Skill guide

What each of the 8 MINI jobs does, when to use it, and the levels where you first get it.

Builder

Lays a staircase of up to 10 bricks.

Lays a staircase of up to 10 bricks ahead. Great for gaps and pits.

First appears in: 1-2 Mind the Gap · Levels with this skill: 50

Digs straight down through soft ground.

Digs straight down through soft ground — opens a way to the level below.

First appears in: 1-3 Downstairs · Levels with this skill: 41

Tunnels sideways through soft ground.

Tunnels sideways through soil and sand walls.

First appears in: 2-1 Tunnel Vision · Levels with this skill: 41

Climbs walls from now on.

Climbs any wall it meets. Lasts forever for that MINI.

First appears in: 2-2 Sugar Cliffs · Levels with this skill: 18

Opens a leaf glider on long falls.

Opens a leaf parachute — survives any fall. Lasts forever.

First appears in: 2-3 The Big Drop · Levels with this skill: 14

8 seconds of protection from fire and sparks.

8 seconds of protection from fire and live arcs (never water).

First appears in: 3-1 Live Wire · Levels with this skill: 10

Stands firm and turns the crowd around.

Stands still and turns everyone around. Give it Digger, Builder or Driller to release it.

First appears in: 2-4 Hold the Line · Levels with this skill: 34

Uses MOTHER's terminals: opens gates, cuts live arcs.

Touching a terminal opens every gate and cuts every live arc.

First appears in: 3-2 Access Denied · Levels with this skill: 26