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Mind the wind at your back. Going left against the wind is difficult. Ball jumping while facing left at the end of the bubble climb is near impossible. The first bolt in the stage is technically slower than others, but it's the fastest bolt not collected in a...

General Jet Tips With the exception of the mid boss, these are auto scroller sections. Nothing you do (such as enemy kill times, again except the mid boss) makes things faster or slower. In the first half, Flash Grenade explosions "zoom off screen." In the s...

You stayed in the bottom right after getting the bolt before getting off rush jet, right? This actually saves a small amount of time. Bubble Climb 2 The second half's bubble climb requires a little finesse but can be done damageless. Go to the right a slight...

The first half of Clown Man's stage has 1 bolt not collected in any%, and a mid boss. First Three Screens Summon Rush Bike immediately. This lets Rush Bike travel on the second screen, where Mega Man automatically walks to fall into the rest of the stage, sa...

There are 4 bolts in part 2. One is collected in any% (and is harder to avoid collecting than to collect it). One hard requires a revisit, however 2 are routed into the 40 Bolts revisit. Note that the final screen Clown Climb is on the following page of this ...

For 40 Bolts, and intentional Game Over is used for optimal bolt gathering. There is a branching path with a checkpoint, each paths with a bolt.  First Three Screens Use Grenades and the buster as needed to pass the snails on the first screens. For 40 Bolts...

For the two routes (Pharoah First or Bright First), there are two strategies for this screen. For either one, note that Mega Man might sink slightly between slides if your timing is not perfect. Expect to have a small hop every 3 to 5 slides. Bright First T...

Note - this is also where you respawn after collecting Balloon. Spike Platforms The platforms fire shots in each direction until you jump on them, then float across the spikes. This makes the section somewhat auto-scroller-like, however you can save a small ...

Like the checkpoint screen, you want to land on platforms as soon as possible to prevent shots, however this is not always possible. Mummy heads can fly forward at 3 angles, straight ahead, or high or low at about 30 degrees. Keep this in mind as you approach...

Screen 2 - Grasshoppers The second screen of Bright Man features Grasshoppers. They can jump at two speeds - fast needing 2 jumps before they turn around, or slow requiring 3 jumps. On the slow pattern for the second grasshopper, you can make an early jump t...

The checkpoint screen of Bright is the infamous grasshopper screen. There are two strats through here. There is a ladder going down to a side room with an E-Tank. This is completely ignored in the speedrun. Normal - No Balloons Switch to Pharaoh Shot at thi...

The last screen has a set of swooping platforms. It is likely to be played in the dark, as it is full of the enemies that turn off the lights. The Enemies The first enemy is a tight shot. Angle up with Pharaoh, or use a charged shot to hit it. Other enemies...

Rain Screen Manip As mentioned in RNG Manipulation - moving the same way through a screen to the frame, and killing the same number of enemies, results in the same RNG value. Movement through the rain screen (holding A to jump at beam in) and not stopping res...

Technically the Second Hippo is the screen before the checkpoint. See notes on Hippo one, and pass this screen in roughly the same fashion. There are two long screens (with a short screen thrown in) to end the stage. Main Strat - Use Pharaoh Checkpoint Scre...

After the crusher screen, if you are not already using Ring, switch to Ring. The gumball machine takes 4 hits from Ring. While a well placed Ring will hit it 3 times instead of 2, you need to fire two anyway. The Met on the spike screen can be killed (3 shot...

Damage Table Buster 1:1:3 Dust Crusher 2 Wire 1 Buster Strat The Cossak Catcher has an interesting quirk - it stops moving if Mega Man slides. You can use this to essentially freeze the Cossak catcher in place, and work on optimizin...

There are two paths through this screen. Going to the top right is faster. Balloon There is a tight space to get a balloon jump and not bonk on the platform above. This is the fastest method as it does not have Rush's pause animation, but it can be tricky....

Screen 1 Slide off the ledges to the right. If you need the weapon refill (presumably for Pharaoh), switch to the weapon and hold right against the wall at the screen transition. While the record route does not need this refill, it is highly recommended for ...

Collect the E-Tank if desired, then drop down. Slide to the right, and use drill on the slinkies. Switch to buster at the end and proceed. Stored Charge You can use the stored charge technique on the slinkies here. Technically the slinkies take two hits f...

As a reminder, you cannot jump out of slides underwater in Mega Man 4 Take advantage of the walls and slide all the way up to them. Jump and shoot the Mets as needed. Be careful with the jumps and proceed as quickly as you can. What About Rush Marine? Besi...