BLACK SOULS All Endings — Exact Requirements, Save Points & Route Order
Exact BLACK SOULS ending requirements: A (sin 0 + full roster), B (princess fog), C (library), D (Black Court), and all 10 companion fog endings. Save points and what closes each route.
Fourteen Steam-tracked conclusions. Steam rarity is a popularity number, not a trigger. The flags that actually fire an ending are: which princesses you resolved, who is alive and level 99, your Sin, whether Leaf’s Ring is in the inventory, and which fog or court you walk into.
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How the four lettered endings relate
- B — resolve the demonic princesses, defeat Cinderella, touch the fog yourself.
- A — the same fog, plus Sin 0 and a living full companion roster. If A conditions are incomplete you get B instead.
- Companion endings — same fog, but you choose a level-99 partner. Leaf’s Ring in inventory forces the dark text variant.
- C — not the fog. Fill Alice’s Library in Wonderland and pull the lever.
- D — not the fog. Black Court, Sin under 5, Baphomet’s contract.
You can take B (or a companion ending) and D in the same cycle if the people you still need are alive. C is the one that wants you to kill companions for books — do it after those companion endings, or from a dedicated save.
| Ending | Letter | Earliest cycle | SEN / Sin | Required | Save branch | Missable | Steam % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A End | A | 2 | 0 | Leaf, Dorothy, Elisabeth… | Holy Forest — before touching Cinderella's fog | Yes | 21.1% |
| B End | B | 1 | Any | Rapunzel, Snow White, Little Mermaid… | Fort Ivern — before Cinderella / the final fog | No | 32.6% |
| C End | C | 2 | Any | Alice 02-A, Fairy Tales (library shelves) | Alice's Library — before pulling the lever | Yes | 26.9% |
| D End | D | 2 | Less than 5 | Baphomet | Black Court — before allowing Baphomet to evacuate | Yes | 27.4% |
| Leaf End | — | 1 | Any (good variant: do not take Leaf's Ring into the fog) | Leaf | Cinderella fog — choose Leaf | Yes | 28% |
| Red Hood End | — | 1 | Any | Red Hood, 100000 souls (recruitment) | Cinderella fog — choose Red Hood | Yes | 27.9% |
| Dorothy End | — | 1 | Any | Dorothy | Cinderella fog — choose Dorothy | Yes | 26.5% |
| Jeanne End | — | 2 | Keep under 10 after she joins | Jeanne, Shaman Keto, Jeanne's Ashes… | Cinderella fog — choose Jeanne | Yes | 25.5% |
| Victoria End | — | 1 | Any | Victoria | Cinderella fog — choose Victoria | Yes | 24.2% |
| Miranda End | — | 1 | 5+ to spawn her hunt | Miranda | Cinderella fog — choose Miranda | Yes | 23% |
| Catherine End | — | 2 | Keep under 10 after she joins | Catherine, Jeanne | Cinderella fog — choose Catherine | Yes | 22.9% |
| Goose End | — | 1 | Any | Goose, Master Key | Cinderella fog — choose Goose | Yes | 22.1% |
| Elma End | — | 1 | Any | Elma | Cinderella fog — choose Elma | Yes | 21.6% |
| Elisabeth End | — | 1 | Any | Elisabeth, Iron Maiden's Ring | Cinderella fog — choose Elisabeth | Yes | 21.3% |
Ending A — A End21.1% · cycle 2+
The rarest lettered ending of BLACK SOULS. It uses the same final fog as B End, plus a clean soul and a full living companion roster.
Save: Holy Forest — before touching Cinderella's fog · Conflicts: B End on the same fog touch if A conditions are not fully met
No spoilers
- Same final-act fog as B End, with extra living-companion and sin conditions.
- Not the first-cycle target — plan a dedicated later cycle.
- One heroine conflict can void the roster. Save before the fog.
Hints — locations and requirements, no plot
- Clear or covenant the demonic princesses, then defeat Cinderella and touch the fog yourself.
- Sin must be 0. Chaplain Ezwald in north Holy Forest can reduce it.
- Recruit and keep alive: Leaf, Dorothy, Elisabeth, Victoria, Goose, Elma, Jeanne, Catherine, Miranda. Red Hood is optional.
- Do not send Red Hood to speak with Elisabeth. Keep Sin under 10 after Jeanne and Catherine join.
- All of this must be in one cycle — unfinished recruits do not carry.
Full steps — plot spoilers
- 1.Follow Ending B's princess route (Rapunzel, Snow White, Little Mermaid, Princess Frog, then Cinderella).
