Herapot

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Herapot
Classification Minor Glitch
Racing Category [[{{{racing-category}}}]]

Herapot is a special version type of a Rail Clip that allows the player to access the secret Fairy Room in the Tower of Hera by using a Bomb Boost and the Hookshot to pass though the half-tile side of the pot on the first floor and falling though the hole. This allows the player to access top of Hera without needing the Big Key.

Execution

Entering the Herapot can be done with either a Spinspeed method or a Bootsless method.

Bootsless Setup

There are many different methods to perform a bootsless Herapot but the steps below describe one version. Please see the Examples and External Guides and Tutorials for details about other methods.

Rayden Method Bomb Position

Rayden Method:

  1. Align Link in the corner of the bottom and middle blue pegs and then face right until Link's coordinates are 0E62, 0E70 and then place a bomb. See the bomb position image for visual reference.
  2. Align Link in the corner of the middle and top blue pegs and then hold > until Link is touching the pot.
  3. Hold out your sword facing right and then when the bomb explodes hold < to take damage from the explosion and then release the button during the knock-back animation.
  4. Without moving use the Hookshot to clip into into the pot.
  5. Tap < and then press ^ to fall into the hole. Note: if the tap < is not done first there is a chance to get stuck in the pot and a save and quit will needed


Warning: Important Note: There is an situation where the bomb knock-back can push the player in the wrong direction. If an enemy in Sprite Slot 0 dies, leaves an item behind, and Link collects this item while it is still floating in the air, then it can set an altitude value that will affect the bomb knock-back trajectory. The Mini-Moldorm enemy in the Hera Lobby is one such an enemy and caution should be taken to not pick up any item it drops before it settles on the ground. To ret a broken bomb trajectory simply exit and re-enter the dungeon or use the stairs to change to a new supertile. If the dropped item is a Fairy then the room must always be reset.

Spinspeed Setup

This method utilizes the ability to slightly clip into the pot using superspeed gained from the Map Chest pedestal instead of a Bomb Boost. This is done activating superspeed and then lining up with the upper wall with the downstairs door. From here there are several methods to get into the pot. One example is to tap right to get to an X-coordinate of E7C then then hold v> diagonal for about 8 frames to get into position. This method can be difficult to pull off since it is very easy to overshoot the position into the pot from the fast movement speed.

Once slightly clipped into the pot use the Hookshot to move into the pot and then tap < and then press ^ to fall into the hole.

Uses

There are other pots in the game that can be entered though similar methods in Eastern Palace and Ice Palace to access those Fairy rooms but generally the one in Tower of Hera is the most useful.

Warning: However there is one important exception: If a pot in the Tower Lobby is entered it will lead directly to the Ganon fight. This pot is refered to as Ganonpot and its use is NOT ALLOWED in Competitive mode races.

Examples

Bootsless Method (Rayden) Bootsless Method (Filistea)
Herapot - Rayden Method.gif Herapot - Filistea Method.gif
Bootsless Method (Dracarys) Superspeed Method
Herapot-bootsless-dracarys.gif Herapot-superspeed.gif

External Guides and Tutorials