The Giant Octopus is a toy-sized boss you fight during Rose’s Room, in the Pirates Ahoy segment, while you and your co-op partner control a small boat and its cannons.

What the Giant Octopus Is

This boss is presented as a toy octopus and an antagonist encounter. It’s shown as a large pink octopus with light blue spots and suckers, wearing a pirate hat.

Why This Fight Feels Different

Unlike most fights where you’re platforming on foot, this one is built around coordination:

• you share steering by controlling each side of the boat;
• you attack with boat-mounted cannons;
• survival depends on target priority more than reflex dodges.

If your boat control feels “off,” don’t brute-force it. Agree on who calls turns, and who calls targets.

How the Encounter Plays Out

You’ll recognize the fight by a few recurring beats:

• Opening pressure where you need to shoot and push forward toward the boss.
• A phase where tentacles surface and hazards arrive that you must destroy before they reach you, including TNT rubber ducks.
• Another phase where the boss returns and the fight adds extra threats like floating tentacles you should clear while staying alive.

Fast, Reliable Win Plan

Keep it simple and repeatable.

Priority rules

• First shoot anything that will hit you now (tentacles, explosive hazards).
• Then dump damage into the octopus whenever you have a clean line.

Movement rules

• Use uneven paddling to turn: one side powers more to swing the boat.
• When the TNT ducks fan out, keep moving smoothly rather than jitter-turning.

A quick communication script

• “Turning right” means left player powers more.
• “Clear hazards” means stop boss damage for a moment and delete threats.
• “Back on head” means both cannons focus the octopus again.

Common Mistakes That Get Teams Wiped

• Ignoring tentacles to chase damage.
• Stopping movement when explosives are on screen.
• Both players trying to steer at once with no callouts, causing over-corrections.