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| species = [[Octarian]] | | species = [[Octarian]] | ||
|eye = Blue with green sclera | |eye = Blue with green sclera | ||
|location = [[Octo Valley (location)|Octo Valley]], [[Octo Canyon (location)|Octo Canyon]], [[Alterna]] | |location = [[Octo Valley (location)|Octo Valley]], [[Octo Canyon (location)|Octo Canyon]], [[Deepsea Metro]], [[The Crater]], [[Alterna]] | ||
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{{quote|Octotroopers dead ahead!|[[Cap'n Cuttlefish]]}} | {{quote|Octotroopers dead ahead!|[[Cuttlefish|Cap'n Cuttlefish]]}} | ||
'''Octotroopers''' are the basic [[Octarian]] fighters found in [[Octo Valley (mode)|Octo Valley]], [[Octo Canyon (mode)|Octo Canyon]], the ''[[Octo Expansion]]'', and [[Return of the Mammalians]] in the ''[[Splatoon (series)|Splatoon]]'' series. | '''Octotroopers''' are the basic [[Octarian]] fighters found in [[Octo Valley (mode)|Octo Valley]], [[Octo Canyon (mode)|Octo Canyon]], the ''[[Octo Expansion]]'', and [[Return of the Mammalians]] in the ''[[Splatoon (series)|Splatoon]]'' series. | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
Octotroopers are Octarians riding on small, simple vehicles consisting of a cylindrical platform with a black ring on the bottom, a long hose-like protrusion with a megaphone-like nozzle on the end, and a single joystick on top that the Octarian uses to operate the vehicle. How the 'base' of the vehicle looks varies from game to game; in ''Splatoon'', it is made of a dark, stainless metal, while in ''Splatoon 2'', it seems to be made from an upside-down blue recycling bin. | Octotroopers are Octarians riding on small, simple vehicles consisting of a cylindrical platform with a black ring on the bottom, a long hose-like protrusion with a megaphone-like nozzle on the end, and a single joystick on top that the Octarian uses to operate the vehicle. How the 'base' of the vehicle looks varies from game to game; in ''Splatoon'', it is made of a dark, stainless metal, while in ''Splatoon 2'', it seems to be made from an upside-down blue recycling bin. ''Splatoon 3'' has the same concept but with colors of black and blue. | ||
== | ==Description== | ||
Octotroopers serve as the most basic foes featured in both [[Octo Valley (mode)|Octo Valley]] and [[Octo Canyon (mode)|Octo Canyon]], having little health, mobility, basic tactics, and a single attack - periodically firing a slow-moving globe of ink towards Agent 3 or 4 that has limited range but ignores gravity. Under normal circumstances, their simplistic combat skills alongside their placement make them easy targets in any area, as their attacks are easy to dodge and their low health makes them easy to splat upon getting close enough (only two shots from most automatic weapons, such as the [[Hero Shot]] or [[Hero Dualies]], will splat them). The only time Octotroopers are a real threat is when they are encountered in large numbers - some packs of them can reach up to a dozen in a single area - in which it is easy for Agent 3 or 4 to be overwhelmed. Additionally, Octotroopers' projectiles do a deceptively large amount of damage on hit, compensating for how easy they are to dodge. | Octotroopers serve as the most basic foes featured in both [[Octo Valley (mode)|Octo Valley]] and [[Octo Canyon (mode)|Octo Canyon]], having little health, mobility, basic tactics, and a single attack - periodically firing a slow-moving globe of ink towards Agent 3 or 4 that has limited range but ignores gravity. Under normal circumstances, their simplistic combat skills alongside their placement make them easy targets in any area, as their attacks are easy to dodge and their low health makes them easy to splat upon getting close enough (only two shots from most automatic weapons, such as the [[Hero Shot]] or [[Hero Dualies]], will splat them). The only time Octotroopers are a real threat is when they are encountered in large numbers - some packs of them can reach up to a dozen in a single area - in which it is easy for Agent 3 or 4 to be overwhelmed. Additionally, Octotroopers' projectiles do a deceptively large amount of damage on hit, compensating for how easy they are to dodge. | ||
Octotrooper vehicles can be either mobile or stationary. Stationary Octotroopers have some poles attached to their vehicles that resemble antennas and have an extended part on the bottom that touches the ground. Mobile Octotroopers patrol a certain assigned route or area and if the player is detected they will concentrate on the player. | |||
''[[Splatoon | ''[[Splatoon 2]]'' introduces a second variety of Octotrooper called [[Blobby Octotrooper|Blobby Octotroopers]] that ride a differently-designed vehicle than their normal counterparts and have a different mode of fire. ''[[Splatoon 3]]'' introduces another variety of Octotroopers with a different vehicle called [[Octohopper]]s, which jump constantly and also attack differently. | ||