- 2.Recruit every companion listed on the A-End roster in the same cycle. See each character page for the recruit window.
- 3.If Red Hood is recruited, refuse the prompt that sends her to Elisabeth — that meeting turns Elisabeth into a demonbeast and voids A.
- 4.Drive Sin to 0 with Chaplain Ezwald. After Jeanne/Catherine are in the forest, avoid talking to Jeanne and avoid warping into the Holy Forest while Sin is 10+.
- 5.Save at the Holy Forest bonfire. Defeat Cinderella, touch the fog yourself (not with a companion). If any A condition is missing you get B instead.
Ending B — B End32.6% · cycle 1+
The most commonly reached lettered ending of BLACK SOULS — the natural first-cycle conclusion if you finish the princess route and walk into the fog alone.
Save: Fort Ivern — before Cinderella / the final fog · Conflicts: A End if sin is 0 and the full companion roster is alive
No spoilers
- First-cycle target. Finish the opening quest: reach Fort Ivern and resolve the demonic princesses.
- Touch the final fog yourself. Taking a maxed companion instead yields that companion's ending.
- If every A-End condition is also true, the game awards A instead of B.
Hints — locations and requirements, no plot
- Resolve Rapunzel, Snow White, Little Mermaid and Princess Frog (kill or covenant, any order), then defeat Cinderella inside Fort Ivern.
- Invitation to Atlantica is in Snow White's castle (2nd floor) and is needed to reach the Little Mermaid.
- Desert Rose (Helsa Desert, south of Behemoth Ranch) is required for a Rapunzel covenant.
- Snow White's covenant requires killing the other three princesses — you cannot covenant all four at once.
- Do not take a level-99 companion into the fog if you want B.
Full steps — plot spoilers
- 1.From Holy Forest, open Behemoth Ranch → Jacob's Disused Mine → Gothel's Tower for Rapunzel. Kill or covenant (Desert Rose, and do not confess killing Monster Behemoth if covenanting).
- 2.From Helsa Desert, reach Garden of Snow / Snow White's castle. Pick up Invitation to Atlantica upstairs, then resolve Snow White in the basement.
- 3.Use the invitation at Empty Beach to enter Atlantica and resolve Little Mermaid (covenant costs a companion sacrifice — Leaf respawns).
- 4.From Great Wilhelm Bridge after Helkaiser's rematch, drop into Tainted Bog and resolve Princess Frog (covenant costs 30 levels).
- 5.Return to Fort Ivern, go north, defeat Cinderella, and touch the fog yourself. Save first if you also want a companion ending from a reload.
Ending C — C End26.9% · cycle 2+
A lettered main ending that requires filling Alice's Library in Wonderland, then committing to the lever. Best after A and the companion endings you still want.
Save: Alice's Library — before pulling the lever · Conflicts: Killing companions needed for later character endings in the same cycle
No spoilers
- Requires collecting fairy tales and filling a hidden library.
- Several tales come from killing named characters — this can close their personal endings for the cycle.
- Do companion endings you care about before this cycle's library clear.
Hints — locations and requirements, no plot
- Wonderland entrance: first floor of Snow White's castle, follow the rabbit. Bandersnatch's riddle is solved by not answering — exit the dialogue.
- Fill the library shelves, then a second inner set that needs companion fairy tales (Leaf, Miranda and Victoria are not required).
- Companion tales are obtained by summoning a level-99 companion at Hotel Poseidon and choosing Kill.
- After the second fill, a lever appears. Pulling it starts the ending sequence. The name you must give at the end is Leaf.
Full steps — plot spoilers
- 1.Reach Snow White's castle and follow the rabbit into Wonderland. At Bandersnatch, leave the riddle unanswered.
- 2.Talk to Alice 02-A and fill the outer shelves from world fairy tales (boss drops and area tales).
- 3.For the inner door: obtain companion fairy tales from everyone except Leaf, Miranda and Victoria — Hotel Poseidon, companion at level 99, Kill.
- 4.Save. Pull the lever. When asked for the name, answer Leaf. Losing the final fight can dump you to the title screen — Alice's Ribbon resurrects during phase two.
Ending D — D End27.4% · cycle 2+
The darker lettered ending, reached through the Black Court and Baphomet's contract rather than Cinderella's fog. Chronologically the bridge into BLACK SOULS II.
Save: Black Court — before allowing Baphomet to evacuate · Conflicts: Sin 5+ blocks the Black Court audience
No spoilers
- A separate final area from the B/A fog. Requires low sin.
- Involves accepting a contract and a late evacuation choice.
