“	And I brought this sweet new coat!	”
	— Neo Octostomp's tagline

The Neo Octostomp (タコツボックス・クール, Takotsubokkusu Kūru^?, lit. Octopus Pot-Box Cool) is the upgrade version of the Mighty Octostomp and the third boss of Splatoon 2's Hero Mode. 

Appearance

Neo Octostomp wears a coat made of ink-proof material, much like the inside of a Hot/Cold shopping bag. The coat has a design of a penguin on the back and holding it onto the boss is a large plastic buckle, which the player will need to shoot first before he/she can climb up.

The Octostomp is also hiding an Octotrooper inside the top of the coat, complete with a Heavy Splatling-like gun.

During the 3rd phase of the fight, the Octostomp gains another coat similar to the first one, but this one has two zippers at the sides, allowing its 2 extra faces to be revealed. At the back of the boss is the hole where the tentacle is resting, which the player will need to shoot in order to defeat the boss.

Attacks

First Phase

The boss will run up to you and try to face plant itself on you. You can climb up it once it is on the ground, but it won't stay like that forever. The boss can also do a sliding charge attack. After the charge, the Octostomp will do its face plant.

Second Phase

File:S2 Neo Octostomp.jpg

The boss is now covered in armor that makes it un-inkable. To get rid of the armor, you must attack the black buckle holding the armor together. It is located on the Octostomp's face. If the boss still has its armor, it can do an attack where it fires a gun at you. He will use all his attack methods from phase 1.

Third Phase

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The boss regenerates its armor, and now it has two extra faces. These faces will make the machine's sliding charge and face plant much wider. Destroying the armor will also get rid of the faces. He uses all attack methods from the previous phases.

Splatoon 2's Boss demonstration

Trivia

• The Octostomp is the only boss to have two introductions, its second being in phase 2 where it is renamed the Neo Octostomp.
• On the Wii U gamepad, it is shown as a square, whereas the other three Great Octoweapons are circles.
• The design of the Octostomp’s face is the same as the bottom of the Octoseeker. Unsurprisingly, on the ground, both stamps look the same.

Gallery

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Notes
Japanese	タコツボックス Takotsubokkusu	Octopus pot + Box