Alterna
Alterna is the main location of Splatoon 3's single-player campaign, Return of the Mammalians.
Description
Alterna is large, spherical area deep under the Splatlands, with six islands positioned around a central rocket launch pad. Each island features a multitude of Kettles, which are used by O.R.C.A (also known as the Omniscient Recording Computer of Alterna) to test new Alterna residents. It is implied that anything found on the islands are the remains of human structures and technology. Fuzzy Ooze appears around the area, blocking paths until it can be removed.
In the single-player mode, the New Squidbeak Splatoon, consisting of Callie, Marie, the Captain, Craig Cuttlefish, and Agent 3, are all present in the location. Other characters that make an appearance in Alterna are Shiver, Frye, Big Man, and Mr. Grizz.
Alterna is one of the few shelters created by humanity to have survived the disasters that ultimately led to its extinction. Built within the depths of a volcanic crater, its people constructed the AI system O.R.C.A to act as a keeper of their collective knowledge. The shelter is lined with large triangle panels, which are made with liquid crystals created from the body fluids of the squids that lived in the surrounding underground ocean. These crystals reacted to thoughts and feelings of humans by projecting images of their desires, creating the artificial sky seen in Alterna. However, the attempted launch of a rocket built in order to return to the surface of the Earth caused the crystals to overload, leading to a catastrophic cave-in that annihilated most of Alterna's population, leaving the rest to wander until they too met their end. The liquid crystals dispersed within Alterna's bodies of water, drastically accelerating the evolution of the marine life and imbuing them with echoes of the emotions they had absorbed. The marine life thus affected would eventually give rise to the first Inklings and Octarians, who would discover the tunnels used by humans to escape the disaster and follow them to the surface.
Missions
Site 1: Future Utopia Island
Site 2: Cozy & Safe Factory
Site 3 - Cryogenic Hopetown
Site 4: Landfill Dreamland
Site 5: Eco-Forest Treehills
Site 6: Happiness Research Lab
Finale: Alterna Space Center
Quotes
“ | Squid Research Lab here reaching out for a little help! We've identified several mysterious structures in the space known as Alterna. They're not complete, so we can't identify them. And when science falls short, scientists turn to... Twitter? Can you help us with these? | ” |
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter[1]
|
“ | Several mysterious structures have been identified in the space known as Alterna. They look as if they’ve been modelled after something, but they're all incomplete. What could be their significance? | ” |
— @NintendoEurope on Twitter[2]
|
Gallery
-
The logo related to Alterna in the Return of the Mammalians trailer.
-
The same logo can also be seen on the Mission Complete! screen
-
The circular logo of Alterna.
-
The stylized "A" part of Alterna's logo.
-
The "cursive text" part of the Alterna logo.
-
A render of Pangaea, occasionally used as an alternate logo for Alterna.
-
A version of Alterna's logo found exclusively at Eco-Forest Treehills. It overlays the Pangaea logo over the stylized "A", and has text around the border.
-
Debris from a rocket seen in the water between Future Utopia Island and Happiness Research Lab.
-
-
Parabolic Antennas seen in the background of Alterna near Cozy & Safe Factory.
-
A model of "The Thinker" found on an inaccessible island near the transition pipe between Cozy & Safe Factory and Cryogenic Hopetown.
-
Large radio towers seen in the background of Alterna, visible from Cryogenic Hopetown.
-
A half-sunken unidentified building on an inaccessible island, visible from the pipe between Cryogenic Hopetown and Landfill Dreamland. Many tetrapods are visible in the water.
-
A view of the Alterna Space Center and the surrounding areas.
Clear Screen Variants
Promotional screenshots
-
Fuzzy Ooze blocking the path.
-
What happens when the player makes contact with Fuzzy Ooze.
-
The player aiming Little buddy at Fuzzy Ooze to clean it up
-
A promotional image for one of the single-player stages.
-
-
-
-
A promotional screenshot of the mission Those Aren't Birds
-
-
Promotional screenshot of the mission The String's the Thing
-
Promotional screenshot of the mission Octopods at Rest Tend to FLIP OUT!
-
Promotional screenshot of the mission Zip, Splat, and Jump
SplatNet 3 Rewards
-
Future Utopia Island (Portrait)
-
Future Utopia Island (Square)
-
Cozy & Safe Factory (Portrait)
-
Cozy & Safe Factory (Square)
-
Cryogenic Hopetown (Portrait)
-
Cryogenic Hopetown (Square)
-
Landfill Dreamland (Portrait)
-
Landfill Dreamland (Square)
-
Eco-Forest Treehills (Portrait)
-
Eco-Forest Treehills (Square)
-
Happiness Research Lab (Portrait)
-
Happiness Research Lab (Square)
-
Story mode clear (Portrait)
-
Story mode clear (Square)
-
Alterna 100% Exploration (Portrait)
-
Alterna 100% Exploration (Square)
Audio
Unlocked by visiting | Audio |
---|---|
Future Utopia Island | |
Cozy & Safe Factory | |
Cryogenic Hopetown | |
Landfill Dreamland | |
Eco-Forest Treehills | |
Happiness Research Lab | |
Alterna Space Center[Citation needed] |
Trivia
- Throughout Alterna various eerie audio clips of English-speaking voices that seem to be rocket launch announcements can be faintly heard. Totaling at seven clips, these announcements play at random, with each consecutive unlocking of a Site bringing a new clip into the "rotation".
- These clips most likely emanate from the Alterna Space Center, as they are most easily heard when the camera is facing the facility.
- During the infiltration of the Space Center during the finale, Announce 05 and 06 can be heard in the "intermission" segments between stages.
Names in other languages
Translation Notes