Pain Cliffs

Pain Cliffs

Map of Pain Cliffs

Tier

World 2 Zone 2

Type

Area

Dungeon

Super Adventure Box

Connects to

World 2 House, Rapids, Storm Top, Hub

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Many adventurers have met their end falling from the PAIN CLIFFS.

— Loading screen description

Pain Cliffs is zone 2 of world 2 of Super Adventure Box. There are 9 Hidden rooms, 42 Baubles to collect and 100 assassins to kill. This level introduces dissolving clouds and icy surfaces.

Objectives

• Super Adventure Box
• Team Score: X
• Finished!
• Warping in: 0:30

Walkthrough

For Tribulation Mode, see: Pain Cliffs/Tribulation Mode

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There are some differences between Normal Mode and Exploration Mode in order to collect all Baubles, Hidden rooms, Furniture Shops, and to kill all the assassins. Additionally, players must have unlocked the Glove of Wisdom, the Mini Bomb, and the Wooden Whistle in order to collect all of the baubles. Killing all of the assassins is not required unless trying to obtain the Become the Master achievement.

Overview

• This map is divided into three areas based on the possibility to backtrack.
  1. From the Starting Area to the Shortcut Eagle (Checkpoint #3-4 first half)
  2. Area after the Shortcut Eagle (Checkpoint #3-4 second half) to Checkpoint #11
  3. Cloud area before Checkpoint #12 to Checkpoint #13 and boss.
• For Bachelor of Baubles, World 2, there are a total of 42 baubles.
  • 4 of them can be found inside the Locked Chests.
  • 5 of them can be reach via the Shortcut Eagle only.
• For Become the Master, there are a total of 100 assassins. (including one mini-boss)
  • This can be tracked via the minimum team score. (plus 1 point per each foe killed, this number will exceed 100 if you kill Toads or other non-assassin foes here)
• The simplest path to get both of the achievements at the same time varies by mode:
  • For Exploration Mode
    1. Do everything from the Starting Area to Checkpoint #3 where the Shortcut Eagle can be found.
    2. Ignore the shortcut for now and trigger the Happy Cloud here.
    3. Continue on the path until before the trigger for Checkpoint #11.
    4. Backtrack to the Shortcut Eagle and use it, to get to the inaccessible area above Checkpoint #13.
    5. Backtrack to the area before Checkpoint #12 (cloud path towards checkpoint 5) for the rest of the assassins.
  • For Normal Mode
    1. Do everything from the Starting Area to Checkpoint #3 where the Shortcut Eagle can be found.
    2. Use the shortcut to get to the inaccessible area above Checkpoint #13.
    3. Respawn at Checkpoint #10 and head forward to the area before the trigger for Checkpoint #11.
    4. Return to Checkpoint #10 and backtrack to the area after the Shortcut Eagle to collect missing baubles and assassins.
    5. Once you finish this everything from the area after Shortcut Eagle (Checkpoint #3-4 second half), to the area before the trigger for Checkpoint #11 is now clear.
    6. Go to Checkpoint #5 and take the cloud path leading to Checkpoint #12 then Checkpoint #13 in order.

Starting Area to Checkpoint 1

Assassins: 8 (x7 x1)

Baubles: x6

Digging Spots: 1 (x1)

1. There is a shopkeeper at the start that sells health refills; see below for vendor details.
   • (Optional) #1 is behind the shop area.
   • (Optional) For Super Adventurer's Quest 2 (A), the small Happy Cloud is on top of the tree, Use the Wooden Whistle to play the Secret Song (1-2-3-1-2-3) to spawn a path of super clouds leading to a group of Happy Clouds having a picnic. Offer them the Mythic Cake in exchange for the Fabled Drumstick.
2. Head forward towards a barrel and an exploding barrel you will find a red assassin and a white assassin (A-1 and A-2) on the way.
   • (Optional) #2 is nearby the lone hill, jumping from the tree to reach. If needed, use the Speed Boost from the barrel at the start to reach the bauble.
3. Follow the Helping Hand into next area. For Exploration Mode, the rainbow bridge will lead into the Checkpoint #1, you can trigger each of the Happy Cloud and run back to collect the baubles and kill the assassins behind. For Normal Mode, continue forward until the Flower Launcher.
   • (Optional) Two white assassins (A-3 and A-4) can be found before the Flower Launcher.
   • (Optional) #3 is around the hill under the tree leading to the Flower Launcher.
4. Jump up to the tree to reach the Flower Launcher. A white assassin (A-5) by himself on a hill after using the Flower Launcher.
5. Continue forward to the nearby clouds to reach the grassy platform with a bunch of boulders you will find a white assassin (A-6).
   • (Optional) #4 is resting in the corner.
6. Use the Speed Boost found in the nearby barrel to jump to a nearby dissolving cloud and then quickly jump to the grassy area ahead.
   • (Optional) #5 is up the hill, climb up the tree to reach.
   • (Optional) A white assassin (A-7) is one step below the Bubble #5.
   • (Optional) Digging Spot #1 is on a small ledge below (B).
7. Run up the hill towards the Checkpoint #1. A white assassin (A-8) is guarding the checkpoint.
   • (Optional) #6 resting on a tree branch.

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  Map

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  (A) Super Adventurer's Quest 2

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  (B) Digging spot #1

Shop #1 items

Item	Cost	Description
Nice Scoop	325	Dig anywhere for a 15% chance to find buried treasures.
Small Health Refill	5	Restores one heart.
Slingshot	250	Flings stones; requires ammo.

