Asynchronous Rondo Boss Fight - Splatoon 3: Side Order DLC

[@theinternetfrog930]

i’m not gonna lie, the noises this boss makes has me genuinely creeped out. it sounds like a dying, distorted inkling.

[@Diamond1-p5q]

maybe its the sounds of the souls

[@mikeisthedoodlez]

​@Diamond-cg4jo same, it really does, it's like the the has a hivemind

[@RightEyeRaptor]

It sort of sounds like they're trying to sing whilst they're in extreme pain and frightened for their life, which is why I chickened out and proceeded to fight it with the sound off.

[@agnes_idkdidk]

it's just "ÆÆÆÆ"

[@SiSoz]

Kinda sounds like marinas voice but HEAVILY distorted

[@floppydisc5335]

the uncannynes had me creeped from the start. i paused right when i heard it in the distance, reminds me of pausing in splatoon 1 just to hear the screams before you start the boss fight 😭

[@The0fficialGigabyte]

i stood there for a solide minute or two thinking to myself "is this silly tornado shaped thing a torture machine"

[@koveltskiis8391]

We found the torment nexus!

[@agnes_idkdidk]

do you mean parallel canon?

[@Ikabun1312]

SAME I HAVE A CLIP OF MY OCTO TURNING AROUND SLOWLY TO FACE THE CAMERA BECAUSE I WAS SO SHOCKED

[@floppydisc5335]

LOLLLL@@Ikabun1312

[@Minebot45]

Something I didn't realize I missed from the first game until Side Order brought it back is how when you enter a boss level, the boss is just *there.* It's already present on the battlefield like in S1, but now there's no fancy intro or buildup, it's just _there_ waiting for you.

[@Parallel_26]

1st time Parallel Canon: Am I a joke to you?

[@omorimacarons]

@@Parallel_26parallel canon is basically the same as the others, they just drop in like you do, theres no fancy intro (well, there is but it only gets played once), or buildup, but if you look at it differently the part where they drop in is basically a buildup if you think so

[@Parallel_26]

@@omorimacarons Aight I corrected it

[@yetravellingsonc8372]

God everything about the fight and its aesthetics are just... creepy as hell. -The arena and boss are based around a type of Prison known as a Panopticon, a round chamber lined with cages with a watchtower in the middle that watches over the cages all at once, and it's notable for constantly keeping prisoners on edge by not knowing if they're being watched; in this case, Rondo IS the watchtower, looking in all directions with searchlights. -Compared to other Machine-centric bosses in the series, this one feels... wrong. Other bosses like it (most similar being the Octo Oven from 2) have a lot of personality and liveliness to their animations, but this one is almost entirely static in its movements. -Meanwhile in the sound department it sounds like a cacophony of tortured souls. All its clips are based off snippets of Ebb & Flow but chopped up in such a way it sounds like whatever the hell is inside of its metal plating is suffering. -Oh yeah on that note, the uhhh noises it makes when doing its Spin... thing are just disturbing, like whatever's inside the machinery are crying in pain over something they can't control. It's like someone on the devteam looked at Man-At-Legs from Pikmin and thought 'That's cool but we can do worse' and gave us this abomination.

[@jambles3752]

“The arena and boss are based around a type of prison known as a panopticon.” This prison… To hold… *_ME?!_*

[@TheGuy_0]

@@jambles3752A visitor?

[@jambles3752]

@@TheGuy_0 Hmm… Indeed.

[@Aulumos42]

@@jambles3752 I have slept long enough.

[@DistrictIvory]

I love that it's theme song is called Octopticon too

[@31darkstar37]

Honestly expected how to defeat this thing. Was not expecting it to TALK the whole fight.

[@baconman968]

tbh it sounds like it's saying "IM GoNnA Get YOu"

[@agnes_idkdidk]

I heard it's ebb & flow distorted

[@31darkstar37]

@@agnes_idkdidk It is. I found out about it yesterday.

[@graycatsaderow]

​@@agnes_idkdidkshrimp.o....

[@thesireen]

@@agnes_idkdidk its the demo of ebb and flow, from splatoon 2 octo expansion.

[@ArtAngelMouse]

This might be my favorite boss. Its a panopticon prison, it makes crazy noises that is both disturbing but also super cool and makes me want to hear more of it. Now if only it can show up in my runs more.... I hope the sounds get uploaded. Apparently its supposed to be a distorted Ebb and Flow, I want to hear it stitched together lol.

[@yanchunchan9321]

Its page on Inkipedia has a video of the voice clips stitched together

[@ArtAngelMouse]

@@yanchunchan9321 Oh wow, now I can listen to a distorted version of Ebb and Flow I don't think I'll be able to unhear it now haha.

[@alexaistrying]

​@yanchunchan9321 i just checked that page, and that ball thing also sings but it's ebb and flow. Now that I can't unhear either of them, why do I find it kinda cute? Especially the ball thing lol

[@Al-cf9qi]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn_Tl5xmqp6Ke7M

[@dcrey25]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn_Tl5xmqp6Ke7Msi=UH6MyFmwbrB0fZ0H

[@ReturnOfTheTiger]

I adore how freaky this thing is. Just a bunch of screaming/"singing" rings with, at most, vaguely face-ish (though they don't look like faces to me) blobs on it.

