Gusher

"Shoot a Gusher to make it burst skyward. So satisfying..."

- Cap'n Cuttlefish

A Gusher is one of the mechanics first introduced in Octo Valley. They also appear in Octo Canyon, Salmon Run, Shifty Station, and the Octo Expansion.

Description
Initially, Gushers appear to be stationary, circular, silver grates adorned with a red knob, resembling a fire hydrant. Upon being sprayed by ink, a large column of ink will erupt from the platform, carrying all objects, including the player, to the top. This column of ink blocks both enemy and ally attacks. After a while, the ink from the Gusher will stop coming out and will need to be sprayed with more ink.

In multiplayer stages, such as Gusher Towns, Gushers require slightly more hits to activate. Touching a Gusher with the opposing team's ink instantly splats the player.

In Salmon Run, Gushers only appear during Goldie Seeking waves, where spraying the Gusher with ink will cause the Gusher to erupt a column of various sizes of enemy ink. The size of the column depends on how close the Gusher is to the Goldie. They also emit light depending on how close to the Goldie they are, while other Salmonids spawn from them. All of the activated Gushers will remain active until the Goldie is found and finds a new hiding place, or until the wave ends.

Usage
Gushers can be activated by the player firing ink directly on their surface. They cannot be activated by Octarians or Salmonids.

Octo Valley

 * Gusher Gauntlet (Mission #04)
 * Flooder Junkyard (Mission #12)
 * Octoling Assault (Mission #14)
 * Unidentified Flying Object (Mission #15)
 * Area 3
 * Area 4
 * Pinwheel Power Plant (Mission #24)
 * Far-Flung Flooders (Mission #25)
 * Octoling Onslaught (Mission #26)
 * Enter the Octobot King! (Final Boss)

Shifty Station

 * Layout 16: Gusher Towns

Octo Canyon

 * Enter the Octohurler (Mission #04)
 * Back-Alley Cleanup (Mission #07)
 * Octoling Assault (Mission #15)
 * Secret Bowling Alley (Mission #16)
 * Octocommander Fortress (Mission #17)
 * Slimeskin Garrison (Sector 4)
 * Propellerland (Mission #20)
 * The Octogalaxy (Mission #23)
 * Paradise Lanes (Mission #26)

Salmon Run

 * Goldie Seeking (Known Occurence)

Octo Expansion

 * Abandoned Station
 * Phat Splatz Station
 * Da Bomb Station
 * Duh-Oh Station
 * Ink 'n' Slide Station
 * All Eyez Station
 * Radio Station
 * Villi Phase

Trivia

 * It is stated that the Salmonids obtained the Gusher technology through trade with the Octarians.