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.[1][2]
Story
The player takes the role of an unknown Octoling, shown to be in "what has become of" Inkopolis Square.[3]
Characters
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. 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 neurons, eye floaters, a brain, and octopus tentacles. 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 entirely different, resembling a normal building with various billboards affixed to it rather than a battle tower. The Great Zapfish is also 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
Throughout the teaser trailer for the mode several cryptic static images flash on screen very briefly.
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A tall room containing what appears to be an elevator
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Off the Hook smiling. Marina seems to be wielding a megaphone
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The Octoling character, seemingly wielding an unknown weapon and something that resembles a Fizzy Bomb
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An unknown character, presumably an Inkling, who is obscured in favor of their shadow
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Marina, shown wearing the same outfit she's seen wearing in the Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook album art
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The Octoling looking into a mirror
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The Octoling before an old-fashioned elevator
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Pearl, who is wearing her new outfit similar to Marina. She appears to be in Inkopolis Square
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The Octoling inside a room. One of the walls of the room appears to have a panel of buttons
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The Octoling clutching their head
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Three different Octolings standing in line
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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 having been 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, a Splatfest team in Splatoon 2 that was represented by many Octolings, such as Marina.
Names in other languages
References
- ↑ Australian Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass – Side Order eShop listing
- ↑ E-shop listing for Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass
- ↑ E-shop listing for Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass
See what has become of Inkopolis Square, the central area featured in the Splatoon 2 game!
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