if you go through the first warp wall in 1-1 he is right at the bottom you can jump over the ledge. you don't have to restart though because he is in a safe place until you jump down. I ran right past him the first time then came back and he jumped down and helped me fight.
I'm not martin luther king. I don't have a dream. I have a plan
Sell a man a fish you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish you just ruined a perfect business opportunity.
We didn't emerge out of the stone age because we ran out of stones. Its time to be proactive not reactive.