Checkpoint 1 to Checkpoint 2

Minimum team score: 8

Assassins: 15 (x8 x6 x1)

Baubles: x4

Digging Spots: 1 (x1)

Locked Chests: 1

First small pagoda (two-storey)

1. After the Checkpoint #1 you will find two red assassins (A-9 and A-10) on the ground level of a small pagoda and one red assassin on the second level (A-11).
   1. (Optional) Use the nearby trampolines to get #7 at the very top the of the roof of the pagoda.
2. Moving forward, the 1-Up looks pretty good, but don't run straight for it as there is a Dart Trap in the structure in front of it, so instead, go around the gate using the grass area to the right or left.Continue on until you find #8.
   1. (Optional) Head to the right, using either the Mini Bomb or the Slingshot to explode the exploding barrel if you can't reach it with your stick/chain stick. You'll come upon a red assassin and a white assassin (A-12 and A-13)
      1. (Optional) Climb to the very top of this hill to kill to another white assassin (A-14).
      2. (Optional) Climb up the tree where the owl spawns at and jump across to get the white assassin (A-15) located on the adjacent hill as well as the Digging Spot #2 (A).
      3. Use the Flower Launcher to launch you to the roof of the nearby pagoda in order to reach #9.
   2. (Optional) Head to the left you will find a second pagoda.
      1. For Exploration Mode, the rainbow bridge will lead into the Checkpoint #2, you can trigger each of the Happy Cloud and run back to collect the baubles and kill the assassins behind.
      2. For Normal Mode you will start at the bottom of the pagoda in oppose of using the Flower Launcher on top of the hill.

Second small pagoda (four-storey)

1. Inside the pagoda
   • Fourth floor, there is a red assassin. (A-16)
   1. (Optional) If you have a key, use it here for the Locked Chest #1 inside the pagoda, otherwise ignore it for now.
   2. (Optional) Use either the Mini Bomb or the Slingshot (required jumping and using the sling shot at the same time) to get a purple assassin (A-23) hanging out up on a high hill.
   • Third floor, there are two white assassins. (A-17 and A-18)
   • Second floor, there is a red assassin. (A-19)
   • First floor, there are two white assassins. (A-20 and A-21)
2. Jump to the adjacent hill from the upper floor of the pagoda you will find a white assassin (A-22) and #10, continue forward to the Checkpoint #2

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  Map

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  (A) Digging spot #2

Checkpoint 2 to Checkpoint 3

Minimum team score: 23

Assassins: 3 (x3)

1. After the Checkpoint #2 you will find a red assassin (A-24) as well as four pools with piranha that jump back and forth across.
   • A barrel found to the right of the checkpoint may help as it contains a Moon power-up, and make dealing with the assassins easier as the piranhas jumping from the pools will not hit you.
2. The area below it is a platform with two more red assassins (A-25 and A-26), as well as another pool with a piranha and several trampolines.
   • If you need a safe place to kill these two assassins, there is a recessed hill to the left of the trampoline you drop onto, which will allow you to damage the assassins without being damaged in return.
3. Feeding the octopus to raise the platform to the Checkpoint #3.
   1. For Exploration Mode, you do not need to feed the octopus and skip ahead to the Checkpoint #3.
   2. For Normal Mode, wait close to the pool and dodge the piranha as they jump out, attacking it in order to pick it up. From there use the trampolines to jump up to the octopus and feed it the piranha, repeating two more times per party members in order for the platform to be low enough to jump to and access the next checkpoint and area.

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  Map

Checkpoint 3 to Checkpoint 4 (Shortcut Eagle)

Minimum team score: 28

Assassins: 7 (x5 x2)

Baubles: x4 (+x1 from the earlier Locked Chest) (+x5 from the area accessible via the Shortcut Eagle)

Digging Spots: 1 (x1)

Hidden Rooms: 2

Special objectives: Shortcut Eagle

Before the Flower Launcher

1. After the Checkpoint #3 continue forward you will find a white assassin (A-27).
   1. (Optional) For #11, head up to the grassy platform make your way clockwise around the hill. (if you pass a toad, you've gone too far).
   2. (Optional) For a white assassin (A-28), climb up to the top of the hill before a toad.
   3. (Optional) For Hidden Room #1, #12, and Locked Chest #1 (#13).
      1. Continue forward towards until you will find the Flower Launcher (A). Do not using it yet, head to the right and carefully jump on the dissolving cloud to the grassy area, and use the Glove of Wisdom to push the block up against the tree. Jump up the tree.
      2. A #12 is in front of the Shortcut Eagle. Quickly jump up away from the eagle and up the hill to the right. Jump up to the area above the eagle and use a Mini Bomb in the middle of the leaves (B) to reveal Hidden Room #1 (Bachelor of Secrets, World 2: In the middle of the trees).
      3. Purchase a key here and go back to the pagoda and unlock the Locked Chest #1 for #13.
2. You now have a choice between continuing the zone as intended or using Shortcut Eagle to skip directly to the end. If you intend to collect all baubles in the level, Shortcut Eagle is required. You will be able to be backtracking to the area after the Flower Launcher but not the Shortcut Eagle; however, for Exploration Mode, you can reach the Shortcut Eagle if you trigger the Happy Cloud before the Flower Launcher.

Using Shortcut Eagle

• In order to collect all the baubles in Normal Mode use it now, make sure that you collect all the baubles and kill the assassins before this point as the Shortcut Eagle will trigger the Checkpoint #10.
  • Do not worry about collecting the baubles during the Shortcut Eagle ride, they do not count towards the achievement.

