Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (PC) Collectibles Guide

~by Cowboy Yojimbo (October 2025)

Main Missions

P-1 The Tragic Duel

Skull 1 – Located where the game teaches you to drop down from ledges. Hard to miss.

Skull 2 – After the first checkpoint you will come across your first ronin enemy. The skull is on a tree branch above in plain sight.

Skull 3 – After the pit fight, continue past another checkpoint. Near another ronin enemy, keep your eyes peeled for a skull that gets obscured by tree branches as you move to the right.

1-1 Ryu’s Test

Skull 1 – After the Guillotine Boost lesson you will find the skull in plain sight on the ceiling you must cross. Can’t be missed.

1-2 Seized by Dark Forces

Scarab 1 – From the start proceed right as far as you can. The scarab is at the end, just past where you must start climbing upwards.

Skull 1 – After the first checkpoint, climb the next room and continue. A ninja will appear under floor beneath you. Drop down here to find a room with the skull.

Scarab 2 – After the second checkpoint and dodging all the flaming debris that rains down, the scarab is just in side the entrance to the building in plain sight.

Skull 2 – At the third checkpoint, roll left through the small gap to find a secret room. Guillotine off the flaming projectiles to get the skull/

Skull 3 – At the fourth checkpoint, roll left through another gap and proceed to the end of the hall.

Scarab 3 – After the fourth checkpoint, start climbing up. Go into the section where the sickle throwing enemy is to find the scarab.

1-3 After the Demons!

Scarab 1 – After climbing a tree and guillotine charging off a projectile, the scarab will be in plain sight underneath the ledge you land on. Drop down and hang to grab it.

Scroll – After the first checkpoint and speaking to Murasama, continue right as far as you can go and break the cracked wall here. Follow the corridor to the end to find the scroll.

Scarab 2 – Climb up the cave to the second checkpoint. The scarab is to the right.

Scarab 3 – Right after this when you enter the forest of tall trees, the scarab is under the wood ledge. Simply hang to get it.

Skull 1 – After the third checkpoint, continue left and you’ll notice a wooden ledge above you. Jump up there for the skull.

Skull 2 – Continue along the tree ledges to the left and defeat the large shield enemy at the cliff to get the skull.

Skull 3 – When crossing the burning and collapsing bridge, quickly hang down at the end to grab the skull there.

2-1 Midnight Assault

Scarab 1 – From the start, head left to find the scarab at the base of the bookshelves.

Skull 1 – After the first checkpoint, you will eventually reach an elevator shaft. Start dropping down and enter the first door you can on the right. The skull is at the end of the passage.

Scarab 2 – Back in the elevator shaft, drop all the way down and take the door to your right. The scarab is by the ceiling next to the turret.

Scarab 3 – After descending to the bottom of another elevator shaft, enter the open door on the left for a room with multiple turrets. At the end of the room, jump to hang from the ceiling move to the scarab.

Skull 2 – After climbing the wall on the outside of the building, ascend the stairway to the top where you can go left or right. Go right to find the skull above a life refill.

Scroll – After the elevator crash, take the left door and ascend back to where the elevator originally was. Drop down the shaft to a door on the left, and follow the passage to the end.

Skull 3 – At the elevator crash, head right for another checkpoint and descend another elevator shaft. You will reach a staircase where you can go up or down. Go up first to find the skull.

2-2 Deceptive Alliance

Scarab 1 – Jump up at the scarab after the first large, red oni enemy.

Skull 1 – After another red oni there will be a large pit you drop down into. Jump at the edge to grab the skull floating there.

Scarab 2 – Just after hearing the horn of the pursuing train, there is an indicator the scarab is coming. Jump up to grab it as it passes.

Skull 2 – A little after the scarab you will see an indicator for the skull to jump up and grab it.

Skull 3 – Once outside, an indicator will appear for the next skull shortly.

Scrab 3 – After a while you will make a series of jumps and the scarab is on one of those jumps.

3-1 Entwined Fates

Skull 1 – After 3 checkpoints you will have to destroy a large barrel blocking a kunai switch to open a door. Right after the door there is a slope and the skull is just a bit visible at the top of the screen. Jump to grab it.