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
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*The projectiles Octotroopers fire are slow but hard-hitting. Do not underestimate a large group of them. | *The projectiles Octotroopers fire are slow but hard-hitting. Do not underestimate a large group of them. | ||
*If an Octotrooper moves over a patch of the the player's ink, their vehicle will sink in it and get stuck, causing the Octotrooper to fight with the vehicle's controls while still shooting and suffer from a reduced turning speed. If they choose to retreat, however, the Octotrooper will point the nozzle on their vehicle straight down and spray ink beneath them, freeing them from being stuck. | *If an Octotrooper moves over a patch of the the player's ink, their vehicle will sink in it and get stuck, causing the Octotrooper to fight with the vehicle's controls while still shooting and suffer from a reduced turning speed. If they choose to retreat, however, the Octotrooper will point the nozzle on their vehicle straight down and spray ink beneath them, freeing them from being stuck. | ||
*In certain levels, Octotroopers will emerge from broken crates to attack the player. Be wary of unmarked crates if there are no other enemies around. | *In certain levels, Octotroopers will emerge from broken [[Crate|crates]] to attack the player. Be wary of unmarked crates if there are no other enemies around. | ||
*When fleeing from something, such as an [[Industrial Squee-G]], Octotroopers will make no effort to avoid falling off ledges or cliffs, even if it means falling off the map and splatting themselves. | * When fleeing from something, such as an [[Industrial Squee-G]], Octotroopers will make no effort to avoid falling off ledges or cliffs, even if it means falling off the map and splatting themselves. | ||
*In Return of the Mammalians, they take a short break after shooting three times, at which point they make a little "slowed down" noise and a thought bubble appears above their head. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===Octo Valley=== | |||
* [[Octotrooper Hideout]] (Mission #1) | |||
* [[Rise of the Octocopters]] (Mission #3) | |||
* [[Gusher Gauntlet]] (Mission #4) | |||
* [[Floating Sponge Garden]] (Mission #5) | |||
* [[Propeller-Lift Playground]] (Mission #6) | |||
* [[Spreader Splatfest]] (Mission #7) | |||
* [[Inkrail Skyscape]] (Mission #10) | |||
* [[Shifting Splatforms]] (Mission #13) | |||
* [[Octosniper Ramparts]] (Mission #17) | |||
* [[Tumbling Splatforms]] (Mission #19) | |||
* [[Unwelcome Flying Object]] (Mission #21) | |||
* [[Splat-Switch Revolution]] (Mission #22) | |||
* [[Spongy Observatory]] (Mission #23) | |||
* [[Pinwheel Power Plant]] (Mission #24) | |||
* [[Far-Flung Flooders]] (Mission #25) | |||
===Octo Canyon=== | |||
* [[Return of the Octarians]] (Mission #1) | |||
* [[Welcome to Octopia]] (Mission #2) | |||
* [[Enter the Octohurler]] (Mission #4) | |||
* [[The Octopark]] (Mission #5) | |||
* [[Octozeppelin Invasion]] (Mission #6) | |||
* [[Back-Alley Cleanup]] (Mission #7) | |||
* [[Spinning Campground]] (Mission #8) | |||
* [[Octoseeker Shakedown]] (Mission #10) | |||
* [[The Floating Garden]] (Mission #11) | |||
* [[Octo-Resort Spring]] (Mission #12) | |||
* [[Dancing Floors]] (Mission #13) | |||
* [[Parking Garage]] (Mission #14) | |||
* [[Secret Bowling Alley]] (Mission #16) | |||
* [[Octocommander Fortress]] (Mission #17) | |||
* [[Towering Heights]] (Mission #18) | |||
* [[The Experimentorium]] (Mission #19) | |||
* [[Propellerland]] (Mission #20) | |||
* [[Underground Expressway]] (Mission #22) | |||
* [[The Octogalaxy]] (Mission #23) | |||
* [[Transfer Junction]] (Mission #24) | |||
* [[Platform Madhouse]] (Mission #25) | |||
* [[Paradise Lanes]] (Mission #26) | |||
=== ''Octo Expansion'' === | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|A|03}}{{OctoExpansionStation|B|01}}[[Wassup 8-Ball Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|A|04}}[[Roll Out Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|A|06}}[[Bounce with Me Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|A|07}}[[Maverick Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|A|08}}[[Bumpin' 8-Ball Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|B|03}}[[Spin Docto Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|B|05}}{{OctoExpansionStation|G|09}}[[Wack 8-Ball Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|B|06}}[[Notorious Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|B|11}}[[Tubular 8-Ball Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|B|12}}[[Brute