Tough battle in the Splat Zones (10-8, Carbon Roller Deco)

I can tell this battle is going to be tough from the team compositions. Two chargers, a bucket, and a roller for us, three shooters and a charger for them. It's going to be rough for us. Still, it's a fairly standard start, as I help ink our Splat Zone and double-back, to make a nice big puddle for me and my Carbon Roller Deco. I move up when I think I can flank an opponent, but apparently not, and just barely out-run their charger's range. I'm not so lucky against the next ink that chases me.

Already there is far too much teal ink covering our side of the map! I try to ink over it with orange, but I can only do so much, and I think it's probably better if I can splat an inkling teasingly below me. But he gets clear quickly, and I get hit with an Echolocator. I'm lucky to get one splat before I'm splatted myself.

We have a serial Suction Bomber hitting us now. I make a sensible choice of heading around the side to approach the Splat Zones hopefully with no one behind me, and only one direction of pressure. I manage to charge my Seeker Rush as I get there, and helps with inking and to add some pressure of my own. Unfortunately, another Echolocator lands just as I push up, and there's not much I can do about that.

My reaction to the Killer Wail is a bit slow, but just about quick enough, as I look to spread some orange on the other Splat Zone. If we stand a chance in this battle, we have to spread the teal team's attention between the Splat Zones. If they only need to look at one, they will win. Before I can do too much, I'm hit with a Point Sensor, so I sensibly retreat to safety. At least I can ink our Splat Zone a bit.

As I come back forwards, a splat looks to be available, but my flick isn't strong enough and I have to run away to safety again. I get my Seeker Rush charged, though, and that once more lets the ink flow freely, and this time happens at the same time as an opportunity opens up for us to push forwards. We do so eagerly!

Finally we get to contest the other Splat Zone! It's not straightforward, but now it feels like we are in a battle. I try to jump over the conveyer belt a couple of times to catch an inkling out, each time not finding one, but able to get clear. I roll around after the second attempt, getting close to squishing the Splatterscope, but she out-manoeuvres me. Luckily, when a Kraken appears, I out-manoeuvre it, getting behind the two inklings and even managing to splat them both. Nice!

I am out-done by a Suction Bomb before my Seeker Rush can do much inky damage, but I come back feeling positive. I see a teal inkling looking to sneak up the inkable block, and am there with a timely flick of my Roller to stop them. I look to get back in to the Splat Zone, but it doesn't seem easy. Quite how I sneak under the Inkzooka is unknown, but I'm happy to do it, even if it surrounds me with teal ink as a result.

Back to the long way around, and the Sploosh is being a pest. He does the annoying jumpy thing to make himself more of a nuisance, and I have to settle with trading splats. My return is better, dropping on to an inkling getting too close, and getting lucky with the next inkling running right in to my path. My Seeker Rush neutralises their Splat Zone, but doesn't quite capture it, and I get torn between which inkling to splat, which gets me splatted.

I get one more splat, which a squidmate is happy about, before running in to the annoying Sploosh again. By the time I'm back and ready to battle, there's only time to do a little consolation jig, with us not having got a single point on the scoreboard.

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Showing a bit of form in Splat Zones (9-5, Hero Charger Replica)

It's taken a few battles, but I think I'm getting back in to the swing of aiming a charger. Well, as much as I was before. Maybe a little less. But I feel pretty good when I get a good splat from an awkward angle, realise a Roller is coming up behind me and press ahead, get a nice splat from a nicely thrown Splat Bomb, make my escape from the Roller, and get back around to the Splat Zones.

I hear an inkling coming, but I don't... ah. I could have placed myself better there. Not even Ninja Squid lets you get up a wall stealthily. I get as high as possible on my return, as the Carbon Roller is still around, and think I've messed up my Splat Bomb as I squid uselessly on the top of the wall, but things work out. Nice.

The Luna Blaster deserves a 'Nice!' for splatting that inkling around the corner. It's what they're meant to do, but it's worth a pat of the back when done well. I sense the Carbon Roller's return, but don't time my Splat Bomb well enough. I think he's looking for me, but I realise, too late, that he's waiting for a super-jumping squidmate.

One Splat Bomb Rush later and still I can't get rid of the Carbon Roller. And here comes a Luna Blaster. That's a nice pressure splat, though. And to follow it I get a second, on the Carbon Roller, who doesn't think to flick on his way down. It looks safe to ink the Splat Zones now, but appearances can be deceptive, Oswald Cox.