1. Inside the shortcut, jumping off after a set amount of flocks of owls passed results in different zone progress. Reach all the way to the end is required as the certain checkpoints will be triggered:
   1. (Optional) 1 - 3 flocks of owls passed, no progress.
   2. (Optional) 4 - 9 flocks of owls passed, skip to the Checkpoint #6.
   3. (Optional) 10 - 13 flocks of owls passed, skip to the Checkpoint #10.
   4. (Required for baubles) 14 flocks of owls passed (until the end), skip to area above the Checkpoint #13 and triggered the Checkpoint #10.
2. Once 14 flocks of owls passed, the eagle will drop you off on top of a wooden structure (C) where you will find #37-41.
   1. If you did not finish your achievement(s), jump into the void or /gg to respawn at Checkpoint #10. (see: #Checkpoint 10)
   2. (Optional) Continue from Checkpoint #13 if you intend to head straight to the Boss. (see: #Checkpoint 13 to Boss (Cage))

Continue this area without using Shortcut Eagle

1. (Recommended) For Exploration Mode, the rainbow bridge will lead into the Checkpoint #4, you can trigger each of the Happy Cloud and run back to collect the baubles and kill the assassins behind.
   • If you forget to trigger the Happy Cloud here, you won't be able to return to the Shortcut Eagle later and will be unable to claim all the baubles.
2. Using the Flower Launcher into next area. The flower will launcher you to an area with a white assassin. (A-29) Climb up the tree with #14 sitting on top.
   1. Continue jumping until you see an area on left with lots of tree branches and a red assassin (A-30).
   2. Continue forward towards the Checkpoint #4 you will find two white assassins and one red assassin (A-31 to A-33).
      1. (Optional) After hit the checkpoint, turn around look for a Flower Launcher to area below on the right. Take it to find #15, then take the next Flower Launcher (D) to find Hidden Room #2 (Bachelor of Secrets, World 2: Travel by flower).
      2. (Optional) Digging Spot #3 is under the building (E), from Checkpoint #4, drop down to the grassy areas under the building and head clockwise around to the back. Dig on the flat landing right before the narrow strip.
      3. Head straight inside the building.

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  Map

• Pain Cliffs Shortcut.jpg

  (A) The way to Shortcut Eagle

• Pain Cliffs Hidden Room 1.jpg

  (B) Hidden Room #1 (Shop #2): In the middle of the trees

• Pain Cliffs Shortcut landing.jpg

  (C) Only accessible area via Shortcut Eagle

• Pain Cliffs Hidden Room 2.jpg

  (D) Hidden Room #2 (Shop #3): Travel by flower

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  (E) Digging spot #3

Shop #2 items

Item	Cost	Description
Small Health Refill	5	Restores one heart.
1-Up	20	Grants one extra life.
Wooden Whistle	250	Plays three notes.
Key	25	Used for opening chests.
Nice Scoop	325	Dig anywhere for a 15% chance to find buried treasures.

Shop #3 items

Item	Cost	Description
Nice Scoop	325	Dig anywhere for a 15% chance to find buried treasures.
Key	25	Used for opening chests.
Medium Health Bottle	300	Health refills restore two hearts.
1-Up	20	Grants one extra life.
Small Health Refill	5	Restores one heart.

Checkpoint 4 to Checkpoint 5

Minimum team score: 33

Assassins: 6 (x2 x3 mini-boss Assassin x1)

Baubles: x1

First floor

1. (Optional) To skip the mini-boss, perform a wall jump against the Trampoline to get to the second floor.
2. Defeat the mini-boss Assassin (A-34). He can only be damaged when his glove is down.
   • The two nearby barrels may provide some help in dealing with him.
     • The right barrel having a Speed Boost.
     • The left barrel having some food inside.
3. After defeating him, push the nearby block to the trampoline and jump up to the second floor of the building.

Second floor

1. Upon landing on the second floor, you will find two white assassins and two red assassins (A-35 through A-38).
   1. (Optional) For #16, head to the center of the floor, and carefully jump to the ledges to reach it, continue to the gate.
   2. (Optional) Using the left corridor to the gate.
2. Continue outside using the Glove of Wisdom with one more red assassin (A-39) waiting outside.
3. Jump onto the nearby clouds and reach the area with the large bell. Ring the bell using the Glove of Wisdom on a log from one of the poles in order to lower the wooden bridge behind the checkpoint, then hit the Checkpoint #5.

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  Map

Checkpoint 5 to Checkpoint 6

Minimum team score: 39

Assassins: 4 (x2 x2)

Baubles: x1

Digging Spots: 1 (x1)

At the exterior walkway

• From the checkpoint you'll find a red assassin (A-40) running around in front of several openings at the base of a large pagoda.

1. (Optional) Go to the left you will find Digging Spot #4 under the building. (A)
2. (Optional) Go to the right you will find the cloud path to the flower launcher that sends you to the cloud area before the Checkpoint #12. (see: #Checkpoint 12)
3. (Optional) Get inside the pagoda to continue to the Checkpoint #6.

Inside the pagoda

1. To get inside, head to the last opening on the right-hand side but do not enter it, as there is a Dart Trap overhead. Instead carefully use the Glove of Wisdom on the block found in the archway.
2. Enter the pagoda via the opening that is second from the left (the only safe entrance) and push the block until it locks into place in front of a doorway with Dart Traps on the side. Jump up on the block, and over the Dart Trap to find another block that you must push, and again, use it to jump over a Dart Trap in the doorway.
3. At the end of the first-floor maze is a hole in the ceiling surrounded by Dart Traps. While aimimg for the outer edge of the pagoda, use the trampoline and to do a high jump up through the ceiling and over the Dart Traps.
4. At the second floor, carefully push the blocks with the Glove of Wisdom until they block all the central dart traps by either pushing each of the four paired blocks once or pushing all blocks until they lock into place (refer to second floor map below). Use the trampoline in the middle to get #17 and to reach the third floor of the pagoda.
5. The third floor has a red assassin and a white assassin (A-41 and A-42) as well as a toad who will likely try to inhale you as soon as you reach the top, so be careful of him and quickly reach the Checkpoint #6.
   • (Optional) There is also one more white assassin (A-43) hiding in the small corridor near the grey panel with what appears to be a Glove icon, either attack him with the Pointy Stick or the Chain Sticks through the wall, or lure him out with the Whip.

