I wonder if Nintendo programmed that space time beam (VAR) or that was a glitch that people discovered. In the rom hack Super Metroid Redesign, that beam was removed...
Pop Team Epic has literally referenced this, search Gamay Obera there’s one clip where Popuko mimics Julius’ movements, even down to make a noise with every divekick
Every defeated boss will increase Julius's stats, such as attack, defense, etc. If he only beats creaking skulls, Julius will still only able to make 1 point damage to graham for every hit he done So the speedrunner didnt have choice but to defeat another boss to increase the attack point