Rollup Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|B|13}}[[Phat Splatz Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|C|02}}[[Shrinky Ink Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|C|07}}[[Totally 8-Ball Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|C|08}}[[Right Round Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|C|11}}[[Abracadabra Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|D|04}}[[Mad Props Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|D|10}}[[Labyrinth Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|E|08}}[[Da Bomb Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|F|02}}[[Slow Ride Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|F|06}}[[Duh-Oh Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|F|10}}[[Cubular Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|G|07}}{{OctoExpansionStation|I|07}}[[Ride with Me Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|H|05}}[[Ink It Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|J|07}}[[Outrageous Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|I|02}}[[Dinky Ink Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|I|04}}[[Can't Touch This Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|I|08}}[[Radio Station]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|Escape| 01}} [[Coccyx Phase]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|Escape| 02}} [[Villi Phase]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|Escape| 03}} [[Belly Phase]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|Escape| 05}} [[Diaphragm Phase]] | |||
* {{OctoExpansionStation|Escape| 06}} [[Peristalsis Phase]] | |||
===Return of the Mammalians=== | |||
*{{RotMMission|Crater|4}} [[What Are They? Can We Stop Them?!]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|00|00}} [[After Alterna]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|01|01}} [[Get to Know Alterna, Your Only Choice]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|01|03}} [[Splat You on the Flip Side]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|01|04}} [[Doors, Doors, Doors! And More! (Doors)]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|01|06}} [[Zip, Splat, and Jump]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|01|09}} [[The String's the Thing]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|02|01}} [[Twirling, Swirling, Whirling]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|02|02}} [[Absorbency and You]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|02|03}} [[Soak It to Me!]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|02|05}} [[Tread Heavily]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|02|06}} [[Getting Lost in Three Easy Steps]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|02|07}} [[The Ink-Conservation Project]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|02|08}} [[Switching Things Up]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|03|01}} [[Climbing the Corporate Splatter]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|03|02}} [[They Said We'd Have Flying Cars, and We Do! Kinda!]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|03|03}} [[Ink Wheels—Experience Tomorrow's Technology Today!]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|03|07}} [[Rail Pass]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|04|01}} [[Propellered to Greatness]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|04|02}} [[Octohoppers Don't Have a Sense of Humor (and They Hate Puns)!]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|04|07}} [[Charge Now, Splat Later]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|04|09}} [[Flying Worst Class]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|04|11}} [[Stamp 'Em Out]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|05|02}} [[The Upside to Enemy Backsides]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|05|03}} [[Uh-Oh! Too Many Snipers!]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|05|04}} [[Barriers! They've Got You Covered]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|05|06}} [[Zipping over the Neighborhood]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|05|08}} [[Making Waves with Splashdowns]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|05|09}} [[Low Viz, High Risk]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|05|12}} [[You'll Go Far If You Shoot Far]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|05|13}} [[Learn to Reflect, and This One is in the Bank]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|06|03}} [[Torture Tour]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|06|04}} [[Conserve Ink—Splat Sustainably]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|06|06}} [[Keep It Rolling]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|06|07}} [[That Sinking Feeling]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|06|08}} [[Breathe In, Breathe Out]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|06|10}} [[Mission: Fly-Fishin']] | |||
