Octopus

* Octopus (S2)
* Vampire Squid
* Fuchsia Tiger (S)
* Na Kika (S2)
* Octopus (S1)
* Gold-Trim
* Old/Legacy
* Winter Skin

* Squirt Ink (occurs only when hit by predator or prey while Disguising).

UPGRADED to Octopus!
Hold W to use your 'Disguise' ability!
(Hint: wait for prey to bite you - they get stunned!)

The **Octopus** is a tier 11 Ocean animal in Mope.io, and the equivalent of the Crocodile, Falcon, Lion, Polar Bear, Vulture, and Turkey. It was initially added in the update on December 15, 2016.

## Technical

* Upgrades from the Bear, Swordfish, Tiger, Wolf, Gobi Bear or Hyena at 90K XP.
* Upgrades to the Shark, Rhino, Eagle, Bison, Markhor or Wolverine at 145K XP.
* The Octopus can consume any type of food in the game, other than berries, Cactus Pears and Dates. Prey of the Octopus includes all animals within the range of tier 10 to tier 4 (Swordfish to Sea-horse).
* Predators of the Octopus include all animals within the range of tier 12 to tier 17 (Shark to Black Dragon).
* It can use Whirlpools and large-size Hiding Holes.
* The Passive Ability of the Octopus is Ink Immunity, meaning it will be unaffected by the ink sprayed from the Abilities of the Squid and Octopus.
* The Special Ability of the Octopus is to Disguise, and Squirt Ink when it is hit by predator or prey. By holding down `W`, the Octopus can disguise as one of these entities (random each time):
	+ Small Sandhill
	+ Plankton
	+ Whirlpool
	+ Starfish
	+ Kelp
	+ Seaweed
	+ Healing Stone
	+ Zebra
	+ Jellyfish
	+ Giraffe
	+ Squid
	+ Turtle
	+ Stingray
	+ Pufferfish
	+ Swordfish
	+ Pelican
	+ Snail
	+ Frog (rarely)
		- If the Octopus is disguised as any animal, the name that it has will still appear, and the illusionary health bar of the animal that it disguises as will not be full.

## Appearance

Due to their ability mentioned above, Octopuses can change their appearance from seaweed and kelp, to snails and whirlpools which can be used for both tricking prey and escaping predators. The appearances listed below are for the Octopus and its skins only.

### Current Octopus

The *"Season 2"* Octopus is an orange cephalopod creature with a large ovular head that serves as its Tail. Its head has small siphons and a bumpy texture. The Octopus has bared eyes inside large sockets. It has 8 long, spotted tentacles, 4 on each side of its body, that open outwards. Each tentacle has suction cups and are pinkish underneath, connected by a pink membrane at the front of the animal.

### Gold Trim

The Gold Trim Octopus in comparison to the Season 1 Octopus has golden suckers, gold under its tentacles, and golden spots on its head.

### Vampire Squid

The Vampire Squid is dull red with two siphons near its tail. It has darker spots at its tail. Its eyes are outlined with pale blue, and it has 4 tentacles tipped with the same color. A lighter membrane connects all the tentacles together. It is based on a real-life animal of the same name.

### Fuchsia Tiger

The Fuchsia Tiger is a bright fuchsia with an intricate dark and light pattern. Its tentacles are banded, and the underside/suckers are paler, nearly pink. Its eyes are a very dark version of the base color.

### Season 1 Octopus

The Season 1 Octopus skin is rounded (having most of its body parts circular) and orange in color. Similar to Squids and Krakens, an Octopus' tail is located on its head, albeit rounded and pointed. It has four pairs of tentacles with suction cups, appearing on each side. Around its "tail", some designs are apparent mimicking an octopus' texture in reality.

### Old/Legacy

The Legacy skin Octopus is orange with a large head(which is actually its tail) and 4 circles for tentacles. It has two darker spots on its "tail". It looks upwards to the right instead of the left like most Animals.