[@crowpond3665]

Watching you not fire at the weak points is driving me nuts bro 😭

[@FaeSleepy]

The noises this thing makes haunt me

[@alpho789]

the noises are a slowed down version of ebb and flow, jumbled up and violently distorted

[@sneloid2315]

Had to play this part with my headphones on bc of all the sounds it makes lol. Sounds like a gross distorted baby doll played on a megaphone, I was very unsettled and hate having to replay this boss :’)

[@joselynneroberts]

Same I had to

[@TheMasked1214]

I absolutely loved it, I always anticipated to fight it again :3

[@Trellexe]

Did you guys knowing that after rondo spot you by Searchlight, rondo yelled eight.

[@Creature...130]

Horrifying but cool

[@nutmegsart2004]

"EIGHT!!!!!!"

[@ToonDoge]

Just for future reference, if you shoot the gloopy droopy ink faces on each of the rotators, youll do WAAAY more damage and defeat the layers faster!

[@pikamettlight7696]

I thought it was like, obvious for everyone 🧍🏽‍♂️.

[@tallic967]

​@@pikamettlight7696 Lol I actually thought you could *only* damage the faces for a while

[@voxicwaste]

This boss scares the shit out of me. I do everything i can to not be seen by the light because it freaks me out when it goes crazy.

[@Tpp20193]

Fun fact If you listen closely, you can hear it saying “I’m go-onna get you” and when it starts spinning like crazy, once again if you listen closely, it repeatedly says “stop, stop, Stop, STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP” as if it’s being forced to try and end our run

[@Musics_glitchedAmythest-bq6ov]

i don't think its saying anything especially not English since they don't speak it? 😢

[@yanchunchan9321]

The "I'm gonna get you" part is probably the first line of Ebb & Flow's chorus, since most of its voice clips are just chopped-up bits of that song's chorus. The "stop" part (and most of those creepy screams it makes) is just the long note at the end of the chorus

[@joselynneroberts]

Scary

[@WolflFlavoredTea]

@@yanchunchan9321 the super spin noises are not part of the ebb and flow it sings. every other nosie it makes is though

[@Al-cf9qi]

Just like pretty much single song in splatoon with lyrics, Its not saying anything in specific. All of the lines rondo has are actually just the lyrics of Ebb and Flow, except that they have been distorted beyond recognition and they are also played randomly so it comes as total, unrecognizable and tortured gibberish Fun fact: this was found by looking at the game files. The lines for rondo, when played in the correct order, they all form the Ebb and Flow lyrics.

[@Foxxive]

This boss' design is so damn awesome, he's my favourite boss in possible the whole series a panopticon isan ideal prison design where all the cells are completely separate, and surround a single watch tower that patrols all of them periodically with a spotlight The OST for this boss is called 0ct0ptic0n, and the boss arena is surrounded by giant prison cells. The boss uses a giant spotlight to try and find you I love this boss

[@alexaistrying]

I both love and hate how unsettling this boss is, really fits the dlc's "something's off" vibe imo. But why is there a heartbeat everytime it makes its wave breaker attack? Like who's heart is that exactly??

[@Cinnay11]

Prob the hearth of the thing that makes these noises.

[@akira2988]

I love how it's singing Ebb & Flow!

[@tremor3258]

It's trying really hard!

[@ascrinkleyfellow]

Somebody stop them 😭

[@リナラムネ]

@@ascrinkleyfellow FR😭 BUT LIKE THEY ARE TRYING THEIR BEST😭😭

[@panochaberta1248]

kinda cool that every boss has it's own theme

[@best_mate456]

Oh yeah that’s true. Nintendo really went all out with this dlc

[@ZeeMid]

glad to know that the off-puttingness wasn't just me

[@kaworunagisachesswinner]

i will do anything for someone to upload the music to this

[@MintiVRC]

It's already uploaded to yt

[@kaworunagisachesswinner]

@@MintiVRC its been a while man im way ahead ofyou

[@EscuEsc]

a day, @@kaworunagisachesswinner , a day.

[@Atzi2]

This boss is one of the most terrifying ones to me, but it also stresses me out that you’re not hitting the weak points

[@liamcael]

You do realize you can go for the faces for maximum damage?

[@davidkonevky7372]

Hearing the soundtrack without the creepy ass sounds of this thing was just not the same

[@ChaotixIntrovert]

The robot sounds like it’s screaming for help or it’s dying. It’s so eerie and I love it

[@alpho789]

it’s singing a really awesome song 😇

[@ChaotixIntrovert]

@@alpho789 yeah I found out recently that it’s singing ebb and flow. That’s awesome!

[@misterfister5810]

Just wanna add that according to the interviews for side order, the asynchronous rondo was originally supposed to be a hospitality robot for those who climb the tower

[@Iieutenant]

DEDF1SH LORE DROPPED

[@AndrewR-y5u]

0:45 wait the 2nd boss is the one in the trailers

[@Mally01]

There’s 3 bosses and they’re randomized

[@Mally01]

You only fight 2 before final so dw

[@rosemary3029]

Remember when people thought it was the big bad of the dlc

[@EscuEsc]

shoot. the faces. (they're opposite to the searchlight that you can DODGE by diving into your ink or hiding behind cover, try to ink its base if you got poison ink upgrades so that you can slowly deal some damage while you refill your tank.