- Can be done in the same cycle as other endings if characters you need are still alive.
Hints — locations and requirements, no plot
- Black Court is in the Tainted Bog. Enter with Sin below 5.
- Accept Baphomet's hunt: Pinocchio (Hotel Poseidon), Clock Croc (Empty Beach), Leonard (Forest of Sabbath), Prayer Master (Holy Forest).
- Complete the marriage/contract, then allow her to evacuate to the Holy Forest.
- Win the fight that follows. Losing before the evacuation permission returns you to that choice.
Full steps — plot spoilers
- 1.Keep Sin under 5. From Tainted Bog, reach the Black Court and speak to Baphomet.
- 2.Hunt Pinocchio in Hotel Poseidon (Atlantica), Clock Croc on Empty Beach, Leonard at the end of Forest of Sabbath (behind Sea of Trash), and Prayer Master in the Holy Forest.
- 3.Return, complete the contract, and choose to let her evacuate. Save.
- 4.Holy Forest will be destroyed. Descend, win the final fight, and roll D End.
Leaf End28% · cycle 1+
Leaf's personal ending — the most completed character ending. Requires her in the party at level 99 when you touch the final fog.
Save: Cinderella fog — choose Leaf · Conflicts: Talking to Leaf at the Lost Empire gate 3+ times hands you her ring and forces the bad companion variant
No spoilers
- Available on cycle 1 if you keep her route open.
- An early extra conversation can switch you onto the darker variant.
- A special Leaf-only variant exists after C End in the same cycle.
Hints — locations and requirements, no plot
- Meet her in north Holy Forest at the start and keep her as a companion.
- Feed souls to level 99. After the princesses, touch the fog with Leaf.
- Do not talk to her at the Gate of the Lost Empire more than twice if you want the standard (good) variant.
- The ring she can hand you before Fort Ivern forces the bad companion ending for whoever you take into the fog.
Full steps — plot spoilers
- 1.Start: north Holy Forest, talk to Leaf and recruit. Revisit after bosses.
- 2.Avoid the third conversation at the Lost Empire gate. If she offers her talisman/ring, taking it flags the bad variant.
- 3.Level her to 99 via Soul Feed. Finish the princess route as for B End.
- 4.Save. Touch the fog with Leaf. For her unique bad ending: complete Ending C first, then touch the fog with her without starting a new cycle (Leaf's Ring not required for that variant).
Red Hood End27.9% · cycle 1+
Red Hood's personal ending, closely tied to recruiting her from her house, avoiding the Elisabeth conflict, and walking into the fog with her at level 99.
Save: Cinderella fog — choose Red Hood · Conflicts: Sending Red Hood to Elisabeth destroys Elisabeth's A-End / companion status
No spoilers
- Recruitment is gated behind an early-mid boss and a large soul fee.
- A conversation about her mother can close another heroine's route.
- The Red Hood, Poro fight is optional for this ending.
Hints — locations and requirements, no plot
- After Knight in Boots (Puss in Boots), a boat appears in Holy Forest. Take it to Red Hood's House.
- At 5+ progression, pay 3,000 souls once, then 100,000 to recruit. She moves to Holy Forest with Poro.
- If she asks about Elisabeth, tell her not to go. One chance only.
- Level 99, then touch the fog with her. Ending text is the same with or without Leaf's Ring.
Full steps — plot spoilers
- 1.Defeat Knight in Boots, take the Holy Forest boat, enter Red Hood's House. Wake her (undressing her adds Sin).
- 2.Leave and return at progression 5+. Pay 3,000, then 100,000 souls to recruit.
- 3.Refuse the Elisabeth meeting. Keep her alive (Hotel Poseidon kill, offering her to the Mermaid, or the library kill all close the ending).
- 4.Level 99, finish princesses, save, touch the fog with Red Hood.
Dorothy End26.5% · cycle 1+
Dorothy's personal ending, drawing on The Wizard of Oz thread that runs through the series.
Save: Cinderella fog — choose Dorothy · Conflicts: Killing Dorothy for her fairy tale closes this ending
No spoilers
- Mid-game recruit. Keep her alive and take her into the fog at level 99.
Hints — locations and requirements, no plot
- Witch's House, between the Sewers and the Forest of Abandoned.
- Ask to be her student, then complete her three hunts: Cowardly Lion (Sewers), Heartless Tin Man (Behemoth Ranch), Moronic Scarecrow (Forest of Abandoned).
- She moves to Holy Forest. Level 99, touch the fog with her.
Full steps — plot spoilers
- 1.Find Dorothy at the Witch's House. Accept student + task.
