


The NILS Statue appears in the background of MC.Princess Diaries, the final Shifty Station used for Chaos vs. If Agent 8 fails to ink the entire surface or falls into the ocean at any time during the mission, the NILS Statue destroys Inkopolis and players are given the choice to try again or skip the mission. When they succeed, the cannon fires anyway, but Pearl uses the Princess Cannon to intercept its beam and destroy the statue, sinking it. Commander Tartar is revealed to be within it.ĭuring the mission, Agent 8 must completely cover the statue in ink using Marina's hyperbombs to prevent it from charging a large cannon in its mouth. It is revealed via emerging from within the ocean shortly after Agent 8 's successful escape from the Kamabo Co. The exterior of the NILS Statue is the location of Turf War, the final mission of Octo Expansion. Each phase of the Escape sequence is named after organs or biological functions found in the human torso, foreshadowing the NILS statue's human appearance. The Escape missions Agent 8 must clear to escape the Deepsea Metro take place inside the NILS Statue. Its structure includes several blenders that resemble the one created by the thangs that Agent 8 and Cap'n Cuttlefish stepped inside. The cannon in the statue's mouth spins as the statue charges.

Electronic panels and warning tape are present in many parts of the statue. The statue is surrounded by miscellaneous scaffolding, giving it the appearance of an incomplete construction site, or that of an in-progress archeological dig site similar to how real-life ancient Greek sculptures are retrieved. The statue has stylized short curly hair, and one of its eyes has been hollowed out, wherein Tartar can be seen. insignia on each of its cheeks, and another on its shoulder. The statue's face has two different Kamabo Co. The statue has a massive cannon containing sanitizing ink protruding from its mouth. The NILS Statue is a massive off-white sculpture in the shape of a human man's bust that strongly resembles ancient Greek sculptures.
