Absorbency and You

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Return of the Mammalians missions

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Absorbency and You
Reach the goal using sponges.

Site

Cozy & Safe Factory

Fee

No Fee

Lives

3

Weapons

Try this!

First-time
Clear Rewards

1100

1200

Subsequent
Clear Rewards

400

500

Music

Nine Out of Tension

“	In this mission, you will soak up knowledge and expand your skills by using sponges to reach the goal.	”
— O.R.C.A. describing the level

Absorbency and You is the 17th level in Splatoon 3's story mode, Return of the Mammalians.

Description

To reach the goal the player must make use of sponges while avoiding Blobby Octotroopers along their path.

Access

The level is just a short walk away from the previous level.

Walkthrough

Note: Due to the level having no fee, you may retry from checkpoints as many times as you want, even if you lose all your lives.

Landing

The level starts with a walk to a launchpad. The player has to walk and splat a sponge to go to the platform above. They then dodge a few Blobby Octotroopers, and use the sponges and pillars as a barrier. The player climbs the sponge on the left and gets armor and a canned Tenta Missiles special. They can use it now to defeat the Blobby Octotroopers, or use it for later. The player climbs the sponge on the right and finds more Blobby Octotroopers, then climbs and goes around the giant un-inkable pillar and finds more crates and Blobby Octotroopers. They go to the top and find crates and a sponge with a Blobby Octotrooper hiding on the top. Once they defeat it, they go to the next checkpoint.

Checkpoint 1

The player climbs sponges and finds a lot of Blobby Octotroopers. The player can use the Tenta Missiles that they saved or go all out and defeat them one by one, with a few crates behind them. The player finds more armor, and destroys more crates and Blobby Octotroopers, finding a sponge that will get them above, finding another Blobby Octotrooper, then filling a few more sponges, finding another Blobby Octotrooper, and finding a crate that's unreachable. After that, the player gets armor and moves on to the next checkpoint.

Checkpoint 2

The player walks and gets to the sponges, finding 3 Blobby Octotroopers close together, having to dodge them, and more of them come. The player finds a canned Trizooka special that will help them defeat the Blobby Octotroopers in front of them. Using the sponges as shields, the player succeeds and finds a sponge that will lead them to the goal.

Enemies and mechanics

Previously introduced

Gallery

The weapon selection screen.
The first checkpoint.
The second and final checkpoint.

Quotes

Agent 1's Quotes

Agent 1

YES! You got Tenta Missiles! Just press to prime 'em, then let loose with . Ka-BLAMMO!

Agent 1

Alright—there are a lotta Octarians in the way, but it's basically a straight shot to the goal from here.

Agent 2's Quotes

Agent 2

OK…you can work with these sponges. Fill 'em with your ink, and use them to your advantage!

Agent 2

Could you make a sponge into a wall? It's worth a try!

Agent 2

Oh, a Trizooka. That should help with some of those enemies who are annoyingly far away.

Names in other languages

Translation needed

Add Chinese (Traditional) translations. ^edit

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ふくらむ、夢のつぼみ。街の温もりに包まれて Fukuramu, yume no tsubomi. Machi no nukumori ni tsutsumarete	Buds of dream grows, surrounded by the warmth of the town.
Dutch	Sponzenloop Bereik het doel met behulp van sponzen!	Sponge run Reach the goal with the aid of sponges!
French	Opération absorption Atteins l'arrivée en te servant des éponges.	Operation absorption Reach the goal by using the sponges.
German	Schwammig und schwindlig! Erreiche das Ziel mithilfe der Schwämme.	Spongy and dizzy! Reach the Goal with the aid of sponges.
Italian	Studio sull'assorbenza Raggiungi il traguardo con le spugne.	Absorbency study Reach the goal with sponges.
Russian	Впитывать как губка Доберитесь до цели с помощью губок. Vpityvat' kak gubka Doberites' do tseli s pomoshch'yu gubok.	Absorb like a sponge Reach the goal with Sponges.
Spanish	Absorciones en observación Alcanza la meta usando las esponjas	Absortions in observation Reach the goal using the sponges
Chinese (Simplified)	含苞待放的梦想花蕾，被城镇的暖意所包围。利用海绵抵达终点。 Hánbāodàifàng de mèngxiǎng huālěi, Bèi chéngzhèn de nuǎnyì suǒ bāowéi. Lìyòng hǎimián dǐdá zhōngdiǎn.	Budding flower of dream, surrounded by the warmth of the town. Use sponges to reach the goal.
Chinese (Traditional)	綻放夢想的花蕾，被城鎮的溫暖包覆利用海綿抵達終點
Korean	거리의 온기에 감싸여 부푸는 꿈 망울. 스펀지를 사용하여 골인하세요! geori-ui ongi-e gamssayeo bupuneun ggum mangul. seupeonjireul sayonghayeo gorinhaseyo!	Dream buds swelling, wrapped in the warmth of the street. Use a sponge to finish!