Launchpad
“ | Launchpad ahoy! | ” |
Launchpads are an object in the Splatoon series, appearing in Octo Valley, Octo Canyon, the Octo Expansion, Return of the Mammalians, the tutorials of Splatoon and Splatoon 2, and the Shifty Station The Bunker Games.
Description
Launchpads appear as flat circles of swirling ink on horizontal or vertical surfaces. If the player assumes swim form on a launchpad, they will immediately Super Jump to a predetermined destination. This functions like a regular Super Jump, meaning it is possible to use a Splashdown at the end of it. Launchpads are the most common form of transportation between platforms in single-player modes and tend to appear after an objective, such as defeating all enemies in the area, has been completed.
Appearances
In Splatoon, launchpads appear in every Octo Valley mission, including boss battles. They are also seen in Area 5 of Octo Valley, where a launchpad will take the player to the final boss kettle. A launchpad also appears at the end of the tutorial, launching the player to Inkopolis Plaza.
In Splatoon 2, launchpads are frequently present in Octo Canyon and Octo Expansion missions and are also used to travel between sectors in Octo Canyon. They are also used in a Shifty Station layout, The Bunker Games, and one again appears at the end of the tutorial, launching the player to Inkopolis Square.
In Splatoon 3, launchpads only appear in the following 24 Return of the Mammalians missions out of all 78 of them:
- No. 1 Octarians in the Crater? YIKES!
- No. 2 Sink into the Ink and SWIM!
- 0105 Relic Restoration
- 0107 Become One with Your Smallfry
- 0109 The String's the Thing
- 0110 Deadly Dance Hall - Jump, Jump!
- 0000 After Alterna
- 0102 Absorbency and You
- 0108 Switching Things Up
- 02 The Future Stares Back
- 0101 Climbing the Corporate Splatter
- 0104 Try Curling! Alterna's 11th Most Popular Athleisure Activity!
- 0106 Time Trial and Errors
- 0105 Amusing a Bemused Muse
- 0106 Those Aren't Birds
- 0107 Charge Now, Splat Later
- 04 The Pursuit of the Precious
- 0101 Trouble Round Every Corner
- 0105 A Compulsive Collector's Paradise
- 0105 The Enemy Ink Is Lava!
- 0108 Breathe In, Breathe Out
- 0110 Mission: Fly-Fishin'
- 06 The Obscurest Chiaroscurist
- Rocket 04 The Spirit Lifter: Steerage
Trivia
- In Octo Valley, there are small arrows pointing to the launchpads once they appear. Once the player is near one, a prompt telling them to press will appear above it. This is not the case in Octo Canyon.
Gallery
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An area gate.
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Agent 3 launching from a Launchpad.
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Agent 3 using a launchpad in Octo Valley.
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A launchpad located on a wall.
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Agent 3 approaching a launchpad.
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Agent 3 preparing to use a launchpad.
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The launchpad in Octo Valley.