Side Order

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Side Order
S3 Side Order Teaser Title.png
Type Single-player campaign[1]
Players 1
Ranked
Weapons
Controllers
Release Date By 31 December 2024
Splatoon 2 - Jelfonzo 2D.png Fuuuuuture!

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Side Order is an upcoming single-player campaign mode that is part of the Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass' Wave 2 of paid downloadable content. It was revealed through a teaser trailer during the February 2023 Nintendo Direct and is scheduled to release before 31 December 2024.[2][1]

Story

The mode takes place in "what has become of" Inkopolis Square, the main hub of Splatoon 2. In the teaser, an Octoling is shown standing in the square.

Characters

Teaser

The teaser trailer for Side Order features a slow pan across a dull, stark white version of Inkopolis Square from Splatoon 2, focusing on an unknown Octoling character. The Octoling wears their hair in the Tentacurl hairstyle, their ink color is a faded brown, and they are dressed in a short-sleeved white jumpsuit with matching white knee-high boots, as well as a thin, translucent brace on their left forearm. Throughout the trailer, various cryptic static images and short clips briefly flicker on-screen; the images primarily depict the Octoling in strange bright white locations, as well as Off the Hook, while the clips seemingly depict biological components such as cells, blood, and organs. The ground appears to be coated in a thick layer of snow or bleached coral and bits of snow/coral-like specks can also be seen floating in the distance. Branches of presumed dead or bleached coral are present throughout the plaza. Deca Tower looks significantly different in its blanched-out state, resembling a normal building with various billboards affixed to it rather than a battle tower. The tower's entrance is entirely different, and the Great Zapfish is absent from its resting spot. A swarm of fish-like objects "swim" around the Octoling towards the end.

A dull, slightly out-of-tune music box melody with steady electronic percussion accompanies the teaser, which slowly grows more intense; towards the end, someone can be heard speaking.

Quotes

“ As for the second wave, we're flummoxed! What is that strange tower? Why has everything turned white and ghostly? What's on that Octoling's mind? We're going to get to the bottom - or maybe the top - of this, so stay tuned for further updates on our research. ”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter[3]
“ A new single-player campaign called Side Order super jumps to the Splatoon 3 game in the second wave of this DLC. See what has become of Inkopolis Square, the central area featured in the Splatoon 2 game! ”
— eShop description

Gallery

Teaser images

Throughout the teaser trailer for the mode, several cryptic static images flash on screen very briefly.

  • A tall room containing an elevator, with blackish colored ink seeping out of a side window

    A tall room containing an elevator, with blackish colored ink seeping out of a side window

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  • Off the Hook smiling. Marina seems to be holding a megaphone

    Off the Hook smiling. Marina seems to be holding a megaphone

  • The Octoling character wielding an unknown weapon that appears similar to a Splattershot in one hand and something that resembles a Fizzy Bomb or an ink tank in the other

    The Octoling character wielding an unknown weapon that appears similar to a Splattershot in one hand and something that resembles a Fizzy Bomb or an ink tank in the other

  • An unknown character, presumably an Inkling, who is obscured in favor of their shadow

    An unknown character, presumably an Inkling, who is obscured in favor of their shadow

  • The Octoling crouching in front of multiple black spikes

    The Octoling crouching in front of multiple black spikes

  • Marina, shown wearing the new outfit she is seen wearing in the Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook album art

    Marina, shown wearing the new outfit she is seen wearing in the Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook album art

  • The Octoling looking into a mirror or a window in an elevator

    The Octoling looking into a mirror or a window in an elevator

  • The Octoling walking away from a strange spherical object

    The Octoling walking away from a strange spherical object

  • The Octoling before an old-fashioned elevator, which has blackish ink seeping out from under the door

    The Octoling before an old-fashioned elevator, which has blackish ink seeping out from under the door

  • Pearl, who is wearing her Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook outfit. She is looking down and appears to be in Inkopolis Square

    Pearl, who is wearing her Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook outfit. She is looking down and appears to be in Inkopolis Square

  • An x-ray of a creature with a bright red eye

    An x-ray of a creature with a bright red eye

  • The Octoling standing in an open space with ramps, steps, and pillars. There are puddles of black and red ink on the ground, the steps, and one of the ramps, along with various corals scattered around the space.

    The Octoling standing in an open space with ramps, steps, and pillars. There are puddles of black and red ink on the ground, the steps, and one of the ramps, along with various corals scattered around the space.

  • The Octoling inside a room that resembles an elevator

    The Octoling inside a room that resembles an elevator

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  • The Octoling on the ground, clutching their head

    The Octoling on the ground, clutching their head

  • Three different Octolings standing in line. The pattern behind them resembles a circuit board

    Three different Octolings standing in line. The pattern behind them resembles a circuit board

  • The Octoling sitting on the ground, looking up

    The Octoling sitting on the ground, looking up

Teaser clips

Trivia

  • Side Order marks the second DLC to feature a central Octoling character separate from the player character and Off the Hook as supporting characters, the first of which was Octo Expansion.

Etymology

A side order is another term for a side dish, a food item meant to accompany a larger main item as part of a meal. The title is also a pun of it being a side story about Team Order, which lost the Final Fest in Splatoon 2 and was supported by Marina.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese サイド・オーダー
Saido ōdā		 Side Order
Netherlands Dutch De Toren der Orde The Tower of Order
Canada and France French Tour de l'Ordre Order Tower
Germany German Ruf zur Ordnung Call to Order
Italy Italian Torre dell'Ordine Tower of the Order
Russia Russian Порядочная порция
Poryadochnaya Portsiya		 Decent Serving[note 1]
Spain Spanish La cara del orden The Face of Order
China Chinese 秩序篇
Zhìxù Piān		 Episode Order
South Korea Korean 사이드 오더
Saideu odeo		 Side Order

Translation notes

  1. ↑ A wordplay on "order" and "decent" having the same root in Russian

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nintendo Splatoon™ 3 Expansion Pass for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
  2. ↑ Nintendo Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass – Side Order/Splatoon 3/Nintendo Switch/Nintendo AU
  3. ↑ Twitter @SplatoonNA on Twitter


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