3-2 A Perilous Descent

Scarab 1 – At the very beginning of the level the scarab can be seen to the right on a ledge. Use the blocks that rise and fall with your weight below it to climb up.

Scarab 2 – After the third checkpoint, you will have to throw some kunai at a wheel to raise the block you are standing on. Afterwards you will descend to a spot with two ziplines. Ride the first but as soon as you touch the second, jump onto the ceiling so you can move to the right and reach the scarab.

Skull 1 – After using your first demon altar, you will finish by raising a block for Kenji. When you switch back to Kenji, quickly scale the opening the block is in to grab the skull. Repeat the demon altar if you don’t make it in time.

Skull 2 – After the serpents on the zipline, you will enter a tunnel and be in an outdoors section. After you to descend underground again, there will be a large cracked wall to the left. Break it to find a room with some enemies and the skull at the end.

Scroll – After Skull 2, you will emerge outside, before descending underground once again past a group of enemies carrying power-ups. At the bottom is another cracked wall on the left. Break to find a demon altar, and the scroll at the end of the section.

Scarab 3 – Right after the room with the scroll, you will have to scale a sloped ceiling to reach a zipline. Jump up to the roof as soon as the spikes above you end so you can cross to the scarab. If you miss you can go back.

Skull 3 – During the sequence with the docks over red water, you will scale a cliff. When you descend the other side, look for the skull at the base by the water.

3-3 Ancient Pirate Cave

Scarab 1 – At the first checkpoint there is a demon altar with a cracked wall to the right. Break the wall to find a small passage with the scarab.

Skull 1 – After checkpoint 3 you will cross a bridge with an Oni on it and continue into ship with another Oni. Climb up the left side of the room to find a small passage with the skull.

Scarab 2 – During the sequence with the series of platforms moving to the right you can find a scarab above you in plain sight.

Scarab 3 – During the sequence where you ride the platforms slowly up, look for an alcove to the right with one of the flying eyeball enemies, there’s a cracked wall behind it with a path to the scarab.

Skull 2 – After riding the platforms to the top of the room there will be a path left and a path right. Take the left one first to find the skull.

Scroll – During the demon altar sequence, climb up and take the left path instead of the right. You will find the scroll at the end.

Scarab 4- After a checkpoint and passing through a ship, you will be in a cavern with a waterfall. An Oni will appear in the doorway you entered from. Jump off his projectiles to reach a ledge above you with the scarab.

Skull 3 – Just a bit down the waterfall from the last scarab is an Oni guarding an entrance on the left to a cavern with the skull.

Scarab 5 – In the next room with a waterfall, you will ride a series of platforms upwards. Ride to the top to find a cracked wall on the right leading to a monster filled passage with the scarab.

Scarab 6 – During the chase sequence you will see the scarab floating above you. Around the same time the beast will extend a tentacle towards you which you can boost off of to reach it.

3-4 Into the Catacombs

Scarab 1 – After climbing the wall up to the green rooftops, you will see the first scarab just to the left.

Skull 1 – Right after, go into the demon altar to the left and make your way to the skull.

Skull 2 – After dropping down to a checkpoint, the music will stop, and you can roll under a tight spot to the left to find the skull up on a roof.

Scarab 2 – Inside the building you will begin wall jumping up a vertical shaft and the scarab will be on the right.

Skull 3 – Right behind the scarab is a wall you can break that leads to a passage with the skull.

Scarab 3 – Back outside you will have to boost off of multiple enemies to get to the top. Once on the roof another set will appear that you can take to the scarab floating above you.

Scroll – At a checkpoint you will be introduce to a new slime enemy. At the checkpoint after that, jump to the ledge to the right but don’t drop down. If you see a small scene with the boss, reload your checkpoint. When you jump to the ledge a piece of the floor will fall down. Climb up where it was to find the scroll.

Scarab 4 – Once in the sewers, there will be a gap in the water. Instead of jumping over it, fall down to find the scarab.

3-5 Construction Site

Scarab 1 – When you reach the demon altar, break the wall to the right of it and the scarab is right there.

