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Octo is a large squid boss who appears in Wario Land 3 and Dr. Mario 64, being named Skowler in the former game.

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Physical description[]

Octo is a black squid, changed to orange in Dr. Mario 64 possibly due to avoid blackface connotations, although later changed again to its original black design in Nintendo Puzzle Collection.

In Wario Land 3[]

Octo is encountered as a boss in Sea Turtle Rocks.

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In Dr. Mario 64[]

In the opening of Story mode for either Dr. Mario or Wario, Dr. Mario uses his Megavitamins to cure Octo from having a case of the flu. In Wario's story, Octo is the fifth boss fought. Like the other bosses, Octo is a playable character in multiplayer mode.

As a CPU opponent in VS. mode, Octo is one of four characters to have the second-lowest difficulty star rating, tied with Silky, Appleby, and Jellybob.

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Timeline[]

Game Role Year Console Notes
Wario Land 3 Boss 2000 Game Boy Color
Dr. Mario 64 Boss, playable character 2001 Nintendo 64 A boss in Wario's storyline; playable in multiplayer modes
Nintendo Puzzle Collection Boss, playable character 2003 Nintendo GameCube Appears in the Dr. Mario 64 port, having the same role as before

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