The five Trident Emblems are keys as much as they are trophies. Two of them gate progression, one falls out of a weapon you probably already own, and the last two need the shop and a very large boss.
The five Trident Emblems at a glance
| Emblem | Where it comes from | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First | Progression — found on the way through the early game | Needed to open a gate that has a second trident hole in it |
| Second | The Ceremonial Trident itself, once it breaks apart at weapon level 5 | The broken-off piece is the emblem; Spirit Oil breaks it instantly |
| Third | On a wall near the second save crystal, by the two-of-three trident gate | In the Obmuer Temple area, near the Sacred Cistern save point |
| Fourth | The shop, after you clear the Tower of Knowledge boss | Costs 45 Ancient Coins |
| Fifth | The Petrified Garden boss — the whale at the water level | A massive HP sponge |
The order you meet them in follows the run itself, and that route is laid out in the walkthrough guide.
What the five emblems unlock
The emblems are colour-coded — Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald and Amethyst among them — and they are inserted into matching slots.
Two uses matter:
- The Petrified Garden has five stone statues, each with a gem set into the pedestal that matches one of the creature statues. Matching the colours is what solves it.
- There are at least two puzzles in the game that need all five.
And one use happens much earlier: in the starting area, behind bushes to the left of the entrance by the shortcut behind the well where the tree with the three forest eyes stands, there is a secret door that needs three tridents, plus two more for the next room.
The good news about all of this: the emblems can be taken back out and reused, so you are never locked out of a door by spending them in the wrong order. Hidden doors like that are in the secrets guide, and the area order is in the walkthrough guide.
Queen's Domain Trident Emblems: the first three
The first is needed for progression. The gate it opens has a second trident hole in it, so one emblem is never the whole requirement.
The second comes from the trident weapon itself. The Ceremonial Trident is described as having its head poorly attached; it breaks apart at weapon level 5, and the broken-off piece is the second emblem. If you would rather not level it that far, Spirit Oil breaks it instantly. The level-by-level behaviour of weapons is in the weapon evolution guide.
The third is on a wall near the second save crystal, close to the two-of-three trident gate — in the room where two skeletal crossbowmen shoot at you, near the Sacred Cistern save point at Obmuer Temple. There is an empty hanger nearby because the key has several possible spawns, so if the wall is bare, look again in that room.
The fourth and fifth emblems
The fourth is bought from the shop after you clear the Tower of Knowledge boss, for 45 Ancient Coins.
The fifth comes from the boss in the Petrified Garden — the whale at the water level, which is a massive HP sponge. You reach the Petrified Garden by running out during a fast travel animation, or by jumping into the void mid-teleport at a quick travel station; that drops you into the endgame area with a platform boss that needs four wind dashes or the Cestus plus three. The boss itself is in the bosses guide.
The colour puzzle in the Petrified Garden
The Petrified Garden has five stone statues, each with a gem set into the pedestal that matches one of the creature statues, and putting the right emblem on the right statue solves it. This is a matching puzzle, not a sequence — read the colours on the statues and place the same colour on each.
It is the same idea as the Ceremonial Stone Tiara puzzle on top of the Temple of Obmuer, where you match a tiara to the colour of the flowers in a statue's hand. That puzzle is in the Stone Tiara guide.