[@EscuEsc]

) oops, also take into account that for every floor you destroy, you will have to ink over the base again, and also the bounce pads are goated use them so much they get you out of literally all kinds of trouble

[@flagonking1337]

Pro tip, Inkstrikes kill this guy insanely fast for some reason.

[@insignificantduck313]

I imagine it's the big vertical hitbox hitting every layer at once. I never considered that, very smart!

[@gi_nutbutter]

bro is the realest for dropping these one by one

[@Dr.Pootis]

You know, combine this guy with IA3 as a second phase, and you basically have an Ultralill prime sanctum.

[@illusionist1872]

Just imagining IA3 breaking out of this thing halfway through the boss fight through sheer force of will is sending me

[@dillmilk3348]

It took me 5 runs to beat SIDE ORDER but I never got this boss even once. I thought there were only two bosses.

[@Sillygoose405]

Asynchronous rondo my beloved

[@utternova5073]

this Asynchronous Rondo to hold... me?

[@Al-cf9qi]

That last life popup mixed with the circus bit made everything much better

[@masterbrightgaming2066]

Idk the sound it just makes I love it bc i like how mechanical it sounds

[@killychan]

i hate how it lifts up for you when you get close. Why WHY DOES IT DO THAT?

[@scribblecloud]

raising its skirt

[@Holylibelle]

yep...that thing with the voice of the damned definitely creeped me out x.x I had a hard time to concentrate when I was against it

[@yhluciaa]

it was annoying me so much when they didnt shoot the faces😊

[@rozeshi3525]

SAME, it's literally not hard to understand. also clearly a sticks user LOL

[@nategthepigeonlord2683]

I hate when it screams

[@omorimacarons]

this boss was probably the one that creeped me out the most, the noise it makes throughout the battle will always weird me out

[@maximiliankrausechavez2265]

No one Else hears the "oh no, our table"

[@KabouiRevolverFan]

Fun fact: this thingamabobber sings Ebb and Flow

[@mechzilla569]

is it just me or is it trying to speak english

[@cloudypuff98]

THIS RHING IS SINGING EBB & FLOW???????

[@fireguy-kc4op]

i just realised that its trying to sing ebb & flow

[@theeskrungly]

Oh! It's terrifying!

[@mintruto575]

That boss is seem to be screaming in pain it’s so creepy

[@grayhacer]

3:25 first time hearing this sound

[@NingyoTheInkling]

Am I the only one who hears a distorded Marina voice singing Ebb & Flow?

[@dynamorolleruser]

This boss will never not be scary to me 😭

[@TakarokaNylonVintage]

Speed up the screams it will make ebb and flow

[@theplaguegamer6216]

I'm not sure if I heard this or making this up but shooting.The blue rings brings the tower down faster right?

[@prenomnom9746]

Why do people play with stick?

[@CH-uk1il]

The way this boss works kinda reminds me of Targitzan from Banjo-Tooie.

[@TheDarkKRoo]

hey that's ebb and flow it's singing.

[@ypuos]

i hate this fucking boss i keep dying to it i have no idea how to avoid the like laser rays

[@ferimokis3931]

Just run

[@username3624]

Wait a minute, why does agent 8 have an inkling ghost?

[@globgogabgalab1139]

That’s pearl!! She’s controlling a little robot drone :)

[@username3624]

@@globgogabgalab1139No, I meant when agent 8 died their ghost was a blue inkling one rather than a blue octoling one

[@drcool14]

Trauma

[@notebookperson]

My son

[@Gentlemonkeee]

Asynchronous Rondo.. or better yet.. THE MOAN MACHINE..

[@The_Legendary_Nic]

So is this a robot or is there a living thing in there?

[@HarringtonDominic-q4b]

Kuhic Extensions

[@astralboythearoace]

Splatoon version of Giygas

[@Epsilondrawz]

Man i hate this boss :/ its sounds are just grating enough to make me feel like I have an illness

[@efovex922]

It just like me frfr😂

[@jeancollins8578]

*Promo SM* 👍

[@marioalemus5177]

This dlc y purely shit xD

[@Tea-gh8cu]

The kid who doesn’t have money to afford the dlc

[@natsunaorathegodofillusion7915]

​@@Tea-gh8cu Amen to that! What a noob... XD

[@ivannatinkle8196]

I don't have the money for it either but the bosses look overwhelming to say the least lol

[@Magolorswaifu]

bro died on floor 1 and got mad lmao

[@nimblix]

@@ivannatinkle8196trust me after a while they become muscle memory as long as you get the right upgrades you’re speeding through them. Except for the STUPID BALL GUY HE JUST KEEPS ROLLING AWAY I HATE HIM I HATE HIM SO MUCH

[@heydenalexisgame6880]

Broo me lo pase en la primera hora😢