## Strategy

* The Octopus' disguise ability is very useful for catching prey, and its Ink Immunity makes it very useful against Squids, which could otherwise slow the player down when fleeing from predators. Notably, the player's name will still be revealed when using the Disguise ability, so they should try to conceal it as other players might have seen the player as an Octopus and therefore not be fooled by the disguise.
	+ The ability is only worth using in an area that has at least a few people, otherwise waiting for ages to trap and kill prey will prove fruitless.
	+ When disguising, movement will be slowed, so be careful when around predators. Some player can recognise an Octopus' disguises due to some of them having exaggerated features and can pretend to be fooled by the disguise only to launch a surprise attack on the player.
	+ If the player's disguise is a Frog, Swordfish or Pelican, they should return to undisguised form and wait for their Special Ability to cool down and try gain a new disguise. This is due to the Frog being very large and unrealistic, and thus easy to distinguish as fake, and the Swordfish and Pelican not attracting prey as they will ward off the Octopus' prey that is under tier 10.
* The player can use their ability to stun Snails and prevent them from going into their shell by squirting the ink next to the Snail's head. Doing this will make the Snail easier to kill.
* The main animals to be cautious of in the Ocean biome are The Kraken and the Sea Monster, as they can easily kill the player with their Whirlpool ability and are both immune to ink. Sharks are also a hazard due to being a tier up from the Octopus and having a Jaw Bite ability that can quickly and efficiently reduce the Health of its victims. Due to the former, Sharks will tend to target Octopuses more commonly for maximum XP-gain.
	+ Another predator to watch out for are Eagles. Despite being a Land-dwelling predator, Eagles will often inhabit Ocean islands/sandhills in order to catch Ocean prey and drop them onto land where they'll be defenseless. Moreover, if an Eagle uses its Ability on an Octopus, the ink will not affect the Fly ability's activation; thus, Eagles should be avoided at all costs. Staying near the edges of the Map and away from Beaches will likely cause the player to see few Eagles and less predators in general, plus, the Eagle's grab can't carry the player to the coastline from that distance horizontally unless they are a Shahbaz or Golden Shahbaz.
	+ The Crocodile, though it is at the equivalent tier of the Octopus, should also be avoided. It can Bite Drag equivalents, meaning a Crocodile could drag the player onto dry land if they are near a beach or Island. Crocodiles are also very fast in water, not much slower than the player, so they should be met with similar caution to the Eagle.
* A defensive tactic against an imminent predator is to quickly press the ability button to disguise so when the player is hurt, they will pour ink on the predator to stun and buy time to escape out of view.
	+ This should not be done against a Kraken or Sea Monster because they are immune to ink and usually will create a Whirlpool that stuns, sucks, and damages the player without contact.
* A safer way of leveling up is to eat Kelp, Snails, and Conches (the named ones provide the most XP out of all inanimate entities, however). Unfortunately, consuming food will take a lot longer; eating prey will be a lot faster.
* If the player sees a Beehive in the ocean, they can tap it a couple times, disguise, and kill the Honey Bees that come from it by stunning them with their ink. Be wary of the Bees' stings.

## Gallery

### Assets

Current/Default Season 2 OctopusSeason 1 skinGold Trim skinVampire Squid skinFuchsia Tiger (2021 Summer Skin)Na Kika (May 2022 Skin)Winter SkinOld/Legacy SkinOctopus with 'No animal images' activated.
### In-game

An Octopus disguised as a Lilypad.Octopus disguise as a Stingray.Octopus ink.An Octopus in a Desert Oasis, that is about to be eaten by a T-REX.An Eagle carrying an octopus out of the ocean.A freshly upgraded Vampire Squid

## Trivia

* The Octopus was confirmed to exist prior to its in-game release due to being discovered in the game files.
* Its tail sprite is different from the body in most skins. This can be seen clearly when upgrading to it as Animals are slightly transparent during the invincibility period.
* Despite being a skin, the Vampire Squid is a kind of squid, which is a seperate species of cephalopod, not an octopus. species.

### Glitches

* There was a glitch that occured when becoming an island disguise: if the player were to enter a whirlpool, when emerging from the Whirlpool they would become a tiny version of the Island. It was jokingly called a "Tiny Grain of Sand" by the community. The glitch was eventually patched, although the player can still become an Island.
* It previously used to go on hills but then was fixed to only go in water.

* Land
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* Forest
* Lava
* Rares
* Poisonous
* AI
* Unreleased
* Re-added

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