Editing Octopus (character)

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Mr. Game & Watch Octopus Wii U.jpg|250px]]<br>Screenshot from ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
|first_appearance=''[[nwiki:Octopus|Octopus]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|species=Octopus
}}
The '''Octopus''' is a character who guards treasure from the diver in its [[nwiki:Octopus|self-titled game]] for the [[Game & Watch]]. It has seldomly appeared in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], mainly just in remakes of ''Octopus'', where it has a role of guarding sunken treasure from the player; if the Octopus grabs the player, the game registers a miss.

==History==
===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
====''Game & Watch Gallery''====
[[File:PeachGaWG.png|thumb|160px|The Octopus guarding treasure from Mario while [[Princess Peach]] waits in the boat in ''Game & Watch Gallery'']]
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'', a port of the original ''[[Octopus (Game & Watch)|Octopus]]'' exists where it is played exactly the same, and so the Octopus's role is the same; however, a remake also exists in which [[Mario]] replaces the diver and goes down to steal the Octopus's treasure. Mario, however, can use his treasure as a weapon by throwing it at the Octopus, stunning whichever arm is hit temporarily.

====''Game & Watch Gallery 4''====
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', another port of the original ''Octopus'' is unlockable and playable, and it is a more authentic port than the one seen in ''Game & Watch Gallery''. Another remake also appears; this time the Octopus has the ability to change color (orange, green, or blue), and it does so each time Mario earns 200 [[point]]s. Mario can fight it back again by throwing his treasure sack at it, making the Octopus recoil and cry.

The Octopus, or at least its arms, also appears in a sequence that plays if the player selects the game yet does not actually start it. Mario arrives with a bag of loot in one hand and a [[Game Boy Advance]] in another. However, he ends up surrounded by four octopus arms (two on each side) that are menacing him. Trapped, he then calls on a [[Lakitu]] to help him. He then grabs the fishing pole of Lakitu and, trying to hold on, is ultimately forced to drop his belongings, with a crown and gold objects falling out of the loot bag. Finally, each octopus arm retrieves a treasure, including the loot bag itself as well as the GBA.

===''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''===
[[File:WWSM Game & Watch Octopus.png|thumb|left|The Octopus guarding treasure in the microgame in ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'']]
The Octopus appears in the microgame [[Game & Watch Octopus]] in ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' in which the player must raise the Wii Remote at the correct time for the diver to escape the Octopus.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
[[File:Octopus Character Screenshot - Super Smash Bros. Brawl.png|thumb|The Octopus in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'']]
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', [[Mr. Game & Watch]]'s [[Final Smash]] is Octopus. It transforms him into this character. In the former three games, the Octopus can move left and right and jump, dealing damage on contact. It can also extend its tentacles for extra range. The Octopus cannot turn around, so the direction it and its tentacles face is determined by the way the player was facing when they started. While it appears to float, it needs to "walk" on ground or water and can therefore fall. In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the attack instead involves Mr. Game & Watch backing up then rushing forward and off the screen. The Octopus flies in this version, can move up and down freely, and uses the tentacles to grab opponents and carry them off the screen. Opponents are capable of escaping the grab. Once complete, Mr. Game and Watch reappears at the place the attack started.
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==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
!Title
!Description
!Release date
!System/format
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''
|Enemy in port of ''Octopus'' and remake
|1994
|[[Game Boy]]
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|Enemy in port of ''Octopus'' and remake
|2002
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''
|Cameo as enemy in microgame
|2006
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Playable character (power-up)
|2008
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|Playable character (power-up)
|2014
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|Playable character (power-up)
|2014
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Playable character (power-up)
|2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|}

==Profiles==
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
{{SSBB trophy
|name=Octopus
|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy070.png|100px]]
|appears_in='''Wii''' ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|desc=Mr. Game & Watch's [[Final Smash]]. He turns into the huge cephalopod that made its debut in the Game & Watch game Octopus. Of course, you can damage enemies by running into them, but you can do more damage by pressing the attack button to extend four arms and launch foes. In the original Octopus game, you had to avoid the octopus while salvaging treasure from the sea.
}}

===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''===
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=Octopus
|altname=
|image=[[File:OctopusTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
|games=''Wii U'' only
|category=Final Smash
|appears_in=-
|trophy_box=56: Game & Watch
|desc=The Game & Watch title Octopus featured a hero collecting treasure while avoiding a bothersome giant octopus's tentacles. Activate Mr. Game & Watch's Final Smash to transform him into that octopus! Ram into opponents, and use the attack button to extend the tentacles. The only thing you can't do is change the direction you're facing.
|desc2=The Game & Watch title Octopus featured a hero collecting treasure while avoiding a bothersome giant octopus's tentacles. Activate Mr. Game & Watch's Final Smash to transform him into that octopus! Then ram into opponents, and use the attack button to extend the tentacles. The only thing you can't do is change direction.
}}

==External links==
{{NIWA|SmashWiki=Octopus}}

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