Slitterhead possesses a remarkable charm and distinctiveness that compensates for some of its flaws, allowing players to fully immerse themselves in its thrilling combat and unsettling narrative elements. This makes it one of the standout horror games of the year.
Starting Jar of Poison in Slitterhead
The Jar of Poison mission unlocks after you obtain Tri, which advances the storyline. You’ll also have the chance to choose an additional Companion, with either Edo or Julee being our top recommendations.
If you’re looking to maximize damage output, focus on Edo. On the other hand, Julee’s Revive All Skill makes her invaluable towards the mission’s finale. Each option is effective!
Search the Lower Floor
When the task begins, you will be playing as Tri, found alone in the kitchen, staring at the door into the restricted area. Head to the door and open it to move forward.
Once inside, sneak down the stairs and navigate the hallway until you see a guard with his back turned. Quickly duck into the well-lit room to your right. Use Possession to slip through the open window, then take control of the guard to your left.
As the guard, turn around and walk past the window you exited from, then take a left towards a door. Try to open the door—it’s locked, so you’ll need to find another way in.
Use the Freight Elevator
After returning past the window, you’ll see a Freight Elevator in the room you’re trying to enter, which connects to the level above. Continue down the hallway to the right and head upstairs where you’ll catch sight of two guards standing watch.
Wait for the guards to walk away, then take the left corridor. Proceed until you reach a Slitterhead guard, then use Possession to move into the room behind them and seize control of the guard surrounded by big pots.
Head to the Freight Elevator from this room, activate it, and take it down to the area below to progress in the mission.
Search Suspicious Room
Once you’ve used the Freight Elevator, you’ll arrive in a suspicious room ripe for investigation. As soon as you enter, interact with the bin directly in front of you and then look to the right for some notes on a desk. Read them for further context.
Along your path through the narrow aisles containing cooling racks, you’ll encounter three more bins to inspect. Be thorough and interact with all of them; they offer insight into what’s at play here.
Interacting with the final bin will trigger a cutscene where you’ll encounter Tommy, a follower in the facility, prompting a series of shocking and unsettling events.
Defeat Tommy
After the cutscene, you’ll find yourself in a confrontation with Tommy, now a Slitterhead. Initially, you’ll be on your own, so you need to survive as the guard until Tri arrives. We highly suggest that you Parry his attacks during this time.
Once Tri shows up, switch to her, activate Burning Edge, and unleash her abilities and quick strikes until Tommy is reduced to about half health, prompting a further transformation.
Defeat Warty Frogfish Slitterhead
Upon his transformation into the Warty Frogfish Slitterhead, your selected Companion will join the fight. If you picked Edo, switch to him immediately, activate Burning Edge, and spam Angel Step to inflict major damage.
This will likely stun Tommy, allowing you to mount a strong offensive and continue dealing damage. After he regains his composure, you can either switch back to Tri and use Bloody Knuckles to finish him off, or remain with Edo to reactivate Burning Edge and complete the battle.
You’ve fought against a Warty Frogfish Slitterhead before, and this encounter will be quite similar, so don’t expect anything overwhelmingly challenging!
Investigate the Room
Once Tommy is defeated, check the desk on your right for more notes to read, then approach the Clover Pin and Glasses on the floor and interact with them to trigger a brief cutscene.
Shortly thereafter, Yin Yue will confront you and make a swift escape toward a hidden exit, compelling you to follow him into perilous territory.
Investigate the Forbidden Area’s Depths
Proceed through the hidden exit and follow the corridors until you encounter a group of tiny Slitterheads. Quickly take them down and push ahead until you reach a room filled with four larger Slitterheads and more tiny ones.
Utilize Burning Edge and Bloody Knuckles to eliminate them efficiently, but beware of the small Slitterheads covered in pustules that can poison you, causing gradual health loss.
After clearing out the lesser Slitterheads, keep moving forward and face off against more of the tiny ones, then advance until you reach a cave. A lone man awaits at the other end, so approach him to trigger another cutscene.
Defeat the Slitterhead
The man will transform into a Slitterhead, compelling you to defeat him first. Luckily, he isn’t an especially challenging Slitterhead, so you can effectively utilize Burning Edge and Bloody Knuckles to take him out quickly.
Your Companion Rarity will join the battle here, ready to assist if needed. After defeating the Slitterhead, make your way to the nearby room on the left and follow the hallways to the next area.
Chase Yin Yue
As you approach the room containing the Master and Yin Yue, a cutscene will play out, culminating in a chase after Yin Yue. Follow him into a spacious room where he will leap up some scaffolding and back into the facility. Use your Blood Jump to follow.
Begin chasing him through the facility where you’ll encounter both lesser Slitterheads and a standard one, eventually seeing him leap down into the courtyard and onto the first floor. Keep following to fight even more lesser Slitterheads.
Once you clear the lesser Slitterheads, head back to the courtyard where Yin Yue will jump to the second floor. Use Possession to get there quickly, then race towards the stairs leading to the third floor to catch up with Yin Yue.
Defeat the Followers
Upon reaching the third floor, a cutscene will initiate, where Yin Yue will send two Slitterheads after you. Take control of Tri as the encounter begins, and concentrate your attack on one of the Slitterheads.
Launching into Burning Edge and Bloody Knuckles will allow you to take them down relatively quickly, so do this as soon as you gain control. Then, hit the second Slitterhead once or twice to provoke it into its final form.
Defeat the Warty Frogfish Slitterhead
Surprise! Another Warty Frogfish Slitterhead appears, but expect much of the same. While its attacks won’t change, there will be several tiny Slitterheads in the arena, some of which have poisonous pustules that can inflict Poison on you if you’re hit enough times. Handle this encounter similarly to before.
Edo will also join this fight, allowing you to use his Burning Edge and Angel Step combo for significant damage, while also switching back to Tri for her Bloody Knuckles when necessary.
This encounter should resemble your earlier battle, so you should be able to defeat it just as you did before. Maintain pressure, stagger the attacks, and unleash your Skills to make it regret ever crossing paths with you!
Jar of Poison Rewards
Upon finishing the Jar of Poison mission for the first time, you will earn a total of 24 Skill Tokens. These can be allocated to your Rarity’s Blood Weapons, Active or Passive Skills. Remember, these tokens are shared across your Rarities and will be consumed once used.
Finally, don’t forget to go through all available ‘Talk’ options right after completing the mission for unlocking additional quests and to progress the main storyline!