In all the excitement, we've taken the lead by one point, and are just about holding on to it. We get a few more points under our belts too. It's not really worth my trying to retake the Splat Zones when two blue inklings are in Bubblers, though, and my shot isn't quite timed for when the Bubbler drops. But they are pushed back at least, and I use my charger to cover the tracks of a Seeker Rush.

It looks like a blue inkling is hanging back and throwing the occasional sub in to the Splat Zones. I decide to go to the conventional charger perch to see if I can reach them and push them away, but that goes badly in their favour. Back to Plan A. Okay, maybe Plan B, where I miss shots and get splatted. But Plan A, where I make cool shots and stay unsplatted, would be better.

And I get back to Plan A as the battle draws to a close. I splat the Luna Blaster hassling my squidmate, cover the Splat Zones with some ink, and bag two splats under pressure as the clock ticks to nought. I bet the Luna Blaster wishes she hadn't super-jumped back to the action.

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Some hits, some misses, in Splat Zones (7-4, Hero Charger Replica)

I'm sticking with an unscoped charger for the moment, but doesn't the Hero Charger Replica have an extra two pixels range? Maybe, but even if it doesn't, it's pretty much the same as the Splat Charger, and it looks different. I'm still getting used to not zooming in, and having to aim anyway.

Does the Hero Charger use more ink for a Splat Bomb? It feels like it does, but in a later battle it also feels like it uses less ink for shots. I don't have to aim as much with Splat Bombs, which makes me want to swap to the Splat Charger, but I want to practice aiming, so maybe I should stick with the Hero Charger. And maybe it's actually a difference between the Splat Charger and Splatterscope. I dunno.

I also don't really know how my Splat Bomb splats the Roller, but I'll take it, particularly as I then badly fumble inking a wall and not being a bit stupid. How embarrassing. I try to cover the yellow inky path up the wall behind us, but completely miss the one I'm sitting on, even when I turn around and it's all yellow. Ignore that, and concentrate on that sweet splat on the opposite charger. Nice.

Everything calms down for a bit, and we take a healthy lead. I snap at my next shot, but steady myself and get the splat immediately afterwards. This is the kind of splat I need to make first time, hence the practice. A Splat Bomb Rush helps with a splat and ink afterwards, before I act a bit rashly in the sights of the Splatterscope. I ought to have moved.

I was sure I hit one of my shots at inkling on the ledge, but I am still pulling them a bit. At least I have ink for a Splat Bomb when he comes for me, but I get quite lucky to stay unsplatted. I roll another good Splat Bomb, which clears the way for me and the Splatterscope to tangle again. Did I not hit her? I left a purple puddle right where she still stands. She doesn't have that problem. Oh well.

I don't have the aim, ink, or Splat Bomb skills to defend myself in an encounter much like the earlier one, but I manage not to squid in to trouble when trying to retake our Splat Zone. My squidmates coming along to help, and we are purple once more. Just as a yellow tendril reaches out for me too. This time I'm a bit smarter, and get a decent splat whilst the Splatterscope has tunnel vision.

We stay in control of the Splat Zones as the clock ticks down, and with a few seconds to go I nullify the effects of a yellow Inkstrike to ensure there's no extra time. Victory to us, woomy!

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Sprinkler splats in Tower Control (7-4, Kelp Splat Charger)

I'm still not quite used to not having my whole field-of-view zoom in as I charge, but that's a good Sprinkler throw right at the start of the battle. It's certainly better than my aim with the Splat Charger, or my aim to squid in my own ink. Must try harder!

I try to make up for my shortcomings as a charger by hopping on to the Tower. A squidmate joins me, and leaves me to join me, and leaves me to join me. He's named Jumper, and looks to be super-jumping to me to protect himself and keep the Tower moving for longer. It's probably an 'advanced' strategy by high-rank inklings, so it's no surprise that he is a smurf.

I've mentioned how much I hate smurfs in my battles, but it's worth mentioning again. Smurfs often trivialise our efforts when they're on our side, and stomp us soundly when on the other. It's no fun either way. Please just let me be average with other average people. Still, check out my splat on that jumping squid! If only I could hit the stationary one afterwards.

I wait for the brush to squid up the wall, ready to snap a shot at her. But she doesn't come. I pull a shot at the charger below me too, but still get a splat, thanks to the Sprinkler on the Tower. Nice! I replace it, but the Roller isn't worried, and I don't catch him as he jumps from the Tower. An Inkstrike removes my next Sprinkler, and my throwing lets me down after that. And, hey, I'm flanked and splatted by another smurf. Woo.

