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Nyxara as a dragon, her head with glowing red eyes, menu render, Kowakujo, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

Kowakujo:
Main Quest

The main quest of Kowakujo step by step: the Nekomancer, the stone lanterns and the Fox Mask, the five sets of evidence, the Ghostly Rifleman witness, the verdict, the Onryo, the Nyxara boss fight and the rewards.

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The mystery of the Shogun

The main quest of Kowakujo is a murder inquiry. The Onryo, the vengeful spirit bound to the Path of Sorrows, has plunged the katana into the altar of the World Seed. To purify the sword, the crew has to find out who killed the Shogun, Takeo’s father, then defeat the Onryo and Nyxara. It needs the Pack-a-Punch, the Maneki-Neko and the Nekomancer.

Step 1: the Nekomancer

Free the caged nekomata of the Tenshu Entrance and win it back from the World Seed.

The Nekomancer, step by step

Step 2: the Fox Mask

  1. With the Nekomancer, light the eleven stone lanterns of the map one after the other, about ten seconds apart, starting in the Outer Ward in front of the spawn.
  2. A spirit corpse pierced by a katana appears in the War Room: interact with it, then take the Ceramic Shards and the Poison Compendium.
  3. With the Ninja Kite, take the Fox Mask hanging from a roof edge right of the cherry tree.
  4. Hang it on the wall of masks in the Storage Rooms: masks light up one by one, and the zombies wearing the same masks must die in the same order, three times.

Step 3: the evidence

Fifteen pieces of evidence go on the shelves of the Meditation Room, three for each of five paintings.

The suspect

Takeshi’s Pipe, Takeo’s Case and Mitsuhime’s Comb, dropped by the Fox Mask, which hides around the map and has to be shot.

The accomplice

A wooden coin calls the Mystery Box, which then gives a Coin Purse; set right of the Rampage Inducer of the Outer Ward, it reveals three suspects, the Merchant, the Gardener and the Noble, each with a fight of their own.

The poison

A Monkshood Flower grown with volcanic ash and a cherry-tree tornado, a Plum Pit and a Pufferfish ground in the Kitchens.

The place

The Sake Cup, mended in the Tea Garden and defended on three trays, which gives a Horse Statuette, a Calligraphy Brush and a Tea Whisk.

The motive

The Shogun’s Hanko, the Netsuke of Brothers stuck in the cooled lava of the Stables, and the Crest Medallion, won with a clock and four banners.

Steps 4 and 5: the witness and the verdict

A Ghostly Rifleman appears near an active trap after some kills and names the accomplice: the Noble, the Gardener or the Merchant. In the Meditation Room, one piece of evidence goes on the cloth in front of each painting, Mitsuhime’s Comb for the suspect, then the accomplice, the poison and the place that match the Death Records, and the Crest Medallion. The hand of the zodiac dial is set to the hour of death minus the time the poison takes to kill.

Step 6: the Onryo

The incense bowls send a glowing orb to the World Seed. The crew is thrown into the Central Courtyard against the Onryo, a special Oni that turns immune from time to time until its masks are shot. If the mystery was solved without a mistake, the Path of Sorrows drops in the Shogun’s Sanctum.

Step 7: Nyxara

A banner in the Sanctum starts the boss fight, and the Ninja Kite carries the crew to a mountain top. Nyxara, the dragon, fights in three phases. Zones captured with flags, carried back from Oni, shelter the players from her fire, her electric tornadoes and, at the end, fireballs that down in one hit. The blessings of the three Shadowsmiths already freed come as power-ups during the fight.

Nyxara as a dragon, her head with glowing red eyes, menu render, Kowakujo, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

Nyxara, the dragon

Scarred, she flies around the arena; her eyes and her wounds are her weak points.

Nyxara in human form holding out the glowing World Seed, ending cutscene, Kowakujo, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

The World Seed returned

Defeated, Nyxara takes back her human form and holds out the World Seed.

Takeo and Carver restored among the crew, the World Seed glowing beside them, ending cutscene, Kowakujo, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

Takeo and Carver restored

The Seed gives Takeo and Carver back their souls and their own faces.

Whoever keeps playing is sent back to the Outer Ward, among every perk, Bonus Points, Aether Tools, Aetherium Crystals, Legendary weapons, Salvage and a random wonder weapon of the map.

Rewards

RewardHow
Kowakujo Early Completion calling card, Kowakujo, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 ZombiesKowakujō Early CompletionCalling card: the quest done before Directed Mode came out, July 23, 2026
Kowakujo Standard Completion calling card, Kowakujo, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 ZombiesKowakujō Standard CompletionCalling card: the quest in Standard Mode, with 10,000 XP
Kowakujo Directed Mode Completion calling card, Kowakujo, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 ZombiesKowakujō Directed Mode CompletionCalling card: the quest in Directed Mode, with 5,000 XP
Muster calling card, Kowakujo, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 ZombiesMusterCalling card: the quest in Cursed, Tier III
Purified skin of Takeo Masaki, Kowakujo, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 ZombiesPurifiedTakeo skin, Standard Mode
Yojinbo skin of Mackenzie Carver, Kowakujo, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 ZombiesYōjinbōCarver skin, Directed Mode
Flame Cipher Pack-a-Punch camouflage icon, Kowakujo, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 ZombiesFlame, Toxic and Blood CipherPack-a-Punch camouflages, Cursed Tier I, II and III