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  First floor

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  Second floor

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  Third floor

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  (A) Digging spot #4

Checkpoint 6 to Checkpoint 7

Minimum team score: 43

Assassins: 13 (x7 x3 x3)

Baubles: x9

• From the checkpoint you have 3 choices:

1. (Optional) Skip to the boss using Checkpoint #12 path. (same path as Checkpoint #5 choice) (see: #Checkpoint 12)
2. (Optional) For baubles, make a left and head towards the clouds near the corner of the building. Use the smaller clouds (the larger one dissolves) to reach the roof of the pagoda, then head towards the wooden framework that supports the bell found before Checkpoint #5. Carefully jump onto this framework and at the end of each corner, you'll find #18-24 in total. From there go to the third beam from the left (facing away from the pagoda you just left) and use the dissolving clouds there to quickly jump onto the pagoda directly in front of you to pick up #25-26 on its rooftop.
   1. (Optional) Use the cloud path to continue that leading into a platform with the purple assassin (A-44) below.
   2. (Optional) Jump into the void or /gg to respawn at Checkpoint #6.
3. (Optional) Head right from the checkpoint. If you have Mini Bombs, use them to easily take out the purple assassin (A-44) below, otherwise jump down, but try to stay out of range of his weapon. Once he has been defeated, the bridge will lower to the next platform to reveal another purple assassin (A-45), and you can either use the Mini Bomb or the Slingshot to take him out from a distance or melee him while trying to avoid his weapon. A third bridge will lower to reveal the third purple assassin (A-46), and if you are quick enough, it is possible to take him out with Mini Bombs before he sees you, but either way, take him out to lower the bridge to reach the pagoda in front of you. Jump up on the little structure in the middle of the platform to reach the bridge (try to be quick in doing so as the piranhas jumping from pool to pool may knock you down).

At the next pagoda (Piranha Pagoda)

1. You will encounter two white assassins (A-47 and A-48) hanging out in front of the pagoda.
   • Try to avoid fighting them in front of the doorways as piranhas from the nearby pools are likely to jump out at you causing you additional trouble.
2. You will need to feed another octopus, but before doing so, clear out the assassin is recommended as then it will make feeding the octopus much easier.
   • Two red assassins and two white assassins (A-49 through A-52) on the second floor.
   • Three white assassins and one red assassin (A-53 through A-56) on the third floor.
3. Use the clouds found at the rear of the building to reach the second floor, the trampoline to reach the third floor and the clouds again to reach the roof to feed the octopus. After the octopus has been feed three fish per party member, head to the roof again, but head in the opposite direction to hit the Checkpoint #7.
   • Upon holding the piranha, try to drop them every 6 or 7 seconds and picking it back up again, as they will knock you down every 8 seconds. (see: piranha for more info)

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  Map

Checkpoint 7 to Checkpoint 8

Minimum team score: 56

Assassins: 2 (x1 x1)

Baubles: x2

Digging Spots: 1 (x1)

Hidden Rooms: 2

Locked Chests: 1

Adventures: Super Adventure 2-2

• At the checkpoint you will encounter a red assassin (A-57).

1. (Optional) Bomb the area the assassin was standing on (A) and drop down into the hole to find Hidden Room #3 (Bachelor of Secrets, World 2: Past the piranha pagoda).
   1. (Optional) Inside the Hidden Room #3, use a Mini Bomb on the wall directly behind the Shopkeeper (B) to reveal an opened wall, and enter it for Hidden Room #4 (Bachelor of Secrets, World 2: Alternative shop exit)
      • (Optional) Right outside the opening is Digging Spot #5. (C)
   2. (Optional) Purchase a key. Exit the shop via the trampoline and head back to Piranha Pagoda and get onto the roof, heading towards the front section to find the Locked Chest #2 with #27-28.
2. From now you have 3 choices:
   1. (Optional) Skip to the boss using Checkpoint #12 path. Head forward and jump into the cloud. (see: #Checkpoint 12)
   2. (Optional) (Normal Mode only) Play the adventure by talking to Gourdon the Racing Choya. This will force you to trigger the Checkpoint #11 which technically able to be backtracking into the Checkpoint #7 but you will have to do the Checkpoint #11 jump every time you die. (see: Super Adventure 2-2)
   3. (Optional) Continue to Checkpoint #8, either Jump from the thin poles or the clouds to reach an area where a white assassin (A-58) can be found on top of a cloud. Continue jumping from pole to pole until you reach the Checkpoint #8.
      • You will need to use either the Slingshot or Mini Bombs to get the assassin as the cloud is too far away to jump to.

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  Map

• Pain Cliffs Hidden Room 3.jpg

  (A) Hidden Room #3 (Shop #4): Past the piranha pagoda

• Pain Cliffs Hidden Room 4.jpg

  (B) Hidden Room #4: Alternative shop exit

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  (C) Digging spot #5

Shop #4 items

Item	Cost	Description
Small Health Refill	5	Restores one heart.
Wooden Whistle	250	Plays three notes.
Medium Health Bottle	300	Restore health.
1-Up	20	Grants one extra life.
Key	25	Used for opening chests.

Checkpoint 8 to Checkpoint 9

Minimum team score: 58

Assassins: 7 (x5 x2)

Baubles: x1

1. Jump across the checkpoint to the small pagoda in front you will find two white assassins (A-59 and A-60).
   1. (Optional) Climb up the tree to reach to the top of the Pagoda.
   2. (Optional) Use the Glove of Wisdom to break open the panels and use the trampoline on the first floor to the top of the Pagoda.
      • One white assassin (A-61) is under the tree on your left.
      • Second floor, there is a red assassin. (A-62)
      • Third floor, there is a red assassin. (A-63)
      • Fourth floor, there is a white assassin. (A-64)
2. Use the Glove of Wisdom to reveal a room with six toads. This room has Dart Traps. You will likely have to kill all the toads by either using the Slingshot or Mini Bombs on them.
   • Note that killing the toads will also raise your minimum team score. If you use this score to track your Become the Master achievement, you will simply have to subtract 6 (1 point from each foe) from your total score.
   • (Optional) In the middle of this building contained #29 which can be reach by avoid the Dart Traps or using the Whip from the side of the room.
3. Exit the building.
   1. (Optional) On your left you will find the oozes under the next pagoda. (see #Checkpoint 10 for detail)
   2. (Optional) Make a right to find a white assassin (A-65) hiding on the outside, but try to hit him from a distance or lure him away from the side of the pagoda as he is usually located next to a Dart Trap found on the outside wall of the pagoda.
4. Jump up the nearby tree to reach the Checkpoint #9.

