The Herald’s Illusion in Phantom Blade Zero: the 3 portals of the Marioneta de tres ojos

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The Herald’s Illusion is a 3-part purple quest: open the portals of the Three-Eyed Puppet in the Village of Lu, the Mandate Encampment and the Mountain of Imprisonment. The third one gives you the Puppet’s Tongue, which opens the Crimson Manor, and the Crystal Puppet Eye [Yin].

The 3 portals

PartWhereBell
1Village of Lu, during Heartless RemnantsPuppet Testing Grounds
2Mandate EncampmentTraining Grounds Depths
3Mountain of Imprisonment, past Huangxing: Tongue and [Yin] EyePuppet Cell
If the option doesn’t appear

The puppet doesn’t show the interact button from every angle. Walk around it until you’re in front of the blue-eyed face.

With the tongue, continue with how to enter the Crimson Manor. The two crystal eyes (Yin and Yang) are used later in the Phantom Illusionist Ruins to get the Violet Blossom.

See it on the map

The three portals are marked in their regions. Open in the interactive map →

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Frequently asked questions

Where are the portals of the Three-Eyed Puppet?

In the Village of Lu (Puppet Testing Grounds), the Mandate Encampment (Training Grounds Depths) and the Mountain of Imprisonment (Puppet Cell).

Does it count toward the true ending?

Yes, it’s one of the purple quests.

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  • Release29 Oct 2026
  • PlatformsPS5 · PC
  • StudioS-GAME

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