Exit Oni Island

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Explanation

Normally, if you attempt to go leave Oni Island by going back over Otohime, Issun will stop you and force Ammy to turn back. By KTing over that cutscene trigger, you can leave Oni Island and go back to North Ryoshima Coast.

Demonstration: https://youtu.be/PoVZ93oka28?t=3125

Effects

After leaving, North Ryo will be in the same state as just prior to entering Oni Island, meaning Issun will stop you from leaving the map through almost all methods. You can't use the Mermaid Spring or use Mist Warp on Origin Mirror, but you can KT up to the Rocky Area and use Mist Warp on that Origin Mirror. No Issun text is programmed to stop you from warping there, allowing you to escape the Ninetails sequence.

Defeating Ninetails is the trigger for lightning clouds to appear in Shinshu Field, meaning you cannot open the entrance to Kamui and must perform Kamui Early either earlier or later in the run.

Defeating Ninetails is also the trigger for Ida's third race, which is required to obtain the Gimmick Gear and thus the Thunderbolt hidden brush technique. Thus, this cannot be performed in NG+ All Brushes.

History

The earliest known recording of Oni Escape was on Feb 21st, 2013 when rocmox posted this video https://youtu.be/5ttBtfQ391c