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  Map

Checkpoint 9 to Checkpoint 10

Minimum team score: 65

Assassins: 17 (x10 x7)

Baubles: x4 x2

Digging Spots: 3 (x2 x1)

Hidden Rooms: 5

Locked Chests: 1

Special objectives: Stump

• In front of the checkpoint is the tallest, and deadliest pagoda in Pain Cliffs and has a large gong located at the top.

1. (Optional) For the Become the Master achievement and home cat.
   • Head inside the Deadliest Pagoda and carefully make your way to the top. Move slowly, moving your camera around in order to spot Dart Traps, as the obvious path is the deadly one and you will often have to jump up the ramp from higher up rather from the bottom to avoid being hit by Darts.
   1. First floor, there are two red assassins (A-66 and A-67), the first of which will be waiting by the checkpoint, with the second one usually running over to you a few seconds later.
   2. Second floor, there is one white assassin. (A-68)
   3. Third floor, there are two white assassins and one red assassin. (A-69 through A-71)
   4. Fourth floor, there are two white assassins. (A-72 and A-73)
   5. Fifth floor, there are two red assassins. (A-74 and A-75)
   6. Sixth floor, there are four white assassins. (A-76 through A-79)
      • (Optional) A cat can be found next to the gong at the top. (See: Cat (Pain Cliffs)#Walkthrough for detail)
2. (Optional) For #30, head clockwise around most of the pagoda before a block. Push it with the Glove of Wisdom to avoid being hit by the Dart Trap there.
3. (Optional) For #31-32, jump to the roof the building that had the toads.
4. (Optional) For Hidden Rooms #5-7, Locked Chest (#33), and Digging Spot #6.
   1. Drop down to where you originally exited the toad room. Head left from the toad room exit to the end of the wood pathway and drop down to the grassy area below. Use a bomb in the little nook under the pathway behind you (A) to reveal Hidden Room #5 (Bachelor of Secrets, World 2: Below the deadliest pagoda).
   2. Purchase a key here. Exit the store and head counter-clockwise around the rock face, jumping from ledge to ledge to return to the pagoda just after the Checkpoint #8.
      • (Optional) Digging Spot #6 is on the way from shop exit to the Checkpoint #8. (B)
   3. Return back to Checkpoint #9. From there, head to the left side of the pagoda, climbing up the exterior using the trees on the left side of the building to scale to the higher sections, and then using the clouds on the opposite side of the building to reach the roof. From the roof, head to the left-hand side of the building where you should see a tall hill with a Flower Launcher on it. Carefully jump from the top of the object at the corner of the roof to the tree on the edge of the hill and then put your key down in order to use a Mini Bomb on the ground (C) revealing Hidden Room #6 (Bachelor of Secrets, World 2: On a tall, green mountain top). Pick up your key and jump down into the room, then use a Mini Bomb on the wall that should be directly in front of you (D) to reveal an opening. Make sure you have your key in hand as you enter it, which counts as Hidden Room #7 (Bachelor of Secrets, World 2: Escape from the poisonous water), and carefully drop down below to the Locked Chest #3 with #33 in it.
5. (Optional) For #34.
   1. (Optional) Return to where Hidden Room #6 was, but go past it and make and running jump (or a dodge jump if you are able) onto the roof of the small pagoda next to the Checkpoint #8.
   2. (Optional) If you have the boomerang, you can obtain bauble #34 by standing on the corner of the roof of the toad building, jumping, and throwing the boomerang.
6. (Optional) For Stump, Hidden Rooms #8-9, #35, and Digging Spots #7-8.
   1. Return to where Hidden Room #6 was, use the Flower Launcher to be thrown to a grassy area, and then head straight ahead until you spot some Hillbillies. Wait until the Raccoons appear to steal baubles from them and follow them through the maze to where the Raccoon Kingpin and the stump are.
      1. (Optional) Digging Spot #7 is on the ledge below Hillbillies. (E)
      2. (Optional) Digging Spot #8 is inside the maze at one of the dead end. (F)
   2. After reach the Stump, bomb the patch of darker grass found to the left of the maze exit (G) to reveal Hidden Room #8 (Bachelor of Secrets, World 2: Near the raccoon hideout). Drop down into it, and carefully jump from rock to rock (using the Candle or the Torch will help to see as parts are a little dark) until you find a Mysterious Stranger.
   3. In front of him is a rock with a small flower on it, jump to it and click the option to "Contemplate" it, which will teach you the Gatekeeper Lullaby (3-3-2-3-3-1) on the Wooden Whistle. Use the song to open a nearby wall (H) Hidden Room #9 (Bachelor of Secrets, World 2: Use the wooden whistle) with a #35 in it.
7. Once you're done here, simply head to the back of the building, and jump to the Bonsai Pot and then jump to the pathway to reach the Checkpoint #10.
   • (Optional) Along the pathway, you will find a white assassin (A-80) follow by two red assassins (A-81 and A-82) just before you reach it.

Shop #5 items

Item	Cost	Description
Medium Health Bottle	300	Restore health.
1-Up	20	Grants one extra life.
Chain Sticks	400	Sticks connected by a chain; has longer reach.
Key	25	Used for opening chests.
Small Health Refill	5	Restores one heart.

