Klaww Skip
Klaww Skip is a skip used in most speedrun categories to bypass the boss fight with Klaww and continue into Mountain Pass.
Methods
Lava Walk
By ledge grabbing the stone platform in the middle of the boss fight, Jak is able to clip into the lava without dying. Jak can then let go of the ledge and walk through the lava. If Jak performs any actions other than walking while in the lava, the lava will kill him. There is no known way to consistently perform this version of the skip, with most players citing a 1/4 or 1/5 chance of success.
Idle Deload
A slower but much more consistent method of skipping Klaww is by using an idle deload. If Jak visits Klaww, triggers the cutscene where Klaww smashes a rock pillar, then navigates to Boggy Swamp and performs and idle deload on a specific rock, Jak will end up respawning at the checkpoint behind Klaww. This puts Jak at the beginning of the Mountain Pass race.
Variants
First Phase Klaww Skip
In the lava, there are metallic platforms that, when blue eco is collected, will construct into a bridge that leads to yellow eco to fight Klaww. When in this scattered formation, the metallic platforms can still be walked on by Jak. By performing some precise movement and a boosted uppercut, it is possible to traverse on these platforms and make it to the center island without constructing the bridge. This can all be done while Klaww is in the first phase of his attacks. From here, the player is able to perform the Lava Walk skip method.
Discoveries
The lava walk method was discovered by
The idle deload method was discovered by
The first phase variant was discovered by Ruh on September 28, 2017.