Octavo

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Octavo is a Boss and playable character in Cadence of Hyrule.[3]

Biography

Octavo is a musician and magician who played for the King of Hyrule. Fearing the return of Ganon, Octavo bewitched the King of Hyrule and attempted to steal the Triforce. However, upon being touched, the Triforce split. Despite this, Octavo was able to enchant his Lute and transform it into the Golden Lute, granting him more power. Using this power, Octavo sealed Hyrule Castle, cursed the inhabitants of Hyrule to follow a rhythm,[4][5] and summoned an army of monsters across Hyrule. He also placed various Instruments deep within the dungeons of Hyrule to prepare Four Champions who could combat Ganon.

In addition to bewitching the King of Hyrule,[6] he also bewitched Barriara to fall asleep in Gerudo Village,[7] froze Lake Hylia,[8] and summoned monsters to the Kakariko Crypt.[9] To create the Golden Lute, Octavo stole the Threads of Wisdom,[10] Courage,[11] and Power from the Fates.[12]

Octavo can be encountered at the end of four elemental Dungeons in Hyrule, attempting to infuse the elements into his Instruments to create his Four Champions. When he is first encountered, Octavo challenges Cadence, Link, Yves, or Zelda in combat against his first Champion.[13] When met for a second time, he vows to not make the same mistake as before, pitting the heroes against his second Champion.[14] During the third meeting with Octavo, he insists that the heroes will never be capable of fending off Ganon.[15] In the fourth meeting, Octavo reveals that he is attempting to amass an army to fight Ganon and summons his final Champion in an attempt to make the heroes recognize this.[16]

After the four Instruments have been collected and Hyrule Castle has been infiltrated, Octavo greets the heroes and forcibly reclaims his Instruments to empower himself.[17] He then questions if the heroes can prove to be his Champions instead, prompting them to battle him.[18]

Upon Octavo's defeat, a Portal will appear and spirit away the Golden Lute. Octavo will blame the heroes for this and lament that Ganon cannot be defeated without it.[19] He then travels to the Future World, 25 years forward to a time when Ganon has taken Hyrule.[20] In the hopes of stopping Ganon, Octavo challenges him to combat, only to lose.[21] Octavo is not seen after the defeat of Ganon.

Characteristics

Octavo is fought on a stage surrounded by monsters and possessed Guards. Using the power of the Golden Lute, Octavo summons monsters by channeling the various Instruments at his command. When these monsters have been exhausted, he will switch Instruments. Upon exhausting the Glockenspiel, Bass Guitar, Maracas, and the Oboe, Octavo will summon random sets of monsters with the Golden Lute until he has sustained enough damage. When he is struck after summoning random monsters, damage will be dealt to the Golden Lute, which has six Hearts. In addition to summoning monsters, Octavo can conjure rows of magical Swords or Hammers in purple or green to damage Link and Zelda respectively. Octavo can also summon fireballs, which he casts in the shape of a chevron.

After the Golden Lute has been dealt enough damage, a Portal will appear. The Golden Lute will fall into the Portal, ending the battle.

Gallery

Trivia

Nomenclature

Octavo's name is derived from octave, an interval between harmonic pitches of different frequencies. His name is also reminiscent of the original NecroDancer, Octavian.