The Splattershot smurf doesn't go away, and I'm not jumping down to be stomped on. Thankfully, my squidmates have pushed the Tower far enough to make him retreat, so I cover his tracks, which charges my Killer Wail. My Killer Wail then splats the smurf. I like that. I push up to recover the Tower, but the Tower rejects me. Thankfully, it turns a corner, letting me catch up just before I drop to my doom. That lets me snap off a decent shot at the Roller, before being roundly splatted by the Splattershot smurf.

I try to clear up after the Roller and Splattershot who have come up and around, and one shot looks really lucky, getting a splat from nowhere. But it's not the shot that got the splat, it's my freshly thrown Sprinkler again. They are really coming in handy. As the Tower moves forwards again, I drop down to try to splat the Splatterscope, but she squids on to the side of the Tower. Admittedly, my first shot isn't great, but it inks the side above her, so she can't go up. And there's only water below her. That lets me splat her at my leisure. Which I need. Still, it's a nice splat.

With the Tower coming back my way, free of inklings, I squid on to it to keep it moving in the right direction. There's not much time left to go, and with some good support from my squidmates, I manage to stay on the Tower to end the battle in our favour.

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Back to having no scope in Tower Control (6-5, Kelp Splat Charger)

I've seen some clips of chargers without scopes being very cool, and so I made the logical leap that if I took the scope off my charger, I would be cool too! It makes sense. I've chosen the Kelp Splat Charger so that the Sprinkler could charge my Killer Wail, and the Killer Wail can clear the Tower. I probably have more chance of aiming the Killer Wail properly too.

Argh! It is very peculiar to charge a shot and not zoom in through a scope. It doesn't feel like I'm charging, or moving, or doing anything. Hopefully the sensation will wear off quickly, because I'm freaking out a little. I still make it to a perch and start inking turf, which I must be doing because I'm not splatting anyone.

My first splat of the day! And it's from the Sprinkler! My first one wasn't take as bait, but the second, only really meant as a distraction, does a better job than expected, keeping me nice and safe. And with the Sprinkler at my back, I get my first shot on target too. What a team we make! Exploding in purple ink makes me wonder if my Sprinkler is a double-agent, but, nope, it's just an E-litre 3K Scope on the other side of the Depot. Doesn't he know scopes are démodé?

Of course, I shouldn't take on the E-litre 3K, so I obviously don't go to the same side as him, or get flanked by a Tri-slosher. That would be silly. My Tower defence is somewhat lacklustre too. And although I shouldn't expect to splat a brush in full motion, when he's stopped to dispose of my Sprinkler I should be ready and accurate. But I'm still practicing, I suppose. And I'm not sure if I splat the inkling on the Tower with my Splat Charger, or if the Sprinkler did it again.

Finally, I get a Killer Wail charged! I even splat someone with it. I think about following that by clearing the Tower, but the E-litre 3K has other ideas. I ignore the Tower on it's next purple push, not sure why, instead checking our flank. Seems clear, so I drop down to see if I can surprise the E-litre 3K. Nope, but the Tri-slosher probably wasn't expecting to see me. That lets me hang around a bit longer, get a bit bolder. Not much longer, mind you.

A nice, moving-target splat at last! There aren't many more opportunities for those this late in the battle, and my best hope to be productive is to ride the Tower. There's an awful lot of purple ink around, though, and a brush hopping on and off with Ink Mines doesn't bode well for much of an advance. Still, I tried, and this battle shows I may be able to have some fun with an unscoped charger for a bit.

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Some Splatterscoping behind the Splat Zones (7-3, Kelp Splatterscope)

I nearly pull myself up out of A-, thanks to some decent battling. It doesn't look that way, after one knockout defeat and a dropped connection knocks a chunk of points off me, but I was close. I think it's time to pull out the Splatterscope to get some practice in, whilst I'm probably in the right rank to use it.

I choose the Kelp Splatterscope for the Splat Zones. Splat Bombs will probably come in useful either way, and I don't think the Killer Wail will be much use on Moray Towers, but the Sprinkler will be useful. If I remember it. I don't use one often.

I finally remember how to do mini-shots for inky progress with the Splatterscope, and make immediate use of it. It's just a slightly longer shot than dabbing the trigger, but not quite enough to charge anything. I kinda mess up where my first perch will be, though, but I correct myself quickly.

