The defense on the Gaol blade was nice, but the speed made a world of difference. I could dominate the stage now. The mimicuties were a joke, after beating them so many times the bosses couldn't touch me, and you were a 100% right, the enemies before the kracken weren't hat bad. All I had to do was snag a shield and go for the fort oink first while turning away from everything else. The 3GST treasures actually kicked my ass a few times so I had to get creative; I saved up trade off just for him XD. Man it feels so good to finish every stage on 9.0... we're like the elite of KI:U. Absolutely crazy, but awesome at the same time.
Fuck yes, I love this game for pushing me so hard.