Bagu's Super Helpful 100% Guide

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*		BAGU'S SUPER HELPFUL		*
*		   100% GUIDE FOR		*
*		  ILLUSION OF GAIA		*
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Updated 4/22/2021

PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS:
- Inventory management is critical for this route. I've tried to optimize my route to favor the placement of key items in easy-to-reach locations. As such, I sometimes prefer to do things in a particular order to manipulate my inventory.
- I aim to save my herbs for the Vampires and Killer 6 -- however, in a pinch, sometimes I will use herbs earlier than that if I need to. In these cases, choosing herbs from deeper in the inventory (inv15 or inv16, for example) will have the least impact on the placement of key items later. For instance, if I get in trouble during the Viper fight, I'll use the herb in [inv14] as a safety, as this doesn't affect inventory later.
- I'll probably make a video guide for this in the future as well. However, before I do so, I'd want to make sure I'm including all the known speedrunner tricks as well, which would take a little research.

POTENTIAL ROUTE VARIATIONS
There are several routing options based on the level of risk you want in your game. I've designed my route around what I believe to be a good balance between safety and optimization: 1) getting stat upgrades from Gem in Freejia to help with vampires; and 2) saving all excess herbs for the vampire fight and the Killer 6. Below are some potential variations that a player may choose, as well as how routing might be affected:
- A route that has the potential to be faster (but much more dangerous) would involve skipping talking to Gem in Freejia. This makes the vampire fight more difficult. Also, you would have to be more diligent about clearing Red Jewels from your inventory in the earlier dungeons.
- A variant that's slightly safer but slightly less optimal would be talking to Gem in Freejia before going to Diamond Mine. This would affect item placement later in the run, but shouldn't change the route much.

INVENTORY
These are the names I use for the inventory slots:

	Inventory -----------------------
	| inv1	| inv2	| inv3	| inv4	|
	| inv5	| inv6	| inv7	| inv8	|
	| inv9	| inv10	| inv11	| inv12	|
	| inv13	| inv14	| inv15	| inv16	|
	---------------------------------

In the guide below, whenever an item is added, I'll designate it as [+inv1]; and when an item is removed, it will be [-inv1]

OVERWORLD MENUS
Nearly every overworld menu has your relevant destination in the lower-left spot, which can be chosen by holding down and mashing A and B. Where there are exceptions, they'll be called out like this: (R in menu)

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INTRO
Letting the opening intro play until a specific time helps us manipulate the fisherman position in South Cape. After starting the game, let one entire intro cutscene complete. During the second intro scene, hit start at a particular time during the Ankor Wat section, illustrated at the beginning of this vod: 
 https://www.twitch.tv/videos/997686100
Some common setups:
The setup that's seemingly most consistent across hardware is a visual cue. Shortly after the text appears, you'll see two birds flying directly on top of each other. Hit Start when they're lined up center with the main dome of Ankor Wat.

SOUTH CAPE
- Get the Red Jewel in the bell tower [+inv1]
- Get the fisherman's Red Jewel* [+inv2], do seaside cave sequence
* If he's not there on your way to the Seaside Cave, your intro manipulation didn't work.
- Get the Red Jewel from Lance's house [+inv3]
- Complete Will's house sequence and get Lola's Melody [+inv4]
- Leave South Cape

EDWARD'S
- Go upstairs and complete Kara sequence
- Get the guard Red Jewel from behind the pillar [+inv5]
- Have Edward send you to jail
- Get prison key [+inv6] and escape into the Underground Tunnel

UNDERGROUND TUNNEL
- When killing the Canal Worm to open the first door, clear a Red Jewel [-inv2]
- In the next room, get the herb from the chest [+inv2]
- After killing the Canal Worm to open the second door, clear a Red Jewel [-inv1]
- In the next room, get the Red Jewel from the chest in the small room [+inv1]
- After killing King Bat, select Lola's Melody in [inv4]
- In the last room, get the Red Jewel from the chest on the left [+inv7]
- In the exit room, get the Red Jewel from the barrel [+inv8]

EDWARD'S II / SOUTH CAPE II
- Get Kara upstairs
- Get the Yak from the basement [+inv9]
- Leave the castle
- Complete South Cape sequence as normal

