canManipulateMellas (Very Hard)

The ability to manipulate bug enemies that moves in a diving pattern (Mella, Mellow, or Menu). These enemies inch upwards or downwards with each dive, so making it dive repeatedly until it is at the proper height to execute a strat.

Dependencies: canUseEnemies

Difficulty filter

Strats ()

From: 2
Right Vertical Door
To: 2
Right Vertical Door

Freeze a Mella at a precise distance below the door in order to crouch-jump up and clip through the door shell. The pixel window is larger and higher with Morph and an X-Ray stand-up, in which case a standing jump is used.

Requires:

"canManipulateMellas"
"h_canIceClip"

Bypasses door shell: true

From: 5
Small Platforms Junction
To: 1
Left Door

Lure a Mella from the right by breaking the speed blocks or using Morph. Then you need to manipulate it to go high enough to be used as a stepping stone once frozen.

Requires:

"canTrickyUseFrozenEnemies"
"canManipulateMellas"
{
  "or": [
    {
      "obstaclesCleared": [
        "B"
      ]
    },
    "Morph"
  ]
}
From: 5
Small Platforms Junction
To: 1
Left Door

Lure a Mella from the right by breaking the speed blocks or using Morph. Then manipulate it to go high enough to be used in the left doorway. Raise the Mella up to just below the door's ledge then climb up to the door. Then the Mella will start moving upward, which means it comes at you partially blind. Getting it to reach the door, and not just short of the door is the hardest part. If it drops below the camera it will be necessary to go back down and raise it some more.

Requires:

"canManipulateMellas"
"canCameraManip"
"canBePatient"
"canTrickyJump"
{
  "or": [
    "SpaceJump",
    {
      "and": [
        "HiJump",
        "canSpringBallJumpMidAir"
      ]
    },
    {
      "and": [
        "canTrickyUseFrozenEnemies",
        {
          "and": [
            "HiJump",
            "canWalljump",
            "canSpringBallJumpMidAir"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "and": [
        "HiJump",
        "SpeedBooster",
        "canWalljump"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
{
  "or": [
    {
      "obstaclesCleared": [
        "B"
      ]
    },
    "Morph"
  ]
}

Exit condition:

{
  "leaveWithGModeSetup": {}
}

Unlocks doors:

{"types":["ammo"],"requires":[]}
From: 5
Small Platforms Junction
To: 3
Item

Lure a Mella from the right by breaking the speed blocks or using Morph. Then manipulate it to go high enough to be used as a stepping stone once frozen. Without movement items it may be necessary to continue manipulating it from above, jumping and aiming down to freeze it.

Requires:

"canTrickyUseFrozenEnemies"
"canManipulateMellas"
{
  "or": [
    {
      "and": [
        "canBePatient",
        "canWalljump"
      ]
    },
    "canBeVeryPatient"
  ]
}
{
  "or": [
    {
      "obstaclesCleared": [
        "B"
      ]
    },
    "Morph"
  ]
}
From: 5
Small Platforms Junction
To: 3
Item

Lure a Mella from the right by breaking the speed blocks or using Morph. Then you need to manipulate it to go high enough to be used as a stepping stone once frozen.

Requires:

"canTrickyUseFrozenEnemies"
"canManipulateMellas"
"HiJump"
{
  "or": [
    {
      "obstaclesCleared": [
        "B"
      ]
    },
    "Morph"
  ]
}
From: 1
Left Door
To: 1
Left Door

Requires:

"canBeVeryPatient"
"canManipulateMellas"

Exit condition:

{
  "leaveWithGModeSetup": {}
}