Spinal Phase

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Spinal Phase
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Spinal Phase is the seventh stage in Octo Expansion's finale.

Gameplay

Agent 8 must defeat a brainwashed Agent 3 in a boss battle.

Agent 3 is armed with their Hero Shot, Splat Bombs, and has a large arsenal of special weapons at their disposal. They always enter the arena by a Super Jump and activate a Splashdown upon landing, with the exception of the Baller phase. Additionally, Agent 3 can dodge roll at any time as if they were using dualies or Drop Roller. Agent 3 uses the Hero Shot and Splat Bombs in all phases of the fight but uses a single type of special exclusively in each phase. It should also be noted that, like the player, Agent 3 is able to heal themselves over time, accelerated if they swim through their own ink.

If the player gets repeatedly splatted, they have the option to skip this phase, with each splat contributing to 20% Skip Charge, where the following dialogue is displayed:

"After a fiercely fought yet bittersweet battle with the renowned Agent 3, Agent 8 emerged victorious..."

Phase 1

Agent 3 lands onto the stage with a Splashdown. After that, they fight normally. Agent 3 does have access to Curling-Bomb Launcher during this phase whenever their special is charged.

Phase 2

After taking sufficient damage, Agent 3 Super Jumps back to the spawn point on the UFO flying over the arena. Agent 3 then Super Jumps into the stage and immediately activates the Baller, trying to corner the player before setting it off. The Baller can be destroyed with sustained fire; however, both layers of the Baller have much higher health than usual. The rest of the battle continues normally, though Agent 3 can activate another Baller once their special is once again charged.

Phase 3

Super Jumping back onto the UFO, Agent 3 remains on top of it, firing off the Sting Ray in between volleys of Hero Shot fire and Splat Bombs. The UFO is difficult to reach with the Octo Shot's fire, though it can be reached while standing on one of the platforms and it is low enough to throw a Splat Bomb on top of it.

Phase 4

Agent 3 starts the final phase by using the Splashdown three times in a row. There is a period of rest between each Splashdown where Agent 3 is vulnerable; if enough damage is dealt to Agent 3, they dodge roll out and continue into their next Splashdown. Agent 3 can perform their successive Splashdowns again once their special is charged.

Quotes

English

Cap'n Cuttlefish's Quotes

“ GYAAAH! Agent 8? Help meeee! Agent 3's mind was hijacked by that crazy phone! ”
“ Agent 8! Get 'em before they get you! Take down Agent 3, and get rid of that weird glowing goo on their head! ”
“ Don't let the bombs deter you! Atttaaack! ”
“ Shoot shoot shooooot! ”
“ Agent 8! Give it everything you've got! ”
“ Agent 8! Don't mind me - just take out Agent 3! ”
“ Take cover and catch your breath! ”
“ It's not over yet! ”
“ Well done, Agent 8! ”
“ Untie me at once! ”

Marina's Quotes

“ That's the central elevator. The battery is in there! ”
“ Cap'n Cuttlefish's and Agent 3's signals are close! ”
“ I sure hope the captain and Agent 3 are OK... ”
“ The heli? You think we need it?! ”
“ Good point. ”
“ Huh? The elevator... ”
“ That's Agent 3! But... ”
“ You've got this, Agent 8! ”
“ It looks like Agent 3 removed the limiter... ”
“ Curling-Bomb Launcher! ”
“ Agent 8! Use bombs! ”
“ Wait for the moment between Splashdowns! ”
“ The goo is gone, so it's probably fine... ”

Pearl's Quotes

“ You can make it to the surface with this! ”
“ Maybe they already made it to the surface? ”
“ Eight! We'll come get you in the chopper, so just wait up there with Cap, OK? ”
“ There are only so many chances to use it. We can't let it go to waste! ”
“ Thanks! ”
“ It stopped! Who's up there? ”
“ Inkoming! ”
“ Eiiiight! Attack! ”
“ Are you serious? This is way too many specials! ”
“ Keep it under fire! ”
“ Dodge! ”
“ Did we do it?! ”
“ They're gonna use multiple Splashdowns in a row! ”
“ It looks like Agent 3 is out cold... again. Will they attack you if they wake up? ”

Gallery

  • Agent 3 from behind.

    Agent 3 from behind.

  • Agent 3 revealed to be brainwashed.

    Agent 3 revealed to be brainwashed.

  • Agent 3 jumping down to fight Agent 8.

    Agent 3 jumping down to fight Agent 8.

  • The display for defeating Agent 3.

    The display for defeating Agent 3.

  • Agent 3 lying unconscious and freed from the brainwashing.

    Agent 3 lying unconscious and freed from the brainwashing.