The perch is good to cover our Splat Zone, and should keep me out of the way of the E-litre 3K Scope, if he stays on the normal perch. But I can't really stay here all battle. I move forwards when our Splat Zone looks safe, and realise I can ink a corner of the other Splat Zone. But, of course, I'm in range of the E-litre 3K. I need to watch out for him.

I try my hand at the jumping shot from behind a wall. Not a bad effort, as I have almost never tried it before, but more practice required. And I was just trying to squid as I belatedly notice the E-litre 3K's laser sweep on to me. Oops.

I remember my Sprinkler, but not how to throw one. A second try is better. My aim is also slightly off, but I don't practice too much with a charger these days. Maybe I should. I get the splat when it counts, at least. I keep our side of Moray Towers teal for a bit, but retreat when an Echolocator hits.

My Sprinkler's still there. Do they keep running until replaced, destroyed, or I'm splatted? That's pretty good. I replace it, hoping to use it as bait, but the inkling isn't fooled. Not a problem, though, as she stands still long enough, aiming for a squidmate, for me to splat her anyway.

The Splat Zones have stagnated a bit. I move up to lend a hand. Not far, but perhaps far enough, as I splat the E-litre 3K again. At least he's daring to push further in to the map, I suppose. But I seem to be doing okay for my team too. Mind you, I think I aim that Killer Wail at a squidmate.

The E-litre 3K Scope gets some quick revenge, and I return to cover my splatting, before giving our Splat Zone the attention its starting to need. One splat is good, a second is in my sights, but the E-litre 3K is there to stop me. Nice shot! I don't return the favour as he squids up to splat a squidmate, but I cause him to pause, and that gives my squidmate time to react.

Two more splats keep our Splat Zone teal as the clock ticks down, and we finish the battle with a healthy lead and victory. Woomy!

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Fighting back in Splat Zones (8-4, Carbon Roller Deco)

I'm not sure what my strategy should be for Moray Towers Splat Zones with the Carbon Roller Deco, either at the start or for any of the battle. I suppose I'll have to make one up. Launching a Seeker down the first ramp and jumping down to be above our Splat Zone seems like a good start. I don't think my flick sends much ink out, but it's something.

We come under inky pressure from the yellow team immediately, who are clearly not content staying in their Splat Zone. I am sure one inkling is coming up to say hello, so I try to be a little less predictable about where I'll be. It's a different inkling that forces me to move, though, but he still doesn't predict my movements.

The inkling I thought would appear appears, and when I don't expect him. So it goes. Meeting him again so soon is a bit of a bugger, though, so I head a different way next time, only to be ambushed again. A jink and a squidmate's help keeps me unsplatted this time, which I am quite grateful about.

We are struggling, though. But with all of this pressure on our side of the map, maybe the yellow Splat Zone is a safer place to be, if only I could get there. I go for an opening and, with the nifty help of a Seeker, get to a good position. Now, what can I do here? I can accidentally drop down, but a timely Inkstrike covers my position, and I try to sneak in to a better position. It works, but the yellow inklings move at just the right time too, and I'm caught in a crossfire.

A squidmate saw where I was and super-jumped to me, at least, so we have some purple pressure on the yellow Splat Zone, which is something. But our Splat Zone is still under a lot of pressure itself, and one inkling is being particularly irritating to my squidmates. No problem. A Seeker and Ninja Squid is his downfall, which should take a little pressure off my squidmates.

Trying to push forwards once again has me in the crossfire, which is just bad timing, really. I take a more direct route on my return, and am happy to see my squidmates with me. We take control of the yellow Splat Zone and ink a nice bit of turf around it too. Sure, we don't have control of our own Splat Zone, but the yellow team can't increase their lead without control of both.

We try to maintain awareness of our surroundings, and I pat my squidmate on the back for splatting an incoming inkling nicely. I push up to try to stop them getting close to us, much as the yellow inklings were doing to us, and a Seeker Rush and a nice follow-up gets me a splat, and circling back to above the Splat Zones gets me another. Nice!

Can't stay still! I make another circuit, getting another couple of splats from being somewhere unexpected, and keep the turf purple for a bit longer. I make sure the inking below me is from a squidmate, and it is, before rolling off again. But there's no time left to do anything.

