The Spirit Lifter

The Spirit Lifter is the name of the rocket that appears in Splatoon 3's story mode, Return of the Mammalians.

The Spirit Lifter is located in the center of Alterna, next to the Alterna Space Center. Initially, the rocket and the Space Center are unable to be accessed, due to the large amount of Fuzzy Ooze that surround them. In the final sequence, Agent 3 and the other members of the New Squidbeak Splatoon construct a lawnmower-like tool which is able to shave off the fuzz, allowing for New Agent 3 to infiltrate the structure.

The Spirit Lifter is filled with Fuzzy Ooze, which Mr. Grizz plans to use to cover the entirety of Earth. The Great Zapfish can also be seen captured in a central tube inside the steerage, which is used to power the rocket for its eventual use.

In the Alterna Logs, it is mentioned that The Spirit Lifter was initially created because the youngest generation of scientists in Alterna grew restless seeing the fake sky made out of liquid crystals, and believed they deserved to see the real sky on the surface. Unfortunately, when the boosters were ignited for the first time during a launch test, the energy from them overloaded the liquid crystals, causing the crystal walls to shatter and rain debris upon the remains of humanity, leaving no survivors and ultimately rendering the species completely extinct.

Missions

 * The Spirit Lifter: Steerage
 * The Spirit Lifter: First Class
 * The entirety of the Rocket Battle takes place on (or near, in the case of Return of the Mammalians (mission)) The Spirit Lifter itself.

Trivia

 * After completing the story mode, The Spirit Lifter will appear blue instead of orange.
 * The Spirit Lifter's stages are the only time Fuzzy Ooze appears outside of Alterna's main areas.