	Inventory -----------------------
	| RJ	| herb	| RJ	| Lola	|
	| RJ	| Key	| RJ	| RJ	|
	| Yak	| 	| 	| 	|
	| 	| 	| 	| 	|
	---------------------------------

ITORY
- Use Lola's Melody (already selected)
- Go left to get the Red Jewel from the pile of logs [+inv10]
- Get Psycho Dash
- Jump the chasm and break the wall in the cave to get Inca Statue A [+inv11]
- Talk to Lilly

MOON TRIBE
- Talk to the Moon Tribe on the plateau
- Complete the slug challenge to get Inca Statue B [+inv12]
- Talk to Lilly

INCA
- Enter the dungeon, get and select the Diamond Block [+inv13]
- Use the Diamond Block to open the way forward [-inv13]
- Kill the 4-way on the right to open up the ladder, then jump down to the center platform and progress through the dungeon to the statue puzzle room.  (There is NO NEED to kill the Whirligig on the pedestal.)
- In the big room after the statue puzzle, perform dash attacks to kill the Four Way to open a staircase to the south; use this opportunity to clear a Red Jewel [-inv3]
- Exit to the south to get the Wind Melody [+inv3], then death warp
- Drop down two levels to the door on the right to get the herb chest behind the broken statues [+inv13]
- When you get outside, perform the Z-ladder glitch: Let the mud monster rush you going up, and go left to dodge him. Wait in front of the ladder. When he begins to rush you again, mount the ladder. Just before he reaches you, dismount and hold up until he hits you twice and kicks you into the ladder climbing animation. Climb down to enter the door.
- Exit that door and go to the left, progressing backwards through the dungeon to get the herb chest near the Stone Guard [+inv14]
- Progress normally through the dungeon, re-entering the door to the right outside; go north after the double ramp to get the Red Jewel chest [+inv15] and use that Dark Space to change into Freedan
- Stand on the gold tile (4th from the right, 2nd from the bottom) for 10 seconds to progress
- Set Inca Statue A [-inv11] and Inca Statue B [-inv12]
- Defeat Castoth

GOLD SHIP
- Talk to the queen
- Get the Mystic Statue from the chest in the hold
- Talk to the guy on the crow's nest (extra credit for jumping down early)
- Take a nap on the bunk bed and go through the dream sequence
- Get the Red Jewel from Seth on the deck [+inv11]
- Talk to the queen again, progress through the sequence

	Inventory -----------------------
	| RJ	| herb	| Wind	| Lola	|
	| RJ	| Key	| RJ	| RJ	|
	| Yak	| RJ	| RJ	| 	|
	| herb	| herb	| RJ	| 	|
	---------------------------------

RAFT
- Select and use the Yak [-inv9]
- When it's time to eat fish, use two of your herbs: [-inv2,-inv13]
- Progress through the sequence normally

DIAMOND COAST
- Get the Red Jewel from the jar to the right [+inv2]
- Talk to Kara

FREEJIA
- Go straight to talk to Sam, then to the hidden laborer
- Get the Red Jewel from the creep behind the flowerbed [+inv9]
- Get the Red Jewel by snitching on the laborer [+inv12]
- Get the two trashcan items: an HP upgrade and an herb [+inv13]
- Rescue Erik and go to the Diamond Mine

DIAMOND MINE
- Get the herb chest in the second room [+inv16]
- Rescue the laborer in the third room; he'll send three Red Jewels to Gem for you
- In the long room on your way to the Friar Dark Space, clear two Red Jewels [-inv1,-inv2]
- Get Dark Friar
- Backtrack to kill the Grundit on the ledge, cross the ramps, get and select the Elevator Key [+inv1]
- Death warp to the beginning of the dungeon
- Use the Elevator Key [-inv1]
- Get the two mine keys [+inv1,+inv2]
- Use the mine keys [-inv1,-inv2]
- Get Memory Melody from Sam [+inv1], lose the Prison Key [-inv6] and Wind Melody [-inv3]
- Death warp in the room on the left and return to Freejia

FREEJIA II
- Talk to Gem on the roof of the center house; give him all your Red Jewels and gain an herb [+inv2] as well as a couple stat upgrades
- Get the Red Jewel from the upstairs room on the right [+inv3]
- Use the Memory Melody next to the NPCs [-inv1] and talk to Erik

