These are as follows:Īt 3:00, five hyperbombs in light blue will drop at the chest area of the statue.Īt 2:30, five hyperbombs in green will drop at the neck.Īt 2:00, five hyperbombs in yellow will drop at the back.Īt 1:30, five hyperbombs in pink will drop at the right arm.Īt 1:00, ten hyperbombs in dark blue will drop at the head.ĭue to the statue's sheer size, the map of the stage is displayed on the screen during the battle, the Hyperbomb locations are marked on the map as they are dropped and can be seen through walls, and a tally of the hyperbombs that have been activated is listed so the player can keep track of how many are left. The hyperbombs are added to different locations on the statue and first appear after a certain amount of time has passed. The player has three minutes to shoot the hyperbombs Marina drops onto the NILS Statue and stop Commander Tartar from destroying Inkopolis.

Here, it is revealed that the statue has partially sunk into the sea, where various jellyfish study it and its destroyed cannon. The NILS Statue appears in the background of MC.Princess Diaries, the final Shifty Station used for Chaos vs. When they succeed, the cannon fires anyway, and Pearl uses the Princess Cannon to intercept its beam and destroy the statue, sinking it. Agent 8 must completely cover the statue in ink using Marina's hyperbombs to prevent it from charging a large cannon in its mouth. The Octo Samurai adds a new attack or two, but our advice remains exactly the same: Avoid his long-range attacks on your way close to him and stay close to him.The NILS Statue is the location of Turf War, the final mission of the Octo Expansion. For the second and third phase of this fight, it’s largely the same.When he jumps away from you, get up close again and keep hitting. Stay up close, though, to avoid the samurai’s sweeping spin attack.Use the rollers’ jump attack to stay out from underneath him. Take the fight to the samurai whenever you can.You’ll be fighting up close and personal a lot in this battle, but you’ll still need to avoid some charges from time to time. Whenever possible, ink to the sides - either by rolling a wide path in front of you or by jump-flicking a narrow, longer path.That doesn’t mean there aren’t tricks and ways you can avoid getting splatted. It’s not as much of a puzzle as it is a straight-up brawl. Your fight against the Octo Samurai is a lot different than your fight against the Octo Oven.

Watch the video and remember our tips and you won’t get splatted (as much). For the most part, you only have a couple things to do: Get out of the way and wait for an opening.Įach of these fights is unique, though, so we’ve got videos and tips for all five. All but the last of these fights consist of three phases, with each getting just a little harder and faster than the last. In each of Splatoon 2’s five sectors, you’ll have to defeat a boss like the Octo Samurai to move on to the next area.

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