Octowasher
Octowashers are obstacles found in the Octo Expansion and Return of the Mammalians. They are Octarian machines, composed of two circular fans placed horizontally one over the other, with a spinning torrent of ink between them. The top fan has two lamps that resemble eyes, similarly to Flooders. Stationary Octowashers dimly flash orange while moving ones flash yellow. Octowashers are completely indestructible.
Octowashers are usually found on or near ride rails and most of them are stationary, though a few move along rails towards the player. Touching them immediately breaks the player's armor or splats them if they have no armor, and also knocks them off any ride rails they were on (usually causing a splat from the resulting fall).
Appearances
Octo Expansion
- B06 Notorious Station
- D06C01 Radical Rails Station
- D07 Targetbuster Station
- F03 Pop Star Station
- F05 Popalicious Station
- H04 Shooter McStation
- I05B08 Righteous Rails Station
- I09B02 Poppin' Fresh Station
- J06D11 Ink & Watch Station
- Escape 03 Belly Phase
- Escape 06 Peristalsis Phase
Return of the Mammalians
- 0204 Splitting Crosshairs
- 0304 Try Curling! Alterna's 11th Most Popular Athleisure Activity!
- 0605 The Enemy Ink Is Lava!
Gallery
Two stationary Octowashers.
Another stationary Octowasher on a rail.
An Octowasher in Return of the Mammalians
An Octowasher with a target crate on top of it.
Etymology
"Octowasher" is derived from 'octopus' and 'washer'.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
タコウォッシャー Takowosshā |
Octopus washer |
 Dutch |
Octoboener | Octo scrubber |
 French |
Tentabrosse | From "tentacule", tentacle and "brosse", brush |
 German |
Oktoschrubber | Octoscrubber |
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