Bolt Locations - Clown Man

Clown Man's stage has 5 bolts, one in the first half and 4 in the second half. The one bolt collected in any% is pretty much in the way. One bolt in the second half hard-requires a revisit after Sword Man, and a second bolt is best collected at the same time as that bolt, meaning 2 of the 5 total bolts are left for that revisit.

The images and text below are taken directly from The Compendium

First Half

Hop across the gap at the end with Rush Bike.  If you fail it the first time, you get a second chance on the revisit.  If you fail it twice, it’s best to exit and re-enter.

Second Half

Near the start of the second half of Clown, slide past the Joe.  If you fall down, you can ball jump back up.

(Note - both of these are routed for collection on a revisit) Break the barrel with Flame Sword, and then ball jump over to the second bolt.

The Climb

Use the block denoted with a white star on the left to access the area with the bolt.  The second white star block will take you back to the first.