Octone (オクトーン Okutōn) is an octopus enemy from Mega Man 9 that appears in Splash Woman's stage and Wily Castle 2. It hides its head and tentacles inside a jar-like pod, but they appear when attacked or approached. When they attack, Octones spit ink balls at the player, who, upon being hit by the ink, will turn black. Aside from taking damage upon getting struck by the ink ball, this is merely a cosmetic affect; Mega Man will still use his standard weapons and moves as usual and can clean the ink off by pausing the game, and if he dies, the ink will also be cleaned off. Octones can only be found in underwater zones.
Physical Appearance
Octones resemble octopuses, hence their name. Their body and tentacles are red, and the pods that conceal them are also red, albeit with white near the bottom. Their tentacles stick out of the sides of the pod, above the white portion at the bottom. Unlike real octopuses, they have big eyes, funnels on their mouths, and only three visible tentacles coming out of their pod; however, their other tentacles may be hidden behind the pod or the Octone's head.