	Inventory -----------------------
	| 	| herb	| RJ	| Lola	|
	| 	| 	| 	| 	|
	| 	| 	| 	| 	|
	| herb	| herb	| 	| herb	|
	---------------------------------

NEIL'S / NAZCA
- Progress through Neil's normally (talk to inventions, then Neil)
- Progress through Nazca normally: talk to Kara, then Lilly, then Kara, then Moon Tribe, then Neil, choose "left foot", warp to Sky Garden

SKY GARDEN
Room 1 (NE):
- Get RJ in first chest [+inv1]
- On dark side, go right at the fork to get the herb chest [+inv5]
- Get Crystal ball chest [+inv6], death warp
- Place Crystal Ball [-inv6]
Room 2 (SE):
- When you use Dark Friar, take the opportunity to clear a Red Jewel [-inv1]
- Get Crystal Ball chest [+inv1], death warp
- Place Crystal Ball [-inv1]
Room 3 (SW):
- Charge Psycho Dash to kill the Blue Cyber, take damage down to 3 HP
- Use ramp glitches to get the Crystal Ball chest [+inv1]
- Backtrack through the room to get the dark side Red Jewel chest [+inv6], death warp off fire snake
- Place the Crystal Ball [-inv1]
Room 4 (NW):
- Change to Freedan on the dark side
- Use Friar to activate statue to progress
- Get bottom chest first: Crystal Ball [+inv1]
- Loop around to get top chest: herb [+inv7], death warp
- Place Crystal Ball [-inv1] and defeat Viper

	Inventory -----------------------
	| 	| herb	| RJ	| Lola	|
	| herb	| RJ	| herb	| 	|
	| 	| 	| 	| 	|
	| herb	| herb	| 	| herb	|
	---------------------------------

SEASIDE PALACE
- Go straight to get Lilly from bottom-right room
- Open coffin to get Purification Stone [+inv1]
- Get the Red Jewel from the chest in the bottom-left [+inv8]
- Use the Purification Stone [-inv1]
- Get the Seaside Palace Key from the NPC [+inv1]
- Get the Red Jewel chest on the second level [+inv9]
- Get the Red Jewel chest from the top-right room [+inv10]
- Use the key [-inv1] and go to Mu

	Inventory -----------------------
	| 	| herb	| RJ	| Lola	|
	| herb	| RJ	| herb	| RJ	|
	| RJ	| RJ	| 	| 	|
	| herb	| herb	| 	| herb	|
	---------------------------------

MU
- Go through normally, skip empty chests
- Get Statue of Hope 1 [+inv1]
- Backtrack to place Statue of Hope [-inv1]
- Backtrack to get to second level, progress normally to gain Psycho Slider
- Backtrack through the small hole, get Statue of Hope 2 [+inv1], death warp
- Place Statue of Hope 2 [-inv1]
- Get Red Jewel chest to the south [+inv1]
- Take the Slider shortcut, get the Rama Statue chest to the right [+inv11]
- Get the Rama Statue chest to the left [+inv12]
- Place Rama Statues [-inv11,-inv12]
- Use all herbs in vampire fight, OR save the one in [inv16] if able
- Progress through tunnel sequence as normal

ANGEL VILLAGE
- Get Red Jewel from dance hall fountain [+inv2]
- Talk to Gem, turn in all Jewels

	Inventory -----------------------
	| 	| 	| 	| Lola	|
	| 	| 	| 	| 	|
	| 	| 	| 	| 	|
	| 	| 	| 	| herb?	|
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ANGEL DUNGEON
- Get Red Jewel chest in room behind Draco [+inv1]
- After the dungeon, skip straight to Ishtar's puzzles
- Get chests in puzzle: herb [+inv2] and Red Jewel [+inv3]
- Get and select Magic Dust [+inv5]
- Get Red Jewel from middle room [+inv6]
- Use Magic Dust on Kara's portrait [-inv5]
- Talk to Neil

	Inventory -----------------------
	| RJ	| herb	| RJ	| Lola	|
	| 	| RJ	| 	| 	|
	| 	| 	| 	| 	|
	| 	| 	| 	| herb?	|
	---------------------------------

WATERMIA
- Go to west house, talk to Lance and his dad
- Return to main house, progress through birthday scene
- Enjoy the teenage angst
- Read Lance's Letter [+inv5], go to Great Wall