Sure, we are soundly beaten, but we avoid the knockout defeat, I did well to bag myself some decent splats, and we even put some points on the board. That's got to be worth a commiserating 'Nice!'

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Solidly securing the Splat Zones (9-0, Tri-slosher)

I think the Tri-slosher will work well in Moray Towers Splat Zones. I am quite mobile with it, going down or up the other side, and sloshing down in to our Splat Zone should come in quite useful. Indeed, that's how I start the battle, making a bee-line for the perch above our Splat Zones.

Okay, I've secured the Splat Zone. Now what? No one is coming my way, and the my squidmates aren't at the other Splat Zone. Or maybe inklings are coming my way, and I just haven't noticed. One of our two chargers is on top of the one inkling aiming very high, so I just tidy up behind the blue inkling. It all helps.

But still our Splat Zone is untouched by blue ink. If there's nothing to do here, I really should be looking to secure the other Splat Zone. I enter skirmishing mode, and hope I'm not about to be too reckless. I sneak around the side and head up to be above the Splat Zone, better for my Tri-slosher, and see the inky swishing of a brush ahead. I sensibly activate my Bubbler before I reach the brush, and splat him out of the way before looking towards the Splat Zone.

I start sloshing, but a blue charger laser sweeps over me, and I run out of ink to splat from above. I back off, recharge my ink tank, and keep pushing forwards a little, backwards a little. I splat the returning brush, and keep an eye out for the charger. But a misstep sends me where I don't want to be, in plain sight of whoever is below me. I do only what I should, and drop down completely. A bit of nifty squidding, a bit of luck, and a bit of patience gets me out of that pickle.

There's no time to get back up via the wall, not with the E-litre 3K lobbing Burst Bombs my way. But with a squidmate behind me, a little manoeuvring gets the E-litre 3K out of the way and me on my way to be above the Splat Zone again. I see a squidmate battle a blue inkling too late to help, but I follow-up by inking more turf for greater advantage. The advantage pays off quickly, as the E-litre 3K squids along looking to cover over my work.

Our Splat Zone became contested a little before this, and the blue Splat Zone now becomes contested too. I trust in my squidmates to take care of our Splat Zone, as I hope they trust me to take care of this one. I just about recapture it as a blue charger laser sweeps over me from above. I can't stay here! I move up, but not too far, and assess the situation. I think I miss seeing the inklings in the Splat Zone, but I don't miss the E-litre 3K dropping down. I follow and use my Bubbler to splat him back to base again.

Back to above the Splat Zone, and I retake control, even if I don't get a splat. My ink hit something down there. I pause, but think I am better on the move. My squid-sense must have been tingling, as I catch the E-ltire 3K quite focussed on where I was. And beyond him, the Splat Charger dropping down from the ledge. The chase is on! I have the benefit of knowing I'm chasing him, which gives me a distinct advantage.

I squid up the wall this time, feeling pretty confident. I have realised for a while that I have yet to be splatted, but I also see that we are only a few points from the knockout victory, and are in control of both Splat Zones. That's definitely worth a 'Nice!'

We lose control just as our counter hits 1, and as we need just one last little push, I make a sacrificial move and drop down to slosh ink over the Splat Zones more directly. As luck would have it, I slosh over a blue inkling, get the splat, and the inky result secures the Splat Zone for us, and for the knockout victory! I don't think I've battled this well for a while. Woomy!

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Blasting away in Tower Control (13-7, Blaster)

Twice I hit a squidmate with my Blaster as we move out. I bet it didn't hurt as much as getting splatted by the Splatterscope. I hang back, not wanting the same fate to befall me, until another blaster drops down to ink a nice path ahead of me, and be a distraction. I get a good splat on the Splatterscope. I think of riding the Tower, but another inkling is nearby.

I miss my first shot, but don't stand still to pop out another, instead squidding to the side to avoid being an easy target. It doesn't seem to matter in the end, and I get my second splat. Maybe I'll read about it on Bob Loblaw's Law Blog. I turn around and have my eyes on another charger, but run in to the Splatterscope again. This time, I'm not as cautious, but still somehow almost get away with my brazen rush in to her sights. Almost.

I should have known the outcome and squidded away. Silly me. At least I don't jump down in to yellow ink without caution, but it seems like whoever rolled through has moved on, so I move to defend against a Tower push. My Disruptor flies past everything, and although I think I have a good shot at an inkling or two, the Splatterscope picks my stationary self out easily.

