Iris Palace II

The Iris Palace II.

Iris Palace II is the final destination of Rosenkreuzstilette ~Freudenstachel~ and the new base of Iris Zeppelin. After it is revealed she and Eifer Skute had manipulated RKS and the Schwarzkreuz, she invites the player to her fortress. This is where the last four stages of the game take place.

The boss theme that plays in the boss battles against the bosses of the first two Iris Stages is "Blue Daemon" by Unlimited Hellest.

Sanctum of the Divine Light (Iris Stage I)

The start of the Sanctum of the Divine Light.

Stage Titles

• Das Heiligtum Gottes (The Sanctuary of God/Sanctum of the Divine Light) (祝福されし光の大聖堂, Shukufuku Sareshi Hikari no Dai-seidô)
• Rosenkreuzstilette ~Weißsilber~: Vampirmond (Vampire Moon/The Endless Nightmare) (終わらぬ悪夢, Owaranu Akumu)

Stage Music

Title	Artist	Context	Audio
The Perishing Operetta 滅びゆくオペレッタ Horobiyuku Operetta	M-ART	Stage Theme
The Linking Blaze 連環炎 Renkan-en	Sky God Corridor	Dialogue Theme

Stage Enemies

• Boobeam Trap
• Crawling Skull
• Eggmet
• Shield Eggmet
• Skeletal Warrior
• Skull Cannon
• Spear Knight

Stage Boss

• Michael Zeppelin

Stage Hazards

The Sanctum of the Divine Light is full of instant death lasers and they're used for far more than the traditional dodging them down falling pits. This stage makes use of the fact they stop at walls and requires the player to use the ceilings, floors, moving platforms and even vanishing blocks to get past them all.

Bloody Ruins (Iris Stage II)

The start of the Bloody Ruins.

Stage Titles

• Eiferstachel (The Fever Spike/The Sting of Emptiness) (徒花の棘, Adabana no Toge)
• Rosenkreuzstilette ~Weißsilber~: Stachel im Schnee (Sting in the Snow/Sting of the Snowflower) (雪花の棘, Yukibana no Toge)

Stage Music

Title	Artist	Context	Audio
Ripple Flower 漣華 Renka	SHW	Stage Theme
Winter Waltz 厳冬円舞 Gentō enbu	Sky God Corridor	Dialogue Theme (~Freudenstachel~ only)

Stage Enemies

• Ball Bat
• Cheep-Cheep
• Eggmet
• Oil Fireball
• Oil Fireball Maker
• Spear Knight

Stage Boss

• Darkside Devil

Stage Hazards

The primary hazard in the Bloody Ruins are pools of oil that Freudia needs to swim through to get past. The problem however is if any Oil Fireballs touch this oil it bursts into flames and becomes an instant death hazard. If the player can get past that they still have to contend with conveyer belts, falling blocks and a swimming section with spikes that are invisible unless they're right next to them. There are also blue blocks in the last section of Bloody Ruins in order to stop the players' progress, but they would be burnt when falling into the burning oil. Certain strategy is required to avoid being jammed by the lethal hazards using either the moving platform or Strudel's Frügel.

When playing as Pamela, the swimming section has been altered and ice blocks were added, due to the fact that Pamela can't swim underwater.

Dark Iris Quarters (Iris Stage III)

Some things never change.

Stage Titles

• In Walpurgisnacht (In Walpurgis Night/On the Night of Walpurgis) (醒めぬ魔女の夜に, Samenu Majo no Yoru ni)
• Rosenkreuzstilette ~Weißsilber~: Am Ende der Wunder (At the End of the Miracle/The End of a Miracle) (奇蹟の終焉に, Kiseki no Shūen ni)

Stage Music

Title	Artist	Context	Audio
Madness 狂闇 Kyōan	DEAD END WONDER	Stage Theme
Four Heavenly Kings II	DEAD END WONDER	"Boss Rematch" (Cloning Machine Boss Fight)
Army of the Dead 死霊の軍勢 Shiryou No Gunzei	RP-MUSIC	Iris' Dialogue Theme
the end of last age final destination	Kamo King	Iris Machine Boss Fight

Stage Enemies

• Demon's Cross
• Dummy Schwer-Muta
• Evil Eddie
• Shield Eggmet

Stage Bosses

• Cloning Machine
• Iris Machine II

Stage Hazards

The only really hazardous section of the Dark Iris Quarters is a jumping section fairly early on that's quite easy compared to the things the player has already gone through.

Iris Palace II Sky (Iris Stage IV)

The players final chance to heal up.

Stage Titles

• Freudenstachel (The Sting of Joy) (歓喜の棘, Kanki no Toge)
• Rosenkreuzstilette ~Weißsilber~: Weißsilber (The White Silver Saber) (白銀の剣, Hakugin no Ken)

Stage Music

Title	Artist	Context	Audio
Kite Talon -Choir- 鳶爪-Choir- Ensou -Choir-	Unlimited Hellest	Stage Theme
Scarlet Moon Castle 紅月城 Akatsukijou	Unlimited Hellest	Dialogue Theme
Awakening the Profound Evil 目覚めるは深遠なる邪悪 Mezameru wa shin'en'naru jaaku	Wingless Seraph	Boss Theme

Stage Bosses

• Spiritia Rosenberg and The Wings of Madness: Iris Zeppelin

Misc. Musical Themes

Title	Artist	Context	Audio
Iris Map	[erka:es]	Stage Intro Theme
Blue Daemon	Unlimited Hellest	Boss Theme (Stages 1-2)

Trivia

• The oil gimmick of the Bloody Ruins is likely inspired by a similar one in Flame Man's stage in Mega Man 6.
• The stage title for the Dark Iris Quarters alludes to Walpurgis Night, a holiday and festival celebrated in Central and Northern Europe exactly six months away from Halloween. In Germany, it is spelled as Walpurgisnacht.
• In the boss re-fight area of Dark Iris Quarters, the energy of Freudia's Freudenstachel will refill when exiting a boss room after beating a boss.
• The first screen of Iris Palace II Sky is based on the first screen of the final stage of Mega Man 3, which features items arranged in identical positions as the ones in MM3, and like it's inspiration, most of these items can only be collected by using the player's "Coil" utility item, in this case Strudels Hund. The only difference between the two games is the top-most platform does not contain a Life Pellet sitting next to the Cross Tank, since it would be useless as the player enters the room with full health.

The prototype Iris Palace II map.

• The graphic data of C76 Trial version (0.02a) contains an early version of Iris Palace II stage map.

Locations and Stages in the Rosenkreuzstilette series