Return of the Octarians

Return of the Octarians is the first mission in Splatoon 2 single-player mode, Octo Canyon.

Octo Canyon
The player must follow Marie down a grate in Inkopolis Square to access Octo Canyon. The kettle for this mission is straight across the first Sector, behind the first boss kettle.



Gameplay
https://youtu.be/AUKeZswwV28

Beginning
There is a chain of three Power Eggs in an already-inked ramp leading to the first launchpad.

Checkpoint 1
Ahead is a downwards slide. Shoot forwards to collect the first four Power Eggs leading to behind a wall, and to the sides to collect another 2 Eggs on each side (for a total of 8 Eggs).

Heading further down the ramp, collect another two Eggs in front of two walls. The Octotrooper cannot hit you behind either wall. Ink some turf from the side of the wall then, go close to the enemy by going in squid form and then taking it down.

Shoot the Octotrooper. A Squid Ring will appear. Jump through the ring using to collect a Power Egg from it.

Follow the ink to the next area. A Shielded Octotrooper is on guard. Use a bomb to distract the trooper, then shoot him from behind. A launchpad appears, but before launching, break the boxes to the left for a Power Egg. Use the launchpad.

Checkpoint 2
The launchpad lands you above three Octotroopers. Do not jump down; simply shoot or throw a bomb from above. When dead, a line of three squid rings appears. Jump through them to the bottom.

Follow the path around to the left. There is an orange box, break it for a Power Egg. Around the corner is an Octotrooper and another orange box with a Power Egg. Splat the trooper, and continue following the path left.

There are five Octotroopers in a pyramid shape on top of boxes. You can easily splat them by throwing a couple of Splat Bombs. You can get another three Power Eggs on the side and the boxes give another two. A launchpad appears after splatting the troopers. Launch!

Checkpoint 3
You land on the platform just above. Shoot the orange box to the left for a Power Egg. Ahead is a Balloon Fish with eight Power Eggs around. Simply pop it. Further ahead are another two Octotroopers, one with a balloon attached, and a Vault. Popping the balloon grants five Power Eggs.

After splatting the two troopers, head to the left, collecting the two Eggs on the way. Swim through the grate using squid form. Use the Balloon Fish to break the crates to get six Power Eggs and release an ambush of 3 Octotroopers. Splat them easily by popping the Balloon Fish again. Swim back towards the Vault and across, collecting the two Eggs on the way and swim through the grate. Smash all the boxes for three Power Eggs and release another three Octotroopers. Splat them. Behind all the boxes is a taped orange box which is stronger than the other ones. Destroy that to get the Key. Pick up the key and swim back to the vault, and launch.

Checkpoint 4
Head off the top to behind the row of boxes, collecting the two Power Eggs on each side. Break the two orange boxes for a Power Egg and an Armor.

Ahead are six Octotroopers. Use bombs to splat them. If you run low on health, hide behind the wall or pillars. Collect the six Power Eggs around, and one on top of each pillar. There is also a taped orange box containing a tin can for another 10 Eggs.

After collecting these, head to the back of the purple-inked area where the final Octotrooper was. Two more Octotroopers spawn in. Splat them.

Checkpoint 5
Destroy the orange box to the left for an Egg and the small one to the right for another. Collect the three Power Eggs on the field. Ahead is a Shielded Octotrooper. Toss a bomb to distract him, then shoot him in the back. If you find this hard, continue shooting the trooped and eventually the shield will break.

A launchpad appears, but before launching, ink a path up the sides to above the launch pad. A box on top contains a Sardinium. Then use the launchpad.



Checkpoint 6
Jump through the Squid Ring. Three balloons appear. Shoot them, and three more appear. Destroy those too (Marie will comment on it!). Continue along the path and shoot the Balloon Fish ahead. Fall through the grate in squid form through the three Squid Rings. Do a U-turn around the corner facing where you came from. There is a hidden T-ledge down the bottom. The metal grate in the center is inkable; ink it, swim up and break the orange crate for the Sunken Scroll. Head back through. A Shielded Octotrooper is patrolling that you can see through the glass window. Sneak up behind or use a bomb to splat him.