*{{RotMMission|Rocket|01}} [[Alterna Space Center: Entrance]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|Rocket|02}} [[Alterna Space Center Hangar]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|Rocket|03}} [[Alterna Space Center Lift]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|Rocket|04}} [[The Spirit Lifter: Steerage]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|Rocket|05}} [[The Spirit Lifter: First Class]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|Rocket|Boss 1}} [[The Ursine Anomaly - #03|The Ursine Anomaly - #03]] | |||
*{{RotMMission|Rocket|Boss 2}} [[Return of the Mammalians]] | |||
==In the [[Splatoon (manga)|manga series]]== | ==In the [[Splatoon (manga)|manga series]]== | ||
In the end of the fan-made issue of ''Splatoon'', a then unnamed [[Specs]] flies over a bunch of Octotroopers and [[Octoballs]]. They also appear in the Hero Mode issues of the manga. | In the end of the fan-made issue of ''Splatoon'', a then unnamed [[Specs]] flies over a bunch of Octotroopers and [[Octoballs]]. They also appear in the Hero Mode issues of the manga. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
===Artwork=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
OV Octotroopers artwork.jpg|2D Art of three Octotroopers | |||
OV Cap'n Cuttlefish Octotrooper art.png|[[Cuttlefish|Cap'n Cuttlefish]] beside an Octotrooper | |||
Concept Art - Octotrooper.png|Concept art of Octotroopers | |||
Octotrooper hovercraft concept.png|Concept art of the Octotrooper's hovercraft, from ''[[The Art of Splatoon]]'' | |||
S Band Turquoise October.jpg|Octotroopers in [[Turquoise October]]'s album art | |||
Credits - Octotrooper A.png|Official art of a startled Octotrooper | |||
Credits - Octotrooper B.png|An Octotrooper with long, bare legs | |||
Credits - Octotrooper C.png|An Octotrooper falling over | |||
Credits - Octotrooper D.png|A simplified Octotrooper | |||
Credits - Octotrooper E.png|An Octotrooper with a UFO | |||
Credits - Octotrooper Gardening.png|An Octotrooper gardening | |||
Credits - Octotrooper on Flooder.png|An Octotrooper on a [[Flooder]] | |||
Credits - Octotrooper Snacks.png|Artwork of Octotroopers in a plate of takoyaki. | |||
Credits - Inkling Girl and Octotrooper.png|An Octarian and an inkling girl | |||
Credits - Inkling Squid and Octotrooper Dating.png|An inkling squid and an Octorooper | |||
S Splatfest artwork Octopus.jpg|Promo art of [[Marie]] and an Octotrooper for the {{flag|jp}} Squid vs. Octopus [[Splatfest]] | |||
Splatoon LINE sticker - ? Octotrooper.gif|A [[LINE]] sticker of an Octotrooper from {{S}} | |||
</gallery> | |||
== | ===''Splatoon''=== | ||
<gallery> | |||
Octarian.png|An Octotrooper as seen at the start of the the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EXKQQmm9EE Single Player Trailer] | |||
Octotrooper2.jpg|A single Octotrooper | |||
Octotrooper on a craft.jpg|An Octotrooper in [[Octotrooper Hideout]] | |||
OV Octotrooper Hideout Octotroopers.png|A group of Octotroopers in the same Mission | |||
Octotrooper size comparison.png|Size comparison with an [[Inkling]] | |||
OV Octotrooper Hideout mission icon.png|[[Octotrooper Hideout]] level icon | |||
OV Spreader Splatfest mission icon.png|[[Spreader Splatfest]] level icon | |||
</gallery> | |||
===''Splatoon 2''=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Splatoon 2 Octotrooper 3D.png|3D artwork of an Octotrooper | |||
OC Octotroopers Polaroid render.png|Polaroid-style render | |||
OC Return of the Octarians mission icon.png|[[Return of the Octarians]] level icon | |||
OC Parking Garage mission icon.png|[[Parking Garage]] level icon | |||
S2 Mem Cake Octarian.png|The [[mem cake]] of an Octotrooper | |||
S2 Icon Octo Canyon.png|The icon for the Octotrooper represents [[Octarian]]s in the ''Splatoon 2'' relationship chart | |||
Sanitized Octotrooper.jpg|A [[Sanitized Octarian|Sanitized]] Octotrooper | |||
OE Marina's chat room Session 5 file.png|A picture of Octotroopers in a fight between [[Cuttlefish|Cap'n Cuttlefish]] and [[DJ Octavio]] shared in [[Marina's chat room]] | |||
Octo Expansion nerimemory1.jpg|An Octotrooper [[mem cake]] (lower left) in a promo for {{S2}}{{'s}} {{OE}} | |||
S2 Final Fest Octarians.jpg|Artwork of three Octotroopers for the [[Chaos vs. Order]] Splatfest | |||
OC Octotrooper Model.png|Unofficial render of the Octotrooper's game model on [https://models-resource.com The Models Resource] | |||
OC Octotroopers.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
