Eight Arms

Eight Arms
Echolocation Sprite	'
Type	Cephalopod
Life	N/A
Attacks	Tentacles
Weakness	N/A (invulnerable)
Locations	The Undercaves, The Lagoon
Appearances	Ecco the Dolphin

Eight Arms is the octopus that guards a section of the Undercaves in Ecco the Dolphin. In the Genesis version he is brown, while in the Master System version he is green. In The Undercaves his lair is at a crossroads that leads to a key glyph required to clear the level, and in The Lagoon an eight arms blocks a passage where Stone Eating Stars are needed to break a boulder. It reappears in Ecco: Defender of the Future as The Gate Keeper.

It cannot be defeated, and it occurs in different colours.

Behaviour

This enemy does not move, but Ecco must still be wary around it. To pass Ecco must swim slowly, otherwise the foe will attack and push Ecco away.

Eight Arms in The Undercaves.

A reddish eight arms in The Lagoon.

A purplish eight arms in the Island Zone.

An example of a player sneaking pass the Eight Arms