GREAT WALL
- In first room, get first necklace after climbing up first ladder [+inv7]
- In second room, get the Red Jewel chest to the left [+inv8]
- Skip the second necklace since it doesn't affect inventory
- Third room, go down to get the herb chest [+inv9] before going down ramp
- Use Slider after the second ramp to backtrack through the room and change to Freedan
- Skip over the next room, kill the Archer with Friar, backtrack to get Spin Dash
- Progress normally, use Spin Dash to skip over the last room to fight Sand Fanger
- Lose the necklace after the cutscene [-inv7]

	Inventory -----------------------
	| RJ	| herb	| RJ	| Lola	|
	| Lance	| RJ	| 	| RJ	|
	| herb	| 	| 	| 	|
	| 	| 	| 	| herb?	|
	---------------------------------

WATERMIA II
- Exit the room, get the Red Jewel from the jar behind the SW house [+inv7]
- Play Russian Glass to get the Will [+inv10]
- Return to main room, talk to Lance then Neil

EURO
- Talk to Ann twice, fetch her two apples, then get a third for yourself [+inv11]
- Get the Red Jewel in the alley next to Rofsky's house [+inv12]
- Talk to Rofsky, then return to Watermia

WATERMIA III
- Get the Red Jewel from Lance [+inv12]
- Get the Red Jewel from the pot in the gambling house [+inv13]
- Talk to Gem, give him all Red Jewels
- Return to Euro (DR in menu), then leave and go to Mt. Temple (R in menu)

	Inventory -----------------------
	| 	| herb	| 	| Lola	|
	| Lance	| 	| 	| 	|
	| herb	| Will	| Apple	| 	|
	| 	| 	| 	| herb?	|
	---------------------------------

MT TEMPLE
- In the third room, go left to get the Mushroom Drop chest [+inv1]
- After returning to that room, go right to get the Red Jewel chest [+inv3]
- Use the Drops to progress [-inv1]
- Progress through the dungeon normally, gaining and using Mushroom drops out of [inv1]
- After you get the third Mushroom Drops, go to the right to get Aura Barrier
- Get the Teapot [+inv1] and death warp

EURO II
- Quickly cut in line and wait to enter the store; get only the vial on the left (HP upgrade)
- Go up the right side to get the STR upgrade from the man in the hidden house
- Get the Red Jewel from the shrine [+inv6]
- Go back to the mansion, talk to Ann to give her the Apple [-inv11] and gain a Red Jewel [+inv7]
- Use the Teapot near Neil [-inv1], then talk to Neil
- Back in the guest room, talk to Kara

	Inventory -----------------------
	| 	| herb	| RJ	| Lola	|
	| Lance	| RJ	| RJ	| 	|
	| herb	| Will	| 	| 	|
	| 	| 	| 	| herb?	|
	---------------------------------

NATIVES' VILLAGE
- Enter and exit the guest house, reenter and talk to Kara
- Enjoy some crispy bacon, Mr. Frodo
- Talk to the top kid, then go to Ankor Wat (R in menu)

ANKOR WAT
- After entering the ruins, get the Red Jewel chest [+inv1]
- Progress normally through the dungeon, making sure to get the herb chest in the long vertical room [+inv8] before using Spin Dash to fly over it
- Change to Freedan in the garden
- After the garden, go right; I suggest charging Friar to kill the Frenzy you pass so it doesn't give you trouble on the way back
- In the next room, use upgraded Friar to kill the Frenzy on the right to open the way; take the opportunity to clear a Red Jewel [-inv1]
- Get Earthquaker
- Backtrack and go to the left, using Earthquaker to stun and pass the Gorgon
- Make a U-turn and go outside to set the checkpoint; backtrack to get the Red Jewel chest [+inv1] and death warp
- In the next room, run past the staircase to get the Black Glasses under the Shubber outside [+inv11]; equip them if you'd like to be able to see in the white room
- Backtrack to go up the stairs into the white room, take the right path to go up another level
- Progress through the rooms; be sure to get the Red Jewel chest on the left [+inv12] before jumping down
- Get the Gorgon Flower [+inv13], backtrack to exit the ruins
- In the white room, take the left path and jump down to get the Red Jewel chest on the ledge [+inv14]
- In the last room, kill the wall bug on the right to open the way out; take the opportunity to select the Gorgon Flower [inv13]

