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 ()

Mella Ice Clip Door Lock Skip (Extreme)
Post Crocomire Jump Room
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"
"canTrickyUseFrozenEnemies"
"h_canNonTrivialCeilingClip"

Bypasses door shell: true
PCJR Frozen Mella Door (Very Hard)
Post Crocomire Jump Room
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:

"canUseFrozenEnemies"
"canManipulateMellas"
{
  "or": [
    {
      "obstaclesCleared": [
        "B"
      ]
    },
    "Morph"
  ]
}
Indy Jones Long Mella (Extreme)
Post Crocomire Jump Room
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:

"canUseFrozenEnemies"
"canManipulateMellas"
{
  "or": [
    {
      "and": [
        "canBePatient",
        "canWalljump"
      ]
    },
    "canBeVeryPatient"
  ]
}
{
  "or": [
    {
      "obstaclesCleared": [
        "B"
      ]
    },
    "Morph"
  ]
}
Indy Jones Short Mella (Very Hard)
Post Crocomire Jump Room
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:

"canUseFrozenEnemies"
"canManipulateMellas"
"HiJump"
{
  "or": [
    {
      "obstaclesCleared": [
        "B"
      ]
    },
    "Morph"
  ]
}
G-Mode Setup - Get Hit By Menu (Insane)
Northwest Maridia Bug Room
From: 1
Left Door
To: 1
Left Door

Requires:

"canBeVeryPatient"
"canManipulateMellas"

Exit condition:

{
  "leaveWithGModeSetup": {}
}