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Not This Thang Again?!
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Defeat the boss!
Number 33
Area 4
Music Ink Me Up, Nasty Majesty, Till Depth Do Us Part

Not This Thang Again?! is a fictional mission in Splatoon 3's story mode Return of the Mammalians and was created by YOLO2020.

Location

This mission cannot be accessed physically in-game because it is a fictional mission. If real, it would be accessed by walking up the stairs that are located next the entrance of The Crater, which is located in Splatsville. Taking these stairs would reveal a Launchpad that would take you back to Octo Valley. The Kettle would be located right above the Octosniper Ramparts mission in Area 4.

Boss Appearance

Ashley

Ashley is the main boss of this mission, where she is partially sanitized. She retains her hairstyle and eyebrow features, but wears the Ink-Tinted Goggles, White Inky Rider, and Punk Whites. Her legwear changes to the "colored patterned leggings", her ink color becomes   turquoise, and her eye color changes to the Cyan + Orange Ring option. She also has a piece of the sludge that Commander Tartar created in her goggles. Her weapon is the E-liter 4K Scope. She is guarded by three of the five Great Octoweapons.

Great Octoweapons

The Great Octoweapons that guard Ashley are the Octonozzle, the Octowhirl, and the Octomaw. They act as secondary bosses that must be defeated in order to splat Ashley. The Octonozzle has a different appearance. The seaweed around it is the same color, but its eyes have changed to match a Sanitized Octarian's eyes. Its shoes have changed from being purple to white. The Octowhirl has a slight change in appearance, that being every part of its body that was originally magenta is now turquoise. The Octomaw also has a slight change in appearance, that being its eye color changing from magenta to turquoise.

Gameplay

The three idol groups and playable agents fight during the three phases. The layout looks like this:

Walkthrough

The boss fight takes place in an circular arena similar to the other boss fights in previous games. Directly to the right behind the Spawn point is a speaker that plays the disturbing boss screams found in Octo Valley and Octo Canyon. Despite the kettle being located in Octo Valley, the mission takes place in Splatsville because it is only accessible through Splatoon 3.

Phase 1

During phase 1, Ashley will be standing on top of a Sanitized Octonozzle. During the fight with the Octonozzle, Ashley will be attempting to splat you with her E-liter, and you'll have to restart at the checkpoint if you get splatted. The Octonozzle can be defeated in the same way in Octo Valley. The Octonozzle will have all its layers extended, so to defeat it, you have to shoot all of the tentacles from all three layers. Once all tentacles have been destroyed, the Octonozzle will explode, making Ashley fall, allowing you to splat her.

Phase 2

During phase 2, Ashley will be standing on top of a Sanitized Octowhirl. During the fight with the Octowhirl, Ashley will be attempting to splat you with her E-liter, but after being knocked off, she will place three Ink Mines as another defense. Like the Octonozzle, the Octowhirl can be defeated in the same way in Octo Valley. To defeat the Octowhirl, you have to get it completely submerged in your ink, which will make Ashley fall and reveal the tentacle. You then shoot the tentacle to destroy the Octowhirl, allowing you to splat Ashley.

Phase 3

During phase 3, Ashley will be standing on top of a Sanitized Octomaw. During the fight with the Octomaw, Ashley will be attempting to splat you with her E-liter, but after being knocked off, she will place a Wave Breaker as another defense. Like the Octonozzle and the Octowhirl, the Octomaw can be defeated in the same way in Octo Valley. The Octomaw will already have its gold teeth, so to defeat it, you need to knock down most of its teeth and throw either a Splat Bomb or Burst Bomb in its mouth. This will cause the Octomaw to swallow the bomb and explode, making Ashley fall and allowing you to splat her.

Enemies and Mechanics

First Introduced

Previously Introduced

Quotes

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Ashley's Quotes

I'm no longer the Ashley you once knew...
...for I've been sanitized by Commander Tartar.
You can never defeat me...arise, my Dreaded Octonozzle!
Y'all ready for this!
Ugh...time to turn up the sea bass...spin, my Rampaging Octowhirl!
Turning up the spicy wasabi beat!
Oof...now serving the main entree...swim, my Ravenous Octomaw!
Imma dubstomp you into oblivion!
Ow...my head...

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Callie's Quotes

Ashley...is that you?
The Squid Sisters are here to save you!
You got it...hey Octonozzle, over here!
Way to go, Agent 3!

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Marie's Quotes

Looks like she's been sanitized...
Commander Tartar, you're going back to the prehistoric age.
Callie, go distract the Octonozzle with your Hero Roller while I shoot the tentacles with my Hero Charger.
That's the last one...
You mean Captain?

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Pearl's Quotes

That crazy telephone's at it again?!
Ready for my Princess Cannon...BOOYAH!
Agent 4, where'd you come from?
It's gone?! How?!

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Marina's Quotes

COMMANDER TARTAR?!
We'll save you, Ash!
That didn't do anything...time for my Hyperbombs!
Good job, Agent 4!
Well, what matters is that Ash is ok.

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Shiver's Quotes

Telephone! The same telephone that we have heard stories of it sanitizing Octarians?
Time for another lesson from Master Mega.
Awesome, Agent 8.
Well said, Marina.

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Frye's Quotes

You're going DOWN, TELEPHONE!
Go, my precious eels!
Octomaw...more like Octagon!
Wait...where'd that slimy telephone go?

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Big Man's Quotes

Ay! (What they said!)
Aay! (I'll be the hype manta!)
Ay! (You rock!)
Ay! (Agreed!)

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Commander Tartar's Quotes

I will find a way to destroy this planet, and begin again...

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Mr. Grizz's Quotes

I can show you the way...if you want to team up?

Gallery

Trivia

  • The mission name is a reference to the four thangs and Commander Tartar.
  • There are multiple reference to the number "three" in this boss fight:
    • The mission number is 33.
    • There are three phases.
    • The three idol groups from each of the three Splatoon games appear: Squid Sisters from Splatoon, Off the Hook from Splatoon 2, and Deep Cut from Splatoon 3.
    • The three playable agents also appear: Agent 3, Agent 4, and Agent 8.
    • There are three Great Octoweapons that guard Ashley: the Octonozzle, the Octowhirl, and the Octomaw.
    • In each of the three phases, three different songs can be heard.
  • Marie uses her Hero Charger to knock off Ashley's sanitized goggles in a similar way she knocked DJ Octavio's hypnoshades off of Callie in Bomb Rush Blush (mission).
    • Ashley doesn't lose consciousness after this, though it is unknown why that is.
  • There is no alternate dialog for repeating the mission, as it cannot be repeated.
  • Marina is the first character to refer Ashley by her nickname since Ashley left Inkopolis.
  • The location of the kettle being in Octo Valley is referencing how Ashley was originally born in Inkopolis Plaza.
  • After everyone has left, there is a very short conversation between Commander Tartar and Mr. Grizz.
  • Ashley's dialogue references DJ Octavio's dialogue in Enter the Octobot King! and she calls the Great Octoweapons by their mission titles: The Dreaded Octonozzle!, The Rampaging Octowhirl!, and The Ravenous Octomaw!.
  • Frye makes a pun when she says "Octomaw...more like Octagon!" An octagon is an eight sided shape.
  • Ashley's dialogue icon is likely a placeholder icon, as the developers didn't have time to make a custom icon.

Etymology

"Thang" is a slang term meaning "thing".

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese またこれじゃないの!?
Mata kore janai no!?
Not this thing again?!
SpainMexico Spanish no esta cosa de nuevo?! Not this thing again?!