Skull 1 – When climbing up the inside of the building, keep an eye out for a cracked wall on your right. Past that is a room where you obscured by a tarp. The skull is at the end.

Skull 2 – During the sequence where you have to hide from the demon’s attacks, you will see the skull above you. Go to the far right, and before dropping down, climb the ceiling to reach the skull.

Scroll – After the demon attack sequence outside, you will be inside, ascending the building. Look for a cracked wall on the left with a demon altar sequence behind it.

Scarab 2 – Outside you will eventually jump on top of a yellow crane where you can see the scarab right below you. Step on the girder the crane is lifting and hang from the crane to reach it.

Skull 3 – Immediately after, you can just barely see a platform at the top of the screen. Boost off of one of the floating enemies to reach it.

Scarab 3 – Right after the last one, you will ride a girder down like an elevator. Break the cracked wall to your right to get it.

4-1 Steel Prison

Skull 1 – At the very start, turn around and head all the way left. Break the crate at the end for the skull.

Scarab 1 – When you get to the two cargo stacks on tracks, hit the one to the right to move it right. Jump up to the floor above to get around the cargo and hit it back to grab the scarab.

Scarab 2 – At the next checkpoint from the previous scarab, break the crate below it to find the second one.

Skull 2 – When you encounter the first mess of exposed, electrical wires, the skull can be found up top under a steam vent.

Skull 3 – After riding a cargo container over the electrical wires, stick to the above route. Some enemies are hiding the skull. Dispatch them to grab it.

Scarab 3 – After the helicopter you will be on the side of the ship. After grabbing the first hoist and riding it up, the scarab is in plain sight in your way as you climb across the ceiling.

4-2 Open Sea Chase

Skull 1 – After a few jumps you will see the notification the skull is coming. You have to jump off one of the rock ramps to reach it.

Scarab 1 – After it turns to night, stick to jumping on top of each platform. The scarab is up there.

Skull 2 – The next set of platforms must also be jump on top of to reach this skull.

Scarab 2 – On the third set of platforms, stick below to the water.

Skull 3 – Shortly after the scarab the skull will be on the surface of the water.

4-3 Navy Base Infiltration

Skull 1 – On the cargo container that slowly rises, it will come down on the left side.

Scarab 1 – After the demon altar sequence, you will drop to a checkpoint that the scarab is just to the left of.

Skull 2 – When you reach the conveyer belts and lava, boost off an enemy to reach the higher conveyer belt with the skull.

Scarab 2 – Back outside, you will cross three powerlines as crates zoom by. The scarab is at the end of the lower one.

Skull 3 – Not long after a crate will fall and you will drop to more powerlines. Before descending, jump up the wall on the left to find it.

Scarab 3 – During the demon altar sequence after the truck crash, go left instead of right to find it.

Scroll – Same demon altar sequence, but go right.

4-4 The Secret Lab

Scarab 1 – At the end of the first room above the entry way to the next with the flame soldier.

Scroll – The elevator will stop at one point with a flame soldier at an open left door, dispatch her and head inside. Don’t kill all the enemies in the elevator or you’ll miss your chance.

Skull 1 – After falling down the elevator shaft, there will be a small hole to your left you can roll under.

Skull 2 – Climbing the takes being lowered on chains, you will find the skull at the top left.

Scarab 2 – During the sequence where you jump across multiple green containers as they move right, you will find this floating just past the second checkpoint.

Skull 3 – After climbing the tanks in the room with the lasers on the sides, you will reach a point where you go up to the next room. Just right of that exit is a small gap to roll under. The skull is down there

4-5 Super Express to Hell

Skull 1 – After climbing up, just past a sawblade mutant, are very small platforms to cross. Instead drop down and you should see the skull on the left wall. You can climb up to reach it.

Scarab 1 – On the train. Move forward for a while and you will see floating above in plain sight. Simply boost off an enemy to get it.

Scarab 2 – After jumping onto the passenger train, go left.

Skull 2 – Back on the cargo train, use the demon altar and go left.

Scarab 3 – When you’re back to jumping on cargo containers with gaps in-between and dodging signs, this scarab is in the first gap.

