Octoball
Octoball
| Species | Octarian |
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| Eye color | Bluish gray with green sclera |
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| Location | Octo Valley,NILS Statue |
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- Not to be confused withOctoballer.
| “ | Ya gotta submerge the Octoballs inink to scuttle 'em! | ” |
Octoballs areOctarian enemies appearing inOcto Valley who possess the ability to spreadink while rolling on smoothsurfaces.
Description
Octoballs are small, roundOctarians with one large eye and a pair of purple lips. Because of their body shape, they are able to roll on smooth surfaces while leaving behind a thick trail of purpleink. When shot withInkling ink, they are pushed backwards, but not harmed. However, if submerged in a puddle ofAgent 3's ink, they will struggle to move and can besplatted.
Tactics
- Octoballs can be easily defeated by surrounding them withAgent 3's ink, at which point the player can splat them. A good strategy could be inking a large spot and luring the Octoballers in, making them sink, allowing Agent 3 to easily defeat them.
Splatoon
- Octoballs first appear inOcto Valley mission 2,Lair of the Octoballs.
- Octoballs can be found in the missionFloating Sponge Garden at checkpoints 2 and 3.
- Two Octoballs can be found inInkvisible Avenues at checkpoint 2.
- Three Octoballs can be foundPropeller-Lift Fortress at checkpoint 1.
- Two Octoballs can be found inUnwelcome Flying Object at checkpoint 1.
- A total of nine Octoballs can be found inSplat-Switch Revolution. Three of them are located in checkpoint 1, while six of them are located in checkpoint 4.
- Several are spawned inEnter the Octobot King! where they are spawned in the fourth section of the battle.
Splatoon 2
Octoballs are the only non-boss enemies from Octo Valley that do not return inSplatoon 2's single-playermodeOcto Canyon. Despite not appearing in Octo Canyon, concept art of a bowling alley stage that features them prominently can be seen inThe Art of Splatoon 2,[1] a role taken up byOctoballers in the final game.
However, the Octoballs are not entirely absent from the game. One piece of gear - theOctobowler Shirt - has an image of an Octoball on its back.
Octo Expansion
Sanitized Octoballs make a brief appearance in theOcto Expansion. Despite never appearing as enemies in the game, they can be seen trapped in storage units during theBelly Phase as well as inside the liquid lasers of theNILS Statue. When the NILS Statue is destroyed, these Octoballs can be seen flying out of it.
In themanga series
At the end of the fan-made issue ofSplatoon,Specs, an Inkling fromTeam Blue, flies over a group ofOctotroopers and Octoballs.
Gallery
Splatoon
Two undisturbed Octoballs.
Two Octoballs, with one covered in its own ink.
An Octoball made vulnerable by submersion in the player's ink.
Size comparison with anInkling.
Two Octoballs inOcto Valley mission 2,Lair of the Octoballs.
Concept art of what may be an Octoball seen from the back, as well asOctocopters andOctobombers.
An Octoball (left) in theSplatoon manga.
Two Octoballs inInkvisible Avenues.
Credits artwork of Octoball.
Splatoon 2
An Octoball depicted on the back ofOctobowler Shirt.
Octo Expansion
A Sanitized Octoball in a container.
A Sanitized Octoball floating inside the NILS Statue Cannon.
Sanitized Octoballs flying out of the exploding NILS Statue.
Splatoon 3
An Octoball looking at a helmetlessOctodisco
Trivia
- DespiteCap'n Cuttlefish saying they must be submerged to be defeated, Octoballs can also be defeated by knocking them off of ledges.
- InSplatoon 3's single-player modeReturn of the Mammalians, Octoballs were absent as regular enemies, however there is an enemy named theOctodisco. It looks very similar to the Octoball, but modified to resemble a disco ball.
- Octoballs may be based ontakoyaki, also known as octopus balls.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese | タコボール tako bōru | Octopus ball |
 French | Tentaroule | Fromtentacle androuler ("to roll") |
 German | Oktoball | Octoball |
 Italian | Polpocchio | Polpo ("octopus") andocchio ("eye") |
 Spanish (NOE) | Octobola | Octoball |
References
- ↑The Art of Splatoon 2 page 132: "SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN: Bowling Alley Concept Art (1)"
