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Jaxi Skip, also known as Jaxi Ruins Skip, is a speedrun trick that allows Mario to quickly reach the top of Jaxi Ruins in the Sand Kingdom using a Bullet Bill from the main area of the Tostarena Ruins, circumventing the Ice Cave.

In certain advanced speedruns, Reverse Jaxi Skip is used instead of standard Jaxi Skip to scale the ruins from the opposite side to save a small amount of extra time.

Execution[edit | edit source]

The ideal location to wall jump to reach the top

The trick begins by capturing a Bullet Bill from the Tostarena Ruins and flying over toward Jaxi Ruins. In most speedrun categories that use this skip, players will collect the On the Leaning Pillar moon as the Bullet Bill on the way over to Jaxi Ruins.

The Bullet Bill should be crashed approximately into the left side of the Knucklotec emblem on the corner of the ruins. After the Bullet Bill explodes and Mario is forced out, wall jump against the spiral feature on the wall (pictured at right). At the peak of the wall jump, cap throw and dive onto the top of Jaxi Ruins.

Speedrun usage[edit | edit source]

Any%[edit | edit source]

Jaxi Skip is used by beginners and intermediate players in Any% (the optimal route uses Reverse Jaxi Skip instead). In addition to collecting The Treasure of Jaxi Ruins, the skip also allows the player to collect 50 coins from the chest atop the ruins without taking any additional time, by opening it while waiting for the moon to become solid. This is useful since the Any% run relies on the purchase of two shop moons.

World Peace[edit | edit source]

In World Peace, this trick is present in the beginner route for Sand Kingdom. Activating the checkpoint on the platform allows the player to return to Jaxi Ruins later after defeating Hariet, placing them near the entrance to the Underground Temple. The advanced route does not utilize this trick, in favor of using Dram Strat as an element in the route to collect additional moons.

Dark Side[edit | edit source]

Jaxi Skip can also be used to save time in the Dark Side speedrun.

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-Jaxi Ruins skip is a skip performed at the poison lake in the Sand Kingdom. It abuses the Bullet bill capture, found in the ruins nearby, to get high enough to get on top of the ruins, doing this skips an underground section, which is a tunnel going to the jaxi ruins. It also allows the player to talk to jaxi, and thus ride him, before obtaining the multi moon on top of the inverted pyramid.
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+'''Jaxi Skip''', also known as '''Jaxi Ruins Skip''', is a speedrun trick that allows Mario to quickly reach the top of Jaxi Ruins in the [[Sand Kingdom]] using a [[Bullet Bill]] from the main area of the Tostarena Ruins, circumventing the [[Ice Cave]].
-== Reproduction Steps ==
+In certain advanced speedruns, [[Reverse Jaxi Skip]] is used instead of standard Jaxi Skip to scale the ruins from the opposite side to save a small amount of extra time.
-Start by Capturing a Bullet Bill at the Ruins. Now move with the bullet to the jaxi ruins, crash him into the wall next to the face in the corner. Wall jump against the wall and at the peak of the wall jump cap throw and dive onto the jaxi ruins.
+== Execution ==
+[[File:LocationOfCollisionJaxiSkip.png|thumb|The ideal location to wall jump to reach the top]]The trick begins by capturing a Bullet Bill from the Tostarena Ruins and flying over toward Jaxi Ruins. In most speedrun categories that use this skip, players will collect the ''On the Leaning Pillar'' moon as the Bullet Bill on the way over to Jaxi Ruins.
-A different way to perform this skip, is by going to the back of the ruins, jump on top of the jaxi statue next to the entrance to the jaxi rider sub area. then do a backflip and cap dive to get on the higher ledge. From here do another backflip and cap dive to get on top of the jaxi ruins.
+The Bullet Bill should be crashed approximately into the left side of the [[Knucklotec]] emblem on the corner of the ruins. After the Bullet Bill explodes and Mario is forced out, wall jump against the spiral feature on the wall (pictured at right). At the peak of the wall jump, cap throw and dive onto the top of Jaxi Ruins.
-== Usage in runs ==
+==Speedrun usage==
-Because this trick is very fast, it is used to get a moon on top of the jaxi ruins in  all main categories, however Darker Side uses the second method instead of the bullet bill method. In addition to the moon, any% and Dark Side also use it for the 30 coin chest to be able to buy a moon later in the wooded kingdom. For World Peace, All Moons and 100%, it is also used to get the checkpoint on top of the jaxi ruins to be able to warp to it later as well as paying jaxi to ride him before entering the inverted pyramid.
+===Any%===
+Jaxi Skip is used by beginners and intermediate players in [[Any%]] (the optimal route uses [[Reverse Jaxi Skip]] instead). In addition to collecting ''The Treasure of Jaxi Ruins'', the skip also allows the player to collect 50 coins from the [[Treasure chest|chest]] atop the ruins without taking any additional time, by opening it while waiting for the moon to become solid. This is useful since the Any% run relies on the purchase of two [[Crazy Cap|shop]] moons.
-[[Category:Tricks]]
+===World Peace===
+In [[World Peace]], this trick is present in the beginner route for Sand Kingdom. Activating the checkpoint on the platform allows the player to return to Jaxi Ruins later after defeating Hariet, placing them near the entrance to the [[Underground Temple]]. The advanced route does not utilize this trick, in favor of using [[Dram Strat (Sand Kingdom)|Dram Strat]] as an element in the route to collect additional moons.
+=== Dark Side ===
+Jaxi Skip can also be used to save time in the [[Dark Side (speedrun)|Dark Side]] speedrun.
+[[Category:Speedrun tricks]]