Tread Heavily

"In this mission, you will master the use of the Crab Tank to reach the goal. Destroy all of the targets."

- O.R.C.A. describing the stage

Tread Heavily is the 20th level in Splatoon 3 story mode, Return of the Mammalians.

Description
To pass this level, the player must use the Crab Tank and break target blocks on a giant robot to reach the goal.

Quotes
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S3 Icon Callie.png Agent 1green
"Hold to orange. Then you can roll around and climb up walls!"

"Hold for orange, and press to fire your li'l crabby orange!"

"I bet there's a cool bad guy behind this wall, and Crab Tank's about to...uh... Wait. What?"

"Oh! Nice shot! Try breaking more orange..."

"Whoops. Roll back up that wall, and try again!"

"No disrespect to Crab Tank, but...there's no way its li'l crab hop can reach the goal like this."

"Is that supposed to be its face? Weird!"

"Look! The giant fears the mighty Crab Tank!"

"Wait for it, then hop like you've never hopped before!"

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S3 Icon Marie.png Agent 2green
"It'll hold up against attacks from the front, but it's not invincible. Be good to Crab Tank!"

"Nice! You splatted all the splat switches! We're so proud of you, Crab Tank..."

"Whoa! Watch your step, pal! We're crab walkin' here!"

"While you're all rolled up in a ball with, press to do a short crab hop."

"That had to be the last of the targets, right?"

"Way to go, C.T.! Now, onward and upward."

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Etymology
This mission's name is based on the phrase "tread lightly" or "tread carefully", which means to proceed with caution.