Octarians in the Crater? YIKES!

'''Octarians in the Crater? Yikes!' is the first level of Splatoon 3'' story mode, Return of the Mammalians.

Access
Accessing the first level is a rather straightforward process, as the player has to simply walk down the corridors until their path is blocked by Fuzzy Ooze. Then they simply have to look to the right and will find the kettle.



Checkpoint 1


The level starts with the player going through a field filled with Crates and Balloons. It is followed by a Launchpad which directly leads to the next checkpoint.

Final Checkpoint
The second section begins with a Balloon Fish in front of multiple crates stacked on top of each other, acting as a wall. After popping the Balloon Fish, the player is given the choice to go on one of three paths.

The path ahead leads to the goal, while the ones on the left and right lead to more Power Eggs. Yet again, to gain access to these paths, the player can pop more Balloon Fish to break the crates blocking the paths.



On all three paths, the player has to make use of Splat-Switches to go onward.



Additionally, the paths leading to Power Eggs contain crates which can only be broken by throwing Smallfry at them.

If the player ventures forth they will eventually cross paths with an Octotrooper. The player is given the choice to either sneak up behind walls or fight head-on.



After defeating the enemy and activating another Splat-Switch, a bridge will allow the player to rescue the Zapfish and finish the stage.

Quotes
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"Here we go! It's the real deal, Agent 3!"

"Take a good look around. You see somethin' you wanna ink, you press to fire away!"

"Remember - you can use the right stick to look around. Think before you ink! Then let loose. Hah!"

"If you get discombobulated, you can orange with . It's a real neat trick."

"Hey, that's a orange! Hop on and buckle up."

"Blammo! That was somethin', wasn't it? Those're called orange, and they go kablooey when you pop 'em."

"Ah, looks like you found a orange. Go ahead - splat it and see what happens."

"Lookin' at a faraway crate and dreaming? Maybe your orange buddy can help. Try pressing !"

"Wow! That crate never stood a chance!"

"Tryin' to splat juuust so? Aim carefully with the circle in the middle of your screen."

"Another job for your Smallfry buddy! Press to give it a toss!"

"Hey, look at you go!"

"Gah! orange ahead! It's a real live enemy!"

"Get ready to splat it with, Agent 3!"

"REAL quick before you engage... When the goin' gets though, the tough hide behind walls. No shame in it!"

"Giddyup! That was splat-tastic."

"That's a orange! Ink up that force field until it bursts, and then bring it on home."

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