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*WIP

*Jumping into the gate as shown is faster. This is because as soon as Simon touches the castle entrance, the game automatically moves him at a slower speed, so you want to jump to preserve normal speed.

=== Stopwatch Manipulation (Optimal) ===

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*Aim to get the Stopwatch off the first zombie. Break the first candle to get the whip upgrade, then jump and whip the zombie on landing. Whipping to get the Stopwatch is a 1-frame window.

**Pay attention if there's two or more zombies at the start, as the additional zombie will also generate a Money Bag if the Stopwatch drops and it'll advance the item chart to Slot 2 (this would be the Holy Water but it gets turned into a money bag due to the Important Item Rule). This needs to be taken into consideration later for a more optimal Level 3.

If you don't have a Stopwatch by the second wave, use this strat:<br />

=== TAS Framerule ===

*As of the date of this writing (April 27th 2021), this framerule has only been hit once in real time. To hit it, it is required to only whip a single zombie on the earliest possible frame, get the stopwatch off of it, pray that there's no zombies coming from the back of the stairs at the end, and get an optimal [[Cv1/tricks#Staircases | Stairs Grab]]. The chances of this happening are obviously extremely unlikely, and actively attempting this kind of strategy makes consistency greatly suffer. As such, it is not recommended to try to hit this framerule.

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<span style="color:#00FF00">Recommended to newcomers</span><br />

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**If you fail the Stopwatch manipulation or you get another item drop, it's recommended to not retry it and continue with the setup instead. Fall back on the backup Axe strats for stage 03 if you leave this stage without a Stopwatch.

*As soon as Simon lands back on his feet from the knockback, whip while still in the crouched position and start holding right. Perform the jump and the other whip stall where shown in the video to manipulate the bat's Y position and be able to boost over.

<span style="color:#00FF00">Recommended to newcomers</span><br />

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*The boss pattern is dependent on how many frames have elapsed since the start of this room (so to clarify, this excludes stage 01 and stage 02). This means that by always holding right, and performing consistent actions, it's possible to always get the same pattern on the boss.

*To achieve this, got through the room taking special care to never let go of right, take the invincibility potion, and simply walk off the big ledge, taking a clunk. This will consistently lose exactly 18 frames, providing a good pattern on the boss.

*Once you're at the boss, position Simon on the middle step. Once the bat starts to move, move to the top step and wait. When the bat approaches you, there is a 1-frame window where you can whip and kill the boss in one hit. This is known as the [[Cv1/tricks#Critical_Hit_Glitch | Critical Hit Glitch]]

***If you fail the crit, there's an easy way to tell if you were late or early. If you were late, Simon will hit the boss for 2 bars of HP, and a red sparkle will appear around the bat, indicating a hit. If you were early, SImon will not hit the boss instead and it will stay at full health.

*As a backup, activate the stopwatch and kill the bat there. You need to press either up+B on the same frame, or B 1 frame after pressing up, to avoid climbing the step ('''SBDWolf: I think the video should be replaced with a successful crit, and then a video showcasing the backup activation should be appended here''')

==== 3-frame pattern ====

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*Wait on the middle step, wait for the bat to move, then move to the top step and go for the crit.

==== 2-frame pattern ====

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*Same movement as the 3-frame pattern. Wait on the middle step, wait for the bat to move, then move to the top step and go for the crit. This saves about 0.5s over the 3-frame pattern, as the boss will swoop down more quickly.

==== 1-frame pattern ====

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==== 0-frame pattern (TASCrit) (Fastest!) ====

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*This is the fastest possible kill, it saves a little over 0.4s over the 2-frame and the 1-frame patterns.

**If you jump up to the top platform too early, the bat will swoop down too high and it won't hit Simon. If you jump too late, it will move from its original position, making the rest of the setup not work (there is a backup for this, check the Backups section below).

**The last 2 frames of the 4-frame window on the backward jump will require you to whip 1 frame later, shifting your visual cue slightly. In other words, if you jump to the top platform later rather than sooner, you will have to whip 1 frame later.

**There is no good backup if you miss the Crit, so it's recommended to only go for this if you intend on resetting after missing it.

==== Clunk pattern ====

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*Getting a clunk just provides the 0-frame pattern. Refer to the above section for instructions.

*Rarely, two zombies will spawn at the start of the room. If this happens, take knockback from the zombie on the back, then perform a jump-clunk off the platform to get the same pattern that the Simple Stopwatch Kills and the 2-frame landing from the Advanced section get from the boss.

==== Late jump on TASCrit ====

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==== Axe strats ====

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