Protect the zone!

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Protect the zone! or Protect the zones! is one of the five main objectives in Splatoon 3: Side Order, alongside Destroy the portal!, Defeat the fleeing foe!, Sink the ∞-ball! and Escort the turbine tower!

Description

Similar to the Anarchy Battle mode Splat Zones, Agent 8 has to cover one or two zones on the floor to start a timer to count down. Jelletons will spawn regularly from indestructible portals. While most Jelletons target Agent 8 directly, Drizzling Capricciosos fly toward the zone to cover it in their ink, stopping the timer and slowly reverting Agent 8's progress if they capture the zone. Agent 8 must fend off the Jelletons while keeping the captured zones under their control. Depending on the Floor, there can be up to three checkpoints, which prevent the timer from increasing past that point from the Jelleton's ink covering the zones. Reaching a checkpoint also triggers portals to spawn Jelletons outside their regular spawning routine. Getting the timer to 0 ticks results in the objective being cleared.

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	エリアを守れ！ Eria o mamore!	Protect the area!
Dutch	Bescherm de zone! Bescherm de zones!	Protect the zone! Protect the zones!
French (NOA)	Protège la zone! Protège les zones!	Protect the zone! Protect the zones!
French (NOE)	Protège la zone ! Protège les zones !	Protect the zone ! Protect the zones !
German	Beschütze die Zone! Beschütze die Zonen!	Protect the zone! Protect the zones!
Italian	Conquista la zona! Conquista le zone!	Conquer the zone! Conquer the zones!
Russian	Защищай зону! Zashchishchay zonu! Защищай зоны! Zashchishchay zony!	Protect the zone! Protect the zones!
Spanish (NOA)	¡Controla la zona! ¡Controla las zonas!	Control the zone! Control the zones!
Spanish (NOE)	¡Domina la zona! ¡Domina las zonas!	Dominate the zone! Dominate the zones!
Chinese (Simplified)	保护区域！ Bǎohù qūyù!	Protect the area!
Chinese (Traditional)	保衛區域！ Bǎowèi qūyù! (Mandarin) bou2 wai6 keoi1 wik6 (Cantonese)	Defend the area!
Korean	에어리어를 지키자!
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