- 2.Defeat Cowardly Lion at the Sewer entrance, Heartless Tin Man in a Behemoth Ranch pen, Moronic Scarecrow near the Witch's House.
- 3.Meet her in Holy Forest, level to 99, finish princesses, touch the fog with Dorothy.
Jeanne End25.5% · cycle 2+
Jeanne d'Arc's personal ending. Her route intersects with the Holy Beast Jeanne d'Arc boss fight — one of the rarest boss kills in the game.
Save: Cinderella fog — choose Jeanne · Conflicts: Window closes once the first four demonic princesses are resolved; Sin 10+ can make her leave
No spoilers
- She starts dead. Resurrection is a timed, item-gated sequence.
- High sin after she joins can make her leave the cycle.
Hints — locations and requirements, no plot
- Items: Jeanne's Ashes (Fort Ivern, her death site) and Kraken's Tentacle (Trashlord Kraken in Sea of Trash).
- Talk to Shaman Keto in the Skeleton Maze before the first four princesses are dealt with (after that he is only bones).
- Feed souls after the resurrection. Keep Sin under 10 or avoid talking to her in Holy Forest until you confess it down.
Full steps — plot spoilers
- 1.Pick up Jeanne's Ashes at Fort Ivern and Kraken's Tentacle from Trashlord Kraken.
- 2.Before resolving the four princesses, take both items to Shaman Keto in the Skeleton Maze and resurrect her.
- 3.Interact and feed souls until she swears loyalty and moves to Holy Forest.
- 4.Level 99, keep Sin manageable, touch the fog with Jeanne. The Holy Beast fight is a separate route beat, not required for the ending achievement.
Victoria End24.2% · cycle 1+
Victoria's personal ending, connected to the Demon of Desire Victoria encounter.
Save: Cinderella fog — choose Victoria · Conflicts: Failing to reach her in the House of Truth before she dies
No spoilers
- Time-sensitive rescue after a named king dies. Then feed souls and take her into the fog.
Hints — locations and requirements, no plot
- After the Iron King / Naked King dies, rescue Victoria in the House of Truth (Rotten Burg) before she takes her own life.
- Give her souls, then meet her in Holy Forest. Level 99, touch the fog with her.
- The Demon of Desire fight is a route branch, not required for every Victoria End.
Full steps — plot spoilers
- 1.Kill the King in Rotten Burg, go immediately to the House of Truth, and rescue Victoria.
- 2.Feed souls, find her in Holy Forest, level 99, finish princesses, touch the fog with Victoria.
Miranda End23% · cycle 1+
Miranda's personal ending — a hunt that only starts once your sin is high enough.
Save: Cinderella fog — choose Miranda · Conflicts: Choosing the slave option after her fight instead of companion
No spoilers
- She appears as a hunter when sin is high. How you resolve that fight decides the ending.
Hints — locations and requirements, no plot
- At Sin 5+ she hunts you in the Tainted Bog (center of the area, chase on sight).
- Defeat her and choose to recruit as companion, not the slave option.
- She moves to Holy Forest. Level 99, touch the fog with her.
Full steps — plot spoilers
- 1.Raise Sin to at least 5, enter Tainted Bog, let Miranda aggro, defeat her.
- 2.Choose companion. Level 99 in Holy Forest, finish princesses, touch the fog with Miranda.
Catherine End22.9% · cycle 2+
Catherine's personal ending, tied to the Saint Catherine encounter — the single rarest boss achievement in BLACK SOULS.
Save: Cinderella fog — choose Catherine · Conflicts: Requires Jeanne already recruited; Sin 10+ can make Catherine die if you warp into Holy Forest
No spoilers
- Late recruit that depends on another heroine already being saved. High sin is dangerous after she joins.
Hints — locations and requirements, no plot
- Appears in Holy Forest at progression 3; at 4 she moves to Skeleton Maze, unconscious behind demonbeast guards.
- Tell her to go somewhere safe → church in Graveyard Town Elixir.
- After Devourer Patrasche, find her praying. You must have Jeanne as a companion and summon Jeanne during this dialogue.
- Feed souls; Jeanne escorts her to Holy Forest. Avoid warping into Holy Forest at Sin 10+.
Full steps — plot spoilers
- 1.Recruit Jeanne first. At progression 4, clear Catherine's guards in the Skeleton Maze and send her to safety.
- 2.Defeat Patrasche, go to Elixir church, summon Jeanne in the prayer dialogue, feed souls.
