Octo Expansion



Octo Expansion is paid downloadable content for Splatoon 2 that is scheduled to be released on July 31, 2018.

Story
The player takes the role of Agent 8, an Octoling with amnesia who finds themself in a strange subway station connected to a series of research facilities deep underground. Enemy Octolings in this mode are colored a sickly bright green.

Gameplay
Octo Expansion adds a new single-player campaign consisting of 80 levels. Off the Hook will support Agent 8 from above ground, and their help can be used to skip missions that are too difficult.

After completing this campaign, players will be able to play as a male or female Octoling in multiplayer gameplay and customize them just like Inklings. Gear and weapons will be shared between the characters in the same account.

Characters

 * Cap'n Cuttlefish
 * Marina
 * Pearl
 * Agent 3
 * Agent 8
 * C.Q. Cumber
 * Unknown giant isopod character
 * Unknown goblin shark character
 * Unknown blobfish character
 * Unknown pair of flashlight fish characters
 * Unknown character wearing sports jacket (head seems to be a deep-sea jelly)
 * Unknown ping pong tree sponge character

Gear
Purchasing the Octo Expansion unlocks the and the. As soon as the player enters the game and finish the Inkopolis Square News, a box containing both pieces of gear will be in the center of the Square.

Trivia

 * The expansion costs $19.99 in the US, €19.99 in the EU, £17.99 in the UK and ¥1800 in Japan. It is the first paid downloadable content announced for any game in the Splatoon series.
 * and were available early by pre-purchasing Octo Expansion. This is a throwback to the initial Splatoon Global Testfire, where players who pre-purchased  during the event were given  and  a special squid-themed layered shirt.