== | ===''Splatoon 3''=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
RotM render Octotrooper.png|{{S3}} render | |||
RotM promo screenshot story Octarian 00.jpg|Promotional screenshot of an Octotrooper in ''Splatoon 3'' | |||
S3 promo art Octarian.jpg|An Octotrooper among numerous Octarians that appear in ''Splatoon 3'' | S3 promo art Octarian.jpg|An Octotrooper among numerous Octarians that appear in ''Splatoon 3'' | ||
S3 Tableturf Battle card Octotrooper.png|The [[Tableturf Battle|Tableturf]] [[List of Tableturf Battle cards in Splatoon 3|card]] icon of an Octotrooper | |||
Unused Octotrooper Tableturf Card.png|Unused Tableturf card icon of a non-fuzzy Octotrooper | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Other=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Splatoon 2 art book cover art.png|An Octotrooper in artwork made for the cover of ''[[The Art of Splatoon 2]]'' | |||
Splatoon Manga Chapter 0 Specs In Octo Valley.jpg|A group of Octotroopers in the [[Splatoon (manga)|''Splatoon'' manga]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*Octotroopers share their vocalization sounds with [[Twintacle Octotrooper]]s, [[Octoball]]s, and [[Octocopter]]s. | |||
*Octotroopers and other non-[[Octoling]] [[Octarian]]s are described by game producer [[Hisashi Nogami]] as living in a way that a human would if only by spinal reflex. This manner of living is very similar to how octopuses in real life have their nervous system spread throughout all their arms, which will temporarily continue to perform basic functions like moving after being severed from the brain. Nogami additionally confirms that Octotrooper-like Octarians are like single-celled organisms.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yf8eygs2E4x44YIJ87nNl97wzN4UEw-RK7fHRFp53ME/edit?usp=drivesdk A method for expressing function through the designs of "Splatoon." An interview with the development staff, looking at character, weapon, and gear designs. (Translation by Rassicas and Splattwig)]</ref> | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{ | {{Translation needed|Translate Chinese (Traditional)}} | ||
{{Localized name | |||
|Jap=タコトルーパー | |Jap=タコトルーパー | ||
|JapR=tako torūpā | |JapR=tako torūpā | ||
|JapM=Octopus trooper | |JapM=Octopus trooper | ||
|Dut=Octorekruut | |Dut=Octorekruut | ||
|DutM= | |DutM=Octorecruit | ||
|FreA= | |Fre=Tentassin | ||
|FreM=From ''tentacle'' and ''assassin'' | |||
|FreA=<!--French (NoA) and (NoE) share the same name--> | |||
|FreAM= | |FreAM= | ||
|Ger=Oktorekrut | |Ger=Oktorekrut | ||
|GerM=Octorecruit | |GerM=Octorecruit | ||
|Ita=Polpastro | |Ita=Polpastro | ||
|ItaM= | |ItaM=From ''polpo'' ("octopus"), but with a nasty denomination | ||
|Rus=Осьмогад | |Rus=Осьмогад | ||
|RusR=Os'mogad | |RusR=Os'mogad | ||
|RusM=From осьмо ''os'mo'' (octo) and гад ''gad'' ( | |RusM=Octoscoundrel <ref group="notes">From осьмо ''os'mo'' ("octo") and гад ''gad'' ("scoundrel")</ref> | ||
|SpaA= | |Spa=Octorrecluta | ||
|SpaM=Octorecruit | |||
|SpaA=<!--Spanish (NoA) and (NoE) share the same name--> | |||
|SpaAM= | |SpaAM= | ||
| | |ChiS=章鱼兵 | ||
| | |ChiSR=Zhāngyú bīng | ||
|ChiSM=Octopus trooper | |||
|ChiT=章魚兵 | |||
|ChiTR= | |||
|ChiTM= | |||
|Kor=문어 트루퍼 | |||
|KorR= | |||
|KorM=Same as Japanese | |||
|Internal=Msn_EnmOctTrooper_01 <ref name="Leanny GitHub">[https://github.com/Leanny/splat3/blob/main/data/language/EUen.json {{GH}} Leanny on GitHub]</ref> | |||
|InternalM= | |||
}} | }} | ||
==See | ===Translation notes=== | ||
{{Note list}} | |||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Twintacle Octotrooper]], a stronger variant of the normal Octotrooper. | *[[Twintacle Octotrooper]], a stronger variant of the normal Octotrooper. | ||
*[[Shielded Octotrooper]], a more durable variant of the normal Octotrooper. | *[[Shielded Octotrooper]], a more durable variant of the normal Octotrooper. | ||
*[[Octodiver]], a variant that can be found submerged in ink. | *[[Octodiver]], a variant that can be found submerged in ink. | ||
*[[Octohopper]], a variant that jumps constantly. | |||
{{Navbox/Octarians}} | {{Navbox/Octarians}} | ||
[[Category:Types of Octarian | [[Category:Types of Octarian units]] | ||
[[Category:Octarians]] | |||
[[Category:Octo Valley]] | |||
[[Category:Octo Canyon]] | |||
[[Category:Octo Expansion]] | |||
[[Category:Return of the Mammalians]] | |||
[[es:Octorrecluta]] | [[es:Octorrecluta]] |
Latest revision as of 08:50, 6 May 2024
Species | Octarian |
Eye color | Blue with green sclera |
Location | Octo Valley, Octo Canyon, Deepsea Metro, The Crater, Alterna |
“ | Octotroopers dead ahead! | ” |
Octotroopers are the basic Octarian fighters found in Octo Valley, Octo Canyon, the Octo Expansion, and Return of the Mammalians in the Splatoon series.
