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Add video of the Anti-Chapel OOB glitch
* Start a new run as Maria
* Activate needed Relics for Alucard
* Glitch into Go to Inverted Castle (TODO: Describe how this is done)* (OptionallyOptional) Get lucky and get a Masamune drop
* Kill Shaft and Dracula
By starting a game as Maria and executing a Save Transfer Glitch, you can have Alucard start with all Relics.
After executing the glitch, while Alucard will have all Relics, most of them are deactivated by default, so you will have to go to your Relic menu to activate them.
# Stand just under the ledge of the doorway in Castle Keep facing to the right (The flat side of Alucard's cape will have 3-5 pixels of space between it and the stone texture)
Far to the left of where you spawn in, there is an invisible ledge that will block your movement. Line up against that ledge, then execute a full crouch jump to the left, followed by a full crouch jump to the right. After that, perform four full Dashes. You should now be at the position of the teleporter and can press UP to teleport to the Inverted Castle.
TODO: Describe the importance of getting the Masamune
Instead of relying on getting lucky to get the Masamune, there exists a way on the Saturn version of the game to [[SOTN/RNG_Manipulation|manipulate the RNG]] into giving you a Masamune drop, instead.
[[File:Sotn_saturn_anti_chapel_oob_positionSOTN_AlucardAnyPctSaturn_AntiChapelOutOfBounds.pngmp4]]
Stand under the red overhang just outside of the hallway with spikes. Hold DASH and LEFT and wait. If you started from the correct position, Alucard will load into the spike hallway (you will very likely take damage from the spikes), and then very quickly load back into the previous room, but now you will be further to the right and can walk off a ledge into a void. At this point, use your Leap Stone and Gravity Boots to chain Gravity Boot specials and ascend far up and slightly to the right. Eventually, you will reach the underside of a room and you want to be aiming for the black void just to the right of the stone walls. If you get the right position, you will clip back in-bounds inside the room just outside of the room with the Spectral Sword in it.
TODO: Describe how to perform the skip
Relic Skip can save 13-15 seconds (compared to just going through the cutscene) if done optimally