Spiked Hare + Brownie (Hammerhood + Nature) = Treeface. Treeface is a C rank that posseses steady recovery and while usimg brownie learns healing, buff, and slashes. a two step synth available from iceolation is definitely a viable route

The current #1 spot has a beautiful strategy for DQMJ2P, but for the original, The best route is likely to get a gigantes and collect miracle mallet from the scout challenge. As long as the gigantes was synthed once, it can solo the rest of the game. I ran many challenges such as no synth, one mon, and even a combo of the two. Gigantes easily beats malevolynx and solitaire. As the run showcases, Gigantes gets an oomph from the snowmangler. genius, as snowmangler has early bird (at least in pro, unsure about original). A MAJOR flaw in the guy's run however was that he stopped for EXP farming. He had an amazing string of luck that landed him sub 3hrs, yet it wasn't anything that looked like it was a true speedrun. He obviously has advanced game experience and runs the game often, but there are hundreds of simple time savers missed. I will soon speedrun and upload myself. This seems like a lot of fun. Edit: Barracuda is the only accessible means of early bird throughout the run, and it just so happens hes good at oomphing. Also, Green Dragon and or Treeface would be leagues better than gigantes if equipping hammers is Possible. I should test these