Continue forward, destroy the three brown boxes ahead. Ahead is a Balloon Fish, use it to destroy the boxes and release two Octotroopers and one Shielded Octotrooper. Splat them easily using the Balloon Fish and a bomb. Behind them is a launchpad appears. Launch.



Final Checkpoint
Ahead are two orange boxes; the one on the left contains Tenta Missiles, and the right contains Armor. Collect them. Splat the four Octotroopers guarding the vault. Do not use your special for this for additional Eggs at the end of the level. When they are dead, one will drop a key.

You can use the special on the 12 Octotroopers ahead. Head back, unlock the vault, and collect the other Tenta Missiles special inside. Finish off any remaining troopers ahead. Each set drops one key, to unlock each of the three vaults. The front two vaults contain cans for 10 Eggs each, and the last is the launchpad.

Launch, and grab the Zapfish by smashing the shield (easiest by throwing a bomb to break it instantly).

Sunken Scroll
"A shock wave struck while one young lady was performing at the recent Youth Folk-Singing contest, doing damage to the venue. Fortunately no one was injured."

- Sunken Scroll green

Location: Return of the Octarians's Sunken Scroll can be found after jumping down the tower and making a U-turn at Checkpoint 6. It is located inside an orange crate.

Sardinium
Location: Return of the Octarians's Sardinium can be found before jumping the launchpad from Checkpoint 5 to 6 by first inking to the top above the launchpad.

Armor
Return of the Octarians has 2 pieces of armor to collect.

Armor 1 Location: In front of the checkpoint, there's a row of boxes and the very right orange box contains the armor.

Armor 2 Location: At the final checkpoint, there are two boxes, the right one containing the armor.

Special Weapon
Tenta Missiles 1 Location The box to the left of the final checkpoint.

Tenta Missiles 2 Location After you defeat an Octarian amongst the four on the first platform after the final checkpoint that has a Key, go to the Vault to reveal the canned Special.

First Introduced
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English
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 * Press to enter squid form, and swim through that ink!
 * Cover orange with your ink to move through it.
 * Hide in your ink with . You'll orange while hiding.
 * Jump through that orange with.
 * Not a lot of cover here. Hide in the ink with and move slowly so it doesn't see you.
 * Toss a orange with to distract that shielded slob, then splat him in the back!
 * Ah, a.
 * Hmm...Not bad.
 * Remember, you can look around with !
 * "Woo! I'm impressed. Now hop onto that.
 * Hit that with some ink to pop it!
 * Ah, a . We'll need to find a to open that.
 * You can turn into a squid to.
 * There's the.
 * Now use the to open the !
 * You're a natural. Onward!
 * You want that . Trust me.
 * If you're hurt or overwhelmed, retreat and catch your breath. That's combat 101!
 * Nice.
 * Don't forget to strafe and backstep while you're shooting.
 * You... You're still alive! This crazy plan might work after all.
 * Toss a orange with to distract enemies, then attack while their backs are turned!
 * Well done.
 * Don't look down. Or do. Whatever.
 * Wow. You must REALLY hate balloons.
 * Pro tip: you can in squid form.
 * Remember: you can orange with !
 * Stay alert. You never know what might be on the other side of a wall.
 * AMBUSH! Cook these clowns!
 * ! Click to activate 'em, then fire 'em with.
 * Well done.
 * Now we're cookin'!
 * There it is! Bust in and grab that !
 * There it is! Bust in and grab that !

Dutch
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 * "Druk op om een orange te worden en orange!" (Press  to become a orange and orange!)
 * "Druk op om een orange te worden en orange!" (Press  to become a orange and orange!)


 * "Bedek orange met je eigen inkt om er sneller door te kunnen bewegen." (Cover orange with your own ink to move through it faster.)


