into the Mekkoju tree, now itself entwined in the tower. Ikuko destroys Shigeru
and liberates his soul.
Mamoru and Yorito join forces and attempt to scale the Spider's Thread, the
pinnacle of the tower. Mamoru believes that the pinnacle of the tower is the
point where the artificial world intersects with the real world. Mamoru
believes that their current reality is simply a copy of the real world from 29
years ago. The two men ascend the tower and obtain the Mekkoju branch reserved
for Tsuneo Ohta, now himself a Kou-Yamibito. Tsuneo knocks Yorito off the
tower but Mamoru manages to destroy Tsuneo and liberates his soul with the
Mekkoju branch.
Yorito, now totally unhinged and enraged, vows to destroy the Yamirei and
Yamibito once and for all. Yorito discovers a lair of Yamirei in the
Grade/Middle school and dipserses them with a flare gun. Yorito also learns
that his former Sergeant, Hiroshi Okita, is now a souless Yambito too, so
Yorito saves his soul by ending his life. Yorito is then confronted by Takeaki
Misawa, now a blood-thirsty Kou-Yamibito. Yorito takes delight in bringing down
his former Captain with a barrage of gunfire. In the distance, the tower
crumbles as reality loses form. Yorito believes the worst is over when Ichiko
suddenly appears, her face swollen into a grotesque eye. Ichiko transforms into
Otoshigo and attacks. Yorito uses every tool at his disposal to defeat
Otoshigo, and the nightmare is over.
Noriko Kifune (the sole survivor of the Bright Win and Ikuko's sister) is found
off the coast of Yamijima.
Ikuko and Mamuro are reunited on the pinnacle of the tower. Ikuko tries to
resist Mother's psychic control but is losing the battle. The Ohta House, now
out of sync with reality, sits atop the Mekkoju tree. Tomoe Ohta waits inside
but Ikuko manages to save her Tomoe's soul by plunging a Mekkoju branch into
her side.
Mother scales the tower in an attempt to reach the other reality. The tower
crumbles as reality begins to fracture and revert back into the chaos of
nothingness. Ichiko plummets into the ocean and Mamoru and Ikuko are sucked
into Mother's plane of existence, an aquatic, crimson dimension. Akiko/Kanae's
spirit appears and implores for Shu's forgiveness. Akiko/Kanae suicides by
plunging the Annunaki remains (claw) into her stomach, which simultaneously
injures Mother. Each member of the party is then inspired to use the Annunaki
Remains (Claw) which in turn transform into mystical swords, Annaki Remains
(Horn). The humans manage to defeat Mother and a final tsunami cleanses the
island. Shu and Kanae are together forever, and reality is restored.
Mamoru and Ikuko are bathed in sunlight as normality is restored to Yamijima
Island. Ikuko however looks eerily preoccupied...
Yorito wakes on a sunlit boulevarde but all is not right. Yamibito stroll past
like tourists, smouldering in the haze, and regard the new intruder with fear.
Yorito loses his mind and goes on a killing spree. Is he delusional? Is he
mistaking innocent humans for Yamibito? Has he become trapped in the Yamibito
dimension?
Soji Abe is joined by Tsukasa, and the lonely pair contemplate a new day.
The National Times reports that a man named Ichiro Nakajima was beaten to death
by his flatmate Noriko Kifune. In the wake of Mother's death, Ryuko Tagawa
never died. The archive photograph of Soji and Ryuko now features Soji only.
Mother and her avatars have been erased from existence.
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MOTHER & OTOSHIGO
Mother is an ancient water deity who was imprisoned below, by whom we do not
know (this is possibly metaphoric, meaning the light kept Mother imprisoned in
the darkness. The ritual of the seven gates may have allowed Mother to
unleash darkness on earth so that conditions would be more favourable for her
kind).
The old scrolls reveal that before there was light on Earth strange creatures
roamed the surface. When light appeared the creatures fled into the oceans
and waited for millenia in the darkness for a chance to return to the surface.
Eventually they sent one of their own in the form of a young girl to prepare
conditions for their arrival (it is interesting to note that when Yorito
appears in the Yamibito dimension, a solar eclipse prevents the Yamibito from
combusting completely. Perhaps Mother had the power to influence planetary
movement and was planning to permanently eclipse earth's sun).
Otoshigo was Mother's mate but was separated from her when they fled into
the sea to escape the light. Otoshigo searched the earth for millenia trying
to find Mother but was unsuccessful. Otoshigo answers the call of the Siren
(Mother) and returns to earth in the form of Ichiko.
Mother uses avatars (human beings whose minds are possessed by a splintered
part of her consciousness) to do her bidding.
Mother gives the humans the gift of sightjack so that she may monitor
situations on earth and pollute human minds with dark thoughts.
Mother sends Ryuko to earth to prepare conditions for her return, but finding
the human condition so comfortable, Ryuko neglects her mission and pays with
her life. Yuri is sent in her stead.
Mother kidnaps and possesses Yuri's body to hatch her plan. Mother uses Yuri
to reveal to Mamoru that she is lonely and has waited a long time for company
Mother was separated from her mate Otoshigo when light appeared).
Mother sent out 'doves' (avatars) to get help, but none were ever successful.
Twenty-nine years ago Mother sent Kanae (her 'dove') to the Mikami's so that
she could enlist the help of Shu to open the seven gates that imprisoned her.
In that attempt, Mother was foiled by the Yamijima residents who killed Kanae.
In her second attempt, her 'dove', Ryuko, became so preoccupied with human life
that she neglected her mission. In Mother's final attempt, she is defeated by
the Annaki Remains (Horn), a substance fatal to Mother, possibly from the
remains of Mother's nemesis. In this instance, Mother's 'dove', Akiko, resists
her power and suicides, injuring Mother herself.
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THE END?
Yorito is trapped in the Yamibito dimension.
Ikuko looks eerily preoccupied at the end of the adventure.
Noriko Kifune, now on the run, may be pregnant with a cursed child.
Mamoru's ex-girlfriend sports a strange blemish - a mark of evil?
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SIREN 1 REFERENCES
- Pop idol Naoko Mihama appears in the Turtle Jelly Noodles advertisement.
- The ghost of Harumi Yomoda haunts Takeaki Misawa (Takeaki saved Harumi from
the Hanuda Village landslide two years earlier).
- Ryuhei receives letters of condolence from Omihito Takeuchi, his dear friend
and father of Tamon Takeuchi, the college professor.
- Kyoya Suda returns again to embark on his crusade against evil.
- Tomoko Maeda (who may have attended the same school as Ichiko) leaves a
videotape on board the Bright Win.
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WEBSITES
The archives contain the adresses of several websites:
www.shu-mikami.com (archive #55)
www.shibito.com (archive #15)
www.yumemi-salon.com (archive #59)
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Forbidden Siren 2 Plot Guide by RaccoonCityPD (c).
All text copyright Jason Beks, 31 August 2006 (c).
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