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  Map

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  Map (Interior of the deadliest pagoda)

• Pain Cliffs Hidden Room 5.jpg

  (A) Hidden Room #3 (Shop #5): Below the deadliest pagoda

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  (B) Digging spot #6

• Pain Cliffs Hidden Room 6.jpg

  (C) Hidden Room #6: On a tall, green mountain top

• Pain Cliffs Hidden Room 7.jpg

  (D) Hidden Room #7: Escape from the poisonous water

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  (E) Digging spot #7

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  (F) Digging spot #8

• Pain Cliffs Hidden Room 8.jpg

  (G) Hidden Room #8: Near the raccoon hideout

• Pain Cliffs Hidden Room 9.jpg

  (H) Hidden Room #9: Use the wooden whistle

Checkpoint 10

Minimum team score: 82

Assassins: 8 (x5 x3)

Baubles: x1

Getting there

1. From the Checkpoint #9.
2. Via the Shortcut Eagle.

At the checkpoint

• You now have the choices between continuing the zone as intended or backtracking for the achievements.

Go forward

1. To the Checkpoint #11 platform.
   1. (Optional) For the Become the Master achievement and a bubble.
      1. ← Take the portal on the left to a platform with a red assassin on it (A-83) (Platform #2).
      2. → Take the portal on the right to a platform with four exploding barrels on each corner and two white assassins (A-84 and A-85) (Platform #4).
      3. → Take the portal on the right to a platform with four exploding barrels at the center and one white assassin (A-86) (Platform #6).
      4. ↑ Take the portal straight across to a platform with one exploding barrel at the center and two white assassins (A-87 and A-88) (Platform #3).
      5. ↑ Take the portal straight across to a platform with #36 (Platform #7).
         • (Optional) If you intend to head straight to the Boss from here, jump across the cloud path, you will see the last area on your left. (See: #Checkpoint 13 to Boss (Cage))
      6. → Jump down the clouds to the right to the nearby platform. (Platform #6).
      7. → Take the farthest one straight ahead, which will take you back to the beginning platform (Platform #1).
      8. ↑ Take the portal straight across from the checkpoint to a platform with three exploding barrels surround one of the portals and one red assassin (A-89) (Platform #5).
      9. ← Take the portal on the left, you will be at the last platform with the Checkpoint #11 and one red assassin (A-90) (Platform #8).
   2. (Optional) Fast path to Checkpoint #11.
      • (↑ , ←) Take the portal straight across then the portal on the left.
2. Before trigger the Checkpoint #11.
   • Note that trigger the Checkpoint #11 is technically able to be backtracking into the Checkpoint #10 or further but you will have to do the Checkpoint #11 jump every time you die.
   1. If you are trying to collect all of the Baubles, jump off the edge to return to the checkpoint #10 and then run all the way back to the Shortcut Eagle.
   2. If you are trying to get to the Hidden Furniture shop and the Glitch, hit the checkpoint.

Backtracking

1. (Optional) For the missing baubles (excluding one last bauble in the final area), run all the way back to the Shortcut Eagle found just after the Checkpoint #3.
   1. For Exploration Mode, if you did not use the shortcut yet, then use it now to be at the top of a wooden structure where you will find #37-41. Then continue to the Checkpoint #13. (see: #Checkpoint 13 to Boss (Cage))
   2. For Normal Mode, you can make all the way back to the area before the Shortcut Eagle, continue that area afterward. (see: #after Shortcut Eagle)
      • After clear everything from the Shortcut Eagle to the Checkpoint #11, you now have two choices:
      1. (Optional) For the Hidden Furniture shop and the Glitch, hit the Checkpoint #11. (see: #Checkpoint 11)
      2. (Optional) Use the cloud shortcut from the Checkpoint #5 to go directly to the Checkpoint #12 then the boss. (see: #Checkpoint 12)
2. (Optional) For Ooze Herding, turnaround from checkpoint 10 and backtracking to the walkway around the gong pagoda.
   1. At the Checkpoint #9, head to the right and drop down between the tower and the room with six Toad (orange) to find the oozes (A).
   2. With an ooze in hand, head through the toad room (keeping to the left or right wall- bomb the toads first for safer passage) and backtracking past Checkpoint #8 all the way across the pole platforms and clouds to Checkpoint #7.
   3. Use a platform pole to hop over to the corridor of clouds leading to Checkpoint #12. At the end of this corridor, there is a small house on the hill to the right. The Ooze Farmer is inside of the house (B).

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  Map (To Checkpoint #11)

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  Map (Backtracking)

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  (A) Ooze Location near checkpoint 9

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  (B) Ooze Farmer location near checkpoint 12

Checkpoint 11

Minimum team score: 90

Digging Spots: 1 (x1)

Glitches: 1

Furniture Shops: 1

• This section can be skip if you are not interested in the Furniture Shop or Glitch.

1. After trigger the checkpoint the only way is to perform the jumping to the small poles in front of you.
   1. (Optional) Use the trampoline in front to the clouds then the upper floor in order (A) which is Hidden Furniture shop #1 (Master of Decor, World 2: All together now!).
   2. (Optional) On the upper floor, you will find the red crystal (see: #Glitch location)
   3. (Optional) Digging Spot #9 is underneath the second Exploding Barrel found on the pole (B), a carefully aimed Mini Bomb can clear the Exploding Barrel if you are worried about it.
2. From there carefully jump from pole to pole until you reach the area with clouds and pools of piranha. Do not linger on the clouds too long, as some will crumble and the piranhas will jump out of you so make your way up quickly past them to an icy area.
   1. (Optional) Before jumping down to the last area below, you can use the teleporters on the wooden platform on your left-hand side to get back into Checkpoint #10. (see: #Checkpoint 10)
   2. (Optional) Jump to the dissolving cloud below and then to the snowbank across from the cloud.
      1. (Optional) Use clouds found near the Checkpoint #12 to reach the clouds before it in order to get the remaining assassins. (see: #Checkpoint 12)
      2. (Optional) Climb up to the top for the Checkpoint #13 (see: #Checkpoint 13 to Boss (Cage))

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  Map

• Pain Cliffs Hidden Furniture shop 1.jpg

  (A) Hidden Furniture shop #1: All together now!