Appearance
Octotroopers are Octarians riding on small, simple vehicles consisting of a cylindrical platform with a black ring on the bottom, a long hose-like protrusion with a megaphone-like nozzle on the end, and a single joystick on top that the Octarian uses to operate the vehicle. How the 'base' of the vehicle looks varies from game to game; in Splatoon, it is made of a dark, stainless metal, while in Splatoon 2, it seems to be made from an upside-down blue recycling bin. Splatoon 3 has the same concept but with colors of black and blue.
Description
Octotroopers serve as the most basic foes featured in both Octo Valley and Octo Canyon, having little health, mobility, basic tactics, and a single attack - periodically firing a slow-moving globe of ink towards Agent 3 or 4 that has limited range but ignores gravity. Under normal circumstances, their simplistic combat skills alongside their placement make them easy targets in any area, as their attacks are easy to dodge and their low health makes them easy to splat upon getting close enough (only two shots from most automatic weapons, such as the Hero Shot or Hero Dualies, will splat them). The only time Octotroopers are a real threat is when they are encountered in large numbers - some packs of them can reach up to a dozen in a single area - in which it is easy for Agent 3 or 4 to be overwhelmed. Additionally, Octotroopers' projectiles do a deceptively large amount of damage on hit, compensating for how easy they are to dodge.
Octotrooper vehicles can be either mobile or stationary. Stationary Octotroopers have some poles attached to their vehicles that resemble antennas and have an extended part on the bottom that touches the ground. Mobile Octotroopers patrol a certain assigned route or area and if the player is detected they will concentrate on the player.
Splatoon 2 introduces a second variety of Octotrooper called Blobby Octotroopers that ride a differently-designed vehicle than their normal counterparts and have a different mode of fire. Splatoon 3 introduces another variety of Octotroopers with a different vehicle called Octohoppers, which jump constantly and also attack differently.
Tactics
- If one is unable to splat an Octotrooper, one can take advantage of their slow firing speed and even slower projectiles to simply dodge their attacks.
- Octotroopers will immediately stop whatever they are doing and flee from a bomb if one is thrown at them. Thus, consider using bombs on Octotroopers that are against a wall or in a corner to prevent them from fleeing the blast radius in time.
- While Octotroopers will advance towards and invalidate the player's cover if they are in any (assuming they do not lose track of them), they will never attempt to seek cover themselves, making rushing them an effective tactic.
- The projectiles Octotroopers fire are slow but hard-hitting. Do not underestimate a large group of them.
- If an Octotrooper moves over a patch of the the player's ink, their vehicle will sink in it and get stuck, causing the Octotrooper to fight with the vehicle's controls while still shooting and suffer from a reduced turning speed. If they choose to retreat, however, the Octotrooper will point the nozzle on their vehicle straight down and spray ink beneath them, freeing them from being stuck.
- In certain levels, Octotroopers will emerge from broken crates to attack the player. Be wary of unmarked crates if there are no other enemies around.
- When fleeing from something, such as an Industrial Squee-G, Octotroopers will make no effort to avoid falling off ledges or cliffs, even if it means falling off the map and splatting themselves.
