The Spirit Lifter
The Spirit Lifter is a rocket that appears inSplatoon 3's story mode,Return of the Mammalians.
Splatoon 3
The Spirit Lifter is located in the center ofAlterna, next to theAlterna Space Center. Initially, the rocket and the Alterna Space Center are inaccessible due to the large amount ofFuzzy Ooze that surrounds them. In the final sequence,Agent 3 and the other members of theNew Squidbeak Splatoon construct a lawnmower-like tool from thetreasures they collected and use it to shave off the fuzz, allowing for them to infiltrate the structure.
The Spirit Lifter is filled with Fuzzy Ooze, whichMr. Grizz plans to use to cover the entirety of Earth; this is the only time Fuzzy Ooze appears outside ofthe Crater and Alterna's main areas. TheGreat Zapfish can also be seen captured in a central tube inside thesteerage, which is used to power the rocket for its eventual use. After being fought and defeated on the rocket, Mr. Grizz explodes, seemingly destroying the rocket.
After the story is completed, The Spirit Lifter is replaced in Alterna with a near-identical rocket, albeit colored blue rather than orange. In one ofAgent 1's lines of dialogue, she expresses surprise at the presence of another rocket. The name and origin of this second rocket are unknown.
In theAlterna Logs, it is mentioned that The Spirit Lifter was initially created because the youngest generation ofhuman scientists in Alterna grew restless seeing the fake sky made out of liquid crystals and believed they deserved to see the real sky on the surface. When the rocket's boosters were ignited for the first time during a launch test, the energy from them overloaded the liquid crystals, causing the crystal walls to shatter and rain debris upon the remains of humanity, leaving few survivors and ultimately rendering the species completely extinct.
At theGrand Festival Grounds, The Spirit Lifter can be seen crashed into the desert in the background, to the right of the Giant Clam Stage.
Missions
- The Spirit Lifter: Steerage andThe Spirit Lifter: First Class take place inside The Spirit Lifter.
- The Ursine Anomaly - #03 takes place on the side of The Spirit Lifter in space.
- Return of the Mammalians takes place near The Spirit Lifter in space, withMr. Grizz standing on it.
Gallery
The blue rocket that replaces The Spirit Lifter after the story has been completed
A zoomed-out picture of theAlterna Space Center. The Spirit Lifter is on the launchpad to the right.
A view of the Spirit Lifter from a low angle.
The crawler/transporter that also serves as a launchpad for the Spirit Lifter. Treads can be seen attached to the platform beneath the water.
The Gantry of the Alterna Space Center. The lower bridge leads out fromThe Spirit Lifter: First Class, and the upper bridge is whereCuttlefish's signal originates from.
The door near the top of the Spirit Lifter, attached to the gantry.
The Spirit Lifter crashed near theGrand Festival grounds.
Etymology
Spirit Lifter is a rephrasing of the idiomto lift one's spirit, which means "to cheer someone up greatly". It was named as such for its status as a means of alleviating the people of Alterna's restlessness regarding their inability to view the real sky, as explained inLog004.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | あんぜんフロンティア号 Anzen furontia gō | The Safe Frontier |
 Dutch | De Veerkracht | The Resilience |
 French | Alternastra | Most likely from Alterna andastra (Latin for "stars") |
 Italian | La Promessa | The Promise |
 Russian | Духоподъемник Dukhopod'yomnik | Spiritlift |
 Spanish | Buscador de Esperanza | Hope Searcher |
 Chinese (Simplified) | 安全开拓号 ānquán kāituò hào | The Safe Development |
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