Breakdance Station

Breakdance Station  is a test in paid downloadable content, the Octo Expansion. This station is unlocked after clearing either Phat Splatz Station or Ink from Above Station.

Access
The player must clear either Phat Splatz Station or  Ink from Above Station to access this test. The shortest way to access this station is to clear Ink from Above Station.

Overview
The player must defeat all five enemies, while on a platform made of crates. Defeating all enemies in a wave starts a new wave until all waves are cleared. Clearing the final wave, by defeating all the enemies, immediately passes the test. Since this test uses only one checkpoint, which is located at the beginning, falling off the platform or getting splatted means the player has to begin the test from the start.

Wave 1
The Launchpad leads to a squid-shaped platform made out of crates. In the first wave, there are two Sanitized Octocopters that spawn above the 'eyes' of the platform, one on the right and one on the left. On the top of the 'head' of the platform, there is Armor.

Wave 2
In the second wave, there are two Sanitized Rocket Octocopters that spawn under the 'eyes' of the platform, one on the right and one on the left. On the bottom right of the 'tentacles' of the platform, there is a Power Egg container.

Final wave
In the third and final wave, there is a Sanitized Rocket Octobomber that spawns between the 'eyes' of the platform. Defeating this enemy immediately passes the test.

Mem cake
"How desolate this star-marked limb. Is what awaits me this same fate? I must not dwell; it's much too grim."

- Tentacle mem cake

Completing this test awards the player with the Tentacle mem cake.

Quotes
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"You must fight your way through while standing atop breakable platforms."

"Shooting carelessly is not recommended."

"Watch your step, and try to remember the locations of the sturdy crates."

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"Watch it! Blasting ink around willy-nilly will destroy the stuff you stand on!"

"Use Burst Bombs to attack from a distance!"

- When the player has the Tri-Slosher equipped.

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"I think that's where you'll be fighting from..."

"Shoot at the Rocket Octocopters after they move!"

"Take out nearby enemies with horizontal swings to avoid destroying crates!"

- When the player has the Flingza Roller equipped.

"If they run from you, chill for a second and then try to lure 'em out again."

"Crates with Power Eggs in them can't be destroyed by enemy ink!"

"Attack the Rocket Octobomber after it finishes doing one of its boost moves!"

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"What the heck is that?!"

"That Tri-Slosher's got no range. You gotta get closer!"

- When the player has the Tri-Slosher equipped.

"More enemies!"

"Gya! This guy looks scary!"

"Do your fighting on top of the orange crates, Eight!"

"Make sure to stay on the move once you start shooting ink!"

- When the player super jumped back after failing their first attempt.

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Trivia

 * The title is a reference to the 1984 film Breakin', also known as "Breakdance" and the subtitle "Step it up!" is a phrase associated with breakdancing.
 * This matches the name of Footloose Station, which is a similar mission, also named after a 1984 movie about dancing.
 * Breakdance Station was revealed before the Octo Expansion was released.
 * The Japanese name of this station is a pun on "Suttoko dokkoi" (idiot). It is an archaic and informal word.
 * Breakdance Station is the only mission in the Octo Expansion to use the Tri-Slosher.
 * The platform made of crates that the player is standing on is in the shape of a squid, specifically, an 8-bit squid found in multiple mini games, such as Squid Beatz 2.