 * "Waarschijnlijk weet je dit al, maar met schiet je inkt!" (You probably know this already, but you shoot ink with !)


 * "Verstop je in je inkt met . Je orange terwijl je verstopt zit." (Hide yourself in your ink with . Your orange while you are hiding.)


 * "Spring met door die orange." (Jump with  through that orange.)


 * "Je hebt hier geen dekking... Verstop je in de inkt met en besluip 'm voorzichtig!" (You have no cover here... Hide yourself in the ink with  and sneak up on him carefully!)


 * "Gooi een orange met om die schildknaap af te leiden, en val hem dan in zijn rug aan!" (Throw a orange with  to distract that shield boy, and then attack him in his back!) NOTE: 'schildknaap' is Dutch for “squire” and is a pun on 'schild' (“shield”).


 * "Kijk nou! Een orange!" (Look! A orange!)


 * "Je hebt het voor elkaar! En zo koel als een zeekomkommer!" (You have done it! And as cool as a sea cucumber!)


 * "Kijk om je heen met !" (Look around with !)


 * "Zo, da's ook weer voor elkaar. En daar is het volgende orange!" (So, that's done as well. And there is the next orange!)


 * "Raak de orange met inkt om hem te laten ploffen!" (Touch the orange with ink to let him burst!)


 * "Een orange... Dan moet er hier ook ergens een orange zijn." (A orange... Then there must be a orange somewhere here as well.)


 * "Als inktvis kun je orange!" (As a squid  you can orange!)


 * "Daar heb je de orange!" (There you have the orange!)


 * "Met de orange kun je de orange openmaken!" (With the orange you can open the orange!)


 * "Je bent een natuurtalent, ga zo door!" (You are a natural, keep it up!)


 * "Die orange wil je hebben, geloof me nou maar." (You want to have that orange, believe me.)


 * "Als het je te veel wordt, verstop je dan even en kom op adem. Regel nummer één!" (If it becomes too much for you, then hide for a bit and catch your breath. Rule number one!)


 * "Vergeet niet dat je tijdens het schieten ook achteruit en zijwaarts kunt bewegen!" (Don't forget that while you shoot you can move backwards and sidewards!)


 * "Je... Je leeft nog! Misschien werkt dit idiote plan toch wel..." (You... You're still alive! Maybe this idiotic plan does work...)


 * "Hé leuk, je bent nog heel. Had ik niet gedacht." (Hey nice, you are still in one piece. I wouldn't have thought.)


 * "Gooi een orange met om tegenstanders af te leiden, en val ze dan in de rug aan!" (Throw a orange with  to distract opponents, and then attack them in the back!)


 * "Geweldig!" (Awesome!)


 * "Niet naar beneden kijken, straks val je! Of je kijkt lekker wel, moet jij weten." (Don't look down, you might fall! Or you do look, it's your choice.)


 * "Wauw, heb jij iets tegen ballonnen?" (Wow, do you have something against balloons?)


 * "Gratis tip: in je inktvisvorm kun je orange." (Free tip: in squid form  you can orange.)


 * "Vergeet niet: om de orange druk je op !" (Don't forget: you press orange the orange!)


 * "Blijf alert! Wie weet wat er zich aan de andere kant van een muur bevindt." (Stay alert! Who knows what is found on the other side of a wall.)


 * "Een VALSTRIK! Val aan!" (A TRAP! Attack!)


 * "Druk op om je orange op scherp te zetten, en schiet met !" (Press  to ready your orange, and shoot with !)


 * "Geweldig!" (Awesome!)


 * "Mooi! Die Octosloebers heb je flink in de pan gehakt!" (Beautiful! You really cooked those Octo slobs!)


 * "Daar is ie! Breek de barrière en grijp die orange!" (There he is! Break the barrier and grab that orange!)

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 * After beating the mission for the first time:
 * "Goed gedaan, agent 4. Misschien is er toch nog hoop voor Inkopolis!" (Well done, Agent 4. Maybe there is still hope for Inkopolis yet!)

