Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The Ledge Clip is a very old trick that usually only works as adult, because child Link's body is too short and always clips back up to the floor when he lets go of the ledge. But now I found a way to push Link further beneath the ground using a death, so that he doesn't pop back up as child.
Technical Explanation:
While Link is hanging from a ledge, his position is on top of the ledge, but his body model is entirely beneath it. The game has to fix this discrepancy when Link lets go of the ledge:
1. If the player presses A, he quits out of the hanging state and he teleports downwards, so that he visually appears in the same location when he starts falling.
2. If he takes damage, the same as above applies.
3. If he loses all health (e.g. via heat timer) his position doesn't change at all, so he appears to visually teleport on top of the floor and then die.
By abusing all 3 mechanics, it is possible to stack the downwards offset from #1 and #2 together. Usually those two events can't overlap, because if one of them takes Link out of the hanging state, the other can't trigger anymore.
But oddly enough, if Link dies from the hit then he doesn't quit the hanging state immediately; instead, he will visually appear hanging in midair below the ledge (because of effect #2), and on the next frame he will pop back up to the correct location (because of #3) and start falling.
So, if you press A on the same frame Link takes a hit and dies, he will still be in the hanging state when the button press is processed, and he'll receive the double offset.
This technique can be used pretty much anywhere you can do the normal adult ledge clip. Of course it has the limitation of being dead while falling, so it normally requires a fairy and a floor to land on. As shown at the end of the video, you can also use a recovery heart to replenish health in midair, even if it's on the other side of the wall. In OoT3D, you could also use the 4 HP glitch to get a heart container in midair.
Timestamps:
00:00 DLC
00:24 Technical Explanation
01:44 DLC 3D
02:23 Timing notes
03:08 Floor Clip as Adult
03:44 Without Bombs/Bottle
The Ledge Clip is a very old trick that usually only works as adult, because child Link's body is too short and always clips back up to the floor when he lets go of the ledge. But now I found a way to push Link further beneath the ground using a death, so that he doesn't pop back up as child.
Technical Explanation:
While Link is hanging from a ledge, his position is on top of the ledge, but his body model is entirely beneath it. The game has to fix this discrepancy when Link lets go of the ledge:
1. If the player presses A, he quits out of the hanging state and he teleports downwards, so that he visually appears in the same location when he starts falling.
2. If he takes damage, the same as above applies.
3. If he loses all health (e.g. via heat timer) his position doesn't change at all, so he appears to visually teleport on top of the floor and then die.
By abusing all 3 mechanics, it is possible to stack the downwards offset from #1 and #2 together. Usually those two events can't overlap, because if one of them takes Link out of the hanging state, the other can't trigger anymore.
But oddly enough, if Link dies from the hit then he doesn't quit the hanging state immediately; instead, he will visually appear hanging in midair below the ledge (because of effect #2), and on the next frame he will pop back up to the correct location (because of #3) and start falling.
So, if you press A on the same frame Link takes a hit and dies, he will still be in the hanging state when the button press is processed, and he'll receive the double offset.
This technique can be used pretty much anywhere you can do the normal adult ledge clip. Of course it has the limitation of being dead while falling, so it normally requires a fairy and a floor to land on. As shown at the end of the video, you can also use a recovery heart to replenish health in midair, even if it's on the other side of the wall. In OoT3D, you could also use the 4 HP glitch to get a heart container in midair.
Timestamps:
00:00 DLC
00:24 Technical Explanation
01:44 DLC 3D
02:23 Timing notes
03:08 Floor Clip as Adult
03:44 Without Bombs/Bottle