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  (B) Digging spot #9

Checkpoint 12

Minimum team score: 90

Assassins: 10 (x7 x3)

Furniture Shops: 1

• This section is about the area before the Checkpoint #12

Getting there

1. Using the Flower Launcher from the Checkpoint #5 or 6. Drop down from the Checkpoint #7.
   • There are no safe ways to get out once you drop into the cloud. The only options are to continue forward or respawn at the last checkpoint.
2. Backtracking from the Checkpoint #13.
   • Head backwards from the checkpoint #13 towards the checkpoint #12. Use the small clouds near it to get around the checkpoint #12 and jump to the area made up entirely of clouds.

From the Checkpoint #5, 6, or 7

• If you are here from the Checkpoint #13, run the following steps in reverse.

1. Shortly after reaching the cloud passage, you will find a red assassin and a white assassin (A-91 and A-92).
2. Continue forward, stand on the small patch of crumbling clouds (A) to find Hidden Furniture shop #2 (Master of Decor, World 2: A fluffy trap door.).
3. Inside the shop, use the Flower Launcher to launch into nearby hill then use the Bouncy Mushroom to get up, there is a small house on the hill to the right. The Ooze Farmer is inside of the house with and two white assassins (A-93 and A-94).
4. Jump into nearby big clouds toward final area, you will find four white assassins and two red assassins (A-95 and A-100) there.
5. Before trigger the Checkpoint #12
   1. (Optional) If you still have to get more baubles or more assassins, jump into the void and respawn back to your last checkpoint, as you will no longer be able to backtrack once you trigger it.
   2. (Optional) Continue to Checkpoint #13 if you intend to head straight to the Boss.

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  Map

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  (A) Hidden Furniture Shop #2: A fluffy trap door.

Checkpoint 13 to Boss (Cage)

Minimum team score: 100

Baubles: x1

Digging Spots: 1 (x1)

Getting there

1. From the Checkpoint #10.
2. From the Checkpoint #11.
3. From the Checkpoint #12.
4. Via the Shortcut Eagle. (see: #Checkpoint 3 to Checkpoint 4 (Shortcut Eagle))
   • Once 14 flocks of owls passed, the eagle will drop you off on top of a wooden structure (A) where you will find #37-41

Continue the area

• This area introduces icy surfaces which can cause players to slide off platforms if not careful, whereas the snowy platforms that appear here as well, will not cause players to slip.

1. There is another large bell here that must be rung, so head to a pillar to push the log with the Glove of Wisdom into the bell causing the wooden bridge behind the checkpoint to lower.
2. (Optional) Below the wooden walkway in front of the Checkpoint #13 is Digging Spot #10. (B)
3. Before trigger the Checkpoint #13
   1. (Optional) If you still have to get more baubles or more assassins, jump into the void and respawn back to your last checkpoint, as you will no longer be able to backtrack once you trigger it. (see: #Checkpoint 10)
   2. (Optional) If you intend to head straight to the Boss, hit the checkpoint.

Bug:

If doing on Exploration Mode, be careful around the checkpoint right before the final zone. Players have been trapped in the rainbow clouds after activating it, type /gg in chat to respawn.

After trigger the final checkpoint (#13)

1. (Optional) For the Become the Master achievement and the Hidden Furniture shop, backtracking to the Checkpoint #12. (see: #Checkpoint 12)
2. Head straight to the Boss, the final #42 is right in front.
   • Destroy the Cage on top the icy hill and save the villager to complete this area and the zone.

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  Map

• Pain Cliffs Shortcut landing.jpg

  (A) Only accessible area via Shortcut Eagle

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  (B) Digging spot #10

Achievements

For Tribulation Mode achievements, see: Pain Cliffs/Tribulation Mode#Achievements

Bachelor of Baubles, World 2	Super Adventure Box: World 2	5
Collect every World 2, Zone 2 bauble in one playthrough. Baubles from foes aren't counted.More baubles for your troubles.	Collect All Baubles in World 2, Zone 2	5

Bachelor of Secrets, World 2	Super Adventure Box: World 2	5
Find every hidden room (excluding furniture shops) in World 2, Zone 2.Look what you found. Objectives: 9 objectives in total Alternative shop exit. On a tall, green mountain top. Escape from the poisonous water. Near the raccoon hideout. In the middle of trees. Past the piranha pagoda. Below the deadliest pagoda. Use the wooden whistle. ... Travel by flower.	9 Hidden Rooms Found World 2, Zone 2	5

Become the Master	Super Adventure Box: World 2	5
Defeat all assassins in World 2, Zone 2.And this round goes to...	Defeat All Assassins in World 2, Zone 2	5

Master of Decor, World 2	Super Adventure Box: World 2	6
Find all the furniture shops in World 2. Completing this achievement along with the one for World 1 will unlock a vendor tab on Motos' assistants.Only the finest from the finest. Reward: Bag of Fancy Furniture Coins Objectives: 6 objectives in total Where the river splits. Between two ferns. A fluffy trap door. All together now! Under the pyramid of pain. #?@!	Found 2 Furniture Shops in World 2	2
	Found 4 Furniture Shops in World 2	2
	Found 6 Furniture Shops in World 2	2

Wings of Justice	Super Adventure Box: World 2	5
Find the World 2, Zone 2 shortcut.Caw!	Find the Shortcut in World 2, Zone 2	5

Digging spots

A total of 380 baubles can be dug up in Pain Cliffs per day. All chests can be dug up in tribulation mode

