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=== Mushroom Kingdom ===
=== Mushroom Kingdom ===
The [[Mushroom Kingdom]] rematch starts with Mechawiggler in its invulnerable phase, during which it will charge at the player twice. In this version, the Mechawiggler will split into two during invulnerable phases, with the two halves charging at Mario in an X-shaped pattern. During its vulnerable phases, it will have 15 segments, and it will prepare five stronger pink projectiles that will each split into three standard projectiles after a few seconds if not destroyed. After the player completes one successful hit on the boss, it will enter an invulnerable phase with three charges.
The [[Mushroom Kingdom]] rematch starts with Mechawiggler in its invulnerable phase, during which it will charge at the player twice. In this version, the Mechawiggler will split into two during invulnerable phases, with the two halves charging at Mario in an X-shaped pattern. During its vulnerable phases, it will have 15 segments, and it will prepare stronger pink projectiles that will each split into three standard projectiles after a few seconds if not destroyed; two during the first phase and five during the second, but it may sometimes stop to re-emit projectiles. After the player completes one successful hit on the boss, it will enter an invulnerable phase with three charges.
 
== Patterns ==
In the Metro Kingdom version of the fight, speedrunners often struggle with anticipating the path Mechawiggler will take on the wall during the second vulnerable phase. Speedrunner [https://www.twitch.tv/lupus_hw Lupus] has created a [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qxObJcDflOgeRBw4ufj39WH-tBhJ3TfaBZT4lbARV6U/edit spreadsheet] that documents all 22 possible paths the boss can take, each presumed to be equally likely. For each of the 11 possible starting points it can appear at on the wall, there are two different possible patterns, which can be distinguished from the direction Mechawiggler begins moving. In the spreadsheet, Lupus outlines mnemonics that can be used to memorize and recognize all 22 possible patterns.
 
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