14% Gravboots
14% GravPb is one of the theoretical 14% categories that is yet to have a known, recorded, RTA completion. A total of 14 items are picked up during the entire run and focuses on using Gravity Suit and Power Bombs for level progression.
This category is possible due to being able to kill Zebetites with only 10 missiles, and by a PAL-only method to get through pre-Botwoon's room with Gravity, Hi-Jump Boots, and a Reserve Tank. It is not known how RTA-viable this pre-Botwoon method is.
Prerequisites
To finish this run, you need to know how to:
- Mockball
- Infinite bomb jump
- Continuous walljump and/or horizontal bomb jump over the moat
- Get through pre-Botwoon with Gravity Suit, Hi-Jump Boots, and a Reserve Tank (see below)
- Gravity jump (entering Lower Norfair)
- Destroy Zebetites while only using 10 missiles
Collected Items
- Morphing Ball
- Bombs
- Charge Beam (for bosses)
- Gravity Suit (for Maridia navigation)
- Varia Suit (to survive MB2's rainbow beam)
- 2 Energy Tanks (to survive MB2's rainbow beam)
- 1 Reserve Tank (to get through pre-Botwoon's room and survive MB2's rainbow beam)
- 2 Missile Pack (to open red doors, defeat MB1, and destory Zebetites)
- 2 Super Missile Packs (to open green doors and defeat MB1)
- 2 Power Bomb Pack (to open orange doors and CF clip to Botwoon)
Additionally, 1+2 Energy+Reserve Tanks may be easier, but the current best (PAL) method for the Zebetite kill is easier with 2 Energy Tanks.
Theoretical Route
Collect Morph, Alpha Missiles, Bombs, Terminator Energy Tank, Early Supers, Brinstar Reserve, and Charge Beam.
Get Alpha Power Bombs, CWJ across the Moat, and get Wrecked Ship Supers Left and Gravity Suit.
Go down to Norfair and get Hi-Jump Boots.
Proceed through Maridia.
Perform the strat with Gravity Suit, Hi-Jump Boots, and a Reserve Tank to get to Botwoon.
Get Botwoon's Energy Tank, and proceed through the rest of Maridia.
Kill Kraid, and get Varia Suit.
Lava dive, and go to kill Ridley.
Go to Tourian, and kill the Metroids with power bombs (by leaving Tourian to get more power bombs). Enter the end part of Tourian with 10/10 ammo.
Kill the first Zebetite using a super missile. Perform the 10 Missile Zebetite Kills. Then defeat Mother Brain and escape.
Pre-Botwoon Clip
I have not, in any way, tested how RTA-viable this method is. It requires PAL, Gravity, Hi-Jump Boots, and a Reserve Tank automatic refill.
I was provided an smv when I asked ED about it. Here is a visualization of that smv:
The wiki does not allow uploading an smv file. So it is available upon request in the Discord, until someone tells me a different way to make it available.
