Josée’s Cocoon is the key story seal tied to Josée the Blind Hero and the first hero you pursue once the Sunken City opens.
Quick answer: Unlock the Sunken City during the main quest, fast travel to its first mistle after crossing the MagMell Island Bridge from the Water Treatment Plant, then follow the main path to Josée’s Outpost in the center of the Sunken City, where the cocoon waits in the main chamber and only appears in the correct era.
Josée’s Cocoon requirements
Josée’s Cocoon is not available from the beginning of Code Vein 2. Certain story flags must be active before you can reach or interact with it.
| Requirement | What you must have done |
|---|---|
| Main story progress | Advanced the Vanquishing the Heroes storyline until you are sent toward the Sunken City in search of Josée. |
| Region unlock | Unlocked travel to the Sunken City by going from MagMell to the Water Treatment Plant and then over the MagMell Island Bridge. |
| Time travel access | Gained use of Lou’s time shift power so you can swap between present and past eras at a mistle. |
| Hero status | Reached the point where Josée the Blind Hero is an established hero target in your quest log. |
Josée’s Cocoon is part of the core hero-cocoon chain. It is required for story progression and for moving deeper into later regions.
Where Josée’s Cocoon is located
Josée’s Cocoon is associated with the Sunken City region, which is the first mainland area you step into after leaving MagMell during Vanquishing the Heroes.
Within that region, the cocoon is tied directly to Josee's Outpost, a hub area for survivors linked to Josée.
| Element | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Sunken City |
| Local hub | Josee's Outpost |
| Position | Central chamber of Josee's Outpost, effectively the dead center of the Sunken City route. |
| Related areas | Preceded by Sunken Pylon on the game’s progress route toward the Sunken City. |
When you are in the correct era and state of the story, the cocoon is directly interactable in the central room of Josee's Outpost.
How to reach Josée’s Cocoon from MagMell
Once your objectives point toward Josée in the Sunken City, you can navigate to the cocoon with a short, fixed sequence of actions.
1. Travel from MagMell toward the Sunken City
Open fast travel and move to the Water Treatment Plant, which sits between MagMell and the new mainland route.
From the Water Treatment Plant, move toward the MagMell Island Bridge. Approaching the bridge triggers a cutscene and gives you the motorcycle for open-world travel. Cross the bridge to enter the Sunken City.
2. Activate the first Sunken City mistle
Right past the bridge in the Sunken City entrance, activate the new mistle. This establishes a permanent fast-travel point directly into the region.
If you die or need to resupply, this mistle lets you return to the Sunken City without repeating the bridge sequence.
3. Follow the main route to Josee's Outpost
From the Sunken City entrance mistle, follow the main progression route deeper into the area. The story path leads you naturally into Josee's Outpost as part of Vanquishing the Heroes.
After defeating the Metagen Remnant in the overall route, you arrive at Josee's Outpost: Below Clock Tower. This confirms you are on the correct path toward Josée’s storyline and cocoon.
Finding the exact cocoon location inside Josee's Outpost
Once inside Josee's Outpost, the cocoon is associated with the central space of the outpost itself.
Josee's Outpost is structured as a survivor hub with a lower level (Below Clock Tower) and an upper Clock Tower section. The cocoon linked to Josée is ultimately positioned below the Outlook Cemetery associated with this site and manifests in the main outpost arena that later hosts the Josée the Blind Hero fight.
When the correct conditions are met, you will see Josée’s Cocoon in the main room at the heart of Josee's Outpost, and interacting with it will advance Josée’s hero objectives.
Era and interaction conditions for Josée’s Cocoon
Josée’s Cocoon is tied to the timeline system rather than being a permanently visible object.
| Condition | Effect on the cocoon |
|---|---|
| Correct era active through Lou’s time shift | The cocoon appears and becomes interactable in the central room of Josee's Outpost. |
| Wrong era selected | The cocoon may be missing or inactive even if you stand in the correct physical location. |
| Required Josée story events not cleared | The cocoon does not trigger progression and can be locked behind messages implying you must progress further. |
Switch eras at a mistle using Lou’s time shift mechanic if the cocoon is not visible in its expected position.
How to confirm Josée’s Cocoon is correctly reached
Several in-game signs show that you have reached Josée’s Cocoon under the right conditions.
| Confirmation | What you see |
|---|---|
| Visual location | A hero cocoon object present in the center of Josee's Outpost’s main chamber. |
| Interaction prompt | An interaction prompt appears when you approach the cocoon, allowing you to engage with it. |
| Quest update | The Vanquishing the Heroes and Josée-related objectives advance when the cocoon event plays out. |
Why Josée’s Cocoon might not appear
If you have reached the Sunken City and Josee's Outpost but do not see the cocoon where it should be, the issue is always one of three factors.
| Reason | How to fix it |
|---|---|
| Insufficient main story progress | Continue the Vanquishing the Heroes storyline until Josée is your active hero target, then return. |
| Wrong timeline active | Use a nearby mistle to switch eras through Lou’s time travel mechanic, then re-enter Josee's Outpost. |
| Skipped Josée-linked triggers | Speak to key NPCs like Lou in Josee's Outpost and follow the instructed route, then check the central chamber again. |
Once those three conditions are satisfied, Josée’s Cocoon will be present in Josee's Outpost and will function as the story expects.
