Rad Ride Station

Rad Ride Station is a test in paid downloadable content, the Octo Expansion. This station is unlocked after clearing either Spin Docto Station or Wack 8-Ball Station.

Access
The player must clear either the Spin Docto Station or the  Wack 8-Ball Station. to access this test. The shortest way to access this station is to clear the Spin Docto Station.

Brief Overview
The player has to play a match of Tower Control against a team of Sanitized Octoling and sanitized Elite Octolings. Throughout the level, the player encounters Octolings using Octarian Hero Blasters with Autobombs and others using Octarian Hero Brellas with Burst Bombs, while Elite Octolings can use the Inkjet special weapon and Ink Storm special weapon respectively. As the player progresses with the tower, the Octolings will Super Jump to or come out of hiding at fixed locations when Agent 8 comes close to such a spot. Like in online games, Octolings may respawn after a while after being splatted but only a limited amount of times. They may Super Jump back into the stage on their own or when they are provoked while in their spawn.

The player gets five minutes to accomplish the objective. There is no limit on how many times Agent 8 can respawn and a launchpad will appear if the player gets splatted which can be used to Super Jump back onto the tower.

Player Spawn Area
When the player begins the stage, they land on a spawn point of a replica Snapper Canal. They can find the tower in and have to climb onto it. There's also an infinite supply of a can containing the Baller special weapon next to the player's spawn point, an ink rail next to a set of boxes, which leads to the center of the stage, and one down the slope to the right which leads to the right side of the stage.

As soon as the tower starts moving it goes down a slope. Soon after leaving an Octoling with a Blaster Super Jumps in on the raised square platform by the river on the player's side of the map. A Sprinkler also appears on a wall of that platform, inking the right side of the stage's center. The first checkpoint is reached at the end of the slope where the tower waits for 8 seconds before it continues.

Checkpoint 1
The tower crosses the river and when it almost reaches the next checkpoint another Octoling with a Brella Super Jumps in behind a Bumper on the left. The tower waits for 15 seconds before it continues at the second checkpoint.

Checkpoint 2
The tower then follows left and takes another left to the center of the stage where the third checkpoint is located. This makes an Octoling with the Splat Brella close to the center of the map and an Elite Octoling with a Blaster Super Jump in. The Elite Octoling will quickly use the Inkjet special weapon. It takes 10 seconds before the tower continues.

Checkpoint 3
The tower makes a zig-zag through the center and continues to the other side to arrive at the fourth checkpoint, making an Octoling with the Splat Brella Super Jumps onto the Tower. There's also a Sprinkler on a wall to the left. 10 seconds have to be spent on this checkpoint.

Checkpoint 4
The tower continues to the other side and makes a right to the fifth. An Elite Octoling with a Brella Super Jumps onto the elevated area connected to the spawn, standing above the grating. She quickly uses the Inkstorm special weapon. The tower stands still for 15 seconds before continuing.

Checkpoint 5
The tower makes a right and crosses the river, arriving at the sixth and final checkpoint. A sprinkler is placed on the wall next to the checkpoint. Another Elite Octoling with a Blaster appears from the sloped area connecting the enemy's spawn, and quickly uses the Inkjet special weapon. The last checkpoint takes 8 seconds to clear.

Final Checkpoint
Quickly after continuing from the final checkpoint an Octoling with a Blaster will Super Jump and deploy a Splash Wall onto the Tower, an Octoling with a Splat Brella appears on the raised square platform by the river on the enemy's side of the map and an Elite Octoling with a Blaster appears on the other raised platform by the goal. Reaching the goal with the tower immediately clears the test.

Tips

 * Before getting on the tower, players can get the weapon special. It'll come in handy in combat.
 * When fighting, it's okay to get off the tower for a second to splat an enemy.

Quotes
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"Please ride the tower to the enemy goal."

"The tower will start moving once you're on board."

"Be aware that the tower will pause for a bit when it reaches each checkpoint."

"You ran out of time-test failed."

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"Halfway there!"

"Don't give up-you got this!"

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"That looks like trouble..."

"To the tower!"

"And we're off!"

"If things get too intense, you can always abandon the tower temporarily."

"Careful you don't fall in the river!"

"Get it done, Agent 8!"

"This is bad..."

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"All right-you just gotta ride that tower all the way to the enemy goal!"

"I have a feeling the bad guys are about to get serious... Stay focused!"

"Goal in sight-you got this!"

"They're boarding the tower!"

"Hey-you can jump to the tower from there!"

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Trivia

 * The subtitle is a reference to the Will Smith song, Just Cruisin'.
 * The Japanese name of this station is a pun on "Maitchingu" (I'm beaten). It was a buzzword in eighties Japan.
 * Rad Ride Station is the only Octo Expansion mission to use the.