Cardinal Syn

Variants

• There are no known variants.

Misprints

• There are no known misprints.

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Trivia

• The back of the manual advertises a game that was sadly never released; The Diabolical Adventures of Tobu.

Back scan of the manual.

Secrets

Cardinal Syn is stacked with characters, costumes, and more.

Unlock Characters – The Easy Way

• Unlock Everyone but Syn and Kron
  Wait for the title screen, and once “Press Start” begins blinking, press L1, R2, R1, Square, Down, Circle, Down, L2, Square, Square, Square, Square.  A sound will confirm entry.
• Unlock Syn (Final Boss Version 1)
  Wait for the title screen, and once “Press Start” begins blinking, press R1, Right, R2, Square, R1, Down, R1, R2, R2, Circle. A sound will confirm entry.
• Unlock Kron (Final Boss Version 2)
  Wait for the title screen, and once “Press Start” begins blinking, press L2, L2, Up, Up, Up, Left, Down, Up, Circle, L1. A sound will confirm entry.

Unlock Characters – The Hard Way

• Unlock Bimorphia
  Finish the Tournament mode with Nephra.
• Unlock Juni
  Finish the Tournament mode with Finkster.
• Unlock Kahn
  Finish the Tournament mode with Mongoro.
• Unlock Moloch
  Finish the Tournament mode with McKrieg.
• Unlock Mongwan
  Finish the Tournament mode with Orion.
• Unlock Redemptor
  Finish the Tournament mode with Vanguard.
• Unlock Stygian
  Finish the Tournament mode with Plague.
• Unlock Vodu
  Finish the Tournament mode with Hecklar.
• Unlock Syn (Final Boss Verison 1)
  Acquire all the previous unlockable characters.

Currently, the “known” version to unlock Kron doesn’t work. So use the easy method method above.

Unlock Outfits

• Alternative Costumes
  Press Up + Cross to choose your character. They’ll now be in their standard alternate decor. The ladies, however, all have…spicier costumes to unlock.
• Orion Bikini
  Wait for the title screen, and once “Press Start” begins blinking, press R2, Down, Down, Circle, Square, Square, R2. A sound will confirm entry. Press Cross on them at the character select screen for their new outfit.
• Nephra Bikini
  Wait for the title screen, and once “Press Start” begins blinking, press Square, L1, Circle, Up, Triangle, Left, Triangle. A sound will confirm entry. Press Cross on them at the character select screen for their new outfit.
• Juni Bikini
  Wait for the title screen, and once “Press Start” begins blinking, press Down, Square, Down, L2, Down, Down, Down. A sound will confirm entry. Press Cross on them at the character select screen for their new outfit.
• Syn Bikini
  Wait for the title screen, and once “Press Start” begins blinking, press Circle, Circle, Circle, L1, R1, Circle, Left. A sound will confirm entry. Press Cross on them at the character select screen for their new outfit.

Game Modifier Codes

• Unlimited Magic
  Wait for the title screen, and once “Press Start” begins blinking, press Right, Right, Right, Left, Triangle, Left, Left, Square. A sound will confirm entry. The counter next to the magic bottle will now be an infinite symbol.
• See Endings Right Away
  Wait for the title screen, and while “Press Start” Is blinking, press Down, Up, Down, Right, Left(x2), Up, Left, R1, Circle(x2), L2. A sound will confirm the correct entry. Begin the tournament as you normally would and pick a character. Rather than their opening movie, their ending sequence will play instead. The game begins normally afterward.
• Fatalities at Any Time
  At the title screen, press Up(x2), Right(x2), Left, Circle(x2), Down. A sound will confirm the correct entry. You no longer have to wait for the deciding round to murder the opponent.

Confirmed Fatalities

Cardinal Syn handles their round-ending death moves differently from other games. Rather than a button sequence at the end of the round, they are a specific string of standard moves quickly combined during standard play. If you’re in the first round, they will connect and confirm with a flash of light but only do staggering damage. If performed in a deciding round, the string of moves will trigger a multi-flash, multi-camera angle fatality. There are several possible combinations, these are the ones I have confirmed.

• Bimorphia’s Fatality
  Square, Triangle, Square(x2), Back + Square.
• Finkster’s Fatality
  Square(x4), Back + Square, Back + Square, Forward + Square.
• Hecklar’s Fatality
  Square(x3), Triangle, Forward + Square, Up + Triangle.
• Juni’s Fatality
  Square(x4), Forward + Square, Forward + Square, Back + Square.
• Kahn’s Fatality
  Back + Triangle, Back + Triangle, Square(x2), Back + Square.
• McKrieg’s Fatality
  Triangle(x3), Square, Forward + Square.
• Moloch’s Fatality
  Forward + Triangle, Triangle(x2), Square, Up + Square.
• Mongoro’s Fatality
  Forward + Square, Triangle, Square(x2), Forward + Square.
• Mongwan’s Fatality
  Forward + Triangle, Forward + Triangle, Square, Triangle, Forward + Triangle.
• Nephra’s Fatality
  Square, Triangle, Square(x2), Back + Square.
• Orion’s Fatality
  Forward + Triangle, Forward + Triangle, Square(x2), Forward + Cross.
• Plague’s Fatality
  Triangle(x3), Back + Triangle.
• Redemptor’s Fatality
  Back + Square, Square(x3), Back + Cross.
• Stygian’s Fatality
  Square, Triangle(x2), Back + Cross.
• Vanguard’s Fatality
  Triangle, Square(x3), Back + Square.
• Vodu’s Fatality
  Square(x3), Triangle, Back + Square, Up + Cross.