Dash track

File:Dash Track Icon.jpg

A dash track

Dash tracks are a mechanic found in Octo Canyon, the Octo Expansion, and Return of the Mammalians. Upon touching a dash track, the player is sent flying in the direction it points in, allowing them to cross large gaps or quickly clear obstacles. Bombs also follow dash tracks. They are also used in a Shifty Station layout, The Maze Dasher. The player can move onto the dash track in any form.

Description

Dash tracks resemble conveyor belts that are always in motion. They can be placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. In Octo Canyon and The Maze Dasher they have pictures of squids on them, resembling arrows. In Octo Expansion and Return of the Mammalians they have chevrons instead. In Side Order they have wider chevrons that go across the whole pad.

They also send the player, enemies, and most bombs flying towards the direction they are pointing at at a relatively fast speed, usually enough to cross a huge gap otherwise inaccessible. Sprinklers and Suction Bombs remain on and follow the dash panel, while Burst Bombs explode on impact. They also have the Ammo Knights logo on them.

Appearances

Octo Canyon

• Sunset Octocopter (Mission #3)
• Suction-Cup Lookout (Sector 2)
• The Floating Garden (Mission #11)
• Parking Garage (Mission #14)
• Slimeskin Garrison (Sector 4)
• Towering Heights (Mission #18)
• Propellerland (Mission #20)
• Cephalon HQ (Sector 5)
• Underground Expressway (Mission #22)
• The Octogalaxy (Mission #23)
• Octoling Workout (Mission #27)

Octo Expansion

• A00 Abandoned Station
• A04 Roll Out Station
• A06 Bounce with Me Station
• B13 Phat Splatz Station
• C02 Shrinky Ink Station
• D07 Targetbuster Station
• D09 Goose Station
• E05 Hypercolor Station
• E09 Squee-G Funk Station
• G06A01 Gnarly Rails Station
• G08 Freakazoid Station
• H01D03 Slap Bracelet Station
• H02 Ballercise Station
• I08 Radio Station
• J01H07 Cool Your Jets Station
• J08F11 Whack-Fu Station
• Escape 01 Coccyx Phase
• Escape 03 Belly Phase

Shifty Station

• Layout 17: The Maze Dasher

Return of the Mammalians

• No. 2 Sink into the Ink and SWIM!
• No. 4 What Are They? Can We Stop Them?!
• 0000 After Alterna
• 0101 Get to Know Alterna, Your Only Choice
• 0107 Become One with Your Smallfry
• 0205 Tread Heavily
• 0206 Getting Lost in Three Easy Steps
• Cryogenic Hopetown
• 0301 Climbing the Corporate Splatter
• 0304 Try Curling! Alterna's 11th Most Popular Athleisure Activity!
• Landfill Dreamland
• 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
• 0506 Zipping over the Neighborhood
• 0508 Making Waves with Splashdowns
• 0510 Shooter on Rails
• 0511 Simply Zipcastic!
• 0606 Keep It Rolling
• 0609 Dive and Dash
• 0611 Don't Tease with the Keys
• Rocket 03 Alterna Space Center Lift

Side Order

Dash tracks were seen in the DLC's second trailer, but it is not clear which level they are in at this time.

Gallery

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  The dash track icon for Sunset Octocopter

• File:Dash Track Icon.jpg

  A dash track icon from a Prima guide

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  An in-game dash track

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  A dash track on a wall

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  Dash tracks on a wall in the Belly Phase

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  A dash track on a wall in 0107 Become One with Your Smallfry

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  Underground Expressway level icon

• File:SO Dash Track.jpg

  A dash track seen in the second Side Order trailer

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ダッシュ板 Dasshu-ban	Dash board
Dutch	Springband	Jump belt
French	Tapis roulant
German	Schleuderband	Sling belt
Italian	Turborampa	Turbo ramp
Russian	Треколет Trekolyot	Fly track
Spanish (NOA)	Cinta aceleradora
Spanish (NOE)	Rampa aceladora	Accelerator ramp
Chinese (Simplified)	冲刺板
Chinese (Traditional)	衝刺板
Korean	대시 벨트	Dash belt
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