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{{Infobox glitch
|name = Jacoghosting
|aka = Jacoghost
|video = {{#ev:youtube|https://youtu.be/nJTi2BLxNqo?si=b-ZxM2V7JGM8KG2D|autoresize="true"|alignment=right|||start=485&end=508}}
|difficulty = Easy
|possiblein = [[Pools Of The Ancient Dead]]
|usedin = [[Pools Of The Ancient Dead]]
|discoverydate = April 26, 2022
|discoverer = {{Speedrun.com User|JacoboTheChocobo}}
|obsolete = No
}}
'''Jacoghosting''' is a glitch that can be performed in the [[Pools Of The Ancient Dead]] level in the original [[MediEvil (1998)|''MediEvil'']].

Before Jacoghosting was discovered, the Pools Of The Ancient Dead level featured the hardest level loop of the entire run, with six different directional changes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://youtu.be/bDcFlbygfxY?si=Hvbepwrx3I5qg9yM&t=2648|title=The History Of MediEvil Speedruns|author=Pap|site=YouTube|published=June 29, 2023|retrieved=Feb 27, 2025}}</ref>

Jacoghosting is named after {{Speedrun.com User|JacoboTheChocobo}} who first discovered it.
==How it works==

# After collecting the first [[Soul Helmet|soul helmet]], run back to [[the Boat Man]] and stand by the edge of the platform.
# Perform the '''inventory glitch''' to drop into the water between the platform and the boat.
# [[Sir Daniel Fortesque|Dan]] will die, but as you see the red skull overlay that appears upon his death, use the lost soul in your inventory. This will give the item to the Boat Man, putting Dan in a half-dead state, where his life is set to 0, his body is in the floating status, but you have control of it.
# When you gain control of Dan, move to the level exit in the water, on the left of the boat. You will start the next level with 0 HP.

Speedrunners and glitch hunters are still looking for more uses for this glitch in other levels.

While Jacoghosting, you can collect items, but you will not take damage from enemies. If you stop moving while Jacoghosting, the glitch will fail and you will be unable to continue moving, forcing you to restart the level. You can use this technique to collect an extra [[Life Bottle]] before exiting the level. To be able to collect the Life Bottle, you must wait half a second longer before giving the lost soul to the Boat Man, or you will be too low in the ground to collect it. The video below shows this method, along with a simpler route to collect the lost soul and reach the Boat Man.

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