Splatoon - amiibo Missions - Inkling Boy (All)

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• published: 14 Nov 2015
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Might as well just put them all up in one video. I hope you have at least 2 hours to spare, because that's about how long it'll take. In any case, you might remember how for the Inkling Girl amiibo, every mission is taken straight from the single-player mode, only instead of the Hero Shot, you're given the Hero Charger. Well, for the Inkling Boy, you're given the Hero Roller. If you've chosen to watch this video, you likely already know how rollers work in this game: They are short-range weapons meant to ink a thick path and can one-shot opponents by either raining ink down on them with the initial flick or running them over. These traits, of course, means using a roller is completely different than using a charger. With the Hero Charger, you can pick off enemies from far away and find sneaky locations. With the Hero Roller, on the other hand, you have to get up-close and personal: The intended means of fighting the Octarian forces with the Hero Roller is to just barge on in and bring havoc with you, avoiding their attacks where possible. (That means that Octosnipers are your worst common enemy to deal with, though there will be only one stage in this set that has them.) As you watch this video, it'll become increasingly apparent that, if using the Hero Charger was like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, using the Hero Roller is like trying to fit a square peg into a pencil sharpener. The entire single-player mode, from its layout to its enemies to its bosses to its gimmicks, are designed for a ranged combatant, and you have to resort to unconventional ways to blow past them. This is particularly true of not just those Octosnipers, but the Octolings, who are still equipped with Octoshots and thus have both a speed and a range advantage over you. There are four stages with them present in this set. These are the stages in the Inkling Boy set. You'll see that it has some stages in common with the Inkling Girl set and some stages that are totally different. You'll also get to hear a stage song not present in the Inkling Girl set in some of these stages: 01 - Octotrooper Hideout ~ Catch that Zapfish! ~ 02 - Lair of the Octoballs ~ Splat Your Way to the Top! ~ 03 - Rise of the Octocopters ~ Leap to Victory! ~ B1 - Squish, Squash, Smash...The Mighty Octostomp! 04 - Gusher Gauntlet ~ Take to the Skies! ~ 08 - Octoling Invasion ~ Kelp Dome Showdown ~ 09 - Unidentified Flying Object ~ Trouble over Inkopolis! ~ B2 - Shootin' the Sneeze...The Dreaded Octonozzle! 10 - Inkrail Skyscape ~ Walking a Fine Line ~ 11 - Inkvisible Avenues ~ Find Your Path ~ 12 - Flooder Junkyard ~ Renegade Robots ~ B3 - Roll with the Punches...The Rampaging Octowhirl! 18 - Spinning Spreaders ~ Time Waits for No Squid ~ 19 - Tumbling Splatforms ~ The Tentacles of Fate ~ 21 - Unwelcome Flying Object ~ Underpass Infiltration ~ B4 - Inkling Is on the Menu...The Ravenous Octomaw! 22 - Splat-Switch Revolution ~ A Change of Scenery ~ 24 - Pinwheel Power Plant ~ Slip through De-fences! ~ 26 - Octoling Onslaught ~ Rumble at the Rig ~ B5 - Let's Finish This! Enter the Octobot King! Defeating the final boss with a roller was considered one of the infamous challenges early into the game's release, and this was before rollers were nerfed in an update not long after, then again in the 2.2.0 update. It was quite tough, but I think I got better at dodging the final boss's moves, so it merely took a long time. The timing for that rocket is still weird to me though, and I hadn't realized Octomaw or the final boss's detachable fist most faster the further you get into the boss battle. So, what are the spoils for this? Defeating Octostomp gets you the Samurai Helmet, Octonozzle gives up the Samurai Jacket, Octowhirl relinquishes the Samurai Boots, Octomaw unlocks Squid Racer for loading screens or the arcade cabinet in the hub, and the Octobot King will make available the Hero Roller Replica. You'll see me use it in one of the Nov 13 15 Splatoon videos. Until next time, Stay Fresh!