Spanish
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 * "Oprime para orange en forma de orange." (Press  to orange in your orange form.)


 * "Cubre la orange con la tuya." (Cover the orange with yours.)


 * "Me imagino que ya lo sabrás, pero puedes usar para lanzar tinta con tu arma." (I imagine you might already know, but you can use  to shoot ink with your weapon.)


 * "Ocúltate con y aprovecha para recargar la orange." (Hide with  and take the opportunity to recharge the orange.)


 * "Oprime para saltar a través de ese orange." (Press  to jump through that orange.)


 * "Aquí no puedes cubrirte. Ocúltate en la tinta con y acércate con cuidado." (Here you can't cover yourself. Hide in the ink with  and approach carefully.)


 * "¡Lanza una orange con para distraerlo y ataca por la espalda!" (Throw a orange with  to distract him and attack from behind!)


 * "¡Al orange!" (To the orange!)


 * "Ya agarraste la onda, ¿eh?" (You already got a hold of it, huh?)


 * "¡Usa para mirar alrededor!" (Use  to look around!)


 * "¡Impresionante! Ahora, al orange." (Impressive! Now, to the orange.)


 * "¡Revienta al orange!" (Pop the orange!)


 * "Si hay una orange, tiene que haber una orange por aquí cerca." (If there is a orange, there has to be a orange near here.)


 * "orange en forma de calamar ." (orange in squid form .)


 * "¡Ahi está la orange!" (There's the orange!)


 * "Ahora usa la orange para abrir la orange." (Now use the orange to open the orange.)


 * "Excelente. ¡Seguimos!" (Excellent. We continue!)


 * "Vas a querer esa orange. Te lo garantizo." You're going to want that orange. I guarantee you.)


 * "Si te metes en problemas, escóndete y recupera el aliento. ¡Es fundamental!" (If you get in trouble, hide and catch your breath. It's fundamental!)


 * "¡Sigues de una pieza! ¿Quién lo hubiera dicho?" (You’re still in one piece! Who could've said it?)


 * "Sigue moviéndote hacia los lados o hacia atrás mientras disparas." (Keep moving sideways or backward while you shoot.)


 * "¡Sobreviviste! Puede que al final esta misión no sea un fracaso terrible." (You survived! This mission may not be a terrible failure in the end.)


 * "Lanza orange con para distraer a los enemigos y luego ataca por la espalda." (Throw orange with  to distract enemies then attack from behind.)


 * "¡Bien hecho!" (Well done!)


 * "¡No te resbales!" (Don’t slip!)


 * "No te gustan los globos, ¿eh?" (You don’t like balloons, huh?)


 * "orange en forma de calamar ." (orange in squid form .)


 * "Oprime para orange." (Press  to orange.)


 * "Hay que estar alerta siempre. Nunca sabes lo que puede haber detrás de los muros." (Be alert always. You never know what may be behind the walls.)


 * "¡UNA EMBOSCADA! ¡Acaba con ellos!" (AN AMBUSH! End them!)


 * "¡orange! ¡Oprime para activarlo y dispara con  cuando fijes un objetivo." (orange! Press  to activate it and shoot with  once you set a target)


 * "¡Bien hecho!" (Well done!)


 * "¡Bravo! Sigue así." (Bravo! Keep it up.)


 * "¡Ahí está! ¡Rompe la barrera y agarra el orange!" (There it is! Break the barrier and grab the orange!)


 * After beating the mission for the first time:
 * "¡Me alegro de verte por aquí de nuevo! Sabía que lograrías recuperar el volvagre." (Glad to see you here again! I knew you'd get the Zapfish back.)}}

Trivia

 * This level has the most enemies out of all Octo Canyon missions (not counting enemies that spawn infinitely), having 48 enemies.
 * Popalicious Station from the Octo Expansion takes place on a replica of this level but in reverse.