We still have a Tower to defend. Shielded by a wall, can place exploding ink shots in just the right place. One yellow inkling bails out, but another stays on and a third super-jumps in, bagging me two good splats. I hop on to the Tower, and right back off, not wanting to be a target for the Splatterscope, which thankfully lets me avoid the Killer Wail.

I hide a bit whilst Echolocated, and move forwards with squidmates to clear the area. The Splatterscope is gone, but I splat the Rapid Blaster, and get really lucky when a Roller drops over the top of me, and pull out a good shot when I need it. My little streak comes to an end when going for the E-litre 3K, but missing the inked edge or extra swim speed to make the jump across the divide.

My awareness needs a bit of work. I am concentrating on the Tower and surroundings, but my Killer Wail is almost ready and there is yellow ink around. One more shot a bit sooner would have charged the Wail and let me aim it to force the E-lire 3K of the perch, maybe letting us push the Tower a bit further. Instead, I get the wrong side of a Splash Wall and don't manage to hide in safe enough place.

I look to flank the yellow team on my next venture. I don't just rush up but have a peek over the top first, and manage to surprise the Roller, but maybe not as much as I surprise myself and the Splatterscope. Being Haunted is a bit of a pain, but I get a neat splat from the side, and luckily dodge an E-litre 3K shot. I am tempted out of hiding by the Roller, who I splat as the Splatterscope returns the favour.

Another splat on the Roller, another Haunting. I retreat and find myself on the Tower, and under threat from some ink. A Bubbler will help, particularly against a Suction Bomb! Or maybe not. It does help my squidmates, though, who push the Tower in to the lead. Nice! Not long to go either, and we just have to defend successfully, which I help out with. In fact, maybe my coolest battle-ending move in a while!

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Sloshing green ink in Rainmaker (10-5, Tri-slosher)

I sensibly don't charge to the middle of Bluefin Depot too quickly, instead letting things work themselves out a little first, helped by bolder squids and long-range weapons. A bit of sloshing gets me comfortable, squiddy ghosts start appearing, and when I drop down our Dynamo Roller intimidates the Rainmaker to take a dive.

We grab the Rainmaker and start making a push, but the Hero Charger is in the way and creating a bit more threat than perhaps she should against us by herself. I think we've got her, and we do, but she poops a Splat Bomb in defence and splats two of us back. Well played, Hero Charger.

Our puny lead is easy to best, but I try to place myself well to prevent us going too far behind. Naturally, I'm in completely the wrong place, but coming from the side lets me surprise a couple of inklings. I move up to try to surprise a couple more, thanks to an Echolocator, but rush in a bit too fast, and once again don't pop my Bubbler in time.

At least on my return I have a good view of the Rainmaker's Shield bursting, and head in the right direction. So well-placed am I that I drop down to get a very nice quad splat, although quite how one inkling ended up on the ledge is beyond me. Beyond my Tri-slosher too, I would have thought. But with all the purple team gone, we can make a speedy push forwards.

A squidmate wants the Rainmaker, so I let him take it and press ahead. Up on the ledge I remember by Bubbler, which keeps me safe, and the Rainmaker behind me safe, lasting just long enough to soak up the Suction Bomb that I didn't quite walk in to to defuse it. Three more splats keeps the Rainmaker going, but towards the Hero Charger I can't reach. Or can't I? The charger drops down, probably by accident, and is caught by the Rainmaker. But the Rainmaker falls too, and I can't avoid a Splat Bomb. Still, we have an excellent lead.

I think I've sneakily gone the right way to flank the new purple push, but my reactions aren't quite quick enough to take advantage. Anyway, the purple team throw the Rainmaker in to the water to get it away from them. I come back to wait for an inkling to come up to me, but he's just preparing the wall, it seems, so instead I ink it back to green to frustrate him, and keep it that way, throwing the occasional Disruptor to be more frustrating. If they hit, which I don't think they do, particularly the one that hits the rail in front of me.

I drop down to follow the purple Rainmaker, not quite surprising the Splattershot Jr I was following but being completely unexpected by the Hero Charger, which also delights a squidmate. I continue on, just a bit behind the Splattershot Jr, who hopes his Bubbler will be my undoing. Nope, I have one too. I don't really get to splat anyone, but I assist my squidmates, and we take back control of the Rainmaker.

Just a few seconds left, and the Rainmaker is on the lower-level of Bluefin Depot. A bit of simple defence is all that's required and we get the victory. Woomy!

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