The Kettle for this mission is on a tower in the back left corner of Suction-Cup Lookout. to get to it, pop the Balloon Fish on the back left tower, then find, ink, and swim up a Sponge Block. Use the dash pad, and swim up the ink from popping the balloon fish, and you will land on top of the tower, where you will find the kettle.
Walkthrough
Octoling Strike Stats
Area
Enemies
Mini Zapfishes
Armor
Special Weapon
Sunken Scroll
Sardinium
Bottom right quadrant (Player Spawn)
2x Octolings
2x Mini Zapfishes
2x Armor
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bottom left quadrant
2x Octolings
2x Mini Zapfishes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Central area
1x Octoling, 2x Splash Walls
N/A
1x Armor
N/A
N/A
N/A
Top right quadrant
2x Octolings, 1x Splash Wall
2x Mini Zapfishes
N/A
1x Bomb Launcher
Yes
N/A
Top left quadrant (Enemy Spawn)
1x Octoling, 1x Elite Octoling
2x Mini Zapfishes
1x Armor
1x Bomb Launcher
N/A
Yes
The Mini Zapfish are ordered here in terms of accessibility from the spawn and from other Mini Zapfishes.
Mini Zapfish 1
Guarded by an Octoling right in front of the player's spawn, below the tree.
Mini Zapfish 2
Turn left at the tree near the player's spawn, and defeat the two Octolings in the way. The Mini Zapfish is guarded by the second Octoling, with the bridge and splash walls near it.
Mini Zapfish 3
Turn left at the armor near spawn and break the crates to find an Octoling guarding the Mini Zapfish. Alternatively take a left turn at Mini Zapfish 2 or take a left turn at the wall behind Mini Zapfish 2 and use the sponge to reach Mini Zapfish 3.
Mini Zapfish 4
From Mini Zapfish 2, go straight and drop off the ledge to reach Mini Zapfish 4. An Octoling will superjump nearby the player while they approach the Mini Zapfish.
Mini Zapfish 5
From Mini Zapfish 1, drop off the ledge and go straight to reach Mini Zapfish 5. Alternatively take the elevated path on the right side of the map or drop off the bridge on the right side in the middle of the map.
Mini Zapfish 6
From Mini Zapfish 5, ink and climb up the sponge ahead to find Mini Zapfish 6, an Octoling guarding it, and a crate containing a canned Splat Bomb Rush.
Mini Zapfish 7
From the bridge, to the right is an elevated block with a ramp leading up to it to it's left. Sitting on top is the Mini Zapfish and an Octoling guarding it.
Mini Zapfish 8
The Mini Zapfish is located right in front of the enemy spawn, on the platform behind and above the tree. An Octoling sits near the tree, and an Elite Octoling waits at the spawn, both will approach you when you get close. Players may take the vertical dash panel next to the ramp of Mini Zapfish 7, along the path on the left side of the map from Mini Zapfish 2, or bust through the crates near Mini Zapfish 6.
Collectibles
Sunken Scroll
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Location: The alley leading up to the Octoling spawn point, located to the left side of the map (from the starting point's perspective), has a raised platform close to the tree where the Sunken Scroll in a crate is hidden under enemy ink with a Splash Wall in front of it.
Scroll location
Sardinium
Location: The Sardinium can be found in a crate hidden under enemy ink by the Octoling spawn point on the lower area that has bike leaning up some windows. Ink the corner to reaveal the crate.
Sardinium location
Armor
Octoling Strike has 4 pieces of armor to collect.
Armor 1 Location: A piece of armor can be found in front of and to the left from the starting point.
Armor 2 Location: A piece of armor sits by the light pole close to the bridge from spawn point's side of the map.
Armor 3 Location: Close to the Octoling spawn point by the tree there is an orange crate that contains the armor.
Armor 4 Location: Directly under the bridge at the center of the map a crate containing the armor can be found hidden under enemy ink.
Special Weapon
Bomb Launcher 1 Location: If the player goes to the upper area by the sponge on the enemy spawn point's side of the map, there's a crate containing a canned Bomb Launcher.
Bomb Launcher 2 Location: The alley leading up to the Octoling spawn point, located to the left side of the map (from the starting point's perspective), has a raised area with some railing and a crate containing a canned Bomb Launcher.
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