Octo Samurai
Octo Samurai
| Species | Octarian |
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| Hair color | Red Blue / Neon Yellow (Sanitized) |
| Eye color | Blue with green sclera Aqua blue with black sclera (Sanitized) |
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| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Octo Canyon,Deepsea Metro |
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TheOcto Samurai is the secondOctoboss encountered byAgent 4 inOcto Canyon.
Appearance
TheOcto Samurai loosely resembles anOctotrooper or other similarOctarians, albeit much larger in size, and with more humanoid, corpulent proportions. The Octo Samurai has a heavyweight and round body that is similar to asumo wrestler, has small eyes, and sports a tentacle on the back of his head in the style of a ponytail. He wears a black leather motorcycle jacket with golden embroidery on the sides and a print of DJ Octavio on the back. He carries a weapon that is similar to aroller, complete with the ability to change positions vertically or horizontally to the handle. It can also combine with his unicycle to form a vehicle which Sheldon calls "The Octocycle". The handlebars of the Octocycle appear to be made of sword hilts.
Background
The Octo Samurai is an Octarian that was trained to wield his ownGreat Octoweapon, the Octocycle. His mission was to have a traditional duel againstAgent 4 inSuction-Cup Lookout.
Personality and traits
The Octo Samurai diligently and strictly trains youngOctarians, but he is not very good at sumo. He is also secretly a fan ofCallie,[1] withhis jacket featuring Callie's name insquare script.A sign above the arena inThe Showdown furthers this connection, showing a stylized heart with protruding octopus tentacles seemingly being pierced byCupid's arrow, with text below (also in square script) translating to "Callie".
Octo Canyon
- Main article:Octo Canyon (mode)
The Octo Samurai is first seen inSuction-Cup Lookout in his ownmission. He will rise out of a puddle of ink with hisroller and start the battle. His tactic is to flick the roller at the hero or attempt to run them over. IfAgent 4 is able to splat him, then the Octocycle opens up to reveal the tentacle for them to splat. After this, the samurai respawns with some new tricks up his sleeve. He will now be able to jump at the Agent with a vertical swing, and can also swing the roller around in a circle. In phase 3, he is able to cause a wave of ink to come straight at Agent 4 from a distance. After the tentacle has been splatted three times, the Octocycle will explode, leaving the splatted Octarian with nowhere to respawn, therefore letting Agent 4 collect theSardinium and theZapfish, allowing them to complete the mission.
Octo Expansion
- Main article:Octo Expansion
In theOcto Expansion, the Octo Samurai returns inWhack-Fu Station. He has all the same moves he had with his fight withAgent 4, but this time tries to knockAgent 8 (who is in aBaller) off the platform instead of splatting them directly. After the Octocycle's tentacle has been splatted three times, it explodes, with the Octo Samurai once again defeated.
Gallery
Octo Canyon
3D artwork of the Octo Samurai.
Main artwork forSplatoon 2'sHero Mode, featuring the Octo Samurai in it.
The Octo Samurai Being summoned from theink pool.
The Octo Samurai's introduction
The Octo Samurai attacking
The Octo Samurai respawning
The Octo Samurai covered in ink on the verge of being splatted
The left side of the Octo Samurai
The right side
The back side
The Octo Samurai slamming his roller down
A closeup of Octo Samurai's roller
The Octo Samurai looking surprised
The Octo Samurai's unicycle
The splash screen that appears after defeating the Octo Samurai in Octo Canyon
The Showdown icon
Unofficial render of the Octo Samurai's game model onThe Models Resource
Concept art fromThe Art of Splatoon 2
Octo Expansion
The sanitized Octo Samurai being summoned from theink pool.
The sanitized Octo Samurai's introduction.
A closeup of the sanitized Octo Samurai.
The back side of the sanitized Octo Samurai.
The sanitized Octo Samurai readying a spin attack.
The sanitized Octo Samurai on the verge of being splatted.
The sanitized Octo Samurai respawning.
Kamabo Co.'s logo on the back of the sanitized Octo Samurai's jacket.
Trivia
- The Octo Samurai is a unique type of Octoboss where the Octoweapon is aiding the Octarian.
- The name of the Octocycle is a wordplay on the word "motorcycle".
- The sanitized version of the Octo Samurai has theKamabo Corporation logo on the back of his jacket instead ofDJ Octavio.
- In the arenas for both the regular and sanitized versions of the Octo Samurai, it is possible to hear some unnerving ambient sounds in the background before the battle. These are the same sounds that can be heard after defeating DJ Octavio inSplatoon.
Names in other languages
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Translation notes
- ↑This is a phrase often used as a calling for duels between samurais.
- ↑This references the saying "Pacto de sangre" (Blood compact), which was an ancient ritual in the Philippines intended to seal a friendship or treaty or validate an agreement. The contracting parties would cut their hands and pour their blood into a cup filled with liquid and drink the mixture.
References
- ↑The Art of Splatoon 2 page 166
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