#	Image	Last Checkpoint	# of Baubles	Notes
#1		Start	(50)	Just before the first checkpoint, head to the right and jump down to a small ledge.
#2		1	(20)	Past the first checkpoint, climb up the tree opposite the pagoda and from there jump to the flat hill area directly across.
#3		3	(50)	Right before the fourth checkpoint, drop down to the grassy areas under the house and head clockwise around to the back. Dig on the flat landing right before the narrow strip.
#4		5	(50)	Just after the fifth checkpoint, go to the left of the pagoda filled with traps and drop down to the grass area below the walkway.
#5		7	(50)	After the seventh checkpoint, cross the bridge and bomb the top of the mountain to reveal a hidden shop. Inside, throw a bomb into the area behind the Merchant to open up a "back door". Right outside the opening is the digging spot.
#6		8	(50)	After the eighth checkpoint, use the trampolines and/or tree branches to get to top of the pagoda tower. Just before crossing the small bridge, jump down to the grassy slopes below, and move forward along the narrow cliff edge and around the corner. Short jump to the short broken section of cliff ledge and dig.
#7		9	(20)	After the ninth checkpoint (on the bottom ledge of the huge pagoda), go to the left side of this pagoda, and use the trees and the small upright pagoda points to jump to the 2nd-from-the-top pagoda ledge. From there, move around to the other side of the pagoda and use the clouds to jump to the roof. Run across to the other side of the roof and jump from the pagoda point in the corner across to the cliff. Use the spinning flower to be thrown across to the mountain. Run along the side of the mountain to find two hillbillies below a cave. Dig on the ledge below and to the left of the cave.
#8		9	(20)	(Same as above) After ninth checkpoint, make your way to the top of the huge pagoda, and jump across to the cliff. Use the spinning flower to be thrown across to the mountain. Run alongside the mountain edge and run passed the hillbillies to the right (towards the Raccoon Kingpin). Upon entering the tree maze, take the first right and follow it all the way to a dead end and dig.
#9		11	(50)	After the eleventh checkpoint, there are at two Exploding Barrels sitting on poles, one close to the checkpoint and one a further away. Head to the pole with the Exploding Barrel furthest away and dig on that pole. A carefully aimed Mini Bomb can clear the Exploding Barrel if you are worried about it.
#10		13	(20)	After the final checkpoint, dig under the wooden walkway.

Glitch location

Primary article: Unintended Coursework

If you use the shortcut eagle you will miss the glitch. The Glitch is located underneath checkpoint 11 you can use the checkpoint boost to enter the fancy furniture store then jump out to the balcony to reach the red crystal to start the timer. (If you miss the boost you can use the trampoline after the checkpoint then jump to the clouds to reach the same balcony.)

There is two methods for the glitch

Option 1 The traditional way by hitting the red switch then jumping on the wooden boards to reach the glitch.

Option 2 facing the checkpoint walk to the right then rotate your camera so you can see a large red crystal attached to the cliff face. above the crystal you should see the glitch. Line your character up facing the glitch then walk off the platform and at the same time throw a mini bomb. If you time it right you will hit the glitch. Note- If your doing this in tribulation mode you may lose a few lives here with this method. Infinite continue coin would be recommended.

Rewards

Exploration Mode

• 15 Baubles

Normal Mode

• 15 Baubles
• Glorious Chest (Once per day) containing:
  • 2 Bauble Bubbles
  • 1 Continue Coin
  • A chance to get a Super Weapon Box
  • A very rare chance to get a Kaiser Snake Weapon Box
• Glitched Chest (Once per day, only if this zones glitch has been destroyed)
• Bonus Reward Chest
  • 25-75 Baubles (random amount)

Tribulation Mode

• 250 Baubles
• Glorious Chest (Once per day) containing:
  • 4 Bauble Bubbles
  • 1 Continue Coin
  • A chance to get a Storm Wizard weapon skin
  • A very rare chance to get a Kaiser Snake Weapon Box
• Glitched Chest (Once per day, only if this zones glitch has been destroyed)
• Bonus Reward Chest
  • 1 Storm Wizard Z-2
  • 25-75 Baubles (random amount)

NPCs

Allies

• Betty Bauble
• Cat
• Fancy Proprietor
• Gourdon the Racing Choya (Normal Mode only)
• Mysterious Stranger
• Octopus
• Shortcut Eagle
• Shopkeeper
• Villager

Foes

• Assassin (red)
• Assassin (white)
• Assassin (purple)
• Assassin (Glove of Wisdom)
• Hillbilly
• Owl
• Piranha
• Raccoon
• Raccoon Kingpin
• Toad (orange)
• Tribulation Cloud (Tribulation Mode only)

Objects

• Adventure Notebook
• Barrel
• Block
• Bouncy Mushroom
• Cage
• Dart Trap
• Exploding Barrel
• Flower Launcher
• Furniture
• Helping Hand
• Happy Cloud (Exploration and Tribulation Mode only)
• Jumping Rock (Tribulation Mode only)
• Picnic basket
• Portal
• Special Jug
• Spikes (Tribulation Mode only)
• Spears (Tribulation Mode only)
• Still
• Stump
• Trampoline

Notes

Stonewall : World 2 Zone 2 Checkpoint 6

Bug:

Lag may cause traps to knock characters onto the opposite side where they are not supposed to be. This may cause issues with progression and force the character to respawn by dying to additional trap damage.

• If you are going for the Become the Master achievement, use the Team Score in the top right corner to keep track of how many assassins you've killed. Be careful not to kill any other foe, as the counter will increase by one each time a foe is killed.
• Feats 6-9 as indicated by the Explorer's Second Super Adventure achievement are not unlocked by going the full route. Instead, take a detour following the cloud path on the right of the building after the fifth checkpoint to hit these areas.
• In the 2017 update, dart traps outside of Tribulation Mode deal damage and cause a knockback, but do not kill on contact.

Trivia

• There is an object that can be seen, but not reached, in a small corridor found near sixth checkpoint with the wall indicating the unimplemented Glove of Power upgrade. Players are not able to access it, as the nearby block cannot be destroyed. While some were able to reach during the initial release of World 2 in 2013 as well as in 2017, it wasn't coded to do anything at the time, and as its creator Josh Foreman no longer remembers what the item was to be, its purpose is unknown.
• The rocks in this map are based on the rock textures from Contra.

References

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Super Adventure Box

Bauble (1 • 5 • 10 • 20 • 50 ) • Bauble Bubble
Continue Coin • Infinite Continue Coin • Fancy Furniture Coin