- In Return of the Mammalians, they take a short break after shooting three times, at which point they make a little "slowed down" noise and a thought bubble appears above their head.
Appearances
Octo Valley
- Octotrooper Hideout (Mission #1)
- Rise of the Octocopters (Mission #3)
- Gusher Gauntlet (Mission #4)
- Floating Sponge Garden (Mission #5)
- Propeller-Lift Playground (Mission #6)
- Spreader Splatfest (Mission #7)
- Inkrail Skyscape (Mission #10)
- Shifting Splatforms (Mission #13)
- Octosniper Ramparts (Mission #17)
- Tumbling Splatforms (Mission #19)
- Unwelcome Flying Object (Mission #21)
- Splat-Switch Revolution (Mission #22)
- Spongy Observatory (Mission #23)
- Pinwheel Power Plant (Mission #24)
- Far-Flung Flooders (Mission #25)
Octo Canyon
- Return of the Octarians (Mission #1)
- Welcome to Octopia (Mission #2)
- Enter the Octohurler (Mission #4)
- The Octopark (Mission #5)
- Octozeppelin Invasion (Mission #6)
- Back-Alley Cleanup (Mission #7)
- Spinning Campground (Mission #8)
- Octoseeker Shakedown (Mission #10)
- The Floating Garden (Mission #11)
- Octo-Resort Spring (Mission #12)
- Dancing Floors (Mission #13)
- Parking Garage (Mission #14)
- Secret Bowling Alley (Mission #16)
- Octocommander Fortress (Mission #17)
- Towering Heights (Mission #18)
- The Experimentorium (Mission #19)
- Propellerland (Mission #20)
- Underground Expressway (Mission #22)
- The Octogalaxy (Mission #23)
- Transfer Junction (Mission #24)
- Platform Madhouse (Mission #25)
- Paradise Lanes (Mission #26)
Octo Expansion
- A03B01Wassup 8-Ball Station
- A04Roll Out Station
- A06Bounce with Me Station
- A07Maverick Station
- A08Bumpin' 8-Ball Station
- B03Spin Docto Station
- B05G09Wack 8-Ball Station
- B06Notorious Station
- B11Tubular 8-Ball Station
- B12Brute Rollup Station
- B13Phat Splatz Station
- C02Shrinky Ink Station
- C07Totally 8-Ball Station
- C08Right Round Station
- C11Abracadabra Station
- D04Mad Props Station
- D10Labyrinth Station
- E08Da Bomb Station
- F02Slow Ride Station
- F06Duh-Oh Station
- F10Cubular Station
- G07I07Ride with Me Station
- H05Ink It Station
- J07Outrageous Station
- I02Dinky Ink Station
- I04Can't Touch This Station
- I08Radio Station
- Escape 01 Coccyx Phase
- Escape 02 Villi Phase
- Escape 03 Belly Phase
- Escape 05 Diaphragm Phase
- Escape 06 Peristalsis Phase
Return of the Mammalians
- No. 4 What Are They? Can We Stop Them?!
- 0000 After Alterna
- 0101 Get to Know Alterna, Your Only Choice
- 0103 Splat You on the Flip Side
- 0104 Doors, Doors, Doors! And More! (Doors)
- 0106 Zip, Splat, and Jump
- 0109 The String's the Thing
- 0201 Twirling, Swirling, Whirling
- 0202 Absorbency and You
- 0203 Soak It to Me!
- 0205 Tread Heavily
- 0206 Getting Lost in Three Easy Steps
- 0207 The Ink-Conservation Project
- 0208 Switching Things Up
- 0301 Climbing the Corporate Splatter
- 0302 They Said We'd Have Flying Cars, and We Do! Kinda!
- 0303 Ink Wheels—Experience Tomorrow's Technology Today!
- 0307 Rail Pass
- 0401 Propellered to Greatness
- 0402 Octohoppers Don't Have a Sense of Humor (and They Hate Puns)!
- 0407 Charge Now, Splat Later
- 0409 Flying Worst Class
- 0411 Stamp 'Em Out
- 0502 The Upside to Enemy Backsides
- 0503 Uh-Oh! Too Many Snipers!
