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.

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.

The normal Octarians are replaced with Sanitized Octarians, which are a distinctive shade of sickly green.

Enemy Octolings will be able to use specials that are used normally in online multiplayer modes. In example, in the trailer, an enemy Octoling is using an inkjet special.

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.