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Route options and benchmark times: no setup for king penguin fight: ~3:08 with setup for king penguin fight: ~2:55

It is recommended not to attempt a faster route until your time is close to the benchmark time for the current strats you are using. If you are using faster strats and your time is still slower than the benchmark for a route with worse strats, it is recommended that you simplify your route.

Kill the king penguin and control it, then collect the note on the nearby middle pillar. Fall back down and walk toward the centre of the level. When you climb back up the snow bank where the king penguin started, start flying. This lets you get onto the plateau at the centre of the level. Collect the note on the lower pillar and then head toward the final note. Collect it, play the piano, and then fly to the exit.

Killing the king penguin: You should chase the king penguin away from its minions. Pin it against a wall and blast it. An advanced technique is to try to chase it toward the first music note while still killing it quickly. Killing it fast is probably better than chasing it the right direction and killing it slowly though. You CAN quick recharge, but it is not necessary if you play well and its very slow because you activate the new animal cutscene for the ski husky, which is normally never seen in a run and so loses about 5 seconds.

The piano: There are 6 patterns: the climb, the unnamed tune, el classico, the fake climb, up and down, and satan's march. They are listed in order from probably the fastest to probably the slowest. This doesn't matter but is fun information. You are not allowed to play the piano fast. If you hit one note too quickly after hitting the previous one, it wont register. If you jump from one note to another, that should be enough delay for it to count. The piano is also weird to land on, especially the black keys. Try not to fall too quickly onto them to avoid weird bounces.