Side Order

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Side Order is an upcoming single-player campaign mode that is part of the Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass' Wave 2 of paid downloadable content. It was revealed through a teaser trailer during the February 2023 Nintendo Direct, and is scheduled to release before 31 December 2024.

Story

The player takes the role of an Octoling, shown to be in "what has become of" Inkopolis Square, the central area of the Splatoon 2 game.

Characters

• Unknown Octoling
• Unknown Inkling (assumable through trailer footage)
• Pearl
• Marina

Teaser

The teaser trailer for Side Order features a slow pan across a dull, stark white version of Inkopolis Square from Splatoon 2, focusing on an unknown Octoling character. The Octoling wears their hair in the Tentacurl hairstyle, their ink color is a faded brown, and they are dressed in a short-sleeved white jumpsuit with matching white knee-high boots, as well as a thin, translucent brace on their left forearm. Throughout the trailer various cryptic static images and short clips briefly flicker on-screen; the images primarily depict the Octoling in strange bright white locations, as well as Off the Hook, while the clips seemingly depict biological components such as cells, blood, or organs. The ground appears to be coated in a thick layer of snow, and bits of snow-like specks can also be seen floating in the distance. Branches of presumed dead or bleached coral are present throughout the plaza. Deca Tower looks significantly different in its blanched out state, resembling a normal building with various billboards affixed to it rather than a battle tower. The tower's entrance is entirely different, and the Great Zapfish is absent from its resting spot. A swarm of fish swim towards the Octoling towards the end.

A dull, slightly out-of-tune music box melody with steady electronic percussion accompanies the teaser, which slowly grows more intense; towards the end, Marina can be heard speaking.

Gallery

Teaser images

Throughout the teaser trailer for the mode several cryptic static images flash on screen very briefly.

• A tall room containing an elevator

  A tall room containing an elevator

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• Off the Hook smiling. Marina seems to be holding a megaphone

  Off the Hook smiling. Marina seems to be holding a megaphone

• The Octoling character seen from the back, wielding an unknown weapon that appears similar to a Splattershot in one hand and something that resembles a Fizzy Bomb or an Ink Tank in the other

  The Octoling character seen from the back, wielding an unknown weapon that appears similar to a Splattershot in one hand and something that resembles a Fizzy Bomb or an Ink Tank in the other

• An unknown character, presumably an Inkling, who is obscured in favor of their shadow

  An unknown character, presumably an Inkling, who is obscured in favor of their shadow

• The Octoling standing in front of multiple black spikes

  The Octoling standing in front of multiple black spikes

• Marina, shown wearing the same outfit she's seen wearing in the Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook album art

  Marina, shown wearing the same outfit she's seen wearing in the Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook album art

• The Octoling looking into a mirror or a window, possibly also in an elevator

  The Octoling looking into a mirror or a window, possibly also in an elevator

• The Octoling walking away from a strange spherical object

  The Octoling walking away from a strange spherical object

• The Octoling before an old-fashioned elevator

  The Octoling before an old-fashioned elevator

• Pearl, who is wearing her new outfit similar to Marina. She is looking down and appears to be in Inkopolis Square

  Pearl, who is wearing her new outfit similar to Marina. She is looking down and appears to be in Inkopolis Square

• An x-ray of a fish with a bright red eye

  An x-ray of a fish with a bright red eye

• The Octoling inside a room that resembles an elevator

  The Octoling inside a room that resembles an elevator

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• The Octoling on the ground, clutching their head

  The Octoling on the ground, clutching their head

• Three different Octolings standing in line. The pattern behind them resembles a circuit board

  Three different Octolings standing in line. The pattern behind them resembles a circuit board

• The Octoling sitting on the ground, looking up

  The Octoling sitting on the ground, looking up

Teaser Clips

Note: due to technical limitations, most of the images linked here require to be opened to display

• Neurons firing

  Neurons firing

• Eye floaters that resemble octopus tentacles

  Eye floaters that resemble octopus tentacles

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• A brain, or perhaps brain coral

  A brain, or perhaps brain coral

• An octopus' heart beating

  An octopus' heart beating

Trivia

• Side Order marks the second DLC to feature a central Octoling character separate from the player character, as well as Off the Hook as supporting characters, the first of which was Octo Expansion.

Etymology

A side order is another term for a side dish, a food item meant to accompany a larger main item as part of a meal. The title is likely a pun on Team Order, the team that lost the Final Fest in Splatoon 2 and was supported by Marina.