- 0504 Barriers! They've Got You Covered
- 0506 Zipping over the Neighborhood
- 0508 Making Waves with Splashdowns
- 0509 Low Viz, High Risk
- 0512 You'll Go Far If You Shoot Far
- 0513 Learn to Reflect, and This One is in the Bank
- 0603 Torture Tour
- 0604 Conserve Ink—Splat Sustainably
- 0606 Keep It Rolling
- 0607 That Sinking Feeling
- 0608 Breathe In, Breathe Out
- 0610 Mission: Fly-Fishin'
- Rocket 01 Alterna Space Center: Entrance
- Rocket 02 Alterna Space Center Hangar
- Rocket 03 Alterna Space Center Lift
- Rocket 04 The Spirit Lifter: Steerage
- Rocket 05 The Spirit Lifter: First Class
- Rocket 1 The Ursine Anomaly - #03
- Rocket 2 Return of the Mammalians
In the manga series
In the end of the fan-made issue of Splatoon, a then unnamed Specs flies over a bunch of Octotroopers and Octoballs. They also appear in the Hero Mode issues of the manga.
Gallery
Artwork
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2D Art of three Octotroopers
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Cap'n Cuttlefish beside an Octotrooper
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Concept art of Octotroopers
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Concept art of the Octotrooper's hovercraft, from The Art of Splatoon
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Octotroopers in Turquoise October's album art
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Official art of a startled Octotrooper
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An Octotrooper with long, bare legs
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An Octotrooper falling over
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A simplified Octotrooper
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An Octotrooper with a UFO
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An Octotrooper gardening
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An Octotrooper on a Flooder
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Artwork of Octotroopers in a plate of takoyaki.
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An Octarian and an inkling girl
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An inkling squid and an Octorooper
Splatoon
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An Octotrooper as seen at the start of the the Single Player Trailer
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A single Octotrooper
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An Octotrooper in Octotrooper Hideout
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A group of Octotroopers in the same Mission
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Size comparison with an Inkling
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Octotrooper Hideout level icon
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Spreader Splatfest level icon
Splatoon 2
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3D artwork of an Octotrooper
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Polaroid-style render
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Return of the Octarians level icon
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Parking Garage level icon
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The mem cake of an Octotrooper
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The icon for the Octotrooper represents Octarians in the Splatoon 2 relationship chart
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A Sanitized Octotrooper
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A picture of Octotroopers in a fight between Cap'n Cuttlefish and DJ Octavio shared in Marina's chat room
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An Octotrooper mem cake (lower left) in a promo for Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion
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Artwork of three Octotroopers for the Chaos vs. Order Splatfest
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Unofficial render of the Octotrooper's game model on The Models Resource
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Splatoon 3
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Splatoon 3 render
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Promotional screenshot of an Octotrooper in Splatoon 3
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An Octotrooper among numerous Octarians that appear in Splatoon 3
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Unused Tableturf card icon of a non-fuzzy Octotrooper
Other
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An Octotrooper in artwork made for the cover of The Art of Splatoon 2
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A group of Octotroopers in the Splatoon manga
Trivia
- Octotroopers share their vocalization sounds with Twintacle Octotroopers, Octoballs, and Octocopters.
- Octotroopers and other non-Octoling Octarians are described by game producer Hisashi Nogami as living in a way that a human would if only by spinal reflex. This manner of living is very similar to how octopuses in real life have their nervous system spread throughout all their arms, which will temporarily continue to perform basic functions like moving after being severed from the brain. Nogami additionally confirms that Octotrooper-like Octarians are like single-celled organisms.[1]
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | タコトルーパー tako torūpā |
Octopus trooper |
Dutch | Octorekruut | Octorecruit |
French | Tentassin | From tentacle and assassin |
German | Oktorekrut | Octorecruit |
Italian | Polpastro | From polpo ("octopus"), but with a nasty denomination |
Russian | Осьмогад Os'mogad |
Octoscoundrel [a] |
Spanish | Octorrecluta | Octorecruit |
Chinese (Simplified) | 章鱼兵 Zhāngyú bīng |
Octopus trooper |
Chinese (Traditional) | 章魚兵 | |
Korean | 문어 트루퍼 | Same as Japanese |
Internal | Msn_EnmOctTrooper_01 [2] |
Translation notes
- ↑ From осьмо os'mo ("octo") and гад gad ("scoundrel")
References
See also
- Twintacle Octotrooper, a stronger variant of the normal Octotrooper.
- Shielded Octotrooper, a more durable variant of the normal Octotrooper.
- Octodiver, a variant that can be found submerged in ink.
- Octohopper, a variant that jumps constantly.
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