	Inventory -----------------------
	| RJ	| herb	| RJ	| Lola	|
	| Lance	| RJ	| RJ	| herb	|
	| herb	| Will	| Glass	| RJ	|
	| Flowr	| RJ	| 	| herb?	|
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NATIVES' VILLAGE II
- Enter the statue room, get the Red Jewel from the pot [+inv15]
- Use the Gorgon Flower on all three statues [-inv13]
- Get Red Jewel from middle girl [+inv13]
- Talk to Kara

DAO
- Talk to Neil
- Talk to Gem, give him all Red Jewels
- Leave and go to Pyramid (R in menu)

	Inventory -----------------------
	| 	| herb	| 	| Lola	|
	| Lance	| 	| 	| herb	|
	| herb	| Will	| Glass	| 	|
	| 	| 	| 	| herb?	|
	---------------------------------

PYRAMID
- Kill right Mystic Ball to make the Dark Space appear (kill both if you'd like a DEF upgrade)
- Get and equip the Aura from Gaia [+inv1]
- Melt at the top of the right staircase to get a Red Jewel [+inv3]
Room 5:
- Melt down, go to the right, and melt down again to get the Red Jewel chest [+inv6], take the portal
Room 3:
- Progress normally, use ALL HERBS* before getting the Hieroglyph [+inv2], take the portal
*If you wish to keep the herb in [inv16] you may do so, though you must use it OR clear a Red Jewel before you get your last Hieroglyph (I suggest the one in [inv15] after you complete Room 2)
Room 5:
- After melting, go left to get the Hieroglyph [+inv7], death warp
Room 6:
- Get Hieroglyph [+inv8], death warp
Room 4:
- Get Red Jewel in chest guarded by Haunts [+inv9]
- Get Hieroglyph [+inv12], death warp
Room 3:
- Use Spin Dash to get Red Jewel chest [+inv13], death warp
Room 2:
- Jump down platform twice to open way forward; do this in both rooms
- Get Hieroglyph [+inv14], then jump down to get Red Jewel chest [+inv15], death warp
Room 1:
- Get Hieroglyph [+inv16], use portal
Hieroglyph Room:
- Select Lola's Melody before entering [inv4]
- After playing the melody, immediately move right and select Hieroglyph 6 [inv8]
- Place Hieroglyphs in proper order - here's where they should be:

	Inventory -----------------------
	| 	|  H3	| 	| 	|
	| 	| 	|  H5	|  H6	|
	| 	| 	| 	|  H4	|
	| 	|  H2	| 	|  H1	|
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- Defeat Mummy Queen, then talk to Neil

BABEL
- Get Red Jewel on pillow [+inv2]
- Get and equip Crystal Ring [+inv7]
- Equip the Aura [inv1] and complete the boss rush
- At the top of Babel, use the spirit to return to Dao

DAO II
- Get Red Jewel in the grass to the right [+inv8]
- Do snake game to have two Red Jewels sent to Gem for you
- Talk to the oboe player at the entrance to gain Lola's Letter and Father's Journal [+inv12,+inv14]
- Talk to Gem, give him all Red Jewels to go to Mansion

MANSION
- At the first staircase, go right to get the herb chest [+inv2], use this herb whenever you want
- Fight Solid Arm to return to Babel

BABEL II
- Talk to Olman and warp to the comet
- Equip the Aura [inv1] and defeat Dark Gaia to beat the game

Earthquaker skip for Any%

Full Any% tutorial

I went through the complete Any% route, giving as many details as possible about the strategies I use. Most of it should be up-to-date; the major update would be the Earthquaker skip for Any%, which I describe in another video.
Sorry that this got separated into 3 parts... I hope you find this tutorial helpful!

Part 1:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/16966226

Part 2:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/16966686

Part 3:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/16967344

Super extensive written notes for any%

So whilst learning this run I typed along Hulks video so I had notes in case I forgot where to go. This is the full notes. I think every single thing needed to know to speedrun this game bar Tower of Babel and Vampire fight. This is meant for back up to Hulks tutorial. He knows way more about this game than I do.

These notes are also adjusted for my strats. Some things are slower than alternative options, but are a fair bit easier to.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRDaEgY5YpPxZoCIVDwSUF5MqNPlYmw2kBKe_0d9IjUj1yoWl2QThCio6gruSGZ9_eCagC1MVOZAPpE/pub

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