Ocho OctoPhones
The Ocho OctoPhones is headgear in Splatoon 3.
It is a 1-star item produced by Forge and comes with the primary ability Opening Gambit.
It can be purchased from Naut Couture for 
3,000 or from SplatNet 3 Shop for 6,000.
Appearance
The Ocho Octophones are a pair of red headphones with a structure resembling the number 8 connecting their housing to the headband. The housing feautures a printed Forge logo. The hinges and ear cups are gold, while cushions and drivers are black.
Splatoon 3
Abilities
The Ocho OctoPhones come with Opening Gambit as the primary ability when purchased from shop or ordered from Murch, which, being exclusive to the main slot of Headgear, prevents the wearer from also having Comeback, Last-Ditch Effort, or Tenacity. When purchased from SplatNet 3, they come with any other primary ability normally available to Headgear. As a 1-star item, the Ocho OctoPhones come with two additional slots for secondary abilities. The star level may be increased with Super Sea Snails for 1 (first), 1 (second), 5 (third), 10 (fourth), or 20 (fifth) Super Sea Snails per star, or by purchasing additional copies of them from Naut Couture for 10,000 (first), 30,000 (second), 50,000 (third), 100,000 (fourth), or 200,000 (fifth) Cash per star. Increasing the star level to 2 stars will add another secondary ability slot for a total of three slots. Increasing the star level beyond 2 stars will increase the gear experience gained by a cumulative 3.333…% up to 10% additional experience at 5-star level. Since they are made by the Forge brand, they have a higher chance of rolling Special Power Up and a lower chance of rolling Ink Saver (Sub) to fill their secondary ability slot.
Gallery
Worn by the Octoling
The same Octoling, from the side.
Worn by the Octoling on the left
Worn by the Octoling with the .96 Gal
Worn by the Inkling on the right.
Front view.
Back view.
Trivia
- This piece of gear was available in the Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere.
- Both the name and color of the Ocho Octophones may be referencing Splatoon 2's Studio Octophones, a gift for purchasing the Octo Expansion.
- They are worn by the primary Octoling on the game's cover, along with the .96 Gal, Seahorse Shoreliner and U Jellys.
- These headphones are almost identical to the Ocho OctoPhones Blancos except for their color and default ability.
Etymology
Ocho is Spanish for the number eight, referencing the figure-8 shape on both sides of the headphones.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
ミミタコ8 Mimi Tako Hachi[note 1] |
Ears Octopus 8 |
 Dutch |
Octo-koptelefoon 8X | Octo headphones 8X |
 French |
Casque écho Octa | Octo echo headphones |
 German |
8X-Kopfhörer | 8X Headphones |
 Italian |
Octocuffie rosse | Red octophones |
 Russian |
Красные осьмофоны Krasnye os'mofony |
Red octophones |
 Spanish (NOA) |
Audífonos octoestéreo | Octa-stereo headphones |
 Spanish (NOE) |
Auriculares octoestéreo | Octa-stereo headphones |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
耳朵章鱼8 ěrduǒ zhāngyú 8 (Mandarin) |
Ear Octopus 8 |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
耳朵章魚8 ěrduǒ zhāngyú 8 (Mandarin) |
Ear Octopus 8 |
 Korean |
귀 딱지 8 gwi ttagji 8 |
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Translation notes
- ↑ Mimi tako is short for 耳にたこができる mimi ni tako ga dekiru (literally "callus in one's ears", a pun on たこ tako meaning both "octopus" and "callus"), a Japanese idiom which means the speaker no longer wants to hear something.
