Can someone tell me what happened?

I got the low% segmented route and I decided why not?

So I'm playing segment 2, since segment 1 I got first try.

Next thing I know this shit happens (at end of video) I don't even understand. I've done this before dozens of times. I don't get why I didn't dive. Can someone explain what happened?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbXGSAMZZE4

That happens sometimes. I believe it's because the cucco was damaged too little. The jumpslash can do 2 or 3 (or maybe 4?) damage depending on how you hit it damage so you probably activated the scene on the last frame of the the jumpslash hitting the cucco, causing you to not dive.

I'd have to agreed with Exodus. It looks like prior to the jump slash, not that much damage was dealt to the cucco, so Link was able to fall into the water before dealing the required damage to make it rage.

does anyone actually know how chicken hp works?

its seriously a mystery to me, and ive never heard anyone mention they know how

It takes 6 hits iirc.

I allways do the ISG version.

Can't isg without shield.

CHC wrote

Can't isg without shield.

Yes, you can. But not here  ;D

Well, not without bombs/flying pots :P (I think bombs work idr the jslash method)

In Kak there are no bombs/flying pots. Well, I COULD get bombs, but that requires chus :P

I've been having this happen with some level of consistency >:( it is really annoying

Ever since then it's been working fine. Just try to time your jumpslash earlier but just enough to hit the cucco 3+ times.

generally, this only happens when the cut-scene starts after 3 or more hits of the cuckoo, since I usually do it with the first cuckoo generally that you see in Kakariko, I usually throw it and jumpslash it twice to get the damage on it, I think that perhaps throwing it on the hill has an effect on how much damage you deal to it, but I am too lazy to toy around with it right now.