Octarians in the Crater? YIKES! is the first stage in the Splatoon 3 Return of the Mammalians story mode. It is designed to introduce the player to some of the story mode mechanics.
How to Access[edit]
Accessing the stage is very simple. You have to walk down the corridor starting from Camp Cuttlefish until your path is blocked by Fuzzy Ooze. Look to the right and the kettle will be there.
First Checkpoint[edit]
The level starts with a large field filled with crates, inkable platforms, and balloons filed with Power Eggs. After that, there is a launchpad that sends you to the next checkpoint. You can ink the ground swim around the space, and then move on.
Final Checkpoint[edit]
Once you land, you will be greeted by a Balloon Fish and a wall of crates behind it. Once you pop the Balloon Fish, the crates will break. Move forward, and you will see three paths, each accompanied with a wall of crates and a Balloon Fish. The two on the sides are optional, and you can move on without them. The straight path will take you forward. Before you do anything, you can climb the four pillars surrounding you and ink the crates to get some Power Eggs. The path on the right has, behind the wall of crates, a solid wall with a large splat switch. Ink the splat switch, and the wall will turn into a bridge. Across the bridge, there is a taped crate with Hero Armor inside. Keep moving forward and you see a gap with a crate on the other side. throw Smallfry to break the crate and get the Power Eggs. On the left path, once again there is a splat switch behind a wall of crates. This time however, there is an area in between and a gap from the splat switch to the land. You ink the splat switch to make the bridge, and walk across to find balloons moving in a circle, and a centered raised platform. Ink it and swim up, and you will see a far suspended platform with a crate. Throw Smallfry again, and get some Power Eggs. The forward path has a large splat switch. It once again makes a bridge. Across the bridge, there is a large open area with four inkable pillars. In the center, there is a Blobby Octotrooper. Defeat the enemy, ink the splat switch and move forward. Soon you will see the Zapfish. Pop its container with ink and touch it to complete the level.