ZW Nomenclature Asset.png Names in Other Regions ZW Nomenclature Asset 2.png
LanguageNames
Japan
Japanese
オクターヴォ (Okutāvo)
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China
ChineseTR
奧克塔波 (Àokètǎbō)
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSI
奥克塔波 (Àokètǎbō)
Canada
FrenchCA
Octavo
The French Republic
FrenchEU
Octavo
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Octavo
The Italian Republic
Italian
Oktavo[24]
The Republic of Korea
Korean
옥타보 (Ogtabo)
Latin America
SpanishLA
Octavio
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEU
Octavio
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See Also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "I was caught off guard here by a strange man, Octavius? Octavoo? I'd love to teach that guy a lesson!" — Barriara (Cadence of Hyrule)
  2. "Oh, how quaint. It's my past self! Don't worry, dear Octavo. Your troubles are over. I've silenced the fortune-tellers, broken the bonds of fate, and defeated Ganondorf before he could take power! And now I will rule over Hyrule at last!" — The NecroDancer (Cadence of Hyrule)
  3. "Octavo" — N/A (Cadence of Hyrule)
  4. "Are you wondering what's causing our movement to be controlled? It all starts in the future...or was it in the past?" — Fate (Cadence of Hyrule)
  5. "In any case, it's the power of the Golden Lute. The magician Octavo can use it to compel people to follow his orders! He must really like dancing..." — Fate (Cadence of Hyrule)
  6. "A purple-haired man came in, took over the castle, and put the king to sleep, saying it was for "the greater good." Things don't look so good out there, though..." — Guard (Cadence of Hyrule)
  7. "Octavo played a song on his lute right before Barriara fell asleep. Maybe we could wake her up with a different song?" — Gerudo (Cadence of Hyrule)
  8. "Some wizard guy came by and messed everything up. He's in the Frozen Grotto under the lake if you want to help. No pressure though." — Prince (Cadence of Hyrule)
  9. "I saw a strange man with a lute doing something suspicious over near the crypt." — Hylian (Cadence of Hyrule)
  10. "I'm sorry I can't tell you more. The future is cloudy... My visions have been limited since Octavo stole my Thread of Wisdom." — Fate (Cadence of Hyrule)
  11. "My Thread of Courage was stolen by Octavo. He used it to construct a lute. What? Of course I knew it was going to happen! But I couldn't do anything about it. It's not easy to change one's fate, you know." — Fate (Cadence of Hyrule)
  12. "I recently foretold Octavo's future. I told him he would meet his demise at Ganon's hand in the future. He didn't like it, but that's what I saw! Serves him right for stealing my Thread of Power..." — Fate (Cadence of Hyrule)
  13. "Greetings, holder of the Triforce. My name is Octavo, and Hyrule belongs to me...at least for now. If you don't like it, see if you can stop me! I'll be waiting at the top of Hyrule Castle. You'll need to find all 4 of my magic instruments to reach me there! Now allow me to introduce the first of my champions." — Octavo (Cadence of Hyrule)
  14. "Looks like you got lucky the last time. I'll not make the same mistake again. Face my second champion!" — Octavo (Cadence of Hyrule)
  15. "Perhaps you're stronger than you look. Not that it matters... You'd never be able to defeat Ganon. But are you strong enough to defeat my third champion?" — Octavo (Cadence of Hyrule)
  16. "You again! Still haven't given up? I'm doing this for your own good, you know. We'll need an army when the time comes to face Ganon. My fourth champion will beat some sense into you!" — Octavo (Cadence of Hyrule)
  17. "I prepared my champions to face Ganon, but things have taken an unexpected turn. I'll be taking back my instruments now." — Octavo (Cadence of Hyrule)
  18. "Perhaps I require a new champion. Let's find out if you are the Champion of Hyrule! Prepare yourself!" — Octavo (Cadence of Hyrule)
  19. "Where did that portal come from? What have you done?! You fools! Without my Golden Lute, how will we defeat Ganon? We have only one final hope..." — Octavo (Cadence of Hyrule)
  20. "Cadence! You need to get yourself to the future immediately! ... FURTHER to the future that is. 25 years, to be exact. That's not so far, in the grand scheme of things." — Fate (Cadence of Hyrule)
  21. "Ughhh... I couldn't...defeat him...alone..." — Octavo (Cadence of Hyrule)
  22. "I'm beginning to think that I'll never get home with Octavo around. He reminds me of someone from my world that I really don't like! Why don't we join forces to take him down?" — Cadence (Cadence of Hyrule)
  23. "I also kind of like leaving that up to people’s interpretations, like if there is actually a connection like that or not to Vaati." —Alan (Cadence of Hyrule developer stream.)
  24. "Ricordi Oktavo, quel musicista che ti ha addormentato?" — Trill (Cadence of Hyrule, Italian localization)