Sanitized Agent 3

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Sanitized Agent 3
Agent 3 making their big debut as the boss.
Species	Inklings
Affiliation	Inklings
Enemies	Agent 8 (while partially sanitized)
Hair Color	Turquoise
Eye Color	A glowing Turquoise.
Gender	Gender determined by player.
Location	Spinal Phase

Partially Sanitized Agent 3 is a boss in Octo Expansion. They appear after Agent 8 has beaten all of the escaped phases and move on to the Spinal Phase.

Backstory

While the main character, Agent 8 moved on with Pearl and Marina guiding them, Cap'n Cuttlefish and Agent 3 were by themselves with the Telephone, when the telephone attacked them and sanitized Agent 3, making it able to control them. Together, they tie up Cap'n onto a UFO as they go upwards tracking down Agent 8, and meeting them at the Spinal Phase. When Agent 8 gets there, (Partially) Sanitized Agent 3 has been found waiting for them(along with Cap'n Cuttlefish tied up on the UFO), with their sanitization shocking the crew, then they superjump over to Agent 8 starting the fight.

Gameplay

Something that should be noted through out all phases is that since Agent 3 is an Inkling, they have the ability to swim, attack, superjump, and recharge specials. Their weapon, the Hero Shot Replica, has been buffed to the point where it shoots out tons of ink in seconds, dealing lots of potential damage to Agent 8. They can also dodge-roll in and out, which helps them dodge from the player. They also have to charge their specials, just like the player.

Tips for all Phases

• Before the match starts, Agent 8 can move around and ink the floor. The player can use this to their advantage and create pathways so that they can swim away from Agent 3 with ease.
• The wall is the player’s friend: Agent 8 can easily avoid attacks by climbing onto the structures or staying close to them.

Phase 1

Agent 3 starts off by super-jumping to the arena with a Splashdown activated. Then, they start to fight Agent 8. Anytime it is charged and ready, Agent 3 will use Curling-Bomb Launcher.

Tips

• The player can be on high ground to avoid the curling bombs.
  • Doing this also gives Agent 8 a vantage point, as they can also now just snipe off Agent 3 with their Splattershot.

Phase 2

Agent 3 super jumps back to the UFO and back to recover, and once landing in the arena they will instantly activate Baller. The Baller's layers have been upgraded to make it harder to break. The player can break it or run away until time runs out. If the Baller is broken, Agent 3 will start to ink the player while charging their special. If Agent 3 completely charges their special up, they will reactivate it.

Tips

• A way to avoid the Baller is by “hugging the wall”, staying on the opposite side of Agent 3 as they chase Agent 8.
• The player can easily skip the hard part of this phase by going near Agent 3, and triggering them to explode the Baller, ending the special.

Phase 3

Since Agent 3's armor broke, they will super jump back to their spawn to recover. But, this time they stay on top and use Sting Ray. When it is finished, Agent 3 will charge their special back up again by throwing Splat Bombs and shooting out ink at the floor. The way Agent 8 will have to defeat them now is, Agent 8 has to climb on the blocks provided in the area and shoot/throw bombs at Agent 3 until their armor breaks.

Tips

• The player, as mentioned above can climb on the provided structures and gain enough height to attack Agent 3.
• The ink Agent 3 shoots out to recharge Sting Ray can still greatly weaken Agent 8, so they must be careful.

Phase 4 / Final Phase

Agent 3 will attack Agent 8 by super jumping to them with a Splashdown. Then, they will super-jump to Agent 8 again and Splashdown. They will do this one more time, then they will run out of it and start attacking Agent 8, regaining their special meanwhile. Once charged, Agent 3 will rinse and repeat, doing it all again.

Tips

• In this phase, Agent 8 can "hug" the walls, just like in phase 2 to avoid the Splashdowns.
  • They can also just swim away, fleeing the Splashdowns.

Trivia

• The music that plays during the boss fight is a remix of a classic song in Splatoon 1, called Splattack!
  • This version of the song was remixed by Dedf1sh.
• When splatting Agent 3 the final time, the screen will go to white and also display the icons for when a player is defeated, also showing the text on the bottom saying "Agent 3 defeated!"
• Agent 3’s entire appearance is judged by the player, when Craig Cuttlefish asks Agent 8 what Agent 3 looks like.

Gallery

Sanitized Agent 3 jumping off to fight Agent 8.

Characters in the Splatoon Series

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