Pink Brinstar Wave Gate Room: Hopper X-Ray Climb (Expert+)

To minimize damage from the Hoppers, get stuck in the door relatively high and move quickly. Climb up somewhat less than 1 screen, until Samus' head appears between 1 and 3 tiles below the door. Then perform a turn-around spin jump to the right to get on top of the Grapple block.

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Hopper X-Ray Climb (Expert+)
Pink Brinstar Wave Gate Room
From: 1
Left Door
To: 3
Top Junction

To minimize damage from the Hoppers, get stuck in the door relatively high and move quickly. Climb up somewhat less than 1 screen, until Samus' head appears between 1 and 3 tiles below the door. Then perform a turn-around spin jump to the right to get on top of the Grapple block.

Entrance condition:

"comeInWithDoorStuckSetup": {}

Requires:

{"notable": "Hopper X-Ray Climb"},
"canXRayClimb",
{"enemyDamage": {"enemy": "Sidehopper", "type": "contact", "hits": 2}}

Dev note: It is possible to avoid all Hopper damage, but it is not clear if this can be done reliably. Two hits from the big Sidehopper appears to be a worst-case scenario. FIXME: a blue suit can be used to avoid damage, by turning around right to left as the Hoppers approach.