Return of the Mammalians (mission)
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- For the single-player campaign of Splatoon 3, see Return of the Mammalians.
Return of the Mammalians is the fifth and final boss mission in Splatoon 3: Return of the Mammalians.
Boss Appearance
After having three of his Fuzzballs splatted, Mr. Grizz will proceed to absorb all the Fuzzy Ooze on the rocket, knocking Agent 3 and Smallfry away in the process. They are saved by DJ Octavio in his modified Octobot L3.Gs and Smallfry transforms into the Hugefry after hearing Calamari Inkantation 3MIX performed by the Squid Sisters, Deep Cut and DJ Octavio. Smallfry will battle Mr. Grizz while Agent 3 and DJ Octavio vaccum up the Fuzzballs on Mr. Grizz's body.
Gameplay
TBA
Walkthrough
Agent 3 will pilot the Octobot L3.Gs and use the Ink Vac to suck in four Fuzzballs on Mr. Grizz's body, before firing the ooze back at him under 3 minutes and 33 seconds.
- Octarian enemies may appear as the Fuzzballs are being sucked in. Agent 3 must defeat these enemies before they continue. Possible combinations include:
- An Octotrooper and an Octocopter
- Two Octohoppers
- Three Octostamps
- Three Twintacle Octotroopers
- Two Octobombers, two Deluxe Octocopters, and a Shielded Twintacle Octotrooper
- Starting from the second Fuzzball, fake Fuzzballs will appear on the way to the real Fuzzball. Making contact with them or trying to suck them in will cause the Octobot to be knocked back a small distance.
- Hitting Mr. Grizz or the Hugefry will also cause the Octobot to be knocked back.
It's possible to get hit by the fake Fuzzballs or Mr. Grizz or Hugefry while fighting Octarian enemies, as the Octobot is uncontrollable until the enemies are defeated. Repeatedly getting hit will not cause Agent 3 to get splatted or impact their health, but will severely hinder the progress of sucking in the real Fuzzballs.
If the player fails during this phase by either getting splatted by the enemies or run out of time, a cutscene of the Earth being covered in Fuzzy Ooze, and the Inklings and Octolings turning into fuzzy creatures, will be shown before the usual 'Continue?' screen shows up.
Enemies and Mechanics
- Octotrooper
- Shielded Octotrooper
- Octocopter
- Twintacle Octotrooper
- Shielded Twintacle Octotrooper
- Octohopper
- Octostamp
- Octostriker
- Fake Fuzzballs
Quotes
For a list of quotes during the mission, see Return of the Mammalians (Boss)/Quotes.
Trivia
- Similar to the final boss mission in Octo Expansion, the final phase involves the player defeating the boss under a time limit, and failing this phase will cause a cutscene of the aftermath to play. Also, when DJ Octavio fires the ooze back at Mr. Grizz, the UI will begin to glitch out, and in Octo Expansion, when Pearl fires her Princess Cannon at the NILS Statue, the UI also displays unusual things as the result bar breaks and the percentage goes up to 888.8%.
- The 3 minutes and 33 seconds time limit, as well as Calamari Inkantation 3MIX, are references to the number 3, as it is a common theme throughout Splatoon 3.
- During the final phase, as the time passes, the surrounding will get progressively redder and hotter. This is a reference to how near-Earth objects gain heat as they make contact with the Earth's atmosphere, as Mr. Grizz is heading to Earth himself like one.
- In the Japanese, Korean and Chinese versions, instead of showing the title in the language directly, the English title 'Return of the Mammalians' is shown, with the respective translation below it and with a smaller font.
- Before the final phase begins, DJ Octavio refers to Calamari Inkantation as "The heavenly melody" himself, suggesting that he is likely also affected by the song, or if not, at least is more willing to accept it than before.