Skull 3 – Will come to you while hanging from the helicopter.

4-6 Into the Shadows

Skull 1 – Complete the first demon altar.

Skull 2 – During the convoy, after the helicopter gets hit by flying enemies, the vehicle you are on will start to drive up a hill. Stand on the hood so you can get the skull as it passes.

Skull 3 – During the cave demon altar, climb up and go left before you go right.

Secret Ops

S-1 Forest Resistance

Skull 1 – At the end of the first screen, the skull is floating above the entrance to the cave. Boost off the enemy or his ninja stars to reach it.

Skull 2 – While climbing the cave you will find a face in the wall shooting fireballs. Boost off one of the fireballs to reach the skull above.

Scarab 1 – At the end of the tree climbing section in plain sight.

S-2 Demon Pest

Scarab 1 – Right at the start, head left to find the scarab at the bottom of the pit.

Scarab 2 – Right where you have to boost across the insects. Hard to miss.

Skull 1 – When going up the stairs, take the open doorway on the right.

Skull 2 – On the next stairway, take the open door on the left.

Scarab 3 – Continue of the stairs and wall climb to the scarab up top.

S-3 Mountain Trail

Scarab 1 – Climb across the ceiling past the crank wheel at the start of the level.

Skull 1 – Before dropping down into the laser-sights, take out the cyclops enemy to the right and roll through the small gap behind him.

Scarab 2 – At the first checkpoint, roll through the gap to the left.

Scarab 3 – Right after the first checkpoint, it will be in plain sight by the little waterfall.

Skull 2 – After all the wooden spikes, the skull is next to the floating block. This is just before the screen change and second checkpoint.

Scarab 4 – After descending the cave area with a lot of spikes, break the cracked wall on the left and complete the demon altar sequence. This one can require a lot of practice so be patient.

S-4 Back in the Caves

Scarab 1 – In the waterfall cavern at the far right is a small opening you can roll under to another tough demon altar.

Scarab 2 – While ascending the waterfall cavern, look for an opening to the right with a red Oni enemy guarding the scarab.

Skull 1 – When riding the platforms on chains up, look for a small breakable wall on the right.

Skull 3 – When riding the platforms on chains that move left, at the very end you can find a breakable wall.

S-5 Secret Castle

Scarab 1 – When you reach the roof-tops, go left before you go right.

Skull 1 – Once in the sewer, duck and let the current take you under the spikes to the skull.

Scarab 2 – Shortly after the skull, you’ll drop to a checkpoint. Roll through the spot to the left.

Scarab 3 – Right from the checkpoint, at the end of the room, roll under the opening and boost off the fireballs.

Skull 2 – Same area as the scarab, drop down the pit to find it.

S-6 Evil Redevelopments

Scarab 1 – Smash both cracked parts of the first cement pillar to reveal it.

Skull 1 – At the cement structure, break the cracked one between the spikes and the red Oni.

Scarab 2 – Right after the last one, break the wall to the right of the checkpoint to find a demon altar at the end of the room.

Scarab 3 – Go left and down from the checkpoint and break the wall to the left.

Skull 2 – During the building, there are a lot of small breakable walls. At the end of this section there is one at the top left of where you are climbing up that hides the skull.

S-7 Silent Tides

Skull 1 – During the demon altar sequence, it is along the top wire when you are dodging cargo crates.

Scarab 1 – Same demon altar, on the conveyer belt at the very end. Jump over the hole you are supposed to drop down and snag it from under the smasher.

Skull 2 – When you reach the lava it is above on the chain holding the 1000KG girder.

Scarab 2 – After the first checkpoint in the lava area, you will see the scarab in plain sight on the underside of a small conveyer belt. Go around to the right side and hang from the bottom to be taken to it.

S-8 Lab Stronghold

Skull 1 – Inside the lab you will eventually see a laser going off above you, causing no threat. It is guarding a platform you can actually pull yourself up on. Do so to find the skull.

Scarab 1 – When you are hoping across pits on to green tanks, keep an eye for a block along the top of the screen with the last scarab floating on its right side.

Skull 2 – At the end of the room, roll under the gap on the right of the checkpoint for the last skull.