#12 awake

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#12 awake
Artist Dedf1sh
Composer Toru Minegishi
Ryo Nagamatsu
Shiho Fuji
Game Splatoon 2 (Octo Expansion only)
Heard in
Splatoon 2
B07 Fly 8-Ball Station
C02 Shrinky Ink Station
C11 Abracadabra Station
D05 All That 8-Ball Station
J06D11 Ink & Watch Station
F02 Slow Ride Station
I02 Dinky Ink Station
Album Octotune
Track list no. 19 (Octotune Disc 1)
Genre Electronic
BPM 118
Key signature C Major
E♭ Major
Length 2:31
Audio file
The correct title of this article is #12 awake. The substitution of the # symbol with the "fullwidth" # symbol is due to technical restrictions.

#12 awake is a song by Dedf1sh.

Description

This song plays in several stages in Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion. It has an ethereal, dreamlike sound to it, making it sound distant. Its heavenly vibe is calmly accentuated be several different beat changes and it loops until silently ending off on a fading note. The calm nature is fitting as it is used in stages which usually require a lot of precision and patience. The song mainly consists of a repeating synthesizer ostinato which repeats throughout most all of the track, changing in pitch a few times, accompanied by some percussion and a bass. It is generally used on slower, more-thought based stations, mostly where Agent 8 has limited ink. It also plays on D05 All That 8-Ball Station (also has limited ink) and B07 Fly 8-Ball Station, which are based around shooting 8-balls to hit targets, while C11 Abracadabra Station and F02 Slow Ride Station which are focused on Agent 8 slowly figuring out the route to the goal.

Remixes and covers

#12.2 awakened

#12.2 awakened
Artist Dedf1sh
Game Splatoon 3 (Side Order only)
Heard in
Splatoon 3
Meeting Acht in the elevator
Jukebox
Genre Electronic
BPM 104
Key signature C♯ Major
E Major
Audio file
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In Side Order, this remix is played when the player meets Acht in the elevator. It features a more echoed sound while keeping the synthesizer melody along with the keeping the bass. Furthermore, it adds new a synth playing a new melody giving more of an alive feeling than the more repeated calm feeling of #12 awake. Similar to #0.1 style, this song is at a slower tempo.

Etymology

Awake could refer to the ethereal tone of this song, as well as when Agent 8 is awoken at the start of the Octo Expansion, and is associated with concentration and thought, suiting the stations the track tends to play in.

#12.2 awakened refers to the song being a remix of #12 awake, and may also reference how Acht has "awakened", having regained their free will in the Memverse. The .2 may also reference it being the second Dedf1sh song in Side Order, after #0.1 style.