It reveals that it has judged both Inklings and Octarians as unworthy of receiving its knowledge and begins activating a weapon to destroy and recreate life on Earth, fueled by the raw material of the successful test subjects that it seeks to use to create "perfect" life. The Telephone introduces itself as Commander Tartar, an AI created 12,000 years ago to pass on human knowledge to any species worthy enough. Once on the surface, Pearl and Marina prepare to airlift Cap'n Cuttlefish and Agent 8 to safety, but the above-ground section of the facility proceeds to rise from the ground, now revealed to be part of a human statue. After a lengthy escape, Agent 8 is forced to defeat a partially sanitized Agent 3, who had been attacked while they were escaping. Agent 3 is knocked out, but Agent 8 can use their employee-model CQ-80 to activate an elevator to the surface. It is soon revealed to be a trap, however, Pearl and Marina realize the thangs were parts for a giant blender that the Telephone planned to use to render them into raw material.īefore the blender can turn on, Marina activates a distress signal from Agent 8's CQ-80, prompting Agent 3 to smash through the ceiling and destroy the blender. Shortly afterwards, Pearl and Marina make contact with the two of them and offer their help in escaping.Īfter collecting all four " thangs", the telephone cryptically asks whether Agent 8 is "ready to ascend to a higher plane of existence" and "willing to become something greater than yourself", before using the thangs to seemingly open a door out of the Metro. Cumber, the conductor of the train, who explains the functions of the CQ-80 and the CQ Points system. As the call ends, a train pulls up towards Agent 8 and Cap'n Cuttlefish and stops for them. The Telephone tells Agent 8 that they would want to go to the "Promised Land" so they can be free, but to do so, they must collect four " thangs". 10008 deeming the name too long, Cap'n Cuttlefish decides to give them the name "Agent 8" for short. As the Octoling answers the Telephone, it identifies them as Applicant No. After finding a way through the beginning of the subway, Agent 8 and Cap'n Cuttlefish come across an empty platform with a telephone ringing. He then asks if they remember anything, which prompts the customization of the player's Octoling. Cuttlefish then informs the Octoling that they and Agent 3 fought in Octo Valley before "someone" attacked them and caused the Octoling to lose all of their memories in the process. As the game starts, the Octoling sees Cap'n Cuttlefish ready to attack them before stopping, seeing that they do not have a weapon with them.
The player takes the role of Agent 8, an Octoling with amnesia who finds themselves in a strange subway station connected to a series of research facilities deep underground.