- 3.Level 99, manage Sin, touch the fog with Catherine. Saint Catherine is a separate boss path.
Goose End22.1% · cycle 1+
A character ending tied to the Golden Goose storyline.
Save: Cinderella fog — choose Goose · Conflicts: Must be freed before progression 4; forgiving her in the tent fails recruitment
No spoilers
- Early, easy-to-miss rescue with a Master Key. Later she leaves the forest and you have to refuse a forgiveness prompt.
Hints — locations and requirements, no plot
- Rescue her at Behemoth Ranch with a Master Key before progression 4. She opens a soul bank in Holy Forest.
- Give at least 1,000 souls. After any demonic princess is slain or covenanted, she vanishes to a tent in the Sea of Trash.
- In the tent: do not forgive her, then ask her to stay. She returns to Holy Forest as a companion.
Full steps — plot spoilers
- 1.Before progression 4, Master Key the ranch lock and free Goose.
- 2.Deposit ≥1,000 souls. After a princess is resolved, find her tent in Sea of Trash.
- 3.Refuse forgiveness, ask her to stay. Level 99, touch the fog with Goose.
Elma End21.6% · cycle 1+
Elma's personal ending — rare because the rescue window is short, not because the fight is hard.
Save: Cinderella fog — choose Elma · Conflicts: Must finish before the first four demonic princesses; Pied Piper left alive will kill her on the road
No spoilers
- A shop-girl rescue with a hard time gate. One still-living mid boss will kill her on the way to the forest.
Hints — locations and requirements, no plot
- Defeat Knight in Armor (Fort Ivern) so her mother returns to the match shop, and defeat Pied Piper of Elixir (Sewers) so the road is safe.
- In the house, run to the mother to stop her killing Elma. Then find and comfort Elma in Holy Forest.
- All of this before the first four princesses are resolved, or she becomes a demonbeast.
Full steps — plot spoilers
- 1.Kill Knight in Armor and Pied Piper of Elixir.
- 2.At the match shop / house, intercept the mother. Comfort Elma in Holy Forest to recruit.
- 3.Level 99, touch the fog with Elma.
Elisabeth End21.3% · cycle 1+
Elisabeth's personal ending, connected to the Torture Queen Elisabeth Bathory boss fight.
Save: Cinderella fog — choose Elisabeth · Conflicts: Red Hood meeting turns her into Torture Queen and closes the companion ending
No spoilers
- Appears early in Holy Forest. A lost ring and a daughter she must not meet decide the route.
Hints — locations and requirements, no plot
- Appears at progression 1 (one fog-boss killed). At 5 bosses she looks for Iron Maiden's Ring in north Holy Forest.
- The ring is on a purple fairy in the Forest of Abandoned. Return it and refuse the body/soul rewards to recruit her.
- If Red Hood asks to talk to her mother, say no.
Full steps — plot spoilers
- 1.Meet Elisabeth in Holy Forest after your first fog boss. After 5 fog bosses, fetch Iron Maiden's Ring from the Forest of Abandoned fairy.
- 2.Return the ring; choose the option that recruits her (not the intimate reward, not extra souls).
- 3.Block the Red Hood introduction. Level 99, touch the fog with Elisabeth.
Suggested cycle order
| Cycle | Main | Companion | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | none, or seed Leaf/Red Hood talks | Learn the map. Do not chase A. |
| 2 | B reload → Leaf or Red Hood | The other of the pair next cycle | Earliest recruits, most-completed (28% / 27.9%). |
| 3 | D if Sin is still low | Dorothy / Victoria / Miranda | Black Court is a different building. |
| 4 | A | Roster must already be alive | Dedicated clean-soul cycle. |
| 5+ | C last among mains | Jeanne, Catherine, Elisabeth, Goose, Elma as needed | Library kills close remaining companion endings. |
Before every fog: Before NG+ checklist. Track letters in the Ending Checker.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many endings does BLACK SOULS have?
14 Steam-tracked endings: four lettered mains (A, B, C, D) and ten companion endings (Leaf, Red Hood, Dorothy, Jeanne, Victoria, Miranda, Catherine, Goose, Elma, Elisabeth). Companion endings have a good/bad text variant depending on Leaf's Ring.
Can I get all BLACK SOULS endings in one playthrough?
You can collect several in one cycle with save branches — B vs a companion from the same fog, D from the Black Court — but A needs a living full roster and C asks you to kill most companions for their fairy tales. Plan C after the companion endings you still want.
What ending should I get first?
B End. It is the default fog ending (32.6%). Take Leaf or Red Hood on cycle 2 once you know the recruit windows.