Trivia

  • The icons for splatting a player used in multiplayer matches are displayed when Agent 3 is defeated.
  • Agent 3's idle animation differs from the player animation, where they hold their Hero Shot with one hand while their left hand has the fingers curled up except for the index finger and thumb, which are still curved. Concept art illustrates this animation more clearly.[1]
  • The developers revealed that if Agent 8 gets splatted during this phase, they will actually die, because they are not connected to a respawn platform. This means the game goes back in time every time the player gets splatted during the escapes.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese セキツイ中央孔
Sekitsui chūōkō		 Spinal central hole
Netherlands Dutch Tussen neus en lippen door
Bereik het oppervlak!		 In between nose and lips[note 1]
Reach the surface!
CanadaFrance French Centre névralgique Nerve center
Germany German Zur Oberstube
Entkomme an die Oberfläche!		 To the upper room
Escape to the surface!
Italy Italian Torre Terrore Terror Tower
Russia Russian Пищеводный подъемник
Pishchevodnyy pod"yemnik		 Esophageal elevator
SpainMexico Spanish Centro Neurálgico
Escapa a la superficie.		 Nerve Center
Escape to the surface.

Translation notes

  1. ↑ Comes from "tussen neus en lippen", a Dutch saying which means along the lines of: "in passing, by the way, casually".
Octo Expansion stations
Line A

00. Central Station • 01. Gnarly Rails Station • 02. Far-Out Station • 03. Wassup 8-Ball Station • 04. Roll Out Station • 05. Fake Plastic Station • 06. Bounce with Me Station • 07. Maverick Station • 08. Bumpin' 8-Ball Station

Line B

01. Wassup 8-Ball Station • 02. Poppin' Fresh Station • 03. Spin Docto Station • 04. Rad Ride Station • 05. Wack 8-Ball Station • 06. Notorious Station • 07. Fly 8-Ball Station • 08. Righteous Rails Station • 09. Grab & Go Station • 10. Ink 'n' Slide Station • 11. Tubular 8-Ball Station • 12. Brute Rollup Station • 13. Phat Splatz Station • 14. Breakdance Station • 15. Ink from Above Station • 16. Pop Rock Station

Line C

01. Radical Rails Station • 02. Shrinky Ink Station • 03. Bumpin' 8-Ball Station • 04. Move It Move It Station • 05. Stamped-Up Station • 06. Bust 'n' Move Station • 07. Totally 8-Ball Station • 08. Right Round Station • 09. Bodacious 8-Ball Station • 10. McFly Station • 11. Abracadabra Station • 12. Matchmaker Station • 13. Smash & Dash Station • 14. Stick 'n' Move Station

Line D

01. Ink from Above Station • 02. One-Shot Station • 03. Slap Bracelet Station • 04. Mad Props Station • 05. All That 8-Ball Station • 06. Radical Rails Station • 07. Targetbuster Station • 08. Girl Power Station • 09. Goose Station • 10. Labyrinth Station • 11. Ink & Watch Station

Line E

01. No Whammy Station • 02. Bust & Run Station • 03. Don't Ralph Station • 04. Heinous 8-Ball Station • 05. Hypercolor Station • 06. Swass 8-Ball Station • 07. Iceman Station • 08. Da Bomb Station • 09. Squee-G Funk Station • 10. Cratebuster Station • 11. Bodacious Rotation Station • 12. Drop the Bass Station

Line F

01. Drop the Bass Station • 02. Slow Ride Station • 03. Pop Star Station • 04. Stamped-Up Station 05. Popalicious Station • 06. Duh-Oh Station • 07. Matchmaker Station • 08. Jump Station • 09. Bring It Station • 10. Cubular Station • 11. Whack-Fu Station

Line G

01. Toastmaster Station • 02. Hasta La Vista Station • 03. House Party Station • 04. Ink 'n' Slide Station • 05. Bustalicious Station • 06. Gnarly Rails Station • 07. Ride with Me Station • 08. Freakazoid Station • 09. Wack 8-Ball Station • 10. Iceman Station

Line H

01. Slap Bracelet Station • 02. Ballercise Station • 03. Sweet Ride Station • 04. Shooter McStation • 05. Ink It Station • 06. Break & Bounce Station • 07. Cool Your Jets Station

Line I

01. Toastmaster Station • 02. Dinky Ink Station • 03. No Whammy Station • 04. Can't Touch This Station • 05. Righteous Rails Station • 06. All Eyez Station • 07. Ride with Me Station • 08. Radio Station • 09. Poppin' Fresh Station

Line J

01. Cool Your Jets Station • 02. Matchmaster Station • 03. Girl Power Station • 04. Footloose Station • 05. Stick 'n' Move Station • 06. Ink & Watch Station • 07. Outrageous Station • 08. Whack-Fu Station

Escape

01. Coccyx Phase • 02. Villi Phase • 03. Belly Phase • 04. Intestinal Phase • 05. Diaphragm Phase • 06. Peristalsis Phase • 07. Spinal Phase • Turf War

Other

Abandoned Station • Inner Agent 3

References

  1. ↑ Dead link: Twitter Post on Twitter
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