Fuzzy Ooze
Fuzzy Ooze is a mysterious substance found in the Crater and Alterna. A Fuzzball may be attached to each splotch of Fuzzy Ooze.
Description
Fuzzy Ooze pulsates like a life-form, but is not a living creature. It is covered with a brown furry substance, which may have a connection with the hairy Octarians. There are Fuzzballs on Fuzzy Ooze splotches, which can be cleaned and eaten by Smallfry. According to Alterna Log.exe, it was created by Mr. Grizz with liquid crystals found in the remains of Alterna, Golden Eggs, and his own fur.
If an Inkling or Octoling comes into contact with Fuzzy Ooze, some manner of brown hairy fur-like substance grows all over their body, and they lose their sense of self. In this state, they are unable to do much but hopelessly roll around and respawn after a few seconds. However, Salmonids like Smallfry are unaffected by Fuzzy Ooze, and can clean it up by eating it. The player needs to grab Smallfry and throw it at a Fuzzball, at the cost of Power Eggs on the overworld, or Golden Eggs during the Rocket 
1 The Ursine Anomaly - #03. This cleans up the Fuzzy Ooze.
Appearances
Cleanable Fuzzy Ooze with Fuzzballs appears in:
- The Crater
- Future Utopia Island
- Cozy & Safe Factory
- Cryogenic Hopetown
- Landfill Dreamland
- Eco-Forest Treehills
- Happiness Research Lab
- Rocket
1 The Ursine Anomaly - #03
Fuzzy Ooze as static environmental hazard appears in:
- The Crater
- Alterna Space Center, in the area after Rocket 03 Alterna Space Center Lift
- Rocket 04 The Spirit Lifter: Steerage
- Rocket 05 The Spirit Lifter: First Class
- Rocket 1 The Ursine Anomaly - #03
Fuzzballs and fake Fuzzballs appears in Rocket 2 Return of the Mammalians as a unique boss mechanic.
Gallery
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Agent 3 comes into contact with Fuzzy Ooze.
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Agent 3 becomes a roll of fur.
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The player aiming Smallfry at a Fuzzball to clean up Fuzzy Ooze.
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Fuzzy Ooze covering Splatsville
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The Earth being covered in Fuzzy Ooze
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Fuzzball icon
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Smallfry consuming the Fuzzy Ooze. (link to file)
Trivia
- The Fuzzy Ooze and sanitized ooze from the Octo Expansion share a few similarities:
- Both of them were created by the respective campaigns' main antagonists — Mr. Grizz created the Fuzzy Ooze and Commander Tartar compounded a primordial ooze that would be used for sanitization.
- Additionally, both of these substances have infected the Octarians. Respectively, the Sanitized Octarians serve as enemies in the Octo Expansion, while the Fuzzy Octarians appear in the Crater and Alterna.
- The antagonists have also used these substances to attempt to destroy the world in the finale of the single-player campaigns. This is further reinforced in their bad endings:
- During the Turf War mission, the NILS Statue's superweapon is used to destroy Inkopolis.
- During Return of the Mammalians, when Mr. Grizz pilots The Spirit Lifter towards Earth in an effort to cover the planet with Fuzzy Ooze.
- Both of them were created by the respective campaigns' main antagonists — Mr. Grizz created the Fuzzy Ooze and Commander Tartar compounded a primordial ooze that would be used for sanitization.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
ケバインク Keba-Inku |
Fuzzy Ink |
 Dutch |
Vloeivacht | Flow fur |
 French |
Bouillie hirsute | Shaggy mush |
 German |
Flauschplasma | Fluffy plasma |
 Italian |
Melma pelosa | Fuzzy slime |
 Russian |
Шерстудень Sherstuden' |
Fur jell |
 Spanish |
Plasma pelificador | Hairifying plasma |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
绒毛墨汁 Róngmáo mòzhī |
Fuzzy Ink |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
絨毛墨汁 Róngmáo mòzhī (Mandarin) jung4 mou4 mak6 zap1 (Cantonese) |
Fuzzy Ink |
 Korean |
털나잉크 teolnaingkeu |
Hairy ink |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese |
ケバインクのコア Keba-inku no Koa |
Core of Fuzzy Ink |
| 毛玉 Kedama |
Hairball | |
| Dutch |
Haarbal | Hairball |
| French |
Boule de poils | Hairball |
| German |
Flauschknäuel | Fluffball |
| Italian |
Palla di pelo | Hairball |
| Russian |
Пушар Pushar |
Fluffball |
| Spanish |
Bola de pelo | Hairball |
| Chinese (Simplified) |
绒毛墨汁的核心 Róngmáo mòzhī de héxīn |
Core of Fuzzy Ink |
| 毛球 Máo qiú |
Hairball | |
| Chinese (Traditional) |
絨毛墨汁的核心 Róngmáo mòzhī de héxīn (Mandarin) jung4 mou4 mak6 zap1 dik1 hat6 sam1 (Cantonese) |
Core of Fuzzy Ink |
| 毛球 Máo qiú (Mandarin) mou4 kau4 (Cantonese) |
Hairball | |
| Korean |
털 뭉치 teol mungchi |
hairball |
Mechanics
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